Poor Family Chapter 875

  Chapter 875 Three and a half people

Since the unfortunate death of Zhong Shidao, the Zhizheng Hall has vacated the position of left prime minister. This position has been eyed by many ministers. At present, the ministers who have the potential to compete include Fan Zongyin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Li Hui, the privy secretary, Zhu Shengfei, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and others. Shangshu Huang Qianshan, household servant Wang Boyan, Taichangqing Du Chong and so on.

  However, the emperor Zhao Gou did not appoint a new left prime minister for a long time, which caused some speculations in the court, and several competitors also secretly competed, trying to hold back their opponents.

Zhao Gou asked Lu Yihao to ask for Li Yanqing's opinion before, but Li Yanqing did not make a clear statement on this. As the court gradually entered the right track, Li Yanqing's influence on the court gradually weakened. They will create political enemies for themselves in the court.

However, the menacing attack of the Jin soldiers greatly distracted the attention of the court and the people. The emperor Zhao Gou was completely occupied by the flames of war that were about to ignite. He was nervously inquiring about the situation of war preparations in various places every day, and he seemed to have forgotten to appoint Zuo Xiangguo. Things.

  That evening, a man in ragged clothes came to the mansion of Fan Zongyin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. He stepped forward and bowed to the porter and said: "Please report to Fan Shangshu, and say that the old man Qin Hui is asking to see you!"

  The porter saw that although his clothes were tattered, he was knowledgeable and polite, and had a rather refined temperament, but he didn't dare to underestimate him, so he hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, I'll report to the housekeeper."

The concierge hurried away, and after a while, a young man greeted him. This person was Fan Zongyin's eldest son, Fan Qing, who was only fourteen years old. He had just entered the Imperial Academy at the beginning of the year. It was Zhongcheng, the censor of the imperial court, who was taken away by Jin soldiers.

  Fan Qing looked at Qin Hui in surprise, "How did Qin Zhongcheng become so down and out?"

   "Hey! It's hard to say, is your father here?"

   "My father is here, please Qin Sheren follow me to take a shower and change clothes."

   Half an hour later, Qin Hui changed into new clothes after taking a bath, and had a full meal before following Fan Qing to the study.

   "Please wait a moment, Zhongcheng, I will go in and report to my father."

Fan Qing went into the study to report, Qin Hui felt a little uneasy, after all, his reason was not sufficient, now it depends on whether Fan Zongyin can help him, Fan Zongyin is Qin Hui's classmate, when Qin Hui was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng the year before last, Fan Zongyin was appointed as Yushi , is Qin Hui's subordinate.

But the Jingkang Rebellion changed the fate of many people. Fan Zongyin had a good personal relationship with King Kang Zhaogou, and won the trust and trust of Zhaogou. Minister of the Ministry of Rites, even faster than Li Yanqing's promotion speed, and he was on a par with Wang Fu.

  As an old superior now, Qin Hui has no choice but to let go of his airs and come to beg his former subordinates.

   After a while, Fan Qing came out and said, "Qin Zhongcheng, please come in!"

  Qin Hui walked into the study, Fan Zongyin greeted him with a smile, held Qin Hui's hand and asked with concern: "Huizhi, why are you in Lin'an?"

Qin Hui sighed and said: "This time when the Jin soldiers attacked the Central Plains, I was forcibly conscripted into Wanyan Zongwang's tent as a clerk, and I was sent to Liyang, Weizhou to count the grain and grass. Come to Lin'an."

   "So that's the case, but Brother Qin went to Weizhou, didn't Jin Bing follow him?"

   "Of course there are. It was the four golden soldiers who watched me. I escaped at night while they were sleeping. Fortunately, Liyang is very close to the Yellow River, otherwise I really couldn't escape the Yellow River."

"I see!"

  Fan Zongyin asked Qin Hui to sit down, and then let the servant girl serve tea. He took a sip of hot tea and said, "I don't know what plans Brother Qin has in the future?"

