Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The Terminator of the Northern Song Dynasty

After treating Fan Chunren and Su Shi kindly, Zhao Ji's actions became even more sage, and the old party members scattered all over the world shouted long live. He is really the only Mingjun seen in the Song Dynasty since Renzong. He restored the reputation of Sima Guang, Lu Gongzhu, Lu Dafang, Liang Tao and other old party heads who had been nailed to shame, rewarded their kindness, and rejected all the decisions made by Zhezong and Zhang Dun before, and let them Become a saint again. After that, Zhao Ji issued an imperial edict, expounding his ruling spirit.He said that from now on, the country has no distinction between Yuanfeng and Yuanyou in terms of military affairs and personnel standards, let alone the old and new parties.When doing things, only look at whether it is feasible and appropriate; to distinguish loyalty from evil, and to advance and retreat with sacrifices, only look at whether it is reasonable.

In a word, comrades, we must unite, we must be quiet, we must work hard, and we must build the country.For this reason, the name of the new year was changed to "Jianzhong Yasukuni".What a good slogan, many people trembled with excitement, and finally stopped engaging in political campaigns! Seeing this, the queen mother closed her eyes contentedly, and finally died. Up to here, this period of history has been sung high-profile in the history books of all dynasties, especially in the Southern Song Dynasty. In order to highlight the achievements at this time, it was nicknamed "Xiao Yuanyou".

It is very appropriate, no matter what point it is very similar.For example, the image project is extremely perfect, successfully shaping the glorious image of Zhao Ji, and even raising the reputation of celebrities such as Fan Chunren and Su Shi to a new height.But on the other hand, these things are exactly the same as when Gao Taotao was in power. Only reputation is of no benefit to the national economy and people's livelihood. Is this "Xiao Yuanyou"?Friends who are familiar with history will feel that something is missing. Yes, it is very correct. How can the old party be in power without scandals?How can we not do a few pig-head incidents in which loved ones hurt their enemies?

In this short period of more than half a year, Zhao Ji, like the old party members under the leadership of Gao Taotao, destroyed the achievements of Song Shenzong, obliterating the honor of Zhezong.An ugly farce was once again staged in the capital of the Song Dynasty. Killing the enemy for the country, the hero who stood up in a foreign land became a criminal, and the enemy who was captured turned out to be a high-ranking official and proudly confessed! The incident happened on Xihe Road in the Song Dynasty, which was the former Hehuang part of Tubo.That vast land was initially taken back by the famous general Wang Shao during the Shenzong period, and the Tubo people were already subdued. However, in the early days of the Zhezong Dynasty, the Song Dynasty people themselves were more troublesome.

Gao Taotao, Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and others didn't feel sorry for selling their father's land, and returned the four villages in the west to the Xixia people unconditionally, and even dismissed the farther Xihe Road.What's the big deal about a wild land where you can't see it? For the smiling face of Youbang, I also returned it. Although Sima Guang didn't dare to betray the country at zero price after being yelled at by people who understood, the support for Xihe Road was getting worse day by day. The urgently needed troops, supplies, military pay and other necessary materials were always in short supply, and he would not give them if he could.

The strength of the Xihe army has seriously declined, and during the Yuanyou period, they could only protect themselves in foreign lands.When Zhezong came to power, the military center of the Song Dynasty moved to the northwest. It was necessary to understand Xixia. In a series of wars, especially the battles such as Pingxia City led by Zhang Wei, the Xihe Army has always been the main force. After returning to the country to fight, the situation of Xihe Road can be imagined. The descendants of Ji Siluo revived, led by the new Tubo king Xi Bawen, and reoccupied Qingtang City. The situation was out of control, and Xihe Road almost The whole land fell.

Zhezong was furious. It just so happened that the Song army had won the battle of Pingxia City. So what are you waiting for? Out of the country to fight, and then Pinghehuang Tubo. As for the reason, Zhezong still has a great sense of humor.He said: "Out of my love for the Tibetans, their new leader, Xibawen, is too young. I will send someone to appease him." The appeasement was very successful. After more than a month, the Western Army attacked Qingtang City. All the leaders of the Tubo tribe in Hehuang, except Xi Bawen himself, ran away. The Khitan princesses, Xia Guo princesses, Uighur princesses, etc. were all captured alive, and were escorted by the Western Army across the Gobi for thousands of miles to enter Kaifeng City.

An unprecedented victory, this is another brilliant victory after the victory in Pingxia City and Tiandu Mountain.If Shenzong is alive, if Zhezong is not sick, I don't know what height the Song Dynasty will reach next. It is a pity that when the group of captives arrived in the capital, Zhezong was already terminally ill and unable to govern at all.They were imprisoned until Zhao Ji ascended the throne.The Tibetans themselves couldn't believe that their fate could be changed like this. Zhao Ji appointed them collective officials and allowed them to return home freely.And I promised not to worry any more, Wang Hou, Wang Zhan and others who attacked you have been punished as they should be, especially the murderous Wang Zhan, who was demoted to Youqianniu General, and returned to China to reflect.

