Chapter 66: Killing Chickens and Monkeys (3)
"This official is an envoy of the Privy Council, a member of the second grade, and a knighthood, what are you, dare to be presumptuous in front of this official, give you a little color and open a dyeing workshop, it is not good to teach you a good lesson, I don't know why the flowers are so red."
Zhao Gou scolded angrily, walked to the man step by step with a gloomy face, and raised his hand to give him another slap; Before the man's brain could wake up, Zhao Gou's slap hit again, and she felt the burning pain on her face. For a moment, the sides of his cheeks were red and swollen, and the slap marks were clearly visible, which was particularly eye-catching, his mouth and face were already bloody, and his mouth was crying out in pain except begging for mercy.
Don't hit people in the face, scold people don't expose shortcomings!
But Zhao Gou was in pain for a while, and it was his face. If it weren't for the court, this person would have sued himself with a different purpose, and maybe Zhao Gou would not have made a heavy hand. At first, Zhao Gou thought that he was thinking about the Great Song Dynasty, and he felt good in his heart, until he knew that this person was a member of the Privy Council, and Zhao Gou guessed that he was trying to give himself a horse. Thinking like this, Zhao Gou was even more ruthless.
The man clutched his swollen cheeks, his eyes narrowed into a slit, tears glistened, and he said something slurred. Everyone couldn't hear him clearly, and it was clear from his actions that he was begging for mercy.
Zhao Gou sneered: "Dare to show off your power in front of me, and don't let you see the methods of this official, you really think I'm a sick cat." Give you face, you don't have face, then there is no need for the official to keep him for you anymore. If it weren't for you annoying me first, why would I be embarrassed by you, everyone is a colleague, look up and don't look down! Now everything here is in charge of the official, and anyone who does not obey the orders of this lord will take him as a warning, if you make it difficult for me, then I will not make you feel good, who dares to disobey my orders, yang and yin, don't complain that I am ruthless. ”
There are a total of 163 ministers in the Privy Council, and in addition to Zhao Gou himself, there are 162 people. Everyone looked at Zhao Gou, who was only twelve years old, in amazement, as if he was not a teenager, but an old treacherous and cunning. Most of the people are Wenchen, powerless, where they have seen this battle, all of them are trembling and frightened, looking at Zhao Gou's eyes full of fear, they are worried that they will also become a "plaything" in Zhao Gou's hands.
Zhao Gou didn't make a sound, a blockbuster, a thunderous blow, so that everyone was willing to serve him, and no one dared to disobey his will, as if it had become his territory. During this period, someone wanted to say something, but was glared back by Zhao Gou's fierce eyes, and said, "Deputy Privy Council, where is it?" ”
Everyone looked at Zhao Gou strangely, and their eyes looked at the person who was beaten. Zhao Gou also turned to look at him, and said suspiciously: "You are the deputy envoy?" ”
The man nodded busily, the backer behind him is Gao Yu, the power is leaning towards the government and the opposition, whoever dares not to give Gao Yu face is against him, and when the time comes, not only will the officialdom be depressed, but even his life will be threatened. It's just that he has never seen such a ruthless person as Zhao Gou, no matter what he does, he will beat him first, his cheeks are red and swollen, and the words he wants to say are stuck in his throat, and he can only hear a "woo" sound, as if he said: "Xia Guan is!" ”
Zhao Gou really didn't know that he was the deputy envoy, he only knew that this person was a wolf and wanted to make him succumb. Since he is the deputy envoy, Zhao Gou can guess one or two about the cause and effect. He also asked about this person's name, surnamed Wang Mingli, and Zhao Gou continued: "Since Deputy Envoy Wang can't speak, then you will answer Lord Ben's words!" ”
Everyone nodded hurriedly, not daring to delay any longer, and then asked, "This official took office for the first time, why was no one to greet him?" It doesn't matter if you don't welcome it, why is it time to work, why are you late, what is the reason? Be honest! ”
Everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, with a look of embarrassment on their faces. They looked at Wang Li and then at Zhao Gou. On one side is the deputy envoy, and on the other side is the main envoy. If it is said that it was Wang Li's instructions, then he will offend Gao Yu; If you don't say it, you will offend Zhao Gou, who is the new official, they don't want to be the second person to be flattened by Zhao Gou, they are in trouble, whether to say it or not, no one wants to be the first bird, you look at me, I look at you.
