Chapter 89: Heroes can also temporarily take advantage of traitors
Chapter 89: Heroes can also temporarily take advantage of traitors
"My dear, if you want to make meritorious deeds, report your father!"
"Haha!" Zhao Ji stopped smiling, his voice became stern, and said:
"I can be so outspoken and let Aiqing report my father, Taishi Cai.
Naturally, I have obtained evidence of Grand Master Cai’s crimes of betraying the country and being corrupt. My dear, please decide for yourself which side you stand on!"
In order to fight for power before, Cai You turned against his father Cai Jing and fought against each other. He even asked the Zhao Guan family to kill his fourth half-brother who was growing in power...
However, the original owner of Zhao Ji's body, Song Huizong, did not adopt Cai You's suggestion.
The time traveler Zhao Ji knows Cai You’s character very well.
Therefore, Zhao Ji used both kindness and power to win over him, asking him to report and provide evidence against his biological father, Cai Jing.
Sure enough, after Cai Youlue weighed the pros and cons, he immediately kowtowed and said:
"I, Cai You, will always be loyal to the official family, and my heart will be devoted to the country and the country of the Song Dynasty. I will always stand on the side of the official family.
The minister, Cai Youding, will exterminate his relatives for the sake of justice, sort out the evidence of my father's neglect of the country and corruption in his position as ruler over the years, write an exposé and report, and submit it to the officials.
However, my father has been in politics for many years and has been involved in a lot of corruption. It will take some time for Cai You to write the report."
Zhao Ji nodded and said: "I give you three days to write a report on Cai Jing's mischief, neglect of government, and evidence of corruption. Can you do it?"
Cai You was a little embarrassed, but he saw the vigorous and resolute style of the Zhao Guan family today, so he gritted his teeth and nodded:
"Even if I don't rest day and night, my minister Cai You will definitely fulfill the important trust entrusted to him by the officials."
Zhao Ji did not forget to encourage Cai You, who had turned against his father, and said with a smile:
"My dear, if I can accomplish this and eliminate evil for the country, I will definitely let my beloved ascend to the throne.
Also, Cai Aiqing has been expelled from the Taishi Mansion by her father for some time.
If Cai Jing is moved down, I will give it to you to live in the Grand Master's mansion.
However,
If the news of this matter leaks out, my dear father, I will let your father know this secret.
Or maybe Aiqing deceived me when she wrote the memorial to report my father-in-law.
Then, I will hold Cai Aiqing accountable for having a close personal relationship with the demon Taoist Lin Lingsu and deceiving me into believing in the demon Tao and taking poisonous elixirs!"
Cai You was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat and had already wet his middle coat.
He immediately knelt in front of Zhao Ji again, kowtowed repeatedly, and vowed to fulfill the important trust entrusted to him by Zhao Guan's family...
Zhao Ji knew that Cai You, the treacherous villain in front of him, had indeed been in power in history, but not for a long time. His ending was tragic, and of course he deserved it:
Six years later, in the first year of Jingkang (AD 1126), according to historical records, the original owner of his body was Prince Zhao Huan. After Song Qinzong came to the throne, he demoted Cai You, who was in the prime minister position, to Taizhong doctor, and demoted him to Taizhong doctor.
He was resettled by the Wan'an Army and died in a demoted place.
In history, Cai You was only forty-nine years old when he was sentenced to death.
Zhao Ji said to Cai You meaningfully:
"As long as you are truly loyal to me and serve me well, your fate may change!"
Cai You didn't understand the profound meaning of Zhao Ji's words, but he still kowtowed and thanked him.
Zhao Ji waved his robe sleeves and said, "Please step aside, my dear, and write a memorial as soon as you get back."
"My minister, Cai You, obeys the decree and will definitely live up to the holy hope!"
Cai You broke into a cold sweat, and receiving a secret message from an official was like Mount Tai weighing on his back.
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After Cai You withdrew, Zhao Ji ordered the personal subordinates of the Imperial City Department to take command, prepare a guard of honor, and arrange troops to march to Moutuogang, northwest of Kaifeng outer city, Bianliang capital under martial law.
I personally followed the official's order and left the main hall. According to the order, I arranged for Zhao Guan's family to go to Moutuogang to review the horses.
This is not Zhao Ji's high-profile trip. After all, martial law has been established along the way in advance and there is military protection. It is safe to leave the city to go to Moutuogang in the northwest of the city to read horses.
