"No, you go and tell him, just say that the old man is in poor health today, and he won't see any guests." Shi Hao waved his hand and said to his son Shi Miyuan, who was standing in front of him.

"Wait." Shi Miyuan agreed, and was about to turn around and go out, but was stopped by Shi Hao again, "No matter who comes to visit the old man in the future, you will answer like this, and you don't have to report to God one by one." ”

waited until Shi Miyuan sent the visitor away and returned to Shi Hao's study before he said: "Father, Gao Yuan visited you twice, which is also a good intention, why don't you see him?"

"Good intentions? What kind of intentions? Shi Hao put his hands behind his back, sneered, paced back and forth in the house for two steps, and said, "Who is Gao Yuan, you don't know it, right?" ”

Shi Miyuan smiled slightly and said, "The child naturally knows that he is the one recommended by Hong Shi, and Hong Shi has now formed a party with the Liang Ke family. ”

Shi Hao nodded with satisfaction, sat back in his chair, and said, "So Gao Yuan is looking for me, there is absolutely nothing else to do, just to pull me to Liang Ke's family, Hong Shi and their party." He stroked his long beard again and laughed at himself: "It seems that my old bones are still remembered." ”

Because Shi Hao was also one of the parties involved in framing Yang Yan before, after Yang Yan got out of trouble, although Shi Hao changed his position, he did not follow Zhao Dian and his party to Ganzhou, and escaped with his life. Although Shi Hao later also joined Yang Yan and supported Zhao Chen as the king, all the ministers thought that after Zhao Chen succeeded to the throne, he would be the first to take Shi Hao, at least Shi Hao would be dismissed, and only give him a false title, which could be regarded as saving his face. Therefore, I was also afraid of being affected by Shi Hao, and for a while, there were almost many people in front of Shi Hao's mansion, and it was deserted.

It has been more than ten days since Zhao Chen succeeded to the throne, but Shi Hao is still sitting firmly in the position of participating in political affairs, and there is no sign of being dismissed. It was a big surprise.

However, now Shi Hao's performance is much more low-key than before, and he does not express his opinions easily, and he agrees with Zhao Chen's resolution and will never oppose it. Because of this, Zhao Chen, Zhao Qianru, Zhao Yueru and others felt that they could still keep Shi Hao for the time being. Because Shi Hao is different from Long Dayuan, Zeng Mao, and Zhang Shuo, these ministers of Xiaozong, he was Xiaozong's teacher when he was the prince, and he was also quite famous among scholars, so continuing to stay in Shi Hao in the court is very beneficial to stabilizing people's hearts.

Seeing this, the other ministers couldn't help but pay attention to Shi Hao again. have figured out that Shi Hao can still maintain it until now, there must be something special. Therefore, many people began to visit Shi Hao again. But Shi Hao sat and read at home at rest of the time, except for the normal court, and all the visitors were gone. Even the Liang Kejia and Hong Shi's party members are not excluded

Shi Miyuan hesitated for a moment before he said, "Even if they come to find my father, I don't think it's a bad thing." It's so hard that my father is willing to be so silent from now on. ”

The original DPRK and China were divided into three parties, with Chen Junqing and Han Yanzhi leading the main battle, while Long Dayuan, Zeng Mao, Zhang Shuo, Shi Hao and others were the main parties, and the two factions have always been-for-tat and refused to give in to each other. Liang Kejia and Hong Shi remained neutral among the two factions, that is, they opposed the reconquest of lost territory by Wushen, and also opposed the cession of land and currency to the Jin State to sue for peace, but advocated dividing the river to rule in order to prepare for the Jin army, but they could not easily enter the army, so they were also called the main guard.

Now the main and defensive factions of Long Dayuan, Zeng Mao, Zhang Shuo, Shi Hao and others are almost completely annihilated, so there is no buffer between the main battle and the main defense faction, and there is gradually a tendency to intensify. However, the situation ahead is obvious, the emperor is obviously inclined to the side of the main battle, and the main battle faction has a tendency to rise. For Liang Kejia and Hong Shi, who are the main defenders, they urgently need to find new allies and expand their rear forces. And Shi Hao, who has not fallen through this turmoil, is undoubtedly a straight candidate. Therefore, Gao Yuancai, the right-hand man of the main defense faction, was sent by the Liang Ke family to visit Shi Hao twice in a row, but unfortunately he was closed.

After listening to Shi Miyuan's words, Shi Hao said disapprovingly: "What if you don't want to be silent, now that the emperor is supported by Yang Yan, and he is inclined to the main battle, he will naturally reuse Yang Yan, Chen Junqing, and Han Yanzhi, and keep me just to calm people's hearts, if I am still so uninteresting, I am afraid that I will be dismissed long ago." ”

Shi Miyuan frowned and said, "I don't think it's necessarily like what my father said, didn't the emperor just remove Yang Yan from the post of envoy to Guangdong and Guangxi?" It seems that he is deliberately reducing Yang Yan's power. ”

Shi Hao said with a smile: "Uncle Tong, you don't understand this, Yang Yan was in charge of the four roads before, which is not normal in itself, and since the fall of Lin'an, although Yang Yan also holds the position of the envoy of Guangdong and Guangxi, he has never taken care of the affairs of Erguang, and it is all managed by others, so it is logical to be removed this time." What's more, the person who took over Yang Yan's position and served as the envoy of the Liangguang system: Xin Qiji was originally Yang Yan's subordinate in Guangxi, Zhao Ruyu was recommended by Yang Yan to be the governor of Guangzhou, and the children of Yue Lin, who also served as the envoy of the Liangguang system, followed Yang Yan. They are all people who have a deep relationship with Yang Yan, so it can be seen that this dismissal is not because the emperor has any opinion on Yang Yan, let alone to reduce Yang Yan's power, but deliberately to test it. ”

