As the so-called 'old man becomes fine', Ying Jieyan's words made Zhao Yu understand what he was doing, but he felt extremely desolate in his heart, the old man said the true meaning of officialdom, and also named himself as a king How to deal with the relationship with his ministers. And although he knew in his heart that this was his inevitable choice to go to the pinnacle of power, he instinctively rejected it and did not want to become a ruthless ruler.

He has always insisted on treating his subordinates well and sharing weal and woe with them, hoping to exchange sincerity for loyalty, and looking forward to everyone's cooperation from beginning to end. But the reality is often very cruel, and the tragedies of history have been staged again and again in front of them, and they have to act ruthlessly in order to protect themselves and for the sake of the great cause.

Zhao Yu understood that there were many incidents of cannibalism between kings and ministers in history, and many kings, especially the founding emperors, in the process of seizing power, without exception, had received the full support and dedication of a large number of outstanding talents, and these people had a strong desire to "make meritorious contributions" or "help the world and the people".

In the struggle against the blood and fire of the common enemy, the monarch and the courtier often fully understand each other's strengths and weaknesses, especially the extraordinary courage and talent of the courtier, and the monarch is well aware of it. These are the magic weapons that the king cannot ask for and cherish when he is fighting against the enemy, and after he takes power, they make the king feel that he cannot sleep, like a bone in his throat and a thorn in his back.

After all, among the feudal monarchs and ministers, it is commonplace to turn against each other, and the dragon court throne, the strong can ascend at the right time. What's more, the lords and ministers are highly accomplished, once an alliance is formed to form a climate, as a lonely king, he can only land on the crown and separate his body and head! Therefore, ruthless killing has become the main means of intimidation and self-respect of the emperor to prevent the generals and commanders, and in addition, he sent henchmen and eunuchs to supervise the army; divide and conquer, and hinder each other; The so-called preferential treatment, but in fact house arrest, and the use of the parents, wives and children of the generals as hostages, are also common methods to prevent and control mutiny.

During the Tang Dynasty, in order to monitor the generals who went out, the emperor sent eunuchs to the army to serve as supervisors, called Guanjun Rong. This was the beginning of the eunuchs' intervention in military affairs. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chongxuan, the secretary of the military department and the right deputy capital of the Later Jin Dynasty in Liaodong, gave Huang Taiji's plan to march into the Guannai with great obstacles. Later, Huang Taiji took advantage of the conceited and suspicious mentality of Emperor Zhu Youzhen to fabricate and spread rumors that Yuan and Houjin had a secret agreement, and Zhu Youzhen became more and more suspicious of Yuan Chongxuan, who had military power, and finally arrested Yuan and executed Ling Chi, and the person who secretly reported the above rumors to the emperor was the eunuch who sent the envoy army.

Even under all kinds of preventive measures, the emperor was hollowed out in history, and the autocracy of the ministers still emerged in endlessly. During the second reign of Qin, Zhao Gao pointed to the deer as a horse, and Hu Hai became a puppet in his hands, and even his own life was in danger; Liu Jin, the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, instigated the emperor to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and was tired of court affairs, so that he could become the "Liu Emperor" who formed a party for personal gain and excluded dissidents.

Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty, Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty and Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty monopolized power, and the emperor was virtually useless, realizing the situation of 'male and female co-governance' and so on. Even the power traitors of this dynasty abound, Huizong sometimes has Cai Jing, Gaozong has Qin Hui, and in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty, there are Han Yanxuan, Shi Miyuan and Jia Yidao, all of whom are power-leaning towards China and foreign countries, all of them are dominating the dynasty, all of them are Shunchang's rebellion, and they are all disasters to the country and the people.

However, Zhao Yu also knew that some people in later generations had reservations about the appearance of powerful ministers in the Song Dynasty, and they thought that this phenomenon was also the emperor's success under the instruction and support of the emperor in the case of considering the safety of his own throne.

And from Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiaobing becoming the world's children, to Lu Xiufu's more than 300 years of jumping into the sea and losing the world to children, they are all Zhao's family world, and they are all engaged in the hereditary system of the surname Zhao. In his previous life, Zhao Yu also felt that this statement also made some sense, but when he became the emperor, he didn't dare to agree, but this may be a matter of the ass deciding the head.

