Chapter 90 Section Three

Li Shier's beauty, intelligence and exquisite appearance made Jin Zhangzong very happy. If it was just that, it might not be a big problem, but as Jin Zhangzong's favor for Li Shier gradually escalated, Li Shier seemed not satisfied with this.So, what did they do to make the situation worse and even affect the fate of a country? Emperor Zhangzong regarded Li Shier as the jewel in his palm. Before Zhang Zong succeeded to the throne, his first wife died.This time, the court exploded.The queen of the Jin Dynasty must be a Jurchen, and she only intermarried with members of the Wugulun clan, Peiman clan and other major tribes.Li Shi'er is not a Jurchen, and her background is so humble, how can a prisoner's daughter become a queen?All the ministers protested, but Zhang Zong couldn't bear the pressure, so he didn't make her a queen, but she was named a concubine Yuan, and Zhang Zong didn't make a queen, so the concubine Yuan's status was actually equivalent to a queen.

The emperor not only loved Li Shi'er in every possible way, but also rewarded her family greatly.Li Shi'er's father was a prisoner on death row, and he was posthumously donated to Dr. Jin Ziguanglu and granted the title of Duke of Longxi County.Dr. Jin Ziguanglu is one of the highest-ranking officials, and he has also been named a Duke of the county, which is the second level of the Duke.Concubine Yuan's two brothers, one named Li Xi'er, changed her name to Li Renhui, and was granted the title of third-rank Xuanhui envoy, Anguojun Jiedu envoy;Although these official ranks are not high, they belong to the emperor's close ministers.In the confrontation between imperial power and ministerial power in ancient China, there is a particularly interesting phenomenon, that is, the emperor is best at using small officials to control big officials, and using internal court officials to control external court officials.The emperor sent his personal assistants and secretaries to supervise the courtiers, so as to check each other.Li Renhui, who was originally called Xi'er, often went to the front to work on behalf of the emperor.Every time he went out, the emperor gave him a bunch of blank appointment letters, telling him that you have the right to appoint officials below the third rank.He was originally the son of a death row prisoner, a man who didn't even have a famous name, once he had the power in his hands, he followed orders.He is also a third-rank official, but he can appoint officials below the third rank.After Li Renhui got the emperor's privilege, he once worked in the border area. He alone appointed 11,000 officials, rewarded the front line with 200,000 taels of silver, 50,000 pieces of silk, and 320,000 guan. Let the treasury pay for it.Who knows whether he rewarded these things to the front line, or kept them in his pocket?

After all, the Li family came from a humble background and had no foundation in the imperial court, so Concubine Yuan hoped to find Austrian aid in the imperial court, and work together to make money for everyone.Soon, one was found. This person was called Xu Chiguo, a political official of Pingzhang, who was equivalent to a deputy prime minister, and was born in Jingtong.Jingtong is the lowest level of the imperial examination in the Jin Dynasty. Only people under the age of 13 can take the exam, which is equivalent to graduating from elementary school today.But when Emperor Zhangzong was in the East Palace, he followed Zhangzong, from the old minister of the dragon, to the political affairs of Pingzhang step by step.He also has shortcomings. Knowing that his education is not high, no matter whether he is a Jinshi or a military minister, he looks down on me. He can't write a pen, and he can't hold a gun, so he colluded with the concubine Li Shi'er.Birds of a feather flock together, people are divided into groups, one came from a humble background, and the other did not have a high degree of education. At that time, it was said that "Jing Tong is a prime minister, and the supervisor is a concubine".Those who graduated from elementary school became prime ministers, and those who were born as servants in palace supervisors became concubines. They could do nothing but form cliques for personal gain, sell officials and sell nobles.The imperial court is full of smog, and the government is becoming more and more troubled.