The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 418
"Father, my son still has something to say, but I don't know if it should be said or not!" Zhao Gou said hesitantly.

Song Huizong replied: "You and I are father and son. You don't have to be formal, just say what you have to say!"

"Observe the order!" Zhao Gou said in a deep voice, "Report to the emperor, and the crown prince also participated in it."

"What?" Song Huizong was taken aback, and said, "The crown prince is also involved?"

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Because the crown prince is the eldest brother of the ministers, and also the present crown prince, the future emperor is the heir. If this matter is made public, I am afraid that all the people in the world will be disappointed with the Great Song Dynasty. The royal family has complaints, so it has not acted."

Song Huizong was silent, and he didn't know how to deal with this matter.Although he hoped that Zhao Gou would inherit the Datong and become the prince.But Zhao Gou didn't have this idea, and Zhao Ji knew this better than anyone else.After all, he had reminded him openly and secretly that Zhao Gou just remained unmoved, or looked left and right, but just refused to answer.

If Zhao Gou has the determination to be the prince, then this matter is really as Zhao Gou said, and the prince Zhao Huan participated in it, then he can cut the mess quickly, depose him directly, and let Zhao Gou take over.But Zhao Ji also thought that if Zhao Huan fell and Zhao Gou came to power, the people in the court would be dissatisfied. Some people even said that Zhao Gou secretly framed the crown prince in order to seize the position of crown prince, which backfired.

Zhao Gou told Zhao Ji the original matter, and he realized that the crown prince's corruption was not limited to silver taels, and some court officials were also the result of his secretly recommending the superior or helping him.If this is true, then the prince will not only be deposed, but also jailed.

"How many pieces did the prince participate in? How much silver taels in total?" Zhao Ji shook his head sadly and asked with a wry smile.

"His Royal Highness has participated in more than ten cases, with a total of 800 million taels of silver." Zhao Gou reported the truth. , secretly installed a group of people to become officials, and caused innocent officials to be demoted and exiled."

Zhao Ji knew that Zhao Huan had always had ambitions in his heart, and he was full of ambitions, trying to fight for the throne. This is a society where the weak eat the strong.Zhao Ji did not oppose Zhao Huan's ambition, but praised it greatly. Only ambition can achieve great things, which Zhao Ji has always encouraged.However, he did not expect Zhao Huan to go the wrong way, not only taking bribes, but also secretly cultivating power.

As a prince, there is nothing wrong with cultivating influence, but he did not act cautiously enough, and was caught by others, so the evidence is even more convincing.If Zhao Huan is really dealt with, Zhao Ji will be very reluctant.No matter how you say it, Prince Zhao Huan is his eldest son, it is impossible to kill him directly in a fit of anger.

If you don't kill them, it will be difficult to convince the public.After all, Zhao Ji personally decreed that no matter how big or small an official is, as long as he is caught, he will be killed if there is real evidence.If he didn't kill him, he would let Zhao Huan get away with it, fearing that all the people in the world would not accept him; if he killed him, he couldn't bear it.

"What do you think should be done?" In the end, Zhao Ji couldn't think of any good solution, so he kicked the ball back.

Zhao Gou seemed to have expected Zhao Ji to say this a long time ago, and said with a smile: "Father, don't worry. After Gao Qiu is caught, with the prince's ability, he will not sit and wait for death. He will definitely find someone to help. In this way, this matter is just right. It’s just a matter of course and trivial matters.”

"That's the only way to do it!" Zhao Ji was furious, but suppressed the anger in his heart, his face was full of helplessness, and he didn't expect that the current crown prince would have no long-term vision like the ministers of the court.Although he was scheming, he was not open and aboveboard, which made him very disappointed.

Zhao Ji had already given Zhao Huan too many opportunities, and every time he remembered that Zhao Huan was his eldest son, so he didn't get to the bottom of it.If you really get to the bottom of it, Zhao Huan's crown prince will definitely be lost.Now the only person he can turn to for help is his mother, the current Empress Zheng.

"Prince, why do you have time to come here today?" Mrs. Zheng looked at Zhao Huan with a strange expression in surprise, and then saw the princess Zhu Lian, and asked with a smile.

When Zhao Huan heard this, he knelt down abruptly, weeping bitterly, and said, "Queen Mother, you are the only one who can save the child's life!"

Empress Xiansu Zheng was startled, and quickly asked: "What happened?"

Therefore, Zhao Huan told the whole story of what had happened, and he didn't even hide what he had done.Because he knew that Zhao Gou could bring down Gao Qiu, so basically he would not miss anything he did, so it would be better to be honest.

"Prince, you are so confused!" The queen cursed bitterly, "As a prince, you should do this. You know that it is against the laws of the Song Dynasty, but you just bump into it until your head is broken. It’s really confusing to know how to look back after bleeding!”

"The child begs the mother to save the child!" Prince Zhao Huan didn't know whether he was worried about his position as the crown prince or regretted what he had done, with a look of guilt on his face.

Seeing Zhao Huan's appearance like this, the queen thought about it and agreed.However, she can't guarantee the outcome of the matter, she can only try her best to persuade.Now she didn't have time to delay here, and went directly to the emperor's other garden, in order to intercede as soon as possible.

The queen asked the prince Zhao Huan and the prince concubine Zhu Lian to go together, and she interceded with the emperor in person.Because of the previous Queen Mother Xiang, Zhao Ji had a shadow in his heart, so he opposed the harem's interference in politics.Therefore, the queen is the mother of a country, but she is not sure, because she is only in charge of the harem and has no real power.

Even she had a group of forces before, but Zhao Gou uprooted them, and even she was almost implicated.If it hadn't been for a few years, Zhao Gou might be able to dig out a clue.Because of this, after the power held by the queen was handed over to Zhao Huan, she completely broke off contact, and Zhao Huan decided everything.

It's just that the prince Zhao Huan is indeed not a great talent, but the queen just likes it.After all, Zhao Huan is not her own son, but it is better than her own.

At the same time, Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong were discussing important matters in the hall, while the empress, Prince Zhao Huan and others waited outside for a while.After a while, the discussion between Song Huizong and Zhao Gou was over; the queen was the mother of a country, and their status was similar, but the prince Zhao Huan was hiding the truth of some things, and he was very pitiful, which made the queen If you don't want to, you have to come forward to persuade.

One day husband and wife a hundred days!

Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face, even if Zhao Ji doesn't care that he is his son, then he has to take care of the queen's face.Therefore, Zhao Huan went to ask the queen for help and asked her to intercede.

Song Huizong was slightly taken aback when he saw the prince Zhao Huan, the princess concubine, and the queen who hadn't seen him for a long time, and smiled understandingly when he saw Zhao Gou.Suddenly, Song Huizong suddenly realized that he finally understood what Zhao Gou said before.

I thought that sentence was just a joke, but I didn't expect that the prince Zhao Huan really asked for help, and that person was actually the queen, which made Zhao Ji a little stunned, and didn't know where to start.

(End of this chapter)