The first thousand and forty-fifth chapters use force to control the text
Zhao Kai is not only handsome, but his voice is also very magnetic and his tone of voice is very gentle. However, it sounds creepy!
In order to get rid of the Privy Council and make money on his own, Wang Fu set up the Economic Affairs Office to take charge of the war against Jin. The method of collecting military rations can be said to be extremely simple and crude. According to head count, how much each person must pay, no matter how much money each person must pay.
If you hand it over, I will take someone to get it myself. To put it simply, it is just robbing, and that’s it. You have to be arrested to hold you accountable.
However, Wang Fu was targeting those common people. These ministers had no flesh on their bodies, so they didn't know how painful it was. Now that Zhao Kai was mentioning the old things again and wanted to attack them, he felt extremely frightened. This is tantamount to
Concealed house confiscation!
Zhang Bangchang said angrily: "Your Highness, what you are doing is inappropriate for the situation, reason and law. We have not violated the law, not to mention we also want to defend Kaifeng Mansion. Why do you do this? How is it different from robbery?"
Wu Min also said: "The emperor cannot do this. If you do this, it is too overbearing."
"Yes! You are killing the goose that lays the egg."
"We are willing to support His Highness, but with so much, we really can't afford it, so I can't accept your order."
...
This is related to their own interests. Their tone is really tougher than the other. If all of them can speak for the people like this, how could the Song Dynasty have fallen to this!
Just when they were strongly criticizing Zhao Kai, they suddenly heard a swish sound and saw Zhao Kai suddenly pull out the sword from his waist. The ministers were stunned on the spot with fear.
Zhao Kai said nothing, swung his sword and struck down.
His sword struck right between Huang Xinren, the Salt and Iron Envoy, and Liang Ji, the Duzhi Envoy. You must know that the Third Division is in charge of the world's finances, and they clearly want money! They were so frightened that the two men screamed and sat down.
On the ground.
Snapped!
The sword really cut iron like clay. With one strike, the long table was immediately split into two. With a crash, it collapsed from the middle.
Huang and Liang were both scared to death.
Not to mention the two of them, the other ministers were also sweating coldly.
Is this still a country of literati?
In the Song Dynasty, except for the two brothers Zhao Kuangyin, the other emperors were very gentle and played many political tricks, but no one liked to wield swords.
The common people were also dumbfounded. It turned out that this was how the court meeting was held!
The whole place was silent, and only faint and rapid breathing could be heard.
Zhao Kai had a straight face, pointed his long sword towards the table on the ground, and said: "Whoever dares to hinder my defense of Kaifeng, this will be his fate."
After all, Jiang Daoyan was a government official. He mustered up the courage and reprimanded: "Nonsense, you are just fooling around. What's the difference between you and those robbers? You have really brought the royal family's face to shame. I-"
--I---."
He originally wanted to go to the emperor to impeach Zhao Kai. But suddenly he thought that the emperor had already disappeared, so he changed his mind and said, "I will never allow you to do such nonsense."
Obviously, he still lacks understanding of the current Zhao Kai.
Zhao Kai pointed his long sword directly at Jiang Daoyan and shouted angrily: "You bastard. Do you still understand the difference between superiority and inferiority? What is your intention of repeatedly obstructing my defense of Kaifeng? Come here, take this person down for me."
"yes!"
His guards immediately ran over, swish, swish. They showed off their swords and surrounded the ministers. Two of them even put their knives directly on Jiang Daoyan's neck.
Obviously, he came prepared, this was simply a Hongmen Banquet.
Jiang Daoyan never expected that Zhao Kai would actually do this. This was simply unbelievable in the Song Dynasty!
This frightened the ministers. They also understood that Zhao Kai was definitely not joking. In this tense atmosphere, they suddenly remembered something and turned their eyes to one person. This person was Li Qi, who had been silent.
.
Although Zhao Kai was the regent, he only had a small amount of military power in his hands. Before Song Huizong left, he divided the military symbols into two and gave them to Zhao Kai and Li Qi. This was also for them to check and balance each other, but Li Qi temporarily replaced Gao Qiu.
He has the position of commanding the three yamen. Therefore, Li Qi holds much greater military power than Zhao Kai!
