Chapter 151 A layer of window paper
Where does the confidence of the king come from? No one knows what he is doing. In addition to being suspicious of what the king says, he also feels mysterious to the unpredictable prophet next to the king. In the eyes of these people, the king is always a mystery. His lukewarm and impatient, but from time to time he makes people feel that there are some earth-shaking things. A halo is shrouding him.
Wang Zan believes that the information he got is the fastest, but it is not ruled out that Zhao Hao also gets the information quickly. When the crisis appears on Zhao Hao, what will he do? Will he quietly endure it or do the last fight? No matter what Zhao Hao does, Wang will take thorough precautions.
At this time, Zhao Hao was almost bored to death. In the past few days, there were always strangers outside Zhao Hao's Wu Rong's palace. After hearing the reports of the bodyguards several times, he felt that Wu Rong's palace seemed to be stared at. Even Zhao Hao faintly felt that someone was following him when he went out. What kind of person was he was detecting Wu Rong's palace. If you don't do something bad, you won't be afraid of ghosts calling the door, while Zhao Hao did something wrong, which made him feel bad. Originally, he should not be in the capital, but I just heard that Zhao Yu was about to die. The empress dowager has begun to prepare the dragon robe of a ten-year-old child. If she is not in the capital at this time, wouldn't he miss a great opportunity?
Today's Zhao Hao is in his thirties. Imagine that if Zhao Yu dies, he is of course the most suitable candidate to take over the throne. Will he let the child under the age of ten sit on the throne? The more Zhao Hao thinks about it, the more reluctant he is. However, if he wants to win the opportunity, he relies on his prince's title alone and his emperor. The identity of the emperor is far from enough to rely on the soldiers in his hand. The two brothers of the Gao family are simply useless in Zhao Hao's eyes. Without the support of the ministers of the court, any kind of identity is useless.
Zhao Hao remembered several of his fans in the court, and one of the most important characters was Cai Zhen.
Speaking of Cai Zhen, this is not an ordinary person. The northern scholars have an opposing and offensive attitude towards Wang Anshi's change of law. They point out that Wang Anshi's group is a group of treacherous ministers. Except for Wang Anshi's recommendation to power, other people are mostly treacherous ministers in orthodox history books. In fact, most of these people are resolute reformers, Wang After An Shi resigned from the throne, the number one reformist who insisted on the new law should promote Cai Ke. When Wang Anshi was in power, he recommended Cai Ke as the main book of the third class and migrated to supervise the imperial history. In six years of Xining, Wang Shaoxi River won the battle against Xixia, but the defendant misappropriated military expenses. Cai was ordered to handle the case and redress the injustice. Later, Cai Qu came to visit the political affairs. Zuo prime minister Wu Chong thought To change the new law, Cai did not give in. He took the example of Xiao and Cao followed the example, saying that the new law is "now that your majesty has established by himself, how can one person hold a grudge and ruin it?" In the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Cai was awarded the title of right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu, that is, the official name of the right prime minister.
In order to get the support of ministers, Zhao Hao clearly knows that the two factions of reform and conservatism are almost irreconcilable, and Xining's ten-year reform was finally abolished. In addition, many conservatives have recently returned to the court. These are the direct cronies of the empress dowager. Now the situation is becoming more and more complicated, and they want to get the support of ministers. You must state your position, and Zhao Hao's position is to appease these reformists. It seems that he can continue what Zhao Yu didn't do in those years.
, Zhao Hao seems to have ignored one thing, that is, he forgot that there is a vital person who really wants to get the support of these people, that is, Wang, but Zhao Hao has been hostile to Wang from the bottom of his heart, and he believes that today's Wang has long lost power, not to mention However, he will continue to support the reformists, and there will be any reason for Wang Bian to oppose him. Unfortunately, he was wrong. He did not know Wang Bian's current thoughts. Whether he reformed the new law or not, Wang Bian will do his own thing. Once history is pushed into progress, the reform of the Song Dynasty will be a matter of time.
It was surprisingly quiet in the palace for several days in a row. Zhao Yu's condition seemed to be getting more and more mysterious. Zhao Hao really couldn't sit still. He sent someone to invite Cai to the house. In about a stick of incense, a sedan chair stopped at the back door of Wu Rong's palace. A man dressed up with the sedan chair knocked on the door, and a family member opened it. At the gate of the courtyard, I handed over the invitation. Before long, the sedan chair was carried into the courtyard of the royal palace. The family looked around and right, and only someone seemed to be looking this way around the corner, so he hurriedly closed the courtyard door again.
Cai Ke came out of the sedan chair. As the right prime minister, it is inevitable that he will be regarded as a handle if he has had a close relationship with the emperor. The man asked, "Where is the prince?"
"Wu Rongwang is waiting for Cai Xiang in the study." The familyman said and led the two of them to the study.
The man who came from all over with Cai Ke is called Xing Shu. He is a famous man around Cai Ke. He often gave advice to Cai Ke. The two walked into the study of King Wu Rong one after the other and saw what King Wu Rong was writing on the desk. When they saw the two people coming in, they put down the pen in their hands.
"Please invite Cai Xiang to come so late. Thank you for your hard work." Zhao Hao arched his hand and asked Cai to sit down. Xing Shu stood beside Cai Qu and waited for Cai Qu's orders at any time.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I'm sure the prince is in such a hurry to see me. There must be something important to discuss." Cai said politely.
