The death of young children is a common occurrence. It is a great challenge for women to go through hell after giving birth, and it is even more of a challenge for young children. In an era when medical conditions are low, surviving is a miracle.
It's just that the person who died this time was both the most unlucky and the unluckiest. He was said to be lucky because he was reborn in an emperor's family, and his older brother died faster than him. He was said to be unlucky, but he followed his brother after enjoying a good life for a few days.
The news of Yong Wang Zhao Xin's premature death shook the Song Dynasty court several times that day, and everyone felt a little afraid.
The royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties paid special attention to the prince since Concubine Yu De's prince Bao Wang Zhao Fang died in childbirth. When Concubine Miao was pregnant again, they loved her in every possible way. Concubine Miao never left the phoenix bed from the time she was pregnant to the time she gave birth. To prevent miscarriage.
After King Yong was born, the Imperial Hospital took care of him every day. The wet nurses, palace maids and eunuchs were all selected from thousands of people and had experience in breastfeeding and raising young children. The purpose was to nurture King Yong well.
Moreover, since King Yong was born, he was more than half a year old now. It is said that he was lively, romantic, delicate and pleasant, and he had never heard of any illness. How could he suddenly die in the inner palace?
Since ancient times, the succession of heirs and crown princes has been accompanied by bloody events. If there are no accidents, King Yong will be the sole heir to the throne of the Song Dynasty. However, the current opponent of the official family is none other than the current Queen Mother, who has just finished wearing the dragon robe and returned to the throne. He went to the Ancestral Temple to worship his unrelated mother, Empress Dowager Liu, in name only.
The prince had just put on the dragon robe, and the prince died at that moment. Everyone felt a chill in their bones when they thought about this joint. That prince was so deadly that he would even dare to take the prince's life if he stepped in. They civil and military officials If the minister gets involved, I'm afraid the entire family won't be enough for him to kill.
It was also at this time that the Li family in the northwest became restless again. Unexpectedly, the Li family had bowed to the Song Dynasty for several generations. Now, Li Yuanhao not only dared to challenge the Song Dynasty, but also really used force to make the Song Dynasty. Defeated.
Zhao Xin's funeral will be held in three days. As usual, the court will be suspended for mourning for these three days. When King Bao died in infancy, Zhao Zhen suspended the court for three days because of excessive sadness.
Whether it was because he was heartbroken or numb, or because the situation in the northwest was too tense, the meeting was held as scheduled.
Everyone in the Privy Council at the court meeting was on pins and needles. Qian Weiyin, the main leader, could not even straighten his waist. Yang Chongxun was worried about his son, who had no master. The mood of the court officials today would be the worst in history. After a meal, the emperor was furious. I'm afraid it's inevitable.
In fact, what everyone is worried about is not the situation in the northwest. Before fighting against the outside world, one must first pacify the inside. Fortresses have been breached from the inside first since ancient times. What everyone is worried about is the real cause of King Yong's death.
A prince, the heir to the majestic Song Dynasty, died in Da Nei. No one believes that there is no conspiracy in this. But if there is a conspiracy, then the ground will be dug three feet and the grave will be dug. How many people will be involved in it? People are bleeding and drifting.
Just like the matter of Empress Dowager Liu wearing a dragon robe, everyone just turned a blind eye and put state affairs first. Since King Yong is dead, we will not discuss it anymore, and we should concentrate on the military affairs in the northwest.
Before Qian Weiyin reported, Empress Dowager Liu said sternly: "Fan Zhongyan is a man who falsely claims to be a man of extraordinary talent. In fact, he is just a deceitful person. If you put him on the front line, you will know that he has a false reputation. He is a man of command in the officialdom." It’s inappropriate, in my opinion it’s better to be demoted to a commoner!”
Sure enough, women cannot be allowed to participate in politics. There is no such thing as politics. It is clearly about public revenge and private revenge. Fan Zhongyan offended Empress Dowager Liu and was demoted to the northwest. Now that he has suffered a defeat, he will be blamed. The Queen is settling the score.
