Partisan strife
In the past, the monarchs and ministers were graceful and generous, even if they discussed life and death matters, they were all leisurely and elegant, not to mention the inappropriate wording, even if the voice was louder, they would be despised! But since the Empress Dowager Gao competed with the officials because of Su Shi's affairs, the hall has become a vegetable market, and the Empress Dowager and the officials blame each other across a bamboo curtain, high and low, no one obeys anyone, even if people of the rank of Prime Minister Lu Gongshu and the famous minister Fan Chunren come to persuade each other, it is useless...
On April 23, Zhang Shunmin, the superintendent of the imperial history, was dismissed, and the fuse was lit again. Liang Tao, Wang Yansuo and others rushed forward to support Zhang Shunmin. As a result, on May 17, Liang Tao was demoted. On the 22nd, Hu Zongyu was appointed as the Imperial Historian.
After that, Wang Yansuo and the others suddenly disappeared. The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, she finally won, no matter how difficult it was, Su Shi still survived! Hum! A courtier is a courtier, how can he compete with her? However, this happiness did not last long, because the sudden dodge of Wang Yansuo and others was premeditated, and because the focus of the quarrel shifted, the cattle appeared! We really don't need to mess with it.
The sage Cheng Yinai couldn't help but be lonely, and he had a new watch. First of all, Wen Yanbo, a veteran minister of the Four Dynasties and a living fossil-level figure, became a typical figure. Big Man Wen is 82 years old at this time, this number is a terrifying storage in ancient times, generally speaking, you can pretend to be a fairy at this age, but Lord Wen exerts his residual heat, and he doesn't enjoy the super mansion in Luoyang, and insists on staying with the little emperor. He is a real courtesy companion, at the age of almost 90, as long as the little emperor appears, he will stand and be meticulous. After a long time, Cheng Yi's trouble came.
Because the saint is very self-respecting, when giving a lecture to students. Always sitting... When someone asked him: Wen Yanbo has to stand as a veteran of the four dynasties, is it appropriate for you to sit?
Cheng Yi has his own explanation - he is a veteran of the Four Dynasties and must be respected. I'm a cloth people. If you don't respect yourself, who will treat me as a dish?
Hearing this, many people shook their heads. A year ago, Cheng Yi and Wen Yanbo were still calling brothers and sisters in Luoyang, and they were ruthless in the blink of an eye. The heart of the saint is really a needle under the sea, no one can guess...
In all fairness, Cheng Yi also has his merits. Such as working seriously. He attends work on time every day, does not laugh or fight when he arrives at work, and strictly abides by the rules and regulations. This would have been good. But what's worse is that he has another principle - to push himself and others.
In the summer, many people in Kaifeng City suffered from heat stroke, cold, or diarrhea, and Xiao Zhezong also had a skin disease this time. It's so uncomfortable, he's the emperor. It must be worn in full as soon as it appears. But the whole body is itchy, and I can't wear it! So, Xiao Zhezong took a few days of sick leave...
When the saint found out, he immediately went berserk! He rushed to the curtain, straightened his face and asked, "The Empress Dowager, do you know that the emperor is sick" Gao Shi was very strange, "Of course I know"
"Oh, you know? Since the emperor is sick, how can the Empress Dowager listen to the government alone" Empress Dowager Gao was stunned for a moment, and she suddenly found that she couldn't answer. It doesn't matter how tough she is. How to change the mother to the son and the ancestor to bully the grandson, she is not the legitimate master of the Song Dynasty! The so-called curtain listens to politics. There must be two people behind the curtain, and her position must not exceed the little emperor's dragon chair! But she was furious! Cheng Yi, you are still the person recommended by Sima Aiqing, and you actually contradict the mourning family like this?
The Empress Dowager was brewing love, and Cheng Yi had already turned her gun, "Prime Minister, yes!" What about you, by Lu Gong! Don't look at others, do you know your question" Lu Gongzhu was a little confused, "Is there anything else about me here" Cheng Yi stared at him coldly, "Do you know how to be the prime minister?" The emperor is sick and didn't go to court, do you know? If you don't know, you are remiss in your duty! Know without greeting, you are unfaithful! You say it yourself, are you derelict in your duty or disloyal" Lu Gongzhu didn't speak, and no one in the entire hall could say anything... On that day, Cheng Yi left the majestic underground hall, and behind him was a crying and laughing gaze...
In August, Cheng Yi was deposed from the imperial division and expelled from the capital. The life of the saint in Kyoto came to an end, leaving behind a lot of mysteries and provoking long-lasting controversies in both academic and political circles. If he really pushes himself and others? He insisted on the truth and was meticulous, so he also demanded the same from others?
It's just strange that when he distinguishes the difference between himself and Wen Yanbo, he is very worldly! He knew very well how to fight for his position, and he couldn't see any difference between him and mortals at that time. Through this matter, we can see the fundamental nature of the so-called science - saying one thing and doing another. Be lenient with yourself and strict with others.
