When you see the emperor, you have to pay homage. This is a rule that has been set since the emperor's position.

Of course, there have been cases in history where the emperor did not have to kneel before him. Such people were all powerful officials in the court, holding the power of the court, and could even replace the emperor at any time!

Cao Cao, the Sima family and others are examples of this type.

Shen Yue went to his hometown to do as the Romans did, and he finally showed respect to Zhao Ji, but in the eyes of the officials, he was really accused of being disrespectful.

Some people were stunned, some shook their heads, some eyes flashed, as if they were thinking about something...

Zhao Ji didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Mr. Shen, there is no need to be polite. Come and set up a seat for Mr. Shen."

Someone from the palace brought a chair and placed it beside Shen Yue.

Everyone was shocked again.

Nowadays, there are indeed white-haired people in Lanxiuxuan, but since entering here, only Zhao Ji is sitting. No matter how old those people are, they still have to stand.

If I don't let you kneel down, I'm showing you mercy.

But Zhao Ji actually asked Shen Yue to sit down?

A seemingly ordinary move, in everyone's eyes, has an unusual signal.

At best, it means that the emperor is thirsty for talents. At worst, it means that in Zhao Ji's eyes, you courtiers are trash. Otherwise, why wouldn't the emperor be courteous to you?

Shen Yue was silent, as if he had forgotten the Chinese virtue of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, he slowly sat down.

Zhao Ji then got straight to the point, "I invite Mr. Shen to come here today for one reason only. The Jin people declared war on me, the Song Dynasty, because of Zhang Jue's incident."

The ministers temporarily put aside Shen Yue's impoliteness, and all looked worried, as if they were mourning their heirs.

Sometimes it is important to have a consistent atmosphere.

"I heard that Liu Jiedushi mentioned Zhang Jue to Mr. Shen?" Zhao Ji spoke slowly, and it was obvious that every word was carefully considered.

Shen Yue nodded. He had already seen that Liu Yanqing was among the ministers, but he was in the middle when he met the saint.

Seeing Shen Yue looking at him, Liu Yanqing smiled. It was obvious that all the officials were looking at him. Some showed contempt, but they couldn't help but lower their heads.

Shen Yue saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and thought to himself that the Jin people would send troops. Normally, the countermeasure would be to defend the enemy from outside the country. You were so angry just now that most of you wanted to negotiate peace.

But what about Zhao Ji? He wants war and peace?

From a normal person's point of view, Zhao Ji had suffered for ten years, and now that he was able to come back, he would of course have to fight bloody battles to the end, but Shen Yue didn't think so.

Are people so easy to change?

How many determined people have fallen before comfort! How many candidates who prepared to review and get good grades months ago only crammed in the days before the exam?

Decisions cannot be achieved once they are made.

"What does your Majesty mean?" Shen Yue was not in a hurry to express his opinion.

Zhao Ji looked around at the officials and said slowly: "Although Zhang Jue surrendered to the Song Dynasty, Wang Anzhong finally sent Zhang Jue's head to the Jin people. This matter can be said to be over. It is very unreasonable for the Jin people to send troops for this reason."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone had different expressions, especially one of them, an old man with gray hair.

The old man had a stooped back and seemed to have difficulty walking. The man next to him was really handsome, supporting the old man.

Judging from their body language, the relationship between the two is very close.

Zhao Ji said in a slow voice, "I summoned the ministers and Mr. Shen here today to discuss how to deal with the Jin people. I wonder... what does Mr. Shen have to say?"

Shen Yue smiled and said, "I have never been in the imperial court, and I really don't understand the major affairs of the country. Why don't you ask the opinions of the ministers?"

Zhao Ji frowned slightly.

Shen Yue suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "The old gentleman can't stand steadily. He looks like he's working very hard. The Holy Emperor's grace is so great that it benefits the world. How about giving him a seat?"

He was referring to the gray-haired old man.

