Since Qinzong ascended the throne, some reforms have begun, but it is only a small way to make a fuss, Zhao Huan himself wants to revive the Great Song Dynasty, reduce taxes and ease the people's strength, appoint a group of young officials, in order to repair the city wall and the damaged Xuande Tower, one time to redeem a million taels of silver.

He is poor and extravagant, but when it is his turn, he has to squeeze money out of his teeth to do things! This is indeed ironic, especially in a court meeting, in response to Yu Chongshidao's need to deploy heavy troops on both sides of the Yellow River, Xiao Ming finally did it against Qinzong! He even said in a loud voice: "The Great Song Dynasty should take precedence over national defense!" ”

Xiao Ming is not the only one who is worried about the danger of the Jin Kingdom, Li Gang is also very concerned about this matter, but after all, he still has to listen to the emperor, Wu Min reprimanded Xiao Ming and said: "Alarmist, disrespectful to the king!" Xiao Ming was furious and said to him: "When the gold thief comes again, it will be too late for you to cry!" If you have the ability, don't shed tears when the time comes, I will respect you! ”

Qinzong felt very faceless, and said to Xiao Ming: "Xiao Qing, don't be angry, the two sides of the Yellow River are heavily defended, and this cost will cost a total of 2.5 million taels of silver a year, if the Jin State does not come to attack, how much can this money do for the people!" ”

Geng Nanzhong praised: "Your Majesty cares about the people, and it should be the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Xiao Ming said: "The country is often in danger and slack, Your Majesty does not consolidate the land of Beijing and vigorously develop the army, but comes to care about these silver coins, is my Great Song Dynasty really poor like this?" ”

This time the court meeting broke up unhappily, Zhao Gou found Xiao Ming to drink, and persuaded him: "The ministers of the DPRK and China are always content with the status quo and do not want to forge ahead, Brother Xiao doesn't have to care too much about this!" I am too persistent and comfortable with the people! ”

Xiao Ming said: "If Emperor Qinzong is still so weak, then his position will definitely not last long, the things I explain you to do, you must do it well, when the time is ripe, I can ensure that you become a great thing!" ”

Zhao Gou said: "I will follow Brother Xiao's orders, and I will do it according to your requirements." ”

On the third day, it was the first year of Jingkang, which was December 27 of the year, and the imperial court suddenly received a letter from hundreds of students from the Tai Academy, jointly named by the university scholar Chen Dong, as "Please Punish the Six Thieves"!

In the book, Chen Dong summarized the various events of the Great Song Dynasty during this period, the border passes were lost, the Jin people invaded the border, the people of the world cried and cried, and the people's grievances were deep, so he said: "Today's events, Cai Jing is in chaos, and Liang Shicheng is in the back. Li Yan complained about the northwest, Zhu Mian complained about the southeast, and Wang Hao and Tong Guan complained about Liao and Jin, creating a gap. It is advisable to punish the six thieves and pass on the first four directions to thank the world. ”

This is equivalent to a thief's edict! It caused a major repercussion in the court, and that's not all. Chen Dong's book on the book was posted by him everywhere in Bianjing City, in the streets and alleys, publicized and the world, in less than two days, it has been known to passers-by, the common people have been all the way, many people have been suffering from the six thieves for a long time, so there are constantly people who post articles to support.

Not only the common people, but also many ministers of the court and the central government also had collegiate opinions, this kind of storm of demands for thieves swept the entire Bianjing City within three days, and the people and scholars actually took to the streets and began to march, and the number of people increased, everyone shouted the slogan of the thief towards the inner city of the palace.

This was a peaceful petition activity, but the momentum was huge, the influence was great, Qinzong was under pressure, but also for his own seat just sat down, and in order to strengthen his rule, plus Qinzong and Wang Huang and others some personal grievances, so on the third day of the first month of the first month of Jingkang, that is, the fifth day of Chen Dong's letter, Qinzong ordered Li Bangyan to be released to the field; Deposed Wang Huang as the envoy of the Chongxin Army Festival and placed in Yongzhou.

When Wang Hao and Wang Hao stopped in Yongqiu on the way to Yongzhou on the 27th, Nie Chang of Kaifeng Prefecture had a vendetta with Wang Hao, and immediately sent a warrior to chase him to Fugu Village, 20 miles south of Yongqiu County, and killed him, and he was killed by thieves under the pretext of being killed. At the same time, Qinzong gave Li Yan death and confiscated his family assets, which was equivalent to a political purge, and many ministers of the Huizong Dynasty began to endanger themselves.

The powerful minister Cai Jing automatically resigned, disarmed and returned to the field, but his son was inevitable, was deprived of his title and official position, Cai Jing's family moved south, this old thief is smart, Bianjing has become the front line of the power struggle, and he also judged that the forces of the Jin State will still invade the south again, as a refuge, and began to flee south.

