Chapter 254: Freemasonry
Li Gang chose the most direct, thorough, and rebellious method, asking Song Huizong and Zhao Ji to step down completely and make room for good people. But his official was too small, and his voice couldn't reach the upper echelons at all, so he found Wu Min. Wu Min's official is not big, but he is a part-time attendant, and he is very close to Zhao Ji.
Supporting Zhao Huan to come to power and changing the Song Dynasty to a supreme leader is the best way Li Gang can think of. Objectively speaking, at this point, Jin Jun helped him a lot, otherwise Zhao Ji would definitely not let go of power until death, and at most he would only give Zhao Huan the title of a prisoner. In that case, nothing will happen.
After Zhao Huan came to power, he urgently summoned Li Gang and consulted him about the national policy at this time. Li Gang was very sober, and he told the new emperor very clearly that the Jin army was coming to attack for nothing more than five purposes.
One, the Supreme Number; second, to return the defected Jin people; Third, increase the number of coins; Fourth, the army; Fifth, cede land.
Among these five points, the honorific title can be given to the extent of the previous Liao State, that is, it is called "brother"; The gold man can return it, and don't hide it and ask for trouble; The year-old coins have been doubled, and since the Jin Army has taken back Yanyun, there is no reason to increase it; Offering the army is the meaning of the question, it must be given, but there must be a limit; As for the land, the size is not for outsiders!
Zhao Huan was very excited, but he was just a twenty-six-year-old young man, he hadn't gone through any major events, he usually lived a bad life, basically had no opinions of his own, he was happy to be in the room; It collapsed when it was frightened, and it collapsed in a state that could not be supported. At this time, Zhao Huan was very excited, and felt that Li Gang was the one who God gave him to tide over the difficulties, so he immediately gave him a new title of military squire, and immediately took office to study the city defense problem of Kaifeng.
Li Gang couldn't be happy. He has a position, but he has no real power, let alone prestige. At this moment, what role can a petty official who has suddenly risen to prominence play in a government that is still made up of moths, cowards, and traitors? Who will listen to him?
Sun Hui knew that at the critical moment, a group of young people who had nothing to do with the system and politics stood up. They gave Li Gang the greatest help to the new government. It is no exaggeration to say that without these people, there would be no achievements of Li Gang in the future, and even Zhao Huan would not be able to sit firmly on the throne that was suddenly shoehorned over.
Students of Taixue.
Taixue was the highest institution officially opened in the Song Dynasty, and it existed for the purpose of preparing reserve forces for officialdom. In this nature, it can be seen that its students must closely follow in the footsteps of the Song Dynasty officials, and all actions should be guided by the interests of the highest authorities. Summed up in one sentence, it is the subordinates of officialdom and the authorities, that is, the followers of Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others. But at this time, they walked out of the school and spontaneously rallied and marched, demanding that the state severely punish the six thieves who brought disaster to the country and the people!
Their leader's name was Chen Dong.
From a macro point of view, the current situation is to use a corrupt government to save a corrupt country, which is purely looking for death, and there is no possibility of success!
The system is completely rotten, and it can only be solved by forces outside the system. He called on everyone to take to the streets to demonstrate, with the aim of showing the new emperor his analysis of current affairs. In his writing, the reason why the Song Dynasty has fallen to the present state is because: "...... Today's events, Cai Jing is in chaos, Liang Shicheng is in the back, Li Yan is in the northwest, Zhu Mian is in the southeast, Wang Hao and Tong Guan are in Liao and Jin, creating a gap. Announce the six thieves and pass on the first four directions to thank the world. ”
The "six thieves" have been a disaster for nearly 20 years, and everyone in the world has seen it, and for many years, the "six thieves" have controlled the officialdom of the Song Dynasty and cannot tolerate the slightest dissenting voice. Now facing a life-and-death situation, Li Gangkong has the heart to save the country, but there is no one who can use it. His immediate priority was to break the Iron Curtain quickly.
Chen Dong came at the right time, and he would make a mistake later. He put forward the proposal to kill the "six thieves" and eradicate all the party henchmen, but Sun Hui only recognized his role in blood and hatred in many history books, but ignored the most important function.
Quickly complete the replacement of the old and new officialdom, even if the officials at the bottom remain unchanged, after getting rid of the "six thieves", the new emperor's orders can be authoritative.
This matter was mixed with all the city defense affairs and ran rapidly, and all the problems of everyone were mixed together, and it was crazy to think that the dynasty would change in a few days. But Li Gang succeeded in the end, because he had a staunch ally, and as long as that ally remained alive, things in Kaifeng would proceed at a frantic pace.
Jin Jun.
The faster the Jin army moved, the faster the Song Dynasty reformed!
And Song Huizong Zhao Ji's southern escape also brought huge opportunities to Zhao Huan and Li Gang, especially the followers of Tong Guan and others. It's really wonderful, you don't have to clean it up, and there is a huge gap in the officialdom in Kaifeng City.
After dealing with the "six thieves", the prestige of the new emperor Zhao Huan was also established, and Li Gang also had military command, and then there was the victory in the first defense of Tokyo.
But in Zhao Huan's eyes, Li Gang has also become an out-and-out minister. Zhao Huan handed over all the military power to Li Gang, in fact, it was a matter of last resort, to put it mildly, the reason why he chose to resist was that Li Gang was forcibly stopped in the city, which was equivalent to forcing Liangshan. How could he be reassured? In his heart, there are golden soldiers on the outside and powerful ministers on the inside, which is really like sitting on pins and needles.
Later, Li Gang's dismissal became a foregone conclusion. No matter what he does or does, there is no escape.
Historically, under the operation of Zhao Huan and the "prodigal prime minister" Li Bangyan, the new government was still in a mess, and as a result, the Jin army attacked for the second time, and the city of Tokyo finally fell.
And now, Sun Hui has turned the situation around and repelled the Jin army with the strength of one person, but the erosive state of the Song Dynasty government has not changed fundamentally.
Sun Hui knew that when Li Gang returned to King Qin in Beijing this time, Zhao Huan seemed to want to re-employ him, but in fact, he was just using Li Gang's prestige among the people of Tokyo, and he did not and would not give him too much real power at all.
He offended the entire officialdom during the First Battle of Tokyo, and the civil uprising at that time alone made him unrecoverable.
And Sun Hui himself is now facing the same problem.
defeated the Jin army twice, saved the army and people of the city from fire and water, and his prestige at this time far exceeded that of Li Gang before.
The hearts of the army and the people are all towards themselves, where will the royal family be?!
asked him for Roufu (Ye Chuchu) as his wife, and Zhao Huan's reaction and performance were already very telling.
And he took away his meteorite long knife and hid it in the deep palace.
Sun Hui, of course, understood the emperor's thoughts: he probably thought that only this knife could kill him.