Now Zhao Zhen is in love with Zhang Meiren in the harem. But on September 15, Empress Dowager Liu directly issued an edict to the prime minister: "Since ancient times, relatives have caused trouble because of the prosperity of the family and excessive authority, and few can keep their wealth and wealth for a long time." Now I have elected the Guo clan from the declining old clan, also to prevent my relatives from interfering in politics."

On November 21, Renzong got married, and reluctantly obeyed the wishes of the Queen Mother, and established Guo Shi, the granddaughter of Guo Chongwei, the founding hero of Hou Zhou, as the queen... But Zhao Zhen won't know that this is just the beginning of his personal emotional pain...

On November 30, 1025, the 3rd year of Tiansheng, Prime Minister Wang Qinruo died. He finally died. First of all, he should have been injured at work, because he suddenly fell ill on the way to the courthouse, and he never got up after returning home. The emperor personally visited the sick and gave 5,000 taels of platinum to condolence. Posthumously presented to the Taishi, Zhongshu Ling, nicknamed Wenmu. More than 20 of his relatives and cronies are all officials. After this series of actions, "History of the Song Dynasty" commented that "since Jianlong, the prime minister has been merciful, and there is no such comparison"

But who could know that Wang Qinruo was actually angry to death! Everything stems from the food chain made by the wise and great Empress Dowager Liu. That is, if there is something, he will ask Wang Qinruo, and Wang Zeng and Cao will use two people to review it. If everything is normal, Lu Zongdao will glare at them one by one, and it's okay if there's nothing to do... It turns out that Wang Qinruo is a working coolie! A large number of people below stared at him, ready to dig deep and criticize him, and fight against him. Among them, the Lu fish head that can kill you with his gaze is the main force.

So Prime Minister Wang was very sad, and he had to look at other people's faces all the time. After a long time, he finally couldn't stand it anymore, and complained "Wang Dan is in Japan, don't you do this"

Lu Zongdao immediately sneered, "Wang Wenzheng (Wang Dan Zhen Wenzheng) first respected morality, how can others compare?" If the public governs fairly, Zong Daoan dares to disobey "righteous words, righteous and awe-inspiring." Wang Qinruo had nothing to say.

After this conversation, Wang Qinruo's life became even more difficult. However, the last blow was only to blame him for not being angry, and he was looking for his own death.

The task of the prime minister of the Song Dynasty was not just the great steward of the empire. Or "regulate yin and yang, care for all things", and we must always pay attention to the talented but unborn scholars below. It is necessary to recommend and let the country's talents make the best use of it, which is qualified. But behind this recommendation is the risk. If anything goes wrong with the people you appoint, you have a share. Wang Qinruo planted it on this.

The person he recommended was called Wu Zhi, and he was a standard buried talent. Before he was promoted, he was just a county lieutenant. After Wang Qinruo's strong recommendation, he was sent by Zhishao Wujun. Wu Zhi was happy, but in the blink of an eye, he was sad and angry. He actually fell ill at such a critical moment. Time is also fate! But there was no way at all. And he was given a messenger rather than an official position.

That's so important. This is a characteristic of the Song Dynasty, an original thing created by Zhao Kuangyin. It doesn't matter what kind of official you are. It only matters what you get. And the messenger doesn't wait for anyone, you can't do it, thousands of people are looking forward to it! Seeing that the beaked duck was about to fly, Wu Zhi decided to find his recommender again.

What to do? Money, of course! And for the sake of secrecy, he also thought of another person, his good friend, Yu Ge who is now in the capital. Let Yu Ge advance 20 taels of gold for him first, and find a suitable opportunity to hand it over to Wang Qinruo... What do you think? But no matter how good the plan is, it must be implemented by people. Wu Zhi, Yu Ge, and Wang Qinruo were all unlucky to be on this implementer...

