Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

Kou Zhun is a very famous person, no one knows, no one knows.

When Zhao Yiyi hadn't crossed over yet, when he mentioned this person, the first thing that came to mind was the Chanyuan Alliance.

The so-called Chanyuan Alliance was an unequal indemnity treaty signed between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan and Liao Kingdom. The two parties agreed that the Song Dynasty would hand over 30 "year-old coins" to the Liao Kingdom every year in exchange for the retreat of the Liao Kingdom and peace on the border.

It is called Sui Coin, but it is actually a protection fee, and it is used to buy peace.

Kou Zhun played a vital role in this incident. It can be said that without Kou Zhun, there would be no Chanyuan Alliance.

But the blame for signing this unequal treaty should not be borne by Kou Zhun, but by Song Zhenzong himself.

Song Zhenzong was as timid as a mouse, with soft ears, and he was quite willing to accept advice.

In the first year of Jingde, the Khitan Emperor and the Empress Dowager personally led an army to the south, penetrated deep into the territory of the Song State, and besieged Yingzhou.

But where to go is the question.

At that time, there was a minister named Wang Qinruo, who was from Jiangnan, and asked the emperor to go to Jinling; another minister, Chen Yaosou, who was from Sichuan, asked the emperor to go to Chengdu.

The golden powder of the Six Dynasties in Jinling and the Land of Abundance in Chengdu are both good places. Zhenzong wanted to go there, but he was hesitant, so he asked Kou Zhun to come and see for details.

Kou Zhun beat him back on the spot, told him to give up the idea of ​​running away, and took Song Zhenzong's imperial driver to the front line.

During the process of Yujia's personal conquest, Song Zhenzong wanted to escape several times.

If Kou Zhun hadn't been strong enough to pinch the back of Song Zhenzong's neck to prevent him from moving, I am afraid that if Song Zhenzong escaped, Khitan would take the opportunity to go south, and the shame of Jingkang would be more than 100 years earlier.

Even so, Song Zhenzong did not forget to make trouble for Kou Zhun.

The battle ahead was victorious, the Song army shot and killed the commanding army of the Khitan side, and the Khitan side came to negotiate a peace.

Kou Zhun originally wanted Khitan to become a vassal and return it to Youzhou, but Song Zhenzong couldn't stand the life in the military camp and wanted to go back to the palace. When he heard that Kou Zhun was going to bargain with Khitan, it was fine. How long would it take to return to the capital? ah.

So Song Zhenzong asked Kou Zhun to agree to Khitan's request.

If he wants old coins, just give him old coins.

My Song Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, and I don’t lack money for everything. It’s too worthwhile to exchange hundreds of thousands of small money every year for border peace.

Kou Zhun wanted to use strong means to suppress Song Zhenzong's personal opinions again, but this time a villain came forward, saying that Kou Zhun supported the soldiers with self-respect, and his scheme was not small.

The Tai Zu of the Song Dynasty was the world won by mutiny and rebellion. The rebellion of ministers in the Song Dynasty can be said to be like a high-tension line.

Even Kou Zhun dared not touch this high-tension line.

What else can Kou Zhun do? He can only agree to Song Zhenzong and exchange the old coins for peace.

It is said to be old coins, but it is actually a tribute.The Central Plains dynasty has been a suzerain for thousands of years, and it only accepts tribute from others. Where has it paid tribute to others?

But Song Zhenzong accepted it so happily, and even confessed to Cao Yong, the envoy who went to negotiate: "Anything under a million is acceptable."

In the end, Kou Zhun came forward and forced Cao Li to keep the bottom line of 30 yuan. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty would pay 100 million yuan to the Liao Kingdom every year. This face may be thrown to Lake Baikal.

After returning to Beijing, Wang Qinruo, who urged Song Zhenzong to run to Nanjing, customized a pair of small shoes for Kou Zhun in front of Song Zhenzong.

It wasn't until the first year of Tianxi that Kou Zhun was reused because of the Tianshu incident.

At this time, Kou Zhun had just catered to the heavenly scriptures according to the wishes of Prime Minister Wang Dan, which made Song Zhenzong Longyan very happy, and transferred him back to the core power circle in Tokyo.

But Kou Zhun was not satisfied.