Zhao Zhen looked depressed, which made all the court officials a little worried.
"In the past few days, we have been connected to reports from Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan. It was Han Qi's decision to seek a decisive battle. Fan Zhongyan raised objections many times. It is not Fan Zhongyan's fault that he fell into the trap of the Western thieves!"
Zhao Zhen was sad but not stupid. Fan Zhongyan made no mistakes in his decision-making, and he was a firm supporter of himself. There was no reason to punish him either emotionally or rationally. Fan Zhongyan has gone to the bitter cold land of the northwest to suffer. Is it possible that he should be allowed to go home to farm?
Fan Zhongyan was a thorn in Empress Dowager Liu's side and had to be saved no matter what, so Zhao Zhen could still maintain his sanity despite the pain of losing his son.
"As the deputy economic envoy of Shaanxi Province, Fan Zhongyan cannot carry out the duties of admonition, which is dereliction of duty! On that day, the Ai family wanted to offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple on behalf of the officials, and this guy openly contradicted the Ai family. He was so courageous that he dared to trample on the Ai family's property. I have taken great pains to let the world see how I am. This man is clearly relying on the official's holy favor to win favors. Such a treacherous person is a thief of the country and a harm to the people...!"
Empress Dowager Liu's mouth was like a barrage of words. Fan Zhongyan only did his duty, an upright official's duty, and said things that no one dared to say, but he was reduced to nothing by a woman. If you count, you will become a traitor, alas. . .
In fact, in the eyes of the feudal scholar-bureaucrats, reform pioneers such as Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, who were capable ministers, were not only not virtuous ministers, but actually regarded them as thieves of the country, because the reforms touched the interests of the big landowners and, according to their original words, shook the country's foundation. So much so that when the Song Dynasty rebuilt the Ancestral Temple after their migration to the south, Duke Fan Wenzheng and his ministers did not accompany them to worship at the Ancestral Temple. However, history remembered them and gave them justice.
Zhao Zhen could only retreat in order to advance, and announced: "Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan are not in a good position to control the army, which will damage the power of our Song Dynasty. Han Qi will be demoted to know Yanzhou, and Fan Zhongyan will know Yaozhou."
Everyone was stunned. This demotion might have put their lives in danger. Yanzhou and Yaozhou were both on the northwest front line. The Western bandit troops once reached Yanzhou directly. On the day they broke the city, their lives were even in danger, but they were not. Even after the Western bandits retreated, You can only stay in the local area unless you make great achievements, but this is more difficult than climbing to heaven!
Rather than doing this, it would be better to be demoted to a commoner. In the future, Empress Dowager Liu will be reinstated when the court needs talents after a hundred years. .
Zhao Zhen said: "King Yong... left the couplet last night..." Before he could say anything, Zhao Zhen cried silently.
"Your Majesty's condolences"
All the officials said in unison.
Zhao Zhen said: "The alliance will suspend the mourning of King Yong for three days. The northwest military affairs will be temporarily taken over by Qian Qing. Urgent military information can be reported to the Queen Mother. The alliance is exhausted. If there is nothing to do, please retreat from the court."
With the support of Eunuch Wei, Zhao Zhen was about to stand up and retreat from the court. Among the hundreds of officials, a man holding a wat suddenly stood up. There were very few people here who spoke uprightly, so no one noticed for a while.
"I have my original memorial"
Zhao Zhenren was on the verge of collapse. Who would report trivial matters so inappropriately at this time? Isn't it intentional to cause trouble for the officials? Everyone looked at the unfortunate guy with sympathetic eyes.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Hu Zhou, the eunuch of Si Tianjian. This Hu Zhou was just as nonsense as his name. He opened his mouth and spoke without any restraint. What's even more annoying is his nickname, Hu Hao Ming!
Whenever there was a coup in the past dynasties, and there was really no reason for it, let this organization look at the celestial phenomena and see what changes were happening in the world. Once that happened, it would be over, and a lot of baseless metaphysical reasons would be used. , even the emperor has to avoid three points.