"Well, I'm all idle. Now when I see Cai Xiang trying so hard to maintain the new policy, I admire what Cai Xiang has done. However, in the past few days, some elders in the court have returned to the court. Those are all old ministers who oppose the new policy. I'm worried that Cai Xiang is alone and can't do anything alone, so I specially invited Cai Xiang to come to comfort me." Zhao Hao looked compassionate. He looked like he was compassionate.
"I'm sorry for your concern. In fact, I'm also worried. Fortunately, I have Xing Shu." Cai did look at Xing Shu and said, "He often goes in and out of the door of the ministers at that time, such as Sima Guang and Lv Gong, but he can also send me some information."
"Oh, this is Xing Shu. I've known you for a long time. Come on, Mr. Xing, please sit down." Zhao Hao gave Xing Shu a seat, and Xing Shu hurriedly thanked and sat behind Cai Que.
"I have to say that Cai Xiang has a appeal. If I remember correctly, Mr. Xing was strongly opposed to the new policy in those years. Because of a dispute with Wang Yu and Wang Yuanze, he was almost dealt with by Wang Xianggong, but there is this matter."
"The person the prince said is me." Xing Shu replied. .
Did you think wrong? Why didn't you see Cai Ke and Xing Shu together for a few days? Zhao Hao was a little strange. When he looked at Cai Ke, Cai Ke immediately understood Zhao Hao's doubts and explained with a smile, "Who didn't have been young and frivolous? Xing Shu did oppose the new law in those years, but now he knows the beauty of the new law. There are some changes."
Xing Shu also hurriedly explained: "What Cai Xiang can say, I can have today thanks to Cai Xianggong's love. Although I opposed the new law and had a close relationship with Sima Guang and others, only Cai had a kindness to me, and I recommended me as a foreigner. I should only try my best. Work for Cai Xiang and work for the court.
Zhao Hao was a little relieved when he heard this: "To say so, at present, the imperial brother is still fine. I'm afraid that in case of a mistake, the imperial power will fall into the hands of others, and there will be a change. For nearly ten years, those conservatives who oppose the new law have almost no place for the imperial court to stand. Now once they turn over, I'm afraid they will Revenge on us people.
He also included himself in the support faction of the new law. It seemed that Wang had a grudge against Wang Anshi in those years, but in any case, those grudges were not inhumane. Perhaps the world also sighed at Zhao Hao's heart and actually married the remarried daughter-in-law of Wang Anshi's mansion. Just like Xing Shu now, he did not understand the situation in those years. Seeing Zhao Hao's words, he immediately greeted him and said, "The prince has always supported the new law and is close to these officials who are focusing on reform. I think that the prince still has a lot of friendship with the king. I think the reason why Sima is in power now is nothing more than the lack of a wise king like King Wu Rong in the court."
This is ** naked flattery. The reason why Xing Shu said so is also related to his personal experience. During the reign of Shenzong Xining, Xing Shu was admitted to Jinshi and made up the main book of Yong'an. After Lv Gong's recommendation, he was Ren Chongwen College. Xing Shu was very insatisatisfactory, so he told Wang Pian, the son of Wang Anshi, about a lot of new laws implemented by Wang Anshi. Due to the drawbacks, Wang Anshi was furious and wanted to deal with him. The official also went to Shu Shenzong and said that Xing Shu was originally a new scholar. If he had not been an official, he was in the pavilion, and there were many inappropriate things. Therefore, the two crimes were returned to one. Xing Shu was expelled from the court and appointed as the magistrate of Yanling County. Soon Yanling County was abolished, and Xing Shu was not transferred to another position. He became an unemployed wanderer. Between Shaanxi and Luo, it was seven years. In these seven years, Xing Shu naturally held a nameless fire in his heart. Fortunately, he finally "captured the clouds and saw the moon". Seven years later, the court suddenly remembered him and restored his official as the school secretary. Wu Chong appointed him to proofread the pavilion, and soon moved to the history museum inspection school and the author Zuo Lang, Cai Que and Wu Chong. There was a gap. After taking office, all the people appointed by Wu Chong were expelled from the stage. Xing Shu's heart suddenly turned into fifteen buckets of water. He was uneasy and couldn't sleep. He lived in the house every day and did not dare to go out. He was afraid that Cai would hit him. At this time, Emperor Shenzong read a "Send" written by Xing Shu. Wen Yanbo's poem, and he also praised the poem in front of Cai Zhen for its beautiful words and his ability. Cai established Xing Shu as a member of the staff. Xing Shu did not know the root of the inside. He was grateful for a moment. He took Cai Qu as a backer and gave himself a deep trust, made suggestions for Cai Ke, summoned famous scholars, and made some "reform" suggestions in political affairs. The two of them were more **Coming with you.
Looking at Xing Shu's experience like this, he knows that he has read a lot of books since he was a child and is proficient in classics. He has all the stories of success and failures in his heart. Every time he talks loudly, he is full of words. He has the temperament of lobbying between the seven kingdoms in the Warring States Period, but he is proud of his talent and learning, but he is repeatedly frustrated, so he is afraid that once he gets involved with the powerful, he seems to have been caught. He refused to let go of a life-saving straw. What's more, the person in front of him is King Wu Rong, whom Cai has mentioned countless times, and he is also the person he thinks is most likely to take over the imperial power. At this time, he will wait for a good flattery.
As soon as Ming Jun came out, Zhao Hao's eyes lit up, and Cai couldn't help looking at Zhao Hao's expression. If this layer of window paper was broken, no one could say whether it was light or a basket behind him.