The vermilion gate is open to the south, the carved beams paint the noble house, there is a locust tree in front and a willow in the back, there is no need to farm, there is a natural ...... This is the house of Zhao Weineng, the king of Nankang County, and later passed to Zhao Conggu, the Duke of Chu, not long ago, Zhao Conggu also died, and the owner of the house became Zhao Shimai, the eldest son of Zhao Conggu.

This little prince full of filial piety clothes, pacing slowly in the back garden, which is full of camellias, pomegranate trees, all left by his grandfather and father, witnessing the flowers, delicate and beautiful, Zhao Shimai did not have the slightest joy, only endless sadness.

Behind Zhao Shimai is a fat monk, none other than the presiding monk Buddha Yin of Daxiangguo Temple.

"Little grandfather, the deceased is gone, don't worry too much, you have to cheer up and hold up the façade."

Zhao Shimai smiled sadly, "Master Buddha Yin, do you think I still have a chance?" ”

"This ...... The little grandfather is the grandson of the grandfather, the emperor and the noble, how can there be no chance? ”

"Hahaha...... Master Buddha Yin, you really know how to tell jokes, don't you know the rules of the clan? ”

When he asked, he was speechless when he asked the Buddha Yin.

Because according to the clan regulations promulgated at the same time during the reform of the official administration, the imperial family needs to be downgraded and divided.

Take Zhao Shimai as an example, his ancestor is the legendary Eight Kings Zhao Defang.

Of course, in the official history, Zhao Defang did not have the supreme authority to beat the unconscious king and the traitorous ministers, he died early, and he died in a blur, and he had nothing to do with Zhao Er.

In fact, the children of the Taizu family have been suppressed, and they are in a very difficult situation, and they are living very badly. These things are well known, after all, Zhao Er's country is not right, and he must suppress his brother's descendants, for fear that the Taizu family will take power, and then liquidate Zhao Er's descendants.

"We have already conceded defeat and pretended to be grandchildren, why are they still refusing to give in? Don't even give a little way to live? ”

Zhao Shimai suddenly became sad and indignant.

Before the clan regulations, although they were quite angry, they were still emperors and nobles, and they could enjoy good treatment.

However, the clan regulations were announced, Zhao Weineng was the king of the county, and his son Zhao Conggu was demoted to the prince of the country, and after Zhao Conggu died, his descendants could not even be the prince of the country.

Become an ordinary person!

In fact, the news has come from Zongzheng Temple, three months later, they will take back the mansion, and since then the descendants of Zhao Defang's family have become ordinary people, although they are in the yellow book of the clan, there are names, but in other aspects, they are no different from ordinary people, they can freely engage in any industry, but at the same time, they have also lost the qualification to inherit the throne!

It's funny.

At the beginning, the clan regulations were formulated to reduce the burden on the imperial court and reduce the number of clans, which were regarded as moral politics from top to bottom.

Including the sons of Zhao Yunbi, the king of Beihai County, they also took the initiative to participate in the imperial examination, anyway, the throne has nothing to do with them, it is better to rely on their own skills, earn a mouthful of food, and be glorious and decent.

But who would have thought that as the descendants of Zhao Da, whether it is Zhao Conggu or Zhao Shimai, they all have a dream hidden in their hearts, that is, to regain the throne!

After Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, the suppression of the Taizu family has been relaxed a lot.

Especially 20 years ago, Zhao Conggu was appointed as the official temple of Tongzhi Zongzheng and became Zhao Yunrang's deputy, and the descendants of Zhao Da were finally able to straighten their chests.

In addition, Zhao Zhen had no children at the beginning, and he needed to inherit people from the clan...... In addition to Zhao Zongshi, who has the highest voice, some people also proposed to return the Taizu line...... This kind of voice is not loud, but for Zhao Conggu and his descendants, it is definitely a light in the darkness, a hope, a little hope...... Back then, Zhao Er plotted against his brother, snatched the throne, and let several nephews die unexplained, and Zhao Da's descendants remember it!

The more you can't get it, the more you want it.

Zhao Zongjing's brothers can not care about the throne, but Zhao Conggu's descendants can't!

And the result!

A clan ordinance came down.

Degrading, denaturalization.

From then on, they were no longer qualified to look forward to the throne, and could only be like ordinary people.

In the past, I thought that Zhao Zhen was a generous man.

Now it looks like it's a fart!

He is more insidious than Zhao Er and Zhao Heng, he changed the clan under the banner of reform and law change, and completely broke the hope of Taizu and his family to regain the throne, it is really a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, this trick is too vicious!

"From our generation, the descendants of Taizu will become ordinary people, and the throne will remain in the Taizong line forever...... Master Buddha Yin, you and my father are good friends, you, you say, can we bear it? Zhao Shimai said sadly!

Buddha Yin sighed, "Little grandfather, the poor monk is bold and vain, today's official family, determined to innovate, reform the clan, is also one of the entire changes, and at present, the court is in the middle, the virtuous ministers are gathered, and the civil and military talents are abundant, the general trend is like this, little grandfather, manpower is limited after all...... The poor monk knows that Taizong did not do things honorably back then, and you all have hatred in your hearts, but decades have passed, and it has been several generations. ”

Buddha Yin said: "Zhao Yunrang is a descendant of Taizong, the royal brother of the official family, he just coveted things that should not belong to him, and as a result, his family was ruined, so all his descendants died, and there was no one who went to the grave to burn paper." Little grandfather, it is true that the poor monk and Ling Zun are good friends, and because of this, the poor monk dared to persuade him, little grandfather, a lesson from the past! ”

……

Zhao Shimai listened to the words of the Buddha Yin, and suddenly laughed twice, "Master Buddha Yin, it's not easy to stop!" The northwest side has already moved, as long as it can succeed, there will be a conflict between Zhao Zhen and Wang Ningan! ”

Zhao Shimai suddenly became very excited, and even a little crazy.

