Now that Wang Sui has spoken, he is not afraid of the intimidation of the eldest princess of Deng State.
Wang Sui stared at the eldest princess of the Deng Kingdom and said coldly: "The state has national laws, and families have family rules. If we didn't follow the national laws and family rules, the world would have been in chaos. The consort violated the national laws by indulging his servants and destroying people's fields."
The law tolerates no mercy.
Since the prince-in-law has violated the national law, how can I pretend to be deaf and dumb as the imperial censor Zhongcheng?
The reason why I stopped the official is to let the official punish the prince's crime and determine the prince's punishment."
The eldest princess of the state of Deng snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "The prince-in-law is a member of the royal family, and the national law cannot control the prince-son-in-law. The only thing that can convict the prince-son-in-law is the laws of Zongzheng Temple."
Wang Sui said neither humble nor arrogantly: "The laws of Zongzheng Temple are also the laws of the imperial court."
The eldest princess of Deng State sneered: "As a great official, I have already punished the prince-in-law..."
Before the eldest princess of Deng State could finish her words, Wang Sui interrupted her, "The official's punishment is difficult to convince the public, so naturally I have to ask the official to make a decision."
The eldest princess of Deng State stared at Wang Sui, gritted her teeth and said: "Submit the crowd, who is the crowd, are you Wang Sui?"
Wang Sui said not to be outdone: "The public are naturally the common people of the world. I am a minister of the official family, but I am also the common people of the world."
Speaking of which.
Wang Sui was too lazy to argue with the eldest princess of Deng State anymore. In the eyes of the eldest daughter of Deng State, Wang Sui saluted Zhao Zhen and said loudly: "Chai Zongqing, the commander-in-law of the Prince Consort, allowed his servants to destroy people's fields. He not only harmed the people, but also harmed the people.
It brought bad reputation to the official family.
I think he should be punished severely.
I’m sure the officials will think twice.”
The eldest princess of Deng State wanted to open her mouth to refute, but when she saw Zhao Zhen standing on the dragon and taking a step forward, as if he wanted to speak, she immediately closed her mouth.
Zhao Zhen now favors the royal family like them, so they naturally have to maintain Zhao Zhen's majesty and cannot go against Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen frowned, looked at Wang Sui, and said, "Wang Sui, I said I'm tired, don't you understand?"
Wang Sui faced Zhao Zhen directly and said solemnly: "I would like to ask the officials to think twice!"
Zhao Zhen looked slightly cold and said in a cold tone: "The Prince Consort Chai Zongqing destroyed people's fields. I have already scolded him and repaid the people's money. What else do you want me to do? Kill him?"
Wang Sui was stunned for a moment and was about to speak.
But I heard Zhao Zhen say again: "The eldest princess of the state of Deng is my royal aunt, and the prince-in-law Chai Zongqing is her husband-in-law, and she can also be regarded as my elder. Do I want to punish me for three or two acres of private land?"
An elder?"
"Official..."
"This matter ends here, don't discuss it any further."
After Zhao Zhen said this, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to return to Longxun.
Wang Sui's eyes widened and he stared at Zhao Zhen with disbelief. He found that Zhao Zhen had become very strange. He no longer had the kindness and kindness he had before, but instead became more arrogant and confused.
"The official family, a thousand-mile embankment, was destroyed in an ant nest! You allowed Chai Zongqing, the prince-in-law, to destroy people's fields, which is equivalent to increasing their power to do evil. Once everyone in the royal family follows suit, our country, the Song Dynasty, will be in danger.
.”
Wang Sui roared loudly when Zhao Zhen stepped into Longchu.
When the royal family members heard what Wang Sui said, they all looked angry and pointed at Wang Sui's nose and shouted.
"presumptuous!"
"Slandering the royal family and maliciously attacking the royal family are serious crimes!"
"..."
Zhao Zhen sighed secretly in his heart, but his face remained cold. He turned around and his cold eyes fell on Wang Sui.
When the royal family and relatives saw this, they were very happy.
Zhao Zhen was obviously offended by Wang Sui. They all spoke one after another and asked Zhao Zhen to punish Wang Sui and teach Wang Sui a lesson.
After listening to the accusations from the emperor's relatives, Zhao Zhen stared at Wang Sui and said coldly: "Wang Sui, I have already told you that this matter has been exposed, why do you still bring it up again and again?
this matter.
