The sun had not yet risen, and the air was still filled with the chill of dawn, and there was a layer of crystal clear dew on the grass; There was still a faint glimmer of stars in the sky, and the morning star became dim. At this time, Zhao Gou had already put on his official uniform and went to the palace alone.

All the officials of the third rank or higher in Beijing came, and everyone went to the back hall under the guidance of the eunuch to wait for the summons. After a while, the eunuch ordered everyone to walk into the main hall, Song Huizong wore a dragon robe, walked with a tiger, walked with a majestic instrument, sat on the dragon chair, and glanced at everyone with sharp eyes.

The eunuch shouted sharply: "Go to court! ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The ministers shouted in unison.

Song Huizong said lightly: "Everyone, Aiqing is flat!" ”

The ministers stood up straight, and the officials of the Song Dynasty did not have to kneel three times and bow nine times like the Qing Dynasty, but only had to bow their heads.

"There is a play, but there is no retreat!" The eunuch followed the procedure and shouted again.

Ministers, you look at me, I look at yours, and no one speaks. Only a few people knew about what happened last night, and no news was passed out, so the crown prince Zhao Huan, Gao Yu and others did not know. Moreover, there was no major incident between the DPRK and China, and gradually fell into silence.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to report!" There was silence all around, and Zhao Gou's voice was like a morning bell at dusk, and everyone's eyes looked at him in unison, not knowing what he had to do. The current Zhao Gou is no longer the person he used to be, as long as he reports something, something must happen or some official in the court has fallen.

Song Huizong said succinctly: "Accurate! ”

"There was a major incident in the palace last night, and after the investigation of Weichen, it was finally found that the person behind the scenes was the remnants of the Ming Sect." Zhao Gou replied calmly, "In the opinion of the minister, the remnants of the Ming Sect have not yet been cleared, and there are still remnants of evil, but I am afraid that the thief's heart will not die!" ”

"I am very pleased!" Song Huizong said appreciatively.

"Minister, don't dare to take credit, it's the emperor's blessing!" Zhao Gou said respectfully.

Song Huizong smiled slightly, did not answer, and then motioned for him to go down, and then he stood up from the dragon chair, paced back and forth, and said in a vague manner: "I experienced a life and death last night, if it weren't for the internal guards fighting to the death to protect me, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

The crown prince Zhao Huan immediately answered: "Your Majesty, I don't know when it was so serious?" ”

Suddenly, Song Huizong roared angrily: "Last night, the remnants of the Ming Sect led a group of dead soldiers to break through the city gate, and the entire palace was heavily guarded, with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. The remnants of the Ming Sect actually broke through many defenses and went straight to my dormitory, intending to kill the king and seek the throne! ”

"If it weren't for Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu, the superintendent of the imperial history and others, I'm afraid that I would have already become a prisoner, or I would have died! The superintendent of the imperial history has already discovered the plans of the remnants of the Ming Sect, and has been prepared for a long time; At the same time, Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu, was summoned by me again, and fought with the remnants of the Ming Sect, but he was still outnumbered and seriously injured, and I was very heartbroken! ”

The ministers were shocked when they heard this, they never knew that such a big event happened in the palace last night, but they entered the palace today and found that some of the Ouchi guards were not common before, and even the guards were stricter than before.

Although everyone felt that something was wrong, they did not expect that someone would kill the king and seize the throne, let alone that it would be the remnants of the Ming Sect who were immortal and tried to plot against the Great Song Dynasty. Today, the truth was confided from Song Huizong's mouth, which made them tremble, and when they saw Song Huizong walking into the hall with a black face, he was silent, his eyes swept over everyone, and everything could be explained.

