On May 1, the final investigation result made everyone grit their teeth. It turned out that a maid named Han from Zhao Yuanyan's mansion stole a few gold bracelets. He was afraid that the owner would find out, so he simply put a fire and wanted to die without evidence. But the effect was so good that it also destroyed the treasury of the Song Dynasty...

Zhao Heng was a rare cruel one. He reluctantly followed Wang Dan's advice and decided on the matter without implicating others. But he strictly handled the main culprit Han. This greedy and ruthless woman was "cut off her hands and feet, and was executed on the 3rd day of public service.

The national strength suddenly declined, the treasury reserves were completely lost, and the situation suddenly became worse. Without any precautions in advance, there was no emergency solution. Then the next year's natural disaster, the emperor finally could not bear such a blow...

On August 6, Zhang Yong, the most famous local minister in the Song Dynasty, passed away. He left his last words: "I beg for the beheading Ding Wei, and hang his head to the country to thank the world. I beheaded Zhang Yong and set up the gate of Ding's family with Yong's head to thank Ding Wei."

On September 2, a Zhunian Kingdom, who had never communicated with China before and was estimated to be 411,400 miles away, sent an envoy to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty. According to the envoy himself, he arrived in Guangzhou after a 1,150-day sea boat. Such a distant country came to pay tribute, which made the emperor who was addicted to Fengshan feel very proud and ordered a generous reward.

On December 2, the 6-year-old prince Zhao Shouyi, who was a 6-year-old prince, was awarded the title of the governor of Zhongzheng Army and the Prince of Shouchun County.

On the 28th, Wang Qinruo and Chen Pengnian were ordered to re-copy the precious books that survived the fire more than half a year ago...

On February 17, 1016, the magnificent and of course super-burning building of the Song Dynasty - Jingling Palace in District 1322 was completed.

On the 21st, Zhao Shouyi's biological mother, Li, was named a talented person.

On the 23rd, Yelu Zongzhen, the son of Yelu Longxu (the future Liaoxingzong), was born. However, his biological mother was not the beautiful and virtuous queen Xiao Bossa Ge, but the cruel and ruthless palace maid Xiao Nojin. Xiao Nojin was born in a prominent family and was the fifth generation grandson of Agu, the younger brother of Shuluping. However, the 'the greed of gentlemen was killed for five generations' passed on to her generation, and she had already lost her family and entered the palace to serve Empress Xiao as a palace maid. Once, when she was cleaning Empress Xiao's bed, she caught a golden rooster. She swallowed it up regardless of the thirty-two years of life. A strange thing happened immediately.

The love happened: Xiao Nojin's dark skin was all gone, and his skin was dazzling. At the same time, he became naturally beautiful. Empress Xiao sighed, "This girl is not simple. She will definitely give birth to a strange son." So she asked this girl who was "magical and beautiful" to serve Liao Shengzong. Then she gave birth to the "Qizi" Yelu Zongzhen. Empress Xiao Bossiege had two sons, but they both died young. Liao Shengzong, who was in love with her, handed over Yelu Zongzhen to Xiao Bossiege to raise, but this caused Xiao Nojin's extreme dissatisfaction. The Liao Kingdom was about to be in chaos...

On July 2, the Emperor of Liao came to Chishan to hunt and almost encountered the danger of life and death. The Emperor of Liao was riding a horse to shoot a tiger, but he didn't expect that the horse would run too fast, and the arrow was not enough to send it out, and he had already rushed to the front of the tiger. On the line of life and death, Chen Zhaoguen asked Chen Zhaoguen to step up, ride on the tiger's back, grab the two tiger ears with both hands. The Emperor of Liao, who was shocked, ordered the guards to chase after him, and Chen Zhaoguen shouted to stop him. With his own strength, he finally took a look and killed the tiger with his sword. The Lord of Liao was very happy and gave Chen Zhaoguen the country's surname Yelu and rewarded countless gold and silver.

On the 9th, a huge locust plague that was rare in a century suddenly came... It broke out near the capital!

The Song Dynasty's response was the most fashionable way to do it at that time - building an altar and praying. The effect is said to be very good. In a few days, ministers brought dead locusts into the East Mansion and began to open their eyes and tell lies. "The locusts are all dead, let's go and congratulate the emperor." How could this trick be deceived than Wang Dan, who is knowledgeable? Although Wang Dan dared not stop the emperor from worshiping gods, he still had the courage to stop all officials. He refused! As a result, when he went to court that day, locusts came overwhelmed, and some fell directly on the court. Zhao Heng sighed, "If all officials congratulate and locusts come here, wouldn't they laugh for the world." On the 21st, a memorial said that the locust plague was caused by the tyranny of the ministers.

On August 5, due to a locust plague in Jiangbei, Jianghuai was ordered to urgently pay 500,000 shi of rice to prepare for the relief of hunger.

On the 15th, Privy Councilor Chen Yaosou was dismissed due to illness. On September 3, Ding Wei, the deputy governor of the government, was dismissed. On the 5th, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai were appointed as the governor of the government.

