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Seeing that the head of state and the important ministers of the auxiliary state joined forces to have epilepsy, the vast majority of ministers chose to remain silent. It's clear that even the Prime Minister has been brought down, so is there any point in the rest of the people wading into this troubled water? Politics is a game of reason, and life is a realistic thing, everyone is smart enough to be a big official, and naturally knows how to do it. There is only one exception: Zhangton!
He is the only remaining member of the Xinfa Group at this time, and it can be said that he is the last banner, and he must come forward! Zhang Dian debated with Sima Guang in the hall at a court meeting, and the two quarreled back and forth. As a result, Chapters stabbed an oversized hornet's nest. From the beginning, Zhang Dian was very embarrassed, and the young and vigorous old man and the bad old man who could die at any time shouted, which was simply inferior. At the same time, he was constantly disturbed, reminding him to pay attention to his demeanor when quarreling, so as not to frighten the Empress Dowager behind the curtain...
The criterion for winning or losing this national policy debate is whether the woman behind the curtain is frightened. Zhang Dian lost in his attitude. Just by looking at the original words of Lu Gongshu, another leader of the old party, we will know how difficult Zhang Dian was subjected to -- "what Zhang Dian said is inherently desirable, but he is bent on seeking victory and ignoring the court's great gifts" is reasonable, and it can be seen that it is beneficial to the country. In the face of such a big principle, he actually blamed Zhang Dian for having the mentality of winning... scared the Empress Dowager Gao...
In any case, this is a crime, but it can be attacked by a group! The bosses of the various officials recommended by Sima Guang jumped out one after another, and they were useful again, defeating Prime Minister Cai, and then overthrowing Zhang's Privy Secret, it's exciting to think about!
By the way, the Song Dynasty was very sound in terms of the system of speech and official management. If the Yanguan and Zaizhi happen to be relatives, one of them must resign. At this time, Fan Chunren and Fan Zuyu in the Yanguan were all relatives of Sima Guang, and Zhang Dian had also pointed it out before. But Empress Dowager Gao and Sima Guang just ignored it. Note: not a refusal, but a pretence!
On the 23rd, he was dismissed from the Privy Council. On the 27th, Tongzhi Privy Council affairs were turned into a regular officer. Fan Chunren was promoted to the Privy Councillor. The Xinfa Group was completely defeated, and other middle and high-level staff such as Lu Jiawen, Deng Xuan, Li Ding, Pu Zongmeng, Fan Ziyuan and others were also relegated to other places one after another...
On March 5, the Enke examination for the new emperor's accession to the throne began, and another news reached Jinling. At that time, Wang Anshi revised textbooks, reformed the imperial examination, and cultivated useful talents for the country. In the textbook, there are "poems", "books" and "Zhou Li" that he personally annotated. That is, the new meaning of the Three Classics. This is a subject that has been studied by the whole country in the Song Dynasty for 15 years, and Sima Guang suddenly announced when he was about to take the exam: Abolish all the new meanings annotated by Wang Anshi, and restore the fù before Xining!
Not for Wang Anshi. You also have to think about the countless candidates in the world, right? Approaching the examination period, he suddenly came to such a hand, putting aside his identity as an important minister of the court and an intellectual senior, Sima Guang should not be so mean just as an elder! And he did. The purpose was also achieved. Wang Anshi had insomnia all night. Walking around the house, in the early morning, the family saw that the screen was full of words, there were no cursed words, only hundreds of Sima Guang's names...
Sima Guang... I never thought that 15 years later, you would be like this! But that's not the end of it. A few days later, a new order was issued, strictly ordering officials and local bookstores to look through a book called "Zishuo". This book is an important work of Wang Anshi in his later years... Is Wang Anshi a criminal? Why is his work a banned book? On the one hand, the new law was abolished and Wang Anshi's mark in the political circles was erased. On the one hand, Wang Anshi's works are imprisoned. Erase his thoughts on earth. How to position such behavior, let's think for yourself!
Sum up. The old bastard just wants to let the living Wang Anshi know that you thought that the exemption law was advanced and better than the conscription law, but I changed it back and let you watch it, but there was no way at all!
His goal was achieved, Wang Anshi's health dropped sharply, and he really died in front of him... On April 6, 66-year-old Wang Anshi died of illness. With Sima Guang's every move to contrast, you can see the essence of Wang Anshi...
After doing this, the old party breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the overall situation had been decided, and it was easier to live? They were wrong! The facts will wake them up in no time! How hideous is the true face of Sima Guang, the leader of the old party with the title of saint! Not to mention the enemy, even if it is a friend in the party, he is so angry that he faints and trembles with fright! They are about to see how Sima Guang treats his friendly neighbors...
