Chapter 5: The Dawn of Winter (4)

"Just do what Han Qing's family says."

Hearing the words of the Empress Dowager, Han Gang bowed and bowed, "There is a cloud in the etiquette: 'Therefore, the likes and dislikes of the people are also the expression of the people'." The Queen Mother is generous, benevolent and filial, and can set an example for all the people. ”

"I'm generous, so generous that I almost gave my life this time. The inheritance entrusted to me by the first emperor will also fall into the hands of those thieves. In the future, I will settle the province in the morning and dusk, who can say that I am not generous? ”

Empress Dowager Xiang's voice was so steady that people couldn't help but feel chills, and the hatred in her words was as deep as the abyss. Han Gang's heart jumped, wondering if he had made another wrong choice.

However, no matter which minister is concerned, it is impossible to agree to dispose of her aunt to the Queen Mother. From the perspective of Confucian ministers, they must maintain the status and treatment of Emperor Gao.

Han Ganggui advised: "If parents are loving, it is common for children to be filial. If Yu Shun, the father is not kind, the younger brother is not cowardly, he can still be filial to his father, friend to his brother, and his virtue can be glorious through the ages. ”

Zhang Tun's eyelids jumped, Han Gang was really good at seizing the opportunity.

When the relationship between Emperor Yingzong and Empress Dowager Cao deteriorated, Han Qi entered to persuade Yingzong, and Yingzong complained to Han Qi that 'the Empress Dowager treats me without kindness', and Han Qi took Yu Shun as an example to persuade Yingzong to be filial to the Empress Dowager Cao at that time.

But Han Gang took the opportunity to bring up Song Yingzong's old affairs, what was he doing? Is this afraid that the Empress Dowager Xiang will want to change the emperor and deliberately remind her what kind of virtue Yingzong was back then?

Empress Dowager Xiang has been in the palace for a long time, and she knows the old things of the past, "Han Zhongxian advised Emperor Yingzong, I still remember." On the Empress Dowager's side, I have nothing to say. There are a lot of them in the history books with the second uncle, not to mention them. It's Cai Qu, he is a dignified prime minister, and he is already a very popular minister. Chasing after his father and ancestors, and his descendants in the shadow, when have I been slow to treat him, and what is he not satisfied with? ”

Han Gang didn't speak, Cai did rebel for what reason, Xiang Empress Dowager must know the reason for Lu Dao, and it is impossible to say it clearly now. Without Han Gang's insistence on protecting Zhao Xu, and without Xiang Queen's insistence on obeying Han Gang, Cai would indeed not go to extremes.

Cai was recommended by the ministers in the past, but in the blink of an eye, he impeached the ministers. The cloud is a state affair, but it is selfish. It is in such a nature that today it is nothing more than a relapse. ”

Wang Anshi reused Cai Qu back then, but was stabbed in the back by Cai Qu, and this matter is well known. But when Wang Anshi said this, he knew at a glance that he wanted to blame the problem on Cai Qu's nature, rather than to investigate what kind of external reasons caused Cai Qu's rebellion.

"The heart of a tiger and a wolf, how can people understand it? The traitorous people, their thoughts and thoughts, are very different from the righteous men and gentlemen. Wang Anshi's words are reasonable, but they are just a relapse of the old ways. Han Jiang also said the same.

The remaining two prefectures, at least Zhang Dan's attitude, can be determined, is to settle the matter and calm the people, and not to deal with the case exhaustively. Zhang Qi and Su Song's attitudes are also the same, otherwise with Cai Qu, Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang's connections outside, I don't know how many people will be involved.

Nanfeng Zeng's family has more than ten Jinshi, and Xue Xiang's family has also been an official for several generations. And Cai Qu is discussing marriage with Han Qi's family, and he is in-law with Feng Jing, and the Fujian Cai family is also a prominent family.

In the slaughtering class, who dares to speak out and be reluctant? If the strains are connected, one or two bends can involve them or their relatives and friends.

Only the officials at the bottom can't wait for more positions above to be vacated will some people think about making things as big as possible.

"However, Cai Qu's henchmen must be mostly tempted by fame and fortune, so that Li Lingzhi is dizzy." Zhang Qi suddenly said, "I also boast of being talented, and I can't use it in the imperial court, so I complain." Such as Su Shi, such as torture, such as Wei Siqing and others, all of them are the same. Another example is Cai Jing, who has been sunk by the end of the Taiwan side, and has long heard that he has many complaints about the outside world. is also Cai Qu's kinship, and his suspicion is far heavier than others. ”

If Zhang Qi hadn't publicly declared it in front of other Zaifu in the palace, and privately said it to the Queen Mother, Han Gang would definitely raise his hands in favor. Regardless of whether Cai Jing is really guilty or not, as long as he is convicted in the name of a traitor, he will not want to restrain Han Gang with this shackle.

Empress Dowager Xiang asked Han Gang again: "Han Qing's family, do you think Cai Jing is indeed involved with Cai?" ”

"The minister and Cai Jing have old grievances, right and wrong, the minister is inconvenient to say, please have a division to verify."

Once you join the Law Division, it is easy to get any result you want. Cai Jing has no status and no backstage. Who would give up the opportunity to curry favor with Han Gang for him?

Han Gang had no idea of keeping this shackle at all. Time has passed, and the obstacles that were deliberately erected in the past in order to prove one's own intentions are no longer necessary.

However, Han Gang's answer is also upright and reasonable, if there is a suspicion, he naturally asks, do you want him to ensure that Cai Jing is not suspicious? He can clearly say that he has old grudges with Cai Jing, but he does not fall into the ground, but asks Yousi to verify it, which can already be regarded as integrity.

