Chapter 4: Undercurrents
In the autumn of 1208 AD, in the eighth year of Jin Taihe, Emperor Wanyan Jing of Jin State had a serious illness, and the Tai Hospital was helpless, and even the aftermath was being prepared.
The government and the opposition were all afraid, because Wan Yanjing had not established a prince before, so various power groups began to carry out frequent activities.
Among the many heirs of the emperor, the eldest son Wanyan Hongyu and the sixth son Wanyan Honglie had the highest voice, and the Jin State has always had a long ancestral system, and the royal relatives of the Dazong Zhengfu began to run for the succession of Wanyan Hongyu.
However, Wanyan Honglie's mother is the most favored concubine Li Shi'er at the moment, although she is a concubine, she enjoys the treatment of the queen, if she was not from a lowly background, she would have been canonized as the queen, and she has great power in the palace.
At this time, the signs of Jin Guohou [Gong and his relatives interfering in politics have appeared, Li Shi'er of course hopes that his son will be the emperor, coupled with Wanyan Hongyu's own mediocre ability, most of the courtiers hope that Wanyan Honglie will succeed him, so the Hou Gong began to make friends with foreign ministers to jointly resist the clan forces.
For a time, the undercurrent of the entire Zhongdu City was surging, and the killing machine was everywhere.
It is conceivable that if one of them wins, then the other party, as the loser, will be extremely suppressed, or even eliminated.
During this time, Wanyan Honglie stayed in the palace except to greet the palace, he refused to receive any courtiers who came to visit, and strictly forbade people in the palace to discuss in private.
At this time, Yang Kang was already three years old, and he could feel the atmosphere of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building, and the depressing feeling was simply suffocating, and the entire palace was silent.
This is the palace struggle, either you die or I live.
He was taken to the palace and knelt in front of Wan Yanjing's bed, and with him came other children, who were the next generation of nobles of the Jin Kingdom.
He knelt with a heavy face, his posture was upright, he cried when he should cry, and he was quiet when he should be quiet, unlike other ignorant children who messed around, which gave him a lot of extra points.
Those courtiers were very satisfied with his appearance, if they succeeded, then this little child would be the future crown prince, and at this time, Yang Kang's fate was tightly tied to Wanyan Honglie.
This situation lasted for half a month, and when the courtiers were fighting, a Taoist priest secretly entered the palace.
This Taoist priest is Ma Jue, the Taoist of the Quanzhen Sect.
Speaking of the relationship between the Quanzhen Sect and the Jin Imperial Court is somewhat complicated, the founder of the Quanzhen Sect, Wang Chongyang, once served as an official in the Jin Kingdom, and after resigning, he became a Taoist priest and founded the Quanzhen Sect.
The Quanzhen Sect is located on the Zhongnan Mountain and is under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Mansion of the Jin Kingdom.
In the early days, the Quanzhen Sect was quite valued by the Jin Imperial Court, and during the Jin Dading period, Jin Shizong Wanyan Yong invited Qiu Chuji to Zhongdu to explain the way of health preservation, and also gave him a lot of pocket money.
Later, the Quanzhen Sect gradually grew and spread rapidly, and began to be restless to be a Taoist priest, spreading some unfavorable remarks to the Jin State, which attracted the attention of the Jin court, so it banned the Quanzhen Sect from preaching in the Jin Kingdom on the grounds of "evil words to confuse the public", but this prohibition was not implemented.
After finishing Yan Jing, he met Wang Chuyi and Liu Chuxuan, one of the seven sons of Quanzhen, and had a very happy conversation.
The Seven Sons of Quanzhen were highly sought after in the upper class of the Jin Kingdom, not because of their martial arts, but because of the Taoist doctrine of health preservation, in any era, longevity is the pursuit of human beings, especially for the powerful.
The Seven Sons of Quanzhen took this opportunity to make friends with dignitaries and royal nobles, paving the way for the spread of Quanzhen Religion.
The fact that the Quanzhen Sect was able to spread rapidly in the Jin and Yuan dynasties and became one of the important Taoist sects at that time had a lot to do with this policy of taking the upper class.
Any organization can only have the possibility of rapid development if it is recognized by the state.
This time, Ma Jue's entry into the palace was Wanyan Honglie's idea, and he took a great political risk.
Explaining the way of health preservation and curing diseases are two different things, the former as long as you move your mouth and take some tonics, you can't die, the latter is difficult to say, and it is difficult for Jin people to believe a Han doctor, once there is an accident, as a recommender, Wanyan Honglie bears great responsibility.
The reason why Wanyan Honglie did this was after careful consideration, the current Jin country is going downhill, the domestic aristocracy is arrogant and lascivious, luxury is the norm, the court is dictatorial to foreign relatives, the people everywhere are not happy, and the anti-Jin sentiment among the Han people is gradually rising.
The seemingly huge Jin Kingdom is at a turning point, and if there is another infighting in the palace at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable.
He also wanted to be emperor, but the timing was not right.
If he becomes the emperor, in order to reform the ills, the first thing to get rid of is his mother's family, and only by completely eliminating the Li family from the court can he revive the dynasty, which he can't do at present, because the Li family is his foundation.
And if he makes his eldest brother Wanyan Hongyu the emperor, a monarch who has no action will lead the Jin Kingdom into a deeper quagmire.
He thought about it and decided to ask Ma Jue to come and see Yan Jing, as long as he was given a few more years to cultivate a group of cronies, he believed that he could let the Dajin Kingdom prosper in his hands, so he was willing to take this risk.
As the head of the seven sons of Quanzhen, Ma Jue is known as the "wonderful magic acupuncture", he is proficient in medical science, good at acupuncture, and has created the name of "Ma Danyang's Twelve Divine Acupuncture", and is a famous doctor.
Wanyan Honglie knew that the doctors in the Tai Hospital were afraid of taking responsibility and did not dare to use too heavy means, so they just blindly delayed it, and finally led to the result of a long-term illness.
Ma Jue came to the palace, used the heart method of the Quanzhen Sect to protect Yan Jing's heart veins, and used acupuncture to channel Yan Jing's already stagnant meridians, and it took twenty days before and after the initial results, and Wan Yan Jing came to his senses.
This news made the winter in the middle capital city warmer, and there was laughter in King Zhao's mansion.
Yang Kang felt the majesty of the emperor, and the illness of an emperor can affect the mood of the entire city and even the whole country, this is the power of power.
With Wan Yan Jing's sobriety, the turmoil in both the Hou Palace and the previous dynasty has subsided, but the undercurrent has never stopped, but has only been dormant temporarily.
After this turmoil, Yang Kang is still living a comfortable life as a little prince, but he has one more daily task, and he is about to start studying.
As the daughter of Mr. Private School, Bao Xiweak attaches great importance to the education of young children, so he found the "Thousand Character Text" for Yang Kang to recite, in order to please his mother, he effortlessly read the "Thousand Character Text".
So the rumors that the little prince was a prodigy spread and caused him some trouble.
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Note: This is an overhead Jin dynasty.
In history, in 1208 AD, Jin Zhangzong Wan Yan Jing died of illness, all his six sons died young, and the last successor was his brother Wei Shao Wang Wan Yan Yunji, but the son of Jin Zhangzong in "Shooting the Condor" is still alive, and he is alive very well, and this setting is used here.