The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

In the next few days, the situation changed, and the most puzzling thing was that Prime Minister Wang Fu was suddenly dismissed and demoted to Lingnan Yingzhou.

However, the Taoist emperor reappointed Cai Jing, who had ordered him to resign before, and still called him the public minister as the grand master, and ruled the three provinces of Shangshu, Zhongshu, and Menxia.

Since then, Cai Jing has been in power five times, paid homage to the prime minister four times, and has been an extremely personable minister. He has had several ups and downs, and he can be called No. 1 in the past and present.

But Cai Jing was too old at this time, too old to do things, but he didn't want to be dominated by Wang Fu like last time, so he handed over the political affairs to his fourth son, Cai Xian, thinking that he would make the decisions.

Cai Tao, Tong Tong, is often called by Cai Tao in later generations. The ranking of this person among Cai Jing's heirs is controversial. One said that he was the fourth son, and the other said that he was the youngest son. In the history of Song Dynasty, there was a reversal.

After he moved to Baizhou, he wrote the book "Tiewei Mountain Cong Tan", in which he recorded his age, saying that at the end of Daguan, he was fourteen years old, so he should be around 29 years old when he was acting as a political official in Cai Jing's court. It is still difficult to judge the ranking, probably more Count as four sons.

Cai Tao is actually talented, not like the idiots that later generations say, he is one of the eight sons of the Cai family who is quite talented in literature, and this person was exiled in Baizhou in the first year of Jingkang, and he did not suffer from the Jurchen misfortune. The longest one died at nearly 70 years old.

Although this person has a literary talent, running a country is complicated, and a good literary talent may not necessarily lead to a good governance of the country, let alone a good or bad character.

After Cai Jing came back to power, Cai Sui was on the sidelines to assist, and Cai Sui would do everything that required Cai Jing's approval and play for Cai Jing.

Every time Cai Tao entered the court with Cai Jing, all the servants and servants greeted each other, whispering in whispers, followed by dozens of people, holding files in their arms, and followed behind with great momentum.

Since then, with the power in his hands, Cai Sui committed adultery at will, used his wife and brother Han Mulu as the servant of the household department, and conspired together to instigate right and wrong, framed and expelled court officials, Jianxuan and Kushi Gongsi, and all over the country. The gold, silk and treasury were all searched to enrich, and they were called the emperor's private property, which actually filled his own pocket.

But Wang Fu was demoted, and the Daojun Emperor appointed Bai Shizhong as Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Dazai, but Bai Shizhong and Shaozai Li Bangyan could only act according to the documents, and the power was monopolized by Cai Jing and Cai Tao and his son.

Although Zhao Tun did not go to the court, he knew all about these matters, but he had no intention of responding to them. After all, he was not good at getting involved in such court affairs. The flow is completely reversed, now it is only based on preference, and never listens to persuasion.

In the blink of an eye, autumn was getting darker. On this day, Liu Kai came back suddenly. He had been in the palace for a long time before leaving the imperial city. Afterwards, he went to report to the Military Division. He saw Zhao Tun hesitating as if he wanted to say something. , Afraid that Liu Kai would be in trouble, he shook his head to let the other party stop talking.

The Emperor Daojun's mind is not dead about the alliance on the sea, and Jin Guowanyan Wu is begging to buy the superior, and is calming down the internal power disputes. The second attack on Liao is obviously inevitable, but it will not happen at this moment. The speed of Jurchen's iron hooves is already It has slowed down.

As long as the Western Army has enough rest and recuperation, no more than a few months after the original extermination of Fangla, the army has not recovered, and it is just right to help Yuandong catch the plague, and rush northward, then it will not be defeated so badly, and it will be broken by thousands of Liao troops. 10,000+, All the way to kill.

A few days later, at the beginning of winter, Emperor Daojun ordered the Western Army to come over to guard the six generals of the Pro-jun Division and Dianqian Division, Liu Guangshi, Liu Qi, Zhe Kecun and others all returned, and each If you are promoted to a higher rank, you will be a regular official.

