Chapter 134 Entering North Korea (Three)

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After reading the list, Hu Qiye was shocked. Although the Empress Dowager was in power, the forces Zhao Xu secretly cultivated should not be underestimated.

Although he was shocked, he said, "Your Majesty is weak and can open the imperial examination in advance to recruit wise men."The Empress Dowager will definitely intervene in the selection of the chief examiner.I recommend a talented man named Kong Du. This person is outstanding in talent. If he is asked to be an examiner, he will definitely choose countless talents for the world.After Your Majesty secretly summoned him, if he felt that he was a loyal and righteous man, he would treat him with courtesy, and he would be grateful and loyal to Your Majesty.This matter can be discussed in court, and ask the trusted ministers to recommend this person and discuss papers on the spot with the ministers. His talents will surely please the ministers. At this time, Your Majesty pretended to be happy and did not ask the Empress Dowager. The department announced: "I have been looking for a talented person for a long time to be an imperial examination officer. Now that I have this great talent, you should be the chief examiner of the imperial examination.’If the Empress Dowager asks, you answer: ‘The ministers in the court have been in the court for a long time and are suspected of fraud. If this person is the chief examiner, then this imperial examination will definitely be selected for the court.’If the Empress Dowager did not have selfish intentions, this matter would definitely not be interfered.

Zhao Xu thought about it for a while and said: He is the chief examiner, how can he choose talents for me?

Hu Qiye replied: If the Empress Dowager appointed the chief examiner, he would definitely choose the old ministers to take charge. In this way, the newly selected people will be the old ministers of the Empress Dowager.If Your Majesty recommends his close confidant as the examiner, it will definitely arouse suspicion from the Empress Dowager.Kong Du was the chief examiner, and his affairs were very different. Kong Du worked hard for His Majesty, and all the talented men he chose were his disciples. If I made an appointment with him in private, they naturally only knew that there was the emperor, but not the Empress Dowager.

After talking with Hu Qiye, Zhao Xu had a clear idea. According to the plan, he gradually replaced the guards around him in the name of low martial arts. He also allocated the list of loyal guards provided by Hu Qiye to the army in the capital to serve as officers.

Four months later, more than 200 masters from the martial arts world were dispersed to the Imperial Guards and other places to serve as officials, gradually forming a strong force.

Kong Du also did not disappoint everyone's expectations. When the department shocked all the ministers in the court, Zhao Xu successfully ordered him to be the chief examiner.

Kong Du suggested that the test questions be decided by the Empress Dowager. After the Empress Dowager was written, he handed them over to the emperor. The close minister Fan Bailing naturally learned about it and told Yu Xuyu secretly.

Yu Xuyu ordered Hangu to write an article in advance according to the title and handed it to Su Xinghe for revision and finalization.

He also secretly handled relevant officials to enable these personnel to be qualified to participate.

The scientific examination was naturally a great success, and Zhao Xu asked them to have a secret talk. The newcomers all expressed their willingness to devote themselves to the emperor. Therefore, Zhao Xu regarded them as his confidants and ordered the forces in the court to speed up their proposals to urge them.

Hu Qiye lived up to Zhao Xu's expectations and tried every means to improve the official position of Zhao Xu's confidant, which also gained Zhao Xu's trust. His identity quickly surpassed Ling Baifan and became Zhao Xu's chief consultant.

Hu Qiye's imperial examination suggestions were most beneficial to Hangu's disciples, who occupied 27 seats among the top 30 imperial examinations.

Because the identity of Hangu disciples is confidential, except for a few people including Yu Xuyu, the rest of them do not know their background.

Zuo Zimu led his confidants to Beijing under the order of Xu Yu, and joined the Beggars' Gang disciples to investigate the privacy of the ministers in the court, preparing to control them in the future.

A large number of work has achieved obvious results. Under Hu Qiye's planning, the coup was successful. The Empress Dowager was placed under house arrest in the harem. The important officials appointed by the Empress Dowager in the court were demoted or dismissed, and were all dismissed.

Hu Qiye began to move from behind the scenes to the front desk, and was named the left prime minister, becoming the first martial arts figure to hold such a high-ranking official.

The confidants trained by Zhao Xu in the Central Plains of the Dynasty were all valued at this time, forming a great strength to compete with Hu Qiye.

Yu Xuyu was also very successful in inquiring about the privacy of the officials in the court at this time. After secretly collecting evidence of their crimes, he either took them for his own use or sent them to prison.

Zhao Xu thought that his disciples from Hangu, who were loyal to him, began to rise faster and quickly occupied important positions in various ministries.

The person who was most worried among the important officials in the court was Wang Yihe, who was Zhao Xu's teacher, was loyal to Zhao Xu and was honest and honest, so there was nothing to catch Bing.

