Chapter 219 Cai Jing was paralyzed and Tong Guan was frightened and urinated
After arresting Zhao Lingji and Yang Daoxuan, Lin Yi's first target was inside the palace. Several of the eunuchs who usually served around Song Huizong were all arrested, and a new group of eunuchs were replaced. There were seven young eunuchs who were implicated.
Eighty mouthfuls.
In fact, the number of eunuchs in the Song Dynasty was far less than that in the Ming Dynasty. At the peak of the Ming Dynasty, the number of eunuchs was often 70,000 or 80,000, while in the Song Dynasty, there were only two or three thousand eunuchs at most.
The eunuch organization of the Song Dynasty was called the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was responsible for the daily life of the emperor and concubines, internal treasury management, royal collection management, internal court operations, etc.
He is responsible for leading the army in battle, monitoring the army, spying on the subjects, supervising the transportation of supplies, and participating in royal financial management activities.
Tong Guan started out as a junior member of the Huangmen next to Song Huizong, and later gradually became the Privy Envoy. The Privy Envoy is the highest leader of the military, and can be said to be in charge of the world's troops. He is responsible for deploying and employing troops, and is also responsible for supervising the army.
Suspicion of generals was a basic national policy of the Song Dynasty. This was known from top to bottom, from civil servants to the emperor, so every army had supervisors.
Lin Yi did not make any big move this time, but only dealt with those who served the emperor. The reason was naturally that he had accepted bribes from Taoist priests and participated in the murder of the emperor.
Are they wronged?
Quite unjust.
The wealth and lives of these people were all pinned on Song Huizong. How could they possibly murder him? But to say it was not unjust, the dirty things these people did on a daily basis were not unjust for every death sentence.
In this "elixir case", all these people were implicated, ranging from being demoted to work in remote places to being directly imprisoned to wait for further processing.
It is hard to say easy to deal with these eunuchs. In the eyes of others, those big eunuchs usually have a high status, but they are royal slaves and can be dealt with by the emperor's orders.
When the emperor wants to deal with ministers, he always has to find a reasonable reason, but when dealing with eunuchs, there is no need for any reason at all. No one will think it's inappropriate to just beat you to death if you don't like it.
In order to prevent the fake Song Huizong from being exposed, Lin Yi dealt with the people who served around the original emperor as quickly as possible. These people were the most familiar with Song Huizong, even more familiar with everything about Song Huizong than the queen and concubines.
Those concubines who favored concubines were considered good if they met Song Huizong three or five times a year, but these eunuchs were by their side to serve him every day.
Just when people were trembling, thinking that Lin Yi would expand the punishment and cause a bloody storm in the court, Lin Yi stopped.
For cleaning up the court,
Lin Yi was not in a hurry.
There is a saying in the Tao Te Ching, "Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes." Now the Song Dynasty is far from the point where it needs to use thunderbolt means to overturn and start over.
He can definitely take it step by step, steadily, and handle things more smoothly without letting them get into uncontrollable situations.
historically,
What really put the Song Dynasty into crisis was that after the alliance with the Jin Dynasty destroyed the "Sea Alliance" of the Liao Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom no longer restrained the Jin Dynasty from attacking the Song Dynasty. Now there is no shadow of the Maritime Alliance. It took 3 years for someone to propose it, and 5 years later.
later achieved.
Lin Yi thought about it,
When the time comes, whoever proposes it will be killed.
The Liao Kingdom is such a good barrier. After more than a hundred years of coexistence, both sides know the basics. They can definitely let the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom fight to the bitter end, while weakening the strength of both countries and reaping the benefits themselves.
As for the rebellions in the country.
Song Jiang from Shandong, La from Jiangnan, Tian Hu from Hebei, and Wang Qing from Huaixi.
In fact, most of them are caused by officials forcing the people to rebel.
Instead, Song Jiang rebelled because the imperial court at that time, in order to make money, ordered the water pond to be collected for official use and did not allow the surrounding people to fish.
Fang La was forced to rebel because of Hua Shi Gang.
