As a dignified shepherd of Kaifeng and a second-rank minister, he was so frightened that he collapsed on the spot?
This is not just embarrassing, but also detrimental to official authority!
Just when Li Ming was about to be drowned by the people, a loud and majestic voice sounded.
"Everyone stop!"
The crowd was only two steps away from Li Ming, but it stopped abruptly.
All eyes were focused on Zhao Huan.
The orders and prohibitions imposed by the common people and righteous men made Li Ming look at Zhao Huan with even more fear. This shows that Zhao Huan's reputation has completely transformed into prestige!
Prestige is the cornerstone of power, and Zhao Huan's momentum is already unstoppable!
Changfu looked confused and couldn't understand why Zhao Huan wanted to stop the crowd. If a dog official like Li Ming was not killed, the people would not be angry if he did not kill him.
But Zhao Shiyan's mood is completely opposite...
The crazy prince in front of him actually had a measured advance and retreat, and controlled the intensity of the wave of public opinion just right.
Even if Li Ming is no longer a thing, he is still an official of the imperial court.
Once the common people's righteous men really beat Li Ming to death on the spot, public anger turned into a riot, and Shangfeng naturally had a reasonable excuse to suppress public opinion.
The police officers were beaten, but Li Ming, a second-level official, was no joke.
Zhao Huan's goal had been achieved. He stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Li Ming with a smile.
"The dignified second-grade Kaifeng Palace Shepherd was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground?"
"Master Li, are you a little timid?"
Changfu was quite discerning, so he added appropriately: "You alone can wipe out the rebels?"
Feeling the contemptuous glances coming from all directions, Li Ming blushed. Just as he was about to stand up, Chen Zhao suddenly shouted.
"Kill!"
Li Ming's calves trembled and he sat back down again.
This scene instantly caused a burst of laughter.
"Hahaha, this is the Kaifeng Prefect of the Song Dynasty? It's really ridiculous!"
"I hope you and other dog officials will destroy the Song Dynasty!"
Li Ming was so embarrassed that he just wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in. When he turned around to look, he found that Zhao Huan had already walked away.
He wanted to eat Zhao Huan alive. After the extreme anger, he turned into despair...
Zhao Huan's prestige reached its peak, but Li Ming lost all face...
"Depose Li Ming!"
Zhao Huan's sharp shout was immediately followed by thousands of responses. For a time, the entire Kaifeng Mansion echoed with the cry of "depose Li Ming".
The news soon reached the palace.
After learning about the chaos in Kaifeng Mansion, Tong Guan cursed in his heart.
"Gao Qiu, like his son, is a waste, yet he allowed Zhao Huan to make such a big fuss."
"On the day of Dianxing City Cao, if we don't capture Zhao Huan, we will have you first!"
When Tong Guan turned around, his smile was like a spring breeze again.
After looking at the book case, Zhao Ji, who was dancing in writing and writing, said softly and calmly: "Your Majesty, chaos occurs frequently in the capital, all caused by the gathering of martyrs."
"The old slave feels that it is time to rectify the atmosphere. If the righteous people are allowed to continue to make trouble, I am afraid it will damage the country's prestige."
Zhao Ji didn't even look up, and his pen strokes moved across the rice paper. With his superb thin gold style, he pieced together four characters, "Song Jin Yong Hao".
Zhao Ji was quite proud of his calligraphy. He clicked the ink twice and continued writing. He was in a good mood.
"As the saying goes, a man with a shallow mouth can eat a man with a short hand."
"The righteous people in the world have raised 920,000 guansi coins. It has just been a while, and I am about to order a suppression. Isn't it too petty?"
"Let them just make trouble. There is a big difference between making trouble and rioting."
Upon hearing this, Tong Guan felt extremely depressed.
He even secretly sighed that it was a pity that Li Ming was not beaten to death, otherwise he could have taken this opportunity to sweep all the righteous men out of Bianjing.
Just last night, the Jin envoy secretly entered the palace and talked about the fund-raising meeting.
The temptation of 920,000 Guansui coins is not small for the Jin people.
The Jin people set out two conditions. As long as Zhao Ji meets them, Song and Jin will be happy.
First, send the coins to the Kingdom of Jin as soon as possible.
Second, destroy Zhao Huan quickly!
These two points were all said into Zhao Ji's heart, and his mood naturally cleared up the clouds and revealed the sunshine, bright and warm spring.
Seeing Zhao Ji personally drafting a letter to Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Kingdom, the thin gold style was used to the extreme in order to show the sincerity of the Song Dynasty's reconciliation.
It is eloquent and has more than a dozen words. It can be said that it is a fountain of literary thoughts and is incomparable to Chicheng.
"The news that the traitor made at the fund-raising meeting has already alarmed the Jin people. 920,000 Guansui coins and a deposed prince were exchanged for Yanyun and Jiuzhou to build friendship with our neighbors."
"My dear, what do you think?"
Tong Guan touched his sleeves and gave a thumbs up: "Your Majesty is truly a wise king through the ages!"
"Prince Ding is fierce and manic. All he does is anger the Jin people and damage our country."
"Your Majesty has great talents and great strategies. He turned conflicts into friendship, established lasting peace with neighbors, and brought back Kyushu without a single blow. This is a genius of heaven!"
Zhao Ji was in an even happier mood, and his writing skills moved much faster.
"Then depose Li Ming, appease public opinion, and concentrate on running the Dianxing City Cao."
Although Tong Guan was smiling, his heart was pounding.
Depose Li Ming?!
Li Ming was the governor recommended jointly by the six prime ministers. With Kaifeng Prefecture as the fulcrum, he was in charge of all affairs in the capital.
Wouldn't this move kill a thousand enemies and injure oneself eight hundred?
"Your Majesty, Li Ming is a high-ranking official of the second rank. He will be abolished at any time. I'm afraid..."
Before Tong Guan could finish speaking, Zhao Ji had already raised his pen and frowned slightly: "What should I write next?"
Upon hearing this, Tong Guan quickly put his head down.
How could he not know what Zhao Ji was thinking? He was on the verge of getting angry if his thinking was blocked.
"The old slave obeys the order and will pass the order to the officials."
When the words fall, so does the writing.
At noon the next day, Li Ming was dismissed from his position as governor and demoted to the rank of Zhongshusheren.
As soon as this news came out, the entire capital was in an uproar.
Even Zhao Huan was a little surprised: "Damn it, your Majesty is worthy of being so ruthless when he strikes."
"Not only was he demoted two levels in a row, but he was kicked directly from the powerful Fu Mu to the Hanlin Academy to draft an imperial edict."
"I'm a little confused as to what your Majesty is thinking."
Chen Zhao, who came to visit Zhao Huan early, grinned mischievously.
"Although your Majesty is fatuous...ahem, even though he is wandering around in clouds and wild cranes, he is not stupid."
"Li Ming is a pawn of the civil service clique. Getting rid of him will not only appease public opinion, but also slap the civil service clique. Why not?"
Zhao Huan looked at Chen Zhao with great interest: "Does Mr. Chen know something inside?"
Yesterday in Kaifeng Mansion, Chen Zhao put in a lot of effort. Although he has not yet formally formed an alliance with Zhao Huan, his status as a close friend has been decided.
In order to catch up with Zhao Huan's fast sail, Chen Zhao chuckled and said in a very low voice: "My father is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He often goes to and from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I have heard about it."
"Although Your Majesty favors Liu Xiang, he also feels that Liu Xiang's power is too great. The opportunity is in front of you, so Your Majesty naturally wants to take advantage of it."