Privy Council.
After Chai Zongqing had a quarrel with Manchu Civil and Martial Arts in the court hall, he returned to the Privy Council with great ambition.
Ever since Zhao Zhen finished his conquest of Xixia, he seemed to have discovered his conscience, not only reusing them, but also protecting them.
Shi Yuan-sun of the Shi family was dispatched to the Sanya class.
After the errand yesterday, the horse ran wildly, hurting people.
Today, he was sued to the court by the chief attendant.
Zhao Zhen's guardian Shi Yuan-grandson.
The Manchu civil and military had a big quarrel with Zhao Zhen and the relatives of the emperor.
In the end, Zhao Zhen's angry roar died down.
Yu Shi, the leader of the people, was scolded for this, hurting the people's Shi Yuan-sun, but there was no trouble.
Zhao Zhen protected the emperor's relatives and relatives in this way, and Chai Zongqing, as the emperor's relatives, naturally felt the unprecedented invigoration.
In the future, Zhao Zhen will protect him. Isn't he still able to do whatever he wants in the Song Dynasty
Chai Zongqing entered the Privy Council, and several princes' orders came to him.
"Dong Chai, the next official got some small dragon troupes recently. You can try them and see if they are top grade..."
"In your eyes, the thing of the little dragon group is a rare treasure, but in the eyes of Duke Chai, it is an ordinary thing. In the palace, there are many things that are given to Duke Chai in the palace, like the ordinary things like the little dragon group. There must be a lot of them at Chai Gong's Mansion.
Duke Chai, you should try the pear white of Xiaguan Xinde. "
"..."
Several cleric confessions gathered in front of Chai Zongqing, babbling in flattery.
Chai Zongqing enjoyed it very much.
Chai Zongqing felt that Kou Zhun and others were called Gong Zhun and he was a relative of the emperor and could not be behind others, so he ordered the people under his hands to call him Chai Gong in private, so as to compare with Kou Zhun and others.
The people under his staff sought Chai Zongqing, and naturally everything followed Chai Zongqing's thoughts.
Chai Zongqing was holding a shelf, and after listening to a few words from the clerk's decree, he said faintly: "The little dragon group is naturally an ordinary thing to my lord. In my mansion, the little dragon group is rewarded by the servants. .
My father only drinks Miyunlong.
If you don't have Miyun Dragon in your hands, then don't show your ugliness in front of my father. "
Hearing Chai Zongqing's words, several Secretaries of the Secret Council smiled on their faces, but they were scolding their mothers in their hearts.
Say you are fat, are you still breathing
The little dragon group is a tribute, and the quantity is very scarce. When the official rewards the important ministers, it is also a tribute.
After the Xiaolong Tuan tribute last year, the six books of Shangshu divided a tea cake, and the two prime ministers of the inner court were not more than half a tea cake, and the Kou Mansion received a complete tea cake.
Miyun Dragon, that is even more of a tribute among tributes.
Every year, there are only two tea cakes.
Officials are reluctant to drink it on weekdays, and only take it out to share it with the Manchu civil and military ceremonies when they are in a big ceremony or a big ceremony.
It is said that when the first emperor was reigning, Ding Wei, the favored courtier, asked the first emperor for Miyun Dragon, but the first emperor was not willing to give it.
From the time when Miyunlong was concocted by the dragon to the present, the Emperor Xian and the officials have not rewarded anyone.
Chai Zongqing was ashamed to say that he only drinks Miyunlong.
The several princes smiled on their faces. Chai Zongqing naturally didn’t know that they were scolding their mothers. He stared at the prince who said he had pear white in his hand and said: "Pear white, my father only drinks Liao Huang Yelulongxu. The top grade..."
Hearing the decree, the privy raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "That's a coincidence, the pear white in the hands of the lower officials is the top grade that Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu only drank.
Chai Zongqing was taken aback for a moment, and said slightly outside: "You can get this thing?"
The Privy Secretary laughed in a low voice: "The tribute from the people below is said to have been replaced by the important ministers of the Liao State."
Chai Zongqing pondered: "What is it for? High-grade pear white is a rare thing in Liao, even if it is a heavy minister of Liao, not much is given."