Yao Pingzhong also came back early at this time, and the matter of escorting the gold and silver treasures to Longyou was completed, and he also brought a secret letter from Liu Suiyun.

Originally, it was extremely difficult to transport things to Longyou, but on the one hand, he named Fang La the chief huntsman, and no one dared to interrogate him on the road; , so everything is fine.

The night before leaving, Yao Pingzhong disguised himself and quietly went around the back door of the palace and entered the palace.

The days are short in winter, although it is not too late at this time, but it is completely dark outside, there are few people on the street, and the palace is also sparsely populated, and they all hide in the house to keep warm.

In the middle hall, the four doors were closed tightly, and the guards were heavily guarded. Su Shi and Zhou stood guard at the door, and other guards surrounded the hall not far or near, and no one was allowed to come forward.

There were not too many candles lit in the hall, only Zhao Tun and Yao Pingzhong.

Zhao Tun was drinking tea, and he couldn't finish a cup of tea for a long time, while Yao Pingzhong was drinking cattle, he didn't know how many cups, and when he ran out, he went to fill up the kettle on the charcoal basin by himself.

No one knew what the two said, but after a long time, Yao Pingzhong whispered: "My lord, this...isn't that the case?"

Zhao Tong said: "Does this king miss it?"

Yao Pingzhong said hehe: "It's just that the subordinates think, how could the officials do such heartless things?"

Zhao Tong said indifferently: "You talk about Jun father behind your back like this, you are a big treason."

Yao Pingzhong scratched his head and said: "No one else heard it, even if someone who heard it went forward and reported it, I would not admit it."

Zhao Tong said: "After you go back, you have to find a way to transfer to Xihe Road through the strength of your family. I can't help with this, but I will strengthen your authority in the court. It is Tong Guan who has been watching you for trouble, so it will take a lot of work."

Yao Pingzhong said: "The old man blamed me for not giving him any money. If he hadn't been under the command of the prince this time, he might have no military achievements at all and be taken away by the old thief."

Zhao Tong thought for a moment, seemed to think of something, and said: "Liu Zhongwu, the manager of Xihe Road, has been in office for a long time now, and he is also very old. If he becomes an official, you will most likely be transferred from your father Yao Gu to be the commander-in-chief."

Yao Pingzhong was stunned: "My lord, can this be counted?"

Zhao Tang smiled noncommittally, he just remembered that after Liu Zhongwu became an official, it was Xihe who took over from Yao Gu, probably within a year or two.

"Whether it counts in the future or not, in short, you go to Xihe to manage it first. If you are transferred from your father in the future...then find a way to drive the Xin family out of Xihe!"

"My lord, I'm from my father..." Yao Pingzhong slightly hesitated.

"It's okay, I know a little bit about you from my father." Zhao Tong said slowly: "He has always been nepotism and likes to strive for success. As long as he goes to Xihe Road, he will definitely not allow the Xin family to be domineering there. If there is no direct confidant It will be better, but since you went there to manage it first, why would he do nothing?"

Yao Pingzhong couldn't help laughing and said: "My lord is right, my concubine father is not like that."

Zhao Tong looked at him and said, "If it wasn't like this, how could your Yao family have been fighting with the Zhong family for so many years?"

Yao Pingzhong nodded in agreement, then took the tea bowl and poured it into his stomach, and said cautiously: "My lord, if it is as you expected, if there is a mess, then the subordinate..."

Zhao Tong said indifferently: "It depends on when the chaos happened. If the chaos started earlier, your father would have to lead his troops out too. You can just take Xihe!"

"Ah..." Yao Pingzhong paused for a few breaths, and said, "Your subordinate obeys!"

Zhao Tong squinted his eyes and said, "If the mess is later, you don't need to take it. The king will do it himself when the time comes."

