My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 234 I will be the Second Warlord of the Song Dynasty
After autumn, there is always a reckoning.

When Lu Yihao heard Wang Lin's indifferent voice, his eyes went dark, and he fell to the ground.

The remaining Bai Shizhong and the others also showed despair and wailed endlessly.

The courtiers who died of rabbits and foxes sighed.

Wang Lin sneered in his heart: If you know this, why bother?

He entered the imperial study room, and under the guidance of the little yellow gate, he went straight into the inner room.

The atmosphere was a little dull.

Zhao Ji sat on the top, Zhao Huan stood on the side with a worried face, Li Gang, Zhang Shuye, and Wu Min lowered their heads slightly, and they were silent in the hall.

Seeing Wang Lin coming in, Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, he got up immediately and rushed up, "Siheng, why are you so late?!"

"The minister pays homage to the official family. Prince."

Before Wang Lin finished giving the gift, Zhao Ji personally grabbed his hand, walked hand in hand with him all the way, and at the same time ordered the eunuch to give him a seat.

The prince has no seat.

Li Gang has no seat for three phases.

He alone gives the seat.

Wang Lin showed a wry smile, how could he sit?

Let people like Li Gang criticize him for being arrogant?

Zhao Huan also smiled slightly: "Siheng is here."

Li Gang, Zhang Shuye and Wu Min all looked at Wang Lin, Wang Lin gave the three of them a little bow, and the three hurriedly returned the salute.

At this time, in Zhao Ji's heart, Wang Lin's status was already unmatched.

After all, Wang Lin had already saved him twice.

"Siheng, King Yun's rebellion, how to deal with the aftermath, I have repeatedly discussed with the crown prince and Li Xiang, but it is difficult to decide, what do you think?"

Wang Lin bowed and said silently: "The minister is a foreign minister. I was ordered by the emperor to go to Beijing to suppress the rebellion. Fortunately, I did not disgrace my order. But how to deal with the rebellion after the rebellion is determined by the officials, the crown prince and the court. I dare not make unreasonable discussions."

Li Gang and Zhang Shuye quickly exchanged glances.

Up to this moment, it is really rare for Wang Lin to remain calm and rational, and abide by the true nature of foreign ministers not to interfere in politics.

Zhao Huan's eyes flashed, and he nodded secretly.

Zhao Ji smiled wryly: "Siheng, why are you so pedantic? If Wuqing does his best to turn the tide this time, the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger. You have made contributions to the country, so how can you ignore such a great strategy for the aftermath?"

"Even though you can speak freely, I will not deny you anything."

The corner of Zhao Huan's mouth twitched.

He couldn't help but cast a suggestive glance at Wang Lin.

What kind of city Wang Lin is, how could he not know that Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan's father and son must have differences in this matter, and the three of them Li Gang are just soy sauce.

If he supports Zhao Huan, Zhao Ji will be in danger.

On the other hand, if he stood with Zhao Ji, he would offend Zhao Huan.

When the emperor asked in person, he would not make a statement.

After pondering for a while, he said softly: "I believe that no matter how the punishment is imposed, one major principle cannot be changed, and that is to ensure the stability of the court and not to prolong the innocent."

Zhao Ji laughed and nodded: "Your words are true, and I also mean the same."

Zhao Huan became a little anxious: "Siheng, King Yun colluded with the courtiers, secretly colluded with the frontier army, and conspired to usurp the throne. What a serious crime, if you take it lightly, how can you convince the public? If everyone follows suit in the future, what will the court do?" ?”

Wang Lin nodded: "Your Highness's words are very true, and I also think that those involved in the case should be severely punished, and rape cannot be tolerated."

Li Gang and Zhang Shuye looked at each other, each said in their hearts: "If you say this, you don't say it. I didn't expect that Wang Shaoshi is not very old, but his thoughts are like old-fashioned, and he will not offend both the officials and the prince."

Zhao Ji frowned: "Prince, I never said that I should handle it lightly, but I just don't want to implicate too many innocent people!"

