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- All the civil and military officials stood quietly in the Chui Gong Hall, waiting for the emperor to come to court. Many of them were yawning.
Over the years, Zhao Ji has long omitted the daily morning court meeting. Zhao Ji only goes to court during the first day of the month, and all the officials have forgotten the hard work of the court meeting.
But these days, Zhao Ji goes to court every day. The lingering power of Zhao Ji's rage that day is still there, and none of the officials dare to be late. Every day at the third watch, you have to get up to eat, and at the fourth watch, you have to rush to the palace.
After many days in a row, many people are terribly tired.
When everyone was waiting for the emperor to go to court, they suddenly heard a noise outside the hall.
Wu Song led a group of soldiers and rushed to the main entrance of Chui Gong Hall. When the guarding Forbidden Army soldiers saw this group of unfamiliar Forbidden Army soldiers suddenly coming, they couldn't help but draw their swords one by one.
"We are ordered to suppress thieves, and no one should act rashly."
Wu Song took a roll of imperial edict and shouted loudly, and a group of Forbidden Army soldiers stood there blankly.
The civil and military officials had no time to react, so they were driven together by Wu Song and his soldiers.
Wang Fu was pushed by a soldier. He couldn't help but became furious and shouted: "Bold."
Wu Song stepped forward, hit Wang Fu on the head with his scabbard, and scolded: "Shut up."
Wang Fu covered the big bump on his head. Seeing that his official position seemed to have no effect at all, he didn't dare to speak anymore.
Wu Song didn't kill him, otherwise with Wu Song's magical power, he could have smashed Wang Fu's head with a scabbard.
When all the officials were in shock and doubt, Chao Yong also walked out from the side, followed by Shi Xiu holding Zhao Ji hostage.
"Those who act rashly will be killed."
Chao Yong shouted, then sat on the dragon chair and said no more.
The officials all stood obediently as they saw the Imperial Guards on both sides glaring at them.
For a moment, the hall fell into silence, and the atmosphere was so depressing and terrible that it was the calm before the storm.
After waiting for a while, we heard the sound of troops mobilizing outside the main hall.
Lu Fang came in and reported: "All four hundred soldiers are outside the palace."
Chao Yong said to Zhao Ji¡¯s personal eunuch on the side: "You take the imperial edict and take them to take over the defense of all palace gates. Everyone in the palace will disarm and those who resist will be treated as chaos."
After finishing speaking, he said to Lu Fang: "After you lead your troops to take over the defense of the palace gate, you are not allowed to enter or leave."
"yes"
At the fourth watch, after the city gate was opened, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Jie Zhen, and Jie Bao led their soldiers into the city one after another, and then entered the palace through the Fanlou Tunnel.
Chao Yong is waiting for them to enter the palace and blockade the palace. Otherwise, Xue Yong has a hundred soldiers under his command and can only control hundreds of civil and military officials, and the news will leak out sooner or later.
The Chui Gong Hall once again fell into a deathly silence.
Half an hour later, Lu Fang and Zhao Ji's personal eunuch returned.
Lu Fang reported: "All the palace gates, big and small, have been replaced by our people, and the imperial guards in the palace have all disarmed and are under guard."
Chao Yong said to Zhao Ji¡¯s personal eunuch: ¡°There are no missing palace gates, right?¡±
The personal eunuch said hurriedly: "The servants pledged their heads on their necks and took them to all the palace gates."
Lu Fang also said: "I have asked people to check along the palace wall, and there is no missing palace gate."
Chao Yong nodded and said: "Okay, you can then order that people in the palace are strictly prohibited from moving around. Anyone who violates this will be punished as a member of the party."
"yes"
Lu Fang took the order and went down.
Chao Yong indeed asked everyone to act under the banner of quelling the chaos, and with Zhao Ji's personal eunuch coming forward, no one in the palace's imperial army dared to resist, so they all surrendered obediently.
