Qiming 1158

Chapter 526 The boundary between the main war faction and the main peace faction has disappeared

Chen Junqing is a very talented and upright person. He shares the same interests with Zhang Jun and has a very good personality, so Zhang Jun trusts him very much.

After Zhang Jun resumed his post, in order to raise armaments, he told Zhao Gou to transfer Chen Junqing, who was working abroad, back to Lin'an, and urged Chen Junqing to be put in the Privy Council to increase his authority and increase the voice of the main battlers on military issues. .

It's not that Zhang Jun is completely ignorant of the truth of one hero and three gangs, so he also tried every means to choose someone who can become his wing to enter the court to serve him.

Chen Junqing is also grateful for Zhang Jun's kindness to him, and has defended Zhang Jun in the court many times. He is an open figure of Zhang Jun's party.

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"Well, upon request, there is something I want to ask you to check."

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Jun handed over the information in his hand to Chen Junqing, and Chen Junqing took it over and turned it over a little.

"The murder of Sun Yuanqi in Shaoxing in 28 years?"

"Ah."

"Isn't that the past two years? Is there anything special about this case?"

"Look at the perpetrator's name."

"The perpetrator's name?"

Chen Junqing lowered his head and looked carefully, suddenly stunned, and then raised his head suddenly: "Su Yonglin?! The leader of the Restoration Army, Su Yonglin? Is it him? Is he from Song?"

"It's not certain yet. We don't know whether this Su Yonglin is his Su Yonglin. It's not uncommon for people with the same name and surname."

Zhang Jun shook his head and said, "Besides the name, whether it is male or female, old or young, as well as words, origin, we don't know anything, so we can't make a conclusion."

"This... so the lord wants me to find out if this Su Yonglin and that Su Yonglin are the same person?"

"No, it's not important, at least it's not important at the moment. What I want you to investigate is the secret behind this case."

Zhang Jun told Chen Junqing everything he knew, and then Chen Junqing knew what kind of entanglements were behind the case back then.

"It turns out that it is involved in the sale of smuggled salt... It is indeed very serious, so you want me to find out who the big man behind this case is?"

"Well, I heard that you have some acquaintances in the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. Maybe you can find some clues from them."

Zhang Jun nodded and said, "To make Sun Yuanqi a lackey, to protect the local officials from selling illicit salt without breaking the ban, and to easily control the three gangs of illicit salt sales to work together, this person has a lot of energy and courage."

"Do you suspect that it is a relative?"

Chen Junqing was keenly aware of what Zhang Junyi was referring to.

"Even if it's not Saisuke, he's still a high-ranking official. He must hold the power for several years, otherwise such a broad group of forces cannot be formed."

Zhang Jun opened his mouth and said: "The current situation is both an opportunity and a crisis for the Song Dynasty. In the future, it is very likely that troops will be sent north. In order to eliminate the troubles ahead of time and avoid obstacles to sending troops, we must give some timid and incompetent people. People hit head on!
In the past, I just didn’t have the handle on them, so it’s not good to deal with them. Now it’s different. As a high-ranking official of the court, I actually made a profit by selling illicit salt, and openly competed with the court for tax revenue. ! "

Zhang Jun clenched his fists, his face full of aggressive determination.

Chen Junqing was infected by this emotion and said he understood.

"Don't worry, Xianggong, the lower official will do it immediately."

"Be careful and don't startle the snake. The death of an official of the Ministry of Finance can be kept unnoticed, and the file can be tampered with to cover up the facts, which is enough to prove that this person has a lot of hands and eyes, and there are not a few minions under his command."

"understood."

Chen Junqing responded carefully and went to investigate the matter.

After Chen Junqing left, Zhang Jun put down what he was doing, took a few sips of tea, and thought about this matter silently.

In fact, he was more concerned about who Su Yonglin was than the truth behind the case.

He was thinking, if this Su Yonglin is really that Su Yonglin, how will this matter end?
If this Su Yonglin is the other Su Yonglin, then for the Southern Song Dynasty, this matter can be a good thing or a bad thing.

The good thing is, of course, that Su Yonglin was born in the Song Dynasty, and his own Song people attributes gave the Southern Song Dynasty some advantages when dealing with him.

The bad things are also obvious - he killed an official and was a private salt dealer. For the Southern Song Dynasty, these two taboos were almost unacceptable, and they were still stains that could not be concealed.

