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Chapter 705: Stand in their respective teams

Everyone looked at Wang Fu. If Li Gang criticized Wang Fu and involved factional disputes, everyone would have other ideas, but Li Yanqing's accusations would be different. He was a great hero in defending Taiyuan. Even the Jin Kingdom was afraid of him and did not hesitate to withdraw his troops in exchange for him to transfer from Taiyuan. He received support from hundreds of thousands of people in the capital. This made him invisibly have a prestige in the court that was difficult to reach and had a certain influence on court affairs.

So his face-to-face accusations against Wang Fu made Emperor Zhao Ji a little unable to sit still, and he asked Wang Fu unhappily, "Wang Prime Minister, what's going on?"

Wang Fu's face was flushed and explained: "Report to Your Majesty, I just want to arrange the relief of refugees, so it will take some time."

"It takes a little time. More than a month has passed, and there is no movement between the court and the local government. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are suffering from hunger and cold. They never dreamed that the relief from the court actually disappeared in a light sentence that the king's prime minister said."

Li Yanqing saluted Zhao Ji and Prince Zhao Huan again, "Your Majesty, the prince is the country's ruler. I met a group of refugees who fled from Zhending Prefecture this morning. They cried to me that they were unwilling to be slaves of the Jin soldiers, and even if they died, they would be subjects of the Song Dynasty. He went through great hardships to escape the Yellow River, but many elderly people died of starvation. Your Majesty, this is your people. They did not die under the iron hoof of the Jin people, but died in a sentence that the Prime Minister of the King was underestimated. Who will bear this responsibility?"

Li Yanqing's last words were harsh and he finally broke out in the court, shocking everyone in the court. Since he had been slandered, no minister has dared to do so in the court. Zhao Ji's face suddenly became very ugly, but Li Yanqing's words were heartbroken, leaving him speechless.

At this time, Cai Jing stood up and said, "Prince Li, please do not be angry. Your Majesty, please let the old minister say something."

Zhao Ji nodded depressedly, "Please say it, Mr. Cai!"

Cai Jing said slowly: "Since the Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, our Song Dynasty has made clear regulations on the people of disaster. The governments do not need to pass the court approval. Moreover, His Majesty clearly stated the Fang La Rebellion a few years ago. For all the people who have displaced due to disasters, the governments in various places will provide relief to themselves. Therefore, although the Wang Prime Minister was a little slow in submitting the approval, he could not completely put the responsibility on the Wang Prime Minister. It can only be said that the local governments do not act and have great responsibility."

Li Yanqing raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this the rule? The government has the right to provide relief on its own and does not have to pass the Zhizheng Hall to approve it."

"It's indeed the rule!"

Li Yanqing nodded and asked Wang Fu sternly: "I believe in Xianggong Cai's judgment, and I believe that the emperor is compassionate with the people's will. Then I will ask Wang Prime Minister. As the prefect of Kaifeng, I have issued an order to provide relief to the sixteen counties of Kaifeng Prefecture in accordance with His Majesty's will, but your dignified Prime Minister sent people to all counties of Kaifeng Prefecture, strictly prohibiting all counties of Kaifeng Prefecture to provide relief to the victims and openly resist the imperial edict. Why is this?"

The court suddenly felt an uproar. Wang Fu's face became extremely ugly, but he couldn't say a word. Zhao Ji couldn't sit still and asked, "Yin Li, do you have any evidence?"

Li Yanqing took out Wang Fu's silver medal and presented it, "This is the token that Wang Fu sent to various counties to order. Please examine it!"

A eunuch presented the silver medal to Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji looked at the silver medal and felt really annoyed. In addition to the different texts on it, the style of the silver medal and even the patterns on it were exactly the same as his emperor's gold medal. He had never approved a minister other than the prince to have a silver medal. Needless to say, this was engraved by Wang Fu without permission, and it was suspected of being usurped.

Zhao Ji glared at Wang Fu fiercely. Wang Fu could see the dissatisfaction in Zhao Ji's eyes, and was so scared that he fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly, "I know the crime!"

What he said was not that he sent someone to ban refugees from helping refugees, but that his secret of making silver medals was discovered by Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji said coldly: "You transfer all the court affairs in your hands to Lao Cao. You will not be allowed to interfere in the affairs of the court within two months!"

Wang Fu was sweating heavily and whispered: "I obey the order!"

Zhao Ji said to Cai Jing again: "The plan for relief to refugees must be issued immediately and no further delays are allowed. Zhizhengtang can ask the prince for instructions and do the matter well!"

Cai Jing quickly stood up and expressed his opinion, "The old minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust and will start dealing with this matter today."

Zhao Ji nodded, looked at Li Yanqing, and said slowly: "I know that Li Fu Yin has just come out of the army, and some military habits cannot be changed. I don't blame you, but the court is not an army after all. I hope that Li Fu Yin can adapt to his civil servant status as soon as possible and do my best to assist the prince in governing the capital."

"I thank Your Majesty for your tolerance!"

Zhao Ji was very unhappy. Wang Fu was not good at it. On the one hand, Li Yanqing's roar in the court made him lose all his face. Even Li Yanqing's aggressiveness made him feel a little afraid.

"Retreat!"

Zhao Ji stood up and brushed his sleeves, and then rushed away angrily.

