In the Imperial City of Lin'an, the Prime Minister's residence was filled with dignitaries and guests.

All the officials of the Song Dynasty were present. Today was the birthday of Prime Minister Shi Miyuan. No official dared to be absent without any reason. Those who were qualified to enter the Prime Minister's Palace were all officials of fifth rank or above, and congratulatory gifts were also sent to those below fifth rank.

, otherwise you have to be careful about your official title. It can be seen from this that the prime minister has great influence on the government and the public.

According to later generations, Shi Miyuan was a standard second-generation official. His father, Shi Hao, was the prime minister during the Xiaozong period. He was quite talented and learned. He once wrote a letter to vindicate Yue Fei, advocated resistance to the Jin Dynasty, and recommended Lu You to the emperor. He can be regarded as a wise man of the generation.

phase, while Shi Miyuan is just right

On the contrary, he was an opportunistic capitulationist. After the failure of the Northern Expedition against the Jin Kingdom in the Kaixi Year, he united with Queen Yang in the palace to kill the main war faction Han Yuzhou, and thus became the Prime Minister and Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty.

He holds military and political power, and his power is overwhelming.

Yang Kang had met Shi Miyuan before. At that time, he was the young prince of the Jin Kingdom and had a natural sense of superiority towards the powerful official of the Song Kingdom. Shi Miyuan naturally did not dare to offend him, but now he has to congratulate the Prime Minister with a smile on his face.

Shou, fortunately he has the status of King Yi and does not have to be as servile as those officials.

His Majesty the Emperor looked at the officialdom in front of him and felt that life is really interesting. When you change your identity and change your perspective, you will have a different perception. There is no need to care too much about the ups and downs of life, as long as you are still alive.

, there is still a chance to start over.

Shi Miyuan didn't pay too much attention to His Highness Prince Yi. He was waiting for the Crown Prince Zhao Hong. He had already heard His Highness the Crown Prince's comments about him. As a fifty-six-year-old man, the Prime Minister had experienced countless experiences.

Damn, he was able to control the Song Dynasty for twelve years, so he was definitely a very scheming person.

It is said that what the ears hear is false and what the eyes see is true.

The Prime Minister believes in his own eyes rather than hearsay. Those who deliver the news will always have one purpose or another. They must not be disbelieved or credulous. He wants to use this birthday banquet to see the attitude of His Highness the Crown Prince. This attitude

It will determine his next move. The deposing of the crown prince is a national matter, and there must be a justifiable reason. The prince Zhao Hong is the emperor's nephew, so he is not willing to act lightly unless necessary.

Prince Zhao Hong came here and asked his chamberlain to give him a congratulatory gift. The gift was a blood-red coral, which was crystal clear and highly ornamental. It stands to reason that this gift is so precious and the Prime Minister should be happy. This shows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has great respect for the Prime Minister.

Sir, Shi Miyuan knew that this coral was presented to the palace from Enzhou. Enzhou belonged to Guangnan East Road in the Song Dynasty, and later became Enping County in Guangdong. His Royal Highness was hinting that he would bring it to the palace in the future.

He was exiled to the Guangdong area.

The Prime Minister thanked His Highness the Crown Prince, but he already had some concerns in his heart. Then came the decree from the palace. Emperor Zhao Kuo cared about his ministers and specially gave him imperial wine for all the ministers to drink. The scene became lively. Thank you Yili and King Yi.

His Highness watched around the coral.

"It is really inappropriate for His Highness the Crown Prince to do this!" Xie Yili said in a low voice.

Xie Dacaizi was a student in the palace, so he naturally knew the origin of this coral, but he did not expect that the prince would send it as a gift so blatantly. Zhao Hong did not target Shi Miyuan in this way before he became the prince. At that time, he was just an ordinary person.

