Chapter 954: The court attacked and reversed the attitude
Chapter 954: Criticism at court meeting, attitude reversal
Above the court meeting, all civil and military officials stood in awe!
After all the ministers had finished attending to other trivial matters, one person suddenly left work!
"Report to Your Majesty! I participated in the pacification envoy Shen Tang of Chengdu Prefecture and dispatched local troops and horses without the consent of the imperial court! I received reports from various state governments in Chengdu Prefecture. During the previous disaster, soldiers and horses from various places in Chengdu Prefecture were dispatched. Everyone is waiting for the opportunity to move.
Although the original intention is to provide disaster relief, military armor is a state matter. Shen Tang has no decree from the court, and no tiger talisman from the Holy One! If this continues, the world will be in chaos!"
"I believe that although the action of the pacifying envoy Shen Tang was excusable, his actions are unforgivable! Therefore, I am issuing an order to reprimand Shen Tang, reduce his rank, and appoint another supervisory army sent by the imperial court to prevent abuse of power and responsibility!"
As soon as this statement came out, many people in the main hall looked at him with suspicion, because the person who spoke turned out to be Diao Hongxin, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council! In the Privy Council, he was second only to Zhang Jun. He even served as concurrently when Zhang Jun was out of the army. However, with Zhang Jun's return, he had no choice but to give in to the post of Privy Councilor again.
Zhang Jun's eyes suddenly turned cold. A deputy envoy was playing Shen Tang in front of him. It seems that he, the privy envoy, has been a bit weak recently!
"Diao Hongxin! As an envoy of the Privy Council, why don't I know about what you said about participating in the concert?"
If it were normal times, Zhang Jun would not care about such things at all, he would just free up his hands to teach him a lesson.
However, yesterday's incident obviously gave His Majesty some thoughts about Shen Tang. At this time, adding fuel to the fire, maybe Your Majesty will really go along with the situation and punish Shen Tang.
"It seems that what happened this time was no accident! The envoy Jin came, Ye Yong entered the palace, and now Diao Hongxin takes action! It is indeed difficult to completely take down Shen Tang, but if it is just to cause trouble for His Majesty, It’s easy for him to have opinions about Shen Tang!”
Zhang Jun and Shi Hao connected things almost at the same time!
Where are there so many coincidences?
Obviously, someone was secretly planning Shen Tang this time! However, not only was the plan clever, it even escaped their eyes and ears.
"Master Zhang! It's just a secret report all the way. If everyone checks everything, wouldn't it be too tiring?
I'm just here to share your worries!"
Diao Hongxin said calmly.
As long as the goal is achieved this time and Zhang Jun can even be implicated, it will not be difficult for him to go further!
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Diao said makes sense! The state has national laws and cannot be broken by the people! However, Mr. Shen loves the people after all, so he only needs a slight punishment!"
Ye Yong is out of work!
Zhang Jun and Shi Hao were secretly anxious, but the problem was that they were not suitable to speak for Shen Tang now!
The two looked at each other, and Zhang Jun gritted his teeth and was about to leave. No matter what, he wanted to muddy the water first! The worst thing is, if he gives up the position of Privy Councilor, Diao Hongxin will not be able to find a good one! Wait until the matter is dealt with first, Just thinking of ways to make up for it.
However, just when Zhang Jun was about to speak, Zhao Shen, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly said, "Diao Hongxin! Do you think it is the national law that is more important, or my thousands of people?"
Diao Hongxin was startled, and then replied, "National laws are the foundation of a country, so if the laws are messed up, the foundation will naturally be unstable! Your Majesty, who loves the people, naturally knows this, but this is not a reason to destroy the laws!"
"Haha..." Zhao Shen smiled disdainfully. If all these officials, big and small, followed the law, then the world would not be like this!
"Since you want a testimonial, I will give you an explanation! Now that the Chengdu Prefecture has decided, not only are there small groups of Tibetan rebels in various places, but also local tribes are unstable! Therefore, before Shen Tang left, I have given you Secret decree! Regarding the mobilization of troops and horses in Chengdu Prefecture, you can make arbitrary decisions based on the situation. You only need to report it to me afterwards!"
"I want to ask if my secret decree is the law of the Song Dynasty!"
"this……"
Zhao Shen's words stunned Zhang Jun and others, but Diao Hongxin, Ye Yong and others were shocked! The reason why they attacked Shen Tang was that they were most certain that Zhao Shen would be dissatisfied with Shen Tang because of certain things.
And they just provided Zhao Shen with a reason to punish Shen Tang.
But, when the critical moment came, why did you change your mind?
What happened this night?
Yesterday, their carefully planned response turned out to be in vain?
Yesterday, the Shao family's caravan ship secretly entered the palace, which was done by Wang Quan and his cronies. What happened next, neither Ye Yong nor Zhang Jun got any concrete information! They had no idea that originally they The thorn that he had planted in Zhao Shen's heart with all his efforts had already been pulled out by that priceless thing!
Including what Ye Yong said to Zhao Shen, they were all inadvertently offset by Jiang Maobin's report!
Now, in Zhao Shen's heart, Shen Tang was the most loyal and patriotic minister in the Song Dynasty, serving the country and the people, and having no selfish motives! These people still wanted to cause trouble for him, but they obviously bumped into the horse's hoof.
"Hahaha..." Looking at the ugly expressions on the faces of these two old rivals, Zhang Jun still felt happy even though he didn't know what happened. He even laughed without caring about the people in the hall.
"Your Majesty, Master Diao is obviously very concerned about local affairs. Now he can only work under the command of the minister, but he is overqualified for his talents! I would like to request that Master Diao be appointed as the pacification envoy of Jinghu North Road! This will allow Master Diao to serve better. The imperial court and your majesty are here to serve!"
"My lord, I agree with Master Zhang! Your Majesty, it is a blessing for the Song Dynasty to have such a wise minister as Master Diao in the court.
In this way, everyone should make the best use of their talents. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a loss to the court?
It is even more of a disservice to Master Diao for his loyalty!"
Zhang Jun dug a hole under Diao Hongxin's feet. Shi Hao was indeed an old friend, so he stepped forward to help fill in the soil!
"Diao Aiqing, what do you think?"
Zhao Shen said calmly, "However, what Zhang Aiqing said is reasonable, but I was negligent! Jinghu North Road really needs a wise minister to be in charge!"
Diao Hongxin opened his mouth wide and didn't know how to respond for a moment! What's going on?
Why are all the fingers suddenly pointed at me?
"Your Majesty is wise, it is our great fortune in the Song Dynasty that such a king is famous and his ministers are virtuous! After the court, I will draw up the decree!"
After filling the soil, Shi Hao stepped hard, turned to Diao Hongxin and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Diao for getting what he wanted!"
Diao Hongxin was dumbfounded, but looking at Zhao Shen's deep eyes, he couldn't help but shudder! This time, he and others miscalculated! Not only did Shen Tang not lose his luster in the eyes of the emperor, he was obviously still favored! Even, he did not hesitate to I use myself as the deputy privy envoy to warn certain people, and at the same time appease Shen Tang's heart!