Covering his cheeks, his face was still in hot pain, he wanted to explain, but he couldn't do anything, he could only widen his eyes, and look at everyone fiercely, the threat was obvious, Zhao Gou walked around, and hurriedly withdrew his gaze, cold sweat flowed, he didn't dare to make a mistake, he could only pray silently in his heart: "Don't say it, otherwise it's over!" ……”
Zhao Gou had a cold face, glanced at everyone with a cold gaze, and said coldly: "If you don't say it again, don't blame the official for being ruthless!" ”
After speaking, Zhao Gou rolled up his sleeves, revealing his thick arms, and everyone was stunned. Wang Li opened his mouth even wider, speechless, and thought: "Is he really a twelve-year-old boy?" How can you be stronger than all of us? No wonder it's so heavy! ”
Seeing this, everyone rushed to be the first, for fear that they would be one step too late, and finally replied in unison: "It's the king's deputy envoy!" ”
Zhao Gou nodded contentedly, turned to look at Wang Li with a sad face, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you made a ghost, very good, very courageous, good!" ”
Zhao Gou praised a few sentences in a row, and Wang Li was even more trembling and frightened, and his whole body trembled. Seeing Zhao Gou's cold smile, Wang Li hurriedly lowered his head, did not dare to raise his head, lowered his head, and was terrified, for fear that Zhao Gou would let him eat another "big meal". In fact, Zhao Gou knew that the perpetrator behind the scenes was Wang Li, and he had been reluctant to break it, just to let these people stand in the same line with him. Even if he gave in under duress, it was enough.
Zhao Gou said sharply: "The deputy envoy of the king has bad intentions, and the first time this official took office, he wanted me to submit to his obscenity, control the Privy Council with one hand, and do not take the envoy in his eyes, and there is no king's law; He also instigated others to conspire with him, deliberately came to the Privy Council late, delayed major events, and delayed important border defense matters, so Lord Ben ordered to be dismissed, cut off his reputation, and imprisoned in the prison, and I will deal with it again after the emperor! As for you, you can be spared the death penalty, but the living sin is unforgivable, and you will be punished for half a year, and then you will be dealt with later. ”
When Wang Li heard Zhao Gou's punishment, he almost fainted. He worked hard for half his life, starting from Jinshi little by little, and finally got his current status, just because he was disrespectful to Zhao Gou and dereliction of duty, he was cut off by Zhao Gou and put into prison. However, Wang Li is no one, he is not willing to sit back.
"My lord, what crime did the subordinate commit? Even if you are guilty, you should deal with it by the emperor, I am a second-class member of the court, and I am only half a level older than me in terms of official position, you have no right to dispose of me! ”
Wang Li saw that Zhao Gouming was embarrassing himself, so he took the opportunity to hit himself, so he simply broke the jar and broke it, and refuted it desperately. Even if it is to offend Zhao Gou, he will not hesitate to do so. In his opinion, he has been crawling in the officialdom for more than a dozen cold and summer, and Zhao Gou is just a fledgling boy. Even if he has the title of king of the county and is an envoy of the Privy Council, he cannot be compared. Besides, the big backer behind him is Gao Yu, and it is impossible for him to sacrifice in vain, and he will inevitably intercede for him.
Zhao Gou didn't bother to deal with him, ignored his rebuttal, and forcibly drove him out and let the guards detain him. Everyone wiped the cold sweat on their foreheads, and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, Zhao Gou will be a second-class member of the court, and the deputy envoy of the Privy Council will be dismissed and investigated, which is beyond their expectations.
"Don't think that with the support of Gao Yu, I won't dare to touch you, just let you see how powerful I am, see if you are powerful or I am powerful!" Zhao Gou watched intently as Wang Li was escorted away, and thought: "From now on, I will be in charge here, and at that time, if the DPRK dares to brazenly collect the people's fat and ointment, and those who commit adultery and criminals will be killed, starting from the Privy Council." ”
Zhao Gou's trick of "killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys" completely shocked the Privy Council ministers, and they looked at Zhao Gou in horror as if they had seen a ghost, and they didn't dare to have any complaints, nor did they dare to have the slightest disobedience. Over the years, they are accustomed to groveling, accustomed to obeying orders, just to keep their official positions, where is there any loyalty to the king to serve the country, just want to climb higher, see Zhao Gou's resolute means, know that he, the king of the county, is not playing, maybe it is a good thing, maybe it is a bad thing, everything has never been predicted, only wait and see.