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Prime Minister of Yi Jian

In February of the second year of Jingyou (1035), although 26-year-old Zhao Zhen was surrounded by many beauties, he still had not given birth to a prince. So he brought the grandson of his fourth emperor Zhao Yuanfen, the son of Zhao Yunrang, and Zhao Zongshi, who was only three years old (i.e., the future Song Yingzong Zhao Shu), to the palace as his own son, and was raised by Empress Cao.

Next, the imperial prime minister changed another person, and Li Di almost jumped off the cliff automatically, fulfilling Lu Yijian's dream of prime minister.

The incident was caused by Fan Feng, a famous minister at that time. Fan Feng was very brave and very active. He participated in all major events in recent years. For example, he once advised Liu E to demote Cao Yong; Yuqing Zhaoying Palace was burned by lightning, and Liu E wanted to rebuild it. Fan Feng opposed it and also opposed the investigation of the derelicts; and he had to drive Qian Weiyan out of the capital no matter what. He even called the Khitans. The last time the limelight was about the deposed queen of Renzong. Before Lu Yijian made a statement, he said first that the queen had no son and should have been deposed long ago.

He is not a top minister, but he dares to get involved in everything and wins the bet. Only this last time, but he can't blame him. Who can know in advance what is the limit? Who can really not mess with it?

The person who could not be offended was Pang Ji, which is the prototype of the Pang Taishi, the mortal enemy of Bao Qingtian, who was circulated among the people. Pang Ji impeached Fan Feng an old story: Fan Feng was the envoy of the Three Divisions at that time, and was the third-highest official in the Song Dynasty's Finance Minister Wu Shouze applied for promotion as the Zuozangku Supervisor Wu Shouze. The reason was that the supervision was good and did not lose anything. This was within his power, which was normal, but something was abnormal in private. He took out an exquisite silver ankle and gave it to Wu Shouze as a bribe. The honorable Song Dynasty Finance Minister gave gifts to a small warehouse keeper under his subordinate. Why?

It's very simple. Wu Shouze's son-in-law is Shang Meiren's half-brother. How about it? The relationship is twisted, but the standards are correct. He must have a relationship with the most popular people in the palace. This is also in line with Fan Feng's usual style of doing things, but in a blink of an eye, Shang Meiren has become a monk. Then Fan Feng suddenly felt pain - what money! He bribed Wu Shouze too much!

It happened that Fan Feng was about to leave Beijing at this time and went to Yanzhou to become an official. Before leaving, he shouted that he was poor and took away thousands of platinum instruments from the Hanlin Academy. Then the economical mind of the Sansi was automatically activated, and the platinum was used very cost-effectively.

He took him away from Kaifeng and did not take action until Qizhou. He made a lot of money from the difference between the two places. The above is the whole story of Pang Ji's impeachment of Fan Feng's violation of discipline.

In fact, I was only despised and funny about this matter, bribing my subordinates and carrying the goldware from the Hanlin Academy, how could I be so kind to the emperor? The Sansi Envoy was the third highest official in the Song Dynasty! He was actually made like this by Fan Fei! But no matter how he characterizes it, it is not a big crime, right?

But the result is extremely terrifying. Both Pang Ji and Fan Feng, plus their supporters, were beaten up and lost their posts and dismissed. First, Pang Ji lost, but Prime Minister Li Di personally determined that Pang Ji’s report was false and was kicked out of the Censorate and sent to the local official.

Pang Ji was dissatisfied. The result was that the court sent Mr. Huang, the Transport Author of Huainan, to mention Zhang Song, the Hebei Criminal Prison, to review. After checking the official positions of these two people, and thinking about Fan Feng's degree of violations, we can draw a conclusion: the Song Dynasty sent the Shanghai Public Security Bureau Director to investigate a chicken lost by Xiao Li's family in Nanxiang Town, Jiading District, Shanghai!

Things got a big deal! So Fan Feng was guilty and was demoted to become the Sima of the Wuchang March on the 12th. On the 13th, Li Di's Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty was also taken down!

The whole world pays tribute to Pang Ji. You are really a veritable censor! But Pang Jiding was also smiling bitterly. In fact, doing so has his own selfish intentions. The root cause lies in Wu Shouze’s son-in-law’s half-sister Shang Meiren. Shang is different from Yang. Yang Meiren was just placed in another house. He was taken back to the palace many years later and was constantly promoted. He was posthumously awarded Concubine De when he died. However, Shang Meiren died of old age and was no longer seen in Taoist temples. The fundamental reason is that she interfered in politics! Since this woman was favored, she felt that she was the biggest in the world except Zhao Zhen. One day, she sent her confidant eunuchs to Kaifeng Prefecture to "transmit an order" to exempt some workers in Kaifeng City.

