The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 215 The Alliance of the Golden Chamber
Ye Mengde smiled, and said tauntingly: "The king of the county has been investigating for a long time, hasn't he found out what he really wants?"

Zhao Gou shook his head in embarrassment, and said: "It's true that we haven't tracked it down. We can only guess that the person behind the scenes must have a lot of background, but I don't know who it is. But your identity is very important. I think you should know exactly who that person is. Whoever it is, things will be much easier next time."

"Sorry, I know who he is, but I can't tell you!" Ye Mengde refused politely.

Zhao Gou frowned and said, "Why?"

Ye Mengde didn't tell the reason either, but just smiled. Obviously he had some difficulties but he couldn't tell anyone. Zhao Gou didn't pursue this matter any further. He believed that one day he would find out who that person was, and he wasn't in a hurry. for a while.

"If the king of the county is free and elegant, you might as well listen to me and tell a story!" When the atmosphere between the two seemed a little awkward, Ye Mengde spoke again. He didn't wait for Zhao Gou to respond, and said to himself: " This is a long but short story, and the core of this story is the heir to the throne."

"Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the world has not yet been unified, after a hundred years of chaos. There was a general who was highly valued by the Emperor Hou Zhou at that time. Check, in charge of the imperial guards in front of the palace."

"I didn't expect to lead the wolf into the house, but the general won the country and forced the young emperor to take the throne. The general thought of the late emperor's long grace and bestowed the hereditary title on the descendants. The general won the throne, and there are many generals who can recruit good fighters under his command. The literati and refined scholars make suggestions, and soon the world will be unified, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."

Ye Mengde glanced at Zhao Gou, and said with a smile, "With the intelligence of the county king, he must have guessed who this person is!"

Zhao Gou didn't bother to pay attention, he knew who this person was even if he didn't say anything, but could he say it?After all, that person was the founding king of the Song Dynasty and also his ancestor, so he couldn't call him by his name or call him out, so if he was known by others, he would definitely be blamed.

"The next step is the end. After he conquered the world, the people had enough food and clothing, and the foreign enemies looked at them but did not dare to invade half a step. The external troubles were relieved, but internal troubles occurred, and this internal troubles were the affairs of the heir to the throne. At that time, he intended to The inheritance was passed on to the son, but the mother, because she was still young, changed the crown prince, made the younger brother the successor, and then passed it on to the son."

"At that time, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill. Taking this as an opportunity, she called the important officials in the court to enter the palace to record the last words, explain the future succession of the throne, and let the emperor pass on to his younger brother after death. The emperor was forced to help, and he did not want others to say He is disobedient and unfilial, so he can only let it go, but he doesn't want to cause more trouble."

"The Alliance of the Golden Chamber?" Zhao Gou also knew what had happened, and he was more aware of the dangers of the harem's meddling in politics. Part of the political problems in the Song Dynasty had something to do with the harem's meddling in politics, which also contributed to the trend of civil servants , and he also felt that there is no need for others to interfere with whoever is appointed as the crown prince. As an emperor, he can't even determine the heir to the throne, which is really a complete failure.

He also remembered that it was the Song Dynasty, and people in this era had long been sealed by corrupt etiquette and customs. If they really did not obey orders, even the emperor would be accused of disobedience and disobedience. Everything is bad, and Zhao Gou couldn't help thinking of a sentence that King Wu of Zhou once said: "There is no morning for a hen, and the morning for a hen is the only way to get home."

This is the earliest rule of the feudal dynasty that the harem should not be involved in politics. Zhao Gou also guessed what Ye Mengde was going to say later, that is, the influence of the "Golden Chamber Alliance" on the entire Song Dynasty, and this influence is related to the one to be investigated this time. The matter is related, that is to say, the person behind the scenes is a prince.

Zhao Gou was still a little uncertain, looked at Ye Mengde in a trance, and saw him continue to say: "From now on, whenever the emperor ascends the throne, there will be some people in the court who think that passing it on to the younger brother is better than passing it on to Zi, and they will also pass it on." Tell me what happened before."

"It is this kind of precedent, and it also created an unprecedented precedent. There has never been any dynasty where brothers died and took over the throne. If it weren't for this, how could there be battles between brothers and sons every time the throne was changed. This is also true. Invisibly causing the ministers of the court to disagree with each other, how can they be loyal to the Song Dynasty and the emperor, and how can they relieve the worries of the people!"

Zhao Gou knew what he meant, but pretended not to know, and said slowly, "What's the point of Mr. Ye telling me such a story?"

Ye Mengde took a deep look at Zhao Gou, then withdrew his gaze, and said flatly, "That's all for now, the rest is up to you!"

Zhao Gou then asked: "I'm curious, what kind of role did you play in this case?"

"Irrelevant role!" Ye Mengde smiled indifferently, and said: "It was just an unknown person, but at the last critical moment, he gave a fatal blow to reverse the whole situation, and he could also pretend to be cowardly and incompetent in front of others, without knowing anything. It is my responsibility."

"Thank you!" Zhao Gou sincerely thanked him, and he knew about it.

Now that Ye Mengde has truthfully revealed his identity, it’s easy to tell what happened. Cai Jing and Tong Guan wooed Ye Mengde and wanted to use him as a cover to achieve the result they wanted. By the hands of the two of them to achieve their own goals.

Both of them have the same purpose for the batch of silver, but Cai Jing and Tong Guan never dreamed that Ye Mengde, who seemed insignificant, would be the one who let the two of them take the blame but couldn't tell. .

The appearance of Ye Mengde also showed that Tong Guan did not lie, and he didn't know why things happened like this, and something unexpected happened in the end when he had calculated well.Moreover, he also made wedding dresses for others, and he was so futile that he felt aggrieved when he thought about it, and he was decapitated because of that incident. If he was alive, he would definitely yell at him.

Zhao Gou thought about it, and also guessed that the evidence left by Zhu Minzhong, only Cai Jing and Tong Guan, and everyone else would be destroyed. You don't need to guess to know that it is Ye Mengde's masterpiece, and after doing all this, Ye Meng seems to be unaware It seems that he seems to be muddleheaded and incompetent every day, which makes people relax a lot of guard against him. In fact, he has already planned a strategy to handle everything properly.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou had to admire Ye Mengde's ability, and he indirectly told himself through the story that the identity of the person behind the scenes was the prince, and he was also the prince of the Zhao family, that is to say, a member of the royal family.Then the purpose of snatching the silver is self-evident, and now he also wants to see which prince dares to do this.

(End of this chapter)