The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 69
Yang Yizhong was a descendant of the Yang family general, which was beyond everyone's expectation, and also within Song Huizong's expectation.At the beginning, when Song Huizong saw Yang Yizhong's name taboo, he felt that he was Yang Zhen's son in his heart, and seeing his native place, he became more certain of his guess.Now, after Song Huizong saw Yang Yizhong's appearance, he was almost [-]% similar to Yang Zhen, carved out of the same mold, and he concluded that what he thought was correct.

Zhao Gou served as the chief examiner of the martial arts exam, and Song Huizong just wanted him to experience it.As for Song Huizong, whether he can elect talents is irrelevant.After all, the Song Dynasty's thought of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts was deeply ingrained, even Song Huizong was the same.However, after Song Huizong saw the test papers of the three of them in person, he suddenly realized that Zhao Gou's handling ability had really improved.

Not only are the talents selected for Da Song, but they all have some background.Liu Qi is the son of Liu Zhongwu, who was born in the general family; Yang Yizhong was seen by Song Huizong, a descendant of the Yang family, a loyal minister, and his heart is full of joy; Yue Fei is a disciple of Zhou Tong, talented in both civil and military affairs. Since Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty took charge of the court, the young and promising talents elected will be able to be independent in the future when they grow up.

Song Huizong stepped onto the dragon chair and said solemnly: "The palace examination is exempted. I have already seen your examination papers for the talents of the three of you, and they are all very outstanding. As for your martial arts, I also know. I will exempt the three of you. I have accepted the result of the human palace examination, and the three of you accept it."

Liu Qi, Yue Fei, and Yang Yizhong knelt down quickly, their brows beaming with joy, and they heard Song Huizong announce loudly: "Liu Qi is the number one scholar in science and martial arts today. , Yang Yizhong awarded the editor to the Imperial Academy, and the official residence is from the sixth grade, and he will take office immediately."

Liu Qi, Yue Fei, and Yang Yizhong hurriedly kowtowed to express their gratitude: "I thank you for your gratitude, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Show the emperor, I have something to play!" After the three of them received the decree to thank, Gao Qiu slowly came out and said respectfully.

Song Huizong replied: "I don't know what Aiqing wants to play?"

Gao Qiu said: "The champion of martial arts and Tanhualang have gone through many tests and deserve their names. I deeply agree with them, and I believe other colleagues will not object. However, Yue Fei, who is second in the list of current subjects, was awarded by the emperor to edit the title of the Hanlin Academy." , I feel that this matter is slightly inappropriate, and I hope the emperor will take it back."

Song Huizong said: "Oh, Aiqing thinks something is wrong, I don't know what is wrong?"

"Yue Fei is a commoner. He participated in the martial arts examination and won the second place. There is nothing wrong with it, but Yue Fei committed a heinous crime in the third martial arts competition. For blessing. Not only conniving Yue Fei's reckless behavior, but also abusing lynching and detaining Mr. Zhang in the prison."

"As a captain, I should share the country's worries and cut off the black sheep in the court. During his reign, Mr. Zhang was dedicated to his duties and was also one of the examiners. He was ordered by the county king to arrest Yue Fei and offend the king of Guangping. It is really audacious to be arrested, dismissed from office, and imprisoned."

"During the third exam, Yue Fei relied on his own martial arts and stabbed Xiaoliang King, who was also an examinee, to death. What is the status of Xiaoliang King? He is a descendant of Liang King. The Taizu once said that they would inherit the throne from generation to generation. Yue Fei It is a commoner who openly kills the prince under the watchful eyes of the public, it is a crime against the superior, it is a great treason, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, the murderer of the prince should be punished by beheading."

"Today, the emperor granted Yue Fei the Imperial Academy to edit, from the sixth grade. The minister fears that the minister will not accept it. King Xiaoliang is the son of King Liang. He has been stationed at the border and has always been loyal to the country. If King Liang knows the news of King Xiaoliang's death, he must have a sympathy with the court. The gap is not good for the country; Xiaoliang Wanggui was a thousand years old, but he was stabbed to death by Yue Fei. Instead of being severely punished, he was given an official position. The door beheaded to show the public, as an example to others."

Gao Qiu's words are eloquent, and his words seem to reveal a hint of disappointment, but also appear to be impartial and selfless, standing on the righteousness of the country.Some officials who were closely related to Gao Lian also echoed, demanding that Yue Fei be dealt with and beheaded at the Meridian Gate.Zong Ze, Liu Zhongwu and the others remained silent. They all understood that this was Gao Qi's counterattack, but they didn't want to come so quickly and openly refute Song Huizong's actions in the court. As long as Yue Fei was dealt with, Zhao Gou would be confirmed. The crime of abusing private rights, and then you will suffer the consequences yourself, is really killing two birds with one stone.