Yao Pingzhong swallowed his saliva: "My lord, there is something that I really don't understand. According to my lord's literary and military strategy, in the midst of strategizing, winning thousands of miles away, it is not a matter of time to regain Yanyun? Why do the officials want to With such urgency..."

Zhao Tong was silent for a while, then shook his head: "The official, the official, has always only believed in himself..."

The winter is getting deeper day by day, the cold wind blows from time to time, and the snow falls, but as the new year approaches, the city of Tokyo begins to show a lively scene.

The houses of rich officials and officials are all decorated with lanterns and festoons, the doors and walls are renovated, pigs and sheep are slaughtered, and the ancestral halls are cleaned. In addition to worshiping ancestors and relatives, they also worship various gods.

Even if the people in the market are short of money, they start to buy new year's goods, no matter how much they are, they are all beaming.

After the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Prince Qin’s Mansion began to stage and sing operas. In addition to The Story of White Hair and Luzhou on a Snowy Night, Zhao Tang and Xiao Niang also arranged five or six new songs and plays together, all of which premiered at the Palace.

After the 27th, the number of gift-giving people in the mansion began to increase. This year is different from previous years. In previous years, very few people came to the court, but these days, many court officials also came to pay their respects.

Even Cai You came over to deliver valuables, Zhao Tun met him in the middle hall, but saw that the eldest son of the Cai family was skinny, much more haggard than before.

Zhao Tuan knew that he was being squeezed by Cai Tao, and now Cai Tao was using Cai Jing's name to control the prime minister's power, Cai You felt jealous and uncomfortable, this fourth younger brother even gave him small shoes from time to time to keep him from coming to power.

After all, the two had been in an alliance before, and Cai You couldn't help pouring out bitterness. Zhao Tang could only persuade, but Cai You said that he had collected a lot of evidence of Cai Jing's crimes over the years, and he would pass it to the officials when he had the opportunity.

Zhao Tong was speechless for a moment, and he didn't know what Cai You was thinking when he told him such a thing, how true and how false, so he could only shake his head and say no.

On the morning of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, several children in the palace came to the house for dinner, and Gao Chong also came over, bringing expensive gifts.

Because the banquet was held at noon, they all went to the martial arts field to practice first. Zhao Gou was the tallest, riding a white horse with a carved bow on his back, and wielding a big knife in his hand, which was majestic and majestic.

Naturally, Gao Chong refused to accept it, so he wanted to compete. Seeing that the two sledgehammers under the weapon rack were good, each weighing one or two hundred catties, he picked them up and mounted the war horse.

But just as he rushed forward to smash Zhao Gou's big sword, the horse let out a yelp, knelt down on the ground with both legs, and fell to the ground. It turned out that it couldn't bear the weight. Reluctantly, Gao Chong exerted more force, more than a thousand catties, and directly broke the horse's legs.

Zhao Gou was out of breath from laughing, and pointed to Gao Chong who looked embarrassed on the ground and said, "Is that hammer fun? It's not as heavy as a bone. I read what it said in the script, and I want to use this hammer." Such a heavy object must be equipped with a BMW, it must be the type of eight steeds, ordinary good horses are not enough, otherwise how can it withstand such a heavy object swinging around!"

Gao Chong ran back angrily, saw Zhao Tong and asked, "My lord, do you have a BMW?"

Zhao Tang rubbed his chin, thinking that you are a gun wielder, what are you doing with a hammer, so he shook his head and remained silent.

Gao Chong rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, I want to be a teacher!"

Zhao Tong wondered: "You can't finish learning the martial arts handed down by your own family, who else do you want to be your teacher?"

Gao Chong said: "I want to worship the prince as a teacher and learn more advanced martial arts. That time the prince said that I have flaws in my marksmanship, but I can't practice it afterward. I want to learn the prince's marksmanship!"

Zhao Gou ran over at this time and said with a smile: "You worship my second brother as your teacher, wouldn't you shorten me a generation, and you have to call an uncle to listen!"

