The sadness spread earlier. When he heard that Zhao Zhen was dead, many ordinary people ran crazy outside the Meridian Gate to wait for the news, then looked forward to a miracle, and finally howled.

Zheng Lang's confession aroused the conscience in the hearts of the ministers.

Han Qi winked at Fu Bi. He must have taken it with Zheng Lang. It was useless to say anything, but the country is important, so it won’t work. Fu Bi, you have to think of a solution.

Fu Bi also felt sad. He was a humble gentleman. He knew that there was an alien emperor like Zhao Zhen, but he had to take into account the overall situation and advised: "Xingzhi, the country still has to deal with many government affairs, not the time for sadness. What do you have to say to it in one breath."

Zheng Lang's forehead.

Wipe away the tears and said, "The State of Yan, the last emperor asked me to guard the great Song Dynasty. He also said something to me before, "I promised to take good care of the four princesses for Your Majesty."

Jia An, who thought he was a student of Fan Zhongyan throughout his life, said: "What do you mean?"

If there is any, the nature of the nature is completely different, that is, the late emperor saw Zhao Shu's heart and for the sake of the country's change, he still handed over the throne to Zhao Shu and chose everyone in front of everyone and the small family. Zhao Zhen's life will be further sublimated.

"Zhiru, there was an eunuch next to him at that time. Do you think I would tell lies?"

Jia An bowed and said, "I am wrong. I should not question it by practicing the high righteousness of knowledge."

His words also represent the attitude of most scholars and officials.

In fact, you can also see clues about Zhao Shu's ungratefulness from Zheng Lang. The four famous ministers at the end of Zhao Zhen, Zheng Lang, Fu Bi, Han Qi and Wen Yanbo, and Pang Ji's death did not count. Zhao Zhen died and Zhao Shu succeeded to the throne. The rewards for all the officials were one level. Of course, this addition means that countless gold was lost. It is not a sub-official plus one level, but a real official, that is, the salary of each official increased by one level. When Zhao Zhen was alive, like the prime ministers who were mostly in the six ministers or one of the six ministers, now several prime ministers bring a minister and a minister. This means that they have to receive double or three wages. The four famous ministers at the end of Renzong were particularly favorable. Although Wen Yanbo was in the northwest, he was rewarded continuously. There was only one person who had nothing, Zheng Lang.

When everyone saw Zheng Lang, they thought of one thing, that is, their attitude towards the envoys of the two countries.

Yelu Hongji had just passed a chaos, but when he heard that Zhao Zhen had passed away, he was very sad. He said that he had not learned about military wars for 42 years. He cried for most of the day. He also built a tomb of clothes that Zhao Zhen had given him to commemorate during his lifetime, and also offered Zhao Zhen's portrait in the palace. This portrait is very originated. Yelu Hongji admired Zhao Zhen very much and asked for Zhao Zhen's portrait. The minister was worried that Yelu Hongji would use it to perform witchcraft. Zhao Zhen resolutely gave this portrait. Yelu Hongji personally arranged the ceremonial guards to go out of the palace to welcome him grandly.

Then the envoys were sent to pay their respects and had some disputes over the handling of the letter of state. The envoys of the Liao Kingdom did not see Zhao Shu, nor did they give wine to the five elements as usual. The envoys of the Liao Kingdom had to go back unwillingly.

The Khitan sent envoys to pay their respects and also arrived in Xixia.

However, Li Liangzuo was ambitious this time. When he was young, he heard Mozang Epang discussing the two pillars of the Song Dynasty, one was Zhao Zhen and the other was Zheng Lang. Zhao Zhen died. Zheng Lang seemed not to be more important. He was not afraid anymore, so he publicly called the memorial. The second Li Liangzuo was called the historical book, and was also called Zhao Liangzuo at that time. Li Liangzuo changed the surname of Zhao without authorization. In fact, Li Liangzuo was still Li Liangzuo, but publicly saying that Li Liangzuo was not allowed in the letter of the country. The letter of the country was even more inappropriate. The fact was a letter of the country, but the name of the public was that Xixia was not qualified to be called the letter of the country, which was a memorial. There was a serious difference between the two.

Let Zhao Shu happen. Ask the ministers.

Sima Guang believed that there were rumors that the emperor could not work properly. The envoy of the Xia Kingdom was not ambition and could have bad things happening on the border. He asked Zhao Shu to come forward to receive them.

Zhao Shu did not receive the Khitan envoy, but received the envoys of Xixia. Although he also questioned Xixia and ordered him to abide by the old-style treaties, he had a long conversation and ordered people to sit and give him tea. Before he left at this time, he was in the capital.

