Li Zhong's performance made Chen Ke very worried. """ () It's not about the person himself, but the difference in his attitude towards Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Zongji... Even a rough man in the army can feel it.
The prospects for the two of them are bright and dark, not to mention the others?
It can be seen how far the situation has become.
This is no wonder, because the issue of the empire's successor, which was interrupted by the flood, now seems to have reached a point of necessity as the flood recedes.
It was also because of Fan Zhen, the remonstrator who first advocated the establishment of a crown prince at the beginning of the year. He wrote a total of nineteen letters and persisted for nearly half a year. Later, when he saw that the letters were not working, he went to remonstrate with him. From July of this year
From the beginning, as soon as he came to court, he would definitely make suggestions and establish the throne. If the officials did not listen to him, he would follow the tradition of the officials in the Song Dynasty - step forward and grab the officials' robes, and would not let him go until he finished speaking.
It’s endless fussing.
Zhao Zhen had no choice but to promote him, and then kick him to the local magistrate... This tried and tested trick did not work for Fan Zhen, because he refused to take up the post.
Fan Zhen said he was sick, so he went home and lay down for a hundred days. When people saw him again, they couldn't recognize him - only Fan Zhen, who was less than fifty years old, was already white.
Just like Wu Zixu before Shaoguan.
When the situation reached this point, it was no longer under anyone's control. Fan Zhen's persistence inspired many like-minded officials, and they began to write letters one after another, including many heavyweights.
First, Zhao Bian, the imperial censor, wrote a letter, citing the flood that had just passed, saying that God had warned us. The people also made deceptive rumors, all because our country did not have a prince! I hope that the officials will uphold the selfless heart and hurry up.
Choose a successor and either place him in the palace to receive imperial education or let him train as an official. In short, don't waste a moment!
Immediately after learning about the imperial edict, Wu Kui, and the imperial censor Lu Jingchu and others also wrote to agree. Even Sima Guang, the man who smashed the vat, was worried about the court even though he was far away, so he also joined in the fun and wrote a letter to establish the throne... Of course
, although he is very famous now, after all, he is far away in the northwest and serves as the general magistrate in Bingzhou. He has little influence on the court, so he can be ignored.
There are three truly influential figures, and the first one is Ouyang, the man who said, "When gongs ring in ten places, he is heard in nine places." Ouyang Xiu, the leader of the literary world, was so moved by Fan Zhen's act of loyalty. """ (
) However, he abided by the rule of a monarch and his ministers and never spoke harshly to the emperor. He only admonished the emperor in a homely tone:
'Originally there was no prince in the official family, but the princess accompanied him, so he would not feel lonely. Now that the princess is married, there are fewer and fewer people around you. So after state affairs, who can you talk to when you return to the harem? Common people still have
You have to enjoy the happiness of family. How can the king of a country be missing? So I think you should find a favorite son from the royal family now. Let him accompany you and respect you well.'
The official looked at it and only replied with three words: 'I'm not bored...'
Ouyang Xiu failed, and the second big figure came on the scene. He was Fan Zhen's boss, Tang Jie of the Zhijianyuan. This man moved the world with his outspoken voice, and could be said to be the most powerful public official in the Song Dynasty. Wen Yanbo resigned from the prime minister for the first time.
Thanks to his gift, he deposed Zhang Yaozuo, the uncle of the emperor's favorite concubine Zhang Guifei, which made him famous. The courtiers all said, "The real censor must be called Tang Zifang", but they did not dare to call him by his name.
At that time, Tang Jie impeached two big bosses at once and used too much force, which ended up getting him into trouble. Last year, not long after Wen Yanbo came to power, he was transferred back to Beijing and made him the chief of the Admonition Yuan.
, to show that you are magnanimous, ignore past grudges, and protect the smooth flow of speech.
His move was indeed wonderful. Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, Tang Jie owed him a favor. If he went against him again, not only would others look down on him, but he would also feel sorry for himself.
Wen Yanbo guessed right. After returning to Beijing this time, Tang Jie has been relatively silent. Even when he resigned as prime minister again, the Tang warriors looked on with cold eyes and said nothing, so much so that everyone almost forgot that such a cannon existed.
But the cannon always fires, and when it fires, the earth will shake. It was one morning, Zhang Yaozuo, his old enemy with Bao Zheng, finally died. After learning the news of this death, the officials had mixed feelings in their hearts.
He sighed to the ministers: "You all said before that Zhang Yaozuo is the Yang Guozhong of this dynasty. If I use him, he will become the second emperor of Tang Ming Dynasty. The country will be ruined and the family will flee to Western Shu. In fact, it is not that serious. Is it an exaggeration?"
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The ministers blushed slightly. After all, Zhang Yaozuo had never done any evil in his life. Just because he was a relative, he was regarded as a public enemy. Now they were all quiet, thinking to themselves, just respect the dead.
But Tang Jie suddenly spoke: "Yes, the officials are right. Zhang Yaozuo is indeed stronger than Yang Guozhong."
Seeing that the most powerful person who impeached Zhang Yaozuo admitted that he was right, the officials were deeply pleased and listened to him with interest.
