The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 94 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger

Zhao Gou looked at his father in a daze, and thought: "Which song did the father sing? Why does it seem like a different person in a blink of an eye?"

"Why did the emperor enshrine the Liangshan thieves? Could it be that he really wanted to enlist them and take them into national use?" Gao Qi frowned, bowed his head in thought and remained silent.

Zhong Shidao, Liu Zhongwu and others looked at each other, thinking the same as Zhao Gou, and felt a little strange. They didn't know what Song Huizong was thinking at all, as if what happened before was just a joke, and he didn't really want to kill him. General Liangshan died.However, all the ministers of the court and the central government could see the anger in Song Huizong's eyes clearly, and they couldn't fake it at all. They really planned to push Song Jiang and others out of the Meridian Gate and behead them to show the public.

Song Huizong saw that Song Jiang and others were stunned, and smiled slightly: "Chief Song, don't you hurry up and accept the decree to thank you?"

Song Jiang hurriedly led his generals and shouted in unison: "Thank you Lord Long En!"

"From now on, you are no longer thieves, nor are you rebels against the Song Dynasty, but the good generals of the Song Dynasty, and the talents of the Song Dynasty." Song Huizong smiled, and then said: "From now on, you It is an official of the Song Dynasty, and I passed on my decree: All court officials, regardless of their official positions, as long as they bring up old things again, they will be punished according to the law."

Song Jiang respectfully said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Master Song and all of you, maybe you are still thinking about why I killed you before? Now, you are being rewarded with official positions, are you a little confused?" Song Huizong looked at the crowd with a smile, and Song Jiang and others all nodded. Head, they were indeed a little puzzled, and heard him continue to say: "I have already checked your deeds, and you can be regarded as half of the people in the court. So much so that you have suffered unjust injustice, so you will choose such a path."

"As the king of a country, there are many things in the Song Dynasty, and I don't have time to take care of everything. I can't do everything. I feel a little guilty to the people of the world. Gouer also played to me, mentioning the reasons for this matter, everything Both taxes and corvee are very heavy. However, every minister in the court has to eat salary, and every year the army in the court also needs food and salary."

"If the generals of the army do not have enough food and salaries, the combat effectiveness of the Song army will inevitably drop sharply. They will not have enough food and clothing to keep them warm, and they will have no money to appease them. Service? I have thought about the heavy tax and corvee, and decided to allow the son to play, and some exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes can be exempted."

"Water can carry a boat as well as overturn it. Food is the most important thing for the people. If the people of the Great Song Dynasty have great complaints and resentment towards me, who in the Great Song Dynasty will obey my imperial decree? Isn't it in name only? The people have no food or clothing. Worrying about the end of my life, I am the king of a country, I can't be like ordinary people, I have to be for the people of the world, I have to think about the power of the Song Dynasty, everything must be done from the overall situation."

"Before Cai Jing, Yang Jian and others made so many things to please me. Now that they are dead, these exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes will be removed, and there is no need to keep them. I pass on my decree: All policies promoted by Yang Jian, Cai Jing and others will be removed and restored. The original level, when the country is in trouble, these pressures cannot be given to the people to bear."

When Zhao Gou, Song Jiang and others heard that Song Huizong issued another edict to eliminate those exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes that should not exist, they couldn't help shouting in unison: "My emperor is wise, long live, long live, long live!"

Zong Ze, Zhong Shidao, Liu Zhongwu and others also shouted in unison: "My Emperor Shengming, long live long live long live!"

Then, Gao Qiu and the others also shouted unwillingly: "My Emperor Shengming, long live long live long live!"

Song Huizong's move was not only beneficial to the rule of the Song Dynasty, but also conducive to regaining the hearts of the people. Zhao Gou had already reported to the court all the reasons why Song Jiang and others gathered to rebel.After Song Huizong saw the memorial, he was also silent, and he hurriedly summoned Cai Wang and Zhao Sixiang to talk, not the ministers of the court.

Cai Wang Zhao seemed to see Song Huizong summoning himself, he hurried into the palace, after knowing the truth of the matter.Zhao Shi reported truthfully, and it was indeed as Zhao Gou said, that there were many miscellaneous taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

After that, King Cai reported all the information he had collected to Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, only to realize that he ignored the government these years. When it happened, he thought it was a good thing, and he agreed to it because it benefited the country and the people.

