Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 310 King Zhongshan made a small plan, and the officials of Song Dynasty surrendered to the emperor's heart

But no one was in the mood to pay attention to Hu Yanjin at the moment.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager was the first to lose control. She stood up angrily, tightly grasped the dragon head crutch and said: "You! King Zhongshan! You are so brave! How dare you beat me in public in this hall?" Honorable envoy of the Liao Kingdom!"

Zhao Mu looked back at Yelu Yanping, who was being supported by other Liao envoys after being slapped with stars in his eyes.

Zhao Mu replied: "I dare to ask the Empress Dowager, except for the ministers of the Emperor of Song Dynasty, there are only a few Khitan dogs in this hall. Where are the envoys? The ministers are just a lackey who is blocking the way. That’s all, why are you so bold?”

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Xiang sat up angrily and said, "It's a rebellion! It's really a rebellion! Come on! Get this rebellious minister and traitor to the Ai family!"

As soon as Empress Dowager Xiang finished speaking, the Imperial Forest Army and Conglong Guard standing outside the door rushed in instantly, each holding a sword and pointing at Zhao Mu.

All the officials present were frightened when they saw this scene.

King Zhongxiao was the first to stand up and said, "Please, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, please calm down!"

But Zhao Mu just glanced at them, and then smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.

Yelu Yanping was directly knocked unconscious by Zhao Mu's slap. Although Yelu Yanping's martial arts was not bad, it was slightly higher than the level of Mu Wanqing and others, and was far from Zhao Mu's opponent.

After Yelu Yanping woke up, he looked at Zhao Mu. But he was frightened back by Zhao Mu's look.

After hearing the emperor's on-the-spot threats, the guards didn't know what to do. Now they couldn't move or move.

He quickly said to the Queen Mother: "No, no, no! Your Majesty has misunderstood, misunderstood. Aijia."

Just when everyone was about to take action, Emperor Zhezong said: "Everyone, stand down!"

How could Zhao Mu's slap, which contained pure Beiming's internal energy, be able to withstand it? He was so slapped that stars appeared in his eyes and he fainted. Fortunately, his companions pinched each other, and he slowly came to his senses.

The uncle and nephew looked up at each other, and both smiled at each other.

Zhezong threatened for the second time, and all the guards retreated knowingly when they saw that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother were no longer talking.

When Zhao Mu saw this, he still said calmly: "Since ancient times, the king has always asked his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. How can the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother overstep their authority?"

When Empress Dowager Xiang heard this, she was frightened. Whether or not to start a war now only depends on Yelu Yanping's words. Empress Dowager Xiang is used to living a peaceful life, and since it doesn't cost her any money, she naturally wants to make peace.

Surrounded by his subordinates, he stood up again, then covered his red and swollen cheeks and said to Queen Mother Gao and Queen Mother Xiang who were on the throne: "King Zhongshan was so arrogant and rude that he beat me in public. Queen Mother, you two The Song State is too rude! Does it sincerely want to start a war with the Liao Dynasty?"

However, in order to save some face for Empress Dowager Gao, Zhe Zong then said: "To punish King Zhongshan, we also need to have a joint trial by the three departments of Zongzheng Temple, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment! Everyone, please step aside!"

Empress Dowager Gao said angrily: "What are you still waiting for? Why don't you quickly pull this traitor down and behead him!"

Empress Dowager Gao heard that Zhao Mu was mocking her for loving power and refusing to return power to Zhe Zong. This undoubtedly angered Ni Lin, Queen Mother Gao.

Seeing the Queen Mother begging for mercy, Zhao Mu quickly shouted: "Hit you? Who saw me beating you?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Zhao Mu's words.

Zhao Muwang asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, have you ever seen a low official beating him?" Zhezong did not expect Zhao Mu to be so shameless. In ancient times, Zhao Gao "called a deer a horse", but now Zhao Mu "opens his eyes and lies".

Looking at Zhao Mu's shameless face, Zhe Zong suppressed a smile and said, "I didn't see it, dear friends, which one of you saw it?"

As soon as Zhezong said these words, all the officials present were silent. Then Sima Guang, Su Zhe and others all turned their attention to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother.

Seeing that no one was talking to him, Zhezong took the initiative to ask by name: "Huyan Aiqing, have you seen the King of Zhongshan beating the Liao envoy?"

King Zhongxiao was originally angry because the Queen Mother wanted to send his daughter to Liao as an apology.

So he replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have not seen it."

Zhezong looked at the old cunning Cai Que again, and continued to ask: "Prime Minister Cai, where are you?"

Cai Que replied: "Wei Chen is old and his eyes are dim. He can only listen to the holy voice and not see anything."

Although Zhezong felt that Cai Que's answer was a bit unsatisfactory, he at least showed his attitude, and Zhezong was also very satisfied.

At this time, Zhezong looked at Sima Guang and continued to ask: "Where are you, Prime Minister Sima!"

Sima Guang was already here when he saw this atmosphere. He couldn't help but sigh at the viciousness of Zhao Mu's move.

He could tell that Zhao Mu was using this matter to establish his authority for Zhe Zong and force the ministers to stand in front of the Empress Dowager and Zhe Zong. As long as all the officials are on Zhezong's side, it doesn't matter whether the queen mothers of the two palaces hand over power or not. The two of them have been ignored, and the tiger talisman seal is already a decoration, and they are not as good as the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.

Although Sima Guang was a key figure in the Queen Mother's party, the matter at hand was a matter of national importance. If he sided with the two Queen Mothers and said that Zhao Muzhen had beaten the Liao envoy, then he would have offended the emperor. The emperor was upright and young, the empress dowager was in her twilight years, and although the empress dowager Xiang was not very old, her grace and charm were still there. But he is also a man who is nearly fifty years old. How can he compare to Zhe Zong, a young man who is less than twenty?

If you offend the emperor and wait for the death of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, you will definitely have no good fruits to eat.

It is true that there was no precedent for killing civil servants in the Song Dynasty, but they just did not kill them. It doesn't mean you won't be exiled, your house will not be ransacked, and all your female relatives won't be turned into prostitutes. If the emperor wants to kill you, there are ten thousand ways, and there is no need to be so violent.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Zhao Mu shamelessly occupied "righteousness". He was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. If he spoke for the Liao people, first of all, this would not be tenable in terms of righteousness. Even if the empress dowagers of the two palaces were still alive, someone would take this thing later. If you read his book, it would be enough for Sima Guang to drink a pot.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sima Guang was forced to choose a side.

Sima Guang replied: "The old minister is also dim-sighted and has not seen it."

When Zhao Mu saw "Two Prime Ministers" and "One Commander" both expressing their positions, the corners of his mouth raised slightly. His purpose was to let the officials of the Song Dynasty know who was the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Zhe Zong looked at Zhao Mu and smiled knowingly. Previously, Zhezong was troubled by the reluctance of the two empress dowagers to completely delegate power. Unexpectedly, his uncle just used a little trick to help him regain the power in public. Even if they don't get everything back, they can still let the ministers publicly express their position.

Afterwards, Zhezong asked everyone: "Dear dear friends, did any of you see King Zhongshan beating the envoy of Liao?"

Seeing the two prime ministers and ministers, as well as King Zhongxiao, they all expressed their positions. None of the ministers are fools. Except for Wang Taiwei, who rose to power through nepotism, and the old Shang Wang, who relied on his hereditary title to eat and wait for death, the others who can stand in this hall are all from the elite of people who have worked hard for many years. Human spirit.

In the current dispute between emperor and empress, it is self-evident who has the upper hand.

So all the ministers shouted in unison: "None of you can see me!"

(End of this chapter)