Zhao Yuanzuo heard the news of Tingmei's death in Fangzhou in the first year of Yongxi (984) and immediately went insane, his illness was really stimulated by Taizong's persecution of Tingmei, and his illness was menacing, and he could no longer go to court.

During the Chung Yeung Festival in the following year, Taizong summoned all his sons to drink; did not call him to participate, Zhao Yuanzuo set fire to the palace; Song Taizong had to depose him as a concubine and confined him down.

Zhao Yuanyou, the second son of Song Taizong, succeeded his eldest son Yuanzuo as the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion and achieved the status of quasi-crown prince.

Zhao Yuanyou, also known as Zhao Yuanxi, was not born to the same mother as Yuanzuo; He was worried that Taizong's psychological balance would be tilted in favor of Yuan Zuo again, and he also knew the relationship between Zhao Pu and Yuan Zuo; took advantage of Taizong's encounter with Zhao Puna, who had entered the court, and suggested that Taizong reinstate Zhao Pu.

Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty adopted this suggestion, and in the first year of Duangong (988 AD), the prime minister Li Fang resigned, and Zhao Pu and Lü Mengzheng were appointed prime ministers at the same time.

Song Taizong intended to let Zhao Pu replace Lu Mengzheng, but he was not at ease with Zhao Pu, and beat him in person: "Don't be arrogant with your position, don't be arrogant with your power."

Zhao Pu is sixty-seven years old this time, and even if he has more than enough, he is not enough; He took a leave of absence to recuperate less than a year after he was sentenced to the middle school.

In July of the following year, a comet appeared, and some people advocated that it was a good omen for the destruction of Liao, and Zhao Pu was sick and denounced it in "Comet Shu"; So that Taizong dispelled the idea of attacking Liao.

Due to the suspicion in the early stage and Taizong's suspicion, Zhao Pu and Song Taizong always suspected each other and had a grudge.

Song Taizong could not tolerate a prestige prime minister, Zhao Pu suffered from gains and losses, and could only Taoguang self-restraint, wealth and self-preservation, although in the Song Taizong Dynasty twice into the prime minister, in addition to two exhortations to the Liao Dynasty, he really did not have much achievement in politics.

In the stormy days before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhao Pu, the founding prime minister, should have been full of emotion in his later years.

In the third year of Chunhua (992), Zhao Pu died, and Song Taizong said a sentence on the coffin: "Zhao Pu followed the first emperor and me, the most old, and he could judge major events." In the past, I had unhappiness, as we all know. Since I ascended the throne, I have always treated him well, and he has tried his best to serve himself and be loyal to the country. ”

Among the prime ministers of Song Taizong, only Li Fang's qualifications can be compared with Zhao Pu. Li Fang was a Jinshi of the Later Han Dynasty, and was deeply appreciated by Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and during the Zhao Song Dynasty and Zhou, he was the only one who did not go to the court, so his final official title in the Taizu Dynasty was the same as that of him in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and he was only a scholar of the Hanlin Dynasty.

However, when Lu Duosun ran Zhao Pu, Taizu asked Li Fang, and Li Fang said: "I am just a draft edict, what Zhao Pu did, I don't know." ”

Li Fang jumped out of the circle of right and wrong and won Zhao Pu's favor. When Zhao Pu entered the prime minister for the second time, he served as the governor of the political affairs, which should be related to Zhao Pu's aid.

In the eighth year of the Taiping Rejuvenation of the Kingdom, Zhao Pu resigned as prime minister, and Li Fang and Song Qi were in the phase.

Although Song Qi is the prime minister, Li Fang is more favored by Song Taizong.

Lu Duosun often spoke ill of Li Fang in front of Taizong, and although Li Fang did not agree with Lu Duoxun and Zhao Pu, he did not have a bad relationship with Lu.

Someone told Li Fang that Lu Duosun attacked him, but Li Fang didn't believe it and still waited for it.

After Li Fang became the prime minister, he did not fall into the well because of the fall of Lu Duoxun, but defended him.

Song Taizu told Li Fang that Lu Duoxun usually slandered you for not worth a penny; Only then did Li Fang know the truth.

