This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 44 My son is smart
Dingyuanhou and Lu Yijian faced off!
After the Queen Mother learned the news, she covered her forehead and said, "This kid is getting more and more unruly."

Zhao Zhen was on the side and said: "Madam, Lu Yijian failed to argue at first, and then spread rumors that were not good for Dingyuan Marquis. The Imperial City Division came to report, and the leading scholar Liang Xi was a relative of Lu Yijian... He was doing Before, Marquis Dingyuan was just fighting back."

"Do you know why he wanted to offend Lu Yijian?" the Queen Mother suddenly asked.

Zhao Zhen lowered his head, "I know."

Zhao Zhen followed Li Xian and learned some things that were deviant in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, which caused undercurrents.Li Xian could have remained silent about this matter, but gradually, the scholar-bureaucrats would naturally abandon him and attack Zhao Zhen.

However, Li Xian deliberately confronted Lu Yijian and revealed the discord between the two.

This is to attract firepower and share the pressure for Zhao Zhen.

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and frowned, "What, are you crying?"

"No." Zhao Zhen continued to lower his head.

"I have forgotten that your brothers were not lucky enough to die long ago. You have been alone since you were a child. As a prince and an official, those people who interact with you always have many purposes, most of them are for you. The benefits come from it.”

Li Xian was different. This man actually disliked Zhao Zhen.

But Zhao Zhen has one advantage. Once he feels that someone is sincere to him, he will repay him tenfold or a hundredfold.

The Queen Mother knew that Li Xian was skillful and scheming, but there was a problem: he valued friendship.This guy was entangled by Zhao Zhen, treated him sincerely, and was eventually involved in the whirlpool.

"You, you!" The Queen Mother pointed at Zhao Zhen, "Dingyuan Hou is aloof and arrogant. I have secretly observed him for a long time and know that what he despises the most is the so-called gentlemen in the court. He has hidden his humiliation for many years. My original intention was to avoid this filth, but who would have thought that I would be pulled into this vortex by you."

"It's my fault." Zhao Zhen looked up, and the circles under his eyes were indeed red as the Queen Mother expected.

"You are too weak. If I were the late emperor, even if I knew that Marquis Dingyuan was treating me like this, I would only remember to give him a bigger reward next time. You, you!"

Zhao Zhen suddenly said: "If father were here, Dingyuan Marquis would definitely stay away from him."

The Queen Mother was startled and nodded, "That's true."

Concubine Yang, who had been standing by her side, suddenly smiled and said: "Marquis Dingyuan values ​​friendship, which is why the Queen Mother values ​​him. If not, how could he be granted the title of Marquis at such a young age?"

"At first I just wanted to find a companion for the official family, but I never thought that this boy would be so unruly and talented. This is probably God's will!"

Someone came to see him and conveyed the Ministry of Punishment's request.

"More than ten scholars were severely beaten. Two had their legs broken, three had their arms broken, and many people were looking for teeth on the ground. The Ministry of Punishments asked the Queen Mother for instructions on how to deal with this case?"

The Queen Mother almost didn't think about it, "I heard that Marquis Dingyuan was the one who took action?"

"Yes."

But that man’s skills are amazing!The dozen or so scholars beaten by one person were like dogs.

"Use the crowd to bully the minority!"

The Ministry of Punishment understood the Queen Mother's wishes and went to the prime ministers for help with a grimace.

There is no way to judge this case... The relatives of the scholars outside are crying out for injustice, and someone in the court is putting pressure on the Ministry of Punishment.

Wang Qinruo naturally did not dare to object, Lu Yi briefly avoided suspicion, Feng Zheng rolled his eyes, as if he was about to leave the next moment, Lu Zongdao remained silent, Wang Zeng looked mature and solemn, "It is said that those scholars want to pee in the Li family's food?"

The people in the Punishment Department resigned with understanding and released the news later.

"Shame!"

Most of the scholars' relatives hid their faces and left, while the rest appeared to be alone.

"Why did you offend Lu Yijian?" Wang Zeng left his post and came to the Li family.

"Truth or lie?" Li Xian asked Xinghua to get Wang Zeng a cup of cold tea.

"To be honest." Wang Zeng took the cold tea and took a sip. He found that it was different from what he drank in the past, and it was more refreshing.

"Lv Yijian looks down on me from the bottom of his heart. In fact, I also look down on him, and I don't care what he thinks." Li Xian took the cold tea handed over by Xinghua, took a sip, and said happily: "Lv Yijian seems to be as gentle as jade. , but the more such a person is, the more narrow-minded he is. That day at the official's house, he was so embarrassed by what I said, and he must have hated me to the bone in his heart. Prince, I don't like hiding things. Since he hates me It’s down to my bones, so why should I pretend to treat him with respect as a guest?”

"What do you mean?" Wang Zeng sniffed the tea.

"I just want to tell him, don't mess with me!"

……

"Is that person a dog?"

Lu Yijian looked ugly. He had just sent away Liang Xi's parents and arranged for Liang Xi to resettle in a distant place, which could be regarded as avoiding the sad place of Bianjing.

But what was even more annoying was that Li Xian challenged him in front of the prime ministers and assistants.

