"I...beg...beg for the bones..."

"Your Majesty! Ding Daquan should be dismissed instead of resigning. I would like to ask His Majesty's Holy Judgment!"

Following this cry of grief and anger, many officials in the hall looked at Li Xia, who was standing aside and showed that the matter had nothing to do with him.

Li Xia only returned to the court for five or six days, but he actually overthrew Prime Minister Ding?

Since Uncle Xie Fang, this is another leftist prime minister who fell into his hands.

But some people saw clearly that Ding Daquan was not actually brought down by Li Xia.

In essence, it was Wu Qian and Jia Sidao who teamed up to defeat Ding Daquan...

Why did Ding Daquan choose a guy like Zhou Zhenyan as his consort and resort to such stupid tricks? Why could Ding Daquan, who covered the sky with his hands, not even find out whether Zhou Zhenyan had a wife?

Since Wu Qian was appointed prime minister, members of the Ding Party have been losing power.

In government affairs, Right Prime Minister Wu Qian tightly suppressed Left Prime Minister Ding Daquan.

This is a talent gap that cannot be bridged.

…

Others only saw that one thing Wu Qian often did after his recovery was to ask officials to remove Ding Daquan.

It is true that he is too upright and makes His Majesty unhappy.

However, every impeachment by Wu Qian actually expresses his attitude - even if His Majesty does not remove Ding Daquan, I still have to deal with the members of the Ding Party.

As the Right Chancellor, he can do it.

It can be said that Wu Qian was not entirely foolish and loyal, but he fulfilled his duties as a prime minister and maintained the sense of propriety among his ministers.

When Zhao Yun really plans to remove Ding Daquan, he will find that Wu Qian has already arranged many important official positions or prepared a list of people to fill the vacancies.

But Zhao Yun still disliked Wu Qian because Wu Qian's approach was too firm and straightforward.

Claiming to be loyal to the country and ignoring the authority of the emperor!

And because Wu Qian did this, Ding Daquan resigned as prime minister today, and state affairs could not go wrong. Therefore, Jia Sidao kept saying that the Ding Party "is gone."

Ding Daquan had no choice but to invite the holy family members to depose Wu Qian.

Therefore, Jia Sidao took action to destroy Ding Daquan's holy family.

With Wu Qian's ability and Jia Sidao's strategy, what if they are willing to work together?

For example, when Jia Sidao moved to Jiujiang and stabilized the defenses of Jiangxi and Lianghuai overnight, a series of logistics such as food, grass, troops, etc., all relied on Wu Qian's dispatch from the central government.

Even Kublai Khan saw this and concluded that victory could not be achieved quickly, so he withdrew his troops.

Jia Sidao's strategizing can make up for Wu Qian's toughness and pliability;

Wu Qian's talent can make up for Jia Sidao's high ambitions.

Ding Daquan is no match for them at all.

It's just that when they reached the last step, Li Xia took a step ahead...

~~

"Edict, Ding Daquan is demoted to the rank of Zhongfeng Dafu and moved to the fourth training envoy of the Nankang Army..."

"I...accept the decree and thank you for your grace!"

Ding Daquan slowly knelt down on the ground and raised his hands.

The evidence of his crimes presented in public was not that he chose Zhou Zhenyan to deceive the officials. It was fraud in the examination room, the defeat of Huaixi, occupation of civilian land, greed for power and acceptance of bribes... The evidence of his crimes was too numerous to list.

This is not the first time that these criminal evidences have been brought forward, and he has always stood firm.

But today is different, he has lost his holy family...

Ding Daquan knew that there was no point in struggling anymore, he just hoped to save his life.

The imperial court did not kill scholar-bureaucrats. In name, they were still officials.

However, although the court did not kill him, there were too many people in the world who wanted to kill him...

Accepting the order, Ding Daquan turned his head and glanced at Li Xia bitterly.

