Chapter 0592 A group of beasts showing their fangs
The news of the imperial court's treatment of the Mu, Qian, and Meng families quickly spread.
The fate of the three families was different. Some were killed, some were exiled, and some were demoted to common people.
After getting the wind, many people roughly guessed who gave the order.
The three families of Mu, Qian and Meng have caused quite a stir this time.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty took action, overtly or covertly.
If the two people in the inner court wanted to deal with them, there would be no other way than killing them all in one go.
Because only by killing them all in one breath can the turmoil caused by the Mu, Qian, and Meng families be quickly subsided.
In both the government and the public, there is only one person who can deal with the three families in such a chaotic situation.
That is Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen issued an order to seal the coffin of the three families, and the civil and military ministers who were shouting at the three families to kill them all stopped.
The leader of the Criminal Department, together with Dali Temple, Kaifeng Prefecture Yamen, and the Inspection Department, investigated and dealt with the properties of the Mu, Qian, and Meng families, and at the same time arrested all the people from the three families and put them in prison.
At the same time, documents for the arrest of other people from the three families were also expedited from Babaili and sent to various places quickly.
After receiving the documents from the imperial court, the government offices in various places will clear out the properties of the three companies in various places as soon as possible, arrest the personnel of the three companies in various places, and then send them to Bianjing City together.
The three major merchants who were once famous in the Song Dynasty have since become a thing of the past.
The raids on wealthy families did not cause much trouble in the Song Dynasty. Except for some of the same wealthy families who felt their lips were dying, the ordinary poor people were not affected at all.
The people below are investigating and dealing with the affairs of the Mu, Qian, and Meng families.
Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Wang Zeng, and Lu Yijian do not need to go into battle shirtless.
The four of them moved from Zishi Hall to Yanfu Palace.
After eating a simple meal.
The other four people from the Six Ministers, as well as the chief and deputy envoys of the Privy Council, arrived at the palace.
Zhao Zhen led Kou Ji, Wang Zeng, and Lu Yijian into the main hall of Yanfu Palace under the attention of the other six people.
After a simple salute.
The other six people were slightly stunned.
Almost all the chief officials of the Inner Court, the Privy Council, and the six ministries have arrived, except for one person.
Zhang Shixun.
Zhao Zhen summoned them all, there must be something important to discuss that would affect the Song Dynasty.
But Zhao Zhen excluded Zhang Shixun.
Zhao Zhen's dissatisfaction with Zhang Shixun was so obvious.
The six of them felt it clearly.
Among the six people, no one spoke for Zhang Shixun.
No one complained about Zhang Shixun.
Zhang Shixun was on the same level as them, and even a little inferior to the Privy Council envoys and deputies.
They don't need to curry favor with Zhang Shixun.
Zhao Zhen clearly dislikes seeing Zhang Shixun. For them, not only is it not bad news, but it is also good news.
There are only a few positions in the DPRK that can really hold great power.
There are only a few positions in the DPRK that can really participate in the decision-making of major issues in the DPRK.
One carrot and one pit.
Zhang Shixun's fall would not only not affect their status in the court, but would also free up positions for them to fight for their own people.
Therefore, from the time the six of them entered the palace until Zhao Zhen opened his mouth, no one mentioned Zhang Shixun.
It was as if there was no such person in the court.
Zhao Zhen sat high up, staring at the nine important ministers under him, and said in a slightly heavy voice: "I am calling you here today because I have a big matter to discuss with you."
Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, Kou Ji and others sat on both sides of Zhao Zhen's head according to their different civil and military affiliations.
After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, the nine of them did not speak, and all acted like they were listening.
"I am very dissatisfied with Xixia's interference in the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty. I intend to teach Xixia a lesson, but I am afraid of shocking the envoys of other foreign countries, so I intend to appease the envoys of other foreign countries.
I am ready to sign an alliance with other foreign envoys."
As soon as these words came out.
The nine people have different expressions.
Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, and Kou Ji knew the inside story, so they sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did not speak.
Cao Wei's expression remained as usual.
Gao Gao Gong frowned slightly.
Zhang Zhibai looked puzzled.
Wang Yunsheng and Li Zhaoliang glanced at Kou Ji intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing that Kou Ji looked as usual, there was no expression on their faces.
The remaining person, like Zhang Zhibai, was a little confused.
After a short silence, Gao Chugong frowned and said, "Do you want... to ask for peace?"
Gao Chugong disagreed with Zhao Zhen's words.
Strongly disagree.
The Song Dynasty had no choice but to seek peace from the Liao Kingdom.
