The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 3 Troubled Times Must Use Heavy Codes

At this moment, a little eunuch ran in from the door. Seeing the posture on the field, he didn't dare to speak, but his expression was a little anxious and he kept looking at Zhao Huan. Zhao Huan's personal eunuch hurried over, and the two The individual whispered a few words in a low voice.

Zhao Huan's personal eunuch hurriedly told Zhao Huan what the little eunuch had said.

"Come here, drag this man out and behead me." Zhao Huan ordered the guards on both sides.

When the guard who came to pass the message heard this, he was frightened and stupid on the spot, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"The war is imminent, and this person dared to disturb the morale of the army. I dragged him out and beheaded him. From now on, if anyone dares to surrender and run away, this table will be his fate." Zhao Huan said, taking it out from the eunuch's hand. A precious sword was suddenly drawn out of its sheath, and with a "click", the corner of the table in front of him was chopped off.

"Dong dong dong..." The corner of the table fell to the ground with a crisp sound, like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of many officials present.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This servant is just a messenger..." The eunuch's begging for mercy echoed in the hall, but the guards on both sides didn't care about it. "Crack", the sound stopped abruptly.

At that time, there were still many people in the court who were peacemakers, but seeing Zhao Huan's attitude at this time, they all shut up knowingly.

"Is the servant of the household department here?" Zhao Huan said to the ministers.

"My minister is here." An old middle-aged man stood out from the crowd.

"Soldiers are fighting the enemy on the front line. I only have one request, and that is to ensure the supply of food and grass for the soldiers on the front line. Anyone who dares to hold me back at this time will be punished by military law!" Zhao Huan said, staring at the old man in front of him.

The old man in front of him is none other than Zhu Xi, one of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhu Xi was very favored in Zhao Ji's era, but he didn't like Zhao Huan very much. fully accepted.

Hearing what Zhao Huan said, he couldn't help but look bitter, and said, "Your Majesty, we really don't have any money in the treasury."

"Do you still need me to help you solve this kind of thing? Then I don't think it's necessary for you to be the servant of the household department." Zhao Huan knew that the old man in front of him was harmless to humans and animals, but In fact, he was a full-fledged treacherous official. As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and Zhao Huan is ready to use Zhu Mian to burn the first fire.

Hearing Zhao Huan's words, Zhu Xi's face turned red like a pig's liver. He gritted his teeth and said bravely, "Sage, it's not that the old minister wants to hold back. It's really hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. There is no money in the treasury." , even if I want to contribute to the country, there is no way to do it."

Zhu Xi is preparing to take Zhao Huan into the army.

"Since you can't do it, then you don't have to be the servant of the household department. If you come and announce the decree, if Zhu Yu resists the decree and doesn't follow it, you will be demoted as a commoner, and the whole family will be expelled from Beijing. All property will be taken over to the state treasury." Zhao Huan did not give Zhu Mian any room for repentance, and directly set the tone for his fate.

"What?" Zhu Xi was dumbfounded at the time. He really didn't expect that the new emperor would be so ruthless. He just showed a slight disobedience, and was actually dismissed from office.

"Saint, my humble minister is convicted, and please forgive me for the sake of the old minister's hard work for my great Song Dynasty." Zhu Qian also panicked, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Be conscientious?" Zhao Huan sneered, what he was waiting for was Zhu Mian's words, and saw Zhao Huan took out a memorial from his sleeve, threw it in front of Zhu Mian with a "click", and shouted sharply: "Read it to me!"

Looking at the memorial in front of him, Zhu Xi was really scared. After glancing at the contents of the memorial, he hurriedly kowtowed vigorously, and kept saying, "I am guilty of my crime, my minister is guilty of my crime!" ..."

"You read it!" Zhao Huan pointed to the eunuch next to him.

The eunuch next to him is also in a dazed state at this time. He has followed his master for so long. To be honest, this is the first time he has seen his master in such a posture. In the past, he had always been submissive. , that is as ruthless and decisive as it is now.

"What? You don't read it either?" Seeing the eunuch standing there blankly, Zhao Huan couldn't help but said in a cold voice.

Stared at by Zhao Huan, the little eunuch felt as if his body had fallen into an ice cellar. Scared, he hurriedly reached out to pick up the memorial in front of Zhu Man, and read tremblingly: "During the integration period, the Yingfeng Bureau was set up in Suzhou, and the officials paid for it." , All kinds of seeking and extortion, taking flowers and stones, this is the first crime; swindling and extorting, accumulating private property, and living a corrupt life, this is the second crime; those who slander things will immediately get officials, and all those who do not attach themselves to themselves will be dismissed, known as the "Southeast Little Court" This is the third crime..."

By the end of the reading, the little eunuch was already profusely sweating. He couldn't help but read aloud while wiping his sweat. Zhao Huan's list of crimes was not many, only eight, but if one of them was taken out randomly, it would be a crime. It is a serious crime that can make Zhu Xie lose his head.

At this time, Zhu Xi was already scared out of his wits. If he was convicted of these crimes, even if he had ten heads, he would not be able to cut them off.

"Saint, the flower and stone guide was purchased at the request of the former saint, and the humble minister is just following orders..."

"Bold, you dare to speak falsely about the saint, drag this traitor to Caishikou street and behead me, to make it known to the world, and to imitate everyone else! All Zhu's family property will be confiscated." Zhao Huan's series of actions can be seen here. All the ministers were stunned, and now everyone finally understood that the emperor in front of him was not a blank emperor who didn't understand anything, on the contrary, he seemed to be ready for boarding the plane and proclaiming himself emperor.

Zhu Qian wanted to say something more, but the guards waiting on both sides didn't give him a chance to speak, dragged him and began to walk outside, leaving only the increasingly vague begging for mercy until the voice disappeared completely.

The hall was silent at this moment, and everyone lowered their heads, for fear that the next fire from the new emperor would burn their heads.

In troubled times, heavy codes must be used!This was the countermeasure that Zhao Huan had thought up long ago last night. In this situation, the most urgent task is to repel the Jin army first.

After dealing with Zhu Xi, Zhao Huan seemed to be a different person suddenly. He sat back on his dragon chair and said to the ministers in the audience, "Where is the Minister of Industry?"

There was no answer in the hall, and after a while, a man over half a century old stood out from the end of the crowd, and hurriedly knelt down to Zhao Huan and said, "Sage, the minister of the Ministry of Industry has always been the head of the Ministry of Industry, Li Yan. Yes, now I have left with the late emperor."

Zhao Huan nodded and said to the man, "Is that so? Then who are you? What is your position?"

"Returning to the saint, Zongze, servant of the Ministry of Industry." The voice of the man trembled a little. As a servant of the Ministry of Industry, this was the first time that Zongze had the opportunity to communicate with the emperor face to face, so he was inevitably a little excited.

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