Chapter 022: Heavenly Change
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A thick political cloud has been shrouded over the Great Song Dynasty for a long time, and the eyes of countless officials have been attracted by the imperial palace in Tokyo, because that palace is the eye of the storm, which seems to be calm, but contains the power to destroy the mountains and seas.
The Empress Dowager Gao Tao has been ill for a few months, and has not recovered, if she is just a person who does not ask about the world, her life and death will not cause much shock in the officialdom, but she is a very restless woman.
This woman was received into the palace by Empress Cao of Renzong since she was a child, and Zhao Shu, the adopted son of Renzong at that time, was accompanied by the two childhood sweethearts. Gao Taotao, who has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child, has developed a character of empty eyes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is lawless.
As soon as her son Emperor Shenzong died, she listened to the government, and in less than half a year, she degraded the ministers reused by Emperor Shenzong, supported Sima Guang and other conservatives who opposed the change of the law, and used extremely nonsense reasons such as 'changing the mother to the son' to abolish the new law that had cost Shenzong's life's painstaking efforts.
For eight years, Gao Taotao has firmly controlled the government, treating his grandson Zhao Xu as nothing, and the ministers are all facing Gao Taotao, pouting their butts and turning their backs to Zhao Xu, and treating Zhao Xu, the emperor, as an ornament.
Zhao Xu is almost eighteen years old, and he has already been married, but Gao Tao has no intention of returning to the emperor, even after falling ill, he still clings to power, how to describe this woman? The father-in-law died early, the husband died early, the son died early, and the mother-in-law (Empress Renzong Cao) had a good temper! What's the big deal with the little grandson left?
Due to the above reasons, Gao Taotao's life and death are related to the political trend of the entire Great Song Dynasty, and it is bound to cause a political storm that will sweep the world.
On the sixth day of the ninth month of the eighth year of Yuanyou (1093), a team of messengers wrapped in white cloth Pegasus rushed into the city of Hangzhou!
The white color seemed to be contagious, and soon, in the sound of the death knell, everyone in the entire city of Hangzhou was wrapped in white cloth!
The Empress Dowager Gao returned to heaven on the third day of the ninth month!
However, the predicted storm did not come immediately, the time entered October, and Zhao Xu has been quiet after the pro-government, just like for eight years!
For a whole month, except for reinstating a few eunuchs who were originally demoted by Gao Tao to do miscellaneous work, Zhao Xu did nothing!
The quieter Zhao Xu was, the faster the hearts of the Yuanyu party members became, and they slept with one eye open at night, could it be that the storm that had been brewing for eight years was not strong enough? Do you want to keep brewing?
In the face of this suffocating silence and dead silence, the Yuanyou party was no longer overwhelmed, first of all, Lu Tao, a scholar of Jixian Academy, wrote a book to test the waters, saying that the Empress Dowager Liu E had also listened to the government, and after Renzong took office, he ordered that no one was allowed to discuss the rights and wrongs of Liu E's reign, hoping that Zhao Xu would be like Renzong to ensure the stability of the court.
After Zhao Xu received the recital, he was still very quiet, as quiet as he had been for eight years!
The Yuanyu party people are going crazy because of this quiet!
In the matter, Fan Zuyu went directly into the palace to find Zhao Xu, counted the events from Xining to Yuanfeng in front of Zhao Xu, quoted scriptures, from Wang Anshi to Cai Qu, to Zhang Dan, and denounced all these reformist bigwigs, and one by one the treacherous and sinister hats were buttoned on the heads of these people.
Zhao Xu still didn't say a word, quiet! Quiet as death!
Black clouds crush the city and want to destroy it! The Yuanyu party has never had such a deep understanding of this poem for a moment!
Sure enough, not long after, Zhao Xu fully reinstated Zhang Dan, Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu, and other Yuanfeng party members, but it was only a fictitious title, like Zhang Dun reinstated the fictitious title of a university scholar, and the actual position was still promoted by Hangzhou Dongxiao Palace, and there was no change.
But this is enough for the Yuanyou Party to be frightened, Su Shi, who has been very injured in the political struggle for many years, immediately decided to slip away, he took the initiative to ask for release, Zhao Xu played, so Su Shi changed from the Ministry of Rites to the Dingzhou Governor.