The Tianhu rebellion in Hebei was mainly caused by the disaster in Hebei, the corruption of the court and government, bullying of good people, killing good people and taking merit, etc., which forced them to rebel against the court.
As for Wang Qing, he was a disobedient man, so he could just be killed in advance when he was found later.
To these people,
Lin Yi has already made a calculation in his mind. Shuibo Liangshan is now under his control. As for the others, they should be managed to avoid turmoil. If history cannot be changed and it happens again, making early arrangements will not allow them to become bigger.
In fact, the current situation.
It’s already a golden start.
As for the internal problems of the Song Dynasty, such as political corruption, weak military equipment, civil servants who love money, military generals who are afraid of death, soldiers who have no fighting ability, and empty pay, etc., Lin Yi had a lot of time to deal with them.
Three days passed in a flash.
Cai Jing completed his introspection.
After not eating or drinking for three days, he looked extremely haggard. In fact, no one asked him not to eat or drink. He just reflected on himself in the study. Not eating or drinking was a painful drama performed by Cai Jing himself.
Lin Yi also knows this.
Cai Jing walked out of the study. Cai You, Cai Bian, Cai Yi and the rest of the Cai family were waiting outside the door. They were very heartbroken when they saw Cai Jing's appearance. After all, he was almost 70 years old.
"Brother, how are you~!"
"Dad, would you like some porridge first?"
Cai Jing waved his hand and said, "Send me to the palace, thank you for your kindness, and ask to see His Majesty."
A bearer came immediately.
Others want to follow.
Cai Jing waved his hand and said sternly: "You all go over, does it look like you are outnumbered? Are you apologizing or forcing the palace?"
Everyone stopped quickly.
Cai Jing came to the Xuande Gate in a sedan chair. He was helped out of the sedan chair and bowed to the palace gate: "Your Majesty, Cai Jing, come here to apologize to your majesty."
After saying that, he bowed there motionless.
Many people around saw this scene and started talking about it. The news quickly spread throughout Bianjing.
Naturally, Cai Jing and Xuande's apology outside the gate soon spread to the palace.
The clone actually woke up early. After eating the antidote soup on the first day, Lin Yi asked the clone to wake up. He couldn't stay fainted all the time. There were many things that the clone had to do, such as dealing with the great eunuch in the palace, who was Song Huizong.
If he personally issued the decree, others would not doubt that Lin Yi was good at making opinions, but now his clone was still lying on the bed, looking a little weak.
Lin Yi heard that Cai Jing was coming and knew that another big drama was about to begin.
Song Huizong said to Lin Yi: "Lin Qing, you go and ask Cai Xiang to come in."
"Yes, official."
The Xuandemen palace door opened and Lin Yi walked out. Cai Jing looked up and saw this young and handsome young man. He sighed in his heart. A new generation replaced the old one. Originally, he had many thoughts about this Lin Yi, but things changed too fast and he couldn't wait.
Whatever he did, this young man has grown up rapidly.
There is no greater merit than rescuing a driver, and no trick more evil than starvation.
When His Majesty was poisoned and jumped into the lake, Lin Yi was the first to dive into the water to save His Majesty. It was also Lin Yi who shouldered the responsibility of ordering the arrest of Zhao Lingji and had the imperial doctor who dared not take action administer the medicine, thus saving the Emperor's life in time.
Such merit,
No amount of reward or favor can be exaggerated.
"I've met Cai Xiangguo." Lin Yi greeted with a smile on his face.
"I've met people from Linshe."
"Your Majesty, please invite Cai Xiangguo to come in."
"Announcement from Xie Linshe."
Cai Jing followed Lin Yi with somewhat frivolous steps, and the two of them came to the inner hall. Cai Jing saw Song Huizong lying on the bed with a pale face, and knelt down.
In the past, when ministers met Song Huizong, they rarely knelt down to worship him, let alone the prime minister. Today, Cai Jing paid homage to him with great courtesy and said with a sad voice: "Your Majesty, just be okay, just be fine."
