The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 309
Following Song Huizong Zhao Ji's edicts, a wave of upsurge was set off in the Song Dynasty. From the Taiyuan Academy to the localities, the people shouted long live, especially the children from poor families who were thinking about Zhao Ji's goodness.At the same time, Song Huizong made another imperial decree that all officials in the court were in danger, those officials who did not work with the imperial salary were worried, and those who had real skills but were not reused cheered.

In the past, it took a long time for the imperial decree to be issued to the local area, and it had to be issued through the Privy Council. The process was cumbersome and helpless.As soon as Zhao Ji changed his previous style, he promulgated the decree himself, and no one was allowed to delay for a moment, so it was conveyed to the local area very quickly.

From the day when Zhao Ji's will was issued, the children of poor families in the Song Dynasty praised Zhao Ji's good things, and even kept silent about his previous bad things.Because of this move, Zhao Ji's prestige has been greatly enhanced, and any officials who are unfavorable in handling affairs, no matter who they are, will be dismissed from office.

The decree of abolishing the "Sanshe Law" was issued. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households received the imperial decree to dispatch troops and generals, and also collected grain and grass to transport to the northwest front, giving strong support to the Song Army.After receiving the transfer order, Zhe Kecun was stunned for a while, and without saying anything, he set off for Zhending Mansion and led the army to take precautions.

As for Li Gang and others also set off one after another, and after Zhao Ji's words were brought to Zhe Kecun intact, he was shocked again, shouted long live, and let go of the stone in his heart.Before that, Zhao Ji had always adopted a soft policy and would not easily mobilize troops.

Now, Zhao Ji personally decreed and conveyed the oral order, which means that as long as the Xixia Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom cross the thunder pool by half a step, they can fight back, so there is no need to be afraid.Haste makes waste, and Zhao Ji's strong attitude finally aroused the guards of the monarchs of Jin and Xixia.

At this time, Zhao Ji personally wrote a letter and sent it to the King of Jin to clarify his position and express his intentions. The King of Jin then allowed the Song army to attack Xixia wantonly and regain the lost city.When the king of Xixia heard that Song Dynasty sent an army, he didn't take it seriously, he just thought it was ridiculous.

Because in their view, Da Song was facing enemies in front of his eyes, and how easily he sent troops to attack him, so they didn't care. It wasn't until Li Gang and others led an army of tens of thousands and approached the city that they suddenly realized that the war was about to break out.At this time, the Lord of Xixia panicked immediately, and after judging the situation, he decided to return the captured city, and bowed his head to the Song Dynasty again.

After this incident, there was no direct conflict between Xixia and Song Dynasty. However, the king of Xixia saw the position of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, and the monarch of Jin Kingdom dealt with it, so he realized that Zhao Ji was not as cowardly as before. , so the Song army won the battle before it really started.

The people of the Great Song Dynasty were erupting and cheering, but Zhao Ji was not happy. Instead, he frowned and said, "It seems that the Lord of Xixia and the Kingdom of Jin have already formed an alliance, and there will be endless troubles in the future!"

Zhao Gou bowed and asked, "Father, what are you worrying about?"

"This time when the Song Dynasty sent a large army to attack Xixia, I wanted to test the meaning of the king of Xixia, but I didn't expect that the words became a lesson, and the Kingdom of Jin and Xixia have already formed an alliance." Zhao Ji sighed worriedly, "The king of Xixia is against the Song Dynasty. Bow your head and profess your vassal, and at the same time bow your head and proclaim your vassal to the Kingdom of Jin, I'm afraid it's not a small ambition!"

"I suspect that the Lord of Xixia has other plans. Right now, the Kingdom of Jin is hostile to the Kingdom of Liao, and the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Liao are strong and strong, so the two tigers will be wounded when they fight. No matter which one wins or loses, it will be beneficial to the Song Dynasty, but the Western Xia Kingdom The Lord is obedient to the Yin, and I am afraid that if the Kingdom of Jin or Liao declares war on the Song Dynasty, the Xixia army will invade the territory of the Song Dynasty again, so we have to guard against it!"