The Lu family was a famous family in the Song Dynasty. How had they ever been provoked like this?
"It's Wang Zeng!" the staff said: "My lord, Wang Qinruo disapproves of Li Xian and is even a little disgusted. Lu Zongdao has no good impression of Li Xian. Feng Zheng is about to retire and will not care about such matters. If Wang Zeng hadn't been in the way, , Xianggong can suppress Li Xian."

Lu Yijian once secretly took action against Li Xian, but was blocked by Wang Zeng.

"Wang Zeng!"

Lu Yijian pondered.

The staff sighed and said: "The last time the Queen Mother asked people to build momentum for Wang Zeng, it was to confirm Wang Zeng's position as the second prime minister. It's a pity that Mr. Xian fell short of the success!"

"Okay!" No matter how deep into the city Lu Yijian was, it was still painful to mention this matter.Then he smiled and said, "The Queen Mother's curtain gradually became firmer. It feels so satisfying to hold power. But what about the officials?"

The staff member smiled, "Yes! Even between father and son, they will be jealous for power, let alone mother and son."...

The officials were very dissatisfied with Wang Qinruo. Many people knew this, including Wang Qinruo himself.

Five Ugly!

Ugly!

Traitor!

This is the official evaluation of Wang Qinruo.

It is foreseeable that if the official takes charge, the first thing to do is to drive away Wang Qinruo.

Wang Qinruo was still as respectful to the officials as ever. He had just met the officials, talked about a few things in the court, and then left to see the Queen Mother.

The unspoken rule that the Prime Minister and Assistant Ministers were not allowed to meet the Queen Mother and officials alone was of no use to Wang Qinruo.

His power comes from the Queen Mother, not the ministers.Wang Qinruo recognized this very clearly.

"I have seen the queen mother."

Wang Qinruo saluted, raised his head and said sincerely: "The Queen Mother seems to have lost her husband, please take care of yourself!"

"I understand." The Queen Mother subconsciously touched her cheek.

After talking about the political affairs, Wang Qinruo resigned, suddenly stopped saluting, and sighed: "Queen Mother, I am a little scared."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly and looked up at him, "What are you afraid of? Wang Zeng?"

Wang Zeng never concealed his disdain for Wang Qinruo and often criticized Wang Qinruo at court meetings, even calling him a traitor.

The old man has this temper, and the Queen Mother knows it.Otherwise, he would not have insisted on leaving the word "quan" in the edict despite the pressure from the powerful official Ding Wei.

Wang Qinruo suddenly had tears in his eyes, "After the late emperor passed away, the Song Dynasty flourished under the governance of the Queen Mother, and I was very happy. The officials were young and should have studied hard, but recently the officials have frequently interfered with the government. I am afraid of the officials. .”

The Queen Mother was silent.

Wang Qinruo lowered his voice, "This Song Dynasty cannot live without the Queen Mother! This is what I say from the bottom of my heart."

"Go!" There was no emotion or anger in the Queen Mother's voice.

"I retire." Wang Qinruo resigned.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little tense.

Not long ago, the Queen Mother issued a message and asked the officials to start governing. Although the tasks handed over to the officials are not big, this is also a positive signal.

Obviously, Wang Qinruo felt uneasy.

Luo Chongxun stood with his hands tied, ready to obey orders at any time.

For the Queen Mother, just one word can completely oust the official family.

A chamberlain came with tea, and Luo Chongxun took it. While delivering the tea, he stole a glance at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother sank like water.

"Let the officials come."

"Yes." Luo Chongxun's heart trembled.

The official came very quickly and was very happy.

"Madam, Lu Yijian was reprimanded by Marquis Dingyuan in public. It's really satisfying!"

The Queen Mother looked at the happy officials and said, "It's rare to see you so happy."

"Yeah!" Zhao Zhen nodded, suddenly frustrated.

"Why are you depressed?" the Queen Mother smiled.

"Marquis Dingyuan said that I am not a man." Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly.

"Oh! Where do you start with this?" The Queen Mother picked up a memorial seemingly casually. It was a memorial asking the Queen Mother to strictly control the officials.

As long as this is used as an excuse, the Queen Mother can ban the official family in the palace.

"Marquis Dingyuan said, if you were a man, why did you let the Queen Mother face those old foxes alone? I thought so. I have seen the difficulties that the Queen Mother has had this year. She is busy every day, apart from dealing with political affairs. , and you still have to deal hard with those people.”

Zhao Zhen looked at the Queen Mother with a look of distress in his eyes, "I should have shared a lot for the eldest lady, but I...I know that I am too soft-hearted, and I want to change it, but I swear to change it today, and I will see those people tomorrow , I will still be soft-hearted. Madam, am I very useless? I know, you will definitely say that I am still young and will grow up in the future. But Dingyuan Hou said that it is easy to change the country, but it is hard to change the nature. My temperament cannot be changed. No more."

"Madam, I dream about you being bullied by those people at night. I clenched my fist and wanted to hit you, but I couldn't do it. When I woke up, I beat myself on the head..."

The official pointed to his forehead, where there was a patch of purple. He said with shame: "When I face the ministers, my heart will soften involuntarily. The eldest lady...the eldest lady..."

"Huh?" The Queen Mother raised her eyes and suddenly smiled, "Yeah! I understand."

"Don't you think I'm stupid, do you?" Zhao Zhen said in surprise.

"No." The Queen Mother said softly, "My son is smart."

(End of this chapter)