This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 2 If something happens to him, something will happen to you

Li Xian still leaned against the railing, holding his knees with his hands, as if he was meditating or in a daze.

The footsteps came behind him, and the jailer's majestic voice came, "Li Xian, turn around!", and then he said with a flattering smile: "He is Li Xian."

The change from majestic to flattery sounds completely different. The transition is so natural that one can't help but want to be amazed.

Li Xian turned around slowly.

A thin young man, accompanied by two men with wary eyes, was looking at him curiously.

This is Zhao Zhen, an official of the Song Dynasty who was posthumously named "Renzong" after his death.

At this moment, the 14-year-old official looked at Li Xian carefully.The jailer opened the cell door, and a man came in and searched for it. He didn't find any sharp weapon that could be used to kill him, so he gave up.

"I've met a noble man." Li Xian cupped his hands and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.

"Why did you submit the letter?" Zhao Zhen felt that this young man - the 'young man' who was five years older than him was quite calm, and was different from the 'cynical', 'incompetent and furious' person in the Imperial City Secretary's report.

Is this person too good at covering up, or is the Imperial City Secretary too incompetent?

"Several people have come forward to suggest that the Queen Mother should return to the government official's house!" Zhao Zhen said.

Li Xian's letter to the Queen Mother served as an introduction, triggering the subsequent actions of those people.

Li Xian said calmly: "The officials are young, and neither their political abilities nor their prestige are enough to rule the Song Dynasty. These people suggest that the Queen Mother is either stupid or bad if she still governs the officials."

Fools should get out.The bad guys have ulterior motives and hope that young officials will be in power so that they can take advantage of them or subvert the country.

But don’t you yourself support the return of the Queen Mother as a political official?
Zhao Zhen originally thought that this person was his die-hard supporter, and he felt somewhat cordial in his heart.But at this moment, Li Xian retorted that he did not support the return of the Queen Mother as a political official, which made Zhao Zhen feel inexplicably unswerving, "Then why did you write the letter?"

Li Xian raised his head and said, "I suggest that the Queen Mother should return power to the official family as soon as possible, as soon as possible, not now."

This is the only chance of life left by the original body for Li Xian. Without the word "as soon as possible", Li Xian will not be able to escape even if his tongue is blooming.

The Queen Mother revealed her murderous intentions when she saw the words "return to the government official's house". Zhao Zhen had not read the document and only knew the general content.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen was startled.

"The official prestige and ability are insufficient, so the Queen Mother needs to hang the curtain too much. What I object to is the Queen Mother hanging the curtain for a long time!" This was the true thought in Li Xian's heart, so he calmly faced the scrutiny of the two men behind Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen said calmly: "Why can't the Queen Mother hang the curtain for a long time?"

This is a good question. Li Xian feels that it is Zhao Zhen's true inner thoughts.

This was his only chance to save himself.

"Power can destroy friendship!" Li Xian's voice echoed in the quiet prison. Every prisoner looked pale and covered his ears, praying to God to open his eyes and spare his life.

"Bold!" Zhao Zhen was furious.

He didn't know that his biological mother, Mrs. Li, was guarding the mausoleum of Emperor Zhenzong at the moment, so he felt that the Queen Mother's mother would never poison a tiger or swallow a child no matter what.

"Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty kill his son? Why did Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty depose the prince?" Li Xian was betting that the empress dowager's affection for Zhao Zhen would prevail in the heart of the queen mother who had only left the curtain for less than a year. "I have always thought that everything can be tested, but only There is no need for friendship!”

Zhao Zhen frowned. In his heart, although his mother was a little more majestic, she was very caring to him.

Li Xian knew that he had to add more firewood, "May I ask, are there any directors in the official family at the moment?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head subconsciously. He was mainly studying at the moment, and went to watch the government every now and then... watching his 'mother' and the ministers and ministers sitting behind the curtain handle the government affairs.

Like a prince.

"The officials don't even have the opportunity to deal with political affairs. How will they have the ability to control the Song Dynasty in the future?"

"If the officials don't deal with political affairs, how can they have the confidence to face those old foxes in the government?"

"Relying on paper?" Li Xian chuckled, "So I think the Queen Mother should let go of small things and let the officials try to do things step by step, and let the officials grow with the help of the prime ministers and assistants, so that they can intimidate the ministers!

This is the way to long-term peace and stability.This is the way to preserve the relationship between the Queen Mother and the official mother and son! "

Zhao Zhen was stunned.

He has long been accustomed to everything being arranged by his parents.

Read books, watch politics, and do whatever you are told.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen, who had not experienced being suppressed by the Queen Mother for ten years, had a vague thought awakening in his heart: Yes!If I don’t do anything, how can I take charge of the Song Dynasty in the future?

"I dare to ask you, noble man, if the Prime Minister grabbed the official's sleeve and spit at the official, would the official get angry?" Li Xian gave him a strong medicine.

Historically, Bao Zheng grabbed Renzong's sleeve and sprayed him with spittle, but he could only leave in embarrassment.

"No!" Zhao Zhen's eyes changed when he looked at Li Xian.I feel like every word this person speaks comes from the bottom of my heart.

"If the imperial censor accuses the officials of being immoral, will the officials be angry?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "No!"

Li Xian sighed, "Does this mean that you accept advice fluently, or are you afraid of the officials? What about ten years from now! How will those officials view the officials?"

Historically, the relationship between Zhao Zhen and his ministers was very interesting. The ministers shouted "the benevolent emperor is alive" while fighting for power and profit, seeking benefits for themselves so as not to fall behind others.

What is Renjun?

Indulge your ministers?
Not counting Emperor Taizong, the main reason for the defeat of the Song Dynasty was not so much Zhao Ji, but Renzong.

