When Yang Jian was dying, he saw the unfathomable depth of Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, and also saw Zhao Ji's courage. Even if the Great Song Dynasty was in chaos, the people were not happy, and the politics were disordered, Cai Jingquan leaned towards the government and the opposition without moving, calm, comfortable, and immersed in calligraphy and painting, all for the sake of the disappearance of the dispute between the two factions and the consolidation of his throne.

Cai Jing was single-handedly promoted by Song Huizong and was his confidant, but at the last moment, for his own interests, he deceived his superiors and subordinates. Zhao Ji didn't care on the surface, but in fact he was anxious to regain power through the hands of others. Moreover, Song Huizong also took this opportunity to kill Yang Jian and cut out a big scourge around him.

Yang Jian never thought that he would have such a day until he died, and the former emperor of calligraphy and painting became so scheming and strategic. As a famous eunuch in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was as famous as Tong Guan, but he died in July 1110 AD, that is, in July of the fourth year of Daguan. In history, Yang Jian became the envoy of the Changhua Army, and successively served as the envoy of the three towns of Zhen'an, Qinghai, and Zhendong, and was promoted from the inspector to the Taifu, and finally started the idea of the prince.

It's a pity that the trajectory of history has changed, and before Yang Jian was promoted to Taifu, he was given poisonous wine by Song Huizong.

"Come in!" Song Huizong Zhao Ji glanced coldly at the dead Yang Jian, and said in a deep voice: "Do you have any results for the things I ordered you to supervise?" ”

Out of nowhere, a man dressed in black, wearing a face scarf, couldn't see his face, only heard his voice, it was a man, bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, the minister has found out, just as Lord Zhang played by the imperial history, Lord Cai is indeed a party and a private business, even his eight sons, six of whom all hold important official positions in the court, as for various departments, they have his eyeliner, as well as his power. ”

"In that case, I didn't wronged him!" Song Huizong laughed angrily, "You ordered to go down and use all means to let all these people go to remote places outside the capital and take up official positions, but they are still in name only." At that time, give a heavy blow again, so that they will never turn over. ”

The man remembered something, and was embarrassed: "Lord Cai's fifth son, Cai Yan is the husband of Princess Kangfu, or the emperor's personal will." If it weren't for Princess Kangfu's age, she would have married into Cai's mansion; There is also Lord Cai's eldest son, Cai You, he and his father are life and death enemies, how should these two be handled? ”

Zhao Ji lowered his head and pondered silently, and sneered: "Cai Youming is at odds with Cai Jing on the surface, but in fact, the father and son sing double reeds, one in the light and the other in the dark, in fact, it is also a scene between their father and son." Since Cai Jing was demoted to Hangzhou, their father and son have a deep affection, so they will be sent together without mercy. ”

"As for Cai Ying's son, he has a generous personality and is also loyal to me, he is the opposite of his eldest brother, he is a person who really thinks about me and the Great Song Dynasty, this son doesn't have to care, let him be in the court. If he can stand the test, he will give a reward, and if he is a raccoon dog with his father, then he will kill him. ”

The man nodded understandingly, the meaning of Song Huizong's words was already understood, everything was done according to Zhao Ji's orders. However, Zhao Ji ordered his subordinates to carry the dead Yang Jian away. When he wanted to leave, he was stopped by Zhao Ji, looked at Song Huizong in confusion, heard him sigh again, and said guiltily: "All these years, you have been living in the dark, it is really bitter for you!" ”

"Your Majesty, why aren't you like this?" The man smiled slightly, as if he had no way of being a king, as if he was a friend.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "If this is not the case, how can I defend the Great Song Dynasty, and I don't want to leave my descendants a broken country." If there really is such a day, how will I face my father? It's just that I really don't know what to do without you all these years. ”

"I am addicted to calligraphy and painting, the court must be full of complaints, and even the people are spreading that I am just the emperor of calligraphy and painting, no talent, no progress, and the Great Song Dynasty will be lost in my hands. If this is not done, when will the dispute between the two factions between the DPRK and China be resolved? Since it is going to be chaotic, let it be completely and completely turned upside down, and then it can be truly cleansed. ”

