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Chapter 63 Dragon and Snake Dance

Zhou He lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

Empress Dowager Gao was obviously furious. She had tolerated Zhao Xu again and again, because she felt that she could still control and ‘recover’ and had hope for Zhao Xu to become a benevolent king.

But Zhao Xu openly used the imperial guards in the palace to surround the Sansi Yamen, which greatly broke through the bottom line that Empress Dowager Gao could tolerate!

The Song Dynasty has always been a 'the emperor and the scholars and officials share the world'. He will never kill unless he has to. The emperor should tolerate and tolerate almost everyone. This is the virtue that a wise ruler and a benevolent ruler should have!

Zhao Xu now openly used the imperial guards in the palace to seize the three officials' yamen and detain the officials!

Destroying the court rules will never be tolerated!

This is not only something that a benevolent king or even a foolish king cannot do!

Empress Dowager Gao's face was frosty, and the brush in her hand was twisted into two pieces at some point, which shows how angry she was.

At this time, a yellow gate quickly stepped in and said, "Impress, Grandpa Lu, Grandpa Su, and Grandpa Su are asking for a meeting."

Empress Dowager Gao's voice was indifferent and said, "Transfer!"

The yellow door responded and turned around and went out.

Soon, Lu Dafang and Su Song came in. They didn't know if they were too old or what. In the eyes of Empress Dowager Gao, the slowness of these two men made her feel angry.

Empress Dowager Gao suppressed Tengteng's anger and said, "The two husbands are here."

Lu Dafang and Su Song could hear the anger in Empress Dowager Gao's voice, bowed and said nothing.

Seeing that they didn't speak, Empress Dowager Gao was more angry and said in a cold tone, "Speak! In this situation, what do you think should you do?"

When Empress Dowager Gao thought that he would entrust all the government affairs to these husbands. Now these husbands forced the officials to use the imperial guards to seal the yamen and arrest people, so they should have solved the problem!

Su Song leaned on crutches, lowered his head, and said silently.

He had long thought that Su Che did that might anger Zhao Xu, but he didn't expect that Zhao Xu would use such fierce means.

This time he didn't speak, not because of his previous silence, but because he really had nothing to say.

Lu Dafang hunched over, slowly raised his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Then we have to see the Queen's determination."

Empress Dowager Gao's eyes were chilling and said, "Is the prime minister going to put the blame on me?"

Lu Dafang lowered his eyes, and his face was covered with ancient Jing Wubo, and said, "Empress, you can't hesitate now."

Empress Dowager Gao was even more angry and shouted: "Do you want me to fight with the officials and the palace to kill him to flow into blood?"

Su Song twitched his face hard. His originally hesitant but worried expression suddenly became clear. He raised his head and said, "I object."

Before Lu Dafang could react, Empress Dowager Gao looked at him and said coldly: "What does the Su Qing family oppose?"

Su Song stood up with a crutch and said in an extremely firm voice: "The palace is bleeding, but the Privy Council will not agree."

Empress Dowager Gao slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Then you are watching the old woman's head and head in different places? The officials are disobedient and unfilial, and the emperor and empress of the Song Dynasty are traitors? Are you worthy of the previous emperor? Are you worthy of the ancestors of the Song Dynasty? Are you not afraid of the history books, and you are all traitors, and you have been infatuated for thousands of years!..."

Su Song was drunk by Empress Dowager Gao's expression, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "The old minister doesn't believe that the official family will be so ruthless. The old minister will go to Funing Palace now. If the official family brings troops to Cining Palace, step on my body first!"

As he said that, Su Song walked back with a cane.

When Empress Dowager Gao heard what he said, she became less angry and sensible, and said, "Your family should stay there, and now she will find a way to stop the official family and calm this matter."

Su Song paused for a moment, as if he felt that he might add fuel to the fire to Zhao Xu. He turned around and continued to listen silently with crutches.

Empress Dowager Gao took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, looked at Lu Dafang, and said, "It's time, let's talk about any way."

Lu Dafang's voice became a little louder and said, "There are only two hundred imperial guards outside the palace. Just hit them and then invite the officials to come to Cining Hall."

Empress Dowager Gao frowned and said, "Will the official come?"

"Yes." Lu Dafang's voice was hoarse, but he was very decisive, giving people a very convincing feeling.

Empress Dowager Gao understood, nodded slightly with a cold look, and said with a tone without joy or sorrow: "I hope the official family will not really do anything randomly. Zhou He, I will pass on my imperial edict. Let the official family manage the imperial guards who left the palace without authorization, and ask the official family to come to me."

They all knew very well that as long as it was not a desperate rebellion, Zhao Xu could not do too much of the imperial guards, and they put enough pressure on them, and Zhao Xu would come over obediently!

At this time, they were thinking about punishing Zhao Xu. Such a thing must not happen again! They will no longer tolerate Zhao Xu. The ancestral system and court order of the Song Dynasty cannot tolerate anyone destroying it!

What they want is a benevolent emperor who is good at listening to loyal words, can tolerate righteous ministers, be cautious in small things, and be one with scholars and officials!

