Chapter 942: Zhao Shen is terrified, the officials plead guilty
Chapter 942: Zhao Shen is frightened, and all officials plead guilty
The originally noisy court hall suddenly fell silent! Wang Hu, as the Imperial City Secretary, came so eagerly that he could not even wait for the next court session. This would never be a good thing.
Zhao Shen also frowned and nodded slightly, and Wang Quan on the side immediately sang loudly, "Xuan, the Imperial City Secretary lifts the king tiger to the palace!"
Step, step, step...
Accompanied by the sound of rapid footsteps, Wang Hu appeared in the hall!
"Your Majesty, the Imperial City Secretary has raised Wang Hu to see His Majesty!"
Having said that, he kowtowed to the ground!
"There is an imperial envoy, Mr. Shen Tang, who needs to report something urgently. I dare not delay, so I go to the palace to see you!"
"Send it up!"
Zhao Shen's eyes narrowed. Shen Tang's urgent report not long ago was because of the Xingyuan Mansion incident. Even though Mianzhou Shen Tang had dealt with dozens of officials, he only reported according to normal procedures. So, what will happen this time? what happened?
Wang Quan went downstairs and took the secret message from Wang Hu. After opening it, he placed it in front of Zhao Shen.
Under the looks of everyone below, Zhao Shen opened the letter and looked down! He immediately became furious after just reading the first sentence!
"...I went to Kuizhou and passed through Xining Mountain. I was attacked by 16,500 soldiers and horses! Fortunately, I was still prepared, and I happened to meet the Privy Councilor Zhang Jun who was dispatching Chang De's army to the north."
"Zhang Aiqing, why did you transfer Changde's army to Kuizhou?"
Zhao Shen raised his head and asked.
"Your Majesty, I reported before that the Privy Envoy received a report from the local government that refugees from the Jin Kingdom were rising in the Ziwu Valley! It was your Majesty who asked me to send troops there in case of unpreparedness! However, I am worried that the local soldiers and horses may fight with them. The local rebels are connected, so Chang De’s army was just dispatched to go there!”
Zhao Shen suddenly realized that this was indeed the case.
"The rebels have been wiped out, and it has been confirmed that the leaders of the rebels are actually Daning Supervisor and Yun'an Supervisor! Among them, nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses are brave under the command of the Supervisor, and the rest are Yun'an Army, led by Yun'an The military commander led the army.
All three of them died accidentally in the chaos of the battle..."
"Snapped!"
Zhao Shen slapped Long An with a fierce look, "Okay! How brave!"
The local magistrates teamed up with the local army to intercept and kill the imperial envoys ordered by the emperor. This is a naked rebellion!
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhao Shen continued to look down...
"General Yun'an Army knew he was going to die. He jumped over the wall in a panic and led nearly two thousand elite troops of Yun'an Army, his cronies, to intercept and kill Princess Guangling in Kuizhou City..."
"boom!"
Zhao Shen felt as if his mind was exploding in an instant. He stood up suddenly, with fear in his eyes, murderous intent and a bit of panic!
He gritted his teeth and forced himself to look down urgently, "After the battle at Xining Mountain, I sent troops to Yun'an Army! After finding out about this, I immediately led more than a thousand troops to attack Kuizhou!"
"...Fortunately, the princess was unharmed, except for a flesh wound on her neck...However, 926 of the original guards of the Qian Xin family army were killed in the battle, and the rest were seriously injured! The Yun'an army took Gu Chengyi's own initiative, and a thousand and seven soldiers were killed. A hundred people were killed, and the remaining one hundred who responded fled!"
"I have ordered..."
The moment he saw that the princess was fine, Zhao Shen's tense body suddenly softened and he fell directly onto the dragon chair!
"Officials..." Wang Quan was horrified, exclaimed, and stepped forward to help Zhao Shen, but in this moment, Zhao Shen was already covered in cold sweat, and his heavy casual clothes were soaked through.
The civil and military officials throughout the court were also shocked and rushed forward in a noisy manner!
Zhao Shen took a breath, waved his hand to stop the ministers, and then sat upright again! His gaze swept over the faces of the civil and military officials one by one, but there was a terrifying murderous intention in the calmness. !
"Your Majesty, what happened to the imperial envoy Shen Tang?"
Shi Hao couldn't suppress the worry in his heart and left work to inquire.
"King power, take it down and let them all see it!"
Wang Quan took the letter in his hand and handed it to Shi Hao after descending the stairs! Shi Hao only glanced at it a few times, and his expression changed drastically! The imperial envoy was intercepted and the princess was intercepted, and it was done by the local army...
"Gudong!"
Shi Hao knelt directly on the ground, "As the prime minister of the court, I cannot rule the civil and military affairs. I deserve death!"
Zhang Jun on the side was also anxious, and stepped forward to take the letter. After a moment, Zhang Jun also knelt down on the ground, "As a privy envoy, I am in charge of the troops and horses in various places. It is a capital crime!"
Ye Yong didn't care about anything else and grabbed the letter...
"My lord, your crime deserves death!"
Looking at the ministers in the main hall who all prostrated themselves, Zhao Shen felt endless ridicule! They all said that eating the emperor's salary means being loyal to the emperor! However, whether it was Yun Anjun or the two eunuchs, which one was not the Song Dynasty emperor? of ministers?
And he, Zhao Shen, actually raised such a group of rebellious ministers who have no respect for their superiors, have no law to measure, and are bold and reckless!
"You are all my good ministers!"
Zhao Shen said calmly, then turned around and left the dragon chair towards the apse.
Just when he was about to disappear, he said again, "Wang Hu! Come and see me!"
There was silence in the court hall for a long time before all the ministers stood up!
"Xiang Ye, this matter is a state matter and should be discussed by all ministers. It should not be handled by your majesty, the Imperial City Secretary!"
Yang Xiangfei, the minister of Dali Temple, frowned and said!
"As a king, you should pay more attention to state affairs than personal feelings. If your Majesty insists on going your own way, the world will be in an uproar!"
Ye Yong frowned. At this time, the emperor's heart was obviously filled with endless anger! Although Zhao Shen was calm when he left, everyone knows what kind of violence is behind this calmness! Is it too risky to persuade the emperor at this moment? Some.
He looked at Shi Hao and saw Shi Hao frowning for a long time, then turned around and left.
He looked at Zhang Jun again, only to see Zhang Jun sneer, "If something like this happens, I, the Privy Councilor, will be extremely embarrassed! If you want to advise His Majesty, you can go ahead. I want to go back to the Privy Council to investigate all the affairs in this place. Army, how audacious are you!"
In the Qinzheng Hall, Zhao Shen sat on a slanted chair with his eyes closed, Wang Quan stood aside with his body bowed, and Wang Hu knelt on the ground.
This scene has lasted for half an hour! After returning from the court, Zhao Shen said nothing, and Wang Quan and Wang Quan did not dare to speak.
"Wang Hu!"
"I'm here!"
Wang Hu’s body shook slightly!
"Do you know about the secret letter?"
"Master Shen said that this secret letter must be signed by your Majesty personally, and I dare not exceed it!"
Wang Hu said cautiously.
"Royal power, show it to him!"
Wang Hu took the letter respectfully, and his face was full of deathly silence at first glance! As the Imperial City Secretary, as a personal soldier of the Holy Emperor, and as the only intelligence agency in the Song Dynasty, when such a big event happened, he actually He had no idea, and even now he is kept in the dark! Although this matter has nothing to do with him, he has already committed a mortal sin!
After reading the letter, Wang Hu was stunned for a moment, and then kowtowed again, "I... shall be punished by death!"