This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 17 The bronze man has one eye
Later generations have made many speculations and analyzes on the history of Empress Dowager Liu hanging the curtain, such as the reign name.

"Tian Sheng, when the word Tian is broken down, there are two people. The ministers chose the title of Tian Sheng to please the eldest lady. They thought I didn't know."

Zhao Zhen smiled happily.

The Heavenly Saint is the Two Saints.Two saints are two emperors.

This is exactly the same as the two saints coming to court during the period of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian in the former Tang Dynasty.

But Yo Ma's trick of making a bronze man was a bit clumsy, and I wonder if the Queen Mother knew about it.While Li Xian was thinking about it, dozens of horses rushed out of the city, shouting and screaming. After waiting for the generals who led the team to negotiate, they were frightened and quickly dismounted and knelt down.

"I've seen the officials."

"Keep it secret." Li Xian stepped forward and ordered that the news of the official arrival of the Wei family should not be publicized.

After hearing the news, Ma You went out of the city. After saluting, he said excitedly: "A few days ago, a farmer dug up a bronze figure while farming. After cleaning it, he found a character on it, so he presented it to me. When I looked carefully, I saw that it was Liu. "

But you are facing the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!
Ma You openly flattered the Queen Mother in front of Zhao Zhen, which shows the official's status in the hearts of the courtiers.

Zhao Zhen seemed to have been used to it for a long time, "Later! I want to rest for a few days."

This is a temper tantrum, but it's a pity that it's just a few days of rest instead of taking care of the horse friend.

Li Xian looked back at Bianjing and said softly: "Come to think of it, smoke is everywhere in Bianjing right now!"

……

Wang Zeng received the news that Lu Zongdao quietly asked the Queen Mother to see him, but he didn't know what he said.

According to unwritten rules, unless there is an urgent matter, Zaifu cannot go to see the official alone.This is the way of checks and balances, preventing the emperor from dividing and ruling the ministers.It also prevented the prime ministers and assistants from deceiving the emperor.

At this moment, the Queen Mother is an official.

Wang Zeng sneered and said that Lu Zongdao prided himself on being upright, but he didn't expect that he would do some shameful things behind his back.

Next came Wang Qinruo. Lao Wang knew that he was a traitor in the eyes of everyone, so he didn't care and went straight to the Queen Mother to express his loyalty.

I will hunt wherever the Queen Mother tells me. I will never catch a chicken when the Queen Mother orders me to catch a dog.

Everyone has his or her own way of survival. The way of a traitor's survival is, from another angle, no different from the so-called way of a gentleman's survival.

They are all seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and seeking benefits for themselves!
On the fifth day after Zhao Zhen and Li Xian left, a letter came from Weishi.

"It's from Li Xian." Wang Zeng said with a smile, and then opened the letter.

In the letter, Li Xian mentioned Weishi's scenery and said that Weishi's spring was quite pleasant.He also said that he wished he could live in Weishi and never get involved in the fireworks of Bianjing.

Wang Zeng was thoughtful and suddenly became ill the next day.

Wang Zeng fell ill, and Wang Qinruo and others began to take action for the position of prime minister. For a time, everyone in the court was in danger, worried that they would be inexplicably involved and become cannon fodder.

But Li Xian in Weishi was fishing leisurely.

By the lake in the east of the city, Li Xian sat on a mat, took the fish off the hook and put it in the fish basket.

"The officials are here," said the accompanying sergeant.

Zhao Zhen came in a hurry, waved the sergeant away, and said: "The situation in Bianjing has changed. The eldest lady is quite satisfied with Wang Qinruo. Lu Zongdao tried his best to impeach Wang Qinruo for ten crimes. Lu Yijian quietly found out Lu Zongdao's mistakes and Not impeached, just a kind reminder..."

Kind reminder?

Li Xian put earthworms on the fishhook and threw them into the lake. He washed his hands by the lake and sat back and said, "Wang Qinruo is just showing off, hoping to exchange his loyalty for the Queen Mother's important use. Lu Zongdao is upright, but lacks flexibility. This He is not as good as Lu Yijian at all. But Lu Yijian is flexible, but the city is too deep and scary..."