When the words fell, some people were happy and some were frowning.

Zhao Ji's eyes narrowed slightly and he said calmly, "You haven't set up a seat yet?"

The palace attendants were a little surprised. After a while, they realized that Zhao Ji was going to offer a seat to the old man.

The old man was quite surprised. He looked at Shen Yue and said to Zhao Ji in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness." After he sat down, he finally showed a smile.

Shen Yue asked, "Your Majesty, you still don't know who this lord is?"

Everyone was shocked, obviously because of Shen Yue's ignorance.

Zhao Ji was not surprised, and introduced, "This is Cai Jing, who has entered the court as prime minister four times. Now he is living at home. I originally asked Cai You, the envoy, to come in case the prime minister was ill, so I... invited his father Cai Jing to come to the court.

By the way, next to him is his fifth son, named Cai Chi. I once mentioned this person to my husband, and he is currently waiting to be appointed to the Xuanhe Palace."

Shen Yue saw that the old man was indeed Cai Jing. Not surprisingly, he also knew what Zhao Ji meant.

Zhao Ji did not kill the six thieves with one stick. Zhao Ji naturally had mixed feelings about Cai Jing. After all, this was someone with whom Zhao Ji had the same language.

If Zhao Ji hadn't liked him, how could Cai Jing have become his wife four times?

Do you let people you don't like show up to you over and over again?

But Zhao Ji also knew that Cai Jing would not be of much use at critical moments.

Cai Jing's final outcome is death.

But even if Cai Jing died, he would not be able to change the outcome of the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.

This will probably cause Zhao Ji to have a conflict. Since killing Cai Jing is useless, keeping Cai Jing may be able to use some residual heat. After all, Zhao Ji is currently in an extremely embarrassing situation.

Things will rot by themselves and then insects will grow.

The Song Dynasty was not destroyed by the Jin people; it was Zhao Ji and a group of incompetent ministers who destroyed the Song Dynasty.

But it is really difficult for Zhao Ji to find capable talents. Because of his past behavior, he is surrounded by rubbish. Maybe all he can do is find a big one among the short ones.

When he went to Beijing, Cai Ji once rescued Zhao Ji, which Zhao Ji always remembered.

Some people limit their horizons and only use people they trust, but find it difficult to use people who are useful!

Zhao Ji is undoubtedly in this situation at the moment. Otherwise, if he knows more about history, why not just use Zhao Gou's capable people?

If someone is loyal to Zhao Gou, will he be loyal to Zhao Ji? This may not be a question that Zhao Ji is considering.

After Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he had no eagerness to welcome Zhao Ji's return. These things fell into Zhao Ji's heart, which was all heartache!

Zhao Ji's punishment to Zhao Xun was not all because of his breaking the promise, but because of his long-standing anger!

In this case, will Zhao Ji take action against Zhao Gou?

Shen Yue understood these thoughts very well, and thought to himself that the butterfly effect is extremely complicated, and the subtle changes in it are really difficult to clarify.

When the ministers heard what Zhao Ji said, they had other thoughts. Cai Jing became prime minister four times. Cai You was also the envoy to the court. Cai Ji married the emperor's most beautiful and favorite daughter, Emperor Maode, Zhao Fujin...

All this shows that even if Cai Jing is idle, the Cai family is still extremely important in the eyes of the emperor.

Now Zhao Ji trusts Shen Yue and mentions Cai Chi to Shen Yue. This is because Cai Jing is looking at Cai Jing. Cai You is old. Are you ready to let Cai Chi take over?

Thinking of this, a few people were really worried, secretly thinking that the Cai family was full of traitors, and if they were allowed to take power again, it would not be a good thing for the Song Dynasty.

There is no sound in the pavilion, and the silence is better than the sound.

After a long while, Shen Yue looked at Cai Chi and said, "Cai Daizhi, in your opinion, how should we deal with the Jin people's declaration of war?"
Chapter completed!