Chapter 278: Holding the Emperor hostage to order the princes 2

"We will send someone to help you, you just need to do what you should do!"

Zhu Houzhao said with a calm expression, considering the level of corruption in the Song Dynasty, penetration would not be too easy.

With Jia Sidao's efforts and the help of Jin Yiwei, it is not impossible to win sixteen important official positions.

After catching Jia Sidao, he sent him back and arranged for a sword guard to protect him.

It's called protection, but it's actually surveillance. Once Jia Sidao disobeys and doesn't do things according to the wishes of everyone in the old Zhu family, that sword guard will be his reminder.

With the help of the treacherous prime minister Jia Sidao, everyone in the old Zhu family ordered the Jin Yiwei to follow suit. Under attacks from both inside and outside, the effect was immediate.

Officials who sat in official positions that were targeted by everyone in Lao Zhu's family were arrested one after another, and the charges were almost the same, which was "corruption."

Throughout the Song Dynasty, corruption has always been a serious problem. Nine out of ten officials were corrupt. Honest officials like Bao Zheng were even rarer than Zhu Houzhao's son Abao.

When more than a dozen high-ranking officials fell, someone would definitely covet the position of the fallen official, but this time Jia Sidao seemed to have gone crazy, and he would kill anyone who targeted the vacant officials.

It was done by any means, which made people in the Song Dynasty panic. In the end, everyone in the old Zhu family succeeded in taking the position with the recommendation of Jia Sidao.

Deeply guided by Confucian ideas of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, he found it difficult to accept the rebellious behavior of the old Zhu family.

Lao Zhu, Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qiyu, Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Youxiao, based on the Privy Council, continued to get involved in local military power and win over generals.

"Brother Guo, there are some things that are beyond my control. Just look at it!"

In the world of martial arts and Xiangyang, he was the famous Guo Daxia whom everyone respected, but in court, he could not speak at all.

The previous imperial court was not so kind to Xiangyang. Food and salary were either withheld at all levels or simply withheld. It is a miracle that Xiangyang can persist until now and has not been conquered by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

One family occupied sixteen important official positions, which made many officials who still had hope in the Song Dynasty worried. This was not a patriotic family, they were clearly a pack of jackals.

And with Jia Sidao on his side to guide him, Emperor Song didn't take the officials' advice to heart.

No, the old Zhu family was more hateful than Wang Mang and Cao Cao. They colluded with traitors, imprisoned the emperor, and killed scholar-bureaucrats indiscriminately. One by one, the officials of the Song Dynasty who were used to living a good life were extremely uncomfortable.

I hate it, but I can't do anything about the old Zhu family. The old Zhu family has soldiers and power, but they don't follow the rules when doing things. They kill people when they say they want to, and they monitor Lin'an closely. What can they do.

For this reason alone, Lao Zhu's family is infinitely better than the other princes in the court.

"please"

"Brother Jing, let the court handle matters in the court. Our top priority is to protect Xiangyang."

Lu Wende, who had just received a batch of grain, grass and weapons, was in a very good mood, patted Guo Jing on the shoulder and said meaningfully.

Even if he wants to act as a second-in-command and attract other countries to deal with Lao Zhu's family, he can't find a way.

At his home, he also received several letters, all from the adults of the Zhu family.

But now he understood that everything Lao Zhu's family had done before was just to blackmail the emperor and pave the way for the princes.

She didn't care about the changes in the imperial court. If it weren't for Guo Jing, she wouldn't even have set foot in Xiangyang.

After a while, the ministers could no longer even see Emperor Song. The Jinwu guards on the left and right, and the commanders in front of the palace were all members of the old Zhu family. Whether they could see Emperor Song or not was entirely up to the old Zhu family.

There are several adults who have written to him. Who should he write to?

In a quiet mansion in Lin'an, Zhu Houzhao sat face to face with a skinny old man in green clothes.

After being bullied by civil servants for a long time, and suddenly being taken seriously by others, this feeling is really not an ordinary pleasure.

Huang Rong, a beautiful woman with a mature and gentle temperament, said that she had lost the intelligence and agility of her youth and was like a ripe peach.

It's just that he couldn't understand, even if Lao Zhu's family had evil intentions, how could they control the government in a short period of time after they just entered the court?

Guo Jing sighed. Although he could not accept what Lao Zhu's family had done, he also understood that with his own energy, he could not affect the running of the government.

At the beginning, he was gratified and appreciative of the fact that the old Zhu family spent all their wealth to fight against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. After all, there are benevolent and righteous people in this world who know the justice of their family and country.

Moreover, in her opinion, there is nothing wrong with letting the Zhu family of Fengyang take charge of the government. At least since the Zhu family came to power, there has been no shortage of food and grass supply to Xiangyang.

After guarding Xiangyang for many years and dealing with all kinds of people, Guo Jing is no longer the honest boy he used to be. After time has accumulated, his wisdom is no less than anyone else.

"You must know that Pindao never drinks alcohol."

From building a reputation, defeating the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry, to surrendering to the Song Dynasty, every step was planned.

Under the operation of everyone in the Lao Zhu family, Lin'an immediately set off an anti-corruption storm. A large number of officials were arrested and killed, and the entire Lin'an city was shrouded in haze.

Everyone in Lao Zhu's family began to kill the officials. The officials in the Song Dynasty were all fond of corruption, and each family had a rich fortune, which was very tempting to everyone in Lao Zhu's family who was extremely short of money and resources.

After taking control of the government and the palace, it's time to do whatever you want.

The laws of the Song Dynasty stipulated that the punishment should not be punished by scholar-bureaucrats. Sorry, it doesn't work here in Lao Zhu's house.

Everyone in Lao Zhu's family went on a killing spree, and although they got a lot of resources, and everyone was well fed, and they were either busy collecting money or sending the collected money back every day, their reputation was completely ruined.

"well"

Facts have proved that those officials' worries were right. As soon as the old Zhu family came to power, they used extremely powerful means to control the government.

Zhu Houzhao personally poured a glass of wine for the skinny old Taoist.

The Zhu family controlled the government and had great power. Those officials who were loyal to the Song Dynasty did not want to go to the Song Emperor, but the Song Emperor indulged in his lust and had no intention of governing the government.

"To hold the emperor hostage to order the princes, I never expected that they would be such people."

Xiangyang, Shuaifu

Zhu Biao, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Youxian, Zhu Houcong, Zhu Zaijing, Zhu Yijun, Zhu Changluo, and Zhu Youjian controlled the government affairs, and all government affairs issues were left to them.

In the eyes of Song court officials, the old Zhu family was the second Wang Mang and the second Cao Cao.

Guo Jing, who is famous all over the world and has an upright personality, was furious when he learned what everyone in the old Zhu family had done.

He could only complain about Lao Zhu's actions of coercing the emperor to order the princes, but he could do nothing else.

Jia Sidao is the traitor and the Zhu family are the wolves. If these two groups mix together, there is no telling how much trouble they will cause.

The old Taoist didn't give Zhu Houzhao any face, his face was as cold as ice, his whole person was like an iceberg, his face was cold, his eyes were cold, and his heart was cold.

From the inside to the outside, there was a sense of coldness, and even gave people a feeling of isolation from the world, as if he was no longer a living person, but a dead person, a living dead person.

If a person is alive but his heart is dead, he is not a living dead.

Guess who the skinny old man is?
Chapter completed!