In this way, the Song Dynasty won the "friendship" of the Tubo tribe in Hehuang. Go ahead and lie to the ghosts, Wang Shao beat them harder in the past, they still rebelled during Zhezong, now it's just a small favor, and you think it's done once and for all?What's more, this kind of "friendship" is obtained by wielding a knife to self-mutilate, disabling one's own hero, and flattering the other party like flattery! The answer is correct. In the hearts of the old party members and the queen mother, these things are very normal, and they are all inherited along the bright road that Sima Xianggong walked.Who dares to say anything outrageous?Be careful, the treacherous hat will be immediately buckled and crushed to death.

Of course, in line with the consistent policy of setting up the ambiguous taint of heroism, the Hehuang incident and Wang Hou and Wang Zhan's handling decisions were all selectively concealed, and everything was based on peace and stability.In the vigorous propaganda, only the majestic spirit of the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the friendly feelings of the people of Tubo, as for the two kings and Xihe Road, have been completely ignored, and they are not seen in general history books. This kind of good life is very short, the life of the old party is too bitter, finally looking forward to a new powerful queen mother, but not as strong as Gao Taotao, but after more than half a year, the queen mother unexpectedly died of illness.

She died, and the political weathervane immediately wavered.For more than ten years, the political situation of the Song Dynasty has been changing.Shenzong died, changed once; Gao Taotao died, changed once; Zhezong came to power, changed once; Zhezong died, changed once.Four times before and after, the remaining people in the top official circles have long since become Transformers. According to the needs of the situation, everyone has N multiple forms to convert at will.This time the person who wants to change is Zeng Bu.His life was very strange. According to his attributes, he was a new party, but when he did things, the old party would always like him from the bottom of their hearts. When Wang Anshi was in power, he was the first to dismantle the new party and disintegrate the new party from within; when Zhang Dun was in power, he was simply the spokesman for the interests of the old party, opposing it openly, stumbling behind him secretly, and using all kinds of tricks, which made the new party very depressed. Now it was his turn to be depressed. The prime minister of the country was Han Zhongyan, the second son of the famous minister Han Qi. He was just one of several junior ministers, without any privileges. In fact, even this position was obtained when he fell to the old party when Zhezong died, helped the Queen Mother suppress Zhang Dun, and supported Zhao Ji.Now that Queen Mother Xiang is dead, he doesn't need to pretend to be a grandson anymore. The first step is to bring down Han Zhongyan and grab the position of Prime Minister. If you want to achieve this goal, you have to pay attention to an iron law in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty-the person who brings down the prime minister will never be able to become the prime minister, even if he becomes the prime minister after many years, it will be because of other things. Zeng Bu is very old and he can't afford to wait.So he came up with a wonderful idea-to kill people with a knife.He wants to support someone and use this person to bring down Han Zhongyan.Then this person should have the following characteristics: One, you must have a certain status, otherwise you will not be able to enter the top officialdom, and you will not be able to fight against the prime minister; Second, this person must be a member of the new party, he cannot command the old party members; Three, this person's foundation is worse than his. Even if he knows that he has been used as a gun, he can't refuse, let alone retaliate; Fourth, this person must be at a low ebb in the officialdom at this moment, so that when he gives this person a chance, this person has no choice but to catch him; Fifth, this person must have a good temperament, and must be able to stir up trouble and create disputes.But at critical moments, he can still be obedient and prevent the conflict from expanding, affecting his own debut. Looking at the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, there are really not too many people who meet the above five points, it can be said that there are too few.He thought and thought, and finally he was pleasantly surprised that God still loves him, so after thousands of choices, he actually left such a person for him. This man was obedient, and he never refused service to all his superiors. A first-class elegant person, in some respects, is comparable to the chief writer Su Shi; this person is also very unlucky, working hard for decades, at this time he was implicated by Zhang Dun, and was relegated to the south, where he worked as an idle official in Hangzhou. It was him, and all the conditions were met, which could be described as a match made in heaven.As soon