Chapter 640: The Kingdom of Jin Changes
Wanyan Wu Qimai was a qualified emperor.
The Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty were different.
As the imperial system developed into the Song Dynasty, traditional aristocrats, relatives, and aristocratic families either disappeared or became like docile little white rabbits.
The literati strictly followed the holy way of Confucianism and paid attention to loyalty to the emperor and the country.
Some people say that literati have no moral integrity and do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes.
That's from the perspective of ordinary people.
The emperor needs the literati to be obedient. Whether they are greedy for money or not is secondary, but loyalty is primary.
The restrictive system of the Song Dynasty ensured the stability of imperial power.
Even after the restructuring of Yuanfeng by Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, the power of the prime minister was further weakened, and the Zhaoguan family of the Song Dynasty directly became a one-spoken family.
Even if Cai Jing led the prime ministers of the three provinces like him, as long as Song Huizong Zhao Ji said a word, he would have to step down.
This is the power of the system.
It is impossible for any individual to violate the system alone.
However, the system of the Jin Kingdom was still in the transformation stage from the Bojilie system to the imperial system.
This is a chaotic moment, with interest groups from all sides lurking in the dark and ready to take action.
They didn't just have pens in their hands like the literati of the Song Dynasty, and they were bashing and whirring all day long.
They have financial, personnel, military and judicial powers, which are equivalent to the vassal states in the early Western Han Dynasty.
Under such an internal political situation, it was impossible for Wanyan Wu to pass the throne to his son as he wished.
He even clearly realized that the forces within the Jin Kingdom were extremely unbalanced, and the war faction headed by Zong Han would never give up. If he did not agree with the demands of the war faction, it would lead to inevitable civil strife.
The past few years have been peaceful and uneventful, only because in the third year of Jingkang, Zong Han and Wu Shu failed one after another when they went south, and they only tolerated it for a short time.
The internal contradictions, the contradictions between the main war faction and the Song Dynasty, are irreconcilable.
Only when contradictions reach a new balance will a new situation emerge.
Although Wanyan Wu Qimai did not have the concept of dialectics, it does not mean that there are no traces of dialectics in his thinking.
Wanyan Zongpan, however, has no such concept at all. Everything he does is to obtain political resources for himself and gain a higher position.
The knife in Zong Pan's hand pierced Wanyan Wu's chest and pierced the heart.
The old father completely sobered up in an instant.
His body felt no pain, but his heart contracted instantly. He didn't know whether it was the pain of being pierced or the pain of being pierced.
He reached out and grabbed his son, wanting to support him and speak.
Zong Pan's whole body was trembling, his eyes were bloodshot, and huge fear surged like a torrential flood.
He turned the knife in his hand frantically, completely unaware of his father's pained expression.
It wasn't until Wanyan Wu fell to the ground, motionless, that the fear in his heart disappeared, and what came instantly was endless emptiness and confusion.
It wasn't until Wanyan Wu's scream of begging for his beloved concubine called him back that he suddenly woke up, immediately pulled out his knife and walked towards the beloved concubine.
The beloved concubine screamed and ran out, but was pulled back by Wanyan Zongpan.
He dragged Wanyan Wu's begging concubine to Wanyan Wu's begging side like a dog.
Put the knife in the hand of the beloved concubine, hold the beloved concubine's hands, and then force her to stab the knife into his body.
The screams disappeared with a pitiful groan, and other chambermaids and maids in the hall fled out in terror.
Suddenly a group of guards came in from outside the main hall, blocking everyone's way.
After a while, Zong Qian walked in surrounded by everyone.
Seeing such a scene, he looked shocked and rushed over: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The night becomes thicker, like ink that cannot be melted.
When Zong Han arrived at the entrance of the palace, he was stopped by the guards.
"Blind your dog eyes and see clearly who I am!"
"Zhongshu Ling, Your Majesty has taken a rest. Please come back tomorrow."
"I have something important to see your Majesty."
"Your Majesty drank too much tonight and has taken a rest."
Zong Han had no doubts, because he knew that Wanyan Wu Qimai liked drinking, let alone in this cold weather.
Zong Han went to sleep after returning.
This night seemed no different from the countless nights in the past.
However, before dawn the next day, news suddenly came from the palace, summoning all Bojilie and important officials to enter the palace quickly.
The palace is brightly lit.
Wanyan Zonghan, Wu Shu, Wanyan Zongjun, Wanyan Yu and other important Jurchen officials were all waiting at the entrance of the palace.
In addition, important Han ministers such as Han Qixian and Shi Liai also arrived.
After the chamberlain came out to inform them, everyone entered the palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, he heard the sound of crying coming from the palace.
Everyone looked horrified and hurriedly walked into the hall, only to see Wanyan Zongpan kneeling there and crying: "Father! I'm sorry for you!"
In addition, Tang Kuo, the queen of Wanyan Wu who was begging for money, also knelt there and cried silently.
Wanyan Zongqian, on the other hand, stood aside, washing his face with tears, and kept saying: "It's the guilty minister who came late to save me! I'm guilty!"
The group of Jin Kingdom ministers who came in were stunned when they saw this scene.
When I wake up from sleep, the emperor is dead?
The first one to speak was Zong Han, who said angrily: "What on earth is going on?"
He didn't say it was okay, but when he did, Zong Pan and others cried even more heartbroken.
"What exactly happened?" The speaker this time was Wanyan Yu. He was Haobo Jilie. He had the highest seniority here. He was Wanyan Aguda's cousin.
Queen Tang Kuo said: "Your Majesty was drunk and assassinated by that bitch Concubine Liu!"
After saying this, the queen burst into tears again, crying heartbroken.
"Nonsense!" Wanyan Zonghan obviously didn't believe this reason. "How dare that woman named Liu assassinate His Majesty? She is a weak woman, and even if I gave her ten thousand courages, she wouldn't dare..."
Tang Kuo screamed: "That bitch is a spy of the Song Dynasty! She is a spy of the Song Dynasty!"
"Are you a spy from the Song Dynasty? You didn't just say it casually. Where is Concubine Liu?"
"Concubine Liu committed suicide on the spot!"
"Where are the people?"
Tang Kuo said fiercely: "Concubine Liu's body was thrown outside, ready to be dragged out to crush the bones and spread the ashes!"
Zong Han's face turned completely gloomy, and he said: "A country cannot live without a king for a day. Since His Majesty has passed away, please quickly welcome Banbo Jilie..."
Tang Kuo stood up immediately and said, "Wait!"
"What are your instructions from the Queen?"
"Your Majesty left a legacy."
Zong Han was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "It's a joke, I, Dajin, are not the Song Dynasty, so what kind of legacy is there? When His Majesty dies, you should know that Ban Bo will succeed to the throne..."
"Your Majesty's edict is here!" Tang Kuo said.
"This edict is a forgery!" Zong Han angrily shouted on the spot.
"Zhongshu Ling dares to question His Majesty's last edict?"
Zong Han said angrily: "Your Majesty did not leave any edict at all!"
At this time, Wanyan Zongjun said: "I think we can first see what His Majesty's edict says."
Wanyan Zongqian, who was as sad as if his first night had been forcibly taken away by some scumbag, stopped crying and said, "Let's first listen to what His Majesty's edict says."
The atmosphere in the hall changed instantly.
Chapter completed!