I will never be Renzong

Chapter 12

In Yanqing Hall, Zhao Zhen knelt respectfully in front of Song Zhenzong's coffin.

He didn't understand why Liu E was so angry, there was no reason at all!You only need to know that the records of Liu E in the history books have the talent of Lu Wu, but not the evil of Lu Wu!
Whether Song Zhenzong is wise or not, Liu E should be very clear in his heart, even if he hastily commented on the late emperor regardless of his seniority, it was a bit reckless, but he would not be slapped like this!
Could it be because of this?Zhao Zhen suddenly remembered something.

It is said that in the later period of Song Zhenzong's reign, his physical condition was very bad, which may be the reason for taking too much elixir. You must know that the elixir refined by Taoist priests in ancient feudal dynasties killed more than one emperor.

Logically speaking, Song Zhenzong was in poor health and should not have the time or the energy to take care of the government affairs. However, even if Zhenzong was seriously ill, the government affairs were still running as usual. As everyone knows, it was all thanks to Liu E, his personal secretary.

The husband is unwell and can no longer work in his career. As a wife, he has unshirkable responsibilities both emotionally and from the perspective of the family.

And Liu E is not only outstanding in appearance, but also has explosive IQ and EQ. The key is that he has a high level of understanding. Not only does he manage the harem in an orderly manner, but he can also assist Song Zhenzong in handling government affairs. This is why Liu E is capable of politics.

But when the relationship between husband and wife turns into an icy distribution of power, things get extraordinarily complicated.

Song Zhenzong's mood should be extremely entangled. On the one hand, he needs to rely on the carefulness and respect of the empress Liu E, and on the other hand, he is afraid of this virtuous assistant who holds great power.

Although Song Zhenzong was very happy, he also understood the truth that "women and politics are the root of chaos!"

Before the Song Dynasty, there were many chaos caused by the interference of the harem.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Empress Lu was in power, and the Liu family suffered a lot of persecution.In the Western Jin Dynasty, there were many ugly people causing trouble in Jia Nanfeng, which led to the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.

There were more in the Tang Dynasty. First, Empress Wu usurped the Tang Dynasty and proclaimed herself emperor, and she became the first female emperor in Chinese history. Then Empress Wei caused chaos and chaos, and even Princess Taiping wanted to launch a mutiny and become the emperor. , Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty blatantly occupied his daughter-in-law and doted on Concubine Yang, which aroused the anger of heaven and people, so that the Jiuchong City was filled with smoke and dust, and thousands of horses traveled southwest.

Although it is an unreasonable accusation against women, it is not unreasonable under the background of the feudal dynasty.

In feudal society, women's circles were generally small and their education levels were relatively low. If women were allowed to control the government, they would inevitably rely on the power of their relatives and eunuchs, which would most likely threaten the rule of the family and be the root of disaster.

When Song Zhenzong proposed Liu E to be the queen, Kou Zhun, Li Di, Yang Yi and others were all staunch opponents, and Kou Zhun even offended the queen Liu E to death.

As the saying goes, when one person ascends to heaven, Liu E ascends to the throne of the queen, not only Liu Mei is promoted to the throne, but even Liu Mei's relatives are taken care of.

The cause of the incident was that Liu Mei's relatives were ruthless and unreasonable in Sichuan. They wanted to snatch the salt wells from the common people. After being impeached, Song Zhenzong not only did not punish Liu's clan relatives because of Liu E's face, but instead released Zhang Pinwai.

Kou Zhun, who is upright and upright and can't rub the sand in his eyes, heard about this matter, so he naturally went to the Shu to fight for justice and enforce the law impartially. The rift between Kou Zhun and the queen was thus forged.

The reason why Liu E was unable to become a queen was because she had no one in the court who could speak for her except Song Zhenzong's love for her.

But it's different now. After several years of empress, Liu E has won over many confidant ministers to cheer for her, including two heavyweight officials, Ding Wei and Cao Li.

Relying on the support of Queen Liu E, the two became more and more powerful, which made Kou Zhun, Li Di and others feel on pins and needles.

Kou Zhun had already offended the empress before, and he was not afraid to offend her to the end, so he simply discussed with everyone, "The empress should return to her original position, and just take care of the family affairs of the stalls in the harem. Don't show her face everywhere and meddle in the court's affairs."

Kou Zhun's wishful thinking was very good. In this case, Ding Wei, Cao Lili and others would lose their backing, and they would not be able to hold their heads high in front of him as they are now.

But Song Zhenzong was seriously ill and couldn't handle government affairs. If the emperor couldn't do it, the queen had to do it. Kou Zhun and others didn't want the queen to do it because the queen was a woman.

But the queen doesn’t do it either, so why are they here?If they did it, they would be traitors and traitors, so after Kou Zhun and others discussed it, they played a trump card: the prince supervises the country.

But this seemingly legal and courteous card was unreasonable, because the prince Zhao Zhen was not yet ten years old at that time, and the ten-year-old baby supervised the country, and the government would surely fall into the hands of powerful officials.

Song Zhenzong is not a fool, because as early as the third year of Tianxi, Kou Zhun suggested to him "choose Minister Fang Zhengyu as the crown prince's wings", and then he said: "Ding Wei, Qian Weiyan, sycophants, You cannot assist the young master!"

Song Zhenzong saw it, since you said they can't do it, you just want to say you can do it, and you want to be the wings of the government and the public. Look at what you said so sanctimoniously, you are bullying me so stupid!
The suggestions of Kou Zhun and others were not adopted by Zhenzong, and the result was just a waste of work, so they had to stop, but political struggle is by no means that simple, just like fighting the landlord, if your cards can't control the landlord, then the bomb in the landlord's hand It will be thrown into your house desperately.

Ding Wei and others began to slander Kou Zhun in front of Song Zhenzong, and Empress Liu E also blew the pillow wind in Song Zhenzong's ear. Under the attack of the two sides, Song Zhenzong's glassy heart has long been shaken.What's more, Song Zhenzong has already made up his mind to believe that Kou Zhun's motive for letting the prince supervise the country is not pure, and he also wants to teach him a lesson, but he doesn't want Ding Wei and others to gain too much power.

So Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty dismissed Kou Zhun from his position as prime minister, but named him Prince Taifu and Lai Guogong, and asked him to go home to reflect and see the consequences.

But if Liu E wants to take power, Kou Zhun will be a thorn in his side. If he doesn't get rid of this serious problem early, how can he sleep peacefully.

After Kou Zhun resigned, Ding Wei became the prime minister, Li Di was the deputy prime minister, Feng Zheng was the privy envoy, and Cao Lijia was appointed as the privy envoy.

So Ding Wei, Cao Lili and others began to keep putting eye drops on Song Zhenzong, but Song Zhenzong was so annoyed that he asked Kou Zhun to confront Ding Wei and others face to face.

In the end, Kou Zhun didn't know if he had to reflect on himself for a few days, but he was stupid, and instead said: "If the minister is guilty, he should sit with Li Di, and should not be reprimanded alone."

When Li Di took over as deputy prime minister, he refused to accept it because of your face. It's better for you. You can't distinguish between friend and foe.This is as stupid as Tam taking his teammates in his mouth and sending the head under the enemy's crystal tower.

(End of this chapter)