I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

as expected.

When Zhao Qian in the Jinluan Palace heard this poem recited by Sun Heling in front of the civil and military officials of the court, his overindulgent face became even more gloomy.

Zhao Qian asked in a cold tone: "Sun Aiqing, why did you do this?"

Sun Heling said: "Reporting to the Emperor, this is what I saw and heard along the way to the northwest of the dynasty on my way to the Jin Palace in Longcheng and back, compiled into a poem!"

"snort!"

Zhao Qian snorted coldly, recalled the poem Sun Heling had just recited, picked out a few key words in it, and asked questions in court:

"Sun Aiqing, I just heard you mentioned a few keywords in a daze. One of them is that old men pay debts and young men sell grain. But as far as I know, the taxes of the New Dynasty are not heavy, right?"

"Besides, since I succeeded to the throne, my first imperial edict was to reduce or reduce the taxes of the people. The taxes of the people of this dynasty have been reduced by more than 20% compared to when the late emperor was in power. How could it be possible that what Sun Aiqing said could happen? Condition?"

"Secondly, I don't know that herdsmen are unwilling to report disasters. Is Sun Aiqing secretly thinking that some official somewhere did not report the disaster to the court?"

As he spoke, Zhao Qian stared directly at Prime Minister Qin Ruhui and continued:

"Every morning when I go to court, the first thing I pay attention to is the basic situation of each place. What Qin Xiangzhuo tells me is that the country in Daxin is peaceful and the people are safe, and the weather is good. It is a good harvest year that only happens once in a hundred years. Merchants from all over the world come and go, and they gather for trade. , the tax has doubled!”

At this point, Zhao Qian changed the subject, his tone suddenly became sharp, and he shouted: "Sun Aiqing, according to you, is Prime Minister Qin Ruhui deceiving me?"

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

In the main hall, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui was so frightened that he lost half of his soul when Zhao Qian shouted loudly. He did not dare to put the crime of deceiving the emperor on his head.

Qin Ruhui immediately knelt down on the ground and explained: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to deceive the emperor and commit a crime like this. The memorials that the minor ministers play to express their gratitude to the emperor are all the things that the local administrative officials usually do." The memorial, which was rushed to the capital at a cost of eight hundred miles a day, was kept on file by the Prime Minister's Office and the Sixth Ministry."

"Even if I had a hundred courages from my humble ministers, I would never dare to deceive the Holy One with deceit during this golden age of Jian'an!"

Looking at Prime Minister Qin Ruhui kneeling in the main hall, Zhao Qian immediately waved his hand and motioned for him to get up: "Qin Aiqing, get up and speak!"

Zhao Qian still has considerable trust in the former prince's party.

The reason why he said this was just to embarrass Sun Heling in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

Speaking of which, Zhao Qian also had some complaints about Sun Heling, the top three candidate in the previous palace examination.

However, the late Emperor Zhao Mang had warned Zhao Qian back then that Sun Heling was a rare talent with a distinctive personality and unparalleled loyalty. In the future, he would be Zhao Qian's antipyretic medicine, which could help him get rid of his fever. It's time to calm down and think about the problem.

Therefore, after Zhao Qian succeeded to the throne, he carried out several operations to purge the old ministers and elders of the previous dynasty, but only Sun Heling, the most beautiful woman from the previous dynasty, was left behind.

But now, Sun Heling accused Zhao Qian of the prosperous Jian'an era in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

It was just an illusory flower in the mirror, the moon in the water, a castle in the air built on lies deceived by countless courtiers. Zhao Qian couldn't help but fight back at Sun Heling.

However, in the face of Zhao Qian's rebuke and Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's emotional performance, Sun Heling still maintained his righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, vowing to carry out the official way of "fighting to the death in force and admonition to the death in literature" throughout his life. Defend your faith to the end.