"Master Buddha Yin, as long as Zhao Zhen and Wang Ning'an conflict, and their monarchs and ministers fight, the position of the prince will not be stable, and the first line of the king of Beihai County and Wang Ning'an will be very close, and Zhao Zongjing will also fold into it...... As long as they are all finished, the throne is ours! No one can snatch it away! ”

"Master Foyin, look at it, as long as Gonggong Tan and General Gao take Lingzhou, they can divide the military power with Wang Ning'an, and then Gonggong Chen and Gonggong Shen will continue to speak, Your Majesty is old and suspicious, and he will attack Wang Ning'an...... I know Zhao Guangyi's descendants too well, they are all Zhao Guangyi's virtues, hypocritical, shameless, despicable, ruthless, selfish, look at it, Zhao Zhen will not be an exception. The order of the political hall was instructed by him, and he didn't trust Wang Ning'an at all! I really want to take a good look at how exciting this pair of kings and ministers will be! Wang Xianggong, you have been the No. 1 person in the Great Song Dynasty in the past 20 years, you don't want to lose easily, otherwise I will look down on you! ”

In the face of Zhao Shimai's madness, Foyin was suddenly full of loss, feeling that his eyes were looking at the wrong person!

When Buddha Yin was young, he once read the handwriting left by his patriarch Chen Tong.

Chen Kuan's ancestor played chess with Zhao Kuangyin back then, won Huashan, and Zhao Da won the world.

Later, Chen Tuan entered Beijing and met Taizong Zhao Guangyi.

At that time, Chen Jian was already more than 110 years old, and after he said goodbye to Zhao Guangyi, he deduced Yi Li, and found that the throne would return to the hands of Taizu in the future, but when it was, I don't know.

Chen Shu wrote this matter into his handwriting, and no one else knew about his lineage except for his disciples.

The Buddha seal is counted as Chen Quan's disciple grandson, and he has seen the handwriting of the ancestor master, so he firmly remembers and believes it. After he entered Beijing, he found that among the descendants of Taizu's lineage, only Zhao Cong, the Duke of Chu, had the highest reputation and the strongest ability in ancient times, and he also stooped down as a corporal and treated people with humility and kindness.

Buddha Yin found a way to make friends with Zhao Conggu.

Speaking of which, the Buddha seal did not help Zhao Conggu.

Inevitably, before the birth of the little prince, Buddha Yin instigated Zhao Zongjing to seize the throne, he was not looking forward to Zhao Zongjing ascending the throne, but wanted Zhao Zongjing to muddy the water and create opportunities for Zhao Conggu.

But Wang Ningan later sternly warned Zhao Zongjing, plus the birth of the little prince and his smooth growth, there has been less contact between Zhao Zongjing and Buddha Yin over the years.

Buddha Yin concentrates on meditation in the temple, and does not show his head easily.

I thought it was over.

Who would have thought that with the implementation of the clan regulations, the Taizu family will be deprived of the right to inherit the throne, even if it is a beast, it will have to die and struggle, let alone the descendants of Zhao Da!

They are not reconciled!

It's just this calculation, can it succeed?

Thousands of miles away, the situation in the northwest is what these people in the capital can predict?

It seems to be a clever plan, but in fact, it is all tied to the battle of Lingzhou!

Foyin and Da Su have some personal relationships, and they also know that Wang Ningan is not a simple character, and it is too difficult to make a ghost under his nose...... And between Wang Ningan and Zhao Zhen, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is not shallow, can they be separated because of one thing? Buddha Yin felt more and more unreliable.

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"Huang'er, what do you think of the affairs of Western Xia?" Nearly a month passed, and Zhao Zhen asked again.

Zhao Shu lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Father, the son still thinks that Mr. is right, as the so-called greed can't chew too much." The Western Xia spans 3,000 miles of territory, almost equivalent to the area of four or five roads in the Great Song Dynasty, and has a population of more than one million, how can it be swallowed in one bite? After a month of thinking, the little prince became more and more determined.

"Father, forgive the sons and gentlemen, you are wrong, you should not send Qin to send it over, let alone doubt the original strategy, that strategy is not only formulated by the master, you, but also the political affairs hall, the Privy Council, and the military department, all agreed, military affairs, change at will, yes...... It's not right! ”

After the little guy finished speaking, his knees weakened and he knelt in front of Zhao Zhen, but his waist was straight, as a son, he offended his father and was unfilial, but I won't change my opinion!

Looking at his stubborn son, Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, "The king has a minister, and he will not die in his country." The father has a son, and his family will not die! Emperor, you did a great job! ”

Zhao Zhen held on to the handrail, stood up, helped the little prince up, and let him sit beside him.

"Emperor, my father sent a messenger and sent a secret decree, I don't fully trust your master......" Zhao Zhen sighed deeply, "Father summoned Chen Shunzhi, and received a lot of news one after another, and my father thinks your master is right...... Emperor, are you willing to admit your mistake for your father? ”

Zhao Shu nodded hurriedly, "Erchen is willing, Erchen will go to Hengshan to see Master!" ”