There was not much money. But this was ordering the state's official organs to interfere with the national tax system. At that time, Pang Ji was just the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture. Before his superiors could order the eunuch, he beat him up and said that Kaifeng Prefecture would not accept any orders from the concubines in the harem from then on!

Liangzi was formed like this, and it never ended afterwards. Even if the beauty Shang becomes a Taoist priest, she must understand clearly. The reason for this is that it lies in Pang Ji's personality.

Back to this matter, Pang Ji was determined to seize the fundamental principle of an official in the officialdom - morality. Once established, Fan Feng would never have a chance to make a comeback. These specific small charges were only enough to make him demoted and not take his life, but after being demoted, he would not have thought of raising him again!

As for Prime Minister Li Di, it was purely a friendly performance. He was Fan Feng’s old friend for many years and his life, how could he not give it a try? But who would have thought that a small Pang Ji was so tough and asked for a review. The intensity of the review soared wildly, beyond the Prime Minister’s mental preparation - wrong! There must be someone above Pang Ji! Who would it be? Prime Minister Lu Yijian! He has been waiting for the opportunity to overthrow Li Di, and it is rare that Li Di came to him by himself. Okay! The lucky Pang Ji, I will help you! So things went down...

But on this day, Lu Yijian led the court to take charge and was arrogant. Suddenly he felt something was wrong behind him. He turned around and saw that the people behind him were not Wang Sui and Song Shou, the two officials involved in politics, but Wang Zeng!

You...are you from the Xifu Privy Council? You are standing in the wrong position!

Haha, Wang Zeng smiled casually. The emperor had just transferred me over and said that I was better in the East Mansion. Lu Yijian fainted in an instant!

Wang Zeng, who was the prime minister during the Tiansheng period, and Lu Yijian was still his subordinate at that time. Oh my God! I tried my best to drive Li Di away. Could it be that he was making wedding clothes for Wang Zeng? When he arrived in the East Mansion, did I have something to do with me, Lu Yijian?

Lu Yijian resisted the panic and heard the general order clearly - Prime Minister: Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng; Deputy Prime Minister: Cai Qi, Sheng Du; Privy Councilor: Wang Sui, Li Zi; Privy Councilor: Song Shou, Wang Deyong, Han Yi.

I am the Prime Minister, Wang Zeng is the second prime minister, thank God... Lu Yijian suddenly stood up: Oppose! Wang Zeng is a veteran of the country, has rich experience in prime minister, and is better than me. I decided to remain his deputy and obey his leadership!

Various eyes were shot around him, and there was the admiration he had when he recommended Zhang Shixun and was willing to be the prime minister, but more of it was contempt and anger. He could play tricks, but he couldn't play twice. Now everyone knows who you are. Is it interesting to pretend? The answer is yes, Lu Yijian's work enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high, and he had to achieve success whether he consolidated his position or resisted Wang Zeng.

So the more I did, the more I hated that person. In early March, Fan Zhongyan came back. After returning, his official position was a little idle, and it was the Tianzhang Pavilion waiting for the system.

"Ge" or "Ge" is not small in the official positions of the Song Dynasty, such as Longtu Pavilion and Zhaowen Pavilion, which are all very famous buildings. But the reason why we know them thousands of years later is largely due to prominent names such as "Longtu Pavilion Grand Secretary Bao Zheng", but in fact, the strongest ones are Zhaowen Pavilion and Jixian Academy.

After the Tiansheng period, the Prime Minister must be given the title of Grand Secretary of Zhaowenguan, and the second prime minister must be given the title of Grand Secretary of Jixian Academy. Then, the positions of bachelors, direct bachelors, and waiting system in various halls and halls also increased. Among them, there is the Tianzhang Pavilion system.

The Tianzhang Pavilion was built a little late. It was built by Zhao Zhen's father Zhao Heng when he worshipped the gods during the Dazhong Xiangfu period. It was located north of Longtu Pavilion in the palace and west of Huiqing Hall. After Zhao Heng's death, the Tianzhang Pavilion became a legacy, which was very sacred and nostalgic, and the official position was also named after it. However, this set of official positions was pitiful, and the so-called "Tianzhang Pavilion Waiting for System" was nothing more than the emperor's attendant and follower.

But Fan Zhongyan was the first in his life and wrote a letter to ask Liu E to return to power as a secret cabinet manager, which was not very big, and was similar to the Tianzhang Pavilion. However, after hard work, he was promoted to the Right Censor of the Zhijianyuan. This can be said to be of high power? However, this time, he went to the countryside to renovate, even such a tiring job as water control, but his official position actually reappeared in the past and returned to the attendant again. This can only prove one thing: Lu Yijian, the prime minister of the empire, had a small belly, and he could not stand a boat.

The attendant was just a attendant, and Fan Zhongyan had no objection at all. Tianzhang Pavilion was in the palace, and the attendant would meet the emperor sooner or later. With Fan Zhongyan's talent and reputation, he could get the opportunity to chat with the emperor almost every day. Imagine the fun of not having to write a memorial and expressing opinions at any time.

