The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 43 Entrusted with a heavy responsibility ([-])

After a night's rest, Zhao Gou's mental state has mostly recovered.Early in the morning, he woke up. Before Song Huizong ordered to remove the door lock, he had already removed everything by himself and restored the old appearance. Looking at the familiar place, the dwarf shrubs had already grown up, and the previous flowers and plants had already withered. What stands tall is the big tree enjoying the shade, lush and green, with tender buds growing on the branches, as if welcoming spring.

The guards who were guarding outside the courtyard thought that something had happened when they heard noises in the courtyard.When they turned their heads away, Zhao's figure appeared in front of them, looking at the two of them with a smile on his face, the man shouted: "Your Majesty, what crime should you have for walking out of the courtyard without permission?"

Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said, "I won't bother you two to worry about this. In the blink of an eye, nine years have passed, and batches of people have changed. Now, this king can tell you two that you can go back, and you don't need to stay. here!"

The two guards couldn't help looking at Zhao Gou mockingly after hearing the words, thinking: "Who do you think you are, but a fallen county king. You were once favored by the emperor, but it's a pity that you ruin your future. If you want to come out, unless the sun breaks Come out to the west, or you will stay in the courtyard for the rest of your life without ever going out!"

Zhao Gou muttered to himself: "According to the time, it should be almost there!"

Sure enough, when the two guards were mocking, a father-in-law hurried over.Seeing the father-in-law coming from a distance, the two couldn't help being a little surprised, and thought again: "Why is Father-in-law Hua here?"

The two shouted respectfully, Eunuch Hua nodded, and said in a serious voice: "The emperor ordered you two to return to the imperial guards, and you don't need to stay here!"

Mr. Hua nodded and bowed after Song Huizong's oral order, and said: "My lord, the holy majesty ordered my slaves to come and welcome you to the court hall. I wonder if my lord is ready?"

Zhao Gou said lightly: "Then go!"

Eunuch Hua and Zhao Gou walked towards the main hall, while the two guards were stunned, rubbing their eyes as if dreaming, and they looked at each other again, watching the majestic Zhao Gou, the two of them remembered what Zhao Gou said earlier , My heart tightened, and I expected that something terrible would happen in the imperial court, especially Zhao Gou, who was imprisoned in the courtyard and no one was allowed to approach the courtyard.

When Zhao Gou walked into the hall with a smile on his face, the minister of the court couldn't help staring at him with his eyes wide open. The Prince of Guangping, who has not been heard from, really appeared?"

Regardless of everyone's surprised gazes, Zhao Gou stepped forward, knelt down and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Pingshen!" Song Huizong nodded with a smile, and everyone looked away, "The second thing I want to say is to appoint the king of Guangping County as the chief examiner, and the other three as deputy examiners. What do you love? ?”

Gao Qiu bowed his head in thought and said nothing, thinking to himself: "What is the emperor's intention in this move?" He winked, and someone stood up immediately.

The man respectfully said: "Your Majesty, I think it's wrong!"

Seeing that someone objected, Song Huizong still smiled and said, "Oh, please tell me, Ai Qing!"

Seeing Song Huizong greeted him with a smile, the man immediately relieved his flustered expression, and said loudly: "The king of Guangping County has only a title, no official position, and is still young, and he has not shown himself for nine years. He suddenly appeared to take on important tasks. I'm afraid that the government and the public will be shaken up and down, the examinee Ying has suspicions in his heart, and I think the emperor needs to think twice!"

Song Huizong didn't answer, but turned his head to look at Zhao Gou, and said, "Old Jiu, what do you say?"

"Father, I don't agree with what this lord said!" Zhao Gou, who was only 12 years old, looked like an adult, neither humble nor overbearing: "If you say that you have no official position, it is true, but when it comes to age, One hundred children disagree. There was a precedent in the pre-Qin period, and all capable talents can be recruited exceptionally. The child is the son of the father and the emperor, and he is also a member of the royal family. How can he not be an official in the court!"

"In terms of age, adults should return to their hometowns when they are old. There are a lot of talents in the Song Dynasty, and most of the official positions in the court are occupied by some people who fawn on them. Serve for Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Gou's words were so violent that even Song Huizong couldn't help frowning. The ministers of the court accused Zhao Gou and cursed Zhao Gou endlessly: "How can a child with a yellow mouth know the important affairs of the court? You can't speak too much!"

