I will never be Renzong

Chapter 59

There are eight hundred women in the palace, so the carriage of toilet paper brought by Zhao Zhen is only enough for a day or two. sold out.

And Liu E is a master of rewards. Almost all the wives who entered the palace were rewarded with toilet paper from Liu E. Ever since, the cheap toilet paper has been priced the same as the high-quality rice paper in Kaifeng.

Jinshan Yinshan is right in front of you, Zhao Zhen can't let it go, so, after persuading Liu E, Zhao Zhen allocated 30 yuan of money from the internal storage, and built several paper-making workshops. Meet the needs of the imperial palace and the people of Kaifeng.

Inspired by the previous life, the quality of the toilet paper produced is also different. The quality is the best, and the price is naturally higher. , and the average quality is better than the defective products bought for two yuan in the previous life, and the homes of ordinary people can afford to consume them.

If you want to make money from ordinary commodities, it is better to eat all the big ones, that is, if you want to make money from the poor, you should also make money from the rich.

On September [-]th of the first year of Tiansheng, Liu E and Zhao Zhen were holding a court meeting in the Chongming Hall, and all the servants knew that Ren Shouzhong ran to Liu E and whispered a few words, a look of panic appeared on Liu E's face , and then the court meeting ended hastily.

After the disbandment of the dynasty, Liu E summoned Zhao Zhen to Ciyuan Hall.

As soon as Zhao Zhen entered the palace, Liu E said eagerly: "Feng Zheng has passed away!"

Zhao Zhen couldn't help being stunned. Feng Zheng was very ill. At the beginning of the month, the imperial physician even issued a critical illness notice. Isn't it normal to die at this time?What's all the fuss about?So that Liu E ended the court meeting in a hurry?
Unexpectedly, Liu E's next sentence also shocked Zhao Zhen.

"Kou Zhun is also dead!"

Liu E said lightly, but her tone was a little flustered.

"What? Kou Zhun died?"

Zhao Zhen couldn't help being stunned, but then he remembered that in the official history, Kou Zhun seemed to have died in September of the first year of Tiansheng, but he died of illness in Leizhou.

"I'm afraid it's not a mistake, is it?"

Zhao Zhen obviously didn't believe it, because last month's Mid-Autumn Festival, when Zhao Zhen had a big banquet for the officials, Kou Zhun was also invited. He died of illness within a month, so it was difficult for him to accept it. After all, he thought that he changed Kou Zhun's fate of being demoted, so he changed his life span, but it was unrealistic. Kou Zhun only lived a few more lives It's just the sky. Is it true that people's lives are destined by the sky?
Kou Zhun was sent to Kaifeng by Zhao Zhen to build the imperial tomb. Before the imperial tomb was completed, Ding Wei fell down. After the imperial tomb was completed, no one in the court regarded Kou Zhun as a thorn in his side, and Liu E did not make things difficult for Kou Zhun. Instead, he was given an idle official position and a lot of rewards, but he was idle at home. In Liu E's words, you and Ai's family are at odds, so just stay at home and enjoy the rest of your life. As for the court, don't think about it. come back.

Zhao Zhen also thought that it would be good for Kou Zhun, who had been busy for most of his life, to rest at home, but what he didn't expect was that Kou Zhun had such a high-minded nature. The former prime minister ended up idle at home, and it was inevitable that he would eat people and talk, so he drank and indulged in sex all day long, and became depressed. end!

After Zhao Zhen found out the cause of Kou Zhun's death, he felt very sorry. He thought that if he had known this, it would be better to release Kou Zhun as an official, let him shine for the Song Dynasty, and die well.

But things have already happened, and there is no point in regretting it any longer. What Zhao Zhen is thinking now is how to persuade Liu E to restore Kou Zhun's reputation.

"What do the officials think the court should do?"

Liu E turned to ask.

"When Feng Zheng was chancellor, he did not have credit but hard work. Now that he passes away, he will naturally have a decent burial. As for Kou Zhun."

When mentioning Kou Zhun, Zhao Zhen was hesitant to speak, because Zhao Zhen also knew about the grievances between him and Liu E. Liu E didn't make it clear, and Zhao Zhen couldn't express his opinions indiscriminately.

"It's just us and my wife here. If there are any outsiders, just tell the officials what they have to say!"