This Wu family's chief butler broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion directly, no matter who was present. No matter what Prime Minister Wang was doing, he shouted directly: Hello Prime Minister Wang, I was sent by Wu Zhi. He brought you 20 taels of gold, so you can help him keep Shao Wujun's messenger... What are you staring at for? Yes? Q: Where is the gold? Not in my hands. At Lord Yu's place. He is a good friend of my master, and this money will be sent to you in a few days. You've got a lot of power, so let's get things done... Feed! What are you doing here? Why are you arresting me? Lord Wang. I'm really sent by Wu Zhi to send you money, don't believe it...

Everyone watched, Wang Qinruo fell into an ice cellar. You don't have to look left or right. He knows what kind of eyes are all around him... Wang Qinruo didn't say half a superfluous sentence, and directly ordered someone to escort the chief housekeeper of the Wu Mansion to Kaifeng Mansion, on the grounds that he was trying to bribe the officials of the imperial court. Note that it is an "attempt"

The full house of guests has become eyewitnesses in an instant, and the case has escalated. Kaifeng Mansion no longer accepts it, and it is replaced by Yushitai. Yushitai sent the famous servant Yu Shi Han Yi to increase his efforts, and he must be fatal with one blow. But it's a pity that no matter what, it can't change the fact that the original intention of bribing is Wu Zhi, and the gold for buying officials is in Yu Ge, Wang Qinruo didn't touch a penny of stolen money, and even reported to the official as soon as he knew that he would be bribed...

If Wu Zhi was "attempting" to bribe, then Wang Qinruo did not even have the opportunity to "attempt" to accept bribes. In the end, he was reluctant to do so, and Yu Shitai had to make the following verdict: Wu Zhi was sentenced to be dismissed for bribery (the appointment was annulled) and Yu Ge was ordered to be suspended, and Wang Qinruo was dismissed, but he was investigated for the crime of failing to investigate. But this sin is too subtle. It can make the recommender be implicated and demoted and dismissed, or it may just be a small reprimand, depending on the mood of the person in power.

At this time, Liu E was in a very good mood, so everyone knew that Wang Qinruo had escaped again. On this day, Lu Shenzheng looked angry and looked directly at Wang Qinruo. Prime Minister Wang knew that he was wrong, and bowed his head and remained silent. Suddenly, a rat came out of nowhere and ran in front of everyone. Lu Zongdao suddenly shouted, "You still dare to come out", and the audience laughed, and Wang Qinruo's face was like ashes. I never thought of being humiliated in public! I really became a rat crossing the street, and everyone can shout and fight... But what can be done? The wrath of the crowd is unbearable. He is not Kou Zhun, and he does not have the courage to subdue all the courtiers with his own strength. He endured. No matter how embarrassed he was, he chose to follow these people to the court again and work normally.

But in the end, he still made himself angry. In addition, on the way to the court, I suffered a cold and couldn't afford to get sick, and my life came to an end...

Song Renzong once said to his assistant ministers in the future, "What I Guan Qinruo did was really treacherous", throughout Wang Qinruo's life, his so-called treacherous deeds were nothing more than persuading Song Zhenzong to go to the Zen Shrine and worship the heavens. In addition, the tricks such as the big palace and the descending of the Holy Ancestor are all the original work of Zhao Heng himself and the efforts of Ding Wei and others, and Wang Qinruo is not the protagonist for a long time. The history of the Song Dynasty was unfair to Wang Qinruo. You are a faint king, and he is the treacherous one. You are Mingjun, he is a capable minister. People like Wang Qinruo are a mirror, which can reflect the emperor's color and true face. Wang Qinruo has great ability and great contributions. Let's just talk about the Battle of Lanyuan, the Daimyo Mansion he guarded is far in front of Zhao Heng and Kou Zhun's Lanzhou City, these should not be forgotten by the world... In the more than 300 years of the Great Song Dynasty, among the brilliant and magnificent civil servant communities, there should be a place for Wang Qinruo.

