The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 44 The Privy Council

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the highest official position of a military commander was Taiwei, that is, a senior official of the second rank.If you want to be promoted from the first rank to the first rank, you need the military commander to make great achievements in battle before he can be granted the title of title, and thus enter the first rank Dayuan.However, those in power in the Northern Song Dynasty emphasized civility over military affairs, so that none of the military generals was awarded the title of knighthood. Therefore, Gao Yu, who holds the post of Taiwei, is already the highest official position of military generals.

The title of Zhao Gou is the king of the county. From the second rank, he also got the position of the Privy Council, and he was promoted to the second rank.Sitting on an equal footing with Gao Taiwei, he was an official in the same dynasty.It's just that at the age of 12, he became a second-rank official in the current dynasty, which made some ministers who had been struggling in the officialdom for more than ten years feel unbalanced and helpless. Who made Zhao Gou's father the emperor.

If Song Huizong wanted to balance the forces in the DPRK and China, he had to support another force, and he could not let Gao Qiu continue to do whatever he wanted.Although in the court hall, all the officials respectfully called him emperor, they seemed to have no place for him in their hearts, and it seemed that the situation was calm, but in fact they were full of anger.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou also knew that because of his age, there must be opposition from people above the court.Song Huizong also knew that this matter was more difficult to handle. After discussing with his father and son, they decided to kill chickens to make an example to monkeys.There is nothing wrong with Wang Shangshu's opposition to Zhao Gou's appointment as an official, but it is a pity that the backer behind him is Gao Qiu, and he was instigated by him. Song Huizong saw the small actions of the two of them, which led to their murder.

Everyone saw that Song Huizong beheaded Wang Shangshu without hesitation, and they knew that no one could stop Zhao Gou, the king of Guangping County, from becoming an official. With the attitude shown by Song Huizong, they guessed that everything was premeditated. Death made Zhao Gou, and it also sounded the alarm to the ministers. He is the emperor, and the power of life and death is in his hands.

After retreating from the court, Gao Qiu and Zhao Huan both had gloomy faces, and everyone withdrew from the hall one after another and returned to their own houses.At the same time, Gao Qiu, Zhao Huan and others returned to Dai Wangfu. Gao Qiu was Zhao Heng's most powerful supporter and proposed several times to make him the prince, so Zhao Heng and Gao Qiu had close contacts.

Zhao Huan slapped the table with his palm, and said angrily: "Father is obviously using the power of the old nine to balance the power in the court. The father has always regarded the old nine as the heir to the throne. This king thought that he could sit back and relax. Nine years later, Lao Jiu reappeared in the court, and became an envoy of the Privy Council, a member of the second rank, even if this king is a prince, it doesn't matter if he is the eldest son of the emperor, in the eyes of my father, there is only Lao Jiu."

Gao Qiu was thoughtful, and said in a low voice: "Don't be restless, my lord. The matter has not yet reached the end of the mountain. We still have a chance to win a game. As long as the emperor does not appoint a prince for a day, we still have a chance. According to the old system, The crown princes are all the eldest sons, and the prince is the eldest son. No matter how powerful the king of Guangping County is, he will not be able to shake your position. Besides, more than half of the ministers in the court are on our side, and some are neutral, only a few People oppose, but they are not in the court, for us, we still have an absolute advantage, and we must not mess around."

Zhao Huan was very anxious, fidgeting and said: "Gao Taiwei, what should we do next?"

Zhao Huan was not a fool either, he knew that his father deliberately ignored him, the eldest son.Zhao Gou was only 12 years old, and he became an important minister in the court, ranking second rank. In comparison, his eldest son was pale in comparison, he had no important position, but his name was in vain. The prince is idle in power.

If things go on like this, Zhao Huan's coveted throne will not be guaranteed.As the eldest son in the Taiping era, Zhao Huan wanted the throne; in the war-torn era, he kept his life at a respectful distance and put his life first.Zhao Huan was not a fool either, Song Huizong was obviously partial to Zhao Gou, how could he not see it, probably all the ministers in the court did not know Song Huizong's intentions.If Zhao Huan is made the prince, Song Huizong may abolish him as the prince, and I don't know if it is his luck or misfortune.

