Chapter 318: The Chaotic Court

Huainan East Road is different from Baozhou City, all kinds of channels have not been cut off, plus the distance is only a thousand miles, eight hundred miles of urgency, from Huainan South Road to Bianliang, that is, two days, of which only one full day is complete, another day, not even half a day.

These days, Renzong is a little busy, and even said that the entire court is very busy, and the court has been pinned down by this matter of this prince candidate, and everyone who may be involved in this field is annoyed.

It can be said unceremoniously that this is a major event of the country, the prince is the country, without the prince, the country will not be stable, in the dynasty, or in the later period of the emperor, this matter will be put on the agenda.

Historically, there has not been such trouble, since Zhao Xin's death, for more than ten years, Renzong has not established a prince, and even suppressed the Wang family of Runan County, but in the end, in Renzong's continuous coma, according to modern medicine, is a stroke and sequelae caused by stroke, and even madness and hysteria.

In this case, the ministers put forward the establishment of the prince, at this time, some of Renzong's opinions, there is no right to speak, plus the entire court ministers agreed, he did not expect to train candidates in advance, the two were superimposed, and the final heir was Song Yingzong Zhao Shu.

The consequence of this was a years-long discussion that brought the court to a virtual standstill.

Now, Renzong is in the prime of life, and his ability to control the court is also very strong, and he has a lot of decision-making power for the heir, unlike more than ten years later, he is in the late stage of his life, and he can't even control himself, so he can only let the ministers go out.

Renzong is a lone seedling, and so is Zhao Xin, that is to say, Zhao Xin has no brothers, and Renzong also does not, so it can only be traced upwards, and what is involved is the descendants of Taizong, but it is a little far away, Taizong is Renzong's grandfather, the same grandfather, brother, there are really a lot.

Zhao Guangyi's position is not right, even if he repeatedly covers it up, he is afraid, from his ascension to Song Zhenzong, decades of continuous blows, the clan of Taizu's line, is already inaudible, it can be said unceremoniously, the descendants of Taizong's line, is the focus of the clan, and then limit the age to over 4 years old, under 10 years old, there are also a lot, at least more than 400 people.

More than 400 people compete for 8 seats, which seems very slim, because 50 people will compete for a seat, but every possible person will work hard to fight for it, because the final benefit is very large.

A clan that is not even a prince, at most a general who is just a fictitious general, but it is possible to become a prince, this carp jumping over the dragon gate is terrible enough, many clans do not want to take down the final plant, their purpose is just this.

Compared with going to the last step and becoming the emperor in one step, it is still the position of prince and prince, which is slightly better.

But they won't know that the battle for the throne is terrible, as long as they embark on this road, there is no chance to turn back, and those who finally succeed in the summit will let go of the road of contention, make trouble for him, and even almost kill his existence.

In the last years of Kangxi, Kowloon won the throne, and finally the fourth elder brother succeeded in ascending the throne, and there were many emperors, but what was the final fate of everyone who participated in the Kowloon succession.

I'm afraid that the only one who is crowned king is the thirteenth elder brother, but this thirteenth elder brother also completely left the front line of the army, was weak and sick for many years, and finally died of depression.

This is the cruelty of the throne, before the Northern Song Dynasty, perhaps in the Taizong period of the Tang Dynasty, plus the same brilliant and amazing late period of the Empress Wu, there was such a tragic seizure of the heir, but it only involved three or five people, most of them still got a good death, but all of a sudden let the peaceful Northern Song Dynasty, there is such a fierce battle for the succession of Kowloon, even if it is the wisest, you will not see what kind of danger and law of the jungle are contained in it.

Just like a drop of honey on the cliff, the former wolf and the tiger can't be affected for the time being, and they can only see this drop of honey.

The relationship is complicated, in-laws, the same year, and even some twists and turns, the Zaifu are also tireless, not to mention the middle and low-level officials, and the entire court, one is counted as one, and they are all involved.

Especially middle-level officials, even low-level officials, who have just passed the imperial examination and grinding and entered the central sequence of the Great Song Dynasty, they are even more so.

Even if they are above the court, they are just transparent, they are not useful in this matter at all, and they are also co-opted, there is no way, they rush to the doctor, these middle and low-level officials of the central government are placed on the top of the locality, a proper big man, besides, who has nothing to do with whom, who has no contact with whom, in case of catching a big fish.

The entire court was in chaos, and even some people used conspiracies and tricks to pull some people into the water, Renzong was not in a hurry, he finally saw the kind of coordination and control that Zhao Xin said.

