Fenghou

Chapter 101 Opposition
Lu Yihao hurried to the imperial study room, but unexpectedly found that Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin were also there. Seeing Lu Yihao coming in, both of them fell silent.

Although there was constant filth between the two, when it came to handing over Chen Qing to Jin Guo, the two accidentally came to the same line, and both of them strongly agreed to handing Chen Qing over to Jin Guo.

However, at the discussion in Zhizheng Hall just now, Lu Yihao and Zhizheng Zhao Ding objected to handing over Chen Qing to the Kingdom of Jin, Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin supported it, and Li Hui, a privy secretary, expressed neutrality. The result was two to two, and no majority was formed. .

In this way, the final decision is still in the hands of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this morning, Chen Qingcai presented the Golden Buddha of Emperor Shenzong to His Majesty. His loyalty is a lesson to be learned. It took only half a day for him to be reduced to a prisoner. It is really embarrassing. Your Majesty, it doesn't make sense in terms of emotion and reason? "

Fan Zongyin said unceremoniously: "The Golden Buddha is a small matter, but welcoming the Empress Dowager is a major matter. It is related to the state system. We must be pragmatic. We cannot give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the sake of a small commander."

Qin Hui also said: "Filial piety comes first. Your majesty is the Son of Heaven. How can you just watch the queen mother suffer in the Kingdom of Jin? As long as it is for filial piety, all other inappropriate things can be forgiven. The people of the world will understand your majesty's filial piety." .”

Lu Yihao saw that the emperor was quite tempted, and suddenly became a little anxious, "Your Majesty, seeing that Jin Guo is going to attack Dasan Pass for the second time, at this juncture, Jin Guo proposed to exchange Chen Qing with the Queen Mother. When we arrive at Dashan Pass, how will the soldiers of the Western Army accept it? Morale will suffer a heavy blow, can Dashan Pass be held? Your Majesty, it is a matter of the safety of Sichuan, and we must not be hasty!"

Qin Hui snorted, "It's enough to give each of the officers and men of the Western Army a promotion. I guarantee that everyone is grateful to His Majesty, which is enough to offset the adverse effects of the Chen Qing incident."

Lu Yihao was furious, and stared at Qin Hui viciously, "Is the matter so simple? You are the majestic Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, but you are instigating the officials to do unrighteous things. If you do this, how will future generations evaluate the officials? Do you still want the name of family forever?"

Lu Yihao hit the vital point with his sword, and Zhao Gou's face changed. He really ignored the evaluation of later generations. He immediately realized that even if he wanted to do this, he couldn't do it by himself. There must be a scapegoat, Qin Hui or Fan Zongyin.

Zhao Gou waved his hand, "This matter is of great importance. Since the Zhizheng Hall has not reached a conclusion, let the officials discuss it. I am a little tired, let's go first!"

Zhao Gou got up and walked outside, "Go back to the palace!"

"His Majesty the Emperor returns to the palace!" The eunuch shouted from outside.

Zhao Gou gave Qin Hui a wink inadvertently.

"These bastards!"

Lu Yihao returned to the mansion in the afternoon and smashed the tea cup to the ground, 'Bang! 'The teacup was smashed to pieces.

The eldest son Lu Jin next to him was taken aback, and quickly persuaded: "Father, calm down!"

Lu Yihao also calmed down, waved his hands, sat down, pressed his fingers on his head, the blood vessels on his head were throbbing, he had dizziness, he couldn't get angry, he had to calm down as soon as possible.

Lu Jin quickly asked the maid to clean up the debris on the ground.

"Father, are you angry about Chen Qing?"

"You know that too?"

Lu Jin nodded, "I went to the Court of Appeal this afternoon to handle matters, and word spread."

Lu Yihao snorted heavily, "The dignified Song Dynasty actually wants to replace the queen mother with an anti-gold general, and Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin are still acting as minions for tigers, which is simply ridiculous."

Lu Jin sighed in his heart. His father was concerned, but he was in chaos. He fought against the officials for a Chen Qing, and he might lose Xiangguo.

"Father, in fact, most of the court officials support Mr. Qin, and they all feel that there is nothing wrong with replacing the queen mother with Chen Qing!"

