Chapter 4 Chapter 4: What is the cause of the party's struggle to raise Gu?

The Party Tablet is the ultimate version of political persecution. All conceivable tricks are used, except for Zhao Kuangyin's decision not to kill ministers.For example, among the people on the stele, those who died, Sima Guang and Lu Gong ordered them to recover all their titles, and they were labeled as ghosts and snake gods, and they would never be able to stand up again; those who did not die were relegated to the smoky ground in the south for polar survival training. .It can be foreseen that if they don't have Su Shi's courage and Fan Chunren's integrity, they are basically dead.

This is just a general attack, and the following is a precise targeting type. The celebrities on the stele, whoever has a skill, can cry bitterly.Their life's painstaking efforts have not only become life-seeking talismans, but they are also facing the fate of being destroyed and disappearing in the world. Huang Tingjian, one of the four calligraphers of Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai in the Song Dynasty, participated in the compilation of "Shenzong Veritable Records", which was dedicated to singing against the New Party.Very well, all his manuscripts were destroyed. Su Shi, this great genius who never came out of the world, the glory of the Song Dynasty, had just been pardoned and returned to the north to restore his reputation. At this time, the monument was placed on the monument, and works such as "Dongpo Anthology" could not be kept.It's not just him, the writing of the three Sus and the writings of the four Sumen's scholars are also banned.

Others, such as "Tang Jian" written by Fan Zuyu, who is known as the strongest in Tang history, "Tang Jian", "Dongzhai Chronicle" by Fan Zhen, "Poetry Talk" by Liu Xuan, and "Xiangshan Wild Records" by Seng Wenying, etc. destroy. The only survivor was Sima Guang's.No matter what the starting point of this great book is or who it is written by, its value is immeasurable and it is a collective treasure of the Chinese nation. This cannot be hated on Wujiwu just because you hate Sima Guang. But Cai Jing didn't care, ruined, if he really wanted to love talents, would Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty still die?Anyone can kill, let alone a book.Burn, and burn the printing plate together.At the critical moment, a doctor of Taixue stood up. His name was Chen Yingzhong.

The title cites the preface. It's safe, no one dares to touch this book now.It is the emperor's textbook written by Sima Guang for the government, and the preface was written by Song Shenzong himself when it was written.Isn't something sanctified by the ancestors of the New Deal still a holy thing? The lack of power for intentions really hurt Taishi Cai's reputation, and he regained his balance in other aspects.The attack spreads and radiates to the descendants of the party members. This is the first of its kind, unprecedented.Zhang Dun, who was the most ruthless before, just took away the favor of Sima Guang and other descendants, so that these rich second generations could not become officials at birth.If they live up to their expectations, there is still no limit to their ability to obtain a diploma.For example, Wen Jifu, Wen Yanbo's son, was still serving as an official before the Tongwenguan prison case happened.

At this time, Cai Jing announced that all the children of the party members on the stele, first, are not allowed to marry the Song Dynasty clan, and those who have been engaged without a ceremony will be cancelled; second, no matter whether they are officials or not, they are not allowed to live in the capital.Interrogation points were set up around the capital, and strict monitoring was carried out. If anyone entered Beijing without permission, the personnel at the inspection points would be guilty of the same crime as the children of party members. These two points made the children of high-ranking cadres who were born with gold spoons in their mouths worse than the children of ordinary people. They lost all their privileges. Not only could they not be son-in-law, but even being an official became a pipe dream.

Because of the infinite extension of the law.Although the express regulations only emphasize the issue of residence, but in practice, it has been turned into a life terminator for the children of party members. For example, a small official named Cheng Duanyan was just a county lieutenant in Yanling County, a typical official with the size of a sesame bean, and a future like a firefly. However, during this movement, he was dismissed and became a white man.As for the reason, it's very simple, his father's name is Cheng Yi. Another example is a young man named Li Jie, who is really amazing. In the year of the big exam, his essays were outstanding, and he was the first in the exam for the Ministry of Rites.It is really a peerless divine cow. If it were in previous years, his future and his reputation would surely spread throughout the whole of China, and he would be crowned for a while.It's a pity that the emperor looked at his origin and replaced the first name with another person's name.