Seeing that the father and son were arguing again, Wang Lin stepped aside and stood with Li Gang.

Li Gang looked at him, Wang Lin smiled and said nothing.

Wang Lin knew very well that Zhao Ji would not object to killing courtiers who participated in the treason, such as Lu Yihao.

I'm afraid that what he objected to was the killing of the royal family and implicating the clan, especially the family members of King Yun Zuojin.

In this matter, he absolutely cannot participate in the opinion.

Otherwise, if it is spread in the future, he will become an executioner who insists on slaughtering the royal family.

The masters of various speeches will not let him go.

To put it bluntly, in the end Zhao Ji or Zhao Huan had to make the decision.

Although from the bottom of his heart, Wang Lin supported Zhao Huan in cutting grass and roots.

Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan fought for a long time, but no one convinced the other, and they were all a little annoyed.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Ji began to give in: "That's all. King Yun's rebellion, and all members of the clan, once found out, will be killed without pardon. Those involved in the case will be confiscated and banned. King Yun's heirs..."

Zhao Ji struggled a bit between his brows and eyes, and it took a long time before he said in a trembling voice: "Prince Yun's heirs were demoted to common people, and the family members of King Yun were exiled for thousands of miles, never to enter the capital, and never to be pardoned."

"The noble concubine Wang is demoted to be a virtuous concubine, and all the children born to the concubine will be demoted to the first rank. They will be demoted from Beijing and will never be pardoned."

"The relatives, relatives, and cronies involved in the case will be dealt with in accordance with the law."

"As for the adjudication of the courtiers attached to the rebellious court, I am tired, so I will hand it over to the crown prince and all the cabinet ministers for public discussion. I want to take a break from the meeting, you can step back."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ji let out a long sigh, sat there paralyzed, and did not say another word.

Zhao Huan knew that this was already the biggest concession made by him, the emperor.

It is absolutely impossible for him to kill the grandson of the emperor with the dignity of the emperor's grandfather, but he is exiled as a commoner, and at the same time, all the princes and children of the imperial concubine Zheng's line are demoted to the capital, which basically meets Zhao Huan's requirements up.

Besides, exile... Any accidents in the middle or in the future are possible.

Zhao Huan sneered in his eyes, but bowed down and bowed down: "I will obey the holy order!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhao Huan led Li Gang and others to discuss another matter, and everyone was about to leave the imperial study, but Zhao Ji said calmly: "Siheng stay here."

Zhao Huan was startled, took a deep look at Wang Lin, bowed and retreated.

……

Zhao Ji was silent for a long time, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Siheng, this matter is over, but I still feel uneasy. I have thought about it over and over again, but he never handed back the Zen edict I gave to the prince. What is his intention? "

Wang Lin secretly laughed in his heart.

Sure enough, the person who sits on the throne is not willing to hand over the imperial power in his hands unless it is absolutely necessary.As a last resort, Zhao Ji wrote such an edict to appease Zhao Huan. As a result, as soon as the trouble was settled, he began to think about how to get the edict back.

Still unwilling to give up power.

Actually understandable.

Wang Lin thought it over and said: "The official family, I think that the prince has no intention of usurping the throne. As long as the official family is alive, he will always be the prince. However, in this situation, the official family still needs to rely on the prince to rule the government. As for the edict of the Zen position, I will withdraw it If you still don’t take it back, I think it’s meaningless. On the contrary, if you take it back forcibly, it will make the prince feel jealous, which is not beautiful.”

"The officials are well aware that the crown prince would not have taken the risk if King Yun had not forced the plan. In fact, if the crown prince had not listened to his ministers' advice and insisted on going his own way, no one would be able to stop him."

"Besides, the crown prince is now the heir of the supervisory country, so why should he risk the world's injustice and act against the law? Officials should rest assured."

"If he abides by filial piety, it is not impossible for me to be the Supreme Emperor in the harem with peace of mind."

