Chapter 151: A Layer of Window Paper

Where does the king's faith come from? No one knows what he is doing, except for doubting what the king says, but also feeling mysterious about the uncertain prophet next to the king. In the eyes of these people www.biquge.info Wang Bi is always a mystery. He is tepid, unhurried, and impatient, but from time to time he makes something earth-shattering make people feel as if there is an aura hanging over him.

Wang Bi believed that the information he got was the fastest, but it was not ruled out that Zhao Hao would get the information quickly. When the crisis appears to Zhao Hao, what will he do? Is it to quietly endure it, or to make a last ditch effort? No matter what Zhao Hao does, Wang Bi must take precautions thoroughly.

At this time, Zhao Hao was already tired to death. In the past few days, outside Zhao Hao's Wu Rong Palace, there are always strangers haunting, and after hearing several reports from the guards, I feel like Wu Rong Wangfu is being stared at. Even when Zhao Hao went out, he vaguely felt that someone was following. What kind of person is he probing Wu Rong's mansion? If you don't do bad things, you are not afraid of ghosts calling the door, but Zhao Hao just did bad things. What made him feel even more sorry was that he shouldn't have been in the capital, but he heard that Zhao Ji was about to die, and the queen mother had already begun to prepare the dragon robe for a ten-year-old child, if he wasn't in the capital at this time, wouldn't he miss a great opportunity.

Now Zhao Hao is in his thirties when he is in the prime of life, imagine if Zhao Hao dies, then he is of course the most suitable person to take over the throne, will he let the child who is less than ten years old sit on the throne? The more Zhao Hao thought about it, the more unwilling he became. However, if you want to fight for opportunities, it is far from enough to rely on his title as a prince, his status as an emperor, and even this little soldier in his hands. The two brothers of the Gao family are simply useless straw bales in Zhao Hao's eyes, and without the support of the ministers in the court, it is useless what kind of identity they have.

Zhao Hao remembered several of his supporters in the court, and one of the most important figures was Cai Qu.

Speaking of Cai Qu, this is not an ordinary figure, the northern Dashi clan has an attitude of opposition and attack on Wang Anshi's changes, they refer to Wang Anshi's group as a traitorous group, except for Wang Anshi because of their recommendation to come to power, others are mostly stained as traitors in the orthodox history books. In fact, most of these are resolute reformers. After Wang Anshi resigned, the number one reformer who insisted on the new law should be Cai Qu. When Wang Anshi was in power, he recommended Cai to be the master of the third class and supervise the imperial history. In the sixth year of Xining, Wang Shaoxi won a victory over Western Xia in the Battle of the Xihe River, but the defendant embezzled military funds, and Cai was indeed ordered to handle the case and was wronged. Later, Cai did pay tribute to the governor's political affairs, and Wu Chong, the left minister, wanted to change the new law, but Cai did not let it, citing Xiao Gui Cao's example, saying that the new law was "established by His Majesty today, how can one person be allowed to resentment and be bad." "In the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Cai was indeed named the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu, that is, the official name of the right prime minister.

If you want to get the support of the ministers, Zhao Hao clearly knows that now the reform and conservative factions in the DPRK and China are almost incompatible, and the ten-year reform of Xining was finally abolished, and many conservatives have recently returned to the imperial court, these are the queen mother's direct cronies, and now the situation is becoming more and more complicated, if you want to get the support of the ministers, you must make your position clear. And Zhao Hao's position is to appease these reformers, and it seems that he can continue what Zhao Hao did not finish back then.

Zhao Hao seems to have overlooked one thing, and that is that he forgot that there is a crucial person who really wants to get the support of these people. That's the king's side! But Zhao Hao was hostile to Wang Pan from the bottom of his heart, and he believed that Wang Pan had already lost his power, not to mention that since he would continue to support the reformers, what reason would Wang Pan have to oppose him. It's a pity that he thought wrong, he didn't know what Wang Bian was thinking now, whether he changed the new law or not, Wang Bian had to do his own thing. Once history is pushed into the process, the reform of the Song Dynasty will be a matter of time.

For a few days, the palace was surprisingly quiet, Zhao Hao's condition seemed to be becoming more and more mysterious, and Zhao Hao really couldn't sit still. He sent someone to invite Cai Qu to the mansion, and after about a stick of incense, a sedan chair was parked at the back door of King Wu Rong's mansion. A man dressed as a foreigner who followed the sedan chair knocked on the door, and a family member opened the courtyard door. The prayer post was handed over, and soon the palanquin was carried into the courtyard of the palace. The family looked left and right, and only around the corner seemed to be looking this way, so he hurriedly closed the courtyard door again.

Cai Qu walked out of the sedan chair, as the right prime minister, he would inevitably be used as a talking point if he had a close relationship with the imperial family. The clerk asked, "Where is the prince?" ”

"King Wu Rong is waiting for Cai Xiang in the study!" As he spoke, he led the two towards the study.

The person who came with Cai Qu is called Xing Shu, and he is a celebrity around Cai Qu, and he often gives advice to Cai Qu. The two of them walked into King Wu Rong's study one after the other, saw King Wu Rong writing something on the desk, and put down the pen in their hands when they saw the two people coming in.

"It's so late to invite Cai Xianggong to come, Cai Xianggong has worked hard." Zhao Hao arched his hand and asked Cai to sit down. Xing Shu stood beside Cai Qu, waiting for Cai Qu's orders at any time.

