This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 1 The only lifeline

where is this?
Li Xian opened his eyes.

There was moldy hay beneath him, and there was a dilapidated toilet in the corner, and the stench was overflowing.There are walls on three sides and a railing on one side.

He only took one look and knew it was a prison.

The jailer's cry came from the long alley, "Revenge if you have a grudge, take revenge if you have a grudge!"

Li Xian threw himself to the railing, shaking, "Brother! Excuse me, where is this?"

"You thief, you are so audacious, just wait for death!" The jailer turned around, his face turned blue under the lantern.

What audacity?
The sudden pain in my head was as sharp as a knife and was unbearable.

Li Xian squatted down holding his head, raised his head suddenly, and roared silently.

boom!
Countless information floods into the brain.

Great Song Dynasty, the first year of Tiansheng.

Bianjing.

Scholar Li Xian, courtesy name: Guoan.

The original person failed in many attempts, took away his parents, and was left with nothing.Seeing the family fortune withering away, four of the five servants left, leaving only the 15-year-old maid Xinghua.

The notorious Emperor Zhenzong passed away last year, and 13-year-old Prince Zhao Zhen ascended the throne.When the official family was young, before the death of Zhenzong, he appointed Empress Dowager Liu to listen to the affairs behind the curtain, and the ministers would assist him.

At the class reunion just two days ago, I drank too much and immediately wrote a "Letter to the Queen Mother".

The content inside is extremely simple: I implore the Queen Mother to return power to the government.

This was a suicide attempt, and Li Xian, who was covered in sweat, sighed.

Who is Queen Mother Liu?Zhenzong was unable to manage politics in his later years, so this woman was in charge of the Song Dynasty.It was she who drove Kou Zhun to Leizhou to go fishing.Not long after, the powerful minister Ding Wei was driven to Yazhou to catch turtles.

For such a woman, power is her life!
Historically, Empress Dowager Liu was seriously ill and could not help but watch Zhao Zhen take over power.

But that was ten years later!

Now Empress Dowager Liu is at the height of her power.

Li Xian sat down with his back against the railing, and the people next door were laughing at him for pretending to be crazy and acting stupid.

I have to save myself!

Li Xian calmed down.

After the original person failed in many tests, he became a little self-defeating and cynical. He drank his sorrows with wine all day long and complained about everything.It was the same that day. After drinking too much, the original person said that he was unlucky and that the examiner was blind.

wrong!

Li Xian closed his eyes, and vague fragments flashed through his mind.

"Brother Guoan, at this moment... Si Chen..."

"Why do we study..."

"Brother Guo'an is such a talented person, why don't you do something for the common people in the world and seek justice for the officials?"

This is a set!

There was a coldness in Li Xian's eyes.

He was originally a cannon fodder. He was instigated by others and became passionate, so he wrote a letter to the Queen Mother.Then someone found a wrong place and was arrested.

If you want to save yourself at this moment, you can only look to the 14-year-old official Zhao Zhen.

The kind-hearted emperor who was almost weak and could only endure when his ministers grabbed him and spit on him, now saw that the scholar who had offended the Queen Mother for his advice was going to be unlucky. What would he do?
Li Xian closed his eyes.

"You thief, you are really waiting for death!" The criminal next door sneered: "Don't expect anyone to save you, unless the gods come down to earth!"

Compete with stupid people and you will become stupid.

Li Xian's breathing gradually stabilized.

In the first year of Tiansheng's reign, the government and the public suddenly launched a "dethroning the Queen Mother" trend. Officials and scholar-bureaucrats wrote letters one after another, asking the Queen Mother to return to the official family.The incident ultimately ended with the fall of Prime Minister Feng Zheng, but its impact on the subsequent pattern of North Korea and China was far-reaching.

Li Xian knew this period of history, but what he didn't know was that it turned out that he was the person who triggered this trend!
"So, is it me?" A strange smile appeared on Li Xian's lips.

……

"...The scholar wrote a letter and delivered it to me through Yushi Tan Liang. I wanted to suppress it, but I don't know who spread the news. I didn't dare to do it..."

Prime Minister Wang Qinruo, who had a big tumor on his neck, lowered his head.

"Oh!" Queen Mother Liu, who was behind the case, raised her eyes, her eyes slightly squinted, and there were a few fine lines in the corners of her eyes.She put down the 'letter to the Queen Mother' and said calmly: "A scholar, who gave him the courage?"

"After this son submitted the letter, someone started to take action. I heard that there was a gathering and mentioned..." Wang Qinruo did not dare to raise his head.

"What did you mention?" The Queen Mother took the water glass handed to her by the eunuch Luo Chongxun and took a sip. Before Wang Qinruo could speak, she sneered: "But Lu Wu?"

Lu Wu, Lu is the Lu family of Liu Bang's wife in the former Han Dynasty.When Liu Bang died, the Lu family took power and almost ruined Liu Han's empire.