Do you think I have no temper?"
Wang Suigang was about to speak, but Zhao Zhen was the first to say: "Left and right?"
"Wei Chen is here!"
"Xingqing Mansion still lacks a prefect, so I will send Wang Sui to Xingqing Mansion to take up the post."
"Here!"
"A person from Zhongshushe?"
"Wei Chen is here!"
"Immediately issue an edict to depose the king's imperial censor Zhongcheng from his post and replace him with Quan Zhi Xingqing Mansion!"
"Here!"
In the presence of the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the emperor's relatives, Zhao Zhen dismissed Wang Sui from his position as censor Zhongcheng and sent him to Xingqing Mansion as the prefect. This really frightened everyone.
Censor Zhongcheng is a prominent and important official in the court.
In the past, Zhao Zhen would not be convicted even if he was impeached.
Now he was dismissed from office because of the impeachment of Chai Zongqing.
The civil and military officials in the court were astonished and looked at the relatives of the emperor.
When those relatives of the emperor saw that Zhao Zhen had first killed the first-class Duke Zhong Shiheng and then Wang Sui's censor Zhongcheng for them, they became extremely arrogant. They all raised their heads and looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty with sarcasm.
It seems to be telling the civil and military officials of the dynasty that the world belongs to the Zhao family, we are the people of the Zhao family, we are the masters, and you are the servants. If a servant goes against his master, he is seeking death.
A trace of anger suddenly emerged in the hearts of all civil and military officials in the court. They gritted their teeth and saluted Zhao Zhen in unison.
"I am willing to ask the officials to take back my order!"
Seeing this, the royal relatives looked at Zhao Zhen one by one. They wanted to know how Zhao Zhen dealt with the civil and military persecution of the Manchu Dynasty.
Zhao Zhen looked at the ministers and said coldly: "What are you doing? Force the palace? Today's Song Dynasty is no longer the Song Dynasty of yesterday. I no longer need to bow my head under your pressure.
Now that I have made a decision, I cannot change it."
Zhao Zhen flicked his sleeves and sat in the dragon boat. A faint voice came from the dragon boat.
"Chen Lin, what are you waiting for? Why don't you drive back to the palace?"
Chen Lin bowed and stood on the shaft of Long Chu's carriage. She looked at Man Chao Wen and Wu who stood motionless and bowed. With a bitter look on her face, she whispered to Zhao Zhen inside Long Chu: "The officials, Man Chao Wen and Wu are all here."
The dragon is standing next to him."
Zhao Zhen said without hesitation: "They like to stand, so let them stand."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lin glanced at the civil and military officials of the court, sighed, and ordered the eunuchs to drive away.
Seeing this, all civil and military officials in the dynasty were shocked. They all clenched their fists and trembled all over.
Seeing Zhao Zhen's dragon slowly leaving, someone finally couldn't bear it anymore. Mobile version::
"Guan Jia, for the sake of a group of villains, you killed a loyal, right and wrong king..."
"..."
Zhao Zhen seemed as if he didn't hear what they said.
Drive all the way away.
The royal relatives glanced at the civil and military officials of the court with sarcasm one by one, returned to their respective carriages, and followed Zhao Zhen's Dragon Chase to Bianjing City.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stood in place and refused to move for a long time.
In the end, it was Wang Yunsheng who broke the silence.
"Let's go back to the capital first. Duke Lu, Duke Wang, and Duke Zhang are all in the capital..."
Wang Yunsheng's words awakened the dreamer.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty realized that the three prime ministers, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai, were no longer here. Without anyone with weight to speak, they naturally could not persuade the officials.
When he returned to Bianjing City, he told Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai what had happened in Suide City, and asked them to go together to warn the officials. The officials would definitely find their way back.
Thinking of this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty got on the carriage one by one and chased Zhao Zhen's dragon away.
After a while, only Kou Ji, who had been watching with cold eyes, and Wang Sui, who was sent to Xingqing Mansion as an official, were left in Suide City.
After Kou Ji left the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, he did not set out to follow Zhao Zhen's Longhu. Instead, he asked someone to ask for sick leave from Zhao Zhen's side and postponed his schedule for a day.
Kou Ji also ordered people to go to Suide City and get some wine and meat.
Then he backed away, carrying wine and meat, and approached Wang Sui.
