Chapter 149: Brother Kong Huai, Concubine Bean (1)
Seeing Zhao Ji like this, Zhao Si just said to Li Fang: "My companion, help King Wu sit down."
Then he ordered: "Go and invite the King of Han."
Soon, King Zhao Ji of Han was also invited. He was helped into the palace, his face was not as calm as before, but he looked as panicked as Zhao Ji.
When he was led to Zhao Si, he quickly bowed and confessed: "I am guilty, your majesty, please forgive me!"
"Zheng Juzhong, Sun Fu and others were taken away by people from the Investigation Bureau. Why have you all become like this? Everyone, please sit down. Daban, help King Han sit down."
Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji sat side by side, both of them only dared to sit with half of their buttocks on the round stool. With their heads lowered, you could see beads of sweat dripping from their chins.
Zhao Si slowly walked out from behind the eucalyptus table at the top, stood in front of the two of them, looked at them for a while, and said slowly: "The imperial examination candidates have fourteen sons. We brothers only have the sixth brother, the ninth brother, and the eleventh brother.
Brother, twelfth brother, I, and fourteenth brother can reach adulthood. Sixth brother... Before the death of the emperor's brother, the eleventh brother went against the grain and acted without virtue. He was ordered by the emperor to resettle Fangzhou in the first year of Tianqi.
Ended in depression."
"The Fourteenth Brother conspired to commit regicide and was imprisoned by me. He eventually died of illness. Now among our brothers, there are only three of us, Ninth Brother and Eleventh Brother left."
When Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji heard this, they huddled more and more. Zhao Si stood in front of them, like a mountain or a high tower, carrying endless power and pressure.
"Huang Kao and Brother Huang have entrusted me with the critical responsibility of the Song Dynasty. I worry about it day and night, and do not dare to slack off at all. I originally wanted to ask Brother Ninth and Brother Eleven to help me pass on Huang Kao.
The foundation below will be revived.”
At this point, Zhao Si's eyes became meaningful.
"I saw that Ninth Brother was obsessed with vocal music and Eleventh Brother was keen on competitions. I just thought about it and let the two brothers be peaceful princes with peace of mind. It also fulfilled the fate of our brothers. It's just that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.
Ah! Brothers, you have done a good job!"
As soon as Zhao Si finished speaking, Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji were so frightened that they fell down from their seats.
Zhao Ji was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and trembled all over. Zhao Ji lay on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Please live, Your Majesty!"
"Gene Era"
Looking at the two of them, Zhao seemed calm.
Two brothers, you can be considered a contribution to me.
He renovated the temple himself and worked hard to recruit Zhang Dun, Xu Jiang, Lin Xi, Lu Huiqing, Cai Jing and other important reform ministers, so that they could govern according to their own intentions.
He also won over moderate conservatives such as Su Che, Han Zhongyan, and the Fan brothers, and nominally asked them to supervise the implementation of the New Deal. In fact, he asked them not to create obstacles to the New Deal.
For Li Qingchen, Zhao Tingzhi and others who tried their best to oppose him, or Zeng Bu, Xing Shu and others who were unwilling to get closer sincerely, they directly killed the monkeys and the chickens.
After several attempts, the temple was finally renovated, allowing the New Deal to be implemented from the center down.
However, there are still some die-hards, such as Sun Fu, Ren Ji, Chen Cisheng, Chen Guan, Ren Boyu and others, who are difficult to deal with. Most of them are Jinshi scholars, have good knowledge, and have a high reputation among scholars.
He followed the path of admonishing officials in the court, and established a great reputation by relying on "direct admonishment".
Such people have tried their best to marginalize them, but they still refuse to give up and use their fame and writing skills to cause trouble in newspapers, magazines, Hongwen Academy, and universities.
They claim to stand for the common people, and use some specious principles to vigorously criticize the New Deal. This is harming the people, and that is exploitation... Anyway, the New Deal implemented by the government is all based on the standpoint of squeezing the people, and none of them
is right.
Some of their arguments even have the style of Song Dynasty anarchism.
You can find shortcomings in anything if you put your mind to it. In the past few years, I have implemented the Apocalypse New Deal - running colleges and universities, reforming subject examinations, canceling legacy, recommendation, official residence, land and other preferential treatment... This has made many scholars feel depressed.
Full of fire.
The words and deeds of Sun Fu, Ren Ji, Chen Cisheng and others were loudly applauded by these scholars and scholars, forming a momentum. It was easy to just pick out problems and never solve them.
Raise the tune a little higher and put on a high profile of "establishing a heart for the world and establishing a destiny for the people", which will naturally attract a lot of excitement.
But these people have no excuse to suppress them, ignore them, and treat others with contempt.
