Chapter 8 Filial piety is the foundation of the country
The Emperor is infected with wind and cold
Emperor Xiao accompanied Yujin
Fan Zuliang later learned that his uncle Yang Wenduan had been promoted to the post of governor in August last year. Yang Wenduan knew that if he wanted to do a good job of Uncle Huang Wen, he could only find Zuo Xiangjing Yutang, and if he wanted to find the scriptures, he must first invite the Shi family. He clearly remembered that in the eighth year of the main road, Shi Hao was the envoy of Fuzhou with the Baoning Military Festival, and at that time, he was only a manager and joined the army. Because of his steadfastness and hard work, he won the favor of the former right minister. In the fifth year of Chunxi (that is, in 1178 AD), Shi Hao was restored to the position of the right minister, and recommended him to enter the court on the grounds of profound learning, understanding of affairs, internal political affairs, and concern for the people.
At that time, he knew that this Shi Xiangye was valued by the two generations of emperors of Gaozong's father and son in his later years.
Shi Hao once served as an attendant to the crown prince, and Emperor Xiaozong suddenly remembered this teacher less than two years after he left the court, so he asked Zhou Bida, a member of the Privy Council: "I haven't seen Shi Hao for a long time, everything is okay with him?" β
The ministers knew that the emperor had the intention of reviving Shi Hao, so they praised Shi Hao for his thick and knowledgeable knowledge, and he had been an official for many years, and he had always rewarded and punished selflessly, and was loyal. Xiaozong was very happy to hear this, so he awarded Shi Hao as Shaobao, a scholar of the Guanwen Palace, and an envoy of Liquan and a scholar.
Once, Xiaozong went to Deoksugung Palace, saw a blooming ancient plum in Shiqiao Pavilion, and felt that the father and son did not have much interest in appreciating the plum, so he ordered Xuan Shihao to serve inside.
Shi Hao came, and hurriedly saluted the emperor and the emperor, and Xiaozong gave him a seat, so that he did not have to be formal. Shi Hao said gratefully: His Majesty of the Two Palaces has awarded the old ministers with honors, and they are polite and especially good, and the ministers are grateful to Dade, and they are unforgettable.
Emperor Zhao Gou was very happy, "Old Xianggong, you don't have to chew the words, I called you here today to enjoy the plum." β
This is an old pile of ancient plum, the tree shape is not large, there are not many branches, but it is quite interesting. The main trunk is an old tree root, the branches are full of pink flowers, from the overall point of view, the horizontal oblique thin, the old branches are strange, full of charm, elegant style.
Shi Hao praised repeatedly: "A good plum blossom is as vigorous and powerful as the Emperor Taishang, full of vitality and vitality." β
Emperor Zhao Tuan ordered peace with him, and so did it.
The Emperor laughed, does the old man still remember the plum blossom poems I composed?
After Shi Hao heard this, he put on a smiling face: Of course the old minister of the Emperor Taishang remembers, but let me think about it.
The early plum blossoms are full of branches and branches, and the east wind reports that the spring is not complete.
Purple calyx windward jade bead fissure, willow not yellow warbler tongue.
"It's rare that the old minister still remembers, the official family, I want to have a drink with the old minister today."
"The retainers will obey the will of the emperor." Hyojong responded respectfully.
Shi Hao held the wine jug in his hand and poured wine for the emperor of the two palaces, and the three of them soon became drunk. The little chamberlain reminded softly: "Shi Xianggong, be less drunk." When Xiaozong heard this, he said, "It's okay to drink full, and you should be drunk for the old gentleman." β
Filial piety gave jade belts, gold he, purple nile, etc., the emperor gave four imperial books, Shi Haole was unsupportable, and returned with a full load.
In the autumn of this year, the Emperor Taishang was sick due to the wind and cold.
When Emperor Xiaozong learned of this, he hurriedly summoned Sun Shikai, the attendant of the Deshou Palace, to inquire, and Sun Shikai reported: Emperor Taishang Chongyang was affected by the wind that day, so that the Holy Communion was violated, but there were some headaches, nasal congestion, and coughs. Taiyi Yiyun, this department is obscene and evil, and the guard is out of harmony, and it should be okay to eat a few pairs of prescriptions.
Unexpectedly, after a few days, it did not get better, and it became more and more serious. Xiaozong was in a hurry, and issued an edict to know Zhang Dehai in the inner class: start driving in the north and see the emperor.
