A big storm in the Song Dynasty court began to brew unknowingly.
If it weren't for a smart man like Zhang Ji, if he hadn't happened to bump into Lu Duoxun's guard of honor when he came back from Qianjin Yixiao Tower, this thing wouldn't have happened. There are many inevitabilities in it. For example, if Zhang Ji wants to ascend, he must
If Lu Duoxun is kicked off, Lu Duoxun will definitely find ways to suppress the person who poses the greatest threat to his status. However, there are many accidents in the whole thing, and this is a completely uncontrollable accident.
Xue Ruoan revealed to Zhang Ji that King Zhao Guangmei of Qi was befriending the deposed Prime Minister Zhao Pu, and he knew that it was indeed premeditated. The main messenger behind her was Cui Dalang. Qianzong couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to challenge Cui Dalang's authority. This was his
It was an intolerable thing. But he didn't want to cause a quarrel between Qianzong and Xianzong because of this incident, so he had no choice but to choose one way: to take the fire under the cauldron and kill Zhao Guangmei.
But Zhao Guangmei is a prince after all. If he is assassinated, no one can predict what the consequences will be. Even if Zhao Guangyi wishes for his brother to die early, he will definitely use the power of the entire country to find out the truth.
Fighting against the murderer. The assassination of the prince in the place where he was stationed and the death of the enemy in front of the two armies are completely different in nature. Only with the help of one person can this matter be handled flawlessly. In addition to his identity, this person
Could there be a second emperor of the Song Dynasty who was the supreme emperor in 1995?
Therefore, Cui Dalang needs to plant a nail in the heart of an important court official first. When necessary, he is the most powerful witness and the medicine that prompts Zhao Guangyi to make up his mind. It happens that Qianjin Yixiaolou is someone who can easily collect intelligence and contact important court officials.
After entering the venue, he wooed Xue Ruoan, and Zhang Jie, the deputy prime minister of the dynasty, was also Xue Ruoan's benefactor, so Zhang Jie naturally became his choice.
However, Zhang Jie also had his own desires and pursuits. He suddenly discovered that if this unintentional information worked well, he could achieve his ulterior purpose, so he began to actively use this matter. Both parties
The purposes were different, but the desired results were similar, so with their unknowing but tacit cooperation, the whole thing accelerated in the direction they expected.
Zhang Jie found out that Zhao Guangmei and Zhao Pu did exchange letters. The two had a good relationship and were both from Tianya, so they kept in touch with each other through letters. After Zhao Guangmei was half pushed and half pushed to the point of being exploited by the Jisitang Qianzong forces, although Zhao Guangmei did not dare to immediately put her
Zhao Pu was informed of his intentions, but he was even more focused on winning over this retired prime minister who still retained considerable potential power in the court.
A prince in trouble and a prime minister who has lost power have very close contact with each other. What would the emperor think if he knew about it?
What Zhang Jie has to do now is to find a way to bring Lu Duoxun in, and then he can tell the emperor about it. The rest of the things don't need to worry about him at all, no matter who he is.
Whether it is a wise or a foolish emperor, they all know what to do at this time. The emperor can tolerate anything, but only actions that threaten the imperial power. Launching a counterattack is the instinctive reaction of any emperor who can still control the overall situation.
So, Zhang Ji took action.
When Zhao Pu was in power, Lu Duoxun played almost the role he plays now, even worse than he does now. At that time, Lu Duoxun was only focused on climbing up, but he was not yet able to threaten Zhao Pu's status. At that time, Zhao Pu
The biggest enemy is the current Holy Emperor. Therefore, when Prime Minister Zhao Pu was driven out of the center of power by Zhao Guangyi, the governor of Kaifeng, there was no conflict between Lu Duoxun and Zhao Pu, so the relationship between the two people was relatively good.
During the holidays, Lu Duosun, who is now the prime minister, would also send a gift and write a letter to the retired prime minister according to the etiquette, so as to maintain ceremonial contact.
This is enough. Zhang Jie is not a stupid person. Since there is a connection between the two people, he has ten thousand ways to make the connection between the two people closer. Once something happens, they will never be able to escape the relationship.
Zhang Jie had just taken power not long ago, and he could only use a few tricks to bring down Lu Duoxun. First, he used the limited connections he had to create some troubles for some courtiers and local officials.
Zheng, these officials who are in trouble are all people who were once promoted by Zhao Pu and still belong to Zhao Pu's lineage.
Every official has some things that should not be known to the public, and they are not necessarily corruption and bending the law. For example, if a major case occurs under his jurisdiction, he conceals it and reports it for the sake of evaluation, or there may be quarrels between brothers, neighbors, etc.
Disputes, or family members running rampant in the countryside, are not very serious matters, but if they are found out by the imperial emissary and recorded in the files, their performance in the examination will not be high and their future career development will be affected.
The Censorship Office was never allowed to have anything to do with the prime ministers, but every prime minister tried their best to control the Censorship Office. When Zhao Pu was here, almost the entire Censorship Office was under his control, and only a few censorship officers were under Zhao Guangyi's control.
