After Shao Song

Chapter 60 Zhao Jiu's Self-examination

Zhao Guan's family didn't care whether Liu and Ma wanted to do it or not. They ordered the palace guards who were on duty at night to put out some dumplings and glutinous rice balls for a midnight snack together. They also said: "It's not good not to drink on New Year's Eve. Drink less." Just don’t get drunk and cause trouble.” After that, I got some, saying they were brought from the West Lake in Hangzhou, but I don’t know whether it’s true or not.

Zhao Jiuxian had a drink with the two of them, and suddenly said with emotion: "Yan Xiu is better, Zichong (also known as Ma Kuo) has been to the Kingdom of Jin since he was sent to Jin 13 years ago. Except for last year, he has never celebrated the New Year with his family! The old concubine at home. I’m just afraid there will be too many complaints.”

This implies that there was no princess in the Song Dynasty, and the prince was called the wife of the country.For example, Zhao Jiuyuan's unlucky first wife, even though she was the royal concubine of Prince Kang, was officially called Mrs. Jiaguo.Zhao Jiu has always been a willful person. After being enthroned as the eighteenth queen of Yan Yan, he also wanted to give her an eighteenth princess. After all, he was taught in his previous life that my military medals are half as good as yours. As a result, there was too much resistance. He felt that he was making trouble for this matter. It was so ugly and unnecessary that the mother of the Eighteenth King was given the title of Crown Princess. This made the ministers object to the idea of ​​valuing a mother over her son.But unfortunately, after inspection, it was found that only Yue Fei, Ma Kuo and Wu Jie's mother were still alive.Therefore, the Song Dynasty currently only has the concubine of Wei, the concubine of Korea and the concubine of Xing.

Even though Ma Kuo had endured all kinds of hardships over the years, he couldn't help but shed tears when he heard these words. He said that he had to leave his family to fight the war, but unless it came to a time when he had no choice but to do so, who could do the "Ignore your parents," Not to mention his son and his wife?" What's more, Ma Kuo has been alone in the north for more than ten years, surrounded by enemies on all sides. The betrayals and difficulties he has experienced are far beyond the imagination of the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Guanjia could see this when Jianyan met him at the end of the sixth year. His psychological pressure was too great, and he seemed to still regard the Zhao family and the Manchu civil and military officials as being in the same state as during the Jingkang period. They were grand on the outside but miserable on the inside. Only dignity and pretentiousness were the most important, regardless of the actual situation ahead.After the Taihang Mountain Rebels returned, he was too cautious for fear that these heroes and martyrs who had narrowly escaped death would not be treated as regular soldiers, so he was cautious. Under such circumstances, something like this happened again. It can only be said that it is rare that he did not collapse. The position is firm, loyal and reliable.

However, Liu Ziyu was the husband-in-law after all. He had heard too many connotations from the word "old concubine". His face was full of disbelief. After thinking for a long time, he tried to say: "The official family, could it be, could it be that there is What clue?"

"Of course there is, but the secret must not be leaked for the time being. Today is a festive day and it is rare for us to get together. In fact, I also have a lot to say."

What could Liu Ziyu do, he had no choice but to say: "Please ask the officials for advice?"

"What are you advising me on? I asked Ziyu, do you know where this palace was originally?"

Who doesn’t know this yet? If Liu Ziyu had followed his previous temper, he would have asked the officials three questions first, but now he didn’t dare. He just said: “This place was originally called Xingqing Palace, and it was originally the vassal of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The palace during the Tang Dynasty was expanded on a large scale after Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne and became the main palace of Chang'an City. During the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods, it was called the center of the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, Li Longji became the Supreme Emperor, and Xingqing Palace became his retirement place. It was abandoned."