Because Li Jie's father is Li Shen, a senior party member, and his uncle is even more powerful, he is Chen Guan who boarded the boat to give lectures to Zhang Dun.How can such a bane be left behind? It will be sent directly to the eighteenth floor of hell. In this way, the blow to a system has been completed, so it should be regarded as extermination, right?No, Cai Jing thought about it, and his rich experience in party struggles in the past was not in place. There are still a group of people left, who almost slipped through the net.The former party members were all rebels who showed their heads during the Yuanyou period. Until the death of Song Zhezong, what about the period between Zhezong's death and Zhao Jichu's establishment?

How do they deal with those old party members who can be called the direct descendants of the Queen Mother? Twenty-seven people of this type were sorted out, headed by Liu Fengshi, who were demoted and released.Note that the demotion this time is to the end. They don't even have the benefits of receiving some subsidies and other benefits when they held some temple posts before. They have become completely laid-off and unemployed, and can only support themselves. There is still no end to this step. Not long after, Cai Jing came up with a new idea.The root of this stems from the top elders' association formed by Sima Guang and others in Luoyang, Xijing. At that time, they were like another small imperial court. In terms of seniority and prestige, they were simply higher than the imperial team in Kaifeng City, which directly affected the implementation of national policies.

How did this work? Now that hundreds of elders have been demoted, who will be responsible if they form a elder council again?In order to put an end to this, Cai Jing ordered that all demoted officials should not live together, but should be separated and scattered in different cities.Strictly control their whereabouts and are not allowed to leave the city. Even the minimum personal freedom is gone. This is still just the beginning.Cai Jing further stipulated that these people are not allowed to discuss government affairs, are not allowed to teach students, and are not given the slightest chance to spread their dangerous ideas and poisonous tendencies.

Is this still alive? All these things happened in a very short period of time, one after another, which made the party members dizzy.They were in pain and wondered, what happened to Cai Jing, did he get screwed or was he possessed by a peerless grievance?How did you become so perverted? Is there anyone who abuses people like this? Until now, they still couldn't reflect on themselves, and it was themselves who created Cai Jing. To figure this out, we only need to answer two questions: first, how can we end the party struggle; second, how can we survive the party struggle. The first problem is that faction has been going on for 20 years. To end it, almost everyone and all history books say that it needs to be moderate and impartial.Specifically, as Zhao Ji did when he first ascended the throne, he had to show a neutral and moderate attitude from the emperor, and the following would naturally calm down.