"Excessive?" Zhao Gou sneered, glanced coldly at the crowd, and said loudly: "You are veteran ministers in the court, and your father trusts you, so that you can rise to the top and prosper in official career; Salary, don’t do it as a minister’s job, but you have nothing to do with your father’s presence in court today? Could it be true that nothing happened in the Great Song Dynasty?”

Song Huizong hurriedly asked: "What happened in the Song Dynasty?"

"Reporting to my father, I heard that a major event happened in Shandong without leaving home!" Zhao Gou looked at the man with a smile, and said, "Master Shangshu, Shandong is under your jurisdiction. How can you not know that Shandong is under your jurisdiction?" The peasants are fighting with the officers and soldiers, and even want to gather a crowd to revolt, but you say that there is nothing to do? Isn’t it a joke!”

The man was taken aback when he heard the words, and blurted out: "How does the king of the county know!..." Gao Qiu quickly winked and told him to shut up.It's a pity that Gao Lian was still a step too late, he had already made his words very obvious.Most of the ministers in the court heard about this, but no one dared to speak out, because the person was Gao Qiu's.

Immediately, Song Huizong's face became gloomy, and he sneered, "Wang Shangshu, is what Lao Jiu said true?"

Wang Shangshu hurriedly knelt down and shouted his innocence, saying: "Your Majesty the King is bloody, Shandong is the place under the jurisdiction of the ministers, how can Ya not know the peasant uprising. The King of the County has not been out of the palace for nine years, how could he know what happened inside and outside the palace, let alone Far away in Shandong, the place under the jurisdiction of the minister, how can the emperor believe it!"

Song Huizong scolded angrily: "Wang Shangshu, what Lao Jiu said is nothing. He hasn't left the palace for nine years. Does he have any grudges against you? If not, then why did he slander the ministers of the court? It's clearly a quibble. Conceal it from me, and deceive the king! Come on, take off your court clothes, take off your court boots, push them out and behead them for public display."

Wang Shangshu was stunned for a while, and waited for the guards to drag him out before shouting: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged! Your Majesty!..."

Song Huizong directly deprived Wang Shangshu of his official position in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, without any interrogation, he was pulled out and beheaded directly.Everyone was terrified when they saw this, and they didn't realize that Song Huizong was the real king of the country until this incident, and they all bowed their heads, and no one dared to stand up again.

Gao Qiu was also stunned, he didn't expect Song Huizong to be too lazy to investigate and directly dragged out and beheaded.Although Wang Shangshu's ability is limited, Gao Qiu, who is a Taiwei, admires him very much because he knows how to "be an official".Unexpectedly, Song Huizong's visit caught them all by surprise.

Song Huizong saw the trembling, frightened look of the crowd, a smile appeared on his face again, and said: "Now, is there any objection?"

The minister of the DPRK and China still wanted to speak out, but was held back by his colleagues and shook his head, motioning him not to stop.After all, there were still some smart people among the court ministers. They saw that this was Song Huizong and Zhao Gou singing a double reed, and they also understood that Zhao Gou's entry into the court as an official was a foregone conclusion.

"Since there is no objection, the invigilator of this martial arts examination is the King of Guangping County!" Song Huizong smiled contentedly, "In addition, I will also make the King of Guangping County a member of the Privy Council and rank among the courtiers. Examiner, I hope the Prince of Guangping will not disappoint my expectations!"

Zhao Gou bowed and agreed: "I will obey the imperial decree!"

"Retreat!"

Song Huizong nodded in satisfaction, then got up and left, and then Zhao Gou also left the hall.None of the court ministers dared to come to congratulate Zhao Gou, and they all looked at Zhao Gou playfully.After all, these people have long been sympathetic with Gao Qiu, without Gao Qiu's order, even if they want to get close to Zhao Gou, they have to wait until Gao Qiu is no longer there.

Zhao Gou got his wish and became the chief examiner of the Martial Arts Examination. In addition, he was also informed of the Privy Council. He was on an equal footing with Gao Qi, and was ranked the second rank in the imperial court, one rank higher than the county king, which meant that Zhao Gou had been promoted.Not only has the title of title, but also the position in the court. This position is not empty, it is an official position with real power, in charge of military and political power, and competes with Gao Qiu.

(End of this chapter)