Yuanfeng list
Emperor Renzong was very happy, and Wu Chuhou had a future. It's just that later everyone knew that Renzong didn't give birth to a son anyway, and Wu Chuhou's future even became bleak, and in the past 20 years, he probably spent it discussing with Cheng Ying and Gongsun Pestle why he didn't carry out the baby-loving action to the end, and his official fortunes were in shambles, until Shenzong died, and he was still a little sesame in officialdom...
Song Zhezong became the emperor, and the dawn of Wu Chuhou's life finally came again, standing in the corner and looking up at the top of power, he suddenly saw an acquaintance, Cai Qu, the second minister of the first year of Yuan You... I think he also learned Fu from me back then, we have a teacher-student friendship! Wu Chu Houxi descended from the sky and wrote a letter to Cai Cixiang as soon as possible, reminiscing about the past time affectionately, revisiting the unforgettable friendship of the year, and converging thousands of words into one sentence: Please give me a big official -
I waited for a long time, but there was no response from Cai Cixiang. Cai Qu probably forgot about him a long time ago, even if I learned from you back then, it was just a discussion between scribes, and you really regarded yourself as an enlightenment teacher? The huge gap made Wu Chuhou collapse, and Cai Qu's image became vicious in Wu Chuhou's heart, and he became the biggest culprit who ruined his dream of being promoted to an official and making a fortune, he hated Cai Qu!
But Feng turned around, Prime Minister Cai rejected him, and Prime Minister Wang accepted him. Wang Jue sponsored him to become a Dali Temple. Wu Chuhou is satisfied, he doesn't hate anyone anymore, as long as he can keep doing this, even if he doesn't rise anymore, it's fine. But fate turned around again, and this time Cai did take the initiative to find him.
Dali Temple was the supreme court of the Song Dynasty, and Wu Chuhou felt very privileged in this position. How many powerful characters have bent their waists here, and Wu Chuhou can even imagine the pleasure of Cai Qu kneeling at his desk to be tried! It's a pity that the good dream didn't last long, and soon he knew how hot this son was...
A case was filed, and Wang Anli and Shu Kang accused each other of corruption. Holding the dossier in his hand, Wu Chuhou didn't feel upset at first, first of all, these two people were officials. Wang Anli is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Wang Anshi. Well, that's not a small deal? It's a pity that the younger brother is different from Wang Anshi, and he took refuge in the old party! Wu Chuhou looked around, Yuanfeng eight years? It's still the world of the new party this year, it's so simple, Shu Yan is a staunch new party, who does he protect if he doesn't protect him? The direction was accurate, and he was about to operate, when suddenly a sacred note came. Prime Minister Wang Qi instructed: Wang Anli is a good friend, take care of him...
Wu Chu is kind and comprehends. Wang Qi is Prime Minister Jia Enxiang, and his words are the highest directive, and they must be followed. But at the critical moment, it was blocked again, and another instruction arrived, Cai Cixiang said: Shu Yan is a good friend. You must take care of...
Who do you care for? After thinking about it, Wu Chuhou could only refuse Cai Qu. He believes it was the right decision. One came to repay the favor, and the other came to take a small revenge. In what sense. All make him happy. It turned out that he had done the right thing, and soon after, Wang Qi reciprocated his loyalty by recommending him to enter the pavilion. This means that in the near future, he will be at least a two-system official, and he is only one step away from the head of the hundred officials... It's finally a dream come true! But... Wu Chuhou's life is full of but...
Prime Minister Wang's recommendation didn't take effect! Wu Chuhou couldn't figure it out. Usually a Hanlin is enough to be a recommender, how can he fail if he has the recommendation of the prime minister? Soon the news came, and he stiffened all of a sudden... It turned out that Cai Cixiang disagreed and voted a firm no!
Cai Qu! Don't you know how cruel it is to shatter someone's dreams? Don't you understand how much resentment that can cause the Dream Breaker? Don't you know what kind of revenge that will bring you?
Cai was indifferent at all. Who are you? Is it responsible to press a baby ant to death? Do you need it? Cai did live in peace, ignoring Wu Chuhou's grievances at all, until half a year later, the Song Empire changed masters. Shenzong died, and Xiao Zhezong ascended the throne. The power organs were also reorganized, Wang Qi died, and the prime minister was replaced by Cai Qu.
Cai Qu's memory is very good, and at the same time, he really "doesn't let go of anyone" against the enemy, and even small people like Wu Chuhou actively attack. Dean Wu was sent down and went to Hanyang to become the governor. As of now, Cai has indeed brutally ended the political life of an official, although the position of the official is uncertain, and there is still the possibility of being promoted again, but as Wu Chuhou, who has no background and is dead, he should be able to judge for life? So Cai really didn't have any worries, it was just a speck of dust and an ant. But then, he himself was demoted out of the capital and went to Anzhou as a governor...
