After Xiao Ding and Song Yinzi led their troops to capture the palace, the new emperor Song Yinding and his concubines, as well as the ministers who had supported him at the beginning, and the main core members, all became prisoners.

After Song Yinzi and the ministers discussed the matter of ascending the throne and succeeding to the throne, everyone dispersed, and only Xiao Ding and the army led by the Han brothers were left in the palace.

Most of the Imperial Guards in the palace have been killed, and the few who remain have either surrendered or been captured. Xiao Ding asked the Han brothers to deal with these royal forest troops, as well as those captured inner guards, if they were willing to surrender, they would let them go, and if they refused to surrender, they would be killed directly.

So, those captured Imperial Forest Army and Ouchi guards, when they saw that the Han brothers were not just talking about scare, and if they didn't surrender, they would really be beheaded, so after seeing several die-hard people beheaded, they all surrendered honestly.

Song Yinding and his concubines were also transferred from the side hall to the prison, Song Yinzi ordered someone to arrange a separate cell for them, otherwise, most of the original prisoners in the prison were some gangsters and the like, not a good class, if Song Yinding locked them up with these people, they would have to be tossed to death by these people.

In any case, Song Yinding is Song Yinzi's seventh brother, and Song Yinzi still has some brotherhood for Song Yinding.

That night, Song Yinzi asked the eunuchs to prepare a room, and he and Xiao Ding lived in the palace.

Early the next morning, the ministers came to the early court as always, and although Song Yinzi did not ascend the throne, he also had to preside over some state affairs.

Because of the arrest of many officials who supported Song Yinding at the beginning, many official positions are now vacant. Many of them are still important positions, such as high-level positions such as prime minister and captain, and they always need someone to come and take on big responsibilities.

So Song Yinzi promoted some officials to replace them temporarily, at least before he ascended the throne, he had to take over the corresponding work.

As for the enthronement ceremony, the date has been agreed by the Ministry of Rites and the celebrant eunuch, and it is set for October 12.

Then came the interrogation of Song Yinding and the officials who had previously supported him. This matter has been handed over to the Three Law Divisions to carry out this matter.

The three law divisions of the Great Song Dynasty refer to the criminal department, Dali Temple and Yushitai, which are slightly different from the names of the three law divisions of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later history, and the three law divisions of the Ming and Qing dynasties in history refer to: the criminal department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple.

The Criminal Department, in all dynasties, was in charge of criminal punishment, formulating criminal laws and other affairs, and most of the time it was an enforcement agency.

Dali Temple, equivalent to the Supreme Court of later generations, is in charge of the trial of criminal and prison cases and other affairs, and is the highest legal institution in the country. Its highest official rank is called Dali Siqing.

The Imperial Historical Observatory is actually similar to the Metropolitan Procuratorate in later history, but the name is different, and they are all in charge of supervision, impeachment, and recommendations, and belong to the central supervisory body. It is equivalent to the duties of the prosecutor's office in later generations.

The joint trial of these three departments, also known as the three-hall trial, is generally used to hear major cases or high-ranking officials.

Song Yinzi handed over Song Yinding and his supporters to the Three Law Division, and the officials of the Three Law Division are naturally all old fritters who have been in the officialdom for a long time, and they can't see where the current Song Yinding has lost power. As the saying goes, "the winner is the king, the loser is the loser", no matter who is right or wrong, the winning side is right even if it is wrong, and the losing side is wrong even if it is right. History is like this, the history we know is all arranged and written by the victors, and those historians would not dare to write the dark side of those in power if they were not in the water.

Therefore, as a traverser, Xiao Ding knows that the history he learned when he was in school before, including the official history books that have been handed down to future generations, are all the history of the victors singing praises of virtue, even if a historian dares to secretly write a little bit of real history, it has long been revised by those in power. Therefore, the historical history books that later generations see are not necessarily the real history, but the history of the victors who have been revised countless times.

Judging the situation is a necessary skill for officials, if you don't know how to look at the heat, then this person's official will definitely not last long.

Officials who can climb to such important positions as the Three Law Divisions naturally know how to judge the situation and size up the situation. Now that Song Yinzi has mastered the power of the imperial court and has the army in his hands, anyone can see who he should favor. If you can't see this, then the official doesn't have to do it.

