Chapter 6: The Queen Mother's Complaints
Sima Guang's humility was greatly appreciated by several old ministers, and Sima Guang didn't say anything wrong, even if Cai Xiang was gone, Fu Bi was also a veteran of the Three Dynasties. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoEspecially right now, the people in the court can also see that the Divine Sect has a desire for change, and everyone is thinking about what they should do, that is, they are worried about the repetition of the Qingli New Deal, and they are also worried about standing on the wrong side.
Regarding Ouyang Xiu's resignation, Song Shenzong Zhao Ji was naturally very reluctant. As the saying goes, "a lonely tree is hard to make a forest", even if Wang Pan pointed out the direction for Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji is very willing to change in his heart, but how can Wang Bi's father and son implement the idea of change alone? And now, there are not many people in the DPRK who have experienced the Gyeongli New Deal and are actively advocating for change at that time.
Shenzong looked forward to it every day, Wang Bong led the reinforcements to resist Western Xia to return with a big victory soon, and even more looked forward to Wang Anshi arriving in the capital as soon as possible. After dealing with the affairs of the court, Zhao Ji heard that the Empress Dowager was going to see him, and he happened to have not greeted the Empress Dowager for two or three days because of trivial government affairs, so he hurried to the Ciming Palace.
Before entering the hall, Zhao Ji heard the voice of talking in the hall, and heard the voice of his younger brother Zhao Hao, King of Wu, Zhao Ji was very happy. Zhao Hao has two younger brothers, both of whom are compatriots with his mother, and he is usually very close to Zhao Hao. And Zhao Hao is very smart and likes to read very much, which is very similar to Zhao Hao.
The ministers and eunuchs guarding in front of the Ciming Hall pushed open the door of the Cining Hall for Zhao Xu, and Zhao Ji strode in. The Queen Mother got up and saluted with Zhao Hao, and said: "Long live my emperor!" Zhao Ji hurriedly returned the salute to the Queen Mother, "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old!" āć After the ceremony of the monarch and the minister, it is the love of mother and son, and they greet each other again. Empress Gao looked at her two sons with satisfaction and said to Zhao Ji: "The emperor must be very hard to work hard every day for state affairs, today King Wu came to visit the palace, I want to invite the emperor to come to the palace here, let's talk about it, and see if there is anything that can share the worries of the saint." ā
The emperor is also a human being, especially Zhao Ji, the emperor who has just ascended the throne, attaches great importance to family affection. Since Yingzong's death, he rarely sees the Queen Mother happy. According to the royal rules, after Shenzong succeeds to the throne, the other adult princes in the palace will go to live outside the palace, so can King Wu Zhao Hao also come once.
Zhao Ji listened to the words of the Empress Dowager Gao, and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager is just worried, the child can still do well." After that, he said to the eunuch Yang Jian: "Tell me to go down, and the official family will have dinner in Ciming Hall today." ā
When he heard that his brother was going to stay and dine with him and his mother, he clapped his hands happily: "Great, I didn't come in vain today." ā
Empress Dowager Gao looked at Zhao Hao and shook her head and smiled: "Look at you, you are still like a child in front of the Holy Lord." There is no steady appearance at all when he dances. Zhao Hao retorted: "It's enough to have such a stable brother, why should I be so steady?" As he spoke, he squeezed his eyes at Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji also smiled, and heard the queen mother say: "If the emperor hadn't left early, you would have reached the year of starting a family, alas! ā
The queen mother's sigh is inevitable to miss Yingzong, after all, they are a young couple, and Yingzong Zhao Shu has not sealed other concubines since he ascended the throne; At the same time, he also sighed Zhao Hao, and the matter of keeping filial piety for three years was naturally delayed.
Zhao Hao heard that the Queen Mother was sad again, and pouted at Zhao Hao, wanting to say that he was not in a hurry, but he was afraid of touching the Queen Mother's sadness. Zhao Ji smiled and said: "The queen mother doesn't have to worry, I, as an elder brother, will naturally be attentive to this matter." ā
Empress Dowager Gao was delighted, happy that since ancient times, there have been countless examples of the royal family fighting for power, and she was relieved that Zhao Ji could treat her compatriots like this. "Then the saint should pay more attention, which minister's daughter has a decent family education and a dignified appearance......"
Zhao Hao smiled and nodded, Zhao Hao hurriedly stopped the topic: "Queen Mother, my brother is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and he can't be busy with state affairs, and you still plan to let him take care of the affairs of the old for a while, doesn't that make the ministers laugh?" I don't think you should worry about that. ā
"It's also ha~" The Queen Mother herself also felt that it was a bit unreasonable to let the saint worry about this matter, and couldn't help laughing.
The imperial dining room set up the imperial dining room in the Ciming Palace, and the mother and son sat around the table, and after talking about the homely situation, Zhao Hao asked: "Brother, where are the troops of the King of Zhennan now?" Has there been a war ahead? How's the war going now? ā
Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Hao curiously: "When did you nerd care about the war?" ā
Zhao Hao smiled awkwardly as if he had been told through: "Actually, the person who wants to know the most is not me, but I don't want to know." Brother, you have the fastest news, hurry up and tell me about it. ā
Zhao Ji's news came back every day from the front of 100,000 urgent letters, and no one in the capital knew about it earlier than him. He thought about it slightly, and it didn't seem to be a confidential matter, so he said: "The Western Xia army has not yet reached the border, and that kid Li Liangzuo divided his troops into two ways and went all the way to support Xiping Mansion. He himself led the way to the border, but strangely he seemed to be walking too slowly. Our reinforcements are almost in Sanchuan Village, and I just received this news, but according to the time, they should have arrived there by the King of Zhennan now. ā
Zhao Hao's eyes lit up when he listened: "So our reinforcements have arrived at the front line, will Li Liangzuo be scared away!" ā
If Li Liangzuo is frightened away, Zhao Ji will of course be happy, not only will he not lose his troops, but he will also be able to shake the prestige of the army. Even this time it really scared off Li Liangzuo, and in the future, even the annual gift to Xixia was saved. It's just that he hasn't expressed this idea yet, and the Queen Mother said: "King Wu, who wants to know this?" In the future, you should not ask the emperor such questions, no one should ask them before the emperor handles things and decides to issue a decree. Thankfully, your brother doesn't bother with you. ā
Zhao Hao hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The Queen Mother taught you a lesson." I just asked for a friend, and they didn't ask me. ā
"Which friend? Tell me about it? You are the king of Wu, you should be cautious when making friends in the future. Empress Dowager Gao instructed again.
