A person who is born to work hard deserves some peace after death, right? This is the minimum respect for a deceased. But Zhao Guangyi, who has been proud and strong all his life, just can't get it.

It's sad! As soon as he took his last breath, his bones were not cold, and two people closest to him in his life betrayed him: his personal eunuch Wang Jien and Empress Li.

Wang Jien weighed it in his heart, let the crown prince ascend the throne naturally, what credit does he have? If you can set up another one, then the old things of more than 20 years ago will be repeated. He is still the one who supports the new king and makes the first contribution. I am excited to think about such a beautiful thing. It is simply something that only the great eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty could do. And he, a eunuch, was able to succeed twice. This will be an unprecedented record, a eunuch among eunuchs! So he first contacted 2 accomplices: Li Changling, the governor of the political affairs, and Hu Dan, the governor of the system. The three of them joined forces and still felt that the weight was not enough, so they found the direct heir of Zhao Guangyi's inheritance, Empress Li. What's more, Empress Li's elder brother, General Li Jilong, was the commander of the palace at this time, and the envoy of the Jingyan Army. You must know that at this time, the front division of the palace has not been inspected for a long time, so this commander is the boss of the front division of the palace! And he himself is in the capital at this time.

Wang Jien only needs to look at the cute little boy next to Empress Li, and he knows who the heir to the throne should be - Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of the former emperor and the current deposed concubine.

Empress Li immediately agreed. Previously, she had been raising Zhao Yuanzuo's son. At this time, whether she loved her son and her father, or loved her father and her son in the past, she was moved anyway.

The conspiracy began when Zhao Guangyi fell ill, the day before he died. Since then, Wang Jiencai has formed a party with Li Changling and Hu Dan, preparing to elect Zhao Yuanzuo.

And at this important moment, the crown prince Zhao Heng has not been by his father's side who is critically ill! He was quarantined, and he couldn't even enter the palace! But there's no hurry, someone can get in. The first assistant prime minister, Lu Duan, personally visited the palace. There is evidence to prove that Lu Duan, who was already old at this time, was very bad. He struggled to look around. It turned out that everyone was there, except for Zhao Heng, the crown prince who should have appeared the most. Lu Duan was immediately alert, he quietly avoided everyone, and wrote 2 words on the wat board he carried with him, "Da Gradual" and immediately sent his cronies to Zhao Heng, asking him to enter the palace immediately!

At this moment, Zhao Guangyi died. Wang Jien immediately took action to meet the Empress Dowager Li, and the two instantly colluded and reached an agreement. And recognize the most critical point of the problem. That is, to set up an emperor, whether it is a queen mother or a eunuch. It doesn't count if it's all said. There must be ministers. No matter what kind of insider information and orders, the identity of the emperor must be confirmed with an official seal and an edict, and these must be brought forward by state civil servants in order to be effective. Even if these things are fake.

As soon as he walked out of the palace gate of Empress Dowager Li, Wang Jien instantly went crazy. Lu Duan is actually gone! In the blink of an eye, the old man who was both old and fat and had difficulty moving was actually missing! Find it now! It has been reported that Lü Duanji has returned to Zhongshu Province. Wang Jien breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, not too far. But the matter was important, and he decided to go out to find Lu Duan in person!

The eunuch's job is to serve and pass on the decree, and the Zhongshu Provincial Government Hall is really familiar. So Wang Jien immediately met Lu Duan. The first sentence is: Your Majesty has died!

Lu Duan expressed grief, but it was limited. Then Wang Jien was very excited, it was a surprise. He said that the Queen Mother wanted to set up Zhao Yuanzuo, but Lu Duan actually did not object. But after the surprise, Lu Duan made him suddenly cool again: who is not who is not established. We don't count what we say, and it doesn't count what the Queen Mother says.

Who counts? Wang Jien was instantly nervous.

Lu Duan said 2 words slowly, "Edict"

Wang Jien's brain was running rapidly, it turned out that there was an edict! It was a sudden change, but it was only good for him. At the very least, it stands to reason that the crown prince will have to take over if there is no edict. With the edict, it's another story. That's great! As for what is written on the edict, read it as something. Hey! Think I, Wang Jien, can't read or make mistakes?

So the next question: where is the edict?

Lu Duan stood up and muttered, "Where else can it be?" The Imperial Book Pavilion of the Provincial Government Hall... Feed! Don't worry! Let's go get it together" Before the words were finished, Wang Jien started again. The great eunuch shot out with the extraordinary agility of the old man in the armor and rushed towards the Imperial Book Pavilion.

