Chapter 94 In the second quarter, the palace was forced to abdicate

Song Guangzong refused to preside over and attend his father's funeral. Such a rebellious thing has reached an intolerable level in a country where propriety, justice, benevolence and filial piety are the principles of governance.Now the ministers think that Song Guangzong is no longer suitable to be an emperor, and they start planning to make Song Guangzong Zen, but how can they let Song Guangzong, who has no idea of ​​Zen, take the initiative to Zen? The ministers began to connect with each other at the bottom, and after the connection was completed, they wrote a brochure and sent it up, telling Emperor Guangzong, aren't you in poor health?I haven't been in a good mood lately, for the sake of your dragon body, why don't you retire to live your life and let King Jia take over the throne.The emperor picked up a pen and wrote two words on the memorial: very good.He wants to delay, didn't you guys give me an idea?I can't say no.Because it is reasonable, the emperor is not in good health and can abdicate.Moreover, in the history of the Song Dynasty, Huizong, Gaozong, and Xiaozong all abdicated. It is not too much to abdicate if there are ancestors who have established the law.I can't scold you and slap you, so I have to approve two words, but I procrastinate.The minister doesn't care whether you do it or not, if you approve it as "very good", it proves that the emperor is going to abdicate, so we will operate this matter, which is justified in terms of emotion, reason and law.The ministers began to make arrangements for Guangzong to abdicate and King Jia to inherit the throne.

Someone has to preside over this matter, who is enough to let the emperor abdicate?The queen can't do it, and she can't let King Jia preside over it, that would be forced palace.The Empress Dowager can abdicate her grandson and let her great-grandson succeed her, so everyone wants to invite Mrs. Wu to preside over this matter.But the old lady has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she doesn't see the minister easily, who can pass on this word?Finally, a person was found, the old lady's nephew Han Tuozhou, a descendant of Han Qi, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty.Everyone, please ask Han Yuzhou, Mr. Han, please go to the palace to ask your aunt to talk about this matter, and let the old lady come forward to preside over it.After Han Yuzhou entered the palace, he told his aunt about this matter. The ministers felt that the current emperor's body was not in good health. It would be good for the government if he could retire to the idle palace and let the king succeed him.The old lady said that I have nothing to do with this matter. I am a concubine and I will not interfere in the government affairs. Don't tell me about this matter, please go back.Han Yuzhou had no choice but to back down, and the ministers surrounded him and asked, Mr. Han, how does the Empress Dowager show you?Master Han was very ashamed and said that my aunt threw me out.This is no good, you have to go back and say it.Han Tuozhou didn't know what to do, and came back again.This time his aunt did not see him.So many times, the empress dowager didn't see him, and Han Tuozhou was so anxious that his hair turned gray.The ministers here are rushing, but my aunt doesn't see me over there.

Another time, Han Tuozhou went to find his aunt, and after being rejected, he sighed in the reception room equivalent to the harem.At this time, an eunuch greeted him, Mr. Han, why are you so worried?Han Yuzhou felt aggrieved, and when he saw the eunuch, he could be regarded as seeing his relatives, so he told him all about it.Unexpectedly, this eunuch has a strong sense of responsibility. Don't worry, Mr. Han, this matter is on me.When the eunuch entered the palace and saw the old lady, he knelt down and cried.He told the queen mother that now the prime minister has resigned and the privy envoy is also planning to resign, so there is no one in the court.The old lady was dumbfounded when she heard it, what's going on, why didn't Zaizhi quit?The eunuch said: "If you don't get your order today, you have to go! How will it be like the world?" (Volume 153 of "Continued Zi Zhi Tong Jian") Now the ministers are planning to let the emperor sit on the throne , Jia Wang Jitong, but the Empress Dowager, you will not come out to preside over the overall situation, so these ministers are too scared to be on duty, so they have to leave.If Zhao Ruyu and Zhiyuan of the Privy Council leave now, there will be no one in the court, and the affairs of the world will not be able to be done.When the old lady heard it, for the sake of the ancestors, the country and the country, the power should not be left behind.She told the eunuch, you go out and tell Han Tuozhou that I will come forward to preside over the abdication at the court tomorrow morning.The eunuch hurried out to tell Han Tuozhou that the old lady agreed, and she would preside over the inner meditation tomorrow morning.Han Yuzhou immediately told the courtiers, and the courtiers were very satisfied.Master Han, you are still capable. Fortunately, the old lady is your aunt. Thanks to you, without you, the old lady would not be able to persuade her.Han Tuozhou would not say that this matter was not done by me, but by the eunuch.He said, yes!Thanks to you, I am the first master of inner Zen!If it wasn't because I talked to my aunt, this matter wouldn't be possible.

The next morning, when the old lady came out, she hadn't seen anyone in the deep palace for decades.Emperor Guangzong didn't even know that he had already taken the Zen position, because unlike Gaozong and Xiaozong who took the initiative to take the Zen position, he was forced.Zhiyuan Zhao Ruyu, and Han Yuzhou led a group of ministers to the mansion of King Jia Zhao Kuo.The dragon robes had already been prepared in advance, so everyone put them on for Zhao Kuo without any explanation.Your father has abdicated, so hurry up and become the emperor.King Jia saw it, this is not good, he understood, this is your overlord forcing himself to bow, my father has no intention of abdicating, if you insist on making me emperor, I will bear the name of unfilial.The ministers said, no matter how unfilial you are, is your father as unfilial?What are you afraid of?Zhao Ruyu persuaded: "The son of heaven should take it as his filial piety to secure the country and secure the country. Today, people at home and abroad are worried about chaos. If something happens, where will the emperor be placed?" ("Song History Zhao Ruyu Biography") It is filial piety.Now everyone in the world is worried and chaotic. If something happens, where will the Supreme Emperor be placed?At this time, Guangzong has already been said to be the emperor, the country is in chaos, the crime is the emperor's crime, and you are even more unfilial, so you have to be the emperor, you have no choice, this is your obligation.The ministers didn't care whether King Jia Zhao Kuo agreed or not, the imperial robes had already been put on, and they flocked to the main hall to ascend the throne, and the ceremony was completed.Jia Wang Zhao Kuo inherited the Song Dynasty, and this is Song Ningzong, the fourth emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.Guangzong became the Supreme Emperor, and died after screaming for several years.Queen Li was very depressed. The queen became a queen mother and could no longer do politics. Her husband was yelling crazily on the side all day long, so he passed away soon.The government of the Song Dynasty stabilized.