Daqing Hall, court meeting.
Zhao Guan's family has not yet gone to court, and now the old and frail Empress Dowager Liu has stopped going to court at all. Listening to politics behind the curtain has become a thing of the past. No matter how ambitious you are, it can't compete with the years. Smart people will obey old age, but unsmart people will live in a stubborn way. Rights are not given up.
She has seen a lot of bloody liquidations after a hundred years.
She could somewhat understand why Zhao Heng began to be lazy and negligent in government affairs after forming an alliance with the Khitans, and was obsessed with those illusory things about praying to heaven for longevity. It's just that she was too young at the time and didn't know the value of life.
Who doesn't want to spend his whole life guarding this beautiful country? What's the use of reviewing memorials all day long? It's his body that is exhausted. Enjoying this privilege for a few more days will bring happiness.
She asked people to go to Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan to search for immortals, and also wanted to find out if there was really the legendary elixir.
Xia Song stood at the right of the officials, and Chen Xichun's pregnancy greatly stimulated his ambition. If this girl could really give birth to a prince for the official family, then the world would belong to the official family in the future. If he had facilitated this event by himself, his status in the future would not be the same. It’s comparable to Duke Yi Yin and Zhou Gong!
Even if she is not a prince or gives birth to a princess, Miss Chen's status will be stable. In the future, she will use it to help her, imitating the original prime minister Lu Yijian, deposing Queen Guo and establishing a queen on her side. Queen Cao.
It's a pity that Lu Yijian got the support of Empress Cao, but she didn't know that Empress Guo was promoted to the throne by Liu E and Queen Mother Liu. To depose her would be to go against Liu E, and naturally there would be no good end. Lu Yijian had been loyal to the country for half his life. When he was old, he was driven home.
The current situation is very different now. Since Cao Bin, the Cao family has only been able to support Cao Wei alone. The other younger generations are embarrassed and helpless. Empress Dowager Liu is old and weak, and she has no energy to participate in the disputes in the court. As long as she can fight with this Chen If the girl works together, who will dare to go against her in the future in Jiuqing!
Xia Song smiled and looked at Jia Chaochang beside him. He has been here for a long time!
The emperor sits in the bright hall, and hundreds of officials pay homage.
Last night, Xia Song informed Xia Shou'en about Miss Chen's return from Jingdong Road. Xia Shou'en had the authority to walk in front of the emperor, so he returned to the inner palace to report to Zhao Zhen that night.
Zhao Zhen missed the beauty for several months and could not sleep at night. He returned to the harem every night. His two favorite concubines, the Yang family and the Shang family, were forced to send them out of the harem early by the officials. Now the harem is dominated by Queen Cao's family. If the momentum had not been suppressed by Queen Mother Liu, she would have been the second Queen Mother Liu.
Queen Cao is a good queen, but unfortunately, Queen Cao is not outstanding in appearance!
Zhao Zhen is the most typical visual animal. When looking at a woman, he only looks at her appearance. If she looks good, she will get extra points. He doesn't care what kind of woman she is on the inside. The two beauties, Yang and Shang, turned out to be very scheming. They dared to confront Empress Guo, the master of the harem, without knowing their status. Zhao Zhen also took it seriously and allowed these women to do whatever they wanted. He himself Turn a blind eye.
Zhao Si sat down and scanned a circle of the bent civil and military officials in the hall, and found Xia Song among the crowd. Now the more he looked at him, the more he liked him. In the past, he was always surrounded by bandits. Lu Yijian spoke louder than himself, and his attitude was better than his own. The old guy was in control as the stone in the pit was still hard, and he didn't dare to tell anyone about his little thoughts.
Now that I'm fine, now that I have such a powerful and beloved general, how can I not be comfortable in the future?
Xiao Huangmen sang: "Every official has something to report!"
Jia Chaochang looked at Xia Song with cold eyes and said, "I have my own notes!"
Zhao Zhen was overjoyed: "Please tell me quickly!"