Gao Chong said disdainfully: "The defeated general dares to be arrogant!"

Zhao Gou stared at the words. In the past, he never won a match between the two of them. Now his lips trembled, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

Zhao Tong pondered for a while, but he never had the idea of ​​accepting apprentices, but seeing Gao Chong liked it in his heart, he said: "You should ask Ling Tang about this matter first when you go back, and you can talk about it after a year if you agree."

Gao Chong said: "My mother will definitely agree, as long as the prince agrees, it will be considered a deal."

Seeing his arrogance, Zhao Mo, the eleventh prince next to him, couldn't help but said angrily: "My second brother won't accept you, you can only dance with guns and sticks. My second brother is a leader of Shilin, how can I accept you to write all the poems?" The guy who doesn't come out."

Gao Chong curled his lips and said: "I really can't write it, but your writing is not so good, it is obscure, and I don't know what you are talking about!"

Zhao Mo blushed and said, "My poems are full of allusions. If you don't read, you won't understand them!"

Gao Chong said: "It's not a good poem anyway!"

Zhao Mo rolled up his sleeves and was about to speak with his fists, but was grabbed by Zhao Gou, and whispered, "You can't even beat me, Ninth Brother, but you can beat this idiot? A good guy doesn't suffer from immediate losses, he will eat later If you feed him too much, he will lose his strength, and we brothers will beat him together!"

At this time, Zhao Tong looked at the Eighth Prince Zhao Fen beside him. Zhao Fen had been taciturn since entering the mansion, and he didn't say a few words at all.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, the Emperor Daojun demoted Zhao Fen to a commoner, and at first he was kept in the palace, but at the beginning of this summer, he was kicked out directly and let him live among the people.

At that time, Zhao Tuo was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so he didn't know about it. It was Empress Zheng who bought a house outside, and his brothers and sisters pooled some money to live.

Zhao Fen was originally a lively character, but after this great change, he has gradually become a little dull, and he always looks preoccupied.

Zhao Tong said, "Did myna study recently?"

Zhao Fen let out an "ah", as if he just came back to his senses, and said after a few breaths: "Second Brother, I don't study anymore, I have been practicing martial arts recently, and Ninth Brother taught me boxing."

Zhao Tang wondered: "I remember that you are good at reading, but you are a bit late in martial arts. You are no better than Brother Jiu. You have honed your strength since you were young."

Zhao Fu smiled wryly and said, "Second brother, what's the use of my reading, and who can I show it to? It's better to practice martial arts and strengthen your body."

Zhao Tang looked at him for a moment, frowned, and then saw Zhao Fujin leading Zhao Hu'er coming from a distance.

Zhao Fujin was wearing a blue fur, which made people look like Yaoyu, but Zhao Hu'er was wrapped in a snow-white mink fur, which looked like a small ball of meat.

The two came closer, but they said that the plum blossoms over there were more interesting than dancing with swords, and they invited everyone to watch it together.

Zhao Gou Xixi stepped forward and said, "Second Brother, you don't know yet, Dad is choosing a husband-in-law for Fifth Sister, I'm afraid it will be settled in the next year, and Fifth Sister will be married next year!"

Zhao Tang looked at Zhao Fujin and said with a smile: "I really don't know, I never thought that I would grow up and marry soon, and then the second brother will give you a dowry, which is guaranteed to be no less than the one given by the palace."

Zhao Fujin's expression changed drastically and he said, "I don't want to get married!"

Zhao Tong said: "What's the matter? It's human nature to marry a male college and a female college."

Zhao Fujin said: "I don't want to marry, and I don't want to marry anyone." After speaking, he turned his face away, led Zhao Hu'er, and returned to the plum garden.

Zhao Tang only thought that she was shy, shook his head, and called out a few small words: "Go and admire the plum blossoms, I'm tired of watching it all day long playing with guns and sticks."

Ji Xiaolian said yes, and followed Zhao Tun all the way to Meiyuan.

(End of this chapter)