In the morning, Zhao Xu opened his eyes and saw Empress Dowager Xiang sitting in front of the couch, having stayed up all night.
"Queen mother..." Zhao Xu called softly: "Why are you still here?"
He smiled at the Queen Mother and said nothing.
Zhang Gong, who has been serving the Empress Dowager, whispered from the side: "The officials don't know something. Last night, the empress was worried that the officials would not sleep well, so she stayed at the Funing Palace all night!"
Zhao Xu immediately said: "No wonder I slept peacefully last night because my mother was beside me!"
After saying that, he got up from the couch, stepped on his wooden clogs, came to the Queen Mother Xiang, held the Queen Mother Xiang's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Queen Mother."
"But it makes the queen worried."
Empress Dowager Xiang gently touched Zhao Xu's hand and said, "Sixth brother slept well, and Empress Dowager is satisfied."
What worries her most is that the child has nightmares.
Fortunately, she stayed with him all night last night, and the child slept soundly.
This made her feel at ease.
but……
Empress Dowager Xiang recalled the promise made by the concubine of Qingshou Palace that she would be punished severely, and she also said that she would "show the officials how to control the ministers."
The results of it?
As soon as Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu entered the palace, they took the Queen's Holy Festival and envoys from the Northern Dynasty, Western Bandits, Jiaozhi and other countries were all going to the palace.
If a major case occurs at this time, it may damage the saintly virtue of the empress.
The concubine was shaken.
Then, several ladies came into the palace and persuaded him one by one.
The concubine's attitude softened again.
Finally, when Han and Lu entered the palace for the third time, the queen's position completely changed.
I started to want to protect the overall situation.
Although the Queen Mother has many lobbyists.
Even her biological mother, the old lady, sent people to the palace to bring messages.
Both inside and outside the words, the case of Zhao Shiju was mentioned.
However, Queen Mother Xiang has always stood her ground.
Because she knew very well the impact of this matter on Brother Six.
The emperor came to Kaifeng Mansion in person, but something like this happened.
This is the person below who doesn't take her child into consideration, let alone truly respect her child.
Her child is the emperor!
But someone wants to frame the emperor’s closest ministers!
This is an artifact of spying and stealing authority.
Empress Dowager Xiang has been studying since she was a child, and has also read history books.
She knew very well, when was the last time something like this happened?
Late Tang Dynasty!
The eunuchs of Beiya in the late Tang Dynasty frequently deposed and even humiliated the emperor with the help of their divine strategy.
But is civil servant a good thing?
No!
A lot of them are assholes too!
The civil servants in the late Tang Dynasty regarded the emperor as a bargaining chip. They encouraged the emperor every day and went against the eunuchs even though they knew it was impossible. How many of them did it?
These are all lessons learned in blood!
Therefore, Empress Dowager Xiang had an argument with her concubine in person over this matter in the Qingshou Palace.
It was just that he couldn't compete with his concubine, so he had to take a few steps back and give in for the sake of the inheritance left by the late emperor.
However, this is impossible if the Queen Mother has no anger in her heart.
However, she was unwilling to say these things in front of Zhao Xu.
She was also unwilling to tell others about the quarrel between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the Qingshou Palace.
This is her temperament.
Just like the things she did when the late emperor was seriously ill, and the overt and covert disputes between her and her concubine.
She kept her mouth shut tightly, not talking to anyone or telling outsiders.
As long as the result is good!
"At least my concubine also loves Brother Six." Empress Dowager Xiang said silently in her heart.
But Queen Mother Xiang would not know.
What happened in the Qingshou Palace had long been told to Feng Jing through the mouth of Liu Weijian by Liang Congzheng, the big boss next to the Empress Dowager. Then Feng Jing used this best conspiracy between emperors and retainers since ancient times when Zhao Xu went to the toilet.
The opportunities were reported to Zhao Xu one by one.
As for Empress Dowager Xiang's choice, Zhao Xu had already guessed it.