With the court in turmoil in the past few days, did they see something wrong again? Everyone's eyelids were twitching, and they didn't dare to express their anger. What they were most worried about was that someone with good intentions would take advantage of the official's confusion to do bad things.
When Zhao Zhen saw Hu Zhou, he moved his buttocks and put them down again. If he dared to speak at this time, there must be something wrong, in case it was related to King Yong's affairs. .
"What's going on?"
Eunuch Wei felt sorry for the officials who had to worry about state affairs. He also hated that these officials had to report on everything without looking at the current situation. They had no vision at all.
"The location of His Majesty's mausoleum was wrong. King Yong's sudden death is probably closely related to this."
There was an uproar in the whole country as soon as this was said. Si Tianjian was the only one who had the courage to say such things, and others would not believe them if they said it.
King Yong has now become Zhao Zhen's most sensitive nerve. He doesn't want to pick up any pot. There is really a problem here!
Hu Zhoukankan said: "During the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the resurrection of the Bauhinia tree in Xiaoyi Fort was a good sign. Not long ago, the Ministry of Industry and Si Tianjian jointly surveyed the mausoleum site. The subordinate Guan Gou and several officials in charge discovered this area. The redbud tree has actually disappeared. If I ask the locals again, they call this place He'eryuan, and those who were buried here..."
Zhao Zhen asked anxiously: "How about those who are buried here!"
Hu Zhou said: "I am not blessed with children and grandchildren..."
As soon as these words came out, Ding Wei's face turned pale, he prostrated himself and shouted: "Your Majesty, this is a false rumor among the people. It is useless to bury the people in their hometown. Don't they have any descendants?"
Only then did everyone realize that the real purpose of this drama was not someone else, nor was it the internal disputes in the palace. It turned out that it was directed at Prime Minister Ding Wei. His next step was to go after the Prime Minister. Some people couldn't help but complain. He took action!
The death of King Yong is actually related to Ding Wei. What a big game this is!
Ding Wei has been known as a sycophant for a long time, and has long been a thorn in the eyes of people all over the world, not to mention the civil servants in the court who pride themselves on being clean and honest. If Ding Wei becomes the prime minister again, they will be very angry!
It was the time to hit the snake and follow the stick. This was the perfect time to beat up the drowned dog. Revenge where there was a grudge and settle the grudge where there was a grudge. Everyone came to their senses and rolled up their sleeves to prepare to attack Ding Wei!
The leader of Isanyuan took the lead in attacking!
"My minister Kong Daofu has this memorial!"
"Your Majesty Jiang Qi has this memorial!"
"Play them one by one!"
"Ding said that as the mausoleum construction supervisor, during the construction of Yongzhao Mausoleum, he openly allowed his subordinate Lei Yungong, a member of the Ministry of Industry, to demolish private houses and privately occupy private fields. Nine out of ten people in Xiaoyi Fort were displaced, and the people complained, and the sky was angry. Your Majesty’s Holy Judgment!”
"I agree with what Hu Zhou said. Ding said that embezzling people's property during the construction of the mausoleum was harmful to the peace of heaven. Yong'an Town was originally the best location. Ding said that he chose an unknown place and Eryuan, which caused King Yong's early death. , to end our great legacy of the Song Dynasty, I, Jiang Qi, sincerely request your majesty to capture Ding Yuan and put him in prison for interrogation, in order to sacrifice the spirit of King Yong and King Bao in heaven!"
Ding Wei lay on the ground shivering. He was not responsible for the mausoleum. He knew this, but Lei Yungong was definitely corrupt. Many people had to suppress him before they accused him of being guilty. The second time was to calculate the general ledger together.
Zhao Zhen closed his eyes in pain. He was asked to choose between the two places. He'eryuan Xiaoyi Castle was the place he chose. He couldn't blame Ding Wei. At first, I thought this was just a deliberate statement from a thoughtful person, but I didn’t expect that it turned out to be a prophecy. King Yong died of illness for no reason. I am really destined to die! But the ministers were so angry that they almost drowned Ding Wei in their saliva.