Xia Song held up the wat tablet in his hand and raised his head and said: "Nowadays, your majesty's civil and military skills are at their peak. Bao Zheng, who was sent to Xixia as envoy, has also brought back good news. The century-old rebellion in Xixia has been put down. Now the world is at peace and the people in the country are living and working in peace and contentment. Only your majesty's heirs are not prosperous in the harem." Not to continue. There is still a saying among the people: There are three types of unfilial piety, and the biggest one is not having heirs. Although your majesty has moths and flies at the moment, how can the great cause of the country for thousands of years be tied to one branch? The common people still have three wives and four concubines in pursuit of many children and happiness, which is not like the harem now. Concubine, I haven’t seen the royal heirs for many years. Seeing this, I suggest that your Majesty select virtuous and beautiful girls from the people to fill the harem, for the sake of the Song Dynasty and all generations!"
At this time, Xia Song was probably out of his mind when he said this? At present, the official family has adopted a son Zhao Zongshi from the clan. If nothing happens, Zhao Zongshi will be the king in a hundred years. Isn't Xia Song afraid of offending Zhao Zongshi by talking such nonsense?
Taking a step back, Xia Song didn't openly say to the court that these concubines in the harem are hens that don't lay eggs, and just scolded the others. Empress Cao didn't give birth to a prince, so he definitely didn't scold her as well. Got it!
Everyone looked at Xia Song with admiration. It would be impossible not to admire him. As expected, this soldier was outspoken and not afraid of offending others. Then he glanced at the superior officials from the corner of his eye, and a smile gradually appeared on the officials' faces. The officials in the two government departments, three departments, three yamen and six departments were all outstanding people. After just one glance, he suddenly discovered that Something's wrong here!
It stands to reason that the speeches of officials will not be without purpose, and there will be someone behind them, usually a superior leader. It has long been a recognized fact in the DPRK that Xia Song and Jia Chaochang are not getting along. If Jia Chaochang asked Xia Song to talk about this matter, then who else can say anything to Xia Song? There is only one person, and that is the official family!
Speculation is human nature. Not to mention that it may offend Zhao Zongshi in the future. If you don't support this matter now, you may directly offend Zhao Zhen. It will be unpleasant to offend an official. How about talking nonsense in the future?
In Gaorona, the Western Prefecture, Yu Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, commented one after another to echo Xia Song's remarks. Gao Ruona was also from the military, and Xia Song admired him very much, and Duo Zai made it clear in public. The next Privy Councilor was Gao Ruona, so he would naturally want to curry favor with Xia Song.
Yu Jing is Liu Yongfang's successor. Many of the Ministry of Industry's projects in recent years have been related to the army, and he has also made a lot of black money from them. For Jia Chaochang and Xia Song, Jia Chaochang only made money for himself. Xia Song was full, but he would occasionally let his subordinates drink some soup. If the two of them were speculating on sides, he would naturally choose Xia Song.
There are actually supporters. This time, I really feel prepared. Many petty officials saw that the wind was going in the wrong direction and expressed their opinions one after another. As for Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu and other old-school middle-class officials, they have always adopted a neutral attitude.
There must be a conflict of interest in the debate, but this conflict of interest does not harm the people or the court, so there is no need for them to argue with these people about the good and bad.
They are smart people and have long guessed that this is the petty thinking of the official family. The official family is also in its prime. Who doesn't want to marry more beautiful wives and concubines? Because this kind of thing cannot be tolerated by the official family, it would be too much. Irrational.
There were faint signs of one-sidedness in this court meeting, and no one stood up to speak out against Xia Song. Who told Xia Song that he was right? The issue of the offspring of the official family is a major issue for the court. Who dares to say that you should not have children in the official family and just let other people's sons inherit the throne for you? Such words are fatal. Rebellious words.
Jia Chaochang didn't know why Xia Song mentioned this topic today. He could also guess that there must be official meaning in it. He was not stupid enough to go against the official. You don't have to go against him to change someone. Sometimes It’s okay to make innuendoes!
