Chapter 118: The Revenge of Killing Brothers
The axe cuts the candle shadow generation of pride, and Jin Kuiyi is easy to robe.
If Taizu knew that he should have hatred, he regretted not going to Chenqiao at the beginning.
That is, he and Li Chongju, who served as a privy envoy, became sons and daughters, and Zhao Pu's son married Li Chongju's daughter. Zhao Kuangyin was furious when he learned about it, why did this marriage of love and my willingness cause the emperor to be dissatisfied?
Think about it, one is the prime minister in charge of the country's political power, and the other is the privy envoy who holds the military power, the emperor thought to himself, what do you want to do when these two families get married? Don't you want to join forces? Is that worth it?
As a result, Zhao Pu and Li Chongju were both dismissed from their posts and demoted from the capital. And the most wronged is Li Chongju, since following Zhao Kuangyin, he is the first to look forward, conscientious, loyal to his duties, is a rare general, privy envoy position, all because of his step by step on the battlefield to come, and kind, loyal and honest, excellent popularity.
Zhao Guangyi knew that the emperor was very disgusted with Zhao Pu because of this, and now he has been demoted from the capital by the emperor's brother and fined him. In Zhao Pu's view, he has meritorious service in supporting the saint, and the emperor is so reckless, which makes Zhao Pu's heart full of resentment.
So, Zhao Guangyi took advantage of this, and took advantage of Zhao Kuangyin's departure from Beijing to often call Zhao Pu to drink and have fun with him, and intentionally or unintentionally mentioned Zhao Pu's hard work, which made Zhao Pu even more dissatisfied with Zhao Kuangyin's punishment of himself, and soon won him over.
Zhao Pu was such a smart person, and he soon saw Zhao Guangyi's intentions, so he turned around and told him about the "Golden Kui Alliance", which made Zhao Guangyi even more covetous of the throne.
Zhao Pu also said: "Cai Wuji, the commander of the forbidden army, has a close relationship with me, and when I go to meet him, he will definitely be of use to you." ”
Zhao Guangyi smiled and nodded, extremely appreciative.
Zhao Pu also said: "Wang Jien, the chief of the inner chamberlain, this person is extremely greedy for money, and everything that can be solved with money is not a problem, and the prince can also take this person as his own use." ”
"Good, good! Prime Minister Zhao will go and finish this matter tomorrow! This king will not be unkind to you in the future! ”
Seeing that Zhao Guangyi had already called himself the prime minister, Zhao Pu was very happy, and soon helped Zhao Guangyi to take Cai Wuji, the commander of the forbidden army, and Wang Jien, the head of the inner chamberlain, as his confidants.
The emperor who went out for more than half a year finally returned to the court, since he came back, he always used the excuse not to go to the court, and the emperor who was energetic and resourceful, both capable and virtuous, and broad-minded and benevolent, judged the two of them, and was depressed all day, and the eunuch said that the emperor did not eat and sleep very well, ate very little, and often sat and did not sleep for half a night.
Zhao Guangyi was quite happy at first when he saw that the imperial brother would not go to court after he came back, but after thinking about it, although he was still dealing with the government by himself, after all, the throne was not his own. And since listening to Zhao Pu say the "Golden Kui Alliance", his heart seems to have grown hair, and he can't sleep and eat day and night, looking forward to Zhao Kuangyin passing on the throne to him as soon as possible, seeing that he was depressed and unhappy after returning to the court, he was absent-minded, thinking that he would pass on the throne soon, but he never thought that the emperor would not move at all. was anxious to sit on the throne, and couldn't help but hate Zhao Kuangyin.
On this day, the emperor said in the court that he wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, and the ministers all advised him to dissuade him. After the next dynasty, the emperor summoned Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, to discuss the matter, and he said: "I not only want to move the capital to Luoyang, but also to move the capital to Chang'an in the future." ”
"Bianjing is fine, why did the imperial brother move to Luoyang?"