Gao Qiu calmly said: "My lord, don't be in a hurry, lest you get confused! Although the king of Guangping County is the chief examiner of this martial arts exam, don't forget that the other three are all my people, and they will cause you trouble when the time comes. , the emperor will definitely punish him, and then not only will his official position be lost, but even his life will be hard to say!"

Zhao Huan said eagerly: "Since this is the case, Mr. Taiwei should make arrangements quickly, so that we can make plans in advance!"

"Don't worry about this!" Gao Li said confidently, as if everything was under his own control: "If the king of the county wants to enter the Privy Council, it depends on my face to hold power. Now most of the Privy Council Everyone follows me, and it is easy to take away his power. Even if he is the king of the county, he is equal to me, don't forget that he is still a young boy, how can he fight with me. Even if the emperor is behind him, he can fight against me. But my lord, no matter how powerful a tiger is, it is only one, how can it fight against a pack of wolves!"

Zhao Huan couldn't help beaming with joy when he heard about it.He lived in the imperial palace since he was a child, and after he was crowned, he moved out of the imperial palace and lived in Daiwangfu.In his mind, he has never regarded all his brothers as his brothers, but all his competitors. Whoever dares to hinder himself from becoming the prince will be dealt with quickly!
Back then, after Zhao Gou was born, Song Huizong attached great importance to him, which made Zhao Huan a little jealous, and had no choice but to let his father favor him.In less than three years, Zhao Gou didn't know what offended Song Huizong. Longyan was furious and was detained in his own residence. No one was allowed to visit him, even Zhao Gou's biological mother Wei Shidou was sent into the harem because of this incident.

After Zhao Gou was imprisoned by his father, Zhao Huan felt that his chance had come.Among the other brothers, Zhao Huan never regarded them as his opponents, only Zhao Gou.Then, Zhao Huan tried every means to please his father, in order to plan for himself to become a prince.However, Song Huizong no longer liked Zhao Heng's set. He pretended to like Zhao Heng on the surface, but he was extremely disappointed, especially after Zhao Huan was crowned, he was crowned king, and he was with Gao Qiu and others. Huizong hated that iron cannot be made into steel, but he couldn't show it.

No matter how you say it, Zhao Huan is the eldest son, and he has a grandson for him. Song Huizong gave him opportunities several times to let him know his way back. The wrong step made Song Huizong completely give up on him.

"Old Nine, I let you become the envoy of the Privy Council, don't let me down!" Song Huizong quietly came to Zhao Gou's residence, and said earnestly: "I am very disappointed that your eldest brother is not up to the mark, and you are on the same level as Gao Qiu and others! "

Zhao Gou nodded, and Zhao Ji sighed again: "The Privy Council has been ruled by eunuchs since the Tang Dynasty, and the ancestors reformed it, and it was in charge of civil and military ministers, and later by military generals! I made you an envoy of the Privy Council to give you the power to fight against Gao Qiu. power!"

"The Privy Council and the Zhongshumen are in charge of military orders and government orders. They are called "Xifu". In fact, the chiefs of the Privy Council divide the prime minister's military power. At first, there were four rooms under the Privy Council: soldiers, officials, households, and rites. Later, it was increased to twelve. Fang. You will be working tomorrow, so get acquainted well then!"

Zhao Gou said in a respectful voice, "Your servant obeys the order!"

Song Huizong nodded, and said: "Lao Jiu, you haven't returned for many years, and your mother and concubine miss you very much. You should go and see her! As for whether she leaves, it depends on yourself! In addition, you have I'm an official ordered by the imperial court, so I can't stay in the palace anymore, I'll move out today, everything there has been entrusted to Thirteenth Brother to take care of it, as long as you arrive, there is no need to buy other things!"

Zhao Gou thanked and said: "Thank you, father, the minister there went to visit his mother and visited her. My son and minister will leave!"

Song Huizong nodded, watched Zhao Gou leave, his eyes were burning, and he thought: "The Great Song Dynasty depends on you, as long as you want, I will grant it, and it is the only gift I leave you. The Great Song Dynasty is precarious. My fault is that it has not yet reached the point of completely destroying and rebuilding, but I can’t wait any longer, I must restore my original energy as soon as possible, so that I can survive, otherwise it will be a dead end!”

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