All the Heavens Return

"I don't dare." Zhang Dun hastily saluted, and continued,

"I can understand the official's love for brothers. However, after all, this is the ancestral system since the founding of the Song Dynasty, and it should not be lightly moved. Otherwise, it is inevitable that the old things of the Han and Tang Dynasties will repeat."

"Do you think that my royal brothers will rebel like the clans of the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

"The official forgives the crime, and I don't mean to speculate, just in case." Zhang Dun did not deny this time, but said bluntly.

"It seems that this has really touched the opponent's bottom line. Otherwise, with Zhang Dun's cunning and cunning, he would not have such a strong opposition." Zhao Ji thought in his heart, but then changed the subject,

"Okay, this matter will be put on hold for the time being, and we will discuss it later."

"The official is wise."

The conversation in Yanhe Hall was not kept secret for too long, and soon it swept across the entire Bianjing city like a gust of wind.All the officials in the court were all boiling.

What happened to the officials during this period of time, why did they repeatedly do unexpected things?In order to celebrate the birth of Longzi before, it was nothing more than rewarding the frontier troops, but now they are planning to loosen the clan's ties so that they have the ability to participate in the government.

Is this crazy? Is it possible that you don't understand that the clan and officials are different in nature, but they have the blood of the Zhao family on them, and they are also qualified to inherit the throne.

One day, if there is an ambitious person who holds power in his hands, then it is not impossible to collude with the officials and seek the throne.

The official group is not stupid, so it is natural to think that if this happened, it would directly infringe on their interests.Therefore, as if they were stimulated, they all talked about it and listed various disadvantages of this matter.

There is no peace in the palace either,

At this time, Zhao Ji rushed to Baoci Palace to be summoned by the Queen Mother.As soon as he came in, he saw the serious face of the other party, as if he was about to explode.

"But which of the servants did something wrong, offended the empress, and made you so angry?" After saluting, Zhao Ji asked with a calm expression.

"The servants don't have the guts to offend the Ai family, but you, the official, if you come up with any foolish ideas that lead to the instability of the country, it will make the Ai family heartbroken."

"It seems that the empress has also heard the discussion between me and Zhang Xiang." After Zhao Ji sat down, he waved off the serving maids and asked after making sure that the surroundings were quiet enough.

"What's your opinion on this, Ma'am?"

"The ancestral system cannot be changed lightly. It is not without reason that the ancestors of the past dynasties set such rules. You are not confused. Could it be that you can't think of the reason for this?"

"Of course I want to, but I'm just worried that the clan will grow bigger and cause usurpation of power and chaos in government."

"Since you know, why do you still have such thoughts? Isn't it confusing people? It's true that the world belongs to the Zhao family, but the only one who decides is you, the official family. Otherwise, wouldn't the world be in chaos? ?”

"Your Majesty, do you really think that this world belongs to my Zhao family? I am the one who decides?" Zhao Ji didn't answer the other party, but instead asked with a half-smile.

"What do you mean?" The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, before she could react for a while, she murmured,

"The world doesn't belong to the Zhao family, who else would it be?"

Seeing the blank look on the other side's face, Zhao Ji suddenly sighed, and then said slowly:

"In the past, when the father was in power, he summoned Wang Jinggong and the privy envoy Yanbo to discuss the matter of reform. Yanbo once said that the legal system of the ancestors is still in place, and there is no need to change it, so as not to lose people's hearts.

The emperor asked again, how displeased are the scholars and bureaucrats to change the legal system, but why is it inconvenient for the common people?Yan Bo replied, in order to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, it is not to rule the world with the common people. "

"This..." Hearing that the other party suddenly mentioned Shenzong and Wang Anshi, the Empress Dowager Xiang's complexion changed slightly, and she said tentatively,

"Could it be that the officials intend to follow the example of the late emperor and restart the reform?"

The queen mother couldn't help but worry, as a member of the old party, she strongly opposed the reform.It's not because she favors anyone, but because she clearly knows that the reform is too difficult, and there are too many resistances, so there is no possibility of success.

In the past, my husband, Emperor Shenzong, was full of confidence at the beginning, but unfortunately, he still couldn't bear the pressure in the end and chose to compromise.At this point, there are no conditions.

"I'm not talking about political reform, but the answer from the privy secretary to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats." Zhao Ji shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice,

"Don't you think that the world is already dominated by scholar-bureaucrats, and I'm just a puppet elected by them to rule?"

Speaking of this, his eyes fixed on the Queen Mother, who was already stunned by his words, and did not speak for a long time.

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"Does the official know, if your words are spread, what kind of consequences will it cause?" After a long time, the Queen Mother finally came to her senses and asked in a low voice.

His gaze even involuntarily looked to the left and right. Fortunately, no one else was present at this time, so he was slightly relieved.

At this moment, she had realized the reason why the other party ordered all the servants to leave when he came in. It turned out that he knew the seriousness of the matter a long time ago.

"What consequences can there be? It is nothing more than finding a way to drive me out of the big position. Then, I can also be replaced by an honest emperor, obediently obey their arrangements, and bow down to the world." Zhao Ji smiled, and once again A look of indifference.

"Laugh, are you still in the mood to laugh?" Seeing the other party's expression, the queen mother trembled with anger,

"Don't you know that this sentence offended all the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty? So, who else will govern the country for you?"

"So, your empress also admits that the power of the scholar-bureaucrat group is becoming more and more powerful, so even I can't offend you?" Zhao Ji looked at the other party again, and said word by word,

"Then, my son of heaven is indeed just a puppet."

"" The Queen Mother opened her mouth and remained silent.After a long time, he let out a long sigh,

"In the past, Wang Jinggong's reform failed, and your father had to compromise with the official group. At that time, he had such emotion, so Aijia can understand your thoughts like this.

However, you cannot deny that this is a fact and an irrefutable general trend.Even if you are unhappy, you can only obey.Otherwise, wouldn't the world be in chaos? "

"Your Majesty has profound knowledge, even my father is not as good as her."

Zhao Ji looked at the Queen Mother seriously again for a while. Although she was in her 50s, although she was well-dressed, it was hard to hide her oldness and weakness.In the orthodox history, the other party also passed away next year.

Of course, after he succeeded to the throne, he offered some elixirs for nourishing the essence and strengthening the foundation many times. Xiang Shi often took it, and it didn't cause any serious problems in a short time.This is not only because of repaying the other party's kindness for supporting him to the top, but also for the stability of the harem.

For example, Mrs. Liu? You Xiang the Empress Dowager? The other party was suppressed all the time, even if he had some messy thoughts, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.