It didn't take long, about three or four months later, Lu Yijian suddenly asked someone to bring him a sentence, "It's not a verbal responsibility to be a servant." Remind him that you are a follower now, please don't say anything like you did when you were a censor before.

But Fan Zhongyan resigned and said, "I dare not encourage the position of a minister in ideological and political affairs." He advised the emperor and discussed politics. This was the job that the attendant should do, and I dare not be lazy.

This has a problem for Lu Yijian. What else can I do for such a person? No hurry. There is a book that can teach you-In September, Song Shou, the assistant minister of the Political Affairs Hall of the Secretariat, gathered the wisdom of all the prime ministers in the Political Affairs Hall of the Secretariat and wrote the 419 volumes of "General Examples of the Secretariat". How should the prime ministers work? There are everything in this book.

After the book was completed, Lu Yijian was overjoyed and told everyone that he would tell everyone that since he had this set of books, even if he was just a fool, he could still be the prime minister...

On November 8, the deposed queen Guo suddenly passed away. The case analysis is as follows:

One day, His Majesty Renzong went to Houhuayuan to play and accidentally saw a sedan chair full of dust. It was often seated by his ex-wife... That day, the emperor stood there for a long time, then picked up his pen and wrote something, and ordered someone to send it to Changning Palace. The former queen, who was looking at the Miaoxian Master Guo in Yujing, suddenly burst into tears. It was the "Qingjinzhi", and her husband was still thinking of her. Empress Guo was sad and wrote the poem and gave it back to Zhao Zhen. According to the records, the words were sad and sad. The emperor was even more sad after reading it. He immediately ordered someone to quietly invite his ex-wife to sit in the sedan and secretly enter the palace and meet him. But he did not expect to be rejected. The former queen had a condition: if she wanted her to enter the palace again, she had to "maintain all officials and receive the title of 100%" that is, she would be the queen again.

This... is the condition? History says that Zhao Zhen hesitated and remained silent for a long time without comment.

But the palace is a very lonely place, and the only pastime for the palace maids and eunuchs is the exciting gossip news. The conditions for the former queen to restore the situation are like a rapid undercurrent, which instantly flows from her Changning Palace to the ears of the information terminal - the eunuch Yan Wenying. Then the news spread and Prime Minister Lu Yijian also knew about it.

Then come to the scene: At the end of the year, Zhao Zhen left the palace as usual and went to the southern suburbs to hold a grand ceremony for the suburbs. Guo in Changning Palace suddenly fell ill. Yan Wenying took the medical officer of the Imperial Medicine Academy to see a doctor. The head of the Imperial Medicine Academy was Yan Shiliang, who was Yan Wenying's son (dear? I did it? I don't know) - a few days later, Empress Guo died suddenly - Zhao Zhen returned to the palace and found out that he was dead. He was very sad, but he had no choice but to pursue Guo as the queen again and hold a funeral at the highest level.

Anyone who knows a little bit of inside information will have a thought that Queen Guo was killed by Yan Wenying, and the method is to take the opportunity to poison. Maybe even the initial illness was caused by him. Who told his son to be from the Imperial Medicine Academy and was still on the scene?

But the key problem is that there is no evidence. Not only is there no evidence, but there is not even physical evidence. That is the queen. Whether it is an ex-wife or not, it is the personal property of His Majesty the Emperor. I think you can go to dissect and verify it casually if you die?

But as the dead eunuch was free from justice, why do the Song Dynasty have to have so many censors? At this time, the Censorate and the Censorate were both seriously injured. After the last storm of abolishing the Queen, there were a large number of substitutions within the Taiwan and the censors, and the confidants of Prime Minister Lu were replaced. The effect was very good. It should be said that until Lu Yijian fell, the censors basically never had trouble with the emperor and the prime minister.

But this time is an exception. If you can be silent in such a thing, then is the surname Zhao or Lu in the Song Dynasty? Someone in Zhijianyuan stood up. Yao Zhongsun and Gao Ruonne jointly impeached Yan Wenying, the charge was to poison the former queen. But the evidence is more funny: When Zhao Zhen went to the southern suburbs to hold a grand ceremony for the suburbs, someone heard Yan Wenying shouting in the palace, and the person who was scolded was from the Imperial Medicine Academy. You have to use quite a lot of associations to contact the death of Empress Guo later-the people in the Imperial Medicine Academy did not want to poison, but was threatened by Yan Wenying...

It's a spoof. If it's true, shouldn't everyone in the palace hear roars such as "Go and give this bag of medicine to that bitch, you have to make sure she will die as soon as she takes it, otherwise you will die"? Is that still a threat? That is challenging the basic IQ of all the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty!

But the two censors didn't think so. We knew there was no evidence, and it was because of this that we had to be even more unreasonable!
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