Chapter The fuss
When Zhao Bing first came to this world, he soon realized that he was a spare tire and the number one heir to the throne. The current emperor is his elder brother and Empress Dowager Yang's parent-child. Although Empress Dowager Yang did not abandon him at the most dangerous moment, but kept him with him, at that time he thought that Empress Dowager Yang was not so careless, but was attracting the pursuers of the Mongol Yuan and winning time and opportunity for his son to escape.
Although Zhao Bing was uncomfortable, he could still express his understanding. After all, it is human nature to love a child. After watching too many palace fighting dramas, he instinctively wanted to stay away from this place of right and wrong, because he knew that in the troubled times, some people's desires were stimulated, and he, a child who had no resistance, was an important bargaining chip.
Zhao Bing, who is familiar with this history, understands that the Xing Dynasty is on the verge of collapse and the internal strife is still fierce. He does not believe that no one has the intention of "changing horses" and takes him away and establishes the "central" to achieve his goal. This estimate is still good. What he is most worried about is that someone will use his kidnapping as the capital to surrender to the enemy. After all, bloodline is still very important in this era, and a prince is enough to exchange for high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
Zhao Bing, who made up his mind to escape, so he asked to leave Xingchao and find a place for the Song Dynasty to survive. The reason why he dared to do this was because he understood the thoughts of Empress Dowager Yang, and no one wanted anyone to covet the throne of his own son. As for whether he had the purpose of "eggs cannot be placed in a basket" at that time, he would rather believe that there was such that he could face the empress dowager with peace of mind for so many years.
The historical fragments of the future events did not change because of her arrival. The emperor's brother fell into the water and died of illness. Empress Dowager Yang and the court had to establish him as the "only seedling" to inherit the throne. Empress Dowager Yang's attitude also changed greatly. Whether it was due to responsibility for the country or the transfer of maternal nature after losing her parent-child, she took good care of herself, sincerely maintained and supported him, so that he could quickly settle the throne.
In the past ten years, Zhao Bing's attitude gradually changed, from initial vigilance and rejection to acceptance and closeness, until absolute trust, he could hand over the entire court to him when he left the capital without entrusting the queen who was more theoretically closer. In addition to the increasingly close relationship between the two, he already understood that there was a difference between the queen and the queen.
First of all, there is a difference in identity between the two. Both the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are the elders of the emperor, but the Empress is the wife. According to the ancient feudal ethics of our country, the wife obeys and four virtues at most, which is to "listen to the internal governance of the world to demonstrate the virtues of the wife." Therefore, the empress has always been feared by the emperor in politics, and the empress dowager is still making the empress's reign clearly contrary to the so-called feudal moral standards.
However, the empress dowager who appeared as a mother was completely different. First of all, the empress dowager was the mother. In ancient times, the mother's educational function was very strong. In the eyes of the feudal dynasty, the mother controlled the government instead of her son to maintain the rule, but if the wife came to control the government, it would be a hen. In the eyes of the bureaucratic group, when the empress was upgraded to the empress dowager with the death of the former emperor and the emergence of the new emperor, she obviously replaced the former emperor and became the new parent of the royal family. Therefore, compared with the empress, the empress dowager was the guardian goddess of the dynasty.
Secondly, the political group represented by the empress dowager is different from the empress. The empress is often the product of political marriage, and it is said that she marrys the emperor for the sake of her mother's family. For example, most of the empresses in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties were born into kings. Xie, and political marriages had to carry a by-product - a relative. For example, the famous empress dowager Wang Zhengjun, when she was the queen, she promoted her Wang family members and finally created a Wang Mang.
It can be said that the emperor was very afraid of the relatives. In order to prevent the relatives from chaotic politics, it is inevitable to be wary of the queen. But the empress dowager will naturally pave the way for the emperor. It is precisely because the empress dowager's regent is much easier to accept than the empress. In reality, because the Empress Dowager Yang was not in the palace and was only supported by the ministers after the country was destroyed, the family power was weak. Her brother Yang Liangjie also tried his best to escape from Lin'an and risked his life to send them to Wuzhou.
Zhao Shi was located in Fuzhou, and the Yuan soldiers captured Fuzhou. Yang Liangjie followed him to Quanzhou. After leaving for military affairs, the Shao Emperor and his party had already arrived in Chaozhou. So he brought his three sons Shichang, Shiyao and Shilong to Zhangzhou. Because his third son was sick, he was fostered at the Fotan farmer's house in Zhangpu. Liangjie and his eldest son and second son came to Xiamen. They wanted to find a boat to go to Yashan, Guangdong to meet with Shao Emperor, but died of illness in Guanao.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Yang's relatives were not very powerful. Later, three nephews, one of whom was a title at home, and the other was a marquis in the capital to support him. Only the third brother Yang Shilong served as the chief commander of the Royal Guard Brigade, guarding the imperial city. Although this kid was more domineering and sent someone to monitor Zhao Bing, he still indulged and asked him to command the guard brigade, because he knew that Yang Shilong could not control the entire guard brigade, and in order to protect the interests of his family, he would not do anything that was unfavorable to Empress Dowager Yang. Instead, he would try his best to ensure the safety of the imperial city. The benefits far outweigh the disadvantages, and he could also make the queen mother feel at ease. Why not do it!
