"Prince, the situation is critical now. It will be difficult if there is no countermeasure."
"Why did the people sent to assassinate Zhao Zhuo fail? Didn't you say that the Shadow Guard never makes mistakes when doing things?"
Zhao Yuan stared at Li Hui closely, wanting to see the change in his expression.
"Your Highness, I have already told you that the Imperial City Secretary and the Shadow Guards are different. The use of the Shadow Guards must be authorized by the emperor. Now His Majesty has passed away in Lincheng, and you have not ascended the throne to rule. I can only use the only
People from the Imperial City Department, in addition, Qin Hui has long prevented us from assassinating him and arranged guards around Zhao Zhuo early."
"Qin Hui, I will kill you."
"Your Highness, it's better not to say such arrogant words, and think about what to do. All the ministers in the court are attached to Qin Hui, and no one supports you at all."
"What else can I do?"
Zhao Yuan sneered: "My father doesn't believe in my ability, and the ministers in the court do not support me for the sake of power. What else is there to say about the test? Now that my father has passed away, there is no such thing as a test. It's just that they don't want me to be the emperor!"
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"Have you forgotten, Your Highness, that Han Shizhong and Yue Fei still have a large army in the north? As long as you call from a high altitude, they will definitely respond. Why not lead them out to the Central Qin Hui Party and then Xu Tuzhi?"
"Oh, how is this different from when He Jin introduced Dong Zhuo to take control of Luoyang? The military power is not in my hands. At that time, I will listen to Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, or I will listen to the prince."
"The commander of the imperial army in the capital has a close relationship with His Highness. Your Highness might as well launch a military defeat. As long as you ascend the throne and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the world will not criticize you."
Zhao Yuan shook his head, still unable to accept such a cruel side.
In his opinion, he and Qin Hui just had different political stances, and there was no need to lead to a defeat.
Isn’t court just about compromise?
He, Zhao Yuan, is the best at this.
Qin Mansion
Zhao Yuan still came, and this time Qin Hui met Zhao Yuan directly in the lobby without any excuses.
"Meet Prime Minister Qin."
"Your Highness, you are offending this old minister by doing this. You are the crown prince, and it is only right that I should salute you."
"You are the prime minister of the court, and your hard work is of great merit. I pay my respects to you for your hard work."
"The prince is too kind."
"It should."
After finishing the polite words, it’s time to get down to business.
"I wonder why Your Highness is here today?"
"My father has died in Yancheng and the Jin army was exhausted. Although it has not been announced to the world for the time being, someone must succeed to the throne. Although I am not talented, I am willing to work with Qin Xiang to properly govern my country in the Song Dynasty."
"I'm already old, I'm afraid I can't bear this heavy burden."
"What are you talking about, Prime Minister Qin? If I can really ascend the throne and become emperor, I will definitely promote Prime Minister Qin to my left minister. By then, you will still need to work more on national affairs. How can you say you are old?"
"Haha, the prince is joking. I am promoted to left prime minister, but as for Prime Minister Zhao, he won't be willing."
"Xiang Zhao is already old. I plan to let him go home to recuperate so that he can enjoy his old age in peace, right?"
Qin Hui and Zhao Yuan looked at each other and cursed in their hearts.
Little Fox!
Old fox!
"I also think that you, the prince, are capable of carrying the country and the country, but it is difficult for me to persuade Wang Lun and Sun Jin."
Zhao Yuan clenched his hands tightly. Wang Lun was already the governor, and the next step was to be the right minister. Then Sun Jin's next step was to be the minister of household affairs. From now on, all the power in the court will belong to the emperor and his faction.
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Zhao Yuan gritted his teeth. The situation was stronger than others, and the worst he could do was to slowly take advantage of it after he took over.
"Wang Lun, Sun Jin's ability is so obvious that there is no problem if he goes further. However, the limit is right here."
Qin Hui smiled and thought, are we here? How is it possible!
"Your Majesty, you know this. Yue Fei has never been used to his duties, and now he has 50,000 elite soldiers at the border. I am afraid that the left prime minister will not be able to sit still."
Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "Our dynasty shares the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, and Yue Fei is just a general. How can he be an enemy of Prime Minister Qin? Prime Minister Qin does not have to worry, Yue Fei will not create any prodigal son."
"But he has the ability to turn a prodigal, doesn't he?"
Qin Hui's words made Zhao Yuan unable to sit still. Qin Hui wanted too much. This was not a compromise, but a surrender.
Seeing Zhao Yuan's expression, Qin Hui knew that he couldn't force him too hard.
"Your Highness, I am only worried about Yue Fei. If Your Highness is willing, Wang Lun can go no further for the time being."
Qin Hui began to give in and bargain.
It's not that Zhao Yuan can't accept it. Using Yue Fei in exchange for a right minister is not a bad deal.
"Prime Minister Qin was joking. Yue Fei made great achievements in resisting the Jin Kingdom. He even killed 70,000 Jin soldiers in Shunchang and defeated Jin Wushu. How could he be dismissed from office just because of your words?"
"Your Highness may have misunderstood what I meant. What I mean is that we already have so many generals, but we still need Yue Fei. Since he is the commander of the Northern Expedition and cannot protect His Majesty, why don't we send him to the ground?"
Go down and see His Majesty."
"How can you kill a general of the country?"
Qin Hui remained silent, just picked up the tea cup and drank tea quietly.
At this point, it is impossible for Zhao Yuan to agree. Once Yue Fei is killed, how will the world view it and how will those who still support the Northern Expedition view it?
This is simply impossible to agree with.
Qin Hui wanted to use Yue Fei's life to force Zhao Yuan to change his stance, to force Zhao Yuan to give up the main battle and turn to peace.
At this time, Zhao Yuan stopped pretending and directly showed his cards to Qin Hui.
"Does Prime Minister Qin not know that the current leader of the Forbidden Army belongs to me? As long as I give the order, it is hard to say what will happen to Lin'an City."
Qin Hui chuckled, a young boy pretending to be a big-tailed wolf in front of him.
"Your Highness may not know how I achieved the position of right minister, right?"
"Oh, I would like to hear the details."
"Zhang Jun, Your Highness will not forget it, right? The fact that I can sit in this position is inseparable from Zhang Jun. In order to prevent anyone from assassinating His Highness Zhao Zhuo again, I summoned Zhang Jun back to the capital a few days ago.
Your Highness, you might as well take a guess, Zhang Jun came back alone."
"Zhang Jun is yours?"
Zhao Yuan asked in disbelief. He planned to use Zhang Jun after he ascended the throne. He didn't expect Zhang Jun to hide so deeply. No wonder Han Shizhong and Yue Fei looked down on him.
"Your Highness is joking, Zhang Jun and I are just a cooperative relationship."
"Aren't you afraid that the world will criticize you for doing this?"
"I don't know how to criticize this. I just selected the most suitable successor to the throne according to His Majesty's decree. I don't know what the problem is."
"Then it seems that Prime Minister Qin is determined to fight me to the death."
"His Highness is joking. As long as His Highness agrees to the matter regarding Yue Fei, then everything will be solved!"