He is still dormant, biding his time.

Waiting for an opportunity for him to truly return to the peak of power.

Liu E is going to give him this chance.

She knew Kou Zhun too well, and she knew Song Zhenzong too well.

Liu E is an orphan girl from Shu, and by chance, she entered the palace of Zhao Heng, the third son of the emperor.

Later, the third son of the emperor was established as the prince and became the emperor. She also went from a beauty to a queen step by step.

And Kou Zhun was Zhao Heng's father, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, an important minister appointed by Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi.

From Zhao Heng being the crown prince to ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, Kou Zhun supported him step by step.

It can be said that if someone can completely influence Zhao Heng and force him to do things he is not willing to do, then this person can only be Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun has great influence on Song Zhenzong, and it can even be said to be controlling.

So much so that before Song Zhenzong died, he was still calling Kou Zhun, wanting to entrust him with the funeral.

Song Zhenzong's dependence on Kou Zhun can be seen.

Liu E is going to let Kou Zhun exert such influence again and send Zhao Yiyi to the position of prince.

And Kou Zhun himself would definitely be willing to do this-he is keen to control the emperor, influence the government, and call the wind and rain.

Originally, Liu E never wanted to see such Kou Zhun.

Whether as the mother of the country, for the sake of the country and society of the Great Song Dynasty, or as a person with a strong desire for power, for the sake of her own political ideals that stand shoulder to shoulder with Lu Wu, she should do her best to eradicate Kou Zhun, and she should never give him anything. Chances of resurgence.

However, nothing is absolute.

Liu E is now facing a real life-and-death situation-as a queen, she lost the prince.

Without a prince of her own, it would be difficult for her to become a real empress dowager in the imperial court after a hundred years, and her political ideals would be impossible to talk about.

She was old, and the chances of having a son were too small and too dangerous.She couldn't trust the children born to the emperor's other women.He wanted to support his favorite adopted son to become the crown prince, but the emperor was unwilling.

She didn't dare to bet on the possibility that the emperor would never have a son again, because if the success fell short, everything would be lost.

She could only choose to form an alliance with Kou Zhun and jointly support Zhao Yiyi's ascension to the throne.

After Zhao Yiyi ascended the throne, the conflict between the queen mother who listened to the government behind the curtain and the important minister Tuogu could only be resolved at that time.

This is tantamount to leading a wolf into a house, but Liu E has no second choice.

And Liu E doesn't think she can't compete with Kou Zhun at that time, because she will become the queen mother, and the queen mother has a natural and close relationship with the emperor.

The child is very dependent on his mother, as long as she firmly controls Zhao Yiyi, she will be invincible in the future struggle against Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun would also understand this, so she had to make some concessions and let Kou Zhun also establish some emotional connections with the emperor, such as letting Kou Zhun be Zhao Yiyi's teacher.

The teacher also has control over the students, so the two can be said to be evenly matched, and the most important weight is Zhao Yiyi's attitude.

Two dogs fight, play off.

Liu E drives away the tiger and devours the wolf, and uses Kou Zhun to ensure her future position as queen mother.

Kou Zhun will do his best and take this opportunity to win for himself a place in the future Tuogu.

After the death of Emperor Zhenzong and the ascension of Zhao Yiyi, who can control the government, Kou Zhun or Liu E, depends on which side the little emperor prefers.

As a result, Zhao Yiyi's status changed from being an athlete in competitive sports to being a referee.

After he ascends the throne, he can use his status as emperor to wander between Liu E and Kou Zhun, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and wait for the time to catch them all.

Kou Zhun and Liu E couldn't imagine that at this time, they were making wedding clothes for others after all their tricks were exhausted.

After all, they have been with Song Zhenzong all the year round, and they can be said to be handy in controlling the emperor's usurpation of power. Liu E even presided over the government as a queen and sent Song Zhenzong back to the harem to look after the house.

Who would have thought that a seven-year-old child could make such waves?

Zhao Yiyi met Kou Zhun that afternoon.

Kou Zhun is almost 60 years old at this time, but he is well maintained and looks only in his forties.

His identity at this time is the master of the prince.

Zhenzong was already thinking about how to promote Kou Zhun. Liu E said that he wanted Kou Zhun to be the teacher of the little prince, and Song Zhenzong immediately agreed.

