The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 415
Zhao Gou's words made those people with unclean hands and feet in the court bow their heads and remained silent. They asked themselves that they were full of fighting spirit before, and under the environment of a big dye tank, their hearts were polluted. Gradually, they were in positions of power, Lose yourself in money.

If they were the former selves, they would be honest and good officials, but the years are ruthless, and human nature will always change.From the moment they accepted bribes with the power in their hands, they could no longer turn back; gradually after being in the officialdom for a long time, they forgot their original intentions and immersed themselves in the power of fighting openly and secretly.

Looking back now, they can't sleep well every night, because they don't know when their heads will really move.Every day when everyone raised objections in court, Zhao Gou would relentlessly refute them, and gradually everyone fell silent.

Even those who are corrupt and accepting bribes are convinced in their hearts. They have nothing to blame for others, but themselves.If one's own self-control is higher, one will not fall to this point, let alone get stuck in it, unable to extricate himself, forgetting the original intention of being an official.

"If His Highness had been born more than ten years earlier, perhaps the Gao Qi of today would not be the Gao Qi of today." Gao Qi smiled bitterly. He had indeed forgotten his original intention of becoming an official and the promise he made at the beginning.

He was conquered by Zhao Gou's remarks.Because he himself is like this, if it weren't for his high position and weight, he wouldn't be like this, and he wouldn't be worried.Perhaps as others have said, you only know the value of life when your life is in danger.

Nowadays, all those corrupt and bribe-taking people in the court have been arrested in sevens and eights, and some of the most corrupt people have been sentenced to death.Those who told the truth will also be punished as they should.There is still one person in the court who has not been arrested, and that is Gao Lian.

Zhao Gou wanted to get rid of Gao Qiu wholeheartedly, as long as he got rid of Gao Qiu, then it didn't matter if the prince Zhao Huan was domineering, and he couldn't make too much trouble.

"Ninth Brother, by doing this, you are really tearing your face and going against me!" Prince Zhao Huan growled angrily with his face livid.

After Zhao Gou made a comeback, he used thunderous means to cut off all corrupt officials.Among them, the person who was hit hardest was none other than the present Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Zhao Huan.Because more than half of those people belonged to him, but he himself was shocked by the truth of the investigation.

Because after Zhao Gou investigated and made all the evidence public, the prince Zhao Huan knew that those people had done a lot of shady deeds behind his back.Some of them were known to him, but he did not restrain them; others were unknown, which made Zhao Huan furious.

No matter what these people did, it would be enough to sentence them to death, and the unknowingly greedy money in Tibet was more than twice as much as what they knew. This made Zhao Huan very angry, but a little worried.Because some people were recommended by him for important positions, he did not expect such a result.

Now there are very few people available around Prince Zhao Huan, and basically all of them have been eliminated by Zhao Gou's thunderous means.If Zhao Gou hadn't acted on the emperor's will and had evidence, Zhao Huan would have believed that Zhao Gou was against him.

Even though he could understand, Zhao Huan still felt uncomfortable.If these people are all executed, then he is really a nameless person, just retaining the title of prince, without any function, just like a puppet, but Zhao Huan can't do anything, he can only watch Zhao Gou do these things .

Gao Qiu had already thought about it, he knew that the next person Zhao Gou would deal with would be himself.At this moment, Gao Lian had no fear, no worry, and no panic, everything went with the flow.Ever since the crux in his heart was put down, Gao Lian slept more soundly than anyone else.

Regarding Prince Zhao Huan's complaints, Gao Qiu was unable to answer and just remained silent.Because he didn't know how to answer, he had to take a deep look at Zhao Huan, but he didn't say anything.If he is given another chance, maybe he will choose a different path again, but unfortunately there is no medicine for regret, and he cannot do it again. This is his final fate.

A few days later, Taiwei's mansion was surrounded by heavy troops, and Zhao Gou came to take the man himself, accompanied by Zhao Yougong, King of Chu, Xu Jingheng and others, and even the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment also came.But he didn't go in, just waited outside; Xu Jingheng and others were also waiting outside, only Zhao Yougong and Zhao Gou went.

It wasn't that they didn't want to go in, but that Gao Qiu sent his servants to pass on the message that Zhao Yougong and Zhao Gou, king of Chu, should go.Zhao Gou thought about it, and agreed, and went with Zhao Yougong, he knew that Gao Qiu was ready, so he didn't have to worry about him running away or arguing.

When the two of them stepped into Taiwei's Mansion, they were not as magnificent as imagined, but plain and simple, just like ordinary people's homes. Even the tables and chairs were not high-quality wood, but ordinary. Timber and other things are handled according to the rules, without any deviation.

At this moment, Gao Qiu was running for tea in plain clothes, and looked at them with a smile; when Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong went, he found that the tea was still warm, so it could be seen that he had just prepared it, without any affectation or airs , let alone anger, everything returned to indifference.

Gao Lian at this moment is not like a lofty captain, but an elderly man.Even though Zhao Gou didn't like Gao Qiu, he couldn't help admiring Gao Qiu's indifference at this time, and called him respectfully: "Taiwei!"

"Your Highness, sit down first, and let me taste how well my servants make tea!" Gao Qiu greeted, and took the initiative to invite Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong to sit down, without any hypocrisy, as if welcoming afar Like a friend who came, very enthusiastic.

Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding what kind of medicine was sold in Gao Qiu's gourd.

"We'll talk about business later, let's taste Weichen's tea first!" Gao Qiu said lightly with a slight smile.

Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong thought for a while, then picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully.I thought it was good tea, but after I drank it, I realized that the cup of tea was extremely bitter and hard to swallow, so I couldn't help frowning, and finally I drank it all out of politeness.

Then, Gao Qiu drank a cup again, and asked Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong to drink some tea.It's just that the tea I drank just now was too bitter, and I really don't understand it when I let them drink it again.But after thinking about it, they still drank it. This time, they found that it was very fragrant, and they could feel the fragrance of tea between their lips and teeth, which made them a little confused.

If there is no good tea, forget it; why drink such bitter tea when there is good tea.

"Your Highness, do you think the first bowl of tea is very bitter and the second bowl of tea is very fragrant?" Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Gao Qiu knew what they were thinking; then, Gao Qiu brewed tea for them again A glass of water, when they took another sip, they felt the same as plain water, without any feeling.

"A person's life is like tea. When you experience all kinds of hardships and experiences in life, your heart is very bitter, and no one can understand it. So I vowed to get ahead, and I will try my best to achieve my goal. All the ways."

"Finally reached the height that I expected in my heart. This is the time when you are in high spirits, no one can match it, and it is also the time when you are in the prime of life. At that time, you only have yourself in your heart and no one else, so you gradually become arrogant. .”

"But one day the sun will set, and at that time you will realize that the ups and downs in life are your own decisions. Wouldn't it be great if you could live a mediocre life! Work from sunrise to sunset, live a self-sufficient life , that’s the life I’ve always dreamed of.”

(End of this chapter)