Cai Jing's behavior suddenly set an example for many people, for a time many ministers of the original Huizong Dynasty all resigned, and also moved their families south, in response to this Qinzong was furious, feeling that it must be Cai Jing's instigation at this time, and his heart can be punished, "This punishment is a big crime, so soon Cai Jing was degraded, and his son Cai You Cai Mao was also degraded.

Cai Jing fell, and a large number of fox parties suddenly scattered! Chen Dong wrote again, claiming that Tong Guan, Wang Hao, Liang Shicheng and others had formed a party for personal gain, and when they were in the southeast, they successively detained the newspapers from the southeast region to the central government, the materials for transporting the program, and the reinforcements of King Qin, and did not allow them to go to the capital Kaifeng, and allowed the Jin soldiers to threaten Zhao Huan, the crown prince who was still in charge of the state.

Tong Guan and Cai Jing's dead party also directly controlled the administrative, economic, and military power in the southeast, and prepared to re-establish the imperial court in Zhenjiang.

Qinzong must have been furious about this, so he was ready to brew a purge action against Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and other henchmen, but at this time, the impeachment wave that occurred a while ago rose again, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the emerging ministers in the court, and Xiao Ming bore the brunt of it, incurring the most violent impeachment!

There is a minister who wrote that Xiao Ming was originally a Liao minister, and he had different aspirations, and he joined the Great Song Dynasty to restore the Liao State with the help of the Great Song Dynasty, and some people said that he forced Huizong to abdicate and formed a party for personal gain, and said that his Jiangnan industry and business name Richanglong were the biggest moths in the Great Song Dynasty!

Qinzong couldn't laugh at this, he knew that without Xiao Ming, there would be no Song Qinzong's face to the south and the north, and he also knew that Xiao Ming was indeed greedy for money, and the single business was big but it was to enrich the treasury of the Great Song Dynasty, especially Ma Zheng, which made the Great Song Dynasty have a large number of good horses, and since then solved the history of the lack of horses in the Great Song Dynasty.

But the impeachment of Xiao Ming was obtained, Geng Nanzhong, Wu Min, Tang Ke and others echoed, and the minister of the clan Zhao Ye said that it was even more serious, he wrote that Xiao Ming "disrespectful to the king!" Under the feudal monarchy at that time, disrespecting the royal power was a felony of contempt for the king, which made Qinzong feel uncomfortable.

But Xiao Ming knew that under the current situation, staying in the political whirlpool of Bianjing would inevitably make him very passive and hinder his plans, so after arranging a lot of future affairs, he asked Qinzong to resign from his official position in the early morning of the next day, and resigned all his official positions.

Qinzong made a reservation, but Xiao Ming had already made up his mind, he just retained the identity of the envoy of the Ministry of Industry, saying that he wanted to build a Krupp cannon for the Great Song Dynasty, and he needed to concentrate, Qinzong knew that this was also just an excuse, and Xiao Ming's power was not formed in the court, and he was not afraid of threats at all, so he played on the line.

Xiao Ming packed up his things and prepared to go home, but Qinzong still didn't want to let him go easily, and chased him to the title of Huiyouge University Scholar, and appointed him as the Southeast Fifth Road Integrity Defense Envoy, focusing on the southeast financial taxation, and could build a mansion in Hangzhou, which was also Qinzong's holy favor to Xiao Ming! Xiao Ming had no choice but to express his gratitude.

The matter was naturally coming to an end, Zhao Gou and the others knew that Xiao Ming was leaving, and they were quite reluctant, but Xiao Ming said: "I will build a palace for His Highness in Hangzhou, and you will have a place to go then!" ”

Xiao Ming left and recommended a successor to Qinzong, this person is Xi Yi, the envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy, is a talented general, he also heard Wu Jue mention it, and Wu Jue was promoted to the deputy commander of the Ma Jun Division, and Yang Xiong was his deputy.

Here Xiao Ming left gloomily, the great purge of the court is still continuing, and the impeachment of Li Gang by Wang Xiaodi in the imperial history, King Shiyong of Jingzhao Yin and others for using troops in a disorderly manner, resulting in the low combat effectiveness of the Song army and the robbery of the camp is proof! Tang Ke and others began to fight Qinzong to remove Li Gang, and sure enough, Qinzong was a soft ear, and after obtaining the consent of Geng Nanzhong and others, in March, Li Gang resigned.

This aroused a huge repercussion among the people, and Chen Dong wrote for the third time on the crime of the six thieves, which specifically pointed out that Liang Shicheng was extremely evil, and now he still remains in the palace, and asked Qinzong to severely punish him and reward him with a clear punishment. Zhang Bing also wrote a book on Liang Shi's guilt. In the midst of a strong demand from the government and the opposition, Liang Shicheng was deceived out of the palace, and an edict was issued to announce his crimes, and he was appointed as the envoy of the Changhua Army, and the envoy was sent to the degraded place. On the 29th day of the first month, he went to the town of Octagon and hanged him.

