After Shao Song

Chapter 172 The Emperor's Family
Although Xie Xiaoman really couldn't say anything smart about Concubine Pan.But fortunately, King Mu Zhao Yang hardly inherited his mother's stupidity.

He knows what belongs to him and what should never be asked for, so he can preserve a happy death for himself and his children.

In the 32nd year of Jianyan, the emperor took over the vassalage of Jianchangfu with King Mu, and the vassalage of Jiankang with King Huai, and officially named their eldest son as the crown prince. This ensured that the two grandsons would still be kings of the county for the first generation. As for the future, they would not be. It's time for him to take care of it.

In view of the increasing prestige of Emperor Jianyan and the fact that he did not have many sons, Yan Guan did not complain about this too much.But with it comes a question, where is King Yan's successor?
This question is actually easy to answer.Just ask among the five sons of King Yan whose grandfather is named Han Shizhong, but the child is still too young now, so there are still some things that need to be looked at.

But Xie Xiaoman selfishly felt that Zhao Guanjia, who had been wise and martial all his life, was indeed a little confused in this matter. Of course, the main responsibility did not lie with him, but with Concubine Wu.

In order to be more devoted to scientific research, the Zhao official family, who is over half a century old, entrusted the government to the secret pavilion, and at the same time was supervised by King Yan. This made him not so clear about many things. For example, Wu Guifei preferred the third grandson Zhao Hu more, and often hugged coaxing.And the elderly Empress Dowager Wei also came to Yanjing after the death of all the concubines of Emperor Huang Ling of Song Dynasty, and took Zhao Xiang, the fourth son of King Yan, by her side to raise him-this child's mother was her natal family.

That's all for Queen Mother Wei. As someone who is almost [-] years old, let's just say she is confused. Under the rule of Zhao Guan's family, the Wei family is just a face-loving relative.But Concubine Wu went a little too far. Her natal family was very powerful. Not to mention others, her brother-in-law Wu Yi was transferred from the minister of Honglu Temple to Annan Road as the envoy. Wang Shixiong, the commander of the military capital, is his son and daughter.Under such circumstances, you should not reveal your excessive love for a certain grandson and affect King Yan's judgment.

So Xie Xiaoman thinks.After Concubine Pan Xian left, Concubine Wu still failed to become queen, purely because the Zhao Guan family was dissatisfied with her doing so.She could finally see that in her husband's mind, the love of his children was not as important as King Han Qin, let alone the stability of the country.

Fortunately, Xie Xiaoman can think openly.After all, officials are people who value affection and justice, and they don't treat the people around them badly.When they realized that the two most distinguished women in the dynasty had done something wrong, they would not hesitate to bring their three-year-old grandson into the room when the ministers were discussing matters and let him play with his private seal.

This made Han Shizhong burst into tears.

However, the ruthlessness of time is that it will not change any trajectory because of your character.In the 43rd year of Jianyan's reign, Yang Yizhong, the king of Jingsai County, passed away, and the eyes of Zhao Guan's family were no longer bright.If he could still manage to hold on at this time, what happened the next year was even more unbearable for him: Han Shizhong, King of Qin in the Song Dynasty and the backbone of the Zhao family, died suddenly in his sleep at the age of 84.

The affection between people cannot be generalized.If Yang Yizhong was only extremely important to his Zhao Guan family, then Han Shizhong's death represented the complete end of an era.

The era that belonged to him, Zhao Jiu, worked hard to avenge his shame, destroy the country, show his prestige, and turn things around. After all, it passed with the death of his old friend.

Zhao Jiu suddenly fell ill and lasted for several months.This caused some panic in the palace, and there were discussions inside and outside the court, but given the establishment of the secret cabinet system and the fact that King Yan was in charge, there was no chaos after all.All four of his daughters returned to take turns attending the illness, and he finally recovered by the end of the summer.

But he immediately made an earth-shattering decision: on the grounds of old age and frailty, he ceded his place to King Zhao Xu of Yan.

This scared the ministers and even the King of Yan himself. This man was notoriously frivolous, and since ancient times, how many emperors had voluntarily given up their throne?

Not to mention Song Huangling Emperor, he was just trying to escape.

Zhao Xu begged hard, but the minister sincerely tried to persuade him to stay, but Zhao Jiu was annoyed. He grabbed the jade seal and threw it to King Yan, saying directly: "I don't want to give it to you, and you don't have the ability to take it. Since it is given to you, take it, otherwise I regret passing it on to others, just don’t regret it.”

Listen, listen, is this what an emperor said?
But the old ministers Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo, Yu Yunwen and others who are still in the court all think this is very Zhao Guan's family. They haven't heard the words "tiger and wolf" in many years, and they really miss it!