   "I have no plans yet. I originally wanted to go home to visit my wife, but because I have a heavy responsibility, I rushed to Lin'an to meet the emperor."

   "What important responsibility does Brother Qin have?"

  Qin Hui lowered his voice and said: "It's a handwritten letter from the Supreme Emperor to the official family. I have been hiding it by my side all the time. My Supreme Emperor asked me to meet the official family this time!"

   As he spoke, Qin Hui took off his belt, put it on the table and said, "The handbook is hidden in the belt!"

In the Beiwang Pavilion of the Imperial Palace, Zhao Gou opened his father's handwritten letter with trembling hands. In the handwritten letter, his father officially recognized him as the emperor. This handwritten letter is very common. For any emperor, whether his accession to the throne is orthodox is related to his throne. Stable, and Zhao Gou is no exception. Although Zhao Gou's accession to the throne has been recognized by the Queen Mother and supported by all officials, he still lacks a succession. Having experienced the consistency of the prince, in a certain form, his ascension to the throne is not very legal.

  Strictly counting, he should now belong to the nature of the regent, the emperor has not abdicated, and he is only temporarily managing the affairs of the world on behalf of the emperor.

At this time, Qin Hui brought the handwritten letter from his father agreeing to his ascension to the throne. This undoubtedly recognized the legitimacy of his ascension to the throne, which was very important to Zhao Gou, so Zhao Gou was so excited that his hands trembled. With this handwritten letter, he could sit at ease. The emperor is here.

   "How is the emperor father now?" Zhao Gou asked Qin Hui again.

Qin Hui knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "The Supreme Emperor lives in the courtyard of the grooms. The duty of the humble minister is to serve the grooms of the Dongning Palace, pour their excrement and urine, and clean the stables. At first, the Jinren planned to let the Supreme Emperor feed the horses. Your servant Waiting for a firm objection, I would rather keep everything going than let the Supreme Emperor suffer this humiliation. Later, the Jin people changed their minds and put the Supreme Emperor under house arrest in the groom's yard, and were not allowed to go out. Talk to him."

   The ministers next to him all looked at each other in dismay. Could the Supreme Emperor be in such a miserable situation?

  Zhao Gou burst into tears, covered his face and cried bitterly: "I only hate that I can't suffer on behalf of my father, and my heart is in pain!"

   All the ministers quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty has saved the Great Song Dynasty, which is also the greatest comfort to the Supreme Emperor. As long as your Majesty works hard and defeats the Jin soldiers as soon as possible, the Supreme Emperor will be able to welcome the Supreme Emperor back to the court."

  Everyone tried to persuade him, but Zhao Gou was still heartbroken and cried bitterly. Several important officials gave Qin Hui a bitter look. What is this **** saying?

  At this time, Fan Zhixu asked coldly: "I don't know how Qin Zhongcheng came back?"

Qin Hui hurriedly told the story of his escape halfway. The civil servants may not know it very well, but Gao Shen has been in the army before. If the Jin soldiers are out of control, wouldn't it be easier for the Song army scouts to break through the blockade? Secondly, walking on the ice of the Yellow River, if there is no special protection against the cold, people will freeze to death. How did Qin Hui cross the ice of the Yellow River?

  Gao Shen heard the flaw, and asked: "Qin Zhongcheng, can you explain in more detail, we want to know the details."

Qin Hui secretly groaned in his heart. He knew that he was going to be exposed. At this time, Zhao Gou waved his hand, "Don't make things difficult for Qin Zhongcheng. He has made great achievements by bringing back the imperial father's handwriting. I believe that Qin Zhongcheng's heart is about the Song Dynasty. I will never sacrifice my life for the Hulu!"

  Qin Hui was very grateful, and kowtowed with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty is wise, if I surrender to the Kingdom of Jin, I won't suffer so much and my dignity will be trampled upon."

