"I want to recall Mr. Li!"

At noon that day, as soon as he returned to the imperial court, Zhao Jiu told the chief escort Kang Lu that he wanted to see the two ministers of the East and West Prefectures and the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, Wang Yuan. His attitude was so tough that it was shocking. Coupled with the dozens of Red Heart Corps cavalrymen accompanying him, Kang Lu was caught off guard and could only respond in public.

As soon as he saw the two ministers in the main hall of the rear palace, Emperor Zhao suddenly made a startling statement and teased Qiu Yu!

It was really autumn rain, because the sky gradually became gloomy after sunrise, and by the morning, the first autumn rain of the first year of Jianyan had already begun to fall over the Mingdao Palace.

"Chen...chen..."

The Prime Minister Wang Boyan was relatively okay, but the serious Prime Minister Huang Qianshan couldn't utter a coherent sentence for half a day. It was unclear whether it was because of his incompetence or some other reason.

"Everyone!" Kang Lu couldn't stand it any longer, and took advantage of the fact that this was the back hall instead of the court, and spoke out to help regardless of his status. "Li Xianggong was just dismissed from his post, how can he change his mind overnight?"

"That's right." Mr. Huang also reacted and immediately objected. "Good instructor, I know that there is no such precedent in our dynasty!"

"What precedents are you talking about when the country is in ruins?" Zhao Jiu, who was sitting on the chair with a stern face and still slightly damp, immediately refuted before the other party finished speaking. "Li Xianggong was only dismissed from his post, not because of a crime. Is there any law that forbids his recall?"

The autumn rain continued, and Huang Qianshan, who was nearly fifty years old, was sweating profusely: "Your Majesty, I..."

"Your Majesty." Kang Lu gathered his sleeves again and offered his help. "Your Majesty has forgotten many things since you fell into the well. I'm afraid you don't know that when you were in Nanjing (Shangqiu), one counselor and two students died because of Li Xianggong's affairs... Counselor Song Qiyu was killed by Li Xianggong for criticizing Li Xianggong's empty talk and useless strategies, which violated the taboo of not killing scholars and officials; the two students supported Li Xianggong, but in order to support Li Xianggong, they openly slandered your personal morality... I hope you know that the reason why you abandoned this person before was not only because he wanted to leave for Nanyang, but also because he was domineering, abused his power and wealth, and looked down on Your Majesty!"

To treat someone as a child means to treat someone as a child…After hearing this, Zhao Jiu actually believed it, because it might really be the case. Otherwise, with Li Gang's tremendous contribution in helping Zhao Gou rebuild the central government in just a few months, it would be impossible for such a violent conflict to arise so quickly. As a result, Zhao Gou had only been on the throne for less than three months when the political struggle that led to the death of censors and students occurred, and Li Gang was dismissed from his position as prime minister.

As for the reason why Li Gang despises Zhao Jiu, it is self-evident.

One is that this body is indeed young, and the civil servants of the Song Dynasty have always liked to fool Emperor Zhao, which is a traditional skill of the senior and prestigious ministers in the court of the Song Dynasty. Another reason is that these ministers who are opposed to the Jin Dynasty may have experienced the Jingkang Incident, seen through the cowardice and incompetence of the Zhao family in the face of the Jin people, and knew the fear in the hearts of each of Emperor Zhao, so they had to use moral kidnapping and lies to deal with the situation.

It's just that they forgot that the officials and the vast majority of the literati of the Song Dynasty have always been amateurs at external fighting but experts at internal fighting. That's why Zhao Jiu found out as soon as he traveled through time that the three anti-Jin role models whose names were mentioned in the history textbooks, Chen Dong, were killed by him, Li Gang was driven away by him, and Zong Ze was abandoned by him.

Based on these things, it can be said that the original owner of this body is definitely something special.

"is that so?"

With mixed feelings, Zhao Jiu forced himself to put on a straight face and glanced at the five important officials in the room, who were also the five fences he had been facing since he traveled through time... He saw Kang Lu, the chief escort of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, extremely anxious; Prime Minister Huang Qianshan was shocked and at a loss; Prime Minister Wang Boyan remained silent; the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp Wang Yuan looked around; only Yang Yizhong and Yang Zhengfu remained calm, holding a sword and standing solemnly to one side.

Of course, Yang Yizhong, as the only man holding a sword in the room, had just betrayed his enemies. Together with Liu Yan standing outside the hall, they were the biggest reason why Emperor Zhao decided to abandon the cautious approach that has been popular recently and go for a reckless approach.

"That's right!" Kang Lu answered quickly, and stomped his foot hard on the ground regardless of everything.

At this point, the two chancellors and the commander-in-chief also came to their senses and bowed their heads in agreement, as if they were united. What was absurd was that the reason these people could unite as one was precisely because they were all Zhao Gou's confidants.

"Then let's forget about recalling Li Xianggong for now!" Zhao Jiu looked at him coldly for a long time, and suddenly smiled again. "I want to recall Vice Marshal Zong... Zong stayed in Hebei and was the Vice Marshal of the Marshal's Office. His contribution to the enthronement is no less than yours, and I have always been close to and respected him. He is in Tokyo, and we are in Bozhou, only 300 miles away. We can get here in ten days. How about it?"

Kang Lu and others changed color again - on the surface, Zong Ze came from the Grand Marshal's Mansion just like them, but that old man was even more arrogant and stubborn than Li Gang. If they really got him, wouldn't there be another bloody storm?

But now he couldn't use the previous excuses to prevaricate, and the intentions displayed by the emperor in today's surprise attack really frightened these important officials.

"Your Majesty!" Kang Lu changed his address again. "Vice Marshal Zong is in Tokyo, his position is critical, and he cannot be summoned easily. The instructor knows that the Jin soldiers have crossed the river again and are heading for Sishui Pass! If Zong is summoned to stay at this time, wouldn't the gates of Tokyo be wide open?"

"How about I go to Tokyo with you all to meet him?" Zhao Jiu pressed forward again.

Kang Lu was completely terrified and could only turn back for help.

The Prime Minister Wang Boyan, who was already nearly 60 years old, could no longer avoid it, and finally spoke helplessly: "How can we let Your Majesty fall into a desperate situation again? Your Majesty... I know the Privy Council, and I have always known the military situation. Since the Jingkang period, the population of Tokyo has been scattered, and it is actually an empty city. The surrounding military is empty, and famine continues. There are only millions of defeated soldiers, refugees, and bandits who are looting without limit. Moreover, they are facing the main force of the Jin army. It is really not a good time to go there now."

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