This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 42 The world’s cage
The night in early summer was quite cool. The Queen Mother and Princess Yang were sitting outside the palace, letting the night wind blow, and they were very comfortable.

Concubine Yang whispered interesting stories about Zhao Zhen when she was a child, covering her mouth and snickering from time to time.

"...The official would have nightmares at night, calling for his parents. One time I heard him say that he wanted to sleep with his parents. He is five years old, and he still wants to sleep with his parents. Is the Queen Mother laughing at you?"

"That child..." The Queen Mother's eyes were gentle, "He was still young at the time. When the late emperor and Lao Shen were discussing political affairs, he would hide behind the door or behind the curtain. At first, he expected the late Emperor and Lao Shen to catch him, but later Seeing that no one was paying attention, I just sat behind the door or the curtain, just in a daze."

"This is an innately weak temperament." Concubine Yang sighed, "Such a temperament is the most filial. It's a pity that I was born in an emperor's family, but I have to shoulder the burden of the world."

"This is his life," said the Queen Mother.

Luo Chongxun walked up the steps and said, "Queen Mother, the official was drunk at Dingyuanhou's house."

"Yes!" The Queen Mother nodded, and Mrs. Yang asked, "Is it a problem? Have you vomited? Can anyone make sobering soup? Has the quilt been covered?"

"This is early summer!" The Queen Mother frowned, feeling that Mrs. Yang was a little out of control.

"Probably not vomiting, Zhang Ze and the others are here."

"Where is Marquis Dingyuan?" Concubine Yang felt sorry for Zhao Zhen and expressed her anger at Li Xian.

"Marquis Dingyuan was standing under the tree in the courtyard... They said that when the official was drunk, he said some drunken words, which made Marquis Dingyuan keep pacing in the courtyard."

"What can you say!" Princess Yang felt relieved.

The Queen Mother can generally guess what she can say.In the past, the official family was taught by Sun Shi and others to follow the rules and regard the scholar-bureaucrats as close partners.Today, Li Xian's words completely revealed the origin of the deep crisis in the Song Dynasty. While they angered Lu Yijian, they also broke Zhao Zhen's 14-year inherent understanding.

"I'm afraid that child is a little panicked and confused." The Queen Mother sighed quietly, "The late emperor left this mess and walked away. He left in a free and easy way, but the official was only 14 years old. As long as the old body is weak in the slightest, those people will treat the old body and the The official family was torn to pieces.”

"They don't dare, right?" Mrs. Yang smiled.

"Those scholar-bureaucrats seem to be personable and full of benevolence and morality. Yes, there are honest people. There are also many people who are dedicated to public service. But more people are greedy and despicable. The desires of those people are never-ending, so today, Dingyuan Hou Cai said that future emperors will be unable to stop wanting to award rewards, can’t they stop? They dare not stop! Haha!”

The Queen Mother sneered, and Princess Yang was confused when she heard this. She only knew that Zhao Zhen would have a difficult time in the future, "What about the official fortune?"

"Study, sharpen. Before that, I was in the way." There was a hint of exhaustion in the Queen Mother's eyes, "In the year after the death of the late emperor, I was walking on thin ice and trembling with fear. I dreamed many times that someone was plotting rebellion, and someone was launching a palace coup. I woke up in a cold sweat. I was exhausted the next day and just wanted to rest. But think about you in the palace, an official. You don't care about anything and only focus on the official's food and daily life. The official is naive, if there is no old body to block it In the front, if those old foxes sold him, he could still help them count money."

Concubine Yang was stunned, "I'm stupid."

"What should I do?" the Queen Mother said faintly: "Many times I have thought about compromising with those people in exchange for a more affluent environment. But I also thought, if I compromise with them now, what will happen to the government in the future? Those people He will push even further... He will keep pushing further wherever he compromises. Do you think the official's temperament can stop him?"

Concubine Yang thought for a while and shook her head, "Officials are soft-hearted and are the least likely to reject people."

"So no matter how tired, desperate, or thinking about the official family, I have to grit my teeth and persevere."

"How long do you want to persist?" Concubine Yang raised her head and looked at the Queen Mother with admiration.

The Queen Mother said categorically: "Persist until the official family can face the world head-on!"

……

Li Xian stayed up all night and took a walk in the yard.My feet hurt from walking, so I sat under the steps and listened to the chirping of insects.

Laifu Zhongzhong also stayed up all night with him.

Zhang Ze didn't dare to close his eyes, so he squatted outside Zhao Zhen's bedroom.

"Marquis Dingyuan, take a rest!" Zhang Ze didn't know what the officials and Marquis Dingyuan said to make him behave like this.

"Alright."

Li Xian came over and sat by the bedroom door.

Zhang Ze covered his mouth and yawned, "I haven't spent the night outside the palace in many years. It's very new."

Li Xian leaned against the doorpost and asked, "Do you think it's better to be in the palace or outside?"

"It's nice outside, but we're still used to being in the palace." Zhang Ze leaned on the doorpost on the other side, "Oddly enough, there are many rules and troubles in the palace. Whenever we are in the palace, we have to be alert for a moment. Logically, we should like being outside the palace! But why do we feel so flustered when we think about leaving the palace? Does the Marquis know why? "

"When people stay in one place for a long time, they get used to it. Tell me a story!" Li Xian closed his eyes and crossed his arms. "A group of monkeys were locked in a cage. At the beginning, the monkeys were wild and untamed, shaking every day. They bite the cage and try to escape. But every time the monkeys try to escape, the person holding them will beat them hard with a stick, whether they escape or not. As time goes by, do you think the monkeys will how?"