They caught him in a trap, and finally used Zhao Pu to get carried away, occupy the imperial land, build a mansion and other things to attack his key points and drive him out of Bianliang.
Now the method used by Zhang Ji is similar to that of Zhao Guangyi. Most of the censors in Yushitai are now under the control of Lu Duoxun. But if you want to support some people, you have to squeeze out the interests of others, so these people turned to Zhang Ji.
Although it was only a small part, it was enough. Zhang Jie just gave a hint, and his people began to patrol the place, conduct evaluations and inspections, and then discovered some misdeeds of the remaining officials of Zhao Pu's lineage, and recorded them in the files.
The imperial censor has the power of supervision, but the final power of examination belongs to the prime minister. This power of examination is also the power of personnel. Therefore, whether these issues that can affect his future but can be ignored, whether they are major or minor, are taken into consideration depends on Lu Duo
Xun has the final say. This is the power of the prime minister. These officials are originally from Zhao Pu's lineage. If they go to Lu Duoxun directly, they may not be willing to see you. But it's okay if Lu Duoxun does. If Lu Duoxun refuses to see you, such a move
It was obvious that excluding their old club would offend Zhao Pu, so their only way was to write to Zhao Pu immediately after the evaluation censor left.
Zhao Pu and Lu Duoxun have a good relationship because they have never had a chance to conflict head-on. Zhao Pu's remaining power is no longer enough to influence the government. It can only allow the old prime minister to retain some connections and make it convenient for his nephew. Although
Back then, Zhao Pu was so powerful that he was not even looked down upon by the mighty King of the Jin Dynasty. But now he is short of breath and has no choice but to write to Lu Duoxun for help because of his few remaining connections.
Zhao Pu's remnant power is harmless and poses no threat to Lu Duoxun. Naturally, he has to give the old prime minister some face. Sooner or later, he will retire one day. The rules in the officialdom cannot be ignored, so he has to help Lu Duoxun with this favor.
Duo Xun helped, and Zhao Pu should show off, so he wrote a letter and sent a confidant to send some inexpensive but tasteful gifts, or poems and poems written by himself, or pictures painted, which was his duty.
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Reciprocity was a given, and Lu Duoxun could not just accept gifts without returning them to the old prime minister, so Zhang Jie just made the beginning, and everything that followed followed his rehearsal.
When the number of contacts between Lu Duoxun and Zhao Pu exceeded the normal frequency of contacts between a serving prime minister and an emeritus prime minister, enough to raise a question mark in the emperor's mind, Zhang Jie used the Zhao Guangmei he had originally inquired about to have private contacts with Zhao Pu.
I went to report the close news to Zhao Guangyi.
Zhang Jie's plan was very simple. The matter involved a prince and a prime minister. Even the emperor could not ignore it. The emperor would definitely ask someone to investigate, and the results of the investigation would definitely bring Lu Duoxun into the emperor's sight. So, he
The purpose was achieved, and it will not affect his status in the government.
Shengque. Zhao Guangmei is the prince, and Zhao Pu is the prime minister who is no longer in the government. The two of them have no conflict of interest with him at all. He is just fulfilling the responsibility of a minister. As for involving Lu Duoxun, that is beyond his control.
Okay, who told Lu Dosun to be careless?
This is just like when Zhao Kuangyin talked about his dissatisfaction with Zhao Pu. Even if he was only facing Zhao Kuangyin, Lu Duoxun did not criticize a prime minister directly. Instead, he talked about how important this prime minister was and how deep-rooted he was in the court.
, seems to be advising the emperor to handle it carefully, no
To shake the foundation of the country, it is up to the emperor to taste the dangers involved. Because if you bluntly impeach a colleague, even though the emperor will deal with him, he will never have a good impression of you afterwards, or at least it will make him wary of you.
It's impossible to go straight back and forth, this is the way to be an official.
The emperor was most concerned about and sensitive to the protection and vigilance of the imperial power. Although no serious crime could be found in the matter he reported, after discovering that Lu Duoxun was also involved, the emperor would not turn a deaf ear to it. Lu Duoxun would certainly
Leaving the center, Zhao Pu
He will definitely be guarded even more strictly, and Zhao Guangmei probably only has the title of prince left, and all his errands will be deprived of him. By that time, no one can stand in his way anymore, and he will become one of the most powerful people in the world.
The prime minister of the Song Dynasty who was more than ten thousand people!
The problem is, this is just Zhang Jie's idea. What he didn't expect is that there are really people supporting Zhao Guangmei, and there are really people who want Zhao Guangmei to die. The people who want Zhao Guangmei to die are not willing to expose the people who support Zhao Guangmei, so they try their best.
The method is to create a situation where the frustrated prince colludes with the frustrated prime minister in an attempt to establish their potential power.
When Zhang Jie reported the news of Zhao Guangmei's collusion with Zhao Pu, he did not realize that he had stirred up a hornet's nest. The entire court was about to fall into a situation where everyone was in danger. He did not expect that this incident would also affect
Guanzhong, Longyou, Hexi, and finally the Northern Dynasties, the entire world structure has quietly changed since then...
