"Perhaps so..." Fan Zongyin's tone became more bitter. "But there are other rumors. The son of the commander Zhai Chong, Zhai Biao, has just returned to the imperial court. He said to others when he was drunk that he went to Zunyi to handle affairs and missed the battle and the achievements."
"Official..." Li Guang couldn't believe it.
"The emperor is upset!" Lin Qi didn't care. "And even if the matter was made public, what would happen? Wasn't Du Chong killed in public? But then there was the Battle of Yanling, and the emperor returned to the old capital, so wouldn't everyone dare to speak up?"
At this point, Minister Lin paused for a moment, then twirled his beard and sighed again: "In fact, this is the fundamental reason why we need a minister like Li Gongxiang in office. After all, the emperor is young and acts aggressively, so it is always good to have a minister to restrain him. As for Lu Shuxiang, although he is also a radical minister, he only instigates the emperor and makes him more radical, rather than restraining him..."
"Speaking of this matter, I actually had a conversation with Hu Zhongcheng." Fan Zongyin suddenly said again.
"Oh?" The others all cheered.
"Hu Zhongcheng is a straightforward person. He told me that many of the emperor's confidants think that this is the time to settle the chaos and establish a career. The laws of the ancestors may not be reliable, and the officials should follow the emperor to take a new path..." Fan Sheren repeated carefully. "So many people, such as Xiaolin Xueshi, who knew the whole story and disliked Lu Shuxiang's arrogance, thought that Li Gongxiang was also holding the emperor back, so they kept silent."
"Ridiculous! How can Minister Li hold the government back?"
"This is the fundamental difference in ideas... Everyone thinks that what they think is right, but there are disputes. In the past, it was the new and old parties and governments, and it is almost the same now." Fan Zongyin continued.
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"It wasn't me who said that. It was Hu Zhongcheng who said that." Fan Sheren quickly explained. "I asked Hu Zhongcheng what he thought. Hu Zhongcheng said that and said, 'The road ahead is long and difficult, so let's wait and see.'"
"Let's see what happens in the future?"
"Hu Zhongcheng's point is that the Jin people will not give us a chance to fight over factions. The overall situation of the anti-Jin war will determine who is right and who is wrong... and from the current situation, it is clear that the emperor is slightly better, while Minister Li is slightly worse."
"This means that he has already wavered and will not help Minister Li this time." Lin Qi sighed. "So what does the emperor think?"
Just as the two sides of the Imperial Street were gradually coming to life, to the east of the deserted Yeonbokgung Palace, in an abandoned wasteland, there were still overgrown weeds, scattered rocks, and wild rabbits, foxes, and rats appearing and disappearing... forming a sharp contrast to the Imperial Street several miles away.
That’s right, this is the Hua Shi-Gen Yue ruins that the former Emperor Zhao Ji, the Supreme Taoist Emperor, spent countless lives and national destiny to build.
However, the reason why it became a ruin was not because of the Jin army. In fact, the Jin army did not enter the city to destroy and plunder. This was because after the Yuansheng, one of the two saints in the Jingkang period, ascended the throne, he took great pains to order the smashing of various rockery in order to restore order despite the Jin army in front, to show his irreconcilable intention with his father.
All I can say is, these two are a perfect match.
"I think that Prime Minister Li should not leave his position suddenly."
In the wild, spring flowers are in full bloom, everything is growing, it is the mating season, and the official Zhao, who is wearing casual clothes and has his sleeves tied up, shot a wild rabbit hiding at the wellhead and then sighed. "It is not only because of his merits in re-establishing the court and stabilizing the southeast that day, nor is it only for the stability of the court, but more importantly, someone needs to be in charge of the southeast now..."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Hu Yin frowned and asked behind Emperor Zhao. "Before in Nanyang, the terrain was narrow, and the southeast and Jingxiang were naturally divided, so we had to send a senior official to take charge. Now that Your Majesty is back in the old capital, the Central Plains are open, and the grain transport has been restored... Why do you still need to leave someone in the southeast to take charge? Aren't you afraid that it will become too big to be removed?"
"Because Tokyo is unstable." Zhao Jiu answered straightforwardly. "Although the Jin people suffered a setback, the loss of only a dozen meng'an and 20 to 30,000 people did not shake their national strength and military power. The offensive and defensive situation between Song and Jin did not change. Instead, they paid more attention to us... And this year or next year, there will definitely be another invasion. If the Yellow River cannot be defended by then, what about Tokyo?"
Hu Yin was silent for a moment before nodding his head: "I understand. So should we let the Queen Mother and Concubine Pan lead the heir to Yangzhou, or should we let Minister Li make preparations there? In this case, should we continue to maintain Bashu and Huainan as a check and balance?"
"That's right." Facing Hu Mingzhong, who was always too straightforward, Zhao Jiu once again drew his bow and arrow, aiming at a new prey while being honest... In private, he preferred this kind of straightforwardness. "In fact, before in Nanyang, Madam Pan wrote to me many times, saying that she wanted to come... but I never agreed..."
Halfway through his words, Emperor Zhao shot an arrow, but it missed the target. Instead, it attracted a weasel to rush out from behind a pavilion and then disappeared.
"Your Majesty is thoughtful and considers the overall situation." Hu Yin thought for a moment and could only say this. "If this is the case, then it should be so. I am just being superficial..."
Zhao Jiu shook his head slightly, not sure whether he was feeling sorry for the weasel or what he was thinking about.
Just when the official lost interest and was about to pick up the rabbit himself and take it back as dinner for the day, he suddenly heard a loud noise from behind him.
The attendants Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo, Liu Yan and Feng Yi turned around together, and when they saw Yang Yizhong, Lan Gui and Lu Yihao approaching in a hurry, they became even more puzzled... What could have happened to make these three people lose their composure to such an extent?
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