In the first month of the first month, Fan Zhongyan resolutely packed up and headed to the northwest under the admiration and sympathy of everyone. There was one less official in the court who could speak up for him. Zhao Zhen's mood was like the sky in the first month, gray and gloomy.
What made him most uncomfortable was that Empress Dowager Liu finally went to the Ancestral Temple wearing a dragon robe and lived the life of an emperor in a glorious manner.
Empress Dowager Liu was the first person after Wu Zetian. Everyone was discussing the political intention behind this. Some people even said it privately that Empress Dowager Liu had Sima Zhao's intention and everyone knew it.
Wu Zetian had dethroned her children from the throne. Zhao Zhen became restless when he thought of his situation.
When Empress Dowager Liu behaved like this, everyone in the government and the public was surprisingly silent. No one dared to stand up and let out a fart. Ding Wei, as the leader of officials, did not say a word of objection, but was sincere!
Now all the ministers only speak violently about Li Yuanhao's ambitions when they go to court. All of them are so loyal that Zhao Zhen is almost moved to tears. However, all of them are critical of Empress Dowager Liu's ambitions. Turning a blind eye and selective blindness made Zhao Zhen extremely angry.
The northwest has never been quiet since the generation of his great-grandfather Zhao Zhen. What's more, there is a Liao Kingdom in the north that was founded earlier than his Song Dynasty. What difference does it make to have one more political power? Besides, the tiny land in the northwest is not the same size as the Liao Dynasty, so why should we be so worried?
Except for Fan Zhongyan who dared to speak out and remonstrated, all the other civil and military ministers were just weaklings? Where is the usual stoic attitude?
These heroes are all selectively blind, they criticize Li Yuanhao verbally, but they are extremely cowardly towards Empress Dowager Liu!
In fact, the ministers were not completely silent. There were many people who were filled with righteous indignation. The officials and censors were all about to jump up. How could they live up to their profession if they did not express their opinions directly about this kind of thing?
They contacted a large number of civil servants and went to Privy Councilor Qian Weiyin's home in the name of celebrating the New Year to discuss how to handle the matter of Empress Dowager Liu's "wanting to wear a dragon robe".
Now the Prime Minister Lu Yijian, headed by civil servants, has retired, and Ding Wei is an out-and-out "rearist". If Empress Dowager Liu wants to wear a dragon robe, this guy can even help cut out a decent dragon robe overnight. If he can If a sow can climb a tree, thank God if he doesn't tell the Queen Mother.
Why are you looking for Qian Weiyin? Old Qian has a reputation as a virtuous man. This man is different from Ding Wei. Although his sons also have a lot of property, he is a real civil servant and only serves the court.
What's even more special is his official position - Privy Councilor! Many people are worried that Empress Dowager Liu will seize power. When necessary, it will not work to rely on the words of scholars like them to protect King Qin. It will take real swords and guns to straighten things out.
Qian Weiyin was in charge of soldiers, so if he succeeded in winning him over, it would be considered a success.
Poor old Qian is afraid of whatever comes his way. Now he is worried that the ministers will come to him. They want to know what they want from him without even thinking about it. They want the military power in his hands. If Empress Dowager Liu targets him and accuses him of trying to strengthen the party for personal gain, he will have to pack his bags and go back to his hometown just like Lu Yijian.
But these damn scholars can’t afford to offend, they hold the pen in their hands, and they can decide whether to be a traitor or a critic. If there is even a slight difference, the reputation they have gained over the past few decades will be forever ruined!
A group of little old men looked at Qian Weiyin with dozens of eyes, threatening to perish with you if you don't cooperate!
Qian Weiyin earnestly advised his colleagues: "You don't want to be infamy for thousands of years, so why don't I, Qian, do so, but you can't act rashly, you must think twice before you act!"
The censor, Kong Daofu, burst into tears. He and a group of colleagues with gray beards knelt on the ground when they saw Qian Weiyin's face: "Zhao Zong is in danger!"
His voice also exploded with other people's performances, and they burst into tears. They stepped forward and complained like a child looking for an adult: "Mr. Qian... Mr. Qian!"
When the censor saw that the leader was Kong Daofu, this man was quite interesting. When he was passing through Xuzhou during the imperial examination, he went to Yingtianwang Temple, a hundred miles away, to ask for divination. The hexagram image of Daji was ready to take the exam with peace of mind.
Master Confucius has Yunzi, who is silent, has strange powers and confuses the gods. He is a descendant of the Confucius family, and he learned the way of Confucius, but he needs to ask gods for divination, which makes people want to laugh.
People are going to change.
What makes Kong Daofu even more puzzling is that he had to ask divination before the scientific examination, but after he passed the examination, he came to govern in Ningzhou. During a miracle of Zhenwu temple, he killed the real snake on the spot. He completely denied the phenomena of magic and magic. They are completely different.
Some people in the court suspected that Kong Daofu was a political opportunist, also known as a two-faced villain.
Kong Daofu was promoted from Ningzhou. During this period, he served as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom and other temporary assignments. Later, relying on the relationship of the Empress Dowager Liu, he entered the Admonition Yuan as an official, and later he was promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng. Everyone expected that this was a good move. No-nonsense rearguard.
Have you ever thought that before the honeymoon period was over, Kong Daofu repeatedly questioned Empress Dowager Liu's involvement in politics, and even refuted Empress Dowager Liu in person. Only then did everyone see that Kong Daofu was not a rearist, but a staunch royalist. It's about things, not people. To put it bluntly, such people are stubborn. You promoted me, but if you do something wrong, I'm sorry, I will still impeach you. There is no favor that can be negotiated.
