Eight hundred and seventieth nine chapters: there is no retreat
That night, Chen Ao couldn't fall asleep holding the imperial edict. Although the imperial edict was just a few words, it undoubtedly gave Chen Ao a legitimacy. Legality is sometimes not important, but sometimes it has to be done.
Just like a fig leaf, people are obviously coming to go naked, but as long as they live in this world, there must be something to cover up. Nine out of ten people are fools, and one is of course a brainless artist.
Chen Ao simply stopped sleeping. He unknowingly spread outside the house. The lights outside were dim and the moonlight was gloomy. When several guards who were vigilant saw Chen Ao, they did not dare to go up to ask questions. Everyone knew that the regent has not been in a good mood recently, so no one usually hit the gun.
Before I knew it, I actually arrived at the main hall.
The main hall has now become the place where the late emperor parks his coffin. Chen Ao found a cushion and sat down. He stared at the gold-painted coffin and was full of thoughts.
In response to the gloss of the faint candle fire, Chen arrogantly said: "Your Majesty, the matter has reached this point. I have no way out. I can only move forward and depose the emperor. This time I go to Bianjing, it is extremely dangerous and there are few omissions. I am just crushed to pieces. If I really go to that point, I am..." Chen Ao licked his mouth and continued: "Then I am going to the underworld to serve Your Majesty. Before coming, I am already made arrangements. Once I am lost, the 200,000 naval army will immediately go south with the Khitan army to seize Fujian Road, support Chen Jun as the king, and the 100,000 Western Xia Iron Cavalry will support Chen Jue as the emperor. As for revenge, I am not afraid to think about it."
"At this point, what I think is nothing more than the matter between the prince and the minister. Let us solve it face to face, rather than sending troops to make the Song Dynasty turmoil. Now the world is in full swing. The empress dowager issued a will, and the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and the princes and ministers stood on the side of the minister." Chen Ao breathed a long sigh and his tone became proud: "I am willing to do the way for heaven and correct the country."
May your Majesty’s heroic spirit bless the weak ministers.”
After Chen Ao said in the faint mourning hall, he thought to himself, if Zhao Ji was really conscious at this time, what choice would he make? Should he choose the prince or himself? In any case, the prince is still his bloodline, perhaps...
It’s a pity that this person has gone, so what’s the use of thinking about it out of thin air?
This time was Chen Ao's biggest adventure. In the past, he was unwilling to do things because he knew that behind him, there was always an emperor standing on his side. No matter what, the emperor stood on his side, so he was unscrupulous, laughed, scolded, and even killed people with a sword. But now, everything depends on himself.
Zhao Heng was actually not stupid, although he had done many stupid things. The dethronement of maritime affairs made the entire business economy ready to die for his own interests. The withdrawal of newspapers and magazines made the people gradually move towards arrogance, and the abolition of the martial arts school was even more fueled. The whole world stood in opposition to Zhao Huan.
But Chen Ao knew that if he was Zhao Heng, he would have no choice. This was not that Zhao Heng was stupid and that he did not know the consequences after he did these things. It was just that whether it was the maritime affairs, weekly magazines, or school, these were all done by Chen Ao. Among these three, they had already formed a new interest class. This class was able to grow stronger by relying on Chen Ao. It is precisely because of this that Chen Ao can exert his own strength with the help of them.
So putting yourself in your shoes, Zhao Heng had to take action on the maritime affairs, weekly magazines, and school as soon as possible. This class has involved too many people and its power is already huge enough. In a sense, this is no longer a simple power struggle, but a challenge launched by a cultivated emerging class to an old class.
If this battle is won, the emerging class will inevitably be consolidated, and all those who depend on this interest system will have a sense of security. However, once this battle is defeated, these people will become the dust of history with Chen Ao. They are nothing more than a shining meteor. Although they are magnificent and dazzling, they are only a moment.
In the past, Chen Ao promoted this emerging class, but now, it is this giant that pushed Chen Ao forward with advancement but not retreat.
Chen Ao was thinking aloofly, couldn't help but smile bitterly, then pressed the hilt of the sword around his waist, his eyes shot with a firm look, and a trace of splendor shot out from the hazy, and said to the darkness: "Your Majesty, there will be a time later!" After that, he left without hesitation.
The next morning, the spirit-helping team continued to set off. After the heavy rain, the official road was still muddy, but the sun was shining brightly, and everyone rested for another day. Two hours later, they entered the boundary of Jingji Road. After entering this Jingji Road, it became very different. Many people were greeted along the way, and even some officials were unscrupulous, bringing servants to greet the road, either offering fruits or wine.
There were only three or two days left before Bianjing. At the same time, a fast horse also quickly entered Bianjing and entered the Secretariat.