It was easy to figure out a way to send agents to sneak in, and then use Zhao Ji. The shining point of Zhao Ji - they were older than themselves, and from a certain legal point of view, they were more qualified to inherit the throne than themselves. Finally, these people were
Leading to the path of "outlaw gangsters".
Not easy!
"Zheng Juzhong, Wang Fu, Wang Xiaodi, Li Ji, Zhang Bangchang..." Zhao Ji read the names one by one. Every time he read a name, Zhao Ji shivered and became more and more limp. By the end of the sentence, his whole body was like a
They were all covered in mud and lay on the ground.
"Sun Fu, Chen Cisheng, Chen Guan, Ren Boyu..." Zhao Si continued to read the names.
The flesh on Zhao Si's face was twitching constantly, and he was still holding on with his head lowered. A pair of gray eyes were spinning around, as if he wanted to see clearly the flaws on Zhao Si's face.
"Those people in front are all sycophants. The dozen or so gentlemen and wives in the back are all gentlemen recognized by scholars. Haha, for the so-called promotion of the elders rather than the virtuous, they are actually willing to bend down and follow the sycophants Zheng Juzhong
They are all linked together. It’s really wronging them.”
"Brother Ninth, do you know their grievances?"
Zhao Bai's question was like a string of scorching thunder, exploding on top of Zhao Bai's head, making him tremble even as he spoke.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, why...why do you say this?"
"Brother Ninth, you are just pretending to be ignorant." Zhao Si said jokingly, turned to Zhao Ji, and continued: "Brother Eleven, didn't Ninth Brother tell you? Sun Fu, Chen Cisheng, Chen Guan
, Ren Boyu and others, on the surface they said they overthrew this tyrannical and foolish king of mine and supported you as the new king, but in fact they pushed you to come out and compete with me in the ring. These dozen of people have sworn allegiance to Brother Ninth a long time ago."
Zhao Ji suddenly turned his head to look at Zhao Ji, with a mixture of sadness and anger on his sweat-stained face.
Are there any good people left in this world?
Brother Thirteen has been playing cat and mouse, teasing me. You, blind Brother Ninth, are also plotting against me behind my back! I didn’t expect that in the end, I would be the one suffering the most!
Oh my God! Zhao Ji was roaring in his heart. He was so sad that he could hardly breathe. It was as if the hands of fate had grabbed his throat and almost strangled him to death.
"The actions of these clowns have been under my supervision for a long time. They hooked up with the Northern Liao Dynasty and prepared to lure the Khitan cavalry south; they sold information so that the Xixia army could defeat me; they bribed bandits and approached Weizhou to wait for opportunities.
Assassination...treason, regicide, collusion with foreign enemies...how do these people hate me? In order to overthrow my tyranny, they would rather let the Song Dynasty fall into dire straits?"
Zhao Si's words were like sharp knives, pricking Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji with holes. There was no trace of blood on their faces, and they were as pale as dead people.
Each of these grave crimes is enough to make one die without mercy.
"Chen Cisheng, Chen Guan, Ren Boyu and others planned the behind-the-scenes, Sun Fu came forward, Zheng Juzhong, Wang Fu, Wang Xiaodi, Li Xi, Zhang Bangchang rushed to contact... The division of labor is clear. Zheng Juzhong and others are all villains, for the sake of big things I can understand why rich people take desperate risks. Why are so-called gentlemen like Chen Cisheng so stubborn and extreme!"
"Keeping saying that the New Deal is not good, sickening the people and hurting the country, it is harmful rather than helpful. They secretly accuse me of not upholding the political system, using personal opinions, blindly amassing money, and just enjoying success. There are many general principles. Have you ever visited the New Deal pilot counties and counties? ?No! I’m just making assumptions and making random accusations based on my prejudices!”
"Finally, when I saw that the New Deal was becoming more and more effective, and my prestige was getting higher and higher, I became so angry that I went crazy and did such a heinous act! It was really a waste of all the sage books they had read for so many years!"
Zhao Ji's roar echoed in Chongzheng Hall. Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji huddled together, like two pitiful worms in a violent storm.
After yelling a few sentences, Zhao Si's anger slowly subsided. He sneered and continued: "They think they are doing it secretly? God doesn't know and people don't know. Haha, from their very first actions, all the whereabouts are in the Bureau of Investigation." It’s under the control of the task force.”
At this time, Zhao Si's face was full of disdain.
"It's just that after I return to Beijing, there are a lot of big things waiting to be dealt with. I don't have time to deal with the dirty things these clowns have done. And they involve serious crimes..."
Upon hearing the words "Dapi, a serious crime," Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji's bodies began to shake violently, as if they were electrocuted, and they could not stop no matter what.
Suddenly, Zhao Si smelled the smell of feces and urine. When he looked carefully, Zhao Ji and Zhao Ji were so frightened that they became incontinent! This chapter has been completed!