"Your Majesty, I have the original memorial!"
Jia Chaochang's words instantly brought the atmosphere to freezing point.
Zhao Zhen was in a good mood and said, "It's okay for you to say it yourself!"
Jia Chaochang cleared his throat and said, "Sir Xia's words about peace in the world are true, and your majesty's Spring and Autumn period is also a major national event. However, there are treacherous people in the court right now, and they are allowing their slaves to cause trouble to the place. I ask your majesty to take a closer look!"
Zhao Zhen was stunned, why did he suddenly get involved in this matter? The officials were also stunned, who was Jia Chaochang talking about? Whose family doesn't have a few servants who talk a little louder, and there are seven-rank officials in front of the prime minister's door. The servants of his Jia family are not necessarily good people, and they are also famous in Bianjing as arrogant masters.
"Please tell me in detail, my beloved!"
Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't ruin my good deeds!" I have finally hoped for the stars and the moon to bring Xia Song back so that I can add another beautiful woman to my harem. You are not mentioning any of the things you want to do, and you are deliberately provoking the topic.
Jia Chaochang said: "I impeached Xia Song, the counselor and political advisor, and Liang Chuan, a slave of the private family, worked as an accomplice. He used the name of an important minister of the imperial court to threaten local officials and took the opportunity to extort money. Officials at all levels on Jingdong Road were afraid of his powerful power and dared not speak out in anger. Who is Liang Chuan? He is the steward of the family of the traitor Ding Wei. The two of them turned out to be the same species. Liang Chuan relied on Ding Wei's influence to do all kinds of evil. Fortunately, the Queen Mother wisely sent him away. He didn't want Xia Song to see his cunning and take her as her own. Yes, now the sky is angry, people are complaining and the people are boiling, and the officials in the court and the imperial censor are turning a blind eye. Such evil deeds cannot be ignored by ministers, both public and private. If all the ministers in the court and the government behave in such a despicable way, the prestige of our Song Dynasty court will be withered. Where is the face! I dare you to ask your majesty to convict Xia Song and expel him from the court, and to severely punish the slaves!"
Xia Song was surprisingly calm, as if he knew such a day would come. Others broke out in a cold sweat. This figure showed that there was no need for any foreplay at all. It was a direct climax. Jia Chaochang had taken the wrong medicine today. He was so fierce when he shot. He was clearly rushing to put his penis aside. Xia Song came here on the verge of death!
Zhao Zhen has a huge head. Why doesn't Jia Chaochang follow his script and sing a one-man show by himself? All the good things I had expected for the day were disrupted by him.
Whenever these ministers get the slightest opportunity, they start to stab each other. Their own life events are nothing in their eyes. If they have the chance to eradicate their aliens, they will never leave it until the next day. If this matter is done today, I don't understand, he has seen through it, and it is just a daydream for him to have another wife!
No matter how modest Zhao Zhen was, he said impatiently: "Does Jia Qing have any evidence?"
Jia Chaochang felt as if he had finally been looking forward to this day, and the killing intent and ferocity in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
Do you think he and Xia Song have any kind of sworn hatred, such as killing his father and seizing his wife? In fact, no, but looking at the entire court situation, the one who poses the greatest threat to his phase right now is Xia Song.
In terms of seniority, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi and others can't compare with him, a remnant of the previous dynasty. Xia Song is different. This kid almost started from the bottom of the seventh-grade Sesame Official. He has not experienced any big storms, and he is even more senior than himself. deep. In terms of level, Fan Zhongyan and others are two poles but one pole. Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu and others can write poems and compositions well, but their fighting skills are not as good as those of a three-year-old child. Xia Song is different. This guy is famous for being treacherous. , and also stayed in the army. He has never fought with monsters and monsters. He is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
He had just returned to Beijing from the northwest for fishing. First, he got together with Ding Wei's former domestic slave as if he were his concubine. Then, the officials who were not very fond of seeing him have been calling him frequently recently, and they are very fond of him. If you continue like this and can't even speak a word, you will have no choice but to go home and raise pigs and farm!