Followed by. Another major hero of the Abyss Alliance, Cao Yun, also had an accident. In the year of Zhao Heng's death, he was the privy envoy and the envoy of the Jingling Palace, and Wang Zeng was the second minister and the envoy of the Lingguan. The emperor personally issued an edict allowing him to rank above the prime minister when he went to court. This broke the order of the Great Song Dynasty with prime ministers, princes, and privy envoys. When Zhao Henggang ascended the throne, Cao Bin, the founding father and privy envoy, was also in the queue after the then prime minister Li Xin. This is the ancestral family law of implementing the Great Song Dynasty's 'using literature to control martial arts'. Cao Yu's enjoyment of this exceptional treatment is the state's reward for his great contributions in the Yuanyuan Alliance. But after that, Cao Yu began to be insane, perverse, and strongly demanded to die as ugly as possible. The specific performance is that he seems to be Kou Zhun on the body, and he took turns to shoot at the prime minister, the queen mother, the eunuch, and the minister, and no one ran away...

First the Prime Minister. After Wang Qinruo's death, Wang Zeng was promoted to the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. Cao used his super qualifications to openly bully Wang Zeng. It's Liu E's time now. Will you be able to follow the old rule: let the East Mansion regain a half-step ahead of the West Mansion? Especially when Wang Zengji was promoted and became the head of the hundred officials, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty?

The answer is no. Cao Yong faced Wang Zeng, just like when he faced the Empress Dowager Xiao in Lanzhou City, he said that if he didn't give in, he wouldn't give in. As a result, on December 12, the little emperor and the queen mother sat in the Chengming Hall for a long time, waiting left and right, and no one went to work. All on strike? sent someone out of Lu to take a look, and saw Wang Zeng and Cao Yu looking at each other angrily. It was at the entrance of the main hall. All the courtiers behind him were speechless.

"I'm first" and "I'm first" turned out to be that Wang Zeng was younger and reacted super fast. He had an idea, and he always shouted, "It's nothing." When you go in, you will say that the prime minister Wang had waited to enter and thank you", and then the officials of the entire Dongfu immediately became full of spring breeze, and our leader was powerful. Win!

After that, the emperor saw the edict and called out according to the list of initiators of the sentence of thanks. Wang Zeng is the leader! But Cao Utilization is Cao Utilization, he let Wang Zeng go, but he blocked everyone below the second prime minister Zhang Zhibai behind him. I'm the hero, I'm in line! In this way, he completely disrupted the order of the day's pilgrimage.

But then Cao Yu got a message: Zhang Qi was going to return from Heyang as a privy envoy. Zhang Qi is Liu E's great benefactor. When Liu E was driven out of Zhao Heng's palace by Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Heng secretly hid Liu E in Zhang Qi's house, and then secretly went to a tryst every night without telling his father... Now Zhang Qi is coming back to take my place? Cao Yu restrained a little.

On the 17th, Zhang Qi was indeed appointed as a privy envoy. Of course. Cao Yu is still a privy envoy and a commonplace...

On May 28, the 4th year of Tiansheng (1026), at the request of Li Deming, the younger brother of Shu Luping, the 5th grandson of Agu Zhi, the nephew of the famous general Xiao Hengde, and the northwest road of Daliao, Xiao Hui recruited troops from all the tribes to jointly conquer the Uighurs in Ganzhou with the party item. Minister Zhila arrived a little late, and was beheaded by Xiao Huili. In August, all the tribes rebelled. When the news came, Xiao Hui could only lead his army to retreat because of the failure to attack the Uighurs in Ganzhou for three days, leaving the task of destroying the Uighurs in Ganzhou to Li Yuanhao two years later. On the way, he encountered the rebels and was defeated. Nerugu and Abulu 3,000 Liao troops came to the rescue, but they were all wiped out. Nerugu and Abulu were also killed in battle. Liao Shengzong had no choice but to send Yelu Huage and Honggu brothers to lead troops to quell the rebellion, and demoted Xiao Hui in November (according to research, the Liao Dynasty's tribe was the predecessor of the future Megatron Mongol tribe)

On December 25, the 17-year-old little emperor Zhao Zhen suddenly proposed, "I plan to lead hundreds of officials to live for the queen mother at the court meeting on New Year's Day next year, and then go to the Tian'an Hall to receive congratulations." Liu E, the old queen mother, is endless, and she must be ahead of the emperor in everything, and she must replace her no matter what?

