The dream of a lonely hero

Feng Zan pondered, "For the crime of treason?"

Zhao Guangyi sneered, "How ridiculous! Zhang Jin privately raised nearly a thousand soldiers to plot a rebellion. When his family was searched, there was no money left but three servants. The former Kaifeng Prefecture Chief Officer Lu Duo said that the people Zhang Jin raised were all enemies of ten thousand people. This is really a far-fetched argument! If Lu Duo did not have the support of Prince Fu, how dare he frame the generals of the imperial guards? Later, the emperor learned about this and issued an order to give preferential treatment to Zhang Jin's family. Sir, why didn't the emperor order a thorough investigation? Now I am the chief officer of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Feng Zan pondered, "This is exactly where the emperor is smart. The commander of the imperial guards in front of the palace is in charge of the safety of the imperial palace. If someone reports him for treason, the emperor will definitely It was thrilling. How could His Majesty save himself when there was no evidence? How could the generals not be disheartened by the loss of a general because of a false accusation? "

Zhao Guangyi said: "Your Majesty will just let it go? Zhang Jin was also the one who saved His Majesty's life."

Feng Zan said: "Not entirely. In His Majesty's mind, Zhang Jin is not a suitable candidate for the commander of the Palace Guards. He is rough and boasts of his merits in saving the emperor. He is often tyrannical and lashes out at the soldiers. He is unpopular in the imperial guards. The commander of the Palace Guards cannot be too popular or unpopular. The commander of the Palace Guards is in charge of the imperial guards on behalf of His Majesty to a certain extent. Although Zhang Jin saved His Majesty's life, he will give up when necessary."

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Zhao Guangyi said: "How does this affect the emperor's order to thoroughly investigate the person who falsely accused Zhang Jing?"

Feng Zan said: "Just imagine that the person who falsely accused Zhang Jing is not an ordinary person. If we investigate thoroughly, it will cause a big uproar and involve many important officials in the court, leading to turmoil in the court, and will definitely affect the unification of Jiangnan. The gains will not outweigh the losses."

Zhao Guangyi said: "Then let the person who falsely accused go unpunished?"

Feng Zan said: "For the sake of the overall situation, the emperor has to do this."

Zhao Guangyi paused for a moment and thought: "Zhao Guangmei, Fan Yong's trick is really cunning. He killed Zhang Jing in prison and left him dead without evidence. He even calculated that the emperor would no longer After further investigation, Zhao Guangmei escaped unscathed. "He sighed, "Alas! Now Zhao Guangmei's cronies and confidants are all over the court. Should we just let it spread?"

Feng Zan looked at him anxiously and said, "Of course not, but the time has not come yet."

Zhao Guangyi said, "What time?"

Feng Zan closed the paper folding fan in his hand and said, "The South Court is anxious, and there are more anxious than the South Court! If the South Court is more anxious than the emperor, what will the emperor think? The emperor will give the South Court a hint sooner or later. The South Court should act like a chess piece in the hands of the emperor, and only by keeping a low profile can it be invincible. "

Zhao Guangyi slowly turned the rosary and nodded slightly.

At 3:00 a.m. that day, the emperor Zhao Kuangyin sat in the Purple Palace and received congratulations from all the civil and military officials. After the congratulations, the civil officials stood on the east and west sides.

The palace chief shouted: "If there is something, please report early. If there is nothing, please withdraw the court." Then the chief minister Shen Shunyi came out and reported: "The commander of the Southern Capital, Duke of Lu, Cao Guohua, led 100,000 troops to besiege the capital of the Southern Tang, Jinling, for ten months. Whether to attack or retreat, I hope your majesty will make a wise decision."

The emperor Zhao Kuangyin looked at the civil and military officials around him and said: "My dear ministers,What should I do?"

The court was silent for a while. Prince Fu Zhao Guangmei appeared from the crowd and said excitedly: "Your Majesty! I think Jinling has been fortified by two generations of kings of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Cao Guohua has been attacking for ten months and still can't take it down. It has become a tired army. Besides, my army that conquered the south is all northerners who have lived in the south for a long time and are not used to the climate and soil. They are sick. Now it is the best policy to return to the army for rest." As soon as the voice fell, most of the civil and military officials came out of the ranks and echoed, saying: "Prince Fu's words are very true. I hope Your Majesty will make a wise decision." Zhao Guangmei was very proud. The emperor looked at them and was silent for a moment. He seemed to say to himself: "That's right, is there any different opinion?" The court was silent. The emperor followed the order to leave the court.