In this way, Wang Jien led Lu Duan into the Zhaoshu Pavilion, and everything was over. It was the biggest and only mistake he made that night. This is the end of his life...

The edict pavilion was silent, and the edict in the pavilion faced him silently. Behind him, the door of the Imperial Pavilion suddenly closed, followed by the sound of the iron lock dropping the key...

Wang Jien turned back in horror, and there was already a gate between him and Lu Duan. The vast world outside has been cut off from him since then, and he suddenly understands that he has been calculated by Lu Duan! From beginning to end, Lu Duan didn't do anything, he jumped into the cage by himself, and he was still in excitement and joy all the time! That night, Wang Jien could only be in the crack of the door of the Imperial Book Pavilion, watching Lu Duan covered in flesh and leaving step by step...

That night, Lu Duan staggered into the Long Live Palace. It's like a repetition of the old things from more than 20 years ago. There is still a dead emperor in the Long Live Palace, plus the wife of the dead emperor.

Empress Dowager Li bluntly told the prime minister what she claimed: "The emperor is dead." It is logical to establish the eldest son on the throne. What can I do now?"

Lu Duan replied, "The first emperor set up the prince, it is today!" How can there be dissent and evil", Empress Dowager Li immediately fell silent. All resistance to Zhao Heng's accession to the throne immediately disappeared. The answer given in the official history is that because Wang Jien is not there, Empress Dowager Li has lost the strength to compete with Lu Duan and has to give in.

But the real answer still has to find the mystery from the sentence that Lu Duan answered: "The first emperor established the prince, and it is for today..." Your husband has been preparing for this for a long time. Looking back at the dead body, do you think this man who has slept with you for many years really didn't notice your motives at all?

It was only at this time that the real protagonist Zhao Heng arrived in time. The transformation of the crown prince was carried out immediately. Governor Wen Zhongshu read out the testament in public and promoted him from the crown prince to the third Great Song Dynasty official Song Zhenzong.

After the identity was confirmed, everyone left the old emperor who had died and went to the front of the political hall together. To accept the worship of civil and military officials in the most formal place, Zhao Heng can be regarded as 100% successful. At this last pass, Lu Duan suddenly became unusual.

On March 30, 997, Lü Duan stood in the main hall, and the new emperor had already sat down with the curtain down, and he had no intention of kneeling at all. Full. He suddenly made a move that was unprecedented in his first place. Without any instructions, Lu Duan walked from the position of the courtier to the throne of the Son of Heaven! He also opened the curtain in front of the emperor with his own hands. It was really dizzy with old eyes, he stared at it closely, and it was not until he confirmed that the person in front of him was Zhao Heng that he re-descended to the palace and led hundreds of officials to worship the new Son of Heaven.

It worked... It's finally over. Lu Duan, who is "not confused about big things", finally completed the most important task in his life.

On April 4, the newly enthroned Song Zhenzong selectively lost his memory of what had just happened. The identity of the former Empress Li was officially confirmed as the Queen Mother. On the 9th, the fourth brother Zhao Yuanfen was named King Yong, and the fifth brother Zhao Yuanjie was King Yan. The other two younger brothers, Zhao Yuanwei and Zhao Yuanwei, are the kings of Pengcheng County and Anding County.

On the 10th, Li Zhi and Li Xin, who were guests when he was the crown prince, were promoted to participate in political affairs.

On May 11, Song Zhenzong disposed of Li Changling, Wang Jien, and Hu Dan. From his non-grudge against Empress Li and Zhao Yuanzuo and his treatment of these 3 mortal enemies. I have to say it's a benevolent gentleman. Li Changling, the former governor of the political council, appointed the high-ranking officials of the Zhongwu Festival envoy, and enjoyed himself for life. Wang Jien instructed the general of the right prison guard and placed him in Junzhou. He continued to retire and passed away after 2 years. The most unlucky one is the original knowledge system Hu Dan. But it's just a cut of nationality and exile to Xunzhou, at least to save his life, right?

On the 24th, Zhao Heng established his second wife Guo as the queen.