Life opportunities are very unpredictable, once upon a time, one of the two was in the world and the other was underground, who would have thought that one day they would become equal neighbors? But even so, Cai did still regard Wu Chuhou as air, the level is only a superficial phenomenon, and there is an essential difference between the decentralized central leaders and the local middle-level cadres, and the seniority determines the qiē! To be honest, Cai is indeed right this time, no matter what other eras, at least in the Song Dynasty, officials who have had the experience of ruling the country, even if they go to the local level, have a transcendent status. Such as Fu Bi, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, these people have all fallen from the position of prime minister, but they are all masters everywhere...
So Cai did continue to torture Wu Chuhou, even if it was official business, he refused to carry it out! Once, the Jingjiang Xiang army in his territory wanted to move to Hanyang, but he seemed to have forgotten, and he just didn't give orders.
Wu Chu was furious, endured and endured, and couldn't help it. Cai Qu, I couldn't afford to mess with you in Kaifeng City back then, but now everyone is at the same level and has become neighbors, do you really think it's still like before?
However, just torturing Wu Chuhou was far from Cheng Dù, who made Cai Qu relieve his sorrow and relieve his depression and offset the pain of his deposition, and he decided to go out for a walk in the depression. There are no famous mountains and rivers in the area, only a small hill still has some characteristics. It's called Chegai Pavilion Mountain... Chegai Pavilion, these three words have become very famous in Chinese history after Cai Qu climbed the mountain once. How famous? decided the fate of the Northern Song Dynasty!
It is said that the four Cai of the Northern Song Dynasty are all ordinary, and the poems and songs are omnipotent. When Cai did climb the mountain for a day with full of negativity, and when he returned home, he composed 10 poems. Because of his status, these poems spread quickly in the local area as if they had grown wings...
Wu Chuhou saw it for the first time, he held these 10 poems and read them for a long, long time, and finally wrote a letter to the Central Committee. The letter is accompanied by his annotations to these 10 poems... Wu Chuhou, like Li Ding a few years ago, misinterpreted, or at least exaggerated, the meaning of Cai Qu's poem with ulterior motives, saying that he satirized the imperial court, especially compared the Empress Dowager Gao to Wu Zetian...
This report letter, which carried Wu Chuhou's personal despicable desires, was sent to Kaifeng City, causing a series of violent reactions. First is the Empress Dowager Gao, an old woman who has been in a state of euphoria since she came to power. Fighting with the new party, fighting with the officials, and fighting with the grass on the wall every day, she kept roaring behind the curtains. The appearance of this letter made her doubly nervous, because what she was most afraid of was fighting with the old account book... Her power is not right, and she must always be vigilant against doubts from all sides, Cai Cheng, as the former prime minister and the identity of the new party, wrote poems to expose her, which can easily set off a nationwide wave of gossip in the Song Dynasty, and then the whole people will discuss it, and the consequences will be unimaginable! Especially Cai did personally participate in the change of the throne, and there are too many fierce privacy to provide, thinking of this. She couldn't help but tremble...
On April 12, the Empress Dowager Gao issued an order: Cai Qu must be dealt with seriously, strictly and quickly!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the colleagues of the Shuo Party appeared, and the opportunity came! If they don't move, they will be earth-shattering! Seems like a little reason. But it is enough for them to operate to defeat all the enemies and make it difficult for the new party to turn over!
The people who were hidden behind Wang Yansuo before came to the forefront: Liu Zhi, the leader of the Shuo Party, Liang Tao, Wang Yansuo, and Liu Anshi! They are representatives of the politicians of the North. After the defeat of the Luo and Shu parties, they firmly held the position of the Song Dynasty's officials. Behind them. It is a huge and sophisticated network of contacts, covering all corners of the military, politics and finance of the Great Song Dynasty...
Wu Chuhou's letter fell into their hands, and it was definitely not just Cai Qu's business! They pointed out that Cai Qu, as an important henchman of Wang Anshi and a former prime minister, gathered a large number of dead friends around him, all of whom were treacherous villains who endangered the country and corrupted society! The meaning in Cai Qu's poem is the consensus idea of this group, and Cai is indeed guilty. All of these people are guilty!
The Shuo Party came forward by Liang Tao and made a list of these people. Cai Qu pro-party 47 people: An Tao, Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu, Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Shu Yan, Xingshu... Wang Anshi pro-party 30 people: Cai Qu, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu, An Tao, Wang Anli, Lu Jiawen, Shen Kuo, Shu Yan... The cadres of the New Party Group, large and small, have a share! Because these people were promoted and used by Wang Anshi during the Xining Yuanfeng period, this list is known as the "Yuanfeng List" in history
Please remember the Yuanfeng List! Remembering the process and time of its generation, this is the Great Song Party Struggle that has become a nightmare for all rulers alongside the Ming Party Struggle. It's the source of a qiē battle!
