"Brother, the operation will be officially launched from tomorrow!" Zhao Gou said lightly.

Zhao Yougong smiled bitterly: "What you said is light, if this thing can really be done, I am afraid that it has already been completed, and it will not be delayed until now." I'm afraid that when the time comes, there will be many obstacles, and even the people will panic, how to end up at that time. ”

"No matter who dares to stop it, it will be punished for all crimes, and there will be no mercy!" Zhao Gou shouted domineeringly, "The official system of the Great Song Dynasty will be reformed from today, so that those with bad intentions can wake up the alarm, and let those who are content with the status quo and do not act understand that the sky of the Great Song Dynasty has changed." ”

"Brother, from now on, all the personnel of the villa will be dispatched, and there must be no fish that slip through the net. If there is the slightest movement, arrest immediately, I will clear the scene, and let those truly capable people benefit the people and do their best for the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Yougong saw that Zhao Gou had made up his mind, and he didn't say anything more. So, Zhao Yougong nodded and agreed. At the same time, Zhao Gou secretly issued an order to the two brothers, Li Shiren and Li Shien, to pass the order to Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and Yan Qing, and let the three of them immediately dispatch the cultivated forces to take action.

On the same day, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and Yan Qing stayed away from Bianjing, and then cut off contact with Song Jiang and others. They never showed up from beginning to end, and only Zhao Gou knew where they were. Zhao Gou asked the three of them to go to Liquan Mountain and secretly start training.

Now that half a year has passed, Yan Qing sent a letter a few days ago saying that it has worked. So, Zhao Gou decided to let them participate in the clearance operation. Most of the people in Amber Villa stayed in the capital, and there were few people in various prefectures, prefectures and counties, so Yan Qing and others participated like a tiger, and it was also to supervise the execution of local officials, and if they did not do well, they would be punished.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji had this idea, and the person who really wanted to implement it was Zhao Gou, he was unwilling to continue to wait, time was running out. As a result, Zhao Gou talked about this matter to Zhao Ji many times, in order to change the atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty and change the new machine.

However, Song Shenzong enabled Wang Anshi's reform, which achieved remarkable results but also shook the interests of many people, and the outdated ideas became a burden, repeatedly hindering the change, and finally the effect of the change could only be guaranteed for a while, and because Song Huizong himself did not care about it during his reign, he finally left a huge crisis.

Removing moths from the ranks of officials is the first priority, and after the operation is over, the imperial examination will be held, and when the time comes, officials will be selected based on their ability, rather than relying on the forces behind them. If it is a slow change, it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and if it is a one-time purge, it will also be panicked, which is not conducive to the long-term stability of the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Gou adopted a compromise method, for the officials above the third grade, temporarily stood still, first starting from the bottom from the ninth grade, that is to say, gradually and gradually inventory. If an official of the third grade or higher reports corruption and bribery, he will be severely punished, and all family property will be confiscated.

This measure was recognized by Zhao Ji, and the Western Xia, Jin, and Liao were eyeing each other, and the treasury had not yet been filled. If it is a war, it costs a lot of money and requires a huge amount of military supplies, so confiscating the property of corrupt officials is beneficial and harmless to the Great Song Dynasty.

This clearance operation is the first time since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, even if Zhao Ji promulgated a holy decree, many people still ignore it, in their opinion, even the emperor does not dare to oppose it without authorization. If you manage the disorder of the country as the emperor, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the blame, and there will be a new round of resistance at that time.

There are also some people who know some inside information, so they are terrified. Most of the officials who occupy official positions but do not act are the children of families, with large families behind them, and some of their parents or grandparents are officials who have contributed to the Great Song Dynasty, and these people think that they will be fine.

However, the person in charge of this operation is Zhao Gou, he can't wait to get rid of these moths, even if it is a heavy hemorrhage, he will sweep them away, and he will never leave any trouble, and he is also the only person who has a firm position and dares to act, even Zhao Yougong feels that this matter is a little wrong with the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

Even if Wang Anshi changed the law, he would not make such a big move, and he took into account many things, so that it was difficult to change the law an inch. Because of this, Zhao Yougong felt that this matter was a little crazy, and Song Huizong was also worried in his heart, he knew that this time the matter would definitely be blocked, and he didn't expect such a result.

Even though Song Huizong personally made a will, there were still many veterans who wrote to petition, and some of them resigned and returned to their hometowns or retired for the rest of their lives, all of them came out without exception, and impeached Zhao Gou's faults, saying that he had brought disaster to the country and the people, and insulted him openly and secretly, which made Zhao Ji tremble.

"Go'er, it's a real headache to see that all of these pieces are impeached against you!" Zhao Ji looked at the hundreds of letters piled up on the table, and only a dozen of them were not impeached, but he also mentioned the harm of this incident, and everyone objected, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that this matter was too noisy.

"Are you going to keep doing it?"

Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Ji unswervingly, and replied loudly: "Do, I must continue, even if my reputation is not good, I can't let the Great Song Dynasty be ruined in the hands of these people, only by weakening the number of people and completely changing the atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty can we lay a good foundation." ”

The inventory operation has been carried out for half a month, and in the past half a month, the entire Great Song Dynasty people have been panicking, some people are applauding, some people are crying and shouting, and there are even rumors that the Great Song Dynasty is going to die, and they have condemned Zhao Gou's badness, even the people who talked about him before have changed direction.