Wang Fu stared at Li Yanqing extremely viciously and hurriedly left. At this time, Cai Jing walked to the prince Zhao Huan and said sincerely: "In the past, the old minister had more hearts but not enough strength. Now the old minister can make some decisions. The old minister cooperated with His Highness to the greatest extent and prepared all combat preparations."

Zhao Huan was very happy. They were at a disadvantage in the court meeting today, but Li Yanqing suddenly broke out and turned the situation around and knocked down Wang Fu the biggest stumbling block. Although he was only suspended for two months, it was enough to allow many of his decrees to be smoothed out. Cai Jing's statement made him taste the sweetness of victory.

Zhao Huan smiled and said, "I hope we will work together to introduce the refugee resettlement plan first, which is the top priority."

"The old minister thinks so too."

At this time, Zhao Huan looked into the distance and saw Li Yanqing bowing to him at the door of the hall. Zhao Huan nodded, and Li Yanqing turned around and left quickly.

Cai Jing looked at Li Yanqing's back as he walked away and smiled and said, "Li Fujun's strategy is very clever today. What does Your Highness think?"

Of course, Zhao Huan also saw that Li Yanqing took action step by step to create an atmosphere. Finally, he took out his killer move and knocked down Wang Fu in one fell swoop, which also made his father unable to cover up Wang Fu anymore. The strategy was indeed very clever, but Zhao Huan was also a little worried and sighed slightly, "He performed a little too much today, I'm afraid that his father will be dissatisfied with him from now on."

"It doesn't matter, it's a young man! There are opportunities in the future."

Seeing that Li Gang was still waiting beside him, Cai Jing bowed slightly, "Your Highness, the old minister is here to go first."

"Old husband walk slowly."

Cai Jing then left the hall and returned to his official room.

Shortly after Li Yanqing came out of the hall, Gao Qiu chased after him from behind, "Li Fujun, I'm sorry at noon yesterday!"

Originally, the two of them made an appointment to go to Zhu Skull Teahouse for tea at noon yesterday, but Gao Qiu had an urgent matter yesterday, so he had to apologize to Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "I took office on the first day yesterday, and I was indeed very busy."

Gao Qiu smiled, "Why don't we go to the Alum Tower to have a drink now."

Just as the time for the dynasty was over, Li Yanqing said happily: "Then it's better to obey your orders than respect!"

The two of them rode out of Xuande Building and soon arrived at the Alum Tower. Compared with the past, the Alum Tower was much deserted. Three of the five restaurants in spring, summer, autumn, winter and moon were closed, and only the Hanmei Tower and Furong Tower were still open to the public, but the guests were still full.

Of course, there will be special reserved rooms when Gao Qiu arrives. They went into the elegant room on the third floor and sat down. The maid brought wine and food. Gao Qiu personally poured a glass for Li Yanqing and smiled: "The Alum Tower is going to move to the west lake in Hangzhou, you know!"

Li Yanqing really didn't know, "What should I do if the alum building in the capital?" he asked in confusion.

"It should continue to open business! But it won't be as popular as before. The most beautiful women and the best wine were sent to Hangzhou. I heard that Hangzhou Alum Tower will open next month. If I have the chance, I want to go to Hangzhou to have a look."

"The Grand Marshal should have a chance soon." Li Yanqing said with a pun.

Gao Qiu asked the two maids to accompany the drinks and said in a low voice: "Originally, when the Jin soldiers fought to the Yellow River, the officials decided to abdicate, but later they were dissuaded by Wang Fu."

Li Yanqing shook his head, "It's not that Wang Fu persuaded him to stop him, but that the Jin soldiers were under pressure. If the Jin soldiers attacked in winter and directly crossed the Yellow River soldiers to the city, the ten Wang Fu could not stop him."

Gao Qiu drank the wine in the cup in one go, "Everyone in the court said that the Jin soldiers would not come again, but secretly every family was retreating. The court is very confused now, and the situation in the court in the past two months is very strange. I advise you to keep a low profile. Your performance in Zichen Palace is a bit unwise today!"

Li Yanqing smiled faintly, "Now is the time to stand in a high-profile position. Even Xianggong Cai took the initiative to report to the prince when he retired from the court. At this critical moment, how can the Taiwei keep a low profile?"

Gao Qiu was stunned for a moment, and he fell into deep thought. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Gao Qiu asked again: "Have you visited Liang Shicheng?"

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "I went to see him yesterday afternoon, but he was not in the mansion. He said he had been in the palace recently."

"Liang Shicheng hasn't returned home for almost two months and has been staying in the palace. Do you believe it?"

Li Yanqing was puzzled, "Why is this?"

Gao Qiu sneered and said, "Prince Yun served as the commander of the Northern Expedition. Liang Shicheng stood in the wrong team and actually ran to show his loyalty to Prince Yun. As a result, this incident was exposed by Prince Yun's personal eunuch. Liang Shicheng was extremely frightened and was afraid that the official would not take him, so he stayed in the palace every day and asked me to tell me that the more he did this, the more annoyed the official. Last month, he said he would donate 500,000 jin to the inner treasury, but was scolded by the official and asked him why he would have so much money?"

Li Yanqing knew in his heart that Liang Shicheng had completely lost power, but now Li Yanqing is no longer worried about Liang Shicheng's handle to capture him. Even if Liang Shicheng told Zhao Ji that Li Shishi was taken away by him, I believe that Zhao Ji would not dare to attack him at this time. On the contrary, he would only vent his anger on Liang Shicheng. Liang Shicheng's concealment of this incident for many years was a betrayal of Zhao Ji.
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