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Chapter 496 Wen Yanbo: I am indeed old!

Guihai (seventh day of the fifth lunar month) in the first year of Yuanyou.

Zhao Xu personally came out of the palace, surrounded by the ministers and the imperial guards, and went to Qinxian's house in Xianyifang to express his condolences and visit to the two imperial uncles and their sons.

Naturally, I also met Zhao Xiaoqian, who was only fourteen years old now, encouraged him and gave him a jade belt.

Then, they are nephews and uncles.

Returning to the palace, he reported to the two palaces, and all the officials said: I support your majesty, I am lucky to have a good relationship with you, and the two kings serve you respectfully. The princes support the emperor, and the affection is expressed in words. Your majesty treats him with kindness. Proper etiquette, graceful appearance and good preparation are the blessings of the country and the dynasty!

When the two palaces heard about it, they issued an edict and ordered the Academy of Academicians to write a poem saying: The former emperor was very kind to his brothers and used kindness to win over his righteousness. He did not allow his second uncle to move outside, and he blocked King Wu to wait for Zhou and Zhao. The empress dowager and the empress dowager strictly followed the court's laws and used righteousness to control kindness. At the invitation of the two kings, they went out to live outside their homes, which was why Confucius was far away from his son! Today, His Majesty, the Emperor, personally favors the residence of the two kings, and bestows gifts on the two kings and their sons through the way of a close relationship. This is the way for a king to serve his second uncle! The saints are different, but they all belong to the Tao and can be the law for all ages.

The Empress Dowager was very happy after seeing the lyrics. When she learned that the person who wrote the lyrics was Fan Chunren, a Hanlin scholar, she was immediately overjoyed and said with emotion: "Sure enough, he is indeed Mr. Fan Wenzheng, who is well versed in the way of a saint."

This word was written into her heart.

The heavenly family is indeed a harmonious family, loving each other without any worries.

That sentence can be a law for all generations, which made the Empress Dowager extremely happy.

So the imperial edict granted Fan Chunren a jade belt and four hundred households in the city.

This is also one of the benefits of having an in-house Ci Chen.

If a word is well written, it will win the favor of the heavenly family. Simplicity will be in the heart of the emperor and he will be regarded as a confidant.

He is also a Hanlin bachelor, which is why he is regarded as having four heads.

Therefore, after sending people to communicate with the Empress Dowager and Zhao Xu, he ordered Yousi to join Xu Wanghao and Jingwang prefectures, and give the envoys five thousand guan each year in order to express their kinship with the country's clan members, and the special purpose was implemented. To give, that is to say, without saving money, it is always a thousand coins.

But the Empress Dowager would not know that when she was happy, there was already an undercurrent surging in Bianjing City.

Following this, Bianjing Xinbao tracked the "possible" "torture to extract confessions" in Yushitai for two consecutive days.

Some people began to sit still.

Lu Tao, the supervising censor, suddenly began to impeach Wang Zishao, who wanted to be a doctor in the imperial examination and appointed as the minister of the Ministry of official affairs.

The reason is simple.

Wang Zishao is an ugly and careless person.

It means that the character is not good, the morals are corrupt, and it can be said that there is nothing except ability.

And Wang Zishao is a standard New Party official.

At the beginning of Xining's reform, the old party literati and officials organized the "Ya Nei Diamond" as one of the "Ten Diamonds".

This means that this person specializes in maintaining relationships within the office, playing clingy ways to gain advancement, and running for important positions in the ministry.

As soon as Zhao Xu saw the bullets sent by Tong Jian Si, he laughed: "Sure enough, some people can't sit still."

If he had not studied abroad in modern times, he might have been confused by this article that seemed to have nothing to do with the Li Yong case.

You would think that this matter has nothing to do with the Li Yong case.

Unfortunately, he studied abroad in modern times.

Moreover, he studied under the top domestic experts on Song history.

There is no shortage of trips to museums and libraries everywhere.

Many details were also explained by the teacher.

Naturally, just look at the name of the person who was impeached, and then look at the name of the person who was impeached.

He already knew the intentions of these people.