Zhao Ji was full of emotion, and the man was silent, he knew the burden on Zhao Ji's body, so he could only listen quietly, and heard Zhao Ji smile again: "Now there are only you and me, so you don't have to cover your face with a black scarf." ”

The man smiled slightly, then removed the black scarf from his face, revealing his true face. Looking closely, this person is somewhat similar to Zhao Ji, especially the eyes of the two are carved out of a mold, the only difference is that Zhao Ji looks younger, the person's face is like forty years old, and even the sideburns are a little white.

Song Huizong sighed: "I've suffered you all these years, thirteenth brother!" ”

This person is the thirteenth son of Song Shenzong - Zhao Bi, who is also the younger brother of Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, the younger brother of Song Zhezong's mother, and the high-ranking and powerful King Cai in the court. If the ministers of the court and the central government were here, they would have been surprised, because Zhao seemed to have died of an illness in the fifth year of Chongning, that is, in 1106 AD.

At the beginning, Zhao Ji of Song Huizong ascended the throne, and the person who competed with him for the throne was Zhao Yi. However, no one would have imagined that the two of them had such a good relationship, and they were very red when they didn't meet. Moreover, Zhao seems to be faking his death and hiding in the dark, becoming Zhao Ji's right-hand man, which is even more incredible.

"Brother Huang, this is wrong!" Zhao seemed to smile slightly and said, "At the beginning, it was not the will of the younger brother to compete for the throne with the younger brother. When my father was the king of a country, I couldn't help myself, and I had too many troubles, and my courtiers already knew it, so it was better to be a prince and act much more conveniently. ”

"If you really want to think about the Great Song Dynasty, you don't necessarily have to become the emperor to resolve the crisis in the world of internal and external troubles. Now, the subordinate brother has turned from the bright side to the darkness, and no one knows the identity of the subordinate brother, and he will not guess that it will be a dead person, not yet dead, and he has lowered his vigilance a lot. ”

"Brother Huang, now you are the Son of Heaven, in the eyes of your younger brother, you are not as good as your younger brother at ease. At the beginning, my younger brother had no intention of taking the throne, and it just so happened that the queen mother didn't like me. As a result, the withdrawal of the boat pushed the boat down the river to compete for the throne. Brother Huang, your prestige is widely spread in the court and even among the people, is it really worth it? ”

Zhao Ji's eyes were firm, and he replied categorically: "It's worth it!" ”

"Brother Huang, why do you have to do it at this time, is it really an imminent moment?" Zhao seemed to frown and asked suspiciously.

Song Huizong nodded and said: "The ancestor founded the Great Song Dynasty, and after his father took over the throne, the contradictions accumulated by the Great Song Dynasty for many years finally broke out at the time of his father, and even Zhezong did not change a bit. I am a descendant of the Zhao family, and it is my duty to protect the Song Dynasty, and as a king, it is my duty to do so. ”

"I have always hoped that there will be an heir to inherit the unification in the future and change the situation of the Great Song Dynasty, until the birth of Lao Jiu, I did not believe in the proverbs left by that man. When Lao Jiu was born, you should have seen it, and the house was full of red clouds. I believe that this son must be the future savior of the Great Song Dynasty, after your years of observation, what do you think of Lao Jiu? ”

Zhao Ru groaned: "It's not a thing in the pool, and you have a lot of confidence!" ”

Song Huizong was taken aback and said with a smile: "Lao Jiu can be so praised by Brother Wang, it seems that my guess is not wrong." ”

"Brother Huang, did you really decide to pass the throne to Lao Jiu?" Zhao seemed to frown, and said in a deep voice: "Since ancient times, the throne has been inherited by the eldest son, and the ancestor of this dynasty passed away and passed on to Taizong, and the throne is no longer worn by the heirs, and the brothers can also inherit it." Today, the imperial brother has more than a dozen princes, and it is passed on to Lao Jiu, who is afraid of being opposed by the ministers of the DPRK and China! ”