Empress Dowager Liu hated Kong Daofu so much that she raised such an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.
When Qian Weiyin saw that it was Kong Daofu who was leading the rebellion, he knew that this was not about the rebellion in Xixia, but about Empress Dowager Liu.
Qian Weiyin dismissed all the servants, looked at a group of young old men, all of them were worried, and said kindly: "Everyone must be here for Empress Dowager Liu. I don't want to say more, but don't make it difficult for me. Go back and read it." Looking through the Han Dynasty, recall what happened to Queen Lu’s royal mausoleum, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo? You all have vivid memories of Prime Minister Lu’s fate. If I am forced to leave by the Queen Mother now, and once Yang Chongxun gains power and takes over the Privy Council, I’m afraid it will be too late for all the princes to regret it. .”
Yang Chongxun is a member of the Ding Party, that is, an absolute rear-guard figure. Once he loses his military power, he will not even have the chance to make a comeback in the future.
What is the matter with Empress Lu’s royal mausoleum, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo? When everyone heard this, a chill ran down their backs.
After the death of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu manipulated Emperor Hui to control the affairs of the court. At this time, what he wanted was not to help the Liu family inherit the throne, but to let their Lu family spread. So he called the then right prime minister Wang Ling and asked: "I want Make us, the Lu family, kings."
Wang Ling was very angry and objected in front of Empress Lu: "At the beginning, the Great Patriarch Baima swore that no one with the surname Liu could be crowned king. You, the Lu family, can never be crowned king."
Seeing that the old guy Wang Ling dared to go against her, Empress Lu could only look for courtiers to support her, so she called Chen Ping and Zhou Bo to ask the same question.
Chen Ping and Zhou Bo are not as stubborn as Wang Ling. These two people are following people like Gaozu. What kind of monsters have they not seen before?
The two of them thought on their heels about what would happen to them if they became empress dowagers, but they were cunning and did not offend Empress Lu for this matter.
The two old foxes replied: "When Your Majesty took power, it was right for you to make the Liu family king. Now that the Queen Mother is in power, it is natural for you to make the Lu family the king."
Queen Lu was so happy that she made several Lu family members kings in succession.
Wang Ling was not happy. The corpse of Emperor Gaozu was not cold yet, so these two boys went to hug someone else's lap and change the court? He pointed at the noses of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo and cursed: "It's a shame that you two are still ministers of Tuogu, and we made an alliance based on blood. Today, you are going back on your word. You are really villains!"
Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, and others were not angry but smiled and said: "We are not as good as you in speaking quickly, but you will not be as good as us in the future when the Liu family is restored."
Later, the ending was very realistic. Wang Ling offended the Queen Mother and was deprived of power. Chen Ping and Zhou Bo quickly attacked and eradicated the Lu family's influence from the court in one fell swoop. This was how the Han Dynasty continued.
Taking history as a mirror can help us understand gains and losses! The lessons learned by the ancients are still vivid in our minds!
Qian Weiyin's words were very cryptic, but if he couldn't understand his painstaking efforts, then it would be of no use to him to say more.
When everyone heard Qian Weiyin's words, they immediately restrained themselves and stopped pretending. Yes, they were just wearing a dragon robe. Now that everyone is devoted to Zhao, Mrs. Liu wants to achieve Wu Zhou's great cause, but who will follow her?
When Empress Dowager Liu really makes a move that loses people's support, it won't be too late for them to succeed. Even if they do things to Empress Dowager Liu now, they can't get any benefits.
"I owe Mr. Qian a word, otherwise we poor scholars would almost miss important events due to our loyalty. This is a sensitive period. We all went back today just to discuss the military situation in the northwest. If anyone dares to let out a rumor, don't call me Kong." People are ruthless when they fall out!"
Kong Fudao, who has been a censor for many years, has a lot of dirty information about these officials. Any flick of his hand will make people frightened, but there is no need for him to be harsh today. Since everyone is here, they are just grasshoppers on a rope. Anyone who leaks it will We have to finish the game together, no one will be that stupid.
Although the news was not leaked, the allusion about Wang Ling, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo quickly spread among everyone. Only Ding Dang and the Queen Mother had not heard of it in the entire court. Otherwise, how could they let people like Qian Weiyin go? ?
Empress Dowager Liu got her wish and wore the emperor's dragon robe to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices. She was the first person besides Wu Zetian to achieve this in hundreds of years. Although the officials were dissatisfied, they turned a blind eye.
But not everyone is as lively as Wu Zetian. The old Queen Mother is not young anymore, and no matter how majestic she is, she has only a few years left. When the time comes, she will not obediently release her power when she is old and weak. Qian Weiyin and others also see this. , Quan's approach of making the old lady happy made her, Queen Mother Liu, very happy.
Liang Chuan heard that Empress Dowager Liu wore a dragon robe to go to the Ancestral Temple to work, and he admired this legendary strong woman from the bottom of his heart. She had a life of ups and downs, and ended up with endless glory. Although she did not achieve the goal of deposing the emperor and becoming self-reliant in her life, she still reached a height that many women could not reach.
I have come to an era of incomparable brilliance, where stars will appear like clouds and ministers will appear in large numbers. Anyone on the street may have a place in history. Even a woman can wear a dragon robe to worship the Ancestral Temple. After this, history But there has never been such a powerful character.
Oh no, Liang Chuan forgot that in the last few years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a woman named Cixi.