After a long time, everyone gets used to being gentle with each other, and the world is naturally harmonious. Alright, let's proceed in this way.A certain emperor is a neutral faction, he does not favor any side, let alone suppress any side.May I ask what will happen to the ministers below? Will you just be quiet? There is no evidence for empty talk, but there are examples to prove it.Song Renzong, the most benevolent and upright monarch in the world, he treats his courtiers well, but it happens to be the source of party disputes.why?The Qingli New Deal is actually equivalent to the Qingli party struggle. Fan Zhongyan, the most dignified person in three hundred years, is actually the initiator of the party struggle. Why is this so? ! Because man is an independent thinking animal.It is also because of the super leniency of the Song Dynasty towards civil servants.These two points made the ministers of the Song Dynasty so lawless that they usually said what came to mind, and it didn’t matter what they said, even talking too much equaled working hard, so naturally they didn’t say it for nothing. What should the emperor do at this time, just be gentle?People try to talk about not being an official. Can a gentle and balanced attitude stop them?joke. Therefore, it is not feasible to overcome rigidity with softness, and only violence can be used to control violence.If you want to eliminate party disputes, one is to support a certain party for a long time without change, and keep the policy unchanged; the other is to overthrow both sides, leaving no one behind. Only in this way can the world be peaceful. Cai Jing is not an emperor, so he can't formulate policies. As a courtier, he can only choose the second option.Now that he has done it, he will fight hard. In order to completely escape from the party struggle, he does not distinguish between enemy and friend, new and old, as long as there is a threat, he will defeat them all. For example, Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu were originally two well-known veterans of the new party, and even Cai Jing’s old boss, but for the sake of a clean Xintiandi, Cai Jing forced them to give them two party tickets from the old party. This is a new label. In the name of partisanship - to die! To end the party struggle in this way, Cai Jing is not considered benevolent and righteous, but he is definitely wise and courageous.History has proved that there is only one way, and there is no other way to go. If there are any more, it is beyond Liu Yun's ability to predict. The second question is about survival.At this stage in the party struggle, the new and old parties were knocked down by the other party more than twice. Almost every participant fell, got up, was exiled, returned to Beijing, and got up again. No matter how thrilling and tortuous the process was, there was a The common end point - downfall and death. Without exception, everyone failed miserably.Those as strong as Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were not spared. How to survive in such a dangerous environment is a big problem.Cai Jing is a scheming person, a person who has a sense of crisis from the beginning and yearns for a safe and comfortable life.His zero denial of service is proof enough.With such a heart, as long as you analyze the past examples a little, you will get a desperate answer. Being in the trend, floating and sinking is not free.Whether it is to be the leader of the party or to be a soldier, it is only a momentary honor and an eternal tragedy!If you want to live, you have to trample all the people around you under your feet, and you can survive only by yourself. You forced it! This was an epiphany, and the result was Cai Jing's sudden ferocity.There was no sign at all, he became the cruelest person in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, who killed the most people, killed people indiscriminately, and killed people. A living example truly reflects this point. The aforementioned Zhang Shangying, a veteran of the New Party, personally wrote the system of worship for him, and the words are extremely praiseworthy.It can be said that he is very kind to Cai Jing, but his name is on the monument of Yuanyou Party members.Why, just because he was a threat, with Zhang Shangying's qualifications and temper, sooner or later he would turn against Cai Jing.Well, as long as possible, press to death first. Cai Jing succeeded. If the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty is a big pot, and countless party members of the old and new parties are poisonous insects, then Cai Jing is the only one that survived the mutual bite.He has become a "gu". The above is just a calculation of Cai Jing's transformation, and the following is what Cai Jing has become.As a treacherous official who destroyed the country and destroyed the country, people always like to compare him with famous villains such as Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao.This is wrong, Cai Jing did not live in troubled times, and he has no desire to usurp the throne, all his desires are very superficial and very practical. His viciousness is only due to his sense of crisis, and he is passively responding to the challenge, rather than taking the initiative to harm others.Everything that happened afterwards proved this point. Some events happened around the spring of the second year of Song Chongning (AD 1103). It is said that these events made several Song Dynasty leaders have several conversations in another world. Wang Anshi said, "Xiao Jing, it's a bit too much." Cai Jing: "Boss, I want to live." This is about the stele of Yuanyou party members. Sima Guang said, "Xiao Jing, it's a bit