Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 494 The rift between the monarch and his ministers
"Marquis Xihun!"

When Li Qianshun, the Marquis of Xihun, offered prisoners to Kaifeng City, the whole city of Kaifeng was once again in a state of shock.

Although the last king of Dali, Duan Zhengchun, also experienced this, everyone knew that Duan Zhengchun was a puppet king, and the real power in Dali was the Gao family and his son. Unfortunately, the Duan family and his son were too fierce and both died. Duan Zhengchun is just a puppet!
However, Li Qianshun, the Marquis of Xihun, was a serious and powerful king. At the same time, Xixia was also the enemy of the Song Dynasty for decades. Different from the attitude of the Song Dynasty towards Dali, it naturally attracted the attention of the people of Kaifeng.

However, facing the anticipated prisoner presentation ceremony, Fan Zheng did not pay attention. Instead, his mind had already flown back home. It had been more than half a year since the expedition. He had been away from home for many months, and he already missed Li Qingzhao.

After finally waiting until the prisoner presentation ceremony was over, Fan Zheng couldn't wait to rush home.

"What, Fan Zheng has gone back!" Zhao Xu frowned.

This made Zhao Xu, who still wanted to talk to Fan Zheng and inquire about Xixia affairs in detail, give up in frustration! I couldn't help but secretly slander Fan Zheng who valued sex over friends.

"I am back!"

In Fan Mansion, Fan Zheng got an unexpected surprise as soon as he stepped through the door. Li Qingzhao who greeted Fan Zheng was actually pregnant with Liujia.

"You're pregnant!" Fan Zheng strode to the pregnant Li Qingzhao, feeling ecstatic.

Before the expedition, Li Qingzhao had been asking for more, and Fan Zheng had a vague feeling about it. However, he did not ask in detail, but he did not expect that Li Qingzhao was pregnant, and he did not reveal any news during the time he went on the expedition.

Li Qingzhao said with a smile: "Since my husband is away on an expedition, I am afraid of disturbing my husband's mind. I don't mean to hide it!"

Fan Zheng snorted coldly and said, "How can I be a husband who cares about everyone but abandons his own family?"

"Father!"

Fan Zhi on the side also rushed over, immediately making Fan Zheng's anger disappear.

Fan Zheng hugged Li Qingzhao and then hugged Li Qingzhao. Looking at his pregnant belly, happiness suddenly surged into his heart.

In the previous life, when the Northern Song Dynasty fell, both the Fan family and Li Qingzhao suffered catastrophe. Now that he has destroyed Xixia, he has rewritten the trajectory of the Song Dynasty. I believe that neither the Song Dynasty nor the Fan family will make the same mistake again!

Fan Zheng returned home and stayed with Li Qingzhao for three full days. However, he knew that the entire court was in a quarrel because of him.

In the past three days, the imperial court woke up from the ecstasy, and then began to reward a group of people who had made contributions to the Western Expedition. Other generals and soldiers were able to reward them, and even the hero camp that had just been recruited was rewarded successfully. However, when they When Fan Zheng, the coach of the Western Expedition, was awarding the reward, he found that Fan Zheng, who had just made great achievements, was the most difficult to award and could not award the reward at all! "

"I'd like to report to the officials that Lord Fan has indeed destroyed Xixia. However, officials should be cautious about awarding rewards!" All the officials advised him one after another.

All the officials couldn't help but feel embarrassed when they looked at Fan Zheng's resume. Fan Zheng and Zhao Xu were about the same age. They were less than 30 years old and had already destroyed the country twice. Based on their merits, even Zeng Bu's privy envoy would probably have been killed by Fan. It’s never too true!
First of all, Fan Zheng himself is too young. If he is made a privy envoy now, he will still have decades of official career in the future, as well as the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom. If on the contrary, he will destroy the Liao Kingdom when the time comes, , I’m afraid there will be no reward!
The second is the Fan family. Today's Fan family is too prominent. Fan Chunren was the previous prime minister. Although he has retired, his influence is still there. Fan Chunli is the right minister of the court. His fourth uncle has been promoted to the minister of household affairs, and Fan Zheng had just served as the transfer envoy between Zhejiang and Zhejiang. He had destroyed Dali before and now Xixia. His influence in the army was unparalleled.

