[I, Hu Hansan, am back again]
The cunning Song Qiqiu took advantage of the weak Li Jing's unsteady footing and killed a wave of counterattacks. His party members advised Li Jing not to burn bridges across the river, but to be kind to the founding fathers and seniors, and not to chill everyone's hearts. So Li Jing ordered to transfer Song Qiqiu back to Beijing, and at the same time transferred Zhou Zong, the "first emperor's party", to enter the central government. Although the two men entered the central government in name only, they still had no real power.
After Song Qiqiu returned to the center, he started to use his fists and kicks non-stop.
The first person to bear the brunt was Chang Mengxi of the "Qingliu Party".
Chang Mengxi is a man from northern Shaanxi, where the original boss was Fengxiang Li Maozhen. The folk customs in the northwest are tough, and they prefer martial arts but not literature. However, Chang Mengxi is independent and likes reading and writing. He is incompatible with the people around him. Later, he becomes a temporary worker in the local county government. His life is ordinary and he has no chance to succeed. day.
After Li Maozhen's death, his son Li Jiyu succeeded to the throne. Li Jizuo paid more attention to culture, and Chang Mengxi was promoted to the county magistrate of Baoji. Li Jizuo proclaimed himself a minister of the Later Tang Dynasty, and moved the town to Bianzhou during the Mingzong period. Chang Mengxi followed Li Jizuo to Bianzhou. It is said that he was framed in Bianzhou. He had no choice but to flee to Huainan and join Xu Zhigao. Xu Zhigao valued him very highly and gradually promoted him. After he became emperor, he promoted him to the position of imperial censor and minister of rites.
The censor in the palace is similar to today's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is also the "censor" and "admonisher" often mentioned in storytelling novels. He is responsible for reporting and supervising senior officials. It can be seen from this that Chang Mengxi must be a righteous, outspoken and selfless person.
Chang Mengxi's outstanding performance was deeply appreciated by Xu Zhigao, and he was awarded many times. He was also constantly entrusted with important tasks and was promoted to Zhongshu Province. Many national affairs were entrusted to him to handle.
How unselfish can Chang Mengxi be? He even dared to confront Li Jing, accusing Li Jing of his faults several times without showing mercy. Although Li Jing became angry with embarrassment, she did not dare to get angry. She suppressed her anger and showed respect for his integrity.
At that time, Song Qiqiu had just begun to operate political speculation. He ambushed his crony Chen Jue next to Li Jingqian, and then searched for Li Jing's various faults. Chang Mengxi's approach was in line with Song Qiqiu's interests. At that time, Song Qiqiu's team Still relatively immature, in line with the principle of "either our enemy or our friend", Song Qiqiu took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Chang Mengxi, "We in Dongchang need talents like you!"
However, in the face of Song Qiqiu's attempts to win over him, Chang Mengxi flatly refused. Not only did he refuse to join in with him, he even went to Xu Zhigao to report that Song Qiqiu and Chen Jue were extremely treacherous, and that Wei Cen, Feng Yansi, and Feng Yanlu were also treacherous. People cannot be reused. This made Song Qiqiu very angry.
Later, Xu Zhigao established Qi King Li Jing as the heir to the throne. Chang Mengxi often remonstrated, saying that Chen Jue, Wei Cen, Feng Yansi and others were treacherous and evil and could not stay with Li Jing.
After Li Jing ascended the throne, he knew that Chang Mengxi was loyal and upright, so he appointed him as a Hanlin bachelor regardless of past suspicions.
Song Qiqiu, who returned from Hongzhou, is no longer the Song Qiqiu of the past. He is now powerful, and his slogan has become "either my friend or my enemy." He wants to take the Changmeng tin sacrificial flag first.
Song Qiqiu and his party members accused Chang Mengxi of "blocking and refuting the book."
The job responsibility of the Ministry of Menxia is to review edicts and government orders. When they think they are inappropriate, they have the right to reject or modify them. This is "rejection".
There is no detailed record in the history books. Chang Mengxi clearly had the right to "refute", but he was still convicted for it. It can be seen that Song Qiqiu's hands and eyes can reach the sky.