as he said it, he quietly sent someone to contact him, to give this person some air first, and on the one hand, he paved the way for him in Kaifeng City, and he had to deal with all aspects of the officialdom and the new emperor. To help him is to help himself, and Zeng Bu did it with great enthusiasm. What he didn't know was that he didn't see the essence of this person clearly.He miscalculated. In fact, at this stage, no one in the world can see the true background of this person.This is a monstrous evildoer, who was bred out of a series of bloody filth from the repeated political situations of the Song Dynasty in the past twenty years. In this person, there is no principle anymore, and the glory, pursuit, and belief in the past have been blown away by political storms again and again. He has witnessed the dismissal of good ministers such as Wang Anshi; Literary heroes such as Su Shi spent their entire lives in ruins; elders such as Fan Chunren decayed and became blind; party leaders such as Liu Zhi, Liang Tao, and Liu Anshi were exiled to death;Wait, is there still peace in this world?You can't even talk about safety, how can you talk about glory and wealth? !These examples stimulated him. Sunny people become dazzling in adversity, and gloomy people convert to darkness in adversity.This person gradually becomes more careful, prudent, delicate, elegant, and smooth. He is like a colorful poisonous snake, the pattern is so beautiful that people are intoxicated, and people can't help falling in love with him... What, people still like him as a poisonous snake?Hehe, who would be wary when they saw this species for the first time? Eve only learned the truth after suffering a loss! This person is Cai Jing. The appearance of Cai Jing is not accidental, he is an animal that will definitely be produced in this era.He is the ultimate product of the escalating party struggle in the Northern Song Dynasty for twenty consecutive years. It can be said that without Cai Jing, there would be Fan Jing. His mind and way of doing things must be analyzed one by one by what happened later. Before that, only by discussing the facts can we gradually see him clearly, instead of jumping to conclusions. Arbitrary is the most annoying thing when studying history. People need to save themselves and geniuses can save them. Before Zeng Bu thought about promoting Cai Jing, Cai Jing had already launched a self-help operation.To be honest, he was afraid.He was relegated to Hangzhou. This place is beautiful. In the Song Dynasty, it was already recognized as the number one scenic spot in the world. What's wrong with public travel and leisure?Well...what's the good thing, before Yuanyou, this was the terminus of demotion, and Su Shi has been here more than once.But after Yuanyou, this place is just a stepping stone, and the dear brothers and virtuous brothers who are relegated here will, in all likelihood, go on the road quickly and be relegated to farther ends of the world. Who dares to say that Cai Jing is different and can wait for an official to return to his post in Hangzhou?So to save himself, Tian fulfilled his wish, and within half a year after he was demoted, the opportunity came, as long as he seized it, not only was he expected to return to Beijing, but he was also in his grasp to be promoted to an official position. However, this opportunity is not easy to seize.If you really want to get involved with this, even if Fei Huangteng reaches the position of prime minister in the future, some people will point at the spine and scold him for decades, and even future generations will not be able to hold their heads up. What the hell is going on? It's very elegant to say that the chief eunuch in the palace came to Hangzhou City to pick out calligraphy and paintings for the new emperor.Speaking of Lingmao Danqing, in the Song Dynasty at that time, including Su Shi, Cai Yuanchang was enough to be ranked among the top three. With Cai Yuanchang's ability, whether he was doing the knife himself or helping to search and select, the eunuch would get the best of the best. , a rewarding experience. In this way, Cai Jing satisfied the eunuch, the eunuch satisfied the emperor, the chain of interests turned, and Cai Jing's future was bright!But the future troubles are really not small. As mentioned earlier, there will be infamy. The former famous official Zai Zhiwen Yanbo is an example. Back then, he just gave a Shu brocade jacket to Renzong's beloved concubine Zhang Meiren, and he was always talked about until Zhezong In the Tongwenguan prison incident, it became a historical stain on the Wen family. How can this be tolerated? When an official in the Song Dynasty, the most important thing is reputation. But today, reputation is worth a few dollars.Throughout the twenty years of the empire, the more famous the party, the more sewage was poured on it, and the persecution was more miserable. Neither the old nor the new party ran away, and they were all among the victims. Cai Jing has figured it out a long time ago, fame is the most useless and hypocritical thing in this era!I don't want it, what I want is enjoyment.Note that this is the ultimate