Tang Jie continued unhurriedly: "If Zhang Yaozuo had been used at the beginning, there might not have been the Anshi Rebellion. But once there was a chaos, Your Majesty would be worse than Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty!" As he spoke, he looked at the top of the palace and said quietly.
: "Tang Minghuang has his own son who came out to clean up the situation and reorganize the country. Who does the official family rely on? Do you have a son?"
Zhao Zhen was so angry at that time. You should hit someone without slapping someone in the face, or scold someone without exposing your shortcomings, let alone talking to the emperor! This is really a good person being bullied, and a good horse being ridiculed! If it were another emperor,
No matter how brave he was, he wouldn't dare to speak so wildly. However, Zhao Zhen was Zhao Zhen after all. He just walked away in anger, and there was nothing more to say, not even a punishment.
Of course, the emperor was so angry that the matter of establishing the heir was still unresolved. At this time, the third big figure - Bao Zheng appeared on the scene.
Different from people's impression of the Qingtian judge who sentenced people to the world during the day and the underworld at night, Bao Zheng actually appeared mostly as a public official in his political career. His impeachment record was no less than that of Tang Jie, and his hardness
Not to mention giving in too much. When Zhang Yaozuo stepped down, it was the result of the merger of these two black and hard swordsmen.
Now, Tang Zhuangshi drew his sword, Master Bao naturally wanted to follow him. Soon after, he went directly to see Zhao Zhen. There was no way, the Kaifeng governor had the right to visit him at any time, and even the servants could not stop him.
Zhao Zhen had no choice but to see him and ask what happened.
Bao Zheng is not as venomous as Tang Jie, nor is he as good at talking as Ouyang Xiu. He can only talk in the same old way, talking about the importance of the prince, from the relationship to the stability of the country to the happiness of all the people, which depends on the prince...
...Basically, every minister wrote the same letter, and Fan Zhen repeated it nineteen times without any new ideas.
The official listened patiently at first, but the more he listened to these old tunes repeated, the more anger he felt in his heart became uncontrollable. His resentment towards Fan Zhen, Zhao Bian, and Tang Jie finally converged on Lao Bao alone.
Zhen Huode stood up, looked at Bao Zheng coldly, and said every word: "Who do you want to establish?" It is extremely treasonous for a minister to want to establish a prince!
Basically, as soon as this trick comes out, the minister has no choice but to admit his guilt. If it doesn't work, he has to shut up. But Bao Zheng didn't care. He was just a little surprised and calmly replied:
"The old minister said this for the sake of the country and the country, but the officials asked me who I wanted to establish. This is because they are suspicious of me! Your Majesty, I am already seventy years old and I am still a poor man. There is no way I can talk about my future.
The reason why I risked my life to remonstrate is entirely for the sake of the ancestral temple and the country. Think carefully about whether I am telling the truth!"
Zhao Zhen smiled sheepishly, waved his hand and said: "I have no doubts about you. Aiqing, please go back first. This matter will be discussed later."
Under the impact of the two tough men, Zhao Zhen finally relaxed. Everyone ignored the "Xu Dang" in the emperor's mouth and became excited about "discussing it." So the number of memorials suggesting that the emperor appoint a prince suddenly increased ten times.
, not only the officials, not only the yamen in Beijing, but officials from all states in the country, big and small, are all vying to be first, lest they fall behind others.
However, the emperor's roar was not completely ineffective. The phrase "Who do you want to establish?" frightened those villains who wanted to go further and claim credit from Zhao Zongshi. Therefore, all the memorials only made suggestions and did not mention what the outcome was.
Who should be appointed? The most daring official just vaguely mentioned the story that the official family once adopted a clan son...
All this happened quickly and violently, and in just over twenty days, it developed into the current situation, which Chen Ke never expected.
After pondering at home all morning, he said to the guard on duty outside the door: "Prepare the car, I want to go out."
"Where are you going, sir?" Li Zhong came quickly after hearing the news.
"Beihai County Prince's Mansion." Chen Ke said calmly: "Yesterday, Zhao Zongji asked me for advice on the Xuanji Pictures. Today I will go over to the mansion to teach him."
"Still looking for him?" Li Zhong suddenly lost his composure and said.
"If you don't send it, I will go by myself." Chen Ke said coldly: "Wu Lang, go get a car and come back!"
"Bye bye, I'll see you off, I'll see you off." Li Zhong was so depressed, thinking to himself, why are you just like, "A dog bites Lu Dongbin, but you don't know a good heart"?
After a while, the carriage was ready. Before Chen Ke went up, Li Zhong made a last effort and said: "My lord, please think clearly. At least three groups of people are watching you now."
"Which three groups?" Chen Ke frowned slightly and asked.
"Informants from the Runan Palace, spies from the Imperial City Department, and agents from the Kaifeng Palace."
After hearing what he said about the first two, Chen Ke was still fine. When he heard the last one, he couldn't help but feel dizzy. Why did Lao Bao come to cause trouble?
Patting Li Zhong on the shoulder, he whispered: "Thank you, brother, but that is also my brother..."
Li Zhong was stunned, shook his head and sighed: "Then let's go..."
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Keep writing... I dare not say anything anymore. (To be continued...)