Qin Hui thought for a moment, then got up and went to the court to pay homage to the emperor.
Coincidentally, Emperor Zhao Gou also saw Liu Ziyu's poem in the "Beijing News", which made him feel very uncomfortable. When a thousand-year-old dead tree springs again, who is it talking about? Is it talking about himself?
In the past two days, Zhao Gou was really worried about the Fujian Road. He received two pieces of information in a row. One was that Chen Qing sent General Liu Qiong to lead an army of 30,000 to reinforce Quanzhou, bringing Quanzhou's troops to 60,000. Liu Qiong then
He is Liu Ziyu's nephew. Is this a coincidence?
No! It’s definitely not a coincidence. How can a major military event be explained by coincidence?
The second piece of information was an urgent piece of information sent by his intelligence spy from Jingzhao yesterday. Chen Qing wrote to Liu Ziyu, inviting him to be the chief officer of the Criminal Department and to be incorporated into the Cabinet Hall as a political advisor.
This offer is too generous for ordinary people to refuse. Unless you also offer Liu Ziyu the position of Prime Minister, it will not be enough to offset the price offered by Chen Qing.
It is said that Liu Ziyu replied to the letter. Zhao Gou did not know how he replied, but Zhao Gou believed that Liu Ziyu would not refuse this opportunity.
When he went to Jingzhao to be the prime minister, all the thousand-year-old trees were in spring again. Zhao Gou completely understood Liu Ziyu's excitement.
It's just that Liu Ziyu was recommended by Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun was willing to guarantee Liu Ziyu's loyalty, so it was a bit difficult for Emperor Zhao Gou to deal with it. He was thinking about this all day long.
At this time, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Qin wants to see you!"
"Announce his presence!"
After a moment, Qin Hui hurriedly walked in, bowed and saluted, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
"Is something wrong, my dear?"
"Wei Chen doesn't want anything to happen, but if Wei Chen doesn't tell us, the road to Fujian will be in danger!"
Zhao Gou said lightly: "It must be because of the poem in the Beijing News that Qin Xianggong is worried about Liu Ziyu!"
"Your Highness is absolutely right. That poem reminded me that it was unwise to let Liu Ziyu guard the Fujian Road. It was definitely not a coincidence that Chen Qing asked Liu Qiong to lead the army to reinforce Quanzhou. If I guessed correctly, Chen Qing and Liu Ziyu must have a tacit understanding.
Already."
"Has Qin Xiangguo read the information sent by Jingzhao's spies?"
Qin Hui was startled and said quickly: "I don't know, I haven't seen the information about Jing Zhao?"
Zhao Gou said slowly: "The information was sent the day before yesterday, saying that Chen Qing wrote a letter to Liu Ziyu, promising that Liu Ziyu would be in charge of the Criminal Department and incorporated into the Cabinet Hall to participate in political affairs. Although it is impossible to confirm the authenticity of this information, but
My gut feeling is that it's probably true."
"Has Liu Ziyu replied?"
“I heard there was a reply, but I don’t know the content!”
Qin Hui thought for a moment and said: "Wei Chen also believes that this information is true."
"Tell me your reasons!"
"Wei Chen heard that Chen Qing once said publicly that he had four benefactors, Wang Yan, Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu. Although there was another one he didn't mention by name, we all know it was Zhang Jun. These four people were really important to his rise.
It is crucial, as can be seen from the fact that Chen Qing re-employed Liu Ziyu's nephew, and more importantly, Liu Ziyu has a high prestige in the Western Army, and re-employing Liu Ziyu is in Chen Qing's interest, so I believe the content of this letter is true."
"That makes sense!"
Zhao Gou nodded. At this time, the eunuch said at the door again: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang wants to see you!"
When Zhang Jun came, Zhao Gou immediately said: "Invite him to see you!"
Soon, Zhang Jun walked into the imperial study room like a gust of wind. He also saw the poem in the newspaper, and he knew that Liu Ziyu was in crisis.
Zhang Jun immediately came to see the emperor, but he didn't expect Qin Hui to be there. As expected, Qin Hui would not miss this opportunity.
"See Your Majesty!"
"Ai Qing is here because of Liu Ziyu's affairs?"
"Exactly! Your Majesty must not fall for the Western Army's plan to alienate people. Wei Chen recommended him to be stationed on Fujian Road because he has rich combat experience. He is especially good at defending the city. I believe he will be able to defend Fuzhou. Chen Qing also knows this
A little bit, that’s why we used the tactic of alienation and wanted us to transfer Liu Ziyu away from Fujian Road."
