Reviewing Li Xia's entire strategy, the main context is actually very simple.
Stir up all the forces to enter, create chaos, kill the emperor, persuade Mrs. Cixian to support, create alibi, bring troops back, and intimidate the courtiers.
During the process, he went to the Xuande Hall to get the memorial from Wen Yunsun, which was when his men were standing on the top of the Xuande Hall, throwing thunder cannons to blow up the Wende Hall.
At that time, Wen Yunsun's memorial was spread out on the table, and there was another half-written memorial next to it. It should have been written by Dong Songchen, saying that Li Xia and Li Fen had colluded.
Dong Songchen, the eunuch, impressed Li Xia. He was a master of imitation and his handwriting was excellent.
It's really good. Wen Yunsun's calligraphy is excellent, but Dong Songchen can imitate it. Although it lacks craftsmanship, Li Xia looks almost the same anyway.
No matter how good his literary talent is, he just wrote a half-page memorial based on the words of Zhuangyuan Lang...
Li Xia immediately decided to kill Dong Songchen.
The reason is very simple. What he told Yan Rong and Quan was that Zhao Yun did not believe Wen Yunsun's memorial and Dong Songchen could expose the matter.
Of course, Yan Rong and the Quan family were talking secretly in the secret room, and it was impossible for Dong Songchen to guess why the Quan family trusted Li Xia so much that nothing could be done wrong.
We have to wait for Yan Rongkong to take action and find a reason to deal with it.
In short, the main plot is very simple, but there are many small details that keep popping up.
In addition, the attitudes of the civil servants are constantly swinging...it must be swinging, because these people are destined to not be of the same mind as Li Xia.
This makes the entire plan complicated and requires a lot of effort to implement.
Li Xia had to leave most of the affairs to his subordinates, including Jia Sidao, who was also handed over to Yan Yunyun.
The ideal outcome of the original plan was actually for Jia Sidao to die, and for Li Xia to lead his troops back to Lin'an and personally convince the Quan family to kill Zhao and Min, which would be safer.
Of course, he knew that Yan Yunyun could not be Jia Sidao's opponent, but he had no choice. He had even prepared for the worst, such as a real fight with Jia Sidao in Lin'an, or using a trick.
Fortunately, everyone's performance exceeded Li Xia's expectations.
Yan Yunyun delayed Jia Sidao for a long time, and his layout made Jia Sidao busy with dealing with things and had no time to take care of the Quan family.
This is important.
As soon as Zhao Yun died, the situation reached chaos; as soon as Quan expressed his stance, Li Xia got the reputation he wanted.
The most important thing is strength, Li Xiayou.
What he has always lacked is prestige, qualifications, reputation, and the trust of the court. Once these things are supplemented, he will be qualified to compete with Jia Sidao.
For example, if there is no name, Zhang Jue will listen to the Privy Council. But if there is a name, Zhang Jue will definitely support Li Xia.
At this point, it was impossible for Jia Sidao to make a comeback unless he overturned the table and started a fight.
Li Xia is not afraid of being beaten.
Why is the enemy this time Jia Sidao?
This does not refer to Jia Sidao as a person, Jia Sidao just occupies his position, and he holds most of the power of the center.
In other words, Jia Sidao is now the center of the Song Dynasty.
Why should the two be enemies?
Because what Li Xia has done has been to steal power from the central government.
Li Xia's behavior has the potential of a vassal town.
As the center of the Song Dynasty, Jia Sidao was the first to realize that he felt that his power had been being stolen. Li Xia killed King Rong, raised the bandits' self-respect, begged for money and food, and returned to Sichuan and Shu... In essence, he was eating away at Jia Sidao bit by bit.
The power of Tao.
A dog in this feudal town did not want to become the center. It refused to take the food fed to it and was chewing the meat of the center.
Any personal grievance is just a statement, in essence... Jia Sidao has had several pieces of flesh bitten off his leg by Li Xiashi.
Therefore, Li Xia must be killed.
Jia Sidao was the steward of the courtyard in the Song Dynasty. He waved his stick and drove Cheng Yuanfeng, Ye Mengding and everyone else to beat the dog, which had been stealing his food.