Before the release, Su Shi gave Zhao Xu a note: Your Majesty is sage and wise, the Spring and Autumn Period is prosperous, the ministers are willing to be humble and reasonable, do nothing, and contemplate the interests and disadvantages of the affairs, and the evil and righteousness of the ministers. With a period of three years, I will get the truth, and then do it according to the thing, so that after the work has been done, there will be no hatred in the world, and Your Majesty will have no regrets.
The gist of this recital is to let Zhao Xu follow the principles of government, first patiently observe the development of things, distinguish who is loyal to the minister, and take it for three years, and wait for three years to see it clearly, and then govern with the trend, so that the people of the world will not be resentful, and you yourself will not regret it in the future.
Zhao Xu still didn't say a word, very quiet! As if Su Shi hadn't said anything.
But the Yuanyu people began to tremble!
Cai was indeed exiled to Lingnan by them, died of poverty and illness, Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu, and Lu Huiqing were buttoned up by them one by one and kicked to the ground, how much resentment should have accumulated in the past eight years? Compare your heart to yourself, if you are treated like this, I am afraid that you will be angry!
So, how fierce will the revenge that comes with this sky-high resentment be?
During this time, Yang Yi was actually not sure if Feng Guoshun would be annoyed and angry after receiving the calligraphy and painting between him and Zhang Dian, and forcibly vent his anger with himself, so he spent most of his time in Dongxiao Palace, and at the same time seeking advice and discussing the Tao with Zhang Dian, he learned the art of vomiting from Qingyun Dao Chang.
On the day when Zhao Xu sent a messenger to restore Zhang Dian to the rank of senior scholar of the palace, Yang Yi also happened to be in Dongxiao Palace, and the expression on Zhang Dan's face did not fluctuate at all, as if it was someone else who restored the rank of university scholar, but he made fun of Yang Yi: "Little friend, this time you don't have to hide in Dongxiao Palace every day!" Hahaha! ”
The wind rises at the end of Qingping! Indeed, although Zhang Dan only reinstated a false title, this is enough to say it all; Just like the willow silk budding, although small, it indicates that a new season is coming!
At this moment, Feng Guoshun didn't talk about the trouble between the two of them, and he didn't directly apologize to Zhang Dian, he was already calm.
Yang Yi smiled lightly and said, "The late student has to congratulate the bachelor first!" In fact, even if there is no Feng Guoshun, the late students will often come to Dongxiao Palace, to be honest, the late students have learned a lot from Master Zhang and Qingyun Dao in the past few months, which is enough for the late students to benefit for a lifetime, Yang Yi is really grateful to the two teachers! ”
After Yang Yi finished speaking, he bowed seriously, Zhang Dian looked interesting, and laughed loudly: "This is not like Xiaoyou's style!" When did Xiaoyou become a humble gentleman? ”
Before Yang Yi could answer, the Qingyun Dao Elder on the side said first: "Infinite longevity!" Master Zhang, be careful, usually Yang Jushi is subordinate to others, and there must be a plan! ”
Qingyun Daoist was frightened by him, Yang Yi laughed and said: "Daoist Daoist is living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!" In his later years, he also read a few books of sages......"
No matter how clever he argued, Zhang Dian just laughed, and Qingyun Dao Commander was reciting the Tao number one after another!
Yang Yi was annoyed, entangled Mingyue Wise and the two little ones were not to mention it, the two little Taoist boys looked red and white, very cute, Yang Yi would often use them to practice the 'fixing technique', and sometimes take them to the city to play, taste all kinds of pastries and delicacies, the two little guys are afraid and love him.
Yang Yi was in Dongxiao Palace for two days, thinking about his mother at home, so he went home, and when he walked through the streets of the city, he went to a dessert shop of Granny Lu, Yang Yi turned in and said to Granny Lu: "Granny Lu's business is okay?" The old rule, give me fifty osmanthus cakes! ”
"Ouch, it's Doctor Yang! The old woman's business is still the same, and Doctor Yang is bringing osmanthus cake to your mother again, right? ”
Yang Yi nodded and smiled, and then someone behind him suddenly said: "How fortunate I am today, I don't want to meet Brother Yang here, does Brother Yang also like to eat Granny Lu's pastries?" The younger brother is also trying to buy some to taste, Granny Lu, give me fifty wen too, and Brother Yang's account will be paid by me! Brother Yang, how are you doing? ”
Yang Yi frowned, listening to this voice, he knew that it was Tang Dequan, a classmate in Yuanzhou School, since Yang Yi bumped into Zhu Guangting in Zhouxue, every time this guy met, he was sneering, Yang Yi was just too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person, today Tang Dequan suddenly changed his face, and he was extremely enthusiastic! made Yang Yi very disgusted!