Song Huizong looked at Cai Jing and waved his hand, "Get up, Prime Minister Cai."
Cai Jing wanted to get up, but his body was too weak and he couldn't get up for a while. Lin Yi went over to help him, and Cai Jing used his strength to get up.
"Thank you Linshe for helping me."
Song Huizong looked at Cai Jing and said: "I heard that you locked yourself in the study for three days without eating or drinking. I asked you to reflect on yourself, but I didn't ask you to commit suicide."
Cai Jing bowed.
"I have spent these three days praying for His Majesty, and I dare not slack off at all."
Song Huizong nodded,
"You have your own intentions. Speaking of which, I can't blame you entirely."
Speaking of this, Song Huizong's tone became stern, "Zhao Lingji deceived me and gave me pills that he had made randomly, and almost poisoned me to death. Lin Qing asked him for his confession. Zhao Lingji had already confessed everything. It turned out that from
He was deceiving me from the beginning, he doesn’t know how to refine the Immortality Pill at all, he is a complete liar.”
After speaking, he looked at Cai Jing and said, "Do you think there's anything wrong with me punishing Cai You like this?"
Cai Jing quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty handled it right. Youer is indeed to blame for this matter. It is His Majesty's mercy to only eliminate him from his official position."
Song Huizong nodded.
He looked at Cai Jing again and said: "Through this thorough investigation of Zhao Lingji, Yang Daoxuan, and Li Shanlei, Lin Qing also discovered many things. These three people actually accepted bribes, formed cliques for personal gain, and colluded with officials. Prime Minister Cai, what do you think we should do?"
Cai Jing's body trembled slightly.
"Your Majesty, if anyone accepts bribes and forms cliques for personal gain, he will not be lenient and will be punished according to the laws of the country." Cai Jing quickly expressed his attitude.
Song Huizong stared at Cai Jing, his eyes became sharp, and he said in a stern tone: "Prime Minister Cai, I ask you, are you sincere to me, do you have the intention to help me govern the country, do you accept bribes, sell your official position, or form a party for personal gain?"
Cai Jing looked at Song Huizong and suddenly felt a little scared, thinking that his Majesty's temperament seemed to have changed drastically after experiencing life and death this time.
Kneel down again.
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to Your Majesty and will never dare to do anything that goes beyond the laws of the country. The sun and moon are shining brightly and the heaven and earth can learn from this."
Lin Yi felt funny in his heart.
This Cai Jing really dares to lick his face and say that the sun and the moon are shining brightly, and the heaven and the earth can learn from it.
Show your mother!
As for the money and treasures he stole from his treasury, he was definitely not an upright official.
"Well, you swear now that you will always be loyal to me and never do anything detrimental to my interests." Song Huizong said in a stern tone.
Cai Jing's heart trembled,
However, he did not dare to refuse. Refusal would mean that he would do something that would harm the emperor. He would not dare to admit such a thing even if he was killed.
Cai Jingben was kneeling and stretched out three fingers.
Make an oath to the sky.
"Your Majesty, Cai Jing, hereby swears an oath to the Heavenly Alliance to always follow and be loyal to Your Majesty, never to do anything detrimental to Your Majesty's interests, and to do my best to serve His Majesty. The gods of heaven and earth bear witness. If Cai Jing violates today's oath, he is willing to accept all punishments, and the sky will thunder.
"
Cai Jing's oath has just ended.
A system prompt sounded in Lin Yi's mind.
This prayer is completed.
Lin Yi looked at Cai Jing with a smile on his face.
Although there was a doppelganger lying on the bed, there was a ray of Lin Yi's soul inside, so swearing to Song Huizong had the same effect as swearing to him.
Lin Yi also specially conducted an experiment yesterday.
Asking all the newly transferred eunuchs to kneel down and swear together, it all worked, so we started calling Cai Jing over today.
He has no plans to deal with Cai Jing for the time being.
