The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 311 Notorious
"Brother, the operation will start tomorrow!" Zhao Gou said lightly.

Zhao Yougong smiled wryly and said: "What you said is light. If this matter can really be done, I'm afraid it has already been completed, and it won't be delayed until now. I'm afraid there will be many obstacles at that time, and even the people will panic , how will it end at that time."

"No matter who dares to stop, they will be judged and punished, and they will never be soft!" Zhao Gou shouted domineeringly, "The official system of the Song Dynasty will be reformed from today, so that those with bad intentions will wake up the alarm, let those who are content with the status quo and become officials But those who don’t do anything understand that the sky in Song Dynasty has changed.”

"Brother, from now on, all the personnel in the villa will be mobilized, and there must be no one who slips through the net. If there is any movement, arrest them immediately, and I will clear the place, so that those truly capable people will benefit the people and do their best for the Song Dynasty. "

Seeing that Zhao Gou had made up his mind, Zhao Yougong didn't say any more.So, Zhao Yougong nodded in agreement.At the same time, Zhao Gou secretly issued an order to the two brothers Li Shiren and Li Shien to pass the order to Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and Yan Qing, and let the three of them immediately dispatch the forces they cultivated to start operations.

On that day, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and Yan Qing stayed away from Bianjing, and then broke contact with Song Jiang and others.They never showed up from the beginning to the end, and only Zhao Gou knew where they were.Zhao Gou asked the three of them to go to Liquan Mountain to start training secretly.

It has been half a year now, and Yanqing sent someone to send a letter a few days ago saying that it has achieved results.Therefore, Zhao Gou decided to let them participate in the clearing operation.Most of the people in Amber Villa stayed in the capital, but there were few manpower in various prefectures, prefectures and counties. Therefore, Yan Qing and others took part in it even more powerfully, in order to monitor the execution of local officials. If they failed to do things well, they would be punished.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji had this idea, and the one who really wanted to implement it was Zhao Gou. He was unwilling to wait any longer, and time was running out.Ever since, Zhao Gou talked about this matter with Zhao Ji many times, in order to change the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty and replace it with a new machine.

However, Song Shenzong launched Wang Anshi's reform, which has achieved remarkable results, but it has also shaken the interests of many people. Outdated ideas have become a burden, repeatedly hindering the reform, and the final effect of the reform can only be guaranteed for a while. In the end a huge crisis was left.

Eliminating moths among officials is the first task. After this operation is over, the imperial examination will be held. At that time, officials will be selected based on their ability, not relying on the forces behind them.If it is changed slowly, it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If it is a one-off big cleansing, it will also cause panic, which is not conducive to the long-term stability of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Gou adopted a compromise method. For the officials of the third rank and above, they temporarily stood still.If officials of the third grade or above report corruption and accept bribes, they will also be severely punished, and all their property will be confiscated.

This move was approved by Zhao Ji, and Xixia, Jin, and Liao were eyeing each other, and the treasury had not yet been filled.If there is a war together, it will cost a lot of money and require huge military supplies, so confiscating the property of corrupt officials is beneficial and harmless to the Song Dynasty.

This clearing operation was the first time since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Even if Zhao Ji promulgated the imperial decree, many people still ignored it. In their view, even the emperor would not dare to confront it without authorization.If, as the emperor, the order of the country is in disorder, I am afraid that it is hard to shirk the blame, and there will be a new round of resistance at that time.

There are also some people who know some inside information, so they are frightened.Most of the officials who occupy official positions but do nothing are descendants of aristocratic families with huge families behind them. Some fathers or grandparents are officials who have contributed to the Song Dynasty. These people think that they will be fine.

However, the person in charge of this operation is Zhao Gou. He is eager to get rid of these moths. Even if he bleeds heavily, he will wipe them all out without leaving any future troubles. He is the only person who stands firm and dares to take action. Even Zhao Yougong feels that this Things have been a bit wrong since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

Even if it was Wang Anshi's reform, he would not have made such a big move, and he had taken into account so many things that it was difficult to carry out the reform.Because of this, Zhao Yougong felt that this incident was a bit crazy, and Song Huizong was also worried. He knew that this incident would definitely be hindered, and he did not expect such a result.

Even though Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty made the decree in person, many elders wrote petitions one after another, some of them resigned from office and returned to their hometowns or took care of their lives. They all came out without exception, impeaching Zhao Gou for his fault, saying that he was a disaster for the country and the people , swearing openly and secretly, which made Zhao Ji terrified.

"Gouer, look at all these memorials impeaching you, what a headache!" Zhao Ji looked at the table full of hundreds of memorials, only a dozen were not impeached, but he also mentioned the incident. Harm, everyone is against it, no matter how stupid they are, they will know that this incident has caused too much commotion.

"Are you going to keep going?"

Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Ji unswervingly, and replied loudly: "Do it, we must continue, even if my reputation is not good, I can't let the Song Dynasty be destroyed by these people, only weaken the number of people, completely change Only the style of the Song Dynasty can lay a good foundation."

