It is estimated that even if Zhao Zhen did not give birth to a healthy child and did not want to give the throne to Zhao Yunrang's family, and wanted Zhao Jun to return to his ancestral home and become the crown prince, the opposition from all the civil and military officials in the court would probably be to the sky.
Moreover, Zhao Zhen was able to tolerate Zhao Jun's arbitrary behavior because he essentially needed Zhao Jun to help him maintain the security of his regime and prevent the regime from being overthrown during the Jingkang Incident decades later.
Therefore, in order for the Song Dynasty to last for a long time, as long as Zhao Zhen is not worried about the political power and is suspicious of Zhao Jun, then Zhao Jun will not care about recruiting a henchman, even if he beats him or punches him twice.
In such a situation, as long as you talk it out, there is naturally no need to worry about anything else.
For a moment, the little doubt that had arisen because of Xia Song's matter was immediately thrown out of his mind and disappeared.
Zhao Zhen quickly said, "Grandson, look at what you're saying. I've never doubted you from the beginning to the end. Now it seems as if I'm suspicious of you."
Easy to grasp.
Zhao Jun smiled slightly, then said, "Of course, I'm not saying that you're suspicious of me, brother. I just want to say that as a group of people who want to achieve their ambitions and maintain the security and stability of the regime, we must unite and help each other and stop causing trouble."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lü Yijian, who had been looking much more wilted these past two days, like an eggplant hit by frost. After all, his eldest son was in jail, and while his other sons weren't implicated, he was still his most beloved eldest son.
"I'm just a little confused."
Zhao Zhen changed the subject and said, "Didn't you say Xia Song's character wasn't very good and that you've always disliked him? Despite his outstanding achievements, he hasn't been promoted in years. Why did you suddenly accept him so easily and call him to be the Minister of Finance?"
"This is why it's so important to take sides. Politicians are powerful beings, and under normal circumstances, they shouldn't be judged simply as good guys or bad guys."
Zhao Jun replied, "Although his character is certainly not good, I really don't see any reason to remove him. If someone has no moral compass, they'd just slap him with a trumped-up charge and dismiss him from his position, and that would be the end of it. But I have a moral compass. Without any evidence of his guilt, I naturally can't take action."
He continued, "Now that Xia Song has come to me and wants to side with me, I have to consider whether or not to use him. From the perspective of a moral saint, I think Xia Song is so despicable and a villain, so I definitely won't use him, but I'm speaking from the perspective of the country."
“Is there any difference from the perspective of the country?”
Zhao Zhen was puzzled.
“There’s a big difference.”
Zhao Jun said: "As I just said, the first concern of those in power is regime stability. So what is the underlying logic of those in power?"
"A powerful person?"
Everyone looked at each other. Zhao Jun had mentioned powerful people before, and he was actually referring to these power participants.
Zhao Zhen asked, "What is it?"
“It’s also about power security.”
Zhao Jun pointed at the crowd and said, "When I was in the government hall before, these prime ministers would think about it. Now that I am the prime minister, with so many people watching me, will I offend anyone, will I be impeached, will I be dismissed from office?"
"So they don't have the courage to reform. They just do what they are supposed to do and then wait to be dismissed. After all, people like Lao Fan who have the courage are a minority."
Fan Zhongyan straightened his chest and was not afraid of losing his official position for the ideals and justice in his heart. This was a very honorable thing.
"Now that everyone is in the Constitutional Yuan, they don't have to worry about losing their power at any time. This actually gives them power security. This way, they can put aside their worries and think about their ambitions."
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Of course, I still have to criticize Lü Yijian and Sheng Du by name. The emperor has given you so much power and security, but instead of helping the emperor maintain the stability of the regime and actively promote new policy reforms, you are fanning the flames behind the scenes. You are truly incompetent."
Lu Yijian and Sheng Du were almost exhausted, especially Lu Yijian. Not only did he lose his son, but he was also criticized by Zhao Jun every day. He was sarcastic and couldn't hold his head up in the Constitutional Court. He was just like Chen Rui eating peppercorns - he was exhausted.
He couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "Don't just stare at me, Wang Xiaoxian is also involved in this."
"Old man Lu, you betrayed me!"
Wang Zeng was furious.
Of course he also participated, but he did not do it openly. He just let his disciples shout a few words.
After all, although some of his disciples had committed crimes and been arrested, they were not his own sons after all. So after careful consideration, he chose to remain neutral. When his disciples came to him and hoped that he would come forward, he did not refuse, but remained silent and hinted.
The result was that Lu Yijian's faction, Sheng Du's faction, Zhang Shixun's faction, and some people under Wang Zeng started to cause trouble, which led to a large number of officials who were dissatisfied with the new policies and caused this political turmoil.
But Wang Zeng had been hiding very well, and he never expected to be betrayed by his political enemies, which made him lose face.
"Good boy, another traitor has been found."
Zhao Jun looked at Wang Zeng and said, "Old Wang, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, are you here to cause trouble for the government?"
Zhao Zhen also looked at him unfriendly.
Wang Zeng had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment. When they came to me, I couldn't refuse them, but I didn't agree either. I just said it was up to them."
“This is indulgence.”
Zhao Jun sighed and said, "Look at this group of people. They are all top politicians, the people the government relies on the most. Yet, none of them can see clearly. They themselves have poor family education, yet they want to harm the interests of the country. It's really disappointing."
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