If this matter is exposed, it will inevitably affect the negotiation part of Zhang Jun's plan.

Zhang Jun really wanted to integrate the Liberation Army into the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty through negotiation and interests, so that the Central Plains could be recovered without bloodshed, and a large area of ​​the country could be obtained. This completely overwhelmed the Lord and the faction.

Using the powerful combat power of the Restoration Army and Su Yonglin's military talent, the Southern Song Dynasty could even do things that the Northern Song Dynasty could not do.

But it is very difficult to achieve all of this. First of all, it is necessary to completely cover up Su Yonglin's smuggling of salt and killing officials.

Even if this matter is true, this Su Yonglin is the same Su Yonglin, and he must completely cover up this matter, bury Su Yonglin's true identity forever, and make him a native of the Jin Dynasty, so that it will be more convenient for him to do things.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Jun suddenly thought again that the so-called big man might have not forgotten the events of the year, and it is very likely that Su Yonglin had been alerted, but he did not say it publicly, nor did he tell the emperor about it.

In other words, he knew that this matter should not be publicized, and did not intend to expose himself.

This is a good thing. The culprit behind the scenes dare not expose it, but it is also a hidden danger. The culprit behind the scenes is still in the middle.

In order to complete this peace negotiation and let Su Yonglin see the sincerity of the court, Su Yonglin's identity must be cleared, and this part of the hidden danger must also be removed.

So Zhang Jun began to think about what to do to eliminate this matter invisibly, how to launch a political offensive, and let the black hands behind the scenes be captured.

Just as Zhang Jun was thinking about this issue, another shocking news came from the north.

The news was sent by Chen Kangbo, who was in charge of going north to Shandong to make further contact with the high-level officials of the Restoration Army, about the Northern Song royal family who had been captured to the Kingdom of Jin more than 30 years ago.

The news pointed out that the Restoration Army had conquered the Central Capital and destroyed the Jin Kingdom. During the rectification and liquidation of the Jin Kingdom’s royal family, a large number of Northern Song Dynasty royal families were discovered, including the immediate relatives of the second emperor Huiqin.

They are still alive.

If the Southern Song side is willing to accept them, the Restoration Army will arrange for them to return to their homeland.

Then came an even more shocking news.

According to the confession of the Jin Guozhong minister captured by the Guangfu Army, Zhao Huan died four years ago, in the 26th year of Shaoxing.

Compared with the first news, the second news is more worthy of full shock.

Zhao Huan has been dead for four years, but there is no news from Jin Guo.

When Zhao Ji died, Jin Guo quickly got the news, but why did Zhao Huan die, but there was no news at all?

Of course, it doesn't matter anymore.

Zhao Huan is dead, and Jin Guo is gone.

When Zhao Gou heard the news, he was stunned in the court for a long time. After a long, long time, he left the throne for an excuse and walked to the compartment behind the throne. The eunuch went to him.

As a result, the personal eunuch was stunned to find Zhao Gou hiding in the compartment crying silently.

As he cried, he shed tears, and the tears fell down like beads with broken threads, in a state of extreme pain.

After a long time, Zhao Gou picked up his mood and sat back on the throne with extremely complicated emotions, and asked the ministers to discuss how to deal with this matter.

Zhao Gou was embarrassed to say it, but all the ministers knew that the question was whether the still alive clans who were captured by the Jin Army would want it or not.

The opinions of the ministers are of course yes, how can they not?

You don't have the ability to save yourself, and now that they have rescued you, you still say no, no matter what, it's unreasonable, and it's too ugly, and how do people in the world view the royal family of the Song Dynasty?
Therefore, it must be necessary, and there must be a big fanfare, to let everyone in the world know that the Great Song clan has returned and the struggle has been won.

No matter who he was fighting, he won anyway.

Tang Situi and others looked at Zhao Gou's expression, and felt that Zhao Gou's expression was relaxed with a hint of tangle, and it was difficult to judge whether he was relaxed or tangled, so they didn't dare to speak rashly.

In the end, Zhao Gou did not give a clear answer, but just asked Chen Kangbo to determine the list of the immediate family members of the two living emperors Huiqin as soon as possible, as well as the roster of the clan who might return.

