Chapter 160: The Eight Kings
"Eight, eight kings," Si'er's little face, which began to be delicate, suddenly turned pale, and his upper teeth touched his lower teeth, and his body trembled.
The old lady has always been wary of Zhao Yuanyan, and she can't help but guard against it, starting from Song Taizong and continuing to Song Zhenzong, she loves him very much, keeps him in the palace, and doesn't let him come out. It wasn't until that fire that Song Zhenzong couldn't laugh and let him come out to open the mansion.
Because he has been in the palace for a long time, there are many rumors among the people, and his prestige is also very high, and if there is any change among the kings, only he has the highest chance of success. But just beware, there is nothing to say about the occasional situation. What Taishi, what saber does not bow to the court, and what is usually rewarded, it is pulled into a car and pulls it up to his house.
made him more prestigious among the people, and his face was very slender, so the people of Kaifeng City, including many officials, were very scared when they saw Zhao Yuanyan.
Of course, Si'er had heard of his name, and then thought about his little master's festival with him, and at this time, the little body was as frightened as if sifting sugar.
Even Jiang Xing'er's expression was also unnatural.
"Don't be afraid, he's not a man-eating tiger," Zheng Lang comforted, and said to Shopkeeper Yan: "Thank you Shopkeeper Yan." ”
When the Eight Kings came to him, did they still need to wait for the strict shopkeeper to pass through? Wouldn't it be against the sky, so the shopkeeper Yan immediately ran to the backyard to ventilate the news, so that Zheng Lang could have a preparation.
After speaking, Zheng Lang left the room, no matter what grievances, Zhao Yuanyan was the most noble prince in the Song Dynasty at this time, and he couldn't be lazy in etiquette, but Zheng Lang was not afraid. The old lady didn't make him afraid, you are just a prince, not the prince of the Han and Tang Dynasties, as the prince of Zhao and Song, what can you have? As for respect, you've got to come up with something for me to respect!
For example, the old lady is soft-hearted and affectionate, and the reason why she kneels down to her is not because she is the queen mother, but more because she is a charitable elder. I did something for the little emperor, which was friendliness, such as the weird thoughts in the little emperor's own heart, and a love! Not only these two people, but also Liu Chu, who is a respected teacher, Fan Zhongyan, who has a noble character, Zhiyue, who taught him piano skills, and Wei Zhongzheng, who plays the mountains and rivers with him, also make him respect.
As for the Eight Wise Kings, to hell with it.
Originally, he was a little sorry in his heart, and he didn't do much glory, but thinking about the faces of the eight kings that day, and thinking about the old lady's kindness to him, Zheng Lang no longer felt guilty.
With this mood, the result of Zhao Yuanyan's visit is doomed!
When he came out of the courtyard gate, he saw Zhao Yuanyan breaking in with a few slaves, and a group of curious guests were hanging behind him, but he didn't dare to get close, and followed from a distance to watch the big show.
Zheng Lang stepped forward, gave a bow calmly and said, "The minister greets His Royal Highness King Yan." ”
"Humph!" Zhao Yuanyan snorted coldly and entered the small courtyard, and the entourage he brought behind closed the courtyard door with a "snap".
Coupled with his cold face, he is full of aura, if he is an ordinary person, he can really be intimidated.
However, he met an opponent this time, just like Ouyang Xiu met Du Yan, and he hit the cotton with a punch, and it didn't make a sound.
Zheng Lang smiled, made a gesture of invitation, welcomed Zhao Yuanyan into the room, and then said, "Please take a seat." ”
After finishing speaking, I was going to make tea for Zhao Yuanyan, Si'er and Jiang Xing'er don't expect it at this time, they can stand in the corner and stand firmly, which is very promising. Even the shopkeeper Yan leaned against the wall, and he didn't dare to come out. Zhao Yuanyan didn't expect the shopkeeper Yan to come to report the news, but he didn't have time to slip away in a hurry, and thought that it was the old servant of the Zheng family, glanced at a few people in the house, and said directly: "Zheng family, don't worry, this king will leave after saying a few words." ”
"Please."
