With the arrival of midwinter, the weather is getting colder and colder. At the same time, Zhao Guan's condition has become increasingly erratic. He will often feel better in a few days and then bedridden within a few days.
Gradually, but naturally, some rumors arose.
At the beginning, the rumors were only about the official's illness itself, such as how serious it was, what would be the consequences of repeating it, and whether he should be replaced by a famous private doctor or something like that.
By this time, it had actually caused turmoil in the hearts of the people. By November, after officials once again missed the early-month meeting of the imperial court, even the monthly fixed amount of Northern Expedition treasury bonds were unsaleable to a certain extent in Tokyo.
It should be noted that according to the current policy of the imperial court, the national debt quota has already been refined to each month in order to smooth the flow of water. The monthly quota of 150,000 is distributed in Tokyo, Nanjing, Jinan, Xiacai, Yangzhou, Nanyang, Chang'an,
Chengdu, Hangzhou, Jiangling, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Jiangling and many other cities. In this case, the share borne by Tokyo City has been greatly reduced, but due to political and economic particularities, this city still looms large in the national debt market.
It is extremely strong, and the monthly quota of tens of thousands of guan is often sold out immediately within the ten-day protection period as soon as it comes out.
In fact, according to the arrangement of the high-level officials of the imperial court, until the end of the year and in the middle of the year, the government will still have to allocate a certain large amount of national debt to dignitaries, court officials, and even the powerful and wealthy businessmen in the government... The so-called fishing from the lake means that you can catch whatever you can.
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Therefore, when November entered, the sales of government bonds here in Tokyo lagged slightly, which immediately aroused everyone's attention.
Even if the Japanese and Goryeo ships returned one after another and the national debt was quickly sold out, it would not change the people's hearts touched by this incident.
Sure enough, immediately afterwards, there were some additional explanations about the official's illness... For example, it was the retribution of the official for imprisoning his father and brother;
Not going to the Eight Tombs in Luoyang to offer sacrifices resulted in punishment from the ancestors; for another example, in the early years of Jianyan, officials raided temples several times, and all the Buddha's golden bodies were scraped off, triggering retribution for the Buddha.
Of course, such words are not polite, but if you can't stand it, it will spread among the people, because the common people like this kind of flowerheads. Even the contact persons of the temples and temples who stayed in Tokyo spontaneously organized some blessing ceremonies for the officials, and they were also criticized.
Said it was forced by the imperial court.
By the middle of the month, as the official family still stayed at home and there were rumors that he was seriously ill and difficult to recover from, these rumors finally gradually converged, and finally formed a complete version that was unbearable both inside and outside the court.
According to this rumor, when the official came to the throne, he promised to return the throne to the two saints when they returned, so he only tried his best to fight against the gold in the middle. His determination not to negotiate for peace was not for other reasons, but to secretly destroy the two saints.
, the Queen Mother and her brothers died, enjoying the high position alone.
After the return of the Second Saint, instead of returning the great power, the officials directly imprisoned the father and brother in the temple. As for forcing the father and brother to write an insulting "Memoirs", blaming all the faults of the Jingkang Incident on the father and brother, this is even more outrageous.
An act of unfilial piety and disloyalty.
What's more, since he came to the throne, Emperor Jianyan has always valued martial arts over literature, treated his clan elders harshly, killed ministers, expelled loyal people, violated the sacred teachings, looted and abused, and unfairly rewarded and punished him. He should have abdicated long ago to repent, and now he is seriously ill.
Disease is also the place of retribution.
Furthermore, since the heir is young, it is appropriate for him to return to Taishang Yuansheng or Taishang Daojun. If it is not possible, he should choose a worthy successor from among the clan brothers.
If this is not possible, we should establish sons and successors, a virtuous king, and a virtuous queen to govern the country.
Otherwise, in the future, the young master will be suspicious of the country and the world will change, which will be the consequences of the current emperor Jianyan's insistence on going his own way.
This rumor is not so much made out of nothing as it is made up of a spliced structure. It pieced together all the controversial and dissatisfying things that Emperor Jianyan did today, and then came to an incredible conclusion. In the end
He gave a bunch of extremely absurd suggestions.
In addition, anyone with a little common sense knows that such large-scale and combined rumors cannot be formed spontaneously. There is no doubt that intentional people have specially intervened.