goal of Cai Jing's life. No matter how bad the consequences he caused later, his heart is not complicated, and his deeds are not so cruel and bloody. All of this starts with this opportunity. Cai Jing gathered all his energy and accompanied the great eunuch to search around the city of Hangzhou. He dug out a lot of relics of masters scattered among the people. He kept improving and tried his best. Created more than a dozen calligraphy and paintings, and entrusted the eunuch to take them into the palace. Cai Jing has full confidence and impresses the new emperor with his works.Politics aside, he knows that he is a living legend when it comes to painting and ink, which even his political opponents cannot deny. The great eunuch returned home full of rewards, and only after returning to Beijing did he realize how correct the works he brought back to Cai Jing were.Zhao Ji, as one of the most talented Chinese art talents among all emperors throughout the ages, has long been collecting Cai Jing's works. It is recorded that when Cai Jing was an official in the capital, two steward-level handymen were very respectful to him, and personally waved fans to cool him down during the hottest dog days.Cai Jing was very satisfied. He was happy for a while, and inscribed a poem by Du Fu on the fans of the two.It was a trivial matter, and I forgot about it afterwards, but after a few days, the two handymen were suddenly beaming with new clothes and hats, and they heard that their homes had been redecorated. After asking, I found out that Zhao Ji, Prince Duan at that time, bought the fan for 20,000 Guan and kept it as a collection. In this way, what was supposed to be for Cai Jingtong's joints suddenly benefited the great eunuch.This job was done beautifully, with great ability to handle affairs, which can be cultivated emphatically. From then on, this eunuch stepped onto the official stage of the Song Dynasty and became Zhao Ji's confidant. In the near future, the fate of the Song Dynasty was determined time and time again, and even to a certain extent, the influence he had on the Song Dynasty , bigger than Cai Jing. His name is Tong Guan. Tong Guan is a eunuch with a long history. In the huge group of eunuchs, he is superior to others from birth.Eunuchs, this is a very special group of people.In essence, they are just slaves, but in terms of function, they are really terrifying. What normal men could do, they couldn't do; what normal men couldn't do, they did very well in the Song Dynasty.For example, as mentioned earlier, when Gao Taotao was critically ill, Chen Yan and Zhang Shiliang, who had presided over the state affairs of the Song Dynasty for several months, were too emperor behind the scenes. This is not the best. The most glorious times for eunuchs were the Tang and Ming dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs arbitrarily decided whether the emperor would live or die. In the Ming Dynasty, the factory guards slaughtered ministers in batches like a slaughterhouse. In important work, they are far behind their counterparts in the Song Dynasty. The eunuchs in the Song Dynasty were fighters among the eunuchs of all dynasties, they were armed eunuchs! In the Northern Song Dynasty, the status and contribution of the eunuchs in the army were outstanding, not to mention, in a series of western expeditions during the Song Shenzong period, the great eunuch Li Xian was very powerful. The imperial palace built by Xixia since Li Yuanhao's time burned to the ground.What a military exploit this is, and it is also the main military medal for any famous general. It can be said that if you want to be a famous eunuch in the Song Dynasty, you have to join the army.Tong Guan embarked on this road, his master is Li Xian.With this eminent master and Zhao Ji's appreciation at this time, it can be said that a bright road has been paved under his feet. The battle flag is waving to him, and the military medal is waving to him. Tong Guan was happy, and his mind became clearer when he was excited.He is not like Li Xian, his greatest ideal is to be an eunuch in the army.What he wants can be called the ultimate goal in this world - to get out of the world and get into the picture. He didn't want to spend his whole life in the crowd of dead people, holding a cold knife until he grew old.He wants to have a position in the army, to have strength in the court, to be able to enter the sea and the sky, and to retreat to be safe and wealthy.To achieve this, he knew he had to have a political base. In practice, it is to find a party. The same party is a sacred term, it is not as simple as a temporary combination of interests.The latter is a temporary cooperation, the former wants to entangle their wealth and life together, and Rong will be humiliated with honor and disgrace, and may even die together. Can it be chosen carelessly? To become a member of the same party, there must be at least a few basic conditions: first, common pursuit; second, similar temperament; third, similar methods; fourth, similar circumstances. The first three things are easy to say, the officialdom is full of surprises, there are many people of similar