But who are those subordinates? Do they have the right to let the Song Dynasty sue for peace from them?
Although Gao Chugong is greedy, he is also a member of the main war faction.
He is the only veteran among everyone here who has personally witnessed the various changes in the Taizu Dynasty, Taizong Dynasty, and Zhenzong Dynasty.
He witnessed with his own eyes the change of power in the Song Dynasty, and also witnessed with his own eyes how Wu Xun changed from prosperity to decline.
Wu Xun's status has now become very dangerous.
If the foundation is not stable, the possibility of collapse is extremely high.
Although the Zhao royal family has always fulfilled its promise of resting with the country.
But whether you can truly rest with your country and whether you can keep your family fortune depends on yourself.
The Cao family now has a queen. If they get another prince, then the three generations of the Cao family will have no worries.
The Gao family is different.
Although the Gao family has accomplished descendants, they are still lagging behind Cao Yi, Pan Su and others.
Not to mention that there are monsters like Kou Ji in the court.
If he does not take the opportunity now to help the Gao family consolidate its foundation, the Gao family will most likely be separated from the center of power in a few decades.
Once the Gao family leaves the center of power, unless a very powerful evildoer appears, it will be difficult to enter the center of power again.
Civil servants spared no effort to suppress Wu Xun.
Once the military heroes leave the center of power, the civil servants standing in the center of power will definitely beat up the fallen dog without hesitation.
Gao Chugong knew very well where the foundation of martial arts was.
To the warriors, money is just the best thing on the cake, and military exploits are the foundation for them to establish themselves in the Song Dynasty.
So while he was making money, he was also eager for war.
Especially after Zhu Neng was granted the title of Duke, his desire for war became even greater.
In Gao Chuanggong's eyes, Zhu Neng was a poor person. Even though Zhu Neng was now an official, in his eyes, Zhu Neng was still a poor person.
A person who has settled down in a poor household can be able to catch up to the latecomers, and by virtue of his military exploits, he can reach the point where he is on an equal footing with him.
How can he sit still?
In the previous imperial court, everyone was vying to be a salted fish, so it didn't matter if he followed suit.
But today's court is almost full of calls for war, so naturally he can no longer be a salted fish.
Because if he continues to be in charge, he may really turn into a salty fish.
After hearing Gao Chugong's words, Cao Wei smiled and shook his head, "It's impossible to seek peace..."
Cao Wei narrowed his eyes and added faintly, "Those tribesmen are not qualified to ask for peace with me, the Song Dynasty. If they dare to have this idea, then ask them if they are willing to use my Cao Wei's sword."
willing."
Gao Chugong frowned and said, "But what the officials mean..."
Cao Wei subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhen and muttered: "If my guess is correct, the official family will sign an alliance with those subordinates. It is more of a charity."
Gao Chugong slightly raised his eyebrows.
Zhao Zhen was very satisfied with the word "charity" spoken by Cao Wei.
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Kou Qing, tell everyone what you think."
Kou Ji nodded, looked around at everyone, and slowly said what he had said in Zishi Hall before.
After hearing this, Gao Zhonggong and the other six people opened their mouths in astonishment.
The suggestions put forward by Kou Ji are completely different from the way they used to deal with the tribe. It can be said that they are very different.
After Kou Ji finished telling the story, he didn't wait for Gao Zhonggong and the other six to ask questions.
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "This matter is good for Fan, and it is also good for me, the Song Dynasty. After careful calculation, the benefits I, the Song Dynasty, have gained are even greater."
Gao Chugong frowned, looking thoughtful.
Cao Wei pondered and said: "Since it will benefit me, the Song Dynasty, more, it is worth a try."
When Gao Chugong heard what Cao Wei said, he stared at Cao Wei and said, "Tell me, what's the benefit to us?"
Gao Chugong not only asked Cao Wei about the benefits of signing the alliance to the Song Dynasty, but also asked Cao Wei implicitly about the benefits to the warriors by signing the alliance and eliminating weapons.
Cao Wei smiled and said: "After appeasing the subordinates on all sides, we can mobilize more troops to deal with the Liao Kingdom."
Before Gao Chuanggong could continue to speak, Cao Wei continued: "We will use the whole country to conquer Yan Yun. If we can't defeat Yan Yun, we should kill ourselves to apologize."
As soon as Cao Wei said these words, everyone in the palace was shocked.
The atmosphere became much more solemn in an instant.
"Ahem..."
Wang Zeng coughed dryly and did not let Cao Wei continue talking about this topic.
Wang Zeng felt that what Cao Wei said was a bit reckless.
