Hearing Cai You say that his father Cai Jing was old and it would be difficult for him to rule the Song Dynasty court again. Zhao Ji smiled noncommittally and just said: "Since the grand master is old, Cai Aiqing should take care of your father's worries more.
All members of the Cai family are virtuous ministers, and both the Grand Master and the Ai Qing are my loyal ministers."
Zhao Ji made his words ambiguous, and Cai You had no choice but to call the officials a saint and benevolent, and praise his virtues. Wang Fu on the side also said something nice for Cai You from time to time. It seemed that the two of them were working closely together in the court.
relationship. However, Zhao Ji could still change the subject in an understatement, and only talked about romantic affairs. Xiao Tang secretly told Zhao Ji that Zhao Ji, a romantic emperor, seemed to be careless and confused, but in fact he was very concerned about the overt and covert struggles among the officials in the court.
Be clear about it, and support and suppress it from behind.
In fact, the prime minister does not just refer to an official name, but is actually a group, which can be counted as the highest leadership below the emperor of the Song Dynasty. In the early Song Dynasty, the "two houses and three departments system" was implemented, and the powers of the prime minister were divided into three. Since the reign of Shenzong of the Song Dynasty,
After the Feng Dynasty reformed the system and abolished the system of two government offices and three divisions, the position of Shangshu Zuopushe and his subordinate minister became the target of jealousy among high-ranking officials in the court, which could turn political allies into enemies and make father and son quarrel with each other.
Cai You is now planning to join the power struggle for the throne. I heard that Zhao Ji has also given Cai You another mansion to live separately from Cai Jing in Bianjing and other Cai family members. This seems to be intended to encourage him to fight for power.
Playing opposite to my own father.
But in the final analysis, although Zhao Ji can still hold the power tightly in his own hands, he sits and watches Cai Jing, Zheng Juzhong, Cai You and other ministers deceive each other for the sake of power. His purpose is not for national policy and people's livelihood, but probably just to see which way.
The officials of the imperial court are more enlightened and can enjoy themselves more as they please...
After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Ji, who was enjoying himself, smiled to Xiao Tang and said that during the government meeting in two days, they would decide on the reward for Aiqing. Xiao Aiqing had done great work and worked hard, so she would not treat her unfairly. While Zhao Ji drove to other palaces in the imperial city,
At that moment, Cai You came to Xiao Tang, but he deliberately pretended to be a "courteous and virtuous corporal" and said to Xiao Tang: "My father is old, and General Xiao is in the prime of his youth... I don't need to say anything."
Come on, General Xiao, you have to take care of yourself."
The implication of Cai You's words is nothing more than that Cai Jing has only a few years to live. A few years early or a few years later, the phase will eventually be mine. Let Xiao Tang cover shine. Don't stand on the wrong team in the court.
. Seeing Cai You acting like a clown, but insisting on pretending to be a deputy to the superior, Xiao Tang suppressed the urge in his heart to give a slap in the face, and just made a sloppy look to block it.
After all, Xiao Tang was a military official. Cai You casually attracted Xiao Tang, but he also knew that apart from using troops to fight against foreign countries, he could take the opportunity to make fuss about political opponents, and would not be of much use in other civil and political struggles. Therefore, Cai You also
He just glanced meaningfully at Xiao Tang again, and immediately changed his face and started talking to Wang Fu, following Zhao Ji like a gangster in the market.
Xiao Tang, who had met Zhao Ji, walked straight to the outside of the imperial city under the guidance of a small yellow gate in the palace. The Cuiwei Hall of Yanfu Palace where Xiao Tang and Zhao Ji dined and watched the theater was located next to the Huining Hall in the imperial city.
To the north, it is surrounded by hills made of extraordinary granite jade. Not far from the palace, there is a stone pavilion next to the small round pool of the Yanchun Pavilion in the secluded rocks. There is also a lake that was expanded by digging out a spring.
An embankment was built in the lake to connect the pavilion, and the stone beams on the embankment spanned the lake. Looking from a distance, you can see that there are five palaces competing for their ingenuity in the palace area where the pond is dug into the sea and the spring is used to form the lake.
The decoration is extravagant and luxurious, and the surroundings are peaceful and serene, as if it were created by heaven and earth.
