Chapter 790: Two Dragons Playing with Pearls Two

Just when the mist was storm, Zhao Huan had already entered the palace first, and was alone in the martial arts hall. On the couch was the imperial chair with gold and silk at hand. The imperial chair was one meter long and collapsed, with handles on both sides, and behind him was a dragon and golden thong sitting. Although such a chair was golden, it was actually not comfortable to sit.

Zhao Huan was resting on the imperial chair, but he did not dare to sit. After a long time of silence, he let out a sigh of relief and obediently asked someone to move a brocade punt, place it in the lower left of the imperial chair, and sit down; looking over, in this golden hall, the martial arts hall was invisible.

This feeling is strange. The distance between the palace and His Highness is only a few steps, but it seems to be far away from the sky and out of reach; just a few jade steps are like a deep abyss. Now, Zhao Huan finally took a step forward and was qualified to step into the Golden Palace.

It is no longer out of reach, Zhao Huan looked at the imperial throne with a fiery gaze; from being struggling step by step, walking on thin ice, to now supervising the country, Zhao Huan felt like he had risen from the abyss to the clouds. If it were half a month ago, how could he have thought that today would be there?

The court officials came in one after another and quietly waited for the court discussion to begin. When Cheng Jiang came in, many people had already greeted him with a smile. This was the case with the court. They had never met today, but once someone became rich, there were naturally no one to call him brothers. Regarding the same year and the worldly friendship, whenever they could be linked to relationships, there would always be someone who could find a reason.

Now that the prince is in charge of the country, it is not unattainable to abdicate himself as a king. Cheng Jiang is the confidant of the prince and a great celebrity. Although he is just a servant of the Eastern Palace and has a humble status, who dares to underestimate the court? A person's status depends not only on official positions, but sometimes, the backstage is more important. Pleasing Cheng Jiang is to flatter the prince; flattering the prince is to win the trust of the future emperor. Of course, someone is willing to do such a thing.

Many officials also saw Cheng Jiang venting from their nostrils. These were the irons of Pingxi King and Yang Zhen, Quartz. Others can lead the rat at both ends, but they can't. Apart from walking one road and turning against each other, they will only look down on people.

The sun outside was already rising, and the red light fell on the glazed tiles on the roof of the martial arts hall, refracting a red halo. The deep red palace walls were dignified and solemn, which was daunting.

Shen Ao pressed the Shangfang sword and walked into the hall alone. What makes this guy feel most hateful is that he always likes to climb up the pole. He gave him a Shangfang sword, which was originally just a symbol to show his strengths. If someone else had long enshrined the sword in the ancestral temple, how could he show it easily? This guy is the only guy who wears it on his waist every day, for fear that others would not know about it, so he showed off everywhere, and even had to enter the palace with his sword.

In the palace of the Song Dynasty, there were unwritten rules, that is, no weapons were allowed to be worn when entering the palace. However, there was another rule, that is, the gifts given by the imperial palace could be carried into the palace. The final result was that Shen Ao brought the Shangfang sword in every day. At first, the foreman in the palace felt something was wrong, but later he was not surprised, so he just pretended to be blind and didn't see it.

Shen Ao came in with his sword. Zhao Huan in the hall glanced at him, smiled coldly, looked indifferently at the civil and military ministers who had arrived in the hall, coughed, and said, "I am ordered to supervise the country. If there is anything to report today, report it immediately. If there is nothing to do, please retreat."

Zhao Huan teased and wanted to see Chen Ao's "ugly" appearance. Today, he was condescending and looking down at him as a true crown prince. His heart suddenly felt a little proud. Unexpectedly, when his eyes swept over Chen Ao, he found that Chen Ao was holding his hands and thinking with one foot, like a ruffian on the street, looking at the beams of the palace, his thin lips were raised, as if he was blowing a low whistle.

"Random!" Zhao Huan cursed in his heart, his good mood swept away, and a burst of anger that was about to burst out.

"Your Highness, I have something to report." As soon as Zhao Huan finished speaking, the first person to stand up was Li Gang, the Minister of War. Although Li Gang was just a small minister, he was the most stubborn figure in the war faction. He was very tall and had a winged hat. His forehead was smooth under the hat, and his eyes were deep in the sockets, which looked a little tired, but that eye was shining like a starry night.

"Your Highness ordered me to supervise defense. I did not dare to slack off. I found that there were several parts of the Bianjing walls that had seeped water. There were several walls of the urns outside Dongsheng Gate collapsed. What's more, the urns where the urns where the imperial guards were originally stationed were overgrown with weeds and their camps were abandoned. The Xiamalin outside the city originally had 136 posts. This was the rule of Taizu, but now it is all abandoned. I had to rectify it, but the Ministry of War did not have special money and grain. Please allocate 500,000 taels of silver as soon as possible for repair."

Zhao Huan is now full of hope for peace talks, but is not very enthusiastic about defense matters. He just said lightly: "I will think about it again."

Unexpectedly, Li Gang was unyielding and said seriously: "The defense of Bianjing has reached an outrageous level. Repairing and garrisoning horses is urgent. How can we think about it again? Otherwise, it will be too late to repair the prison when the Jurchens invade."

"Random!" Cheng Jiang saw Zhao Huan wandering, immediately stood up and said coldly: "Mr. Li is too alarmist, what is outrageous? What is urgent? It's nonsense."

Li Gang looked at Cheng Jiang, but said calmly: "Sir Cheng, please tell me, did you say that wrong?"

