Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Cai Heng turned around and said, "What's the matter?"

"Langzhong, I have something important to do."

Wang Zhu trotted over, looked around, and handed Cai Heng a document.

Cai Heng accepted it skillfully.

"The doctor must be careful to look it up, it's a big deal."

After Cai Heng got into the carriage and opened it, he realized that this matter was indeed very serious.

This turned out to be the whole story of the family members of Zhao Ding, the prime minister of the dynasty, privately using power for personal gain.

To be precise, it was Zhao Ding's grandson who used his identity to deal with merchants along the coast of Guangzhou and in the South China Sea.

Officials and their family members are not allowed to engage in business. This regulation was strongly enforced by Zhao Ding himself.

Numerous officials have lost their positions. For this reason, I hate this prime minister.

Now I have caught such a handle!

Chapter 1507 Transition of power (first update)

"Zu Weng, if this matter is true, Zhao Ding will definitely lose his position." Cai Heng's eyes lit up.

"What does Wang Zhu mean by giving you this information?"

Cai Heng said confidently: "Wang Zhu is mine."

"He may also belong to someone else behind your back."

"Grandfather, grandson understands your worries, but this is indeed an opportunity."

Cai Mao sighed, closed his eyes and meditated, the wrinkles on his face were like old branches moving slowly.

Cai Heng remained silent.

I don't know how long it took before he said: "Look for the evidence, and hand it over to Yushitai after you find it."

"Yes."

On the morning of the fifth day of June, Yue Yun and Lu You entered the palace and met Zhao Guan's family in Shengping Building.

"My ministers, see your Majesty."

"You don't need to be too polite, come and sit down, I invite you to have breakfast today."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two sat down on one side.

Zhao Yu sat across from them.

Lu You said: "I don't know if Your Majesty has summoned the ministers, what else is there to do besides having breakfast?"

"I heard that in the past two years in the grassland, you have done a good job in transforming the Tata'er department."

Lu You said: "It's all based on the court's strategy, it's His Majesty's wisdom, not the merit of the minister."

"Then if I want you to go to the Western Regions, can you transform the Western Regions into that?"

Lu You was stunned, and immediately became excited: "The Western Region is very big, I don't know where it is?"

"Liao."

In June of the 18th year of Jingkang, the news of the death of Yelu Dashi, the leader of the Liao Kingdom, finally reached the Song Dynasty.

Along with the news of Yelu Dashi's death, there was also a request for help from the Liao Kingdom.

This request for help was written by Xiao Pu Guzhi Shali, the son of the first official of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Wuli, who was also the envoy of the Liao Kingdom to the Song Dynasty last year.

The person who is most familiar with this person is undoubtedly Sun Fu, Xiao Pu Guzhi Shali, accompanied by Sun Fu, at least visited the brothels in Bianjing.

It is said that when they left, they were carried into a carriage and left.

On the day of departure, this guy turned back and stayed for one night, before leaving in tears the next day.

Why did he write a letter to His Majesty the Song Emperor?

Did he start to miss the taste of Bianjing brothels again?

It was possible, but at least this time the letter was serious and urgent.

In the 17th year of Jingkang, Yelu Dashi died in Husi Ordu City. His son Yelu Yilie was young, and the wife of Yelu Dashi and the mother of Yelu Yilie, Xiao Tabuyan, was the prime minister.

This caused dissatisfaction among some nobles.

But with the support of Xiao Wuli, the Liao Dynasty's court situation is still very stable for the time being.

But the Liao Kingdom didn't know that a few thorns had been mixed in among the nobles.

The biggest thorn in the side is Xiao Pu Guzhi Shali, who was carried out in Bianjing last year. It is his existence. Now the political situation in Liao Kingdom has been disrupted, and there have been a large number of opponents who do not smoke against Xiaota.

Their excuse is that women cannot succeed.

However, with the support of Xiao Woli, the opponents did not dare to be too presumptuous.

So at this time, Xiao Pu Guzhi Shali wrote to Da Song: Dear His Majesty the Emperor of Song, we have difficulties here, and I still hope that you can send Wang Shi to help us.

In June of the 18th year of Jingkang, in the name of maintaining order in the Western Regions, the Great Song Dynasty set up the Anxi Protectorate in the west of the Beiting Protectorate, with the fourth prince Zhao Yu as the protector, leading the Anxi Protectorate from a distance, and taking Yue Yun as the capital Protector, Lu You is the Deputy Protector.

Its essential purpose is to take back the Seven Rivers Basin where the Liao Kingdom is located, and extend the power of the Song Dynasty to the Hezhong area.

Of course, this matter is very low-key, and not a single word can be seen in the newspapers and mansion newspapers.

But officials who knew the inside story thought about it.

The fourth prince suddenly led the chief guardian of Anxi Dufu Mansion, and sent Yue Yun and Lu You there.

Yue Yun is the son of Yue Fei, with high prestige in the army, and he is young and promising.

Lu You is the son of Lu Zai, with both civil and military skills, and is favored by many people.

These two people suddenly became the subordinates of the fourth prince in name?

This is very intriguing!

On the tenth day of June, a major incident happened in the court hall in Tokyo City. Yushitai impeached Zhao Ding, the current prime minister.

This is the first time Zhao Ding has been impeached by Yushitai since he became prime minister.

The reason for impeachment is that Zhao Mi, the grandson of Zhao Ding, used his power in private to have contacts with businessmen in Guangzhou and South China Sea.

This is contrary to the "Rules for the Administration of Officials in the Song Dynasty".