The clerk said with a dry smile: "Shangguan just enjoys the following filial piety. As for how the following people are exchanged, we don't have to go into the details."
Chai Zongqing knew that there must be something tricky, but he didn't go into it deeply. Anyway, he will continue to serve in the Privy Council, and some have the opportunity to reveal the secrets.
Chai Zongqing smiled and said: "Since it is your heart, the father is disrespectful. After the next day, we will find a place to sit down."
Several clerks nodded with a smile.
Chai Zongqing looked at a few of them and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it, I need my father's help for anything."
It has been half a month since a few Secretaries of Secretaries and Chai Zongqing have been mingled with Chai Zongqing. They knew Chai Zongqing's temperament, so after Chai Zongqing spoke, he hurriedly said: "There is a general in Cangzhou who wants to seek a position of loyalty..."
"There is a young general in Sanya who wants to support the Japanese army..."
"..."
Several clerk's decree, more or less, all pleaded for things.
After hearing what they said, Chai Zongqing whispered: "Old rules, you first play their merit papers, I will help you with the dispatch papers..."
Several clerk nodded decisively.
"After it's done..."
"You eight, we two..."
"You... are very good. When I return to the official family, I will mention your names in front of the official family."
"Thank you Chai Gong for your support."
"..."
A few people completed a few invisible activities in a few words.
That is to say, the Privy Envoy Kou Ji has not been in the Privy Council since he returned to Beijing, otherwise they would not dare to be so bold.
Several people just finished speaking.
Zhu Neng took a paper and entered the Privy Council with a gloomy face.
Several Secretaries of the Secret Order saw Zhu Neng, and confessed to Chai Zongqing, and rushed to Zhu Neng one after another.
Chai Zongqing didn't move forward.
Now that the relatives and relatives of the emperor are in dire straits with the Manchu civil and military affairs, he doesn't want to get together to make himself boring.
Zhu Neng seemed too lazy to pay attention to him. After entering the Privy Council, he didn't even look at him.
When several Secretaries’ decree came in front of Zhu Neng, Zhu Neng handed them the papers in his hand, saying: “The court has a sum of food and payment to be distributed to the soldiers below. Li Zhaoliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, is now sitting in Shuozhou. No one is in charge of the Ministry of War, so the officials ordered us to send a person from the Privy Council to supervise this matter.
You guys will discuss it and see who has free time. "
After hearing the statement, several privy decree lit up, and after taking a look at the document, their eyes brightened.
"Three million pens?!"
Someone screamed.
Chai Zongqing immediately pricked his ears.
The royal government’s annual military payment is calculated in the tens of millions, but each time it is an appropriation of hundreds of thousands of tens of thousands of guans. There are very few cases where more than one million guans are approved at once.
Unless it is a war, it takes soldiers to work hard to become very generous.
Zhu Neng looked surprised when he saw several princes' decree, and he explained indifferently: "This time there are not only regular payments for soldiers and horses, but also some rewards from meritorious soldiers.
So the amount will be larger. "
"The official understands..."
The several privy decree glanced at each other, suppressed their excitement, and saluted Zhu Neng together.
Zhu Neng nodded slowly and said, "You have a discussion and write me a charter."
"Hey..."
After Zhu Neng threw the matter to a few princes, he left the Privy Council.
After Zhu Neng left, Chai Zongqing took the initiative to get in front of a few Secretaries, staring at the documents in their hands, and said: "What... Show me..."
The several Secretaries of Secret Orders were taken aback for a moment, and after a little pondering, they guessed that Chai Zongqing, like them, was worried about this military payment.
"Gong Chai, this matter was handed over by Zhu Mi to the lower officials..."
"Why, I can't see my father?"
Chai Zongqing asked the yin and yang weirdly without waiting for the privy decree to finish the explanation.
Seeing that Chai Zongqing was annoyed by several princes' decree, they had to hand over the papers to Chai Zongqing.
Chai Zongqing is now guarded by officials, and they can't afford it.
Chai’s lamp is not a fuel-efficient lamp for Princess Deng.