Song Huizong waved his hand, and everyone stopped talking. He looked at Zhao Huan and asked, "Huan'er, most of the ministers in the court think that Yue Fei should be beheaded. What do you think? After all, you are also a My lord, let me tell you, I want to hear your opinion."

Zhao Huan smiled bitterly, he already knew about King Xiao Liang taking the martial arts exam.After all, the two had contact, and it was Zhao Huan who made the suggestion and secretly instructed him to bribe Zhang Bangchang and others.Song Huizong suddenly asked him to answer, but he couldn't figure out what his father meant, so he forced a smile and said, "I don't have any other ideas, everything depends on my father's decision!"

"You are the eldest son of the emperor and the prince, and you have no idea at all. How can I rest assured that you will be in charge of the government!" Song Huizong glared at Zhao Heng angrily, then looked at Zhao Gou, and asked, "Gouer, You are the chief examiner of the Martial Arts Examination and one of the parties involved, so please come here one by one!"

"Your servant takes orders!" Zhao Gou respectfully agreed, then took a step forward, and blatantly retorted: "Gao Taiwei's words are wrong! Taiwei is not in the school grounds, so it is normal for him not to know the truth. Today we will play again Royal father is also loyal to the country, this is a loyal minister! However, Lord Taiwei made a few mistakes!"

Gao Qiu snorted coldly: "Oh, then I have to listen to the opinion of the county king!"

"First, when King Xiaoliang takes the martial arts exam, he voluntarily relinquishes his title. He has a body but no official position. Before, Lord Taiwei said that King Xiaoliang had a noble status, so why would he commit the crime above? It is nothing."

"Secondly, since the beginning of the martial arts examination, it was to select talents for the Great Song Dynasty. King Xiaoliang was willing to give up his title. If he wanted to compete for the title of champion in martial arts, I had to grant it. However, King Xiaoliang was arrogant in the school field, and he had no law. Relying on his noble status, he openly announced that he was the candidate for the champion of martial arts, and made things difficult for Yue Fei everywhere. He even made a life and death document, deciding to live and die in the third contest. Since the life and death document is signed and signed, life and death are irrelevant. The common people are guilty of the same crime, so the assassination of Xiaoliang King by Yue Fei is because he is inferior to others, and he is not good at learning, so he can't blame others."

"Thirdly, Mr. Zhang, as one of the examiners, received the favor of the emperor, but he didn't want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. He also enriched his own pockets, used his power for personal gain, and openly protected King Xiaoliang. I just want to put people to death, disregarding human life, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, I should be dismissed from office, I am the envoy of the Privy Council, and I have the power to see if there are any accomplices after the trial, and if there are accomplices, I will also deal with it."

Zhao Gou spoke eloquently, so calmly that even Gao Qiu was speechless.Moreover, Liu Qi and Yang Yizhong also spoke from it, and said that if you don't believe it, you can spread the truth that other people can know the truth.Seeing that Liu Qi, Yang Yizhong and the others had all offered to help Zhao Gou, Gao Qiu couldn't help being a little surprised: "It seems that I really underestimate this kid."

Seeing that his son was also involved, Liu Zhongwu frowned as he confronted Gao Qiu and stood beside Zhao Gou.He was worried that Gao Qiu would send someone to cheat secretly after the incident, and it was impossible to guard against it.In addition, Liu Zhongwu also supported the eldest son of the emperor Zhao Heng to succeed the throne.

Liu Qi is on Zhao Gou's side, it doesn't matter whether he intends to or not, he is telling the truth.If things go on like this for a long time, a father-son confrontation will really happen at that time.Moreover, what Song Huizong said before also revealed that he wanted Zhao Heng to inherit the throne, which invisibly gave Zhao Heng a glimmer of hope, and the old officials who supported Zhao Gou as the prince according to the ancestral system were pleasantly surprised.

Zhao Gouli refuted the high ball boldly. The officials of the DPRK and China may be afraid of the high ball, but he was not among them.After Zhao Gou and Gao Qiu had a verbal battle, they submitted the documents of life and death, as well as the second written policy of King Xiaoliang and Yue Fei.Song Huizong looked at the different literary talents of King Xiaoliang before and after, and couldn't help frowning. Seeing Yue Fei's good literary talents from beginning to end, he couldn't help nodding, and said, "Since there are all the witnesses and material evidence, then this matter is over. I will deal with him after I find out the truth. If it is really found that someone is playing tricks behind the scenes, no matter who it is, they will be executed at the Meridian Gate to show the public."

(End of this chapter)