Yang Yi didn't speak, stood on the porch steps and looked down at him, seeing that he was blushing and red, waiting for Granny Lu to wrap the pastry, Yang Yi paid the bill, and then said to Tang Dequan: "Brother Tang, Granny Lu's pastry is very sweet, doesn't Brother Tang always like to eat cold and sour food?" I advise you not to try it! ”
After Yang Yi finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving Tang Dequan embarrassed under the eaves, he had always spoken sour words to Yang Yi, and today he came up cheekily and wanted to make friends, but he was sarcastically ridiculed by Yang Yi with 'cold food', but he didn't dare to be angry, and wanted to follow, Yang Yi had disappeared into the crowd.
Yang Yi traveled all the way, and met a few former classmates who were the same as Tang Dequan, and when they saw him, they came up to greet him enthusiastically, inviting him to go to the Qinglou, the tavern, and ask for questions, all kinds of excuses came out one after another, and Yang Yi rejected them one by one!
It's really a hot and cold world, and the world is happy with the icing on the cake!
Yang Yi not only offended Zhu Guangting, who was in power, but also associated with such a degraded official, these people don't know what to mock him behind his back!
Now that the situation has changed abruptly, Zhang Dian has suddenly restored his official rank of university scholar, and it is only a matter of time before he returns to Beijing to appear in the prime minister, and Yang Yi, who is called a little friend by Zhang Tun, has also immediately risen and become hot.
When Yang Yi passed by the high building, he was surprised to find that the 'four talents' of Hangzhou were upstairs, and they really had nowhere to find them by stepping on iron shoes, and it took no effort to get there!
Since Yang Shiyin, one of the 'Four Great Talents', invited him to drink a glass of wine that day, he has looked for a few people many times, but he has not seen anyone, and he doesn't want to meet him here today!
There is revenge, there is revenge! Yang Yi will never be a 'gentleman' who repays grievances with virtue!
He carried the pastries upstairs and sat down among the four of them, and the sudden change made the four of them stunned for a moment, and Yang Shiyin immediately said: "It's rare that Brother Yang is willing to appreciate his face to accompany the younger brother and others to have a drink, this is a great honor, shopkeeper!" Why don't you add a pair of chopsticks! ”
Yang Yi put the pastries on the table and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Today I want to conspire with the four talented people to get drunk, and immediately give me ten altars of daughter red!" ”
Waiting for Xiao Er to bring the wine, a long column was placed on the table, and the four talents suddenly changed color.
"Brother Yang, last time we were just joking with Brother Yang, if there is anything offended, I hope Brother Yang has a lot of Haihan!"
Yang Yi patted the mud and said, "Hey! Everyone's words are not right, please drink under your face, and you don't know what to do next? Wouldn't it be rude if you didn't reply to you? Come on, come on, you're welcome, it's all full! ”
"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, I'm waiting for enough wine, let's ...... next time"
"Drink!"
Yang Yi slammed the wine jar on the table, drank it in a deep voice, and shocked the drinkers in the building, his cold gaze swept over the faces of the four people, and the cold glow like substance with a thick evil aura made the four of them tremble.
Just as Su Shi sighed that Zhang Dian would be able to kill people, the four people in the middle couldn't help but have a thought: Yang Yi must have killed someone!
The four of them couldn't help but drink the cup, maybe some people really have an invisible strong magnetic field, Yang Yi sitting at the table is like a mountain for the four of them, making people feel breathless.
"You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning. You don't see the sad white hair of Gao Tang Mingjing, and the morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk. Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon. Come on, come on! The four of them are my talents in Hangzhou, how can I show the demeanor of my generation when I drink it with a cup, and use the altar! All with altars! ”
"Brother Yang......"
"Drink!"
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