Chapter 89 Chapter Two

Although Jin Zhangzong's practice of killing his uncle and excluding dissidents consolidated his throne, it also caused the clan to start to separate, weakened the internal strength of the Jin State, and laid the groundwork for the demise of the Jin State.Not only that, Jin Zhangzong also made a mistake that many emperors would make, favoring women.Then, what kind of woman is it that makes such a fairly clear emperor start to be confused? To see whether a dynasty is going to perish, there are several signs, one of which is female favor, the emperor favors female sex and ignores the government; another is favoring traitors; and eunuchs are in power.During the Zhang Zong Dynasty, these points were already in place. He had a very good relationship with his concubine Li Shi'er, which created a situation where the concubine Yuan controlled the government by one party.

Li Shi'er is a Han nationality with a humble background. Because his father was implicated in a crime, he was not a palace supervisor and became a palace supervisor.Palace supervisors are equivalent to slaves of the royal family, but their status is higher than that of slaves and lower than that of ordinary people. They do some heavy labor in the palace.In the last years of King Sejong's reign, because there were too few manpower in the palace, Emperor Sejong ordered that if the women of the palace supervisors were dignified, they could enter the palace to study, be maids, and serve as court servants. Li Shi'er entered the palace at this time educational.She is very smart and eager to learn, and she can read and write with a photographic memory.At that time, the teacher taught the maids that the two parties could not meet each other, and that men and women could not kiss each other.The female students taught by the teacher do not know who will become empresses in the future, so there is a layer of gauze curtain between the two sides, and the teacher can vaguely see a group of people sitting below, but the specific appearance is not clear.If a student has a word they don’t know, they can only ask the teacher through the curtain. I don’t know the fourth word in the third line on the second page, and the teacher will explain it to her after looking at the textbook.The teacher felt that there was a girl here who could learn everything, had a particularly good memory, and had a very clear and pleasant voice, so she was deeply impressed by this girl.

One day Emperor Zhang Zong came to inspect, and the court ladies were studying below. It was impossible for him to shake hands one by one, so he could only ask the teacher if any of these court ladies were outstanding.The teacher said there was one, and I had never seen her before, but I knew she was quick-witted, eloquent, with a good memory, and she had a very nice voice.Zhang Zong was very interested when he heard it, and when he saw it, he was astonished as a heavenly man, with such a good-looking appearance, such a solid foundation of knowledge, and such a beautiful voice.The emperor said, don't be a court lady, you should accompany the king, and Li Shi'er will become a concubine.Li Shi'er not only has a profound knowledge base, but also has extremely rich social experience and is slick in all aspects.Because she was selected from a family of palace guards with humble backgrounds. Her father was a death row prisoner, and her family background was humble. She became the emperor's favorite concubine in one step. How could a person survive to this point?Li Shi'er is especially concerned with the emperor's temper, Emperor Zhangzong's literati disposition, pondering calligraphy, painting, and poetry all day long, so Li Shi'er and Li Shi'er are very congenial and have a good relationship.Qionghua Island in Beihai Park in Beijing is the palace built during the Jin Zhangzong era.Once he and Li Shi'er were enjoying the moon on the island, and they sat on the ground. Emperor Zhang Zong chanted a couplet: "Two people sit on the ground."At first glance, it sounds like this Shanglian is really earth, but in fact there is a hidden mystery. Doesn't the word "sitting" mean that the two are on the earth?So the first couplet is composed of one character, which sounds silly, but it is actually very difficult to get it right. The first few characters of the second couplet also have to be combined into one character at the end.As a result, as soon as the emperor finished speaking, Li Shi'er immediately said: The lonely moon is getting brighter.Doesn't one day and one month make up "Ming"?And this sentence is more literary than "two people sit on the ground", it is not only neat in confrontation, but also flatters the emperor very well.You are the Son of Heaven, so you are the red sun, concubine, I am just the moon, and I can shine through you.When the emperor heard it, it has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of my dynasty. Is there a concubine who is so knowledgeable?He loved Master Li even more.

Once, there was a banquet in the palace. Zhang Zong saw that the wine vessels on display were all agate and jade, gold inlaid with precious stones. These treasures were copied from the palace of the Northern Song Dynasty after the Jingkang Revolution.The emperor felt a little awkward. Playing with things and losing one's ambition, these are all used by the king of subjugation. Let's use this for a banquet, isn't it good?In fact, Zhang Zong likes these things very much. As a literati, like Song Huizong, he likes precious utensils to play with, but he feels that his ancestors are not willing to use them, especially because his grandfather is so frugal. Is it not suitable for me to use this thing?While he was pondering, Li Shi'er answered next to him, "Your Majesty, if you play with things and lose your mind, the responsibility lies with the person, not the thing. There is nothing wrong with this thing."If you are a wise king, even if you use this thing, the country will still be strong.If you are the lord of recklessness, you will lose your country with everything.This is mainly related to the monarch, and has nothing to do with things.Your Majesty the Holy Son of Heaven is in court, so you can use this. This is what the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty made for us.After saying this, Zhang Zong was so happy that every pore of his sweat opened, I am the Son of Heaven, I can use these!I liked this thing in the first place, and now I don’t have any psychological burden, so let’s use it openly.In the future, gold, jade, and agate will all be served at the banquet.