Jia Chaochang took out a memorial letter from his sleeve. The letter was simple in style, not a formal letter, but rather in the style of a private letter. Baiguan suddenly frowned when he saw it, as if something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
When Xia Song saw that confidence, he sneered, but his face remained calm.
Jia Chaochang slowly unfolded the letter, glanced at the content of the letter and said: "Li Lijin, the magistrate of Yunzhou Prefecture on Jingdong Road, participated in the political affairs supervision of the compilation of national history. To collect taxes, he beat the tax officials and demanded bribes wantonly. When he failed to ask for bribes, he openly killed the imperial officials. Dr. Liu Ping of Yunzhou died tragically at home, and his wife and children were almost massacred. As an official of the imperial court, Xia Song ignored the laws of his ancestors and secretly plotted to rebel with private soldiers. Law...should be beheaded!"
boom! This memorial was so explosive that Jia Chaochang was not joking. He was about to behead the second prime minister with just one mouthful. The officials could not sit still and started talking among themselves.
At this time, no one dares to stand up and express their position openly. A single sentence may determine the future and fate of the rest of their lives, unless these two chief officials have instructions. However, according to this attitude, even if Shangfeng has been told to stand up, it is also a The end of riding a horse is difficult! This opening means fighting until death. Who dares to bet their youth on tomorrow?
The matter of privately manipulating domestic slaves may seem trivial, but it is not a trivial matter when it comes to investigating it.
There was a famous prime minister in the Huizong Dynasty, named Zhang Dun, who was said to be the Zhang Dun who was frivolous and unable to rule the world. This man was very accurate in judging people, and he was very capable in doing things vigorously and resolutely. This person was clearly listed in the biography of traitorous ministers in the Song History compiled by the Yuan Dynasty, and he was labeled as a complete traitorous minister.
But looking at Zhang Dun's deeds, we can only find that he was a capable minister who was not recognized by politics, but he was not a traitor. Not only did he clearly see the true face of Song Huizong, he beat Xixia to the ground with external blows, but he also had extremely strict demands on his own family members internally. He had four sons and four nephews, but none of them became elders during his tenure. As an official, Zhang Yuan, the fourth son with the best grades and ranked fifth in the imperial examination, was awarded the title of a not-so-class school clerk.
If this matter were placed on Zhang Juzheng, they would definitely not be happy.
Even Zhang Dun's own father violated the law and occupied his neighbor's land. He personally sent his father to Kaifeng Prefecture to be punished. Then he was dismissed from his position as prime minister and became the prefect of Caizhou.
Zhang Dun is not a treacherous minister. Of course, it is not a small matter to be unable to restrain those around him from being corrupt and bending the law! Even the prime minister can be pulled down because of such a thing (of course Zhang Dun can do it himself, he may not be able to pull him down if others want to do it), let alone Xia Song now.
This is second to none. Except for a few outstanding people, the entire imperial court will not do it. Everyone else is more or less unclean.
But killing local officials over a disagreement is no longer a child's play!
If Xia Song relied on the power in his hands to kill anyone who was unhappy and refused to deal with him today, then tomorrow the butcher's knife might fall on his head, and if things continue to progress, he would kill someone with a borrowed knife!
It was an ancestral policy of the Song Dynasty not to kill civil servants. If Xia Song were to tear this gap open, who would dare to speak in front of officials in the future? Who dares to do something? If they disagree, they want the officials to kill them. Should the officials listen to the prime minister or to the lower officials?
It's just that Jia Chaochang is outrageous. You said you and Xia Song don't want to deal with each other. If you talk to the officials, they will kill Xia Song. The two of them are completely the same. After the officials whispered to each other, they didn't know which side to take. No one has expressed their opinions randomly. Now it depends on the officials. If the officials are frank with either of them, there will really be no peace for these little officials in the future!