And this point does not need to be inferred at all, because the evidence is there... hundreds of pieces of paper with rumors, written crookedly, were sprinkled on both sides of Imperial Street at night, inside and outside Jingyuan, and on the main street of Ma Xing Street.
In front of stores and warehouses.
Any fool knows that someone is deliberately causing trouble.
Therefore, with the emergence of this extremely malicious rumor, overt political turmoil finally occurred in Tokyo.
First, it was at the Secret Pavilion. In the afternoon, at the daily meeting after the official fell ill, Da Zongzheng Zhao Shi?, who had been absent from the meeting on the excuse of reporting illness, came in person and first severely criticized Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and other prime ministers for their incompetence.
, allowing such rumors to exist was a disservice to the official government; then he asked Ma Shen, the Minister of Punishment, to set a time limit on the spot to investigate the matter; then, he handed Zhang Jun the memorial he had written in front of the court, and asked the Privy Council to forward it to him.
, please establish the prince's book, which clearly mentions that the two saints and the nearby clans of Nanyang have lost their qualifications to be successors, including those who care about fate, after the Jingkang Incident and the Northern Hunting. Finally, it is Mr. Chen who requests.
Resign.
His fierce words, excited emotions, and hidden resentment and dissatisfaction really made several officials unable to bear it.
Even the Imperial Academy official Chen Kangbo, who was originally scheduled to launch a large-scale attack on behalf of the Young Zhuang Sect, later lost some of his momentum.
It can only be said that Da Zongzheng had experienced the Yaoshan Tuogu incident, and had some immunity and some intuition about this kind of thing. He also had a clear understanding of Zhao Guan's family, so he dared to carry a gun with a stick and stab him to the end.
Thanks to the outbreak of Da Zongzheng, after the Secret Pavilion, the Gongge also hurriedly gathered, and then jointly submitted a letter to the court, but they basically followed Da Zongzheng's copy... However, they not only blamed the Prime Minister, but also the entire Secret Council.
As the ruler who is entrusted by the government to the imperial court, letting such rumors go unchecked is truly evil. Then he still targets the secret court and requires the secret court to investigate the rumors within a time limit. Then of course he also invites the crown prince to express his condolences to the official family, and at the same time, he goes on a rampage.
The two saints and the brothers in the official family were criticized; in the end, Han and Kong Zhiliu, who were said to have been "unfairly rewarded and punished", took the opportunity to write a letter asking to withdraw.
After the Imperial Palace, Taixue vigorously criticized this rumor, and the results of Taixue's criticism were directly published in Di Bao. That is to say, during the debate on Taixue, the descendants of the clan clans who were placed in Nanyang woke up.
What was going on? They all went to public channels to write letters, asking about the official's health, requesting to investigate the rumors, and then confessed their lack of ethics and integrity, and asked the official to establish a prince as soon as possible.
At the same time, you don’t need to think about it. The ten festivals, twelve commanderies, and hundreds of commanders have probably already gone through secret channels to greet the officials and express their loyalty... It is impossible to say that some of them do not understand the rules.
, directly asked for the crown prince in the secret letter.
In other words, the Zhao Guan family's fishing and law enforcement operation can be declared a failure from the very beginning.
However, throughout November, noisy expressions of loyalty were made everywhere, but no real results were produced at all.
Zhao Guan's family is still in the harem, but it is said that they have listened to the daily intelligence summary once every three days, and the source of the rumors still cannot be found. Instead, because the central government paid special attention to it, it became known to the whole world.
The prince was not established, and no one was punished. Of course, there was no change in the army...According to the words of a drunk commander, Zhao Guan's family replied eight words in his secret letter, which was, 'I don't care about you, don't do it.
blend'.
It seems like things have just stopped.
However, in December, the official family was still absent from the imperial meeting at the beginning of the month. In addition, the memorials from distant clan clans in Yangzhou were sent, and even the public atmosphere became a bit strange after all.
In other words, at this time, most people's judgments on this matter have gradually moved in the same direction.
And sure enough, after the last memorial was delivered, the Zhao family, who had failed in fishing, finally made a public appearance...or rather a semi-public appearance, because the location was chosen in the front hall of his palace, Gyeongbokgung Palace, which is the so-called Yeonhwajeon.
, and the important officials from the outer court who were summoned only included one public minister, four prime ministers, one censor Zhongcheng, and six ministers.
