Chapter 1484: Newly-raised adults, Tu Huai's secret report
Chapter 1484: New Master, Tu Huai’s Secret Report
"Guan family, Tu Huai wants to see you!"
Zhao Shen, who had just returned to the main hall, rubbed his eyebrows vigorously! The court has been peaceful these days, but it is also the calm before the storm.
Zhao Shen's troubles today come from the Supreme Emperor.
Although Zhao Shen did not have to go to Zhao Gou to pay his respects every day, whenever he had free time, Zhao Shen would go to Zhao Gou to express his filial piety.
I went there today, and Zhao Gou rarely mentioned some things about Taizu back then!
Taizu Chen Qiao rebelled and wore a yellow robe. This was almost the last thing the Song Dynasty royal family wanted to mention.
If not, Taizu would not have worked hard to think of a name for an official family, and he would not have studied with Zhao Pu for half a lifetime to come up with such an official system. , exalt the literati, and suppress the military generals to death.
It can be said that Taizu and Zhao Pu were really capable back then. They had an extremely complex official system that far surpassed that of other dynasties. Although the entire Song Dynasty had been weak and even frustrating for three hundred years, it was still effective.
Let’s just say that in the hundreds of years of the Song Dynasty, there were no serious military generals who rebelled. Except for Liu E, there were not many harems involved in politics. As for the eunuchs, they didn’t have much power! Although it’s frustrating, I have to admit that throughout the dynasties, , how many can survive more than three hundred years?
So, there are pros and cons.
Closer to home, Zhao Shen is not a fool and naturally knows that Zhao Gou's words mean something. However, in front of Zhao Gou, he never refutes, so he can only bite the bullet and listen.
No, I just spent a long time preaching and didn't come back until it was getting dark.
"Tu Huai?"
Zhao Shen frowned. This Tu Huai was the new Imperial City Secretary after Wang Hu.
Originally, he was one of the five promotion points. When Wang Hu died in the northwest, he was promoted and took this promotion position.
This Tu Huai was also a ruthless person. After being promoted, two of the original four colleagues were killed directly for the crime. The remaining two were still willing to fight, but they had no choice but to save their own lives. Not attached.
Among the original ten cadres, two who had long been loyal to Tu Huai were directly promoted to promotion points, and the others were also beaten one by one.
As for the remaining chief custodians, custodians, expert officers, etc., more than half of them were replaced! It didn't take long before he had all the imperial city officials under his control.
As an emperor and a courtier, the Imperial City Secretary is the emperor's eyes, ears and sharp sword, so naturally the same is true.
Zhao Shen naturally knows about these things, but he doesn't care. The Imperial City Division is his sword, and it is like this at all times. As for who is in charge, as long as he is loyal to him, he will turn a blind eye to some things that are not excessive. Close one eye.
After all, if the power struggle within the Imperial City Division is too serious and affects efficiency and work, it will not be in line with my own thoughts.
This Tu Huaiben has been in the Imperial City Division for many years, so he naturally knows his duties well.
Therefore, after taking office, he carried out all the things ordered by Zhao Shen properly, especially cooperating with Yu Yunwen in reorganizing the army, and he did not know how many people were killed.
"Xuan!"
After sitting down on the chair, Zhao Shen spoke.
Not long after, a lean man in black entered the hall under the guidance of Wang Quan! This man was naturally Tu Huai!
Wang Quan withdrew directly, while Tu Huai fell to the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, Tu Huai, pays homage to you!"
The ministers of the Song Dynasty did not need to kneel down except for certain special occasions. However, Tu Huai knew who his rights came from, and he knew even more clearly that his position should be on thin ice. Furthermore, it is not strange to pay homage to many people! Therefore, he saw Zhao Shen , it has always been like this.
"What's up!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The day before yesterday, Your Majesty ordered us to investigate the rumors about Marquis Zhongwu. The rumors were raging, and many people were involved. His subordinates also brutally tortured some people, but the source of the rumors was still not found. .”
"Snapped!"
As soon as Zhao Shen slapped the table, he naturally knew that this matter was difficult to investigate, or even impossible to investigate, but he still had to get angry, right?
"What do I feed you for?
If you can’t find out these things, what use are you!”
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Tu Huai didn't defend himself, he just knelt down and kept buckling his head. After a few times, his forehead turned blood red.
Zhao Shen waved his hand impatiently, "Forget it, don't taint my land! Continue to investigate this matter secretly! Since there are rumors, some people will naturally continue to add fuel to the flames, and there will be even more people who will conspire with these people! Once these people appear , you are being watched closely by me, should you kill or fish for a long time, wait for my order!"
Zhao Shen studied the art of emperors' minds, so he naturally understood these things.
In fact, so-called rumors are not terrible, no matter how many people spread them.
The people are ignorant and forgetful. If no one intervenes, these rumors will probably disappear after a while.
Therefore, if someone wants to take advantage of this rumor, they must not only continue to add fuel to the flames, but also, at the critical moment, someone will definitely come forward to incite people's emotions.
"If you can't do it this time, just hand over the seal yourself!"
The Imperial City Secretary does dirty work for the emperor, so as a promotion, it is almost impossible to end well! If it were for other official positions, handing in the seal would just mean resigning, but for the Imperial City Secretary, handing in the seal is just a matter of resignation. If you seal the letter, then you are waiting to die.
This is the same as those of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, such as the East-West Manager and the Imperial Guard Admiral. How many of them can die peacefully and well?
"Subordinates take orders!"
Tu Huai quickly thanked him.
Then, Tu Huai whispered again, "Your Majesty, at three o'clock in the morning last night, Prince Enping entered the palace to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor, and stayed in the palace for an hour and a quarter! Your Majesty did not allow his subordinates to approach the Da'an Palace, so, specifically, I don’t know who the subordinates are, but it is reported that Prince Enping and the Supreme Emperor had a very happy conversation!"
After finishing speaking, seeing that Zhao Shen did not continue to speak, Tu Huai bowed again and retreated.
After Tu Huai left, Zhao Shen's brows began to wrinkle more and more tightly. It was not until about a stick of incense had passed that he suddenly laughed.
"Rumors! Prince Enping! Haha, it's a good idea! I hope these things don't have your hand, otherwise, I will completely liquidate the friendship back then.
Sometimes, it is best to have peace of mind. If it is not your own, even if you fight for it, you will not get the right results, or even cause some disasters to yourself."
"Or is it that after I succeeded to the throne, too many people felt that I was wrong and weak?"
"I hope that my sword will not fall on you..." Zhao Shen said to himself, but the light in his eyes became more sharp and cold!
There are some things he doesn't want to do, but that doesn't mean he can't do them!