Wansui Palace. The emperor walked slowly alone with a pillar axe in his hand. After a while, the escort Zhang Qing entered the hall and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty! The prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhao Guangyi, has been ordered to see the emperor. "After that, Zhao Guangyi went into the palace to pay homage to the emperor. The table in the palace had already been prepared with wine and food. The emperor invited Zhao Guangyi to sit down. Zhang Qing left the palace.

The emperor filled a glass of wine for Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Guangyi stood up and said, "Your Majesty! This gift is too expensive for me to accept."

The emperor said, "Sanlang, this is a family banquet and there is no need to be bound by the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects."

Zhao Guangyi said, "Brother, you are pouring wine for me, but I am not willing to accept it either."

The emperor sat down, waved his hand to signal him to sit down, picked up the jade cup and took a sip, saying, "The wine from the palace tastes great." Seeing that he didn't pick up the wine glass after sitting down, he said, "Why? I can't bear to drink it. When you return to the palace, I will ask the eunuch to prepare a few jars for you. ”

Zhao Guangyi looked at the wine in the cup and thought about it. The tragic scene of Zhangzhou Xiang Chunqiu being poisoned by Chen Xin's medicinal wine appeared in front of him. He was terrified and his hair stood on end. His hands and feet suddenly became cold and his face turned pale. The emperor saw his pale face and said hurriedly: "Sanlang is not feeling well. I will call the imperial doctor to treat Sanlang."

Zhao Guangyi calmed down and said: "Thank you for your love, brother. No need. Sanlang almost died after drinking heavily in Zhangzhou. Since then, he has been trembling all over and cramping his hands and feet. "

The emperor said: "Why didn't you report it to me?"

Zhao Guangyi said: "I dare not ask my brother to worry about such a trivial matter. ”

The emperor ordered the eunuch to bring him a pot of top-quality tea. He drank tea instead of wine, and the two chatted while drinking.

The emperor said: "Just now, most of the officials in the Purple Palace agreed with Silang (Zhao Guangmei)'s suggestion of "returning to rest and recuperating". What do you think?"

Zhao Guangyi said: "The front battlefield in Nanjing is thousands of miles away, and the battlefield situation changes rapidly. Sanlang really dare not talk nonsense. "The implication is that Zhao Guangmei, who is in the capital, dares to talk about the enemy thousands of miles away. After he finished talking, a group of officials echoed him. Strangely, no one held a different opinion.

He seemed to be answering a question that was not asked, but the deeper meaning was exactly what he answered. The two were playing dumb, using Zhao Guangmei's suggestion of "returning to rest" to say that Zhao Guangmei was almost universally supported in the court, and no one was willing to point it out first.

The emperor thought: "It seems that Silang has been trained. If he didn't have real insights, he wouldn't have been praised by so many officials."

Zhao Guangyi almost jumped up when he heard this, but he tried his best to restrain himself. After a while of silence, he said, "Brother! Sanlang does not agree with me. The discussion in the court must be a major matter that is not easy to decide. This is why all officials need to discuss it together. It is common to gather ideas and speak freely. Today, there is only one voice in the court. This--" he was about to speak but stopped.

The emperor encouraged: "Silang is your and my brother. This is a family matter. You might as well speak directly."

Zhao Guangyi said: "So many court officials agree with Silang. Over time, your ministers have become--" hesitantly "become--Silang's--ministers--but--but Silang is definitely not the kind of person with two minds. It's just that he likes to pretend to be cultured and make friends with some ignorant people. These ignorant people have invisibly put Silang on the fire. Silang is also young and can't think so far."

The emperor stopped chopsticks in his hand The son listened carefully, as if nothing had happened, and said, "I am shortsighted this time (speaking insincerely), Silang is young and inexperienced and needs experience! Where do you think Silang can be put as an official?"

Zhao Guangyi thought: "Xiangzhou Shannan East Road Jiedushi Guo Congyi is mediocre except for playing football. It is better to remove his military power and appoint him as Zhongshu Ling to stay in the capital when he goes to the capital to meet the emperor tomorrow. Silang will be the Jiedushi of Xiangzhou Shannan East Road. What do you think?" The prime minister Shen Shunyi secretly told him that the emperor had intended to remove the military power of Xiangzhou Shannan East Road Jiedushi Guo Congyi.