Of course, the various ministers who had been accompanying him on a daily basis were also able to attend...but they obviously did not have a say.
As the monarch and his ministers faced each other, the important ministers in the outer court instinctively focused on the official's posture and description, and the official did not cover up at all. He walked in from the backyard, walked easily, sat down in the palace and raised his head,
His face was rosy, his body was calm, and he looked like he had recovered a long time ago.
Seeing this scene, Lu Hao asked the following, but most of the people remained calm.
Of course, that's just the vast majority of people.
"Are they saying that I am causing trouble out of nothing?" After Zhao Guan's house was seated, Lan Gui, the commander of the Imperial Guard, Liu Yan, the direct commander of the imperial class, and Ren Baozhong, the chief minister of the pavilion, came forward to move piles of compiled memorials to the official's house.
On the previous case, and taking this opportunity, the official spoke directly, but he seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Officials should not use deceitful methods to govern people."
Censor Zhongcheng Li Guang, who had almost lost it when the official came in just now, finally couldn't hold it back at all this time. He stepped forward directly, raised his hands and admonished Zhao Guanjia who was sitting in the hall. "Don't the official know that his own safety is involved?
Is the country fundamental? And how many people have been in turmoil and how many unprovoked things have happened in this month? Who advised the officials to pretend to be sick for so long? I beg you to kill them to thank the world!"
Zhao Jiu looked at the piles of memorials on the cases in front of him and shook his head: "It was my own idea."
"Your Majesty!" Li Guang was furious for a moment.
"Li Qing, please be patient." Zhao Jiu remained calm and calm. "Actually, I would like to ask you to think about it. I had doubts for a while while I was ill and couldn't help but test it out. But later I recovered.
Why is this happening? Why should I really be there causing trouble?"
"Your Majesty." Ma Zhan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, took a half-step forward with a dark face and raised his hands. "I take the liberty of saying that your Majesty's 'testing' means admitting that those rumors actually come from the palace?"
"Of course." Zhao Jiu said proudly, "I was the one who let him out!"
"Dare I ask why the officials are so ridiculous?!" Ma Shen was obviously more angry than Li Guang.
He couldn't help it, he was having a harder time than everyone else these days... Everyone regarded attacking him as a way to show their loyalty to the officials.
"Because I was really seriously ill at the end of October." Zhao Jiu answered calmly. "At that time, the whole day passed as soon as I closed my eyes and opened them. I was really afraid that I would directly see Daozu in a bad dream. I will never wake up. When the time comes for the situation that I have worked hard for six or seven years to create, who knows whether some great emperor, wise king, or wise empress will come out and change things, just like Yuan You changed after Shenzong?"
"Yuanyou..." Ma Shen stopped talking.
"Yuanyou's reform is just a party struggle after all." Zhao Jiu interrupted the other party, and then casually looked through the memorials in front of him. "But today's situation is related to the unity of the country. How can I allow people to destroy the government?" Appearing at this time? Therefore, at the end of October and the beginning of last month, I had actually made up my mind. If someone really dared to connect without authorization... hum... If the two saints dared to compete for the throne, I would really dare to be the candle shadow axe. and if the three empress dowagers and two noble concubines are involved, I will really dare to follow the example of Han Wu in killing his son and establishing his mother; and if there is some wise king, a powerful eunuch, etc. who dares to show up, I am too lazy to look for anything. It’s an allusion, it’s just a trick... In the final analysis, I will never allow the country to be peaceful! Even if there is the slightest tendency! I am alive, holding and dragging this country to fight against the Jin and the Northern Expedition. I am dead. , take away as many disasters as you can!"
Zhao Guanjia's tone was not harsh, even a little casual, but the eloquent words of tiger and wolf still made Ma Shen and Li Guang gradually grit their teeth, and the faces of the important ministers who arrived today became completely serious.
They really don't know how to say anything.
However, someone still has to speak... It won't work if you don't speak. Wouldn't it be unfaithful and unfilial not to speak?
"Officials be careful what they say."
After Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, and several important ministers including the two tried to speak but were unable to do so, Lu Haowen, who had retired, sighed, stepped forward, and responded briefly.
"Is there anything you should be careful about?"
Zhao Guanjia, who was holding the memorial in his hand, did not raise his head, but only raised his eyes to look at Lu Haowen in front of him, then moved his eyes away from Lu Haowen, and then scanned the other important officials one by one before continuing to speak. road.
