The Qinzheng Hall in the Inner Palace was the inner study room of Emperor Zhao Gou and the place where Zhao Gou met with ministers.
If a major emergency occurs, Zhao Gou will convene important ministers here for discussion.
As soon as he arrived at Haishi, Zhao Gou received news that Prime Minister Zhang Jun had an urgent military situation and asked for an audience. Zhao Gou met with Zhang Jun at the Qinzheng Hall.
"I just got a quick report from Yue Fei. Li Cheng led an army of 80,000 to the south, assisted by 10,000 Jurchen cavalry. Although the Song army failed in Luzhou, Yue Fei led the main force to three victories in Guangzhou and wiped out 10,000 Jurchen cavalry.
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Zhao Gou was overjoyed and slapped the table and said: "Okay! Okay! He is indeed my pillar of talent and he has lived up to my expectations."
"Your Majesty, now that the armistice period has passed, I suggest that Han Shizhong and Wu Jie be sent to send troops at the same time. Wu Jie cooperates with Chen Qing to attack Li Cheng from the west, and then orders Han Shizhong to seize Yangzhou. The Jin army was defeated for the first time, so they will definitely refuse to send troops again. This
This is our opportunity."
Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said: "How about letting Liu Guangshi replace Wu Jie and let him cooperate with Yue Fei?"
"Your Majesty, it is better for Liu Guangshi to stay in the south of the Yangtze River for defense. If he crosses the river to fight, the ministers do not think highly of him."
"He can't even defeat the puppet Qi army!"
"If His Majesty must use him, Wei Chen will not object, but Wei Chen has spoken first. If Jianghuai is defeated again because of him, Wei Chen will not bear responsibility."
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The key point for Zhao Gou was that he did not want to use Wu Jie, and Liu Guangshi was a member of the Queen Mother. If he did not use it at this critical moment, he would not be able to explain it to the Queen Mother.
Zhao Gou nodded, "Just use him to cooperate with Yue Fei. Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. If the army fails, I don't blame Aiqing!"
Zhang Jun sighed secretly in his heart, leaving the good and famous general Wu Jie unused, but choosing to use Liu Guangshi, a long-defeated general. There is indeed a problem in employing people in the officialdom!
But Zhang Jun didn't want to argue with the emperor today. He had more important things to report today.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing that I don't know whether I should say."
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
"Your Majesty, it's about Chen Qing."
Zhao Gou's face suddenly turned cold, and he said coldly for a while: "What's wrong with him?"
Zhang Jun knew that the emperor did not want to hear the news about Chen Qing, but he had to talk about it, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Wei Chen has received news that Chen Qing has recovered Shaanxi Road and Hanzhong."
"What?"
Zhao Gou's eyes suddenly widened, "What did you say?"
"Weichen said that Chen Qing has recovered Shaanxi Road and Hanzhong."
Zhao Gou was stunned. He sat down slumped, his heart in a mess.
After a while, he said: "Is this news reliable?"
Zhang Jun nodded, "It should be reliable!"
This news was like overturning a five-flavor bottle. The ups and downs, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty all came to mind. Zhao Gou was really confused. He really wanted Chen Qing to be destroyed by the Jin Kingdom. He would rather see the enemy country than face rebellion.
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But if Chen Qing seizes the Shaanxi Road, doesn't he want to separate the entire northwest?
At this time, Zhao Gou suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "Ai Qing said he regained Shaanxi Road? Why did he use the word "recovery"?
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, he defeated the enemy and captured the Shaanxi Road in the name of the Song Army. Since it was in the name of the Song Army, of course he had to use the word "recover"!
Zhao Gou asked tentatively: "You mean, he is still Song Chen?"
"Your Majesty, Chen Qing was promoted by Wei Chen, who knows him very well. Although he is quite rebellious and has always opposed the system of civilian leadership, he is not like Liu Yu who betrayed the Song Dynasty. He refused to come to the court just for the sake of peace.
It’s just self-preservation.”
"But by killing the supervisor, he has already betrayed me."
"Your Majesty, there is something that Wei Chen has been afraid to say. Chen Qing once wrote a letter to Wei Chen. In the letter, he assured Wei Chen that he definitely did not kill the supervisor. He said that the supervisor was killed by Liu Guangshi.
, in order to seek wealth and death, the supervisor took hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and went south."
"Hmph! You actually framed the crime on Liu Guangshi. Does Liu Guangshi have the guts to kill the supervisor?"
Zhang Jun bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it would be easy for Chen Qing to kill the supervisory army. He would definitely kill someone with a borrowed knife. For example, the supervisory army went to inspect the border of Xixia and was killed by the Xixia people. This was Chen Qing's method of doing things. He would never do it.