If you don’t look at Zheng Lang, you can’t help but have a guess. As long as you are good to the late emperor, you will be hated by Zhao Shu? Even if the powerful Liao Kingdom is the one that makes Zhao Shu hate him?

Once this kind of thought comes into play, it will be very terrible.

After all, there were very few ministers who participated in the merits of support and clans, including Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Zhang Fu and a few others. Even if they advised Zhao Zhen to support the emperor, they did not designate the emperor. More ministers, like Zheng Lang, did not participate or oppose it. On the contrary, they were similar to Zheng Lang and were deeply favored by Zhao Zhen. So were they rejected by the new emperor?

But now he is turning against him, looking at Han Qi’s experience may not be too ideal.

As if you know everyone’s thoughts, Zheng Lang continued: “When the late emperor passed away, I had a nightmare. I dreamed that Your Majesty came to see me, and asked me to guard the country again, and took care of several princesses for him. Then I ascended to the sky, and I couldn’t pull it down no matter how hard I woke up. When I woke up, I was sweating in my heart. If there was any false statement, I would be thundered by the sky.”

It may not be effective if you think about something on a day and dream about something on a night. But in this era, the saying of dreaming can be generally believed. If Zheng Lang does not make a bad oath, no one will believe that what Zheng Lang is saying is lies. Is it worth it? Zheng Lang can grow old for Zhao Zhen in the middle of the night, why doesn’t Zhao Zhen ask him to dream?

He continued: "The ministers were charming, Yang Guang came to be Emperor Yang, Wei Zheng advised him, and Emperor Taizong of Tang became a wise ruler. His subordinates had the responsibility to correct the monarch."

Everyone's eyes lit up. The emperor's approach was very bad, but he could be corrected by force. Anyway, the ancestors' family rules, what are you afraid of if you don't kill scholars and officials? Zheng Lang said again: "There are five gentlemen in my village, some of whom are the underachieving Jinshi, some are just ordinary scholars, and they are still discussing the great way to seek a law to bring peace to all ages. We are all grateful to the country, so why can't we do anything for this country? If we lose the great way and righteous heart in our hearts, what qualifications are there to be called a minister of the country?"

This statement made many scholars and officials excited.

Fu Bi smiled bitterly, Zheng Lang took his heart for the late emperor! After saying these words, he undoubtedly said to the ministers, you have been deeply favored by the late emperor, and now the great way is destroyed, why not fight? This cannot be done. The country immediately became chaotic again, and said, "Xingzhi, even if you say, the Secretariat and the Two Systems issued an edict to allow the two nobles to become monks and do the Tao. Pray for the late emperor, but after entering the Tao Palace, can the nobles and His Highness be happy?"

Zheng Lang said lightly: "It's okay, Jining Temple will soon have a small industry, enough to make the two nobles and four princesses have no worries about food and clothing."

"Oh, industry," Fu Bi moaned.

Needless to say, it was written by Zheng Lang. The key is Zheng Lang's industry, and that item is not an astonishing income. But if Zheng Lang mentioned the word "industry" as soon as he mentioned it, everyone would object. If it doesn't work, it would have to be accepted as state-owned. Now I'm saying it, who is the one who has the nerve to say it?

One was suppressed in the palace. Even the palace he lived in was given out. The other, although he was a Taoist priest, lived in Jining Temple. Not only did he have the status of a princess, he also had hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year. It goes without saying that kind of happiness is even happier.

Cai Xiang still couldn't help but say, "Why didn't Xingzhi say it before?"

"Junmo. It is just an industry in daily people's livelihood. If there are too many countries, it's okay to have too few countries. The last emperor suffered all his life for the country. Do he still have to fight with His Royal Highness the Princess?"

Cai Xiang was speechless.

He didn't know that once he was involved in daily necessities, the profit would be amazing. But how many ministers understood this truth now?

"I didn't ask you to do what the late emperor asked for, but you didn't accept the favor of the late emperor. Please." Zheng Lang said as he gave a great gift and left the wait-and-out courtyard.

All the ministers went to court.

They dislike Zhao Shu's approach and do not agree with Zheng Lang's approach. Zheng Lang said it in detail, and he is good at heart. But how can it be more or less to put three, three or four-year-old princesses in the Taoist palace and grow up?

First, Lu Dafang walked out with his teeth scepter in his hand and asked, "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I heard that in the inner palace, the three late emperors and princesses moved out of the old palace because of Your Majesty's edict. Is there such a case?"

Zhao Shu didn't speak, and this didn't speak continued for several months.

Empress Dowager Cao didn't know what to think behind the curtain and remained silent.