Sun Heling faced Zhao Qian in the Jinluan Palace and replied word for word: "Your Majesty, I don't know much about the situation in the rest of the Great New Dynasty, but the situation in the northwest is what I have seen with my own eyes, and there is absolutely nothing false about it. !”

"Since the emperor came to the throne, he has opened canals, sailed to Southeast Asia, connected the Silk Road, and built imperial mausoleums. Which of these major projects is not a waste of time and money?"

"Right now, wars are raging in the northwest of the dynasty, and the people are in dire straits. I dare to advise the emperor to put aside his great joy in success, rest with the people, and show kindness to the world!"

After saying that, Sun Heling kowtowed to Zhao Qian on the spot and continued to say loudly:

"We still have the courage to plead with the Emperor to take back the imperial edict to confer the title of King of Beihai to the Crown Prince of Jin, Chen Huaian. In compliance with the court etiquette, the Crown Prince Chen Huaian will inherit the title of King of Jin, in order to demonstrate the great grace of the Holy Emperor!"

brush!

As soon as Sun Heling said these words, the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace could no longer be described as shocked, and their eyes looking at Sun Heling became cold and complicated.

Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's eyes seemed to be about to spit out fire in the next second!

"Be bold!"

Above the court, Zhao Qian roared.

Under the main hall, all civil and military officials in the court knelt down and worshiped.

Zhao Qian said angrily: "Sun Heling, do you know what you are talking about?"

Sun Heling raised his head, looked directly at the Jinluan Palace with firm eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, of course I know!"

"Your Majesty, didn't you just ask me about the situation of Chen Huaian, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty, who raised troops against the imperial court in Longcheng? How far has it progressed now?"

"Wei Chen will report to the Emperor now!"

As he said that, Sun Heling took out the "Memorandum of Fengtian Jingnan and Quest for Rebellion" that Chen Huaian gave him before leaving from the cuffs of his official robe, held it in both hands and raised it above his head, saying:

"Your Majesty, this is "Fengtian Jingnan, Quest for Rebellion" written by Chen Huaian, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty. Your Majesty, please read it!"

"What?"

In the Jinluan Palace, Zhao Qian almost laughed angrily and asked in disbelief: "Sun Heling, what are you talking about? Chen Huaian, a loser, actually used the banner of Fengtian Jingnan in Longcheng, and also published some nonsense, right?"

"Someone, bring it to me!"

"As you command!"

Soon, an eunuch hurriedly walked up to Sun Heling, took the "Fengtian Jingnan, Quest for Rebellion" written by Chen Huaian from his hand, and hurriedly returned to the Jinluan Hall.

And Zhao Qian was not idle either, ordering Sun Heling: "Keep talking!"

There was no turning back when he opened his bow, so Sun Heling took the risk and told everything he had seen and heard in Longcheng, saying:

"Your Majesty, since Chen Huai'an, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, raised troops in Dragon City, he wiped out all 100,000 Yun troops led by the Northwest General Wu Qingyun under the walls of Dragon City in one battle!"

"Then, when faced with the Turkic envoys who wanted to split our Great New Dynasty, he angrily killed the Turkic envoys with his sword on the main hall and declared war on the Turks!"

"On the contrary, Wu Qingyun, the northwest commander of the dynasty, secretly communicated with the enemy's Khan Temur, led the wolf into the house, and caused chaos in the northwest border..."

...

Sun Heling's every word was like the sound of thunder, exploding in the Jinluan Palace.

All the civil and military officials in the court had their heads buried on their knees, wishing they could hide their heads in their waistbands, but they did not have the courage to raise their heads.

In the Jinluan Hall, the second emperor Zhao Gan's face was as pale as pig liver, and he was filled with rage and rage towards Tianling Gai.

While listening to Sun Heling's narration, he looked at the "Fengtian Jingnan, Objection to Rebellion" written by Chen Huaian himself.

Until Thunder was furious.

Above the court, the emperor was furious and thundered: "Chen Huaian is going to rebel!"