"Maybe it's not as bad as imagined." Zhao Zongji said softly: "Father, you should take care of it slowly."
"I'm useless!" Zhao Zhen stared at the scenery outside the layers of curtains and sighed sadly: "I just feel that the Song Dynasty needs efforts everywhere, but it is not strong enough. I can only place hope in the future...
"As he spoke, he looked deeply at Zhao Zongji and said meaningfully: "This ancestral foundation depends on your generation to revitalize it!".
Zhao Zongji was shocked when he heard this. Although the previous arrangements by the officials really gave him a lot of confidence, it was the first time that he heard the officials say it with such certainty. Zhao Zongji nodded heavily and said with tears: "I dare not to put all my efforts into it.
Just die!"
"Remember your feelings," Zhao Zhen said lightly, "I hope you won't blame me for giving you this mess in the future."
"My son..." Zhao Zongji choked and said, "I'm afraid I'm not up to the task."
"It's okay," Zhao Zhen said with a smile, "I believe you." Then he said to Hu Yandui: "Manager Hu, please tell Zongzheng Temple that from now on, King Qi Zongji will be renamed 'Shu'!"
"Which dawn?" Hu Yandui asked in a low voice.
"The dawn of dawn!" Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "I hope my son can become the dawn of the Great Song Dynasty!"
"Yes." Hu Yan agreed.
"Thank you, Father, for giving me the name!" Zhao Zongji said with mixed feelings. He is about to change his name to Zhao Shu and can no longer use his original name. This means that the emperor completely accepts him, and it also means that he has completely severed ties with his biological parents...
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Wang Yu was originally focused on completing his achievements in one battle, but when he heard from Zhao Zongji that the matter should be kept quiet and not dealt with, neither the officials nor Zhao Zongshi suffered, so he was naturally deeply disappointed.
However, when I thought about it again, I felt that this method of handling it was very clever. First of all, the officials definitely did not want to cause a big prison. Zhao Zongji now relied entirely on the officials for promotion, so naturally he had to take the officials' attitude as the most important thing; furthermore, since the officials
Knowing the behavior of Zongshi and his son, even if Zhao Zongshi is temporarily let go for various reasons, there is no hope for Zhao Zongshi's reserve position.
What's even better is the state of being exposed but not exposed. Because the report and the transfer book were submitted by Henan Prefecture. Local officials have already read it. It is impossible to keep it completely confidential. If the officials directly stay in China
, if the edict is not issued clearly, it will definitely cause Zhao Zongshi and all the officials to panic, which may lead to chaos.
Now, according to Zong Ji's suggestion, the officials made a decree that "it is difficult to tell the authenticity of the transfer book, but I believe in the character of Prince Pu and his son, and more importantly the integrity of the officials, so I will burn it." It seems that everyone is happy, but in fact
Very insidious.
First of all, the decree confirmed the existence of the transfer book, and it was "difficult to tell the authenticity"... Although it was not sure that it was true, it did not say that it was false. Burning it to the ground lifted the shackles that Zhao Zongshi and his son had placed on all officials.
The officials naturally miss the official family and His Highness King Qi. In order to avoid suspicion in the future, they must keep a distance from Zhao Zongshi to avoid being regarded as a member of the transfer book. They will even attack Zhao Zongshi to prove that they are not in the same group with him.
The seemingly solid Zhao Zongshi party will inevitably have cracks due to this incident. As long as they continue to be beaten, they will be shattered.
And judging from Wang Yu's dark psychology - just like he secretly made a copy of the transfer book before presenting it to King Qi, no one can tell whether the transfer book was really burned or whether he made a copy before burning it.
not sure.
Therefore, it is very likely that this killing weapon is still there, but it has achieved the best effect.
In Wang Yu's view, the person who made the plan had an incredible grasp of people's hearts. Needless to say, it was definitely Chen Zhongfang who did it.
Although he was conceited and smart, his understanding of people's hearts and his grasp of the overall situation were still inferior to Chen Ke's. Wang Yu was itching to think that he had taken a huge risk and made Chen Ke's wedding clothes.
.But he knew that in King Qi’s heart, ten of him tied together could not compare to one Chen Ke, so he could only endure it first...
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As expected, although the case of the transfer book did not break out, it caused a series of reactions. First, Dali Temple petitioned to step up the investigation of the Erguhe case and requested that the case be concluded within a time limit. There were also officials who impeached Kaifeng Prefecture for its ineffectiveness in controlling theft, which resulted in the number of bandits in Bianjing City during the Chinese New Year.
The situation is rampant, with thousands of cases, large and small, requiring officials to take responsibility.
Even the Kaifeng Mansion, without asking for permission, imposed martial law on nine gates and took action on the entire city, but the officials were still holding on to it, thinking that it was trying to shake up the capital and that it was suspected of having evil intentions.
Zhao Zongshi has been regarded as the crown prince since he was a child. Even if he made mistakes, the officials would always protect him in every possible way. There were always only praises and no impeachment. However, in the spring of the seventh year of Jiayou, the trend in Bianjing City really changed. Officials
Today they issued a note, and tomorrow they issued a bullet, falling on Zhao Zongshi's head like hail, which made him dizzy and panicked. He had no choice but to stay at home, claiming to be sick and hiding from the limelight.