"Bianliang is located on the plain, and there is no danger to defend. Guanzhong leans on the mountains and rivers, and the terrain is dangerous. After I moved the capital, I will cut off redundant troops and promote production in a big way, and with these fundamentals of long-term peace and stability, won't it be possible to do it once and for all? ”
Zhao Guangyi said: "Shouldn't we rule the country with virtue? Can the country be stable for a long time by relying only on natural risks? Why does the royal brother have to move the capital? ”
Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "Brother Huang! You're too stubborn. Now, of course, we must rule the country by virtue, but we must also take a long-term view. ”
Seeing that his younger brother and ministers did not agree to move the capital, Zhao Kuangyin could only give up on moving the capital.
Compared with the government, he can't let go of Murong Ningyan the most, he is lonely, I remember that before looking for Murong Ningyan, he once asked her eldest son Zhongyu, as soon as the child heard about his mother, he couldn't stop crying, looking at this mother and son are distressing, Zhao Kuangyin decided to let their mother and son meet, the idea has been decided, and then let Zhao Guangyi act as the court, and he took Zhongyu back to Zijin Temple.
After a long journey, early this morning, Murong Ningyan, who got up early to do homework, heard someone knocking on the door of the temple, so he stepped forward to check, and when he opened the temple door, he was stunned all of a sudden, and his calm mood could no longer be calm, and he immediately burst into tears, hugged Zhongyu who was standing at the door into his arms, and cried bitterly.
After crying for a while, the child took a closer look, and saw that the child was disgraced, and the mother and son hugged and cried for a while, and then remembered to ask: "Yu'er, who brought you here?" Then he raised his eyes and looked outside, only to see Xiao Yixuan standing in the corner.
At this time, the softest place in Murong Ningyan's heart was touched fiercely, and he cast a grateful gaze at Xiao Yixuan, and then retracted his gaze and returned to Zhong Yu.
"Mother, why did you come here alone and quietly? Don't you want to be in the middle of the house? Yu'er misses you so much! ”
Zhong Yu said that tears were already splashing everywhere, and he couldn't control them anymore, and the tears of the mother and son were like the sea bursting the embankment.
"Yu'er, go take a shower first, and eat later." Murong Ningyan arranged for the novice nun to bring Zhongyu in.
Seeing that the child and the novice nun were walking away, Murong Ningyan whispered to Xiao Yixuan, "Thank you!" Have a heart! ”
"Say thank you to me, I know you miss your child, and your child misses you too, so I brought him here."
"Can I ask you something? Help me take good care of Zhongyu in the future! ”
"I don't need you to tell me about this, I've already thought about it, and when Zhongyu is a little older, I'll pass on the throne to him."
"No, no, no, you misunderstood, that's what I'm worried about. I just want you to let him read more books, but don't let him touch this throne again, let him live this life incognito and safely! ”
"Don't worry! Since you are a mother's love for her child, I respect you and do as you say. ”
Murong Ningyan bowed to Xiao Yixuan, Xiao Yixuan looked sad, and begged: "Yan'er, for Zhongyu's sake, go back with me, I'll find you a quiet place, can you live with the child?" ”
"The child's path has to be walked by himself, and since I have taken refuge in Buddhism, I have to start and finish well."
Xiao Yixuan returned to Bianjing with Shenyu depressed.
Murong Ningyan has always felt very uncomfortable in her heart, and she can also feel that Xiao Yixuan is still the same as before, but now how can she turn back? I can only sigh to the sky: Providence makes people.
Somehow, Zhao Kuangyin, who has always been strong, gradually felt that his body was getting worse, and in the past half a year, he always felt weak and weak, and his appetite was lost, and the imperial doctor couldn't see a name.
On this day, Zhao Kuangyin was seriously ill, and Queen Song sent her confidant Wang Jien to summon her fourth son Zhao Defang into the palace, but Wang Jien did not summon Zhao Defang after receiving the edict, but invited Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin. Empress Song asked Wang Jien: "What about the people of Defang?" ”
Wang Jien said: "The king of Jin has gone outside the palace. ”
At this time, I saw Zhao Guangyi enter Zhao Kuangyin's dormitory without waiting for a report.