types, and there is a good chance to come together because of the common goal.The fourth point is the most important. If there is no similar situation, it will not be the same party, but the relationship between the superior and the subordinate. Tong Guan has just emerged in the harem, Cai Jing is worried in Hangzhou, and both of them are eager to gain a foothold in Kaifeng, which binds them firmly together.In the not-too-distant future, more and more factions will be united by this relationship, with Tong Guan and Cai Jing as the core, extending their tentacles to every corner of the Song Empire. If the party struggle between the old and new parties destroyed the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, then Tong and Cai's party destroyed everything in the Song Empire. Back in April and May of the first year of Song Chongning (AD 1102), Tong Guan made his first contribution to this small group - pulling Caijing back to Kaifeng.For this reason, he mobilized the energy in the palace, and even used the old relationship of his master Li Xian, so that the same voice sounded in Zhao Ji's ears all the time: Cai Jing is a good person, Cai Jing is a capable person, and Cai Jing is an elegant person. I really miss him. When he was in Kaifeng, the taste of Song Dynasty officials improved several levels. Zhao Ji was moved. But it's just a heartbeat. Cai Jing was the first batch of ministers who were demoted when he first came to the throne. Even if he wants to be called back, he has to wait for a good opportunity, otherwise he will go back on his word and where will the emperor's prestige go. Tong Guan saw that his efforts were only a foreshadowing for Cai Jing to return to Kaifeng, and it would be difficult to bear fruit in a short period of time.He was really anxious, ashamed of his comrades.But he didn't know that Cai Jing's request to him was just a foreshadowing.Cai Yuanchang, as the most evil and traitorous official in history, how could he bet all his bets on one person? He has his own tricks. For Zhao Ji, as long as he is the son of Song Shenzong and the younger brother of Song Zhezong, he will not be able to escape this trap. What kind of trap is it? I'll talk about it later, but first I want to talk about who used this trap to trap Zhao Ji.This person has a lot of background, whether it is the hatred of the old party members or the tricks of tricking people, they have reached a certain height. In particular, the method of manipulating people is a family tradition, which is no small matter. This person's surname is Deng. Do you still remember that in the early days of the Shenzong Reform, there was a person who came to the capital from the northwest to sing the praises of Wang Jinggong?That's right, it's Deng Wan who said, "It's up to you to laugh and scold, but a good official should do it for me." Deng Wan introduced Wang Anshi's life before he stepped down for the second time, so I won't repeat it here.What I want to talk about is what happened to him after the reform ended.He was miserable. Strictly speaking, he neither betrayed Wang Anshi like Lu Huiqing, nor beat up Su Shi like Li Ding, nor yelled at Sima Guang in court like Zhang Dun. In short, he bowed his head in front of money and in front of high officials A soft human being who bows his head, but he is actually the most unlucky one among the first batch of elders of the new party. He was kicked out of the capital by Gao Taotao during the Yuanyou period, and went to other places to reflect.This is a very normal thing, who is not like this, but he was timid and poor in health. After being demoted to the first stop in Yangzhou, he was ordered to be demoted further away. When he arrived in... Chuzhou, he died. Chuzhou is the place where Zhao Kuangyin showed his might and organized the unprecedented morning run from Qingliu Pass to Chuzhou City and cut down Huangfuhui.This is in the Jianghuai area, very close to Yangzhou, what are you afraid of? As for being scared to death? But he was dead, only fifty-seven years old.From then on, his sons were full of hatred for the old party and Gao Taotao, and seized every opportunity to take revenge.Among them, his second son, Deng Xunwu, was the most successful. Deng Xunwu, who was born as a genuine Jinshi, was well-versed in history and was well-versed in history. During Zhezong's period, he served as the secretary of Shengzhengzi, Xiaoshulang, and editor of the National Academy of History. His specific work was to recompile "Shenzong Shilu".This is too ideal. With his hatred for Gao Taotao, one can imagine what Gao Taotao can become in the book he wrote.She is an old witch, but she has horns on her head and hair behind her head, and eats three children every night for supper? The writing was a bit harsh, and the sequelae appeared. After Zhezong's death, he was stared at by the queen mother and taught him a lesson, but he failed to cause real harm. He was only transferred from the Academy of National History and went to the living room Reported to someone, from a history writer to the emperor's private secretary. Deng Xunwu was very disappointed. At the critical moment, an important minister