The official's final statement gave many people a sense of joy that counts with their hands.

Can you not be happy?

Ever since the First Emperor came up with the concept of emperor, one thing that is undeniable is that China’s upper-class political ecology can only be built around imperial power. The emperor theoretically has the power to control and dispose of everything in the world, and has the power to control everything in the world.

The final right to interpret legal principles and the right to make decisions on all political opinions...

In theory, an emperor has unlimited power.

In fact, this is a kind of imperial society.

However, history has turned over and over again, and dynasties have reincarnated one after another. China's elites are not fools. They can naturally summarize some tacit materialist theories from historical experience. For example, the emperor is always a living person.

People will have joy, anger, sorrow, and likes and dislikes.

More importantly, these emperors would have great differences in the use of their power due to their uneven qualities.

There is Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and there is Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty; there is Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty, and there is the ancestor of the Han Dynasty; there is Emperor Gong of the Zhou Dynasty, and there is also the Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty... And one fact that everyone has to admit is that the official family of Zhao and Song Dynasty has been passed down for ten generations, and now this official family

Here, he is more or less the recognized master of ZTE, and at least he will not be bullied.

Du Chong and Liu Guangshi were killed as soon as they were told, and the army also held them tightly.

In the face of such an emperor, to be fair, anyone who hopes to negotiate peace, from the bureaucracy to the people, is a little panicked... because if there is a quarrel, it may not end well.

But fortunately, this official made a proper choice for the sake of the overall interests of the people.

Of course, the Song Dynasty could negotiate for peace but he did not, which would inevitably appear to be a bit of a deception.

However, it has to be said again that no matter whether it is a matter of hiding one's ears and stealing the bell, or whether things may happen again or again, this matter that has a bearing on the overall situation of the world has finally been explained.

Just like that, a few days passed in the blink of an eye, April was over, and May was coming. On this day, in the secret pavilion of the middle hall of Chongwen Academy (where the original books, calligraphy, paintings, and documents were collected in the Song Dynasty), Lu Haowen, the prime minister, came to the province.

Prime Minister Zhao Ding and Privy Councilor Zhang Jun once again organized a regular meeting. Five prime ministers, six ministers, six ministers, one middle minister, nine ministers, and five eunuchs were all present, but it did not expand further.

The reason why it is said to be routine is that since that day, the officials have not said anything or come forward, nor have they behaved like in the past when they summoned officials to meet at the fish pond. Basically, all the princes sent to the harem are the chamberlains.

The province and the domestic manufacturer made an arrangement and sent it back directly... Theoretically, the officials had seen it, but in fact everyone knew that the officials had not seen it at all.

To put it in Lan Gui's original words, it is the official's opinion that before the return of the Second Saint, all government affairs will be handled through the consultation of the chief ministers.

However, there is no doubt about the status of the governors of the Song Dynasty, but at this sensitive moment, even the governors did not want to keep things private, so they simply met in secret every day to discuss the overall situation to show their selflessness.

It can only be said that Wanyan Xiyin specially robbed the Secret Pavilion of the Song Dynasty, which really made the place a lot more spacious and provided a natural meeting place.

"As I said before, if the officials don't show up, we have to do our best to make it happen." On the third floor of the Secret Pavilion, Lu, Zhao, and Zhang, three people with the power to make decisions, sat silently as usual.

, but Liu Ji, the deputy prime minister of the capital, stood up to preside over the ceremony. "Let's talk about the more important things first. How is the progress at Honglu Temple?"

Honglu Temple Minister Zhai Ruwen did not come forward to salute, nor did he move his position. He directly faced each other in the seat: "A lot of progress has been made. The Jin people are indeed sincere in negotiating peace and returning the two saints, the queen mother, the princes and the captives..."

"Where can a prince come from without a prince?" Liu Ji seriously interrupted the other party before he could finish his sentence. "Since Yuan Sheng came to the throne, and now he succeeds to the throne, Taishang Daojun, emperor and princes are just clan members.

Even the one from Yuan Sheng Temple is just an ordinary clan member!"

Zhai Ruwen was scolded by Liu Ji in person. Instead of being angry, he was solemn and said: "Yes, it is the official's negligence. The two saints and the two queen mothers are under the clan, noble people..."

"Hold on." Lu Haowen, who was sitting silently, suddenly frowned and said, "How about two queen mothers? Shouldn't there be three?"

The people around him were slightly startled, but soon became solemn and silent. It was obvious that they had known what was going on for a long time. However, Lu Haowen only participated in the meeting and was not resident in Chongwen Academy, so he knew some details a little late.

