The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Tun, who is at the center of the turbulent storm of 'royalist', is very embarrassed at the moment. This storm seems to be very beneficial to him, and it is for his own good. ' thought, and raised his reputation a few levels again.But in Zhao Tong's view, this is just an appearance. In fact, not only is he being put on the fire, but the Song Dynasty is also likely to return to turmoil because of this, and the dream of ZTE will die halfway.

In the current situation, if he refuses to let him, people will say that the emperor is greedy for power and position, but he wants to put on a show to buy people's hearts. Losing power, many years of hard work will be ruined once, not to mention, the brothers who followed him through life and death will also face bloody cleansing, and they are no longer servants of the palace, but now they all hold important powers, how can they sit and wait for death with powerful soldiers? At that time, a civil war will be inevitable, and the Song Dynasty will also fall into war, until it exhausts its vitality, and even splits and subjugates the country.

"Li Jun, Jianxi, how did the words I said to the Supreme Emperor that day spread?" Zhao Tuo knew that to determine the nature of this incident, he must first figure out whether the disturbance was intentionally manipulated by someone, or was it just caused by an accidental incident. Only then can countermeasures be made.

"Your Majesty, after investigation by your subordinates, this matter was first reported by a tavern outside Donghua Gate. Some servants who were out of the palace on business would often secretly go there to drink a few glasses of wine and have fun. According to the owner of the tavern, it was a little yellow The door was the first to expose this matter because of drinking too much. As for who spread it, because it was when the tavern was full of customers, many people heard it. It was difficult to find it for a while, but the subordinates are doing their best to investigate. As for the small Because people from the Huangmen Palace often come here, he can't tell the exact face. He only knows that he looks about 20 years old!" Li Jun reported.

"Well, don't investigate those people anymore. Even if you find him, you only need to evade it on the grounds of hearsay. We can't catch his feet at all, and we can't continue to pursue it!" Zhao Tong nodded and said, "If this matter is a human He did it intentionally, this person is too smart, he chose a servant to release the news frequently, and he made a slip of the tongue after drinking. He couldn't help but make people believe it first, and spread the news from public places, and we It is impossible to find out everyone, even if they are caught, they cannot be convicted, and it is difficult to find out who is behind the scenes!"

"Your Majesty, all the servants who were on duty that day in the palace have been secretly checked, but there is no record of leaving the palace in those few days. Manager. It is responsible for purchasing. There are no more than five or six people, but none of them are in their 20s. Those who can take up this position are all old people in the past, and the youngest is in their 30s. They have followed His Majesty for many years, of course. Know the consequences of doing so!" Jian Xi watched the emperor look at him, and quickly reported the results of his investigation.

"That's weird. Is it possible that someone who left the palace privately did it?" Zhao Tang asked again.

"Your Majesty, there is absolutely no such possibility. The incident happened during the day, and there are guards patrolling around Miyagi, how could it be possible to sneak out?" Jian Xi shook his head and said.The guards here have been tested, even if Lu Xiaoyao wants to sneak out during the day, it is impossible for him, as for whether the emperor has succeeded or not, he does not know.

"Then the servants who were on duty that day asked, who did they tell about this?" Li Jun asked Jianxi.

"I've already asked. They said that when the Supreme Emperor came to see His Majesty angrily, they didn't dare to get close. They all waited outside the hall. They didn't hear what was said at all, and the warriors on duty could prove that they were indeed in the hall. Besides, I didn’t enter the palace. And I tried it before, if you close the palace door, you won’t be able to hear what the people in the palace are saying!” Jian Xi said depressedly, he couldn’t figure out whether there were any masters in the palace, It has double downwind ears.

"So the rumors outside are all false?" Li Jun turned to the emperor and asked.

"Not necessarily, at least it is true that the emperor rushed into the palace in anger, and he also said that he should not give up his position, and other words... Haha!" Zhao Tong smiled helplessly, only he knew what happened in the palace that day.

Zhao Ji was angry because he was worried about his abdication. In fact, the main reason was that the new Liao Palace was located next to Jinglong Palace, which was next to the Taishang Emperor's residence. After all these years, he still held grudges, so of course he was not happy with Zhao Huan. Living together, so Jin Gong had a big fight with Zhao Tun, knowing that he agreed to choose another place, and let him pick a few of the good things he found from the Liaoyang Mansion first, so he gave up. Thousands of miles away.

"Your Majesty, it is true that someone was instigating it, but I don't know what their purpose is?" According to the information he has now, no one has come forward to claim it, so it doesn't make sense.