Zhao Jiu sighed and took a sip of cold wine. Feng Yi was so frightened that he hurriedly warmed the wine for him, but he thought to himself: "Yes, I thought Li Longji only indulged in pleasure when he was old and took his daughter-in-law by force. There were either colorful clothes and feathered clothes or pegasus delivering lychees. These geniuses realized that this man had always been the master of luxury. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he gave several brothers separate mansions and moved them to neighboring houses to the west and north of Xingqingfang. The entire Xingqingfang was changed to Xingqing Palace. Later, the Xingqing Palace was built into a court and expanded to include the southern half of Yongjiafang on the north side and the eastern half of Shengyefang on the west side. By Kaiyuan In the past 20 years, an additional wall was built on the east wall of Waiguo City, so that the royal family could directly connect to Daming Palace and Qujiang Pool from Xingqing Palace. It was really a consistent experience. It can be seen that no one can go from Xingqing Palace to Qujiang Lake all at once. Tomorrow has become dizzy, but under the prosperity of the Kaiyuan period, the people who were exhausted by the construction work were also covered up. When Tianbao and Hu Bing fall into the two capitals, it will be time to settle the account."

After all, Ma Kuo didn't have much contact with Zhao Jiu, so he just nodded "yes".Liu Ziyu had some premonitions as someone who had been close to him for many years, but he was not like his old friend and boss Zhang Jun, who was able to flatter officials and have money in his stomach but could not pour it out.

On the other hand, Zhai Biao, who was not supposed to speak, said: "In that case, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty finally caused the Anshi Rebellion, so he couldn't blame Concubine Yang."

Zhao Jiu laughed, and said with a bit of alcohol, "Zhai Xiaojiu, no wonder I deliberately put you out as a deputy commander, but your father is always unhappy. He really loves him deeply, and you should stay by my side well." Take it with you."

Zhai Biao touched his nose and did not dare to speak anymore, let alone tell the officials. It was not that he was unwilling to be released, but that his father did not agree to it. What could he say about the prime minister's concierge, a seventh-grade official, not to mention the official's direct commander-in-chief? If he dares to leave, don't come back again.

Besides, officials, don’t you often say that I can’t even recognize words if I don’t study hard?
Zhao Jiu laughed, but found a pot of Hangzhou wine behind him that was being smelled on the stove. He motioned to Feng Yi to put out a few clean cups, and took advantage of the situation to bring them over directly. Then he poured himself a cup, drank and turned around. Facing the two important ministers, he ate some more fruit and said, "When I say this, I don't mean to judge the right and wrong of the Anshi Rebellion, nor do I want to use it to laugh at Taishang Daojun and the emperor's general abuse of people's power and create An even more absurd Jingkang Rebellion. It is about self-reflection, at least for now, as an emperor, the master of the world, if not always vigilant, with the humility of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and the benevolence and self-discipline of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, even if he was a little cheery when he was young , but when old, it will be devastated and rivers of blood. Now I am the emperor, you two Qing family, after the Northern Expedition, I am afraid and erratic! "

This statement made everyone confused. Liu Ziyu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, why did you say this? You have been on the throne for 12 years, living on mulberry trees and fish ponds. I didn't mention it before, but after the victory of the Northern Expedition, you did not increase taxes on the people, and did not carry out any major construction projects. . I heard that Xianggong Hu and Xianggong Chen were building the new capital, but they were all stretched thin, and it had a little bit of Li Longji's extravagant style." Although it was politically correct to criticize the Jianyan dynasty that the two holy capitals were about to be built, Xianggong Liu believed that After all, he had been a subject of the Taishang Daojun, so he had a target and immediately shifted the contrast.Ma Kuo also said sincerely: "The official family is indeed too modest. You told me before that you prepared a mansion, but when I returned to Tokyo, I saw that it was actually built by Yanfu Palace View Garden. Not only that, such a huge palace, You have allotted martial arts to honor the Empress Dowager, if this is still erratic, many emperors will be ashamed to death."

