Zhao Xuanji's words set the tone of this court meeting, and set the tone extremely high.
Although the officials present knew what issues were going to be discussed today, their expressions changed after hearing Zhao Xuanji's words.
Among them, those with a keener political sense have already sensed that a storm is coming.
The former Zhao Ge Lao and today's Zhao Shengling are afraid that he will take action.
In the court hall, after a brief period of silence, greater chaos broke out.
Everyone was whispering to each other, and everyone looked heavy.
Then one after another, people began to come out to speak.
Some people say that now that the country is in crisis, extraordinary measures should be taken.
But none of these people can tell what countermeasures to use.
There are also those who say that the border troops were defeated and should be held accountable.
But these people dare not say who they want to hold accountable.
Others said that facing the Liao cavalry at this time, the imperial court should immediately send envoys to seek peace.
There are the fewest people who advocate this opinion, but it is indeed the opinion of a small group of people.
Zhao Xuanji listened quietly. He was as calm as Su Zhenting.
If Zhao Xuanji wants to seize power, he must first muddy the waters.
And this is the first step to muddy the waters.
The first person to stand up and say something truly useful was the newly appointed minister of Dali Temple, Bian Guanyue.
After the former Dali Temple Qing Wang Fuyong died from a bug, this position, which was equivalent to the Supreme Prosecutor General in later generations, was finally taken by Zhao Xuanji.
Although the price was Zhao Xuanji's support when Li Chen appointed Xu Changqing as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in Zhao Xuanji's view, it would not be a loss to replace the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance with the Minister of Dali Temple.
It's not that the Minister of Dali Temple is more important than the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but that the Ministry of Revenue has been run by Xu Changqing for many years, and several corruption cases have broken out. All his people have been purged from top to bottom. Under such circumstances, even if it is forced
Parachuting a minister who has no foundation in the household department will definitely have no effect.
Instead of doing this, it is better to exchange it for a Dali Temple that you can control.
"My lords, this is the order of Zhao Province."
After Bian Guanyue came out, he cupped his hands, and then said in a deep voice: "The lower official thinks that now that the border pass has been breached and the Crescent Pass has been lost, the country and the country are in turmoil. The most important thing for us to do is to welcome the prince back to Beijing immediately and take charge of the overall situation.
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These words aroused surprise and suspicion in many people.
Even Su Zhenting glanced at him one more time.
In the court, the core members of the East Palace faction, Xu Changqing and Zhao Heshan, were even more suspicious.
Who doesn't know that Bian Guanyue is Zhao Xuanji's man.
At this time, he actually said that he would welcome the prince back to Beijing to take charge of the overall situation. Isn't this an elbow turned out?
Sure enough, what Bian Guanyue said next made everyone come to their senses.
"This time the imperial army suffered a defeat. Regardless of whether it is a subsequent peace or a fight to the death, the responsibilities must be clarified before that, and those who caused the defeat of the army must be severely punished. If you seek peace, then it can be regarded as appeasing the anger of the Liao army. If you fight to the death, they should also be executed.
The culprit will be punished and military discipline will be corrected."
Whoever can stand here is not a thousand-year-old fox.
As soon as this sentence, which sounded like no problem at all, was spoken, everyone understood.
Who is most responsible for this failure?
Isn't he the prince who forcibly left the capital?
And those gathered around him were naturally the guards of Crescent Pass and the generals of the military.
Naturally, the prince himself cannot take responsibility, so he must kill the generals around him.
But when this knife falls, no matter whose head falls off, what is broken is the power of the East Palace faction, what is hurt is the people of the East Palace, and what is broken is the people of the East Palace.