Zhao Ji saw that all the civil and military officials were captured, and the palace fell into the control of Chao Yong, and he felt that something was really wrong. The Zhao family might really be ruined because of his visit to the brothel.
Chao Yong looked around at the officials in the hall and shouted: "Wang Fu."
Wang Fu saw that his life was now in Chao Yong's control, so he did not dare to neglect, and said tremblingly: "What are your orders, sir?"
Chao Yong said: "The one whose name is called will stand on the other side."
Wang Fu couldn't figure out Chao Yong's intention and couldn't help but hesitate.
On the side, Wu Song was impatient and grabbed Wang Fu and carried him aside.
"Cai You"
Cai You's arrow injury was not serious, but he recovered in a few days. He also learned that all the 100,000 troops and horses he led had been destroyed. If he hadn't previously shied away from responsibility, saying that he was just a minor casualty, he would have been killed. If the military power is handed over to Li Congji, I am afraid that ten executions will be enough.
Cai You was also afraid that his escape from the battle would be exposed. After the ministers learned about it, they reported him to the court, and Zhao Ji directly issued an imperial edict to execute him. So he pretended to be at home for a few days, then came to the morning court with a guilty conscience. If someone impeaches him,He could also argue, and even if he couldn't hide it, he could plead with Zhao Ji in person. With his acting skills and his relationship with Zhao Ji, he might be able to escape with his life. Otherwise, you might lose your life just sitting at home and being confused.
But now he regrets coming to court very much. When he faced Liangshan before, he saw Chao Yong killing his general in front of the battle. Therefore, as soon as Chao Yong came out, he knew that the palace was in the hands of someone. But he didn't dare to say anything, he just hoped to hide in the crowd and escape.
At this time, when he heard Chao Yong's roll call, he immediately knelt down and said bitterly: "Hero, spare my life. I am willing to submit to Daliang. Please spare my life, hero."
At first, all the officials thought that Chao Yong and others were members of the royal family. After hearing Cai You shouting like this, they realized that they were from Liangshan, and they couldn't help but become even more frightened.
"If the royal family usurps power, civil and military officials like them will still be needed to govern the world in the future. Except for a few of Zhao Ji's cronies, most of them can save their lives.
But if Daliang usurps power, people like them will be in danger.
After Daliang captured various cities and towns, he enforced justice for heaven and killed corrupt officials. This spread among the people and was very popular. But among these officials, officials were killed on a large scale.
Chao Yong looked at the commotion below and shouted: "Anyone who acts rashly will be killed on the spot."
Wu Song also glanced at the officials coldly, and the officials were suddenly too frightened to move.
Although there were some generals among the officials, they did not bring weapons to the court. In addition, the emperor was held hostage by Shi Xiu, so no one dared to resist from the beginning to the end.
Cai You was also stunned.
Seeing that Chao Yong made no further comment, Wu Song grabbed Cai You and pulled him aside.
Chao Yong looked at everyone and shouted again: "Zhu Meng."
After Zhu Meng rebelled under the banner of "Kill Zhu Meng" from Jiangnan La, he was so frightened that he fled directly to Tokyo. Unexpectedly, he escaped Fang La's pursuit, but fell into the hands of Chao Yong again.
Zhu Meng originally wanted to hide for a while, but Baiguan subconsciously looked at him and directly pointed out where he was, and was directly pulled aside by Wu Song.
When these three people went out, all the officials guessed that the people who went out were probably going to be executed.
Many people trembled with fear when they saw Chao Yong looking at them.
Chao Yong looked around at the crowd again, and then shouted: "Zhao Ji is greedy for extravagance, does not care about the suffering of the people, appoints treacherous ministers, disrupts the government and harms the people. He is really an unjust and ignorant king. The Song Dynasty stole it from the orphans and widows of the Chai family. , more than a hundred years have passed, and my strength has been exhausted. But I, Daliang, acted for Heaven, administered benevolent policies to the people, and obeyed Heaven's will, so I should be prosperous. Wang Fu, Cai You, and Zhu Meng helped Zhou persecute the people and dragged them out after five days. Go to the market entrance and behead him."