In addition, Fan Zheng's cousin Fan Zhengping is now responsible for transforming the Xiang soldiers into a construction corps. Although the Xiang soldiers have low combat effectiveness, they have a total number of 400,000. With the support of Fan Zhengxie, the harm may be widespread.

What's more, Fan Zheng is the leader of the medical family, and the entire medical family will be used by Fan Zheng.

It can be said that Fan Zheng's power now is comparable to that of Zhao Kuangyin back then! This made all officials fearful.

"What, Fan Aiqing just wiped out Xixia and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty. You just let me suppress him! Wouldn't it be unfair to me!" Zhao Xu looked at the people who came to remonstrate in disbelief. minister!
Zhao Xu thought he was a wise king, but he innocently suppressed Fan Zheng, who had just achieved the victory of destroying the country. No matter how you look at it, it was the behavior of a foolish king!

Yang Wei made no secret of it and said: "The reason for being an official is not because the ministers are jealous of talents and talents and slander Fan Taicheng, but because of the ancestral system. Let alone Fan Zheng, even a lowly official in this position will treat him like this!"

The Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs. In addition, Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutiny, the Song Dynasty was more wary of military men. Fan Zheng was now the number one man in the army, so naturally all officials were more wary of him.

Cai Jing also added: "Of course, Di Qing was the same way back then, and Fan Taicheng is the same way today!"

The old and new parties work together to completely suppress Fan Zheng this time.

Zhao Xu sneered and said: "No wonder our Song Dynasty has lost consecutive battles and its national strength is weak. Now Fan Zheng has just destroyed Xixia, and the Liao Kingdom is still looking at it with eager eyes. The court has begun to suppress the heroes. Such behavior is simply cutting off an arm. I will never disagree!"

Zhao Xu presided over the reform, so he naturally disdained the so-called ancestral system, not to mention that the imperial court suppressed Di Qing, which resulted in a generation of military gods dying with hatred, and the Song Dynasty was still humiliated.

Moreover, Zhao Xu has even greater ambitions, that is, he wants to unify the world. There is also the more powerful Liao Kingdom in the north, the Sixteen States of Yanyun that have not yet been recovered, and even the rising Jin Kingdom. Song Dynasty needs a famous coach with a winning streak!

Coupled with the fact that Zhao Xu and Fan Zheng have an irreversible friendship, he trusts Fan Zheng more than anyone else.

"Officials, think twice. This is not a matter of friendship and trust. We are not deliberately suppressing Fan Zheng, nor are we suspecting Fan Taicheng's disloyalty. However, this move is to protect Fan Taicheng, and even more to protect the Song Dynasty." Zhang Dun stepped forward and said solemnly .

"Protect Fan Zheng, what do you want me to do? Take away all of Fan Zheng's official positions, let him stay at home, or go back to the doctor's home to practice medicine. How do you want the world to see me? How can the soldiers of the three armies not be disappointed! In the future, if you want to conquer Liao, Who would fight to the death for the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Xu angrily shouted.

Why did Zhao Xu not understand the thoughts of the new party and the old party? Their move may have been for the sake of the stability of the Song Dynasty, but it was absolutely true that they wanted to suppress Fan Zheng.

The old and new parties couldn't help but feel confused. This was also where they struggled. Unknowingly, Fan Zheng had become one of the unsettling factors in the DPRK.

However, the Song Dynasty still had a strong enemy, the Liao Kingdom, that had not yet been eliminated. I am afraid that Fan Zheng would need to be reused in the future.

"I would like to report to the official family that I would like to resign from the position of right prime minister!"

