Guihai (the seventh day of the lunar month) in the fifth month of the first year of Yuanyou.
Zhao Xu came out of the palace in person, surrounded by the ministers and the imperial guards, and went to Qinxian's house in Xianyifang to express his condolences and visit to the two imperial uncles and their sons.
Naturally, I also met Zhao Xiaoqian, who was only fourteen years old now, encouraged him and gave him a jade belt.
Then, they are nephews and uncles.
Returning to the palace, he reported to the two palaces, and all the officials said: The ministers support your majesty, you are lucky to have a good relationship with your house, the two kings serve you respectfully, the princes support the emperor, the affection is expressed in words, your majesty treats him with kindness. Proper etiquette, good appearance and good preparation are the blessings of the country and the dynasty!
When the two palaces heard about it, they issued an edict to the Academy of Academicians to compose a poem, saying: The former emperor was devoted to his brother's kindness and won over his righteousness with kindness. He did not allow his second uncle to move abroad. The law of the imperial court is to use righteousness to control kindness. At the invitation of the two kings, he went out to the outer house to get the righteousness of Confucius and his son! Now, His Majesty the Emperor, personally favors the residence of the two kings, and bestows favors on the two kings and their relatives in the way of intimacy. My disciples, this is the way to become a king and serve your second uncle! The saints are different, but they all belong to the way, and they can be the Dharma for all ages.
The Empress Dowager was very happy after seeing the lyrics. When she learned that the person who wrote the lyrics was Fan Chunren, a Hanlin scholar, she was immediately overjoyed and said with emotion: "Sure enough, he is indeed Mr. Fan Wenzheng, who is well versed in the way of a saint."
This word was written into her heart.
The heavenly family is indeed a harmonious family, loving each other without any worries.
That sentence can be a law for all generations, which made the Empress Dowager extremely happy.
So the imperial edict granted Fan Chunren a jade belt and four hundred additional households.
This is also one of the benefits of having in-house Ci Chen.
If a word is well written, it will win the favor of the Heavenly Family. Simplicity will be in the Emperor's heart and he will be regarded as a confidant.
It is also the reason why Hanlin bachelors are regarded as having four heads.
Therefore, after sending people to communicate with the Empress Dowager and Zhao Xu, he ordered Yousi to add Xu Wanghao and Jingwang County, and give the envoys 5,000 guan each year, in order to express their kinship with the country, and the special decree was carried out. To give, that is to say, there is no need to save money, it is always a thousand cash.
But the Empress Dowager would not know that when she was happy, there was already an undercurrent surging in Bianjing City.
Following this, Bianjing Xinbao tracked the "possible" "torture to extract confessions" in Yushitai for two consecutive days.
Some people began to sit still.
The supervisory censor, Li Xinglu Tao, suddenly began to impeach Wang Zishao, who wanted to be a doctor in the imperial examination, and appointed him as the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The reason is simple.
Wang Zishao is an ugly and careless person.
It means that the character is not good, the morals are corrupt, and it can be said that there is nothing except ability.
And Wang Zishao is a standard New Party official.
At the beginning of Xining's reform, the old party literati and officials organized the "Ya Nei Diamond" as one of the "Ten Diamonds".
This means that this person specializes in maintaining relationships within the bureaucracy, playing clingy ways to gain advancement, and running for important positions in the ministry.
As soon as Zhao Xu saw the bullets sent by Tongjian Si, he laughed: "Sure enough, some people can't sit still."
If he had not studied abroad in modern times, he might have been confused by this article that seemed to have nothing to do with the Li Yong case.
You would think that this matter has nothing to do with the Li Yong case.
It's a pity that he studied abroad in modern times.
Moreover, he studied under the top domestic experts on Song history.
There are many museums and libraries in various places.
Many details were also explained by the teacher.
Of course, just look at the name of the person who was impeached, and then look at the name of the person who was impeached.
He already knew the intentions of these people.
"This is leading us in the direction of party struggle!"
"How brave!"
Zhao Xu might be able to tolerate other things.
However, if someone wants to cause trouble in the court and start a party dispute, then he will not be polite.