The ministers bowed down one after another, only Zhao Gou stood up straight, he looked at the appearance of everyone else pleading guilty except him, glanced at it mockingly, and then retracted his gaze to look at his father, and secretly said: "My father is really first-class in acting!" …… If it is placed in the future generations, I am afraid that it will be a 'professional account of the emperor'! ”

This time it was the plan discussed by Zhao Gou and Song Huizong's father and son, and it was also Zhao Gou's request to agree to become the lord of the villa, in order to let Zhao Yougong take the throne. It is not enough to have the power of the villa alone, but also to use the power of the official positions in the DPRK and the central government, and the two-pronged approach can reap miraculous results.

Zhao Gou asked his father to act before, and Song Huizong was very surprised, feeling that it was unseemly to do so. However, after Zhao Gou analyzed it with him; Song Huizong had no choice but to nod in agreement. In this way, Song Huizong's establishment of majesty also allowed Zhao Yougong to turn from the dark to the light, not only was there no mistake but also merit, which was the first and most important step in Zhao Go's plan.

Nowadays, the crown prince Zhao Huan and others control the government; Although under Zhao Gou's means, this force has declined a lot, it still cannot be underestimated, and it must be treated solemnly. At the same time, Zhao Yougong came out of the silence, which was bound to make them worried.

Whether it is the crown prince Zhao Huan or Gao Yu and others, before that, Zhao seemed to be the pillar of the court, and Zhao Yougong was also a high-powered minister, but he would be punished if he made a mistake, and he was dismissed and grounded. It is precisely for this reason that others take advantage of the situation to rise, Zhao Yougong is like a bombshell, and the ministers who blow up are dumbfounded.

Prince Zhao Huan frowned and pondered, "Is he coming out again?" Damn the remnants of the Ming Sect, they won't appear sooner or later, but they will appear at this time! It's just that I don't know which side he is on, if he can win it over, it will be beneficial and harmless, if he stands on Lao Jiu's side, I'm afraid that this time it will be really difficult! ”

Zhao Yougong is three years younger than Zhao Huan, but his means Zhao Huan is clear, and the two of them have not gotten along since they were young, they only came into contact when they grew up, and they only took care of face, and there were not too many personal relationships, what he was worried about was the power behind the King of Chu, you must know that Zhao seemed to be a military attache and an important minister when he was alive, and he always emphasized the importance of military generals, and won the respect of military generals, even if Cai Jingjing did not dare to work against Zhao Xiang openly, just because Zhao seemed to never reason with you, if he occupied the reason, it would be solved directly by force, Too lazy to talk nonsense.

Zhao Yougong's behavior is somewhat similar to Zhao, but it is a little different, at least Zhao Yougong gives people the impression of being gentle and elegant, but the premise is not to provoke him, and to provoke him is also solved by force. When Zhao Yougong held an official position, some ministers angered him, he didn't care about 3721 and directly fought with someone, forcing that person to sue the emperor, and finally it was over, Song Huizong's love for him is well known.

Gao Yu frowned tightly and said secretly: "Trouble is coming!" ”

"The remnants of the Ming Sect dare to act so boldly and recklessly, trying to kill the king and seize the throne, such a great crime of rebellion, should be killed!" Song Huizong took in the expressions of the ministers of the court, especially the frowning faces of the crown prince Zhao Huan, Gao Yu and others, and the embarrassed expressions of some people, and said murderously: "Spread my will: Whoever discovers the remnants of the Ming Sect will be killed, whether they are dead or alive; If he is killed, the official will be promoted to three levels and rewarded with 100 taels of gold. In addition, the indiscriminate punishment of the nine tribes; I have left the remnants of the Ming Sect with nowhere to escape! ”

After Song Huizong passed the decree, he was also worried that some ministers would kill innocents indiscriminately for the sake of merit, so he was afraid that the government and the opposition would be shaken again. So, he thought of a two-pronged strategy, if he found that he was killing innocents indiscriminately, he would destroy the nine clans and make an example of him.

At this time, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China were thinking about the changes in the power of the DPRK and China after Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu, appeared in everyone's sight again; As for the matter of the remnants of the Ming Sect, they really didn't care, and all the ministers had their own thoughts in Zhao Gou's eyes, and said silently: "This is just the beginning, the excitement is still to come!" ”