Song Gexing

Chapter 51
Zhen Qi is not omnipotent. Zhao Fang secretly tried to inject Zhen Qi into Chen Yaozuo, but it had no effect and only relieved his pain from illness.

This made him understand that just because Qi could save his two younger brothers, it did not mean it could cure all diseases. Chen Yaozuo's body was exhausted, and even gods could not save him.

When Chen Yaozuo's family arrived, ten sons and forty grandsons knelt down from the inner room to the courtyard outside.

The old man then said: "The King of Wei is my student. I have achieved the ultimate glory in my life. Before I leave, I have to make a decision, that is, my descendants, Chen Yaozuo, will no longer use my kindness to serve as officials."

"Teacher!"

"Fang'er, don't talk."

Zhao Fang, who screamed in surprise, was interrupted by the old man. He looked at him and said, "You have great ambitions. As a teacher, you cannot change others, but you can discipline your children and grandchildren and cannot hold you back."

Then he looked at his children and grandchildren and said: "Don't say that I don't care about family ties. The Chen family has been officials for generations, and the family property is enough for you to live a prosperous life. If you want to become an official, you have to fight with your own ability. How can a man have no fighting spirit and rely on the favor of his ancestors? What a good man."

"Follow your father's teachings!"

"Respect the teachings of the Great Father!"

As the sons responded, the grandchildren outside the door also spoke. The ten sons of the Chen family are all officials in Beijing, and a dozen of the grandsons have already entered the official ranks.

Chen Yaozuo is really not worried about the decline of the Chen family, but being able to make this decision is indeed something that others cannot do.

After all, tiger fathers and dog sons are common. Take the Chen family as an example. The achievements of the three brothers Chen Yaozuo are unmatched by their descendants.

Two champions, one Jinshi, two prime ministers and one Jiedushi. This is the height of his three brothers, and none of his descendants later became prime ministers.

Even among Chen Yaozuo's ten sons, the highest official position was Yuanwailang, which was only a fifth-grade civil servant, far inferior to that of his father.

In the early morning of October 26, Chen Yaozuo, the Ming Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, passed away. He wrote a letter on his deathbed to stop Enyin, a descendant of the Chen family, from becoming an official, which caused a sensation in the entire Bianjing city.

"What on earth does Mr. Chen want to do? How can such a ridiculous thing be brought up..."

"Chen Xiangzhen is your husband! A man takes his own fame and fame, so there is no need for the favor of his grandfathers..."

Two different voices started a fierce debate in Bianjing City, and the Tai students were particularly enthusiastic. There were also remarks praising Zhao Fang, saying that he respected his teacher and served his mentor at his bedside until his death.

But Zhao Fang didn't care about these things now. This was the first time since he came to this world to send away someone close to him, a teacher and student for three years. Chen Yaozuo fulfilled his responsibility as a teacher and a father.

In addition to preaching and solving doubts, he also protected him from wind and rain, and used his influence to spread his reputation among scholars.

Three days later, the court discussed Chen Yaozuo's posthumous title. Zhao Fang hurried back from the funeral to go to court to see what posthumous title the ministers planned to use.

In fact, he didn't need to look. Chen Yaozuo was given the posthumous title "Wen Hui" in history. This was a very beautiful posthumous title in the Northern Song Dynasty, but it was not No. 1.

The best posthumous title in the Northern Song Dynasty was "Zhongxian". As for "Wenzheng", who was later revered as the number one, it was actually similar to Wenhui in this era.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were only two people with the posthumous title Zhongxian, one was Zhao Pu, the founding prime minister, and the other was Han Qi, who established two emperors.

Zhao Fang really wanted Chen Yaozuo to use this posthumous title, but the problem was that this posthumous title was later wasted. After the Southern Song Dynasty, he was despised and no one even looked up to him.

The reason is that after the great traitor Qin Hui in the early Southern Song Dynasty died, his posthumous title was this. Although this posthumous title was abolished after his remaining members were eliminated, after all, he had used it and everyone looked down upon him.

