Cai Jing only felt that these noisy and arrogant followers in the past were just a bunch of rubbish that could not stand up to the wall.
But he couldn't say it directly. After all, he still needed to bring momentum to confront the forces in North Korea and China.
Therefore, Cai Jing could only calm down his depressed mood, patiently calmed everyone down.
"Zhao Huan is just using chicken feathers as an arrow."
"He has to have a reason to go to Taiyuan, and as the Supervisory Censor of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is his excuse to thoroughly investigate my old files in Taiyuan Mansion."
"Even if we ask him to investigate and dig up the ground of Taiyuan Mansion, what can he find out?"
"This guy brought Zhang Xiaochun down as soon as he arrived in Taiyuan. Don't you still understand Zhao Huan's true intention?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Of course they knew that every step Zhao Huan took must be carefully calculated and planned step by step.
However, Zhao Huan did not play his cards according to the rules. He knew clearly that Zhao Huan was going to cause trouble, but was unable to take precautions in advance. This is where the Cai clique's members are really helpless.
The Zhang Xiaochun incident was both reasonable and unexpected.
The reason why it was unexpected is that no one expected that Zhao Huan would strike so quickly and violently, without giving anyone a chance to react.
One of the party members couldn't hold it in anymore and said with indignation: "After all, Zhang Xiaochun is also the chief official of a state. No matter how powerful Zhao Huan is, how can he arbitrarily depose Zhang Xiaochun from his official position? This is really unreasonable!"
"Why don't we jointly report to His Majesty and charge Zhao Huan with the crime of transgression!"
Cai Jing had long expected that someone would say this, and directly pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"This is the crux of the matter. Zhao Huan did not depose Zhang Xiaochun at all, but took advantage of Zhang Xiaochun and forced Zhang Xiaochun to resign."
"As the guarantor, Zhao Huan only needs to report the matter to His Majesty."
All the party members couldn't help but gnashed their teeth: "I didn't expect that this Zhao Huan could be so cunning!"
"Now that Zhang Xiaochun has resigned, the only person left in Taiyuan Mansion who can take charge of the overall situation is Wang Zhen. But at this time, Li Gang has already had a huge quarrel with the Palace Secretary."
"If His Majesty grants Zhao Huan the title of Taiyuan Prefecture, wouldn't it mean that no one will be able to suppress Zhao Huan's momentum?"
"Don't tell me, it's really possible! Shu Huhu Lu's military exploits cannot be underestimated."
"First it's Yizhou, and now it's Taiyuan. Does this guy Zhao Huan have to hold the entire military power of the Song Dynasty in his hands?"
Everyone seemed extremely impatient as they spoke to each other.
Cai Jing was also a little worried about the changes in Taiyuan, but after thinking about it, he was relieved. Although His Majesty now relies on Zhao Huan, he will never hand over Taiyuan Mansion to Zhao Huan.
The reason is very simple. Your Majesty does not want Zhao Huan's power to be too great and beyond His Majesty's control.
But problems also arise.
Zhao Huan made a special trip to Taiyuan to get rid of Zhang Xiaochun, who was in the way. Since Taiyuan was a strategic location, the imperial court would definitely send new officials to Taiyuan immediately.
Zhao Huan must already have a suitable candidate for the chief officer of Taiyuan in his heart. Who will this person be?
Cai Jing thought about Li Gang, but Li Gang had already gone to the Dianqian Division, and it was impossible for him to be assigned to Taiyuan instead of looking far away.
Since Li Gang is not suitable, after counting the available people around Zhao Huan, only one Zhao Shiyan is left.
Use Kaifeng Prefecture Yin to know Taiyuan Prefecture?
What a joke!
No matter how stupid Zhao Huan is, he will not make such a loss-making transaction.
The more Cai Jing thought about it, the more confused he became. He couldn't figure out who Zhao Huan planned to put in place after he cleaned up Taiyuan Mansion.
At this moment, Cai Tiao appeared: "Grandpa, Taiyuan is a strategically important place. Now that Zhang Xiaochun has resigned, we, the Cai faction members, must seize this position at all costs!"
The party members present nodded in agreement: "That's right! No matter what Zhao Huan's wishful thinking is, in short, we can never give up to him in Taiyuan."
Cai Jing also had this intention, and immediately hit it off with everyone.
However, Cai Jing left Cai Tiao alone until all his followers were gone. Cai Jing scolded him with a cold face: "I'm afraid Shu Hu Hu Lu attacked Zhao Huan by yourself, right?"
Facing Cai Jing's questioning, Cai Tiao did not hide anything and responded in a deep voice: "If Zhao Huan dares to leave Bianjing, I will send someone to kill him!"
"He can scare anyone, but not me!"
Seeing Cai Tiao gritting his teeth in determination, Cai Jing couldn't help but sigh: "Then what?"
"Shu Huhulu was captured alive, and most of his elite soldiers were killed or wounded. The rest were leaderless and hopeless."
"I have reminded you again and again that when dealing with Zhao Huan, do not be harsh unless absolutely necessary, but you refuse to listen."
"That guy Zhao Huan is the most violent and fierce. If you go head-to-head with him, wouldn't you be playing into his ambitions?"
Cai Tiao's face became even more ugly, especially since Cai Jing did not allow him to confront Zhao Huan head-on. This was clearly saying that he was not as good as Zhao Huan.
Cai Tiao was once one of His Majesty's favorites, and he also saw with his own eyes that Zhao Huan was hiding in that dilapidated palace and living with his tail between his legs.
Now that Zhao Huan has suddenly risen, and even His Majesty wants to avoid his edge, Cai Tiao is naturally unconvinced.
"Although Zhao Huan is brave, he is not invincible!"
"There are only one or two hundred people around him at best. As long as we send out enough killers, we can still kill him."
"Besides, if Shuhu Hulu was captured, we will definitely not be implicated."
"Shu Huhulu followed Ali's instructions. He didn't know at all that my grandson and I were involved. Even Ali and his grandson never had direct correspondence."
"Grandpa, please don't worry."
Cai Jing is not worried about this, otherwise he would not talk to Cai Tiao calmly.
But what made Cai Jing irritated was that Shu Hu was captured alive and Zhao Huan Bai was asked to gain military merit.
Cai Jing raised his head and looked at Cai Tiao, who was unwilling to give up in every possible way, and said earnestly: "You have never been on the battlefield, so you don't know how to march and fight."
"Zhao Huan is surrounded by tigers and wolves, and he cannot be bullied by a small number of people."
"The rabble you sent, even if there are thousands of them, is not enough to slaughter the hundreds of soldiers around him."
"Zhao Huan only brought heavily armored soldiers, but he was able to defeat Shu Huhu Lu's mixed troops, which further proves his bravery and toughness."
"Especially the three-stage shooting he used, relying on the divine arm crossbow to tear apart Shuhu Hulu's front line. You will never be able to learn this skill alone in your lifetime."
"If you don't listen to my advice and insist on competing with Zhao Huan, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later."
Faced with Cai Jing's earnest dissuasion, Cai Tiao bowed his head and agreed, but he felt even more upset in his heart.
Could it be that the huge Cai clan could be so suppressed by Zhao Huan alone that he could not lift his head up?!
That’s not true!
Cai Tiao secretly vowed that as long as he had another chance, he would still kill Zhao Huan without hesitation.