Looking at Zheng Lang's calm expression, Zhao Yuanyan frowned and said, "Do you deliberately want to go against this king?" ”
"Is the minister wrong? His Royal Highness King Yan, the ancients, received the grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocated, and the queen mother is so important to the ministers, the ministers are not present, how to let the ministers do it? So what's the use of these scribes reading! He pointed to a pile of Confucian books behind him, and said: "Either His Royal Highness King Yan, or the Queen Mother and His Majesty have done something wrong, and the ministers will also go to the book to admonish." However, the minister's expression was angry at that time, and his words were a little impulsive, and he had just said to His Majesty in the palace that it was the punishment that should be punished when he closed some times. Right is right, wrong is wrong, and if the minister is wrong, the minister will admit it. Zigong said, the gentleman's fault, such as the eclipse of the moon, passes, everyone sees it, and even more, everyone looks up to it. ”
My words were fierce, and the guan was also closed, although I was not a scholar, I was also a small Xie Yuan, and I admitted my mistakes to the emperor, what else do you want! That person doesn't make mistakes, and when he makes mistakes, everyone can see them. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, the most important thing is to correct them, as long as they are corrected, everyone will admire him. Including you, the Eight Kings.
Needless to say, but it means that Si'er can understand it.
At this time, not only did you not correct it, but on the contrary, you led a large group of people to come over, and the teachers mobilized the people, which made even more mistakes.
Therefore, reading Confucian books to the fullest has this advantage, and it will refute you with the words of a sage at every turn, leaving you speechless. Although he is not Confucius, who dares to say that Zigong's words are wrong!
Zhao Yuanyan didn't answer, and snorted again.
Others sneered, maybe that's it, but the sneer came out of Zhao Yuanyan's mouth, and with his expression, it was even more chilling. After only snorting twice, Si'er's legs were about to fall down softly, allowing Jiang Xing'er to hold it with her hands.
"Alas, the sky is not the evil of man, the cold and winter, the land is not man, the vast and far are not man, the gentleman is not the villain, the Hun and Hun are also out, the sky has a constant way, the earth has a constant, and the gentleman has a normal body."
From "Xunzi", the sky will not stop winter because people are cold, the earth will not stop the vast because people hate Liaoyuan, and the gentleman will not stop doing good deeds because of the noise or bad things of the villain.
After all, the status is noble, and it is too clear to say it, which is not very good, so I said vaguely in the words of the sage, don't hum, your set is useless to me, I insist on the duty of a gentleman, no matter how you hum or intimidate, what should I do or how to do it.
What should I do if I meet such a person and call the Eight Kings?
Zhao Yuanyan's tense face suddenly relaxed, and said, "No matter what happens, it's over." ”
Like the little emperor, he also suspected that Zheng Lang knew that his son had sent someone to beat him, so he deliberately took this opportunity to take revenge and weaken his nephew's good opinion of him, so as not to hinder his future career. This is easier to think, but he, like Cheng Lin, is also in confusion. is just a small act, at this time he is a jinshi, an official of the imperial court, if the official does not reach the level of the prime minister, how can he dare to have the courage to have the idea of attacking himself. The process in between cannot be explained, unless he knows in advance what he is going to say.
Is that possible?
I was scared when I came to the door, and I couldn't be scared so I had to remind me again, but looking at this kid, I really felt a hairy feeling in my heart for some reason.
Zheng Lang smiled slightly and said, "King Yan, the minister doesn't understand His Highness's words. If His Royal Highness King Yan or others do something wrong, the minister will still be impeached at the right time. If you do it right, whether it is His Royal Highness King Yan or others, the ministers will still praise and practice the virtues of a gentleman. ”
"Floating waves, you are young, you know what gentlemanly virtues are."
"Yes, Kechen will try to find the avenue."
"I hope you are a gentleman, and this king will wait and see." Zhao Yuanyan walked away after speaking. It's not Zheng Lang the year before last, he was just a commoner at that time, even if he ordered someone to beat him up, at most let Yanchen be wordy, but now he is Xie Yuan, and by scolding himself, he has won a greater reputation, if he beats him, the consequences can not be imagined. Not only can you not beat it, but it is possible that others will beat this son, and you may not be able to distinguish between them.
"I'm scared to death," Si'er said as he watched Zhao Yuanyan leave the small courtyard and stroked his chest.
Jiang Xing'er was even more worried, and said, "Zheng Lang, he is His Majesty's imperial uncle. ”
"Put it down, Your Majesty is benevolent, and you have your own sense of proportion, just now I said to Your Majesty in the palace that people should distinguish between public and private. Besides, my dynasty is not an inhuman forcing a scholar to be an official. If you can do it, if you can't do it, let's go back to Zhengzhou. ”
"Da Lang has a good idea," Si'er said happily. When I saw officials before, I felt high, but now I see too many bigwigs, and I know that it is not what I thought. It's better to be in Zhengzhou, don't worry about being afraid, don't have to intrigue, and don't need to argue with others.