Official history books of the Song Dynasty admitted that officials in various places basically did not seriously understand locusts. So in September, even the prefectures and counties south of the Yangtze River were covered with locusts, and the land of the country was completely out of control! This was after the national treasury reserves were burned out, and even the food rations became a problem that year. The economy of the Song Dynasty's national strength had suddenly retreated for more than 20 years, and returned to the most difficult years of the Zhao Guangyi period.

The disaster situation in various places was urgent, and documents flew into Kaifeng City like snowflakes. The emperor's mood was imaginable. On this day, he was sitting in the palace, and suddenly the sun was gone outside and the world was dark. He quickly sent someone out to see it, and then walked out without waiting for the reward. He saw that the sky was boundless, covering the sky and avoiding the sun, all of which were locusts...

All the locusts on that day finally flew over, but the emperor was still standing outside the hall, silent and stood blankly... After a long time, he slowly walked back to the hall and sat on his seat. But he didn't eat, drink, or speak, like a wooden man. After a long time, the attendants discovered that: Your Majesty is sick!

A voice echoed in Zhao Heng's ears, shaking his soul, "If you are going to deceive heaven, then the heaven cannot deceive. If you are going to fool the people, then the people cannot fool. If you are going to deceive future generations, then the future generations will not believe it." This is the definition of his ministers and descendants who gave him a series of god-making movements such as the arrival of heaven's books 6 years ago. Among them, "If you are going to deceive heaven, then the heaven cannot deceive" will definitely make him restless and be afraid of his soul and dreams because he is really superstitious. In the eyes of outsiders, he is enjoying the full protection of the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, but he himself knows that if there is really a god, he is completely deceiving God, deceiving God, and blaspheming God! In the face of this sudden locust plague, how can he not be frightened?

The greater the force, the more severe the contusions are. Therefore, Zhao Heng is sick. In modern medical terms, it is likely to be a cerebral thrombosis, the same disease as Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi. The specific symptoms are that he becomes confused from then on, and he wakes up from time to time. He forgets what he said, no matter how big the decision is, it can be automatically invalidated. And the most serious thing is that Zhao Heng, who was once normal, will suddenly come back from time to time, and no one can tell when he is normal or abnormal. Too many people and things die at this point...

In November, Su Shouxin, the commander of Dangxiang's Xiliang Prefecture, died, and his son Luo Ma could not convince the crowd. The Uighurs in Ganzhou were at night and Khan took the opportunity to attack. Xiliang Prefecture fell, and Luo Ma abandoned the city and fled. After that, Li Deming fought a fierce battle with the Uighurs in Ganzhou for 12 years. Under the strength of his son Li Yuanhao, he won the final victory...

On December 15, Yelu Longqing, the younger brother of Emperor Shengzong of Liao, died of illness and was posthumously named the crown prince (he is the only Liao Dynasty prince who has the right to form Oluduo, which can only be set up by the emperor)

On February 30, the "Nine-tailed Wild Fox" Chen Pengnian, one of the "Five Ghosts", passed away.

On May 1, the Emperor of Liao appointed Xiao Hezhuo and Wang Jizhong (i.e. Yelu Xianzhong) as the commander-in-chief, and Xiao Qulie as the supervisor to conquer Goryeo.

On the 3rd, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Wang Dan, finally worked too much and was exhausted. He asked to stop his prime minister due to illness. On the 11th, the emperor partially agreed to his request. He told Wang Dan not to go to work every day, and to consult at any time when there are military and national affairs.

In June, the natural disaster continued, and the locusts only increased and did not decrease. The number of them had already flown out of the border of the Song Dynasty and entered the Youzhou area of ​​the Great Khitan. So even the Khitans shouted for help. On October 2, the Yunzhou area was ordered to distribute food to the disaster relief.

On July 18, Wang Dan entered the palace, but he was carrying him into the palace from both sides. Zhao Heng said with gratitude, "I want to entrust you with great affairs, but you are so aware of it." He summoned the 8-year-old prince Zhao Shouyi to bow to Wang Dan. Wang Dan was afraid of avoiding him and said, "The prince is virtuous and will definitely inherit Your Majesty." Then he recommended more than 10 ministers. In addition to Ling Ce, Li and two, these people became senior officials in the east and west prefectures of the Song Dynasty in the future.

On the 21st, Wang Dan stopped prime minister. On August 5th, Wang Qinruo broke the precepts of the southerners of the Song Dynasty and became prime minister of the Song Dynasty (the prime minister was Xiang Minzhong). Wang Qinruo came to power. He first touched the prime minister's chair and sighed, "Wang Dan's words made me a prime minister for 10 years late." There was a reason for the words. For many years, Wang Dan had always reiterated like Kou Zhun, like Kou Zhun, that the Song Dynasty did not need southerners to be prime minister, and at most he could only serve as Privy Councilor. And just before Wang Dan died, he almost broke his dream of prime minister again. Wang Dan was seriously ill, and Zhao Heng went to visit and asked who could be prime minister? No matter who mentioned, Wang Dan was silent. In the end, the emperor decided to say that he took care of the emperor's words, "The foolish minister thought that only Kou Zhun..."

