The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 184
Zhu Xi glanced at Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and the others, and seeing that they all turned their heads away, he knew that he must die.He was promoted to the second rank, and he hadn't enjoyed his life well, so how could he die like this, begging for mercy, begging Song Huizong for his life.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Please forgive me!..."

Song Huizong roared angrily: "Forgive me? You failed my expectations, didn't know how to repent, and got worse. You deserve to die. Someone, push him out of the Meridian Gate and sentence him to death by Ling Chi. He will be implicated in the three clans. Anyone who has anything to do with Zhu Xi There is a relationship between people, regardless of the size of the official position, all officials will be dismissed, and whoever dares to beg for mercy for this guy will be punished continuously."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!..."

Zhu Xi was stripped of his court clothes and official boots by the guards on both sides, and the voice of pleading was endless, but Song Huizong turned a deaf ear to it. It seemed that this incident really endangered his bottom line, and he actually blatantly set up a government agency and embezzled Accepting bribes, especially in the Suzhou area.

The Minister of Military Affairs of the North Korean Dynasty did not understand that Song Huizong was so angry for a while, but he was relieved after thinking about it.The place where Zhu Xi is located is Suzhou. One must know that Fang La's uprising has not really subsided, and his behavior seems to have no regard for the safety of the Song Dynasty, and only cares about personal enjoyment, making him a courtier in vain.

Fang La's uprising was suppressed, but he paid a heavy price. If Zhu Miao came again, forcing the people to complain, and the people were in dire straits, there would be another Fang La.Today, there are still popular uprisings in the Song Dynasty, but they are not as grand as Fang La. The suppression of Fang La's uprising also played a certain deterrent effect.

If the government forces the people to rebel again, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty, which has finally stabilized at that time, will go through years of fierce wars, and what is worse is the continuous civil war, which will directly consume the national power of the Great Song Dynasty.If at this time, foreign enemies invade the Great Song Dynasty, it may be more dangerous than good, so we have to be prepared.

"I pass on my decree: Today, I will revoke the Yingfeng Bureau. As for the construction of city towers in Suzhou, I will stop and all the people who have been conscripted will be dismissed. In addition, those who arrest the Zhu family and those who have colluded with them will be executed on the spot and their homes will be confiscated." The property is confiscated, and the people who were blamed in the past are all distributed in silver.”

Song Huizong conveyed the imperial decree expressionlessly, and then said: "I entrust you with important responsibilities, but I hope that all the adults will be loyal to the emperor, love the country, and love the people like sons. No mercy."

"Starting today, I will investigate the entire territory of the Song Dynasty. Anyone who is corrupt, accepts bribes, commits crimes, deceives superiors and subordinates, forms a party for personal gain, hides filth, and enriches private pockets will be killed without mercy. According to my will, all Those who are promoted to the fourth rank or above must investigate their past, and if they have the money to accept bribes, they will be killed without mercy; any county guards, county officials, etc. who do not seek the well-being of the people and want to be promoted step by step, will be killed immediately."

Zhao Gou hurriedly shouted: "My emperor is holy, my emperor is holy!"

Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others reluctantly agreed, they dared not go against the sacred will, if they really offended Longyan again, even the prince would be demoted to common people, and he would have nothing if he died.Until this time, the prince and others understood that Song Huizong had been holding back, and there was one less excuse.

Now, Zhao Gou gained a foothold in the court by killing Zhu Xi, and Song Huizong also took this opportunity to launch an attack.Song Huizong who was shown in front of people in the past was fatuous and incompetent, but in fact that is not the case. The real emperor has no ups and downs, and has been enduring it until he explodes today.

The officials of the Song Dynasty were extremely corrupt. As Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, how could he not know it, but he was helpless. Part of the annual financial revenue of the imperial court was distributed to the army, and most of it was used for the expenditure of the imperial court. The real balance was relatively small, even for himself. A lot of money was wasted, and all of this is well known.

Now, Song Huizong no longer needs to hide. The plan in his heart is about to start to be implemented. Following Zhu Xi's death, there will be a thorough reshuffle. Those who occupy official positions and do not do practical things can be eliminated. A big expense, put that money to good use.

If there is no rise of Zhao Gou, Song Huizong is afraid that Song Huizong will follow the trend, and his wish for many years has not been fulfilled. He has been willing to be a fatuous and incompetent emperor, obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and ignored the imperial court, so that the imperial court was full of smoke, cliques and factions.

If it is not a last resort, extraordinary things can only be done with extraordinary means, this time he is a real dictator, no one will listen to anyone's advice, anyone who refute will be denied, no one can shake his determination, Let the ministers of the DPRK and China get to know Song Huizong again.

"Master Wang!" Song Huizong shouted in a low voice.

Wang Boyan, a member of the Yu Department, bowed and said, "The minister is here!"