Zhao Gou is under tremendous pressure, but still persevering in the implementation, these days the daily court meeting of the ministers of the central government have condemned Zhao Gou's behavior is too arrogant and domineering, and does not take the emperor in his eyes at all. Not all of these things are wrong, and some of them are right.

From the very beginning, Zhao Gou guessed that there would be resistance, but he didn't expect it to be so big, and even some of the children of the scholar clan also participated in it, that is to say, half of the literati and scholars in the way of Confucius and Mencius stood up, and Zhao Gou was not.

This made Zhao Ji very worried, after all, the Great Song Dynasty could not be without literati, but he didn't expect Zhao Gou to be unwilling to explain more, and anyone who resisted would be enforced. Moreover, Zhao Gou counted the charges of the dismissed official in front of the people, and the person refused to admit it to death, and he also deceived people's hearts, and Zhao Gou was not counted.

In the end, in the face of iron-clad evidence, he had to bow his head and confess his guilt, and those who were insulting also shut up. Repeating this behavior again and again, Zhao Gou himself felt that he couldn't hold it anymore, and his words were more terrifying than any weapon.

Zhao Gong is the king of the county, and he is the superintendent of the imperial history of the dynasty, but the subordinates in his mansion are pointed at wherever they go, and some people even directly say that they are not. These days, Zhao Go's pressure can be imagined, Zhao Yougong is similar, even the people in the Criminal Department are complaining, because there are too many people detained, and in the end, the prison can't accommodate it, and they have to continue to arrest.

The path chosen by Zhao Gou, even if it is kneeling, he has to go down, under the huge pressure, Zhao Gou still insists on his determination and does not hesitate to do it, and finally Zhao Gou's name spreads throughout the Great Song Dynasty again, not because he is good, but because he is bad.

People in the world will not take the initiative to admit their mistakes, they will only say that others are not, and those officials who have been dismissed from their official positions are indignant in their hearts, and directly spread rumors that Zhao Gou is not, saying that he is bullying others and leaning towards the government and the opposition. Even so, Zhao Gou still did not flinch, and still continued, and finally when the people on the streets and alleys woke up, they heard the news that who had been dismissed and seized the prison.

At the beginning, the people stopped what they were doing and rushed up to take a look, and the last number of times was too much, and they had long been accustomed to it, and it was no wonder. In their opinion, even if these dismissed officials have no merit, but they have not passed, they just occupy official positions, if they are all cleared, they are afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will be unstable, so they say that he is a person who has brought disaster to the country and the people, and slander such as robbers.

Zhao Gou laughed at it, never took it to heart, never answered, and sat tirelessly on the government office, overlooking the officials who were dismissed and convicted, his face was calm, and his heart was turbulent, not caring about those gossips, but feeling heartache that these people were not good officials, just thinking about getting rich, and being heartbroken.

The most troublesome thing in the entire Great Song Dynasty is the literati, Zhao Gou is the enemy of the world's scholars with the strength of one person, which is really unwise, and Zhao Gou has no regrets. After all, in his opinion, these things are all external objects, and he will one day understand what he has done.

Today, he is burdened with infamy, as long as the future of the Great Song Dynasty is a broad road, he will not hesitate. However, the people of the world are unusually against Zhao Gou, from the initial opposition to silence, and finally to support, Zhao Gou is famous among the people.

You must know that the most beneficial to the removal of these court moths is the people, how can they say that Zhao Gou is bad, only that he is good, and the final situation evolves into Zhao Gou is a rare good official in the eyes of the people, and in the hearts of the literati, Zhao Gou is a sinner who has brought disaster to the country and the people.

Zhao Gou never plays cards according to common sense, and he will not show the slightest rumor before each action, which also causes those who are weak to be afraid, and finally look for a backer, but it is still useless. The wind of purging spread to all the states and counties of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Gou sent Wu Song, Yan Qing, Lu Zhishen and others to secretly monitor everything.

It took two months for this operation to be resolved, and Zhao Gou had already gained notoriety, even if he was loved by all his confidence, he would not have any benefit to Zhao Gou. After all, the Great Song Dynasty is not only the people, but also needs scholars to govern the country.

Zhao Gou is not blindly arrested, he put all the evidence in front of that person, so that people have nothing to hide and arrest directly, people who read only know the surface situation, and it is not the real situation, these Zhao Gou have the confidence to turn things around, so he never cared, and his disdainful attitude is bullying in the eyes of readers.

Although this action pushed Zhao Gou on the cusp of the storm, let others abuse, the effect is indeed very significant, the most direct benefit is that the treasury suddenly has millions of taels, these silver taels are all confiscated from the family property, just Bianjing, if you count the silver taels handed over from all over the country, I am afraid that there are tens of millions of taels, which makes Zhao Ji overjoyed and worried, just because the next thing makes Zhao Ji can no longer be silent, otherwise the world will be in chaos, and this time the key is Zhao Gou.