Zhao Yun's words ignited the emotions of these people and made them feel very embarrassed. They all clamored for Zhao Yun to take back his inappropriate words. If he didn't take it back, they would hand it over to Chaohu and quit.
The tolerant political environment of the Song Dynasty had long existed. Except for important occasions such as the emperor's enthronement and sacrifices, officials had to kneel to the emperor. On other occasions, they just raised their hands in greeting.
The emperor and his ministers were even more free to speak. Apart from not scolding the emperor directly, there was nothing they dared to say. Even if the emperor didn't want to hear it, they dared to pull him up and prevent him from leaving.
At this time, Zhao Yun openly said that he looked down on them. How could they endure this?
Zhao Yun stood up slowly, and all the officials subconsciously stopped talking and no longer talking to each other.
Zhao Yun walked down the imperial steps step by step and walked in front of them. Looking at Cui Yu and Cheng Bi, Zhao Yun's eyes were as bright as a torch.
Zhao Yun said as he walked: "You think you are thinking about the country, so I should obey you obediently. If I don't obey, I am not a wise king.
But have you ever thought that your actions can only protect the peace of the Song Dynasty for a while, and today's compromise will sow the seeds of a greater crisis tomorrow. Today's crisis can be solved, but tomorrow's crisis cannot be solved!"
Zhao Yun's words were so resounding that they lingered in the Chui Gong Hall for a long time.
Zhao Yun said again: "Li Quan is good at killing and controlling envoys, which is no different from treason. However, you are afraid of Li Quan's strong soldiers and horses, so you try to appease and compromise with him. Your actions will control and place envoys all over the world.
Where will the lives of the envoys and state and county chiefs be put? How will I drive them to rule the world then?"
There were seventeen routes in the Southern Song Dynasty. Each route had local governors such as institutional envoys, economic envoys, appeasement envoys, and magistrates. Each route also had a general who commanded the army.
If Li Quan's matter cannot be solved by Thunder, who among the local generals will dare to take care of them? If Li Quan takes the lead among ambitious people, won't they become lawless in the future?
In this way, wouldn't the lives of the Seventeenth Route's political envoys, economic envoys, pacification envoys, governors, etc. be in danger? What kind of rule does the court talk about? What kind of emperor is the emperor?
Therefore, Li Quan's rebellion was not a matter of the road, but a matter related to the foundation of the entire rule. If it is not handled well, it will seriously threaten the rule of the imperial court. There will be countless incidents caused by this in the future of the Song Dynasty.
There is no doubt that the Song Dynasty will be destroyed.
Zhao Yun's words were well-founded. Cui Yu, Zhen Dexiu, Cheng Bi and others had all served in the local government. They had foreseen what Zhao Yun said, and they were instantly ashamed.
"Hahaha,,,"
Zhao Yun suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "Today Li Quan is good at killing ministers, you can use the long-lasting peace and stability of the Song Dynasty as an excuse to appease Li Quan. Tomorrow Li Quan will kill me, can you also use the long-lasting peace and stability of the Song Dynasty as an excuse?
It didn't happen, and then you just randomly established a clan, right?"
"My lord, I'm guilty."
Cui Yu was so ashamed that he burst into tears. He knelt on the ground facing Zhao Yun and bowed his head to plead guilty.
"My lord, I'm guilty."
Qiao Xingjian immediately knelt on the ground and apologized to Zhao Yun.
"My lord, I'm guilty."
"I am guilty.",,,
All the officials who had previously advocated appeasing Li Quan were convinced by Zhao Yun's words and felt extremely ashamed.
Zhao Yun looked at these officials kneeling in front of him indifferently, feeling calm in his heart.
Finally, Zhao Yun said categorically: "In my life, I have learned about bravery, etiquette and music, benevolence, and many other things, but I have never learned about compromise. I will never tolerate Li Quan's rebellion, no matter what the outcome.
We will pursue it to the end.”
Who else would refute Zhao Yun's words at this time? Who would dare to refute it?
Zhao Yun suddenly turned around, looked at Han Hong who was standing there, and said: "Han Qing's family, this battle is inevitable. I order you to immediately draft a battle plan, select general candidates, and coordinate the dispatch of troops and horses without making any mistakes."
Han Hong solemnly raised his hand, accepted the order, and said: "My lord, I obey the order."
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhao Yun returned to Funing Hall and dealt with the memorial seriously.
"Highly practical."
Suddenly, Zhao Yun stopped writing, his expression froze, and he shouted Gao Shi.
Gao Shi quickly stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
Zhao Yun was silent for a while, then took up his pen and wrote down a royal pen, stamped it with a jade seal, and handed it to Gao Shi. Zhao Yun said, "Send it to the Political Affairs Hall."
Gao Shi took the imperial letter written by Zhao Yun and glanced at it, only to see that what was written on it was the decree to depose Cui Yu!
Gao Shi was surprised. He didn't expect that Zhao Yun would remove Cui Yu so quickly. This was the first time Zhao Yun had removed an official since he took office.
Moreover, Cui Yu's official position was Prime Minister You, the number one person in the political affairs hall. Removing such an official was a big deal, but Zhao Yun did it decisively and without any hesitation.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi held Zhao Yun's personal letter in his hand, respectfully agreed, then stepped back, left the Funing Palace, and headed towards the Political Affairs Hall.
Political Hall.
Cui Yu, Zheng Qingzhi and others are preparing to deal with Li Quan's rebellion. Everyone is busy, especially Cui Yu.
Just when everyone was busy, Gao Shi came to the Zhengshi Hall and said loudly: "Your Majesty writes the pen, and the Zhengshi Hall receives the order."
Everyone was stunned, wondering, how could Zhao Yun use the imperial pen so well?
Doubts turned out to be doubts, but they did not dare to delay. Cui Yu and Zheng Qingzhi came to Gao Shi and knelt down on the ground on behalf of the Zhengshi Hall to respectfully welcome Zhao Yun's decree. Dozens of other ministries and officials from the Zhengshi Hall also came together.
They stood respectfully on both sides, bowed their heads, stood in silence, waiting to listen.
Gao Shi read Zhao Yun's personal letter and said loudly: "In the Song Dynasty, Cui was dismissed and the right prime minister ordered him to do so. He said: The ancient sage hangs the sutra, and virtue is the rope. In the first dynasty of the king, everything is new. Cui Qing is old and cannot bear the heavy burden.
, then, Cui was dismissed from his position as Prime Minister, and his affairs were temporarily handed over to Zheng Qing. Special edict, February of the first year of Hengsheng."
Everyone was surprised, and the whole political hall could hear the drop of a needle. Everyone opened their mouths wide, looking at the scene in front of them in disbelief, unable to recover.
No one expected that Zhao Yun's first imperial edict was to depose Cui Yu. No wonder Zhao Yun wanted to bypass the political hall and directly issue an imperial edict instead of issuing an imperial edict!
If what Zhao Yun issued is an imperial edict, and if the Zhengshi Hall does not recognize it, then any official from the Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province under the Zhengshi Hall can refute the imperial edict. In this case, the imperial edict is not an imperial edict.
It is just a scrap of paper with no legal effect.
But Yubi is different. Yubi directly drafts the edict without going through Zhongshu Province, directly bypasses the sealing and refuting procedures, and avoids the official's special edict. This edict does not accept any questioning, and everyone must follow it unconditionally. Anyone who violates it will be punished.
It’s treason!
From this, we can also see Zhao Yun's determination to remove Cui Yu. This chapter has been completed!