Zhao Hao looked up at Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao nodded, he agreed to be cautious in making friends, and if the queen mother asked endlessly, it would be better to tell her directly.
"It's no one else, my friend is the brother of King Zhennan, Wang Yan and Wang Yuanze."
Zhao Ji had already thought that it was Wang Yuanze before he said it, and thought that this Wang Yuanze was also full of economy and served as the storyteller of the crown prince Zhongyun and Chongzheng Palace, presumably the queen mother had nothing to object. After hearing this, Empress Dowager Gao frowned slightly: "I don't have any impression of this Wang Yuanze, but the king of Zhennan, the palace doesn't like it." ā
"Queen Mother, King Zhennan is dedicated to the country, and his father and emperor also praise him, it is rare to be loyal to the good general, how can the queen mother not like it?" Zhao Hao asked puzzled.
Empress Dowager Gao glanced at Zhao Hao, turned her head to Zhao Hao and said, "Don't say I can't remember, when the saint was still the prince, he went out of the palace privately and mixed with the king. When I came back, I said something about innovation and disadvantages, which made this palace very worried. Also, that Gao Gonghua is also your cousin, and he has been in charge of the construction of the royal garden and other things, and he has done a good job. Since the emperor ascended the throne, after listening to the words of the king and others, he has to recruit any royal matter. Our royal family will build a forest by themselves, and we must also make it public. There is no royal dignity in this. ā
Zhao Ji is a filial son, and the queen mother did not say a word when she taught her, and he knew in his heart that the queen mother was counting the matter of quietly leaving the palace on the head of the king. Zhao Hao said on the side: "Queen Mother, my brother is also for the Song Dynasty's plan, and now the court has to change its shortcomings!" ā
Empress Dowager Gao didn't dare to reprimand the emperor, but she was still comfortable with Zhao Hao's face, and she said with a sinking face: "What kind of court is evil, is it that the ancestors and ancestors are all evils in governing the Great Song Dynasty?" You are young and learn to distinguish between right and wrong. Even if she said this to Zhao Hao, she would also say it to Zhao Hao.
But after all, Zhao Ji is the emperor, and the Empress Dowager Gao finished her seriousness, and immediately slowed down her tone and said: "Of course, if the emperor feels that the emperor needs to change to better govern the Great Song Dynasty, then the official family is not unsupportive, and the emperor is dying, didn't he also ask the court officials to do their best to assist the saint?" Back then, Emperor Renzong wanted to innovate those old ministers, and the emperor could still use it, just like Fu Bi and others, after all, the old ministers were stable, and the emperor had to think twice! ā
Listening to the queen's earnest words, Zhao Hao lowered his head and was silent, but Zhao Hao shook his head: "Others can, I don't think Fubi is good, my brother doesn't like Fubi." ā
"Hey, you have to use talents, only the emperor can use people, how can the emperor like or dislike people?" The Queen Mother said.
Zhao Ji wanted to laugh in her heart, the Queen Mother just finished saying that she didn't like Wang Bei, and in turn, the people she recommended didn't like it. Zhao Hao said: "Queen Mother, have you forgotten? In that year, Fu Bi represented the Great Song Dynasty to envoy Liao, set the alliance of Tanyuan, and gave Liao 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 horses of silk every year in the future. Our lecturer Wang Tao praised Fu Bi for being ordered in danger, and his merits were immeasurably admirable. At that time, my brother said in an atmosphere, 'Yingmo Erzhou was originally from the Great Song Dynasty, and it should be kept, so why should you grovel to the Liao State.' Fu Bi's move is insulting to the country, if I were the emperor, not only would I not praise him, but I would also punish him! Just say this to my brother, I don't think he will reuse Fubi. ā
"You have a good memory! You can't say less. Zhao Hao said half-disgustedly, of course, he said so, but in his heart he agreed with Zhao Hao's statement.
Empress Dowager Gao looked at Zhao Ji with a little worry: "Saint, although there is some truth in what you said, but the situation at that time may not be clear that the silver taels can be said clearly, and it is worth exchanging these silver taels for some border safety." Besides, if you want to innovate, you should also ask Fu Bi what these old ministers think. ā
"What the Queen Mother said is that I will summon Fu Bi tomorrow!" Zhao Ji agreed, but he was a little hesitant in his heart, but he thought about it, he wanted to use Cai Xiang, Ouyang Xiu and others, and it was nothing more than because these people had the experience of changing the law during the Qingli New Deal, although they failed, but at least they could summarize useful things. And Fu Bi was also an advocate of the Qingli New Deal back then, so it was not impossible to consult the old minister's thoughts on his own. It's just that the young Zhao Ji didn't expect that this old minister, who actively advocated the Qingli New Deal back then, gave him a soft nail.
The latest full book: ćććććććććć