In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 182 Your Majesty, you are the biggest, you have the final say
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao and Rui first invited Empress Dowager Yang into the apse, and the two talked for a while. After Empress Dowager Yang came out, she said to the ministers that she was too old to listen to politics behind a curtain, and she should return to the government. Home, after the queen mother left, the emperor immediately issued an imperial decree to let the queen mother's nephew Yang Gu know Fenghua County and Yang Shi know Wujin County.

The ministers suddenly realized something.

Then Zhao and Rui summoned the officials in batches, some individually, and some together.

People like Qiao Xingjian and Chen Guiqian left happily soon, and they will lead all the yamen in the capital, including the Privy Council and the Ministry of Education, to continue to operate normally.

Xue Ji and Xuan Zeng were called into the apse together by the emperor.

"I greet Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live." The attitude of the two of them is also good, there is no way, now that the knife is resting on their necks, of course they are honest.

Zhao Yurui was simple and direct: "You two go to Dongxiao Palace, you have a lot of monthly money, and all your family members and children go to Jeju Island. After staying in Dongxiao Palace for three years, you will be allowed to reunite with your family members. You can go wherever you want then? "

"All the property in the family is confiscated, the money can be taken away, and the shops can be sold for money to take away."

"Your Majesty—" Xue Ji still wanted to speak.

"You just need to answer me, do you agree or disagree?" Zhao Yurui looked at them coldly.

When most senior officials retired in the Southern Song Dynasty, they would promote Taoist temples such as the Dongxiao Palace, which was equivalent to the imperial court spending money to continue to support them. This was also a huge expenditure in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao and Rui opened their mouths to ask them to promote Dongxiao Palace, and they could only choose to agree or disagree.

The faces of the two were so ugly that they didn't even want to use it. Now the family members are in the hands of the emperor.

"I obey the order." The two finally said helplessly.

Xuan Zong also asked, can I see the family members?
"Yes, I will make arrangements before they board the ship."

When the two of them arrived at the shore later, they discovered that they were family members.

The family members of the Southern Song Dynasty usually refer to the immediate family members, and Zhao Yurui, the new emperor, is really ruthless.

The Xue family, the direct non-direct line of Xuanzang, and even the relatives of the seven aunts and eight mothers-in-law, who were in the capital, were all sent to Jeju Island, and more than 200 people related to the two families were directly sent away. , continued to be captured and sent to Jeju Island.

Then came Nie Zishu, Yu Zhu, Lin Jie and other officials who had worked with Zhao Yurui.

Due to the similar results, all the property in the family was confiscated, and the money could be taken away.

The emperor established Jeju Prefecture, and these people went to Jeju to serve as county magistrates. In fact, they were also emptied in the past, which was equivalent to being confined in Jeju Island.

Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Tianxi met the emperor together.

Zheng Qingzhi is a good person, and Yu Tianxi has even helped Zhao Yurui.

Zhao Yurui didn't say much, but encouraged them to do a good job, and then arranged them in the Imperial Academy to write imperial edicts, which can be regarded as a idle job.

Then I drew a big cake, which means, if you work hard, I will naturally reuse it in the future.

Of course, the two could only express their gratitude.

There were fewer and fewer people in the Daqing Palace, Shi Miyuan had never been summoned, and the same was true for Xia Zhen. The two sat together, with dozens of commanders of the Imperial Army behind them.

These generals panicked.

According to the tradition of the Song Dynasty, civil servants should not be killed, and their military officials might not be killed.

Officials came in and out of the apse one after another, and usually there would be new imperial edicts after they came out.

Some officials went straight to office, but the imperial decree immediately promoted their sons and relatives. In Shi Miyuan's view, this must have reached a compromise with the emperor.

Some officials went to the Taoist temple, and when they came out, they looked very painful. In Shi Miyuan's view, even the children and family members may not benefit.

At about six o'clock in the afternoon, only Li Zhixiao, Shi Miyuan, Xia Zhen and the generals were left in the Daqing Hall.

"Li Zhixiao." Someone suddenly shouted.

"The minister is here." Li Zhixiao, a mad dog, will be sweating profusely, with an extremely nervous expression.

He hurried forward, but Niu Bao stopped him one step ahead: "Where are you going?"

"Aren't you going to the apse?" Li Zhixiao looked like he was about to cry.

"You don't need to go to the back hall, you go to the side hall." Niu Bao grinned.

"Ah." Li Zhixiao felt his legs go limp, unable to stand at all, and his body fell limply to the ground.

"Ba." The two soldiers behind him clamped him from left to right and dragged him directly to the apse.

Xia Zhen and Shi Miyuan both trembled as they watched, feeling terrified.

After a while, Yao Dingzhang ran to the main hall and shouted to the back: "Your Majesty, when Li Zhixiao, the imperial censor, went downstairs, he accidentally fell down and was seriously injured."

The emperor's voice came from the apse: "Please ask the imperial doctor Zeng Fang to see Li Aiqing immediately."

"According to the order."

Yao Dingzhang turned around, glanced at Shi Miyuan, and ran away again.

Yao Bizhi also betrayed me?Seeing it, Shi Miyuan was both shocked and frightened.

More than 40 generals are sitting on pins and needles. These people are all above the commander of the imperial army, and they are all very scared now.

At this moment, Quan Yong appeared, holding a piece of paper in his hand, looked down and called out: "Wei Zhong, Commander of the Shenwu Army of the Infantry Division."

"The last general is here." Wei Zhong was almost 50 years old and looked older, so he hurriedly stood up.