There is also the need to ask the Guangfu Army for Zhao Huan's coffin, to welcome back to the Southern Song Dynasty, to be buried properly, and to let Zhao Huan go to the ground for peace.

This matter has been fermented in the court for many days, and until the end, some people recalled that the Restoration Army had done what Song Ting had never done.

The clans who fell into the enemy's back then were the scars in Song Ting's heart. This scar was tearing the hearts of people of insight all the time, making them feel the pain in the bones all the time.

They were thinking about the Northern Expedition, but they wanted to restore their homeland, welcome the Second Sage back, and heal the scar.

But with the successive departure of the two saints, this scar will never heal.

The captured clans also had a scar, but this scar was not healed by the Song people themselves. The one who healed the scar was the armed forces of the Central Plains Han people who were abandoned by them, the Restoration Army.

This army, under the banner of expelling Hulu and restoring China, fulfilled in a very short time the long-cherished wish that the Song army had been unable to fulfill for decades, and slapped Song Ting in the face.

And now, not only intentionally or unintentionally, but also to return the captured clans to Song Ting.

Emotionally, people of insight are ashamed, relieved, and slightly annoyed. All kinds of emotions are intertwined, and the taste in their hearts is particularly complicated.

Another direct consequence of this incident is that the boundaries between the main war faction and the main peace faction have disappeared.

The clans are all back, the Kingdom of Jin is really over, the Kingdom of Jin is over, what's the point of fighting and reconciling?

The main battle and the reconciliation are determined by the courtiers' attitude towards the Jin Kingdom, but now that the Jin Kingdom is gone, what kind of war and reconciliation are they still in charge?

For a time, whether the main war faction or the main peace faction, all fell into a sense of entanglement and confusion.

They began to wonder what they were fighting for before, nor what they would fight for in the future.

When people with different political opinions meet each other, they lose their temper inexplicably, and even feel a little embarrassed. The biggest label that has been used to distinguish the political attributes of officials for more than 30 years since Nandu has disappeared, and the obvious boundaries that divide groups of people have disappeared. .

Confusion can be said to be the greatest feeling of the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty during this period of time...

At this moment, Chen Kangbo, who is far away in Shandong, also has almost the same feeling.

He privately said to his followers: "There was controversy before, but now it's hard evidence. Once the Jin Kingdom falls and the war ends, it may not be a good thing for the Song Dynasty.

There was still pressure from the Jin Kingdom before, but now there are many people who are at a loss in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Whether it is the main battle or the main peace, there is nothing to do, and there is no idea what will happen after that. "

Chen Kangbo believed that the existence of the Jin Kingdom put enormous pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty, which could limit the infighting in the Southern Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

But now that the Jin Kingdom is gone, the Restoration Army has not established a state, and they can negotiate again, the huge military pressure has suddenly disappeared, which may not be a good thing for the Southern Song Dynasty.

Without a clear orientation, political struggles will inevitably become other orientations—unknown orientations.

Chen Kangbo was worried about this.

But the most important thing right now is to contact the Liberation Army to find out how many Northern Song royal families can return and get a roster.

Regarding this matter, Zhao Zuoliang had already obtained the roster from Su Yonglin, and he handed the roster to Chen Kangbo while waiting for Chen Kangbo's request.

When Chen Kangbo took a look, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that so many princes and grandsons were still alive.

In particular, ten of Zhao Ji's sons are still alive.

Zhao Gou has not had children for many years, and the voices of the ministers for the establishment of a prince are very high. Zhao Gou has nothing to do. Just two months ago, two descendants of the ancestors who had just been selected after years of training were established as princes. acknowledgment.

The next step is to wait for one of the two to choose a suitable successor to the throne from the two.

At present, ten of Zhao Ji's sons returned to the Southern Song Dynasty. The 52-year-old is fine, but there is a 30-year-old who is relatively younger. According to the succession method of brother and brother, he has an advantage.

This... I'm afraid it's not that the court wants to have a fierce dispute over the issue of the heir.

Chen Kangbo suddenly realized that the big thing was not good, and felt that this matter could not be made a big fan, and he must first let the emperor know, and then make a final ruling.

So Chen Kangbo immediately sent people to rush back to the Southern Song Dynasty, and urgently brought the relevant news back to Zhao Gou.

So four days later, Zhao Gou knew about it.

After learning about this, Zhao Gou suddenly had a headache.

(End of this chapter)