Li Bangyan took control of the Secretariat, but he was still worried. Bianjing seemed to have mastered Zhao Heng's hand armor, but Li Bangyan felt that everything seemed to be too smooth, and there seemed to be a dark tide under the Bianjing. Every time at this time, Li Bangyan would always think of Jinyi Weekly. What exactly is Jinyi Weekly? Who are the people behind them?
In the past few days, Fang Dan almost turned the entire Bianjing, digging three feet into the ground, but there was still no clue. Jinyi Weekly was still distributed on time, and Fang Dan had no choice but to find the culprit. Since he could not find the culprit, he simply went to find the bad luck of those who spread Jinyi Weekly. But you must know that there are tens of thousands of people who spread the weekly, so how could the soldiers arrest him? Overnight, the Jingzhao Prefecture Prison and the Ministry of Justice Prison were already crowded, but Jinyi Weekly was still repeatedly banned.
Seeing this, Li Bangyan immediately stopped Fang Dan and continued to invade. People's hearts were already against each other, and they became even worse, which would only push the people's hearts further. Fang Dan was also in a panic, so he had to take advantage of the situation and simply ignored it.
"Chen Ao is finally coming!" Li Bangyan's eyes flashed with a hint of expectation, a hint of fear, and a hint of complexity. Just as his eyes, deep in his heart, was also extremely complex. On the one hand, there was a faint desire in his heart. There was already too many grudges between him and Shen Ao. At this moment, he turned over again and looked forward to this new showdown.
But at the same time, Li Bangyan also had a kind of fear from the bottom of his heart. Can this person... be defeated?
No matter what, when things have come to this point, Li Bangyan has no possibility of retreating. Even if he wants to retreat, where can he retreat? Since there is no way out, let's take a try. A trace of coldness flashed in Li Bangyan's eyes...
The game is about to begin!
"Come here, prepare a sedan chair and enter the palace." Li Bangyan said a sentence slowly. He found that his voice was trembling, and he couldn't tell whether he was excited or afraid.
Li Bangyan closed his eyes after getting into the sedan chair. This was his habit. After decades of officialdom, he knew that he should be calm and calm when doing anything, especially when facing such a terrible opponent, he could not be neglected at all.
Li Bangyan began to think about the people's hearts... military and horses... rights...
The strength of both sides is comparable, and Zhao Heng's biggest advantage is the imperial guards.
"Then... the only choice is..." Li Bangyan's eyes suddenly opened, flashing with murderous intent.
The sedan chair arrived at Zhengde Hall, and at this time, the same sedan chair was settled. The one who stood up was the only one who stood up was the one who had received the news that Chen Ao had entered the capital for only a few days, and he was not a fool. Although he knew that he had to stand firmly on Zhao Heng's side, there was also a sense of panic when things came to an end.
The two got out of the sedan chair together, looked at each other and smiled, and then exchanged greetings, but the two seemed to have had a tacit understanding and deliberately did not mention the matter of Chen Ao entering Beijing.
"Li Zhongshu..." Fang Dan frowned and began to talk about the serious matter: "The matter of Jinyi Weekly seems to have some clues."
"Oh?" Li Bangyan's heart was already filled with storms, but his face showed surprising calmness. He licked his mouth and said lightly: "Is the person behind the scenes found out?"
Fang Dan shook his head and said, "The person behind the scenes has not yet disappeared, but he has destroyed a den. However, when people go there, the building is empty. Fang only has a little confidence..."
Li Bangyan said: "Duke Ruiguo doesn't have to keep it in custody."...
Fang Dan smiled bitterly and said, "In the palace, in the Ma Junsi, even the three provinces and six ministries, Jingzhao Prefecture has their people. These people are very well organized. Whenever the Ma Junsi takes action, they often know the information in advance, so they can't find their traces after searching several times."
Li Bangyan sighed and couldn't help but say, "There is another thing that can be confirmed that these people must be Chen Ao's minions. It was through them that the Chen surnamed Chen who firmly controlled Bianjing."...
Fang Dan was told to the point and said with fear, "Li Zhongshu, can we really beat the Chen surname?"
Although he was quite confident before, when things came to an end, he hesitated again. Why didn’t he be afraid? This is a big bet, and if he loses, he will lose his life.
Li Bangyan glanced at him contemptuously and said with a hand: "If you sacrifice your life, you will have a chance of winning. If you lose, you will only die."
Fang Dan smiled timidly and stopped talking.
The two of them arrived at the warm room together and called the eunuch to inform the eunuch. However, they heard that the emperor had not yet gotten up, so they waited outside the warm room for half an hour. After the chasing from the harem came late. Zhao Heng seemed a little tired and rushed up. The two went over to salute, and Zhao Henghe nodded and said, "Go into the warm room and speak."
Chapter completed!