More importantly, if Chai Zongqing is annoyed, they are likely to cut off a long-term financial avenue.
Chai Zongqing took the document, and after reading it carefully, he returned the document to a few Secretaries, and then said lightly.
"You prepare a charter and give it to my father tomorrow..."
The several privy orders looked at each other.
Chai Zongqing stared at several princes' decree, and said quietly: "Think that my father is going to grab your money?"
Several Secretaries stared at Chai Zongqing without speaking.
Chai Zongqing said indifferently: "A way of making money has fallen into your hands. How much money can you make? How much money do you dare to make?"
Several of the princes were stunned.
Chai Zongqing said faintly: "My father eats meat, and your share is indispensable."
Several clerks hurriedly said: "Thank you Chai Gong..."
Chai Zongqing nodded and left the Privy Council.
Several confidantes came together, and their faces were very ugly.
It's not that they are ignorant and unwilling to dedicate their wealth to Chai Zongqing.
They were worried that Chai Zongqing's actions were too ruthless, and that he would not take any measure, and that a major incident would happen and they would be implicated.
"We won't be involved in this matter..."
Several people were silent for a long time, and one of them suddenly spoke.
Another agreed: "He has an official guard, but we don't have one."
The others nodded together.
With the decision, the ugly expressions on the faces of the several Secretaries also eased somewhat.
Although they made a fortune, they did not regret it.
They are able to make money to this day, relying on keeping a proper measure and knowing how to advance and retreat.
They won't let go of the money that should be made, and they won't touch anything that shouldn't be made.
No words for a night.
The next day.
Several clerks committed the prepared articles to Chai Zongqing.
Chai Zongqing took the regulations, found Zhu Neng, and put the regulations in front of Zhu Neng carelessly.
Zhu Neng picked up the charter in confusion and glanced at it, and said angrily: "I didn't leave this to you!"
Chai Zongqing said carelessly: "A few of them know their abilities are inadequate and ask me to help. I think they are poor, so I decided to help them.
Zhu Neng said angrily: "Whoever assigns political affairs to them, whoever is responsible, how can we entrust others to others in private."
"I am also a member of the Privy Council, and I have a higher official position than them. Why can they do it, I can't do it."
"I just don't want to leave this to you!"
"Do you have an opinion on me?"
"..."
Zhu Neng and Chai Zongqing talked, they quarreled together, and finally quarreled in front of Zhao Zhen.
After learning the whole story, Zhao Zhen praised Chai Zongqing, and then drove Zhu Neng back to the mansion to ban the foot.
Zhu Neng went back to the house with a black face.
Chai Zongqing returned to the Privy Council triumphantly.
Two princes were ordered from the Privy Council and accompanied him to the Ministry of War.
In cooperation with the Ministry of War, Chai Zongqing drafted all the regulations for the payment of military salaries and submitted it to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen happily ordered the Ministry of Households to transfer the money to the Ministry of War.
Three million yuan of money went out of the treasury and went to the Ministry of War.
He was escorted out of Bianjing City from the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
All the way out of Kaifeng Mansion, but did not go northeast, but detoured to other places.
Everything seems unconscious.
…
Kou Mansion House.
Kou Ji lay on Hu ** with a long gown, swaying leisurely.
Beside him, Zhao Zhen also lay on a Hu**, dangling leisurely.
Zhao Zhen shook for a long time, and said meaningfully: "Chai Zongqing can really be greedy..."
Kou Ji slowly nodded, "With three million yuan of salaries, he enjoys 80% alone, 15% for other officials, and only half for lieutenants..."
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth slightly and said, "I thought he would die after being greedy for hundreds of thousands of pens, but I didn't expect that he actually ate two and four hundred thousand pens in one go. Two and four hundred thousand pens, of which A large part of it is the rewards I give to meritorious soldiers.
The soldiers fought hard for the country, and there were deaths and injuries. I promised to reward them again.
But in the end, the money they got was pitiful.
I don't dare to think how disappointed they would be when they received one or two consistent copper coins.