Chang Mengxi was demoted from the imperial court and demoted to Chizhou.
Chizhou was to the Southern Tang Dynasty what Guangdong and Guangxi were to the Li and Tang dynasties. It was a gathering place for demoted officials. Many senior officials from the central government were demoted here for centralized custody. The locals called officials who were sent here "qiang" "Guests", the person responsible for supervising these "immigrants" was Wang Yanchou, the military governor of Ningguo Army in Xuanzhou (Chizhou was a state under the jurisdiction of Ningguo Army).
Wang Yanchang's attitude towards the immigrants was very unfriendly, and his supervision of them was extremely strict, even to the point where it was difficult for them to make a living. However, Wang Yanchang did have another face towards Chang Mengxi and treated him with respect and courtesy. add.
"I, Song Qiqiu, am here this time to only kill tigers, not flies!"
After taking Chang Mengxi to test his skills, Song Qiqiu immediately targeted Zhou Zong, a heavyweight figure in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Zhou Zong, the reason why he is said to be a heavyweight, is because his qualifications are comparable to those of Song Qiqiu. They both came to Xu Zhigao when he first became the governor of Shengzhou, and became Xu Zhigao's undisputed hero of Yuan Cong. , assisted Xu Zhigao from Shengzhou to the Central Government, and then won the battle to seize the direct descendants, eliminated Xu Zhixun, and finally covered the sky with one hand in Huainan. During this period, Zhou Zong repeatedly offered ingenious ideas, which were highly valued by Xu Zhigao, and therefore made Song Qiqiu jealous.
The conflict between the two intensified over the key issue of Xu Zhigao proclaiming himself emperor. At first, the two people had the same view. They believed that Xu Zhigao should not act too hastily and should not imitate Zhu Wen but Cao Cao and Sima Yi. However, the turn of the story was so unexpected. One day, Xu Zhigao suddenly pulled out his white beard in front of the mirror and said meaningfully that he was old. Zhou Zong beside him immediately guessed what Xu Zhigao meant, so he pierced the window paper and suggested that Xu Zhigao usurp Southern Wu, and received Xu Zhigao's tacit approval.
Originally, Zhou Zong had good intentions and informed Song Qiqiu of the key changes in political trends. Unexpectedly, Qiqiu of the Song Dynasty was not willing to be "the first to persuade the emperor" to be won by Zhou Zong (Qiqiu was jealous of his own proposal), and unexpectedly stood on the opposite side. Not only did he publicly express his opposition, but he also persuaded Xu Zhigao to kill Zhou Zong with persuasive words. . Fortunately, Xu Jie, Li Jianxun and others begged for mercy, and Zhou Zong's life was saved.
Zhou Zong informed you of the political trend in a timely manner, fearing that you would be on the wrong side or say the wrong thing, and he was wholeheartedly serving your own good, but you, Song Qiqiu, wanted to kill him...
Zhou Zong finally recognized the nature of Song Qiqiu's human face and beast's heart, and the personal relationship between the two broke down. Song Qiqiu also took the first step towards the abyss, and then gradually drifted apart.
After Xu Zhigao became emperor, he treated Zhou Zong particularly well, and Song Qiqiu was also marginalized due to his political stance. This made Song Qiqiu even more angry, so he became even more angry at Zhou Zong, treating him as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, and often made slanderous remarks. He vowed not to give up until Zhou Zong was killed.
Zhou Zong was very aware of the turmoil in the political arena, and even more aware of Song Qiqiu's despicable and cunning methods, so he chose to retreat bravely. Although he was deeply trusted by Xu Zhigao, he would never be arrogant. Historical records record that Zhou Zong "feared distant power, was frugal at home, and saved all his salary and gifts without using them." Zhou Zong was a noble person, a pure person, and a person who was free from vulgar tastes. Even though Song Qiqiu was picky and picky, Bones really can't find anything wrong with Zhou Zong. "Therefore, even though Qi Qiu is slandered day by day, he can't be harmed."