On the contrary, Zhao Bing strongly suppressed the relatives of the Empress Wu Xi, expelled the Wu clan from the officialdom, and made their family members not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations within ten years, in order to weaken the strength of the Empress Dowager and make it difficult for him to threaten the position of the Empress Dowager in the harem. The other concubines, only Chen Shu, had the greatest relatives, and Bo and Uncle served as ministers in the six parts, but both of them were their own confidants, and they were cautious and cautious as officials, so they could balance the rise of the Empress's relatives in the future.
Furthermore, there is still a big gap in strength between the empress and the empress. The empress is generally aristocratic lady from a family background and is not well experienced. The empress dowager has experienced bloody storms in the harem, and the level gap is not the same. Generally, the empress dowager just has good luck and marry the crown prince or directly marry the emperor. The difference in skills is far from that of the empress dowager, so naturally he cannot bear the burden of monopolizing power. Moreover, it is incomparable to the connections. After all, the empress dowager has been in the palace for so long, and his close confidants are all over the court and the country, so it is reasonable for the empress dowager to defeat the empress.
At that time, Empress Dowager Yang was still Concubine Yang Shu. Empress Xie and her two young sons fled before the fall of Lin'an, ensuring the continuation of Zhao's bloodline. Later, she made her younger son the emperor with the support of all the ministers. She ruled the country from behind the curtain as the Queen Mother, and stepped onto the political stage. It can be said that she was thrilling step by step, experiencing the suffering of exiles everywhere, the bloody tests and the open and secret struggles of the court.
These experiences are enough to make a concubine in the inner palace who was ignorant of political affairs in the past become a political veteran, able to deal with complex and changing situations and ups and downs, and endless government affairs. Moreover, for more than ten years, Empress Dowager Yang has been supervising the country, and the appointment and removal of all the officials of the court are determined by him. The current court prime ministers including Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang and Yan Jingjie, Liu Fu and others are all old ministers in his period of obedience. Even if they are not focused on training, they are closely related to him.
Queen Wu Xi is now just an eighteen-nine-year-old girl, and she is just a high school student in modern times. No matter how smart and capable she is, her own experience determines her lack of vision and ability to deal with things. In addition, the power of her relatives in the court has been cleaned up, and she is powerless to make trouble when she is almost helpless inside and outside.
In addition, Zhao Bing understood that in this feudal society, neither the queen nor the queen mother could be the representatives of power in the current era. The power they could have came from men, and the trust and respect of the ministers for the queen mother also came from the awe of patriarchy, so her power must be achieved based on relying on herself...
Zhao Bing and Wang Yinglin were talking about the affairs of the court and the current situation. It seemed that they were all things that had little substance. But he knew that this was also a work art, and he could reveal his ideas through this kind of chat. Wang Yinglin, who was chatting, would also tell himself his ideas and the situation in the court intentionally or unintentionally, and spread the emperor's ideas through his channels. Therefore, this kind of interaction is still very necessary, and it is a tacit understanding that does not need to be too much in the reach of the monarch and minister.
While they were talking, Ni Liang would also inform people of the progress of the siege. Zhao Bing said to his actions that there was no need to be such trouble, and everything could be self-destructed. But he was very pleased, because he could always tell who the cat was big and small, and even if he got the power, he would not forget it. As an emperor, he naturally liked such open-minded ministers.
"Your Majesty, I'm reporting!" At this time, Tan Fei hurriedly entered the tent with anxiety and submitted a letter.
"From the Eighth Army?!" Zhao Bing took it and said in surprise.
"Your Majesty, the messenger said that the Eighth Army had a mutiny and the situation was very tense. Please make a decision quickly!" Tan Fei nodded and said.
"Hiss..." Wang Yinglin, who was beside him, couldn't help but gasp when he heard this. He knew that the current imperial guards were all involved in the battle to attack Fancheng, and it was difficult to retreat for a while. The only ones to protect the guards were the personal guard regiment and the guard battalion, but the Eighth Army had more than 40,000 troops, and they could not resist it at all.
"It's not that serious. It's just that the soldiers in the army miss me very much. They spontaneously want to come and see me!" Zhao Bing spread the letter and browsed quickly, but the more he looked, the more relaxed he felt, and his tense expression gradually relaxed. After reading it, he handed the letter to Wang Yinglin and smiled.
"The people below like to make a fuss. Just as Your Majesty said, there is no mutiny. The soldiers just wanted to welcome the emperor and did a little out of the ordinary. In this way, I will take a trip for Your Majesty, calm their emotions, and then let them come to Fancheng to see him!" Wang Yinglin also read it with all his eyes, put the letter on the table, and smiled and bowed his hand to ask His Majesty for his order...
Chapter completed!