Days are everlasting

In June of the first year of Baoqing, the emperor ordered Shi Miyuan to be the grand master, and entered Wei Guogong, Shi Miyuan resigned from the post of grand master.

And two months ago, Empress Dowager Yang stopped listening to politics behind the curtain on the grounds that she was unwell.

Although Shi Miyuan strongly resigned from the post of Grand Master, his power was not affected at all.

He has been alone for more than ten years, which can be said to cover the sky with one hand.

Shi Xiangye is very satisfied with the new monarch he supported. After all, which powerful official doesn't like the official family who treats him with courtesy?

But there is one thing, the officials are really too soft-hearted, they should have cut the roots of Zhao Mian earlier, but now they still let him live in the palace, every three days, the imperial doctor asks for his pulse, and the care is so delicate Extremely, not to mention the generous rewards for Prince Ji's Mansion and Princess Ji.

But Zhao Yun's performance, on the other hand, shows that he cares about old feelings, and his feelings are as rich as ordinary people. For Shi Miyuan, who has been kind to him, this is the best thing.

The empress dowager who lives in the Ciming Palace is precisely because the current officials are benevolent, so she easily handed over the power to listen to the government behind the curtain-although, there is another reason that she can't beat Shi Miyuan, so it's better to sell it directly.

But... Shi Miyuan sneered in his heart. Zhao Mian has become more and more timid since the Huzhou rebellion. Emperor Gaozong lost his fertility during the escape. Emperor Gaozong's only son, Prince Yuan Yi, Zhao Fu, also died early due to fright. Guangzong and Ningzong were not very courageous. Difficulty sleeping and eating.

The officials treated Zhao Mian kindly because he was ashamed of winning the throne that originally belonged to Zhao Mian, but Zhao Mian did not dare to accept it with peace of mind.

It will be a matter of time before Zhao Mian dies, so that's good too, so that he won't get his hands dirty!

Unlike Qin Hui, the Prime Minister of the Gaozong Dynasty, although Shi Miyuan was also hated by the people and some scholars, he cared about his own reputation. Confucianism, and also elected many Confucianists as officials—even though they were ashamed to be in the company and continued to oppose him after being elected by Shi Miyuan—this made him more famous in later history books than Qin Hui and Jia Sidao. Not only was he not included in the ranks of treacherous officials in the biography of traitorous officials, but later Confucianism scholars who compiled Song history also only described and criticized his behaviors such as meddling in the succession of the throne, and it was over. .

It can be said that although Shi Miyuan was a treacherous minister who poisoned the Southern Song Dynasty deeply, and Qin Hui might not be as good as him, but he did a good job on the surface, and his family members were not considered domineering, so his reputation was not too bad.

One of the most dissatisfied courtiers with him recently is that he abolished the establishment without authorization, and pushed King Siyi to the throne, but squeezed King Ji, the legitimate heir, down.

Since the Empress Dowager stopped hanging the curtain in April, and the emperor ordered civil and military officials inside and outside in May who had seen and heard about state affairs to be enshrined, the number of people impeaching Shi Miyuan on this matter has increased.

Shi Miyuan didn't think he was at fault, Zhao Mian offended him, just because he was the prince, the next emperor who was certain, wouldn't he be allowed to resist?

He just did it more thoroughly.

Look at the new official he brought to power, isn't it great?Shi Miyuan didn't think he had committed any serious crimes.

Similarly, Zhao Yun, the new official who was promoted to power, didn't feel that Shi Miyuan had done anything wrong.

Every day, Zhao Yun just quietly watched Shi Miyuan's memorials after the verdict, and signed the words "Yuan" or "Ke" almost mechanically with the imperial pen.

In the eyes of others, he is just a puppet manipulated by Shi Miyuan, but when Shi Miyuan is willing to let go, he still has the possibility of gaining power.

Zhao Yun couldn't wait so long.

The ruler of the Kingdom of Jin ascended the throne in the same year as him, and the ruler whose Han name was Wanyan Shouxu was Jin Aizong, the last emperor of Jin.

