Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Parasitic Fetus

After pacifying the Southern Han Dynasty, who will be the next target of the Song Dynasty?Everyone knows that only Nantang is left.Moreover, the Song Dynasty had already taken action. Just after the Southern Han Dynasty was pacified, Zhao Kuangyin ordered heavy troops to be stationed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the Hanyang area. The Southern Tang Dynasty was just downstream of it. All signs indicate that war could break out at any time. But strangely, nothing happened afterwards.In historical records, we can only find that Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty was afraid. He sent his younger brother Li Congshan to Kaifeng with a large number of tributes, and asked Zhao Kuangyin to write to him in the future. Downgraded to one level, he officially became the "Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty".

In this way, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be satisfied. He recalled the army stationed in Hanyang and tolerated the Southern Tang. What is puzzling is that this kind of "tolerance" lasted for... three years! What has Zhao Kuangyin done in the past three years?Is it because there is a sudden surge of wind and clouds in various places, and there are people rebelling non-stop?Or is the Khitan, the deadly enemy in the north, invading again?Or maybe Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became seriously ill and had to go home to recuperate like Chai Rong did?No, neither.A simple lookup of historical data proves that during the past three years, the Song Dynasty was peaceful and the frontiers were peaceful, and Zhao Kuangyin himself was in very good health. Unless you check his daily records, there is no record of him having a cold or fever.

What can be found is that he conducted the first re-examination of the imperial examination in the Jiangwu Palace. It is to treat the Khitan people as neighbors officially, and the two countries communicate with each other for the first time; what's more, it's just some trivial housework. For example, he changed a prime minister. For example, because of this change of prime minister, a series of chain reactions occurred, and the entire upper-level officialdom began to reshuffle. Chai Rong's official position was the same size before he ascended the throne. The insignificant content contained in the above hundred or so words is what Zhao Kuangyin did when he was between forty-five and forty-eight years old, when he was as precious and rare as platinum, diamonds, agates, jadeites, pearls, and sapphires.

To be sure, he was wasting his time.If the emperor on the other side of the Yangtze River was not Li Yu, but a slightly enterprising emperor, three years would be enough for Southern Tang to recover some vitality, and it would be a lot of trouble for Zhao Kuangyin to start up again.But everything is so imperative. Now we can talk about Zhao Pu.But we must first declare that this part of the Song History has been severely lacking in data, and it is absolutely impossible to check.It's a pity, just like Zhao Kuangyin's life that was suddenly ended, cruel and ruthless, what happened back then was deleted twice in a row by his good brother Zhao Guangyi and nephew Zhao Heng from "Records of Taizu" .

After destroying a person, and then destroying his family, all that is left is a few sporadic clues.Thousands of years later, we can barely see some shadows of those years from these incomplete fragments. As for Zhao Pu, who is recognized as the closest person to Zhao Kuangyin, if his deeds are wiped out, it will be considered a disaster. Everything is in a trance, it's yes, it's up to you to judge yourself. Zhao Pu, in people's conventional consciousness, is an admonishing minister, a minister, and a prime minister. No matter how he is divided, he should stand under the sun, and his whole body will be illuminated with golden light.

Is there something wrong with this?But just because he stood under the sun, it was inevitable that there would be shadows.In a nutshell, in some respects, as long as he takes a step forward, or Zhao Kuangyin takes a step back, they will become the Song Dynasty version of Guo Wei and Wang Jun. Where did Wang Jun go wrong?Greed for money, corrupt officials, bully Guo Wei, suppress Chai Rong.Look at Zhao Pu again, almost completely copied. Zhao Pu is greedy, whether he is really greedy, or as later generations speculate, he is greedy for small profits in order to make the king feel at ease with him, he is really greedy.Not to mention the past, just in the year 971 AD, Zhao Pu was arrested by Zhao Kuangyin at least three times.