"This is leading us in the direction of party struggle!"

"How brave!"

Zhao Xu might be able to tolerate other things.

However, if someone wants to cause trouble in the court and start a party dispute, then he will not be polite.

Zhao Xu put down the bullet and hooked his hands at Feng Jing.

Feng Jing immediately came to him: "What are your orders?"

"Where is the Queen Mother now?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Reporting to everyone, I heard that the Queen Mother is in Baoci Palace today, chatting with the late Emperor's concubines."

"The Empress Dowager, Concubine Lin Xian, Concubine Xing, Concubine Wu De, etc. are all here."

"Oh..." Zhao Xu nodded and told him: "You go to Baoci Palace to send a message, saying that the weather is good today, and I would like to invite my mother to come to Funing Palace to enjoy the flowers."

"promise!"

Watching Feng Jingyuan go, Zhao Xu grinned.

"Lu Tao and Lu Yuanjun..."

"That's not surprising!"

This man is Sansu's fellow villager and good friend, and he was a Jinshi in Huangyou's fourth year.

Among the old party, he is well-known as a leader and a standard clean figure.

This guy's talent is pretty good.

During the Xining period, I passed the system examination!

It should be noted that in the Song Dynasty, there was a higher achievement than the Jinshi.

This is the system exam. Needless to say, the difficulty of the system exam. Those who can pass the exam are those who are academically and talented. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, only thirty people have passed the exam so far.

One of them is in the current capital hall - Zuo Xiang, Shen Guogong Lu Gongzhu.

Great writers and scholars such as Su Shi and Li Gou were also Jinshi.

This Lu Tao is extraordinary.

And Zhao Xu knew a detail. In the past, the person who recommended Lu Tao to join the manufacturing department was named Zu Wuze.

This one is Jiayou veteran, whose qualifications are almost as high as Wen Yanbo's.

Zu Wuze actively participated in the ancient Chinese revival movement of that year, advocating schools and promoting education.

As a result, he became famous all over the world.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would have already entered the three provinces and two governments, and could even become a veteran like Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu.

So, why didn’t Zu Wuze become the author of Sima Guang and Lu Gong?

The answer is - he was caught by Wang Anshi's chicken feet.

corruption! corruption! Form a party!

With three consecutive blows, Zu Wuze's reputation was completely ruined and he was demoted to the deputy envoy of the Zhongzheng Army. In the Song Dynasty, when an important minister was demoted to be the deputy envoy of a certain festival, it basically announced to the world that this person's crime was confirmed. Moreover, the emperor was very angry, but he did not punish him severely just because of the dignity of the scholar-bureaucrats.

And disappearing into the court with Zu Wuze were two bad habits since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

One is that Hanlin bachelors and Zhongshu scholars all used polished pens when writing internal and external poems under the old system.

Generally speaking, Hanlin bachelor's degree is composed of two hundred words, and Zhongshu Sheren is one hundred words.

After Zu Wuze was demoted, Hanlin bachelors in the academy and Zhongshusheren in the capital no longer accepted polishing pens.

Another thing that disappeared with it was the gratitude silver presented to the emperor by the imperial examinations and new scholars since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Yes, you are not mistaken!

Before Xining, the new scholars had to give silver to the emperor on the day they were released from the imperial examination.

Not much, a hundred taels per person, a child and an old man without deception.

So the imperial examination was held every three years, and each time two to three hundred Jinshi were admitted, the emperor could get two to thirty thousand taels of silver, which was a blessing.

And the relatives are even more beautiful.

Every time this time comes, it is their opportunity to make a fortune.

The silver presented to the emperor as a token of gratitude should naturally not be of too poor quality - this new scholar, you don’t want your silver to be missed by the officials because of its poor quality, right? Come, I have high-quality official silver here, all stamped with Zuozangku!

By pressing this fingerprint, you can present it to the officials.

The interest required is not much, 30% to 50% a year.

You have to ask, what should I do if I can’t afford the loan and can’t pay it back?

Be with a rich woman!

There are many wealthy businessmen in Bianjing who are willing to spend a lot of money to choose a Jinshi husband for their daughter.