"The prince is polite, presumably the prince is so anxious to see me, there must be something important to discuss." Cai said politely.

"Alas, I'm all idle, and now seeing Cai Xiang's efforts to defend the new policy, I am very impressed by Cai Xianggong's actions. It's just that some of the veterans in the DPRK have returned to the DPRK in the past few days, and those are all old ministers who oppose the new policy, and I am worried that Cai Xiangshi will be alone and difficult to do, so I specially invited Cai Xiangshi to come and chat about comfort! Zhao Hao looked compassionate.

"Thanks to the prince's concern, in fact, I am also worried, but fortunately, Xing Shu is here." Cai Qu looked at Xing Shu and said, "He often went in and out of the subordinates of Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu at that time, and he could also send me some information." ”

"Oh? This is Xing Shu? I've admired the name for a long time! Come, Mr. Xing, please take a seat! Zhao Hao gave Xing Shu a seat, and Xing Shu hurriedly thanked him and sat behind Cai Qu.

"I have to say that Cai Xiang has appeal, if I remember correctly, Mr. Xing was strongly opposed to the New Deal back then, and was almost disposed of by Wang Xianggong because of a dispute with Wang Yan and Wang Yuanze. Is there such a thing? ”

"The person the prince said is down." Xing Shu replied.

Did you think wrong? Why didn't I see Cai Qu and Xing Shu together for a few days? Zhao Hao was a little strange, he looked at Cai Qu, Cai Qu immediately understood Zhao Hao's doubts, and explained with a smile: "Who hasn't had a time when they are young and frivolous? Xing Shu did oppose the new law back then, but now that he knows the magic of the new law, there have been some changes. ”

Xing Shu was also busy explaining: "What Cai Xiangke can say, I can have today thanks to Cai Xianggong's love." Although I opposed the new law back then, and I had close contacts with Sima Guang and others, Cai was the only one who had the grace of knowing me and recommended me as a foreigner, so I should only try my best to do things for Cai Xiang and the imperial court. ”

Zhao Hao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That is so, everything is fine when the imperial brother is still here, I am only afraid that if the imperial brother makes a mistake and the power of the court falls into the hands of others, I am afraid that there will be a change." For nearly ten years, those conservatives who opposed the new law had almost no place to stand in the imperial court, and now once they turn over, they are afraid that they will retaliate against us people! ”

He also included himself in the new law support faction, and it seems that Wang Fang had a grudge with Wang Anshi back then. But in any case, those grievances are not enough for outsiders, and perhaps the world still sighs that Zhao Hao's open-mindedness actually married the daughter-in-law of Wang Anshifu. Just like Xing Shu now, he didn't know the situation back then, and when he saw Zhao Hao say this, he immediately greeted him: "The prince has always supported the new law, and is close to these officials who are focusing on reform. ”

This is naked sycophancy, and the reason why Xing Shu said this is also related to his personal experience. During the reign of Shenzong Xining, Xing Shu was admitted to the Jinshi and made up for the main book of Yong'an. It was recommended by Lu Gongshu to be the book of Chongwen Academy. Xing Shu was very dissatisfied, so he told Wang Anshi's son Wang Peng a lot of the disadvantages of the new law implemented by Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi was furious and wanted to deal with him, and the official also went to Shushenzong to say that Xing Shu was a new branch jinshi, and he was in the pavilion before he became an official, which was inappropriate, so the two crimes were one, and Xing Shu was driven out of the court and served as the magistrate of Yanling County. Soon Yanling County was abolished, and Xing Shu was not transferred to another position, and became an unemployed vagrant, wandering between Shaanxi and Luo, and went for seven years. In the past seven years, Xing Shu naturally held back a nameless fire in his heart. Fortunately, he finally "won the clouds and saw the moon", and seven years later, the imperial court suddenly remembered him again and restored his official as the school secretary. Wu Chong appointed him as the proofreader of the pavilion, and soon moved to the history museum to inspect and write Zuolang. Cai did have a gap with Wu Chong, and after taking office, he expelled all the people appointed by Wu Chong from power. Xing Shu's heart suddenly turned into fifteen buckets to draw waterβ€”seven up and eight down, restless eating, and unstable sleep. Every day, he lived in the house and didn't dare to go out, for fear of letting Cai Qu bump into him, so he was reminded of it. At this time, Emperor Shenzong read a poem written by Xing Shu called "Sending Wen Yanbo Poems", and praised the poem in front of Cai Qu for its clear and beautiful rhetoric and skill. Cai established Xing Shu as a staff member. Xing Shu didn't know the reason inside, and he was grateful for a while. With Cai Qu as the backer, he made suggestions for Cai Qu, recruited celebrities, and put forward some "reform" suggestions in political affairs, and the two became more and more in love.

Looking at Xing Shu's experience in this way, we know that he has read a lot of books since he was a child, is proficient in classics, and has all the stories of success and failure in ancient and modern times. And he has been repeatedly frustrated by his self-reliance, so he is afraid, once he gets touched by the powerful, it is like grasping a life-saving straw, and he refuses to let go of death, not to mention that the person in front of him is King Wu Rong, whom Cai Qu has mentioned countless times, and he is also the person he thinks is most likely to take over the imperial power.

As soon as Ming Jun's words came out, Zhao Hao's eyes lit up, and Cai Cheng couldn't help but look at Zhao Hao's expression, if this layer of window paper was pierced, no one could say whether it was bright or a basket behind it.

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