Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 299 How to Drive the Emperor Crazy
Because the Song Dynasty’s management method for the clan has not changed, so after Zhao Zhen’s death, no matter how important things in Shaanxi were, Zhao Sheng had to put it down, hurried back to Beijing for the funeral, and then guarded the emperor’s spirit, and then was imprisoned according to the rules. He was put under house arrest inside the high wall and ended his life.This is the law of etiquette. In this era when the law of etiquette is greater than the sky, whoever dares to violate it is treason.

Since Zhao Sheng can no longer be active outside the capital, his wife and children can't stay in Shaanxi either.It's just that Zhao Sheng's second child was just two months old, so when he got the news of Zhao Zhen's death, he could only return to Beijing quickly, with his wife and children walking slowly behind.

Nearly two months after Zhao Zhen's death, when the fleet carrying Zhao Sheng's family went to the suburbs of Bianliang, an unsolved case of the Song Dynasty, known as the "Shadow of Candlelight and Axe", happened-"Military Order Case".

On the same day, Zhao Sheng's family's fleet saw that Jinming Pond was about to be seen, and suddenly there was a lot of dust on the river bank, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the palace guards.Most of these guards are veterans who have been on the battlefield. Looking at the smoke and dust, they can tell that the brigade is rushing here.Although this is already outside Bianliang City, at the foot of the emperor, but considering the special status of his master, the head of the guards still ordered the guards to go ashore to be vigilant.

Not long after, an officer army rushed to the river bank, and an officer at the head shouted loudly, claiming that he was dispatched by the Privy Council to capture the rebels hiding in the clan's fleet.Of course the guards couldn't allow them to search, and they immediately turned on each other with swords and guns.The officer believed that he had an order from the Privy Council, and this was another great opportunity to show his loyalty to the new emperor, so he immediately ordered the sergeants to board the ship by force, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.Those officers and soldiers who had been neglecting training in the capital for a long time were no match for the guards who crawled out of the dead. Although there were many people, they couldn't break through the guards' defense line at all, and many people were killed.Seeing the accident, the military officer hurriedly asked someone to move the troops. Unexpectedly, the move made the whole capital into chaos, because no one knew who issued the order from the Privy Council, and the emperor did not admit that he had ordered the Privy Council to transfer troops, but The Privy Council sent someone to inspect, and the order in the officer's hand was indeed true, and so was the defense.

Now the fun was great, and the emperor hurriedly ordered an investigation.However, after a month of investigation, there was no result. At this time, a corpse was found in the moat, and this corpse was carrying a fake Privy Council guard.After investigation, this dead man was a habitual criminal who forged bank notes with engraved plates, so the devastated Kaifeng government had no choice but to hold the blame on the dead body hastily.But a new problem came up again. A person who forged bank notes had nothing to do with the clan. How could he think of targeting Zhao Shenglai?Moreover, how could an unknown pawn successfully hand over the forged Privy Council order to the officer without making the officer suspicious?How did he end up dying in the moat?

Moreover, there are rumors in the market again, saying that although the person has a forged Privy Council Guanfang on him, it is extremely rough, and anyone can tell that it is fake, and it is definitely not the Guanfang seal on the order that day.

The people of Bianliang already liked gossip, and with the help of caring people, they quickly "restored" the truth of the matter.From their point of view things should look like this:

The old emperor originally preferred Saburo Zhao, who was diligent in government, caring for the people and with great military exploits, and planned to pass on the throne to Saburo, but he did not expect that Silang would collude with treacherous officials such as Han Qi, and take advantage of the old emperor's illness to force the palace and win the crown prince.Since then, although Zhao Jiasanlang still puts the overall situation first and works conscientiously for the country, but now the emperor is always worried that he has no talent and virtue, and that he will not get the right position, and he is afraid that his brother will compete for the throne, and he himself has not yet He is a son, so he wanted to kill his nephew, and then put his brother in the clan mansion to clean up, so he asked the Privy Council to find someone to kill in the name of searching for rebels, but the person he was looking for made things go wrong, so he was thrown away. Come out with a dead body to wipe your ass.

Someone even pretended to be mysterious and said: "If it hadn't been planned for a long time ago, why did that person withdraw the Police Commissioner and demote Di Shumi as soon as he took power? Di Shumi is a loyal minister, and he has become a privy envoy. He could also guard the palace gate when the first emperor was seriously ill. If he was in the Privy Council, who would be able to engage in any conspiracy? How many strange cases have the police department solved in the past? It is because the police department is afraid that the police department will be able to find out the ins and outs. Withdrew."