Lu Dafang set the forefront and opened the curtain for ministers' advice. Zhao Shu didn't know how terrible the scholars and officials of the Song Dynasty were. Almost two-thirds of the ministers turned against each other on the spot and scolded Zhao Shu's behavior. Don't ask if Zhao Shu was the emperor. Empress Guo died inexplicably. What is it to scold the emperor?

Speaking of Empress Dowager Cao, you are the emperor's mother and the queen's aunt. Don't expect you to train the emperor well, and at least take care of the harem. How did this empress dowager be? Empress Dowager Cao was so anxious that she was about to cry behind the curtain. After a long time, Empress Dowager Cao could no longer bear it and recorded the unfilial words that Zhao Xu said together with some poems and handed them to Han Qi to judge. Let Han Qi judge?

He almost scolded Empress Dowager Cao. How could Empress Dowager Cao manage this harem well?

Sima Guang stood up and said, "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, Princess Huiguo, etc. are still His Majesty's sisters, and the aunts of several little princesses. Perhaps His Majesty had a misunderstanding in his heart that this happened. The inner palace is so big, it is better to choose a few other palaces to slander the palace, let Princess Dening live, and let Princess Huiguo move back. Your Majesty is filial to the late emperor all over the world, and it is also worthy of His Majesty's reputation for being filial to His Majesty. The Tian Family is to set an example for the world."

How good it is. Don’t talk about the royal family that stands out in the world. Even ordinary people cannot do this. Or if a few princesses are out of the palace, it’s okay for them to let their palace be given out. Now, it’s not right to move out without asking where they move to the inner palace. But your Majesty must have had a misunderstanding. You are still a filial child, so you must correct your mistakes.

When Fu Bi heard that it was good, the child was indeed trained by Xingzhi and could take the overall situation into consideration. He took the lead in echoing, and other officials agreed, and hundreds of ministers asked Zhao Shu to take back Cheng's orders. Zhao Shu still didn't say anything. This was a habit, and he didn't care. Everyone scattered in court and waited for news from Zhao Shu.

But another incident came from the palace. Zhao Shu was sick again. He was unable to speak in bed and said crazy words. The minister forced him to survive.

Everyone was stunned. This is also called a slap, so how can I advise you in the future?

I dare not write a letter. If the emperor is really sick and he is "forced" and something happens to the emperor, he can't even say it clearly if he opens his mouth. But more dark clouds have hit everyone's hearts.

The changes in the world made a woman have a bold idea.

In the palace, Weng, the husband of Yongchang County, had a private life. This private life is relative to the official who serves as officials. It is not for the court, but for some powerful people who do not need to serve as a noble servant. This is called a private life.

Weng's personal name is Han Chong'er. He is a woman. He didn't know how to mess with him. He was pregnant and was ridiculed by his neighbors. He couldn't make his name clear. He happened to hear some bad theories in the palace. She had an idea and first buried a Jin Chuan'er under the ground of the Buddhist pavilion. Then outside, he threatened that while he was fetching water, a little dragon rushed out of the rope that drew water. Zhao Zhen happened to pass by here and saw this strange scene. He immediately sowed a dragon seed here. But he didn't expect that because it was a dragon seed, he had not given birth after October. Jin Chuan was proof.

She probably listened to the story of the people too much, and when the legendary novels were taken as facts. Even the dragon seeds would have to be born in October. Ordinary people don’t know, but they all looked at her belly and were afraid. It is unknown whether there is a little dragon. What if it is really a seed left by the late emperor and her?

This matter spread quickly, and Empress Dowager Cao was speechless. She knew in the palace that even ten months ago, His Majesty's health was getting worse day by day. How could he go out and how to get along with a private person? Not to mention Han Chong'er, as a husband, it is impossible to get along with a private person.

He sent someone to arrest her and found the truth in the first instance. The assistant minister proposed to execute Han Chong'er. Empress Dowager Cao said: "If Chong'er is killed, the world will not know the truth. Instead, it is said that the child in Chong'er's belly is the child of the late emperor. Now he is killing people to silence him. It is better to place Chong'er in Ni Temple to explain doubts between China and abroad.

It's just a bold act of a bold woman.

In fact, it proves that people's hearts are uneasy and turmoil.

There was a person who was anxious, Gao Taotao. She didn't blame Zheng Lang. Her husband did so many things, and Zheng Lang had been tolerant. The little princess's business was to meet Zheng Lang's bottom line. This person was the number one loyal person in the late emperor, otherwise he would not be so sad. If he endured it, it would make people doubt it.

This matter is ultimately the husband's fault.

She would not argue with her husband for Zhao Zhen, but one was her adoptive father and uncle, and the other was her father-in-law who had little feelings for her. They were both dead people. The choice between the two was to stand in the former. She faintly smelled an uneasy atmosphere.

