Lu Yihao hurried to the imperial study, but unexpectedly found that Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin were also there. Seeing Lu Yihao come in, they both fell silent.
Although there was constant acrimony between the two, when it came to handing over Chen Qing to Jin Guo, the two unexpectedly came to a line. Both of them strongly agreed to hand over Chen Qing to Jin Guo.
However, in the previous meeting at the Zhizhengtang, Lu Yihao and Zhizheng Zhao Ding objected to handing over Chen Qing to the state of Jin. Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin supported it. Zhizhengtang Li Hui expressed neutrality. The result was two to two, without forming a majority vote.
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In this way, the final decision remains in the hands of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this morning, Chen Qingcai presented the Golden Buddha of Emperor Shenzong to Your Majesty. His loyalty is a lesson. In less than half a day, he was reduced to a prisoner. It is really sad. Your Majesty, it doesn't make sense both emotionally and rationally?"
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Fan Zongyin said unceremoniously: "The Golden Buddha is a small matter, but welcoming back the Queen Mother is a big matter, related to the national system. We must be pragmatic and cannot give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity just for the sake of the face of a small commander."
Qin Hui also said: "Filial piety comes first among all good deeds. Your Majesty is the emperor. How can you just watch the Queen Mother suffer in the Kingdom of Jin? As long as it is for filial piety, all other inappropriateness can be forgiven. The people of the world will understand your Majesty's filial piety."
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Seeing that the emperor was a little tempted, Lu Yihao became a little anxious, "Your Majesty, seeing that the Kingdom of Jin is about to attack Dashan Pass for the second time, at this juncture, the Kingdom of Jin proposed to exchange the Queen Mother for Chen Qing. This is obviously a estrangement plan. The news spread
How will the officers and soldiers of the Western Army accept the arrival at Dashan Pass? Their morale will surely suffer a heavy blow. Can Dashan Pass be defended? Your Majesty, it is a matter of Sichuan's safety, so we must not be hasty!"
Qin Hui snorted, "Just give each of the Western Army officers and soldiers a one-level promotion. Make sure that everyone is grateful to His Majesty, which will be enough to offset the negative impact of the Chen Qing incident."
Lu Yihao was furious and stared at Qin Hui fiercely, "Is it that simple? You are the great Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, but you are encouraging the officials to do unkind and unjust things. If you do this, how will future generations evaluate the officials? Officials
Do you still want the eternal name of your family?"
Lu Yihao's sword hit the vital point, and Zhao Gou's expression changed. He had indeed ignored the evaluation of future generations. He immediately realized that even if he wanted to do this, he could not do it by himself. There must be a scapegoat, Qin Hui or Fan Zongyin.
Zhao Gou waved his hand, "This matter is of great importance. Since there is no conclusion in the Zhizheng Hall's deliberations, let's leave it to the ministers for discussion. I'm a little tired, so I'll take the first step!"
Zhao Gou stood up and walked outside, "Go back to the palace!"
"Your Majesty the Emperor, return to the palace!" the eunuch shouted from outside.
Zhao Gou inadvertently gave Qin Hui a wink.
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"These bastards!"
Lu Yihao returned to his mansion in the afternoon and smashed the tea cup to the ground. "Bang!" The tea cup shattered into pieces.
The eldest son Lu Jin next to him was startled and quickly advised: "Father, calm down!"
Lu Yihao also calmed down, waved his hands, sat down, put his fingers on his head, and the blood vessels in his head were pulsing. He had dizziness and couldn't get angry. He had to calm down as soon as possible.
Lu Jin quickly asked the maid to clean up the debris on the ground.
"Father, are you angry about Chen Qingzhi?"
"You know it too?"
Lu Jin nodded, "I went to the Judge's Court to do business this afternoon, and the news has spread."
Lu Yihao snorted loudly, "The mighty Song Dynasty actually wanted to replace the Queen Mother with a general who resisted the Jin Dynasty, and Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin also acted as accomplices. It is simply ridiculous."
Lu Jin sighed in his heart. His father was concerned but he was chaotic. Fighting against the officials for Chen Qing might lead to the loss of the prime minister.
"Father, in fact, most of the court officials support Qin Xianggong and think there is nothing wrong with replacing Chen Qing with the Queen Mother!"
