Where is the sword of the reborn eagle

When Guo Mo returned to Xixia again, he came to Yinzhou City immediately.

Sure enough, Huang Rong and the others were still waiting here, but they told a piece of news, which caught Guo Mo by surprise.

For a while, I was at a loss again...

Chapter 245 Daoist Mo Chou

"When did this happen, is the news confirmed?"

Guo Mo held two pieces of information in his hand, one was passed on from the "Huangcheng Secretary" and the other was passed on from "Tingfeng".

However, the content of the two reports is almost exactly the same, and the difference is only in the wording.

Guo Mo had already confirmed in his heart that the above content was true, but he still couldn't help asking.

"Brother Guo, the incident happened at the court meeting in mid-July, so the news should be true. After all, the Imperial City Commissioner passed the information from the official, and Lin'an's listening to the news was arranged secretly, and no one else knows about it. "

That's right, when "Tingfeng" was first established, it was mainly for the convenience of external operations, and it was not planned to set up points in the Song Dynasty from the beginning.

It was Lu Chengfeng who had an extra heart, so he secretly kept a hand in Lin'an City, and sent a five-member team to lurk in Lin'an.

Before leaving, Lu Chengfeng specifically confessed that it was important to report something, and if he reported it, he would send the news directly to him.

This information is also Lin'an's "Listening to the Wind" team. This year, it is the second time to report to him. The last time was because of the "rumours" against Guo Mo in Lin'an.

"Second senior brother, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the matter. The news from the Imperial City Division was sent by the fourth master specially from the fifth."

Out of concern for Guo Mo, Feng Ge also participated in this conversation. Originally, he was not in this range.

"Five? Ye Qu is back? Is he okay?"

Fifth Junior Brother Ye Qu, since everyone escaped from the "Seven Sages Village" in the desert, Ye Qu took his wife Zhou Lian, father-in-law Zhou Cheng and son Ye Feng to Jiaxing.

Accompanied by the second master, Zhu Cong, the "Scholar with Wonderful Hands", the seventh master, "Yue Nv Jian" Han Xiaoying, and the fifth master, "Xiao Mi Tuo" Zhang Asheng.

Because Ye Qu is already a family member, and the father-in-law Zhou Cheng is in chaos. In order to protect his daughter from injury, Ye Qu also wants to live a peaceful life with his wife and children, so he did not propose to go to the army. .

But in Jiaxing City, Ye Qu opened a small shop at will, and was taken care of by several masters, and everything lived peacefully.

It's just that this kind of peaceful life gradually made Ye Qu a little unaccustomed to it.

As a wife, Zhou Lian can naturally see her husband's boredom.

"Ye Qu, if you really can't stay at home anymore, go find the second senior brother."

One night, seeing Ye Qu who had closed the shop, he drank another jar of wine and practiced martial arts in the yard until he was so tired that he fell to the ground.

"But what about you, your father-in-law and your child?"

"Hehe, Ye Qu, the old man is only lame in his left leg, and it's not like he can't move at all. Our small shop doesn't take much effort to run."

"Besides, in this city of Jiaxing, there are still a few of your masters to help. Even if the business is in a downturn, will you stop eating and drinking? You are still young, and you have to go out to fight for Ye Feng's future."

Old scholar Zhou Cheng, who did not know when, also appeared in the courtyard.

He said a thousand words and ten thousand words, his last sentence just now was the main point.

Who is Ye Qu's second senior brother?

Guo Mo, His Royal Highness the "King of Yan" of the Song Dynasty, as insiders, they know Guo Mo's true identity.

Once there is a day in the future when facing south and facing north, those who follow Guo Mo to charge into battle will naturally be able to give their family a good wife.

With the support of his family and Ye Qu's unwillingness to be lonely, he bid farewell to his wife and children the next day, and went to "Mandarin Duck Villa" to say hello to several masters.

Then, Ye Qu rushed directly to Lin'an City to find his fourth master "Nanshan Qiaozi" Nan Xiren.

It's been many years since I saw the fourth master. Ye Qu's steady personality is in the same line as Nan Xiren's.

When the two masters and apprentices met, they naturally had a feeling of parting.

Just in time for a key piece of information to be delivered, Nan Xiren sent Ye Qu over. As for Ye Qu's matter, let Guo Mo, the second senior brother, arrange it directly.

"Second Brother"

Hearing Guo Mo talking about himself inside, Ye Qu, who was waiting outside the house, shouted.

Ye Qu is relatively stable, compared with Feng Ge, he is less extroverted and familiar, and he is somewhat restrained in front of Guo Mo.