who was about to be unlucky helped him. Cai Jing, before being demoted, supported Deng Xunwu and sent him back to the Academy of National History.This may seem like an idle move, but it is crucial to the fate of Cai Jing's life.What is a smart person, Cai Jing's most brilliant point is kindness. No one who came into contact with him said he was kind.No matter what he does, everyone will feel like spring breeze when they see him.From the beginning when he was in a subordinate position and had no rejection of his leaders and colleagues, to his power and prosperity in the future, no matter when and where, even when he is doing harm to the world, he always smiles. This is the so-called attitude is everything.Even if it is a golden and jade good word, no one will accept it even if it is spoken out with swearing, and they may even become enemies.And with a three-point smile, even if it hurts anyone, it is "accidental". Cai Jingli Bao Deng Xunwu is like this, he is in the snow, but also gives charcoal to others, which makes the other party moved to death.The friends you make in this way will be of great use even if you don't work together. Here comes the use, Deng Xunwu wants to bring Cai Jing back to Kaifeng City, how crazy this idea is.He was just a small official, and his father was still dead. From any point of view, it was impossible for him to be as powerful as Tong Guan, but the matter was really done.Why?Because of his special ability. ——The family tradition of the Deng family followed Ren Dafa, plus Deng Xunwu's own historical knowledge. It takes a lot of trouble to seduce an ordinary person, let alone seduce a supreme emperor.In order to achieve the goal, Deng Xunwu has done a lot of preparation work, a lot of number theory, and a perfect shock effect. He believes that as long as he throws it out, it will definitely make Zhao Ji's blood boil and he will not be able to control himself.But he is still careful.Because these have to be based on a premise. Does Zhao Ji have the same soul as his father and brother? Will Zhao Ji miss the things that moved Zhezong's heart?This is really uncertain, since Zhao Ji took the throne for the first half a year, how old he was. However, who can forget that Zhezong endured from the age of ten to nineteen. During this period, Gao Taotao was allowed to do whatever he wanted, and the degree of perseverance was extremely rare among the emperors of all dynasties. After thinking about it, the younger brother may be somewhat similar to the older brother.But even if it doesn't look like, what should be done must be done, especially now that the Queen Mother is dead.One day, Deng Xunwu finally found an opportunity to approach the new emperor alone. Deng Xunwu: "Congratulations, Your Majesty." This opening statement is very formal. Zhao Ji: "Where does joy come from?" Zhao Ji is also used to the fact that every emperor is congratulated many times every day. Deng Xunwu: "Your Majesty's chancellors are well chosen, and Mr. Han and Mr. Zeng are expected to return." Zhao Ji was silent, someone said this two days ago, it was Xu Ji from Zhongshushe, and it is very likely that his name will be recorded in the history books because of this.Now that Deng Xunwu is here, there is no red envelope for the second congratulations.What a waste of time. But Deng Xunwu sighed and said, "What a pity..." what a pityZhao Ji immediately alerted. Deng Xunwu said the following passage: Your Majesty is the son of the late emperor, and Prime Minister Han Zhongyan is the son of the late Prime Minister Han Qi.When the first emperor reformed and implemented the new law, Han Qi opposed it. Now Han Zhongyan is in power and continues to oppose the new law.From this point of view, it is Han Zhongyan who can inherit his father's will, but His Majesty cannot. Zhao Ji's expression changed drastically, this is an insult!It is the minimum responsibility for a son of man to follow his father's career, it is the pride of continuing the blood, and it is the recognition of his father.If you can't, you either admit that your parents were wrong, or you are incompetent. How can a smart, tall, and full-blooded young man who has just turned twenty-one bear this?But what can I say, everything he did before has truly betrayed his father and brother. In the embarrassing silence, Deng Xunwu insisted, of course he didn't come here to insult the emperor on purpose, the situation is good now, everything is under control, and the emperor's mood is fluctuating. He then said: "Do you want to continue the legacy of your father and brother?" Zhao Ji became even more silent, how could he not think about it, this is something that doesn't need to be considered at all.As a twenty-one-year-old youth, he was too young to comment on what happened in the Shenzong era, but he witnessed what Gao Taotao and Song Zhezong did.Who provoked the party struggle in the country, and who fought for the interests of the country, as long as there is a little sense, they will be clear. He is a new party, and his heart is working hard. This is very much in line with the historical development track of the past. For more than 20 years, those who have