But the dog killed the owner of the housekeeper, Nobuzhong, and the other servants always wanted to be the housekeeper. At this time, Jia Sidao took a closer look and found that the little puppy he was raising was not a dog, but a wolf.
But the old master and the young master regarded it as a guard dog and asked the housekeeper to cut off another piece of meat to feed it.
Only the housekeeper could see it most clearly. He felt wronged and wronged and wanted to cry but had no tears.
"This is a wolf! Open your blind eyes and look, this is a wolf that wants to swallow up the Song Dynasty!"
No one believed him.
The wolf had already entered the courtyard and looked around.
The housekeeper has only two choices, fight to the death with the wolf, or cut off the meat and feed it this time and let it go...
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Severe pain.
Jia Sidao could only cut the meat and feed it to the wolves.
After the palace meeting, Li Xia's three hundred elite soldiers stationed at Duting Post, not far from the Imperial Street, between the palace city and the Privy Council.
This was arranged by the Quan family by the queen.
what for?
The throne of the emperor was vacant, and indeed no one could remove Jia Sidao from his position as prime minister.
Looking at Lin'an, only Li Xia dared to fight with Jia Sidao, so he stayed here. Would Jia Sidao dare to go to the Privy Council?
If you don't dare, important ministers like Cheng Yuanfeng, Rao Huchen, Ye Mengding, and Yang Dong will try their best to encroach on their power until the new emperor ascends the throne.
It won't take long, Li Xia will return to Shu soon.
But when the time comes, when Jia Sidao comes back, you will still have a few kilograms or taels left in your hands.
For these civil servants, some were afraid of Jia Sidao, some were unable to compete, some were unwilling to compete, and some were concerned about the overall situation. In short, they were no match for Jia Sidao.
Now, Li Xia is holding Jia Sidao down, even if it can only hold him down for a while, they will come up to share Jia Sidao's power.
Power means fighting and grabbing.
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"Jia Sidao lost because he was too arrogant and rude. He not only wanted to support His Highness, but also wanted to exclude the ministers around His Highness. He threatened to support the clan at every turn. It's hateful!"
"Yes, fortunately Mrs. Cixian doesn't fall for his tricks."
"Can Mrs. Cixian be threatened by him? Do you want to support the clan? Well, consider yourself a traitor and mobilize Shu Shu to quell the rebellion!"
Because it was a period of national mourning, the ministers of Prince Zhong's palace did not dare to laugh, but wiped their tears and marveled endlessly.
"The old lady is indeed an old lady. She can see Jia Sidao's evil deeds at a glance..."
Ye Mengding sighed and patted his knees, feeling very emotional.
He stayed up all night, being instigated by Li Xia and fearing that Jia Sidao would really fall out, so he was in a dilemma and had no choice.
"I never thought Mrs. Cixian would be so courageous..."
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"The old woman is ignorant and is doing state affairs recklessly!"
Jia Sidao kicked a low stool in the hall away, and his anger finally burst out.
"How could she be so stupid?! The revenge for killing her son, the revenge for killing two sons! I worked so hard to find her enemy, why can't she trust me?!"
"Alang..."
"What I gave is the best way! Kill Li Xia to avenge her, and eliminate harm for the Song Dynasty. That's it. King Zhong is not involved. Your Majesty understands... Your Majesty doesn't need me to say a word. I just have to say whatever I want."
Find a civil servant who is not afraid of death and give him a few clicks, and your Majesty will know everything clearly, how smart he is?"
"Yes Yes……"
"Then what kind of brain does this stupid woman have?! She hit me? So stupid! So stupid!"
"What did I do that was not in her interest? She wants to have a grandson to succeed her, that's fine! I have always wanted to support her bloodline, but you can't even understand this?"
"When I said I wanted to support the clan, it was to scare people like Cheng Wufeng and Ye Mengding who are at both ends of the spectrum! Why did I win over Zhao and Min? To clarify the truth about the regicide case! How loyal? How hard-working?!"
