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Chapter 610 Death of Sima Guang (1)

Jiayin (29) in August of the first year of Yuanyou.

Zhao Xu got up in the morning and had just finished breakfast when Feng Jing came to report that he was recommending Chen Yijian of the Imperial Medical Bureau to see him.

Zhao Xu understood it as soon as he heard it and ordered: "Let him come to see me."

Not long after, Chen Yijian came to Zhao Xu. After bowing four times, Zhao Xu asked, "You are here, do you have something important to do?"

Chen Yijian lowered his head and said in obeisance: "Your Majesty, I know that I am incompetent..."

"Although I have tried my best, Duke Sima's illness has reached an advanced stage..."

Zhao Xu listened, sighed, and said, "I don't blame you for waiting."

Sima Guang's condition suddenly worsened three days ago.

First he was unable to walk, and then he became paralyzed. It was clear that his central nervous system had been disabled.

But what he owed the most was Pang Zhuang Min Gong, the benevolent prime minister who treated him like a son and taught him face to face.

It's still related to the war along the border.

"I can't be right!"

Then he formally sent an envoy to Sima Guang's residence to inform him that tomorrow, the imperial chariot will visit Sima Guang's residence in person to express his condolences.

The Young Crops Law, rebranded as "convenient low-interest loans," is still harming the people.

Chen Yijian fell to the ground and said, "I'm afraid it will only be in these three to five days."

And this is almost equivalent to telling everyone that Sima Guang is dead.

Not only did he ignore the dissuasion of his son Sima Kang and the persuasion of the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau, he began to write memorials and letters to discuss again.

"Please go back first."

"I just dreamed of Pang Zhuang Min Gong (Pang Ji)..." He said leisurely: "Zhuang Min Gong asked me, what achievements have I made in this life?"

Things like "Fujianzi" and "Famaliu" (Lu Huiqing is relatively thin, likes to dance and expressive when talking, so he was nicknamed "Famaliu", Maliu means monkey), etc., all blurted out.

Then he arrived at the Qingshou Palace and asked the two palaces to give permission.

When a patient does not follow the doctor's instructions, even if Hua Tuo is alive, he can only help.

I hope he can inherit his ambitions, ideals and ambitions and save the country and the people.

However, his memorial was not finished yet.

Zhao Xu sighed again, waved his hands and said, "I know."

He was lying on the hospital bed, looking pale at his son Sima Kang who came to the bed.

His life begins to count down.

However, he accomplished nothing politically in his life.

Chen Yijian could not bow his head again.

……

Thinking about his Sima Junshi's life, he became famous at a young age, had a harmonious family, a happy marriage, and a close friend.

After sending Chen Yijian away, Zhao Xu stood up and told his left and right: "Let's go to Qingshou Palace."

However, medicine does not cure diseases.

It is also time to leave the palace to express condolences, to show respect, and to accept all Sima Guang's political legacy.

In this way, how can the condition not worsen if the anxiety attacks the heart?

The reason why Sima Guang's condition suddenly deteriorated in a short period of time.

He did not destroy any of the backbone of Wang Anshi's evil method.

I feel sorry for my late father because he has no heirs and can only adopt one from his eldest brother.

The imperial doctors did their best to treat Sima Guang's illness.

As he spoke, tears fell from his eyes.

Zhaoqingfang, Sima Guang's house.

After he heard that something happened in Xihe and all four roads in Shaanxi were under attack, he couldn't sit still at all.

They had exhausted all means and even reversed Sima Guang's condition for a time.

However, he also felt sorry for many people.

I'm sorry for my wife. In this life, I rely on my beloved wife to take care of and tolerate me a lot, but I rarely find time to accompany me.

Pang Ji had vague expectations for him during his lifetime.

Zhao Xu asked: "How long does Lord Sima have?"

News came from the east side of the river that Lu Huiqing had led his army across the Kuye River.

Sima Guang was so angry that he cursed Lu Huiqing at home.

