The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 237 Scapegoat
The sun had not yet risen, and the air was still filled with the chill of dawn, and there was still a layer of crystal clear dew on the grass; there were still faint stars twinkling in the sky, and the morning star became dim.At this time, Zhao Gou had already put on his official uniform and went to the palace alone.

Officials above the third rank of officials in Beijing all came, and they were led by the eunuchs to the back hall to wait for the summons.After a while, the eunuch issued an order for everyone to enter the main hall. Song Huizong came wearing a dragon robe, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger. He sat on a dragon chair and glanced at everyone with sharp eyes.

The eunuch shouted sharply: "Up to court!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the ministers shouted in unison.

Song Huizong said lightly: "Everyone who loves you is flat!"

All the ministers stood up straight. Officials in the Song Dynasty did not need to kneel down three times and kowtow nine times like in the Qing Dynasty, but only bowed their heads.

"Come if you have the book, and leave the court without the book!" The eunuch shouted again following the procedure.

The ministers look at me, I look at yours, and no one speaks.What happened last night was only known to a few people, and none of the news was spread out, so Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others did not know about it.Moreover, there was no major incident in the DPRK and China, and gradually fell into silence.

"Show the emperor, I have something to report!" The surrounding area was very quiet, Zhao Gou's voice was like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, and everyone looked at him, not knowing what he had to report.The current Zhao Gou is no longer what he used to be. As long as he reports, something must happen or an official in the court will fall.

Song Huizong said concisely: "Yes!"

"Last night, there was a big incident in the palace. After the investigation by my minister, I finally found out that the instigator behind the scenes is the remnants of the Ming Sect." Zhao Gou replied calmly, "In my opinion, the remnants of the Ming Sect have not been wiped out, and there are still remnants of the Ming Sect. I'm afraid that the evil heart will not die!"

"I am very pleased!" Song Huizong said appreciatively.

"My lord, I dare not claim credit, but the emperor's blessings are equal to the sky!" Zhao Gou said respectfully.

Song Huizong smiled slightly, did not answer, and then signaled him to go down, then he stood up from the dragon chair, paced back and forth, and said seemingly without meaning: "I experienced a life and death last night, if it weren't for the death of the guards Fight and protect me, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous!"

Prince Zhao Huan immediately answered, "Your Majesty, I don't know when it became so serious?"

Immediately, Song Huizong roared angrily: "Last night, the remnants of the Ming Cult led a group of dead soldiers to break through the city gate. The entire palace was guarded tightly, with three steps and one post and five steps and one sentry. The Ming Cult remnants actually broke through the heavy defenses and came straight Come to my bedroom, intending to kill the king and seek the throne!"

"If it weren't for the King of Chu, Zhao Yougong, the supervisory censor, and others, I'm afraid I would have already become a prisoner, or died! The supervisory censor has already found out the schemes of the remnants of the Ming religion, and has already prepared for it; just in time for the meeting, Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu I was summoned again to fight against the remnants of the Ming Cult, but I was still outnumbered and seriously injured, my heart aches!"

The officials were shocked when they heard this. They never knew that such a big event happened in the palace last night, but when they entered the palace today, they found that some of the guards in the palace were not as common as before, and even the guards were tighter than before. .

Although everyone felt that something was wrong, they did not expect that someone would kill the king and seize the throne, let alone the remnants of the Ming Sect who were determined to plot against the Great Song Dynasty.Today, the truth from Song Huizong's mouth made them tremble with fear, and seeing Song Huizong walk into the hall with a dark face, keeping silent all the time, and looking at everyone, everything can be explained.

All the officials bowed one after another, and only Zhao Gou stood upright. He looked at the appearance of everyone else pleading guilty except him, glanced mockingly, then looked back at his father, and thought to himself: " Father is really top-notch in acting!... If it is placed in future generations, I am afraid that it will be an 'emperor professional household'!"

This incident was the plan discussed by Zhao Gou and Song Huizong and his son, and it was also Zhao Gou's request to become the owner of the villa in order to let Zhao Yougong take the position.Only the power of the villa alone is not enough, and the power of officials in the court and the central government is also needed to achieve miraculous results.

Song Huizong was very surprised that Zhao Gou asked his father to act in a play before, and felt that it was inappropriate to do so.However, after Zhao Gou analyzed it with him, Song Huizong had no choice but to nod in agreement.In this way, Song Huizong established his majesty and allowed Zhao Yougong to turn from the dark to the bright. Not only did he make no mistakes, but he also made contributions. This was the first and most important step in Zhao Gou's plan.

Now, Prince Zhao Huan and others control the government; although Zhao Gou's means have weakened this power a lot, it still cannot be underestimated and must be treated seriously.At the same time, Zhao Yougong came out of the silence, which would definitely make them worried.

Whether it is Prince Zhao Huan or Gao Qiu and others, Zhao Sicai was the pillar of the court before that, and Zhao Yougong was also a high-ranking minister. He was only punished if he made a mistake, and he was dismissed from office and grounded.It was for this reason that others took advantage of the situation to rise up. Zhao Yougong was like a blockbuster, which made all the officials dumbfounded.

Crown Prince Zhao Huan frowned, and said in thought: "Is he coming out again? The damned remnant of the Ming Cult will not show up sooner or later, but he will show up at this time! I just don't know which side he is on. It will be beneficial if he can win over Harmless, if you stand on Lao Jiu's side, I'm afraid this time it will be really difficult!"

Zhao Yougong is three years younger than Zhao Huan, but Zhao Huan is clear about his tactics, and the two of them have never gotten along since they were young, and they only came into contact when they grew up. Personally, he was worried about the forces behind the King of Chu. You must know that Zhao Si was a military officer and an important minister when he was alive. He always emphasized the importance of generals, and he was respected by generals. Because Zhao Si never reasoned with you, if he got the reason, he would solve it directly by force, and he was too lazy to talk nonsense.

Zhao Yougong's behavior is somewhat similar to Zhao Si's, but somewhat different. At least Zhao Yougong gives people the impression of gentleness and elegance, but the premise is not to provoke him. If he is angered, he can be resolved by force.When Zhao Yougong was an official, some ministers angered him, but he didn't care about the three-seven-two-one and directly fought with others, forcing that person to sue him, and finally nothing happened. Song Huizong's love for him is well known.

Gao Lian frowned, secretly said: "Trouble is coming!"

"The remnants of the Ming religion dare to act so boldly and try to kill the king and seize the throne. Such a crime of treason and injustice deserves to be killed!" Song Huizong had a panoramic view of the expressions of the ministers in the court, especially the frowning expressions of Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others. , and some people looked embarrassed and said murderously: "I pass on my decree: Anyone who discovers the remnants of the Ming religion will be killed, regardless of life or death; if they are killed, they will be promoted to three ranks and rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. ;I will let the remnants of the Ming Cult have nowhere to escape!"

After Song Huizong delivered the decree, he was also worried that some ministers would kill innocent people indiscriminately for greed, so that the government and the opposition would be shaken again.So, he thought of a two-way strategy, if he found that innocent people were being killed indiscriminately, all the nine clans would be exterminated, which would serve as an example to others.

At this time, most of the ministers in the court were thinking about the changes in the forces in the court after Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu, appeared in the eyes of everyone again; In Zhao Gou's eyes, he muttered silently: "This is just the beginning, and the excitement is yet to come!"

(End of this chapter)