Prior to this, in March, Sima Guang arranged a transcendent and sacred job for a fellow practitioner who also had the title of saint - Emperor Master!
Cheng Yi, the old master of the Yishui River, his reputation has grown by leaps and bounds in the past 15 years like Sima Guang, first of all, a large number of disciples have become talents, and the highest position has been a Taiwanese official in the Song Dynasty. Secondly, his learning finally formed a system, and he had his own perception of the three classics of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and the status of the ancestor of science was established. This is a great achievement, from the people to the officialdom, except for a very few monsters, there is no one who does not bow down to him. Being able to do this is unique since the founding of the Song Dynasty! The effect was very amazing, he was respected by Sima Guang, and his status was so transcendent that he was unrestrained. He can have a good relationship with Sima Guangping, and although he is in the old party, he will never make false statements about any high-ranking officials. Because of this status, Sima Guang arranged for him to be a teacher for the little emperor Song Zhezong.
In the history of the Song Dynasty, the future of the emperors was extremely bright, and because of their special relationship with the emperor and the sense of trust and dependence they cultivated since childhood, they were able to influence the direction of national policy to a great extent.
Cheng Yi was the emperor with the highest diploma in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Zhezong was only more than 9 years old, which was the most ideal age for education. This combination is very exciting, and they will definitely become a close relationship between teachers and students... In fact, Song Zhezong couldn't wait for Cheng Yi to die immediately!
Cheng Yi takes care of everything, such as spring has arrived, everything is recovering, flowers and trees are luxuriant, Zhezong is watching the scenery by the railing in the deep palace, and he casually breaks off a willow branch. Cheng Yi appeared instantly: Hey! You are too cruel, spring is the season of life, and every living thing has the right to grow, even a willow tree. You are the Son of Heaven, you must be merciful, you must be fraternal, you must love the willow tree, and then you will love your people like the willow tree, so that you are a good emperor...
Ruzhezong dressed up and entered the classroom, ready to receive education. Cheng Yi picked up the book, but suddenly asked: Hey! Did you have an ant at your feet when you took a shower last night? Be...
How did you deal with it? I gave it way...
Good! Cheng Yi applauded. You've finally done it right. From the willow tree to the ants, they are all life, all your people. You've finally loved them, and you're going to do it for the rest of your life...
Ruzhezong woke up in the deep palace and suddenly found that his sister and sister before last night were no longer around him, but his aunt, who was over 50 years old. What's going on? He wanted to scream, he wanted to roar, he had the blood of the fiery Divine Sect flowing from him, and he was definitely not a coward who was at the mercy of others and rubbed at will! But Cheng Yi's voice appeared: A good emperor is not a good woman. Female... Well, Zi once said: This is a man's nature, so you have to start from a young age. Even if you're only 10 years old...
Song Zhezong, he is a very special child, there are precocious children and precocious emperors in human history, and no one can be as rational, stoic, and deep as he is at his age. He buried all the qiē deep in his heart. Except for a few cutting-edge moments, he never let anyone see his emotions fluctuate... He looked around coldly, remembering everything in his heart, like a gray and dead stone statue of a child, living silently...
On April 2, the only remaining members of the New Party on the list of governors, the deputy prime minister and Shangshu's right servant, shot Han Jin, were dismissed. On the 15th, Lu Gongzhu, the servant of the door, was promoted to the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu. The veteran minister Wen Yanbo was awarded the Taishi and Pingzhang military affairs.
At this time, Sima Guang was invincible in China. You can do whatever you want. But instead of being happy, he sighed. Said a sentence to the people around him, "Xixia is not convinced, I will not die blindly" As soon as this remark came out, the old and new parties resonated deeply, from the Taizong Dynasty to the present, they have been dragged out by the party members, this is the 104 years of the Great Song Dynasty without antidote tumor, Sima Xianggong is finally going to do something to it! But how? What 5 emperors and countless capable ministers can't do, what good way will Sima Guang have? Facts speak louder than words, and the answer given by Sima Guang is earth-shattering, and no one can think of it in advance!
The first is to take the big eunuch Li Xian under the knife! Under the impeachment of the various officials recommended by Sima Guang, in April, Li Xian and Wang Zhongzheng were expelled from the palace to supervise the taxation of Taiping Prefecture.