Li Xian knew this period of history, and after writing a letter to Lao Wang in Bianjing, he went fishing relaxedly.

"Brother Guoan, I'm worried about Cao Liang." Zhao Zhen sat down.

"Cao Li has no chance of getting to the top." Li Xian saw the float move and was about to hold the pole, but the float stopped moving.

"Cao Lili boasts of his great achievements and has many followers." Zhao Zhen said slumped, "Brother Guoan, I only say this to you..."

"Then it's best not to say anything." Li Xian lifted the pole, and sure enough, the earthworms were eaten.

"Later, when I faced Cao Lili, I felt a little scared." Zhao Zhen held his chin in his hands, "I didn't even say this to my eldest lady. Do you think I'm timid?"

Li Xian looked at him and said seriously: "You are not timid."

"what is that?"

"Kind!"

……

It is a well-known fact that kind people cannot be high officials.

Therefore, the upright Lu Zongdao suddenly visited Wang Zeng, which attracted the attention of both the government and the public.

Cao Li was laughing convulsively at home, and patted the table and said: "Lu Zongdao has brought Wang Zeng to everyone's eyes, reminding me and others, hey! Look, there is an old guy here competing with us for the position of prime minister. "

Wang Zeng received Lu Zongdao and left him a meal.After drinking a little too much during the dinner, Wang Zeng said: "Even if I am a political advisor, can't I still serve the Song Dynasty?"

Only then did everyone remember the character of the king when he supported the powerful minister Ding Wei and insisted on leaving the word "quan" in the imperial edict.At that time, Wang Zeng did not have the status and power he has today.

The next day, Wang Zeng wore a raincoat and went out to fish in the misty spring rain.

This is telling those prime ministers and ministers that if they want to fight, you will fight for them.

Then Cao Liang took action to impeach Lu Zongdao for three major crimes.Lu Zongdao was furious and rebounded...

Bianjing City was cooking a pot of porridge. Some people suggested that the Queen Mother should make a decision early in the morning, and some people suggested that the officials should be brought back.

Yes!

"Where are the officials?" Many people asked.

……

The county government of Weishi County.

Zhao Zhen sat at the top, Li Xian stood at the bottom, and below him was the county magistrate Ma You.

"Bring the bronze man in." Ma Yo said energetically.

Two subordinates came in carrying a box. Ma Yo opened it himself, took out a bronze figure, and put it on the table in front of Zhao Zhen with his face covered with sweat.

There is a mottled word on the back of the bronze figure, which is inscribed. "That's the character Liu." Ma You said with a look of honor, "I don't dare to be good at it when I think that the Queen Mother is also named Liu."

Zhao Zhen felt a little nauseous and wanted to vomit, but he was worried that if he vomited on the bronze figure, his friend Ma would make a fuss about it, so he endured it very hard.

Li Xian came over, took a closer look, and said, "Why is it one-eyed?"

Only then did Zhao Zhen pay attention to this matter, "Yes! Why one eye?"

"Official, Li Langjun, this is corroded." Ma You smiled happily, "Wei often found that the bronzes from the pre-Qin, pre-Han, and even the pre-Tang Dynasty were corroded the earlier they were. However, no Influencing the will of God is not.”

"Really?" Li Xian glanced at Zhao Zhen and knew that this guy was too kind to be cruel, so he said, "Why did I hear a saying spread by the Wei family recently?"

Yo Ma was puzzled, "I wonder which sentence it is?"

"Don't think that one eye of the bronze man could stir up rebellion in the Yellow River world!"

Pfft!
Yo Ma's knees weakened, he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I have never heard of this!"

Zhao Zhen's eyelids twitched, "I seem to have heard that."

Bah!
"The county magistrate, the county magistrate... came and invited a doctor. Magistrate Ma fainted."

Immediately, Zhao Zhen ordered the county prime minister Dai Zui to take over Wei's family. He sat above the county government and began to try the case.

Following the clues about the bronze figures, more than ten people were found.

Li Xian was ready to be tortured, but before he could take action, more than ten people told him the whole story.