Seeing Zhao Zhen's concerns, Liu E hurriedly said.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Madam, if I remember correctly, Kou Zhun was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo. As of today, he can be regarded as a veteran of the three dynasties. However, our court has always had no shortage of upright and direct ministers, but when Emperor Taizong was in power, he did not establish a crown prince for a long time, and it was Kou Zhun's direct remonstrance that made the late emperor ascend to the position of prince and finally crowned emperor."

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused and glanced at Liu E. Seeing that her face was expressionless, he said again: "In the first year of Jingde, the Khitan Emperor Yelu Longxu and Empress Dowager Xiao led a large-scale invasion of 20 troops to the south. They were invincible all the way and attacked the city. Countless villages were pulled out, and they reached Chanzhou, threatening Kaifeng, the capital of Song Dynasty. It was Kou Zhun who stepped forward and persuaded the first emperor to go to the imperial conquest. From these aspects, Kou Zhun has made great contributions to the state!"

"Well! The official is right, but Kou Zhun is also a thorn! In the early years, he did not run out of Ai's family! He even called the official's attention!"

Feng Zheng's death is easy to deal with, but Kou Zhun and Liu E are not sure, because Kou Zhun has a good reputation, both among the common people and scholars, so if there is no posthumous title by the imperial court, it will definitely arouse the common people's resentment. Scholars are dissatisfied, but if the title is chased, I will be a little unwilling to think of the hardships I suffered in the early years.

Zhao Zhen knew what Liu E was struggling with, so he said: "My Lady! Kou Zhun has a bad temper. In his early years, he offended the Lady and even took advantage of me. However, he has been demoted from the imperial court for this reason. After serving as an official for many years, he only had a casual position before his death. In my opinion, Kou Zhun has paid the price for his actions, and now that Kou Zhun has passed away, his ashes will return to ashes, and his soil will return to his soil. After all, he is just a handful. It's just loess. There is no hatred in this world that cannot be resolved. Therefore, I think it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. Why not turn the hostility into friendship, decree a rich burial for Kou Zhun, and show kindness to his descendants, so as to show the generosity of the queen to the people of the world? A generous heart."

In fact, Zhao Zhen also knew that Kou Zhun was wronged and relegated, but now that Liu E is in court, why can't he openly slap Liu E in the face!So I can only say good things, I hope Liu E can understand the general situation and tell right from wrong.

"The Ai family was also deceived by Ding Wei back then, so that they misunderstood Kou Zhun! Now that Ding Wei has been demoted and Kou Zhun has passed away, all the entanglements in the past have been blown away with the wind. The officials have restored Kou Zhun's reputation. Let the prime minister be buried with honor!"

Liu E deserves to be called the wise queen mother by later generations, she can afford it and let it go.

On September [-]th of the first year of Tiansheng, Zhao Zhen issued an imperial edict to posthumously present Feng Zheng as Taishi and Zhongshuling, with the posthumous title of Wenyi.Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zhen denounced Ding Wei and others in public for slandering and framing Kou Zhun when they were in power, and restored Kou Zhun's reputation in public, so Ding Wei, who was still in the army in Yazhou, was relegated again and was demoted to Qiongzhou.

On September [-]th of the first year of Tiansheng, Zhao Zhen formally issued an edict to redress the injustice of Kou Chan, restore Kou Chan to the positions of Prince Taifu and Lai Guogong, and presented him with the order of Zhongshu, posthumously titled "Zhongmin".

Originally, it was intended to share the Taimiao, but because Kou Zhun's wife, Mrs. Song, prayed for many times to be buried in Xijing (Luoyang), Zhao Zhen finally agreed.

Kou Zhun was very loved by the people during his lifetime. When the coffin passed by Jingnan Gong'an County, people held sacrifices by the roadside, broke bamboo and stuck it on the ground, hung paper money and burned it. Later, when the people saw this, they built a temple on the spot, known as the Kou Gong Temple in the Bamboo Forest.

After Zhao Zhen heard about it, he immediately presented a poem: "Keep firm on the green hills and not let go, and the roots are originally in the broken rocks. Thousands of blows are still strong, and you can let the east, west, south, north wind."

It can be regarded as a compliment to Kou Zhun's life as an official!To express his inner guilt, he never thought that after hearing this, the common people and Shilin would call the officials holy, and the world would return to them because of this, which was beyond his expectation.

(End of this chapter)