I don't even dare to think about whether their family members will curse me after they have gotten a couple of money to sell their lives. "
It was the common idea of their monarchs and ministers to attract Chai Zongqing to the bait, and they were also prepared to deal with all changes.
But when Chai Zongqing took the bait, Zhao Zhen was frightened.
That's the money Zhao Zhen used to buy people's hearts.
Now instead of buying people's hearts, it has chilled the hearts of 300,000 soldiers.
How many soldiers of the Song Dynasty, more than one million.
If you do it three or five times in the same way, the hearts of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty will be completely wounded.
When the enemy comes, who else will work for Da Song
Chai Zongqing's move was not to make money, but to dig the gangster of Song Dynasty. How could Zhao Zhen not be scared
Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's gritted teeth, and said in deep thought: "The official will pay more to the officers afterwards. Then the minister will send someone to appease them, and the officers will definitely understand the official."
Zhao Zhen said angrily: "I want to clean him now!"
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, he naturally understood who Zhao Zhen wanted to clean up.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said: "Now we can clean up him, then we will have to give up all our efforts. Although Chai Zongqing was greedy for money, he did not cause a big trouble. The official sent someone to expose the matter, and he will make up the money when he is greedy. , If you pay more money for atonement, I beg Princess Deng to cry for you a few times, and you won’t be able to kill him."
Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's words and suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice, "I know... I just said casually..."
Kou Ji said: "We have everything ready, just wait for things to ferment."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly.
The monarch and the minister chatted for a while without a word.
Zhao Zhen left the courtyard of the Kou Mansion and returned to the palace.
Some time later.
In Bianjing, the city was calm.
Kou Ji is still ill, Zhu Neng is also confined to the mansion, Chai Zongqing continues to behave in the Privy Council.
It was May in a blink of an eye.
When the wheat in the field turned golden, a team of soldiers carrying a letter flag, along the ridge of the wheat field, rushed into the city of Bianjing.
"Zhuozhou Mutiny!"
"Zhuozhou Mutiny!"
"..."
The eight hundred li expedited soldiers who sent the letter shouted loudly while rushing into the city of Bianjing.
Rebellion was not uncommon in the Song Dynasty.
But the mutiny is definitely a rare event.
Rebellion can be encountered several times a year.
However, mutiny may not necessarily happen once in ten years.
It can be seen how strange the mutiny is.
More importantly, every mutiny means something big happens.
The last time there was a mutiny in the Song Dynasty, Kou Zhun streamlined the Xiang army.
Eight hundred li's urgent soldiers spread the news to the people on both sides of the Yujie, and the people on both sides of the Yujie quickly spread the news all over the city of Bianjing.
For a time, Bianjing City became a sensation.
Not long after the eight hundred li expedited soldiers entered the palace, the bell in the palace rang.
Manchu civil and military, dressed in official uniforms, got on the carriage and hurried to the palace.
The same is true for Kou Ji.
When Kou Ji drove to the edge of Jinshui Bridge, he saw Wang Zengzheng getting out of the carriage with a frown. He also got out of the carriage and walked to Wang Zeng's side.
When Wang Zeng saw Kou Ji, his brows were furrowed and said, "Zhuozhou soldiers have changed?"
Kou Ji said solemnly: "I heard it was..."
Wang Zeng said with a black face: "You are a privy envoy, how can you not know the details?"
Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "They mutiny, it is impossible to tell me in advance... I will have to wait for the matter to be sent to Bianjing City in a hurry to know about it."
Wang Zeng sighed and said apologetically: "The old man is confused... I have just gone through two battles, and now it's time to recuperate.
At this time, a mutiny took place in Zhuozhou.
I'm afraid it will take some twists and turns for the court to deal with this matter.
More importantly, Zhuozhou is adjacent to Youzhou.
If they voted for the Liao people, then I am afraid that the words that Song had just recovered would be thrown out again. "
"This matter is really difficult to handle... I guess there must be a reason, otherwise the soldiers can't make trouble at this time."
Kou Ji said solemnly.
Wang Zeng nodded slowly, "Let's enter the palace quickly to find out the reason."
Kou Ji nodded and accompanied Wang Zeng into the palace.
