Chapter 18 The Heart-to-Heart of Monarchs and Ministers
Shi Hao came this time to intercede for his two students. Shi Hao is the priest of the country, Cheng Hongtu and Song Qian are both students, and they can be regarded as Shi Hao's students.
Cheng Hongtu and Song Qian have been in the limelight in Lin'an City these days, and there are few who don't know them, and after the two of them were taken away by the Imperial City Division, someone immediately handed the news to Shi Hao and asked him to rescue.
Shi Hao inquired about the two of them because of the publication of the "Biography of Yue Fei" East Window, so they were invited to tea by the Imperial City Division, he never expected that the "Biography of Yue Fei" that was in a uproar in Lin'an City some time ago was actually done by his own students, so he immediately changed his official clothes and handed over a post to invite the emperor to see him.
It's no wonder that Shi Hao is so tight, it is really that the people who are wronged by Yue Fei have not ended well. When Yue Fei was imprisoned, after interrogation by Dali Temple, Li Ruopu and He Yanyou of Dali Temple determined that Yue Fei was not guilty, and fought with the presiding judges Wan Qiao, Luo Ruji, and Wednesday Weili and was dismissed. Zong Zhengqing Zhao Shiyu vouched for Yue Fei with more than 100 members of his family, and was dismissed and expelled from Lin'an. Yue Fei's injustice also aroused the sympathy of the people, and the scribes Zhihun Zhihun , Buyi Liu Yunsheng and Fan Chengzhi also wrote to Yue Fei to redress their grievances respectively, and they were all subject to Zhulian, Liu Yunsheng was directly executed by Dali Temple, and Zhihun and Fan Chengzhi were exiled and died in exile.
Five years ago, Qin Hui died of illness, Zhang Xiaoxiang and others wrote a letter asking for Yue Fei Zhaoxue, but they were stopped by Prime Minister Wan Qiao, but fortunately, no one was killed or injured this time.
Now that Cheng Hongtu and Song Qian are aggrieved by Yue Fei, who knows how the emperor feels? As a sacrificial wine, Shi Hao did not want to see his students suffer accidents.
Who would have thought that the emperor listened to his intentions and said lightly: "The students are young and vigorous, cherish their family and country, and their impulsiveness is inevitable, and they will learn a lesson." ”
then pulled Shi Haoda to pour bitter water, and counted his hardships and hardships over the years.
Shi Hao knew that the emperor was stimulated by the events of the early dynasty, and he patiently comforted the emperor: "When Your Majesty ascended the throne, it was the dangerous moment when foreign captives invaded and the mountains and rivers were broken. In the past few years, the diplomatic difficulties have been borne by His Majesty, and the difficult management has allowed the people to have these decades of happy life, these micro-ministers are in their eyes and hearts, and the people of the world will inevitably miss Your Majesty's kindness as much as the micro-ministers! How can Your Majesty be presumptuous, when His Majesty sees Emperor Taizu Taizong one day, he can say a word to live up to the trust of his ancestors! ”
Shi Hao didn't say this purely sycophantly, he himself came from a humble background, he was raised by his widowed mother, and after gaining fame, he also started as a low-level official, and he looked at people and things more practically.
Zhao Gou's biological mother was lowly, and he was not favored by Emperor Huizong, Shi Hao heard rumors that after Zhao Gou was born, if it wasn't for the reminder of the Ministry of Rites, Huizong often forgot that he still had such a son.
As a marginalized prince, Zhao Gou has never received imperial education, let alone dreamed of that supreme position, he was just pushed by the times to sit on the seat of the Ninety-Five, and as soon as he sat down, he faced the huge mess left by his father and brother two generations of emperors.
The situation is critical, people's hearts are complex and unpredictable, and it is not easy for a prince with no foundation to suddenly ascend to the throne to maintain the situation to this point.
Shi Hao realized earlier than most of the courtiers in the court that the current emperor is not stupid, and his intelligence is even much stronger than that of ordinary people, but the great cause of restoring the country is not an overnight achievement, not a firm vision, and it is difficult for people with a strong heart to do it, so he is inclined to live in peace with the Jin State, which has nothing to do with whether he has backbone, but out of practical considerations.
Zhao Gou rarely met a courtier like Shi Hao who soberly and clearly supported his "peace talks" with the Jin State, and he actually felt like a bosom friend, and the two of them walked out of the hall, sat down on the stone steps at will, and talked about the future development of the dynasty, the prince, and the Song Dynasty, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became.
Zhao Gou sighed: "With Qing in the court, I feel much more at ease. He is the prince of Pu'an County, and he should be the professor of the palace! ”
Shi Hao has done so much work, just hoping to be the "emperor" one day, but he didn't expect that today's heartfelt words, the emperor gave him such a big surprise, he quickly got up and thanked him: "Haoding lives up to His Majesty's trust!" ”
Zhao Gou accepted Shi Hao's salute, and then pulled his sleeve to signal Shi Hao to still sit down on the steps, and the two of them spoke affectionately for a while.
The dinner time has passed, the inner servant of the province, and the great eunuch Wang Muen, who is also Zhao Gou's personal attendant, saw that the emperor and Shi Hao were talking about prosperity, thinking of the grievances that the emperor had been subjected to in the court recently, he intimately did not let anyone come to disturb him, and personally quietly lit half of the candles in the hall, and by the clear light of the moon, the two monarchs and ministers sat high and low on the steps, talking and laughing like friends of the people......
Wu Yang carried the confessions of Cheng Hongtu and Bao Qian into the palace and saw this scene, he waited at the bottom of the steps with great eyes, until the two of them finished talking, Shi Hao said goodbye and left, and Zhao Gou beckoned him to come closer.
According to the confessions of the two, the "Biography of Yue Fei" is controlled by the two of them, Cheng Hongtu is responsible for the text, and Bao Feng is responsible for painting. Now that the second offender is detained in the Imperial City Division, what should be done next? Your Majesty, please! ”
Wu Yang bowed down and respectfully handed the confession to the emperor, but Zhao Gou did not answer, he said in a low tone: "Didn't the Ezhou soldiers cry out for Yue Fei? Tomorrow, I will order Wang Che in the imperial history to go to Ezhou, so that I can listen to how they cry out for Yue Fei. As for these two students, just hold it, and it's okay to suffer a little. Come, I have something to command you—"
Wu Yang hurriedly put away the confession, and was about to go over with his ear, when the emperor suddenly waved his hand again and said: "That's it, I have other arrangements for this matter, you go back, and you are not allowed to say a word about what you have seen and heard today." ”
Wu Yang hurriedly agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen must take care of his mouth!" ”
The next day, the emperor really ordered Wang Che in the imperial history to inspect the old department of Yue Fei in Ezhou, receive the complaints of the soldiers, and comfort and appease them.
Subsequently, Zhao Gou summoned the important ministers of Zai Zhi in full swing to exchange views on the establishment of the prince, according to the tone revealed by the emperor, the future prince is undoubtedly the king of Pu'an.
Seeing that the matter of the Song Dynasty's prince was about to be settled, a nursery rhyme suddenly appeared in Lin'an City, making Zhao Gou's two adopted sons, the king of Pu'an and the king of Enping, guilty at the gate of the palace.