As soon as this impeachment came out, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked.

People have not recovered from the turmoil of Yue Fei's resignation, and the impeachment of the current prime minister occurred again.

The Su Provincial People's Court took action that day and launched an investigation on Zhao Mi.

This investigation is actually not difficult, because the person who provided the information before has already grasped more detailed clues.

By June [-]th, Zhao Mi basically confessed completely.

But because the matter was too involved, the Criminal Ministry, Yushitai and Dali Temple participated in the interrogation again.

It was finally confirmed that this matter was Zhao Mi's own initiative, and he wanted to make personal profits from it.

He tried his best to disregard his relationship with his ancestor, but in the following days, the Jianyuan also made many unfavorable remarks against the prime minister.

On June 22, Wende Hall.

Gao Qiu said: "I found out that it was Wang Zhu, the chief secretary of the official department, who provided the clues to the officials of Yushitai. Before Wang Zhu provided the clues, he discussed with Cai Heng. It was Cai Heng who asked him to do this." made."

"Cai Heng?" Zhao Ning asked doubtfully.

"It's Cai Xianggong's grandson."

"Oh, I know him, where did he get the clue?"

"Forgiveness from the officials, it is impossible for the ministers to ask Cai Heng directly."

"Well, don't ask, this matter is a low-key inquiry, I just want to know who is targeting the grand minister."

Gao Qiu muttered in his heart, is there still a need to inquire?

Cai Heng is Cai Mao's grandson. Cai Mao has been in power for more than ten years and finally caught the handle of the prime minister.

After a moment of silence, Gao Qiu suddenly said: "Official, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"Go ahead."

"It's not a good thing for a person to stay in one position for too long?"

"What does Gao Taiwei mean by this?"

"The minister is saying that the minister has stayed in the Imperial City Division for too long. In recent years, he has grown old and exhausted. He wants to ask the official to resign and retire."

Zhao Ning muttered in his heart, Gao Qiu, Gao Qiu, you are really a fine person.

You are clearly talking about Zhao Ding, but it is a big taboo to talk about the prime minister in front of the emperor, and you pushed yourself out in a blink of an eye.

"Aren't those errands left to Zheng Xi? Are you exhausted?" Zhao Guanjia joked, "I don't see how soft you are when you buy so many tonics from Nanhai every year!"

Gao Qiu immediately shrank his head back, official, stop talking, stop talking.

Zhao Ning waved his hand and said, "Go down."

As soon as Gao Qiu left Wende Hall, he saw Zhao Ding.

"I've seen the Grand Master."

"Lieutenant Gao is polite."

"I still have something to do, so I will leave first."

Zhao Ding nodded, and then walked into Wende Hall.

Chapter 1508 New changes (second update)

The monarch and his ministers face each other.

In fact, Zhao Ning had a lot to say to Zhao Ding, but before he said anything else, Zhao Ding said: "Thanks to the trust of the officials all these years, the Kingdom of Jin has been destroyed, and the world is at peace. I have come to resign from the official position."

Zhao Ning was not surprised, but said lightly: "Are you going too?"

"The minister has to go."

"Yue Fei is gone, and now you have to go too, you are all gone, who will help me share my worries?"

"The imperial court is full of talented people now, and I believe that Your Majesty can find someone more suitable than me."

"How do you say that?"

"Didn't your majesty mention the dialectic? In the past, it was the conflict between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. The Song Dynasty needed a unified voice, and sent it up and down, and quickly mobilized resources to fight against the Jin Dynasty. The ministers can maintain multi-party coordination. But now, the Jin Dynasty If the country is destroyed, how can Song Dynasty still maintain a consistent voice?"

Zhao Ning was lost in thought.

Undoubtedly, Zhao Ding knew him very well, even better than Yue Fei.

No wonder the monarch and ministers have cooperated seamlessly for so many years.

In the past ten years, the Song Dynasty has actually adopted a war system. This system was formed after Zhao Ning implemented the New Deal for several years and eliminated the old factions in the court.

That is to say, with the emperor as the center, the reform faction and the main combat faction rise up, and an efficient mobilization model is established.

It can be said that most of the resources in these years have been tilted towards the northern border.

Now that the war is over, at least a large-scale war will not break out again for a long time.

It is undoubtedly unwise and unnecessary for Da Song to maintain this model.

Zhao Ding continued: "The court should further reduce military expenditures, promote people's livelihood, and establish a business center with China as the core to influence the surrounding area. Many policies in the past are obviously outdated, and new people are needed to complete the new restructuring."

"How to change it?"

"One is to further benefit the people, transform some state-owned commercial companies into private commercial companies, be responsible for their own profits and losses, and reduce staff management and financial burdens."

"In this way, wouldn't there be great merchants born among the people to fight against the imperial court?" Zhao Ning asked.

"The imperial court has the right to make military power, newspapers, and currency. If a certain businessman commits misconduct, he may not be able to gather hundreds of people and he will be discovered. How can he threaten the imperial court?"

Zhao Ning nodded, agreeing with Zhao Ding's statement.

"Your Majesty, don't be reluctant to give up just because some state-run commercial companies belong to the imperial court. As far as I know, the soap workshops of Wensiyuan, officials at all levels, and chief registrars use their power to attract relatives and friends. These people are not involved in production. I also took a lot of empty pay, and often stole the soap from the workshop and resold it. I went to check the accounts, and it started to lose money five years ago. It is so miserable, what is the point of its existence?"

Could it be that private commercial companies still can't make soap?