In the eighth year of Yuanyou, Zong Ze was sent to the Daimyo Mansion Pavilion Tao County to serve as the county lieutenant and the county commander, and in less than a month after his arrival, Zong Ze quickly and properly handled the county's litigation backlog over the years, showing his ability to handle government affairs and winning the trust and admiration of his subordinates. In the second year of Shaosheng, the prefect Lu Huiqing ordered Zong Ze to inspect the construction project of the imperial river, at this time Zong Ze lost his eldest son, he endured his grief and did it. After hearing this, Lu Huiqing exclaimed: "It can be called a person who forgets his home for the country." ”

At this time, the weather was cold and frozen, Zong Ze found that many migrant workers were stiff on the side of the road during the inspection, and immediately went to the secretary's department, suggesting that the construction period be postponed and the construction would start when it was warm next spring, and said that "he should be responsible" at that time, and the imperial court agreed to postpone.

In the spring of the following year, "Hecheng, the life is very many", Zong Ze in the officialdom first emerged, he showed diligence in his duties, for the official integrity, sympathy for the people and other noble virtues, after that, from the first year of Yuan Fu to the government and four years, Zong Ze successively served as Quzhou Longyou, Laizhou glue, Jinzhou Zhaocheng, Laizhou Ye County and other four counties of the county, throughout Zong Ze in politics for more than 20 years, can be an official, benefit one party, outstanding political achievements, "to govern", won the trust and love of the people everywhere for him. However, due to the extreme political corruption of the Song Dynasty and the power of traitors, Zong Ze has not been promoted and reused for a long time, among them, Zhao Ji and Cai Jing have to pay absolute responsibility.

In order to strengthen the northern frontier defense, the Song Dynasty ordered Dengzhou and other four prefectures to be promoted to "secondary borders", and some capable officials should be selected to serve as general judges.

In the fifth year of Zhenghe (1115), Zong Ze was promoted to Dengzhou General Judge, Dengzhou is close to Beijing, and the powerful forces stretched out their hands in the meantime, such as Dengzhou only the clan official field has hundreds of hectares, all of which are barren land, and the annual rent is more than 10,000 yuan, all of which are passed on to the local people. In the officialdom, Zong Ze saw more and more clearly the decay of the ruling group of the Song Dynasty, and felt that it was difficult for him to make a difference.

In the first year of Emperor Xuanhe of Song Hui, Zong Ze, who was sixty years old, begged to return to his hometown, and was allowed to be granted the fictitious title of being in charge of Nanjing that is, Ying Tianfu and Hongqing Temple, and then retired to his hometown of Dongyang, a neighboring county in Yiwu, and settled in the valley of Lu, and planned to write a book to spend his old age, and then was falsely accused of contempt for Taoism, Zong Ze was assigned to Zhenjiang "management", and during the period when Zong Ze was under management, his wife Chen died of illness.

It wasn't until last year, when the Northern Expedition was successful, that Zhao Ji held a sacrificial ceremony and implemented amnesty, and Zong Ze regained his freedom.

It can be said that Zong Ze's official reputation is very good, but in the next sentence, Geng Nanzhong continued, "When the time comes, we will join forces with the Dumen Forbidden Army family, if the forbidden army makes noise, our situation will be suddenly solved." ”

Yuwen Xuzhong's expression suddenly changed, if the first strategy is Geng Nanzhong's sudden enlightenment, it can be described as a stroke of genius This second strategy is an out-and-out bad idea, he did suggest contacting the forbidden army generals, it is nothing more than to be well-informed and grasp the changes in the situation in a timely manner, once Yang Ling sorts out the financial affairs of the forbidden army and produces any variables - even what causes the clamoring in the army can be dealt with immediately and obtain the greatest benefits, but it does not include taking the initiative to let the forbidden army give birth to any noisy things, Wenchen and the Jiangmen family contact, Let changes occur in the army, in the era of the Great Song Dynasty - even no matter what era, it is a great thing to be afraid of, you can wait and see, you can look at the style, you can wait for the opportunity to make a move, but you must not mix yourself in.

Yuwen Xuzhong originally thought that once Yang Ling ordered the financial affairs of the forbidden army, with his people from the south, he did not know anything about the inside of the forbidden army, and he could not talk about any foundation, and if he made a rash move, something would inevitably happen, and they, the old party doctors, would inevitably go to the position as the first person to clean up the situation, and they could take the opportunity to jump to the forefront.

But I didn't expect that Yang Ling's steps were extremely steady, and he actually walked through Gao Yu's door, and used the last bit of use of Gao Yu, who was about to die, and the forbidden army was very accurate in the name of sitting on the matter, and Gao Yu's family was in the middle and went down, and he actually won the lottery in the matter of sitting on the house, and the gate control army also gave way to this step.