When Kou Ji found Wang Sui, Wang Sui was sitting paralyzed on the floor, with two lines of hot tears flowing from his eyes, and his lips opened and closed, but he did not make any sound.
The imperial guards sent by Zhao Zhen stood guard around him.
One of them was holding a volume of edict in his hand.
An edict to appoint Wang Sui as the magistrate of Xingqing Prefecture.
After Kou Ji arrived, several people hurriedly saluted Kou Ji.
"The humble officials and others have met Privy Councilor Kou..."
Kou Ji nodded and ordered: "You guys step back first. I have a few words to say to Wang Sui."
The imperial guard was a little embarrassed.
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at them. When the imperial guards saw this, their hearts skipped a beat and they quickly handed over their hands and left Wang Sui's side.
After the imperial guards left, Kou Ji walked to Wang Sui carrying the wine and meat, and sat on the ground.
As soon as Kou Ji sat down, Wang Sui shouted to Kou Ji in a trembling voice: "Kou Ji, tell me, has the Guan family's mind been changed by a monster?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and sighed.
Zhao Zhen suddenly became so mediocre, which obviously dealt a heavy blow to Wang Sui.
After Wang Sui was dismissed from office, the first thing he thought about was not his official title, but Zhao Zhen's safety.
Kou Ji handed Wang Sui a handkerchief and said seriously: "There are no demons in the world, and even if there are, they can't get close to the official family. The official family is still the same as before..."
"impossible!"
Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Wang Sui shouted decisively.
Wang Sui said excitedly: "If the officials were still the same officials as before, how could they not have mercy on the people? How could they not punish the evil man Chai Zongqing... How could it be... so stupid..."
Kou Ji lamented: "The officials have their own reasons..."
Wang Sui was stunned and asked: "What's the reason? Do the officials have any leverage in the hands of those relatives of the emperor?"
Kou Ji glanced at Wang Sui and said with a strange expression: "The imperial throne of the official family was passed down personally from the late emperor. How can he be arrested?"
Most of the tricks the king can get are related to the inheritance of the throne.
Zhao Zhen's throne was not snatched, it was legitimately passed down by Zhenzong Zhao Heng.
There is no clue to the inheritance of the throne.
Apart from this, what other things can become the king’s handle?
Wang Sui gritted his teeth and said: "Then tell me, why do the officials turn to relatives of the emperor, and what are the difficulties of the officials?"
Kou Ji looked at Wang Sui and said frankly: "You should know how crazy and crazy those relatives of the emperor are when they cause harm to the country. A few months after the official family left the capital, they caused great harm to the city of Bianjing.
When the officials tried to deal with them, they restrained themselves and became as slippery as loaches.
The reason why the officials condone them is to make them mistakenly think that the officials are targeting them, and then cause unscrupulous harm.
When they become angry and angry, the officials will have enough reason to deal with them.
You should know that they are all relatives of the official family, and it will be difficult for the official family to deal harshly with them if the situation does not lead to anger and resentment."
Wang Sui looked at Kou Ji in astonishment, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"The officials... Since the officials have this intention, why don't they make it clear to us?"
Kou Ji laughed and said, "If the official told you clearly, would you still speak uprightly in Suide City?"
Wang Sui was stunned and said with an embarrassed look: "No..."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "That's right... If the officials made it clear to you, you will definitely not oppose the emperor's relatives. If you don't oppose the emperor's relatives, what will the officials do to boost the emperor's relatives' prestige?
If the royal relatives are not majestic enough, how can they dare to cause trouble unscrupulously?"
Wang Sui hesitated and said: "But this move by the officials will chill the hearts of many loyal ministers..."
Kou Ji pointed at himself and said with a smile: "That's why the officials specially kept me here to answer your questions."
A smile finally appeared on Wang Sui's face, "I, Wang Sui, have no complaints if I can become a pawn for the government to eradicate evildoers."
"What chess pieces..."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said: "The officials have never used you as a pawn. At present, Xixia has decided that important ministers need to be in charge and governed. The officials sent you to Xingqing Mansion just to let you help He stared at everything in Xingqing Mansion.
Whether the Song Dynasty can digest the territory recovered from Xixia as soon as possible depends on how you act in Xingqing Mansion.
The responsibility you shoulder is no less than those of us sitting in Bianjing City."