The exemption laws and exemption laws have only been partially adjusted.

The Baojia Law was still implemented in the border areas, and only the inner counties were abolished.

Moreover, none of the above was done under his leadership.

This made Sima Guang particularly frightened.

Although, he personally believes in neither Buddhism nor Taoism, or even the existence of ghosts and gods.

This can be seen from the book "Zizhi Tongjian".

Throughout the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", we will not talk about the taboos of ghosts and gods if we can, and omit them if we can.

Even if it has to be mentioned, it is usually brushed aside.

However, when his life was about to come to an end, he was still afraid.

Afraid of those people under the Nine Springs questioning him.

Especially Pang Ji!
I am also afraid of the future evaluation of him in the history of history - you, Sima Guang, are known as the world's wizards, are highly regarded by the world, were entrusted by the late emperor, and have been in power for more than a year. What achievements have you made?
The answer is no results!
Not a single thing has been accomplished, not a single strategy proposed, not a single law enacted!
How should future generations evaluate him?
Sima Guang had to worry about this.

Of course Sima Kang knew what his father was worried about. He said with tears: "My lord, just now the palace sent an envoy to convey the decree. It is said that the official family will lead the ministers to come in person to comfort your lord tomorrow."

Sima Guang listened, his eyes immediately burst into light.

The whole person became energetic all of a sudden!

Yes!

There is still hope for him!
Official family...official family...

Under the witness of the governors, he will leave his mark and offer his final loyalty as a minister!
……

Wen Yanbo walked slowly in Wen Mansion, leaning on several sticks.

His youngest daughter, Bao Shou's wife Wen Shi, supported him and walked slowly.

"I heard that the officials have removed Bao Erlang as the general magistrate of Xizhou?" Wen Yanbo asked.

"Yes!" Mrs. Wen lowered his head and said softly: "The official has obtained the official certificate from the Ministry of Personnel. The imperial edict is to enable him with grace. By special decree, he is promoted to Xuandelang and promoted to the general magistrate of Xizhou and the superintendent of Xizhou Prefecture."

After hearing this, Wen Yanbo sighed with emotion: "There are bandits and gentlemen who are like quarrels and discussions, like grinding."

"After returning home, Haosheng told Bao Shou not to insult the virtue accumulated by his father."

After saying that, the old master slowly walked towards his study, leaning on a few sticks.

Mrs. Wen sent him to the door of the study before bowing and leaving.

Wen Yanbo looked at his daughter's retreating figure and shook his head: "Alas!"

"If I and all my disciples could have someone like Bao Shou, I would be able to rest in peace."

However, his son, let alone compare with a gentleman like Bao Shou.

Even Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji, who have always been considered to be waiting for death, are not comparable!

As soon as these two people return to the court, Jiedushi may not be able to fish them out immediately.

But the official position must be stable.

Not only that, they also gained a large amount of industry in Xihe.

It can be said that all the credit and private wealth are obtained!

It's no wonder that the current relatives and ministers are all screaming and praising the current officials.

Who wouldn’t like an official family that not only gives them room to make meritorious deeds, but also creates legal and reasonable opportunities for them to make money?
However!
Wen Jia is not bad either!
Wen Yanbo knew that Bao Shou's dismissal was actually for him to see.

The subtext is: work hard and I will never forget the great master’s contribution.

Wen Yanbo slowly sat down on a recliner in the study. He leaned on the recliner and slowly swayed.

This recliner is a solid wood chair given by the palace. The wood is huanghuali wood from Yazhou. It is a recliner specially made for him, so it is called: Taishi Chair.

Lying on the Taishi chair, Wen Yanbo looked at the beam above his head.

"Sima Junshi will also pass away." He sighed.

"Ugh!"

There is another old friend, and I have to say goodbye to him forever.

Although, he and Sima Guang were already at odds with each other before entering the capital.

After entering Beijing, they even went their separate ways and could no longer pee in a pot.