Cai Jing is a big tree with deep roots and flourishing branches. After being the prime minister for so many years, there are too many of his party members in the court. Of course, this is not what Lin Yi is most worried about. Now Song Huizong has complete control of the military.
So it is not difficult to get Cai Jing.
He left Cai Jing for another purpose.
He wants to leave the country after making it into a mess, but Lin Yi won't agree. He wants Cai Jing to help him clean up the mess. He also wants to make him a bad guy. He wants to use him and squeeze out his remaining value, and then find a reason to deal with him later.
.
The one who is superior.
The most important thing is to know how to employ people.
There is no such thing as a worthless person, and Cai Jing is very valuable. Lin Yi must make the best use of him and play his role.
Including others.
After Cai Jing swore, Song Huizong nodded and said, "Get up, you are so old, don't kowtow all the time."
Cai Jingxin said,
Do you think it's appropriate for me not to kneel down in the situation just now?
Cai Jing stood up for the second time.
It was still Lin Yi who helped him up.
Song Huizong glanced at Lin Yi and said to Cai Jing: "This matter needs to be investigated further. I have appointed Lin Yi as the imperial envoy and will be fully responsible for this matter. As the prime minister of the capital, you must cooperate well."
"It's Your Majesty." Cai Jing quickly agreed.
"Well, my body still needs to be recuperated recently. You are responsible for handling the affairs of the court. Don't slack off. Send me memorials on important matters." Song Huizong ordered Cai Jing.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, these veterans will handle it properly."
In the past, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty did not manage much political affairs, and Cai Jing was responsible for everything.
Song Huizong showed his fatigue and waved Cai Jing to leave. Cai Jing bowed to say goodbye, walked out of Xuande Gate and got into his sedan chair. In the sedan chair, Cai Jing thought of the oath. He was a cunning man, and he thought that the oath was just to fool His Majesty.
If he doesn't accept bribes, how can he make a fortune?
If he doesn't sell his official position, how can he make money?
If he doesn't form a party for personal gain, how can he cultivate his own power?
He will continue to do these things in the future.
But just when he thought of this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. Cai Jing grabbed his heart and couldn't help but scream in pain, "Ah, it hurts me to death!"
At the same time, he had a series of thoughts in his mind. Breaking the oath will lead to punishment. Breaking the oath will lead to punishment. Breaking the oath will lead to punishment.
They all say that I am not good at it. Look, there are so many words for it, hahahaha.
These thoughts were spinning in his mind like a spell, and Cai Jing's eyes widened in fear.
What's going on?
Has the oath really come true? But he has never heard of anyone whose oath can be fulfilled so quickly.
at this moment,
Cai Jing was really scared.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore~~." Cai Jing covered his chest and murmured begging.
From the entrance of the palace to Prime Minister Cai Jing's residence, Cai Jing felt that he had experienced the process from life to death and from death to life. The thoughts in his mind made him dare not have any doubts. He knew that the pain in his heart was because of the effect of the oath.
This time it really scared him.
he knows,
If I don't beg for mercy in time and change my mind quickly, I will really die in the sedan chair.
When the sedan came down and the housekeeper came to lift the curtain, he found that Cai Jing was sweating profusely and his face was as pale as paper. He was so frightened that he quickly called for help. They lifted Cai Jing out of the sedan and moved him into the room to lie down. They also asked the doctor to take a look. The doctor said he was suffering from collapse.
, but Cai Jing knew what happened to him.
After drinking a bowl of millet porridge, he called his younger brother Cai Bian, his son Cai You, and Cai Yi, and ordered: "Your Majesty wants to investigate the 'elixir case', which may involve many people. The Cai family must
Give your full support without any hindrance, remember this."
To say that Cai Jing had treason and plotted to kill Song Huizong, that is definitely not the case. At most, he just wanted to make more money and gain more power.
It's just a big borer lying on Da Song's body sucking blood.
But this time,
It really scared Cai Jing.
After renovating Cai Jing.
Song Huizong issued an order the next day to summon Tong Guan and Gao Qiu to see him.