Seeing that the direction of the wind had changed, those officials who had been close to him in the past were all panicked. Some came to his house to greet him and asked him what he had planned; some simply asked for sick leave, and the older ones simply called for retirement...
...This is still ethical. As for those shameless wallflowers, they have already swarmed to Prince Qi's Mansion to praise Zhao Zongji... Oh no, now they are called Zhao Shu's stinky feet.
"Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu..." After learning that Zhao Zongji had changed his name, Zhao Zongshi's usually gentle face turned ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and hissed: "This should be my name!"
Starting from Taizong, the Tian family has had the habit of changing double names into single names. For example, Zhao Guangyi changed his name to Zhao Jiong, Zhao Yuankan changed his name to Zhao Heng, and Zhao Yiyi changed his name to Zhao Zhen... This is to show the uniqueness of the king, and also to
It would be less trouble for ministers to avoid the emperor's taboos.
Now the official family has renamed Zhao Zongji Zhao Shu, but the other four princes have not changed. What this means, even a fool can see!
"Brother Thirteen, do you regret it now?" Seeing the resentment on Zhao Zongshi's face, Zhao Zonghan sneered: "You have read more books than I have eaten. Dare I ask which battle for the reserve position?
Adhere to the way of a gentleman? Don’t you do everything you can to do it?”
"Yes," Zhao Zongqiu also said bitterly: "You compete with them openly and openly, but they use such underhanded moves outside the game. This is a hundred times more vicious than killing people!"
"This sap has beaten us too hard." Even Zhao Zongyou agreed deeply and said bitterly: "When it comes to forming cliques, has Zhao Zongji not done enough? He has Wen Yanbo,
There is Chen Zhongfang in the middle and Wang Yuanze at the bottom. These are all his party! Everyone should have directed their own party members to compete. The winner will be the king and the loser will be the king. Everyone will not have a way out." He said with a cold snort: "
This time, he personally went into battle and cut off our hands, feet and limbs! He clearly didn’t want us to live, so instead of just sitting there and waiting to die, it’s better to strike preemptively!”
Seeing the ferocious faces and murderous looks of the brothers, Zhao Zongshi shuddered from the bottom of his heart. He finally realized that if he didn't want to admit defeat, he had no choice but to draw his sword!
"Shut up!" Zhao Zongyi was frightened and shouted: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
"Brother, you are just too cowardly." Zhao Zonghui sneered: "Do you still think that as long as Shisan is sitting at home, the crown will fall on his head?! As of now, if Zhao Zongji does not die, we will all have to
die!"
"Nonsense..." Zhao Zongyi said with a pale face: "Thirteen benevolent people, how could..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Zhao Zongshi say quietly: "Brother, if Li Shimin didn't carry out the Xuanwu Sect's changes, how could he have governed Zhenguan?"
Zhao Zongyi suddenly lost his voice...
"If it's my own success or failure, I won't argue with you, brother, I'll just kill you if you take the lead." Zhao Zongshi's eyes were cold and he sighed softly: "But to reach this point, I have gathered the hard work of too many people.
If I give up, how will I explain it to my father! That is his lifelong wish!"
"But our family has twenty-eight brothers, sixteen sisters, and more than five hundred people." Zhao Zongyi urged: "If we fail, we will be destroyed!"
"Brother, you are worrying too much." Zhao Zonghan said coldly: "I have already said that this is my personal grudge. I hate Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji, and I want to take their lives. What does it have to do with you?!"
All the brothers clasped their fists together and said, "From now on, we will never have any ties of friendship. My father no longer has me as a son, and you no longer have me as a brother." As he said this, he shed two lines of tears.
"Sixteen..." All the brothers also shed tears.
"Sixteenth Brother." Zhao Zongshi held his hand with tears streaming down his face: "Brother who fights tigers, my brother will always remember your heart." He paused and said, "But this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. I will wait until I think about it."
How about we talk about it after we get it clear?"
"Okay." Zhao Zonghan nodded and said, "I won't come here in the future. If you decide, just ask any brother to go to my place and let me know!"
"Yeah." Zhao Zongshi nodded heavily.
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The brothers talked excitedly for a while and then dispersed after a long time.
Zhao Zongshi was the only one left in the study. His courage seemed to have dissipated as his brothers left. He couldn't help but tremble while sitting there. After a long time, he asked in a trembling voice: "What do you think, sir?"
"This blow is too severe. There is little hope for the prince to succeed to the throne normally." Although Meng Yang had unshirkable responsibility for the theft of the transfer book, Zhao Zongshi did not pursue it, or was not in the mood to pursue it. In any case,
He felt guilty and spent the whole day thinking about how to reverse this situation. However, after thinking about it, the result made him almost desperate. Hearing Zhao Zongshi's question, Meng Yang said softly: "If you don't want to give up, you can only sink the boat.
.”
Although he had already realized this in his heart, after hearing what Meng Yang said, Zhao Zongshi still felt deeply frustrated and said, "It seems that only one of Zhao Zongji and I can survive."
"No." Meng Yang shook his head resolutely and said, "It's useless to move Zhao Zongji!"
