Chapter 755: Li Gang strikes out
At the same time when Bai Shi Zhongye visited Wu Min, Zhang Hu also turned over and dismounted in front of the defensive commander's office and walked quickly towards the office. Since Li Yanqing's family was not in the capital, Li Yanqing temporarily lived in a small courtyard behind the office. Zhang Hu came to the courtyard and said to the two soldiers standing guard: "Report to the governor quickly for me and say I have something urgent!"
"Please wait for the military!"
The soldier quickly stepped in and came out for a moment and said, "The governor will let you in!"
Zhang Hu hurriedly walked into the yard. Li Yanqing did not sleep at this time, but sat in the study and read a book. He only heard Zhang Hu say outside the door: "Master, Zhang Hu is looking for a meeting!"
"Please come in!"
Zhang Hu walked into the room quickly, knelt down on one knee and bowed, "See the governor!"
"Is there anything urgent to join the army so late?"
"You are the chief minister, He Nan came to find a low position just now."
He Nan is the head of the Jin Dynasty's intelligence in Tokyo. Li Yanqing has seized the handle. He is currently playing the role of a double-faced spy. He not only excavated the information of the Song Dynasty for the Jin Dynasty, but also secretly communicated with Li Yanqing.
Li Yanqing immediately became interested, "What news is there over He Nan?"
"This afternoon, Wanyan Xie also sent an envoy to see He Nan secretly, asking him to get the complete formula and manufacturing drawings of the thunder. In addition, He Nan also asked him to accompany him to visit Wang Fu."
‘Wang Fu?’ Li Yanqing was slightly stunned. What should he do when he visited this outdated powerful minister?
Zhang Hu smiled and said, "When it comes to Wang Fu, I'm afraid there is another thing that needs to be reported to the governor. This morning, someone came from Jiangnan and visited Cai Jing, Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng one after another. This man has found out his background. His name is Zhu Zhong, and he is a eunuch."
Li Yanqing suddenly realized, "Is it someone sent by Zhao Ji?"
Zhang Hu nodded, "It should be so. Bei Zhi thought he was here to deliver the letter, so the visit time was very fast and it ended within a quarter of an hour."
Li Yanqing walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. This news was expected to be expected for him. Zhao Ji's abdication was to shirk responsibility, not to truly abdicate. Now that the capital has been defended, he may want to restore the throne again. Zhao Ji's biggest weakness is that there is no one in the court, such as Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Li Yan, and Liang Shicheng, who died, dismissed from office, and those who retired from office were resigned. However, they are still very strong in the court. If Zhao Ji makes good use of it, he may really turn the tables.
However, what Li Yanqing was more interested in was that the Jin people actually found Wang Fu. Could it be that Wang Fu was a spy from the Jin Kingdom?
A intuition told Li Yanqing that even if Wang Fu was not a spy in the Jin Kingdom, he must have done something for the Jin Kingdom before.
"What did the Jin envoys do to Wang Fu?" Li Yanqing asked.
Zhang Hu shook his head, "He Nan just accompanied the envoy to meet Wang Fu. He said that the envoy gave Wang Fu a letter, and he didn't know what it was?"
"What does He Nan think it will be?"
"He believes that it should be related to the power struggle between the new and old emperors. The Jin Kingdom probably wanted to provoke civil strife in the Song Dynasty."
Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "You continue to send someone to monitor Cai Jing and Wang Fu. I guess they will not come forward by themselves, but will send their families to stand up for them. Everyone must monitor closely and not miss it. In addition, the Jin Dynasty's special envoy can arrest him secretly and wait for my departure."
"Abide by the orders!"
Zhang Hu bowed and left in a hurry, and Li Yanqing fell into deep thought. In history, Zhao Huan eliminated the six thieves, which was actually a fierce power struggle between him and Zhao Ji. All the people resented the people to eradicate all the important officials of Zhao Ji. Although history has some deviations due to itself, the six thieves did not take place on time, the power struggle between the two emperors did not disappear. So, what means would Zhao Huan use to eradicate Zhao Ji's old forces in the court?
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In the Imperial Garden of the Inner Palace, Zhao Huan was walking on a quiet path with his hands behind his back. Wu Min followed him. A few dozen guards were not far away. Just an hour ago, Cai Jing sent his son Cai Xiu to find Wu Min and revealed a major event to him. The Supreme Emperor was already secretly contacting his old ministers and preparing for restoration.
