Emperor Yingzong's Ascension to the Throne
Song Renzong Zhao Zhen died late at night on 9th of the month of April 1 the next day, and the news of his death was spread outside in the early morning of April 1st. A complete set of official articles can be ignored, and you can directly look at the protagonist.
The Crown Prince Zhao Shu was like Zhao Kuangyin was rushing into the bedroom by "rebellious soldiers" at Chenqiao Post. All officials were headed by Prime Minister Han Qi, holding a yellow robe in his hand, and asked him to ascend the throne. His reaction was also very standard, and he kept shouting "I can't do it, I can't do it." This was normal. Refusal was necessary, but the next moment was too unique: the man turned around and ran away, and was about to disappear at the scene!
Han Qi and others immediately rushed over: Boss, the process is wrong, this drama cannot be performed! On that day, Zhao Shu was forced to put on the imperial robe by his subjects, and officially became the fifth emperor of the Song Dynasty - Song Yingzong.
But when everyone looked left and right, they always felt something was wrong. They didn't realize the problem until they carried him out to meet the officials and read the imperial edict of the late emperor: Zhao Shu's eyes were dull and his expression was stiff. He looked at the minister who was kneeling in front of him and crying in a daze. Not to mention taking the lead in mourning and mourning, he didn't even know how to take care of the hair scattered on his forehead. If there was any difference between him and a zombie, there were still two lines of tears.
The ministers whispered to each other and were very moved. Silent tears were really painful! A filial son! Even if he was not the biological son of the late emperor...
This kind of "filial piety" made Zhao Shu get sick on the evening of April 4, and he was incoherent and could not recognize anyone...
On the 5th, Empress Cao was honored as the Empress Dowager. On the 6th, the ministers submitted three requests to Emperor Yingzong of Song to obey the government. On the 7th, Emperor Yingzong issued an edict: I am sick and cannot obey the government! Si Tianjian also gave a memorial at this time: Recently, disasters will occur between the emperor and the empress dowager. Zhao Shu, this bitch, had more reason to avoid Empress Dowager Cao...
On the 8th, on the day of Renzong's funeral, Zhao Shu's "filial piety" reached an unprecedented level: the new emperor walked wildly in front of the coffin of the late emperor, running around and forth, completely disrupting the funeral of the late emperor and adoptive father! What's going on? Even the masters who killed his father and usurped the throne were Yang Guang, and Zhu Yougui, the king of Liangying, wouldn't he do this? He was so frustrated that he couldn't watch it anymore. Han Qi stood up, pulled the curtain to block people, hugged Zhao Shu in his waist, and asked a few eunuchs to directly send them back to the harem!
Disrespect the late emperor and betrayal! But the official explanation is: This kid is too "filial", and he is too sad, which leads to abnormality...
When he returned to the harem, sadness continued and filial piety was escalating. Zhao Shu became more and more powerful and began to beat and scold his servants. Although it was normal for the emperor to beat and scold his servants, you have to give him a reason, right? Zhao Shu didn't care about this. He would beat him when he said he would beat him, and scold him when he wanted to. To be honest, he just didn't have an axe in his hand, otherwise everyone would probably lack a big front teeth!
This kind of violence was actually used on his nominal mother, Empress Dowager Cao. At that time, the waiters couldn't stand it anymore, so they ran to the Empress Dowager to plead: Do you care about your son? He just entered the palace and accepted his life! The Empress Dowager went there. Judging from the cultivation and records of Empress Dowager Cao in the first half of her life, she could not be a violent mother.
But the warm persuasion was exchanged for these two words in the historical books of "son". As for how unruly it is? The dialogue was "hidden", and no one knows what Zhao Shu said that day!
There is no way! I got on the pirate ship... I could only knock down my teeth and blood. Who made me choose such a treasure as the emperor? Han Qi probably had everything in his heart... Empress Dowager Cao, come and rule the country from behind! I really don’t know what crazy this bastard Zhao Shu has gone!
On the 10th, the Khitan envoy Yelu Gu asked for a meeting. The court was really unsure of Zhao Shu's shameless performance, and suggested that it would be better to let the Liao envoy worship in front of the coffin of the late emperor and then exchange the letter of state directly, so as not to let Zhao Shu, the bitch, come up with something when he met. This suggestion was unanimously approved, but Yelu Gu insisted on noticing. Finally, in the fear of the ministers, the new emperor Song Yingzong met Yelu Gu. The two emperors of Song and Liao wanted to re-arrange their talents. But Song Yingzong did not know the birthday of Liao Daozong. Fortunately, Zhou Wen, a scholar of Longtu Pavilion, was alert, and he drew the birthday of Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji from Yelu Gu in a joke. It turned out that the two emperors were born in 10 years together, but Song Yingzong was born in the first month, and Yelu Hongji was born in August. Yelu Gu regretted "Now, my brother will serve in the Southern Dynasties again."
