Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In early spring, Zhao Zhen was already dressed thickly.At the moment of the earthquake, he was hugged and ran out by Lu Ci who reacted very quickly, and he did not forget to cover his body with a silk cloth.

The fine pieces of wood that fell from the roof only fell on Lu Ci, without causing any damage to him.

If it wasn't for being pushed away suddenly by Lu Ci at the end, he was castrated and rolled half a circle on the ground in embarrassment, causing a little oily skin on the palm of his hand on the ground...he could be called completely unscathed.

When there were first signs of an earthquake, the little emperor, who at most only knew about it from the memorials, was obviously at a loss.

But even those who don't know anything about it, after seeing the ground shaking, the temple shaking, and the decorations rolling down, can react with hindsight and feel the fear of Tianwei from the bottom of their hearts.

Regardless of the exclamation of the people around him, and without their gracious support, Zhao Zhen, who was thrown into a daze, hastily struggled to sit up from the ground.

He didn't care about the slight pain coming from his palm and the dust all over his body, he turned around in a hurry, and rushed towards Lu Ci, who was the first to think of him, who was only in danger in his eyes, and who was protecting him tightly : "Little Master!"

Lu Ci lay prone on the ground, and at this moment the pain was so painful that he couldn't speak at all.

There was buzzing in his ears, and he couldn't hear the anxious call of the little emperor amidst the commotion. He could only tremble and slowly curl up his body, making a painful 'hissing' sound from his mouth, trying to relieve the sudden severe pain.

He didn't care about lamenting the bad luck, the first reaction of his body was to protect the person in his arms, and then try his best to avoid the possibility of head injury.

The relatively solid shoulders and back were suddenly smashed by the heavy gold ornaments that fell from the height, and the powerful impact at that moment made him feel as if his internal organs had been knocked out of place.

Feeling dizzy and dizzy, Lu Ci lay on the cold bricks, unaware that his complexion was as pale as paper.

Apart from the big or small pain all over his body, what he wanted to do most at this moment was to vomit.

Lu Ci endured and endured, but he couldn't hold back, and retched a few times.

He didn't really vomit anything, but because of the sudden fall to the ground just now, the inside of his lips were scratched, so that blood overflowed from the corners of his lips, which was extremely eye-catching against the pale face.

Zhao Zhen, who had never seen a little master like this before, was so frightened that he was paralyzed. When he saw the dazzling blood overflowing from the other party's mouth, he was so frightened that he was scared out of his wits.

Instinctively, he wanted to lift Lu Ci up immediately to check his injuries, but he was afraid that moving easily would aggravate his injuries. With the help of his servant, he anxiously removed the heavy gold jewelry that was still on Lu Ci's body, and then Don't dare to touch Lu Ci easily.

In extreme panic, he broke his voice completely when he shouted, becoming an unprecedented high-pitched voice: "Quickly send the imperial doctor, hurry up!"

Fortunately, the earthquake centered on Ouchi did not last too long, nor could it be called violent.

The people outside the palace only felt a slight tremor, and apart from temporary panic and running around, it did not cause much loss.

After radiating from the palace where the emperor lived, in addition to causing the collapse of several uninhabited and dilapidated palaces and the unfortunate death of four palace residents, other palaces at most shook off a few beams and injured people. Dozens of palace people and damaged some shelf decorations.

Among all the injured people, the one with the most valuable status and the most unanimous attention from the government and the opposition is obviously the one who rescued the injured Lu Canzheng who has made great contributions.

Zhao Zhen witnessed the horrible scene that day with his own eyes, but compared to the horror brought about by the news that a palace man died because he couldn't escape, what he remembered most clearly was the little master who was more than anyone else. You need the gentle protection that makes you feel at ease.

Before he had time to be moved, all his mind was focused on the injury of Lu Ci who fell to the ground in pain to save him, unable to move.

He was really worried that the little master would not receive the most meticulous care after returning to the prime minister's mansion, so he simply ignored the objections of some courtiers and forced Lu Ci to stay in the imperial palace.

Every day, except for the morning court and having to go out to discuss matters with Zaizhi, even when dealing with government affairs, he simply ordered someone to temporarily move the table and case to the next room where Lu Ci was recuperating, so that he could visit at any time.

With the emperor watching closely, he wished to ask seventeen or eight times a day. The imperial doctors dared to be negligent and negligent. They woke up tremblingly and tried their best to treat Lu Zaizhi.

