Looking at the strange expressions of the ministers, Zhao Ji felt bitter, but more of it was fear and a deep sense of powerlessness.

Sun Tu was really terrible. He was more cautious than many of the rebels who usurped the throne in history as he knew. Compared with him, Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in the late Han Dynasty, later Sima family, or the warlords who held military power and continued to seize the throne in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties were too rough and simple, and too easy to fall into the population. What's even more terrifying is that no one can see through this point that Sun Tu relies on even now.

After a wry smile, Zhao Ji finally said, "Zhang Qing is indeed wrong about Taiwei Sun this time. He has never intended to support me. Everything is made by me knowing that the crime is serious and I can no longer harm the country and the people at this high position. As for the successor after I abdicated—" As he said, his eyes looked out of the hall, and just as the small figure came to the front of the hall along the long stairs, he also said the name of this person: "Chai Xun!"

When the ministers in the palace were stunned when they heard this strange name, they looked inexplicable, and they had no idea how good this person could accept such a reign of the emperor. Even the ministers such as Zhang Jian, who had originally planned to oppose Zhao Ji's succession, fell into silence for a moment, looked at each other and didn't know how to deal with it.

Then, everyone discovered that under the escort of more than twenty imperial guards, a child wearing luxurious robes and a good temperament, but in his early 10 years old was stepping into the hall. When he saw Zhao Ji who was tall, he did not panic much. According to the etiquette of his ministers, he knelt down to the emperor and bowed to the emperor: "My minister Chai Xun bowed to Your Majesty."

This is Chai Xun? The one who is about to succeed the emperor? But who is he? What position is he based on? Even if it is the deposed crown prince Zhao Huan or even Sun Tu himself become the emperor, everyone can still accept it. But how could such a young, unknown and not have any prominent family background be elected as the next emperor?

No matter how much Zhang Jian comes out to object and question it, more than a dozen officials immediately jumped out of their posts and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being disrespectful. This fact is unacceptable to me. This son is neither a royal family nor has he made any great contributions to our Song Dynasty court. How can he occupy this high position?"

"Your Majesty, the position of the emperor is related to the country and the country. How can hundreds of millions of people be so sarcastic? I must not accept such a thing!"

"His Majesty……"

Faced with so many people's scrutiny and hostility, the young Chai Xun finally felt a panic. His little body kneeling on the ground began to tremble, and his eyes were not stopped looking around, just like a drowning person trying to find a support. Finally, his eyes settled on the man at the forefront. Someone looked along his gaze and happened to see that Sun Tu had already taken a step forward.

He only glanced at the officials who were still arguing, and the people suddenly shook their bodies and stopped talking, and the atmosphere in the hall became sober. Then, Sun Tu snorted: "You are all important officials of the court, but now you are quarreling with the idle men in the streets. It's really outrageous!"

After pausing for a moment, he slowed down and said, "I know you are all questioning something. I feel that Chai Xun's identity is not enough, and it seems to be a distance from the position of emperor. Your Majesty made this decision completely nonsense, right?"

Perhaps many people were indeed as they said, but they did not dare to show it on the surface and could only remain silent. Sun Tu's eyes were staring at Zhang Jian. He knew very well that this person was the biggest obstacle that needs to be overcome today. As long as he had nothing to say, he could use this to suppress all officials and successfully abdicate Zhao Ji.

But even Zhang Jian was panicked after being stared at by Sun Tu like a fierce sight. Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Li Gang, Song Jiang... The death-like revolving lanterns of important officials in the court who were once much higher than him were circling in his mind. They were all the consequences of being an enemy of Sun Tu. He didn't want to follow in the footsteps of these people.

However, as the Minister of Rites and as an old minister of several dynasties in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Jian had to deal with Sun Tu for his beliefs. He could not just let him depose the emperor - although it sounded like abdicating, it was actually abolishing!

After exhaling a long breath of turbid air, Zhang Jian finally gritted his teeth and looked back at Sun Tu: "What Taiwei Sun said is that it is really hard for me, Zhao Song, to be the master of the world. Compared with this, Taiwei Sun, you are more suitable."

"Haha, I am a minister of the Song Dynasty. How can I do something to usurp the throne? Isn't that going to provoke the people of the world to condemn it?" Sun Tu smiled and shook his head, immediately denied the other party's proposal, and then said with a solemn face: "As for you saying that Chai Xun has nothing to do with me, the Song Dynasty, it's not right. Zhang Shangshu, you are also a person who is well-read and familiar with history. Haven't you seen any clues from his surname until now, and the inextricable relationship between him and Zhao Song?"

Zhang Jian was stunned and frowned and thought: "Chai Xun, Chai family, Chai family..." Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, and his face showed a great look of surprise: "Can this person be... a descendant of Chai Rong, Zhou Shizong?"