"In the final analysis, the Jingkang Incident was not just the gain or loss of one city plus the hunting of two saints in the north, but the loss of thousands of miles of land across the two rivers, the loss of millions of lives in the north and the Central Plains, and the actual demise of the old Song Dynasty and the new The chaos of the Song Dynasty... Compared with it, what kind of national decency, what kind of father and son are filial, what kind of etiquette system are nothing... Don't you all know this truth?"
No one said anything.
"Everyone knows." Zhao Jiu retracted his gaze and looked down at the memorial in his hands with a smile. "You are smart people and the most elite among the scholar-bureaucrats in the world. How can you not know? Those famous Taoists in the south also know that they are also the elite among the scholar-bureaucrats. .Local monks and lay dignitaries also know it, even the Koreans know it... However, some people just like to pretend not to know, as if they lower their heads and don't think about those unbearable things, don't do those hard things, just You can survive as long as you can. In this case, once there is Emperor Yuansheng, Queen Mother Renxuan, you guys, if you are willing to work hard with me today, it will gradually fade away in the future, right?"
Someone else couldn't stand listening anymore, but it turned out to be Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan: "Guan family! The results of the official family's test have been produced. There are not many people who are hiding their ears and stealing the bell. Generally speaking, everyone is still united, and they are all from the official family to the government."
North."
Zhao Jiu shook his head and smiled again:
"Deyuan thinks too much. I am really not sarcastically teaching anyone, but I feel something from my heart... There is no way, people's hearts are just trying to be safe, scholar-bureaucrats just want to live in peace, officials just want to be dull, powerful and wealthy landlords just want to gain and lose for themselves,
It's just because I am still here in this monarchy-minister system that we can unite and speak in unison. And if there is no emperor who can make up his mind, even some loyal ministers and good generals will be wiped out by the overall situation... Think about it this way
, the so-called crossing the river to the north, recovering the two rivers, and annihilating the Jurchens, who else could I do? So, I am gradually getting better from my illness."
Lu Haowen had no choice but to move his hands forward: "I congratulate you on the official's recovery."
The other important ministers also pinched their noses and moved forward to congratulate him.
"Thank you all." Zhao Jiu put down the memorial and smiled easily. "After all the gossip, let's get down to business. I undoubtedly failed in trying to lure the snake out of its hole this time. In other words, everyone in Tokyo knows something about me.
It's hard to coax... However, there are still some interesting things happening elsewhere. Did you know that the medicine box sent by Queen Mother Yuanyou yesterday actually contained the autographed self-defense documents of the two supreme emperors?
"
The expressions of everyone in the palace changed greatly, but Ma Shen desperately held up his hands and said hastily: "Guan family! Empress Dowager Yuanyou is far away in Yangzhou and does not know the situation in the capital, and may not even know the truth between the two saints and the official family.
When the Second Saint begged her, it was hard for her to evade, and there was no possibility of collusion between the two parties."
"Yes, I think so too." Zhao Jiu replied casually. "But in that case, it would be better to ask Queen Mother Yuanyou to return to Beijing to live. Anyway, Yanfu Palace is a big place and there are still some free houses... Three of you
Being with the Queen Mother is not only convenient for me to fulfill my filial piety, but also to watch a movie and chat to relieve boredom. It will also save time and make it difficult to avoid it next time."
Ma Shen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"There is a man named Cao Yong, who is said to be the fifth grandson of Cao Bin. In his early years, he went to Yangzhou with Empress Dowager Yuanyou's group of fugitive honor guards. Now he often travels between Nanyang, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Luoyang. Do any of you know him?
"Zhao Jiu asked again casually.
Someone actually knows him.
Prime Minister Zhao Ding thought for a while and then blurted out: "I knew this person when I was a scholar in Kaifeng Prefecture in his early years. He has always been cunning and cunning, relying on the influence of his ancestors to get around. He is an ordinary rogue... However, he had funded the current Jin Kingdom in his early years.
Qin Hui, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, later when Qin Hui became slightly more prosperous, he often showed off to others."
"No wonder..." Zhao Jiu said with emotion. "If I cut off Qin Hui's way back to the south, I would cut off his way. It's normal to have this shape."
