The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 185
Prince Zhao Huan was trembling in shock. He held a lot of power, and when he saw his father's cold eyes, he was still terrified. What made him happy was that his father didn't scold him face to face, and left him a bit of a face.As for the official position of the Privy Council, he wanted to get it at his fingertips, so he didn't care about it.

Gao Qiu was also terrified, he didn't expect that there would be a lot of involvement in the matter of Zhu Xi alone, and the whole court was shaken.After Zhu Xi's turmoil swept across the court, the forces around Prince Zhao Huan were scattered and scattered, and the two highest positions in the Privy Council and Zhongshu Province were replaced.

"The emperor's 'drawing from the bottom of the pot' is really clever. He quietly controlled the Privy Council and the Ministry of Zhongshu, and severely hit the prince. I am afraid that the next step will be to support the king of Guangping County. If this is true, I am afraid The emperor's heart is still biased towards the King of Guangping County, the situation is worrying!"

Gao Qiu frowned, lowered his head in thought, thought of this, his whole body trembled, his eyes were smeared with a layer of sadness.For a long time, they thought that the emperor was really watching from the sidelines, allowing their two brothers to compete for the throne; judging from the current situation, Song Huizong's heart was still biased towards Zhao Gou.

If this is the case, I'm afraid that this time Zhu Xi's matter is not as simple as it appears on the surface.Gao Qiu had some doubts in his heart, this was a play jointly performed by the emperor and the king of Guangping County.Now, Prince Zhao Huan has no real power in his hands, military power and political power have all been deprived, and the positions of envoys of the Privy Council and political advisers have been vacated.

Previously, there had been no one to replace Zhongshu Province's counselor and political affairs officer, so Shangshu Wang Fu took his place temporarily.It's a good thing now, but in the end there was nothing to rejoice, but instead it helped Song Huizong to control the power.In this turmoil, the biggest beneficiary is the current emperor.

Originally, Prince Zhao Huan and others joined forces to control the government. I didn't want this turmoil not only to make Song Huizong break this situation, but also to make them in a dilemma.Moreover, this turmoil also helped Zhao Gou, but Zhao Huan suffered heavy losses.

Song Huizong originally planned to turn a blind eye and let Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou compete for the throne, but he did not intend to intervene.However, the intelligence that Zhao Si brought from Suzhou told him that Zhu Mian was doing something wrong there. At that time, he had the intention to kill him, but the time was not ripe.

While Zhao Si was investigating Zhu Xi, he also discovered that there was a dark force also investigating, and in the end they did not interfere with each other.Today, Zhao Gou's memorabilia and evidence from the previous dynasty were far beyond Song Huizong's expectations, and he also remembered what Zhao Si had said.

"Brother Emperor, the spies sent by my ministers to Suzhou reported that this fellow Zhu Xi did evil, and even in the name of paying tribute, he seized and seized fertile land. The officials in the southeast region were all at his discretion. Treat the area as your own territory."

Zhao Si was surprised and said: "In addition, there is another matter to report to the emperor. The spies I sent said that not only are we investigating Zhu Shi, but also an unknown force is investigating. Moreover, the man also said that I saw people from Lao Jiu’s residence in Suzhou.”

Song Huizong was surprised and said: "People from Lao Jiu's house? So, that force belongs to Lao Jiu? But, how is this possible?"

Zhao Si thought for a while and said: "Brother Huang, that person has not found out what is going on with that force, he is no better than us. If it is really Lao Jiu's person, that is really a good thing. If there is no wrong guess If that's the case, Lao Jiu waited quietly for more than a month with patience, and I'm afraid he will start taking action soon."

Song Huizong smiled irrefutably, the only thing he couldn't figure out was when Zhao Gou had such a group of hidden forces in the dark.However, these are not bad for him, but very happy.If those people really belonged to Zhao Gou, it meant that Lao Jiu, who had waited for more than a month and was silent all day long, was finally about to act, and he still acted vigorously.

Song Huizong was very pleased and praised: "Such a talent is worthy of the throne, Lao Jiu has lived up to my expectations."

Zhao Sidao: "Brother Huang, what should we do next?"

"Withdraw all the people you sent out. If Lao Jiu really did it, we will see you soon. Since he wants to make a move, we don't have to intervene. However, this is also good, if it is really something If you don't do it, you will be beaten passively, and how can you fight with the prince and others."

Zhao Si nodded, he knew what the emperor meant, and he didn't object.Song Huizong watched Zhao Si leave, then looked at the information in his hand, and said lightly: "It's time to strike, if I don't show up again, I'm afraid nothing will happen to Song Dynasty in the future!"

Coincidentally, the evidence presented by Zhao Gou showed that the force belonged to him. Song Huizong also guessed it in his heart, but his face remained calm. That's all, it actually caused complaints, and the anger was not fake, it was real anger.

"Where is the Hussar General Zhao Gou?" Song Huizong said in a serious voice.

Zhao Gou bowed and replied, "The minister is here!"

"The administration of officials in the Song Dynasty should be properly rectified!" Song Huizong said lightly, "You have made great contributions in participating in the performance, and I will give you the position of supervising the censor to investigate any ministers in the Qing Dynasty who are involved in favoritism, malpractice, corruption and perverting the law. If you find out If it is true, I will give you the right to kill first and play later."

"Come forward!"

Zhao Gou walked forward respectfully, Song Huizong stood up from the dragon chair, and said in a serious voice: "I bestow upon you the sword of Shangfang, as if I were here in person, any position that hinders your supervision, no matter how high your official rank is, how many powers you have , you have the right to dispose of it.”

"I want to find out how many of the officials in the Song Dynasty are like Zhu Yu and his like. If one person kills another, and if two people kill a couple, I want everyone in the world to know that in the Song Dynasty, whoever dares to corrupt the law and practice favoritism for personal gain will be punished." Kill without mercy!"

Zhao Gou heard the words and replied loudly: "I obey the order!"

Song Huizong nodded in relief, let Zhao Go go down again, then looked at Xu Jingheng, and said: "This time you are duty-bound, and I order you to help. If there is another Zhu Yu in the court, you should know what it is like." s consequence."

Xu Jingheng bowed and replied: "I obey the order, and I will do my best!"

Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and the others looked at each other, resisting the surprise in their hearts, they didn't expect that the emperor was really angry this time, and the turmoil caused by Zhu Xi was just the beginning.I'm afraid that the next thing will be even more difficult for people to deal with.

They thought that Song Huizong held the power of the Privy Council and the Ministry of Zhongshu, and once again held great power in his hands, he would definitely give Zhao Gou one of the positions, but they didn't want him to do the opposite and give him the position of supervisory censor, which was not high in weight. Know that this position makes everyone tremble with fear.

Zhao Gou himself was a general of hussars, a county king, and once served as an envoy to the Privy Council. He also led an army to put down the rebellion of Fang La and others, with extraordinary means.If he becomes the supervisory censor, I'm afraid that he really has the opportunity to eradicate Zhao Huan's cronies one by one. Now Prince Zhao Huan and others panicked.

Song Huizong's move really frightened them all. Those who are honest and upright officials did not change their faces, while those who had ghosts in their hearts changed their faces suddenly.Song Huizong wanted to eradicate all corrupt people in the court, but it was just a way to give these people a warning and let them restrain themselves a little, so that Zhao Gou could gain a foothold in the court.

(End of this chapter)