Zhao Jiu shook his head and said sincerely: "The erraticness I am talking about does not lie in the shape, but in my heart. I have a thousand words to say, this time, this apology and that apology, isn't the biggest sin my fault? Training The field army was my idea. Xianggong Liu allowed them to move around in Fengxiang Prefecture to supply Chang'an, and I also agreed. That was what happened that day. If I hadn't acted out of temper and suspended Yang Yizhong for one day, how could he have been cautious? There won’t be such a commotion, and we, the monarch and his ministers, will be in trouble together!”

Liu Ziyu and Ma Kuo were startled, their eyes moistened almost at the same time. Ma Kuo immediately knelt down and cried: "Guan family, that's not the case."

"Well, it doesn't have to be like this. I am also a human being, and I will make mistakes as a human being. I used to think that the Song Dynasty was guarded internally and externally, the censor controlled the prime minister, and the prime minister managed the court, but who really restricted the emperor? So I was very nervous Years ago, I didn't dare to make mistakes, so that before the Northern Expedition, you more or less heard some rumors. I was worried for a while, and I had to thank the third prince opposite for his coincidence in death. I put down all my worries and sent out troops, waiting for the attack. After winning, I was worried that the hero would not end well in the future. If Hu Mingzhong hadn't advised him in time, I would have almost made a fool of myself and chilled everyone's heart. In the past few days, I feel extremely embarrassed, and at the same time, I am also thinking about why it has become like this. Obviously the situation It's great!" Zhao Guanjia smelled of alcohol, as if he was really drunk.

Liu Ziyu also sat down and knelt down half-kneeling, gritting his teeth and said: "In the official family, although I don't know the rebel army as well as King Xing does. But if you dare to guarantee your life, Shao Long or Liang Xing, even though he is reckless, he is by no means a kingless and fatherless person. Something. If no one is causing trouble or even provoking it, the five thousand rebels will never perform martial arts in Lishan when you are about to enter Chang'an. If Yang Tongzhi is short of manpower for a while, I am willing to interrogate these thieves for you!" Ma Kuodu was shocked! Shocked, old enemy, I know you have this ability, but we have to avoid suspicion!

"Yan Xiu doesn't have to be like this. I can imagine what you said, and Yang Yizhong will find out sooner or later. But this is just a trail. What I want to say is that I seem to have taken the wrong path in the past two years."

Yes, Zhao Guan's family looked like a drunk cat, but at this moment it was extremely clear. Under the moonlight in Chang'an, in the old palace of the Tang Dynasty, he asked himself: Should the Yellow River be regulated?

The answer is of course it should.

Does that require you, an emperor who knows nothing about water affairs, to watch from beginning to end?
The answer is no.

Yes, he is not arrogant, but as a supernumerary emperor, just like Ma Yingjie commented on Han Shizhong and others back then, he is afraid.Afraid of not being able to maintain the friendship between monarch and ministers, afraid of how to govern, afraid of facing the devastated land of Hebei and the suffering of the small people, afraid of how to explain to Bashu in the southeast that tax reductions and exemptions will be made after the Northeast is stabilized. In the end, Mingdao Palace has not been able to do so since the well. Without the pain caused by taking on the responsibility of the world, he was originally just an engineering dog who graduated from college and was ready to enter the society!

But after all, isn't he already the emperor?In this era where the constitutional monarchy is still more than 600 years away, no matter how afraid an emperor is of great prestige, can you escape from certain things?

Isn’t it necessary to maintain the public pavilion-secret pavilion system?Doesn’t the conflict between civil servants and military generals need to be adjusted?Are you ignoring the old forces’ counterattack?Or even smaller, the division of powers and responsibilities between the rebel army and the field army, and Yue Fei's position as the military commander once he was promoted to the imperial camp?Besides your Zhao Guan family, can anyone else do these things for you?
　Yes, I think Zhao Jiu, as an official, can engage in fictitious monarchy when he has great power and power, but it must be a slow process, and he should not be afraid to avoid it.The Secret Pavilion is also made up of people, and people have selfish motives.If he lets go, anything could go wrong.

　　Also, I am traveling today, so the update is late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)