In August of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Zhao Ji issued an edict on the grounds of recovering the lost land of Yanyun and granted amnesty to the world.

Zhao Ji said in the edict:

Those who prohibit violence take non-killing as their martial arts, and their benevolence and righteousness are their teachers; The people of the domain regard fraternity as the public and show virtue with prestige......

The reason why Zhao Ji promulgated this edict was because, in view of the current tense situation between Song, Jin, and Western Xia, Zhao Ji wanted to convey the following messages to the Jin State, Western Xia, and Shuibo Liangshan, which had just destroyed Japan, through this edict:

First, the Great Song Dynasty's recovery of the Yanyun region was only to complete a historical mission;

Second, except for the recovery of the Yanyun region, the Great Song Dynasty had no interest in other regions;

Third, the Great Song Dynasty hoped to maintain peaceful and friendly relations with its neighbors from now on.

Zhao Ji's political intentions did not seem to have produced any reaction in Jinguo, nor did he have any response. Maybe it's because the whole Jin country is very busy, and no one notices Zhao Ji's edict. Or someone saw it, but had no interest in in-depth interpretation, because at this time, Jin Ren was already very distrustful of Zhao Ji.

Xixia also did not respond to Zhao Ji's political intentions - now, Xixia has taken the lead for the Jin State.

Similarly, Shuibo Liangshan did not respond to Zhao Ji - Shuibo Liangshan was trying his best to digest the eight counties of Kyushu, and he couldn't take care of Zhao Ji's small edict.

Regarding the reaction of the three neighbors, Zhao Ji was very disappointed and panicked.

Zhao Ji felt that he should do something to change the current unfavorable situation in the Great Song Dynasty.

As a result, Zhao Ji made some adjustments to the top management of the Song Kingdom.

Zhao Ji promoted Bai Shizhong to serve as the special jin, Dazai and the subordinate servant, that is, the right minister, and promoted Li Bangyan to serve as the young minister and the middle secretary, that is, the left minister.

Soon, Zhao Ji appointed Zhao Ye as Shangshu Zuocheng, Hanlin Scholar Chengzhiyu Wencuizhong as Shangshu Youcheng, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin Caimao Tongzhi Privy Council.

These people, together with Cai You, who led the Privy Council, together formed the high-level decision-making group of the Song State.

Bai Shizhong is a native of Shou County, Shouzhou, ascended to the rank of Shidi, and successively served as the servant of the Ministry of Officials, the right of Shangshu, and the servant of Zhongshumen. During the Zhenghe period, he served as a spring official, responsible for editing various auspicious performances in the local area. He was very conscientious, and when he couldn't depict those auspicious things in words, he used pictures to express them. The "Zhenghe Rui Ying Ji" and "Like" he presented were praised by Cai Jing, and Zhao Ji also liked them, and later he made his way to the top.

At this critical moment, Zhao Ji let a literati like Bai Shizhong, who only knows how to flatter, be the prime minister, which can only show that there is indeed a problem with Zhao Ji's way of employing people, and it is no wonder that the Northern Song Dynasty will perish.

Li Bangyan, the so-called "Li Langzi" and "Prodigal Prime Minister", is not a figure who can help the building and turn the tide to the top. He looks very handsome, has a good literary style, grows in the market, is convenient to deal with, is good at laughing and scolding, can kick and bow, often uses market slang as lyrics and songs, people compete to sing, self-named Li Langzi, he once said that he wants to "appreciate the world's flowers, kick the world's balls, and be the world's officials." ”

Li Bangyan saw that although Wang Huang, the Taifu of the three provinces, had fallen out of favor, he had not yet left his post, so he secretly conspired with Cai You in private, intending to impeach Wang Huang.

There are many reasons why Wang Hao fell out of favor, such as after he came to power, the situation in the Song State deteriorated, such as the complaints about the husband and service money he promoted, but the most important reason was that Zhao Ji found out that Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng were actually neighbors, and the two families still had a convenient door to figure out, in other words, the two important ministers inside and outside were too close to each other, and there was a suspicion of concealment.

In any dynasty, it is taboo for ministers to associate with their chamberlains, and the emperor is quite sensitive to this.