After the Zen throne of Gojong, he moved out of Ouchi and lived in Deoksugung Palace. This palace is in the north of Lin'an City, magnificent, and the scale is not inferior to the palace. The palace of Emperor Xiaozong is in the south of the city, so it has the name of the north and the south.
Regarding the emperor's illness, I have to start from the beginning.
On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, it is the annual Double Ninth Festival, according to the prior agreement, at the time of Riyu, Emperor Xiaozong, Empress Xie with the crown prince, the crown princess, and the ministers and attendants of the slaughter, came to the front of Deokshou Palace, greeted the emperor, the queen mother, etc., together in the Yujin Garden, climbed high and looked into the distance, and watched the golden chrysanthemum.
About half an hour, the Emperor Taishang, the Queen Mother, Concubine Liu Xian, and Wang Cairen walked out of the palace in civilian clothes. Luan Yi is magnificent, and the ring is sonorous. Although the emperor had to be white, his steps were faltering, but he was full of energy, and when he saw the emperor wearing a crown of heaven, wearing a silk robe, and a gold and jade wide belt around his waist, he praised from the bottom of his heart, "The official family is so majestic today," Xiaozong thanked him. Seeing the crown prince, the crown princess, as well as the prime minister, the governor, the privy council envoys, etc., they all smiled and bowed, and were extremely happy, so they signaled to Sun Shikai, and Sun Shikai immediately shouted: "Get up." β
Yujin Garden is located in the northeast of the capital, outside the Jiahui Gate, is a royal garden with excellent scenery. The beautiful wood and onion cage in the park, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the terrain is undulating and open, it is a good place for outing and test shooting.
The group entered Yujin Garden in a mighty way, and everyone got off the sedan chair. A gust of golden wind blows, and I suddenly feel refreshed and fragrant. Xiaozong stepped forward, helped the Emperor Taishang, and asked softly, "How is the Emperor Taishang recently?" Did the lychee sent yesterday taste good? β
"Very good, very good, the official family doesn't have to work too hard, and many political affairs can be handled by the governor."
There is a royal chrysanthemum garden in the garden, all kinds of chrysanthemums compete to open, colorful, and the air is wafting with wisps of fragrance, which is very delicate and lovely.
Half an hour later, Sun Shikai shouted again:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Emperor Taishang said: On the occasion of the Double Ninth Festival, the golden chrysanthemum is blooming, and the monarchs and ministers are enjoying together, which is one of the great events of our dynasty. If there are good poems, the author can present them. β
After a while, the Privy Council signed the book "Partridge Heaven" by Yutang, and presented:
The golden chrysanthemum branches are frosty and cold, and life is not a dry wine glass.
Before the wind, the transverse flute spreads the fragrance, and the drunk looks at the south of the Yangtze River.
Walking well, and adding meals, dancing skirts and singing boards.
The yellow flowers and jade flowers are holding each other, and they are competing with the people of the time to see it.
The inner class knows Zhang Dehai's holy decree of the official family:
"A purple gold fish bag for the Privy Council."
At this time, a tall official in a scarlet official uniform knelt on the ground, "Although the minister is a military attachΓ©, he is not good at poetry." But the beautiful scenery of the good day, the joy of the monarch and the courtiers, really made the micro-ministers happy, and wanted to recite the poems of the great ancestors of the ministers to dedicate themselves to the emperor and the official family. β
When the Emperor Taishang saw it, it was the nephew of the Empress Dowager Wu and the head of the pavilion, Han Yanxuan, and was very excited. "Han Aiqing is flat, Han Qi, the king of Wei County, is the hero of my Great Song Dynasty, his poems must be good, and then he will recite them and appreciate them with the officials."
Han Yanxuan held his head high, looked calm, and recited loudly:
The pond is devastated by the ancient pavilion, and this Yanjiake will be chongyang.
Although the autumn is light, and the yellow flowers are fragrant in the evening.
The taste of the wine has been mellow and new, and the crab claws do not need frost.
Over the years, who has risen and fallen, and there is still madness.
When the emperor heard it, he laughed, good poetry, fitting this scene and this situation, the official family has a reward.
The official family has a purpose, and the pavilion is known to have a jasper brocade belt, and ten good chrysanthemums on the imperial chrysanthemum garden.
Junchen and others climbed the Tianfeng Platform again, looking at it with extreme eyes, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the beautiful scenery of Lin'an was in full view.
The Emperor Taishang was still unsatisfied, so he ordered the chamberlain to bring a pen and paper, concentrate calmly, and write Han Qi's "Nine Days Water Pavilion" with a pen.