Zhai Ruwen was also slightly startled, but immediately gave a serious explanation: "The Jin envoy Wu Linda Zanmo informed that Empress Dowager Zhu (Empress Qinzong of the Song Dynasty) passed away in Five Kingdoms City the year before 2000."

Lu Haowen felt sad for a moment... Among the two captive saints, he actually didn't have much affection for Emperor Taishang Daojun. However, he was appreciated by Yuansheng and was easily promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng and Minister of War. He still treated Yuansheng and his wife the same way.

Of course, the kindhearted monarch and his ministers were saddened to hear the death of Empress Dowager Zhu.

Seeing that Lu Haowen stopped talking, Zhai Ruwen was finally able to continue, but he was more careful with his words: "Wulin's answer to Zanmo was that it was scheduled to return the captives except the two saints and the clans first. At this time, Jin

The country should have already been doing it, and the reason why the two saints and the clans were temporarily stopped was not because the Jin Kingdom was unwilling, but because the Jin people were worried that the officials would not want the two saints and the clans to return south, so they deliberately catered to the officials.

That's all... Now that the officials have made a request, the matter is actually not a big deal. It's just that they have to send everything first and then negotiate for peace, which is a bit more than expected. So I'm afraid it will take a messenger to go back and forth between Yanjing and Bianjing to give a formal reply.

As for the matter about the five counties in Jingdong, of course he just declined, saying that we were greedy, but he didn't say anything to the letter. According to the official, he should be waiting for official words from Yanjing."

As Zhai Ruwen briefly introduced the process of contact with the Jin envoy, the secret pavilion could not help but be silent for a while.

There are two reasons for the silence. One is that he did not expect the Jin people to be so straightforward and agree to the unconditional return of the Second Saint. The other is that some topics are too sensitive for ministers like them.

To be honest, in order to cater to the selfish motives of the officials, why did they deliberately leave the two saints and the clans behind in the first place... As a minister, can you discuss this kind of thing? But the Jin Envoy is unwilling to cover up at all, and will not do anything.

To put it bluntly, even if you want to avoid it, you are deceiving yourself.

"So, there should be no problem in welcoming the two saints back?" Zhao Ding said helplessly, but then looked at Zhu Shengfei, the Minister of Rites. "If the two saints return south, what etiquette should be used to greet them? How should they be arranged? The Ministry of Rites

There are words."

"The Ministry of Rites has no words." Zhu Shengfei responded with a dark face and spread his hands. "There is no precedent for this matter. Please give me an explanation."

Including Zhao Ding, several husbands discovered for the first time that Zhu Shengfei was so annoying?!

"Both of them are revered as the Supreme Emperor, as well as the two empress dowagers Zheng and Wei. These are the four honorary positions..." Zhao Ding had no choice but to continue this, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt that it was really impossible for Zhu Shengfei to have An explanation, because no one can have an explanation.

Apart from anything else, these four people, plus Empress Yuanyou of Yangzhou, are theoretically above the official family, but in fact they are only below the official family. How should they be arranged?

Empress Dowager Yuanyou has a palace in Yangzhou, but Ersheng, do you dare to let him escape the supervision of the officials?

But if these two plus the two empress dowagers were allowed to stay in the same city as the official family, Genyue would be abandoned, the imperial garden would be dug into a fish pond, and 30% of the spacious Yanfu Palace would be allocated to martial arts, the province, and the Privy Council. After moving into the palace, how many palaces are available? Can't we really give a side palace?

Moreover, the official family is so simple, what regulations should be used to accommodate these four people?

Of course, the most important thing is that whether it is a side hall or a Taoist temple, without the approval of the Zhao Guan family by the fish pond, who can make the decision?

"How is Yanfu Palace?" In desperation, Zhao Ding, who had been thinking for a long time, gritted his teeth and asked around. "Most of Yanfu Palace is idle. Let's clean it out first. Then we will use Yanfu Palace as a plan to welcome the arrival. Wait. The Second Saint is back, and the officials will finally come forward, and if the officials have other solutions, just ask them at that time."

The other prime ministers looked at each other in confusion, and could only nod their heads together, and then looked at Zhu Shengfei together.

When Zhu Shengfei heard this, he sighed and could only say nothing: "Whatever you say is whatever you say."

Zhao Ding and others found this person more and more annoying!

"If the Yanfu Palace is used to house the two saints and the two queen mothers...should the martial arts school be moved out?" At this moment, Zhang Jie, the judge of the young master's palace, suddenly spoke up.