Zhao Ji was really not afraid of letting the Forbidden Army generals stationed in Moutuogang know in advance that they would deceive the emperor when he went to inspect them.
If anyone can get me tens of thousands more military horses, even if it's through fraud, I will definitely promote that person's official position.
At this time, the eunuch Yang Jian asked to see him.
Zhao Jixuan and Yang Jian entered the palace.
"Cough cough cough..." Yang Jian started coughing before entering the palace.
Holding a roster in his hand, Yang Jian walked into the palace and paid homage to the emperor and his ministers...
With a smile on his face, Yang Jian presented the list of officials who had pledged donations to Genyue to Zhao Guan's family.
Zhao Ji flipped through it briefly and then turned directly to the last page. He saw that Yang Jian, the great eunuch who was good at collecting people's wealth, was quite good at keeping accounts.
The last page of this pledge list lists the total amount of money pledged by more than a hundred civil servants of sixth grade or above in Beijing:
Five hundred and eleven thousand three hundred and forty-six dollars.
Zhao Ji frowned slightly. This was quite different from what he expected to be able to collect a total of one million yuan from the civil servants!
When Yang Jian saw Zhao Guan's displeasure, he immediately knelt down and said:
"Old slave, I have tried my best.
However, the money that officials can donate is calculated based on the total salary given by the imperial court.
The old slave is stupid and it is not easy to find out the private wealth of the officials!
If the officials give the old slave some more time, they will surely be able to find out how much private wealth the officials have?"
Zhao Ji nodded to express understanding.
This is just like before Zhao Ji traveled through time, in modern society, if there was a need for donations, celebrities in the entertainment industry and CEOs of private companies would dare to donate huge sums of money openly, but no public officials would dare to donate huge sums of money openly. p>
The reason is very simple. If a public official donates a huge sum of money from unknown sources (several times higher than his total salary over the years), isn't this equivalent to telling the world that he is a corrupt criminal?
However, Zhao Ji felt that by allowing all the civil servants to visit Genyue this time, they could squeeze out a total of 511,346 guan of money, which should be enough for the military expenses he would need to conquer Fang La in person.
This can’t be blamed on my cruelty. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, I have been generously supporting scholar-bureaucrats like you. Your salary is so high that it is ‘unprecedented and unprecedented’.
Zhao Jidao: "I am very pleased that Mr. Yang has done his job well and raised so much money for the Song Dynasty treasury."
"Cough cough cough..." Yang Jian knelt down to thank him, coughed a few times, and said:
"I feel very comfortable when I can run errands for the government!"
"Haha!" Zhao Ji was amused and said to himself: "Then I will make you, an old eunuch who was good at plundering and squeezing people's wealth, feel more 'comfortable'!"
Zhao Ji closed the list of civilian pledges and asked deliberately: "Mr. Yang, how much money have been raised this time?"
Yang Jian's memory is very good, but his memory for money numbers is better.
He replied: "A total of five hundred and eleven thousand three hundred and forty-six dollars!"
Zhao Ji asked again: "How much is the difference between this and 600,000 yuan?"
Yang Jian vaguely felt that something was wrong, but when Zhao Guanjia asked him, he did not dare to answer truthfully:
"There is still a shortfall of 88,654 guans from 600,000 guans!"
"Taifu Yang's math skills are very good." After Zhao Ji finished praising him, he changed the subject and said:
"I have always known that Taifu Yang is good at business and has a rich family.
In the past, when Taifu Yang was presiding over the construction of the Imperial Hall, the Nine Tripods, the Dasheng Mansion, and the Longde Palace, he made a lot of money privately, right?!"
"Bang bang bang!" Yang Jian was thunderous when he heard the words, and he was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.
He was about to open his mouth to defend himself, but was interrupted by Zhao Guanjia.
"Taifu Yang, don't panic, I have always trusted and valued Ai Qing." Zhao Ji said leisurely:
"Don't panic!
It’s just a small amount of money. I don’t care if Taifu Yang makes a profit from it.
I also know that Taifu Zhao implemented the 'Western City' system in the east of Jingdong, the west of Jingdong, the west of Huaihe, and the north of Huaibei, and ordered the people to rent barren land. The rent collected should be as much as more than 100,000 yuan?!" p>
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(Yimin is a consistent coin. A consistent coin is a thousand copper coins strung together.
However, in the Song Dynasty, rent money and tax money were called "痼".)