Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The Young Master Extinct

Some people even choose to fight, justice is at ease, even if you become the emperor, you don't want to cover the sky with one hand.This person is Fu Bi.Fu Bi has maintained his own independent personality throughout his life. From the initial mission to the Liao Kingdom, maintaining dignity for the Song Dynasty, to the Qingli New Deal, cooperating with Fan Zhongyan, and then returning to Dongfu to become the prime minister of the empire, he followed his own will every step of the way. inside. This kind of life earned him a great reputation, and at the same time made him the most troublesome enemy in every period.For example, Lu Yijian, Xia Song, and Han Qi at this time.Now I want to talk about the grievances between him and Han Qi. It must be made clear, otherwise everyone will misunderstand what he is doing below, whether he is loyal to Renzong, loyal to morality, or simply against Han Qi.

During the Qingli New Deal, Fu Bi and Han Qi were comrades-in-arms. When Sizhen was in power, Han Qi first served as a privy envoy, and then was promoted to the second chancellor. He was called "Fu and Han" at the time, and he was a good partner in my impression.In fact, this is all wrong. A person who abides by principles will never try to live in peace with a domineering person.There are many such examples in real life. You want to follow the rules and maintain fairness, but there will always be some people who jump out to disrupt the situation. The wonderful thing is that these people are often your subordinates.This is the case with Han Qi. In his battle with Fu Bi, he not only demonstrated the difficult moves in office survival skills - how to squeeze out the leader, but also perfectly interpreted his uniqueness in the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Among civil servants, he is the strongest military general; among military generals, he is a genuine civil servant; among the large group of civil servants and military generals, he is always closest to the emperor.These three points gave everyone a headache, especially Fu Bi, who happened to be weak in all three points. Fu Bi is a good leader. His goodness is that he is gentle, honest and upright, and does not bully others.But he happened to meet Han Qi.Referring to the first of Han Qi's three major characteristics, the strongest military general among the civil servants makes him unable to eat and walk around.The specific manifestation is that he can't stand a colleague who is a soldier.

Han Qi had fought in the Northwest, so he might have been infected. After returning to the imperial court, he was always talking in the military, and he was very "bold" even in his usual work.One day in the political affairs hall, I had an endless argument with Fu Bi about one matter. It stands to reason that Fu Bi is the prime minister and the number one leader in Tianzi. It is wrong for you to talk too much.He didn't, after a few unsuccessful exchanges, he suddenly became impatient: "You're chattering again." Fu Bi's face changed on the spot, and the ramblings were folk words, not even the wealthy businessmen at the time said, the majestic central hub of the Song Dynasty turned into a vegetable market!He shouted abruptly, "What did Xu say?"

Han Qi just shrugged and didn't respond.A strong life needs no explanation. This is a trivial matter, and this characteristic of Han Qi can also make Fu Bi go downhill and fall from the peak of power.In what way?Simple, our soldiers are careless and not so "careful". Fu Bi’s mother passed away in March of the sixth year of Renzong Jiayou’s reign. According to the custom, Fu Bi had to resign from office and return to his hometown to observe filial piety. However, there are special exceptions in the custom. Officials with the status of Zaizhi can recover in the event of a funeral, go back to work after grieving for a while , the official position remains unchanged.At that time, Renzong sent people to bring imperial edicts five times, ordering him to return to Beijing to become prime minister again, but unexpectedly Fu Bi refused to agree no matter what.

In a hurry to ask, Fu Bi told the truth.It turned out that he had a conversation with Han Qi before he left, and the content was whether it was appropriate for the prime minister to come back after a funeral.Any fool knows what Fu Bi is talking about, his mother just died!As for Han Qi, he casually replied. ——"This is not a royal ceremony." This is not something glorious... Fu Bi understood the meaning of the other party all at once, which was saying that he was a greedy person who missed his official position.How could Fu Bi, who had been clean and self-confident all his life without leaving any stains, endured this.Especially thinking about it is heart-piercing. If he returns to be the Prime Minister at this time, it is tantamount to acquiescing that Han Qi was cursing people face to face.

With great status and the greatest moral character, Fu Bi lost his position as prime minister just like that.The wonderful thing is that Han Qi, who took advantage of it, was very angry. He complained openly: "I just said it casually, and he blamed me!" Mom, let's take his own status as an example, and use his secondary status to talk about the country's official system, especially when the person he is talking to is the current prime minister, how can you just say it casually? ! Really despicableness is the passport of the despicable, and despicableness can also be the innocence of the despicable.

Putting aside the grievances at the time, let’s talk about the changes between the two after Zhao Shu ascended the throne. Fu Bi served three years as a filial piety.In the three years since he left, the world has turned upside down, Han Qi has made great achievements in support, coupled with the character of the strongest general among the civil servants, he has become arbitrarily domineering, and he is my only respect. No one dared to object, but Fu Bi did not buy into his account. Fu Bi also rebelled against Han Qi as a subordinate (the East and the West are on the same level, but with less prestige and authority), and similarly dismantled the superiors, justly and sternly, Very happy.