On the day the results are released, as long as someone shouts: Won.

Baozhun immediately gathered around him, numbering 70 or 80 people, picked them up and ran away.

Even if you are fifty or sixty years old, you can still marry a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and get a generous dowry ranging from several thousand guan.

If you are younger, such as an unmarried Jinshi in your twenties or thirties, it will be expensive.

If the ranking is higher, it may even be ranked in the top fifty.

There are all the unmarried girls in Bianjing City for you to choose from, and relatives and prime ministers will compete for them.

It's a pity that such a good policy was canceled because of Zu Wuze.

This makes Zhao Xu really regretful!

At that time, it was Wang Zishao who presided over the trial of Zu Wu Ze's case.

On the surface, as a disciple of Zu Wuze, Lu Tao chose to stand up for his benefactor, embarrass Wang Zishao, and even attack and attack Wang Zishao. But what about reality?

Zhao Xu knew very well that this was all about fighting for the party.

Because Zu Wuze's case involves many, many people.

Among them, the most important person is called: Wang Anshi!

At that time, it was Wang Anshi who gave instructions to Wang Zishao to deal with the case of the ancestors without a choice.

The origin lies in what happened in the early years of Xining when Wang Anshi was serving as a Hanlin bachelor in the Hanlin Academy.

At that time, Zu Wuze was a Hanlin bachelor, and his ranking in the bachelor's college was above Wang Anshi.

According to the custom at that time, Hanlin bachelors wrote lyrics and received a polishing fee, which was reasonable and legal.

Therefore, Zuwuzai can take it with peace of mind.

But Wang Anshi didn't want a penny.

This deeply angered Zu Wuze - Oh, you are noble and generous, you don't want retouching fees, right?

Where to put my face?

As a result, Zu Wuze became Wang Anshi's first political opponent.

Before the old party emerged, he became the vanguard of the anti-Wang Anshi movement.

From now on, every time you see the king, you will rebel!

But his butt was not clean, so Wang Anshi caught his chicken feet and kicked him out of Bianjing City, becoming the first opponent defeated by Wang Anshi.

Likewise, in the following time, Zu Wuze, a corrupt official, was plated with gold - the first important minister to oppose Wang Anshi!

First of all, we can see that Wang Anshi is a capable official who is evil!

A humble gentleman!

corruption?

How can a gentleman be greedy?

He was just framed by a villain.

Therefore, Zhao Xu could tell at a glance that Lu Tao was a drunkard, and his intention was not in drinking, but in Wang Anshi.

The reason is very simple.

Denying Wang Zishao can overturn Zu Wuze's verdict, and overturning Zu Wuze's case is equivalent to denying Wang Anshi.

If you deny Wang Anshi, you can discredit Wang Anshi.

Once Wang Anshi stinks, the new law will naturally follow.

Can the new party tolerate it? It must be unbearable!

They all rode on top of their heads and flew away!

Definitely do it!

Party strife will be set off like this, and then... naturally no one will pay attention to other things.

"Shi Deyi!" Zhao Xu said to Shi Deyi, who was always beside him.

Shi Deyi immediately stepped forward: "I'm here."

"Do it!"

"Get that news out."

Shi Deyi raised his head and looked at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu said softly: "It's... the thing that Lu Tao and others discussed last month, but I left it out."

"No!" Shi De bowed and accepted the order, but huge waves were already rising in his heart.

"It turns out that the officials are waiting here!"

only……

That was all last month. How would the officials know that it could be used this month?

Could it be that the officials still predict the future? So, wait for others here early.

Zhao Xu looked at Shi Deyi's strange look, laughed, and said, "I'm not a god."

"How do you know so much?"

"It's just a matter of preparation!"

Even the crows at Yushitai knew that they had to prepare some things in case of emergencies.

As an emperor, he naturally has to be prepared so that he has cards to play at any time.

In particular, Zhao Xu knew that the radicals of the old party could not be quiet.

Even if nothing happens, they will stir up trouble.

Even if the New Party is defeated, they will fight among themselves and split themselves into Shu Party, Luo Party and Shuo Party.