Because this is what this aunt was like during the Shaosheng era in his previous life.
She is a person who cares about appearance.
Even the Xiang family was suppressed throughout the Yuanyou era.
Even though she and the empress dowager had a big conflict before and after Zhao Xu came to the throne.
However, when Zhao Xu wanted to depose the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Xiang stood up and resolutely defended the posthumous reputation of the Empress Dowager.
This was the decisive factor why Zhao Xu did not abolish the Gao family who had been posthumously named Queen Xuanren Liesheng during the Shaosheng era.
In Zhao Xu's memory in her previous life, the Queen Mother's dignity was a word that stuck with her throughout her life.
When she was a queen, she was very decent.
Therefore, I would rather hide in Kunning Hall than come out.
Only when Zhao Xu's father was seriously ill and passed away, out of self-protection, she contacted the governors and generals to help Zhao Xu to the throne. She always behaved herself.
When she was the Queen Mother, she was also very dignified.
For more than ten years, Yuanyou, Shaosheng and Yuanfu, except for interfering with Zhao Xu's plan to depose the Empress Dowager, had been quietly eating fast and chanting Buddha's name in Baoci Palace.
After Zhao Xu died suddenly, she was still very decent.
In addition to fearing that Zhu's status would be improved and affecting her own vital interests, she intervened in the throne and chose Zhao Ji, that bastard.
Historical records record that during her regency and administration, she reconciled as much as possible and rehabilitated many old parties without damaging the face of the new party leaders.
Naturally, Zhao Xu never expected from the beginning that Empress Dowager Xiang would fall out with the Empress Dowager for him.
impossible.
Unless the Empress Dowager wants to depose him or do something seriously detrimental to him and the country.
For example, ceding land or giving new year coins to Western thieves.
The Empress Dowager may object fiercely.
Zhao Xu knelt down, put his head on the Queen Mother Xiang's knees, and said softly: "The Queen Mother must be very tired too."
"Why don't you sleep here for a while..."
Queen Mother Xiang smiled and shook her head: "No, Queen Mother should go back to Baoci Palace."
"Go back there with your mother."
"Last night my mother stayed with my son all night, and today my son will serve my mother all day."
Queen Mother Xiang suddenly smiled, her eyes filled with relief.
Although she also wanted to spend more time with Zhao Xu.
However, after thinking about it, she still shook her head: "Brother Six, you should still focus on studying."
Apart from age, the most intuitive criterion for a king's maturity is reading.
Traditional Confucian education, plus the teachings of our ancestors.
Basically, you can read history.
The history books here are not just official histories compiled over the ages.
There is also the story of the imperial dynasty.
The decisions made by our ancestors since Taizu.
Why are these decisions being made?
What is the reason? What is the result?
These are all very important things.
Because history books record the affairs of our ancestors!
As long as you understand the history books, you can use the power of your ancestors to exercise the authority of the emperor.
Stories about Han Wu and allusions to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty...
How is Taizu? How is Taizong?
These clearly recorded things are the rules and regulations, and they are also laws.
The Son of Heaven, on the other hand, holds the Constitution in his mouth.
The ancestral stories spit out from the mouth of the emperor are the rules of heaven.
After this incident, Queen Mother Xiang extremely hopes that her child will grow up as soon as possible!
Be old enough to exercise authority.
In this way, you no longer need to worry about similar things happening.
She can also live out her life in the harem.
Presumably, my concubine will also be very pleased.
…
Send him to the Queen Mother.
Zhao Xu finished washing under the service of the female officials brought by Feng Jing.
Shi Deyi had already arrived outside Zhao Xu's curtain.
Zhao Xu did not let him in directly, but asked Feng Jing to bring him today's breakfast.
A simple bowl of tofu with two pieces of cheese and two eggs is a complete meal.
Zhao Xu sat in front of the royal case and ate slowly.