Zhao Xu put down the bullet and hooked his hands at Feng Jing.
Feng Jing immediately came to him: "What are your orders?"
"Where is the Queen Mother now?" Zhao Xu asked.
"Reporting to everyone, I heard that the Queen Mother is in Baoci Palace today, chatting with the late Emperor's concubines."
"The Empress Dowager, Concubine Lin Xian, Concubine Xing, Concubine Wu De, etc. are all here."
"Oh..." Zhao Xu nodded and told him: "You can go to Baoci Palace to send a message, saying that the weather is good today, and I would like to invite my mother to come to Funing Palace to enjoy the flowers."
"promise!"
Watching Feng Jingyuan go, Zhao Xu grinned.
"Lu Tao and Lu Yuanjun..."
"That's not surprising!"
This man is a fellow countryman and good friend of Sansu, and he was a Jinshi in Huangyou's fourth year.
Among the old party, he is well-known as a leader and a standard clean figure.
This person's talent is pretty good.
During the Xining period, I passed the imperial examination!
It should be noted that there is a higher achievement than the Jinshi in the Song Dynasty.
This is the exam, and the difficulty of the exam. Needless to say, those who can pass the exam are academic and talented candidates. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, only thirty people have passed the exam so far.
One of them is in the present capital hall - Zuo Xiang, written by Shen Guogong and Lu Gong.
Great writers and scholars such as Su Shi and Li Gou were also Jinshi.
This Lu Tao is extraordinary.
And Zhao Xu knew a detail. In the past, the person who recommended Lu Tao to join the manufacturing department was named Zu Wuze.
This person is a veteran of Jiayou, and his qualifications are almost as high as those of Wen Yanbo.
Zu Wuze actively participated in the ancient Chinese revival movement of that year, advocating schools and promoting education.
As a result, he became famous all over the world and enjoyed great reputation all over the world.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would have already entered the three provinces and two governments, and could even become a senator like Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu.
So, why didn’t Zu Wuze become Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu?
The answer is - he was caught by Wang Anshi's chicken feet.
Corruption! Corruption! Party formation!
With three consecutive blows, Zu Wuze's reputation was completely ruined and he was demoted to the deputy envoy of the Zhongzheng Army. In the Song Dynasty, when an important minister to be controlled was demoted to the deputy envoy of a certain Jiedu, it basically declared to the world that this person's guilt was confirmed.
Moreover, the emperor was very angry, so he did not punish him severely just because of the dignity of the scholar-bureaucrats.
And disappearing into the court with Zu Wuze were two bad habits since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
One is that Hanlin bachelors had a bad rule of polishing their pens when writing for others. In the old system, Hanlin bachelors and Zhongshushe people all used polished pens when writing internal and external poems.
Generally, Hanlin bachelors can make two hundred guans in one course, and 100 guan in Zhongshusheren.
After Zu Wuze was demoted, Hanlin bachelors in the Academy and Zhongshusheren in the capital no longer accepted polishing pens.
Another thing that disappeared with it was the imperial examinations since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the gratitude silver presented to the emperor by new scholars.
Yes, you read that right!
Before Xining, the new scholars had to present silver to the emperor on the day they were released from the imperial examination.
Not much, a hundred taels per person, a child and an old man without any deception.
So the imperial examination was held every three years, and each time two to three hundred Jinshi were admitted, the emperor could get two to thirty thousand taels of silver, which was a blessing.
And the relatives are even more beautiful.
Every time this time comes, it is their opportunity to make a fortune.
The thank you silver presented to the emperor naturally cannot be of too poor quality - this new Jinshi, you don't want your silver to be missed by the officials because of its poor quality, right? Come on, I have official silver of high quality here.
It’s stamped by Zuo Zangku!
By pressing this fingerprint, you can present it to the officials.
The interest required is not much, 30% to 50% per year.
You have to ask, what should I do if I can’t afford the loan and can’t pay it back?
Be with a rich woman!
There are many wealthy businessmen in Bianjing who are willing to spend a lot of money to choose a Jinshi husband for their daughter.