I'm afraid of random contact in everything, and this contact makes things look like that's really the case.No matter how many loopholes there are in these rumors, the common people believe them anyway, because no one can think of anyone who needs to deal with Zhao Sheng's family in today's government, and no one has the courage to do so.Because of the excitement of this incident, the common people took great pleasure in comparing the two brothers Zhao Sheng and Zhao Shu. In the dossier, only a few unjust, false and wrongly decided cases were discovered.

By the way, Zhao Shu once released a death row prisoner, but within a few days after he was released from prison, more than ten members of a landlord's family were exterminated for murder.It is said that Zhao Shu's reputation was severely affected by this incident, and was suppressed by the Ministry of Punishment and local officials.

All these things were revealed, and Zhao Shu's reputation suddenly became more and more ruined.

Since Zhao Zhen appointed Zhao Shu as the crown prince, the channels for Li Buqi to get news from the palace have decreased, but after Zhao Shu registered, those channels have recovered. I really have to thank the virtuous concubine Zhao Shu Mother.This Concubine Zhang seems to have the mentality of being a daughter-in-law who has become a mother-in-law for many years, and she has a surprisingly good memory. She can remember all the trivial things many years ago, forcing Li Shunju, Gan Zhaoji and the old people who used to be around Zhao Zhen. Not looking for a way out.

Li Buqi would not allow Quan Eunuchs, but it was impossible for Song Dynasty to produce Quan Eunuchs at this time, so his relationship with these eunuchs had always been good.Because eunuchs are disabled, once the master is gone, it will be difficult for them to be promoted like normal officials, so the only way out is to ask for money.Li Buqi is the God of Wealth recognized by the Song Dynasty, how could these eunuchs not have a good relationship with him?

Therefore, although Zhao Shu ascended the throne and promoted a group of people, the old people around Zhao Zhen gradually lost their power, but people like Li Shunju and Gan Zhaoji still accumulated power and had deep connections in the palace. Shu's daily situation would reach Li Buqi's ears from time to time.

Li Buqi knew that since the "Military Order Case" made waves among the people, Zhao Shu often couldn't fall asleep at night, even if he fell asleep, he could only sleep for an hour or two, and his temper was very violent, and he even lost his hair one by one. , he was busy making people every night.Who made him not have a man and a woman until now?His elder brother Zhao Sheng has a son and a daughter.

This is also his flaw!How can you blame the common people for believing that Zhao Zhen originally wanted to pass the throne to the boss?
With such a great psychological pressure, it is no wonder that Zhao Shu fainted when he was in court only a few months after he ascended the throne.Going on like this, the emperor, who was already in extremely poor health, either collapsed because of his preoccupation, or broke out in depression.Li Buqi planned to move a small bench to see which way Zhao Shu would go.

Ordinarily, the emperor is like this, and the ministers who understand things should seek stability, but there are always people who are impatient and want to show off.No, several censors originally said that Li Buqi used national debts when he was in power in Guangnan and Shaanxi.

There is no way, although Fu'an Bank has shrunk its business and reduced its scale, but as the oldest bank, it has won the trust of the people.When talking about banks, people still think of Fu'an Bank first. Doesn't this make some new bank bosses who are eager to expand their share anxious?Moreover, Fu'an Bank controls Tokyo's rugby gaming industry, which is a big piece of fat, and I don't know how many people are jealous.

In this regard, Li Buqi did not express his position. He just seized Fu'an's account books at the Ministry of Household Affairs and Kaifeng Mansion, and then went to Kaifeng Mansion to hand over an account book to the investigating judge.

The news from the palace said that this account book was placed on Zhao Shu's desk that day, and Zhao Shu couldn't sleep all night after reading it.

joke!Want to check Fu'an Bank?Don't even look at how much money the emperor and the nobles made from it?If the matter is to be found out from Fu'an, can the emperor and noble ministers escape?

So the matter of Fu'an Bank was delayed, and it was only half a year later that a conclusion was made without evidence.However, closing the accounts for half a year has already made Fuan Bank unable to continue its business. After checking the accounts, Li Buqi directed Fuan Bank to clear the accounts and close down.

This satisfied the bosses of several newly opened banks in Beijing, but they didn't know that Li Buqi was also laughing wickedly.

Before Li Buqi crossed over, at least he had learned accounting and finance piecemeal for stock trading, and he was able to establish a rough accounting system for Fu'an Bank with the help of a group of economic talents from the Song Dynasty.Now the key personnel of Fu'an Bank have been transferred by Li Buqi to the four banks of Industrial Bank, Shipping Bank, Overseas Development Bank and Shaanxi Development Bank. Do you dare to open a bank even if you have an advanced financial and accounting system?Isn't that just as a cash machine for others!
Now that the overseas business is urgently in need of a large amount of funds, with these banks, Li Buqi can just do a few worthless transactions.More importantly, the current emperors of the Song Dynasty must not know how much social shock a bank failure will cause.

(End of this chapter)