Feng Jingze had already wisely led the others to retreat, leaving only Shi Deyi, who was waiting through the curtain, quietly watching Zhao Xu eat.
When Zhao Xu eats carefully, all the food will be eaten.
This was one of the character traits he insisted on setting for himself after waking up from Qingning Palace - not to waste food.
In the feudal era, this was an inconspicuous card, but it was a very important card.
After he finished eating, he picked up his handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and said to Shi De, "Come in and talk."
Shi Deyi walked into the curtain respectfully, bowed to Zhao Xu three times, and then said: "Everyone, the capital has just issued a letter. According to the imperial decree, Wang Xiaoxian, the minister of Dali Temple, has derelict in his duties and is fined thirty kilograms of copper.
Know Chanzhou..."
"Yes!" Zhao Xu nodded, feeling happy.
The location of Dali Temple is finally available.
Shi Deyi continued to report: "In addition, Hu Ji, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture, has ulterior motives. He betrayed the kindness of the late emperor and violated the laws of the country with evil intentions. His crime will not be forgiven!"
"Expelled from the list! Special exemption from the True Judgment! Destruction of the writings since birth!"
Zhao Xu raised his brows: "This thief is getting an advantage!"
According to Zhao Xu's original intention, people like Hu Ji must kill chickens to scare monkeys.
Even if we don't arrange for the nine tribes to have fun, we should still arrange for the city to be cut off in half.
However, this was impossible in the Song Dynasty.
Hu Ji was a court official, and there were only 2,800 Beijing court officials in the world. Among them, at most one-third were civil servants.
Moreover, he was born as a Jinshi, a typical Qingliu person.
Unless he is rebellious, it will be difficult to destroy his body through normal procedures.
This is not something that the Song Dynasty’s system can do.
However, in the society of the Song Dynasty, destroying the written words since his birth may be more terrifying to a civil servant than killing him!
Because destroying the writing since birth is tantamount to erasing all the achievements of a scholar-official in his official career and articles.
It is the most severe punishment for a minister.
Delete his imperial examination records, erase his examination files, destroy his confession, and seize all the favors and treatment (if any) given to his father, ancestors, and brothers by the imperial court (if any), and all traces of all the places where he has served.
Erase them all.
All the poems and essays he had written and the documents he had signed were invalid.
Moreover, it affects future generations!
For three generations, his descendants were not allowed to take imperial examinations or join the army, and they also lost the right to be recommended by others.
When Shi De heard this, he lowered his head and said, "Everyone, there is a lot of discussion between the government and the public now."
"Bianjing Xinbao, is that okay?"
Zhao Xu thought about it and said to Shi De: "You can send it out, but you have to be careful not to involve too much. Just give a hint and tell others."
From the Li Yong case till now, I really want to know the truth.
Because Fu Yaoyu and An Dun have actually already investigated almost everything.
Except for the names of the big guys behind Hu Ji, Sun Sheng and others, the names have not been revealed.
All other details are already clear.
Based on Fu Yaoyu's report and An Dun's confession.
At the beginning, this case was actually a typical gourd case.
Hu Ji actually didn't want to use it to bring down Cai Jing at the beginning.
His idea was actually very simple - he just wanted to sell face to the guy he dated in the same year.
However, one thing was that Zhang Dun was keeping an eye on the case at the time, and Hu Ji could not blatantly exercise power - after the case was tried, it would be reported to the capital for review.
Secondly, although the subordinate officials below took the money, they also discovered that Li Yong was very rich, so they wanted to make some money to spend.
Therefore, the case was postponed.
However, as time went by, the case dragged on and on, and there were more and more variables.
First of all, Hu Ji's mentality has changed.
As Zhang Dun went south, Li Yong's case escaped from the supervision of the capital.
Hu Ji suddenly realized that he seemed to be able to do something with this case.
It was also at this time that Hu Ji and Cai Jing had a serious conflict.
Because the Bianjing street invasion case broke out.