He will make himself the mastermind of murder."
"Forget it, I won't mention the matter of supervising the army. I only care about whether he is Song Chen?"
"It could be, but it could also be said that it's not."
"How do you say this?"
"If Your Majesty wants to transfer him or recall him to the court, I'm afraid he won't comply. But he is flying the Song flag and is still the military envoy of Xihe Road. He admits that he is a minister of the Song Dynasty."
"I understand, he is actually a Song minister who supports his troops and is self-reliant."
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen suggested that he should be appointed as the Shaanxi Provincial Envoy and commanded in the northwest. If Your Majesty is sincere enough, Wei Chen thinks that he will accept the title and continue to be a minister of the Song Dynasty. This way, at least everyone will not lose face.
And maybe one day, he can regain Bianliang."
"Can he regain Bianliang?" Zhao Gou was really doubtful.
Zhang Jun smiled slightly, "It's like the imperial court never expected him to regain Shaanxi Road, but he just did it."
Zhao Gou was really tempted. He nodded, "Let me think about this matter again."
Lu Yihao stayed up almost all night. He waited anxiously in the lobby for the official's decree. Generally, officials would issue decrees at night, announcing that he would be removed from the position of prime minister, but there was no movement until the third watch. Lu Yihao finally couldn't bear it.
Feeling sleepy, he sat on the chair and fell asleep.
When he woke up at dawn, Lu Yihao felt that his head was very heavy, his nose was blocked, and his voice was hoarse.
"Did anyone come to announce the decree last night?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
The maid whispered from the side: "Report to the Master, no one came to announce the decree."
Lu Yihao felt strange. He opened the quilt covering his body and struggled to stand up. Two maids quickly stepped forward to support him.
At this time, a maid ran over in a panic and said: "Master, someone is coming from the palace!"
Lu Yihao's heart sank. It has come when it should come, and there is no way to escape fate.
He had no choice but to work up his energy and went to the front hall. A eunuch came forward and saluted and said with a smile: "Ms. Lu, the official family invites you to come into the palace to discuss anything you have to do!"
Lu Yihao asked with some confusion: "Didn't the father-in-law come to issue the decree?"
"No! Our family is just here to notify Mr. Lu to enter the palace!"
Lu Yihao was confused, so he could only nod his head, "I'll tidy up a little and enter the palace right away!"
Lu Yihao tidied up a little, then got on the official sedan and entered the palace.
Lu Yihao came to the imperial study room. After waiting for a while, a eunuch came out and said: "The official family invites you to see me!"
Lu Yihao steeled himself and walked into the royal study, only to see several other ministers there. He quickly stepped forward and saluted, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gou saw that his face was ugly, so he asked with concern: "Mr. Lu seems to be in poor health?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I just didn't sleep well last night. There is no other problem."
"Then Mr. Lu, please go back and rest early. Mr. Lu is old, so it is important to take care of yourself!"
Lu Yihao was really surprised, why was the official's attitude so good? He secretly glanced at Qin Hui and saw that his face was gloomy and he said nothing.
Lu Yihao said quickly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gou took out a document, wrote two words on it, and put it back in the drawer.
Lu Yihao saw clearly that the document was his resignation, and he also saw clearly the two words written in red by the official on the resignation letter, which were the words 'No!'
Lu Yihao was stunned. The officials did not approve his resignation, so why did he deny it in front of him?
He vaguely realized that something big must have happened.
At this time, Zhang Jun coughed and said to Lu Yihao: "Xianggong Lu, I have received the exact news that Chen Qing has recovered Shaanxi Road. This matter is of great importance. I specially invite Xianggong Lu to come and discuss it."
Lu Yihao suddenly had an enlightenment like a sudden enlightenment. Why had he been so worried that the edict to dismiss him had not come yet? Why did the officials veto the resignation in front of him? It turned out that there were reasons.
At this time, Lu Yihao finally understood the importance of Chen Qing. As long as Chen Qing was around, officials would not dare to dismiss him easily. No wonder Qin Hui's face was so ugly.
With this in mind, the gloom in Lu Yihao's heart was swept away, and his spirit became cheered up.
He knew that he had to express his position first, so Lu Yihao quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Qing's recovery of Shaanxi Road is great news!"
Zhao Gou was waiting for him to express his position! He nodded, "Chen Qing has made great contributions to the country. I am initially considering promoting him to the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Education, Inspection and Work, Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, as the Shaanxi Road Propaganda Envoy, and changing his title to Qin Guogong.
I wonder if Xianggong Lu thinks it’s appropriate?”
Lu Yihao knew full well that the official wanted to persuade Chen Qing to accept the grant. As long as Chen Qing accepted it, he would still be a minister of the Song Dynasty.