1447 Bai Chun and Li Fengniang
Rather than being a three-party game, it is better to say that it is a game between Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo. Of course, even if they do not have the intention to play, it does not mean that the people behind them will not take the opportunity to seek greater benefits for themselves in the process of their desire to have stable and excessive power, especially in their career path.
So this potential conflict may not directly lead to a direct conflict because of Zhao Kuo and Ye Qing, but it does not mean that others will not secretly cause some things that will make Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo uncontrollable.
Ye Qing was allowing Yu Yunwen and others to decide, and at the same time, he also stood on the interests of the interest groups in the North to fight for the greatest interests for Yu Yunwen and others.
The same is true for Zhao Kuo. Whether it is the Ministry of War or other government agencies, when the Northland interest groups headed by Ye Qing began to take the initiative to retreat, they would press forward step by step. Although this is a transfer of rights based on the will of Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo, it does not mean that no one hopes to obtain greater private interests in it, and even sacrifices his life.
Especially those ministers and officials who were loyal to Zhao Kuo, as the saying goes, the master was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the master was humiliated to his ministers and died. Obviously, they would never want to see that in the Song Dynasty, there was a minister like Ye Qing who could confront Zhao Kuo's party.
Even if Zhao Kuo had no objection to this, it did not mean that those loyal ministers would have no complaints in private.
So once you have the opportunity to take advantage of Ye Qing and eliminate the biggest powerful minister of the Song Dynasty for Zhao Kuo, some ministers and officials will inevitably take advantage of this opportunity regardless of their own efforts.
The reason why they dared to plan in private was because they knew very well that eliminating Ye Qing would be beneficial to Zhao Kuo without any harm, and even more so to the Song court and those of them who were loyal to Zhao Kuo.
Even if Zhao Kuo was furious because of Ye Qing's accident, in the eyes of these loyal ministers and officials, the emperor did this just to show the world, and even to those who were vassals in the north who were vassals in Ye Qing, the heroic power.
Obviously, the crime will never be truly added to them because of Ye Qing's death. Even if they are dismissed by Ye Qing's power's attack, they will be dismissed and exiled by Zhao Kuo. But these people also believe that it will not take long for Ye Qing to die slowly fade over time, the emperor will definitely re-activate them and even entrust important tasks to make their career smoother.
It is precisely for various purposes and precisely because of the interweaving of rights and interests that there are actually too many contradictions and selfish interests hidden in this incident of smooth transfer of rights.
Ye Qing could not completely distinguish whether anyone in the Northland interest group had superficially supported his decision to transfer power, but in fact he was opposed.
Zhao Kuo could not fully grasp that many officials in the court could be as calm as he was and were willing to spend time waiting for Ye Qing to transfer his power to the court step by step.
Zhao Kuo could wait, and even said that he didn't care whether Ye Qing transferred more rights to the court, but it did not mean that those loyal ministers were willing to wait and had patience.
Officials who seem honest but have great selfish thoughts like Xie Shenfu cannot be said to be missing in the court now, or even to say that there may be many.
In the back hall of the palace where Li Fengniang is located, there is a small garden that was used by Han Ying to show his filial piety and personally led the palace maids and eunuchs to clean up. Bai Chun and Li Fengniang sat opposite each other.
Ye Wuque was left in the palace. At this time, he was secretly peeking at his own mother and aunt. After some conversation, the two fell into a brief silence.
Today, no one thought that Bai Chun would appear in the palace, and no one thought that Bai Chun's destination for the palace was not the imperial study where Zhao Kuo was, nor the palace where Han Ying was, but he actually came straight to the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang.
Not to mention the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, even Li Fengniang, the person involved, did not expect Bai Chun to take the initiative to come to her palace. Because based on her understanding of Bai Chun, even if there was a disagreement between them, Bai Chun would never have entered the palace just because Ye Wuque was left in the palace for dinner.