Zhao Ji sighed: "It's just that after this incident, I feel that these sons of mine are all evil sons, and there is no good thing! They will kill their fathers and usurp the throne every now and then, which makes me feel cold."

Wang Lin bowed and did not accept this.

"Forget it, we will discuss this matter later."

Zhao Ji pondered for a while, squinted his eyes and said: "But I still feel that Qing is far away from me."

Wang Lin frowned, and immediately understood that the emperor was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of well ropes. He felt that he was too far away from the capital in Qingzhou. If there was a rebellion, he was afraid that rescue would be too late, so he wanted to move him?
However, he has just started to operate in the six states of Qingzhou, and has already achieved initial results. It is not a good thing to relocate at this time.

With a flash of his mind, he resolutely said: "Officials, I am training and reorganizing the army in Qingzhou. In fact, it is only a few days away from the capital. Whenever your majesty is called, I will lead the army to serve the king without any selfish distractions. .”

Zhao Ji's eyes flickered and said: "You don't want to stay in the capital, guarding me? I'm not at ease if the forbidden army of the capital is not handed over to you."

"Officials, ministers have repeatedly punished traitors, and have actually become lonely ministers. If the ministers stay in the court of the capital, they must be attacked by a group of ministers. Although the ministers are not afraid, they must do things differently. Instead, it is better to be outside, flexible and maneuverable, and you have a life to help you!"

"Besides, the minister leading the army is also a deterrent to the court. Please think twice!" Wang Lin hinted.

Zhao Ji nodded slowly: "Lier is the reasoner, since this is the case, the burden on you still has to be increased."

"I will order you to take charge of Jingdong East Road, unified control of Jingdong East Road, 7 states, 2 prefectures and 1 army, and defend Gyeonggi."

Wang Lin was overjoyed. With the emperor's words, his territory doubled in an instant.

He bowed and bowed down: "The official's long grace, the minister should swear to die to repay it!"

"You have to promise me that when you open a mansion in Yingtian Mansion, you will stay in Nanjing for at least half a year. It is best to build another forbidden army for me in Nanjing, no less than 5 people, to monitor the capital, otherwise, I will Don't worry."

"I obey the decree!" Wang Lin bowed to salute, and then smiled wryly: "I also have difficulties."

"You can speak freely in front of me."

"Officials, I have [-] subduing tiger troops in Qingzhou, but the court's payment and support are far from adequate. At least half of them need to be raised by myself. If I plan to build a new army in Nanjing, I am worried..."

You can't just give a bad check, you have to give money, otherwise it's nothing to use to train new troops, it's nonsense.

Zhao Ji chuckled lightly: "I knew you would ask me for money, and I have considered it long ago. I will not want the tens of millions of money you have confiscated in Hebei Daming this time, and it will all be your needs for building the army. Besides..."

Zhao Ji suddenly looked indifferent and said fiercely: "Zhenhui decreed that it will be sent to China and foreign countries. In this rebellion, all the clans and courtiers involved in the case have no registration and ransacked their homes. The imperial court will not take any money. They will allocate Yingtianfu to build the army and make up for the military expenses owed to the Fuhu army. In shortfall, earmarked money for special use...you must not let me down."

Wang Lin was really overjoyed this time.

Which of these Zhao and Song royal families did not have billions of dollars in extravagance, and the inspection of the three families of King Yan, King Wu, and King Yun is definitely not a small sum.

As long as you have money, it's no problem to train a new army.

With another [-] soldiers and horses, he instantly became the second most powerful warlord in the Song Dynasty, second only to the old gentleman of the Western Army.

"This time, Qing has made extraordinary achievements for the imperial court. I have to think carefully about your reward. You go first." Zhao Ji waved his hand wearily: "I want to take a short rest."

"Resign!" Wang Lin bowed and retreated.

But just as Wang Lin walked to the door, he heard Zhao Ji say with a smile that was not a smile: "Siheng, besides state affairs, don't you have anything extra to say to me?"

A smile formed on the corner of Wang Lin's mouth.

(End of this chapter)