Xiaozong sincerely praised, "The Emperor Taishang's calligraphy is euphemistic and subtle, beautiful and beautiful, and has won the penmanship of Wang Youjun, and has a unique style." It's a treasure. The ministers echoed.
When the emperor saw the emperor praise him like this, he sealed his name and rewarded him. I also saw that the prince was dignified and respectful, and his expression was extraordinary, and he wrote a piece of script, which was the four big characters of "filial piety is the country", and gave it to the prince.
Subsequently, the group drank chrysanthemum wine, ate Chongyang cakes, and watched singing and dancing in the imperial dining room in the park, and did not disperse until near evening.
, chap. IX
Zen mourning
Sincere and faithful to keep the filial piety of the father
Zen makes the dream of unification come true
However, it was said that Xiaozong heard that Emperor Taishang Zhao Gou's condition was aggravated, so he and the queen came to Deokshou Palace with the prince and his wife, and entered the inner palace, only to see that the emperor was gray and weak. Xiaozong stood on the side of the royal couch and inquired about the symptoms, and his worries and anxieties were overflowing.
The Emperor Taishang was unconsciously moved, stretched out his hand, held Xiaozong in one hand, and pulled the crown prince Zhao Dian in the other, his voice was hoarse, and he said in a low voice:
"Filial piety is the foundation of the country, passed down from generation to generation." After that, he fell into a deep sleep.
Empress Dowager Wu asked Xiaozong's father and son to go to the living room to drink tea and talk, looking at the crown prince Zhao Dan, the Empress Dowager said earnestly:
Grandson, do you understand what your imperial grandfather said? Filial piety comes first, and I am oriented to establishing a country with filial piety. At the beginning, after the great grandfather ascended the throne, his mother was extremely filial, and whatever the Empress Dowager Du said, he did it. In order to welcome back Grandpa Zigong and let Grandma get out of the bitter sea of the Northern Dynasty, your imperial grandfather did not hesitate to bend to Jinbang and sue for peace.
Filial piety is the first word, and death is inevitable. In the fifth year of Shaoxing (1136), Huizong died on the grass bunk in the dungeon of the Jin Wuguo City, after Empress Dowager Zheng was also tortured to death. Two years later, Gaozong, who was in Lin'an, learned that he was not only crying for the deaths of Huizong and Empress Dowager Zheng, but also worried about the fate of his biological mother, Empress Dowager Wei. Just when Yue's army won the battle, Gaozong relieved Yue Fei of his military power and sent ministers to ask for peace with the Jin State. Gaozong pitifully said to the envoys of the Jin State:
"It's sad that I own the world, but I can't support my parents. Now my father has no choice. Today, I made a vow that as long as your country makes a clear statement and sends back to my mother, Empress Dowager Wei, I will not be ashamed of asking for peace. β
In order to achieve this goal, Gaozong did not hesitate to cede land and pay compensation, bowed down to his ministers, and finally took back Empress Dowager Wei. He served diligently until the death of Empress Dowager Wei at the age of eighty-two.
The crown prince replied sincerely, "The grandson respectfully obeys the decree of the queen mother. β
The next day, Concubine Liu Xian met with the Emperor. When the Emperor woke up from his sleep, he saw that his concubine's tears were hanging down, and his flowers were discolored, and he couldn't help but cry.
This Concubine Liu Xian, who entered the palace at the age of fourteen, was inconspicuous at first, but two years later, she was stunning and captivated the city and the country. On that day, Gaozong was distraught by the tight war on the front line, so he and his attendants took a break in the imperial garden. Suddenly, I saw a palace maid, dressed in a red veil and came to deliver tea. Take a closer look:
Willow eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, cherry mouth, shy face, slender figure, wind swing willow, the whole pink carved jade stunning woman.
Gaozong was suddenly shocked, and he couldn't help but feel his heart shake, and all kinds of troubles were thrown out of the clouds.
stepped forward to hold hands, comforted gently, and then pulled into his arms and kissed the sweet little mouth. That night, the two of them were lying mandarin ducks in the red silk tent, and the man and the woman were in love. That is, Liu was named a talented person.
Since then, Gaozong has doted on this sister Liu in every way, and soon she was promoted to Jieyu and Wanrong, and in Shaoxing for twenty-four years, she was promoted to a virtuous concubine and lived in Cuihua Palace.
Some people say that King Jin Hailing is as lustful as his life, and the reason why he sent troops to invade the south and wanted to immediately attack Wushan was because he heard the name of Concubine Liu.