It turned out that the news that Feng Zheng was about to step down had already reached the Wei family. Ma You was quick-thinking and took advantage of the opportunity to report to Bianjing to find several ways, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to jump back to Bianjing and become an official.Someone showed him a way.

"He said that the Queen Mother is now in power, and all she needs to do is make an auspicious gesture to win the Queen Mother's attention." Ma Yo collapsed on the ground, bursting into tears, which reminded Li Xian of the documentary he had watched.

"Why did you think of engraving the character Liu?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Li Xian frowned and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to be impatient.

Yo Ma became more energetic, "Someone said..."

Woo!
Something whizzed by and hit Yo Ma on the lips.He screamed and fell down immediately.

The thing fell to the ground, but it was an inkstone.

Zhao Zhen looked at Li Xian, who spread his hands and said, "I missed it."

Ha ha!

Zhao Zhen turned around and entered the back.

Li Xian walked down and said to the accompanying generals: "You Ma is crazy. Stop your mouth and send it to Bianjing immediately and hand it to the Imperial City Secretary."

The general held up his hands and said, "Take orders."

Behind the county government office is Ma You's home. After Zhao Zhen arrived, Ma You moved his family next door, leaving this place to Zhao Zhen and his party.

The small garden is nice. Zhao Zhen stood under a big tree. Hearing the footsteps approaching, he curled his lips, stood up straight, and said: "Make a bronze man and carve a Liu character on it. This is to tell the eldest lady to become the emperor." ?"

"Well! You Ma is shameless. There is something else I want to tell you." Li Xian couldn't help but smile when he saw the young man making a stubborn gesture.

"What?" The young man coughed dryly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Do you know why the Queen Mother asked you to come to Weishi instead of going somewhere else?"

"I don't know."

"The Imperial City Division monitors the world, and the one that pays close attention to is the capital city. Yo Ma is playing tricks on you. Do you think you can hide from the Imperial City Division's spies?"

"That……"

"The Queen Mother just wants to tell you, don't think nonsense."

Li Xian knew that the Queen Mother was like a fisherman sitting on the Diaoyutai at the moment, watching the important ministers behave in ugly ways for power and position. Thinking about it, this was the Queen Mother's proudest moment.

People say that the emperor is a dragon, so the queen mother is a female dragon.At this moment, Bianjing is dominated by this female dragon.

"I'm looking forward to it!" Li Xian thought of the letter he wrote to Wang Zeng and smiled: "Old Wang, don't make any mistakes!"

……

When Ma You was sent to the Imperial City Division, the battle for the prime minister in Bianjing City also entered a climax.

Wang Qinruo resorted to the trick of undermining the situation and submitted a memorandum praising the Queen Mother during the meeting. The whole article was full of flattery and described the Queen Mother as the greatest woman in thousands of years.

shameless!
Lu Zongdao naturally couldn't do such a thing. He only knew how to impeach Wang Qinruo.If Wang Qinruo is covered in stains, he can be bounced to death without deliberately looking for them.

The most interesting thing about Lu Yijian is that he praised Wang Zeng intentionally or unintentionally.

Wang Zeng is even more interesting. As if the position of prime minister is a hot potato, he even said that he has been in poor health recently.

When the entire Bianjing city was struggling for the position of prime minister, Li Xian and Zhao Zhen returned.

"Wang Zeng is the most likely to take over as prime minister." Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes and pretended to be serious: "I should get closer to him."

"No." Li Xian shook his head.

"Who do you think it is? Wang Qinruo? Hahahaha..." Zhao Zhen's laughter stopped abruptly.

Li Xian nodded, "Yes, Wang Qinruo."

When Zhao Zhen entered the palace, he saw Wang Qinruo with a happy face.

"I've seen an official!" Wang Qinruo saluted.

Zhao Zhen was thoughtful, then Zhang Ze came and said in a low voice: "The Queen Mother has just conferred the title of Sikong to the Prime Minister."

This is the action before being promoted to Prime Minister!
Zhao Zhen turned around, and Li Xianzheng looked at the palace scenery calmly.

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