Early the next morning, all civil and military officials came to attend court.
Because the emperor of the Song Dynasty loved scholar-bureaucrats the most, he claimed that he would rule the world with them. Therefore, the positions of the emperor and ministers in the upper dynasty were only in the front and back, and they sat relatively casually.
"Now that the new official has succeeded to the throne, maintaining stability should be the first priority in everything he does. This matter of reform should be put aside."
In Cai Bian's view, the people who suffer the most from the reform should stop immediately.
Although the man mentioned above is only forty years old, he has a friendly look on his face. Although he is not in his prime, he is still elegant and elegant. He is Wang Anshi's son-in-law Cai Bian, who is now a member of the Privy Council.
Zhao Ji, who was sitting in the upper seat, was in his youth, with elegant eyebrows and a smile.
"What Xianggong Cai said makes sense."
If Cai Bian dares to complain like this, it's because he doesn't feel guilty.
But after hearing this, the people behind him raised their beards slightly.
The person behind him is the recently dismissed Prime Minister Cai Jing.
Unlike his younger brother Cai Bian, who is now full of ambition, Cai Jing seems to be much more restrained and does not dare to show off his arrogance in the court.
That is, the reformists in the DPRK.
What surprised everyone was that as Wang Anshi's son-in-law, Cai Bian no longer insisted on reform after Wang Anshi's death.
Sima Guang had just passed away, and now all the reformists in the court could only look to Cai Jing.
Cai Jing did not dare not to speak, "Officials and veterans believe that this reform was originally decided by Wang Xianggong. After several reforms, and now it has just gained momentum, if it is abandoned here, it will be a waste of food. If this matter is abandoned today, it will be a waste of food in the future.
It will never happen again. Officials are asked to think carefully. Do not let the decades of hard work of the two late emperors go to waste."
Zhao Ji had already discussed these matters with the Empress Dowager. He had dismissed Cai Bian once before, in order to attack Wang Anshi's old party. But for some reason, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were dissatisfied with this matter. On weekdays,
The new party and the old party were fighting to the death, but after Cai Bian was demoted, many people interceded for him.
The Empress Dowager said that such people are the backbone of the country. Now that Sima Guang is gone, the government is seeing a mixture of good and bad, and only Wang Anshi's son-in-law can be retained and reused. Anyone else, regardless of the old or new party, who wants to reform the law, will be kicked out.
Walk.
Zhao Ji also decided to make a show of force today in order to secure his position as emperor and then play whatever he wants.
It’s you, Cai Jing.
I heard that you and your brother have a disagreement, so I'm here to see if it's true today?
"Academician Cai, although I am not a direct descendant, I am also the son of the late emperor. Freedom lies in Bianliang City. We have been persisting in this reform for thirty years. If it had been effective, the Song Dynasty today would definitely be in the state of Qing and Ning.
, but it has led to more and more refugees.”
"Since no results have been achieved after persisting for thirty years, why bother spending more time on this matter?"
Cai Jing was speechless.
Cai Jingzheng felt helpless and urgently needed Zhao Tingzhi and others to speak, but Zhao Tingzhi refused to speak.
Suddenly, Chen Fu, the admonishing officer at the Yushitai, reported, "I am reporting to the official family that I will impeach Cai Jing today."
Cai Bian naturally frowned after hearing this.
"In the official family, Cai Jing has been friends with the chamberlain for some time. I have evidence here." Chen Fu presented the evidence of the crime.
Cai Jing was not a vegetarian. "The officials and ministers also reported that Chen Niang had an affair with the late emperor's maid. As long as the maid is captured, the officials will know after asking."
After Chen Yu heard this, he was naturally panicked and said, "Officials, Master Cai is spreading rumors and making false accusations."
"I will go and investigate. Let's stop here today."
Zhao Ji hurriedly retreated from the court.
When he returned to his dormitory, he ordered someone to cook a bowl of lotus seed soup that had been heated over a clear fire.
He sat in the palace, holding the lid of the teacup, thinking: These ministers fight every day and don't listen to what he says at all. The Empress Dowager did not say this to herself at the beginning. She told herself that once she did it
If you become the emperor, you can have all the inscriptions, calligraphy and paintings in the world, you can also have all the beauties in the world, and everyone will listen to you.
But what about the result?
He faced these old men all day long, watching them quarreling back and forth. He wanted to take out each other's crotches for everyone to see. If they continued to quarrel like this, it seemed that only their affairs were important, and his own ideas were not important at all.
There are also some old guys who are cunning and cunning. Even though they are below, if they sit slightly incorrectly or speak inappropriately, they will blatantly tell themselves that they don't take the emperor seriously at all.
Zhao Ji was very embarrassed. He looked up at the golden wire cage hanging by the window.
"I must find a way to treat these people docilely. I want them to go east, but they dare not go west."
Three days later, Chen Fu was found guilty and dismissed, and Cai Jing was demoted. When he came to Jiangning, Cai Jing was very dissatisfied and delayed his appointment.
Zhao Tingzhi was very surprised when he heard about this.
The eldest son Zhao Cuncheng said, "Father, isn't it clear that Cai Xueshi is at odds with the officials by doing this? Isn't he afraid of angering the officials?"
"This matter is not that simple. It has been several months since the official succeeded to the throne. Now both factions are trying to make a move. I am also helpless."
Zhao Sicheng said, "It's strange, why didn't Mr. Cai help his brother this time? Is he willing to watch his brother suffer?"
Zhao Tingzhi looked disdainful, "Think about it with your brain, if Defu did not join the army, but went to hang out in Fengyue. Would you still secretly see him every now and then?"
The two brothers felt very ashamed after hearing this.
However, after their father's advice, in order to preserve their innocence, the two brothers made an agreement not to visit him in the future.
The days passed very quickly. In a blink of an eye, Zhao Mingcheng had completed his three months of training in the army.
With Zhao Mingcheng's physical fitness and a little more training every day, he was naturally assigned to the Imperial Department. This was really a job based on his ability.
In order to squeeze in to the emperor's side and see what kind of person Zhao Ji was, Zhao Mingcheng also risked his life.
It's just that the newcomers all went to the reserve camp, so he didn't have the ability to sneak under the emperor's nose. Fortunately, he got together with Xu Yitian, Chen Zhiang and others again. The three brothers hadn't seen each other for more than a month, and they missed each other very much.
On the first day they were assigned to the new camp, the instructor gave them a break and asked them to go home and report the good news.
So there was a scene of three people standing on the bridge and pulling.
"Let's go to my house." Chen Zhiang took Zhao Mingcheng's right arm.
"Come to my house. I'll ask my sister to prepare delicious food for you. For you, I can make an exception and kill a chicken to treat you." Xu Yitian pulled his left arm.
"Hmph! It's just a chicken. I can kill a goose and then kill a chicken for Mingcheng."
"I can go to the river and catch fish for you."
Zhao Mingcheng's head exploded after hearing this.
"Stop! Each of you go back to your home, and I will go back to my own home."
"Weren't you all kicked out? Your father has passed away, and your two brothers don't seem to be good people. They may not welcome you if you go back."
Zhao Mingcheng frowned, but he couldn't let his traitor father and the two of them see these two people.
Otherwise, you will be in big trouble.
Besides, he can inherit millions of dollars when he returns home.
"Everything will be clear when I get home. You two, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, come to the door of the Zhao Mansion, the Minister of Rites, and I will meet you there."
Xu Tiantian raised his eyebrows. He suddenly felt that the name Zhao Mingcheng was so familiar. It seemed that he had heard this name a long time ago. "Zhao Mansion - what are you going to do there?"