The emperor Wanyan Chenglin who reigned for the shortest time in history was the candidate entrusted by Jin Aizong to reorganize the country when the country was subjugated, but the Wanyan royal family did not escape the liquidation of the Mongolian army in the end, and the death interval between Wanyan Chenglin and Jin Aizong was not the same Not long, within a day, and the fall of the Jin Kingdom is not far from the end of the Southern Song Dynasty.

To change the fate of the Southern Song Dynasty's subjugation, Zhao Yun needed enough time. It would be too late if Shi Miyuan returned the power to him before he died in power for ten years.

Although Shi Miyuan monopolizes power, he is a civil servant. It is very difficult for civil servants to usurp the throne. If he does not usurp the throne, then Shi Miyuan is a courtier after all. .

Although Zhao Yun did not hold great power, he needed to be familiar with political affairs, and he clearly stated that he would mourn for the late emperor for three years, and there would be no one in the harem, so most of the day was spent in the Chuigong Hall and the Yanhe Hall.

The prosperity of the Song Dynasty Palace is not reflected in the palace, but in many gardens. However, Zhao Yun seldom went to the gardens. Even if he did, he would travel with his brother, so that King Ji Zhao, who lived in the palace, could relax. Activities performed only in the mood.

Shi Miyuan entered the palace on this day, and the two stayed for a while in the Chuigong Hall where the emperor's daily administration was administered, then changed the venue and went to the Chengbi Hall surrounded by water to enjoy the scenery.

"The old minister heard that the official's family is in the palace, so they don't often come to visit the garden. Only when King Ji is there, do they go with him. The official's self-discipline is naturally a good thing, but King Ji..." Shi Miyuan didn't go around in circles with Zhao Yun , and mentioned King Ji when he opened his mouth.

The maids and eunuchs serving around were all outside Chengbi Hall, and a few people remained on the boat that carried them across the water, that is to say, there were only two of them in the entire Chengbi Hall.

"I know that my husband is doing it for my own good, but my elder brother is the son of the first emperor after all, and he is of the same bloodline as me. Don't worry, my elder brother. If my elder brother wants to do something that is not good for my husband, I will not forgive you lightly. I can have today as much as possible." I rely on my husband!" Zhao Yun said with confidence.

Although he is the emperor, except for major occasions such as court meetings, when there are major events or when his emotions are out of control, the emperor generally does not use "zhen" to refer to himself, but uses "I" or "wu" more.

Xianggong is the respectful title most people give to a prime minister. Zhao Yun called Shi Miyuan like this, which is naturally a show of respect. Then he called himself "Zhen" not to explain to Shi Miyuan that he is now the emperor and does not need Shi Miyuan to take care of him. Show Shi Miyuan that his throne was sent by Shi Miyuan, and it will never be against him.

Although this is a fact, how dare Shi Miyuan accept his gratitude, so he made some excuses, praising the official's fate and not mentioning it.

From then on, the two just simply enjoyed the scenery. Shi Miyuan was able to become the prime minister, and he was also a vanguard in advocating Neo-Confucianism. No matter what, talent and learning are enough. Answering with an attitude of being regarded as a standard greatly satisfied Shi Miyuan's vanity.

However, Shi Miyuan never imagined how frequent Zhao Yun's actions have been recently.

Zhao Yun is a person who has been possessed since he was a child. He has been in this world for more than ten years. When he was a child, he needed to be in harmony with the physical body, so his physique was relatively weak. —Aside from other things in Song Dynasty, commerce is extremely developed.

If it weren't for knowing how Li Zong was selected as an extremely distant clan——Although Zhao Yun is also the blood of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's lineage, Xiaozong's line is the descendant of King Zhao Defang of Qin, so after Ning Zong died, he was originally selected to be the successor His clan is also from the lineage of Zhao Defang, the king of Qin, as well as Zhao Xun, the crown prince of Jingxian, and Zhao Mian, the king of Ji, but Zhao Yun’s family is from the lineage of Zhao Kuangyin’s second son, Zhao Dezhao, the king of Yan, so some people say that Song Lizong is the least descendant of the Song Dynasty. The pure emperor, because his branch is too remote, if the people Shi Miyuan sent to find a new clan happened to stay in Lizong's uncle's house to hide from the rain, he might have missed the throne—he Probably moved out long ago.