The two hurried to the palace and waited to be summoned.
The political, military, and economic systems of the Song Dynasty, if expressed in the simplest way, can be divided into three parts, similar to the separation of powers.
A piece of administration is under the responsibility of Zhongshu Menxiasheng. The highest leader is the prime minister, and below him are the deputy prime ministers, ministers of various ministries, local officials, etc.
As for the economy, the main financial management agencies of the Song Dynasty were the Salt and Iron Department, the Household Department, and the Duzhi Department. The three departments were directly responsible to the emperor, and the prime minister had no right to control them.
A military unit is divided into the Privy Council and the Three Yamen. The Privy Council is responsible for dispatching troops, and the Three Yamen are responsible for raising troops.
Tong Guan is the eldest Privy Council envoy, the three yamen are divided into the front division of the palace, the bodyguard and pro-army horse army division, and the bodyguard and pro-army infantry division. Gao Qiu is actually the commander of the front division of the palace, and Taiwei is a false title.
The position of Palace Commander was the same as Bu Commander and Ma Commander, but Gao Qiu, as Huizong's confidant, completely suppressed the other two commanders. He was now responsible for all personnel, training, equipment and other military and political affairs of the three yamen.
To put it simply, Gao Qiu is the deputy commander-in-chief of the army. The commander-in-chief is naturally Huizong of the Song Dynasty. He is also the commander of the garrison of the capital and indirectly manages the guards, cavalry and infantry. Tong Guan is in charge of the deployment and dispatch of troops. Gao Qiu is in charge of all the military affairs of the Song Dynasty.
The training, promotion, rewards and punishments, recruitment, logistics, etc. of the Forbidden Army.
The two of them,
Tong Guan was of the first rank, and Gao Qiu was of the second rank. It can be said that he was the highest military officer in the Song Dynasty.
And at this moment,
The two highest military officers of the Song Dynasty had been kneeling outside Song Huizong's hall for an hour. The sun was very strong today, making them sweat profusely. The sweat dripped down their cheeks and temples, but they did not dare to wipe it off.
.
their rights,
All from the emperor,
Tong Guan was an eunuch and a domestic slave, and Gao Qiu was a favorite, promoted by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
Without the emperor's favor,
They are nothing.
These days I heard that His Majesty was almost poisoned to death by a Taoist priest. Both of them were so scared that they could not sleep at night, but they did not dare to move unless the emperor summoned them. Today they were called into the palace and were punished to kneel outside the palace. At this moment, their hearts were in a state of flux.
Back then, countless thoughts went through my mind eight hundred times.
The great eunuchs who originally served Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Tong Guan and Gao Qiu, were also on good terms with each other on weekdays, but they were locked up as soon as they were told.
The more I think about it, the more afraid I become, the more afraid I get, the more I sweat, and the more I think about it, the more timid I become.
Just then.
Lin Yi walked out of the hall,
Xuantong came to see him.
Song Huizong had already sat up, wearing a yellow robe and sitting on the bed. Tong Guan came in and saw Song Huizong, and he knelt down.
"Your Majesty, Tong Guan, pays homage to your Majesty."
This boy was very tall and tall, with a heroic appearance, especially the thick beard under his chin which did not look like a eunuch. This was related to the fact that he was castrated in his twenties.
The evaluation of him in the history books is that he is charming and good at flattering. In fact, to be fair, the problem ultimately lies with Song Huizong. Tong Guan is Song Huizong's slave eunuch. He will naturally cater to the emperor's preferences. Is it possible for him to be as literary as a famous official?
Sorry, isn't that nonsense?
During the 20 years when he served as the privy envoy and held military power, he still made many achievements and made numerous military exploits. He was also the only eunuch in history to be crowned king. It can only be said that Song Huizong failed in the end and he was nailed to the pillar of shame.
His biggest mistake in the history books was the "Sea Alliance", which combined with the Jin army to defeat the Liao Kingdom, and then allowed the Jin Kingdom to become bigger and in turn destroyed the Song Dynasty.