"The head of the palace—"

Quan Yong reported the names of six people, including one commander and five deputy commanders.

After finishing the report, he waved his hand to indicate that the six people could leave the hall.

The six people looked at each other, Wei Zhong was the first to react, quickly knelt down, and shouted at the position of the imperial case: "Thank you, Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, Your Majesty."

The others also hurriedly imitated him.

After kowtowing, the six of them hurried out.

It was dark outside, but there were armored soldiers everywhere.

Li Pinghu was standing at the door.

When Li Pinghu was in the Infantry Division, he was still Wei Zhong's subordinate, so he dare not pretend to be his superior at this moment.

And Li Pinghu is now at the control level.

"Li Tongzhi, can we go back?" Wei Zhong asked Li Pinghu cautiously with five people.

Li Pinghu said in a deep voice: "The six generals have not been promoted for at least seven years, and Commander Wei has not been promoted for 11 years."

"Your Majesty thinks that you may not be with Xia Zhen. Go back. Tomorrow, you will be on duty normally."

"Your Majesty is wise." Old Wei Zhong burst into tears, almost bursting into tears.

The emperor then summoned the military officers above the commander level of the Imperial Army in the apse.

It's still the same old routine, all the land property is confiscated, you sell the shops and houses yourself, then take the money away, and go to Jeju Island with the whole family.

Everyone writes down the officers who have been promoted in the past ten years to the ranks below the military commander. The clearer the writing, the emperor may show mercy. If there is any concealment, you also know the consequences.

The emperor said again, please write quickly, the family members are still waiting for your reunion outside.

The emperor also said that when Taizu founded the country, drinking wine to relieve military power, I am not a bloodthirsty person, everyone is easy to get together and part, you go to Jeju and become a rich man.

The meaning of this threat is obvious, everyone can only thank them one after another, and then quickly write the list.

After the last batch of generals left, only Shi Miyuan and Xia Zhen were in the hall.

Zhao Yurui reappeared with a calm gait.

He is very confident now that if nothing unexpected happens, he will officially have the final say on the world of Song Dynasty in the future.

"Your Majesty." Shi Miyuan knelt down without saying a word, "The old minister is getting old, and I request His Majesty's permission to return home as an official."

Xia Zhen also hurriedly followed, saying the same thing.

Zhao and Rui Ren knelt down, and after thinking for a while, they slowly said: "If I fail today, Commander Xia Dianshuai and the Prime Minister will probably want to kill me."

"I dare not." The two quickly denied it.

"We are all smart people, so we don't need to beat around the bush." ​​Zhao Yurui smiled and said, "I like to be straightforward when talking to smart people."

"The prime minister may feel that you were the one who chose me back then and recommended me, so I shouldn't break my promise and attack you."

"But the prime minister never thought that everything was achieved by myself."

Swipe, Shi Miyuan blushed, ashamed and angry.

"Yu Tianxi was passing through Shaoxing back then, and it was my uncle who recommended him on his own initiative, which attracted your attention."

"I just want to thank, I can only thank my uncle."

"After entering the prime minister's mansion, if I hadn't pretended to be crazy and stupid on purpose, how could the prime minister think that I'm easy to control and choose me?"

"The Prime Minister abolished Zhao Mian just to protect himself. In the eyes of the Prime Minister, I am just a pawn."

Shi Miyuan immediately said: "The veteran has never taken credit for it, everything is due to His Majesty's own efforts."

You are the biggest now, you have the final say.

Zhao Yurui said again: "Back then, Qin Wang Yingzheng had two great heroes, one literary and one military."

"Wang Jian and Lu Buwei."

Shi Miyuan couldn't help but looked at Xia Zhen.

"One of the two delegated power in a timely manner, retired after success, and had a good death, while the other seized power and refused to let go, and the end was bleak."

Shi Miyuan and Xia Zhen looked at each other again.

"From ancient times to the present, everyone has longed for power. I can empathize with the prime minister."

"The prime minister should be afraid that after he resigns, he will be liquidated by others, so he clings to power tightly and recommends his own people to take over."

"Normal, everyone in this position will think so."

"I met the two of you once, and both of you have helped me more or less, so how about it, you cooperate with the transfer of power, and I guarantee the safety of you and your family."

"I heard that Xia Dianshuai has a daughter named Xia Xiaomo. I want to marry her concubine. What does Xia Dianshuai think?"

Xia Zhen thought to himself, can I not agree, he blushed, thought for a while, and said: "Of course I have no objection, but my little girl, my little girl—this character——"

Zhao Yurui thought of Xia Qingzhi's pungentness, and Xia Xiaomo probably wasn't a good person.

"How about this, Xia Dianshuai went back and asked Xiaomo, if she is willing, I will marry her, if she is not willing, forget it, after all, isn't a twisted melon sweet?"

Zhao Yurui was not very interested in marrying Xia Xiaomo, because Xia Zhen's appearance was much different from Xia Qingzhi's, and he was really afraid that she might be a rough woman.

He is expressing his position that he does not want to kill Xia Zhen, you hand over the power well, and I will treat you well.

Then he turned to Shi Miyuan: "Shi Songzhi, Shi Zhaizhi, and Shi Yuzhi will all be reused by me. The prime minister can rest assured. I assure you that the historians have been rich for at least three generations."

When the emperor said this, Shi Miyuan and Xia Zhen had to agree.

Moreover, the two of them have some points. In today's situation, it is estimated that it will be difficult to turn the tables.

But Zhao Yurui didn't give him any chance to turn things around.

(End of this chapter)