Zhao Yun and his family don't have much capital, and the big businesses that can make money are monopolized by others. Moreover, these days, they don't have much background, and they can't connect with the big shots above. It's really a problem to want to make a lot of money without being jealous.

Zhao Yun simply wanted to improve the family's living conditions, and he didn't care if he couldn't make a lot of money. He mainly found some children who had been raised since childhood. of the men.

Don't think how well-defended the royal palace was in the Song Dynasty. Even though Shi Miyuan paid attention to it all the time, it is not worth mentioning that even though Shi Miyuan was paying attention to it all the time, it is not worth mentioning that such a trivial thing as a subordinate who entered the Ministry □□ family was innocent but not a native of Lin'an.

When thinking about the Northern Song Dynasty, there was an example of a maidservant setting fire to many parts of a certain palace in order to cover up her crime of theft, and some officials also burned the official account books in order to cover up their corruption. That was the Northern Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty It is still in the prosperous age, let alone now.

The economy of the Song Dynasty was extremely prosperous, and even the prosperous Tang Dynasty probably could not be compared with the economy of the Song Dynasty. Although the Song Dynasty was often controlled by foreigners in the military, the advanced economic and political systems made the Song Dynasty an undisputed world leader. first country.

Although the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over martial arts, this is actually a common situation after the strong Han. The literati's rejection of warriors was already very obvious in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty was more obvious because of its external weakness.

In addition to the low status of the warriors, the lack of suitable generals, and the low combat effectiveness of the infantry, the most serious problem in the Song Dynasty is that there are not enough good horse breeds.

Before the southern crossing, the Northern Song Dynasty could still communicate with the grasslands. After the southern crossing, where did the good horses come from, and where did they come from enough places to train troops?

Think of Temujin of Mongolia, after the Jin soldiers gave up many strategic points and retreated to a certain place to hold on, he had no choice but to march west, and then destroyed the Jin country in a devastating manner.

The last emperor of the Kingdom of Jin and Lizong Zhao Yun ascended the throne in the same year, and the King of Jin ascended the throne more than half a year earlier, while the Kingdom of Jin perished in 1234 AD, and the Southern Song Dynasty persisted for more than 40 years after the death of Jin.You know, at that time, Mongolia can be said to have assembled the resources of more than half of the earth—America and Africa were hardly counted in that era—to attack the Song Dynasty. It can be said that the fighting power of the Song people is sufficient, and the defense ability is very Strong, and at that time even "artifacts" such as the bamboo fire system were taken out, which shows how hard the Song people worked.

However, if you want to fight back, the failures after Xiaozong's death are ironclad evidence.

Iron cavalry is very important, but unfortunately, the Song Dynasty lacked good horses.

The demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was due to the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, while the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty was due to the alliance with the Mongolian Dynasty to destroy the Jin Dynasty. For various reasons, it has been aloof from it.

In the 17th year of Jiading, the new lord of the Kingdom of Jin succeeded to the throne, and Wanyan Shouxu stopped attacking the Song Dynasty, so the frequent contacts between the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia stopped again.

This happened before Zhao Yun ascended the throne. If Shi Miyuan was still in power, the connection between the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia would not start until a long time later, but now, Zhao Yun couldn't wait any longer. Still do it.

As for Shi Miyuan, he will not be hindered soon.

The author has something to say:

In the Song Dynasty, the title "Aiqing" was still a man's love story to a woman, "Miss" refers to a certain special occupation, and brothers generally call each other "elder brother, second brother" and so on, so the emperor called his courtiers 233333 who can't be called Aiqing are generally official titles or honorific titles such as Xianggong [the honorific title for the prime minister], Pingzhang, and servant system.

Originally, this chapter was supposed to deal with Shi Miyuan and Zhao Mian, but it turned out that there was another chapter.