So, in a few days, the interrogation of the three law divisions came to a result, Song Yin was determined to kill his father and usurp the throne, the evidence and witnesses were conclusive, and the crime was convicted, Zhao Shisun and Gao Geyu and other officials, as important ministers of the imperial court, but regardless of everyone's opposition, insisted on supporting the traitor to the throne, causing chaos in the dynasty, ignoring the Jiangshan Sheji and the people, and secretly colluding with the rebellious Jiaozhou king Song Yuanyan, intending to mess up the Jiangshan society of the Great Song Dynasty, the crime is unforgivable.

Despite the convictions, the three legal divisions only announced the results of the interrogation to the public and reported them to Song Yinzi, but they did not announce on the spot how to deal with these people.

After all, Song Yinding is still Song Yinzi's seventh brother, and how to punish their crimes, of course, has to be left to Song Yinzi to decide, but the three law divisions dare not draw conclusions easily. If according to the laws of the Great Song Kingdom, these people would definitely need to be beheaded and even exterminated by the Nine Clans.

Dare to seek the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Song Kingdom? If you don't destroy the Nine Clans, then you have to pay it back?

Sure enough, these old fritters of the Three Law Divisions made the right choice, after they reported the results to Song Yinzi, Song Yinzi did not immediately say that he wanted to exterminate these people and the nine clans, but said that he would think about it first, and then inform them how to send these people.

After everyone went down, Song Yinzi called Xiao Ding over.

Xiao Ding, although he has been staying in the palace for the past two days, he did not participate in the enthronement ceremony of Song Yinzi, but commanded the Han brothers to arrange the nearly 20,000 soldiers who entered Zhongzhou City.

In this battle, his own troops also suffered thousands of casualties, Xiao Ding asked the Han brothers to leave a few thousand soldiers to guard the palace first, and the remaining thousands of soldiers continued to be sent back to the military camp outside the city.

Then it is necessary to arrange for the bereavement benefits for the dead and wounded soldiers and distribute them as soon as possible. So that the families of the deceased can be taken care of financially, so that those who are injured also have money to treat the disabled.

Seeing that Song Yinzi sent someone to call him, Xiao Ding quickly came to the imperial study where Song Yinzi was at this time.

When Song Yinzi saw Xiao Ding, he hurriedly pointed to a chair next to him and sat down, and said, "Brother Tian, I have something I want to ask, what should I do?" ”

Xiao Ding was not polite, after sitting down, he raised his eyes to look at Song Yinzi and said, "What's the matter, can you say?" ”

"That's right, now that the three law divisions have finished interrogating my seventh brother and the ministers, and the charges have been decided, it's just how to get rid of them, the three law divisions still want me to decide personally, I am thinking about the fight with my seventh brother brother, and I don't want to punish him with death. There are also Zhao Shisun and Gao Geyu, although they are the same party that supports my seventh brother, but they have been officials for many years, and they have worked hard for the rivers and mountains of my Great Song Kingdom, if I kill them like this, will it chill the hearts of the officials? Song Yinzi said with a hesitant look.

When Xiao Ding heard this, he secretly said, in some places, this Song Yinzi has indeed inherited the genes of the old emperor. So he persuaded in his mouth: "When the interruption continues, there will be troubles in the future!" King Mu Chitose is already a person who is about to become an emperor, don't be kind to a woman, you know, a hundred-legged insect, death is not stiff! If you don't kill these people today, then if these people turn over and bite you back tomorrow, it will be too late for you to regret it. ”

After hearing this, King Mu hesitated for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, and then said bitterly: "I still can't make up my mind to kill my own brother!" If I really kill my seventh brother, how will the people of the world think of me? Even if I become the emperor, the people of the world will think that I am a merciless person, even my own brother can't be tolerated, and even the elders of the three dynasties who have worked hard for decades for the Great Song Kingdom can't be let go, what is the difference between this and a tyrant? ”

When Xiao Ding heard this, Song Yinzi cared about his reputation, since he cared so much, even if he persuaded him, it would definitely be in vain, so he suggested: "Since King Mu is more concerned about the opinions of the people, then it is better to do this, and on the day you ascend the throne, by the way, there will be an amnesty for the world, and all those who commit crimes will be commuted as appropriate." In this way, you will have an excuse to let your seventh brother and Zhao Shisun go. ”