It can only be said that it was a strategic mistake, but it cannot be said that there is much problem with him as a person. There is no problem with his loyalty to Song Huizong and his ability.
Similar to Cai Jing, he is a very capable jester.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty looked at Tong Guan and snorted coldly, then scolded Tong Guan for the lax armament of the army. Tong Guan knelt on the ground and listened in a cold sweat.
Song Huizong's last words made Tong Guan pee in his pants with fright, "I heard that you are colluding with Cai Jing, and are called the public prime minister and the concubine prime minister. Why, you still think you don't have enough power. Tong Guan, what do you want?
What?"
Tong Guan was so frightened that he was shaking like chaff.
What does Song Huizong mean by this sentence?
You have been envoyed by the Privy Council and are the number one person in the Song Dynasty military. You are still not satisfied. The only thing left is to be the emperor. Do you want to rebel?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has absolutely nothing to do with this. This has absolutely nothing to do with you. Tong Guan is loyal to Your Majesty and has no second thoughts..."
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing, and his head banged on the ground.
For a while.
Only then did Song Huizong speak.
"The national policy of the Song Dynasty is to separate the civil and military branches and check each other. When I asked you to manage the army, I just wanted you to be a pure minister and help me take care of the army, help me fight the war, and help me protect this country. I did not ask you to pull the strings.
Those who form gangs, form cliques for personal gain, take corruption and bribes, and sell their positions to win titles.”
These words are too strong.
Tong Guan was called a tough man, but he was so frightened that his face turned pale.
He himself knows,
Many of the things the emperor said he actually did.
Now that Song Huizong singled him out, all he could do was kneel down and kowtow to beg for mercy.
There was already a pool of blood on the ground at this moment,
Tong Guan knocked blood from his forehead.
Blood flowed down his face, making him very embarrassed.
"Okay, stop knocking. If you knock to death, I will find another Privy Councilor."
Tong Guan's body froze, and he heard the meaning behind the emperor's words. He was planning to make himself the Privy Councilor.
Those words just now were just beating myself up.
Song Huizong waved to Tong Guan, and Tong Guan understood. He knelt and walked a few steps forward to Song Huizong's bed, looking up at Song Huizong.
Song Huizong looked down at Tong Guan and said in a serious tone: "Today, I will tell you one last time. I asked you to be the Privy Councilor because I want you to be a pure minister. Everything you have is given by me, not Cai Jing.
Not anyone else."
"Your Majesty, I understand."
"Shall we make an oath?" Song Huizong said.
Tong Guan was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted and raised his hand and swore that Tong Guan would devote himself wholeheartedly to His Majesty and wrap his body in horse leather. He would only serve His Majesty with all his heart and would never have any second thoughts.
Lin Yi received a system prompt again.
"Okay, Tong Guan, please go out and think about it yourself when you go back. Lin Yi, call Gao Qiu in." Song Huizong said.
Lin Yi went out to call Gao Qiu.
at the door,
Gao Qiu met Tong Guan who came out.
Tong Guan's forehead was bruised and blood flowed all over his face. Gao Qiu was shocked. He was about to ask, but he held back.
I guess I must have offended His Majesty.
Gao Qiu's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Enter the main hall.
Gao Qiu saw Song Huizong sitting cross-legged on the bed, and saw the blood on the ground, and fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, I have an audience with you."
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty looked sulky and cursed at Gao Qiu: "The army is disorganized, training is neglected, military discipline is lax, military preparations are lax, and there is serious underpayment. I'm afraid not even half of the 800,000 forbidden troops are left?!"
"Can such a forbidden army win a battle if it encounters domestic banditry or invasion from foreign enemies in Liao and Jin Dynasties? Gao Qiu, this is how you help me manage the army. The army is like this, and you cannot absolve yourself of the blame!"
Gao Qiu was so frightened that his whole body trembled.
PS:
More than six thousand words, no less than two chapters.
Brothers, there is no need to vote for me monthly, it is useless for my current situation.