Jia Yi, the No. 1 cadre of the Luo Party, was also driven out of the capital along with his master and party leader, and the Luo Party's forces collapsed all of a sudden. Let's go back and talk about Jia Yi's depreciation. He bit Su Shi to the death, from Su Shi to Su Zhe, outside of the Second Su, the key target was Yu Shitai's colleague Lu Tao. How to combat it? Jia Yi carefully collected the Sichuan colleagues around the Su brothers, and after gathering some numbers, he summed up a resounding name "Shu Party", and after the word "Shu Party" appeared, Lu Tao immediately fled. On July 16, Lu Tao took the initiative to resign from his position as a spokesman, and he didn't even stay in the capital anymore, and applied for a transfer to work in other places. In his thoughts, his so-called identity as the Shu Party is self-explanatory, right? I'm scared of you! If you don't play, will I dodge?
Jia Yi said: No! You are the Shu Party! Even if you become a local official, 108,000 miles away from Su Shi, you are also a Shu party!
Finally, some people can't stand it anymore, and there must be a limit to bullying. Wen Yanbo, the oldest veteran of the dynasty, Lu Gong, the prime minister, and Fan Chunren, the son of Fan Zhongyan, the former famous minister, these three most appealing people came forward to persuade Jia Yi to stop, and it was almost enough...
With such a big face, anyone can be satisfied, right? But Jia Yi is not! He turned around and went home to write a chapter, Wen Yanbo, Lu Gongshu, and Fan Chunren were all the bosses behind the Shu Party, and they were stirring up the wind and rain, making the Song Dynasty unpeaceful...
Depressed, the three biggest bosses of the Song Dynasty retreated silently, they endured it, and Jia Yi could do whatever he wanted... Weird, right? Why is this happening? The reason lies in the two words "Shu Party"...
To be honest, Jia Yi did something epoch-making. Before this, it was customary to say that Wang Anshi was the leader of the new party, and Sima Guang was the old party. But this is only customary, and it is not officially recognized, nor is it recognized by the parties. Pushing forward a few decades, the issue of forming a party was also raised during the Qingli New Deal. But the arguments are just noun explanations - who is the gentleman and who is the villain? Even if Lu Tao spoke for Su Shi and raised the question of origin. It only vaguely reveals the unspoken rules of officialdom - local social fire. Unexpectedly, Jia Yi took advantage of the topic to play and suddenly proposed a partisan division!
Party affiliation was the most taboo thing in the Song Dynasty! Whoever gets involved in it is self-isolation from human society. With the sage of Fan Zhongyan, the name of Ouyang Xiu, and the power of Han Qi, they also ended up in disgrace! So how far away everyone is, even if they suffer losses and get angry, they refuse to play again!
Jia Yi was shuang. He reached the realm of empty-eyed, exterminating Buddha and killing gods in Kaifeng City, and he did this with an intermediary official, and finally made the ultimate boss unbearable. With the party as a talisman, only the imperial power can come forward to sanction! Empress Dowager Gao personally ordered severe punishment! At this time, Prime Minister Lu Gongzhu said a few good words for Jia Yi, it is not worth breaking the ancestral family law of treating doctors for a mere Jia Yi.
So on August 2, Jia Yi was lightly dismissed. It's just a demotion and expulsion from the capital. But Jia Yi was still indomitable after being demoted to Huaizhou. Mr. Dongpo really doesn't know what bad things he did in his previous life. In this life, I provoked this old brother, and I was overwhelmed by an impeachment document from Huaizhou. Refuge, right? Jia Yi couldn't ask for it, and the reason for the next impeachment letter was there. Silence, right? What's even more maddening, the dignified leader of the contemporary literary world is actually scolded so much that he bows his head and is silent, it's really embarrassing! After a long time, Su Shi was exhausted, and he also asked to be released. Go to the place to hide and be quiet.
Jia Yi's efforts finally paid off, and the so-called Shu Party collapsed. The party leader left Beijing. It's just that in addition to success, he also won a name for himself and his teacher Cheng Yi - the end of the "Luo Party" was worse than Su Shi's Shu Party, and the Shu Party and Su Zhe were in the capital, and soon after they were promoted to the position of Zaizhi and became a famous minister of Yuan You. Not to mention that all the Luo Party left Beijing, they also offended the entire imperial court, until the Northern Song Dynasty perished, and there was no chance to turn over!
The miscellaneous fish are all offline, and the rest are the elite. During this period, Wang Yansuo and his comrades have been very quiet, of course, this is only an illusion, their attributes are different, and they have firmly occupied the dominant position of officialdom since the birth of the Song Empire. They were called "Shuo Dang" and Shuo generally referred to the north, specifically north of the Yellow River. In this vast land, from the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties to the Song Dynasty, it was the old base of the scholar class. Countless bureaucrats and gentry formed an boundless network of relations, firmly controlling the political, military, and economic power of all dynasties. It wasn't until Wang Anshi changed the law that the pattern was broken. A large number of officials from the south went north, with Wang Anshi as the center, and Lü Huiqing, Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu, Cai Qu, and Li Ding as the backbone, and ruled the center of the Song Dynasty for 15 years. To be honest, this is an unprecedented shame and crisis for the Northern Shi clan, the monopoly of more than a thousand years has been broken, and the anger of the Trust Empire can be imagined!
