Zhao Si looked at the still sparse main hall and felt a little guilty. It had been three days since the new emperor ascended the throne, and there were still less than half of the ministers in the main hall. Can he, the emperor, be able to sit firmly?
In his spare time, after the initial excitement and excitement had passed, he even started to complain a little about this heavenly throne.
Originally, he was a good prince, living a happy and carefree life, but now once Yang Lin loses power, he is almost certain to die.
He has no foundation of his own at all and relies entirely on Yang Lin and his 120,000 northwest soldiers.
Zhao Si coughed slightly and asked: "My dear friends, all the ministers did not come to the morning court without any reason. It has been more than three days. What should I do?"
Yang Lin winked, and Xu Zhichang, who had just returned to Beijing, stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this generation ignores the laws of the court, how can they hold official positions again. I propose to record all the officials who are registered in Bianliang and who are absent from work without excuse.
, they can all be demoted to common people."
The biggest advantage of launching a coup is that you no longer have to stick to the decadent framework of the Song Dynasty, and can use the most direct method to solve previously troublesome problems.
Don't come to court? I'll just kick you all off. The Song Dynasty lacks everything, except officials and people who want to be officials.
When Zhao Si heard this, his heart pounded again. This group of people was really scary. They would kill people at every turn, and would be dismissed from office if they did not come to court. The Song Dynasty had been a civilized country for hundreds of years, but had never seen such a tyrannical and overbearing court.
Yang Lin nodded lightly and said nothing. All the officials behind him bowed down: "I second the proposal."
Zhao Si took a look and simply broke the jar. Anyway, those who didn't come would definitely not be of the same mind as him. It was better to rely on these ruthless people.
"Accurate!"
Soon, Zhao Si announced in court that Yang Lin was appointed as the Grand Prime Minister of Zhongshu. From Shao Zai to Da Zai, he went from a minister to the position of chief prime minister of the Song Dynasty.
Yang Lin repeatedly resigned and strongly recommended Zhang Shangying to become prime minister. Zhao Si had no choice but to agree.
I am too young and have great power at this time. There is no need to pursue the false reputation of prime minister. I can refuse the title of King Yan. What is there to be reluctant to be a prime minister in name? Liang Shicheng is not a prime minister, and Huizong was not a prime minister a few years ago.
He has the final say.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, the imperial court issued a notice to establish the pro-military Duwei Mansion to govern the Yiluan Division and be in charge of the emperor's guard of honor and bodyguards. The Duwei Mansion set up one person for promotion and four officials, all of whom were positions below the fifth rank.
There are many high-ranking officials in Bianliang, and they are only officials of the fifth rank. Of course, they are not in the eyes of the public. This is how the Duwei Mansion was established in a low-key manner.
The promotion was carried out by Yin Muhong. The four officers were all Yuhou from the Long Live Battalion, and the personnel were all from the former Intelligence Department of the Long Live Battalion.
This Intelligence Department is secretive. Few people know about it. The outside world doesn't care about this newly built government office. Everyone's focus is on the matter of dismissal from office if they don't go to the morning meeting.
Cai Jing's mansion in front of Jinliang Bridge was packed with people at this time.
Everyone looked ugly, and there was a buzz of discussion, as if a swarm of flies had gathered together. There were always people standing on tiptoe looking into the mansion, waiting for news to come from there.
It is a pity that the door of Cai's mansion is tightly closed, and there is no sign of opening it. Cai Jing is unable to protect himself at this time, and has been given an ultimatum to go to Hangzhou for retirement.
Hangzhou Bosi was another hometown of Yang Lin. Once he left Bianliang, he could be said to have completely become a marginalized person in the Song Dynasty.
Cai Jing has been waiting for Yang Lin to come to him. Unfortunately, it has been three days and Yang Lin still has not come.
The people gathered on the Jinliang Bridge were all wearing official robes. Purple and gold official robes were not common, and green robes and blue robes were everywhere.
They refused to go to court, still not believing that warriors could cover the sky with one hand, and were waiting for the day when the situation would turn around.
But the imperial court issued an order to depose them as common people, which is unbearable. I am just making trouble, so you can dismiss me directly? Where in the Song Dynasty has the literati been treated like this? We are all civil servants with Jinshi background, so we have life-saving charms.
You can do whatever you want.
Looking at any dynasty, civil servants would not dare to be so arrogant. Even the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, who were more bastard than them, were not as arrogant as them.
