Zhao Heng and others watched the confrontation between the four prime ministers become more and more exciting, and Wang Qinruo also changed from being anxious at the beginning to being calm.
Now the debate between the four of them was just citing classics. It was no longer a gunpowder-filled fight, but a game of language traps.
Seeing this, Zhao Heng understood that Wang Qinruo had come to his senses. It was indeed the most reasonable thing for the Prime Minister to patrol the border.
Yang Yanzhao's transfer was also a sign of goodwill from the Liao Kingdom. If he wanted to take action, he would have to show weakness to the enemy first.
"Okay, Qinruo, you will go to Hebei this time. If a war breaks out, Cao Wei will be the commander-in-chief and you will be the supervisor. If this battle is successful, you will be able to smooth things for Zhongshu's disciples." Zhao Heng looked at it. Arrangements were made with everyone.
"Old minister, take the order." Wang Qinruo calmly accepted the task and looked at Cao Wei, "I will trouble General Cao this time. I would like to explain in advance that I will never interfere in the battle and leave everything to General Cao. But I hope General Cao must be cautious in everything he does."
"Officials are not allowed." Wang Dan said, "There has never been a southerner in our ancestors' dynasty who ruled the country."
Kou Zhun went to the front and said: "Taizu once said: 'There is no need for southerners to be prime ministers.' It is recorded in actual records and national history."
Kou Zhun looked at Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei and sneered and said, "Taizu personally wrote: 'People from the south are not allowed to sit in my hall.' Engraved stone is a good example of political affairs. The official is showing kindness by allowing these two people to participate in political affairs. It breaks the ancestral precepts. How can people from the southern country enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister?"
After saying that, Kou Zhun looked at Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei without saying a word. Ding Wei's teeth were almost broken. He made fists with both hands and his nails were dug into his flesh. Blood dripped down his sleeves.
Wang Qinruo's expression changed continuously, he stared at Kou Zhun, and after a while, he smiled coldly.
Wang Qinruo then turned around and saluted Zhao Heng again: "Guan family, if I can come back victorious from this expedition, I will not ask for peace with Zhongshu's family, but only one thing." After saying this, he couldn't bear to read it. .
Zhao Heng quickly stepped forward to help him, but unexpectedly, he failed to help him up.
"Wang Qinruo, do you want to hijack the official family?" Zhao Yuanzuo looked at Wang Qinruo and shouted.
"King Chu, I just want to ask for something, not to blackmail the officials." Wang Qinruo immediately knelt on the ground after hearing Zhao Yuanzuo's words.
"Official, I heard that the immortal who appeared a year ago has appeared again, right?" Wang Qinruo knelt on the ground and looked at Zhao Heng, his eyes full of hope.
"Wang Qinruo, how dare you peek into the forbidden area? How many heads do you have?" Zhao Yuanzuo said angrily, "Here comes someone."
"King Chu, I'm not peeping into the forbidden area. I'm just worried about the safety of the official family. Besides, which official in the court doesn't have a few acquaintances in the palace." Wang Qinruo argued.
"I don't have any," Wang Dan said.
"The Prime Minister said no, I believe it." Wang Qinruo knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I just want to ask if that immortal has really descended to earth again?"
"Wang Qing, get up." Zhao Heng helped Wang Qinruo again, and this time Wang Qinruo got up. "The immortal is indeed here again. Do you have anything else?" Zhao Heng looked at Wang Qinruo who was hesitant to speak. asked.
"I dare not speak." Wang Qinruo lowered his head and said.
"I forgive you, tell me."
"I want to ask the immortal to see if he can give me some elixir, so that I can give birth to a son and a half daughter, so that I can have a good life after my death." Wang Qinruo said quickly: "Didn't the official family just give birth to a daughter last year? When I was granted Zen status, could I give birth to a prince again only after seeing an immortal?"
"Wang Qinruo, you are brave." Zhao Yuanzuo interrupted Wang Qinruo, then drew his sword in his hand and pointed it at Wang Qinruo.
"King Chu, I'm already at this age, and I'm about to die soon. What else do I have to be afraid of?" Wang Qinruo stared at Zhao Yuanzuo with wide eyes.