But he was still a little reluctant to give up.

...The next day, August Yimao (30).

Zhaoqingfang was cleared by the Forbidden Army, with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps.

Just after Chenshi passed, the emperor's imperial driver came from Xuandemen and entered Zhaoqingfang.

Accompanying him were the governors of the entire capital.

Whether it’s a new party or an old party, everyone who can come will come.

In addition, Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang and other ministers who were closely related to Sima Guang were also ordered to accompany him.

A large group of people arrived in front of Sima Guang's residence.

Sima Kang, the son of Sima Guang, had been waiting in front of the door early. When he saw the imperial driver from a distance, he led his family and knelt on the ground to greet him.

"Ai Qing, please get up." Zhao Xu stepped forward and helped Sima Kang up. He is now almost four feet seven (about 148cm) tall, and he can be considered a little adult.

That is to say, he looks immature and his body is not strong enough.

However, Sima Kang's height is not very tall, he will be about 165 feet (about ).

So it's not funny that he helped Sima Kang up.

"Your Majesty..." Sima Kang was deeply moved, burst into tears, and bowed to thank him.

Zhao Xu nodded to him and asked, "How is Mr. Sima doing?"

"My father heard that His Majesty was coming in person and has been waiting for him for a long time." Sima Kang said with tears.

Sima Guang was already exhausted. In order to be able to speak normally and stay awake when the emperor came to see him, he asked the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine.

But this medicine is very debilitating.

Once the effect of the medicine wears off, the body will inevitably collapse at an accelerated rate, which is tantamount to suicide.

However, he persisted and no one could persuade him, and no one dared to persuade him.

Because everyone knew in their hearts that Sima Guang only had these three to five days.

Zhao Xu sighed as he listened, feeling a little guilty in his heart.

But the guilt quickly disappeared completely.

Because, although he was here to show off, he was also here to save Sima Guang's reputation.

Even giving him credit.

Therefore, Sima Guang should owe him.

With this in mind, Zhao Xu, surrounded by the governors and guided by Sima Kang, entered Sima Guang's house.

……

"Your Majesty..." When Zhao Xu's figure appeared in front of Sima Guang's bedroom.

Sima Guang immediately became excited and struggled to get up.

Unfortunately, his body no longer obeys the command of his brain.

Especially the entire lower body was completely stiff, and even the pain in the legs suffering from foot sores had been lost.

So he could only raise his head reluctantly.

"Master Sima, don't move." Zhao Xu stepped forward and looked at Sima Guang, who was excited by his arrival.

This important minister whom he hated to the bone in his previous life.

Of course, now, Zhao Xu already knows that Sima Guang did not do anything detrimental to him in his previous life, Yuanyou era.

Many things were done by others in his name - such as Liu Zhi, Wang Zhen and other Shuo Party leaders.

Then these things were pressed on his forehead by the new party that came back to power.

Zhao Xu sat on the couch, looked at Sima Guang's expression and asked, then ordered Sima Kang to help Sima Guang up, and then asked: "Do you have anything you want to tell me, sir?"

At this time, Sima Guang's entire face was sunken, leaving only skin and bones.

But his will is still very strong.

Seeing Zhao Xu, he snuggled into Sima Kang's arms and said, "I'm going to die soon..."

"Before dying, it is enough for me to be favored by officials, condescended to me, and personally come to comfort you. This life is enough for me!"

As he spoke, he looked at the ministers standing outside the door.

His eyes swept over these people.

Han Jiang, Lu Gongzhu, Li Qingchen, An Tao, Li Chang, Zhang Hong...

He let out a slight breath: "On his deathbed, I had a few stupid and vulgar words that I wanted to say to Your Majesty."

Zhao Xu nodded, reached out and held his hand that was as withered as a dead tree, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I must listen attentively to your advice."

"I would like to ask my husband to give me some advice."

Zhao Xu has perfected his acting skills in modern times.