But Zhao Xu obviously didn't adapt to it. He almost had a heart attack because of his father's fright. Finally he didn't dare to refuse anymore. Then the official of the Ministry of Rites wrote a formal edict of "three resignations and three concessions", and the Qintian Supervisor selected him. On the auspicious day of the zodiac, Zhao Jiu, who had led the Song Dynasty for 44 years, officially abdicated to his 38-year-old son Zhao Xu (renamed Zhao Chang). At the same time, he also relented and issued an imperial edict the day before his abdication. Concubine Wu officially became the empress of the Song Dynasty. Although She became the Supreme Queen one day later, but as the only concubine to watch the ceremony, Xie Xiaoman still saw the tears she couldn't help but sigh.

At the same time, next year will be the first year of Shaoxing.

Regarding the willfulness of the Supreme Emperor going to the old capital, Xie Xiaoman felt that the officials really wronged his father. Zhao Jiu’s prestige is too high. .Developing sea trade and increasing food production, his achievements in this life made all the officials willing to kneel at the feet of this lord.Under such circumstances, he stayed in Yanjing, which was detrimental to the new emperor's authority.

The Supreme Empress Wu Yu was originally going to come to Tokyo with Zhao Jiu. After all, her husband still had no reason to enjoy happiness with his son. However, Zhao Jiu's words made her almost cry again, "It will not be easy for you in your life. It's hard to leave Nanyang." The thing is, I'm sorry for you, and I'll pay you back today. Just take good care of your child."

Wu Yu, who has been with him for more than forty years, certainly knew what he was talking about. Fear, grievance and even emotion came over him, but he heard Zhao Jiu say: "I can't care about you if the earth collapses and the mountains are destroyed. But in this situation, how can we let you?" Are you going back to Tokyo to pull weeds and shoot rabbits with me? I'm not that mean. Besides, it hasn't been easy for you after all these years."

Wu Yu really cried, "It is my blessing to be able to serve the officials in this life."

Zhao Jiu smiled and said nothing more. On the contrary, Xie Xiaoman looked at the elderly couple with a lot of emotion.However, she still had to stay with Zhao Guan's family instead of going to her son's fiefdom, Shenyang, to retire. After all, she was not old either.

Zhao Jiu knew that Xie Xiaoman had never been to Tokyo.Occasionally, when he is energetic, he will tell her some old things in Tokyo, but most of the time he is still a groggy old man.

The scientific research of the Song Dynasty over the years has blossomed and bear fruit under the leadership of Zhao Jiu, and there are many wonderful things that cannot be listed one by one.Now for the Supreme Emperor.The happiest thing is that Wei Wang Yuefei, who was farming in Tangyin, would drive a mule cart into the palace to visit the emperor after spring plowing and autumn harvest. The eighteenth king of Jianyan was the only one left.

After all, Xie Xiaoman had served the Supreme Emperor for decades, so he naturally knew how much the Zhao Guan family valued the Yue Wang.But I never thought that Yue Pengju, who had been cautious all his life, would say something like that during his three years in Shaoxing, "Your Majesty, you may not be able to ignore Yanjing's affairs completely."

Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment and said, "But what happened?"

But Yue Fei has reached his limit when he says this. No matter how hard it is to speak, it doesn't matter.The eldest princess of Nanyang came with her uncle. After hearing her father's call, she sighed: "Father, although the official family cannot compare with your martial arts and brilliance, everything is considered appropriate. It's just that over the years, the relationship with the queen has become increasingly weak. , King Wuzhuang of Qin (Han Shizhong's posthumous title) went again. This legitimate son is much younger than the eldest son, and the people in the court... that's how it is." There were some things she couldn't say, and many lucky disciples even found the Yue family. coming.

Yue Fei was the closest minister to the Supreme Emperor, Yue Yun was the commander of the Royal Camp, Navy and Army of the Song Dynasty, and she was the eldest daughter of the Supreme Emperor.

Princess Shenyou of Shouchun, who came back from a visit to the northwest, said more directly, "The eldest son of the emperor is almost 20 years old, and Yuan Zuo doesn't like him very much as a legitimate son. Sister, why are you staring at me? Since Mr. Hu also went, I wonder how many people want to speculate? After all, the queen’s father left early, otherwise who would dare to have such an idea? "

This is so true.Even if Han Shizhong retires 20 years ago, his influence in the military will be unmatched.But it is a pity that it is the saddest thing in the world for people to leave.

Fortunately, King Han Qin did leave.Isn’t the Supreme Emperor Zhao Jiu still alive and well?Within a few days, the Imperial Palace in Yanjing received an imperial edict stating that the Emperor was ill and missed his son and daughter-in-law, and asked the Emperor to make arrangements to serve him in Tokyo later.