"It's not their turn to interfere with whoever I pass on." Song Huizong sneered, remembered Zhao Gou's appearance, and sighed: "As for whether Lao Jiu can inherit the unification, it depends on his ability, if he wants to become a human monarch." If you don't have the heart to be competitive and strategize, you can become a monarch. ”

"I have a lot of children, since the eldest has been afraid of me without exception, and the eldest is even more like a good learner, eating, drinking, playing, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, everything is to please me, only Lao Jiu is different. Even if I am the emperor, he is not afraid, and there is often a sad look in his eyes, which is rare, so I seem to love the boss the most, and I am far and near for Lao Jiu, but in fact, I want to cultivate Lao Jiu's ability. ”

"If the Great Song Dynasty is handed over to them a hundred years later, it may not be able to deter the ministers. At the beginning, I always thought that there was no hope, and I just wanted to be an emperor who was content with pleasure and disregarded the government, allowing the Great Song Dynasty to weaken, and the intrigues of the ministers of the court and the central government were not uncommon, and I was already disappointed. ”

"Back then, what the Taoist priest said, do you remember?"

Zhao seemed to nodded, and at that time the two of them went hunting together. happened to meet a Taoist priest of the fairy wind bones, and gave Zhao Ji a proverb, but he never thought that the good news came from Wei's soon after, it was at that time that Zhao Ji began to prepare, first let Zhao seem to fake his death, to be able to secretly arrange, and wait for Zhao Gou's birth, and finally after it was determined, he began to lay out, little by little to eradicate the ministers with bad intentions in the court, and did not dare to remove it on a large scale.

At the beginning, Song Huizong was extremely disappointed, ready to do nothing, and be his own emperor with peace of mind, ignoring everything, but he didn't expect Zhao Gou's birth, which made his heart ignite his fighting spirit. That night, Song Huizong discussed with Cai Wang Zhao and decided to use the power that had never been used, and Zhao Yi became the leader of the secret power, and began to work for the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao seems to have seen Zhao Gou from afar, and found that he was different, and after careful observation, he found that Zhao Gou's mind would actually be the country of the Great Song Dynasty, and what method was used to cut off the rebellious ministers and thieves in the court. It just so happened that Zhao Gou listed the fourteen crimes and wrote about his feelings, and was finally seen by Song Huizong, so he decided to take action.

"Brother Huang, aren't you pushing yourself into a dead end by doing this?" Zhao seemed to be a little helpless and said.

Song Huizong smiled indifferently and said, "I can only open up a path for my descendants when I embark on a desperate road, and it is also worth it." Even if the history of the past world has classified me as a mediocre person, so what? As long as the Great Song Dynasty is really strong, these are just false names, and I don't care. ”

Zhao Ji's eyes widened, he knew that Zhao Ji's biggest strength was that he couldn't bear it and arranged everything secretly. As the king of a country, who does not want to live for a hundred generations, all the history books praise his great achievements. Song Huizong's great achievements are all in poetry and painting, and his achievements are quite high, and he is an emperor of calligraphy and painting.

Song Huizong never cared about this, in his mind, the only way to free the Great Song Dynasty from weakness, eliminate a series of concealments, and eliminate uncertainties. As long as the Great Song Dynasty can really become strong, even if it is to sacrifice his reputation in the future generations, he will not hesitate to do so.

"The emperor's brother became the emperor, it is the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty, but the world does not understand the hard work of the imperial brother, there are strong enemies outside, and there are troubles inside, everything is to make the Great Song Dynasty rise again, only by breaking this situation, can it be revitalized. It's just that in this way, the reputation of the imperial brother in history will be infamous for 10,000 years, everything is the Great Song Dynasty, for the sake of the Zhao family, it has to be done as a last resort, and the younger brother also sees that you are still the king of Duan, and you will be willing to condescend to the people and the people in your heart. ”