"Escaped?" Zhang Ze felt tired.

"As time passed, the group of monkeys all died down. One day, those people caught another monkey and threw it in. After the monkey entered the cage, it wanted to escape. But when it just shook the railing, , those monkeys actually took action and beat it severely together."

"Ah!" Zhang Ze was stunned, "Why?"

"It's just because those monkeys have been beaten and scared. As long as someone of the same kind wants to run away, they subconsciously think that they are going to be beaten, so they stop them."

Zhang Ze felt that the whole world had been turned upside down.

"There are felons in Bianjing's prison who have been imprisoned since they were teenagers. They have been imprisoned for decades. When they are old, they suddenly encounter amnesty. What do you think he will do?"

"ecstatic."

"No. He doesn't want to go out."

"No way!" Zhang Ze felt incredible.

Li Xianxiao was mysterious and unpredictable, "I call this, institutionalization!"

At dawn, Zhao Zhen woke up. He had stopped drinking yesterday and couldn't remember many things. He happily praised the Li family's breakfast.After breakfast, a chamberlain came to invite him back.

"Go back to the palace, I just got some good things." When Zhao Zhen entered the palace, the scene of an old prisoner who refused to be released from prison always appeared in Zhang Ze's mind, and then he laughed at himself, feeling that he was crazy.

It happened that an official from the Ministry of Punishment asked to see the official. After the official report was completed, Zhang Ze went to see the person off and mentioned the matter inadvertently on the way.

"Yes!" The official from the Ministry of Punishments glanced at Zhang Ze in surprise. He didn't expect this man to know such things. "The old prisoner was holding on to the railing and refused to go out. He cried and said that there was another world outside and he couldn't survive. In the end He was beaten out of the prison with sticks. It was night, and he was hanged behind the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

Zhang Ze stood there, feeling chilled all over.

Institutionalization!
Marquis Dingyuan would not tell these two stories without reason.

Zhang Ze thought carefully and went back to inform Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen felt a little hungover and felt uncomfortable. He covered his forehead and was startled.

"He is reminding me not to get used to being trapped in the palace, and even enjoy it so much that I dare not face the outside world." Zhao Zhen walked out and looked up at the blue sky.

The young man got a rare chance of winning the second prize. He pointed to the sky and said, "I will not disappoint you."

The emperor's oath can trigger reactions from heaven and earth. Zhang Ze did not dare to hide it, so he sent someone to report it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time, then took up a pen and wrote a line in the corner of a memorial that she had severely criticized.

——The world’s prison.

Feng Zheng has been taking leave recently, and Wang Qinruo often performs the duties of prime minister on his behalf.

The position of Prime Minister has been determined, but the position of Prime Minister has not been determined.

After Lu Zongdao's request for marriage was frustrated, he was regarded as a thorn in the side by many people.But this guy has become more courageous and has been performing very well recently.

Wang Zenglao said: Don't be impatient and do things prudently.It's just that the old man has a bad temper and gets angry when he sees people he doesn't like.

Who will be the next prime minister? This is the biggest suspense in the DPRK at the moment.

Although they are all prime ministers and assistant ministers, the power and voice of the prime minister, secondary prime minister, and last prime minister are different.The prime minister after the third phase is just a reserve.

So, the battle for the secondary phase begins.

After all, Lu Yijian was a noble son from a famous family, and the famous Prime Minister Lu Mengzheng left him with enviable and jealous connections.Taking advantage of this network, Lu Yijian has been very popular recently.

He is not qualified enough to compete for prime minister.But the secondary prime minister is fine.

Today's court meeting, as soon as it started, officials came out to praise Wang Zeng.

"... Wang Xiang has become an old man in planning for the country. He revealed the mystery of this matter in one sentence, which made me suddenly realize it."

Then many ministers came out to praise Lao Wang Zeng.

This is not right!
Lu Yijian squinted her eyes and found that although Wang Zeng seemed calm, he was also slightly surprised.

Obviously, this was not his handiwork.

So who is it?

"The King is very considerate in his actions. I have worked with him for many years and know everything about him..."

When Wang Qinruo came out to praise his old enemy Wang Zeng, looking like he was eating shit, Lu Yijian lowered his head.

He knew that the impact of the debate between him and Li Xian had erupted.

If he only wanted to listen, he should not go out and argue with Marquis Dingyuan.It shouldn't be in front of the officials... The words of Dingyuan Hou hurt my heart, and I showed the petty and helplessness deep in my heart to the eyes of the officials.

After the official witnessed all this, he must have felt that something in his heart collapsed!

Yes, yesterday someone said that the official went out of the palace and stayed overnight at Dingyuan Hou's house.It is said that he drank too much.

But what about Wang Zeng?Wang Zeng also spied on it!
Lu Yijian raised his head and glanced at the curtain, and suddenly realized that Wang Zeng did not leave the palace with him afterwards, but made an excuse to tell Li Xian.At that time, Lu Yijian was stung deep in his heart by Li Xian's words. He was in a daze and did not study it carefully.Now that I think about it, Wang Zeng must have gone to report it to the Queen Mother...

The two of them listened, and you, Lu Yijian, went in to argue. You showed your ugly face and frightened the officials.And Wang Zeng came to report afterwards and his attitude was correct.

What about you?

Lu Yijian took a deep breath and glanced at Wang Zeng.

Old dog!

he knows.

The Queen Mother was venting her anger on the official family and Marquis Dingyuan.

woman!
Your name is small-minded!

Lu Yijian's eyes flashed with pain. If he was given another chance, he would definitely choose to go in openly rather than eavesdropping.

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