And Wu is Wu Zhao, the former empress of the Tang Dynasty.

These words compared the Queen Mother to Lu Wu, who was preparing to subvert the Song Dynasty. "yes."

It is not an exaggeration to say that Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei and others catered to Emperor Zhenzong, which brought disaster to the country and the people.But this kind of person has the advantage that if the superior wants him to do something, he really dares to do it, even at the risk of offending everyone in the world.

This is also the reason why the Queen Mother reused Wang Qinruo.

"That scholar was just a lure to be pushed out. Later, I think those people will create public opinion and force me." The Queen Mother's eyes were slightly cold, "You handle this matter!"

"Yes." Wang Qinruo lowered his head, slowly backed up, and did not turn around until he was outside the palace.

Not long after, a chamberlain came in and said, "Your Majesty, the officials would like to see you."

The Queen Mother nodded calmly, and then a young man's voice came from outside.

"How are you today, eldest lady?"

Along with this voice, a thin young man walked in, his warm eyes were impressive.

"Okay." There was a smile in the Queen Mother's eyes, "But have you read the book? What did Mr. Sun talk about today?"

The young man was Zhao Zhen, an official of the Song Dynasty. He talked about today's lessons and finally mentioned one thing, "I heard that a scholar wrote a letter?"

Luo Chongxun smiled and said, "Officials, that's just the nonsense of people who don't know how to be noble."

"Yes!" Zhao Zhen nodded, "But those people are just innocent, why should I care about them?"

The officials were kind and tolerant, but the Queen Mother said calmly: "If we let that fool go, where will the dignity of the court be?"

Zhao Zhen was startled, and then tried to persuade him, but the Queen Mother just refused, and finally picked up the memorial to drive away the guests.

Zhao Zhen thought that the scholar was speaking out for himself. If he was allowed to be dealt with, he would feel uneasy. "Madam, if that's the case, I want to see that person."

The Queen Mother didn't allow it at first, but then she thought about it and felt that this was also an opportunity to test the person behind her, so she nodded calmly, "Be careful."

……

The sound of footsteps came from the long alley, and it sounded like it was just one person.

Li Xian leaned against the railing, and his footsteps stopped behind him.

A hoarse voice came, "Who are you instructing? Tell me."

"What can you give me?" Li Xian asked.

"Stay alive!" The man smiled. The prisoner next door who had been mocking Li Xian squatted down and covered his ears, whispering: "The villain didn't hear anything, didn't hear anything..."

Li Xian was silent.

"Now the Empress Dowager's letter is spreading. Wang Zhuozi came to the palace for this reason. Although you are just a pawn, the Empress Dowager is trying to scare the monkeys. Li Xian, now you have no choice. Either, tell the story behind you. Is that person Wang Zeng? Otherwise, he will be completely destroyed!"

Wang Zengnai was one of the prime ministers and assistants of the dynasty. He had a hot temper and would criticize anyone he saw.If he had this idea, he would definitely make his own suggestions and disdain such conspiracies.

This is to use Li Xian's hand to frame Wang Zeng.Regardless of whether it was successful or not, Li Xian was dead.

Some people started to make trouble. Li Xian sneered in his heart, but did not continue, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

"If you don't tell me, the King of Hell wants you to die at the third watch. Who dares to keep you until the fifth watch!"

The sound of footsteps came in the distance, very dense.Then there was an uproar.

Li Xian turned around and saw a man wearing a black robe, his face hidden in the darkness, taking a step back and looking towards where he came from.

"Perhaps you should talk to this person!" Li Xian said sarcastically, "But I don't think you have the courage!"

If he is hit by an official, the person will die.

"Be alert!" someone shouted from a distance.

The only people who can shout alert here are the emperor or the queen mother.The Queen Mother will not come to the prison, so the one who will come is Zhao Zhen, an official of the Song Dynasty.

"You've been holding me back!" The man glanced at Li Xian like a ghost, his eyes narrowed, "How did you know he would come?"

"Tell me, what would happen if I shouted for help?" Li Xian said with a half-smile.

"Then the fish will die and the net will break, and everyone will die together!" The man took a step forward, stretched out his hands, as if he wanted to strangle Li Xian through the railing, and then said hurriedly: "Some people are ready to go to the court to advise the Queen Mother to return to the government official's house. .”

This news was not enough to exchange for Li Xian letting him go. Li Xian was silent, and the man's body trembled slightly, "Someone is planning to kill you tonight and put the blame on Wang Qinruo."

This news was enough, Li Xian nodded, "Go away!"

The man disappeared as fast as he could.

Footsteps came slowly, and it sounded like three people.

"Watch your step!" Li Xian heard the flattery in the jailer's words.

He knew that the other self-rescue method he had prepared was useless.

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During the new book period, two chapters will be updated every day. The update times are: 7 a.m. and 19 p.m., one chapter each.

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