Although Zhao Jiu was extremely mean to his father when he was the emperor, the current officials do not dare to be unfilial or indifferent to the Supreme Emperor.After receiving the news, I rushed over in a hurry.

As a result, it was recorded truthfully in the history books. A quick translation of the classical Chinese text revealed that the Supreme Emperor said, "I heard that you are planning to abolish the legitimate son and establish a concubine? Replace the position of the queen's legitimate son with another son. This made me so angry that I became very angry and sick."

The emperor was frightened and quickly knelt down and said, "There is absolutely no such thing. It's just that my son thought that the princes were young and wanted to observe them for a while."

The Supreme Emperor said: "From a national point of view, in a peaceful world, the etiquette of concubines is the foundation of stability. From a personal emotional point of view, if you do this, I will not be able to see Han Shizhong after I die, and I will not be able to close my eyes." "

The emperor bowed his head and worshiped again, "As a son, you should never dare to make your father so angry. Everything is my fault. After my son returns to the capital, he will imitate his father. Write the name of the prince behind the plaque in Jiqing Hall. Qianqiu I will only pass the position to him in the future. Please relax and get well soon." After hearing about it, Mrs. Liang Hongyu of the State of Qin cried and said: "King Wuzhuang has a spirit underground, and he will know the great kindness of the Supreme Emperor. "

After this crop was over, Xie Xiaoman felt the power of her husband even more, he could let go and ignore things.It can be passed on to his own son, but when he really uses his power.No one in this country can go against his will.

Judging from the Emperor's past achievements, this strength will continue until the moment of his death.

However, to be honest, Xie Xiaoman feels that although the current officials are a bit confused on the issue of establishing a prince, they are still people who understand how to govern the country. They will not listen to partial beliefs and handle government affairs in an orderly manner.

On the contrary, Prince Zhao Zhi may not have received much attention from his father in his early years.The situation seems a bit extreme.This extreme is manifested in disdain for civilian officials and admiration for force.It is said that his favorite poem is "Nian Nu Jiao Recalls Bailu Mountain with Feelings" written by the emperor's grandfather.

The mountains are high and the cliffs are steep, sigh this meaning, how many people in the past and present have met?The ghosts set up gods, and they are recognized as the limit of the southern border and the northern border.One water stands horizontally, and the hills are connected on three sides, making a contending for supremacy.What happened in the Six Dynasties, it only became a private scheme of the family!

Because of laughing at the king and thanking everyone, he climbed high and Huaiyuan, and he also learned from heroes.If you rely on the Huaihe River, you have to think that the smell of rivers and lakes is endless.Fortunately, after a long drive, the heavenly soldiers turned around and looked for Zhongliu Oath.We, the thieves, will not allow Huma to act recklessly!

In his opinion, during the Jianyan period, if the emperor's grandfather had not been firm and favored Han Yue, those conservative scholar-bureaucrats would have been kept in a corner and would no longer have the will to fight for the Northern Expedition.

Now the father is too kind to them, one by one.I also want to be the prime ministers of the Renzong dynasty who sprayed saliva on the emperor's face.

It is not particularly strange that he has this idea, because as early as when he was a prince, one of his teachers was Chen Liang.

Zhao Chang really wants his son to realize that there are ways to achieve peace in times of peace. Not everyone is a world-shaking figure like your grandfather, who would never dare anyone to go west when people go east.

But it is a pity that his education came a little late.Even a harem woman like Xie Xiaoman can feel the deep sense of political discord when the father and son come to Tokyo twice a year to pay their respects.

However, Xie Xiaoman is not as stubborn as he was when he was young.Instead, he would take the prince to the nursery, pick some vegetables for the children to cook, and then talk to him about grain production.This made the later Emperor Wuzong have a good impression of her.Take extra care of King Shen's family.

Some people are like the sun, moon and stars.People have become accustomed to its existence.It’s just that people are people after all, and they will grow old one day.As Xie Xiaoman, who was closest to the Supreme Emperor, was the first to notice this, but she also vaguely felt that the Zhao Guan family seemed to be waiting to support him.

Finally, in the 15th year of Shaoxing, the legendary Wei Wang Yuefei, the former marshal of Hebei Road, and the youngest marshal in the Song Dynasty closed his eyes forever at the age of 83.

Regardless of his age, Zhao Jiu personally went to Tangyin to watch his burial. As if he had some wish, he said: "Pengju, you died a good death."

Thousands of years later, there is always one thing on my mind.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Guanjia's health was obviously not good.Declining at a speed visible to the naked eye, Queen Wu Yu followed Zhao Chang all the way and shed tears when they met.Almost everyone from the Imperial Hospital came, but how could a mortal body withstand the natural decline?