"Such a scoundrel, who arbitrarily connects with the Tian family and alienates father, son, monarch and ministers, will be killed!" Ma Shen was particularly impatient, especially after hearing the name of his old boss Qin Hui, he became even more irritated... He didn't know where he was
, it was this person who went back and forth to deliver documents to the Second Saint and Queen Mother Yuanyou.
"What about Wang Ciweng?" Zhao Jiu mentioned another name.
At this moment, there was a sudden silence in the hall, and immediately, many important officials looked at each other.
After a while, Li Guang, the censor Zhongcheng, immediately asked Zhao Guanjia seriously: "Guanjia, what do you think this person is doing?"
"This person is the one who supported Cao Yong. Cao Yong went to several places, mostly from him, and sent letters to various places asking for smooth passage." Zhao Jiu answered calmly. "Looking at this person's resume, it seems that he has been there since before Jingkang.
Always opposed to raising taxes on the South?”
"Yes." Li Guang felt his throat was a little dry. "This man is from Jinan. He is known as a famous scholar. He ranked first in the first examination of the Ministry of Rites (a reexamination for officials and officials to avoid cheating). In the early years, the Maritime Alliance came out of the state. At that time, because of
Yanyun sent out troops to set up troops without paying his husband, so he..."
"He was very resistant and did not disturb the people in Daozhou, which made his reputation even more prosperous." Zhao Jiu looked at a memorandum in his hand and responded. "After the Jingkang Incident, he stayed in the southeast. Lu Xianggong (
Lu Yihao) replaced Li Gang to lead the southeast and recruited him to do things. When he saw Lu Xianggong raising taxes in the southeast, he left immediately. Later, Yue Pengju went south to put down the rebellion, and he ran back and forth between Jiangxi and the two lakes, accusing Yue Pengju.
Those who stationed troops to disturb the people... Ma Qing was the envoy of Jinghu North Road at the time, so he should know about this, right?"
"So that the officials will know that Wang Ciweng also loves the people and has good intentions..." Ma Shen also found it difficult to speak.
"Yes." Zhao Jiu had no expression on his face and raised his head with a sigh. "These kind of people who love the people so much and have good intentions will of course hate me to the bone for a king like me who extorts taxes and extorts money while sucking out the marrow. Then he longs for the Queen Mother Renxuan.
Reincarnate and live among the people... What did I say when I first came in?"
"Official family."
Ma Shen remained silent, and Li Guang tried his best to answer. "After all, this person has good intentions and has integrity..."
"How is this move different from Du Chong?!" At this moment, Chen Gongfu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, suddenly shouted angrily, which actually frightened Li Guang and made other important officials in the palace look at him in surprise. "Good intentions! Good intentions! Under the guise of good intentions.
Can a name be used to do such a thing? The national affairs have been agreed upon a long time ago and have not changed in six or seven years, that is, the use of troops and the Northern Expedition! The front is to be patient for the country, and the entire court and the entire country are working hard for the Northern Expedition.
He is dissatisfied with increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, so he should stop talking and stick to the principles of being a minister! Now that he is really doing this kind of thing, how can we keep him?! Ma Shangshu, Cao Yong, you just said that he hooked up with the Tian family without permission
, to drive a wedge between father and son, monarch and ministers, and now you are facing the mastermind behind the scenes, but your Ministry of Punishment actually has no explanation?!"
Ma Shen's face was pale, and he wanted to speak several times, but was speechless several times. In the end, he could only try his best to answer under the spotlight: "This person is involved in the Tian family, so naturally it is the officials who make the decision."
"Your Majesty, is Wang Ciweng the only one like this?" Chen Gongfu turned to Zhao Guan's house again under Li Guang's complicated eyes.
"How is it possible that there is only one person?" Zhao Jiucai said with a smile. "He calls himself a Taoist scholar, advocates living a good life with the people, and is not afraid of power. The so-called insiders advocate peace talks. There are many in the southeast. It's just that Wang Ciweng is more courageous, so that
Cao Yong can directly confirm that this person gave him the money. Wang Ciweng has always made friends with many people, so many people of the same kind cannot be dealt with. The only person who can be sure that he met Cao Yong with Wang Ciweng is Fan Tong."
"This man is Qin Huizhi's classmate at Taixue. He has always been dissatisfied with the heavy military force in the imperial camp." Ma Shen blurted out, then closed his eyes and sighed. "Please let the officials handle it themselves. I have nothing to say."