At this point, it determines the essential difference between them and the Luo and Shu parties! What the Luo and Shu parties want is grievances and vindictiveness, and what the Shuo party wants is to return to the top! Therefore, the Shuo Party is a real powerful faction. Among them, Brother Liu Anshi is the proud protégé of the old bastard and a closed disciple, and he was very arrogant when Sima Guang was alive, and he was nicknamed "The Tiger of the Palace" (Introduce the various parties in the court: Prime Minister: Patriarch Wen Yanbo; Second Phase: Written by Lu Gong; Shuo Dang: Liu Zhi, Liang Tao, Wang Yansuo, Liu Anshi; Luo Dang: Cheng Yi, Zhu Guangting, Jia Yi; Shu Party: Su Shi, Su Zhe, Lv Tao; Non-partisan: Lv Dafang, Fan Chunren, Fan Zuyu)
Peak? The former party leader, Sima Guang, did defeat the new party, but the effect was only weakened. He himself and Wang Anshi died in the same year, which can be regarded as canceling each other. The influence of the new law is still there in the people, in the officialdom, Lu Huiqing, Cai Qu, Zhang Dian, Zeng Bu... It could come back at any time! How can we bring them to death and eradicate them completely? This proposition is difficult, but it is absolutely necessary. Wang Yansuo and his comrades were very patient in looking for opportunities, and their hard work paid off.
Partisan strife in the DPRK and the resurgence of border smoke. Whether it is the Tangut people or the Tubo people, they don't think much of the old bastard's return to the land. Empress Xiaoliang of Western Xia, Liang Yiqi brothers and sisters, and Tubo Zampu Ali Gu rebelled one after another, challenging the Great Song Dynasty during the Yuan You period! In June, Ali's bone general, Ghost Zhang, attacked Taozhou. In early July, Western Xia entered the Kouzhen Rong army and was defeated by Liu Changzuo. On August 22, the Western Xia and Kou Sanchuan Village were repulsed again. On the 28th, Chongyi, the younger brother of Chong Ge, recovered Taozhou and captured the ghost chapter. On September 10, the Western Xia Zaikou Zhen Rong Army. On November 12, Ghost Zhang was escorted to the Chongzheng Hall of the Kaifeng Imperial Palace to confess his guilt. On January 24, the 3rd year of Yuanyou (1088), Tubo Zampu Ali Gu was honored to apologize for his sins and reclaim his position. On March 28, Western Xia entered Kode Jingzhai and was repulsed.
On April 5, the patriarch Lu Gongshu, like Wen Yanbo, worshiped Sikong and Pingzhang on important military affairs. Shangshu's left servant and subordinate servant are actually served by Lu Dafang, and Shangshu's right servant and middle servant are actually served by Fan Chunren. On the 6th, Sun Gu was appointed as the servant of the men, Liu Zhi as the waiter of the Zhongshu, Wang Cun as the left of the Shangshu, and Hu Zongyu as the right of the Shangshu. On the 8th, the Empress Dowager Gao asked Han Chuan and Liu Anshi, "Recently, the appointment of the ruling personnel, the outside world is talking about it" Liu Anshi said, "These people are all expected by the imperial court." However, Hu Zongyue was alone, and the public thought that it was not possible to "because of the repeated impeachment of Liu Anshi, the general of the Shuo Party, in March of the 4th year of Yuanyou (1089), Hu Zongyue was dismissed. In the same month, Su Shi invited himself out with the title of 'Shu Party' and was appointed as the governor of Hangzhou.
When the Luo and Shu parties were defeated, the opportunity for the Shuo party to return to the top finally came! Historic opportunity by an officialdom heterogeneous creation zào. This outlier is named Wu Chuhou, who was born as a very formal jinshi, but his way of becoming famous is unique, which is related to Song Renzong's inability to give birth to a son. The fact that the emperor could not give birth to a son was by no means a medical problem in ancient times, but a matter of character and morality in a large way. Based on this, if a person like Song Renzong can't give birth to a healthy son for decades, then the moral strength must be increased!
Wu Chuhou has the ability to increase his efforts to travel through time and space, returning from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, there was an incident in the Jin Kingdom, which was very famous, and it has been circulated for thousands of years, and in modern times, it has evolved into a famous play in Peking Opera "Zhao's Orphan". A very old thing, Wu Chuhou gave a new explanation. He believes that Cheng Ying and Gongsun Pestle are not only representatives of loyalty, but also models of caring for young children, and their great love is enough to bless the prince of Zhao and Song through the millennium. Therefore, the Song Dynasty should first build a temple and make a grand sacrifice to them, and then prepare a celebration to welcome the birth of the prince of Renzong... (To be continued......)