I never thought of leaving future troubles, and I didn't find out the truth too much, so I left such hidden dangers.After Gao Yu and others came to power, they did not abolish this policy, but intensified it, which disturbed the people's livelihood even more.Song Huizong was so angry that he glanced at Gao Qiu and the others meaningfully. Seeing that they also agreed, he held back his attack.

Gao Yu and the others were unwilling because they still followed the policy of Cai Jing, Yang Jian and others, not only did not remove it, but intensified it, and obtained millions of taels of gold from it every year.If Song Huizong decreed to abolish it, then their income would be reduced a lot, how could they still live a life intoxicated with paper and gold as before.

"The reason why I asked the teacher to inquire about crimes is because you are known as heroes, and I also want to see if you can really work together." Song Huizong laughed, "As expected, you really have a deep brotherhood, and I am very pleased. Since you can go through life and death for your brothers, then if I grant you official positions, you will definitely be loyal."

"I bestow official positions on you, and I only hope that you can serve the court faithfully, and don't let me down!"

Song Jiang and others suddenly realized that they knew that Song Huizong was not really asking the teacher to question the crime, but it was just a test.Seeing that Song Huizong abolished the old system and reduced exorbitant taxes, they admired him even more in their hearts. They felt that Song Huizong was not like the rumors outside, who only knew poetry and poetry, but a scholar.

Song Jiang and others hurriedly bowed and shouted in unison: "The ministers should do their best to be loyal to the emperor, to the Song Dynasty, and never let the emperor trust him."

Song Huizong nodded, and said in a serious voice: "Okay! Liangshan heroes are hard to follow, so I will wait and see. If you find out that you are like those corrupt officials, committing crimes and enriching your own pockets, you will be killed without mercy. I hope you will not forget today's promise."

"Are you guilty?" Song Huizong looked at Zhao Gou after dealing with Liang Shan and others, and shouted coldly.

Zhao Gou knew that he had offended Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, and confronted Gao Qiu in the court hall. He couldn't help lowering his head, and replied respectfully: "My son is guilty!"

Song Huizong said in a deep voice: "As the king of Guangping County in the Great Song Dynasty and the envoy of the Privy Council, I was very disappointed when I openly confronted the ministers in the court hall and uttered wild words. , In this recruiting, you have made great contributions, and you have recruited such a good general for me. The merits and demerits are balanced, neither punishment nor reward, do you have something to say?"

"My son has nothing to say, thank you father!"

How could Zhao Gou dare to collide again? The previous collision was because he took into account his promise, and it was a matter of state affairs. Song Jiang and others are really talented people, and they will never allow them to be beheaded rashly.At this time, this matter fell on him, and Zhao Gou felt that it was not very important.If punishment is really necessary, it is not as simple as removal from office, the problem will be even more serious.As for the credit for recruiting security, it was just an excuse for Song Huizong to rely on.

At this time, Zhao Gou could only obediently admit his fault. If he was stubborn and refused to admit his fault, the consequences would be even more serious.Zhao Gou knew this truth deeply.At the same time, Gao Qiu and others felt a little unhappy. They wished that Zhao Gou would be punished by Song Huizong, so that they would have the opportunity to suppress Zhao Gou.

After Song Huizong dealt with Zhao Gou's matter, he looked at Gao Qiu again, and shouted, "Gao Taiwei, I didn't order the guards to come in, but you urgently ordered, what is your intention?"

Zhao Gou was not severely punished, Gao Qiu was still a little regretful, but he didn't want Song Huizong to turn his head on him, which made him a little flustered, and just remembered that he had also lost his manners.Therefore, Gao Qiu wanted to answer, but was stopped by Song Huizong, saying: "For the time being, I think you are eager to protect the Lord, and this time I will let it go. If something like this happens next time, don't blame me for not being sympathetic." .”

Gao Qiu wiped off his cold sweat. He knew in his heart that Song Huizong was out of balance, so that he could not refute, so he could only silently accept this ending.However, Zhao Gou saw that Song Huizong dealt with it properly, slowly and meticulously, and resolved all these things in an orderly manner, and experienced Song Huizong's fluctuating expression, and couldn't help thinking: "It's really like accompanying a king like a tiger. If you are not careful, your head will fall to the ground!..."

(End of this chapter)