"I won't kill him..." Zhao Jiu glanced at Chen Gongfu, Ma Shen, and Li Guang, and then looked at the other prime ministers and ministers who were silent and silent. However, everyone in the audience couldn't help laughing in response. "Kill Du Chong.
It has been remembered so far that people often shout that I actually killed the civil servants and the country will be destroyed. What's more, this person just intervened in the private affairs of the Tian family and did not clearly violate the legal provisions? That's good, Wang Ciweng was exiled
Zhu Yajun (Hainan) and Fan Tong went to Xining (Qinghai Lake, Qinghai Province), so that they would never be together again in this life...Cao Yong, and Empress Dowager Yuanyou who was called Chen Yongxi's escort, were treated together.
Cut it off...and don't get involved with the rest, how about you guys?"
"The officials are generous." Lu Haowen quickly spoke at the right time.
Upon seeing this, the other prime ministers also expressed their opinions one after another, and Li Guang and Ma Shen also blended in with the crowd and fooled them.
"Da Zongzheng wants to comfort him and let his eldest son Zhao Bufan join the imperial army to do some serious work..." Zhao Jiu thought for a moment and continued. "The Ministry of War will make appropriate arrangements."
"I accept the decree."
Liu Ziyu spoke for the first time... Even Shangshu didn't have much chance to open his mouth in this kind of situation.
"I noticed that the national bonds sold very fast this month, and I am planning to issue more large-denomination bonds at the end of the year." Zhao Jiufu glanced at Lin Jingmo, the minister of household affairs beside Liu Ziyu, with a strange expression, but what he said was expected.
"Lin Qing, please prepare."
Moreover, as Zhao Guan's family went bankrupt in fishing and law enforcement, but has remained silent, perhaps because he was worried about purges, the treasury bond market in the twelfth lunar month was particularly hot... After all, treasury bonds cannot be copied... Then we can see each other, the year-end big bonds that will be issued soon
The government bond market should also be quite hot.
According to Zhao Guan's family's temperament, if he didn't take the opportunity to sell a wave of Northern Expedition treasury bonds under such circumstances, it would be wrong for him.
In response to this, although Lin Jingmo noticed the official's eyes, he could only respond calmly.
After this exchange, the palace became quiet again... As the small hall of Zhao Guan's palace, the fire dragon was obviously burning in the hall. Everyone stood there, feeling quite depressed, but still no one spoke.
After all, everyone knows that there are some things that have not been mentioned yet, and these words can only be said by Zhao Guanjia himself.
In fact, except for Lu Haowen, several prime ministers have not been very active and are just waiting for those topics.
"I have been thinking about the prince for a long time." Zhao Jiu finally sighed. "After having a son, I realized the difficulty of being a father... I want him to be wise and powerful, but I also want him to be dull and simple... However, this is not what I can do
It's decided. What I'm worried about is that if we establish a prince and give him an official in the East Palace, as time goes by, there will inevitably be trouble between father and son... Not to mention Wu Zetian, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian. In the past few years, Taishang Dao
Aren’t Emperor Jun and Emperor Taishang Yuansheng also having a huge quarrel? Especially since I am still barely half an emperor, there is no way there will be any bigger disaster.”
When these words were first spoken, many important ministers from Zhao Ding and other foreign dynasties immediately went to review the advice they had thought of, but before even saying a few words, these important ministers became helpless again.
Without him, this official likes to talk about some troublesome things casually... When he is sick, he is afraid that the Second Saint will steal the throne, and then fishes for law enforcement, forcing everyone to come out and shout to establish the crown prince, then establish the crown prince. When the illness is cured, the Second Saint will feel
You are no longer a saint, and if you don’t want to establish a crown prince, then don’t establish a crown prince. Why do you have to talk about father and son killing each other in everything?
"But if I don't stand, once I have a shortcoming, as I said at the beginning, how can we ensure that the great cause of the Northern Expedition is not in vain?" Zhao Jiu didn't seem to notice the helpless expressions of everyone, and just continued to sigh. "It's nothing more than this.
I need to have a confirmed heir who will serve the public, and then let those of you who are willing to inherit my legacy protect his Northern Expedition... Do you think that’s right?”
Now that the disease is cured, there is no need to talk about legacy and shortcomings... even Lin Shangshu can analyze the official's intentions behind his back. There is no need.
