Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 135 Controversy in the courtroom
Zhao Kuangyin waited patiently for the palace to quieten down, then stared at Huang Yuanyi and said calmly: "As you see, what should we do?"

Huang Yuanyi obviously hesitated and didn't answer right away. He turned his head slightly and glanced towards the front right, which was where Zhao Guangyi was standing.

His inadvertent little move did not escape Zhao Kuangyin's eyes. Zhao Kuangyin's eyebrows flashed with a hint of disgust, and he looked at Huang Yuanyi with a rather cold gaze.

Huang Yuanyi didn't realize it, he held the jade wat in his hand and faced the throne, and said loudly: "My lord, according to what I have seen, the king of Tianshui County is too young to do anything, and it is not appropriate to entrust the military and state affairs. The court should immediately recall the king of Tianshui County and appoint Pan Mei to take over the army."

Zhao Kuangyin turned his eyes, glanced at the main hall and said: "Among you dear friends, if there is anyone else who thinks Huang Shangshu is right, please stand up and let me have a look."

After a moment of silence in the hall, three ministers came out one after another, and each stated their views. Each of them had different opinions. Some said that Zhao Dezhao had no ability to command troops, some said that Zhao Dezhao acted capriciously, and some said that Zhao Dezhao corrupted military affairs... But No matter what they say, their demands are surprisingly unanimous. They all support Huang Yuanyi's proposal and demand that Zhao Dezhao be recalled immediately and another coach be appointed.

No matter what these people said, Zhao Kuangyin remained expressionless, but after the three of them finished speaking, he said slowly: "Who else is there? Please stand up!"

In the civil and military train in the hall, several ministers moved forward a half step, but then retreated immediately. They are all scheming people, and they know that the Holy Majesty protects Tianshui County King very much. Whenever someone criticizes or If you question Zhao Dezhao, the Holy Majesty will definitely fight back immediately, but at the moment he remains calm

If something goes wrong, it is a demon.

After waiting for a while, no one stood up again, and there was an eerie silence in the hall. At this moment, almost all the ministers could vaguely feel that something seemed wrong.

Zhao Kuangyin stood up from the throne, slowly walked down the steps with his hands behind his back, and stood in front of the three ministers who came out to ask for Zhao Dezhao's recall. His eyes were like a bone scraper, making the three people feel congested and beaten. There was a chill in my heart.

"In the pond report sent back to the imperial court by the king of Tianshui County, it only said that there was an epidemic in the army, but he didn't say how many soldiers were infected with the disease, but you three know that hundreds of people are infected with the disease every day!" He looked at the three The minister who stood up had a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said solemnly: "I'm rather curious, how did the three of you know such details?"

The three raised their heads in astonishment, then immediately lowered their eyebrows and looked down, unable to speak a word. This question is very difficult to answer, or even impossible to answer at all.

One of them managed to pluck up his courage and pleaded in a low voice: "The number of soldiers infected with the disease is just a guess. Why should the Holy One be so fussy about these details? It doesn't matter how many soldiers are infected. It's still less, it's always good if the epidemic is rampant in the army..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Zhao Kuangyin's loud laughter. The laughter echoed like a bell in the court hall, shaking everyone's hearts.

Every minister could see clearly that Zhao Kuangyin laughed loudly, but there was no smile on his face.

"The details? The forbidden army is the foundation of our Song Dynasty and the foundation of the country. The state affairs are more important than the forbidden army." Zhao Kuangyin suppressed his smile and stared at the man: "You actually said that the affairs of the forbidden army are just a side issue? What do you do? The courtier actually reached out to the imperial army without telling me, the emperor, this is also called triviality
? ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin paused for a moment, with a half-smile on his face: "This son of mine is very foreseeable in his actions. He guessed early in the morning that someone in the court might find fault with him, so besides the military information sent to the Ministry of War, he In addition to the Tang newspaper, the courier also brought back a letter, which stated many details of military affairs. Among them, the number of soldiers infected with the disease every day is exactly the number that the three of you said."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and stared at the minister who was trying to quibble, and said solemnly: "So, I am really curious in my heart, how did the three of you know? Could it be that the three of you peeked at the letter written by Prince Tianshui Is the letter to me not working?"

The man immediately wilted like a frost-beaten eggplant, and the other two also buried their heads low, not daring to meet Zhao Kuangyin's gaze at all, as if they were afraid of suffering disaster.

But Zhao Kuangyin obviously didn't intend to let them go. He glanced at the three of them coldly and said solemnly, "Answer what I said! How did you know about the military situation?"

The three of them, even Huang Shangshu, who was the first to stand up to challenge, shivered uncontrollably as if they had been scalded by a soldering iron.

There was a slight commotion in the court, and dozens of eyes suddenly fell on Zhao Guangyi, who had never said a word.Almost everyone can figure it out with their buttocks. It must be that Zhao Guangyi planted cronies among the generals of the Southern Expedition Army, and someone secretly sent a messenger back to report the various situations of the Southern Expedition Army to Zhao Guangyi. This kind of intelligence inquiry must be a thing No matter how big or small, it must be more detailed than a formal military intelligence report.

You can secretly put a hand in the imperial army of the Great Song Dynasty, even if you are thousands of miles away, you can know the army of the Southern Expedition like the back of your hand. Except for Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi, there is no other person in the dynasty.The minister can think of this verse, so the Holy Majesty can naturally think of it. Right now, he is chasing after him and asking him endlessly. Is this going to turn against King Jin as a brother?

But Zhao Guangyi's expression did not change at all, he stood there with his hands lowered and his eyebrows lowered, as if he had not heard anything that happened in the palace, as if everything had nothing to do with him. Only the two or three ministers standing closest to the palace noticed that his hands could not help but He clenched his fists self-consciously, obviously not indifferent to this.
.

"Answer me!" The four ministers were reluctant to answer, and Zhao Kuangyin let out an angry roar. His voice, which he had honed by fighting in the battlefield, was unusually loud, causing the ears of the ministers in the hall to buzz.

The faces of the four ministers were pale, and Huang Shangshu was the first to react. Without saying a word, he took off his official hat silently, held it in his hand, and bowed to Zhao Kuangyin.

The big boss at the head all took off their official hats, and the other three naturally followed suit and took off their official hats without saying a word.

According to the unwritten practice of the Great Song Dynasty Hall, this is the minister asking the Holy One to resign and apologize.As long as the ministers made such a gesture, the emperor should not be too intimidating. Usually, he would be dismissed from office and the matter would be over.

But Zhao Kuangyin was furious and couldn't bear it when he encountered such a soft nail. He lost his temper on the spot and kicked Huang Yuanyi's official hat away.

(End of this chapter)