This list was reported, and the Empress Dowager Gao was immediately refreshed and happy. All the northern lovers are really the pillars of the country's tradition, and they will do it! Of course, in order to highlight the key points, Cai does still have to deal with it heavily... Well, forget it, it's still up to the mourning family to do it themselves!
Peng Ruli, a member of the Chinese Scholars, played a secret performance and saved Cai Qu. When Cai Qu's demotion system came down, Peng, as one of the two officials, had the right to seal the prefix, but it was useless. On May 12th, Wang Yansuo was in charge, and Cai Qu's demotion system still came into effect...
Even so, the Shuo party still did not let Cai Qu go. Liang Tao, Wu Anshi, Liu Anshi, Fu Yaoyu, Zhu Guangting, etc. unanimously said that Cai was indeed guilty and lightly responsible! On the 17th, the Empress Dowager Gao asked: According to the meaning of Aiqing, what should be done with Cai Qu?
Liang Tao and others unanimously built yì, taking Ding Wei, Sun Wei, and Lu Huiqing as examples, and directly demoted Cai Qu to Lingnan and went to Xinzhou to become an official!
Lingnan in the Song Dynasty was a barbaric place, and it was a clear political persecution to demote the half-old Cai Qu there, and he wanted to be restrained to death! This decision is not to mention the new party, and it will not be possible within the old party. Fan Chunren, the right minister, found the left minister Lu Dafang and said: Since Ding Wei, the land of thorns in Lingnan has been delegated without government for sixty or seventy years. It's easy to belittle Cai now, but I'm afraid that the struggle will escalate soon, and if we lose, we'll end up in the same way...
Lu Dafang's heart was shocked, from Xining to Yuanyou, the direction of the political world has changed three times, and no one can say whether there is a fourth time. After thinking about it, on the 18th, all the Zai Zhi went to see the Empress Dowager Gao and said: It's really okay to belittle Cai, is it possible to change the place of morality?
No way! Empress Dowager Gao shouted loudly behind the fall, "The mountain can be moved, but this state cannot be moved" The supreme leader is so ruthless, who can say anything? Cai was relegated to the coast of the South China Sea. followed by everyone on the Yuanfeng list, everyone paid attention: from this moment on, there are countless eyes staring around, and there is the genius Wu Chuhou as an example, the ghost knows what kind of crime will fall, who will be smashed into Cai Qu's second?
It was the punishment that was smashed into Cai Qu's second. Back then, after he saddled his horse, he first supported Zhao Hao and then Zhao Xu for Cai Qu, and made political capital. Now what? In fact, the punishment has been prepared. He invited a gentleman who everyone respected, Sima Kang, the son of Sima Guang, to testify that the establishment of Song Zhezong was indeed the credit of Cai Qu and his torture. Unexpectedly, it led to a roar from the Empress Dowager Gao: "The eldest son of Emperor Nai (the first 5 sons of Song Shenzong all died young, so Song Zhezong Zhao Xu, as the 6th son of Shenzong, is regarded as the eldest son) The son succeeded his father, which is justified!" What credit does Cai Qu and criminal forgiveness have? Censure! are far away from me" So, the punishment was degraded to Yongzhou.
On the Yuanfeng list, the most heartfelt person now is Lu Huiqing. He is in the most embarrassing situation, the old party regards him as a mortal enemy, the new party sees him as a traitor, he is not a person inside and outside, although the world is big, he has no friends, but he has to beware of everyone... What to do? I still have to survive, so I have no choice but to be strict with myself. For 9 years, he was so careful that he didn't even drink a sip of cold water. For fear that if he was not careful, he would catch a cold, and some people would accuse him of living unhappily in the bright world under the leadership of the old party. Illness is not just a physical problem, but the darkness of the mind is the main cause...
The rest of the people were not much better than him, and under the constant torture, some people became depressed and gradually withdrew from the stage of history. There are those who are angry in their silence... It's not fair! When the New Party came to power, a large number of old party officials went out to work in Beijing, but Wang Anshi never persecuted them, and even the positions they were given were fat, which caused them to violate the new law and disrupt the new law... is even more respectful to the upper echelons of the old party, Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo live a princely life in Luoyang, and they are both respected and rich from beginning to end. But when the old party came to power, it actually attacked the new party, which not only had cruel consequences, but also used unprecedentedly despicable methods!
The case of the Wutai poem of Li Ding, a member of the New Party, who harmed Su Shi, was widely publicized at this time, and the miserable experience of the great writer Su Shi was used to contrast that the New Party was a villain. The Che Gai Ting poetry case was deliberately downplayed like this, compared with the two, it was also a literary prison, Li Ding only hit Su Shi alone, but the Shuo Party overturned all the people of the New Party. Who is the villain and what is vicious, obviously, right? (To be continued......)