The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"Your Majesty, the real trouble lies with those who have already made contact with the Jurchens and know they have no way back!"

Yue Fei could naturally see the issues that the people outside the canopy were just discussing.

Everyone says he is clueless about human relationships and knows nothing about anything except military strategy.

But he's not a fool.

How many fools can apply military strategy to such a masterful degree?

Did you really think that Zhao Gou killed him back then because he was afraid that Zhao Gou would establish himself as emperor and that he would welcome back the two emperors?

joke!

After receiving a reward from the immortals and being given a second chance at life, Yue Fei would only laugh dismissively when he heard such rumors.

In the early days of the southward migration, the army that could truly be called Zhao Gou's trusted and direct subordinates was the Yue Family Army under his command!

The slogan of welcoming the two emperors was originally uttered by Zhao Gou himself.

Yue Fei wasn't mentally ill; how could he not know the principle that there can't be two suns in the sky?

Having died once, he saw many things more clearly.

He realized that his death was not due to any crime, but simply because it gave surrender factions like Qin Hui hope for a successful Northern Expedition.

This kind of thing cannot be tolerated by the surrender faction.

Therefore, the people who surrounded Zhao Gou and attacked Yue Fei were not just Qin Hui, but almost all the officials in the court who could be named!

The reason why those people were able to unite so well was because of Qin Hui, the chief culprit!

During his time in prison, Yue Fei thought things through very clearly.

The surrender faction would gradually convey their ideas to other pro-peace officials, leading them to believe that the Jurchens were invincible and that surrender was the only way to survive.

If this continues, Qin Hui's protégés will be everywhere in the court, and naturally, the entire court will be left with only spineless cowards who can't stand up straight!

"You mean, among those who just forced me to retract my order, there were good and bad among them?"

Zhao Shen seemed to be deep in thought.

He never really thought about dividing those cowards into factions.

After all, in his view, there was no essential difference between the peace faction and the surrender faction. They were both lowly people who were willing to be vassal states of the Jin people and willing to grovel and pay tribute!

"If I had to put it bluntly, the peace faction is like a weather vane; if we use strong measures, they will naturally side with me and Your Majesty."

"However, this tough approach also comes with immense pressure. If Your Majesty can withstand it, I am confident that I can lead the army on a northern expedition within a year at the latest!"

Expelling the Tartars and restoring the Central Plains doesn't necessarily have to wait until Zhu Yuanzhang a hundred years later!

One year!

Upon hearing this time, Zhao Shen's eyes lit up slightly.

"Don't worry, even if the pressure is immense, I can withstand it!"

However, what he didn't know was that he would regret those words not long after they were spoken.

With the imperial sword in hand, Yue Fei would never again have the same good temper as before.

His experience of dying once, and his past experience of following in the footsteps of the founding emperor, taught him one thing.

When it's time to be ruthless, you can't be merciful, otherwise it's the greatest cruelty to everyone on your side!

Faced with the pro-peace and pro-surrender officials led by Tang Situi, and the gentry of Jiangnan behind them, we either cannot take action, or if we must take action, we must catch them off guard and make them afraid to speak again!

In the scene depicted on the sky, just as night fell, Yue Fei led a troop of imperial guards and barged into the residence of Prime Minister Tang Situi without asking any questions.

"Yue Fei, how dare you!"

"I am the Prime Minister of this court. How dare you trespass into my residence? Are you really not afraid that I will report you to the Emperor tomorrow?"

When the Imperial Guards broke down the gates of the Prime Minister's residence, Tang Situi was instantly awakened from his sleep.

He rolled out of bed, and as soon as he put on his robe and went outside, he saw Yue Fei leading the way.

Looking at the broken gate and the menacing appearance of the Imperial Guards, he quickly questioned them.

"Impose? Prime Minister Tang, are you senile? Isn't your master the current Emperor of Jin, Wanyan Yong? Why are you impeaching me to the Emperor? If you had the chance, shouldn't you have impeached me to the Emperor of Jin?"

Yue Fei smiled faintly, but his eyes were icy cold.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Grand Commandant Yue, are you also going to frame me with fabricated charges?"

"Isn't this behavior a sure way to make all the officials in the court feel insecure?"

Tang Situi gave a rebuke.

"Striking the mountain to scare the tiger, killing the chicken to warn the monkey—you can say whatever you want, it just depends on whether Prime Minister Tang thinks he is the mountain or the chicken."

"As for your statement that all the officials in the court are in danger, do you think they would stage another coup for the sake of a dead prime minister?"

Yue Fei scoffed.

"You, what did you say?"

Tang Situi finally understood the meaning behind Yue Fei's words, but he could hardly believe what he was hearing.

He was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, the head of all civil officials!

In the current climate of the Song Dynasty, which values ​​literature and suppresses military affairs, he is second only to the emperor!

Even if you, Yue Fei, are appointed Grand Commandant, you will at most be of the same rank as me, and may even be slightly superior to me.

You dare touch me?

"Prime Minister Tang, in my opinion, your stance is already very clear."

"Either he is a Jin spy like Qin Hui, or a scoundrel who firmly supports the interests of the Jiangnan gentry and disregards the fate of our Great Song Dynasty. Either way, he deserves to die."

"Has that made clear enough?"

Yue Fei stepped forward, and with a flick of his wrist, the Imperial Guard's sword behind him was drawn.

"Where's the evidence?"

"Yue Fei, you have no evidence whatsoever. You're trying to pin this crime on me based solely on your own words. Aren't you afraid of being condemned for all eternity?"

Tang Situi was so startled that he took several steps back and almost fell.

After regaining his balance, he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"I understand why His Majesty sent you here. Today in court, my behavior was indeed somewhat presumptuous, but can't you understand my good intentions?"

"Can't you think about the fate of our Great Song Dynasty? When the former Emperor Emeritus was in power, he negotiated peace with the Jin Dynasty several times to give the Great Song Dynasty the opportunity to recuperate and rebuild for decades!"

"Does His Majesty truly intend to be an unfilial person and destroy the years of hard work of the late Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, and seeing that he indeed brought up Zhao Gou, Yue Fei actually laughed.

"The retired emperor has already set off for Yangzhou to admire the flowers this evening, so it's probably impossible to find out anything."

"As for the evidence?"

“I have the imperial sword bestowed by His Majesty, which grants me the authority to act as I see fit. Executing you and then seeking evidence is also within my authority!”

This is also something Yue Fei learned after dying once.

Once you've confirmed they're an enemy, the best option is to just crush them to death and never give them another chance to speak!

This is how Qin Hui treated him in the past.

He died without ever seeing Zhao Gou even once!

And now, he is using the same tactics on Tang Situi, who is also a member of the surrender faction.

"and many more!"

"Yue Fei, do you really intend to kill me today?"