Suddenly Fan Chunli's voice sounded, and all the officials in the court were shocked, and they all looked at Fan Chunli in surprise.

They had just impeached Fan Zheng and the Fan family's overwhelming power, which had threatened the stability of the court, but now Fan Chunli turned against them.

Aren't you saying that I, the Fan family, have all the power in the government and the military? Then I, Fan Chunli, will resign from the position to pave the way for Fan Zheng. Let's see what else you can say.

"Mr. Fan, don't be impulsive!" Zhao Xu was shocked and quickly dissuaded him. Fan Chunli solemnly said: "Wei Chen was not impulsive, but had already planned. Wei Chen has been the prime minister for four years, and before that, most of the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty only served for one year. Wei Chen We know that the reason why the officials do not move the ministers is for the sake of the stability of the court. However, the officials do not know that if we stay in the position for a long time, it will also be unstable for the court.

"Besides, the officials below cannot be promoted, and I'm afraid they will also feel resentful and slack. We sincerely request to resign from the position!"

Zhang Dun's face changed greatly. Fan Chunli had indeed been the prime minister for four years, and he was considered a prime minister for a long time. However, Zhang Dun had been in high position since Zhao Xu came to power, and now he has been in high position for about ten years. . If he wants to resign, then he is probably the one who should resign.

"The minister has been in the position of left prime minister for too long, and I would like to resign from the official position!" Zhang Dun was forced to go out and resign.

The expressions of all the New Party officials suddenly changed. Zhang Dun was the leader of the New Party. He did not expect that Fan Chunli would pull out all the money and use his own body to force Zhang Dun to resign.

Don't you mean that the Fan family was too powerful and made the Song Dynasty unstable? No matter how powerful the Fan family was, they probably couldn't defeat Zhang Dun, who had been prime minister for ten years, let alone Zhang Dun's cousin. Zhang Kai was the head coach of the Northwest Road back then, and was responsible for many battles in Pingxia City. Why didn't you say at that time that the Zhang family was so powerful that it was detrimental to the stability of the court?

Prime Minister Su Song sighed helplessly: "The veteran is already old and has long been unable to handle government affairs. I would like to resign from the official position!"

All the officials in the court couldn't help but be in an uproar. Their plan to suppress Fan Zheng by relying on the righteousness of the court was originally foolproof, and even the officials could not refuse it. But now, because of Fan Chunli's behavior of protecting the calf, the three prime ministers resigned collectively.

"The ministers who had just committed the task of destroying the country were suppressed by the ministers. The three prime ministers of the day collectively resigned. It is simply nonsense! Do you think that I am a foolish king?" Zhao Xu was furious and shouted angrily.

Suddenly all the officials in the court were as silent as a cicada! Nowadays, Zhao Xu is the real emperor. Especially after the destruction of Xixia, Zhao Xu's reputation as a wise king has reached its peak.

Zhao Xu stood up suddenly, looked around at all the officials and said: "The world is uncertain. No matter how many handsome men like Fan Zheng are there, I will not suppress them! The three prime ministers are loyal to the country. Although they have been in power for a long time, they have made all the industries of the Song Dynasty... Everyone is happy, no doubt about it.”

"The officials are wise!"

All the officials bowed their heads one after another.

"It is passed down that Fan Zheng has contributed to the destruction of Xixia, and Fan Zheng is made the Marquis of Zhenxi. His wife Li Qingzhao is known to be talented, and she is specially made the fifth-grade imperial concubine! Now that the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is vacant, Fan Zheng is specially appointed to be the prefect of Kaifeng! Serve the country! "Zhao Xu gave the order directly.

"Prefect of Kaifeng!"

Many officials suddenly raised their heads. The prefect of Kaifeng was the most powerful prefect in the Song Dynasty. Fan Chunli was the prefect of Kaifeng back then. He made great achievements in managing the city of Kaifeng and was promoted to the right minister.