For the first time, in March of that year, before the defeat of the Southern Han Dynasty, the former third envoy (senior official, only half a rank lower than Zhao Pu in theory) Zhao Xuan accused Zhao Pu of violating the ban and trafficking in timber.It is said in history that Zhao Kuangyin was furious, but this time he did not take the ax to knock on Zhao Ting's front teeth like he did to Lei Dexiang, but aimed the ax at Zhao Pu in a rare way.He directly asked the former prime minister Wang Pu—what crime should Zhao Pu deserve? Wang Pu just smiled——Zhao Xuan framed the minister. Zhao Kuangyin thought about it for a while, and didn't ask any more questions. He just sent Zhao Ting to Ruzhou to work as a dental school.

The second time, it can be said that Zhao Pu was ordered to take money.First of all, Zhao Pu loves the name of money, and he is famous abroad, even the Southern Tang Dynasty knows it.So Li Yu asked someone to quietly give Zhao Pu 50,000 taels of silver.Zhao Pu didn't dare to ask for it. After all, money is more important than life. Li Yu is an enemy now, and it's not worthwhile to let him be called a collaborator for 50,000 taels.He reported directly to Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin's reaction was - you accept it, remember to write a reply letter to thank Li Yu, and take some money to reward the messenger who sent you the money. This is the rule.

Zhao Pu didn't know why, so he decided not to do it. Zhao Kuangyin said-don't be a small family (the body of a big country), embarrass yourself (you can't weaken it yourself), accept it, and don't let Li Yu guess randomly (make it unpredictable).So Zhao Pu was ordered to collect the money, but when Li Yu sent someone to congratulate him again, Zhao Kuangyin gave some extra gold in addition to the normal rewards, which happened to be fifty thousand taels of silver.Li Yu knew it well, and he didn't dare to make small moves, and he was grateful to Zhao Kuangyin. For the third time, Zhao Pu lost his master.It is said that one day, Zhao Kuangyin came to Zhao Pu's house suddenly, and happened to see ten bottles slid by the wall.Zhao Kuangyin asked what it was.Zhao Pu said that the seafood was sent by King Qian Chu of Wuyue.As a result, when he opened it, there was a dazzling golden light inside, it was gold... Zhao Pu had no choice but to kneel down and swear that he really didn't know anything, if he knew, he would have reported it like last time.

Is this a big deal?Zhao Kuangyin can make it big, as long as he combines Li Yu's bribery of him last time, he can go online.All the enemies have come to bribe you, how do you explain that? But Zhao Kuangyin smiled as usual, and said—put it away, Qian Chu, who thought that the important affairs of the country in the Song Dynasty were decided by you scholars.In a word, let him go lightly. This is money. As for the official position, Zhao Pu has been alone for ten years. In the history of the Song Dynasty, only a few people like Cai Jing and Qin Hui can be compared. Who are Cai Jing and Qin Hui, and what methods are used to achieve this step? I believe that China has no People don't know.

What about Zhao Pu?How strong has he reached?According to historical records, Zhao Pu once blatantly placed a large pottery pot in his political affairs hall. Regardless of Chinese and foreign ministers' memorials, as long as he didn't like it, he would throw it into the pot and set it on fire when it was almost full. thing.But even so, Zhao Kuangyin endured it, so what happened between 971 and 973 AD?So that Zhao Kuangyin had to take back the steps of invading the Southern Tang Dynasty, and turned back to sort out his own interior, and it would take a full three years? Two things first.First, in the fourth year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty, that is, in November of 971, unfortunately, the Yellow River burst again, this time in the Chanzhou area, and a large area of ​​farmland in Shandong was flooded, causing heavy losses. Zhao Kuangyin was furious and held the magistrate accountable.As a result, Du Shenzhao, the magistrate of Chanzhou, was dismissed from office, and Yao Shu, the deputy of Chanzhou, was beheaded in the street wearing an official uniform. After his death, his body was thrown into the still flooding Yellow River. It's unfair isn't it?But no one dared to say anything. First, the surname Du who knew the state, Zhao Kuangyin’s mother, Queen Mother Du, is the uncle of the current emperor; He was so talkative, he didn't even dare to raise his eyebrows. Because that Yao Shu who was beheaded and threw his body away had offended someone two years ago.At that time, everyone in