Staring at Zhao Huan's back, Han Mulu's eyes became ferocious. He never believed that Zhao Huan could save Zheng Qingyun's life.
As soon as Zhao Huan left, a member of the Cai clan appeared next to Han Mulu with the same sinister expression.
"This Zhao Huan is really as arrogant as ever. Now, he even dares to threaten Mr. Han."
"Hmph, if he kneels down and begs for mercy, perhaps Mr. Han will give him a chance when he is happy. Now let's go home and hold the funeral."
Although these words relieved Han Mulu's anger, he was not carried away by it.
He flicked his sleeves to signal his followers not to get happy too early.
"I just received the news that the Ever Victorious Army has launched an attack on the capital of Yizhou. I believe this news will reach your Majesty's ears soon."
"Not to mention, the status of Yizhou is increasing day by day. Even if it is simply to suppress rebellion, Your Majesty will give King Ding a chance to breathe. After all, Yizhou is also the territory of the Song Dynasty."
"How can we allow others to sleep soundly under the dragon couch?"
Hearing this, the party members couldn't help but frown and lowered their voices: "Master Han, do you mean that your majesty will use Zheng Qingyun's life as a bargaining chip to force the prince to pacify the victorious army?"
Han Mulu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The solemn look on his face disappeared, replaced by an inexplicable confidence.
"That bitch Zheng Qingyun, even if he was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts, it would have no meaning other than making Zhao Huan heartbroken."
"I'm so exhausted, I can only blame Zhao Huan for being unkind to others."
"But if Zhao Huan, in order to protect Zheng Qingyun, tried his best to quell the Changjiang Army, it would be a real deep trap."
"Hahaha, that idiot Wang Daquan thought he was so meticulous that he discovered a flaw in Zheng Qingyun's crime record. Little did he know that the flaw was deliberately left to him by the minister."
"No matter how smart Zhao Huan is, he will never realize that he is being led step by step into the trap carefully prepared by the prime minister."
The party members' eyes widened in disbelief.
"Let me tell you! The prime minister has already checked everything related to Zhao Huan. How could he miss such a thing as Zheng Qingyun's criminal records?"
"It turns out that the prime minister deliberately put a long line to catch a big fish and lured Zhao Huan to take the bait!"
"Hahaha, you are worthy of being a minister, wonderful, wonderful!"
Han Mulu's expression was very proud. Before, he was worried that Zhao Huan would not fight against the rebellion with all his strength. Now with Zheng Qingyun as a bargaining chip, Zhao Huan could only fight to the end with the Chang Sheng Army.
As everyone knows, the Ever Victorious Army has already secretly communicated with the Jin Bing. Not only does it have a large number of troops, but with the support of the Jin Bing, its equipment is also very sophisticated.
Trying to defeat the ever-victorious army with just a mere tiger-winged army is tantamount to wishful thinking.
Not to mention that Zhao Huan couldn't defeat the victorious army. Even if he won, both sides would suffer. How would he still have the strength to deal with the Jin soldiers? After all, in the end, wouldn't His Majesty still have to rely on the public minister?
Although this strategy is dangerous, if you are not careful, it may lead to the Jin soldiers marching in and encroaching on the territory of the Song Dynasty.
But for the benefit of the Prime Minister, it is worth taking no matter how big the risk is.
As soon as Zhao Huan left the household department, Chen Zhao came towards him.
Seeing Chen Zhao, Zhao Huan's heart sank: "Why are you here? Didn't I ask you to guard Qingyun in the palace?"
Chen Zhao looked helpless: "Someone has come from the palace, and they are from the palace. The eunuch asked the prince to go back immediately to receive the order."
Although Zhao Huan murmured in his heart, he immediately followed Chen Zhao back to the palace. Before entering, he met the eunuch who was delivering the order.
Because Zhao Huan's reputation in the inner court was extremely bad, and Cai Jing came back, the inner court officials were even less optimistic about Zhao Huan. Therefore, the eunuchs' eyes were not eyes, and their noses were not noses, so they did not look at Zhao Huan seriously.
"King Ding accepts the decree!"
"Your Majesty has an edict that King Ding, who is also the envoy of the Tiger Wing Army, must pacify Gao Tuoshan and other rebels within one month. If the emperor's order is not violated, King Ding can choose a quota and be pardoned as appropriate. If the army is defeated, he will be removed.
His duty is to know the affairs of Yizhou."
The eunuch holding the imperial edict high in the air looked at Zhao Huan coldly: "In addition to the imperial edict, your Majesty also has an oral message to pass on to you."
"Yizhou is an important border area of the Song Dynasty. If something goes wrong, the Jin soldiers will march straight in and engulf the hinterland of the Song Dynasty."
"If you make a big mistake because of a small mistake, and you are burdened with guilt, even if you are the eldest son of the emperor, you will not be able to escape the blame."
"I hope King Ding will reflect on himself."
After saying that, the eunuch at the chamberlain put the imperial edict into Zhao Huan's hand, and then added: "This sentence is a gift from one of my subordinates to King Ding."
"It's not worth taking the risk for a dying singer."
Zhao Huan stuffed the imperial edict directly into his sleeve without even thinking about it. Although this move made the eunuch in the chamber extremely dissatisfied, considering Zhao Huan's character, the eunuch did not dare to say anything.
Zhao Huan took out another two taels of silver and handed it to the eunuch: "Determine the affairs of the palace and don't worry about outsiders. This is the sole money to reward you."
The eunuch in the chamber glanced at the broken silver, but did not reach out to take it at all, with a look of disgust on his face: "Two taels of silver? Any official in the capital, even a ninth-grade official, can also give out five taels of silver. Prince Ding is really like the rumors.
, both violent and stingy.”
"You can keep this money to buy the coffin!"
The eunuch who served in the chamber didn't want to stay any longer, so he turned around and left.
Zhao Huan didn't care. He stuffed the money back into his waist and smiled softly: "I even saved these two taels of silver."
Chen Zhao on the side had a stern expression: "Your Majesty, as soon as something happened to Miss Zheng, His Majesty's imperial edict came. It was clear that he was in cahoots with Cai Jing to deliberately set up your Majesty."
"There must be some conspiracy behind the ever-victorious army!"
On the contrary, Zhao Huan became relaxed and showed a hearty smile: "Only in this matter, Your Majesty cannot collude with Cai Jing."
"It has been more than a day or two since Gao Tuoshan arrived in Yizhou. Your Majesty may have dreamed of getting rid of this traitor. Now that I have taken control of Yizhou, it is reasonable for Your Majesty to use my power to put down the rebels."
"Besides, His Majesty holds the Wude Division in his hand, and his eyes and ears are astute. It is not difficult to know that Qingyun's crime record is full of flaws."
"The amnesty quota is a deal between His Majesty and the King."
Chen Zhao was still under great pressure and clenched his fists: "The Chang Sheng Army is no joke!"
Zhao Huan looked at Chen Zhao with a smile and asked: "Then you think this king is just child's play?"
this……
Chen Zhao was speechless for a moment. As far as he knew, in the past ten years, most of the officials and generals in Yizhou chose to coexist with the Ever Victorious Army, and almost no one actually worked hard to suppress the rebellion.
If anyone can kill this rebel party, then it must be Zhao Huan.
It's just that this feeling of being led by someone's nose is really uncomfortable.
Zhao Huan could see Chen Zhao's worries, but he felt relieved: "There is one thing, both your Majesty and Cai Jing have made a mistake."
"Even if there is no such thing as Qingyun, I still want to suppress the rebellion!"