"Your Highness." Wang Anshi took a step forward at this time, "The minister thinks that the top priority now is not outside the imperial city, but inside the imperial city." In his opinion, he asked the Queen Mother too many things that could be interrogated in the future, "Without Song Yongchen and Shi Deyi as internal responses, Yulong Sizhi and the Imperial City Division would not rebel, and Cai did not have a rebellious heart, but there was nothing he could do." ”

The possibility of Song Yongchen and Shi Deyi contacting Cai Qu is far greater than the possibility of Cai Qu contacting Song Yongchen and Shi Deyi.

If the Son of Heaven wants to contact the foreign ministers to rebel, they can always find the right person. But let the foreign minister say that the ministers of the Son of Heaven are going to rebel, and the risk is more than many times.

The same reason can also be used for Song Yongchen and Shi Deyi.

Song Yongchen, who dealt with the affairs of the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven, moved Shi Deyi, who was in charge of practice in the periphery, which was far easier than Shi Deyi to move Song Yongchen.

But Song Yongchen is the most trusted chamberlain of the former emperor Zhao Ji since Li Shunju, why would he throw himself to the empress dowager?

It's not something that can be imagined by standing here and guessing. Just Zhao Xu's murder of his father and the refusal of the Empress Dowager to set up another one should not be so intense. In these more than 20 days, there must have been some things that made Song Yongchen completely lose his loyalty to the Empress Dowager Xiang and the little emperor.

"Those who are not thieves are loyal ministers, Liu Weijian and Wang Zhongzheng have been imprisoned. Let them deal with the affairs in the palace. ”

Regardless of whether Wang Anshi wanted to take the opportunity to meddle in the affairs of the palace, Xiang Xiang's reply to the Queen Mother denied this possibility from the beginning.

As the saying goes, articles hate life, and now Han Gang has a similar feeling.

He wasn't thinking about Su Shi. Maybe after a thousand years, there will be more famous chapters in the world that will be in the Lingnan or the Western Desert, but now, Han Gang just feels that after suffering hardships, people will really grow. Talent, learning, heart, will have some changes, and it is generally not impossible to be reborn.

Empress Dowager Xiang's calmness was far beyond Han Gang's expectations. If she is radical and wants to open a big company, this is still expected, but she has just gone through a rebellion, and she can still think of not giving foreign ministers a chance, before the rebellion, she may not have such a level.

"In the imperial court, who is Cai Qu's henchman, he will be handed over to Yushitai and Dali Temple for interrogation. Those who have meritorious service should also be rewarded, and the reward will be discussed by the two governments. ”

"Your Highness." Wang Anshi bowed and said, "Please forgive your Highness for the crimes of arbitrariness and others, before in the Daqing Palace, because there were many thieves, I had to make an arbitrary claim, and my crimes were pardoned." ”

Wang Anshi concisely said everything in the Daqing Hall at that time.

Only then did the Empress Dowager Xiang know how this rebellion, which was already nine out of ten, was overturned. Han Gang said that he killed Cai Qu, but he beat him to death with his own hands.

After looking at Han Gang for a long time, he whispered to the Queen Mother: "Thanks to Han Qing's family." ”

"Don't dare. This is the duty of a minister. ”

"Zhang Shouyue must be rescued!"

"There are already imperial doctors treating him."

Xiang nodded to the Queen Mother and looked at the Zaifu in front of her: "Thanks to Zhuqing." ”

Wang Anshi led everyone to thank him.

Xiang Empress Dowager said again: "The matter is urgent. Since the ministers have said that they will pardon the sins of their accomplices, so be it. ”

She turned her head back, "The official family, if it weren't for the power of your family, you and my mother and son would not be able to protect it." In the future, I will always remember today. ”

"Erchen has learned the truth." Zhao Xu, who had been standing quietly behind, replied in a low voice.

"Your Majesty is well?"

Zhao Xu and Empress Dowager Xiang were imprisoned together. But after the ministers came in, they ignored the little emperor intentionally or unintentionally. But everything is over, Zhao Xu is in front of him, and he can no longer be regarded as the emperor who has not seen the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xu was only wearing a small jacket, not the outfit when he went out to look at the court, but his expression and attitude were still the same as before.

Hearing the greetings of the ministers, he simply said three words: "I have nothing to do." ”

Zhao Xu is so calm that he is not like a six- or seven-year-old child, even if an adult is in his situation, he will not be so calm.

Is it an innate mind, or is it not aware of how serious the consequences are?

praised Zhao Xu's precocious and old words, the world doesn't know how much to say. If there is no charcoal poison case, seeing Zhao Xu's current performance, the ministers will inevitably praise the Emperor and Song Dynasty for having another hero.

But now that Zhao Xu behaves better, the fear in the hearts of the courtiers will be deeper.

Thinking that ten years later, a calm and precocious monarch who is guilty of killing his father will take control of the government, how many of the courtiers in the list are not secretly frightened?

Of course, Zhao Xu is not guilty in the criminal law, and if a six- or seven-year-old child does anything wrong, no one will think that he is a criminal, and it is impossible to judge the criminal law. There is an example of Dong Zhongshu's prison sentence in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, adults who accidentally kill their parents, and they will not be judged to die. But from the outline, Zhao Xu could never escape the charge of killing his father, who asked Confucius to write in the Spring and Autumn Period that it was 'murder'.

Han Gang withdrew his gaze from Zhao Xu's face and fell on Wang Anshi's body.

Among all the people, there should be only one Wang Anshi who has the same mind as him.

The reason why Wang Anshi still wants to protect Zhao Xu is only for the sake of Zhao Xu, who has just died, and he cares about the old feelings in his heart, otherwise he will become a member of the persuasion to set up a new monarch for the Queen Mother.

I'm afraid that there are many people who wonder how not to be frightened. If you really get sick with palpitations, you can also change the boat to a new gentleman.