Lu Yihao was silent, this result was within his expectation, Chen Qing was too humble, how could his weight be compared with the Queen Mother?

It can be seen from the eagerness of the imperial court to sign a temporary armistice agreement. Let alone the Northern Expedition now, as long as the Jin soldiers no longer go south, they will burn high incense. They all live in peace, but they are fascinated by the West Lake landscape and have long forgotten Bianliang. Be clean.

Chen Qing, an ordinary general of the Northwest Army, how could the court officials care about his life and death?

Lu Yihao sighed for a long time, asking him to fight against the officials of the court, he was more than willing but not strong enough!
At this time, footsteps came from outside, and the maid reported: "Master, Mr. Xu is here!"

"Let him in!"

After a while, an official about forty years old came in, it was Zuo Shiyi Xu Yun, who had spoken for Chen Qing during the killing of prisoners, and he was actually one of the confidantes of the official Zhao Gou.

But Xu Yun has another identity. He is the proud student of Lu Yihao, the right minister.

Lu Yihao winked at his eldest son Lu Jin, who closed the door and retreated.

"Pei Chang, how's the situation outside?"

Xu Yun hurriedly said: "Teacher, the official family fell ill!"

"fall sick!"

Lu Yihao smiled meaningfully, "The official's illness is really timely!"

"Qin Hui just entered the palace."

"How to say?"

"I don't know the specific student. When I came, he hadn't come out of the palace yet, but I guess the officials summoned him."

Lu Yihao nodded, and he also saw the last wink the official gave Qin Hui.

"You follow up and pay close attention to Qin Hui's next move."

"Students understand!"

Xu Yun didn't stay for long, and soon said goodbye and left.

Lu Yihao paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back. He probably understood that the officials wanted to exchange Chen Qing for the Empress Dowager, but he was afraid of affecting his reputation, so he said he couldn't afford it, and pushed Qin Hui out to let Qin Hui act on the stage.

It is really not easy to rescue Chen Qing, the only hope is that the officials are afraid of affecting their reputation, but with Qin Hui around, it is really difficult.

Lu Yihao frowned, this Qin Hui said he killed the guard Jin Bing and fled back, but he brought his wife with him, how could it be possible?But the officials believed it.

Lu Yihao became more and more suspicious that Qin Hui wanted to hand over Chen Qing to the Jurchens, and it might not be that simple behind the scenes.

Fan Zongyin also saw the wink given to Qin Hui by the officials, and he was quite disappointed. Obviously, he was not as important as Qin Hui in the hearts of the officials.

Fan Zongyin returned to the mansion sullenly, and invited his staff member Han Qi.

After listening to Fan Zongyin's narration, Han Qi smiled slightly and said, "The officials will indeed trust Qin Xiangguo more in this matter."

"why?"

"The reason is very simple. Regarding the matter involving Chen Qing, the officials are very clear that Xianggong must be out of personal anger, so he will definitely not follow Xianggong's suggestion, and Xianggong should not be too disappointed."

Fan Zongyin frowned slightly, "Could it be that I was used by Qin Hui?"

"It should be! If I'm not wrong, Mr. Qin must have discussed this matter with Mr. Qin before the meeting in the Zhizheng Hall."

Fan Zongyin nodded in embarrassment, indeed.

Han Qi persuaded again: "Replacing the queen mother with an anti-gold general is morally unreasonable anyway. This is also the reason why the officials pretended to be sick. They shifted the responsibility to the ministers. The officials chose Qin Hui. It is obvious that Qin Hui will carry it. This is a scapegoat, but he will definitely not treat him badly afterwards, so don’t participate in it, and accompany Qin Hui to take the scapegoat, and it’s better not to lose one in the end.”

Fan Zongyin's face was a little hot. Every time something about Chen Qing was involved, he would jump out and spare no effort to attack, but he would regret it afterwards. This time it was the same, he was used by Qin Hui again.

It's not that Fan Zongyin is incompetent or IQ is not enough, it's actually a flaw in his character, he tends to go to extremes, and Fan Zongyin himself knows his own problems, so he asks Han Qi to be his assistant to remind himself at critical moments.

Fan Zongyin was a little frustrated: "What should I do next?"

"Let's take a look first! In this matter, Mr. Xiang must be cautious."

(End of this chapter)