Wu Min immediately rushed into the palace, reported the matter to Zhao Huan, and presented a handwritten letter written by Zhao Ji to Cai Jing. Zhao Huan was shocked and angry. He was already very dissatisfied with his father's many small actions that he refused to delegate power. Now his father actually wanted to consider resumption and put it into action, which made Zhao Huan intolerable.
"Your Majesty, although this matter seems serious, it is not easy to truly achieve the goal. Your Majesty ascended the throne with the status of the prince, and there is also the Supreme Emperor's abdication edict. There is no legitimate reason to not be abolished easily. I have repeatedly considered the position of humbleness. In fact, there is only one way for the Supreme Emperor to restore the throne."
"Continue talking!" Zhao Huan said coldly.
"Your Majesty, let alone the long-standing events, the Tang Dynasty three hundred years ago gave us a lot of inspiration. From Wu Zhou to Xuanzong, the emperor changed like a lantern, but behind it was a palace coup after another."
"You mean a coup?"
Wu Min nodded slowly, "Only a coup is the only chance for the Supreme Emperor to restore the throne."
"It's enough to have an army!"
"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has the 30,000 Tianlong Imperial Guards commanded by Gao Qiu. They have a very strong combat power and are loyal to the Supreme Emperor. I think that the most important thing to Your Majesty is the loyal army at present."
Zhao Huan walked a few steps behind his hands and suddenly asked, "What do you think of Li Yanqing?"
Wu Min said lightly: "Actually, I prefer Dong Ping."
"But Dong Ping was also promoted by Gao Qiu."
"It doesn't matter who will promote this. From this peace talks, we can see that Dong Ping is indeed loyal to His Majesty, and the more important thing is that His Majesty can control him."
“What does control mean?”
"Dong Ping's wife and children are currently in the capital. Under the grace of His Majesty, this is control, while Li Yanqing is not. The Cao family is in Hangzhou, and his father and wife and children are not in the capital. There are many things in this place that His Majesty cannot see. I believe that the Supreme Emperor must have sent someone to contact them secretly."
Zhao Huan immediately took a breath of air. Only then did he realize the seriousness of this problem. He completely believed what Wu Min said, that his father must have sent someone to contact the Cao family and Li Daqi. If his father wants to restore the throne, Li Yanqing is an insurmountable stone.
I didn't even think of this, and I was really a little negligent.
"What should I do? I will directly deprive Li Yanqing of military power?" Zhao Huan asked anxiously.
"Your Majesty, no! If you act too rush, you will inevitably suffer. You must take this matter slowly."
Wu Min knew Zhao Huan too well. She was cowardly and had no opinion. She was easy to believe slander. This was also the reason why Bai Shizhong came to win over him. He was Zhao Huan's army, and Zhao Huan almost obeyed him.
Wu Min said again: "Your Majesty can first support Dong Ping, so that you can have a loyal army. Secondly, it is to eradicate the disasters such as Wang Fu and make the Supreme Emperor lose his help in the court. The third step is to deal with Li Yanqing. At the same time, Your Majesty must try his best to win over important officials such as Bai Shizhong, Geng Nanzhong, Zhang Bangchang, and so that the court officials can be fully loyal to Your Majesty. One rises and the other falls, and Your Majesty's imperial power can be stabilized."
Zhao Huan sighed deeply, "The first few steps that Mr. Wu said are easy to do. I feel that dealing with Li Yanqing is the most difficult thing."
"Your Majesty, Li Yanqing must take it slowly, not be too hasty, nor can he be alarmed. Your Majesty can use Bai Shizhong and his conflicts to gradually weaken his internal aid in the court, making him feel that Bai Shizhong is dealing with him."
Zhao Huan nodded, "Bai Shizhong impeached Li Gang to deal with the incident of fleeing south ineffectively. I have already made some statements about this matter first. If the case is not handled effectively, I will be held accountable. I don't want to break my promise, but I think he has made merit in the military conference hall, so let him quit his face!"
Wu Min was overjoyed, but he could not let Zhao Huan discover his intentions against Li Gang, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, besides Li Gang, there is also Gao Shen. He is the firm alliance of the Cao family and Li Yanqing's most capable internal aid in the court. The minister suggested that Gao Shen go to Bashu and serve as the transfer envoy of Zizhou Road and Chengdu Prefecture to raise financial resources for the court."
Zhao Huan pondered for a moment, "Don't hurry up and talk about this before getting rid of Wang Fu and others!"
Zhao Huan immediately ordered: "Tell me my order and let Li Gang come to the imperial study to see me!"
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Chapter completed!