Zhou He bowed quickly, responded silently, and hurriedly turned around and left.

Empress Dowager Gao waited for Zhou He to leave, and was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Come here, I will give you a seat to the two Qing families."

Lu Dafang and Su Song responded, and after sitting down, he stopped talking.

Just when Zhou He went to the front office to pass on the imperial edict of Empress Dowager Gao, the Censor General Ma Yan, and the Minister of Justice Huang Shan, were hurried to the Sansi Yamen.

The two of them had almost the same solemn and anxious faces on their faces. They looked at the tangerine peel walking in front of them, and were frightened.

They didn't believe it at first, but they had to believe it even if they didn't believe it.

However, they were ordered to review various accounts of the Sansi Yamen, and they were panicked and cold sweat broke out on their heads.

The Sansi Yamen is in charge of the world's money and grain, and the Sansi Yamen is one of the three ministers. If you touch the whole body, you will find out what you really want to find out. The Sansi Yamen may not be like. They are afraid they will be exiled to Lingnan.

The two of them quietly wiped their cold sweat. Before they could figure it out, they arrived at the Sansi Yamen.

Chen Pi said a few words to Liu Heng, then turned to Ma Yan and Huang Zheng, and said, "Two, the officials have said that there must be a result in half an hour. What kind of result does not require a villain to say more, right?"

Ma Yan and Huang Shan looked at each other, and they naturally understood that the officials and soldiers surrounded the Sansi Yamen and had to obtain evidence of their crimes, otherwise how could they explain it to the government and the people? They also knew that this matter was not difficult. The Sansi Yamen was in charge of the world's money and grain, and those dirty things in the light and darkness. As the Minister of Justice and the Censor of the Censor, they were clear.

The key is, they can't!

If you really want to turn those things out, everyone’s faces will not look good, and they will be the ones who will be unlucky at the first time!

Seeing Chen Pi staring at them, the two looked at each other again and said with a thorn intent: "I obey the order."

The two of them are not Su Che, Lu Dafang and others. If they dare to fight Zhao Xu, they must at least have a thorough manner of etiquette.

Chenpi dared not be careless and stared at them. At the same time, she also began to interrogate some key figures in the Sansi Yamen.

They deduced it in Zhao Xu's study many times, and time was tight and they had to race against time!

The Sansi Yamen was sealed and soon it spread throughout Kaifeng City. Most people didn't believe it at the first time, thinking it was a rumor, then they were shocked, and then they panicked and asked people to ask about it and find out what was going on.

Rumors were everywhere in Kaifeng City, and the princes and ministers were unprecedentedly nervous. People were coming and going, and the traffic was full of traffic, so lively.

Liang Tao was drinking in the middle of his mouth, but when he heard the news, his eyes wide open, he sobered up most of his wine, looked at his nephew in front of him and said, "Are you saying true?"

The young man looked shocked and said, "It's true. I've seen it myself. They are all the guards in the palace. Second uncle, do you think someone has reported to the official family and the official family is furious?"

After all, it is irritating that nearly three million ounces of military pay is involved. It is understandable that the officials are furious and mobilizing the imperial guards to seal the three yamen.

After hearing this, Liang Tao's expression changed rapidly, and he became nervous and frightened.

The young man looked at his expression and suddenly woke up, saying, "Uncle II, are you worried that this matter will involve you?"

Liang Tao walked around the pavilion, burst into cold sweat on his head, and said, "Do you think this matter will be a matter of being responsible? The deputy envoy of the Three Departments is not qualified enough. It is the most suitable for taking the blame. I, the Minister of Revenue, bear the brunt of the first, and it is the most suitable!"

If you really have to blame such a big thing, the Liang family can't afford it!

The young man was scared and said tremblingly: "Uncle Second, what should I do?"

Liang Tao walked around, his eyebrows were about to frown, and hesitated for a while. Liang Tao took a deep breath and said calmly: "There is no choice. Take the initiative and give me the things I prepared. I will enter the palace now."

The young man immediately understood and said in surprise: "Second uncle, if this happens, I'm afraid that even the prime minister won't let us go, right?"

"Go quickly!" Liang Tao shouted.

The so-called "officials and officials protect each other" is a huge and coexisting network of interests formed by people of a certain level of protection and utilization of each other.

Liang Tao was not qualified to let Lv Dafang protect each other, but Su Che had, even if Empress Dowager Gao knew about it, he would press down quietly and blame Liang Tao for his crimes, calmly ending the case.

If one of the three major officials participates in military pay deductions, reselling and other matters, where will the court put its face?

Therefore, what Liang Tao has to do is to take the initiative to shake things up, even if they are liquidated later, it is better to take the blame!

The young man was startled and responded in a hurry, running to find the things they had prepared long ago.

When Liang Tao entered the palace in a panic with a lot of evidence of the "military salary disappearance case", Cai You was leaving the labour courtyard and entering the palace, but then he was stunned.

The official issued an order, and the palace guards sealed the three yamen!

Cai Youhuai was holding a paper bag, confused and said to himself: "Do you know first?"
Chapter completed!
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