It was the second month after Empress Dowager Cao withdrew the curtain and Zhao Shu took office. Zhao Shu promoted his close ministers while adding officials to his own children.Everyone has a share among the prime ministers, and Han Qi and Fu Bi are the first to bear the brunt.Han Qi was the Prime Minister's move to the right servant, and Fu Bi was the secretary of the Privy Envoy's Move to the Household Department.After some refusals as usual, everyone happily accepted the emperor's gift, but Fu Bi wrote seven times in a row, and I don't want it. The reason for his refusal is that Zhao Shu's list of bad deeds is exactly the same as when he flogged Renzong more than 20 years ago.

——"...The late emperor had no sons, and made His Majesty his heir. It is known at home and abroad that all the official orders from the Empress Dowager were issued at that time, and His Majesty knew it himself." ——"It is not the empress dowager's original intention to ask the empress dowager to have the right to listen to the government. It is impossible to follow the minister's request. Your majesty has just recovered. The empress dowager will return to power immediately and retreat to the deep palace. People in this world know all about it. , The Empress Dowager has never lost anything to Your Majesty."

——"The first emperor lived in the world for forty-two years, insects, fish, plants and trees were all stained with virtue, and the minister was the emperor for more than 30 years. Today, I can't bear to see his widow and young daughter lost like this, and the minister instead sits and enjoys the favor of your majesty. Are you safe?" ——"Renzong and the Empress Dowager have the grace of heaven and earth to His Majesty, but they have not heard of it, so it is a repayment. The ministers to Your Majesty are just the work of discussing the silk hair in advance. How can we reward it? Your Majesty forgets the great grace of the heaven and the earth, and writes the silk hair Xiaolao, it can be said to be so upside down!" The memorial was written with such strength, and the effect was zero. Zhao Shu was completely indifferent. The sincerity in this person's character and the spirit of brown sugar were revealed. No matter what anyone said, he would ignore it. Well then, this is what he asked for. Fu Bi's good advice didn't work, so Sima Guang had to play.Let me emphasize again that no matter what Sima Guang does, the other party has to listen to him.Except for Wang Anshi, who will be more stubborn than him in the future, he is invincible. When it came to this matter, Sima Guang moved the emperor to a higher level, and Zhao Shu had to step down if he didn't want to. Sima Guang joined Yushitai as Zhijianyuan to impeach a eunuch in the palace.This eunuch was no small feat, except that he didn't have the outstanding military exploits of Wang Jien, the great eunuch of Shi Quan, his power and qualifications were not bad at all.He is Ren Shouzhong, a powerful figure who has been hiding in the palace since Liu E's time. The short section says that Sima Guang and Yushi Luhui listed Ren Shouzhong's ten crimes, which is really scary. If all of them are true, then he is a super enemy agent who has been lurking from Liu E and Renzong to the present. In fact, just look at the eighth article. "... Watching the language, compiling deeds, changing faces, advancing and retreating different words, causing the two palaces to fight, forming a deep gap." The estrangement between Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao was completely provoked by Ren Shouzhong.It's hard to say whether there is such a charge.Whether Ren Shouzhong has this kind of power is impossible to find out.What you need to read is the article behind the impeachment. Sima Guang demanded that Ren Shouzhong be beheaded, saying that only in this way can the two palaces be reconciled. So as Zhao Shu, should he agree or not? If he does not agree, it means that Ren Shouzhong is innocent, and there are other reasons for his quarrel with the Empress Dowager Cao; if he agrees, it proves that his unfilial piety was provoked by others, and it was a misunderstanding without knowing the truth. Is this step good? As long as Zhao Shu still has a semblance of reason, he should take advantage of the slope to save his reputation.In fact, he is also hesitating. It will take a few days for this person's dark psychology to explode and make the whole world despise him.Now his hesitation is always unpredictable, and people feel that he has other secrets. So his buddies took the initiative to stand up to help him smooth things over, such as Han Qi.The Prime Minister said, "When Your Majesty ascends to the throne, Ren Shouzhong will also help, but he can be punished lightly." This is a turning point. Unexpectedly, Fu Bi immediately caught the loophole. Fu Bi rushed forward and said loudly to Zhao Shu, so that all the courtiers in the hall could hear—your throne was conferred by the late Emperor Renzong himself, with the assistance of the Empress Dowager If you are enthroned, you should only remember Renzong’s kindness of Gu Fu and repay the empress dowager’s kindness. Now some people say that someone has meritorious service and someone has meritorious deeds. I really can’t figure it out. Could it be that they are the ones who let the emperor and the empress dowager go? Are you enthroned? Zhao Shu immediately became dizzy. No matter how annoying or hated Renzong he was, he didn't dare to be vague about this matter.If Renzong is thrown away, his throne is a fraud and is not legal at all. There is no other way, dear Han Qi, who made you lose your head in an instant?For the sake of the throne, I have to embarrass you once.Zhao Shu nodded. Han Qi was about to step forward to defend himself, but when he saw the flattery hit the horse's hoof, his expression changed drastically and he retreated. Sima Guang succeeded, Ren Shouzhong was dispatched to other places, Zhao Shu went to the Empress Dowager Cao's palace to admit his mistakes, and the turmoil between the two palaces came to an end.But Han Qi didn't want to end it like this. The Ren Shouzhong incident made him deeply vigilant. The crisis finally appeared. Fu Bi and Sima Guang, that is, the Privy Council and the Court of Admonishment, these two departments are very important, and these two people cannot be ignored.What to do, the only way to continue his days of dominance is to strike immediately, preemptively strike, and knock him to the ground. It's a pity that he was a step too late, Fu Bi had already started to act.