On the 11th, Emperor Yingzong of Song was in the west pavilion of Rouyi Hall, and Empress Dowager Cao was in the east pavilion, and officially ruled the country from behind the curtain.
On the 1st, Prime Minister Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang; Deputy Chief Political Affairs Ouyang Xiu and Zhao Gui; Privy Councilor Zhang Bing; Privy Councilor Hu Su and Wu Kui were all promoted.
On the 9th, Empress Dowager Cao's niece and Zhao Shu's wife Gao Taotao were made the queen.
The Great Khitan, Yelu Chongyuan, Yelu Nelugu, Xiao Huxi and others were making final preparations for the rebellion. The only obstacle now is the famous general Yelu Renxian. To succeed in the rebellion, one must first kill Renxian! So Yelu Nelugu submitted a report to Emperor Liao, "Please grant Renxian the envoy to recruit the Northwest Road." Liao Daozong probably did not see his cousin's ambition at all. Just as he was about to agree, at this critical moment in history, Yelu Yixin, a treacherous minister who ranked first in more than 00 years in Liao history, came on the stage to speak!
As the first treacherous minister of the Great Liao Dynasty, Yelu Yixin, who is the future second treacherous minister, Zhang Xiaojie and the third treacherous minister, Xiao Fengxian, has an unshirkable responsibility for the destruction of the Liao Dynasty! I really want to introduce this person solemnly: Looking at Yelu Yixin's life, it is very similar to Fan Zhongyan, "the first person in the three hundred years of the Song Dynasty". Except for the difference between good and evil, they each reached the same extreme, the path of life they took was almost exactly the same: they all rely on personal efforts, from low to high, and at the highest position, so that the fate of the country will change due to it!
Yelu Yixin was born in an extremely poor family. How poor is it? His father's nickname is "Qiongdila", but this cannot cover up the light of Yelu Yixin! This child was different before he was born. His mother had a dream and dreamed that she grabbed a sheep, broke her horns, and pulled out her tail. A fortune teller congratulated her on the word "sheep" for removing the head and tail, which was the word "king". Your son will become the prince in the future! With the poverty of Yixin's family at that time, his parents naturally regarded this as a satire and did not pay attention to it. But let's think about it again, it seems very fun? The poor Khitans used Chinese characters to tell fortunes?
Later, when Yelu Yixin was born, his parents were rushing to go and there was no water to bathe him. But after he was born, a clear spring actually appeared in the rut he had just driven out! This is only a little worse than in the Buddhist scriptures, when the Buddha Sakyamuni was born, he bathed him... It was just a little worse! Don't forget: the Khitan nation is a nation that believes in Buddhism!
The most amazing thing is Yelu Yixin's dream when she was grazing when she grew up. One day it was getting late and he had not yet returned home. His father found him in the grass and found that he was sleeping soundly, so he woke him up. Yelu Yixin woke up furiously and said that he was dreaming that a god was holding the sun and the moon for him to eat! He had eaten the moon (spoiler in advance: the queen died tragically in his hands) The sun was eating half (the prince died tragically in his hands), and suddenly he was woken up! It was really annoying.
Regardless of the truth or falsehood of this matter, Yelu Yixin's fate changed from then on. His father no longer let him graze, but learned some other skills. He was a first-class man among the Khitans in martial arts. He was more ordinary and could at most be an outstanding warrior. But he also had another very rare qualities among the Khitans: Yelu Yixin was elegant, had outstanding appearance, gentle appearance, and was especially well-educated in his behavior. He was not like a poor child growing up in the wild!
How did it come about? No one knows that it may be the unique talent of the first treacherous minister? Later, his courage made him the personal guard of Yelu Zongzhen of the Liao Xingzong. His position was a Wen clerk and the Taibao Seal. This was a pretty job, just like the staff of the Song Dynasty Pavilion, who could meet the emperor at any time and even accompany the emperor to the palace.
Once he entered the inner palace, Yelu Yixin's good luck came! The queen immediately discovered that this unique young man, "Xiang Ya, is like a eunuch who was specially trained, both gentle and elegant. He was kept to be a pen and inkstone official. This position is very low, but compared with the literary official, it is more beautiful! Because this is related to the personal hobbies of Liao Xingzong, Liao Xingzong was very accomplished in Han poetry and songs. The landscape paintings he painted, feathers, flowers and birds, were of high level, and he specially sent them to the Song Dynasty for his elder brother Song Renzong to see. Zhao Zhen gave it back with Feibai style calligraphy, which was a romantic story at the time...
Yelu Yixin was like a fish in water in this romantic environment, and his official position was quickly promoted to the guardian. When Yelu Hongji became the emperor, he climbed faster. In just a few years, he was promoted to the Privy Councilor of the North Court, King Zhao... a poor boy really became the prince!