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves missing you. Being cautious in words and deeds may not necessarily prevent you from being framed by villains, and being indifferent and showing weakness cannot win the mercy of your enemies. Although he held a high position and was guilty of possessing a jade, Zhou Zong chose to stay away from the central government, first leaving Zhenjiang Prefecture, and then moving to Zhenjiang Prefecture.
After Li Jing succeeded to the throne, Li Jianxun, the founding father of the "First Emperor Party" with Zhou Zong, proposed to Li Jing that he should care for his elders and not let others say that the emperor had crossed the river and burned the bridge. Therefore, Li Jingcai summoned Zhou Zong to return to the central government.
According to records, when Zhou Zong returned to Beijing, Li Jing personally arranged his hat (pleated head and feet) as a special gift.
When Zhou Zong came back, he received special treatment from the current sage Li Jing. He even made Zhou Zong and Song Qiqiu jointly serve as prime ministers to check each other. This made Song Qiqiu's teeth itch with hatred. Therefore, Zhou Zong naturally became Song Qiqiu's second target.
Song Qiqiu and his party members Chen Jue, Wei Cen and others joined forces and tried every possible means to frame Zhou Zong (Song Qiqiu cultivated many cronies and tried every means to defeat him), forcing the honest man to die.
Zhou Zong couldn't resist it anymore, so he ran to Li Jing and cried.
At this time, an interesting scene appeared. Confucius said: A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit. Song Qiqiu's party is not monolithic. They have no common ideals and beliefs. They are just a ragtag group of people who get together for their own small interests. When personal interests are touched, fierce conflicts will break out between them.
For example, Wei Cen, a rising political star. Wei Cen and Zha Wenhui were appointed as Privy Deputy Envoys by Li Jing, and they had real power in their hands. It happened that Chen Jue's mother passed away, and Chen Jue had to resign and go home as usual to "worry about Ding Mu", so Wei Cen extended his evil hand to Chen Jue began to publicize Chen Jue's various evil deeds in order to usurp Chen Jue's power.
Zhou Zonglai filed a lawsuit against Song Qiqiu and Chen Jue, and Wei Cen also "rebellion" filed a lawsuit against Chen Jue. The various despicable behaviors of Song Qiqiu and Chen Jue gradually surfaced. Those who had been oppressed by Song Qiqiu's party They also complained about their unfortunate experiences.
Li Jing finally saw through Song Qiqiu's ugly face and demoted him out of the capital again and made him the military governor of Runzhou Town.
Song Qiqiu was so angry that he once again gave up his choice. Shangshu asked to resign and go into seclusion. Just like more than ten years ago, he still wanted to go to Jiuhua Mountain to go into seclusion.
More than ten years later, it’s still the same recipe and the same familiar taste.
In order to show his attitude, Li Jing was also ruthless and showed no reservations. He immediately approved it and issued an edict to encourage him: "As for your request to return to seclusion, the late emperor approved it more than ten years ago (tomorrow's trip, that year) (Promise), I have known for a long time that you are a person who is indifferent to fame and wealth, and I dare not go against your ambition. Let's go, quick and easy."
Li Jing still felt that it was not enough, so he specially gave him the title of "Mr. Jiuhua" and the title of "Qingyang Gong". He used the taxes from Qingyang County as his living expenses. You can go into seclusion with peace of mind!
"Let's go!" Song Qiqiu came to Jiuhua Mountain angrily and built a private villa on a large scale. His daily food, clothing, housing and transportation were all in accordance with the standards of the princes and nobles. The resentment in his heart was beyond words.
Song Qiqiu overturned his car on his second enemy Zhou Zong and fell from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley. The centipede is dead but not stiff. His party members, the "Five Ghosts and Four Fiends", are still entrenched in the capital, occupying the core power circle. In the future, Song Qiqiu will come out again and cause another wave of trouble.
Song Qiqiu's life can be said to have been full of ups and downs. Sometimes he was a commoner, sometimes he was an imperial prime minister. He became one of the most legendary figures in the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and even in the history of China. However, having exhausted all his traps, his final fate was very miserable, as will be described in detail later.