Zhao Gou hesitated for a moment, he also felt that this was indeed a bit of a estrangement plan.
Qin Hui sneered and said: "If this is a estrangement plan, it may not be too obvious! Chen Qinghui is so stupid that he openly uses a estrangement plan? But if it is not a estrangement plan, Fujian Road will be completely ruined. At this price, we
Is it affordable?”
Zhang Jun said angrily: "What evidence does Qin Xianggong have that Liu Ziyu will ruin Fujian Road?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Qin Hui said calmly: "Liu Ziyu's three sons are all in the Western Army. Two of his sons are governors of the capital, and his nephew is also the governor of the capital. The other son joins the army to record affairs, but he himself is an official on Fujian Road alone.
This is really not a sign of loyalty to the court. It is clear that he is in Cao's camp and his heart is with the Han Dynasty. If he was loyal to the Song Dynasty, he would either recall his sons back or publicly sever ties with his sons, but he did not do this for the first time.
It's a big joke that Xianggong Zhang said he was loyal even though he was on both ends of the spectrum."
Zhang Jun shook his head, "His son is his son, he is him, they can't be confused!"
When he said this, Zhang Jun obviously lacked confidence. What Qin Hui just said hit the nail on the head. He asked his son to burn the incense of King Yong while he burned the incense of the court. This kind of person is not loyal, but opportunistic.
Zhao Gou also recognized Qin Hui's reasons and asked: "Mr. Zhang, I received information the day before yesterday. Chen Qing wrote a letter inviting Liu Ziyu to be the chief officer of the Ministry of Justice and to join the cabinet to participate in political affairs. Do you think this is true?"
Zhang Jun bowed and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether this matter is true or not. What matters is how Liu Ziyu answered. He did not leave Fujian Road to go to Jingzhao to become a high-ranking official. In other words, he declined Chen Qing's solicitation.
."
What Zhang Jun said makes sense. It doesn't really matter whether this matter is true or not. What matters is Liu Ziyu's choice.
Qin Hui sneered and said: "Who knows if he refused? Didn't he want to use Fujian Road as a pledge of surrender?"
Zhang Jun said angrily: "There is no evidence, Qin Xianggong does not want to spit on others!"
Qin Hui ignored Zhang Jun and said to Emperor Zhao Gou: "As Zhang Xianggong said just now, it is not important whether there is evidence for something, what is important is how likely it is to happen?
Your Majesty, it is a fact that Liu Ziyu's nephew is a high-ranking official in the Western Beijing Army. It is also a fact that Chen Qing has a close relationship with him. It is also a fact that Chen Qing appointed Liu Ziyu's nephew Liu Qiong as the general. With so many facts here, the possibility of Liu Ziyu dedicating himself to Fujian Road
How big is it, 70%! And how likely is it that Liu Ziyu will be loyal to the court? Wei Chen dare not say that it is definitely not, but the possibility should be low. Three achievements is already considered to be high on him.
The question now is, in order to take care of some people's emotions, we risked 70% to let Liu Ziyu guard Fujian Road. Can we afford to lose Fujian Road? Liu Ziyu sacrificed Fujian Road, what would he lose? He didn't
A family member is in Lin'an!"
Qin Hui was worthy of being the right prime minister, with clear ideas, conclusive evidence, and reasonable conclusions. Zhao Gou was finally convinced by him. He really did not need to take such a big risk to let Liu Ziyu stay on Fujian Road.
Zhao Gou then said to Zhang Jun: "It's not that I don't believe Liu Ziyu, I just think he should avoid suspicion. A gentleman should not stand under a wall, and the court should not take such a big risk. It is not good for Liu Ziyu and the court. So be it! Let Liu Ziyu
Come back and report on your work, give him a chance to prove his innocence, and then Mr. Zhang can recommend another person to take charge of Fujian Road."
Zhang Jun sighed in his heart. He knew that the emperor had been persuaded by Qin Hui and could no longer change. It was a pity to let Liu Ziyu leave Fujian Road. Fortunately, the emperor continued to let him recommend the chief official who would be in charge of Fujian Road, indicating that the emperor was not targeting him.
Zhang Jun felt a little comforted in his heart, so he bowed and said: "If your Majesty must replace Liu Ziyu, Wei Chen has no objection. Wei Chen recommends Wang Jian to take over the defense of Fujian Road."
Qin Hui's face next to him was ugly. The official still believed in Zhang Jun. After spending so much money, he finally got the advantage of Zhang Jun.