Xinran listened to Emperor ningzong's saying that the northern expedition would not be considered for the time being. He said in a hurry, "no, your majesty, if you just wait for a favorable opportunity, I don't know when the northern expedition will take place. Moreover, if you put it aside for a long time, you will forget it. It will be difficult to do it at that time."

After listening to Xin Ran, Emperor ningzong said with a smile, "Xin Aiqing, you are still young. There are some things in the court that you don't understand. Let's not talk about this. What I want to ask you is why you broke into the imperial study at night without being summoned

Xin Ran said: "the Caomin came here at night and surprised the emperor. I hope his majesty will forgive him. The Caomin came here mainly for two things. The first thing has been played back to his majesty. The main thing is that he hopes his majesty will make preparations early and succeed in the northern expedition as soon as possible to restore his old capital. The other thing is that he wants to play to his majesty to expose Shi Miyuan's cruelty to Zhongliang, collusion with the state of Jin, and privately It's a matter of recruiting scum from the Wulin and endangering the country. "

"I still know about Shi Miyuan. Now I'm using him as my prime minister. Some people in the court are not satisfied with him, so they often maliciously slander Shi Aiqing. Don't be fooled by them, Xin Aiqing." Ningzong emperor road.

Xinran said hastily: "Your Majesty, these things are seen by the grass people with their own eyes."

So he told emperor ningzong what he had seen and heard in Shi Miyuan's house one by one.

After hearing this, Emperor ningzong was silent for a while. He seemed to be thinking about something. Then he said, "Xin Aiqing, you are as loyal and patriotic as your father, so I won't hide some things from you. Let's talk about the affairs of the imperial court from the bottom of my heart;

since I moved to the south, the population and economy controlled by the imperial court can't compare with before The national strength is greatly weakened, and the state of Jin opposite us is indeed a country with increasing strength, especially their cavalry, which makes Song Dynasty defenseless. After I ascended the throne, I listened to Han's advice and failed to launch the northern expedition. After that, my national strength was greatly reduced, and I was unable to fight with Jin again. So I had to negotiate with Jin to end the war, and you may have heard about Shi Miyuan Yes, he always advocated peace talks in the imperial court, so in this case, I can only reuse Shi Miyuan and let him do it. Of course, I did not mistake him. Shi Miyuan did successfully complete the peace talks between the two countries that I told him.

as for the death of Han, I am also very sad, but at the beginning, the golden man said that a prerequisite for the armistice and peace talks was not reached It is necessary to put to death Han, who launched the northern expedition. In this way, I resisted the pressure and didn't do so. Even Han's officials didn't remove him. It's not true that you said that Han was killed by Xia Zhen, who was under Shi Miyuan's command. After Han was killed, I immediately sent Dali temple to investigate the case and also arrested Xia Zhen. As a result, Dali Temple reported that someone was changed into Xia Zhen It's really nothing to do with Xia Zhen that I killed Mr. Han. So I decided to let him go. Although I'm not a Mingjun, I can't do wrong to a good man. Later, I thought about it carefully. It must have been the Jin people who saw that I didn't kill Mr. Han all the time. They came secretly to send killers to disguise as Xia Zhen, so that Mr. Han was killed. As for Shi Miyuan, I don't think he had the courage to murder Mr. Han, who was still the prime minister at that time.

and what you said is that Shi Miyuan colluded with the harem What happened to empress Yang is also nonsense. Shi Miyuan is the empress's godfather, so Shi Miyuan is a relative of the emperor. Moreover, Shi Miyuan helped empress Yang when she was in trouble. Now they often walk around, which shows that the empress is a good person who does not forget the old days' kindness. I dare say that there is no such empress in this palace I can understand my joys and sorrows like queen Yang, so the relationship between me and the queen has always been very good. Some time ago, my dragon body was not in good health. It was also the queen herself who made medicine and soup for me every day and took good care of me. When I got well, the queen herself lost a lot of weight, so the queen was not as bad as Ai Qing said, and the harem was a lot of right and wrong The queen is the head of the harem. Sometimes it's hard to avoid that if she doesn't take good care of her, others will resent her and slander her. This kind of thing has happened in all dynasties. Ai Qing, you know the history well. At that time, you should not have talked about the feelings of the harem with you in detail. But today, you and I are congenial with each other as soon as we see each other. Coupled with your father's reasons, so I'm here in front of you No more taboos. Therefore, I can tell you clearly that although the empress is not as good as the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, she is definitely the head of the middle palace, who is virtuous and virtuous.

about this affair of Shi Miyuan's forming a clique and engaging in private affairs, I can tell you that Shi Miyuan is the head of all the officials, and many of the national policies formulated by me depend on Shi Miyuan, the prime minister, to supervise the implementation of all the officials If he didn't have a few trusted people to assist him, he couldn't do these things well. Ai Qing's father used to be an official in the imperial court, so he should have several trusted subordinate officials. Therefore, this does not mean that Shi Miyuan is forming a clique for personal gain. My principle of employing people has always been to employ people without doubt and not to doubt them. Now that I have entrusted the affairs of the imperial court to Shi Miyuan, if I have to take care of his training of several trusted people, how can he establish his prestige in the imperial court. "

when Xin Ran heard the words of emperor ningzong, he was almost speechless and thought: 'the whole court knows that they are in collusion, but in the eyes of the Emperor today, one is a good wife and the other is a loyal minister, which is ridiculous. His majesty usually lives in the Imperial Palace and doesn't know anything about the situation outside, so they are blinded. No matter how much I say now, I'm afraid the emperor won't believe it. Moreover, if I say too much, I'm afraid it will arouse the emperor's disgust and suspicion. I can only reveal their sins with real evidence later. "Thinking of this, Xinran said to Emperor ningzong: "what Xu Bi said is reasonable. Let time test who is right and who is wrong between me and your majesty. "

" Xin Aiqing still didn't believe what I said, "emperor ningzong said with a smile.

Xin Ran said, "I'm serious. "

emperor ningzong said:" I have outstanding talent. Aiqing's father was an official of the imperial court. I want to appoint Aiqing an official post. I don't know if Aiqing is willing to serve me in the imperial court. "

after listening to Emperor ningzong's words, Xin Ran said in a hurry," thank you for your kindness. The grass people are used to being free. They are only willing to share their worries outside the temple and contribute to the court. "

" in this case, I'm not reluctant to give you a gold medal. If you have anything to do in the future, you can come to see me at any time. I'm a little tired now. Let's talk about it today. Please kneel down. "Ningzong is the emperor's way.

Hearing this, Xinran kowtows again, bows to receive the gold medal, pays farewell to Emperor ningzong, leaves the palace and goes straight to Chen Wenduan's house.