He turned around and leaned against the railing, with a mocking look in his eyes.

This is an era of unprecedented commercial development.

This is an era of unprecedented cultural prosperity.

The "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that later generations marveled at was just a glimpse of this era.

Behind the economic and cultural prosperity, the weakness of the empire cannot be concealed.

After Renzong, even though Shenzong struggled for a while, Wang Anshi's reform ended in failure.Those vested interests who had developed their appetite during the Renzong Dynasty then started a carnival.

During the carnival, Zhao Ji ascended the throne, bringing with him the setting sun of the empire.The aliens from the grassland went south, Bianjing fell, the emperor became a prisoner manipulated by the aliens, and the emperor was ravaged to death...

Imperial City Department dereliction of duty!Zhao Zhen was shocked.

A scholar who can see through the situation in the DPRK and China at a glance and point out the biggest problems in the DPRK and China in a forward-looking manner will not be a mediocre person, but a great talent!

In the previous imperial examinations, the examiners missed such great talents!

There is a wise man in the wild!

Zhao Zhen glanced at Li Xian silently and walked out slowly.The prisoners on both sides were kneeling with their heads down, covering their ears with their hands.

When he walked outside the prison door, the jailer saw Zhao Zhen's face slightly condensed. He thought that Li Xian's words had offended him, so he volunteered and said, "Don't worry, officials. I will look good to Li Xian when I turn around."

Zhao Zhen glanced at him.

"If something happens to him, something will happen to you!"

……

The Queen Mother has finished processing a batch of memorials and is ordering tea.

In the Song Dynasty, everyone from the emperors to the common people liked to fight over tea, and the quality of the pattern made from the tea foam was the criterion for victory.

The Queen Mother had just brought up a picture of mountains, and she was quite proud of it.

Luo Chongxun joked, "The Queen Mother's mountain paintings look so majestic. I only regret that I have no ability to paint, otherwise I would have painted them all and passed them down to future generations."

The Queen Mother smiled suddenly, and a chamberlain came in, "Your Majesty, the Imperial City Department has something urgent to report."

Immediately, a thin man was brought in.

After saluting, the Queen Mother asked: "What did that scholar say?"

"Then Li Xian said that what he objected to was the long-term curtain hanging by the Queen Mother. The official family's prestige and ability were insufficient, and they needed the assistance of the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister..."

The Queen Mother looked at the pattern in the tea cup and felt that the mountains seemed to have changed, like spittle stars.

"... He asked, if the prime minister grabbed the official's sleeve and spat on him, would the official be angry? The official shook his head. He then asked, if a censor accused the official of being unethical, would the official be angry? The official would be angry. Shake your head..."

"Then Li Xian said that in ten years, an official with no knowledge of political affairs and no prestige could be in charge of the Song Dynasty?"

"enough!"

After giving a sharp shout, the Queen Mother swept the tea cup down to the ground.

With a bang, the teacup didn't break.

The crowd was silent.

In Li Xian's words, only the Queen Mother's gradual delegation of power can preserve the Song Dynasty.But deep down, he was hinting: Only in this way can the mother-son relationship between the Queen Mother and the official family be preserved.

The Queen Mother's expression was uncertain.

She thought a lot. When she asked for that meat dumpling from Mrs. Li, the howling sound made her have a splitting headache.But gradually, when she occasionally couldn't hear the child's cry, she would feel that something was missing.

As the children grow up, they become quite filial to themselves and remember to keep good things for themselves.

But that is power!
The Queen Mother clenched her hands into fists, thinking of the pleasure and enjoyment brought by power since the curtain was dropped.

She raised her eyes and said, "Luo Chongxun."

"Chen is here!"

"I want to ask you, what is the attitude of the prime ministers and ministers towards the officials?"

This……

Luo Chongxun hesitated.

"Bitch!" The Queen Mother was furious and smashed the pen washer with her hands.

Luo Chongxun knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "The prime ministers... the prime ministers and assistants are quite... casual with the officials."

This means not taking officials seriously.

But this was beneficial to the Queen Mother, so Luo Chongxun never reported it.

Of course, the previous Queen Mother also ignored all this.

The Queen Mother was silent.

"Big Empress!" Zhao Zhen's voice came.

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and watched the young man hurried in. She thought of the way he rushed into the hall with a fruit in his arms when he was five years old, and handed it to her to eat with a look of joy on his face.

Power and affection!

The Queen Mother's eyes were complex and gradually calmed down.

"Luo Chongxun!"

"The minister is here."

"Inform Zaifu that starting from tomorrow, the official family will start governing!"

Luo Chongxun was stunned.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, Luo Chongxun lowered his head, "Yes."

Zhao Zhen listened to half of the words and said: "My eldest lady, that Li Xian is not the cynical person reported by the Imperial City Secretary. I am quite impressed by what he said. My eldest lady..."

"You and I have lunch together. By the way, what do you want to eat?" The Queen Mother suddenly smiled.

"Sheep's head picks, and...roasted mutton. But the medical officer said that the lady should not eat too much barbecue, so let's skip the roast mutton..." Zhao Zhen began to name the dishes.

"According to you! According to you!"

There is gradually more warmth in the palace.

Luo Chongxun walked out, and people from the Imperial City Department came to ask for instructions, "If that scholar stays in prison, I'm afraid he won't survive more than three days."

Luo Chongxun glanced sideways into the palace. The official and the Queen Mother were sitting side by side, talking about interesting things about his leaving the palace, and they were very happy.

The Queen Mother listened carefully and said that he had grown so much...

Luo Chongxun went in and looked at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly.

Luo Chongxun came out again.

"Let it go!"

(End of this chapter)