The emperor thought and said, "Yes. It is right to place a brother in charge, but his assistant should be chosen carefully."

Zhao Guangyi said, "Lu Duo, the acting governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, can be the governor of Xiangzhou and Shannan East Road."

The emperor thought: Zhang Jin died unjustly in the prison of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Lu Duo, the acting governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, could not escape the responsibility, but it was not good to punish him. He was sent to Xiangzhou and Shannan East Road under the pretext of helping Zhao Guangmei, and demoted him from the fourth rank to the fourth rank to imply punishment, so as to strike a blow to the arrogance of Zhao Guangmei's party. It was a good idea. Strategies; took a sip of wine, and said: "Sanlang's years of service as an official have not been in vain, and he has thought it through."

Zhao Guangyi said: "Brother, you are too kind! It's all thanks to your cultivation."

There is no evidence that Zhang Jing, the former commander of the Palace Front Division, privately raised his own army and deliberately rebelled. Fu Wang Zhao Guangmei and former Kaifeng Prefecture Governor Lu Duo were to blame. The emperor couldn't publicly convict them. In the name of guarding the vassal state, he ordered the transfer of Fu Wang Zhao Tingmei to Xiangzhou Shannan East Road Jiedushi and Lu Duo to Xiangzhou Shannan East Road Jiedushi. Ten days later, he left Beijing to take up his post. Fu Wang Zhao Tingmei was rampant and reckless, and Zhao Guangyi regained power without any effort. Zhao Guangyi returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, and his civil and military staff also made great achievements. Jia Su and Chai Yuxi became judges of Kaifeng Prefecture from the sixth rank, Liu Qi became the prosecutor of Kaifeng Prefecture, Yang Shouyi became the secretary, An Xi, "one-armed" Cen Chongxin, and "lame" Shang Feng became the palace guards.

Kaifeng Prefecture's envoy Lu Ze, the judge of the Kaifeng Prefecture's envoy Song Qi, the commander of the Kaifeng Prefecture's cavalry and infantry Zhao Yanpu, and the Kaifeng Prefecture's infantry commander Ma Sheng were sent out by Zhao Guangyi and stayed in Kaifeng Prefecture. Their official positions remained unchanged. Gao Qiong, Dai Xing, Yan Yun, and Li Bin were reinstated and concurrently served as the Kaifeng Prefecture's attendants.Wei, "Zhanwen Daoist" Liaoran Daoist, "Qianyong Junke" Sangzan, "Jianyong Junke" Fu Qian, "Double Mace Taibao" Yuanda, "Mengyong Junke" Ge Ba, Wang Yande, "Golden Hair Ghost" Yang Mao, Mi Chao, "Golden Sword Feather" Lv Shouwei, "Iron Palm Zen Zeng" Mingran were conferred as the ninth rank upper benevolent and brave school lieutenant, "Golden Hair Kunpeng" Li Chong, "Chuanyun Tuanpeng" Yang Jiong, "Iron Crutch Buddhist Guest" Daguo, "Death-urging Ghost" Cui Yinpeng, "Soul-catching Ghost" Gou Yinfang, "Green-faced Ghost" Qingyinsha, "Impermanence Ghost" Wu Yinzhong, "White-faced Ghost" (one-armed ghost) Baiyinluo were reinstated; Ma Yin was transferred to a clerk ninth rank lower Kongmu, "Little Mengchang" Chen Xin and Chen Yuxi were conferred as ninth rank lower medical officials, Cheng De, Wang Yuanyou, "Good Doctor Feather" Ma Shouzhi were conferred as ninth rank lower medical officials.

When Zhao Guangyi was demoted to Dingzhou, Wang Rong, the "Little Marquis of Peach Blossom Wen", took sick leave and did not follow him. Zhang Xun, the military advisor, Zhao Rong, the assistant, Liu Ao, the editor, and Wang Deyan, the military assistant of the warehouse, all changed their allegiance and joined Zhao Guangmei, the Prince of Fu, when they saw their master's defeat. Now that they saw Zhao Guangyi calm down and regain control of Kaifeng Prefecture, they changed their faces and joined Zhao Guangyi. When Zhao Guangyi heard from his servants that Wang Rong, Zhang Xun, Zhao Rong, Liu Ao, and Wang Deyan had come to see him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Such shameless people still have the face to see him! Come on, beat these capricious and dirty messes out!"

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