No. 472 Haunted, dead
Zeng Zhao originally didn't plan to take this credit for himself, but considering that Cai Dao had always had a low opinion of Zeng Bu, that is, he didn't want to have too much contact with his brother.
Therefore, Zeng Zhao did not inform Zeng Bu of the truth.
At the end of the day, the news came, and Zhao Xu was very happy, because the results of the series of ministers were very good.
Two hard bones, Li Qingchen took the initiative to retreat, and Zeng Zhao's decision made Zhao Xu even more happy, he didn't expect that the nerd would not stay for a day. Even if Zeng Zhao chooses to deal with this matter in silence, it is a great improvement.
By the third day, basically all the people who could talk and move had been done.
So, the post-pour operation began immediately.
And the initiator is still Huang Fu.
At the court meeting that day, the ministers quarreled, Han Jin pretended to be sick and took the initiative to go back to the house to recuperate, and he really wanted to take the initiative to avoid this matter. Because, in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, Huang Fu scolded Han Jin for being confused.
As a result, the old case of Yuanfeng's eight years was turned over again.
Those ministers who took the opportunity to participate in the impeachment of Concubine Zhu at that time to flatter the Empress Dowager were almost so frightened that they peed their pants in the main hall.
They knew now that they were afraid, but it was too late.
There are clever ones, and after writing an excerpt and a last word of plea that night, they immediately hanged themselves.
But among them, there are only a handful of people who are so ruthless and so wise. Flatterers must be more desperate for their lives, even those who hanged themselves and died, and some of them were coerced to death by their own fathers and brothers.
Conservative ministers are really scared. Seeing that one by one the ministers and their relatives were relocated to the northwest, now that I think about it, those officials who were demoted to Lingnan are actually very happy.
Concubine Zhu was sick and closed the palace, and Han Jin, the lone minister, avoided suspicion and closed the house.
The ministers of the Six Shangshu and Cai Bian don't have to count on it at all, and the three positions occupied by the centrists.
Li Qingchen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, resigned a day early and left the capital early, but Zeng Zhao, who everyone was looking forward to, unexpectedly chose to remain silent on this matter.
Shen Kuo, this well-known wife is strict, does he dare? was able to return to the capital, and sat on the throne of the head of the six ministries. His wife was naturally very happy, if Shen Kuo dared to participate in this matter at this time, he would have to make trouble in the first divorce case of a ministerial-level official in the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, he now goes to work honestly, and after handling official business in the yamen, he immediately goes home and closes his door.
What's more, the power of the Ministry of Industry has increased greatly, except for the Gyeonggi area, which is in charge of the examination and approval of water conservancy projects all over the world, Shen Kuo, together with the left, right, east, west, south, and north six waiters, is only in charge of one acre and three points of land in the Ministry of Industry, which is so tired that he is about to vomit blood, how can he have the energy to care about other things?
The reason why there are so many waiters in the Ministry of Industry is that Zhao Xu saw that there are many things in the Ministry of Industry now, so he specially approved it. Of course, the left and right squires are permanent positions, and their status is second only to Shangshu, while the east, west, north, and south squires are only temporary official positions, so they are naturally not as good as the left and right squires.
The entire senior conservative wing has long since been wiped out.
Now, in Bianliang City, only Fan Chunli is the one who carries the tripod, but after his recital is handed over, it is like a stone sinking into the sea.
Su Song, the prefect of Chang'an Prefecture, also submitted a defense to Zhao Xu. But Zhao Xu still ignored him.
As a result, seven days later, in the first year of Shaosheng, there was a lot of uproar, and it was called the 'abolition of the mother case' by later generations, and finally came to an end.
Empress Dowager Xiang was deposed of the title of Empress Dowager, even if she died she could not be buried with Song Shenzong, Zhao Xu imprisoned her in a Taoist temple not far from the palace, which was considered preferential treatment for Empress Dowager Xiang. As long as she does not leave the Taoist temple, Zhao Xu will not restrict her freedom. Even limited freedom is better than being confined to a cold palace. In the final analysis, Zhao Xu was raised by the Queen Mother herself, and Zhao Xu didn't want to be too decisive.
However, Cai Dao did not intend to let this woman go. Even if the Empress Dowager Xiang loses the dignity of the Empress Dowager, as long as she is alive, she is still a banner for the conservative ministers.
In case, Zhao Xu's life is as short as in history, at that time, there will definitely be chaos in the palace, and Concubine Zhu, no, she should be Empress Dowager Zhu now, but she is just an ordinary mother who has no opinions. Those people inside and outside the palace will definitely try to rescue the Empress Dowager Xiang from the Taoist Temple and re-establish the middle palace, at that time, Cai Dao's previous efforts will definitely be in vain.
Cai Dao doesn't want Zhao Ji, who is still a child, to succeed to the throne.
So, a month later, the Taoist temple began to be haunted, night after night, and the tricks were endless.
After Zhao Xu and Empress Dowager Zhu got the news, when they sent someone to visit the wasted man, this wasted man was already dying.
The eunuch who came to visit was frightened when he heard what she kept muttering.
The gist is: The husband, the official family, the repeal of the new law is really not instructed by the concubine, this is all discussed by the queen mother and the Sima traitor, at that time, the concubine has been protecting the maid!
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I don't know how this passage was first spread in the palace, and then it spread throughout the capital.
Some people must not believe it, and say in private that there must be a demon Dao who has cast a demon law and ingested the soul of Xiang XX, otherwise, how could Xiang XX say such a heartbreaking thing. What's more, the first emperor has died, how can he turn into a ghost to scare his wife?
If it can really become a ghost, why didn't Sima Guang and Empress Dowager Xiang have this situation when they died?
These rumors were of course deliberately spread by conservative supporters or simply by their henchmen, and the spearhead was directed at Cai Dao. Because, among the Taoist priests in Bianliang City, he is the only one who has an enmity with Xiang XX.
But most of the people in Bianliang City believed it.
If Sima Guang only abolished the new law, others would at most say that he had gone against the wishes of the first emperor. But this guy cherishes his feathers, and has to find a suitable reason for his behavior, so he uses 'mother to child' to whitewash his behavior.
didn't know that Sima Guang did this, but instead he was painting a snake and covering his ears and stealing the bell. Not only did Gao's reputation be damaged, but this justification was also a violation of the traditional Chinese Confucian concept of the Three Principles and Five Constants.
The king is the minister, the father is the son, and the son is the mother.
Even if Gao Taotao is Zhao Xu's grandmother, he can't break this rule.
Sima Guang's repeal of the new law on this ground is untenable in any case.
After Cai Dao re-entered Beijing, he has been making people spread 16 words, 'changing the mother to the son, abolishing the new law, ceding the four villages, and currying favor with the Western Xia', these 16 words are the biggest flaws in theory and practice during the period when the conservatives were in power.
As for those natural disasters, no matter which emperor reigned, there was no guarantee that the wind and rain would be smooth and the harvest would be bumper every year.
Since it is untenable in Confucianism, after occupying Sizhai, the Western Xia Kingdom once again sent troops to attack Hongdecheng, in fact, the reputation of the conservatives in the hearts of the military and civilians in the northwest and the Gyeonggi region has long been discredited.
Therefore, those words and rumors that smear Cai Dao will not only not be marketed, but will be beaten by the people who hear them.