And Song Taizong thought more and more that Li Fang was a loyal elder, so after Song Qi was "good and witty, no minister" dismissed, he let him be alone for more than two years, which in the Taizong Dynasty only the later Lü Mengzheng and Lü Duan can be compared.

Li Fang's independence was soon the Northern Expedition of Yongxi, and Taizong and his cronies could not be questioned about the decision-making of the Privy Council, and Li Fang could hardly do anything.

But it was in this situation that he boldly wrote against the Northern Expedition; even compared Taizong to Emperor Yang of Sui.

The Northern Expedition failed, and Song Taizong did not immediately condemn Li Fang. In the first year of Duangong (988), there was a good thing cloth called Zhai Ma Zhou's beating on the drum and writing on the drum; said that Li Fang did not worry about side affairs when Beikou entered the border, and set up female music to write poems and drink; There is a strong demand for serious handling.

Song Taizong dismissed him and made him a scapegoat for the failure of the Northern Expedition.

When Xue Juzheng had passed away, Shen Lun was old and recuperating at home; Lu Duoxun, Zhao Pu, Song Qi, Li Fang, Lu Mengzheng, Zhang Qixian, and Lu Duan, who have been prime ministers, are all in the court.

The last dynasty is generally in the morning season, but Song Taizong is now in the afternoon dynasty; It was after noon.

Song Taizong went to the noon dynasty and saw Lu Duoxun standing in front with a wat board in his hand; Glancing at the civil and military ministers of Danqi, he meditated on the dragon chair in the vertical arch hall depressedly.

The vertical arch hall is the place where Song Taizong deals with daily government affairs, and the interior thrones, screens and other furnishings are not the original appearance of the Song Taizu period, but were redesigned and made according to the emperor's will in the 5th year of Taiping Xingguo (980 AD).

In the middle of the hall, the north side is more than two feet high red lacquered wooden floor, the first three sides of a total of five sets of steps, surrounded by imitation stone carving style of railings and pillars; This kind of floor was called "Majesty" in ancient times.

Because the officials had to kneel down when they saw the emperor, they called "Your Majesty".

At the back of His Majesty, there is a "hall" similar to the "hall of the palace", all of which are covered with gold lacquer and painted, and are decorated with exquisite carvings such as dragons and animal faces, and keep the original decoration style inside and outside the hall basically consistent.

The golden plaque of "Zhengda Guangming" above it was written by Song Taizong himself, and Song Taizong has always been suspicious of being criticized for not being able to ascend the throne normally; Therefore, the vertical arch hall where his brother Song Taizu meditated was renovated and renovated.

From this alone, it reflects the emptiness in Zhao Guangyi's heart.

The throne and screen after the redecoration of the vertical arch hall are each decorated with nine dragons, all covered with gold paint; It embodies the supreme dignity of its only user, the emperor.

The crane-type candlesticks, smokers, and tower-type incense pavilions displayed in front and back of the dragon chair are dedicated to the surroundings of the emperor's throne and are used for incense; There is also the implication of driving away evil spirits and sugu, which makes the place where the "True Dragon Son of Heaven" is in charge of the dynasty more solemn and sacred.

The main hall of the Bianjing Imperial Palace in the Northern Song Dynasty is called the Daqing Palace, which is the place where the ceremony is held; The south of the Daqing Hall is the central government office, and there is a gatehouse between the two.

The Zichen Hall in the north of the Daqing Hall is the front hall of the emperor's view of the dynasty, and the monthly Shuowang court meeting, the congratulatory congratulation and the reception of the Khitan envoys at the completion of the suburban temple ceremony are all held in the Zichen Palace.

The vertical arch hall on the west side of the Daqing Hall is the place where the emperor listens to the government on weekdays.

The Wende Hall between the purple and vertical arches is the place where the emperor stays and rests before and after retreating.

The banquet hall in the palace is the Jiying Palace, the Shengping Building. There are several emperor's bedrooms in the harem, among which Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, lives in Funing Palace, in addition to the palace of the concubine, there are still pools, pavilions, pavilions, platforms and other entertainment places in the harem.

Yeonbokgung Palace is a relatively independent palace area, outside the palace city.

Yanfu Palace is a place of amusement for the emperor and queen, and the scale was not large at first; After Song Huizong ascended the throne, he was dissatisfied with the narrowness of the palace, so he expanded and built it on a large scale.