Lu Yihao was silent. This result was within his expectation. Chen Qing was too humble. How could his weight be compared with that of the Queen Mother?
It can be seen from the fact that everyone in the imperial court is eager to sign a temporary armistice agreement. Let alone the Northern Expedition, as long as the Jin soldiers stop going south, they will burn incense. They are all living in peace, but they are fascinated by the scenery of the West Lake and have long forgotten Bianliang.
It has to be clean.
How could the officials of the imperial court care about Chen Qing, an ordinary general of the Northwest Army?
Lu Yihao let out a long sigh. Even if he was asked to fight against the officials of the imperial court, he would have more than enough intentions but not enough power!
At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and the maid reported: "Master, Mr. Xu is here!"
"Let him in!"
After a while, an official about forty years old came in, it was Zuo Shiyi Xu Yun. He had spoken for Chen Qing in the prisoner killing incident. He was actually one of the confidants of the official Zhao Gou.
But Xu Yun also has another identity. He is the proud disciple of Lu Yihao, the Right Prime Minister.
Lu Yihao winked at his eldest son Lu Jin, and Lu Jin closed the door and retreated.
"Pei Chang, how is the situation outside?"
Xu Yun said quickly: "Master, the official is sick!"
"fall sick!"
Lu Yihao smiled meaningfully, "The official got sick in time!"
"Qin Hui entered the palace just now."
"How to say?"
"I don't know the specific student. When I came here, he had not come out of the palace, but I think the officials summoned him."
Lu Yihao nodded, and he also saw the last look the official gave Qin Hui.
"Follow up and pay close attention to Qin Hui's next move."
“Students understand!”
Xu Yun did not stay long, and soon left.
Lu Yihao paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his hands. He probably understood that the official wanted to replace Chen Qing with the Queen Mother, but he was afraid of affecting his reputation, so he claimed that he could not afford to be ill, pushed Qin Hui out, and let Qin Hui move on the table.
It is really not easy to rescue Chen Qing. The only hope is that the officials are afraid of affecting their reputation, but with Qin Hui here, it is really difficult.
Lu Yihao frowned. Qin Hui said he had killed the guard Jin Bing and escaped with his wife. How could it be possible? The officials believed him.
Lu Yihao became more and more suspicious that Qin Hui wanted to hand Chen Qing over to the Jurchens, and I'm afraid it wasn't that simple behind the scenes.
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Fan Zongyin also saw the look the official gave Qin Hui, and he felt quite disappointed. It was obvious that his weight in the official's heart was not as important as Qin Hui's.
Fan Zongyin returned to his mansion in a depressed mood and invited his staff Han Qi.
After listening to Fan Zongyin's account, Han Qi smiled slightly and said: "The officials will indeed trust Qin Xiangguo more in this matter."
"Why?"
"The reason is very simple. When it comes to matters involving Chen Qing, the officials know very well that my husband must be motivated by private anger, so he will definitely not follow my husband's advice. My husband should not be too disappointed."
Fan Zongyin frowned slightly, "Am I being used by Qin Hui?"
"It should be! If I'm not wrong, Mr. Qin must have discussed this matter with Mr. Xian before the discussion was held in the Zhizheng Hall."
Fan Zongyin nodded awkwardly, that was indeed the case.
Han Qi further advised: "It is morally unreasonable to replace the Queen Mother with an anti-Jin general. This is also the reason why the officials pretended to be ill and passed the responsibility to the ministers. The officials chose Qin Hui, so it was obvious that Qin Hui would be the one to take the responsibility.
He will be blamed for this, but I will definitely not treat him badly afterwards, so my husband will not get involved and will take the blame with Qin Hui, so that no one will be left alone in the end."
Fan Zongyin's face was a little hot. Every time something happened involving Chen Qing, he would jump out and spare no effort to attack, but he would regret it afterwards. It was the same this time, he was taken advantage of by Qin Hui again.
Fan Zongyin is not incompetent or has insufficient IQ. This is actually a flaw in his character. He is prone to going to extremes. Fan Zongyin himself knows his own problems, so he asked Han Qi to be his staff to remind him at critical moments.
Fan Zongyin was a little frustrated and said: "What should I do next?"
"Let's take a look first! My husband must be cautious in this matter."