But things were messed up by Liu E herself. Without waiting for Wang Zeng and the others to speak, she preemptively replied to her good son, "Your Majesty, how can the Great Dynasty be delayed because of me?"

Wang Zengxi descended from the sky and immediately followed, "Queen Mother, you are so right. Your Majesty, with your filial piety to your mother, has made this wonderful suggestion. But your mother can't bear to destroy the country's body, so you can listen to her."

Liu E froze instantly, this damn modesty... Don't look at yourself as 60 years old, politically immature! They all chose to rob their sons, what kind of great mother are they pretending to be? But the words have been spoken, and they cannot be recovered. Could it be that this year's opportunity is going to slip away again? Liu E was unwilling, and played a little trick in private. After returning to the palace, he was violent to his 'son', and then His Majesty Renzong issued a holy decree, which was written to give her birthday first, and then hold a Spring Festival court ceremony.

The court was helpless, Liu E really succeeded, she was more emperor than the emperor...

The birthday ceremony on the first day of the first month of the 5th year of Tiansheng (1027) was a nightmare for all courtiers loyal to the Zhao and Song royal families. Zhao Zhen wore a robe (not crowned), and in front of the civil and military officials and the Khitan envoys, he bowed to Liu E twice, knelt down to her and offered 2 glasses of wine, and then the hundred officials represented the privy envoy to the queen mother. After everything was over, Zhao Zhen went to Tian'an Hall to accept the worship of hundreds of officials.

At this time, Liu E was exercising the rite of the human monarch in the Huiqing Palace, not the most formal occasion of the Tian'an Palace. But in fact, she has long been exercising 100% of the emperor's powers, and Zhao Zhen after the wedding is just a decoration. So what contribution did she make to the Song Dynasty to make her so domineering? Up to now, all the credit for the monarchs and ministers has been attributed to her, and I am afraid that it is only the following points:

1. Clarify the rule of officials. This is the first priority in any dynasty. However, Song Shi said that Liu E was "clarifying the rule of officials" rather than "refreshing the rule of officials", because she did not have any specific reform measures at all. Only 6 edicts warning the courtiers not to be corrupt or be severely punished and 1 sentence of instruction were left.

That was when she first came to power, and Liu Xuan, the transfer envoy of Jingxi Road, flattered her, saying that he would transport the surplus Qianhu grain to Jingshi. didn't think that Liu E was angry, "Do you know Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai, Lu Yijian, and Lu Zongdao?" Which of them was promoted because he looted a lot of food" But what does this mean? It can only show that Liu E is not a hedonistic queen mother in the deep palace, she knows that if there is so much food for no reason, there must be ordinary people who are exploited. But this is of no use to the entire official system of the Great Song Dynasty to prevent corruption and maintain integrity.

2. Pay attention to water conservancy. This is a real credit, regardless of whether Liu E has personally dug a shovel of mud on the embankment. But even if Liu E is really the reincarnation of Dayu, she can't be enough to be the heroine in the Song Dynasty, right?

On October 30, 1027, Liu E finally blocked the Yellow River, which had broken more than eight years ago next to Tiantai Mountain in the northwest of Huazhou. There are also 500 miles of Hanhai embankment built by Fan Zhongyan, as well as several large-scale water conservancy projects that irrigate thousands of hectares of fields across the country.

3. Improve the imperial examination, set up a state school, and give the school field, but this is just a little sweetness for the scholars, and the vast number of peasants with their faces facing the loess and their backs to the sky have not received any benefits.

4. Issuance of Jiaozi. This item is barely a bit innovative, but I'm afraid the first credit should still be recorded on the head of Zhang Yong, the first magistrate of the Great Song Dynasty, right?

If you want to emphasize how great Empress Dowager Liu is, there is another truly commendable thing: she completely suspended her husband Zhao Heng's worship of the gods, and saved the Great Song Dynasty from the absurd world where ghosts and ghosts are rampant.

Well, you can summarize the stages. All of the above, if replaced by a male emperor, would be at best a mediocre and mediocre master. Where do you have the qualifications to usurp the throne and force the palace? (To be continued......)