This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 50 The official with tears streaming down his face

Chapter 50 The official with tears streaming down his face
At the beginning, the relationship between Song and Liao was tense, and transporting grain to the north became a chore.If it were organized by the government, it would be too expensive.So some people suggested encouraging merchants to transport grain to the north and compensate with tea.

Drive it with profit, everyone is familiar with this.

Tea was not only an indispensable and important strategic material for the Song people, but also for the Liao and Dangxiang people.But tea was produced in the Song Dynasty, and everyone watched eagerly.

Business is best done in a seller's market.

Therefore, the exchange of tea for grain and grass was completed, which can be said to benefit the country and the people.

As time passed, as the relationship between Song and Liao Dynasty eased, and there was no war for many years, this tea method became a treasure trove for a group of people.

After the court meeting, Zhao Yunrang walked slowly among the crowd. When he saw Li Xian coming out, he coughed and asked, "Does Marquis Dingyuan have strong skin?"

Li Xian was a little puzzled by Spare Tire's words, "It's okay."

Zhao Yunrang looked around and smiled strangely, "A group of madmen who have got into money's eyes are staring at you. Since thousands of years ago, they have been attached to this giant in the world to suck blood. Whoever dares to stop them will die. How many dynasties have risen and fallen? There are shadows of these lunatics behind them. Officials are very brave, and the good officials taught by Marquis Dingyuan...are very self-sufficient."

Needless to say, Li Xian had already felt the resentment and hostility from his surroundings.

If his eyes could turn into swords and spears, he would already be riddled with holes right now.

"Marquis Dingyuan, the Queen Mother has summoned him." A chamberlain stopped Li Xian.

He re-entered the hall. At this moment, there were only the Queen Mother and Zhao Zhen in the hall, plus more than ten servants, which seemed a bit empty.

The huge palace is cleverly designed so that the sound can be heard throughout the palace without speaking loudly.

"The tea method should be implemented, but the officials are too eager." The Queen Mother's voice was unhurried, but Li Xian could hear the annoyance, "Don't think that the emperor is great, don't think that our ancestors said that we would rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats. It's stupid. Although the aristocratic families were wiped out at the end of the Tang Dynasty, as long as the Central Plains is still there, the aristocratic families will not die. They just exist in another way."

Zhao Zhen lowered his head, but was obviously unconvinced.

"How powerful was the former Tang Dynasty? How famous was Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? But he still had to bow his head in front of the noble families. So he was widely praised after his death. Do the officials know who decided the emperor's posthumous name?"

Zhao Zhen raised his head and said, "Historian."

"No." The Queen Mother shook her head, "It's them."

The Queen Mother glanced at Li Xian and said, "Marquis Dingyuan, please tell me."

"Yes." Li Xian took a step forward, "Whoever controls public opinion can make the final decision for the emperor. If the emperor can obey those people, even if he acts absurdly, he will probably be known as a wise king after his death. If the emperor stops them, Seeking profits, no matter how wise the emperor is, he will be known as a tyrant after his death."

"Do you understand?" The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Zhen.

"Yes." Zhao Zhen looked a little at a loss.

This world is not as beautiful as you imagine!

"Now that you have spoken out about this matter, you cannot back down." The Queen Mother said calmly: "Once you screw up, the prestige of the official family will be ruined. Those people will use this to build momentum and further undermine the prestige of the official family. So, now that you have spoken out, Just do it. Yeah!”

Zhao Zhen looked up and said, "Yes."

The Queen Mother waved her hand, "I get a headache just looking at you waiting, so go ahead!"

The two came to the familiar West Pavilion.

"This matter is a little troublesome." Zhao Zhen obviously thought of many joints, "but I am confident that this can be settled."

"My lord, we'll wait and see."

The official family will eventually go solo, and Li Xian is happy to watch.

The Queen Mother was also watching and said to Luo Chongxun: "When Ruhu first roared, he always thought that he was very fierce, but in fact, in the eyes of those people, he was just a strong man on the outside."

Zhao Zhen ordered people from the Imperial City Department to go down and look for evidence. The news kept coming and the evidence was conclusive.

But those people were not in a hurry, and even had time to go to parties, drink and dance.

Zhao Zhen sent someone to send a message, saying that they would start tomorrow.

"Okay." Li Xian nodded.

Wang He said: "Lang Jun seems to have little confidence in the official family."

"He is so kind." Li Xian said.

"Should kind people suffer?" Xinghua was dissatisfied.

"Kind people do not have to suffer losses, but they must not only have a Bodhisattva heart, but also have thunderbolt methods. But officials only have a Bodhisattva heart, and their methods are also very Buddhist." Li Xian said with a smile.

Buddhist officials gradually grew up, got married, and had their own wives.As the scope of contact gradually increases, resentment inevitably arises in my heart.

I am the emperor!
Why can't you decide?

As a result, he developed fear and hatred for the Queen Mother behind the curtain.

The Queen Mother was also a little helpless under the bewitchment of power. Looking at this adopted son, she always felt that he was here to collect debts.

As a result, under the bewitchment of power, the mother and son became mortal enemies.