"King Wei...King Wei, His Majesty is calling you." Zhao Fang, who was supposed to be standing at the front, stood in front of Bao Zheng today. No one cared why he was standing there. After all, he was the governor of Kaifeng, so this was the case. OK.

He was so entangled that he didn't hear Zhao Zhen's voice at all. He was awakened by Bao Zheng pulling the back of his clothes.

He quickly raised his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, do you call me your son?"

"I ask you, what do you think of the posthumous title Wen Hui was suggested by the officials?"

Zhao Zhen didn't blame him. In his opinion, his son must have been exhausted these days, and he couldn't stop him from attending Chen Yaozuo's funeral. He still agreed with respecting teachers.

Hearing this, Zhao Fang was stunned and forgot to think about it again, and opened his mouth and said: "Chen Xiang is loyal to the king and benefits all the people, which can indeed be called a benefit, but I think the word "loyalty and dedication" is more appropriate."

"Zhongxian!"

The court was suddenly in an uproar. Han Qi was not dead at this time. In the entire Northern Dynasty for more than 80 years, only Zhao Pu had received this posthumous title.

But who is Zhao Pu? He was the right-hand man of the two kings who founded the country, the founder of the Song Dynasty system, and half of the Analects of Confucius to rule the world, and is praised by future generations to this day.

How could Chen Yaozuo compare with him? Isn't this partiality? Everyone was unhappy.

After Zhao Fang finished speaking, he was stunned. He was still struggling, so why did he say it out loud? What if...

"No, it's not just in case. I'm already here, and there's also the matter of Qin Hui's fart."

After thinking about this, the posthumous title Zhongxian is very important. Without Qin Hui as a troublemaker, the highest posthumous title in the Song Dynasty would still be Zhongxian.

"I object! Although Prime Minister Chen has worked hard and made great achievements, he has not yet reached the level of loyalty and devotion. Please don't let the king of Wei act out of emotion. A king must not have selfish motives, and the same is true for the crown prince."

It was Qian Mingyi, the censor again. When Zhao Fang heard that he was getting angry, he choked and asked: "Absurd! When did the little king become the crown prince? Your Majesty did not appoint a prince, and the little king did not live in the East Palace. Where does the idea of ​​a crown prince come from?”

Qian Mingyi knew that he had made a big mistake because of his quick talk, but he was stubborn and refused to admit his mistake: "The king of Wei appointed him as the governor of Kaifeng with the title of king. Isn't he the crown prince? The rules of our court have always been like this. It's just that there is a lack of registration documents. Who in the world doesn't understand that the King of Wei is the crown prince."

"This is a big fallacy! At that time, the King of Qi was also appointed as the governor of Kaifeng with the title of Wang, and later he was changed to the title of King of Wei. Wasn't he still demoted?"

Everyone froze, Qian Mingyi's neck tightened, and Wang Gongchen's heart was trampled by countless grass and mud horses. Zhao Fang dared to say this, but the officials did not dare to accept it.

Even Zhao Zhen was confused. Then he remembered that the title King Wei was unlucky. His son was referring to his third uncle Zhao Tingmei.

Zhao Tingmei first made him the King of Qi and the Prefect of Kaifeng, but later Zhao Guangyi wanted to abolish his inheritance rights, so he changed his title to the King of Wei.

On the surface, the title of the King of Wei was closer to the throne. After all, Bianjing was Daliang, the capital of the Wei Kingdom. But secretly, he was promoted and demoted secretly, taking away his position as governor and leaving him in Luoyang, Xijing.

How dare the ministers dare to say this compared to the bad debt, it is slandering the late emperor.

"Your Majesty! The most urgent task now is to give Prime Minister Chen a posthumous title. Other matters will be entangled here."

Wang Gongchen scolded Qian Mingyi for not opening the pot, so he had no choice but to go into battle himself and change things back to the original path.

(End of this chapter)