Xiao Tang had no intention of stopping to admire this luxurious scenery that was almost entirely created by manpower. At this time, he secretly thought in his heart: Although in order to compete for power, Cai Jing's political opponents will be his eldest son Cai You, but regardless of the power,
Cai You is scheming, talented and resourceful, but he is far inferior to his father. The reason why he dares to compete with many powerful figures in the court is actually following Gao Qiu's routine, and he is just trying to flatter Zhao Ji.
Even Gao Qiu was able to take charge of the Bianjing Forbidden Army based on his skills in kicking Qi Qiu and his ability to figure out Zhao Ji's thoughts. However, he was also somewhat self-aware and only wanted to dominate the capital's military power and would not participate in the party politics among civil servants.
Dou. Compared with that rogue high school sophomore, Cai You was actually worse in terms of his personality and his power and resourcefulness. He was able to live until the traitors were liquidated after the Jingkang Incident before he was executed. I am afraid that Cai Jing still had the poison in his heart.
My thoughts...
Whether they are Gao Qiu, Cai You, Wang Fu and others, or Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and other Machiavellian sycophants, they are still inseparable from the secret influence exerted by Zhao Ji. Loyal to the emperor and patriotic? They are indeed loyal to the Zhao dynasty, but Mencius Yunmin
They are noble, the country is second, and the monarch is the least. What those monarchs and ministers did together was to ignore the common people of the world. There were undercurrents among these courtiers for their own power, and they were trying to figure each other out. I have not tried it either.
There is no chance to secretly add fuel to the flames and consume each other's political strength.
Xiao Tang was thinking as he walked. At this time, he was wearing the waistband given to him by Zhao Ji. The little Huangmen who led him in the Palace Chamber of Commerce saw that Xiao Tang was a popular figure in the official family, and he was very polite and courteous in his words.
Xiao Tang, who was walking freely in the imperial palace, arrived at the south side of Yanfu Palace. When he was about to pass the archway, he heard someone shouting: "Sister, come here quickly."
The voice was like the voice of a warbler, and it was very pleasant to hear. It was mixed with the unique milky voice of a young girl. At this time, Xiao Tang heard someone say again: "Roufu, please slow down."
Xiao Tang heard another sweet laugh from Xiao Tang. Before he could recover, a cloud of fragrant wind floated straight from the arch. Unexpectedly, a girl rushed into Xiao Tang's arms.
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The girl uttered an ouch, and her pretty face turned red. Xiao Tang hurriedly supported her. When he took a look at the girl, he saw that she was wearing a light yellow dress, a long-sleeved Xiapei, and a black tie on her head.
The bun with double dragon stamens and the headdress with mother-of-pearl beads are also very luxurious.
Thinking about how someone had just replaced this girl as "Roufu", Xiao Tang suddenly realized the identity of the girl who bumped into his arms. After he helped her steady, Xiao Tang immediately shrank as if she had been stabbed by a needle.
Turn your hands back. How can a girl who can run around like this in Bianliang Palace and look luxurious in her clothes be an ordinary maid?
And the girl jumped away from Xiao Tang's arms like a frightened little rabbit. Xiao Tang saw that although this girl had not yet opened her yellow-haired girl, she was also an authentic beauty. At this time, her little cherry mouth opened.
Her face became O-shaped, and her cheeks were as red as ripe apples. After the girl's big black eyes blinked again, and she calmed down for a while, she stretched out her little hand, pointed at Xiao Tang and said angrily: "
You, you, you, why don’t you look at the road when you’re walking?”
It seems like you, a little girl, just had fun and bumped into me, right?
Xiao Tang secretly thought to himself, but he bowed first. Just when he was about to speak, a girl in palace clothes hurriedly ran over from the other side of the arch. When the girl saw Xiao Tang, she couldn't help but be startled. Xiao Tang looked at that
The girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old. Not only was she beautiful in appearance, but her expression was gentle and lovely. She also exclaimed when she saw Xiao Tang. Her beautiful eyes widened and she forgot to ask Xiao Tang for a moment.
talk.
The little Huangmen who was leading the way for Xiao Tang panicked when he saw this, and he quickly said: "Princess Yanqing, Princess Roufu, this is Mr. Xiao Tang who was introduced to the palace by the Holy Emperor. Mr. Xiao, this... Mr. Xiao is just
It was a moment of recklessness, and then..."
"Eh? Are you that Xiao Tang?"
Upon hearing this, Princess Roufu immediately interrupted Xiao Huangmen, then she turned her little head towards Zhao Fujin and said like a trumpet: "Sister, he is Xiao Tang, isn't he your Ri Nian Ye