Fortunately, Lu Ci was young and usually in good health. Although he couldn't match a lively wolf cub like Di Qing, after half a month in bed under the care of a group of people, he recovered very well.

In fact, the physical pain was greatly relieved after the first few days passed.

Lu Ci, who was envied to the bottom of his heart by the Chinese and Chinese military officials, enjoys being cared for by the people around him like a fragile treasure every day. I feel uncomfortable all over.

What made him feel most awkward was that he was bathed in the gentle and loving eyes of the little emperor every day, and he had to pretend not to know that Guo Shengren was peeping from time to time...

As soon as Lu Ci felt better, he stayed at Xie En's house and wanted to return home immediately, but Zhao Zhen was frightened by the scene that day, how dare he let him go back so quickly?

After asking the imperial doctor and learning that his injury had not fully recovered, Zhao Zhen showed a rare tough attitude and left him openly, holding him for another half a month to heal his injury.

Lu Ci couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't help the stubborn little emperor, so he had no choice but to accept this love.

This situation continued until the imperial doctor finally nodded and said that he had fully recovered.

Zhao Zhen watched Lu Ci out of the palace with reluctance, but he still couldn't say it, and he had buried the uneasiness in his heart since that day.

He always believed that the piece of gold jewelry that fell on him by coincidence, and would have killed him if it fell on his head if Lu Ci hadn't tried his best to protect him, was afraid that it was God's dissatisfaction and punishment for him.

It was the little master who sacrificed his life to save him, so that he escaped this catastrophe.

The harm of earthquakes is the same in ancient and modern times. To put it bluntly, it is just the result of natural laws.

However, in the minds of the ancients who did not know the principles of science, they would inevitably associate it with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the mistakes of evil lords, causing panic among the people.

Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, luck has not been good, and disasters of all sizes are frequent.

As for the earthquake in the capital, Ouchi was the center. Even though the damage was not great, due to the sensitive location, a fierce dispute was ignited in the court, and the spearhead of the dispute was pointed at the Zhengshitang.

Throughout the previous dynasty, whenever a catastrophe occurred in the country, although few people dared to ask the emperor to blame, the emperor would either issue an edict of guilt and take responsibility to appease the hearts of the people; , to attract firepower.

Compared with the Zhengshitang, the courtiers were obviously much more satisfied with this little emperor who was mild-tempered and far more diligent and humble than the late emperor, so when they were in trouble, they tacitly avoided Zhao Zhen and directed at the prime minister in the Zhengshitang. The Executive has gone.

If it wasn't for Lu Ci's great service in rescuing him, and the officials clearly defending him wholeheartedly, he must have become the target of public criticism because of the fastest promotion, the lowest qualifications, and the most jealousy.

During the month when Lu Ci was recuperating from his wounds inside, there was a lot of quarrel outside about who and how many people in the political affairs hall were going to be dismissed.

After all, every time someone is dismissed, a vacancy will be vacated. Even if they have no chance, the close officials belonging to their faction can have more hope of being promoted.

Once in dire straits, the chief executive officers tried their best to support them, but at the same time they also murmured in their hearts, wondering which of their colleagues could not hold on first and chose to step down voluntarily.

In addition, what troubled Zhao Zhen the most was the accusations and insults against the deadlocked war on the Western Front.

This earthquake that manifests the wrath of heaven and earth in people's hearts is really a sharp knife that can never stop - in the eyes of those who are dissatisfied, there will always be others who do bad things, and doing bad things can become the wrath of heaven and earth , The cause of disaster.Not to mention that some of them fished in troubled waters, and were happy to make use of it, and both sides fueled the flames and made waves.

Li Di and Zhang Shixun were the first to fail to withstand the harsh voices from the court, and handed in memorials one after another, voluntarily resigning.

Zhao Zhen only kept a few words to Zhang Shixun symbolically, but he sincerely did not let go of Li Di who had been relying on him for many years.

But he also knows that Li Di has been the chief assistant and the second assistant successively, and has long been a thorn in the eyes of countless people. Although he works hard all day long, he has never achieved outstanding achievements in government. Now he voluntarily resigns, not only to protect himself, but also to share with him. pressure.

Therefore, after Li Di repeatedly begged to retreat firmly, he sighed helplessly and could only agree.

Although Wang Zeng was also a "new" noble who joined the political affairs hall at the age of [-], but with the more eye-catching Lu Ci standing in the way, he can be said to be steady and steady.

