The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 808 Appease the officials
The changes in their eyes certainly did not surprise Zhao Dongting.

Looking at the suspicious eyes of these people in front of him, he could only sigh in his heart.With such a human heart, no matter who it is, they will probably feel that Zhao Dongting did it.

He tapped lightly on the desk with his fingers, and said, "I did not do this."

Wen Tianxiang and the others didn't answer.

For them at this time, silence is undoubtedly the best choice.

Zhao Dongting didn't seem to have any intention of waiting for them to speak, and said again: "I have already sent the king to issue a criminal order to Xinyang City to investigate, and there will always be a day when the truth will come to light. I called you here today, and I didn't expect you to do this." I generally believe in me, but you are all the pillars of the Song Dynasty, and I am also worried that you think of me like this..."

There is deep sincerity in his eyes, "I just hope that you can give me some time, and don't make any decisions because of dissatisfaction before the king comes back with a criminal order. I proposed to retire from my old age and return to my hometown. If you all follow suit, our Great Song Dynasty... will stagnate..."

Zhao Dongting was able to say these words, it can be said that he really confided his heart.

Throughout the Song Dynasty, except for the mentally handicapped emperor Zhao Yu who was played by the treacherous minister Jia Sidao in the applause, he begged Jia Sidao in such a low profile, I am afraid that no emperor has ever begged his courtiers like this.

In fact, Zhao Dongting didn't have to do this at all.

With his current prestige in the court, Zhao Xianzhen committed suicide, and the Great Song Dynasty will never collapse because of this.

In this way, he really didn't want to have a gap with these old ministers.Watching these old ministers all ask to retire and return to their hometowns.

They all came out of Lin'an back then, and they have paid too much for Da Song these years.Retiring sadly is not the ending they should have.

But hearing these words, Wen Tianxiang and others were all moved.

They are still convinced of Zhao Dongting, although they are not convinced that Zhao Xianzhen was not killed by Zhao Dongting.But it is willing to give Wang Wenfu time.

Moreover, all of them still have the common people of the Song Dynasty in their hearts.

As long as they are not completely disappointed with Zhao Dongting, even if Zhao Dongting doesn't say so, they probably won't follow Chen Wenlong's example and die.

Lu Xiufu did not.

Chen Wenlong died because he was in close relationship with the Empress Dowager Xie and others.At that time, his status was even higher than that of Lu Xiufu and others.

He is expressing his dissatisfaction.

After a brief silence passed, Zhang Jue fell to his knees first, "Minister Zhang Jue, obey the order."

He didn't have a good impression of Zhao Xian and others, and Zhang Ru's grandfather, the current royal family, it is normal to have such a behavior.

Even if he was really sure that Zhao Xian was killed by Zhao Dongting, he might still choose to support Zhao Dongting.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Hua, Liu Hongyi, He Dongqiang and others also knelt down on the ground.

Liu Hongyi received Zhao Dongting's great favor because he was loyal to Zhao Dongting, while Huang Hua and He Dongqiang were from the rebel army, so they didn't care much about Zhao Xian's death.

In the end, Zhao Yuluo, Dong Zhen, Wang Yinglin and others also knelt down.

Their relationship with the Empress Dowager Xie and others may not be very deep.

Only Wen Tianxiang was still in a trance.

He has been loyal to Da Song for decades, which means that he cares more about Zhao Xian's death.

The Great Song Dynasty rose up well in the hands of Zhao Dongting, but if he killed Zhao Xian.In the end, Wen Tianxiang might make the same choice as Chen Wenlong.

Zhao Dongting's eyes fell on Wen Tianxiang, and he couldn't help sighing, "Isn't the military order even willing to give me this little time?"

Among these people, the one who caught his heart and worried him the most was Wen Tianxiang.

Wen Tianxiang is the head of the generals of the Song Dynasty and the commander in chief of the Fujian Military Region.Any of his actions will have a great impact on the Song army and the state.

His reputation among the people is far from being comparable to that of Dong Zhen, Huang Hua and others.

It can even be said that if Wen Tianxiang dies, not only may there be chaos in the Fujian Military Region, but even the people will voices condemning Zhao Dongting.

Fortunately, after Wen Tianxiang felt Zhao Dongting's gaze, he slowly raised his head and finally knelt down: "Chen Wen Tianxiang accepts the order."

Zhao Dongting finally heaved a sigh of relief.

As long as these people are not chaotic, no matter how chaotic the Great Song Dynasty is, it will not go anywhere.

As for Yue Peng and Su Quandang who have not yet arrived in Changsha, he is not worried.The two most famous young generals in the Song Dynasty must be devoted to him.