In addition, they haven't been together for many years, and when they just came back last year, Feng Ge joined the "Jingnan Army" with the third master, while Ye Qu went to Jiaxing.

"Old five? Come here, why are you still hiding from people when you come here?"

Guo Mo could see that the five junior brothers were a little bit reluctant to let go, and there was probably a small knot in their hearts, which was not a good thing.

"Are you from Lin'an? How are the masters?"

Guo Mo walked over and pulled Ye Qu in. He didn't ask for information, but was concerned about the current situation of the "Seven Monsters of the South of the Yangtze River".

This performance alone made Lu Chengfeng secretly admire him.

"Second Senior Brother, Master and the others are very nice. This time, I will drop by to send some information for Fourth Master. In fact, I... I have come to join you."

Ye Qu was still a little bit stuck.

"Haha, fifth brother, you should have come back a long time ago, and you will partner with fourth brother in the future."

Feng Ge also came over and hugged Ye Qu's shoulder firmly.

Both of these two came from Sichuan and Shu, and they have supported each other in adversity for more than ten years. They also worshiped their masters together, and went to the battlefield to kill the enemy together. The relationship between the two is the deepest.

"Well, fifth, you can stay with fourth for the time being. This kid has been slacking off in his practice recently. With you around, he can be urged. Let's talk about this information."

What did the information say?

It turned out that at the court meeting in mid-July, the head of the hundred officials who had been silent for several years, the powerful Privy Council envoy Shi Miyuan, finally lost his temper.

On the day of the Great Court Meeting, the official Zhao Kuo had just sat down in the "Daqing Hall" when the imperial censor came out to impeach him.

It stands to reason that the censor has the right to "hear and play", and even if he makes a mistake, he will not bear responsibility.

It is said that Song Renzong "invented" the system of "playing things by rumors", which means that admonishing officials can participate in ministers based on hearsay.

As soon as this case was opened, the officials and the ministers in power were in conflict with each other, while the emperor was secretly having fun.

Therefore, the daily impeachment has long been commonplace, but today is different.

First, the censor impeached the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and the Minister of Rites, Cheng Yi, for neglecting his duties, abusing his private power, being old and fatuous and delaying political affairs.

This censor had just retreated, and another censor walked out.

Zhao Rushu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, said that he had been away from the Ministry of Punishment for a long time and wasted his affairs.

Another censor came out and impeached Song Ci, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, Meng Zongzheng, the minister of the Ministry of war, Yue Ke, the minister of the household department, and others.

The people impeached by Yushi were either those who firmly supported the "King of Yan" Guo Mo, or those who were able to rank in the center because of Guo Mo.

After hearing the censors' impeachment, Zhao Kuo didn't say anything, his face sank like water, and he looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty without saying a word.

"Shi Xiang, what do you think of this matter?"

For a long time, Zhao Kuo fixed his eyes on Shi Miyuan, who stood at the top of the civil service.

"Reporting to the official family, the old minister thinks that there is no wind without waves, and the wind comes from the hole. Yushitai has always heard the wind and played things. Although it is not complete, I am afraid there are some clues. The official family should send people to investigate and deal with it in order to rectify the court plan."

It seems that what Shi Miyuan said was already in Zhao Kuo's expectation, and he didn't comment after hearing it.

"How does the prince feel about this matter?"

Recently, I don't know whether it is "forced" by the pressure of public opinion, or the official Zhao Kuo is really old.

Prince Zhao Mian has been allowed to attend the court and participate in the review of some ordinary memorials.

All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew that the prince Zhao Mian had performed very well in the past six months.

Inside and outside the palace, the "loyalty, kindness, benevolence and filial piety" persona are maintained, but they are just like Shi Miyuan, the head of all officials, and can't urinate in the same pot.

Just like now, the official Zhao Kuo first asked Shi Miyuan, and then asked Prince Zhao Mian, obviously wanting the two of them to fight in public.

"Reporting to the officials, today Yushitai impeached so many important court officials at one time, the ministers think that the relationship is very important, and they should not be sentenced lightly, so as to avoid the instability of the court."

"However... what the minister of history said just now is all the words of the old man seeking the country. The public is loyal to the country. I hope the officials will clearly observe and approve it."

Shi Miyuan's words just now, after listening to everyone present, they all thought clearly and saw clearly, it was obvious that he was excluding dissidents.

Among the six important ministers, except for his own people, only Hu Ju, the minister of the Ministry of War, was left untouched, because Hu Ju is now the person standing firmly behind Zhao Kuo.

However, Prince Zhao Mian's performance, especially the last sentence, surprised many people.

Is this still Prince Zhao Hong?

When did His Highness the Crown Prince and Shi Miyuan stand on the same front?