If Zhao Kai wants to be tough, he must first get Li Qi's support, otherwise, he will not be able to be tough at all, and they also know that Li Qi and Zhao Kai have had many grievances before, and if this makes Zhao Kai
Li Qi is not immune to such nonsense!
He didn't expect this guy to make such a big fuss. Li Qi was secretly surprised, but when things got to this point, he had no choice but to go on, stood up, and said to the guards: "Take the knife back first.
"
The guards were in a very difficult position. On one side was the regent, and on the other was the infantry commander who held military power. It was neither appropriate to accept them nor to accept them.
It wasn't until Zhao Kai nodded lightly that they took back their knives.
The other ministers saw this and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. If Li Qi was on their side, Zhao Kai would not be able to make trouble.
For a moment, all eyes were focused on Li Qi.
Li Qi took a deep breath and said, "Didn't you realize that I was the only one who didn't get the so-called information?"
The ministers looked in front of him and saw that he was not there. Just now, they all had their own agendas and did not pay so much attention. Moreover, Li Qi had been silent and kept a low profile, so no one paid attention to him.
Could it be that these two are having an affair?
You are the gays. Li Qi could see what they were thinking at a glance, cursed secretly, and explained: "The reason is very simple, because His Highness must have sent someone to investigate me, and he knows that I am so poor now."
Jingle."
Are you Li Qiqiong? You believe me! You are at least among the top three in the wealth list among the ministers of the DPRK!
"Don't you believe it, but the truth is true. There is no need for me to lie to you." Li Qi opened his hands and said: "To be honest, I only just found out about His Highness's intentions, but coincidentally, His Highness and I came up with the idea.
Went. I have already spent all my money in Zuixianju and exchanged it for food to supplement the military rations. My money in Zuixianju is not small. It is easy to find such a lot of food.
, you are also welcome to check.
Everyone knows that I, Li Qi, am an out-and-out businessman. I believe it is difficult to find someone who loves money more than me. Moreover, everyone who has dealt with me, Li Qi, also knows that I, Li Qi,
I do all kinds of business, except losing money. Why did I spend all my money to buy military rations for the imperial court for free this time?"
The ministers were silent in response. It was indeed difficult for them to understand.
Seeing that these people were unwilling to be trusted, Li Qi had no choice but to continue: "Because this is the only way we can make a profit so far. The most painful thing in the world is when someone dies and the money has not been used up. I don't
I am willing to accept this pain. Therefore, at this time, I spent all the money at once. This is definitely not a negative statement. It is a very realistic statement. Because we are now forced to a dead end.
We officials usually support each other and respond to every call, which is very noble, but now it is all nonsense. Our only value is to lead the people to protect our homeland, but that also requires the people to be willing to listen to us, and we will suffer.
Eat delicacies from the mountains and seas. Let the people eat food that even pigs despise, sit on the ground in the open, freeze and starve. If it were you. Would you be willing to sacrifice your life for this city, this court, or even us? Even if they
I am willing, but I have no strength! If the city of Kaifeng is destroyed, will the gold, silver, and food in your home still be yours? Will your wife and your daughter still be yours? Why would we rather leave these to you?
The Jin Army is not willing to give it to our own people. After all, every penny you have is not given by the people. Why are you still thinking about your own interests at this time?"
These ministers lowered their heads after what Li Qi said. Their decades of books had really been read into the dog's belly.
Li Qi glanced coldly, and continued: "Maybe now, we will lose something, but have you ever thought that once we win, we will be the heroes of our Song Dynasty, and promotion to the rank will not be a problem.
Everything has come back. As long as I am good at Song Dynasty, we will have endless glory and wealth. If we lose, we may even lose our lives. In this game, the bet is our wealth and life. And we will win.
The key to defeat lies in whether all of us in the city can work together and share the joys and sorrows. As the art of war goes, the right time, place and people, and people's hearts are the key to victory.
Of course, I am very opposed to His Highness's simple and crude method, but his starting point is still for our sake. He does not ask for a penny from you, he is just a little anxious. But in this situation, can he not be anxious? Once
If Kaifeng makes a mistake, then he is a sinner through the ages. I am not saying this to make everyone understand him, because this is really too hypocritical, but I believe that everyone is also a sensible person."
In terms of eloquence, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with him in this life. Zhao Kai stood aside, silent, just praising him silently in his heart.