On the day the results are released, as long as someone shouts: Winning.
Guaranteed to be around at once, seventy or eighty people, picked up the people and ran away.
Even if you are fifty or sixty years old, you can still marry a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and get a generous dowry ranging from several thousand dollars.
If you are younger, such as an unmarried Jinshi in your twenties or thirties, it will be more expensive.
If the ranking is higher, it may even be in the top fifty.
There are all the unmarried girls in Bianjing City for you to choose from, and relatives and prime ministers will fight for them.
It's a pity that such a good policy was canceled because of Zu Wuze.
This makes Zhao Xu really regretful!
Back then, it was Wang Zishao who presided over the trial of Zu Wu Ze's case.
On the surface, as a disciple of Zu Wuze, it is reasonable for Lu Tao to choose to stand up for his benefactor, embarrass Wang Zishao, and even attack and attack Wang Zishao.
But what about reality?
Zhao Xu knew very well that this was all about fighting for the party.
Because Zu Wuze's case involves many, many people.
Among them, the most important person is called: Wang Anshi!
At that time, it was Wang Anshi who gave instructions to Wang Zishao to deal with the case of Zu Wu Zhi.
The origin lies in what happened in the early years of Xining, when Wang Anshi was serving as a Hanlin bachelor in the Hanlin Academy.
At that time, Zu Wuze was a Hanlin bachelor, and his ranking in the bachelor's academy was above Wang Anshi.
According to the custom at that time, Hanlin bachelors wrote lyrics and received a polishing fee, which was reasonable, reasonable and legal.
Therefore, Zu Wu Zai can take it with peace of mind.
But Wang Anshi didn't want a penny.
This deeply angered Zu Wuze - Oh, you are noble and generous, you don't want retouching fees, right?
Where to put my face?
As a result, Zu Wuze became Wang Anshi's first political enemy.
Before the old party emerged, he became the vanguard of the anti-Wang Anshi movement.
From now on, every time you see the king, you will rebel!
But his butt was not clean, so Wang Anshi caught his chicken feet and kicked him out of Bianjing City, becoming the first opponent defeated by Wang Anshi.
Likewise, in the following time, Zu Wuze, a corrupt official, was plated with gold - the first important minister to oppose Wang Anshi!
First of all, we can see Wang Anshi’s evil and capable officials!
A humble gentleman!
corruption?
How can a gentleman be greedy?
He was just framed by a villain.
Therefore, Zhao Xu could tell at a glance that Lu Tao was a drunkard, and his intention was not in drinking, but in Wang Anshi.
The reason is very simple.
To deny Wang Zishao would be to overturn Zu Wuze's verdict, and to overturn Zu Wuze's verdict would be to deny Wang Anshi.
If you deny Wang Anshi, you can discredit Wang Anshi.
Once Wang Anshi stinks, the new law will naturally follow.
Can the new party endure it? It certainly can’t!
They all rode on top of their heads and flew away!
Definitely do it!
Party strife will be stirred up in this way, and then... naturally no one will pay attention to other things.
"Shi Deyi!" Zhao Xu said to Shi Deyi, who was always beside him.
Shi Deyi immediately stepped forward: "I'm here."
"Let's do it!"
"Get that news out."
Shi Deyi raised his head and looked at Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu said softly: "It's... the thing that Lu Tao and others discussed last month, but I left it out."
"No!" Shi De bowed and accepted the order, but his heart was already filled with huge waves.
"It turns out that the officials are waiting here!"
only……
That was all last month, how could the officials know that it could be used this month?
Is it possible that the officials will still have unforeseen consequences? So, I waited here early for others.
Zhao Xu looked at Shi Deyi's strange look, laughed, and said, "I'm not a god."
"How do you know so much?"
"It's just a matter of preparation!"
Even the crows at Yushitai know that they have to prepare some things in case of emergencies.
As an emperor, he naturally has to be prepared so that he has cards to play at any time.
In particular, Zhao Xu knew that the radicals of the old party could not remain quiet.
Even if nothing happens, they will still stir up trouble.
Even if the New Party is defeated, they will fight among themselves and split themselves into Shu Party, Luo Party and Shuo Party.