However, as soon as these words were spoken, they only attracted angry looks from all the ministers, and Wang Shu, the Minister of Punishment on the side, even sneered: "It is precisely because the martial arts is there that Yanfu Palace can use it, and there is no way to take it back." the meaning of?"

Zhang Jie suddenly realized it, but he suppressed it until his face turned red.

Then all the ministers glared at the king and his concubine again, but the king and his concubine showed disdain.

"Is there anything else to say at Honglu Temple?" After Liu Ji glared angrily, he quickly asked Zhai Ruwen again.

Zhai Ruwen hesitated to speak, but he still said carefully: "There is a clan..."

Everyone frowned, thinking that one of Emperor Taishang Daojun's sons was confirmed to be dead. Liu Ji helplessly urged: "Who?"

"King Xin." Zhai Ruwen said carefully. "It is said that King Xin is still alive in Five Kingdoms City."

All the officials in the Secret Pavilion were puzzled, but they all came to their senses, and then they all looked solemn.

"This is a negotiation ploy to make the imperial court give up on the Taihang Rebel Army's plan." Zhao Ding immediately became solemn. "Without seeing King Xin who returned with the Second Saint, this statement cannot be trusted and cannot be spread."

Everyone nodded.

"Is there any more?" Liu Ji asked helplessly.

"No more." Zhai Ruwen quickly shook his head.

"Okay, let's just arrange the news from Honglu Temple today. The rest will wait for the news..." Seeing this, Liu Ji helplessly concluded. "Zhai Keqing (another name for Honglu Temple Qing) continued to communicate with Wu Linda. During the conversation with Zan Mo, the several conditions stated by the officials cannot be touched at all."

Zhai Ruwen bowed his head and said yes again.

"Do you have any other difficult questions?" Liu Ji finished his instructions and faced the others again.

"In addition to negotiating peace, what other problems are there in the current matter?" Liu Dazhong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, said with emotion, but he raised his hands to the people above him. "My dear sirs, do you really have nothing to do with Hu Quan? He said in the Di newspaper that we They are "treacherous villains" who say that in order to "privately secure the position, most of the ministers, and the position of minister", His Majesty, who has the "qualifications of Yao and Shun", is "led to Shi Jin (Shi Jingtang's later Jin Dynasty)". Treat them all as beheadings...what the hell does this mean?"

After Liu Dazhong finished speaking, the several prime ministers and the dozen or so other ministers who were in the secret pavilion all sighed.

To be honest, among the bureaucrats, there are certainly many people who agree with the peace negotiation, and there are also many who are silent and cooperative, but what cannot be ignored is that there are also people who strongly oppose the peace negotiation, and there are quite a lot of them.

Previously, the Zhao Guan family had been actively engaged in the war, and the crowds advocating for peace talks below were surging, which made it appear that they could not resist the war for a while. But once the official family dropped the matter, the imperial court really began to negotiate for peace, and these warring factions became the opposition, but it also seemed that they were unable to resist the war.

The crowd was furious.

In the past few days, all the ministers had to conceal their original positions because of the connection between the past and the future, and tried their best to maintain the overall situation. Under the leadership of the governor, the representatives of the three largest war factions have been revealed. The Minister of Punishment in the Secret Pavilion

Wang Shu is the biggest person in charge of the war, and he is the representative of the upper-level bureaucrats; there are also many middle- and lower-level officials, especially the young Hu Quan who is the most active in the Di newspaper. Yesterday, he basically shouted that the peace negotiators should be killed.

slogan; as for the people, an unexpected person who took the lead in the battle also appeared, but it was Hu Yin's father, Hu Guo.

The reason of this great scholar is similar to that of the Zhao Guan family. Once peace is negotiated, Jianyan Zhongxing's tone is gone and it will be difficult to continue. If he wants to fight in the future, he may not be able to get up.

Faced with this situation, as an important minister of the court, you still have to maintain the overall situation as much as possible and don't let anyone upset the table.

"Hu Quan cannot be dealt with." After thinking for a long time, Zhao Ding said bravely. "Once Hu Quan is dealt with at this time, we are selfish people who just sit back and watch... You must know that the peace negotiation at this time is just to welcome the return of the two.

Holy Spirit, if you collect Jingdong and cultivate yourself for a while, you are not really going to abandon Lianghe and live in peace from now on!"

Liu Dazhong shook his head.

After saying this, Zhao Dingfu, who seemed to have thought of something, looked at Zhai Ruwen again: "Zhai Keqing, don't mention or discuss the country of brothers. If this country of brothers is established now, how can we fight again in the future?

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Zhai Ruwen bowed his head and couldn't help but sigh.
To be continued...