the world knew that he must not be messed with - the only one who dared to mess with didn't like to mess with him. Yes, Zhao Pu.According to the official history, two years ago, that is, the second year of Song Kaibao, one day Zhao Pu was having a big banquet at home, when Yao Shu asked to see him outside the door.Please note that Yao Shu's official position at that time was a judge. To be honest, there were so many officials in Beijing that a small judge really didn't count.And Zhao Pu was the only prime minister who was famous in the court, so the sixth-rank official of the prime minister's mansion didn't take Yao Shu seriously and acted quite arrogantly.But never expected that Yao Shu's performance was even more outrageous, he immediately became furious, turned around and left.When Zhao Pu found out, he immediately sent someone to chase after him, and after catching up, he sincerely apologized. Very unusual, isn't it?The judge dared to be so arrogant to the prime minister, but the prime minister actually surrendered like this.But the consequences were even more astonishing. The judge Yao Shu ignored the prime minister's apology and left, making Zhao Pu unable to step down under the eyes of everyone. Zhao Pu's reaction at the time was that he didn't respond, and soon thereafter Chanzhou Tong was judged to be vacant, and he also took the initiative to recommend Yao Shu to apply for the job.It wasn't until two years later that the Yellow River finally flooded and burst... Do you think I'm a bit far-fetched?Don't worry, let's look at the second one. The second thing, the time moves forward again, to the third year of Song Qiande, which is 965 AD.Zhao Kuangyin once lamented to Prime Minister Zhao Pu——Feng Zan is such a good man, he is really "rare in this world, and he is really a strange man." Zhao Pu's reaction was - you are so right, so he should be promoted. At that time, the Song Dynasty had just pacified Houshu, and a large number of officials were needed in the southwest to manage it. Therefore, Feng Zan, a direct bachelor of the Privy Council (the last official position before Zhao Pu became prime minister), and right counselor, was sent to Beijing to know Xinzhou, an important town in eastern Sichuan. .A year later, someone sneaked back from eastern Sichuan and went directly to Zhao Pu, saying that evidence of Feng Zan's embezzlement and perverting the law had finally been found.So Zhao Pu took witnesses to see the emperor, and Zhao Kuangyin ordered Feng Zan to go to Beijing to confront him. The result of the confrontation is that it is not clear, that is, Feng Zan may or may not have violated the law, and the evidence lacks sufficient evidence. Zhao Pu immediately ordered someone to go to Tongguan to intercept Feng Zan's luggage.As a result, a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry were found in the luggage, and Liu Wei's name was written on the cover.So the charge was established.As a result, Zhao Kuangyin was furious, and Feng Zan, whom he personally promised to be a "rare genius in the world", was exiled from office and sent to Shamen Island.But Liu Shi who offered bribes was only dismissed from office. It should be noted that this Liu Shi's official position is the same as that of Yao Shu, a judge. Looking back, calling back people from Sichuan, and then intercepting evidence from Tongguan, this is really a big manhunt, but in the end it was just corruption, and it was exposed by Zhao Pu, a corrupt official. Is Zhao Kuangyin so crazy?Perhaps, because Zhao Pu is so narrow-minded, will he be punished? But things are like this. Some people may say, is there any connection between these two things?Even the time is so far behind.Yes, it seems that the horse and the horse are not related. If there is any similarity, it is the official positions of Yao Shu and Liu Wei—they are both judges. Judge of Kaifeng Prefecture in Song Dynasty. The Kaifeng Mansion in the Song Dynasty, also known as the Nan Ya, can be seen everywhere in the history of the Song Dynasty.It seems very complicated, but it is actually very simple. Its house was built in the first year of Houliang in the Five Dynasties, and its official position is equivalent to the current mayor of Kaifeng City.At the beginning, this position was extremely sensitive, because it used to be the exclusive title of the four emperors below Chai Rong, but there were also people like Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhongyan, Su Shi, and Sima Guang.Therefore, its specific power and influence in each period also fluctuate at any time and vary. In 971 AD, its supervisor was named Zhao Guangyi. This person is extremely complicated, whether