Shi Miyuan said: "What are you trying?" ”

Shi Hao said: "You must know that the emperor is still young now, and the throne depends on Yang Yan to sit firmly." At this time, Yang Yan's rights will not be easily reduced, if it is ten years later, it may be about the same. So if I think well, the emperor wants to take this opportunity to test those people's dissatisfaction with Yang Yan, at this time, if anyone comes forward to attack Yang Yan, he will be severely punished by the emperor to warn future generations. ”

Shi Miyuan thought for a moment before saying, "Father is right, I didn't see this step. ”

Shi Hao said lightly: "The watcher (Se Seqing, just like you persuaded me to stay in Tianlin Mansion, Liang Kejia and Hong Shi are not stupid people, but unfortunately the authorities are confused and don't see clearly that this is a trap." ”

Shi Miyuan frowned and said: "The emperor has a light menstruation, is it difficult to have such a city?" ”

Shi Hao said casually: "Maybe it was Yang Yan who taught him, no matter what he does, now the old man must not wade into this muddy water again anyway." Liang Kejia and Hong Shiai are making trouble, let them continue to make trouble, and see what kind of result will be obtained? ”

Sure enough, Shi Hao did not worse, and the next day in Liang Kejia and Hong Shi, Zhao Chen was dismissed from the position of Yang Yan's envoy to the two Guangxi systems, thinking that the emperor had the power to reduce Yang Yan, so he instructed Liu Dayong and Li Zhi, the imperial envoys, to impeach Yang Yan. After Zhao Chen received the impeachment, he was furious, and when the palace tore this chapter in half, he immediately issued an order to cut Liu Dayong and Li Zhi to the people, and never hire them.

Liu Dayong and Li Zhi didn't expect that Yang Yan would have such a big reaction from the emperor, and they were stunned when they were in the palace. Liang Kejia hurriedly came out and said: "'Hearing the wind and bombing people' is the responsibility of the official, and Your Majesty cannot punish the official for his words." I also ask Your Majesty to retract the order. ”

Hong Shi also hurriedly came out and said: "The responsibility of the official lies in checking and correcting mistakes, and I dare not speak out." May Your Majesty take back your order. ”

Zhao Chen sneered and said: "Hearing the wind and bombing people, checking and correcting mistakes, is it so difficult that you can reverse black and white and frame the minister at will?" Now Yang Juma is in Longxing Mansion, fighting bloodily to resist the Jin army," pointing at Liu Dayong and Li Zhi: "Not only do you two not give advice to the imperial court, how to defeat the Jin army, but instead look at the wind and shadows, lie to the truth, and arbitrarily slander the ministers, so disturbing the morale of the army, is such a speech official talking for my Great Song Dynasty?" Or are you talking about the country? ”

Liang Kejia and Hong Shi couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, because the emperor's words were very strict, and almost no one could tell the difference, and the two didn't dare to say anything more. Although Chen Junqing was also very dissatisfied with Liu Dayong and Li Zhi's playoff of Yang Yan, he also felt that Zhao Chen's practice of cutting Liu Dayong and Li Zhi to serve the people was a bit too much. But now as far as anti-Jin is concerned, he and Yang Yan's positions are the same, and he really came out to dissuade Zhao Chen, isn't it the same as helping Liang Kejia and Hong Shi to speak, so he hesitated for a moment and didn't speak.

Seeing that Liang Ke's family was pushed back by the emperor, another prime minister, Chen Junqing, did not speak, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were also silent, and no one dared to squeak anymore.

Yang Yan raised his right hand and waved it violently to the sky, and the white eagle that had been stopping on his right arm let out a loud eagle cry, suddenly spread its wings, and flew in the direction of the rising sun.

Yang Yan looked at the Xinzhou city wall three hundred steps away, waved his raised right hand vigorously, and shouted, "Attack." ”

The phalanx, consisting of four fifteen hundred soldiers, separated from the ranks of the Song army, lined up neatly, and walked towards the walls of Shinshu Castle. In each phalanx stood five tall tower carts and ten bucket carts, pushed by the soldiers, approaching the walls of Shinshu Castle, and the other soldiers in each phalanx carried twenty ladders. It was followed by one hundred and fifty bed crossbows, and three storming carts.

When the vehicle moves, there is a "rumbling" sound, the knife and gun face the morning sun, flashing with sharp light, and the dust of the neat steps is diffused in the morning light of the new spring.

At this time, all the men and horses in Guangnan were concentrated in Longxing Mansion, and now the army under Yang Yan is about more than 100,000, but the military branches are chaotic, including the front, rear, center, left, and right armies of the infantry division; The Ma Army Division selects the front army, the left, center, and right four armies; The front division of the palace urged the front army; The reorganized Guangxi Xiang Army and Civilian Army front, rear, center, left, right, Youyi, Tabai, and Shengjie Eighth Army; There is also the newly formed Yang Yan's personal guard army; and the Manichaean army to form the Left Forward Army and the Right Front Army. Even without counting the water army, there are now twenty-one armies. The number of each corps also ranged from 3,000 to 7,000, and the establishment was very chaotic.