On May 4, Western Xia sent an envoy to congratulate Song Zhezong on his succession. In June, Li Bingchang sent another envoy to pay tribute, requesting the return of Lanzhou, the lost land in the summer of the Five Road War, and the four villages of Mizhi, Futu, Anjiang, and Jialu. The old bastard began to make a high statement: the reason why the relationship with the Tangut people deteriorated to the point where it is to this point is all caused by Wang Anshi! Then the solution is simple. Wouldn't it be nice to return all the benefits of the previous wars to the Tangut people! Lanzhou and 4 villages are all returned! Again to restore the fù field to continue to do business, as for the annual reward, of course, there is no less, a qiē is on par with the treatment of the Renzong era... As for the returns? Do we need it in the Celestial Empire? Oh! Forget one thing, go back and tell your king, as long as he does this: continue to be a vassal as before, and write a standard New Year's greeting letter every year...
The Tangut people really couldn't help it, so they thought about it, let's be kind, let's be kind, and return the hundreds of captives captured in the battle of Yongle City to the Song Dynasty!
In this way, the old bastard finally felt at ease, and took the report sent by the Tangut people to announce to the whole country: The Tangut has been conquered by us...
In addition to the excitement, Sima Guang was still unsatisfied, he remembered that when Wang Anshi was in power, he also laid a large piece of land, what is Xihe Road now called? Be honest, pay it back together, and return this to Xixia!
At this time, someone finally couldn't help it, and An Tao, who knew the Privy Council, took a map to show him: If you want to die, you will die soon, don't talk nonsense! Look at it clearly! This land originally belonged to the Tibetan people, and it has nothing to do with the Tangut people! Looking at the geographical location again, if you really want to return it to the Western Xia, the Song Dynasty will be surrounded!
Ah, is that so? Sima Guang reluctantly lifted his spirit and looked at it: Okay, let's keep Xihe Road...
Only by discussing it in combination with history will we understand how sinister and selfish Sima Guang's move is, and how much of a legacy it is! He is a great master of history, and the history of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties is like a treasure, so will you not know about the things in the Middle and Tang dynasties? Speaking of which, Sima Guang's act of ceding 4 villages in the northwest at this time happened in the Middle Tang Dynasty!
It was the Tang Wenzong era of the Niu and Li party struggles, the Niu Party leader Niu Seng and the Li Party leader Li Deyu. The two parties excluded each other, Niu Shengyu was the prime minister at that time, and Li Deyu was demoted to the Xichuan border to stand guard. Xichuan borders on Tibet, and there is a Victorian city in the northwest of Minshan, which was taken away by the Tibetans many years ago. Li Deyu was overjoyed and reported to the imperial court, but the result made Niu Shengyu very unhappy: Your achievement is my failure, how can I do some sabotage? Niu Monk and Child chose to start with the cowardly and mediocre Tang Wenzong. He said that for the sake of a city, he fought with the Tubo people, and beware of the other party's troops! At that time, the capital will not be able to defend it, so what is the point of getting a Victorian state?
Tang Wenzong was frightened and ordered to return Xi Tanmou to Tubo and send Victoria City back! As a result, Xi Tanmou's family was tortured and killed by the Tubo people on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and since then, no Tubo people have dared to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!
Niu monk and child put the party struggle above the interests of the country, the matter has only been more than 200 years, with the knowledge of the master of history, this is the most basic pediatrics, but he knowingly committed it, repeating this evil, why? Think for yourself!
If you think that he is really for the peace of the Song Empire, he would rather spend money to eliminate disasters to do this, hehe! Soon, the situation in the northwest is turbulent again, and the arrogant Xiaoliang queen will be inflamed to his face that has been lying in the coffin! But that didn't prevent "History of the Song Dynasty" from writing such a sentence - "... Chinese Prime Minister Sima Yin, don't make trouble lightly, open the gap "Western Xia, and even the Liao State warned their border generals: The Song Dynasty was made by Sima Guang as the prime minister, you must be careful, don't make trouble!"
On July 10, Xia Huizong and Li Bingchang finally died after getting the greatest benefits. 3-year-old Li Qianshun succeeded to the throne. The Western Xia once again staged a tradition, and the real power fell into the hands of Liang Yikui and Xiaolianghou's brothers and sisters...
After struggling to do this, Sima Guang finally hung up, threw all his energy away, fulfilled all his wishes, and felt that he had no reason to die again. But suddenly, he jumped up from the hospital bed, got into the sedan chair and rushed to the palace!
Urgent report: Someone mentioned restarting the Qingmiao Law at the Empress Dowager Gao! It's worth it! I'm not dead yet, but someone dares to go against it? This budding bird must be strangled! When he arrived at the palace, the perpetrator had not had time to run, and he was blocked! Fan Chunren, he also stood in front of the Empress Dowager Gao to explain the current situation and explain the reasons. (To be continued......)