After Shao Song

Chapter 93
The name Zhao Chen is already somewhat unfamiliar to the newcomers of the Jianyan Dynasty, but the old officials clearly know that this is the eldest grandson of Taishang Daojun, and he was once established as the prince. If it hadn't been for that event The great disaster is the rightful heir to the throne.

But who can blame this?
When the wake at Zhao Guan's house was over, Empress Dowager Meng's Zi Palace moved to another hall and sealed the coffin with ice cave mercury.Zhao Chen, an important witness, came to Tokyo under the protection of heavy troops and under the care of Xu Jingheng. Zhao Guan's family knew that this matter was not a big deal, so they simply brought half of the secret pavilion's important ministers to receive him. Even Lu Haowen, who had just returned from Laizhou to recuperate, was not left behind. Of course, At such an old age, let's just sit down and reply. We don't need to be fussy after so many years.

Zhao Chen originally felt that he had nothing to fear, but at this time, it was just a matter of life or death.Anyway, waiting will lead to death, so it is better to fight with your life.But when he arrived at Chongwen Hall, which he had been to before, and saw the unfamiliar uncle on the ninth throne, the majestic purple-robed officials, and the capable Imperial Ban Zhi, he was still timid.

The palace remains the same as before, but it exudes a fresh atmosphere that is completely different from that of more than ten years ago. At the age of ten, he was dragged out of here like a cow or a sheep. There are wanton barbarians and screaming palace maids everywhere. The century-old nest of wealth has become a human world. hell.But now that the impressive prestige in simplicity can be seen before his eyes, he really doesn't understand, how can those people dare to overthrow such a monarch?Why?Are they the methods of evil spirits or the rumors that cannot be brought to light?

His mind was constantly working, but his body was exceptionally skillful in kneeling down and saying, "Long live the guilty minister Zhao Chen, long live my emperor."

Zhao Jiu already knew a little about the ins and outs, but he had to pretend, "You call yourself a guilty minister, what crime do you have?"

Zhao Chen didn't dare to say that I was guilty because of my father's treason. That didn't involve the officials, so he had to say: "My father is confused, and I am not angry with His Majesty for ordering him to write "Jingkang Memoirs." He wrote down his private complaints on paper, that's the sentence "I learned from Chen Si to compose poems, and my younger brother followed the example of Wei Wu in observing the sea." The complaining words were threatened by those who were interested. I learned about it not long ago. I tossed and turned, thinking that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, so I hesitated for half a month before making the first complaint. Know yourself guilty."

This said, Lu Hao asked this kind-hearted person a little bit unbearably, and said: "The son is hiding from his father. Although it involves conspiracy and cannot be merciful, hesitation is also human nature."

With his identity, he said such words, obviously hoping that Yuan Sheng and the emperor would save Zhao Chen's life no matter what.

Having served as a monarch for twelve years, Lu Haowen naturally followed the current officialdom from politics to academics. However, he was appreciated by Yuansheng and was easily promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng and Minister of the Ministry of War. He still treated Yuansheng and his wife with such kindness as monarchs and ministers, thinking Help if you can.

But Yuan Sheng was looking for death, so he had no choice but to try his best to protect Zhao Chen, which was worthy of Empress Zhu.

Zhao Jiu could not help but sell his face and said: "Mr. Lu is right, you get up first. The "Xingtong" stipulates that if the matter involves regicide and rebellion, although the son can sue his father and the wife can sue her husband, it is not a crime. You Now that you are here, you must understand this section, so let’s talk about it.”

"So that the officials will know that eight months ago, according to the imperial edict, I got married to Han Qiniang, the daughter of the Han family in Yutian, Yangzhou. After the marriage, I was supposed to go to Dongxiao Palace to see my father. However, Han Qiniang is the daughter of Han Chang, a gold thief from thousands of families, and she is not interested in my father. The words were very disrespectful, and my father said he was ill the next day. I thought he was angry with the bride, so he argued with his wife in anger, and then went to serve the soup and medicine. Unexpectedly, my father's illness became more and more strange, and not only the medicine and stone were useless , and often had nightmares and cold sweats, so I kept an eye on who he was interacting with, and sure enough, I saw one or two rats coming to the door, and they often talked for several hours. They also carried Taoist priests and fire workers on their backs." Zhao Chen said calmly. .

Hearing this, Qu Duan, who also came back to report on his duties, couldn't help but said: "At that time, the official family encountered the danger of Lishan, Yuan Sheng should have wished to shrink back, and everyone had to avoid him, so sneaky and secret talk , even a fool knows there is something wrong?" He did not think at all that although he was not responsible for the Lishan incident, he was still involved.