Don’t think that your husband becomes the emperor and will be peaceful. If Zheng Lang is a little more ambitious, coupled with his loyalty to Zhao Zhen, and with Zheng Lang’s reputation and influence, joining forces with Empress Dowager Cao may not be unable to do what Huo Guang wants to do!

In shock, he sent someone to secretly investigate the truth of that year. Zhao Zhen said it himself, and Zheng Lang admitted it, but it was useless and there was no evidence. Unless the case occurred, Zheng Lang would admit it. The case files were submitted one by one, and not many people paid attention to it, but if you know the truth, you can see a lot. For example, when Zhang Kang interrogated Juyandong, he suddenly drank many people, leaving only a dozen trustees to assist in the interrogation. He didn't know who the trust was, but later some of Zhang Kang's confidants went to Ezhou to work and had Zhao Niannu with Wang Song.

All these confidants are rewarded.

The list was easy to find. If you continued to search, you found another terrible thing. Although you were repaid for merit, these close friends "sacrificed" one after another because of the rebellion of various troops. Those who did not look carefully and did not know about it, including Zheng Lang and the dead Zhao Zhen, did not know about it.

In other words, the only people who know the truth about this matter are Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Miao Guifei, as well as Zhao Niannu and Liang Huaiji, and Zheng Lang. The first three people cannot be imprisoned for interrogation, even if they can be imprisoned for interrogation, the evidence is not strong. Only the latter, Liang Huaiji stayed in Jiningguan and stayed with Zhao Niannu. Can he be arrested and received a confession?

In terms of selfishness, Gao Taotao didn't think about it. One was her relationship with Zhao Niannu, and the other wanted to use Zheng Lang well. Her husband probably couldn't do it, but her husband was in poor health and could be used by Zheng Lang for his son. The third was to reveal the truth by luck. Zheng Lang was just a mistake in morality. He could still be a rich man when he returned to Zhengzhou. But how do the people in the world think about it? This is a complete denial of his uncle! It is not unfilial, but a great rebellion!

Zheng Lang packed his luggage and was waiting for Han Qi to surrender.

In the end, if Zhao Shu is sick or not, he will definitely not give up these palaces again. The ministers will point the finger at Han Qi. Han Qi will also adopt his own opinions, otherwise he will not be able to calm the anger of the ministers. It will not be too long. Once the edict is passed, he will leave the capital.

Suddenly, an edict was received.

Zheng Lang was also appointed as the subordinate of the Duke of Zheng, Tong Pingzhang, serving as the prince's tutor, and also passed on the imperial edicts of Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Gao. You were an important minister of the late emperor. The late emperor put state affairs first throughout his life. Before his death, he entrusted you to protect the Zhao family's country and country, and hoped that you would keep your promise.

A meaningful decree.

After listening to the imperial edict silently, Zheng Lang stood up and said to Xiaohuangmen: "I'm sorry, I have Dingyou. If the late emperor had not been critically ill, I would not have gone to Beijing. The late emperor passed away and was delayed in the capital due to illness. When the condition was about to recover, I would also return to Zhengzhou. These official positions cannot be accepted."

He looked at the rewards and said, "As well as these rewards, I am ashamed of the late emperor. Now I have succeeded to the throne. I have no achievements and dare not accept them. Please take them back. I heard that the country's finances are gradually losing their fortunes, and all rewards must be saved."

The eunuch who was delivering the order was probably given a command. When he thought that Zheng Lang would refuse the order, he calmly said: "If so, the empress dowager and the queen in the palace have another imperial edict, please ask the wife Cui of the husband to enter the palace to discuss it."

Ministers have intersections with ministers, and ladies have activities. However, how these noble ladies are recorded in history books, but historical books have not seen them. Including the inner palace empress and the queen mother, occasionally when she was bored, she summoned the wives of the important ministers into the palace for a lecture to show her honor.

The previous edicts and imperial edicts can be rejected, but this imperial edict cannot be rejected.

Zheng Lang hesitated for a while, Cui Xian's wisdom was not worse than Gao Taotao, but in the end one was a minister and the other was a king, which was weak.

After thinking for a while, he said to the eunuch who was delivering the order: "If this is the case, I will let my wife enter the palace."

"Okay," the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if the woman wants to enter the palace, she still needs to dress up. Cui Xian glanced at Zheng Lang suspiciously. Zheng Lang followed her in. While Cui Xian was tidying up her clothes, Zheng Lang explained.

After listening, Cui Xian said, "My lady, I finally feel relieved."

Some things can be unclear, while others cannot be unclear. Zheng Lang has launched this kind of questioning activity now. He seems to be loyal to the late emperor and is entrusted by the late emperor, but he does it extremely irrationally.
Chapter completed!