Cheng Jiang sneered and said loudly: "You said that the defense of Bianjing has been abandoned for a long time. What is this intention? The emperor is a wise ruler of the world and has always valued martial arts. Could the Minister of Justin Li mean that the emperor is not aware of people and is blinded by the people below?"

Li Gang said: "I have never said that."

Cheng Jiang pressed step by step and said, "Hmph, since I haven't said that, it's even more strange. The emperor is wise and the officials are loyal. Why is the defense abandoned? It's shocking? In my opinion, Lord Li is sensational and mysterious!"

Li Gang became angry and said angrily: "The country is in danger, who will talk to you about verbal debate?"

Cheng Jiang said proudly: "How can you tell the truth without telling the falsehood? Are you allowed to deceive the prince by Minister Li? In my opinion, the so-called rectification of defense is really absurd. My Song Dynasty has a million soldiers, and it is rich enough to compete with the country. Although the Jurchens are vicious, I heard that as early as the fourth year of Jianzhongjingguo, they sent envoys to make peace with our Song Dynasty. It can be seen that the Jurchens are not extremely vicious, but also know etiquette. It’s a pity that Your Majesty misbelieve the words of the treacherous and abandoned peace talks, which led to the disaster today. What Mr. Li said was right, it’s not too late to make up for the loss of sheep. If this is the time when I sent an envoy to repair the Jin people, and then turn war into jade and silk to live in harmony, why do you need to use spearmen? Mr. Li was determined to repair the defense and proposed to recruit strong men. Don’t you know that once a war starts, how many people will suffer?”

Yang Zhen took Cheng Jiang's words lukewarmly and said sarcastically: "So, is Lord Cheng going to bow down to the Jin people?"

Cheng Jiang said with a sigh: "When the two countries have made good progress, the benefits will last for thousands of years, how can we bow down?"

Li Gang just hit the head, but now, just a few words have passed, both sides have already found out. After all, Yang Zhen does not have the patience of Quartz and cannot listen to the peace talks. He took the lead and said, "The ambition of the Jurchen wolf is obvious. What is Lord Cheng's intention to seek a skin with the tiger?"

Cheng Jiang said: "I do have a intention. This intention means peace in the world and no harm from war. This intention means peace in the world and good fortune with my neighbors. Can't Mr. Yang see this intention? But I want to ask, "Mr. Yang is determined to fight, what is the intention?"

Yang Zhen smiled even colder: "The traitor ruined the country!"

Cheng Jiang's verbal was so powerful that Yang Zhen was exhausted for a moment. At this time, he was extremely angry and couldn't help but curse. Unexpectedly, when it came to personal attacks, the martial arts palace immediately became an uproar. Many people stood up and said, "Mr. Yang, who is the traitor? Since it is a court discussion, we should speak freely. Where should the word traitor start?"

Someone else said: "Cheng Jiang is a traitor!"

"Master Yang said something dirty, please punish your highness!"

Zhao Huan, who was sitting in the hall, said nothing and put himself out of the matter. Every time at this time, he felt a sense of pleasure. The people below were attacking each other. The more fierce the attacks, the more he needed the prince of the superintendent to be the leader. He leaned his hand on his knees and looked at Shen Ao, but Shen Ao was like a dumb chicken and did not say a word. This inevitably made Zhao Huan a little impatient. What was this guy going to do?

"Stop!" Zhao Huan finally spoke. This sentence was not loud, but it was extremely majestic. His highness's noisy quarrel immediately suppressed. Zhao Huan said lightly: "You are all pillars of the country, why are you doing so in such a mess?"

Yang Zhen said with a dark face: "Your Highness, Cheng Jiang is talking nonsense and talking about peace, but he is actually ambition and sinister. As the chief minister, I have to say something today. The Song Dynasty has reached a critical moment of life and death. Your Highness is ordered to supervise the country, so naturally he should work hard to strengthen his troops and train his troops to prevent changes. Otherwise, the old minister will ask, what should you do? What should you do in the clan society?"

Zhao Huan looked gloomy and said lightly: "What Lord Yang said makes sense, but as Cheng Sheren said, once a sword is used, people will inevitably suffer. If a benevolent loves others, how can I sit down and watch? Therefore, we can discuss peace talks again."

Yang Zhen said furiously: "Discussion? Is Your Highness trying to vacate me, all the civil and military officials of the court, and vacate the world? Is it a war or a peace? Please decide whether to seize it, otherwise how can Your Highness convince the public?"

Zhao Huan was also furious at this time. Yang Zhen's temper was. He knew that he had never thought that this old man would dare to force him to express his opinion in front of him. Zhao Huan suddenly stood up and said, "What if this palace doesn't?"

Despair flashed in Yang Zhen's eyes and said, "Then I can only leave my old age!"

At this critical moment, if Yang Zhen wants to resign, it will inevitably be another earthquake. Zhao Huan smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Yang is indeed old. If you are not strong enough, I will naturally not be able to keep it. Please send it to memorial for resignation on a date."

It was originally just an angry word, but Zhao Huan climbed up the pole. When Zhao Huan said this, the court was in an uproar again. Many people stood up: "Please take back your order. The court will never leave Lord Yang."

Many people also showed joy on their faces, thinking to themselves that Yang Zhen is indeed a fool. When he said this, he really thought that the prince was indispensable? Let’s see how he ended up!

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Chapter completed!