extravagant." Cai Jing was very depressed, "I want to live a more comfortable life... Who made me suffer before? Who made me fear that the future will not be long?" This is about the living standards of senior leaders such as Zhao Ji and Cai Jing. The standard of living... that's really the smallest and biggest thing.It is said that it is small, as small as the dining utensils.One day Cai Jing went to court and found the young and handsome emperor in a daze.The master is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, of course he has to ask clearly. "Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Zhao Ji was shy and hesitant. In front of him were several crystal clear and warm jade cups, jade plates, and jade goblets, all of which were top-level dining utensils.He said: "In a few days, I will have a big banquet for the officials. I want to use these jade wares, but I am afraid that people will make irresponsible remarks and say it is too extravagant." Cai Jing smiled, he understood.China is the hometown of jade. Since ancient times, ritual vessels, Ming vessels, and important state vessels such as the emperor's seal have all been made of jade. Which emperor does not have piles of jade around him?Now Zhao Jigui is the emperor, and he is a person who pursues perfection. How can he look good if he doesn't use jade at the first few banquets of the officials who have just ascended the throne? Cai Jing mentioned a past event.It is said that when he was an envoy to the Liao Kingdom, when the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom entertained him, he specially took out a jade bowl. He said that it was an old object from Jin Shi Jingtang after the Five Dynasties. I wonder if it still exists in the Southern Dynasty? The implication is that the Liao Kingdom is showing off its wealth and despising the Song Dynasty. It is also true that although the Song Dynasty was the richest empire in history, the life of the emperor has always been frugal.Not only during his lifetime, but taking Renzong as an example, he couldn't even bear to eat crabs; after his death, he was even more frugal.The tombs of emperors in the Song Dynasty were the most simple in the Zhengshuo Dynasty. Qin had the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which was huge and shocked the world; Han had the Mausoleum of Emperor Wu, which was also a huge group; In the Tang Dynasty, half of the country’s wealth was buried; in the Ming Dynasty, there were Ming Tombs, and a systematic group of tombs was built with the meager national power of the Zhengshuo Dynasty; It has been repaired for decades, and the tomb was as rich as the treasury when it was buried. The Liao Kingdom is not bad at all, due to customs, their tombs are all built in deep mountains and old forests.After death, high-ranking officials and dignitaries wore gold and jade clothes, which were more refined than those of the Han people. They were buried with richness. Every generation of Mojin school lieutenants knew that digging a Liao tomb was equivalent to digging a gold mine. Song Emperor Mausoleums are the most shabby ones. Firstly, the construction period was short. Each one was built after the death of the emperor, and they were buried within two years at most.The second burial is the thinnest, only the emperor uses gold, and the rest of the concubines, even at the level of Gao Taotao, are only plated with gold. Therefore, Zhao Ji had a headache when facing the jade wares. He was drooling and afraid of burning his hands, so he didn't know what to do.The example given by Cai Jing moved him a bit. Liao could use it, so why can't he use it?After thinking about it, it really doesn't work. He thought of his father, Shenzong, who just wanted to build a small stage, and was greeted by the officials for more than a month. Even if he suffered through it, he lost interest in going to the stage to play after it was built. then what should we do? Cai Jing has a way, if he can't be stimulated by the Liao Kingdom, how about using the source of Chinese civilization, the greatest classic to prove it?He said a total of eight words, which made Zhao Ji wake up like a dream. Cloud: "Feng, Heng, Yu, Da." "Zhou Li" says: "Only the king can't." Yes, pronounce "quick".It means that the emperor's expenses don't need to be calculated at all, and he can spend as much as he wants, and it is good to achieve the effects of "Feng, Heng, Yu, Da" and other prosperity. Zhao Ji realized, he understood how to be the emperor.The ancients are sincere and do not deceive me. It turns out that there were such predecessors long ago.Yes, it must be so, otherwise why so many people are vying to be the emperor, why are they fighting so hard, just because the enjoyment is rare, boundless and needless to count! From then on, Zhao Ji started his happy life.How can one be so happy to support one person with the world and enjoy the whole world.Looking back, it seems that this can be named as a tragedy caused by a few jade bowls. The tragedy is so great that it will be at the cost of the loss of the whole of China! The above is just one of the things that happened around the spring of the third year in Chongning, and the other was very inconspicuous at the time and did not attract anyone's attention.On March 24th in the second year of Chongning (AD 1103), in Tangyin County, Henan Province, the cry of a child was heard in a farmhouse, and a new life was born.Legend has it that when the child's cries sounded, a huge bird descended from the sky, with huge wings covering the sky and flying around the farmhouse. That's an eagle, that's a vulture, and that's the legendary golden-winged roc. The farmer's surname is Yue.