Zhao Kuo and Han Ying were planning to have dinner with Li Fengniang and Ye Wuque tonight. When they heard the eunuch report and Bai Chun entered the palace and went directly to the Empress Dowager's palace, both of them were instantly shocked.
After all, they went to the Yan Prince's Mansion a lot of times. Naturally, they also knew about the relationship between some Bai Chun and the Empress Dowager. Although they had eased a little recently, they were far from being able to allow the women of the Yan Prince's Mansion to take the initiative to enter the palace and release their kindness with the Empress Dowager.
Before the time had arrived, the two hurried to the palace where Li Fengniang was. At this moment, like Ye Wuque, they were secretly watching the two women in the flower room with completely different styles and temperaments.
Li Fengniang would frown from time to time, and Bai Chun always had a dry expression. On that beautiful face, it always seemed like the words "Not to Near the Alien", which made a beautiful woman more and more independent and unworldly.
Li Fengniang likes Bai Chun's peerless independence, as if she is not as powerful as the world. In her opinion, this temperament is most in line with her temperament as the queen and the empress dowager. However, she is born with a charming temperament, especially after she grows older, her charm remains, and the mature charm is becoming more and more prominent. If it weren't for the noble blessing of the empress dowager, Li Fengniang would have felt that she is more suitable to be a man's concubine.
"This is not something that can be solved by one's own ability. Those short-sighted officials don't understand, but I believe that you, the Empress Dowager, should understand and see further." The two were silent for a long time, and Bai Chun broke the deadlock again.
Ye Wuque, Zhao Kuo and Han Ying were too far away, so they couldn't hear what Bai Chun and Li Fengniang were saying, but they could still feel that there seemed to be a faint hostility entanglement between the two, and they were facing each other in a tit-for-tat manner at this moment, which made even Zhao Kuo dare not go over and disturb him easily.
Since she didn't dare to go there, she encouraged Ye Wuque, who was favored by Li Fengniang and Bai Chun's biological son, to go and explore the truth, or mediate in the hostile tit-for-tat confrontation between the two.
But Ye Wuque shook his head like a rattle. Although he was his own mother and his concubine who had no bottom line to him, it was obvious that the limelight was wrong at this time, and he didn't want to go over and attract the scolding of the two of them.
"But it's not your turn to run into the palace, and tell me how to do it in front of me, right? Even if someone teaches me how to do it, Ye Qing should come over to discuss it with me. As for you, Bai Chun... do you think you have the weight in front of me?" Li Fengniang was not impressed by Bai Chun's long speech just now, but still said lightly with her arrogant chin.
"It doesn't matter whether you have weight or qualifications. What's important is that you, Li Fengniang, really want to watch Zhao Songjiangshan split again? Or do you want to be a sinner nailed to the pillar of shame in history? Yes, Bai Chun, I have neither official position nor rights, but don't forget that over the years, among the armies in the north, many military affairs of various armies have been sorted out and handled by me, Bai Chun. I dare not say anything else, but once there is a disturbance in the armies in the north, I dare say, I will definitely be the first to know." Bai Chun, a stinger, did not care about the contempt in Li Fengniang's words at all, and not to mention that in several confrontations with Li Fengniang over the years, I have long been used to it.
Li Fengniang was obviously not a good-for-nothing lamp. In front of Bai Chun, she was still a calm and gentle style, and she was not afraid of favors and disgraces, and she said lightly: "Yes, in the north and in Yanjing City over the years, who wouldn't know that Bai Chun was called the Ministry of War, Bai Shangshu? But now, don't you still have to return the power to the Ministry of War? But then again, if you have such great ability in the various armies in the north, okay, then don't let them submit Chinese military documents to the Ministry of War."
"Li Fengniang, I warn you that this matter is not a joke..." Bai Chun frowned slightly and said coldly.