He has never been very sensitive to political twists and turns, but the previous empress Liu E obviously didn't want to see Kou Zhun, and he wanted to promote Kou Zhun several times, but was blocked secretly by Liu E.

Until Kou Zhun finally succumbed to him and echoed the Tianshu once, he was very happy, and despite the queen's obstruction, he named Kou Zhun as the Minister of Zhongshu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Tongping Zhangshi.

Liu E was very unhappy, and put on a cold face for Song Zhenzong for several days.

And Kou Zhun also repeatedly said that Liu E, as a queen, interfered in political affairs, which was the legacy of Lu Wu.

Song Zhenzong relied on Kou Zhun in his heart, but he also relied on the queen. The two were at odds, and he was caught in the middle to run on each other. He felt very uncomfortable and wronged.

This time the queen finally showed her favor to Kou Zhun, and wanted Kou Zhun to be the teacher of the little prince.

The two people he relied on and loved finally reconciled, he finally didn't have to be splinted anymore, he was very happy, he wrote a poem on the spot, happily ran to find Ren Meiren to listen to the ditty, and planned to let her at the end of this year Kou Zhun reunited.

Kou Zhun's talent is beyond doubt.

He became a Jinshi at the age of 19, standing out from a group of gray-haired colleagues.

After more than [-] years of ups and downs in the officialdom, his talent has become more concentrated, and he has gained more insights into life. Therefore, what appeared in front of Zhao Yiyi at this time was a woman dressed in low-key and luxurious silk and satin clothes, exuding an elegant and elegant look all over her body. Noble sandalwood, a coquettish middle-aged man wearing an exquisite white jade crown.

That's right, Kou Zhun loved luxury all his life, and when he was demoted to Dengzhou, he did not forget to make luxury candles for his own use, so that later generations Dengzhou's candles became famous all over the world, even the candles in Beijing could not compare.

In his mansion, even the toilets were lit with candles all night.So much so that every time he was promoted (or demoted) and left, as soon as his successor arrived, he could sweep piles of candle tears from the toilet.

However, it may be because Kou Zhun was too extravagant, didn't know how to save money, and lost all his family property, and most of the descendants of later generations lived in poverty...

While recalling Kou Zhun's gossip, Zhao Yiyi saluted him: "Yiyi has met Master."

Kou Zhun accepted his gift generously, and after he finished praying, he woke him up and asked him, "The Queen said that you have finished reading the Analects of Confucius. I think you are still young, and you are stupid. You don't look smart. Yes." Have you read all of it, or only half of it?"

Zhao Pu, the prime minister at the founding of the dynasty, claimed that half of the Analects ruled the world, and it was a good story. In fact, it was just that the culture and governance were not prosperous at the beginning of the founding of the country. Everyone was not very educated, and even the prime minister had not read much.

Now that the world has been at peace for a long time, the cultural level of officials is getting higher and higher, especially talented people like Kou Zhun, they don't think highly of the old seniors.

His mouth is a little bit worse, and he likes to make fun of others on weekdays, but today he just said it out of his mouth.

Zhao Yiyi liked this joke very much, and wanted to pick up the joke at first, but because of the character design, he had to pretend that he didn't understand: "How can I read half of the book? Of course I have read it all."

Kou Zhun smiled: "Just finish reading it. After reading the Analects of Confucius, you should read the doctrine of the mean. Get your book, and I will tell you."

Zhao Yiyi listened to Kou Zhun's lectures all afternoon, and realized one thing - Kou Zhun is really not a good teacher.

He is impatient, not persuasive, tends to enjoy himself, and doesn't care about other people's feelings.

But he's also funny, full of wit and can make people laugh out loud.

One day half a month later, it was a holiday. Zhao Yiyi didn't have class, and the weather happened to be fine, so he flew a kite in the yard.

Suddenly, Gong'e rushed over, saying that the queen wanted the little prince to go to Yanfu Palace quickly.

Zhao Yiyi followed her to Yanfu Palace, and saw Song Zhenzong, Kou Zhun, and Liu E sitting around. Seeing him coming, Song Zhenzong smiled and waved to him: "Yiyiyi, come quickly, come to Daddy's place!"