implemented the new party are people who are bloody, dare to take risks, dare to speak up for the country and their family, dare to do things, dare to stand out and go to foreign countries to kill people; while the old party, The leaders of the two generations are dead old women who have never left the harem. All the party members are old men who have been in their sixties or even past their sixties. Zhao Ji was excited and hesitant, he was cautious, why he had endured the Queen Mother for so long before, just to secure the throne.No matter how tempted I am now, I can't say anything. joke!Anyone who wants to get excited just wants the emperor to walk on the single-plank bridge?Is the new law so easy to implement?My father and brother died so early, they were exhausted from the reform. There are so many people helping, and I'm still exhausted. As a person with no brain inflammation, I will definitely not go up without preparation. Deng Xunwu had thought about everything he thought of before coming here.At this time, he decided to show his well-prepared biggest hole card, success or failure, in one fell swoop.Deng Xunwu carefully took out a scroll and handed it to Zhao Ji. There are no pictures on this scroll, but a list, similar in form to the chronology of "Historical Records", divided into seven categories according to prime minister, ruling, attendant, Taijian, Langguan, pavilion, and school, and each category is divided into left and right. two columns. The one on the left is the new party, and the one on the right is the old party. On the one side of the old party, the names of people are like densely packed ants, ranging from Zaizhi Gongqing to servants and servants. The whole court is well-equipped with civil and military affairs, and there are more than a hundred people; the new party on the other side is very pitiful. A person named Wen Yi. This was the status quo at the time. The New Party was completely demoted, leaving only Wen Yi.Who knows who Wen Yi is, as for Mr. Zeng Bu, is he a new party member?He is the most shameless wall-riding faction in the Song Dynasty for nearly twenty years, falling on both sides. This paper scroll that swept the entire court and divided the civil and military divisions of the Manchu Dynasty very accurately reflected Zhao Ji's mood at this time.It's sad, who will help if you want to reform?An emperor without wings is worse than a chicken. I can't help... Yes, this is the famous "Picture of I Can't Help" in history, which ignited the largest and most thorough partisan dispute in the Northern Song Dynasty.Since then, there are no parties, and all ideas, ideals, and persistence will become absurd, and the more steadfast they are, the more ridiculous they will be. Going back to this scroll, if it only shows despair, it is certainly not Deng Xunwu's goal.Zhao Ji quickly discovered a secret. He saw that under the name of the new party on the left, besides Wen Yi, there was another covered place. There seems to be something down there, what is it? At this time, Deng Xunwu came up, removed the covering, and revealed the two words below, "Your Majesty, if you want to inherit the ambition of your father and brother and revitalize the Song Dynasty, only this can help you, and it must be him." Cai Jing. Seeing these two words, Zhao Ji hesitated.He doesn't know Cai Jing well, and he can't entrust the fate of the country just because of the words of a national history writer.He thought for a while, and behind Han Zhongyan's back, he found Zeng Bu. Zeng Bu is currently the most senior veteran of the New Party, so his words should be the most authoritative.Zhao Ji asked: "Some people say that Cai Jing is the prime minister for the prosperity of the country. What do you think?" The question was very mysterious, and the answer was very classic.Zeng Bu said: "It is inconvenient for me to participate in the discussion." This is really a subtle and elegant rejection, which is neither explicit nor explicit.Just kidding, after finally betraying the new party, he climbed to the position of the second chief. Now that Cai Jing is back, he is on an equal footing, even the immediate boss, what do you mean? When I am a masochist! Zhao Ji was not angry, since he asked Zeng Bu, he had a plan in mind.Otherwise, why didn't you ask Han Zhongyan?He turned his head and said to Wen Yi, another sub-phase, "Qing Wen, it's up to you to handle this matter." Wen Yi happily accepted the order, which was really something that the whole New Party liked. For nothing else, no one was unhappy that someone could have someone to sing against Zeng Bu. The above is the situation before Cai Jing returned to Kaifeng City. At this point, Zeng Bu had no choice but to overthrow the Prime Minister Han Zhongyan and ensure that the position of Prime Minister must fall into his own hands.He could only write a memorial to express his position after a few days before raising Cai Jing and returning to the north, saying that he had figured it out. Comrade Cai Jing was very suitable for the job of the top leadership, and I recommended him to serve in the executive leadership. Bitch, backtracking, this is the portrayal of