Old things

Author: Feng Si Niang

Old things

The current emperor has never been a prince, but he is the only heir to the throne.

Today's father, Emperor Yingzong, worked hard to govern, worked diligently and loved the people. His reign can be called the period of resurgence of our dynasty. Unfortunately, this period of resurgence was a bit short.

Ying Zong did not have many heirs, so he had only one son like this.

This son today has been raised by his grandfather, the father of Emperor Yingzong, Emperor Chengye, since he was a child.

Cheng Ye is his reign name. He is obsessed with alchemy and immortality. He calls himself "Zhenye Chengye".

What is achieved is naturally not royal power and hegemony, but the foundation of enlightenment and ascension.

Because he had not been in court for many years, the temple was filled with smoke and smoke, and the people in the world were in dire straits.

Party strife also intensified, and even the opposition between Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Yangming Xinxue became a point of confrontation.

Yingzong and Jinshang had completely different feelings towards Emperor Cheng Ye:

In today's memory, the emperor's grandfather was a man who, although he did not govern the government, was knowledgeable about everything. No one under his command dared to deceive him in the slightest;

What's more, Emperor Cheng Ye worked tirelessly to educate him personally since he was a child. Today, he loves and respects this imperial grandfather.

In the case of Ying Zong, this can be seen from the fact that he gave Emperor Cheng Ye the posthumous name "Ling".

But just as the period of ZTE came to an abrupt end, Yingzong, who was on his deathbed, called Jinshang to his bedside and earnestly told him to love the people like a son. He also pointed out several auxiliary ministers and just had to write an "Executioner".

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The head of several auxiliary ministers is Mr. Li Yanfeng.

After taking the throne today, I am indeed the great grandson of Emperor Cheng Ye. The first thing I did when I ascended the throne was to change my imperial grandfather's posthumous title.

At that time, the man who held the most power in the government was none other than Mr. Li Yanfeng, a veteran of the Three Dynasties. I had read with him for two days when I was a kid last night. I thought that whether this matter was big or small, he would not object.

Unexpectedly, the person who opposed the most fiercely was Mr. Li.

During his reign, he had countless disciples, and for a time, the opposition was overwhelming. Changing his posthumous title suddenly became a huge event.

As things developed later, it was no longer just a matter of changing a posthumous title.

I guess I hate Mr. Li to the core, but as expected, he has a Taoist background and knows the principle of "the Taoist way is to go left first and right first", so he has learned 100% of the machinations and tricks of his grandfather.

On the surface, they still call each other "mentor, chief assistant", but in fact, they secretly support many people who want to speculate on the new emperor.

Furthermore, Mr. Li is an upright person by nature, and he has made many enemies in the court. If he properly reveals the signal that "the emperor is displeased", wouldn't there be a lot of people rushing to please the new emperor?

Besides, one thing is very important today. He is not afraid of civil servants, and he doesn't care if civil servants kneel down and remonstrate to death to let them leave their names in history, while he leaves his name in history.

They came and went, and Mr. Li resigned twice, but he was invited back because there was still a place where he could be used today.

Until the last time, Li Zhen, the eldest son who Li Yanfeng had the highest hopes for, knelt down in front of Zuoshun Gate to remonstrate and refused to leave three times. Li Zhen was finally thrown into Zhao Prison.

At this time, the situation in the court has been stabilized. Jin Shang secretly thought that he had driven away Mr. Li for the third time. This was really the reason why he came to the door.

In order to protect his son, Li Yanfeng resigned for the third and final time and vowed never to step foot in the capital again in his life. Only now did he relent and let Li Zhen come out of Zhao Prison intact.

But the matter was not over yet. After that, Mr. Li Yanfeng really never set foot in the capital again.

But today's feud with the Li family has only just begun.

Li Yanfeng left, and there was Li Zhen. Li Zhen’s fault was that he was too excellent and stubborn.

Li Yanfeng left in a state of embarrassment, and it would be hard for him to do anything more to his son Li Zhen now.

In addition to the fact that the pursuit of posthumous title was finally successful, a drought suddenly broke out among the people at the same time. Many people said that this was God's punishment for Emperor Cheng Ye, and now he has no choice but to be disappointed.

Although there is no longer any opposition from the government or the opposition, the question of what it should be changed to will be put on hold indefinitely.

How could I not understand Li Zhen? He has been that nightmare role model since he was a child - the young master of other families.

Li Zhen was eight feet tall, had a face like a crown of jade, read poetry and books, and was an unparalleled military genius.

In his early years, when he was not yet crowned emperor, because he had repeatedly made military exploits in suppressing bandits in Guangdong and Guangxi, Emperor Yingzong cherished his talent and summoned him to the Ministry of Personnel to report on his duties.

Now that I am here, I feel that my father has left a hot potato for me.

This Li Zhen happened to be a student of mind science. Originally, Yangming Mind Theory and Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism were from the same sect, and both belonged to Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism. They were the fusion and rebirth of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and there was no distinction between them.

Because Emperor Cheng Ye practiced Taoism, many sycophants linked Taoism with the principles of "regulating qi, studying things, and achieving knowledge, the heart of the Tao and the heart of the heart, the principles of nature and the nature of man's desires, and the nature of destiny and temperament" to flatter the emperor and suppress political opponents.

When Jinshang succeeded to the throne, it was because Li Zhen was an out-and-out master of mind science, but Jinshang liked to use Emperor Chengye's method of governing the country.

The thoughtful people in the court had already noticed the undercurrent between the two men, and added fuel to the fire, directly pushing the orthodoxy dispute between Xinxue and Neo-Confucianism to the point where they were incompatible with each other.

Li Zhen is not an ordinary person either. He first reported on his work in the central government and was also in charge of official promotion;

In addition, his father's lifelong supporters and disciples throughout the court, as well as his own disciples who are all over the court as a master of mind science.

Although Li Yanfeng has retired from office, their party seems to be on the verge of a resurgence.

Today, I thought of a damaging move and transferred Li Zhenping to a certain place. Whether it was to suppress rebellion or suppress bandits, I would let him go wherever there was banditry.

Taking advantage of this period, Zai Chao made great efforts to end the orthodoxy dispute between Xinxue and Neo-Confucianism, and Xinxue was completely defeated.

Countless people in the court were implicated, imprisoned, exiled, and had their homes raided.

After all, what does it have to do with Xinxue? It is just a party struggle and a confrontation between the emperor and the scholars.

Party strife will never stop, and the game between the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats will also ebb and flow.

However, it is Xinxue that has suffered a complete defeat and has no chance of making a comeback.

Poor Li Zhen, who had been performing extraordinary feats abroad, never returned to the capital. However, he died on the road at the age of forty.

It was not until after his death that the remaining people in the court could not stir up any trouble, so the issue of pursuing his posthumous title was brought up again.

Since then, Emperor Ling, also known as Emperor Cheng Ye, has changed his posthumous title, but everyone should still call him secretly behind his back.

I hate the Li family and Xinxue today. In the blink of an eye, thirty years later, it seems that apart from the insiders, no traces have been left. And how many insiders are still alive today?
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