Because he has so many subjects to learn from and figure out.

Sima Guang was deeply moved when he saw it.

There is no way, modern society has too many routines.

Not to mention Sima Guang, even many people in modern society are often tricked by others without paying attention, and are moved to tears.

"I heard that the thieves from the West are now invading, and Shaanxi is at war for thousands of miles..."

Zhao Xu nodded, this matter is now known to everyone.

"I also heard that there was a voice in the court, saying that if the Western bandits are defeated, they should mobilize elite soldiers and generals to pursue the victory and destroy this imperial edict?" As he said this, he looked at Zhao Xu nervously.

Zhao Xu nodded: "I heard something."

This voice was naturally made by the New Party.

The representative figures are Lu Huiqing from Hedong and An Tao from the court.

Lu Huiqing sent back a memorial two days ago, saying that he had sent out troops according to the imperial edict and was crossing the Kuye River to find the troops in the left wing of the Western Bandit for a decisive battle.

He confidently boasted about Haikou - he was willing to send troops and horses from the east of the river directly to Wuding River.

This is to attack the core areas of the party members.

An Tao, on the other hand, had another style of painting, and began to preach that he could destroy the enemy in one battle.

The impatience of the new party ministers has been fully exposed.

"Your Majesty!" Sima Guang looked at Zhao Xu and said seriously: "Such remarks will harm the country and the people and are absolutely unacceptable!"

"I understand." Zhao Xu nodded.

He started to express his attitude before Sima Guang wanted to express his pacifism and anti-war thoughts: "Although I am young and have never fought in war, when I was in the imperial examination, I was taught by the emperor: Husband, a soldier, The important matters of the country, the land of life and death, must not be ignored, not careless, and not careless!”

"Huang Kao then said that whenever troops are used, the leader should consider his own strength and act according to his ability...Don't use troops hastily, and you should be careful not to rush forward!"

"This is why I ordered Xianggong Zhang to attack Jiaozhi southward, but stopped at the Furiang River. Then I declared benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety to Jiaozhi, and ordered him to reflect on himself."

This is the truth.

This is also Zhao Xu’s true thoughts.

The current Song Dynasty did not have the power to destroy Xixia, nor was it ready to destroy Xixia.

Now is not the time to destroy Xixia.

Some things cannot be won by winning on the battlefield.

Politically and economically, everything needs to be considered.

Win on the battlefield, win on the battlefield, lose everything on the economy, diplomacy, and politics?
Therefore, Zhao Xu had strategic thinking about the Xixia issue early on.

Three words: sausage slicing!
Cut a piece today, cut a piece tomorrow, and boil the frog in warm water.

However, Zhao Xu did not expect that the Xixia people would take action before he took action.

Moreover, as soon as they come, they will attack directly across the board.

Except for Lu Huiqing from Hedong, who was arrogantly marching into the hinterland of Xixia.

All other theaters are on defense.

This time, the Dangxiang people emptied almost half of the country and came in full force.

This disrupted his plan.

It's not that they were afraid of the Dangxiang people coming in - after the Battle of Dashun City, the Dangxiang people never captured any important town in the Song Dynasty again.

What Zhao Xu was worried about was that the generals at the front would be dazzled by the victory, underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, repeating the mistakes of Haoshuichuan, Sanchuankou and Dingbianzhai.

Therefore, he has sent edicts to various ministers, strictly instructing not to advance rashly or pursue too deeply.

At the same time, he also defined the depth of the Song army's counterattack in this war - not to cross Hengshan (Xihe Road is Tiandu Mountain).

Because no matter how far it goes, the Song Army will be limited by logistical supplies.

In addition, he also set a bottom line for the Song army in this war, not to occupy an inch of the Western bandits' territory.

This is a smoke bomb.

It is also his disguise.

Pretending to be a naive Song Xianggong.

In fact, they are planning to secretly assassinate Chen Cang.

(End of this chapter)