Therefore, Zhao Xu had to guard against it.

Therefore, you have to pay attention at ordinary times, collect some black materials or dig a few holes for others.

Shi De bowed and stepped back.

So, in the afternoon of this day, a breaking news spread in Bianjing City.

The supervisory censor Li Xinglu Tao, the supervisory censor Zhu Guangting, Zuo Zhengyan Liu Fengshi, etc. have written to discuss that because Taishi, Shou Sikong, Pingzhang and Wen Yanbo are important military and state affairs, they are old and sick, and they should not be honored as emperor's teacher. Worry about government affairs and national affairs.

As soon as the news came out, Wen Yanbo immediately closed the door and thanked guests.

Put on a front: Yes, yes, you are right. I am indeed old and sick. I really have no energy to take care of the country and government affairs.

Your majesty, your majesty, and all the ministers, don’t ask me, a bad old man, to go to court in the future!

Yes, you young people all say that I, Wen Yanbo, am old and sick.

This is indeed true of me, I was wrong! Shouldn't stand in your way.

Anyway, you guys are tired of seeing me as a bad old man.

As for me, I am also very knowledgeable.

Let’s all be decent!

Although Wen Yanbo himself did not say this, nor did his family members.

But on this day, the servants of Wen Mansion frequently met other senior officials in Beijing or servants of the Prime Minister's family in the name of going out to buy food or shopping.

As soon as they meet, they sigh loudly to attract others' attention, and then say similar words in passing.

Elders and subordinates of the prime ministers, if you dare to neglect, report it immediately.

Then, the prime ministers and elders will know.

Got it!

Stirring a hornet's nest.

Who doesn't know that Wen Yanbo, an old man, has always been hypocritical, likes to manipulate others, and even more likes to rely on his elders.

On weekdays, even if he had nothing to do, he would always put on a show, showing off in front of others that he was a senior member of the four dynasties, the emperor's advisor, and an important military official in Pingzhang.

Han Jiang invited him to the capital hall to see the details of the military service. He had to put on a show, and Han Jiang had to invite him three times and four times before he would go.

Now, a few dumbfounded young people, unable to grasp the importance, actually wrote a letter about such a thing.

How is this embarrassing him?

This is obviously a chance for this old man to show off!

It's over now!

If he loses his temper, I'm afraid the two palaces or even the emperor will have to coax him back!

The governors were dejected and could only report the matter to the two palaces for instructions on how to deal with it.

Zhang Fangping and Sun Gu were laughing at home and rolling their eyes at the same time.

"Why do you only talk about Wen Kuanfu?"

"Where is I!?"

The two elders were filled with hatred.

He memorized the names of Lu Tao, Zhu Guangting, and Liu Fengshi and wrote them in his diary. The comments were quite harsh.

He just said that Wen Yanbo was old and sick, so he should stop worrying about government affairs.

What do you mean?

Do you mean that I, Zhang Andao (Sun He’s father), am not worthy?

Ah! young people!

So the two elders immediately sent people to Wen Yanbo's house to deliver a greeting card, saying only that they wanted to visit the Grand Master.

He came out fiercely, created a wave of presence, and made the gossip crowd in Bianjing jump around like a melon field.

　Note: Historically, because of this matter, Wen Yanbo lost his temper and put on all the airs, forcing Gao Taotao to quit. After coaxing him for more than half a month, he finally said: Ah ah ah, although I am old, But he is still willing to contribute to the country.

　　The people involved are disgraced.

　　It can only be said that the old party has this virtue and likes to fight among themselves, but it picked the wrong target and was ridiculed by Wen Yanbo.

　　Note 2: Zu Wuze, history books say he was 'not corrupt', but I don't believe it.

　　It was Jiedu Deputy Envoy who was demoted because of Zu Wuze.

　　For an important minister to be promoted to the rank of official, one step away from three provinces and two governments, to be demoted to deputy envoy of Jiedu is almost the same as a court official being reorganized. There must be solid evidence, and the circumstances must be particularly serious. Things only bring punishment.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)