The investigation has been carried out for half a month. After half a month, the whole Song Dynasty was panicked. Some people clapped their hands and applauded, while others cried and shouted. There were even rumors that Song Dynasty was about to perish. His structure is bad, even the people who said he was good before have changed direction.

Under great pressure, Zhao Gou still persevered in the implementation. These days, the ministers of the court and the court have condemned Zhao Gou's behavior for being too arrogant and domineering, and did not take the emperor seriously.Not all of these things are wrong, and some of them are right.

From the very beginning, Zhao Gou guessed that there would be rebellious emotions, but he didn't expect it to be so big that even some gentry children participated in it, that is to say, half of the literati and scholars of the way of Confucius and Mencius stood up and blamed Zhao Gou.

This made Zhao Ji very worried. After all, the Great Song Dynasty cannot lack literati, but it was unexpected that Zhao Gou was unwilling to explain more, and anyone who resisted would be forced to implement it.Moreover, Zhao Gou reprimanded the person who was dismissed from office in front of the people, but the person refused to admit it even to death, and even deceived people, accusing Zhao Gou of his crimes.

In the end, in front of the iron-like evidence, he had to bow his head and plead guilty, and those who abused him also shut up one after another.Repeating this kind of behavior again and again, Zhao Gou himself felt that he couldn't hold on any longer. People's words are more terrifying than any weapons.

As the king of the county, Zhao Gou is also the censor of the current dynasty, but the servants in his mansion are pointed out wherever they go, and some people even directly say that they are wrong.These days, Zhao Gou's pressure can be imagined, Zhao Yougong is similar, even the people in the criminal department are complaining, because there are too many people in prison, and finally the sky prison can't hold it, and they will continue to arrest.

The path chosen by Zhao Gou is to go on even kneeling. Under the huge pressure, Zhao Gou still insists on his determination and goes on without hesitation. In the end, Zhao Gou's name spread throughout the Song Dynasty again, isn't it His good, but his bad.

People in the world will not take the initiative to admit their own mistakes, but only blame others. Those officials who were dismissed from office were aggrieved, and directly spread rumors about Zhao Gou's fault, saying that he was bullying others with his power, and that he was in power.Even so, Zhao Gou did not flinch and continued. Finally, when the people in the streets and alleys woke up, they heard the news that someone had been dismissed from office and seized the prison.

At the beginning, the common people stopped what they were doing and rushed up to take a look. In the end, the number of times was really too much.Zhao Cheng has become the target of public criticism, and has also become the target of attacks by literati all over the world. In their view, these dismissed officials have no merits, but they have no faults. It is a slanderous word to say that he is a person who harms the country and the people, a robber and so on.

Zhao Gou laughed it off, never cared about it, and never answered. He sat tirelessly on the government office, overlooking the officials who had been deposed for crimes. His face was calm and his heart was turbulent. I don't want to be a good official, I just want to get rich, and I feel heartbroken.

The literati were the most troubled in the whole Song Dynasty. It was unwise for Zhao Gou to fight against the scholars all over the world by himself. Zhao Gou had no complaints or regrets.After all, in his view, these things are external objects, and one day he will understand what he has done.

Bearing infamy today, as long as Da Song is heading for a broad road in the future, he will not hesitate.However, the common people all over the world turned to Zhao Gou uncharacteristically, from the initial opposition to silence, and finally to support, Zhao Gou's reputation spread far and wide among the people.

You must know that the common people will benefit most from the eradication of these court moths. How can they say that Zhao Gou is bad, they can only say that he is good. The final situation turned out that Zhao Gou is a rare good official in the hearts of the people. In the hearts of literati, Zhao Gou is a sinner who has brought disaster to the country and the people.

Zhao Gou never played his cards according to common sense, and he would not reveal the slightest bit of wind before each action, which also caused those guilty people to be frightened, and it was still useless to find a backer in the end.The wind of purging spread to every prefecture and county in the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Gou sent Wu Song, Yan Qing, Lu Zhishen and others to monitor everything secretly. recall.

It took two months for this operation to be resolved, and Zhao Gou's reputation has long been discredited. Even if he is loved and loved by Baixin, it will not benefit Zhao Gou.After all, the Great Song Dynasty is not only the people, but also needs scholars to rule the country.

Zhao Gou did not arrest him blindly, he put all the evidence in front of that person, making people have nothing to hide and directly arrested him. Those who read only know the superficial situation, but not the real situation. These Zhao Gou are confident to turn things around , so he never cared, and his dismissive attitude is bullying in the eyes of scholars.

Although this action pushed Zhao Gou to the forefront of the storm and let others abuse him, the effect is indeed significant. The most direct benefit is that the treasury has increased by millions of taels. Counting the tens of millions of taels of silver handed over from all over the country, this made Zhao Ji overjoyed and worried, because the next thing made Zhao Ji unable to remain silent, otherwise the world would be in chaos, and this time the key It was Zhao Gou.

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