  Zhao Gou nodded, and said to the crowd: "Everyone, please step back! I want to have a private chat with Qin Zhongcheng to learn about the situation of my father."

   Everyone saluted and retreated one after another. Zhao Gou asked about the situation of the father and the emperor carefully, especially when he heard that the father was squatting in the corner watching the ants fight for fun, he couldn't help crying again.

   "Qin Aiqing has a better understanding of the situation in the Kingdom of Jin. You might as well tell me, who are the Jin people most afraid of in Song Dynasty?"

Qin Hui thought for a while and said, "After listening to Yan Zongwang, the Jin people are most afraid of the three and a half people of the Song Dynasty. The first one is of course Your Majesty. Your Majesty will never compromise. He will lead the army and the people of the world to fight against the Jin Dynasty and make the Song Dynasty pass through. Through the most difficult time, the person that the Kingdom of Jin fears the most is none other than His Majesty."

  Zhao Gou showed a knowing smile on his face, "It is my duty to protect the Song Dynasty, but it is enough to make the Jin people afraid, and it is enough to make me happy. Who are the other two and a half people?"

"The second one is Li Taibao. The golden soldiers were defeated by Li Taibao several times. They hated Li Taibao from the bottom of their hearts, and at the same time they were very afraid of him. The third one is to cultivate the way of teachers, to cultivate the experience of teachers. Rich, with great prestige in the army, with him in command of the Song army, the Song army's mind is not disturbed, the prime minister passed away unfortunately, the golden man celebrated with his forehead and hands, and the other half was Du Chong."

   "Du Chong?"

  Zhao Gou was taken aback, "How could it be him?"

"Weichen is not too clear. It was Wanyan Zongwang who said to Weichen himself. It should be that Du Chong has been an official in Hebei for many years, and he has a high prestige in Hebei official circles. The Jin people should be a little worried that Du Chong will affect Hebei officialdom and cause trouble in Hebei's rear. Unsteady, so Wanyan Zongwang is very afraid that he will appear on the front line."

   "There is such a thing?" Zhao Gou was really puzzled.

   "The minister is just talking casually, and cannot affect His Majesty's decision-making. Please don't take the words of the minister to heart."

   "Of course I understand!"

  Zhao Gou nodded with a smile, "Qin Aiqing will go back to reunite with her family first, and then take care of her body. I will put it to good use in the future."

  Qin Hui burst into tears of gratitude, "Your Majesty is so kind, I am grateful!"

Qin Hui said goodbye and left. Zhao Gou was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was still thinking about Du Chong. Zhao Gou knew that Qin Hui was right. Fu Yin and Jingxi appeasement envoys took a fancy to Du Chong's influence in Hebei, but Du Chong and Zong Ze had deep conflicts, so I transferred him back to Lin'an in order not to affect the overall situation of the anti-golden war.

Now it seems that it is not wise to transfer Du Chong back. Zong Ze is good in military affairs, but politically weak. Go up and hit the gold man.

   This requires you to draw a clear line of power between the two, so that the two will not interfere with each other, so that there will be no more conflicts between the two.

There is actually another important reason for Zhao Gou to transfer Du Chong out of Lin'an, and that is the dispute between the left and right ministers. Zhao Gou has already decided to make Lu Yihao the left minister and Fan Zongyin the Zhizhengtang as the deputy minister. This is what Zhao Gou thinks is the best scheme.

But the problem is that Fan Zongyin is only 30 years old, and he only became a Jinshi in Xuanhe three years ago. His qualifications are too low. Going away will clear the way for Fan Zongyin to become a prime minister.

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Gou decided to have a good talk with Du Chong. Even if he did not transfer back to Kaifeng Mansion, he would transfer Du Chong away from Lin'an. Of course Zhao Gou knew what this meant, which meant that Du Chong was on the left He was the first to be eliminated in the battle for prime minister.

  (end of this chapter)

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