On September 8, the Assistant General Wang Zeng was dismissed. Li Di was appointed as the Assistant General Political Affairs Office.

On the 14th, Wang Dan passed away at the age of 61. His posthumous title was the top civil ministers - Wen Zheng! This was a beautiful posthumous title that even the founding prime minister Zhao Pu did not receive! In the 319th year of the Song Dynasty, only 6 ministers won this posthumous title: Li Fang, Wang Dan, Fan Zhongyan, Sima Guang...

At this time, the situation of the Song Dynasty had become a dizzy emperor, the Prime Minister passed away, Kou Zhun was demoted, the prince was young, the queen was smart and capable, and the evil people like Wang Qinruo and others advanced bravely, climbing to the highest peak of the political arena...

Some people live as if they have nothing to do with importance, but once they die, people will find that they are as heavy as Mount Tai. That's how Wang Dan!

If you want to talk about him, this is the only way to be worthy of a loyal, responsible, humble, and tolerant elder who has all kinds of virtues in ancient literati. Looking back on his life, it was a deformed extreme. On the one hand, he was a great minister and a prime minister of peace for more than 10 years. It was a great blessing for many elite heroes in the past dynasties. On the other hand, he was indecent and could not tell anyone about it. He could only endure for a long time and work silently until the oil was exhausted and the lamp died of fatigue and illness.

. Because his life has become a laughing stock. He knows very well what ultimate judgment history will give him: a liar, a charlatan, and the lightest one is also a coward. He knows that his emperor is doing something wrong, but he dares not advise, and cannot advise, but instead adds to the fire... How shameless this is, as long as he thinks about Wang Dan's soul will cry all night! He is a perfect person with both virtue and talent and character, and Fu Renjun is a famous minister, but his life ends like this! Historical records are that Wang Dan

When he was walking with the "Shistoric Book", he "really felt unhappy." When Zhao Heng gave him many rewards, he closed his eyes and sighed, "I can't enjoy the blood of the people, how can I benefit so much?" When he died, he left his last words to his son, "to eliminate his hair and put on his hair to abdicate", that is, he would shave his hair and wear the clothes of a monk to be buried... His body and hair are accepted by his parents, and he abandoned them unfilial. Wang Dan did this to abuse himself. He failed his life this time and was ashamed of his ancestors and parents, so he had no face to see him.

The ancestors underground. What a painful self-blame! Fortunately, this practice was stopped by his friend Yang Yi, who was his life. Famous and ministers died like this, but history still gave him a fair evaluation. He was wrong, and he could not and dared not to stop Zhao Heng from worshiping God, but with him in it, he subtly controlled the situation. Even if Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Linte and others used all their power to torture the court and the world, he could still keep the country stable and prosperous, even if it was just on the surface.

This alone is great, not to mention that he protected and promoted so many wise ministers and capable people, and he did a very low-key job. Many times people benefited from it and didn't know who did it. This caused a phenomenon, that is, Wang Dan seemed to be an optional person, and he seemed to have nothing to do during his lifetime. But after his death, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was in chaos. No matter how smart and capable the successor was, or how extraordinary courage and appeal he had: Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Kou Zhun, Li Di... could no longer stabilize the situation. And they were all ugly and fell one after another! The loyal and treacherous sides were without exception!

Xiao Hezhuo conquered Goryeo, and the Liao lord gave him a sword of Shangfang. Although the deputy general Wang Jizhong opposed it, it was useless. Sure enough, Xiao Hezhuo, who lacked military talent, failed to defeat Goryeo Xinghua City on the 9th. Instead, he lost his troops and generals. On the 20th, the Liao army marched from Goryeo.

On February 3, 2018, the second year of Tianxi (1018), Zhao Shouyi, a 9-year-old soldier, was appointed as the governor of the army and promoted to the king.

On May 5, Yelu Zongzhen, who was only over 2 years old, was named King of Liang, and his brother Yelu Zongyuan was the governor of the Yongqing Army. Zong Jian, Zong Yuan, Zong Wei, Zong Fan, Zong Xi, Zong Liang, Zong Bi, Zong Yi, Zong Xian, Zong Su and other sons and nephews were awarded one by one.

On August 8, the ministers submitted three letters to the crown prince. On the 15th, Zhao Shouyi was appointed as the crown prince and changed his name to Zhao Zhen. The world was amnesty. On the 23rd, Li Di, the deputy governor, was appointed as the crown prince guest, the tutor of the previous dynasty. On September 8th, the enthronement ceremony of the crown prince was grandly held in the Tianan Hall.

On October 27, the Emperor of Liao appointed Xiao, Xiao Xulie as the commander-in-chief, and Yelu Bage as the supervisor, and then attacked Goryeo again. In December, he was defeated and returned.
Chapter completed!