After some planning and traps, all of them failed, not only did he Yuwen be so suffocated that he wanted to vomit blood, which made the prince angry, but because King Jia also got a big fortune for sticking to this matter, for a while, Yuwen Xuzhong was really helpless, this Yang Ling was so cunning that he couldn't catch it.

Although Yuwen was very depressed, it didn't mean that he would lose his mind and incite the Dumen Forbidden Army to take the initiative to cause any trouble, and drive Yang Ling down This is a big fire pit, which can not only burn Yang Ling, but also burn themselves, Yuwen Xuzhong stood up and hit the case hard: "Brother Daoxi, this matter is absolutely impossible"

Geng Nanzhong didn't speak with a cold face, Yuwen knew that Geng Nanzhong was a person with a strict temperament, and once he recognized the matter, it would be difficult to turn back, so he immediately softened his tone again, and said almost pleadingly: "Brother Daoxi, this is to roast my generation and even the prince on the fire." ”

Geng Nanzhong slowly spoke: "What this son is doing now is to roast my generation and the prince on the fire. ”

Yuwen shook his head in a false way: "Although King Jia can be called Xun Xi with this son's actions, for example, although the fire is big, it is just far from burning, but once Brother Daoxi wants to do the second policy, if he goes straight into the fire, there is a worry of burning out, and the student can not agree with Brother Daoxi's policy, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very strong, the student is willing to share it with His Royal Highness the Prince in person." ”

Geng Nanzhong's face flashed with a green aura, he pursed his lips tightly, his cheekbones could be seen, and in an instant, his face was calm again, and he said slowly: "That's it, let's talk about it." ”

Yuwen glanced at Geng Nanzhong fixedly, slowly got up, and saluted to Geng Nanzhong: "This is the best, the students immediately began to run to contact, for this list of people to return to Beijing to contribute something, and after they return to Beijing one after another, it is not too late to discuss, the students have repeatedly failed to draw plans, and they have already felt deeply disappointed brothers, but the matter is big, only the cheeky begging Brother Xi to believe in the students again, at this moment, wait and see what happens." ”

Geng Nanzhong nodded, and didn't speak, Yuwen Xuzhong also knew that it was not easy for Geng Nanzhong to take a step back, today's words were already a little hurt to the friendship with Geng Nanzhong, no matter what to say at this time, only to add fuel to the fire, only wait for time to pass for a while, and then slowly unravel it, after all, he and Geng Nanzhong have had a ten-year friendship, and it is expected to recover in the future.

Geng Nanzhong sat in the room, he sat there without saying a word for a long time, the room was in a mess, the waiters did not dare to come in to clean up, the prince's personality was silent, and he was a little weak, the most trusted person was this Geng Nanzhong, but where the position of the prince was the most difficult position in the world, Geng Nanzhong had been with the prince, and had the authority as a master, although the prince was old and had his own opinions, but Geng Nanzhong's position in the East Palace had never been shaken. I didn't even dare to let out the atmosphere.

I don't know how long it took, Geng Nanzhong showed a rare bitter look on his face, and shook his head gently, letting Zong Zezong Rulin return to Bianliang was not Geng Nanzhong's idea, and he didn't even have this idea in mind, this was the prince's idea.

In the future, after the crown prince ascends the throne, he will also promise himself as a natural prime minister, how can he let a person who has served as an official over the years, and has been in the court for less than five years in total, exceed his status in the prince's mind? He had to do something to make the prince understand that the first person he could trust was still him, Geng Nanzhong.

In history, Geng Nanzhong was indeed so cautious, the Jurchens went south, Li Gang picked up Huizong Zhao Ji, and asked him to Zen status and Qinzong Zhao Heng, Geng Nanzhong thought that Li Gang had robbed him of the limelight, and he held a grudge in this matter, and in less than a year, Li Gang lost his official position twice and resigned, and the driving force behind it was this Geng Nanzhong Geng Daoxi.

In the dormitory of the East Palace, the current crown prince Zhao Heng, walking around with his hands behind his back and a few cases, putting the tea soup of the drinker, which has already cooled the current crown princess Zhu Lian, and kneeling there in a regular manner, looking like he wants to persuade but does not dare to persuade.

Zhao Heng is twenty-five years old this year, adhering to the tradition of the Zhao family, with a thin face as a doctor, but he does not have the demeanor of the third brother, thin and black, and his back is a little hunched with a little upper beard, but he looks like he has some village atmosphere, which is really not like the handsome old handsome guy Zhao Ji was born by.

