Grand Tutor!

The Grand Tutor they were referring to was none other than the infamous Cai Jing. Cai Jing was now blind, but his heart, burning with a thirst for power, still radiated a fervent energy. It was Cai Jing who had instigated Li Bangyan to visit Zhao Huan the previous night to test him.

Cai Jing finally stepped forward and said, "The Holy Emperor is above, and the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and you want to kill the prime minister. This is a sign of the downfall of the country, especially since the late emperor is still alive."

Cai Jing spoke out not to protect Li Bangyan and Wang Fu, but because both of them had offended him.

Cai Jing simply didn't want the new emperor to act recklessly. If he started killing civil officials, he might be next.

In fact, Zhao Huan had long anticipated that Cai Jing would eventually step forward, and he had made preparations for Cai Jing's actions.

Historically, Cai Jing was the leader of the Six Traitors of the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the most hated people by the people of the Song Dynasty at that time.

In the first year of the Jingkang era, Cai Jing was exiled by Zhao Huan. He traveled south with a full load of gold and silver treasures, but no one was willing to sell him anything to eat. In the end, he starved to death in Changsha.

Cai Jing was actually a very talented person, but unfortunately he did not use his talents for the right way to govern the country. Instead, he used them to please Emperor Huizong of Song. For example, the large-scale construction of granite was his doing. He caused widespread resentment throughout the Song Dynasty, making him no different from that brain-dead emperor, Emperor Huizong.

Of course, the scholar-officials of that era would say that Cai Jing had deceived Zhao Ji, and that it was all Cai Jing's fault and had nothing to do with the emperor. But in Zhao Huan's view, Emperor Huizong was also an idiot, otherwise why would he have let Cai Jing do whatever he wanted?

Zhao Huan felt that Cai Jing's death in the orthodox history was too lenient. People like Cai Jing should be executed by slow slicing! And then his entire family should be exterminated to make it known to the world!

Cai Jing's words had two meanings: First, you can't kill the prime minister; at most, you can exile him. Second, the retired emperor just handed over the throne to you yesterday, but that doesn't mean he really has nothing left. We are all former officials of the retired emperor. If you dare to touch us, you are openly opposing the retired emperor. Do you think being emperor for even a day is too long?

As someone who traveled through time, Zhao Huan naturally knew what they were thinking; otherwise, all those history books and novels he read would have been for nothing.

He bluntly stated, "Does the Grand Tutor believe that I have no right to kill? Do I need the Emperor Emeritus's approval?"

Cai Jing had never expected the emperor to question him so directly in court.

They had known Zhao Huan for some time. When Zhao Huan was the crown prince, he was indecisive and lacked his own opinions.

This morning's court session unexpectedly turned into this situation. This is not indecisiveness; it is clearly like that of Qin Shi Huang and Liu Che—a tyrant!

Seeing that intimidation was ineffective, Cai Jing immediately resorted to a softer approach, feigning pitifulness. Since he was already blind, his kneeling and crying made him look even more miserable than a beggar on the street.

"Your Majesty, I have no such intention. I am thinking of the future of the Song Dynasty. If Your Majesty insists on killing the Prime Minister today, I can only smash my head against this dragon pillar to show my loyalty to the Song Dynasty!"

At this moment, you have to admire Cai Jing's acting skills. It's a pity he wasn't born in the future. If he had been born in the future, he would definitely have won an Oscar in Hollywood.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Huan chuckled: "Oh ho, are you going to resort to crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide?"

"Thank you, Dahai, for helping the Grand Tutor."