When Wang Fu and the other three heard that their lives were at risk, they immediately began to cry.
Wu Song commanded six soldiers to drag them out.
The three people who were wailing were pulled out, and the hall fell into deathly silence again.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "You also know our identities. I am the Prince of Daliang. Tonight, my Daliang troops will march into the city one after another. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you are willing to serve me, Daliang, please stand. Come over here."
As soon as the words fell, someone was heard scolding: "You are just a group of bandits who hijacked the emperor in an attempt to usurp the emperor. Don't think that I will join in the same trend and do disloyal things."
Chao Yong did not expect that a man who was not afraid of death would suddenly appear in the hall, and he couldn't help but look at the sound.
When the people near Li Gang saw Chao Yong, they were frightened and fled away, leaving Li Gang alone.
Li Gang was not afraid, he raised his head and looked directly at Chao Yong.
Chao Yong looked at Li Gang and said with a smile, "Who are you?"
Li Gang said loudly: "Li Gang, Taichang Shaoqing of the Song Dynasty."
Chao Yong recalled it, but he didn¡¯t have much impression, so he asked: ¡°Let me ask you again, are you willing to surrender to me?¡±
Li Gang glanced at Chao Yong with disdain and said flatly: "I would rather die than surrender."
Chao Yong said patiently: "Zhao Ji is immoral, but I, Daliang, uphold justice for heaven and administer benevolent policies to the people. All knowledgeable people should know where to go, so why should you be persistent?"
Li Gang said: "A man is born between heaven and earth. He helps the world and the people, is loyal to the emperor and serves the country. This is what men do. How can he become a rebellious minister and traitor for his own selfish desires?"
"Zhao Ji is fatuous, appoints treacherous ministers, and imposes harsh policies on the people, causing the people to be displaced and starved to death everywhere. Since you want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, have you ever violated your dignity and remonstrated?"
Li Gang said proudly: "I have violated Yan Zhijian many times. Although I was reprimanded, I have never collaborated with the treacherous officials and deceived the emperor."
Chao Yong did not expect that Zhao Ji could tolerate such a person in the court, and said with a smile: "Okay, he is a loyal minister. Our Han people need people like you. Great Song DynastyThe number has been exhausted, but our great beams are in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. There are big bandits such as Wang Qing and Tian Hu in the country causing chaos, and Xixia, Tubo, Liao and Jin are watching on the border. If you are really a loyal minister, why don't you submit to me, Daliang, and help me unify the country, so as to prevent the people from suffering more wars. "
Li Gang hesitated for a moment and then said: "It is the duty of the emperor to be loyal to the emperor, and a good minister will not serve the two masters. Since Li Gang is a minister of the Song Dynasty, he will never be a minister of other dynasties again. Li Gang is willing to live and die with the Song Dynasty."
Chao Yong did not expect to meet a "loyal minister" who was not afraid of death. Although in his opinion, this loyal minister was somewhat foolish, but Chao Yong knew that he could not let Li Gang succeed, otherwise others might follow suit.
Most of the civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty were traitors like Cai You. If the already few loyal ministers were allowed to die for the Song Dynasty, then the remaining people would be of little value.
"It's rare that the Song Dynasty still has a loyal minister. If you surrender to our court, I will give you an official promotion."
"Li Gang will never be a disloyal person and is willing to die."
Chao Yong saw that Li Gang was unable to get any food and salt, so he couldn't help but said angrily: "Okay, take Li Gang out and kill him together with Zhu Meng and the others in five days."
Li Gang said hurriedly: "The three of them are traitors who are causing chaos in the country. Li Gang wishes to die early."
Chao Yong looked at the panicked Li Gang and sneered: "In my opinion, there is no difference between you. I will let the historian record that after the fall of the Song Dynasty, Daliang killed four, no, five treacherous ministers, including Cai Jing. Old thief, and you, Li Gang, are also one of them." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better and faster updates!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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