When Song Yinzi heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Brother Tian is really smart, but what should I do with them in the end?" ”

Xiao Ding thought for a moment and said: "That's it, your seventh brother Song Yinding, you can directly send someone to exile him, as far as I know, in the southeast sea of Yuezhou in my Great Song Kingdom, there is an island called Liuqiu Island, you can send someone to exile your seventh brother to Liuqiu Island, let him fend for himself." As for his concubines, most of them are ministers who tend to be inflammatory, and take the initiative to give their daughters, or the daughters of relatives, to your seventh brother to curry favor with your seventh brother. It is better to send these people home directly and demote them to the people. Your seventh brother's biological mother, Concubine Xia, was your father's original concubine, and they participated in the plan to poison your father, so that she would also be exiled to Ryukyu Island. At this point, Xiao Ding paused.

Song Yinzi then asked, "What about Zhao Shisun and Gao Ge?" ”

Xiao Ding continued: "Zhao Shisun, as a veteran of the Three Dynasties, is already over seventy years old, and if he is exiled and tired on the way, I am afraid that he will die on the way. It's better to copy his prime minister's mansion, and then let him return to his hometown. The officials of several of his sons can also be dismissed easily, and they will not be allowed to enter the court as officials for eternity. ”

"Ah, that's fine, and it can be regarded as giving Prime Minister Zhao a happy home. He returned to his hometown, became a rich man, and spent the rest of his life, which was also a good ending. Song Yinzi interjected.

"As for Gao Geyu, he relied on his own power to form a gang in the court, and he did not cause much trouble to the court, so he must not be spared. He is not as old as Zhao Shisun, and his body is still tough, since you don't want to kill him, then directly sentence him to the army. Raid him all over the house, confiscate his family wealth, and send him and his family together to serve as hard labor at the border of Liangzhou. The son of his family, Gao Jinnei, has relied on power to do bad things in the capital for many years. I heard that Gao Ge still has a lot of wives and concubines, so it is better to sell all the wives and concubines of his Gao family to the army as military prostitutes. ”

Song Yinzi heard Xiao Ding mention that Gao Quannei, and immediately remembered that Gao Zhuan did not obey orders in the army, and thought that what Xiao Ding said was right, this kid was not a master of peace when he was in the capital, he was always going around to cause trouble to the people, and it was best to send him to the border to serve as hard labor. nodded immediately and agreed to Xiao Ding's suggestion.

After this matter was settled, in the next few days, Song Yinzi moved all the daily things used in his Mu Wangfu into the palace, took several of his wives and concubines into the palace, and assigned them to live in their respective palaces.

Then, the ministers, together with the Ministry of Rites and Song Yinzi, agreed on the name of the country and the list of officials who needed to be rewarded on the day of their accession to the throne.

After everything was ready to stop, it was finally the day of October 12, long before this day, the palace had announced to the world that on October 12, King Mu Song Yinzi was going to ascend the throne.

Therefore, on this day, all the shops and workshops in the Great Song Kingdom were given a day off, and all the criminals in the prison were reduced by one percent. Those who were previously sentenced to 10 years in prison can now be released after only nine years in prison, and criminals who were previously sentenced to death can now be sent to the army or imprisoned for life.

At the same time, on the day Song Yinzi ascended the throne, he also promised that all taxes in the world could be reduced by 10%. This policy is very beneficial to the people. And the people rejoiced.

In fact, Song Yinzi originally planned to give the people of the world a tax reduction and exemption for one year after ascending the throne, but he was stopped by Xiao Ding in time. After all, the imperial court has been fighting wars in recent years, and if taxes are reduced or exempted, there will be a large deficit in the treasury, and if there is another war, I am afraid that the logistics support will not be guaranteed.

As a result, the tax reduction has been changed from a one-year reduction planned in advance to a one-percent reduction now.

Even so, many people were happy and praised.

You must know that for many ordinary people at the lowest level, if the court collects less than 10% of the tax, they may not starve to death or sell their children because of this percentage.

Of course, all these things were announced to the world before the enthronement ceremony.