Those ten years were a decade of suffering for Zhao Zhen.

There is no hatred, but he can only pretend to be a grandson.So, what do you hate?There are only two ways to break this ten-year catastrophe. One, let the Queen Mother give up her ambition to become emperor, and two, let Zhao Zhen not be bewitched by power and fear the Queen Mother, and eventually mother and son turn against each other.

Otherwise, the Queen Mother will go further and further down the road of ambition, and accordingly Zhao Zhen will get further and further away from power.It wasn't until the Queen Mother was old and unable to get up from her bed that he had the opportunity to take over everything.

But ten years of suppression have left him with no prestige at all. An emperor with no prestige and a benevolent Buddhist style makes people feel easy to bully... This will be a disaster.

Historically, Zhao Zhen endured for ten years before launching the Qingli New Deal. However, he overestimated his own power and was stunned by the counterattack that followed.

withdraw!
This Buddhist emperor chose to retreat, and Fan Zhongyan and others became cannon fodder and sacrifices for the failure to revitalize the Song Dynasty.

To be honest, in Li Xian's opinion, the Queen Mother was more suitable to be the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

But the theory of blood is a sweeping truth in this era, and he cannot change it.

Change to an emperor?

Come on!
In the situation of the Song Dynasty, anyone else would have to kneel down.

Shenzong was so ambitious that after he ascended the throne, he wore armor and brought weapons to see Empress Dowager Yao and Shun. He was severely shocked by his mother's words.

Even if they were hiding in the south to survive, the emperors of the Song Dynasty and the small court never gave up the idea of ​​​​innovation, but every time they made a move, they would be suppressed by that powerful force.

Therefore, when looking at the history of the Song Dynasty, don’t be confused by the concepts of treacherous ministers and loyal ministers.

In this day and age, loyalty or betrayal largely depends on where you stand.

After the failure of the Qingli New Deal, Zhao Zhen chose Buddhism to the end, so those people were happy: Look, I told you that we would cooperate for a win-win situation, but if you don’t believe it, you have to engage in nonsense with Fan Zhongyan and others.It's fine now, I know about cooperation, but why did you go there so early?

The consequence of being a Buddhist for half a lifetime is that you will gain the reputation of being a benevolent sect after your death.

"Change your posthumous name!" Li Xian was sitting in the study, with a can of tea on the table.

The officials acted vigorously and resolutely, and on the second day after obtaining the evidence, he asked the censor to impeach him.

"Substandard goods are passed off as good ones, and inferior grains are used in exchange for tea coupons. Some even have the courage to trade privately with Beiliao and Dangxiang people."

Zhang Ze was very angry.

"Tell the officials, either take action and see blood. Or, be silent and listen to thunder in a silent place." Li Xian picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Good tea!"

Zhang Ze went back and relayed Li Xian's flowers.

"Seeing blood?" Zhao Zhen shook his head, "Not to this extent."

As for being silent and hearing thunder in a silent place, it is a bit difficult for Zhao Zhen at this moment.

Soon, someone in the court reacted.

"check!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Everyone agreed, and the officials were very excited, thinking that this was the emperor.

Naturally, it cannot be the Imperial City Division that takes action. It would be a conflict between ourselves and the enemy.So the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple jointly investigated the matter.

More than [-] people were arrested and confessed to their crimes.

The case was soon discovered. Those who deserved to be punished should be exiled, and those who deserved to have their property confiscated should be confiscated.

But when the book of confiscated property was handed in, the officials were dumbfounded.

"Thirty thousand guan!" The official of the Song Dynasty gritted his teeth and said: "The tea method has been practiced for decades, and those people have made a lot of money. Thirty thousand guan, not even a hair of those people can compare. These people want to fool who?"

"Of course I'm fooling you." Li Xian took a sip of the grape wine, and the sweet and sour taste refreshed him.

Those so-called human criminals are all scapegoats.The real vampire is still at large.

"How dare they!?" Zhao Zhen lacked confidence.

"The tea method is a way for them to make money. Cutting off someone's way of making money is like killing their parents. The officials wanted to cut off their way of making money, so naturally they did not dare to kill the officials. So, they thought of a way to deal with the matter. In this way, the prestige of the official family is high, and they can still make a lot of money. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Li Xian looked at Zhao Zhen and knew that he came here not to seek comfort, but to show reluctance in despair.

He needs someone to support him.

"I was wrong." Zhao Zhen's greatest advantage is sincerity.It's easy to show your true feelings when you're with someone you trust.

"But why do they have it?" During lunch, Zhao Zhen asked for wine, and when he was half drunk, he choked and said: "Those are the warriors guarding the gate of the Song Dynasty! How could they dare to be so shameless? Feed them that moldy food. Won’t they have nightmares at night?”

"No. Because the gods in the world will not protect good people." Li Xian said slowly: "Unless the good people have better skills and more powerful power than the bad people."

"I want them to kneel down and moan!" Zhao Zhen fell drunk beside Li Xian with tears streaming down his face.

For the first time, this benevolent emperor tried his best for his ideals, but he was hit in the head.

Li Xian gently touched the top of his head and nodded, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)