Zhao Yu thinks that this kind of 'power and ministers' is like the queen mother's curtain and eunuchs' interference, which is often worse than the monarchy's absolute power itself. In addition, if you think about it from another perspective, you can know that don't think that this is a manifestation of 'democracy', think about the supreme ruler of an empire, but you have to be at the mercy of others, what it is like to act according to the eyes of the courtiers, you can ask for the psychological shadow area of the emperor at this time. But he knew that as long as he had the opportunity and ability, no emperor would let this kind of thing happen.

Of course, Zhao Yu also knew that it was right that power needed to be restrained, after all, not every emperor was a Ming monarch. You can't let those in power do whatever they want, and there is nothing wrong with using the past for the present, including the checks and balances of power, and you can also learn from the past. But don't talk about how beautiful the separation of powers and checks and balances are, so that the emperor who enjoys the highest power can't do anything as he likes', which can only mean that the courtiers have heard too much of the words of the saints, so that they go crazy and force the emperor to go crazy!

After all, the emperor is not a clay figure, and the clay figure is still a little earthy! In the history of the Song Dynasty, this kind of thing has not happened unprecedentedly, and it has happened to several emperors who have done something. Among them, there is the case of Fan Zhongyan, who was appointed by Renzong, who was known as the immortal benevolent monarch, when the Great Song Dynasty was the most clear, and "overstepping his duties"; Su Dongpo's "Wutai Poetry Case" during the time of Shenzong; the case of Sima Guang and other "Yuanyou Party members" during the time of Song Zhezong; Gaozong sometimes had Yue Fei's "trumped-up" crimes; the case of Zhao Ruyu and Zhu Xi in the time of Ning Zong, such as "pseudo-learning and anti-party"; At the time of Li Zong, there was also the "Jiwang Zhao Hong Case" that had been delayed for 50 years and was not rehabilitated.

However, these cases have been characterized as 'unjust cases' by later generations, and if Zhao Yu's courtiers would also feel resentful, they would give you advice with good intentions, not for the good of your emperor. Let you listen to everyone's opinions more, engage in democracy, and make mistakes in the arbitrariness of the province; And persuading the emperor to be frugal is also to avoid the people thinking that the taxes are heavy, so they will oppose you and rebel against you; As for letting you be a gentleman and a villain, it is also to prevent the emperor from making mistakes...... But the emperor just treats your kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, doesn't he complain?

But Zhao Hao, as the emperor, thinks differently. As the son of heaven and the lord of all peoples, I don't talk about state affairs every day, what to do, what to eat, what to live, and even to have fun with a few wives at night. You have to intervene in state affairs and family affairs, what is this to do?

What is called feudal autocracy, the accurate definition of autocracy should be "the ruling system in which the supreme ruler holds the power alone", as long as the person who actually controls the supreme power dominates the dynasty, then the implementation is autocratic rule. The first thing that comes to the emperor's mind is that you are going to usurp power, to be a powerful minister, to let me listen to you in everything, and to treat me as a puppet. And for you and a group of people, it must have formed a group of friends, and you want to dictate and put me in the air.

The emperor's first reaction will be to conclude that these people are all traitors, all of them have evil intentions, and they want to seize power, and then you don't rectify who you will rectify! As for the wronged ones? The emperor will also say that there must be, but this kind of thing is rather credible than not, power is the emperor's net worth, for his own happiness, then he can only be sorry, who let you talk too much, touched the emperor's bottom line, only deserve it!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu was taken aback by his own transformation, how could he become like this from a kind and benevolent young man in the past? For the sake of power and selfish interests, he did not hesitate to create unjust cases, and he was innocent. Is this just because the position has changed, the power in the hands has increased, or because the dissatisfaction in the heart has been vented for a long time because of being 'left out' for a long time, or has it lost its original heart and become bad?

Whether this incident is because of a few petty officials in order to invite fame, in order to maintain the old system, or whether they really want to prevent themselves from being pro-government, or being bribed by the enemy to create civil strife, they need to make a decision at the moment, find out the truth, and they can't end it in a hurry, and besides, they are really wronged!