The court officials were not allowed to associate with the eunuchs, and the eunuchs should not be with the court officials, which was an important principle in the Song Dynasty to prevent the eunuchs' dictatorship.

According to the rules, if the two interact with each other, they will be punished.

However, during the period of Huizong of the Song Dynasty, especially since the Xuanhe, the eunuchs and the court officials intersected, it has become a common custom, and the scholars and doctors almost all ran to the door of the eunuchs, and they have become accustomed to each other, and they are all proud of the attached servants, but all the powerful eunuchs are all in the court, they each set up their own doors, and bribes are bribed by the public, and they sell officials, but Zhao Ji, who used to think about calligraphy, painting and Taoism, did not notice these things.

Zhao Ji was very disappointed in Wang Huang.

At the beginning, Zhao Ji tried his best to dispel public opinion and promote Wang Huang exceptionally, which can be said to have high hopes for Wang Hao.

Zhao Ji also gave Wang Hao the highest treatment, not only gave him a mansion, but also personally named his mansion "Dexian Zhiding", and even personally inscribed to him "Zaigeng Hall", "Anointing Hall", "Pet Light Pavilion", "Shifeng Pavilion", "Laoshan Pavilion", "Rongguang Zhai", "Yin'an" and other seven tablets.

Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng are very good at performing in front of Zhao Ji.

Wang Hao is intellectual, eloquent, good at grabbing power and accumulating wealth, and good at flattery, and gradually won Zhao Ji's trust.

And Liang Shicheng is another style, he is stupid and humble, honest and kind, he can't say that he can't tell the truth, but he is good at observing words and feelings, dealing with things, and he is also deeply favored by Zhao Ji.

In recent years, Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng have sung and harmonized in front of Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji felt that the two of them had made themselves miserable.

Soon, He Li, who was only 35 years old in the imperial history, stepped forward, he went to the court to impeach Wang Huang, and played seven chapters in a row, listing 15 crimes such as Wang Huang's treachery and tyranny, yang and yin, forming a party for personal gain, stealing and plundering, and arrogance and lasciviousness, and asking the court to remove Wang Huang and punish him according to the law.

Wang Hao's political sense was very sensitive, and he felt that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, so in early November, he took the initiative to ask for a letter to the minister, and he said in the recital: "Your Majesty is not exhaustive in employing ministers, and he is not unexclusive in appointing ministers. The fate of the minister Bo You, take the yin and yang, the internal accumulation of worries, external injuries and fatigue, self-mourning, hanging shadows, and winning the heavenly people, Mo Zhi. If you wish to return the seal, retreat to the house, get out of the turbulent turmoil, and reap the credit in the domain of Sangyu's decline, people are not ghosts, less slow and turbulent, and always say this grace, is for the ultimate benefit. ”

Zhao Ji quickly approved Wang Huang's request, and he wrote in the imperial pen: "Wang Huang Chen begs for Shi, the number of his beneficiaries, the number of courtesies, etc., all according to Cai Jing's regulations, and still gives the festival envoy."

This year, Wang Huang was forty-five years old.

Wang Hao was officially appointed as the prime minister of Shaobao, Dazai, and his subordinate servants in November of the second year of Xuanhe.

In fact, as early as June of the second year of Xuanhe, before Cai Jing retired, Wang Hao had already won the trust of Zhao Ji and began to control the power of the court.

Wang Hao took a series of reform measures to reduce taxes and miscellaneous labor and streamline government institutions, such as the dismissal of Fangtian, the destruction of Biyong and medical arithmetic, and the establishment of the Liudian Bureau, which won wide acclaim from the people at the time, and people felt that he was very courageous, and they praised him as a "virtuous minister".

Later, Wang Hao set up a bureau to pay tribute to Zhao Ji, and in the name of paying tribute to Zhao Ji, he apportioned it to officials from all over the world, asking for tribute to the treasures of the Quartet, which gradually aroused people's disgust - these things, which can reach Zhao Ji's hands is one-tenth, and the rest are all divided between him and Liang Shicheng.

With the consolidation of his position of power, Wang Huang became more and more authoritarian and domineering, fierce and evil, and he ruthlessly attacked and persecuted ministers who did not agree with him.

Therefore, after the news of Wang Hao's dismissal spread, the world was happy.

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