it is in general terms or in terms of analysis, it is impossible to tell him clearly now. At this time, Zhao Guangyi had been the prefect of Kaifeng for ten years, and his authority was very vague. When his brother was in Kaifeng, he was in charge of the mayor's affairs. Son.His initial position was that his brother was the most trustworthy person, a cornerstone of the stability of the empire, and the shadow of Zhao Kuangyin. So at the beginning, Zhao Kuangyin used many means to support him, but later, Zhao Guangyi proved with practical actions that he did not disappoint his brother.From the clues left over from history, it can be found that he had a close relationship with officials both inside and outside the capital of the Song Dynasty at that time, and his influence had penetrated into every corner. This got in the way of one person——Zhao Pu.From the perspective of the normal classification of official positions, the emperor is the prime minister. At that time, the Zhongshumen was in peace, and the governor of Kaifeng, no matter what the subtext was, was just a prefect. However, Zhao Guangyi used his unique identity to make the mayor without Restrictedly enlarged.Who was Yao Shu back then?The mayor of Kaifeng's little secretary dared to be so rude to the prime minister. What did he rely on?Is this a manifestation of the private relationship between Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu?This is a blatant violation of the power of the prime minister! Even if Zhao Kuangyin spoiled his younger brother, he would not let it go to this extent.So when Yao Shu was killed later, it was the imperial power of the government that was used. As for the money relationship between Liu Wei and Feng Zan, this is even more sensitive. Zhao Guangyi's hands are getting longer and longer. Not only is he cultivating party members in the capital, he even wants to buy off the governors in Xichuan. Even though the history of the Song Dynasty has been revised repeatedly, some activities of Zhao Guangyi have been preserved.He kept giving gifts, but sometimes he was rejected.First, Liu Wensou, the censor Zhongcheng, and Zhao Guangyi sent him money and things for two consecutive years, but he sealed them with seals, neither refused in person, but never used them.After Zhao Guangyi found out, he had no choice but to send someone to collect them all. Another time, his unruly intentions were hard to evade, and he actually went to bribe Tian Zhongjin, the commander of the commander in front of the Palace of the Forbidden Army.Who is Tian Zhongjin?That's the person who guards the door when Zhao Kuangyin sleeps at night! Looking at the surrounding world with the eyes of Zhao Kuangyin at that time, I believe he will suddenly feel cold.After 971 A.D., Zhao Pu's "Tang Tie", a written order issued by the prime minister, was known in history as "the same as the edict" and even more important than the edict.Moreover, he suddenly discovered that there are dragons and tigers in his younger brother's yard, which is unfathomable. What's worse is that he can't cut it down with a single knife. What kind of situation is this? Within a country, there are three government orders.At this time, can we send troops to the south of the Yangtze River again to plot against others?What should Zhao Kuangyin do?What is certain is that he never had the intention of killing his younger brother, and to be honest, he had already established his position at this time, and he no longer needed a helper like he did at the beginning.He was hesitating, but someone couldn't take it anymore and wanted to take action for him... Zhao Pu hid aside, carefully weighing the stick in his hand, and at the same time evaluating the hardness of Zhao Guangyi's head.The core content is that if this stick is really hit, is Zhao Guangyi's head blown?Or will his own stick break? The problem is real and very common.In fact, from ancient times to the present, every person who has lived has a stick in his hand. Whether in the workplace or back to his family life, this stick must be ready to hit people at all times, otherwise You will be smashed, and in the process of smashing people and being smashed, as well as the level of skill judgment, your life will be defined. Zhao Pu has hit too many people, the more he hits, the more experience he has, the more things he needs to measure before the next actual battle.Especially this time, he first asked himself, first, does it have to be smashed? The answer was a wry smile, he really didn't want to smash Zhao Guangyi, he had watched this child grow up.When Zhao Kuangyin's old mother, Queen Mother Du, was still alive, she often told