"Bai Chun, I also warn you that I know better than you about the consequences of the morale of the Northland military, but you cannot stop some people from standing on the side! As for what you said, the conflicts that may be caused by this, I don't think it is because you are unwilling to give up your rights, so you are making a big fuss and making trouble! Ye Qing has already agreed, and Zhao Kuo has the patience to wait, why do you have to interfere with it and delay the transfer of the army? What are your intentions?"
"What a hopeless woman. Did you forget about Xie Shenfu? If you hadn't been determined to act and promoted Xie Shenfu to the left prime minister back then, how could you have been in chaos in the northern prefectures? In the end, Ye Qing came forward to clean up the mess? These are just local officials, and if you were put into the army, have you ever thought about the consequences? Then, let alone you, the empress dowager, even if Zhao Kuo and Ye Qing and the others came forward personally, they might not be able to solve this big problem in a short time! Your woman's opinion is short-sighted, but don't affect the overall situation of the court because of your short-sightedness!" Bai Chun was rarely angry, raised her eyebrows and became more and more aggressive!
With a bang, Li Fengniang slapped the table with one hand and slapped the table with anger. It did not scare Bai Chun. Instead, Zhao Kuo, Ye Wuque and Han Ying, who were hiding in the distance and watching secretly, were startled and couldn't help but shrink their heads quickly.
"Who do you think is the woman's opinion? I think you, Bai Chun, are short-sighted!" Li Fengniang, who was slapped on the table, looked down at Bai Chun with a condescending look down.
"You are talking about Li Fengniang! Your woman's opinion is short-sighted and only cares about her own selfish interests. She has no idea how careful the rivers and mountains that have finally recovered in the north have to be protected in recent years!" Bai Chun was instantly aroused by Li Fengniang's slap on the table. Just when Ye Wuque, Zhao Kuo and Han Ying showed their heads and looked at each other again, Bai Chun also slapped the table with a bang, instantly scaring Zhao Kuo and the other two, and shook their heads back.
Facing Bai Chun's slap in the table, Li Fengniang was not afraid at all, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Bai Chun, do you dare to tell me that you are worried about Ye Qing more when you are here today, or do you really think more about the Song Dynasty?"
"The Emperor and the Emperor of Yan are in harmony with the monarch and ministers, but this does not mean that many officials in the court have no selfish interests. Abandoning Ye Qing to compete for his merits, many people will think so. Even if the Emperor is sad and angry at that time, for you, Li Fengniang... it will be too late to regret it!" Bai Chun calmed down his tone, looked at Li Fengniang calmly, and then sighed slightly and said, "The reason I asked you, Li Fengniang to talk about this matter is because once this matter is spread between Ye Qing and the Emperor, it will be known to everyone in the world. At that time, let alone you, Li Fengniang, even if the Emperor and Ye Qing join forces, it will be difficult to reconcile and alleviate this dispute over interests."
"Are you warning me, or do you think it was my Li Fengniang's instruct? Why? Do you still blame me for this matter? Bai Chun, I can tell you that since Xie Shenfu's case, I have never interfered in the court's political affairs again! As for you here today, I can leave it alone..." Li Fengniang also slowed down her tone, but the disdain at the corner of her mouth still seemed arrogant.
"I am not here to warn you, nor to blame you. I just want to tell you that as the Empress Dowager, you have a responsibility for whether the country of Song Dynasty is stable. Some words, the King of Yan cannot talk to the Emperor, and others cannot talk to the Emperor, but you can talk to the Emperor. And only through you, the Empress Dowager who is in the world, can they take the initiative in this matter, and can they actively restrain the officials and ministers who have selfish thoughts, and can also keep the country of Song Dynasty safe, so that others can not take advantage of it, nor can they give the opportunity to resist by the grassland tribes who surrender to ours. That's it, let's do it yourself." Bai Chun finished speaking indifferently, then turned around and walked out.
The three people who were secretly watching from afar obviously did not expect Bai Chun to leave so resolutely, nor did they expect that they would no longer give Li Fengniang a chance to speak.
Chapter completed!