On the 27th, Zhao Heng posthumously crowned his deceased mother (who was also Zhao Yuanzuo's biological mother) as a virtuous concubine. In addition to the Li family, Zhao Heng remembered the other 3 relatives who had died - June 5. Zhao Heng posthumously named his cousin Zhao Dezhao as the Taifu, Zhao Defang as the Taibao, and his uncle Zhao Tingmei directly restored the most prominent title of "King Qin" during his lifetime

Dezhao and Defang also forget it, after all, they died "accidentally". But Zhao Tingmei committed the crime of great rebellion and rebellion, so he was demoted and exiled. Zhao Heng did this, obviously slapping his father. Was he guilty or not? If he is indeed not guilty, isn't his father's reputation for forcing his brother to death very beautiful?

See the essence through the phenomenon. The core of Zhao Heng's doing this is the 6 words "Ann the back, release the old grudge", no one should worry about anything anymore. All the old debts have dissipated with the death of my father. Let's start all over again...

Song Zhenzong, who had just ascended the throne, said to the prime minister: "Zhuzhou offers more rare birds and beasts, auspicious things, which is not beneficial. But the harvest is abundantly twisted. And to get the virtuous minister, it is for Rui also "8th, edict the world not to offer rare birds and beasts and auspicious rui." It's just that Zhao Heng at this time probably wouldn't have thought of it: just 10 years later. He will change his original intention, and the entire country of the Great Song Dynasty will fall into a crazy activity of praying to God and worshiping God, and he will become the first god in the world...

On the 11th, Zhao Yuanzuo, the 'crazy' half-brother, whether intentionally or not, really threatened his throne. But Zhao Heng didn't mind, he was named the king of Chu, and he was going to visit Nangong. But Yuanzuo refused, saying that even if you come, I won't see you... Since then, they have never seen each other again in their lives...

On the 12th, Zhao Heng posthumously crowned his first wife, Pan Mei's daughter, as the queen.

Starting from Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong, earth-shaking changes began to be generated. The emperor is no longer the emperor he used to be, and the prime minister is no longer the prime minister he used to be... The era of the Great Song Dynasty's famous ministers began!

Recalling that Emperor Taizu was in the past, he stripped the prime minister's military power and financial power, so that the military, government, and financial powers were established, and the hidden danger of the prime minister's dictatorship was eliminated in one fell swoop. By the time of Emperor Taizong, it was more thorough, and the frequency of his change of prime minister was like changing furniture. The prime minister not only has little power, but he also doesn't even want to be familiar with business. This created the fact that the prime minister of the Song Dynasty did not want to say "no" to the emperor no matter what. Don't look at Zhao Pu, Lu Mengzheng and others who forced the emperor to listen to their own words and use the people they recommended, but the right to refute is still firmly controlled by the emperor. After all, they only forced the emperor once, but the emperor forced them every day...

But by the time of Zhao Heng, the situation had changed. The prime ministers became extremely noble, they straightened their waists, stiffened their faces, and looked their emperor up and down, left and right. Not only national affairs, but even private life will care about and guide every moment, and if it is not satisfactory, it will be on the line. And over time, this trend intensified until the fall of the Great Song Dynasty...

Zhao Heng couldn't help it. He is not like his uncle who stands up to the sky and the earth, who dares to disagree with the country he has played? I can't learn from my father, his father has been the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion for many years, and he has long been the first able official in the Great Song Dynasty at that time. He is not like his two elder brothers, one is the eldest son of both civil and military, and the other is scheming, and even his favorite concubines are extremely poisonous. Zhao Heng has been accustomed to being a low-key person since he was a child. Now it is completely fate that has pushed him to the forefront, just like Li Yu back then, who was forced to become the emperor...

So Zhao Heng, who was sitting on the emperor's throne, was very sober. Everything in the world is nothing but the military, government, people, and money. The emperor invited the biggest god in the Song army, Cao Bin, the former privy envoy and the first general, to reinstate him and become the privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty again. Needless to say, with his unique qualifications and benevolent and generous prestige, he should be able to pacify the army in the post-Zhao Guangyi period. So for the two things of military and government, Zhao Heng completely delegated power, and listened to the privy envoy and the prime minister.

How do you get the hearts of the people? The easiest way to do this is, of course, to use money to benefit the people. But Zhao Heng is worried! In his father's later years, the Great Song Dynasty finances were on the verge of bankruptcy. How many wars have been fought at home and abroad for money? So many jinshi officers ask for money in the annual examination? The treasury has long been unable to make ends meet. At this time, what money is there to give to the people? (To be continued......)