Who would have thought that Fan Zheng, who was originally known as Fan Yanei and secretly controlled Kaifeng Mansion, would now personally serve as the prefect of Kaifeng.

However, many interested officials were full of praise for Zhao Xu's move. What all the officials in the court were afraid of was Fan Zheng's influence in the military. According to Fan Zheng's achievements in destroying the country, the position that Fan Zheng should be promoted to is Privy Councilor. .

Now, although the position of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is not inferior to that of the privy envoy, he is still a civilian official. What's more rare is that Fan Zheng had made great achievements in managing the two Zhejiang roads in the first place, and now it is logical for him to be promoted to the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture.

In this way, Fan Zheng was deprived of his military power, and Fan Zheng was not suppressed. It could be said that it killed two birds with one stone. It was simply a superb imperial technique.

"The officials are wise!"

All the officials lowered their heads and said that they were afraid that Zhao Xu would have too much trust in Fan Zheng because of his friendship with Fan Zheng. But now it seems that although Zhao Xu has a lot of trust in Fan Zheng, he does not take the necessary precautions.

"There is an official decree. Mr. Fan has made great contributions in destroying Xixia. He is specially granted the title of Marquis of the West and promoted to the magistrate of Kaifeng! The Li family has been granted the title of Lady of the Fifth Grade of Imperial Order! I honor you here!"

When Zhao Xu's imperial edict arrived at Fan Mansion, the entire Fan Mansion was celebrating!
However, Fan Zheng frowned. Although Fan Zheng was granted the title of Marquis this time and was promoted to the prefect of Kaifeng, Fan Zheng noticed something unusual in it.

"Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Your husband must also consider a retreat!" Li Qingzhao was extremely smart and understood Fan Zheng's current situation in an instant!

But Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Don't wait any longer. The young man's head will turn gray and the sorrow will be empty! My husband once wrote this poem when I was a boy. I have never considered a way out, and all my evil methods have been eliminated. It’s for the Song Dynasty, but Madam can rest assured that even if her husband loses power one day, she still thinks that thanks to her husband’s efforts, she can still preserve the Fan family!”

Li Qingzhao buried his head in Fan Zheng's arms and whispered: "Only now do I understand the true meaning of repenting of my husband's search for a title!"

Fan Zheng took Li Qingzhao into his arms forcefully and said solemnly: "Everything I am doing now is to protect the Fan family and my wife. When the world is peaceful, my husband will go into seclusion with my wife, and my wife will recite poems and write poems for me." The husband hangs the pot to help the world, creating a good story!"

"Okay!" Li Qingzhao nodded solemnly.

After Fan Zheng comforted Li Qingzhao, he solemnly got up and went to the palace to express his gratitude! "

"Fan Zheng, a humble minister, would like to thank the officials for their kindness!" Fan Zheng said solemnly in the Chui Gong Hall.

Zhao Xu frowned. Although Fan Zheng was serious and didn't do anything rude, he seemed extremely unfamiliar to Zhao Xu! "

"You're blaming me!" Zhao Xu said while holding back his anger.

In his opinion, Fan Zheng must be resentful of him. It was clear that Fan Zheng had contributed to the destruction of the country, but Zhao Xu was unable to protect him.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "No, Wei Chen believes that officials should follow the advice of the officials. After all, the most unpredictable thing is the human heart."

Zhao Xu was immediately furious. He had obviously tried his best to protect Fan Zheng, but Fan Zheng didn't understand his painstaking efforts at all.

"In that case, then you can take up the post of Kaifeng Magistrate!" Zhao Xu waved his hand.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Fan Zheng raised his head and walked out of Chui Gong Hall!

Soon, the suspicion between Fan Zheng and the officials spread throughout the court, and many officials suddenly became excited. The evil doctor Fan Zheng was only able to achieve such success because of the trust of the officials. Now Fan Zheng has reconciled with the officials. If there is a estrangement between the families, everyone will surely be lost in the future.

(End of this chapter)