"She can't even see this. What's going on in her mind?! Hit me? If I wasn't guarding Ezhou in safety, the Song Dynasty would have died long ago! How did Your Majesty treat me? How did she treat me?!"
"How dare a smelly old boy interfere in government affairs?! Disaster for the country! Disaster for the country!"
"Bang!"
A grand master's chair was lifted up and smashed to the ground.
"Alang! Stop scolding. If someone hears it...it's not worth being so angry. It's just letting two old scholars into the center..."
"Am I angry that I lost?!" Jia Sidao shouted: "I am angry that Quan's family is so stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"
"Prince Zhong is supposed to succeed to the throne. What are we fighting for? It's just a fight for a little bit of power after Prince Zhong succeeds to the throne! The power of the ministers is fought by the ministers... It's none of her business?! It's none of her business?
!Want to run out and dance?"
Jia Sidao still felt uncomfortable, and he patted his chest hard and cried loudly.
"Your Majesty! Open your eyes in heaven and look at your mother! Look at your mother... I want to avenge you, your mother... Your Majesty!"
He burst into tears when he thought about how anxious Zhao Yun would be if he saw the scene in the palace today.
This time I was really sad.
It's not that I'm sad that I lost.
Jia Sidao was conceited throughout his life and remained calm despite all difficulties and dangers.
This time, he was really heartbroken by the Quan family... He did not choose the clan to join him. He took revenge and established Zhao Yu out of consideration for the righteousness between him and Zhao Yun.
If you lose your authority, you can still get it back. It's only when your heart is broken that Jia Sidao really feels sad.
"So damn stupid..."
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Rao Huchen was presiding over the national mourning. Thinking back on everything today, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Even though he could usurp Jia Sidao's power, he still gained great benefits.
However, the matter that could have been solved through discussion was forced to intervene because of Mrs. Cixian's intervention and raised Li Xia to a position where he could compete with Jia Sidao. This almost led to a fight, causing the country to fall apart.
That is to say, she was lucky that Jia Sidao bowed his head in the end. Otherwise, if the history is as sharp as a knife, Rao Huchen would be the first to stand up and blame the Quan family for the country's disaster.
This is not about who is right and who is wrong between Li Xia and Jia Sidao, who is loyal and who is traitorous. It is about putting aside the positions and just talking about not risking the country.
Rao Huchen made a fair comment in his heart...Mrs. Ci Xian did not understand state affairs, very, very, very little.
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At this time, Quan Manniang was sitting in the palace, looking at Quan Jiu.
"Jiu'er, you want to be a queen in the future, and you have to learn a lot about maternal etiquette. Don't panic, I will teach you personally."
Quan Manniang spoke very slowly, with a look of sadness in her eyes, and she looked wise and deep.
It was she who supported her grandson Zhao Fu with a few words today, and stabilized the imperial court in one fell swoop, preventing another powerful prime minister in the Song Dynasty from abolishing the establishment.
Everyone around the palace maids and chambermaids admired her, holding her in their arms like the stars holding the moon.
Quan Jiu also saluted dignifiedly, while wiping tears for the national mourning, she responded: "My grandniece, thank you for your great aunt's love..."
Xie Daoqing sat aside and lowered his head.
She felt that the Quan family had gone too far. Did she really think that she was the Empress Dowager?
When the new emperor succeeds to the throne, if the former emperor's biological mother continues like this, the courtiers will really bother her.
Although he thought so, Xie Daoqing turned around and looked at Quan Jiu again, and couldn't help but feel a little jealous...
Further away, Yan Rong was kneeling among the concubines, with his head lowered, but he took a sneak peek and caught this scene in his eyes.
She couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She looked inscrutable and matured with age. Wasn't she fooled around? She was a fool.
Suddenly, I understood why Li Xia said that he could not become the prime minister and must return to Sichuan.
These women are the backers of fools. Can they be relied upon for a while or for the rest of their lives?
Looking at the queen now, the queen mother is still jealous of this small honor, which is a bit boring.
She, Yan Rong, just needs to lean on the couch and call on the most capable man in the world to let her enjoy stability and prosperity.
As I thought about it, the scene in my mind felt strange again, and I became lustful towards Li Xia again...