"Do you need to ask? Someone must be coveting the throne, and they think they know the emperor very well. They want to make the matter of 'giving up the throne' known to the world, so as to achieve the attempt to force the emperor to abdicate. The new master!" Jian Xi said angrily, what he thought was relatively simple, but it coincided with what Zhao Tong thought.

"But now both the government and the people are overwhelmingly demanding that His Majesty not abdicate, and His Majesty just needs to push the boat along with the current, and it is difficult to move His Majesty at all. Wouldn't they have shot themselves in the foot by doing this!" Li Jun was confused. The public opinion is raging, and it is impossible for the emperor to abdicate even if he wants to.

"Yeah! Why?" Jian Xi couldn't figure out what these people behind the scenes were thinking about, and things had gotten to this point of chaos, but they were still watching.

"Your Majesty, is it possible that the Jurchens are making trouble, and they sent back the Liao King just to help him to the top?" Li Jun said after thinking for a while.

"What good is it for them to help King Liao ascend the throne? I don't think it's possible." Jian Xi shook his head and said.

"Of course there are benefits. The king of Liao was cowardly and easy to control, but His Majesty beat them into a mess and forced them to sign an alliance under the city. Of course he didn't want His Majesty to take power." Li Jun explained.

"I don't think so. The king of Liao is narrow-minded and has no tolerance for others. He will repay him for his grievances. But the Jurchen seized the throne and took him away and suffered great humiliation. I don't think there is anyone in the Song Dynasty who hates the Jurchen more than him. If he The first thing the superior will do is probably to attack and destroy the Kingdom of Jin!" Jian Xi said.

"I also think that Wu Shu is a smart person. He knows who the Song Dynasty is now. Even if he really wanted to, he would not be in a hurry at this moment. Now that it is a critical moment for peace talks, he will not make such a bad move!" Zhao Tong thought for a while and said.

"Who could it be, and why did he provoke trouble?" Li Jun, who can be said to be the leader of the dark world of Song Dynasty, was also puzzled, unable to figure out who would do such a thing.

"Have we overcomplicated the issue?" Zhao Tun said, turning around the hall a few times, "The cause was that a little yellow gate in the palace heard what happened that day from his companion, but he was not an eyewitness. It was just hearsay. Later, he drank too much wine and bragged about things that he didn't have at all, but he didn't have any malicious intentions. He just wanted to make people look up to him, so as to show his status in the palace; Some people told others what they had heard as a joke, and then spread it to other places, because the news passed around several times, and everyone added their own conjectures to it, so that things became more and more true."

"Your Majesty thinks that such a big thing happened only because of a few rumors, and there is no behind the scenes?" Li Jun said with some surprise.

"Well, at least in the initial stage. Of course, it is not ruled out that someone deliberately spread the news, but even if there is him, he doesn't want to make things big. This is why the theory of abdication was only circulated in the market, but it did not cause any disturbance. But the rumors have caused some people to be uneasy, these people may be businessmen, or they may be the recipients of the benefits after I ascended the throne, including you, so they want to do something to prevent things from happening, and there is the Chamber of Commerce He Yaxing wrote a letter!" Zhao Tong continued to analyze, "Although these people don't have much power, they are very influential among the people, which further aggravates the anxiety of the people. At this time, some people want to take the opportunity to do something It's..."

"Your Majesty is a student of the Imperial College. Fu Que's letter was instigated and organized by some people, but these people prevented His Majesty from abdicating. They did not have any malicious intentions!" Li Jun seemed to understand the meaning of the emperor, but he couldn't grasp the point.

"That's right, the students are not malicious. But don't forget that these students are officials at all levels in the future of the Song Dynasty, and they were born in scholars. Their troubles represent the opinions of some scholars. And after I succeeded , Because of the rectification of official administration, the officials offended many officials, and later changed the tradition of promoting literature and suppressing martial arts, which aroused dissatisfaction among many scholars." Zhao Tong said.

"Your Majesty, you mean that those who are hostile to His Majesty are manipulating this matter, but their goal should be to force His Majesty to step aside, how can they achieve their goal?" Jian Xi still didn't understand.

"Praise and kill!" Li Jun understood the methods of those people, "They wanted to praise His Majesty first, and they did not hesitate to praise His Majesty as a benevolent and wise king. The former emperor will respectfully abdicate and return power to the Liao king like the previous saints, then these people will return to the officialdom after the Liao king re-emerged on the throne, or they will be promoted and conferred titles, it is really poisonous!"

"Oh, I understand!" Jian Xi patted his forehead and said, "If the goal of letting the emperor abdicate is not achieved, they will use this turmoil to attack His Majesty, stir up new disputes, and cause turmoil among scholars , and then take the opportunity to promote the king of Liao!"... (To be continued...)