Just this sentence immediately made the faces of the others in the hall change sharply again, some were surprised, some were a sudden realization, but more were a strong fear. It was not afraid of Chai Xun's identity, but Sun Tu's methods. In order to find a legitimate reason to drive the Zhao family away from the throne, he actually found such a character!

And from all the signs, it is obvious that Sun Tu had already held this ace many years ago. In other words, many years ago, he had the intention to overturn Zhao Ji and even the entire Zhao family from the throne of the Lord of the World. Such scheming methods make people feel cold when they think about it.

Yes, in fact, when he was still in Shandong, Sun Tu had already made arrangements for this day, so he kept Chai Jin by his side. At that time, he had another purpose, that is, once he really started a war with the court, he could also raise the banner of restoring the descendants of the Chai family, pointing out that the Zhao family was incorrectly gained the right position.

However, later, as Sun Tu's status continued to improve, this trick was not used. However, Chai Jin and his sons were raised by Sun Tu. It was not until this time that his grandson Chai Xun had the final result, but this was a good thing for Chai Jin. At least it allowed the Chai family to reach the highest peak again, even if it was a puppet, it would not take too long to be the emperor.

"Yes, he is the descendant of Chai Zongxun, who was seized from the throne by Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. Thinking back to that time, Zhao Kuangyin launched a mutiny in Chenqiao because the Zhou Dynasty was suspicious of the young country and was afraid that the Han family would be invaded by foreign tribes. This led to the world of Song for a hundred years. Today, Zhao Ji lost his power, causing the people of the world to suffer. He knew his crime, so he decided to give up the world again to the descendants of the Chai family. How dare you ask, is there any problem?"

After pausing, Sun Tu showed a smile: "I think if this matter is passed down to future generations, it will only be passed down for generations. I bluntly say that most of the Han people are wise men for the country and the people, and those who are less powerful and envious. Their reputation is not even under the predecessors like Yao and Shun and Yu, right?"

Okay, after Sun Tu said this, he really allowed him to occupy the moral commanding heights. Zhang Jian, the Minister of Rites, didn't know what to refute for a while. In fact, he really couldn't come up with sufficient reasons to oppose this.

In fact, everyone knows that it is just an excessive way to make Zhao Ji abdicate to Chai Xun. One day, one or two years, or two or three years later, he will come back to the last time and abdicate the emperor to Sun Tu. At that time, Sun Tu became legitimate and no one could question it anymore. After all, he was just a Song minister before, and then Chai Xun was still protected by him. Naturally, there is no bad consequence of using ministers to overthrow the king, like Cao Pi and Sima Yan - but no one can tell any big mistakes at this moment.

What's even more panicked is that after Sun Tu completely pointed out this, it means that he has pushed himself to the same position as Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.

The founding of Zhao Song was actually a very disgraceful thing. Zhao Kuangyin, who held military power at that time, pretended that the Liao people invaded the border. After leading the army out of the city, he suddenly launched a mutiny in Chenqiao, returned to Bianjing, and seized the throne of the orphan and widowed mother. In fact, it was not much better than Cao Pi and others. On the contrary, what Sun Tu did today was at least much stronger than him. He did not bully the orphan and widowed mother, and the merits made by more than ten years of war in the north and south were even better than Zhao Kuangyin!

So if someone really believes that Sun Tu is a rebel, it means that Zhao Kuangyin was also scolded. Oh, by the way, it is like inheriting the genes. Just after Zhao Kuangyin's death, his younger brother Zhao Guangyi actually copied the behavior of his brother and also took the throne from his nephew. So no matter what, as long as Sun Tu thinks that Sun Tu's behavior is problematic, it will deny the orthodoxy of Zhao Song for a hundred years, and it is even more natural for Sun Tu to steal the throne.

This is a dead end that cannot be achieved from no matter where you go. Even Zhang Jian and others could not come up with a reason to refute after thinking hard. In addition, Sun Tu was already in power, and abdication was a foregone conclusion.

After a while of silence, the ministers finally made the decision to accept the facts with the prime minister Tong Mu's preemptive statement. Anyway, no matter how they oppose the struggle, they will never be able to change Sun Tu's mind in the end, so let's calmly welcome the reality of the end of Zhao Song.

On the fifteenth day of the 11th year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhao Ji issued an edict to punish him, and at the same time he asked to take his position as emperor, and abdicate himself to Chai Xun, a descendant of the Chai family of the Later Zhou Dynasty. By the first month of next year, the country's name will be changed to Zhou, the era of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Jingkang...

In the eleventh year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the Zhao Song Dynasty, which lasted for a hundred years, ended here!
Chapter completed!