The crown princess Zhu Lian is four years younger than him, her father is a middle-level military attache in the forbidden army, the family is not high, and the person is extremely tame, but the complexion is beautiful, whether it is the emperor or the prince's main room, they are all married to virtue, such a beauty, it is not a big anomaly, she is also the great-aunt of the Southern Song Dynasty author Zhu Xi in history, in real history, the two emperors of Huiqin were broadcast, and the princess was also captured by the Jurchens. The two emperors only received orders, only the crown princess Zhu Lian could not bear this humiliation, and she committed suicide by throwing herself into the water, which was too man.

After waiting for a long time, Zhu finally couldn't hold it back, and advised in a low voice: "Da Lang, these two **** are always depressed, tea and rice have never been eaten, the concubine prepares some drinks to replenish the middle qi, and you have never touched your lips, your body has never been very good, how can you deal with it if you go on like this?" ”

Zhao Heng stood up irritably, and said angrily in a low voice: "What's the use of being in good health?" How can it be compared to my third brother, who is as rich as jade, and the saint rejoices when he sees it? ”

Zhu ate him and drank, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, and didn't dare to say more, Zhao Heng's heart softened again, he was originally kind, and Zhu Lian was a young couple, and he was very precious to such a beautiful wife.

According to the past practice, once the crown prince is canonized, it is necessary to deal with some state affairs slowly, but Zhao Heng, the prince, is really aggrieved, and almost has nothing to do with state affairs, not only that, but also try his best to avoid suspicion, so as not to make the saint jealous, from the prince's party led by Geng Nanzhong, it can be seen that it has been quietly and silently developed, that is, for fear of being hit by the officials, the capital is not thick, and after some twists and turns, I am afraid that the family will be completely defeated, but what about King Jia, But he made friends with courtiers in a big way, and even became the commander of the Northern Expedition for a time, and only this wife was always by his side to comfort him, Zhao Heng turned around silently at the moment, picked up the cold tea soup and drank it in a big gulp, but he really didn't know what to eat.

Zhu Shi was overjoyed, raised his head and whispered comfort: "Da Lang has something to worry about, please Master Geng take the idea, don't be in a hurry to break your own body, Da Lang will be responsible for the world in the future......"

Zhao Heng was in a bad mood again, and sneered: "This position is the most bitter position in the world, I don't want to sit for a long time, whoever wants to go, just take it!" ”

Anyone can say angry words, and they have to face the reality after speaking, how can Zhao Heng not be willing to succeed to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme? They are all princes, and those who take this position and those who can't take this position are worlds apart, and at the moment he sighed a few times in distress, and said slowly: "Master Geng is naturally extremely reliable...... But over the years, Lone has gradually seen a little more clearly, Master Geng is upright, and he can hold it on the big joints, but he lacks the talent to change, and Shi Wang is indeed slightly insufficient, and there is still a lack of a person of sufficient weight by Lone's side......"

Zhu lowered his eyebrows and said, "This kind of thing, Da Lang is naturally able to come up with ideas......

However, Zhu was a little curious: "Who is this person?" ”

Zhao Heng shook his head hurriedly: "You don't have to ask, and I won't say it...... Do you know who you are recommended to Lonely? It's Zong Ze Zong Rulin"

Rao is the Zhu family is the concubine of the prince of the deep palace, and I have also heard of Zong Ze's name for no other reason, when Cai Jing covered the sky with one hand, Zhao Jijun was extremely powerful, and the Great Song Shifeng was also destroyed because of the Yuanyou Party Monument, this is just the last person from the same Jinshi, never go the way, on the contrary, he said bluntly, in total, he has been in Bianliang for less than five years, but Zong Ze, who is famous in the world, is too much.

At that moment, Zhu said happily: "Since it is Mr. Ru Lin, it is naturally excellent, with Mr. Ru Lin for Da Lang's use, what else can Da Lang worry about?" ”

Zhao Heng shook his head, he didn't want to say any more, summoning Zongze into the court, it was naturally a stroke of genius, but it was inevitably a little slow, now King Jia was aggressive, he really didn't want to experience the desperate feeling of hearing that the third brother was going to take the position of commander of Yan that day, now the sage values the most is financial planning, if King Jia is of great use because of this, his wings are plump again, what will he do? Needless to say, that Yang Ling looked much more powerful than Wang Huang Tongguan and the others who were around King Jia's side that day, he planned for King Jia, how could he deal with it?

There must be some way to bring this Yang Ling down, but how to make this person fall, Zhao Heng has no idea, Geng Nanzhong just said that he will think and act, and Zhao Heng can only choose to believe him. (To be continued.) )