his life. Cai Jing came back, and what happened afterwards fulfilled Zeng Bu's lifelong wish.With the power of Cai Jing and Zeng Buzhi, what is a junior Han Zhongyan?It didn't take any big moves, just a small stumbling block in the daily work, squeezed Mr. Han to the point of crying, and resigned voluntarily. The Prime Minister was vacant, and Zengbu was elected with the highest qualifications. His wish has come true, Zeng Bu is happy and happy, thinking about the ups and downs all his life, always standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the sky, half a step above is the peak of being a minister, but he just can't go up.He was so depressed that he kept guessing how Wang Anshi felt, how Sima Guang felt, and how Zhang Zihou felt... Great power in hand, rejoice! In order to deeply experience this kind of happiness, he decided to do whatever he wanted. A very general personnel change, appointing a person named Chen Youfu as the servant of the household department.It's really not a big deal, the servant is just a middle-level cadre, there are so many high-ranking officials in the capital, and the speed of official transfers is like ants moving, which is the most frequent one in all dynasties. This little thing is just a floating cloud, who will pay attention to it?It should be said that Zeng Bu's courage to start a small business of this level is really too small.But he just fell on this matter. For the first time in his life, Cai Jing, who is very well-behaved and known for his zero refusal of service, confronted others. He complained to Zhao Ji about this shameful behavior in an unprecedentedly angry tone, "Your Majesty, the nobleman, the nobleman of your majesty, can the prime minister use it to please you?" relative?" In a word, Chen Youfu's son is Zeng Bu's son-in-law, and the two are in-laws. Zeng Bu was furious when his petty thoughts were exposed in public.He can't control his emotions. Whoever he is, he is a hero who dares to challenge Zhang Dun. Zhang Dun is as strong as he is.And Cai Jing, a real soft persimmon, a natural vassal, dared to resist him!Such resistance is an insult in itself and must not be endured. So he fought back, he defended, he chattered endlessly, and gradually became more and more serious... He fell into the pit, and this is what Cai Jing wanted, and the more he lost his composure, the better the effect would be.Just when Prime Minister Zeng Da's high-pitched singing was high-pitched and clear, it was suddenly interrupted. Someone nearby scolded him, "Zeng Bu, you're being rude to step forward!" Do you still remember how he brought Zhang Dun down?This sound is so similar to how he yelled at Zhang Dun in front of Zhe Zong's spirit, retribution! The one who scolded was Wen Yi, following the scolding, Zhao Ji got up and returned to the inner palace.After Zeng's publication was finished, people from Yushitai and Zhijianyuan relayed the impeachment memorials one by one, directly kicking him out of the capital and demoting him to the south of the Yangtze River. This is the end of Zeng Bu's story, and he has no sequels.他不会像章惇那样东山再起，在贬谪之后达到更高的巅峰，创造有他印迹的元符岁月；也不会像吕惠卿那样，纵然仇敌满京华，仍然高才可恃，在边疆守土保民。他是这个时代里最叫人厌恶的人，一个真正反复无常出尔反尔没有原则的小人，在某种程度上说，他是新旧两党二十年间在最高领导层里最垃圾的一个，就算是挑起党争之祸的元祐大臣们都比他强得多。 比如刘安世，不管政治见解多糟，不管执政能力多渣，他对自己的信仰无比坚定——我就是认为司马光是对的，我按照这条路走下去，哪怕再多的折磨，我甘愿。 刘安世历经“春、循、梅、新、高、窦、雷、化”等南方最险恶的八州中的七州，百死而不悔其衷，留下了很多让人动容的事迹。篇幅所限，只举其中一个。 刘安世贬到英州时，有一个福康县（今福建福清县东南）的林姓书生奉命南下，要置他于死地。消息传来，满城的人都为刘安世发愁，尤其是他寄住的道观里的道士。该道士一边替刘安世熬每晚必喝的鸡肉粥一边流泪，说道观都被官军围住了，只等林书生到，您就难免一死了。 刘安世厉声说：“人之生死前定，何用惧？汝出家学道，见识乃尔！”他说完倒头就睡，粥好了起床喝粥，从容写信安排身后事。 这是何等的胆魄气度，就算是敌人也要佩服。每当看到这一段，我都会想起一段电影对白。 那是一对海盗父子，儿子某天问：“你什么都见过，什么都做过，你活了下来，一定有什么秘诀吧，生存的秘诀？” 父亲回答：“目的不在于永久地活下去，杰克，秘诀是，你要活出自己的人样。” 活出自己的人样……刘安世有，曾布没有。 蔡京当首相的那天是北宋史上最温馨动人的一刻。与之相比，王安石拜相时争议太多了，司马光是负面情绪太重了，章惇时……下边是一片牙齿打战的声音，实在是太吓人了。 蔡京不一样。他是最风雅和善的，最通情达理的，是零拒绝的好同事，是大公无私的好领导。最后这句不是乱讲，以扳倒曾布的理由，他是多么的光明正大啊。 杜绝官官相护，杜绝私相授受！ 真是最正义的手段。综合来看，蔡京的案底和这次的上位，简直是宋朝近二十年以来最雪白干净的大臣。由他来收拾乱到无可再乱的烂摊子，真是众望所归的不二人选。 这一点不仅官场新皇帝赵佶相信，连新党里的顶级元老张商英也认可，蔡京的拜相制由他执笔完成，史称极其褒美。 登场完毕，全天下人擦亮了眼睛盯着，看蔡京有什么高招能把国事、党争梳理好。天知道，这是个多么巨大的、无解的难题！ 但蔡京都一一解开了。在这个过程里，世界才逐渐地认识到，蔡京是怎样的动物。上任伊始，蔡京非常讲究传统，他对皇帝说，我们要沿着伟大的神宗皇帝、伟大的安石相公的足迹走。这样才会正确。 赵佶点头。 于是讲议司出现。它在名义上是王安石变法时期的制置三司条例司的仿制品，功能上也相近，国家的各项事务，如宗室、冗官、国用、商旅、盐泽、赋调、尹牧等等事情，都由它负责。 和制置三司条例司的确很像，当年变法，也是由这种部门来决策怎么变的。但是最后有一条是额外添加的。蔡京说，讲议司做出的决定，宰执、台谏等官员不许干涉，连议论都不许。 只此一条，天塌地陷，宋朝瞬间国已不国。 国家是什么，无非宗室、冗官、国用、商旅、盐泽、赋调、尹牧这几件事，把这些事归于一个衙门，那么全体官场都成了摆设，都被架空了。再不许宰执、言官过问，连半点的监督机构都没有，这不是国中之国，另立天地了吗？ 这是国家政事，蔡京一把抓住之后，再向意识形态开刀。二十年间不是互殴不断吗，旧党骂新党是小人，新党骂旧党是奸邪，骂来骂去的没个定论。 现在我来给你们终局。 终点站到了，蔡京再一次把传统发扬光大。北宋党争的特点是列名单，从最初旧党人设立的元丰榜，到章惇报复时产生的旧党列表，都是大型代表作。真是力度强，影响大，一砍就砍倒一个时代。但是也有局限性。 即百分之一百的精确性。 元丰榜里全是新党人，旧党列表里全是旧党人。两边泾渭分明，不冤枉一个同志，不放过一个敌人。这都过时了，根本没法满足蔡京的需要。 蔡京要的是涵盖天下英杰，所有人都在掌控之中。为了达到这个目的，他瞄准了一年多以前发生的一件大事情。赵佶刚登基时向天下求言，承诺说对了有奖，说错了不罚。赵佶兑现了，真的给一部分敢说话的人升了官。 一切从这件事开始。 蔡京和他的班底把原始资料搬了出来，查奏章。把当时上书的五百八十二人，分成了正上、正中、正下、邪上尤甚、邪上、邪中、邪下共七等。 七等中，正下以上只有四十一人，包括邓洵武等；其余“邪”等居然是五百三十四人！里面包括陈师道、邵伯温等，他们从此定性，再没法翻身。 这只是开始，毕竟这些人只是一时因为某件事偶然凑在一起的，从本质上讲，都是些官场的小杂鱼。是油炸也好，是活切也罢，都不能真正确定什么。 几天之后才是官场的末日。 又一张名单出炉，一共是一百二十人，里面宰执官二十二个，包括司马光、文彦博、吕大防、刘挚、王岩叟、范纯仁、韩维、苏辙、陆佃、章惇、曾布；待制官三十五人，包括苏轼、范祖禹；普通官员四十八人，有秦观、黄庭坚、程颐等；外加著名太监八个、武官四人。 这些人的名字由赵佶御笔亲书，勒石刻在端礼门外的石碑上。它，就是著名的元祐党人碑。