Therefore, Zhao Xu had to guard against it.
Therefore, you have to pay attention at ordinary times, collect some black materials or dig a few holes for others.
Shi De bowed and stepped back.
So, in the afternoon of this day, a breaking news spread in Bianjing City.
Supervisory censors Li Xinglu Tao, supervisory censors Zhu Guangting, Zuo Zhengyan, Liu Fengshi, etc. once wrote to discuss that as Taishi, guarding Sikong, Pingzhang military affairs were important, Wen Yanbo was old and sick, and he was begging for the honor of being the emperor's teacher.
With government affairs, national affairs are troublesome.
As soon as the news came out, Wen Yanbo immediately closed the door and thanked guests.
Put on a front: Yes, yes, you are right, I am indeed old and sick, and I really have no energy to take care of the country and government.
My merciful saints of the two palaces, your majesty and all the ministers, don’t invite a bad old man like me to go to court in the future!
Yes, you young people all say that I, Wen Yanbo, am old and sick.
That's true of me. I was wrong! I shouldn't have blocked your way.
Anyway, you guys are tired of seeing me as a bad old man.
I am also very knowledgeable.
Let’s all be decent!
Although Wen Yanbo himself did not say this, nor did his family members.
However, on this day, the servants of the Wen Mansion frequently met other senior officials in Beijing or servants of the Prime Minister's family in the name of going out to buy groceries or shopping.
As soon as they meet, they sigh loudly to attract others' attention, and then say similar words in passing.
Elders and subordinates of the Prime Minister, if you dare to neglect anything, please report it immediately.
Then, the prime ministers and elders will know.
have to!
Stirring a hornet's nest.
Who doesn't know that Wen Yanbo, an old man, has always been pretentious, likes to manipulate others, and even more likes to rely on his elders to show off.
On weekdays, even if he had nothing to do, he would always put on a show, showing off in front of others that he was a veteran of the four dynasties, the emperor's advisor, and a leader in the military and state matters.
Han Jiang invited him to the capital hall to see the details of the military service. He had to put on a great show and had to be invited by Han Jiang three times and four times before he would go.
Now, a few dumbfounded young people, unable to grasp the importance, actually wrote a letter about such a thing.
How is this embarrassing him?
This is obviously a chance for this old man to show off!
It's over now!
If someone loses his temper, I'm afraid the two palaces or even the emperor will have to coax him back!
The governors were dejected and could only report the matter to the two palaces for instructions on how to deal with it.
Zhang Fangping and Sun Gu were laughing at home and rolling their eyes at the same time.
"Why do you only talk about Wen Kuanfu?"
"Where is I!?"
The two elders were filled with hatred.
He memorized the names of Lu Tao, Zhu Guangting and Liu Fengshi and wrote them in his diary. The comments were quite harsh.
He just said that Wen Yanbo was old and sick, so he should stop worrying about government affairs.
What does it mean?
Do you mean that I, Zhang Andao (Sun He’s father), am not worthy?
Ha! Young man!
So the two elders immediately sent people to Wen Yanbo's house to deliver a greeting card, saying only that they wanted to visit the Grand Master.
He came out fiercely, created a wave of presence, and made the gossip crowd in Bianjing jump around like a melon field.
Note: Historically, because of this matter, Wen Yanbo lost his temper and put on all the airs, forcing Gao Taotao to quit. After coaxing him for more than half a month, he finally said: ah ah ah, although I am old,
But he is still willing to contribute to the country.
The people involved are disgraced.
It can only be said that the old party has this kind of virtue and likes to fight among themselves, but it picked the wrong target and was ridiculed by Wen Yanbo.
Note 2: Zu Wuze, history books say that he was ‘not corrupt’, but I don’t believe it.
It was the deputy envoy of Jiedu who was demoted because of Zu Wuze.
For an important minister who is waiting to be promoted, who is one step away from three provinces and two governments, to be demoted to deputy envoy of Jiedu, it is almost the same as a court official being reorganized. There must be solid evidence, and the circumstances must be particularly serious.