Especially those neutral factions in the DPRK, neither sided with Shi Miyuan, nor "Yan Wang" Guo Mo, nor the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Prince Zhao Hong.

"Haha, what a mature country, what a loyal country, Hong'er has made great progress in the past six months, and her heart has opened up a lot compared to before!"

"Since His Royal Highness and the Minister of History believe that they are guilty, then I don't bother to investigate, so let Gan Gang make a judgment."

"From now on, Cheng Yu, Zhao Rushu, Meng Zongzheng, Yue Ke, Song Ci, etc. will be demoted to one level of punishment, and will temporarily stay in their original positions. Except for Yue Ke, the others will be fined to contemplate behind closed doors for three months before retiring from the court."

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left without giving those parties a chance to defend themselves.

All of a sudden, it was like stabbing a hornet's nest. More than half of the six ministries in the court were affected, especially the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites.

Zhao Rushu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, is now the long history of the "King of Yan". He stays in the Palace of King Yan in Luoyang all the year round, but does not ask about matters of the Ministry of Punishment.

Now, even Song Ci, the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice who actually handles daily affairs, has to think behind closed doors for three months. The Ministry of Criminal Justice immediately has no decision-makers, and all matters, large and small, have been piled up in the Privy Council.

And the Ministry of Rites is even more exaggerated. There are already three waves of envoys from the Kingdom of Jin, living in the post house in Lin'an, and they all came to negotiate with old Cheng Yi.

With the tightness of the northern battlefield of the Kingdom of Jin, some people in the Kingdom of Jin Dynasty have proposed to abandon a dozen or so state capitals in the areas of Xiqin Road, Qingyuan Road, and Jingzhao Road.

In this way, all the more than 4 Jin soldiers stationed there can be transferred to defend Bianliang City, the current capital of the Jin Kingdom.

However, most of the Jin people are not reconciled. In this way, wouldn't it be in vain to make such a large territory of the Song Dynasty cheaper?

Therefore, envoys were sent successively to negotiate to see if they could get some support from Song Dynasty, even if it was some weapons, armor or food.

If Song Dynasty can send troops to resist the Mongolian iron cavalry, the Kingdom of Jin is even thinking about giving the Northeast Road of Hebei Province and even the area north of Taiyuan City to Song Dynasty.

It's not that the people of the Kingdom of Jin suddenly became so generous, but they clearly realized that the current strength of the Kingdom of Jin is not enough to protect these places.

Instead of eventually falling into the hands of the Mongols, it is better to exchange some benefits as soon as possible.

Giving those places to Da Song can be regarded as putting Da Song directly under the front of the Mongolian cavalry.

By dragging Da Song into the quagmire of war, Jin Guoren will have more time and energy to adjust and strengthen himself, so that he can make a comeback in the future and make a comeback.

However, the old Cheng Huan actually took a break now, and he was ordered to take a vacation and contemplate behind closed doors for three months.

No one talks to them, even if some low-level officials of the Ministry of Rites can receive them, those who don't make a decision in the end can't talk.

On the third day after the incident, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, who had no brains, secretly went to the mansion of old Cheng Yu.

Old Cheng Yi first closed the door to thank the guests, and later played even more amazingly.

He went directly to the Dao zipzi, saying that his old injury had relapsed and he needed to rest, and begged the officials to extend his vacation for another three months.

Then, with a team of guards, he quietly left Lin'an and went to Luoyang City to find Zhao Rushu for a drink.

He even licked his face and asked Zhao Rushu to arrange a position for him in Prince Yan's Mansion.

The reason is very good. How can you, Zhao Rushu, be able to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment concurrently, so you can not go back to Lin'an and stay in Luoyang in front of the long history of Yan Wangfu?

When Zhao Kuo, the official, received the leave application form from old Cheng Jue, the old Cheng Jue had already left Lin'an.

Let's look at his reason for asking for leave again, "relapse of old injury"?

You are a civil servant, and you have never been to the battlefield. Where did you get old injuries?

Could it be an internal injury caused by those Jin people?

"Official, this Cheng Shangshu is too kind..."

The old eunuch opened his mouth, not embarrassed to say the following words.

"Too what? Too rascal? This is a complete old hooligan. I can't even figure it out. Why did I appoint such a person to be the Minister of Rites? Does he understand etiquette?"

Zhao Kuo was overjoyed.

"Then his notebook?"

"Sure, what else? Where is this old thing now?"

Zhao Kuo was also helpless.

"I heard from his family that Cheng Shangshu left Lin'an City with a team of guards at dawn, saying that he was going to Luoyang to recuperate from his injuries."