All the way to the Chuigong Temple, before entering the door, I heard Zhao Zhen's thunderous voice.
"waste!"
"A bunch of trash!"
"A bunch of scumbags!"
"I will slash you a thousand times!"
"..."
It was obvious who Zhao Zhen was scolding.
He was cursing the Manchu civil and military.
Being able to force Zhao Zhen to be swearing, shows that the Zhuozhou mutiny has something to do with officials in the court.
Wang Zeng and Kou Ji entered the Chui Gong Hall with solemn expressions, and saw that the other people in the Manchu Civil and Martial Arts had arrived. They were now bowing their waists and heads down, listening to Zhao Zhen's anger.
Wang Zeng and Kou Ji took small steps, entered the hall, silently bowed, and then returned to their respective trains.
Wang Zeng ranked second in the Wenchen Class, and Kou Ji ranked first in the Wuchen Class.
The reason why Wang Zeng and Kou Ji did not speak in the temple was because of etiquette.
But after the court, the late officials, after arriving in the court hall, generally can't disturb the people who are discussing in the court hall. After the salute, they can stand quietly in their place.
When the court affairs are over, if the officials are determined to pursue the lateness, they will inevitably be fined some salary.
If the official doesn't pursue the lateness, then it will be exposed.
After Kou Ji and Wang Zeng stood still, Zhao Zhen was still roaring.
Zhao Zhen, like an angry beast, roared at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, "Three million military salaries and rewards were sent to Zhuozhou, Shuozhou, and Huanzhou, leaving less than 300,000 guanxi!
There are no two and seven hundred thousand pens in the middle!
2.7 million pens!
How did you succeed
Every copper coin was stained with their blood, and I was careful when distributing it, for fear of miscalculating the merits of a soldier.
But what about you guys
They swallowed all their credit in one go.
Not only swallowed their credit, but also swallowed their due military pay.
You are simply frantic! "
Zhao Zhen glared at the officials, "It’s your insatiable greed that led to today’s tragedy! Tell me, what should I do? Send troops to suppress them? I can’t open the mouth because it’s me, the court, and you. ."
Seeing that Zhao Zhen's roar meant to be suspended, Lu Yijian hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Officials, the most important thing at the moment is to send someone to comfort them as soon as possible, lest they cause disaster.
At the same time, it should be ascertained who was acting behind the scenes and was greedy of the soldiers' military pay.
Give them an explanation! "
Zhao Zhen said in a cold voice: "Check! It must be checked! After the check is clear, I will kill this group of beasts a thousand times, no one is exception!"
"Kou Ji?!"
Zhao Zhen gave a cold cry.
The hearts of the Manchu dynasty civil servants were shocked.
Because it was the first time they saw Zhao Zhen shouting to Kou Ji so coldly.
Kou Ji appeared in the hall amid Zhao Zhen's shouts and bowed and said, "The minister is here!"
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "I remember that Li Zhaoliang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is not in Beijing, so I asked the Privy Council to send someone to supervise the distribution of military pay by the Ministry of War. Now that there is a trouble, should I only ask you?"
Kou Ji handed his hand: "The minister is guilty, and the minister supervises the unfavorable situation, which led to..."
Zhao Zhen didn't wait for Kou Ji to finish speaking, and said arrogantly: "Okay, I don't want to listen to those scenes. Your fault, I will calculate with you when I turn around. I know that you have recently been on a couch and did not supervise the Privy Council. thing.
Now, tell me who is in charge of this matter. "
After Zhao Zhen's voice fell to the ground, Zhu Neng hurriedly went out of class and said: "Going back to the official house, this matter was taken over by the minister. The minister originally wanted to send several privy councillors to do this.
But Ma Chai Zongqing took the initiative to ask Ying to supervise the matter, and for this he even quarreled in front of the officials.
In the end, the officials appointed the Du Ma Chai Zongqing to supervise the matter. "
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said coldly: "I am confused and forgot about this matter. I remembered it when you reminded me like this.
This matter was indeed supervised by Chai Zongqing, whom I handed over. "
At this point, Zhao Zhen's icy eyes fell on Chai Zongqing.