An idle prince, national affairs have nothing to do with him. Once he became the prince of the East Palace and assisted the emperor in handling state affairs, he deeply felt the overwhelming power of Shi Miyuan, and even the emperor Zhao Kuo was at the mercy of him.

He is the future emperor. This Song Dynasty belongs to him, not Shi Miyuan. Zhao Hong sneered in his heart. After today, there will be no Shi Miyuan anymore. The reason why he chose this coral was not to imply

Shi Miyuan was exiled because of the color of the coral, which was blood red.

Yang Kang was silent. He was paying attention to a maid. There were countless maids at the birthday banquet, but His Highness King Yi only paid attention to one person. Xie Yili followed Yang Kang's gaze and saw only an ordinary-looking maid. The maid was

Pouring the wine, Xie Dacaizi expressed doubts about this classmate's aesthetic sense.

His Majesty the Emperor felt that the maid seemed familiar, and judging from the way the maid poured the wine, she must be skilled in martial arts. The maid was walking slowly with the wine pot in the direction of Shi Miyuan, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor had rich assassination experience.

Look, this is exactly the rhythm of an assassination.

Yang Kang was angry. If you want to kill Shi Miyuan, I would have killed him a long time ago. I am still waiting for you to assassinate him. If you kill him, who will support me as the emperor of Song Dynasty? Once Shi Miyuan dies, Prince Zhao Hong's position will be secure.

It was even harder to get to the top. He watched the maid pull out the dagger from under the tray, and watched her stab Shi Miyuan...

"Prime Minister, be careful!" His Highness King Yi shouted.

It was too late to say, but soon enough, the wine glass in His Highness King Yi's hand was thrown out of his hand and threw it at the maid's arm. This throw was also skillful. His Highness King Yi did not know martial arts, so he could not use internal force in this throw.

It can only use brute force, and it cannot have high accuracy. If it happens to be thrown on the dagger, I am afraid it will arouse suspicion. The range of the arm is large, it is easy to hit, and it can also change the trajectory of the dagger. Shi Miyuan

Rescue.

The wine glass hit the maid accurately. The maid originally stabbed Shi Miyuan in the heart. After being hit on the shoulder, she stabbed the Prime Minister's shoulder with a shake of her hand. Blood spattered out. Shi Miyuan fell to the ground, with chaos happening around him.

A group of military generals gathered around the maid. The maid secretly hated her and turned to look at the person who ruined her good deeds. However, when she saw Yang Kang's face, she suddenly showed surprise.

"Is it you?" the maid exclaimed.

His Majesty the Emperor finally recognized from the maid's eyes and voice that this was Murong Yan, a descendant of the Murong family who followed Prince Li Chengzhen of Xixia. The mask on his face was made by Murong Yan. No wonder she recognized it? At this time, Yang Kang faced two

The choice is, one is to kill and silence, the other is to save Murong Yan and ask what is going on. She should follow Li Chengzhen in his plan to restore the country. How could she go to Lin'an Mansion and disguise herself to assassinate Shi Miyuan? What is the story behind this?

conspiracy?

Murong Yan did not stop after recognizing His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin. Instead, he spread out his body skills to shuttle among the crowd. Murong Yan was not the only assassin. Other assassins in disguise also drew out their sharp blades and rushed outside. For a moment, the guests fell into a crowd.

, the screams continued, and the birthday banquet in the Prime Minister's Mansion was completely ruined.

Yang Kang took advantage of the chaos and left, followed Murong Yan, and covered her whereabouts. Finally, the two met face to face in a small alley.

"Your Majesty, please save His Highness the Prince, he has been captured by the Mongols." Murong Yan pleaded.

Mongolia, Xixia, Shi Miyuan, Zhao Hong, Song State, Jin State...

His Majesty the Emperor connected these keywords together and finally understood the purpose of this assassination. Mongolia wanted to make the Song and Jin go to war so as to reap the benefits, and the assassin who came this time was a master of the Xixia Kingdom. (Unfinished)
Chapter completed!