"That's it." Zhao Jiu really had no intention of letting these people answer. "I thought of a way... called secret establishment... that is, I wrote two wills, the same, and received one.
Go to the main hall of Wende Palace and hang it high on the beam in front of everyone, and ask Yang Yizhong to take a copy with me, so that no matter where I disappear, you can use it to establish a new king."
Everyone was stunned for a moment and then began to think seriously.
Immediately, Zhao Ding asked seriously: "The official idea seems to come from the "Old Book of Tang". Persia has always had this kind of system... But what if the two decrees of the official family are different?"
"It's really different. Of course, it's based on the Wende Hall." Of course Zhao Jiu didn't know anything about "Old Book of Tang". He copied it from "My Great Qing". As for who he learned from "My Great Qing"
It's none of his business. "However, I will not create two equally hidden princes. I must make sure that everyone knows, at least tacitly..."
At this point, Zhao Jiu turned to face Yang Yizhong, who was standing in front of the side door. The latter, who was holding two boxes, understood and immediately stepped forward, carrying the two boxes to the Prime Minister Lu Haowen in public.
Lu Haowen, who was obviously caught off guard, glanced at Zhao Guan's house, carefully opened the upper one, and then solemnly took out the bright yellow silk. Then Yang Yi Zhongfu held the second box in front of the provincial prime minister Zhao Ding.
Ding did not dare to neglect, and immediately followed the same method and took out the second piece of silk.
"That is my eldest son, Zhao Yuanzuo."
While the other prime ministers and ministers looked solemnly and looked at the two yellow silks carefully, Zhao Jiu did not give these people a chance to solemnly create a sense of ceremony, but directly handed over the answer to the riddle. "The current situation.
There is no reason to go around the eldest brother and go to the second eldest brother. Of course, if there is another explanation later and the secret order needs to be changed, I will naturally tell you again."
After carefully handing the silk in his hand to Zhang Jun, the prime minister beside him, Prime Minister Zhao Ding thought for a moment, but then responded seriously again: "I think the official's move actually means not to establish the East Palace? Not not to establish a crown prince?"
"Xianggong Zhao hit the nail on the head." Zhao Jiu answered frankly.
"If this is the case, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious." Zhao Ding said seriously. "The advantage is that there is no attachment to the East Palace, so there can be less suspicion between father, son, monarch and ministers, but the disadvantage is that the prince has no title and is an official, so it is difficult to train him.
The power of the king..."
This time, it was Zhao Jiu's turn to be silent.
After a long time, the official managed to smile and said: "If I say that this is the real reason why I have been pretending to be sick until today, you may think that I am talking nonsense again, but this is the truth... Dear gentlemen, what do you think?
How does the system of Prime Minister-Secret Pavilion-Gong Pavilion work when I'm not asking about things? Isn't it good to be away from me?"
All the ministers in the palace, from Lu Haowen on down, including several ministers who were not qualified to speak at this time, almost all jumped up and looked up at Zhao Guan's family who was sitting there.
"I don't mean anything earth-shattering." Zhao Jiu said with a smile. "I don't have any ambition to achieve success overnight. It's just that I have been thinking about succession these days, and my two sons are just infants. So as a father, thinking about his son,
If my grandson is capable in the future, it would be great to make him Emperor Wen and Jingwu of the Song Dynasty. But what if this child grows up to look like Emperor Taishang Daojun? Doesn’t it mean that he wants to make Emperor Yang of the Song Dynasty? And these days, I am alone in the harem.
Hey, there are constant rumors outside, and it is clear that there is a political trend, and you lead the Secret Pavilion as Prime Minister. Although there are some disturbances, you have always kept the court running properly. I can't help but wait for a moment... Then I can't help but
Think about it, if the Prime Minister had more power over the Secret Pavilion and gave the Gongge some power to supervise the Secret Pavilion, he would be able to turn Emperor Song Yang into Emperor Song Ling...right?"
Lu Haowen was stunned and silent. Zhao Ding and below, including Li Guang and Ma Shen, all had dry mouths.
"Take your time!" Zhao Jiu continued with a smile. "It would be nice to be able to cure it one day, but what if my children and grandchildren don't like it? We can only cultivate some traditions slowly... that is, while I am alive, If you build a secret pavilion full of Taoism, I will have to disband it directly. When everyone inside and outside the secret pavilion starts talking about Taoism and is willing to go to the north, of course I will be happy to be a caretaker to save myself from getting tired and sick. Come on... As for secretly building reserves, I actually have the mentality to respond to this matter."
