The reason why Yang Daosi did this was to wait and see, the Battle of Jiangnan, the Battle of Longyou and the recovery of the seven states in western Longyou. After several major battles, Zhao Zhi's prestige was pushed to the top, but at this time, Liu Jie, who had been fighting with Yang Daosi for many years, chose to leave. His departure led to the collapse of the Left Prime Minister's Party. In the court, the Yang clan completely occupied the dominant position and was invincible for a while.

But at this period, Yang Daosi became more and more low-key, with almost no sound. Even when he went to court, he had few opinions, listen more and read less and talk less.

Liu Jie's departure, the collapse of the left prime minister's party, and the balance in the court had been broken. Yang Daosi didn't want to see such a situation, and Zhao Zhi didn't want to see it. Whether it was the Yang family's dominance or Zhao Zhi's dominance, it was not a good thing. If there were no other forces to check and balance, the Yang family's power expansion would not be controlled. What would happen when it reached a certain level? On the other hand, the same would be true for Zhao Zhi. Only by being afraid can the two sides compromise and coexist. This is the basic principle. Without this basic, there can only be an ending, you die... I live.

Therefore, Zhao Zhi will definitely have some action, but what goal will this action be based on?

Zhao Zhi reorganized the Political Affairs Hall, appointed Li Zhong as the Minister of War, and established a new Left Prime Minister Party. The process and methods were clever, even more ruthless and very powerful, which aroused Yang Daosi's concerns. What was Zhao Zhi's intention to do with this series of actions?

In the end, Yang Daosi chose to remain silent about Yang Binglin's actions, and used him as the forefront to test Zhao Zhi's thoughts, which was also a good idea.

In many subsequent events, Yang Daosi took the initiative to compromise and give in, including the Minister of Justice Wang Renzi and Minister of Works Yue Jiming, who were dismissed from office and dismissed from prime minister, and Yang Daosi did not do anything.

As Yang Daolin handed over the military power, Zhao Zhi finally took action and took the initiative to summon Yang Daoli to the palace several times to discuss. It seemed that he just said something irrelevant, but how can outsiders know the taste of it?

During the several summons of Zhao Zhi, Yang Daosi mentioned that he was old and might not be able to do it for a few years. Every time Yang Daosi said this, Zhao Zhi would mention Yang Daolin and highly praised him, saying that he had great talent in governing the country and could be used more.

The two kings and ministers have been doing so many years, and some words are more wonderful than saying them.

Yang Daosi expressed his attitude. Liu Jie was gone and the Zuo Prime Minister was gone. I will never get involved in this cake. You, Zhao Zhi, do whatever you want. My Yang family can even give up some of the benefits and let you, Zhao Zhi, lead the government affairs hall, but you, cannot go too far. If you pass, you will lose that tolerance in your heart. It is a dangerous thing for you and me.

What Zhao Zhi did before was also a test.

The Yang clan has developed to its peak in the hands of Yang Daosi. Its power is rare among the emperors of dozens of dynasties in the Jin Dynasty.

In the seventh year of Guangyuan, Li Zhong defeated the Hu tribe in Anbei. Li Zhong personally led 20,000 elite troops in Anbei and escorted more than 100,000 prisoners back to Fengjing.

When everyone was excited about this great victory, Yang Daosi immediately saw through Zhao Zhi's intentions, wrote a letter in person, sent someone to Yang Daoan, who was sent to Shuzhou overnight, and urgently contacted Yang Daolin, who was at the time of the imperial guards.

Just when Li Zhong entered Weizhou and was less than 500 miles away from Fengjing, Yang Daosi was the first to take action and led his ministers to persuade Zhao Zhi to reject Li Zhong's suggestion to escort the prisoners to Fengjing on the grounds that the Mu Bian army could not enter the capital easily, and issued an edict to lead the army back to Anbei immediately.

Yang Daoan also made some moves in Shuzhou, writing to Zhao Zhi to impeach Li Zhong, saying that his name was to escort prisoners, but in fact he led 20,000 troops back to Fengjing, and his plan was ill-intentioned. At the same time, Yang Daoan led 30,000 troops to approach Xingyuan Mansion, which was called the King of Rescue, but his actual motive was unknown.

Yang Daolin, who held the power of tens of thousands of imperial guards, led his troops back and kept a hundred miles away from Fengjing, and his motive was also unknown.

Until this time, many people realized that the actions of the Yang clan were reminded of Li Zhong.

As Liu Jie came forward to agree with Yang Daosi, Zhao Zhi finally issued an edict asking Li Zhong to keep the prisoners in Weizhou. He ordered 20,000 Anbei soldiers to return to Anbei immediately and not to continue moving forward.

It was also from that time that Yang Daosi understood the principle that water was full and overflowed, and began to suppress himself, control the development of the Yang clan's power, and strive to maintain a balance and a situation where he could protect himself without making Zhao Zhi overly afraid.

Afterwards, Yang Daolin's military power was lifted and transferred to another place. It seemed that Zhao Zhi's settlement of the score was made by the autumn. In fact, without Yang Daolin's tacit consent and promotion, it would be difficult for Zhao Zhi to take away Yang Daolin's military power without Yang Daolin's tacit consent and promotion.

From the seventh year of Guangyuan to more than ten years of today, Yang Daosi actually did two things. First, reduce the number of members of the Yang clan in the officialdom. In the case of people without virtue, kick out of the officialdom, and follow the virtuous. Second, take the initiative to give up some of the rights to form a balance in the court. With balance, everyone will not make too fierce actions. With balance, there will be concerns. With scruples, everyone will have the possibility of easing and compromise.

Zhao Zhi's temptation is actually very simple. After so many years of development, the power in his hands is incomparable to the time when he just succeeded to the throne. With strength, Zhao Zhi naturally needs to make changes and make achievements. This will definitely touch and even damage the interests of some people. There will definitely be great resistance. Who will be the one with the greatest resistance? I am afraid that the Yang clan will be the strongest.

Zhao Zhi did not want to break up completely with the Yang clan, but just let them cede part of their interests and rights. Both sides understood each other's intentions and thoughts, and eventually compromised with each other.

Yang Daosi gave up the absolute right to speak in the Political Affairs Hall and asked Zhao Zhi to reorganize the Political Affairs Hall, while Zhao Zhi retained the core of the Yang family, the Ministry of Personnel and the personnel power. If Yang Daosi retired, he would still be a member of the Yang family.

Looking at his father who was in deep thought, Yang Chengjiu stood by without making any sound.

I don’t know how long it took, Yang Daosi woke up from his thoughts, looked at Yang Chengjiu, smiled and said self-deprecatingly: “I’m old and my mind can’t be moved anymore. I have to think about some small things for a long time.”

Looking at his father's old face, Yang Chengjiu's nose felt sore and he whispered: "Father, you must take care of yourself."

"Although I have regrets in my life, I am still reliable. What is life and death?"

Yang Daosi shook his head and said, "Zheng Jiu, after you go back to report your job this time, you will resign as the governor. You have been in the local area for many years, good at literature and martial arts. You will no longer do anything about military and political affairs. If you do something wrong, it will be easy to give someone a handle."

Yang Chengjiu nodded: "What my father said is that after the child returns, he will immediately write a letter to resign."
Chapter completed!