Those ministers were not stupid. After hearing what Li Qi said, they felt that it was the same. It was too late to escape now. If Kaifeng City was broken, their situation would only be worse. Moreover, he also knew that Li Qi
This is a step down for them. If they don't agree now, they will break up with each other when the time comes, and they, the literati, will only be looking for embarrassment in the face of those powerful men.
Under the influence of sticks and red dates, these ministers finally agreed to Zhao Kai's request.
However, Zhao Kai was afraid that things would change if it was too late, so he only gave them two days. Within two days, the houses must be vacated for the people to live in. They and their relatives would go to the palace to live. In addition, their homes
The food in stock was almost distributed to Kaifeng's soldiers and civilians, and he himself had to make do with simple meals.
After the goal was achieved, Zhao Kai announced the end of the court meeting.
This court meeting also allowed those ministers to experience Zhao Kai's iron fist. Presumably no one was willing to go against Zhao Kai before Song Huizong came back.
Li Qi looked at the lonely figures of the ministers who were gradually retreating. He turned his head and smiled at Zhao Kai beside him: "Your Highness, what a good trick!"
Zhao Kai smiled and said, "How about this move?"
"High! Really high!"
Li Qi gave a thumbs up and asked curiously: "I just don't know where your highness learned this trick? Could it be from beggar Fengxiang?".
Zhao Kai rolled his eyes at him and said: "Don't talk nonsense. In fact, I learned this from Taizu Sheng's cup of wine to release military power. When Taizu Sheng faced a group of military generals, he used the literati method to take back military power. I
I thought of going in the opposite direction and using the method of military generals to deal with these scholars. Fortunately, I achieved my goal and did not lose the face of Taizu."
Li Qi raised his head forward and said with a smile: "You will get far more than this. For you today, the harvest will be immeasurable."
It has to be said that Zhao Kai's move did make Li Qi a little unexpected, but he was more applauded. This shows that Zhao Kai has indeed matured a lot.
Zhao Kai is undoubtedly the biggest winner today. Although he paid almost all the money, food, and the interests of these ministers, he has gained the hearts and minds of the people and the military, which is enough. Now is the era of war, and the DPRK
These pedantic civil servants have almost no effect, and it would be good if they don't help. Zhao Kai's goal is to win this battle, these civil servants cannot help him achieve this goal, and only the army and people of Kaifeng can give him all this
, he naturally wants to please the military and the people, not these ministers.
This is also the reason why he chose to hold the court meeting here. He just wanted to let the people know intuitively that the current regent is completely different from the previous emperor. But the best must be given to them first.
Those common people have never received such kindness. How can they not remember Zhao Kai? Although Zhao Kai spent a precious day, he was able to win the hearts and minds of the people of Kaifeng Mansion. This is definitely a good deal!
Of course, Zhao Kai got much more than that. He also used this to consolidate his power and establish his status as regent in one fell swoop. This is what he must do. Because there is still a big difference between a regent and an emperor. These
The ministers hope to do things for the emperor more than for the regent. Because you, the regent, have the emperor, you have no right to appoint me or give me anything. It is up to the emperor to decide. I will try my best to help you.
If you don't get any benefit at all, then why should I fawn over you?
Zhao Kai understands his situation very well. He also knows that the weaker you appear to these ministers, the less they will take you seriously. Moreover, no matter how well you do, as long as you are not the emperor for one day, they will
They won't surrender to you, and since they won't be loyal to you no matter what you do, it's better to cut the knot quickly and use force to frighten them first, so that you can feel safe for a while.
But the situation of those military generals is very different. They usually suffered from the bullying of these civil servants. Now someone finally made the decision for them. Invisibly, their status was improved and they were given enough respect. They would naturally lean towards Zhao.
Kai this way, not towards the emperor.
But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Zhao Kai's move also put his own future on the line. The reason why he is so tough now is all because Song Huizong and Cai Jing have left, and the military power is on his side. In this chaos,
Now, he can cut through the mess quickly and no one dares to disobey him, but he has offended 90% of the ministers in the court. This is an indisputable fact. If his plan fails, then even if he defends Kaifeng Mansion, once Song Huizong comes back,
If he takes back his military power, he will never be able to turn around again, and his life will be very difficult.