Su Quandang doesn't talk about it, just talk about Yue Peng.With Yue Peng's confidence in Zhao Dongting, even if Zhao Dongting asked him to kill Zhao Xian, he would never hesitate.

Zhao Dongting waved everyone to get up.

Then, his expression became a little dignified again, "Besides this matter, I have one more thing I want to tell you all."

He looked out of the window, "The recent turmoil in the rivers and lakes of Tanzhou is very likely to have a great relationship with the Bauhinia Villa, the sacred place of martial arts. Emperor Gong was assassinated again. I suspect that someone is planning behind the scenes. The purpose is to hinder the development of our Great Song Dynasty. , or even, to cause civil strife in my Great Song Dynasty. You guys, you can still trust me as a human being, but there are countless civil and military officials in my Great Song Dynasty. It is hard to predict what choice they will make. At that time, there will be chaos in the court without accidents. Duan Qilin has just proclaimed emperor in Dali, Zhao Shiren is in Shuzhong, and the Yuan Dynasty seems to have had close contact with their base camp in the past two years. They will It’s hard to say that we won’t take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to the Song Dynasty.”

Zhao Dongting turned his head, his eyes fell on everyone's faces again, "Zhen, I want you to be ready for a big battle."

Wen Tianxiang and the others were moved again.

They obviously didn't think so deeply before.They didn't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes in Tanzhou, Zhao Xian was assassinated, they only focused on Zhao Dongting, and probably didn't think much about Dali and Yuan Dynasty.Hearing what Zhao Dongting said at this time, there is no doubt that there is a feeling in his heart.

Zhang Jue said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, when I return to Jingzhou, I will start preparations immediately."

Wen Tianxiang and the others followed suit and nodded.

Compared with Zhao Xian's matter, this may be the upcoming battle is undoubtedly more important.

But Zhao Dongting said again: "Don't make a big show, everything is done quietly."

There was a bit of murderous intent in his eyes, "If Dali and the Yuan Dynasty dare to invade our border, what we have to do is not only to drive them back, but to beat them up."

After two and a half years of peace negotiations with the Yuan Dynasty, although the Song Dynasty is still developing rapidly, its accumulated national power can already support the war with all its strength.

Although Zhao Dongting originally wanted to seek stability and take every step at a time, if the Yuan Dynasty and Dali dared to launch a war first, he was not afraid to start a war.

In the imperial study that day, Zhao Dongting, Wen Tianxiang and others discussed for a long time, and Wen Tianxiang and others left separately.

Not long after that, they went back to their respective territories directly.

After all, no one knows whether the Yuan Dynasty or Dali are already preparing for a big war.If you really wait until the Great Song Dynasty is in chaos before making preparations, it is likely that the Great Song Dynasty will fall into a passive position.

In the evening, Zhao Dongting held a small banquet in honor of Li Xiushu.Helian City was also invited to attend.

While eating and drinking, a eunuch reported outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Lord Xuan is asking to see you."

This made Zhao Dongting ignore the banquet, nodded apologetically in Li Xiushu's slightly puzzled eyes, and immediately walked out of the hall.

Xuanxue was already waiting outside the hall.

Zhao Dongting took her to a distance of about tens of meters from the main hall, and asked, "Do you already know the whereabouts of those people?"

Xuanxue nodded, "They are currently in Yiyang County."

Zhao Dongting narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that they are really people from Bauhinia Villa."

Yiyang was in the middle of Changde and Changsha, so he had no reason not to wonder if these people were stranded in Yiyang when they learned that the Bauhinia Villa was besieged on the way back to the Bauhinia Villa.

At this moment, Zhao Dongting didn't hesitate any longer, and said to Xuanxue, "Go to Wuding Hall immediately to pass on my oral order, and ask Priest Kong to lead people to arrest all of these people."

Xuanxue was slightly moved, "The emperor wants to send Kong to enshrine?"

Zhao Dongting said: "Those people are all very strong, and they can only be [-]% sure if they make a sacrifice with empty offerings."

Right now, Hong Wutian and Madam Xu followed Wang Wenfu to Xinyang City. Except for Kong Qiangu, no one in the entire Wuding Hall can be sure that they are the opponents of those assassins.

After hearing what Zhao Dongting said, Xuanxue stopped talking and hurried towards Wudingtang.

Not long after, Kong Qiangu left the palace with several former members of Yanyu Hall.A few people in black robes drove their horses straight to Yiyang under the guidance of the spies from the Military Intelligence Department.

(End of this chapter)