"I appointed you as the Xuan Fu envoy of Suzhou. Immediately go to Suzhou to search Zhu Shi's family. You have the full power to deal with the Suzhou case thoroughly. You have the right to kill first and then report."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Wang Boyan, a doctor of Yubu, was always by Song Huizong's side from beginning to end, and he was also one of the ministers who did not attach to any faction.Moreover, Song Huizong once summoned this person alone to personally test his talents, and indeed he has some skills. Therefore, Song Huizong appointed him to go to Suzhou to clean up the mess, and he must handle it properly with his ability.

"Where is Liu Yanqing in charge of the Xuanfu capital?" Song Huizong shouted again.

Liu Yanqing bowed and said, "The minister is here!"

"I ordered you to lead [-] elite soldiers to Suzhou together with Mr. Wang. You must handle everything well! If you dare to disturb anyone, you can be arrested and brought to justice! If there is any mistake in Suzhou, you don't have to go back to Beijing to see me !"

Liu Yanqing shouted loudly and said: "I obey the order!"

"Where is the supervisory censor?" Song Huizong shouted.

The position of supervisory censor is not high, only from the seventh rank. Generally speaking, officials of the seventh rank are not allowed to enter the court to participate in politics, and only the supervisory censor has this privilege.He is not qualified to enter and exit the main entrance of the court, so he can only enter and exit through the side entrance, and he is not allowed to enter the palace unless he has something to do.The restrictions were lifted at the beginning of the Kaiyuan period.

However, the power to supervise the censor is quite heavy, and both internal and external officials are supervised by him, with a wide range of powers, which is quite feared by all officials.At this time, Xu Jingheng, a famous official of the generation, was in charge of the supervisory censor. He was honest and upright all his life, jealous of evil like hatred, and worried about the country and the people, but he did not get the real attention of the court.

Xu Jingheng bowed and said, "The minister is here!"

"As the supervisory censor, how can the actions of hundreds of officials in the court escape your control? Zhu Xi is a wolf-hearted man, deceiving his superiors and concealing his inferiority, and doing mischief in Suzhou, as if he doesn't take me seriously. How are you doing?" Serve as the censor?"

Song Huizong asked loudly: "I think you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The rank of supervisory censor is not high, but he has great power. You didn't find out in time like Zhu Yu. If it wasn't for the king of Guangping County who found out, I'm afraid I would still be in the dark." Gu Li, do you want me to bear the infamy that you are willing to say?"

Xu Jingheng smiled bitterly, whether he refuted it or not, and he didn't refute it, he could only swallow all the pain in his stomach.It's not that he didn't play the memorial, but that all the memorials that were played were stopped by the Privy Council, or Song Huizong himself didn't pay attention to them.

Since Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty was furious, how could he let it go, and he could only let it go without daring to refute it in the slightest.

"Since you have nothing to say, it's inconvenient to stay in the position of supervisory censor. Are you convinced that you will be relegated to deputy supervisory censor?"

Xu Jingheng forced a smile, bowed and said, "Surrender!"

Song Huizong glanced at Xu Jingheng and told him to back down, then looked at Tong Guan, and said, "Master Tong, as an envoy of the Privy Council, you are so indifferent to such a big incident in Suzhou, even I was under the drum. Li, are you guilty?"

Tong Guan felt ashamed in his heart, he was helping Zhu Xi overtly and secretly, so his voice seemed to laugh a lot, and he said tremblingly, "I am guilty!"

"You should also step down from the post of envoy of the Privy Council, and stay in the mansion to rest for a while!"

Tong Guan knew that Song Huizong had taken back the military power in his hands, but he had no choice but to accept his fate obediently.Moreover, Song Huizong made him feel at ease to be a state prince, and he no longer had any power in his hands.After Prince Zhao Huan heard about it, he was also stunned. He didn't expect his father to make such a move.

"The Privy Council is in charge of military affairs, and Wang Shaozai, you are in charge of Shangshu Province. If such people with ulterior motives appear in the court, you can't escape." Song Huizong looked at Wang Fu with a gloomy gaze, and shouted: "You also go back to the mansion to rest! As for, The position of Shangshu Province will be filled by another talented person!"

Wang Fu was stunned, he didn't expect that he would also be implicated in Zhu Man's matter, so he had to accept his fate.Song Huizong glanced at the princes Zhao Huan and Gao Qiu, the meaning was very obvious. Seeing them both felt a chill in their hearts, but he didn't say anything. The tense hearts of the two of them relaxed, and their backs were already soaked in sweat.

Even though they knew in their hearts that the storm would come, they were prepared, but they never thought that the core of the storm would be caused by the current emperor, and the power of Prince Zhao Huan was hit, but Zhao Gou seemed to be the reason for all this. Nothing happened, and he watched the excitement calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)