As for what the secret is? It's very simple! Yelu Hongji is an upgraded version of his father Yelu Zong. Every feature of his father is carried forward by him: including his love for poetry, his queen Xiao Guanyin is the first talented woman in the history of Liao in 2000! Including his belief in Buddhism, he "fed 60,000 monks a year, and wished a thousand monks a day". The scale is the most important in the history of the Liao Kingdom! Including provoking the Song Dynasty, he will challenge Song Shenzong in the future...
Yelu Yixin followed the emperor in everything. Of course: there was the only opposition! But this opposition hit the nail on the head and received unparalleled rewards!
It was this time that before Emperor Daozong of Liao was about to drive Yelu Renxian out of the court, he consulted Yelu Yixin. Yixin, who had always been low-key and obedient, shook his head for the only time, "Renxian, the old minister of the late emperor, has the highest virtue. Do not leave the court immediately." On May 5, Yelu Renxian was appointed as the Privy Councilor of the Southern Court, King Xu.
History has proved that Yelu Renxian's stay was the greatest advantage in quelling the "Yelu Chongyuan Rebellion"! And this advantage was facilitated by the first treacherous minister Yelu Yixin!
He threw away the opportunity to be favored by himself and was willing to retreat second. Yelu Yixin either had too far-sighted or had too accurate vision, or had a good luck! No matter which one, it was very amazing! Yelu Yixin got the unparalleled favor from Emperor Daozong of Liao and the prince because of this sentence, which made the queen and prince die tragically in his hands in the future. This also established his unshakable position of "the number one treacherous minister of the Great Liao Dynasty"!
On the 17th, Fu Bi's mourning period ended and returned to the court to serve as Privy Councilor.
On June, Emperor Yingzong of Song Dynasty Zhao Shu was completely ill and could not leave. All political affairs were decided by Empress Dowager Cao alone.
Should I drink medicine when I am sick? Prime Minister Han Qi held the medicine bowl in his hand and delivered it to the emperor's mouth. It is said that this is a great benefactor. Without Han Qi, there would be no throne. Why should Zhao Shu give it some face? Zhao Shu gave it, tasted a little, and immediately turned his head. Han Qi still held the medicine bowl persistently and asked the emperor to continue drinking the medicine.
The next moment was shocked: Song Yingzong waved his hand and knocked over the medicine bowl, and the medicine soup sprinkled on Guardian Han! Even Empress Dowager Cao couldn't stand it anymore. Before, all of the four officials in the Song Dynasty respected the prime minister and had never happened like this! Empress Dowager Cao immediately ordered the eunuch to get a new robe for the prime minister to change it. Han Qi even said that he didn't dare, while Empress Dowager Cao said sympathetically, "There is no easy thing for Guardians."
At this time, the future Emperor Shenzong, the eldest son of Emperor Yingzong named Zhao Cheng, appeared. He knelt down and raised the medicine bowl to invite his father to drink. Zhao Shu was even more arrogant. He ignored him and pretended not to see him!
Alas! The "illness" is getting worse and worse. No matter whether he is heart disease, physical disease, or pretends to be sick without illness... No matter what, the emperor is unable to work for the time being. Empress Dowager Cao can only go to the front desk and take over the power.
At this moment, everyone felt a vague feeling of relief in their hearts: the new emperor was extremely unwilling to ascend the throne from the beginning. Maybe it was too much pressure? He became the current idiot. Now that the empress dowager comes forward to stop the matter for him, will it be better?
The answer is the opposite! The conflict between Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao is getting deeper and deeper. Finally, it is late. Empress Dowager Cao, who has never been angry in the first half of her life, is finally angry. She goes to find Han Qi: Mr. Han, what kind of beast are you choosing? How dare you be rude to your mother!
Han Qi was very calm. From this point on, a Han Qi who we had never seen before appeared. Or it could be said that the real Han Qi who had been hiding very well before was revealed! This person is super strong, vicious and shameless. Faced with the accusation of the Empress Dowager, he chose to fight back as soon as possible!
Let’s first define the matter: The emperor is sick! If one is sick, you don’t care about anything. Then, this sentence comes: “My ministers only see the official family outside, and the protection of the internal lies with the empress dowager. If the official family loses its care, the empress dowager will not be stable.” What is this? Since ancient times, even if the emperor dies, whether he dies of illness or is killed, unless the empress dowager conspires to kill him, what’s the matter with the empress dowager? Take a step back and understand in the best direction: Han Qi said that once the emperor dies, your empress dowager’s status will be unstable, because it is for the consideration of the empress dowager? That’s not right! The empress dowager’s reputation will never change. Even if a new emperor is born, it will only rise and rise, and be more respectful? What’s more, Zhao Shu’s son is still an adopted son, and he is so unfilial! If he dies, he will die. What’s the big deal!
To sum up, Han Qi can only explain this - if something happens to the emperor, don’t think it’s up to you, you must be the one who hurts him!
Chapter completed!