"On that day, after meeting the immortal, the official gave birth to a prince. I was also at Mount Tai that day." Wang Qinruo shouted loudly, "I have nothing to ask for, I just ask your majesty to allow me to do this. If I am lucky enough to have a son and a half Girl, pass on the incense.”
After saying that, Wang Qinruo knelt down again and kowtowed, "Please give me your Majesty's permission."
A group of people looked at Wang Qinruo, whose head was smashed. "Wang Qinruo, what you said is true." Kou Zhun suddenly asked.
"Master Kou, at least you have a daughter. I don't even have a daughter. I don't want to end my family!" Wang Qinruo said with a sinister smile: "You already have a son, and I don't want to end my family."
Kou Zhun's face turned red, and he pointed at Wang Qinruo with trembling hands, "Not... for... my son..."
Both Wang Qinruo and Kou Zhun were childless, and Kou Zhun only had one daughter at this time. The one he adopted in the end was a child from a distant clan, and was not related by blood. Although Wang Qinruo was childless, he was the adoptive son of his biological brother. He was a close blood relative and had been raised since childhood, so he could be regarded as his biological son.
So Wang Qinruo said this just to stimulate Kou Zhun, but he himself had already looked away and it didn't matter.
And why Wang Dan and Kou Zhun are so targeted at Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei is very simple, it's just a regional dispute.
In ancient times, the cultural center of China was constantly moving south. By the Tang and Song Dynasties, the political forces in the south began to attack the central government, while the political forces in the north suppressed this. .
The Yongzhen Reform of Emperor Shunzong of the Tang Dynasty was the first large-scale attempt by southern political forces to gain national political status. The leader of the reformists at that time was a southerner.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, both sides launched attacks from various angles and using various means. Their momentum, clear goals, and clear front lines were unprecedented.
During Wang Anshi's reform, the two sides had a fierce battle over how to implement the reform and who would preside over it. In the end, Wang Anshi became a reformist, while his friend Sima Guang, who recommended him to the emperor, became an opponent. .
In the final analysis, it is still a dispute between the north and the south. The core figures of the reform faction, Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu and others, are all from the south, while the backbone figures of the opposition, such as Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo, Lu Jie, Cheng Hao and others, are from the south. They are all northerners.
At this time, Wang Dan and Kou Zhun were the backbone of the northern faction. The so-called five ghosts during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty were all southerners, and southerners began to become Zhongshu's disciples from Wang Qinruo. The second one is Ding Wei. Therefore, the relationship between the four people is not only a personal feud, but also a confrontation between two major political forces.
Wang Qinruo wanted to risk his life to find out what happened to Zhongshu's disciples, but he was blocked by Kou Zhun and Wang Dan. They also used the ancestral precepts to prevent Zhao Heng from allowing them to join the cabinet. You must know that Wang Qinruo's privy envoy was called The three ministers named by Ding are called prime ministers. Although they are all prime ministers, they are not prime ministers.
Only Shenzhi Zhengshi and Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi are the prime ministers who actually join the cabinet. Wang Dan and Kou Zhun do not allow southerners to join the cabinet. Wang Dan only talks about the ancestral precepts, while Kou Zhun directly Broken face.
This matter is recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty. Yan Shu, a native of Fuzhou, was recommended as a child prodigy at the age of seven. Zhenzong summoned him and more than a thousand Jinshi to test the imperial court. Yan Shu was unfazed and signed the imperial examination. Zhenzong rewarded him and granted him the title of Jinshi. Kou Zhun was not happy and said: "You are a stranger from Jiangsu!" Even Zhenzong felt that it was ridiculous and retorted: "Zhang Jiuling is not a stranger from Jiangjiang?" ("Song History·Yan Shu Biography") and Linjiang soldier Xiao Guan (Xinyu) As the first scholar, Kou Zhun said: "It is not appropriate for the southern country to win the title of toast." As a result, Cai Qi from the north won the first prize. After Kou Zhun was discharged from the hospital, he actually boasted to his colleagues: "We won the first prize with Zhongyuan again!"
Think about it, how much Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei hated Kou Zhun this time.