At the same time as Li Gang's dismissal, the cultivation of the master was also dismissed, Chen Dong was very angry when he heard this, he led hundreds of students, flocked to the Xuande Gate of the palace, and wrote a petition, asking the court to restore Li Gang and the original position of the planting master, and punish the traitorous ministers who surrendered and sued for peace. Those who are mediocre, jealous of illness and ability, who act for personal planning, and who do not care for the national economy, are the disciples of Li Bangyan, Bai Shizhong, Zhang Bangchang, Zhao Ye, Wang Xiaodi, Cai Mao, and Li Yan, and the so-called thieves of the society. ”

He also said: "Your Majesty is not in power for one or two days, and the Chinese and foreign ministers celebrate, knowing Your Majesty's ability to be virtuous." Don't use it in time, know that Your Majesty can go to evil. His Majesty Ren Xian still can't be suspicious, and he can't be suspicious of evil? Now when I heard that I had dismissed the ministry, the ministers were shocked, and I didn't know why. "The outline starts from the official, and he is in charge of major affairs. Bangyan and others were as ill as hatred, fearing that they would succeed, because of the disadvantage of using small troops, they had to take advantage of the gap and blame the gang. The husband wins and loses, and the soldiers are always in the situation, how can they use this to move the ministers who are in charge. ……”

"One advance and one retreat, it is very light in the outline, and it is very heavy in the imperial court. Fortunately, His Majesty immediately reversed his previous destiny, reinstated his old position, and paid the seed master to do things outside the world. Your Majesty does not believe in the words of the ministers, please ask all the people of all countries, and they will all say that the outline can be used......" sprinkled a tirade, and Qin Zong's body was shocked.

This is not counting the soldiers and civilians of Bianjing City who heard that the students petitioned and came to the Xuande Gate together, and tens of thousands of people gathered at once. Everyone denounced the evil ministers in unison at the door, asking the emperor to restore Li Gang's official position as a master, but Qin Zong couldn't reply for a long time, and the crowd was so excited that they actually broke the drums above the court!

Kaifeng Mansion Yin rushed to the school and threatened the students, saying, "What about the son of heaven? Hu doesn't retreat? The student replied in a loud voice, "Isn't it better to threaten the Son of Heaven with loyalty and righteousness than to threaten with treachery?" And began to storm the court, Wang Zongwei saw that the matter was a little big, so he entered the palace to persuade Song Qinzong to agree to everyone's request. Song Qinzong had no choice but to send someone to summon Li Gang into the palace, and sent Geng Nanzhong to announce in public: "The decree has been announced." ”

After this incident, Li Gangcong was appointed as the head of the Hebei Lianglu marching road, presiding over the military of the Hebei Lianglu, but the seed master Dao was relegated back to his hometown to recuperate, and the seed master Dao knew that there was no backstage above the court, and he was really sick and died after he went back. And the Jingkang political turmoil in the Qinzong Dynasty is far from over.

Chen Dong because of the incitement, caused the turmoil in Beijing, and the hooligans smashed and looted the behavior of the behavior, after the reckoning, some people of course wanted to kill Chen Dong, but Chen Dong was rescued by Yang Shi, when Qinzong issued an edict to reprimand the behavior of the students, the tone was very harsh, and the spearhead was directly pointed at Chen Dong.

Yang Shi and Shen Changqing wrote to Song Qinzong's edict to severely refute the students, and vigorously discussed Chen Dong's "loyalty" and could not be punished. On March 28, in order to quell the slander, Wu Min suggested that Chen Dong's official position be filled and given a residence. Song Qinzong issued an order on the ninth day of April to make up for Chen Dongdi's Gonglang, give Tongjin Shi's background, and make up for Taixuelu.

In July of the same year, Cai Jing and Tong Guan were repeatedly degraded to the Lingwaizhou Army, and then Cai Jing was resettled in Danzhou (now Danxian County, Hainan), and went to Tanzhou, where he died of illness, and 23 of his descendants were deported to the Foreign State Army, and could not return in case of pardon, and the eldest son Yu and the second son were both executed.

And Tong Guan was moved to the Jiyang Army and resettled. A few days later, Qinzong and several Tong Guan's ten major crimes, ordered the supervision of the imperial history Zhang Cheng to chase and behead him, although Tong Guan was degraded, people are still afraid of his brittle deception, afraid of his bravery, so, Zhang Cheng was edicted to chase Tong Guan, do not dare to do it lightly. Zhang Cheng chased all the way to Nanxiong Prefecture, and first sent someone to "pay respects" to Tong Guan, pretending that there was a holy decree to give tea and medicine, and asked Tong Guan to return to Beijing to serve as Hebei Xuanfu, Tong Guan believed that it was true, but the next day he was beheaded by a knife sent by Zhang Cheng.

Xiao Ming learned about these things at the time, and he did have something to do before leaving Bianjing.