If they really can't handle Yan Yun, it's okay for them to kill themselves to apologize.
But can officials also commit suicide and apologize?
Wang Zeng coughed dryly and said: "Since you have no objection to the idea put forward by the Kou officials, let's talk about the covenant's regulations. The imperial court did not have many restrictions on the covenant's regulations, only one.
Every rule must be such that while each tribe can benefit from it, I, the Song Dynasty, can follow and get more benefits."
Wang Zeng set the tone.
Gao Chugong, Cao Wei, Zhang Zhibai and others thought about it for a while and began to give their own suggestions.
They gave suggestions, some pertinent, some extreme, and some ridiculous.
Gao Chugong was extremely obsessed with money and war. He had only one suggestion from the beginning to the end, which was to get each tribe to agree that soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty could appear in each tribe's territory under certain circumstances.
Everyone in Yanfu Palace knew what his intention was in making this suggestion.
The old guy didn't have any good intentions at all when he made this suggestion.
He regarded the various territories as the wheat fields of the Song Dynasty. If he had nothing to do, he found a way to go there and harvest them hard.
Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, Zhang Zhibai, and even Kou Ji all despised his idea.
It was clear that he could kill people with soft knives, so he coaxed all subordinates to obediently deliver what the Song Dynasty needed.
This old guy has to make things bloody.
Ten people discussed in Yanfu Palace for a day.
Thirteen rules were finally agreed upon.
Each of the thirteen rules is beneficial to both parties.
Thirteen rules, each one of which is difficult to refuse.
But there is a terrible murderous intention lurking in the secret.
Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, Zhang Zhibai and others, after taking off their elegant appearance, revealed their sharp fangs.
Far sharper than the fangs of Gao Chugong, Cao Wei, Li Zhaoliang and others.
Wang Zeng and others, after agreeing on the thirteen rules, were stunned to study them word for word.
They have brought the charm of Chinese characters to the extreme.
They hid their murderous intentions so deeply that even Kou Ji, the instigator, found it difficult to discover the murderous intentions contained in them after receiving the regulations.
You know, Kou Ji is an insider.
After the thirteen regulations are drawn up.
Zhao Zhen opened his mouth slowly and said something meaningful, "I hope you will keep your mouth shut and don't say things you shouldn't say. Although I have kindness in my heart, I will never be merciless when it comes to killing people.
I hope that many years from now, I can still sit with you dear ones.
Even if some of you are no longer here, so will your descendants."
After Wang Zeng and others heard this, they all saluted Zhao Zhen.
"Here..."
There is no murderous word in Zhao Zhen's words.
But every sentence reveals a huge murderous intention.
He told everyone in a subtle way that he would not mind killing anyone who spread the word.
And it's not just killing one or two people.
Instead, he killed the nine tribes.
Because Zhao Zhen mentioned future generations.
Everyone in Yanfu Palace knew whether Zhao Zhen dared to kill him or not.
Zhao Zhendare.
Because there are currently hundreds of officials awaiting death in the prisons of the Ministry of Punishment.
Zhao Zhen sentenced them to beheading without blinking an eye.
This shows how ruthless Zhao Zhen is and how cruel his heart is.
In the past, there was a saying that "you can't punish a doctor".
Nowadays, anyone who dares to say such words will be laughed to death by everyone.
Can’t you punish a doctor?
You go to the Kaifeng Mansion Prison and have a look before you say this.
"Everyone, please go out and lead the people from Honglu Temple to the various post houses."
Zhao Zhen said calmly.
Although Honglu Temple is a diplomatic yamen, there are not many important ministers in it.
Facing all the envoys, it is obviously not enough.
When petty officials and petty officials go to negotiate treaties with various envoys, if they agree, then there will be trouble.
Therefore, important ministers must come forward to do this.
After Zhao Zhen's words fell to the ground, Kou Ji decisively raised his hands and said: "Qingtang and Yuanshan are handed over to me."
When Wang Zeng and others saw Kou Ji taking the initiative to ask for help, they all followed suit.
Finally, the nine people divided up the various envoys in Bianjing City and began to go out of the palace to do things.
Kou Ji left the palace and had his carriage driven all the way to Yuan Shanbei's post house.
After giving my name, I was welcomed in.
After meeting Kou Ji, the foreign envoys of the Yuanshan Ministry expelled some people from the main hall of the post house, leaving only a few confidants to accompany Kou Ji in the main hall of the post house.
"Master..."
Everyone in the main hall of Yuanshanbei Posthouse saluted Kou Ji after Kou Ji took his seat.