Chapter 235 The storm in the court, Shi Hao suddenly
Chapter 235: The storm in the court, Shi Hao suddenly realized
After arranging things, Shen Tang thought about it again and found no loopholes, so he asked the two of them to prepare separately. Afterwards, Shen Tang smoothed out the news in his mind and asked about the situation above the court. I also had some ideas about the situation. I rested for a night, and early the next morning, I asked Qian Hong to invite Shi Hao over.
"Brother Shen, have you already got a countermeasure?" Despite Shen Tang's assurance, Shi Hao could not sleep at night for the past two or three days. After all, this was not only related to his own destiny, but also to the entire subject. How could he feel at ease about the future of the He Faction and even the Song Dynasty before there was no definite solution?
"Master Shi, please sit down!"
After serving hot tea to Shi Hao, Shen Tang just said: "In response to the war in Sizhou in the north, I have made some arrangements and ordered people to go to Sizhou to contact Zhang Xiang. If no other accidents occur, we will not be afraid of this battle. We may not be able to win, but it is not difficult to maintain the current situation and make the Jin Kingdom retreat. So, please feel at ease, sir."
"ah!"
Shi Hao exclaimed and stood up directly. The fact that Shen Tang had a solution to the predicament of the war in the North was beyond his expectation. Unexpectedly, not only did he have a solution, but Shen Tang had already started to take action.
"Okay, okay..." Seeing the calm look on Shen Tang's face, Shi Hao was overjoyed. Although the conflict in the court has a great impact, absolute power is a person's greatest confidence. As long as the war situation in the North can be stabilized, hundreds of thousands of With the army in Zhang Jun's hands, the main war faction has the ultimate trump card.
"Comrades Shi, thank you very much Mr. Shen!" Shi Hao bowed to the end and saluted Mr. Shen.
Shen Tang supported Shi Hao and said, "Master Shi, there is no need to be polite. I have relied on Zhang Xiang a lot, and I admire the loyalty of all of you. What Shen Tang did is just a little effort. Sir, please sit down. I want to make some plans with you." The situation between North Korea and China.”
"Okay, okay, okay..." Shi Hao nodded hurriedly. The most fortunate thing for him now is that Zhang Jun was able to bring Shen Tang into their camp and did not look down on Shen Tang because of his young age. .It is best to be friends with such talented people. If they become enemies, it will definitely become a nightmare.
The two sat down, and when Shi Hao's mood stabilized, Shen Tang said, "Master Shi, according to the current situation, the main war faction headed by Prime Minister Zhang He is completely under the pressure of the main peace faction, and there is no way to fight back. force."
Shi Hao smiled bitterly and nodded, "Young Master is right. Now in the court, the left and right ministers Chen Kangbai and Tang Situi have joined forces. Zhang Jun is in charge of the north. The Privy Council is headed by Diao Hongxin. The third chief minister, Ma Shao, has always been two. We are not helping each other and are in neutral. Therefore, we have almost no right to speak in the entire court. Moreover, although the Lord Harmony Faction has not suppressed us in a big way during this period, it has continued to make small moves."
"So far, many colleagues have been directly released for some unnecessary reasons. Although not everyone has been demoted, this has made the words in our court more and more rare."
"Without top power, Wan Xuyao will be unable to survive alone. If this continues, it won't be long before our colleagues on our side will be completely emptied of the court. All in all, the battle situation in the North will be constrained by the court, and the entire situation will be ruined..."
Shen Tang pondered for a moment, and then suddenly smiled, "Sir, in my opinion, the current situation is indeed serious, but it is not completely lifeless. As long as you plan properly, it will be easy for you to revolt or suppress the peace faction. "
"Huh?" Shi Hao was startled when he heard this. Is Shen Tang really that powerful? He and others thought about it for a long time, but there was nothing they could do. It was almost a certain death situation. Why did it become so easy when they got to Shen Tang? ?
"Please give me some advice, Master!" Shi Hao said with some respect.
A big shot like Shi Hao actually showed respect to a young man who was not even young yet. This would definitely shock a lot of people's attention, but now it really happened.
"Your Excellency, there is no need to be polite..." Shen Tang waved his hand, and then said, "First of all, the most important reason why Your Majesty agreed with the Lord Harmony Sect to suppress us, and even ordered Your Majesty to depose you, is that the Emperor is suspicious of you."
"Now that Prime Minister Zhang has hundreds of thousands of troops outside, the redress of Senior Yue Fei has made the power of the main war faction unparalleled in the court. In this case, if there are people from the Lord He faction making slanders again, Your Majesty It is extremely normal to make some moves. The Holy Heart is unpredictable. For the Holy One, the Northern Expedition is naturally extremely important, but what is more important than the Northern Expedition is that this empire is named Zhao."
Hearing Shen Tang's words, Shi Hao smiled bitterly and nodded. He also blamed them for being complacent because they defeated the Lord He faction. Otherwise, after Yue Fei was rehabilitated, if he and others had deliberately restrained themselves, how could the current situation have happened?
"Then how should we dispel the Lord's wariness?" Shi Hao asked.
Shen Tang smiled and said, "How do you evaluate General Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty?"
Shi Hao was stunned and didn't know what Shen Tang meant, but he still followed Shen Tang's words and said: "Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty is invincible in every battle, and he can be called an unparalleled warrior in the country!"
"That's right! Wang Jian defeated the State of Zhao, pacified the Three Jins, destroyed the State of Chu, and swallowed up the State of Yan. The main army of the Qin Dynasty was all under his control. So, did the First Emperor have no doubts in his heart? Or is it that the First Emperor was more ambitious than us? Generous?”
Shi Hao was stunned at first when he heard this, and then his eyes showed a bit of surprise.
"Sir, every emperor may have a broad mind, but suspicion is a common problem. The reason why Wang Jian was able to command an army but was tolerated by the First Emperor was because Wang Jian showed shortcomings such as greed for money and meritorious deeds towards the First Emperor. Wang Jian every time Before going on an expedition, he would try his best to ask for generous rewards from the First Emperor, but he was just taking the initiative to show his shortcomings to the First Emperor. As an emperor, it is natural to hope that his subordinates will be capable, but he also hopes that capable ministers will have flaws. , Only in this way can this capable minister be under his control."
"Please forgive me for being presumptuous. The official reputation of your Excellency and Prime Minister Zhang is really too good. You are not a saint, so how can you have no selfish desires? However, your Excellency and Prime Minister Zhang behave like saints in front of the Holy One, not greedy for merit. He doesn’t amass wealth, and he doesn’t monopolize power. I would like to ask, if your Majesty has such a person under your command, can you rest assured?"
Shen Tang's words made Shi Hao suddenly realize! It turned out that the root of the matter was not that he and others did not do well. On the contrary, what he and others did was really good. How could the emperor rest assured that he was a capable minister with no flaws? Use? I’m afraid, this is the root of His Majesty’s suspicion.