Finally, in early spring, Emperor Zhao and Song woke up, looked at the room full of people, and said with a faint smile: "Why are you crying? Since ancient times, there have not been many emperors who live as long as me and can make troubles. I have no regrets in this life. Now. They are all waiting for me underground. You don’t have to be too sad."

Finally, I said to Zhao Zhi: "I will pass on the throne to your father. Although he can't be said to be perfect, he finally kept his family business and made the people happy. When you become the emperor, you don't seek meritorious deeds, but you must remember a bottom line. Although the world is surnamed Zhao, but it is also the world of all people. If you don’t have this foundation, your grandfather’s love for you will be in vain.”

Zhao Zhi burst into tears and kept kowtowing in agreement.

It's spring and cold, the bright sunshine is shining on the earth, and everything is about to revive.But the man who resurrected the world finally slowly stopped breathing.

On the first day of February in the 16th year of Shaoxing, Emperor Zhao Jiu died in Gyeongbokgung Palace in Tokyo at the age of 80.As soon as the funeral bell rang, all the people howled, and many scholars and veterans came to Tokyo to pay their respects. The entire city turned almost completely white overnight.The Ministry of Rites decided to give him a posthumous title of Zhaowu and a temple name of Shizu.

No one thought he was unworthy. Only ministers such as Lu Jiuyuan asked whether this was a bit belittling the achievements of the Supreme Emperor!
After all, when he took over the world, the two rivers were lost, the Central Plains was shattered, and the people were like ants.Countless officials surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, and the entire Song Dynasty was almost completely annihilated in Huaishang.The danger of national subjugation is by no means just talk.

And when he left this world.The territory of Zhao and Song Dynasty has been expanded twice as much as that of Emperor Huangling of Song Dynasty. The country is prosperous and powerful, and the people are well-off.Japan's western Liaoning was a concubine, and the prosperous times of Han and Tang dynasties were faintly reappearing. Hundreds of millions of people in the Song Dynasty were fed and clothed, and they no longer had to suffer the scourge of war.Even in remote areas, education and living standards are constantly improving.

Not to mention his extraordinary achievements in the fields of navigation and coal.

Also, he insisted on cultivating mulberry trees and fish ponds throughout his life, and experienced the hardship of farming like an ordinary person.He never engages in personal luxury, and the maximum number of people in the harem is only three.

Zhu Xi said without hesitation: "Since ancient times, there have been no emperors who were born on the right of their ancestors."

The official Zhao Chang summoned his three younger brothers and four sisters to observe mourning for their old father.And in accordance with Zhao Jiu's last wish, Zongze, Lu Haowen, Yang Yizhong, Han Shizhong, and Yue Fei were buried together in Yongsi Mausoleum, and Li Gang's Zongze throne was enshrined in the Ancestral Temple.

After the simple but solemn funeral.Xie Xiaoman naturally wanted to go back to his son Shen Wang Zhao Xin to take care of his old age. He had several grandchildren over the years, but it was a pity that he didn't have much time to get along with them.

The empress dowager was somewhat reluctant to let her go, and asked her to keep her as her companion in the palace. Xie Xiaoman declined politely: "Actually, I am just a girl from the countryside. She will stay in the palace for the rest of her life. That's enough, sister." Just let me see the beautiful scenery beyond the Great Wall." Wu Yu stopped forcing it.

In order to commend Xie Xiaoman for accompanying the Crown Prince, Zhao Chang specially treated him as a noble concubine and ordered the Crown Prince to go out of Beijing for thirty miles to see him off.

However, this world is impermanent, and no one would have imagined that only two years later, the official Zhao Chang followed the late emperor, the temple name was Xuanzong, and the crown prince Zhao Zhi succeeded to the throne.

After that, there were always turmoils in the court. Zhao Zhi re-employed Xin Qiji and Bi Zaiyu. His martial style was undisguised. He did not tolerate provocation when developing the military and refused to give him any irresponsible remarks from the prime minister.The contradiction between civil and military is more than acute.But Xie Xiaoman is really old and doesn't have that much energy to pay attention.

After a sudden dream, she taught her granddaughter to play "Fishing Boats Sing Evening" and thought it was good.

"The Biography of the Concubines in the History of the Song Dynasty" records that the Minjie noble concubine Xie Shi, whose name was Xiaoman, was from Hefei, Luzhou, and had a sensible nature. She served the ancestors for more than [-] years.

　Oh, I wrote a lot.Wuzong Zhao Zhi was not necessarily a bad emperor, but he was definitely not a good emperor in the eyes of civil servants.Zhao Jiu must wait for Yue Fei to die well before he is willing to leave with peace of mind. As for where to go, I don't know.

　　
　
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