Zhao Kai looked up and saw pairs of eyes filled with tears of gratitude looking at him. He first smiled politely at the people and then said: "Maybe you think that my move is mainly to win the hearts and minds of the people, but it is not the case.
When I was in the northwest, I talked with some generals. According to them, when refugees gather together and have no food to eat, there is a high probability that epidemics will occur. Throughout the ages, many city defense battles have been caused by plagues in the city, which eventually led to
Therefore, I must try to avoid this phenomenon and arrange a clean residence for them as soon as possible. This matter must not be delayed for a moment, otherwise, once the plague spreads, even if we have thousands of troops, we will not be able to resist the plague.
erosion."
Li Qi had never thought about this, because he had no experience in defending the city, and he was sweating coldly. If it were true as Zhao Kai said, it would be really fatal. He said with lingering fear: "I didn't expect that your highness would consider it so much."
"Xiao Xing, there are so many refugees now, we really need to be prepared to prevent the plague, I will let Qin Hui arrange this. However, Your Highness, I think you should discuss it with me for such a big move in the future."
Zhao Kai rolled his eyes and said, "I would like to discuss it with you, but your heart is full of your lovely wives, so you have to give me a chance."
"Uh... Well, His Highness made a wise decision, of course I believe in His Highness." Li Qi said, wiping cold sweat.
"You guy."
Zhao Kai shook his head with a wry smile, walked up to the common people, and followed Li Qi's example. He didn't talk about big principles, but was more practical, just follow me and have food and shelter.
In fact, based on what Zhao Kai did today, the people were already very satisfied. They all knelt down and thanked Zhao Kai with tears in their eyes. With choked words, they all expressed their willingness to follow the regent to the death.
Zhao Kai comforted them again and saw that it was getting late, so he asked his servants to arrange for them to stay, and told them to take good care of themselves and care about whether anyone around them was sick.
Afterwards, he went back with Li Qi.
On the way back, the chirping of frogs in the fields finally gave them a moment of peace.
"Your Highness, you are so eloquent just now!" Li Qi said as he walked.
Zhao Kai smiled bitterly and said: "If these words were said by others, I might feel a little happy, but if they were said by you, I would only think that you are deliberately sarcastic. I learned all this from you.
, when it comes to eloquence, I am far inferior to you!"
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Your Highness is really flattering me. I am an honest person. I say whatever I want. I never deceive or lie to others. I don't understand what eloquence is at all."
Am I lying? Zhao Kai said seriously: "It turns out that what I learned from you is not eloquence, but honesty!"
The two burst into laughter.
After laughing, Zhao Kai said with a solemn expression: "Although we have millions of soldiers and civilians, our combat capabilities are still too low, and our defense is already very weak, let alone attack. Alas...! By the way, the Western Army
How about the side?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Your Highness, are you kidding? The Western Army is different from other armies. It is the army that every emperor values most. Without military symbols, no one can mobilize it. We only obtained the military power yesterday, so you also
You know, I just sent people to Fengxiang last night, how could I get the news so quickly? Moreover, Tong Guan has transferred 30,000 troops. Anyway, no matter what, I can only rely on myself now."
Zhao Kai said awkwardly: "I was too anxious. But I am very worried now. So many Western troops have been mobilized at once, and the northwest side---"
What he just said was "relaxing", but that was all for the ministers. In fact, the real situation was quite serious. Xixia had already surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. Their sending troops must have been planned long ago, with the purpose of defeating the Song Dynasty.
One guard is too much to take care of.
Fortunately, Xixia had its own plans, and the domestic situation in Xixia was also in a period of turmoil. If not, the Song Dynasty would be really in danger.
Li Qi frowned deeply and said: "There is nothing we can do about this. We now have no ability to fight on both sides. If we don't mobilize the Western Army, even if we tenaciously defend Kaifeng, we will not have any chance to defeat them. We need an army that can fight head-on."
The Jin army fought. If Xixia really invades, we can only choose to give in and send people to negotiate and deal with it. It is inevitable to suffer some losses. However, Xixia has to rely on our Song Dynasty in many aspects. As long as Kaifeng
If you don’t lose anything, I believe they will have some scruples, and at most they will just make some small moves to get some advantages, which for us is a profit.”
Zhao Kai looked up to the sky and sighed, "This is truly a troubled autumn."
Li Qidao: "But heroes also come from troubled times." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better novels and faster updates!