The important ministers below, with the exception of Ma Shen, who was born in Taoism, were more or less cheerful... In comparison, the Zhao Guan family's previous pretending to be ill and the frivolous reform of the prince seemed to be excusable.
It seems that he was fooled by Zhao Guan's family.
On the other side, after Zhao Guan's family said this, they ordered Yang Yizhong to put away a secret edict, and then asked Lu Haowen to take the lead, and watched with their own eyes as the other secret edict was hidden in Wende Hall.
And just when everyone was about to turn around and say goodbye, suddenly, Zhao Guanjia, who had already stood up, turned back to look at each other:
"My lords, please tell me that I have moved the Queen Mother Yuanyou here. Do you want to treat her equally and invite the two Supreme Emperors to live together?"
The ministers were helpless, and seeing Hu Yin who had been silent all this time, they became a little angry. Zhao Guanjia finally laughed, shook his head and turned around.
After leaving the house, the ministers naturally followed Yang Yizhong to the Wende Hall to perform this ritualistic act of hanging the beam. This time, it was not like the officials came out to stir up trouble. It gave people a great sense of accomplishment. .
The matter was completely settled, and all the officials dispersed with their own thoughts.
However, just outside the Wende Hall, Yang Yizhong suddenly called out to one of them:
"Lin Shangshu!"
Lin Jingmo turned his head in surprise.
"Do you have relatives in the Xinghua Army in Fujian?" Yang Yizhong asked a question that made the other ministers completely lose interest.
"Yes." Lin Jingmo paused for a moment, obviously remembering the weird look in Zhao Guan's eyes before, but he waited for the other ministers to realize that they were interested and walked away before he spoke seriously. "My Lin family has a large family, and Fujian has very little land, so we have many branches. Sanye, there is a close cousin with the same grandfather registered in Xinghua Army."
"I dare to ask Lin Shangshu. Before Jingkang, when your cousin was an official in Tokyo, he bought a maid. The maid was pregnant, but the mistress was extremely jealous and was forced to leave. She was pregnant. Does the person who married your cousin...Lin Shangshu know about this?"
Yang Yizhong's questions are getting more and more ridiculous.
"I really don't know the inside story of this kind of thing." Lin Jingmo was silent for a long time before continuing to deal with it. "But this kind of thing was really common before the overhaul of Xingtong two years ago, and it was even more common before Jingkang... Yang Tongzhi, it concerns me. I don’t want to answer any further questions about my cousin’s family affairs. If an official asks you to ask this question, please speak up.”
"The child's name is Lin Yifei. He is almost an adult. Cao Yong accidentally found out during this investigation..." Yang Yizhong also became cautious. He must respect Lin Jingmo. "The officials obviously did not want to implicate innocent people, and invited Lin Shangshu rest assured that he will not be implicated at this time, but he still hopes that Lin Shangshu can verify the origins of his mother and son, because if it is true, just one unilateral sentence sent to the north may be able to shake up the overall situation... That A jealous woman has no offspring."
Lin Jingmo was so smart that he almost woke up instantly after hearing these words, but he raised his head and sighed: "Yifei is not good at learning. After I returned to the capital, he became the person in charge of my house as my nephew...I
Although we know that there are some theories about his life experience, how can we dare to think that he is the only flesh and blood of the enemy's prime minister?"
Yang Yizhong remained silent.
Lin Jingmo turned around and shook his head to leave, but he stopped and looked back: "Tongzhi Yang, tell me, if he had known that his only flesh and blood was safe here, would he have been so calm and committed a traitor that day?"
Yang Yizhong finally spoke calmly: "There is a gossip among the officials about this matter. It is said that some roads, such as going down a mountain with a heavy load, can only be done to the end once you start... Just like some roads, such as climbing a mountain with a heavy load, you have to go ninety-nine times.
If you take no more than one step, all your previous efforts will be wasted."
Lin Jingmo nodded and turned around.
PS: Thank you to Mr. Xiahou Ningyuan for his third cuteness, and thank you to Mr. Liuliqin for his 27th cuteness...‘,’…Thanks to Mr. Leather Lima Weng for his top cuteness. This is also the 155th cuteness in this book.