Fortunately, the imperial court has not taken action against them yet. The first thing Yang Lin attacked was the Forbidden Army in Bianliang. The northwest army's horses were showing off their power and power, and they were all inspecting the Forbidden Army generals in Bianliang City. At this moment, I don't know how many high-ranking Forbidden Army members are destroying their homes.
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A young purple-robed official was surrounded by people. He was Li Bangyan, a member of Zhongshushe. He had a handsome appearance and good looks. He called himself "Li Prodigal" and worked for Wen Min. Everything caught Zhao Ji's eyes.
In addition, he was able to work hard and please Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng, so he was promoted very quickly.
At this time, he was spitting and passionate: "Yang Lin is really ruthless! You must have seen his soldiers before, they are all tigers and wolves from the northwest. Don't you think they are familiar? This is the reincarnation of Dong Zhuo from Xiliang.
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I never thought that the likes of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao would actually be seen in the Song Dynasty! The imperial army was completely empty. Fortunately, I know that the sky is high and the sky is high, so I dare not offend the scholar-bureaucrats like us. You must know that the world of the Song Dynasty is ruled by the king and we. If you dare
If we destroy our generation, the world will be in turmoil. He, Yang Lin, has a strong army, so what? Isn’t he dead and his nation destroyed? The foundation of the country is shaken, and the dynasty has raised its soldiers for hundreds of years, and it has been a day of sacrifice for justice. Today is the day!
Even if we don't go to the early court, we won't agree to dismissal from office. How can the mighty Song Dynasty allow the son of a merchant to control the court and be powerful and independent!"
The officials surrounding him applauded and shouted curses, which spread in all directions.
When everyone was excited and enthusiastic, they heard the sound of horse hoofs rumbling in. Everyone's expressions suddenly changed due to the excitement. Some of them moved quickly and thoughtlessly and slipped out without saying a word, ready to run away at any time.
What they saw was a group of knights dressed as forbidden guards. When everyone saw that they were not vicious northwest soldiers who were prone to killing people, their courage suddenly returned.
These former Bianliang masters, officials and ministers of the Song Dynasty, pointed at the visitors and spat and cursed, and they really behaved like high-ranking scholars and famous ministers.
Suddenly, a crack opened in the middle of the knight, and a guard led the horse, carrying Yin Muhong, to the crowd.
Someone recognized this person, who was the origin of the chaos, Yang Lin's henchman Yin Muhong. It was after he was imprisoned that Yang Lin led troops to the capital.
Li Bangyan sneered and stepped out of the queue and said: "Yin Muhong, here are all the imperial officials. Who are you? How dare you ride a horse in front of us and why don't you come down to salute."
Yin Muhong's face was as dark as water, and he said in a cold voice: "You have been stripped of your official body. Now that you are gathering for no reason to slander the imperial court, you must take off your court clothes. I have come here under the emperor's order. I will give you a stick of incense and you will have to take off your clothes."
Everyone goes back to their homes, or else they will be killed without mercy."
When everyone heard this, they actually asked them to take off their clothes and go back home. This was not a polite act.
There were shouts and curses everywhere, and many people threw stones at Xiaoqi. While they were having fun, Jinliang Bridge was already surrounded by people.
A knight dismounted and lit an incense stick at the end of the Golden Liang Bridge.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little colder. Everyone no longer felt confident and looked a little scared to the left and right.
Li Bangyan suppressed his fear and said loudly: "Don't be afraid of them, let's rush out and see what they can do."
Everyone was squeezing to cross the bridge, and suddenly a crossbow arrow shot through the throats of the first few officials.
Li Bangyan quickly took off his clothes, got out holding his clothes, was held down by several knights, and was escorted to Yin Muhong.
At this time, the massacre had begun on the bridge, and the screams were like ghosts crying and wolves howling.
Under the Jinliang Bridge, a long stretch of the river was dyed blood red. Many warriors rode by the river, shooting at those who jumped into the river to escape.
Li Bangyan smelled the strong smell of blood, and then he realized that the determination and courage of this group of people might really be no less than that of Dong Zhuo back then.
"Yin Tiju, spare your life, I have already taken off my official uniform!"
Yin Muhong looked at this high official of the imperial court, who was once a member of the Central Academy of Sciences, with no trace of contempt in his eyes. He shook his head and said, "Put him on and chop him off!"
On the fourth day after the new king ascended the throne, three hundred old officials of the Song Dynasty were beheaded on the Jinliang Bridge. No one survived. This is known as the Jinliang Bridge Massacre in history.