Wang Sui was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. He bowed deeply in the direction Zhao Zhen was leaving.
"Thanks to the trust of the officials, I, Wang Sui, will help the officials manage Xingqing Mansion well even if they risk their lives."
Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Wang Sui is not a person who likes to be pretentious. If he can say this, it proves that he has no complaints about Zhao Zhen's dismissal of his position as censor Zhongcheng.
Since Zhao Zhen wants to indulge the emperor's relatives and relatives in their mischief, then in the next period of time, the Yushitai and the inner court will definitely become a place for social gatherings.
If Wang Suiruo stayed at the Yushitai, he would inevitably have to be coerced by the civil and military officials of the court to oppose the emperor's relatives.
At that time, troublesome things will surely happen one after another.
Zhao Zhen deliberately protected the emperor's relatives, and even if Wang Sui told the truth in the court, it would not help.
Instead of suffering the consequences of staying in Bianjing City, it would be better to go to Xingqing Prefecture to work as a herdsman.
Zhao Zhen seemed to punish him, but in fact he pulled him out of the whirlpool of trouble.
He was originally a person who liked purity.
Zhao Zhen's move agreed with him very much.
He also felt Zhao Zhen's good intentions.
Therefore, he naturally had no complaints against Zhao Zhen.
Kou Ji's purpose of appeasing Wang Sui was finally achieved.
After Wang Sui saluted where Zhao Zhen left, he spread his hands and asked Kou Ji for wine.
Kou Ji took out the wine and meat and drank heavily with Wang Sui.
I exchanged some experiences with Wang Sui on local governance.
When Kou Ji was drunk, Wang Sui took the wine bottle and rushed to Xingqing Mansion to take office with a big smile.
Wang Sui's servants and imperial guards followed Wang Sui's footsteps.
Kou Ji was carried into the carriage by the servants, and chased Zhao Zhen's dragon swaying away.
Dragon chases up.
After Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to drive for a long time, he sighed deeply.
In order to win over all the royal relatives in one fell swoop, he spent a lot of money.
Two important ministers were dismissed one after another, and Zhao Zhen did not want a third one to appear.
Anyone who jumps out at this time, even if he is not a loyal and upright person, is still a minister who is worried about the Song Dynasty.
Losing one of these types of ministers is a big loss.
Just when Zhao Zhen was sighing, Chen Lin opened the curtain of Long Chu's car, entered Long Chu, and reported in a low voice: "The official family, a servant of the Kou Mansion reported that Privy Kou is ill, I'm afraid he will die.
It will delay your trip for a day or two."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he took a deep breath and had a smile on his face.
"Send someone to deliver some boxes of good supplements to Fourth Brother."
"Here..."
After Chen Lin withdrew from Long Chu, Zhao Zhen said with a smile to himself: "With the fourth brother coming forward to help me comfort Wang Sui, Wang Sui will no longer complain about me. I won't have to lose a good minister because of this."
"Very good..."
"..."
On the way back to Beijing, there will be many troubles caused by the imperial relatives and relatives messing around.
Although the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had decided to return to Bianjing, they asked Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, and Zhang Zhibai to seek justice.
But facing the unscrupulous royal relatives and relatives who are causing trouble everywhere, I still can't stand it.
On the way back to Beijing, four officials successively spoke out to impeach the emperor's relatives. Without exception, they were all sent to Xingqing Mansion and other places by Zhao Zhen.
In contrast, Kou Ji fell ill four more times.
…
Early March.
Zhao Zhen led his troops and horses and finally arrived at the boundary of Kaifeng Mansion.
In order to celebrate Zhao Zhen's triumphant return.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai led the officials who stayed in Bianjing City and some people who came spontaneously to organize a grand welcome ceremony.
The scene is so big that it has never been seen before.
It is said that the people in Kaifeng Prefecture spontaneously rushed to both sides of the official road, saluted Zhao Zhen in unison, and respectfully welcomed Zhao Zhen's triumphant return.
You should know that in the Song Dynasty, when the emperor traveled, unless it was specially organized by the government, people did not need to salute when they saw the emperor's dragon ride.
Spontaneous gifts are even less likely.
The people spontaneously wanted to salute Zhao Zhen, which showed that Zhao Zhen had won the war against Liao and Xixia and won the hearts of the people.
The common people not only spontaneously saluted Zhao Zhen, but also spontaneously gave many food and drinks to the soldiers in the army.