In addition, he is very cautious in his daily actions. Even if he wants to impeach him, he will not be able to catch many reasons. Therefore, he is calm and unaffected by impeachment.

Not to mention Kou Zhun: as a veteran of many dynasties, he has been reused by Zhao Zhen for many years, and he also has the credit for the Chanyuan Alliance that no one can surpass at that time. Quan, he is willing to show his face, with his explosive temper, anyone who is angry in front of him dares to spit all over his face...

Unless the official insisted, or a considerable official was willing to risk his life and pull him down, he had to make a plan to die together, otherwise, it was really easy to shake him.

With Li Di and Zhang Shixun's voluntary exit, the vigorous accusation and questioning of the Zhengshitang finally came to an end.

However, the call for the withdrawal of troops from the western front, which has not seen results for a long time, is still high, making it difficult for Zhao Zhen to support it.

What made him feel even more like a bolt from the blue was the two memorials handed over by Lu Cisuo who left Ouchi and returned to Zhengshitang to report on his work the next day.

The first letter was to resign from his position as a political adviser; the second letter was to propose that the generals of the Eastern and Western Fronts be transferred, and that Cao Wei, who had fought side by side with Zong Siluo and knew Li Yuanhao's strength well, would lead the Western Army.

In this regard, Zhao Zhen could not accept it anyway.

The impeachment of Lu Ci by the court is only a few, and now the impeachment turmoil against the Zhengshitang has subsided, it is all right, why bother to resign?

And Fan Yong, the coach of the western front, has no merits and no faults. Compared with retreating, he is indeed more accepting of sending others to ban... But even if this person is chosen, Cao Wei is perfect, but he can't be divided into two envoys!The defense on the eastern front was once insisted by Lu Ci, and he must not relax no matter what!

In response to Zhao Zhen's doubts, Lu Ci immediately made a supplementary proposal for the second memorial - that after he resigned from the position of political adviser, he would take the initiative to apply to replace Fan Yong, who was supposed to be exchanged, as the coach of the Eastern Front .

It wasn't Lu Ci's ignorance, but the result of his tossing and turning thoughts during the whole month when he was 'forced' to lie in bed to recuperate from his injuries.

Even though Zhao Zhen took good care of him and never disclosed the abuse and disputes in the court, he could guess what kind of wind would be in the court.

Retirement meant years of hard work in vain, and it was a heavy blow to morale. From then on, it was difficult to have the fighting spirit to resist the arrogant Xia people, and even lost credibility when facing the ally Tubo... He absolutely could not accept it.

Since Cao Wei, the undisputed star general, is destined to be a civil servant under the political capital game, then since it can be the old master Fan Yong, and the most popular clown Xia Song recently, why not? It's him?

No matter how incompetent he is in warfare, he also knows who to rely on, who can be more bloody, more responsible, and less fearful than them.

And as a political adviser, he has the lightest weight in the political affairs hall. If he wants to implement anything, there are many obstacles; There is enough right to speak.

The author has something to say: Notes:

After the earthquake, Zaizhi must be held accountable, which is a common practice.

After the great earthquake in Hedong in history, the officials headed by Zhijianyuan Yousijian Han Qi launched a violent impeachment against Zhengshitang, the senior class that was eating rice at that time. In the end, the old people's gang was all out of the game. There were only dispatches and no actual promotion Those with posts belong to the headquarters, such as Han Yi and Shi Zhongli; those who are too old are completely out of the game, such as Wang Sui, Changxin Jiedushi, and Tongping Zhangshi. Such positions have no real power at all, and they are purely pensioners; the only weird one is Chen Yaozuo, The oldest Bodhisattva actually went to Zhengzhou to be a magistrate with the titles of Huaikang Jiedushi and Tongpingzhangshi. I don’t know if he is too trusted, or he is too hated recently, let him die far away, never reappear.

Those who came to power were Zhang Shixun, Zhang Dexiang, Wang Ji, and Li Ruogu. This was the Central Secretariat of the Eastern Mansion, which had returned to the normal system; the Privy Council was Chen Zhizhong and Wang Bowen.The former is Renzong's teacher, and the latter... As I said before, "Dragon Tu's tears fell before the emperor", this person was finally listed in the two prefectures, and became the prime minister.But the good days were too short. Just 36 days later, the man died in the Privy Council. ("If This Is Song History 3", Chapter 18)