"Gou'er, how about what I asked you to do?"

Zhao Gou replied: "Report to the emperor, the sons and ministers have already done it, this is the roster, please have a look at the emperor!"

Zhao Ji took the roster presented by Zhao Gou, and it was densely filled with everyone's names, not only that, but also political achievements.Zhao Ji didn't read them all in detail, and turned to the end. There were more than 30 sheets of paper, and he saw that there were one thousand four hundred and fifty eight written at the end.

"There are really so many?" Zhao Ji's face was livid, furious.

Zhao Gou replied truthfully: "Reporting to my father, this is the number of people who have been carefully checked according to my father's will. It is just a summary of the roster submitted by officials in Bianjing and several larger mansions. If you continue to get to the bottom of it If so, there are more than [-] people in a small number.”

"The salaries issued by the imperial court amount to a total of one million taels every year. If these people are completely eliminated, not only will the cancer be eliminated for the Song Dynasty, but also future troubles will be avoided. If he is dismissed, I am afraid that some people will not be convinced, and it will inevitably cause shocks in the court."

Corruption and bribery among officials in the Song Dynasty was prevalent. Even though the imperial court distributed salaries every year, there were still many officials who used their power for personal gain, and even deceived their superiors and subordinates a lot.As the emperor of Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji didn't know it, but he couldn't move at that time, and the timing was wrong.

Although Zhao Ji was well prepared, he was angry and shocked when he saw so many people.Pan Lianggui mentioned before that there are no vacancies in the imperial court, so it is impossible to accommodate Jinshi who have achieved fame.Zhao Ji decided to carry out a thorough cleansing to remove all those ineffective officials at once, but he did not expect that there were so many people, which far exceeded his expectations.

In addition, this edict was promulgated by Zhao Ji himself.Now, Zhao Ji is in a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, there are Jinshi who have achieved fame, and on the other hand, there are more than [-] idle officials. Officials who only take their salaries and do no practical work, it is really difficult to choose.

"Father, if you continue to stop, you will be subject to chaos!" Zhao Gou saw that his father was hesitant, and he didn't care about the way of monarchs and ministers, so he said straight to the point: "Although there are a lot of people, removing these people is very important to the power of the Song Dynasty. It must be done. If the officials of the Song Dynasty are like these people, I am afraid that the situation in the Song Dynasty will be even more unfavorable in the future, and the only way is to completely eliminate them."

"Do you really want to do this?" Zhao Ji hesitated and sighed.

Zhao Gou said in a loud voice: "Report to my father, this is your imperial edict, you are not joking! The children of poor families in the world shouted long live after seeing the imperial edict, and those who have achieved fame and have not yet entered official positions are even more joyful. If the emperor at this time Hesitating at this moment, I'm afraid it will chill not only the hearts of the poor families in the world, but even those Jinshi will complain."

"Father must fulfill his promise, and a strong man should have the determination to cut his wrists. The complete elimination this time will inevitably lead to shocks in the court and touch the interests of some people. However, the Song Dynasty is the world of the Zhao family, and it is also the world of the father. , how can we let them make the decision, let the father decide everything."

"If the father and the emperor do not make a decision for a long time, those Jinshi will not be able to obtain official positions. I am afraid that they will not be able to stick to their hearts if they want to serve the country. I am afraid that the court will be inherited by the children of officials and eunuchs. If this happens again and again, I am afraid that the children of the aristocratic family will be the main ones. , where is the imperial power at that time?"

Zhao Gou's words touched Zhao Ji. As the king of a country, the most taboo thing is that someone shakes his throne. This is a big taboo.Zhao Gou directly stated the pros and cons of this matter, and Zhao Ji had to pay attention to it, and shouted loudly: "We will never allow anything to shake the Zhao family's country, no one will allow it!... Gou'er, you go and act! I want it!" Let the Song Dynasty brighten the universe, and the power of heaven will last forever!"

(End of this chapter)