I will never be Renzong

Chapter 120
"Why did Uncle Eighth Prince come here in such a hurry?"

In Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen received Zhou Wang Zhao Yuanyan.

"Official family! I heard that the official family is in charge of the government, so I came here to congratulate the official family. Besides, I have something else to report to the official family!"

Zhao Yuanyan said with a serious expression.

"I don't know what's the matter?"

Zhao Zhen asked hurriedly.

"The current queen mother is not the birth mother of the official family. The birth mother of the official family is Li Shunrong who guards the imperial mausoleum! I have committed a crime. I was afraid of the majesty of the queen mother back then, so I dare not tell the official family the truth. I hope the official family will punish me!"

After Zhao Yuanyan finished speaking, he bowed to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen has been in power for some time, and it stands to reason that courtiers should explain to him about the birth mother, but it seems that there is an agreement in the court, and no one speaks, and this layer of window paper was eventually stabbed by Zhao Yuanyan broken.

"I'll tell you the truth, Uncle Eighth Prince! I know that the Queen Mother is my adoptive mother, and Mrs. Shunrong Li is my biological mother!"

Zhao Zhen said with some tears and laughter.

"What? The officials actually know?"

Zhao Yuanyan couldn't help being stunned.

"Yes! To tell you the truth, Uncle Eighth Prince, I already knew about it!"

Zhao Zhen said with certainty.

"That being the case, why didn't the officials take Mrs. Li back to the palace, restore her reputation, and make up for the grievances that Mrs. Li has suffered over the years? Our dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. When the officials were born, Mrs. Li had never been able to Baoguan's house was immediately removed from the Nuan Pavilion. Since then, the mother and son have been like strangers. When the official family came to the throne, Li had to salute the official family like other concubines. Disregarding the imperial mausoleum, what is filial piety, the Master said: Life should be done with propriety, death should be buried with propriety, and sacrifices should be treated with propriety."

Zhao Yuanyan's words hit Zhao Zhen's heart like thorns.

"I want to too! It's just that I can't!"

Zhao Zhen said helplessly, although Liu E is now blind and has lost her authority, she is Zhao Zhen's adoptive mother after all, the empress dowager proclaimed by the late emperor.

Although Liu E still hated Zhao Zhen at this time, Zhao Zhen still wouldn't do anything to her. If he took Li Shi back to the palace and showed the world that Li Shi was his biological mother, then he would have to be named Queen Mother. Come on, the two palaces stand side by side, which is not what Zhao Zhen wants to see.

The most important thing is that Liu E's health is not very good at the moment. If Li Shi is taken back to the palace rashly, Liu E's condition will worsen and he will die. The crime of forcing the adoptive mother to death, a monarch with such a reputation, how can he talk about governing the world.

"Uncle Eight! I don't want to bring Mrs. Li back to the palace, but for the sake of the Song Dynasty, I can't be so willful. I hope that Uncle Eight can understand my painstaking efforts. After all, she is my adoptive mother!"

Zhao Zhen replied.

"If the official is in power and does not bring her biological mother back to fulfill her filial piety, is it possible that she has to wait until she is gone before fulfilling her filial piety? Officials should be aware that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the child wants to be raised but cannot be kissed!"

The Eight Great Kings said sadly.

"Uncle Eight! I have ordered people to rebuild the residence of the imperial mausoleum, and the treatment that Mrs. Li enjoys is no different from that of the eldest concubine. Except for things like titles that I can't give for the time being, everything else that I can do is allowed. .”

Zhao Zhen replied.

"Officials."

"Okay! Uncle Bawang must be tired from the long journey, so Mao will send Uncle Bawang back to his residence to rest!"

Zhao Zhen said to Zhang Mao who was standing by.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanyan had no choice but to resign. The actions of the current officials were beyond his expectations. When Liu E was at the height of his power, he had to pretend to be sick at home to avoid the edge, and the officials had only been on the throne for three years. He was only sixteen years old, yet he knocked down the mountain of Liu E in two or three strokes. How could such a decisive king ignore his own mother? Maybe the officials really had other considerations!
"Zhang Yong! How is the matter I asked you to investigate!"

After the Eight Kings left, Zhao Zhen summoned Zhang Yong.

"Go back to the official's house! I found out that the Liao envoy had never been to the mansion of Privy Councilor Cao Xianggong and the third secretary Zhang Xianggong's mansion before. As for what he did, I don't know!"

Zhang Yong hurriedly replied.

"Zhang Yong! The Imperial City Division is my eyes. I hope that the Imperial City Division can become a huge intelligence network under your hands. The things you report now only let me see the shortcomings of the Imperial City Division. Here I have a detailed description of the restructuring of the Imperial City Division, take it back and discuss it with everyone in the Imperial City Division, if you have any opinions, point out what you don't understand!"

Zhao Zhen said and handed a thick book to Zhang Yong.

"Go back and watch! By the way, didn't the Eight Great Kings stay well in Qingzhou before? Why did they suddenly come to Beijing, and they rushed on the road day and night, you go and find out for me!"

Zhao Zhen continued.

"promise!"

Zhang Yong hurriedly responded, retreated to the outer hall, opened the book in his hand, and saw that it said, the establishment and composition of the Imperial Guards of the Great Song Dynasty.

Huangcheng Division is the name of the imperial court in the Song Dynasty.Formerly known as Wu Desi, it is located in Zuo Chengtian Gate in Tokyo.It is a secret service agency in the Song Dynasty, similar in nature to Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.He is in charge of the palace ban, the guards in Zhoulu, and spying on intelligence.

But the current Imperial City Division obviously does not meet Zhao Zhen's requirements. Zhao Zhen has selected a group of elite soldiers from the Forbidden Army, about 6000 of them. Chengsi, Zhao Zhen wanted to turn him into a special secret service agency, but it was different from the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty,

The Jinyiwei was founded in the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor's personal army. Later, he was disbanded because he was worried that the Jinyiwei's authority would be too great.After Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, succeeded in the Jingnan War, he restored Jinyiwei. However, in order to limit the power of Jinyiwei, Dongchang was established to check and balance them.

Although Ming Chengzu's approach was to maintain the stability of imperial power, it also planted the hidden danger of eunuch monopoly for the Ming Dynasty.

If the Jin Yiwei were moved to the Song Dynasty, they would obviously kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.

The Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty had great power. They could arrest civil officials of any level, even relatives of the emperor.After the arrest, Jin Yiwei has the right to conduct a secret interrogation.Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that there will be illegal abuse and ill-treatment of prisoners.After Zhu Yuanzhang noticed this, he once issued an order to burn the Jinyiwei torture equipment, weakening their power, and not allowing them to conduct secret interrogations.

However, after Ming Chengzu Zhu Di came to the throne, he restored and strengthened Jin Yiwei's power.After that, Jin Yiwei gradually reached its peak.They have a lot of power and are almost unrestrained. They often fabricate crimes, act recklessly, take bribes and pervert the law, which makes the officials tremble with fear and panic all day long.

Therefore, some people commented that the demise of the Ming Dynasty was due to Jin Yiwei.

Zhao Zhen combined the advantages and disadvantages of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, and planned to only grant the investigation power to the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty. As for the power of arrest and review, he should firmly hold it in his own hands. withdraw.

(End of this chapter)