Time flies, the stars change, in an instant, more than 30 years have passed, at the beginning, Liu Wanrong, who was peerless and famous all over the world, has now lost her sideburns and white face. The Emperor Taishang's right hand caressed Concubine Liu Xian's beautiful and familiar face, and his eyes were full of pity and reluctance.
Concubine Liu Xian wiped away the tears with a handkerchief, fell into Gaozong's arms, and after a while, she said:
The official family should take medicine well, raise the holy bow in peace, and the concubines often come to see you.
Gaozong nodded, Ai Fei, do you know what I like most about you?
A trace of faintness appeared on Concubine Liu Xian's face, after so many years, how could she not know this? Then he asked: The official family wants to see it?
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Recently, Empress Dowager Wu did not allow concubines to accompany her at night on the grounds that Gaozong was recuperating from her illness. Now that I see Concubine Liu, I naturally think of it.
Gaozong whispered, how can you not want to, my heart and liver baby.
The concubine will let you see. So he let the chamberlain and the palace maid go out and close the palace door.
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When the old prime minister Shi Hao heard that Gaozong was seriously ill, he rushed from Yuehu Lake in Mingzhou and asked to enter the pilgrimage to the emperor, and the emperor played and sent a sedan chair to meet him.
On that day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, the spirit of the emperor was excellent, the Empress Dowager Wu and Concubine Liu Xian accompanied them, walked together in the imperial garden, although the two monarchs and ministers were old men, but they were deaf and clear-sighted, and they talked very well, and then, Shi Hao entered the palace together, among which the emperor also took the initiative to drink two cups of imperial wine.
On the third day after that, the Emperor Taishang died at the age of eighty. Three days later, Concubine Liu Xian died in Cuihua Palace.
When Xiaozong heard this, he immediately wept bitterly, remembering Gaozong's kindness to him, and couldn't help but burst into tears. The imperial decree gave the whole country a five-day holiday to hold a national funeral.
In the ancient system, when his parents died, his son had to resign and return to his hometown, and he would keep filial piety for three years. The supreme emperor also has to keep filial piety, but it can be replaced by months, and three months is enough. And filial piety is sincere and filial, and he wants to serve the mourning for three years.
Therefore, the imperial decree Prince Gong Wang supervised the country and participated in political affairs, and since then, Emperor Xiaozong has no mental government, and even participates in scriptures and recites Buddha all day long, leaving his past ambitions behind.
More than a year later, Xiaozong came to the government hall and convened the ministers to discuss the matter of Chan concession. Xiaozong said frankly that I have been on the throne since I was 36 years old, and it has been 27 years now. He has always been diligent in governing the government, eating and drinking, focusing on reforming the old and renewing, revitalizing the country's strength, trying to restore the Central Plains, and washing away the national shame. Now, over the age of sixties, the strength of the decay has retreated, and the desire to Zen is located in the prince, what do you think?
Zhou Bida, the prime minister of the left, got up and said: Although Your Majesty is old, the dragon is in good health, and the minister thinks that it is too early to do the Zen position.
The other five also chimed in, advising him not to rush into a decision.
Xiaozong waved his hand to stop it, and resolutely decisively, "You don't need to say anything, I have made up my mind!" β
After a while, Tongzhi Privy Council affairs were stopped after Yutang wanted to speak, Xiaozong asked, Jing Aiqing had something to say, but it didn't hurt.
"Since the emperor is determined to take the throne, the ministers can only obey. The crown prince is humble and studious, the director is proper, inherits the unification, conforms to the law, and the subjects of the government and the opposition should also celebrate. It's just that the crown princess Li is afraid that it will be difficult for her mother to honor the world, please think twice. β
Although the Li family is careless and behaves inappropriately from time to time, she has the family law of her ancestors, and she does not dare to act rashly. Hyojong is confident in this.
Please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, if you don't move today, he will be a disaster tomorrow. He regrets it every day, and he thinks about it. Jing Yutang's words are pertinent.
A few days later, Emperor Xiaozong wore court clothes, drove the Zichen Palace, and announced the world: the crown prince is the emperor, and I am called the emperor.
The crown prince Zhao Dian ascended to the great treasure and was worshiped by the ministers. It's for the Light Sect. Guangzong immediately issued an edict to honor the Empress Dowager Wu as the Empress Dowager of Xiansheng, Empress Xie as the Empress Dowager, and crown Princess Li Fengniang as the empress, and granted amnesty to the world.
Since then, Xiaozong moved to the north, changed Deokshou Palace to Chonghua Palace, took off his court clothes and changed to mourning clothes.