"That's not good," Jiang Xing'er said angrily, everyone said that Zheng Lang had a great future, how to let Zheng Lang go back to Zhengzhou to live a reclusive life, burying talents.
The two little girls frightened Zhao Yuanyan just now, so they didn't know how to distinguish the severity and wanted to vent the oppression caused by Zhao Yuanyan. Listening to their conversation, Zheng Lang knew very well in his heart that Zhao Yuanyan came over today, but it was a serious miscalculation, he had already left a shadow on the little emperor, and he immediately came to the door to threaten, what would the little emperor think in his heart?
"Bathing!" In a good mood, shouted.
"Oh," the two little girls turned on the boiling water and let Zheng Lang take a bath.
…… Even Zheng Lang agreed to raise a group of cronies and demote some old ladies' cronies to maintain the stability of imperial power. The little emperor began to clean, and the first big guy was Qian Weiyan, your old man should go to Luoyang to retire.
Previously, Song Shou and Fan Zhongyan repeatedly asked their adoptive mother to return to power, and these two ministers were very loyal to them, so they were immediately recalled to the capital.
At this time, Xue Kui reminded, don't think about the outside, the inside of the palace is also very important, don't underestimate the eunuchs, from the Qin Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, then to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and then to the Tang Dynasty, these little eunuchs often turn the clouds and rain, and even Huang Yanjing let them get rid of several.
If you are safe from the outside, start from the inner palace. Especially Luo Chongxun, because of the support of the old lady, they have a huge influence both inside and outside the palace. So a few eunuchs were sad, out of Jiang Deyong, Yang Chengde as the deputy envoy of Luoyuan, you also go to Luoyang to retire. Cai Shunqing, Zhang Huaixin, Wu Jilong, Ren Shouzhong and Yang Anjie were then appointed as deputy envoys for the supply and preparation warehouse. Then another edict came down, Jiang Deming went to Luoyang, Luo Chongxun went to Zhending, Yang Chengde went to Tongzhou, Zhang Huaixin went to Yuezhou, Yang Anjie went to Jinzhou, Wu Jilong went to Qizhou, Ren Shouzhong went to Huangzhou, and Cai Shunqing went to Luzhou.
Originally, the officials in the capital were frightened, and when they saw the little emperor's big moves, they were even more afraid, so how can they show their loyalty? I had to continue to write to the old lady, the old lady was very bad and bad, more vicious than Ji Xuan, more mediocre than King Zhou You, more cruel than Wu Zetian, cut down all the bamboo in Zhongnan Mountain, and couldn't write the old lady's sins.
Fan Zhongyan, who had just come to the capital, couldn't stand it anymore, and said to the little emperor: "Your Majesty, don't dwell on the past, the queen mother has protected you for more than ten years, think more about her benefits now, and forget the rest." ”
The words came out of Zheng Lang's mouth, and he also said that this kid had the kindness of his adoptive mother, but from the mouth of Fan Zhongyan, who had always opposed his adoptive mother, it was more powerful. Thinking about Zheng Lang's shouting in the Imperial Palace that day, he completely woke up to the fact that there was something wrong with his adoptive mother, and he finally left himself a complete country and an intact body. So an edict was issued, and no one was allowed to discuss whether the Queen Mother was right or wrong.
Zheng Lang went to the palace to prepare the information for the portraits of the two queen mothers, and by the way, he played a song for the little emperor, and said a word on this matter after playing the piano: "Your Majesty, if a family is not united, the eldest son wants more property, the second son wants more property, the third son and the fourth son do this, and finally tear each other's faces for the family property, and fight each other, will this family be better?" ”
The question was simple, and Xiao Huang shook his head.
"The small one is the family, the big one is the country, and if this thing continues to develop, will the ministers who were loyal to the Queen Mother and the ministers loyal to His Majesty have more resentment and contradictions? These people are the pillars of the country, once they are divided into two factions that look at each other's life and death enemies, what will be the result? The minister said, degree. ”
The little emperor's face flushed, and he said ashamedly: "Zheng Jieyuan, this is a kind word, I was negligent." Write two big characters for me, the bigger, the bigger, the better. ”
"What a word."
"Testimonies."
Zheng Lang laughed, but if the little emperor really knew the law, it would be a good thing, I was afraid that he would be young and forget it soon. So he took up his pen and wrote two great laws.
But there is one person who has been watching coldly, Lu Yijian.
Seeing the ministers making noise, he sneered in his heart, official, this is not the case, look at my shot, how to use the Seven Wounds Fist to kill others...... Kill yourself again.