Zhao Guangyi that "you must go with Secretary Zhao when you go out." Moreover, it was also agreed that when Zhao Guangyi returned home, Zhao Pu would supervise him.It can be said that in those years, he was a member of Zhao Kuangyin's family, how warm and harmonious he used to be... But thinking about it now, it's extremely ridiculous.The conclusion is only one word - smash! Smash it hard! Then the second question has to be considered more carefully-are you sure? Zhao Pu calmed down and analyzed it in detail.Let's first look at the support intentions of the courtiers.Then we have to look at the intentions of the three provinces—the Ministry of Education, the Privy Council, and the Third Division.After all, this is the head of the hundred officials. Zhongshu Sheng, there is no problem, this is his own territory, and everything is up to him.Although there are Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing and other deputies who are involved in political affairs, they "do not announce the system (emperor), do not supervise the shift (they go to court every day and are not qualified to lead the officials like Zhao Pu), do not know the seal (the seal), and do not get promoted. The Zhengshitang (Zhao Pu's office does not have their share) and the salary is only a half of Zhao Pu's." This makes Zhao Pu completely relieved. Looking at the Privy Council again, Zhao Pu couldn't help smiling, the Privy Envoy at this time was Li Chongju.The extent to which he and Li Chongju are so close is more powerful than anything else—his son and Li Chongju's daughter are going to get married soon.Do you want to go any further? In the end, it was the third division who made it... Zhao Pu's heart suddenly changed.At this time, the third envoy was his old acquaintance Chu Zhaofu. It is said that he was an old man who worked with Zhao Kuangyin in the shogunate when he was a general in the Later Zhou Dynasty. Like this, you always yell at me, but it's still passable on the outside.Especially since we all know each other well, Chu Zhaofu is not simple, but how is it compared to Li Chuyun who dared to throw a living person into a pot and boil them before eating them?Hmph, in Zhao Kuangyin's shogunate, Chu Zhaofu and Li Chuyun were much more qualified than Zhao Pu, but after Zhao Pu entered, he could push them aside and treat them like subordinates. He is the only one in the officialdom, so Chu Zhaofu didn't have the guts to rebel against him. However, this was a year ago.The time is up to the third year of Kaibao, that is, before the autumn of 970 A.D. After that, everything is hard to say... It is said that in 970 A.D., the third year after the opening of the Song Dynasty, one day after the autumn, the third envoy (Jiangxiang) Chu Zhaofu suddenly went to see Zhao Kuangyin.At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was sitting in the Hall of Lectures on Martial Arts, thinking about something on his mind. On the one hand, he had to think about the Khitan in the north. Just after the incident of "3,000 beating 60,000", whether the Khitans would come back soon; on the other hand, he had to care about Pan Mei. At that time, the Southern Han Dynasty had not yet been defeated. But overall, his mood is very good, especially in autumn, the harvest season is coming again, which means that his treasury will become more abundant.In any case, life can only be lived with money and food. At this moment, Chu Zhaofu ran over and told him—Your Majesty, it's over, the food in the treasury is only enough to last until February next year.There is no way, we have to disband the imperial army and let them go to eat all over the country.Then all the civilian ships were mobilized to transport grain to the Jianghuai area.Only in this way can we ensure that no one will starve to death in Kaifeng Mansion in the spring of next year. This news made Zhao Kuangyin return from the golden dream to abject poverty. The gap was too great, and it made him go crazy instantly, and yelled at Chu Zhaofu—how did you become the third envoy?If the country does not have nine years of reserves, it is insufficient. You actually only left me half a year's rations!It is necessary to divide the army to garrison the fields (disband the forbidden army and disperse them all over the place, how could he think of it!), and collect civilian ships, can this be done at once?Let me tell you, if there is really a shortage of food by then, I will kill you and explain to the world! When Chu Zhaofu came out of Zhao Kuangyin's palace that day, he was shaking badly. He knew that his death was not far away.He is a strategist, the central nervous system for the allocation of financial