Tianwu had so many things that the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army were too embarrassed to take them.
They also fought one or two battles in this campaign against Xixia, but they were not serious battles.
The fierce battles were fought by pro-army troops under Zhong Shiheng, Zhu Neng, Liu Heng, Wang Kai and others.
Tianwu and the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army felt that Zhu Neng and others' subordinates were more qualified to receive the love of the people than they were.
After the common people sent their blessings and small gifts, they followed the soldiers and surrounded Zhao Zhen to Bianjing City.
When Zhao Zhen walked to the gate outside Bianjing City, he felt that he needed to say a word or two.
So he climbed up the city wall in front of everyone, stood on the city wall, and announced something loudly.
"From today on, we, the Song Dynasty, are truly the supreme state of heaven. Anyone who dares to harm our people, the Song Dynasty, within the four seas, will be attacked by me!"
Zhao Zhen's words set the city of Bianjing on fire, set the Song Dynasty on fire, and set the whole world on fire.
He announced to all the people in Bianjing that the Song Dynasty had become a true celestial state.
He announced to all the people in the Song Dynasty that from now on, the people of the Song Dynasty could raise their heads and be good people no matter where they went.
He also declared to all the countries in the world that anyone who offends our Song Dynasty will be attacked.
Bianjing suddenly became a sea of sound.
The sound of roaring mountains and tsunami was endless and did not stop for a long time.
Amid the shouts of the people, Zhao Zhen descended from the city and led the civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor into Bianjing City. He first went to the Ancestral Temple and presented the covenant signed between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom together with Li Deming's head.
Gave it to the ancestors.
Then he returned to the palace, rewarded civil and military officials, and granted amnesty to the world.
I don’t know if Zhao Zhen did it intentionally or not.
Before amnesting the world, he first issued a decree to send all criminal prisoners in the world to Zhenbei Road, Zhenxi Road and other places.
Then the decree of amnesty for the whole world was issued.
It may seem like an inconspicuous move, but it contains profound meaning.
However, not many people paid attention to this move, because most people were immersed in excitement and celebration.
However, none of this has anything to do with Kou Ji.
As the initiator of the campaign to conquer Xixia, Kou Ji only returned to Bianjing on the third day after Zhao Zhen returned to the capital.
After Kou Ji returned to Bianjing City, the celebration in Bianjing City was coming to an end.
After Kou Ji entered Bianjing City, he saw no other changes in Bianjing City except that there were many more good people giving rice and porridge to the city.
Kou Ji ordered his servants to escort Xiang Yan and Kou Tianci back to the palace. He took an old servant and drove to the palace.
When I arrived at the entrance of the palace, I bumped into Wang Zeng who was coming out of the palace angrily.
Wang Zeng seemed to be angry and kept walking forward without looking at the passing carriages or getting into his own carriage. He was like a blindfolded fast horse rushing forward.
"Prince?!"
Kou Ji saw Wang Zeng and shouted quickly.
Wang Zeng glanced subconsciously, "Kou Ji..."
Then there was no more, and he continued to walk forward.
After only taking a few steps, he seemed to realize something was wrong and suddenly stopped.
"Kouji?!"
Wang Zeng hurriedly looked over at Kou Ji's carriage and saw Kou Ji staring at him with a puzzled look on his face.
Wang Zeng immediately seemed to have seen a savior. He walked quickly to Kou Ji's carriage and said anxiously: "You are finally back. Come into the palace with me and go to persuade the officials together."
Kou Ji was forcefully pulled out of the carriage by Wang Zeng. While being dragged forward by Wang Zeng, he asked, "What happened to the official family?"
When Wang Zeng heard this, he shouted angrily: "The officials are fooling around and are causing harm to the country!"
Kou Ji was slightly stunned.
Wang Zeng realized that Kou Jigang had just returned to Beijing and did not know some things, so he hurriedly explained: "The official family wants to reuse the emperor's relatives and arrange important positions for many of the emperor's relatives.
Not only that, the officials also allowed the royal relatives to cause mischief in Bianjing City.
After the three old men warned me, the officials simply stopped going to court and hid in the harem."
Kou Ji pondered and said: "It's not like the officials are just beginning to condone the emperor's relatives. As early as the Xingqing Mansion, the officials had already started to indulge the emperor's relatives?