Because Li Xia once asked Guan De to tell him, "Jia Sidao has grasped the handle on Zhou Zhenyan, and Prime Minister Ding has chosen Zhou Zhenyan as his consort, which is in danger. Li Xia has a way to erase these handles, but he needs money..."

The gold and silver have been sent.

But he didn't expect Li Xia to fight back.

Looking back at this moment, it was both resentment and a threat - "Save my life, otherwise you will never have an easy time."

~~

Li Xia saw Ding Daquan's eyes.

He doesn't care.

In the eyes of the officials, even if Li Xia is a little greedy for money, it's okay.

The reason for asking for Ding Daquan's money was to give Jia Sidao the illusion that "Li Xia and Ding Daquan were in cahoots", which would lead to Jia Sidao falling into a misunderstanding and not immediately thinking that Li Xia would report Ding Daquan first.

Get a time difference.

Then, he took the credit for the work that Jia Sidao had arranged for a long time... and gave it to Concubine Yan.

It could only be given to Concubine Yan, otherwise Li Xia would have no reason to investigate Zhou Zhenyan.

For Li Xia, this matter was harmful to others and not beneficial to himself.

There is no benefit in reporting Ding Daquan by him. It will only make Zhao Yun evil and make him a target of public criticism.

Originally, Li Xia still had many plans that needed Ding Daquan's help.

If possible, he wanted to save Ding Daquan, but unfortunately he was too cunning and stupid.

With the combined efforts of Jia Sidao and Wu Qian, he could not save Ding Daquan.

In this case, in addition to avoiding future troubles, it is better to help Yan Fei recover and attract help.

As for Jia Sidao's handle, Li Xia had no intention of handing it over to Zhao Yun in the first place.

Because it harms others and harms oneself.

Even if it is proven that Jia Sidao Ming did not respond and waited for the officials to suffer losses, it will not hurt Jia Sidao's fundamentals, it will only anger the other party.

It's better to do market trading.

After making the deal, Jia Sidao successfully became the prime minister, and then turned to deal with Wu Qian, while Li Xia and Yan Fei got a chance to breathe.

In the officialdom, cooperation will be beneficial.

The struggle for power is only about interests.

~~

Li Xia is still in this deal, and has improved his tactics.

Originally he could only be regarded as a general, but now he has begun to make up for his political deficiencies.

Because his ambition is not just to be a general or a politician, he wants to be comprehensive.

You can't avoid it just because you think "infighting within the party is really dirty."

If farmers want to cultivate the land, they still need to pour manure. How can we protect the land of tens of millions of farmers and not let any dirty water touch it?

If you want to achieve something, you must not be timid or timid in fighting.

If you are not as good as others, then you should learn, learn tactics, learn governance, and make up for your shortcomings.

After you make up for your shortcomings, even if you are not as good as others, other strengths will have a chance to come into play.

If you only know how to strategize, you can only become Shi Miyuan at best;

If you only know how to govern, you can only become Wen Yanbo at best;

If you only know how to fight, you can only become Zhang Jun at best;

If you only know how to make guns, the best you can do is become a rut.

Because this is the Song Dynasty.

What Jia Sidao said was truly from the bottom of his heart.

The official system of the Song Dynasty made it many times more difficult for Li Xia to do whatever he wanted to do.

Using officials and positions to provide favor and support can calm the hearts of civil servants and generals, and local officials are all "sent", so that the officials will not be able to control the local area for a long time.

It is difficult to conspire against someone, but it is even harder to rebel. There is no way to survive between the two forces.

Therefore, the process of history is that after a hundred years, when a dynasty has decayed and there are no external enemies, someone can change the world.

That's why Jia Sidao said that the power of the world lies in the Privy Council, and he will protect the mountains and rivers with one hand from the position of governor.

He sees things very clearly and can be regarded as one of the most intelligent people in the world.

The same goes for Wu Qian, but he is much more upright than Jia Sidao.
To be continued...