The 8 positions represent the eight forces, and their single strength, no one can surpass Renzong, even if they are combined, at present, they may not be able to surpass.

There are checks and balances, as long as there are checks and balances, the emperor can control them with ease, and through certain adjustments, let them use their power in one place, which is much better than before.

Even sleep can sleep more peacefully, because the purpose of the eight people is the same, then they may have a certain amount of cooperation, but it is absolutely impossible to completely unify together, in this way, even if it is a minister like Zaifu, all of them are involved, and they are not worried about all the forces going together.

The emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty did not have the Qing Dynasty emperor's decision to kill, let alone his ability to lead the overall situation, he was more compromised, and the official family and scholars promulgated by Taizu Taizong ruled the world together, this sentence has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the past few decades.

The Song Dynasty can be said to spare no effort to suppress the army, so it formed the ruling of Zaifu, and now, the power of Zaifu can almost be with the officials, and it can even be said to overwhelm the officials.

If the entire center is opposed, even the emperor will not be able to monopolize the super-program and decide alone.

Now, as long as this measure continues, the court will be divided into two, three, or even four forces, which seems to be chaotic and prone to internal friction, but in fact, Renzong's control over the court is more in-depth, and he can even control the affairs of the court through some relationship contexts, without wasting time on endless quarrels and quarrels.

The control has increased greatly, but Renzong was not happy, but a little depressed, what is all this in exchange, the only son, the price of losing the right to inherit the throne, although Zhao Xin has confidence, and there is also the so-called immortal art, to save the situation, but that is the most difficult road, any one is not, it will be doomed.

Even as the emperor, I am afraid that he has to stand on the opposite side after the matter is revealed, which violates the foundation of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The reason why the foundation is the foundation is the inertia formed for decades, shaking him, unless it can form a support at a new equilibrium point, otherwise, it will destroy this balance, and the chain consequences are terrible, in this case, if Renzong chooses to support Zhao Xin, it will definitely make the court chaotic, crazy forces, will make Renzong a little uncomfortable, not conducive to the stability of the court.

The reasonable approach is to support behind the scenes and oppose on the surface, it is this kind of mentality that is a sting in Renzong's heart, he can't even keep his son, and he has to rely on his son to withdraw to maintain the balance of power in the entire court, this kind of emperor should be the real nest.

The things in the court are very simple, it seems to be chaotic, but in fact, he is in a hurry to go to the doctor, and he also has a preliminary idea of the candidate, and he also communicated with the Zaifu, and he also has a unified understanding in general, and the scope of the circle has long been not as many as 400, and many people, at the moment of shortlisting, have lost their qualifications for competition.

It seems to be a fair choice, but in fact there are many unfairness, the clans are from the same background, they all look the same, they are all the children of Taizong, most of them are the great-grandchildren of Taizong, and there are also a few great-great-grandchildren, but the difference between parents, relatives, and even the maternal line will give them different scores.

The mentality of the Zaifu is different, but there is one thing, that is, this candidate must be good, four or five years old, seven or eight years old, a little more normal, who is good and who is bad, this depends on the background, and it depends on the people behind him.

After adjusting a certain situation, 8 candidates surfaced, even if they were unwilling, in the end, the kind of ability shown by the king of Runan still made Renzong vigilant, in order to prevent him from jumping over the wall in a hurry, from this situation, Renzong still regarded Zhao Zongshi as one of the candidates.

However, out of psychological relations, Renzong somewhat suppressed the promulgation of this result, and intentionally or unintentionally spread the news, and even Zhao Xin was intercepted and killed by them, what is it to vent his anger.

There is food in his hand and he is not panicked, no matter what the chaos of the court and politics becomes, as long as the final candidate is selected, the court is completely clear, the team of the team, and the cleanup of the cleanup, Renzong has enough confidence to save everything in the court.

In such a good time, more, Renzong is still paying attention to Zhao Xin's every move, Zhao Xin went to the beach to give in Renzong is very puzzled, thinking of Zhao Xin's concession before, in his feeling, Zhao Xin is a very stable overall situation, obviously, this is to make it difficult for him to change.

All the news about Zhao Xin is listed as the first sequence, and it will be sent to Renzong as soon as possible, and he is also looking forward to what kind of choice Zhao Xin will make.

When the eight hundred miles were sent to the palace in an expedited manner, after Renzong finished reading it, he sighed, he did not choose any seaside city, he was also a Zhao Xin would choose Qingdao, where there is a city with a certain foundation, a guard, and some city foundations.

But I never thought that it would be such a place, what is this place, Haizhou, have you heard of Yuntai Mountain Island in Haizhou, is there such an island in Haizhou?