His friends in the court, Yu Youan, Wen Fengyang, etc. were also famous honest officials.

However, Wang Yihe and others also had their biggest weakness. Their governance abilities were too poor, they did not have the ability to shoulder heavy responsibilities alone, and they were not decisive in dealing with things, so they gradually fell out of favor in front of Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu didn't want Hu Qiye to become a big shot in his heart. Fortunately, he did not discover his behavior of recruiting his followers. He just promoted the young people who came to the imperial examination this time, which gradually relaxed Zhao Xu's vigilance towards him.

In order to check and balance Hu Qiye, Zhao Xu appointed Xu Yu as the honorary general manager of the National Palace and asked him to select loyal and righteous people to join the court.

Yu Xuyu took this opportunity to insert the Hangu disciples in.

The conflict between Hu Qiye and Wang Yihe is not incompatible with water and fire, but because of different political views, Zhao Xu supports Hu Qiye in this regard.

After Hu Qiye improved the exemption law and the market law compiled by Wang Anshi, he prepared to implement it nationwide.

However, Wang Yihe and other old ministers were influenced by the Empress Dowager for many years and interfered with the new law, which made Zhao Xu very unhappy.

Wang Yihe publicly praised the Legalists without any hesitation, hoping to suppress public opinion in the world with the art of conquering and punishing, which seemed very conceited.

But he must have the capital to be self-conceited. His self-conceitedness has a huge contrast with his ability. Although he is in the high position of the right prime minister, he does not have the ability to tolerate others and decisively handle things.

In the conspiracy to seize power planned by Yu Xuyu, the loyal Xiaoyao disciples played an important role. They gradually faded from the martial arts background and played an important role in the court.

Hu Qiye attaches great importance to Hangu disciples and often takes the initiative to find good opportunities to promote them. In a sense, Hu Qiye regards Hangu disciples as his own power.

Hangu's recruitment continued. After cultivating absolute loyalty, they entered the political stage of the Song Dynasty under various names.

The ideological training theory created by Yu Xuyu not only allowed him to unify the Central Plains except for the Shaolin Sect and Wutai Mountain, but also trained countless loyal and talented officials for him, becoming the foundation for Yu Xuyu to control the Song Dynasty alone.

Xiao Feng (Qiao Feng) successfully gained the trust of the king in the Liao Kingdom. He made great contributions with his profound martial arts and became the first king of the Southern Court with a different surname in the history of the Liao Kingdom, holding heavy troops.

Li Qiushui and Jiumozhi used their special identities to accommodate many Xiaoyao disciples in Xixia and Tubo.

Yu Xuyu, the head of the Xiaoyao Sect, actually has control over the palaces of the four countries, and the achievements are only due to timing.

Xiaoyao's disciples were divided into two groups: Wen and Wulu. After Wulu controlled the military power near Bianliang, they infiltrated the border and various troops respectively. Under the support of Hu Qiye and important officials in the court, they soon occupied a place in the army.

After obtaining important positions in central government departments, Wenlu officials began to extend to the states and serve as local officials.

In more than three years, Hu Qiye's reputation in the Song Dynasty grew and became a well-known virtuous minister.

Hu Qiye treated Hangu disciples very favorably, which made everyone speculate that Hu Qiye should be very afraid of Xu Yu, at least it can be seen that he does not want to provoke such a powerful enemy.

In return, the disciples of Hangu also respected him very much.

There were many rumors about Hu Qiye's ambitions in the court and the country. Although the inner palace was basically controlled by the disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect, these disciples also tried their best to help Hu Qiye suppress these rumors, but these rumors continued to spread to Zhao Xu.

He began to doubt Hu Qiye and began to focus on suppressing him, making Hu Qiye feel a potential threat.

Zhao Xu focused on promoting other forces, suppressing Hu Qiye's control, and gradually deprived Hu Qiye of his rights, allowing Wang Yihe and Kong Du's disciples to take over.

Zhao Xu made a new move at this time and issued an unexpected secret, which was passed on by Yu Xuyu to enter the capital.

After Yu Xuyu received the report, he thought in his mind that Zhao Xu would launch a devastating blow to Hu Qiye.

He thought for a long time and felt that it was time to enter the palace, so he followed Fan Bailing to enter the palace.

Zhao Xu met Yu Xu in the secret room. Seeing that he was not old and was so famous in the world, he favored him.

Because Hu Qiye's power was too great and had already vaguely threatened the safety of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu focused on Xu Yu, hoping that he would enter the court to restrain Hu Qiye.

Yu Xuyu didn't know why, and he refused to agree no matter what. He said: I thank Your Majesty for his good intentions. I am used to freedom and do not want to enter the court. I have a false position in the palace and feel very stressed all day long.If your Majesty has something to do, just say it clearly.But I cannot agree to the matter of entering the court, please forgive me.