When Cai Jing wrote to the court, he repeatedly banned the issue of street intrusion and passed the blame to his two right-hand men, Li Shiliang, the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Hu Ji, the prosecutor of Kaifeng Prefecture.
It is believed that Li Shiliang and Hu Ji failed to strictly enforce the law and allowed street intrusion.
It happened that Li Shiliang later made a contribution in Zhang Ji's case. There were voices in the palace saying that Zhao Xu had written down Li Shiliang's name on the screen in front of the emperor and would use it in the future!
This gave Hu Ji a sense of crisis.
In addition, more and more people are staring at the carrot pit in Kaifeng Mansion.
Hu Ji was afraid that he would be kicked out of Kaifeng Mansion.
At this time, Hu Ji discovered that the case that his friend Duan Chu had asked him to take care of seemed to have a clue.
So, he started his operation.
At the beginning, he did not want to bring down Cai Jing, he just wanted to cause trouble for Cai Jing.
That's why I wrote the judgment "I want what I think".
However, at this time, Li Yong, who originally seemed to be honest and courteous, suddenly appealed to Dali Temple with a petition, and Dali Temple accepted it.
It was also at that time that Hu Ji discovered that there was another group of people who were also eyeing this case.
The two sides officially merged.
Everyone knows what happened next.
However, some hiccups occurred during this process.
In order to make money, the subordinate officials of Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple carried out many sleazy operations.
Including those erased words, they are all the work of these people.
But when Hu Ji and the others found out, instead of being afraid, they were very happy.
Because the more absurd the case is, the greater the impact on public opinion will be once it is revealed.
It will be more beneficial for them to deal with Cai Jing.
Thinking about these things, Zhao Xu sighed in his heart.
"The national situation is difficult!" He sighed in his heart.
This is the Song Dynasty!
Civil servants are full of talents for internal fighting.
No matter the new party or the old party, they want to fight whenever they find an opportunity.
Moreover, all of them are very courageous!
The subjective initiative is also very strong!
Of course, the Zhao officials also share in this pot!
Since the beginning of the Zhen Temple, officials of all dynasties have perfected the magical skills of controlling the big and small and mixing up different opinions.
Among the ministers, he sows dissension, creates conflicts, and condones attacks.
Therefore, civil servants were actually encouraged to do this.
This is the reason why Sun Sheng and Liu Fengshi were treated so lightly - if the punishment is severe, no one may be willing to bite them in the future.
It is also another reason why Hu Ji can survive - you chose it! Idol!
As for this case, who do Sun Sheng, Liu Fengshi and others want to pave the way for by overthrowing Cai Jing?
Zhao Xu actually has the answer in his heart.
Because although he doesn't know whether the Li Yong case also happened in his previous life, he does know who was the person who succeeded Cai Jing in the Kaifeng Mansion in the first year of Yuanyou?
Lu Dafang!
It's not that Zhao Xu suspected that Lu Dafang was involved in this matter.
Even Zhao Xu would not believe that Lu Dafang would be involved in this kind of thing.
Lu Dafang is a person who can only be kidnapped by others' morality. How can he do such a thing?
If he had this ability, he wouldn't have been kidnapped by Liu Zhi.
But the problem is...
This is in the Song Dynasty!
A dynasty in which civil servants took great initiative in political struggles.
Since the Qing Dynasty, as the government and opposition parties were divided, a large number of radical civil servants wanted to kill a traitor who they regarded as "stealing an important position and causing trouble to the country" and promoted a "minister who can be worthy of the world and a prime minister who can save the times". Those who start doing things spontaneously, one batch after another, never stop.
Wang Anshi was promoted by these people.
Similarly, Sima Guang, who was in Zhao Xu's previous life, was also promoted by these people.
What?
My husband disagrees?
It doesn't matter!
We are not doing it for our husband, we are doing it for the country and the country!
Brothers, just rush, Ouli is here!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!