resources in a country, and he knows better than anyone else whether such a serious situation can be resolved in such a short period of time—impossible.In fact, his suggestion to the emperor was already his best solution, to disperse the imperial army and search all the civilian ships... He also knew that this would not work at all, but what else could he do? In a crisis, he thought of Zhao Guangyi.His initial thought was just to ask the emperor's own brother to forgive him and give him a few days' grace.But I didn't expect Zhao Guangyi to be so willing to help others. He not only helped him intercede, but also used his team member Chen Congxin from Kaifeng Mansion to help him plan and contribute.The result was astonishing. The private team of the governor of Kaifeng could easily handle what the three envoys of the Song Dynasty could not do anyway. The imperial army was not disbanded, it didn't take long, and the civilian ships were not exhausted. The food from Jianghuai appeared in the treasury of Kaifeng City. From the outsiders' point of view, this matter is very happy, but in the hearts of Chu Zhaofu, Zhao Pu, and even every important minister in the court, it is another matter.This is strength. Zhao Guangyi, who has always shown people with a friendly and gentle face, let everyone see what he can do...so Zhao Pu's heart will be confused. First, where will Chu Zhaofu stand?Second, the hardness of Zhao Guangyi's head had to be reassessed. So is it still smashing or not?Zhao Pu smiled, and had to admit that he must not have put too much thought into it.smash!Why not smash it?No matter how many objective factors exist, the most important key is only one point - Zhao Kuangyin. All he needs to know, in the final analysis, is one sentence-does Zhao Kuangyin like it, or agree with him smashing Zhao Guangyi? If you want to be clear, they are brothers, and they have the same father and mother, and they have always been brothers and sisters, fathers are kind and sons are filial... If this stick is hit, it will be success or failure, how hard it is to hit, and it will be closed. How much effort... Sigh, it's all too complicated. But it must be smashed, Zhao Pu firmly grasped the most important point.He bet that Zhao Kuangyin would agree, and hoped that he would hit his own brother Zhao Guangyi hard on the head with a rounded stick. There is only one reason, but it is absolutely enough - Zhao Kuangyin's sons have grown up. Zhao Kuangyin gave birth to four sons in total, Dexiu, Dezhao, Delin and Defang in order.But both Dexiu and Delin died when they were underage, and the remaining Dezhao and Defang were already twenty and twelve years old respectively. Especially Dezhao, who is twenty years old, is already a standard adult no matter in ancient times or in modern times.Moreover, as the eldest son of the country, and the legitimate son of Zhao Kuangyin's first wife, Empress He (unfortunately, Defang's biological mother is not recorded in history, it is likely to be born of a partial concubine), at this age, no matter what, she should He is the legal heir to the empire.But it was very puzzling, Zhao Kuangyin kept Dezhao and Defang in the house for some unknown reason, and never let them show up. The time ended in AD 971, when Zhao Kuangyin was forty-five years old, Zhao Guangyi was thirty-three years old, and Zhao Dezhao was twenty years old. The age gap between the three was only twelve years.On the surface, the Zhao family is really prosperous and prosperous, but the style of the emperor is different from that of the common people, which is embarrassing and even more dangerous.For Zhao Pu, this is an opportunity. smash!Zhao Pu decided that no matter whether Zhao Kuangyin agreed or not, he would be the first to throw the stick round.He believed that as long as it became a fact, Zhao Kuangyin would be forced to make a choice—not a choice between his own brother Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi, but a choice between the safety of the empire and the happiness of Zhao Kuangyin's sons ! He didn't believe it anymore, Zhao Kuangyin would not help him then.History has proved countless times how necessary it is to kill brothers. Even if you only look at the time, you can find living examples.Even idiots like Liu Yu and Liu Jiyuan knew that after ascending to the top, they also knew how to cut off all the brothers to eliminate hidden dangers, let alone Zhao Kuangyin! Zhao Pu shook his head, laughing at himself for worrying too much.In fact, this doesn't require any rational judgment, it just needs to use human biological instinct to know how to do it... Besides, he remembered the past, it's not like he hasn't smashed Zhao Guangyi.At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhao Kuangyin first made his younger brother the Marquis of Yu, the former Sidu of the Palace of the Forbidden Army, and then he was granted the title of Governor of Kaifeng.At this time, Zhao Pu quit. He abruptly removed Zhao Guangyi's title as General of the Forbidden Army, and he had to choose between the army and the civilians. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin had nothing to say and was very supportive. After thinking about it, nothing will go wrong, and the more Zhao Pu thinks about it, the more optimistic and excited he becomes.Just look at the prospects, after Zhao Guangyi was knocked down, Yu Gong held the throne for Zhao Kuangyin, and Yu privately made his status as the number one courtier of the Song Dynasty more stable, and he would also take the opportunity to befriend the second successor of the Song Dynasty... the benefits of all classes, Why not do it? And what's even better is Zhao Kuangyin's nature.This person is a bit entangled and backsliding. No matter it is true or not, he likes to hide behind the scenes in the face of some disputes with great interests. No matter how eager he is, he will let others do things half-forced - such as the Chen Qiao Mutiny .Haha, well then, just like last time, I will be the villain this time... Zhao Pu thought with complacency, this matter will be done right away! What?risk? Hahahaha, Zhao Pu laughed out loud, have you ever done anything risk-free in this life?Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and the scenery is at its peak.That's it! It started and it was over long ago.More than a thousand years have passed. To know what happened that year, let us start with a table. Time: between 971 and 973 AD; Location: Not sure, starting from Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, to every corner of the country; Characters: Zhao Pu, Zhao Guangyi, and their respective comrades-in-arms and cronies; Cause: Zhao Pu wants to suppress Zhao Guangyi; Process: missing; Result: ...how should I put it?If it is said that Zhao Pu knew that he had failed when he was driven out of the capital in 973 AD, then he really despised the first founding father of the Song Dynasty and the first sole prime minister. Prior to this, there were countless evidences showing that every process of the incident, the survival of the fittest, was clear at a glance. First of all, in September of 972 A.D., one day when Zhao Pu went to work as usual, when he arrived at Changchun Palace and waited for Zhao Kuangyin to be summoned, he suddenly felt that something was missing around him.After hesitating for a while, he realized that it was his old friend Li Chongju, the privy envoy, who had disappeared.Are you sick?Zhao Pu questioned the left and right with the dignified demeanor of a chief minister, but the result he got was that Li Chongju also went to work, but from then on, he worked in another room. It was a small matter, but Zhao Pu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.He realized it all at once, it was broken, he committed Zhao Kuangyin's big taboo - dictatorship.This is really an irreparable big mistake!The combination of his and Li Chongju's identities happened to be the military and political power of the Song Dynasty, but they actually went to work together, and even became relatives after work! The terrible thing is that this kind of thing can't be explained yet, and the more it is explained, the worse it will be.Since then, Li Chongju has been downgraded one after another. By March 973 AD, Li Chongju, the former privy envoy and Jiedu envoy of the Zhen Guojun, had been demoted to General Zuowei. As of now, there is still no record to prove what happened between Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi.Even Li Chongju's demotion was done by Li himself by accepting bribes. After that, things suddenly took a turn for the worse. In April of that year, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly issued an edict ordering the re-election of "Tanghouguan" (officials of the Xiangfu), and stipulated that they should be changed every three years from now on.In this way, Zhao Pu's trusted subordinates for many years were immediately dismissed.In June, the unexpected happened. Does anyone remember Redchamp?The tough guy who broke into Zhao Kuangyin's lecture hall, yelled at the emperor, said that Zhao Pu was corrupt, and then lost two front teeth? Now something happened to this person again, he was far away in Shangzhou, he joined the army as a member of the household department, and couldn't get along with the local magistrate, so he was caught