Privy Councilor Zhang Jun felt very upset when he heard that we are just here to witness the affairs of the royal family. Do you have the right to interrupt?Can this problem be corrected!He also said that his temper does not change, but I think it is his nature that cannot be changed, so I scolded him: "Qu Da, please don't interrupt Marquis Anding when discussing matters in front of the emperor."

Qu Duan curled his lips, giving face to his nominal superior, and said no more words.

On the contrary, Zhao Chen became more and more calm and said: "It doesn't matter, what the King of Zhenrong County said is exactly what I thought. After the news about Lishan in the official family spread, my father wanted to cover himself with the quilt day and night, but that's okay Normal, as Prince Qu said, these people who come to visit the doctor are unusual. Although they are secretive, I can always find out something if I pay attention. Although I cannot find out the mastermind, I also know that the person who funded it is Jiankang. The Xue family, the Jianzhou Zhang family, and the person who contacted them was Mo Chou, the number one scholar in the second year of Zhenghe." Speaking of this person, most of them changed their expressions, and Ma Shen, who had always been sympathetic to the southern opposition party, almost blurted out a curse word, and finally It just turned into, "You are a traitor and a traitor, how shameless you are! How can you still have the dignity to live!" Lu Haowen, Xu Jingheng and others also looked at him angrily, wishing to curse him to death.

Zhao Jiu looked at Lu Benzhong blankly and listened to the old master of the aristocratic family explain: "In the official family, after this Mo Chou won the first prize, because of his outstanding talent, he was able to become an official, serving as a secretary, a school secretary, and a living room keeper. In the first year of Jingkang, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and Zhizhigao. The two saints were favored by him, but he was a minion of the Jin people. After the two saints were detained, they forced the then crown prince, the Marquis of Anding. Out of the city. Hundreds of officers and soldiers rushed to follow and cried. Fan Qiong was afraid that something might happen, so he held Marquis Anding and Empress Dowager Zhu hostage with swords and sent them to Jinying in the same car. Later, this man led the envoys of the Jin Kingdom to inspect the treasury, and actively spread the decree for the Jin people and appointed Zhang Bangchang as their official. The emperor was known as the 'Ji Ji Gui'. Later, when the official ascended the throne, Duke Li let him go for the sake of the overall situation, but he was exiled across the state. I don't know how he survived to this day and was returned to Hangzhou!"

After hearing this, Zhao Jiu was dumbfounded and said for a long time: "He acted as an accomplice to the tiger and forced the mother and son to this point. Your father is still with him. My eldest brother has such a good temper!"

Little did they know that in the year of Jingkang, the country was about to perish, monsters appeared frequently, and anything could happen. After all, there were no two emperors in human history who took the initiative to surrender to the enemy together.

Even though Zhao Chen was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and angry after hearing this, and continued: "So when I saw this traitor, I couldn't control it, so I immediately punched him. During the fight, I listened. There are many disobedient words, and the traitor actually said that the official family is not the biological son of the Emperor Taishang Daojun."

It turned out that these words made Zhao Jiu feel calm and said without even raising his eyelids: "Oh, are you saying that I am a raccoon cat spirit or a dog demon possessed?"

The ministers below are also very calm. They have heard this matter a lot since Mingdao Palace.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen took the risk, and Shi Potian was shocked and said: "No, he said that Guan Jia was actually the son of the clan Zhao Lingjia, and was adopted by the Empress Dowager Pingcheng (Empress Dowager Wei). There is evidence from Daojun Emperor Qiao Guifei."

For a moment, the huge Chongwen Hall was silent.Zhao Jiu turned around blankly and asked Yang Yizhong: "They are talking about me?"

Suddenly, Lu Haowen stood up and shouted: "Whoever said this is rebellious and absurd, and slanders the Queen Mother. Please, Your Majesty, destroy his whole family immediately."

Zhao Ding was a little late, but also followed him and said, "That's true. I think the Supreme Daoist has more than twenty sons, so why bother to adopt them?"

Wan Qixi even got ahead of Zhang Jun and said anxiously: "Besides, the Queen Mother's status was not high at that time. How could she easily carry other children? Are the Queen, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the 24 Shang all just decorations in the palace?"

Even though the Emperor's reputation was so bad, all the ministers wanted to find another father for the Emperor, but if the official family was not of Zhao's blood, it would be a big deal.The reason why Empress Dowager Meng was appointed to the official family and why all the officials supported her was not because after Jingkang, the only direct descendant of the Zhao family was left.

And as several ministers analyzed, this matter is unreliable no matter how it sounds.

(End of this chapter)