Queen Song was taken aback when she saw that Zhao Guangyi had arrived! Seeing that his cronies Wang Jien didn't listen to the call, he knew that there must be something wrong, and it was expected to be irreparable, so he had to call Zhao Guangyi, one of the emperor's titles, "The official family", begged: "The lives of my mother and son are entrusted to the official family." ”
Zhao Guangyi replied: "Guarantee wealth and wealth together, and worry free!" ”
Then Zhao Kuangyin spent the day peacefully, which made Zhao Guangyi very annoyed. Then he ordered Cai Wuji, the commander of the forbidden army, to be forbidden to walk in the palace.
The next day, October 19, the sky was originally clear, Zhao Kuangyin felt that his health had improved a lot in recent days, and his mood was much more comfortable, so he asked the imperial dining room to prepare wine and food, and summoned Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, to have dinner together.
Towards evening, when the food and wine were ready, suddenly the haze was everywhere, the wind was fierce, the weather changed sharply, and soon there was a sudden snowfall, and the wind penetrated through the crack in the door and was a bit biting. So Zhao Kuangyin ordered the dishes to be moved to the cabinet, and ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to retreat outside the screen and drink wine with Zhao Guangyi.
The palace people standing outside the screen, from the shadow projected on the screen, saw Zhao Guangyi leaving the banquet many times, as if he was turning something, and then heard the sound of quarrels, only to hear the emperor intermittently say: "You are my own brother, and you actually did such a big rebellious thing and poisoned me?" No wonder my health has been in poor condition for the past half a year, and the throne will pass to you sooner or later, why are you so anxious? ”
Then the candlelight flickered a few times and went out, and then there was the sound of a paperweight falling to the ground, and then there was no movement, and there was a dead silence inside, and after a while, suddenly there was a heavy snort and snoring.
Early the next morning, the eunuch found His Majesty dead. And Zhao Guangyi, a foreign minister who couldn't spend the night in the palace, slept on the side on the night of the emperor's death, which is incomprehensible.
Zhao Guangyi did not wait for Zhao Kuangyin to come out of the funeral, surrounded by Zhao Pu and others, and took out the queen mother's edict "Golden Kui Alliance", saying that the country could not be left without an owner for a day, and he ascended the throne in front of Zhao Kuangyin's coffin and called the emperor, and changed the yuan to "Taiping rejuvenate the country".
In November of the same year, Zhao Guangyi abolished the title given by Zhao Kuangyin to Li Yufeng, and changed the title from "Disobedient Marquis" to "Duke of Longxi County". On the surface, Li Yu's status seems to have improved, but this is not the case. Zhao Guangyi insulted Li Yu with words from time to time, which made Li Yu feel very embarrassed. In the face of the person who humiliated him, he had to force a smile, and the sadness in his heart was beyond words.
During Li Yu's reign, there was a palace maid named Qingnu, who admired the emperor's talent very much, and now has become the concubine of the Song Dynasty general; She learned that the emperor was captured and had a very humiliating life, out of longing for the homeland and the attachment to the old master, so she wrote a letter to comfort him, Li Yu cried bitterly after receiving the letter, and wrote the grievances and grievances in his heart in the reply, but was discovered by the people sent by Zhao Guangyi to spy on him, and the letter was intercepted and handed over to Zhao Guangyi.
After reading the letter, Zhao Guangyi was furious and said: "I have treated Li Yu as benevolent and righteous enough, and he actually said, 'I only wash my face with tears every day and night', which is obviously a resentment towards me, and it seems that I have made his life too comfortable." Don't you like to wash your face with tears? Then I will let you wash your tears and face every day. ”
Zhao Guangyi had a plan, and a smile that was not easy to be noticed flashed across his face, which made people shudder.