again and demoted from Shangzhou to Lingwu in the northwest.Does this have anything to do with Zhao Pu?Ordinarily, once the prime minister, would he continue to find trouble with a small official who has been relegated to a foreign post?It's too high to see the surname Lei. But Lei Dexiang's son didn't think so. He went to the capital to sue the imperial court, saying that Zhao Pu was behind the tricks, and he worked hard to find out the stains of several officials in the Xiangfu.As a result of this incident, one of Zhao Pu's confidants was executed, and the rest were expelled by Zhang Jue.And Mr. Lei was awarded the official name of the secretary province.As for why he became an official, everyone in the world can understand. Because of meritorious service, where is the merit, criticize Zhao Pu. Since then, the world has been surging, and everyone knows what to do.Zhao Pu's hard days are coming.But he should still not be in a hurry, let alone fear.Because at this time, he believed even more firmly in another iron rule in the officialdom. That is the emperor's code of conduct. Here is an example. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty three or four hundred years ago, when Kangxi was the emperor, Nalan Mingzhu, the minister of power, committed a crime and was convicted.In the middle of the night, Mingzhu went to ask his former retainer, Gao Shiqi, the current cabinet minister, to find a way.Gao Shiqi thought for a while and told him that if someone wanted to sue him for treason, the person who would accuse him must be someone from Mingzhu's mortal enemy, Suo'etu. Mingzhu was shocked when she heard this—rebellion?This is the crime of murder turned into a crime of murder, the crime is added to the crime, and the whole family is copied and beheaded! But Gao Shiqi smiled and said - you idiot, this is a life-saving trick that can only be used against first-rate emperors.It's very simple, if the emperor wants to keep his seat, he has to be optimistic about his courtiers, so he absolutely cannot tolerate one party among the courtiers overpowering the other... Do you understand?Even for himself, Kangxi will spare your life to contain Suo'etu. Although the order of the times is reversed, the principle is the same.Zhao Pu believed that Zhao Kuangyin would not allow Zhao Guangyi to bring him down completely. If so, Zhao Guangyi's power would become even greater. But Zhao Pu was wrong. Since Lei Dexiang's son won the imperial petition, Zhao Kuangyin quickly helped Zhao Pu's former subordinates, Xue Juzheng and Lu Yuqing, and began to work together with Zhao Pu in advising on seals, taking orders, and performing affairs. equality.From then on, his powers were no longer unique.And at this moment, his real disaster star appeared. Ludorson. This man was the last straw that broke Zhao Pu.Looking through the history books, it can be found that what Lu Duoxun did at that time was actually very ordinary. He just reported to the emperor again and again, saying that Zhao Pu was corrupt and perverted the law, connived at his subordinates, and also had very vague actions-"Every call is right, Attack the short of the general." It's just that Zhao Kuangyin often speaks ill of Zhao Pu in front of Zhao Kuangyin, but history has not explained what he said. It doesn't matter, the results are out.Zhao Pu was driven away from the capital by Zhao Kuangyin in August 973, the sixth year of Song Kaibao.The official statement was that Zhao Pu was afraid that he would be tired, so he was asked to go out and rest for a few days.And he was given the title of Jiedushi of the Three Cities of Heyang and Tongping Zhangshi, and he is still the nominal prime minister. Lost, absolutely lost.Zhao Pu was willing to gamble and admit defeat, and did not take any further stabs. He just wrote a letter to Zhao Kuangyin before leaving. The letter mentioned——"The foreign minister said that the minister underestimated the emperor's younger brother Kaifeng Yin, and the emperor's younger brother is loyal, filial and perfect, so it is not accidental." Your brother is perfect and you can love him with all your heart! Zhao Pu left.Thinking about it, the moment he walked out of Kaifeng city gate, the sadness and anger in his heart were relatively very little, and he would laugh.Zhao Kuangyin, I have tried my best. We have known each other for nearly twenty years and have worked together sincerely to achieve today... Don't blame me, no matter what happens to you in the future, don't blame me! Less than a month after Zhao Pu left Beijing, Zhao Guangyi was granted the title of governor of Kaifeng and king of Jin, officially becoming a copy of Chai Rong back then.