How to properly deal with the aftermath, Zhao Yu still exchanged views with the two masters. Ying Jieyan and Jiang Xuan believed that it was not inappropriate to detain Li Kuan and others on the charge of 'slandering the saint and causing chaos to the government', and it was not appropriate to arrest other suspected persons at the moment. And it is possible to lift the palace ban first, so as to resume the work of the ministries, but it is not necessary to withdraw the guards who have taken over the guard of the city defense and various important departments, so as to show that the matter has not ended here, so as to put pressure on those involved to prevent them from doing so.

Moreover, because this matter involves Shangshu Province, Yushitai, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Households, it will be suspected of favoritism if it is handed over to the three divisions for trial. The opinions of the two thought that it was still the 'imperial trial', that is, Zhao Yu was in charge of the matter, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple assisted. The prisoners were still under the care of the Imperial Guards, which cut them off from the outside world and avoided collusion. At the same time, the trial will be conducted in secret rather than in the past, but the arrest can be made openly after the accomplice is tried, so as to have a deterrent effect.

Zhao Hao thought that it would be more appropriate to arrange this way, so that he could accurately judge the nature of the incident, and at the same time, he also had greater discretion to control the breadth and depth of the incident. In this way, arrangements can be made calmly, so as to avoid affecting the normal operation of the imperial court, and can make the ministers feel the pressure from the imperial power.

In addition, the day of Zhao Hao's wedding and pro-government is close at hand, and it is not appropriate to kill on a large scale because of this matter, after all, this is an unlucky thing in the eyes of both ancient and modern people, so the strategy of 'strict entry and wide exit' should be adopted when dealing with it. That is, on the basis of strict interrogation, conclusive evidence must be obtained before arresting those involved, and only interrogating those who play a weak role in it, not arresting; The same is true in the handling of the first offender, the first offender is severe, the coercion is lenient, and the innocent are not involved. With the aim of striking down on the minority, saving the majority, and educating a large area......

At the court meeting in the afternoon, all the ministers found that the guards had withdrawn from the main hall and the palace ban had been lifted, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but everyone once again felt the little emperor's control over the army. They knew that as long as the army remained loyal to him, the little emperor would have the ability to suppress all resistance to him, and at the same time make everyone feel invisible pressure, if he pushed His Majesty into a corner, he would definitely upset the balance between the court and the central government, and establish a regime ruled by his military generals, then their living conditions would be even worse.

And then, the little emperor did not delve into the affairs of the early dynasty, but in order to ensure that the Empress Dowager wanted to find out the facts, he wanted to personally try the case, and the Empress Dowager was allowed to play. This made some people nervous again, everyone knew that this matter was aimed at the little emperor, and as long as they were not stupid, they could understand what the goal was to achieve. Now that the Queen Mother has allowed the little emperor to try the case in person, it is not that she can rectify whoever she wants, as long as she crooks her mouth, she doesn't know who will be unlucky, and her heart will slip up again.

Zhao Yu was too angry at the moment, so he should have found something to do to kill the last period of time before the pro-government. Although he was the presiding judge, he was self-aware, he was not the material, and Ni Liang's gang of soldiers was not good, and he had to transfer experts. As a result, the case actually fell to the Affairs Bureau, and Zheng Huchen specially organized an interrogation team to take charge of this 'rebellion' case.

Zhao Yu is still confident in the bureau's ability to handle cases, they not only have rich experience in handling cases, but also have unmatched means and abilities to collect evidence in the Great Song Dynasty. As for whether he can ask for the result, he never doubts, no matter how hard the bones are, it is difficult for them not to open their mouths. Besides, those literati who are weak and can't help themselves, I'm afraid that those who can survive two rounds can be called heroes.

However, in this era, there was no rule to protect human rights and not to enforce corporal torture to force the palace, but the idea of not fighting and not recruiting was popular, and the interrogation was not questioned in advance, but first after the board. Therefore, it is really unseemly to use torture in the palace and beat the ghosts and wolves, so the case was set up in the Imperial Protector's Mansion, which was hidden and safe, and it was all their own territory to toss casually.

As for the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, Deng Wenyuan and Gong Xingqing are also sensible, except for the first day, after the two of them came to order a Mao in person, they did not show up, and only sent a Lang Zhong to the jury. But they basically accompany each other, never say much, just routinely sign their names on the transcript after the daily interrogation, and brush up on their presence. Their deferential attitude made Zhao Yu very satisfied, not only being able to correct his position, but also understanding his own thoughts......