After the expansion of Yanfu Palace, it was elegant and comfortable, and Song Huizong spent most of his time in this palace; There are many palaces, platforms, pavilions and pavilions in Yanfu, and the names are very elegant and poetic, of course, they are taken by Huizong of the Song Dynasty, who is rich in artistic accomplishment; The east gate of the palace is Chenhui, and the west gate is called Lize.

Song Taizong suddenly went to the Wu Dynasty, which made Lu Duoxun, the prime minister, a little confused; Other ministers were even more ignorant of the unexpectedly acting of Song Taizong, who had a perverse personality.

Many people thought that there was something at the border that the Liao State invaded, and Song Taizong suddenly went to the Wu Dynasty; But Song Taizong, who was meditating on the dragon chair, didn't say a word; Everyone whispered for a while, and then they didn't dare to squeak again.

Zhou Shaozong, the eunuch standing on the side, saw the solemn atmosphere in the court, and came to Song Taizong and said in fear: "Your Majesty, the ministers are here!" ”

Zhou Shaozong is a trusted eunuch of Song Taizong, Song Taizong once picked up an abandoned baby on the battlefield and handed it to Zhao Shaozong for adoption, and Zhao Shaozong raised the abandoned baby to be the famous eunuch Zhou Huaizheng in the future.

At this time, Song Taizong listened to Zhao Shaozong's inquiry, so he cheered up and sat on the dragon chair, and said: "There is a demon attack in the Great Song Dynasty, and I have ordered Lan Caihe, the chief administrator of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wang Jien to lead the forbidden army to arrest him; Once the prisoner gets it, the secretary of state will negotiate and come up with an opinion! ”

This kind of nonsense that the bull cage mouth is dissatisfied with the urine makes the prime minister and ministers of Lu Duosun under the Danqi unable to touch the north; The courtiers didn't know what the emperor was referring to.

The ministers looked at each other, and Song Taizong glanced at the bottom of Danqi and asked, "Is Li Xin here?" ”

Zhao Shaozong hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Qi Qi Sheng, Li Xin is the Yishan of the third prince Xiangwang, and today is the Wu Dynasty did not inform him!" ”

"Go and ask Li Xin to go to court immediately!" Song Taizong said solemnly: "Invite the third prince Zhao Heng to come!" ”

Zhao Shaozong replied and asked the little eunuch to go and convey the emperor's edict.

The little eunuch's name was Duan Li, and after receiving the holy order, he walked out of the gate of the vertical arch hall in panic; But he saw Jiang Qing, the Imperial City Division, running over and shouting: "Little brother Duan Li, quickly spread the word inward, and I will meet the Holy Lord in the end!" ”

Seeing Jiang Qing's unruly appearance, Duan Li replied and ran towards the Vertical Arch Palace; Entering the store, he hurriedly walked under the Danqi, knelt down on his knees, and shouted: "Your Majesty, General Jiang Qing of the Imperial City Division has an urgent matter to meet the saint!" ”

As soon as Song Taizong heard the little eunuch mention Jiang Qing's name, he suddenly remembered that Lan Caihe had said that there was a master named Jiang Qing in the Imperial City Division, and suddenly stood up from the dragon chair and said, immediately invite Jiang Qing into the hall! ”

Jiang Qing received the emperor's edict, and his feet seemed to be stepping on the hot wheels and rushing in; Ran directly to the bottom of the Danqi and stood down and bowed: "Qi Qi Sheng, the Imperial City Division is not good, and Chief Lan died for the country; The prince is seriously injured! ”

When Song Taizong heard Jiang Qing say this, he sat back on the dragon chair with a "poof", and his face suddenly became bloodless.

Zhao Shaozong saw that Song Taizong's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Holy Lord, you want to guarantee the dragon body!" ”

Things have developed to this point, and the ministers of civil and military affairs under Lu Duosun and Danqi seem to have only found a little fame.

Lu Duoxun walked up to Jiang Qing, shook the wat board in his hand, bowed and said, "What the hell is going on with General Jiang, it's better to report to the saint truthfully!" ”

Jiang Qing glanced at Lu Duoxun and said, "Haven't you seen that the last general has just said that Chief Lan died for the country; If the prince is seriously injured, will the saint's expression change greatly......"