Chapter 49(1/3)
On the fourth day of the second month of the fourth year of Chongning in the Song Dynasty, the Chen hour was inaugurated, which was equivalent to 8:1 am in the modern hour.
Still in the main room of Yue Fei’s house, there are still four people including Yue Fei, Chen Tuan, Zhang Shangying and Ying.
However, someone is no longer on the scene, but can speak and let the people in the room hear it.
The main listener in the room was Yue Fei, and the other two were Chen Tuan. Zhang Shangying was willing to listen to it.
Ying Er doesn't have to worry about him. He has special listening functions. As long as he wants, he can always hear their own voices.
Of course, those who speak can't be too far away from the audience, otherwise Yue Fei wouldn't be able to hear it.
Their participation in this way is mainly to report their discoveries to Yue Fei and express their thoughts so that Yue Fei can arrange big things for them.
This communication works because everyone in the Shadow Team can listen to people whispering from a distance.
Yue Fei cannot, although he is very good in many other aspects.
For example, they sleep less, they are small and big, and they are superb in medical skills. Although they have not been verified, everyone believes it.
After Chen Xingpu said that his adoptive father's tragic experience, several people at the scene were greatly shocked.
There were reformists in the Song Dynasty, and the struggle between conservatives was extremely fierce, and they continued to rise and fall. The strength and weakness were as if June Tian had turned against him.
As a faction of forces gained power and lost power, the rotation of officials in the opposition during the dynasty was as dazzling as a lantern.
The relationship between the minister and the emperor also changed accordingly, just like Shao Ai who was charming with others and catered to Enke who was rich, and his eroticism changed.
It's just that it's even more volatile, it's as sweet as molasses today, and it's as cold as ice tomorrow.
However, it is still very rare to directly kill political opponents with the most violent means. One emperor may not kill one after more than ten years.
If they lose power, they will be killed. Under the situation of the Song Dynasty, the temple has long been turned into a wilderness, covered with white bones and foxes and rats.
This is not because the two sides of the fight are particularly gentlemanly and show mercy to their opponents, but because Taizu has ordered that they are not allowed to kill scholars and officials.
It is a special policy of protection for them, because if those military men in power do not show mercy, no matter how many literati are, they will not be enough to kill them.
It is conceivable that if you kill a few times, civilized society will return to the barbaric era, because all educated people will have no roots and no seeds.
Those who can be involved in the temple party struggle are mostly scholars like this, and they are protected; others such as military men and internal officials are considered exceptions to be involved.
In the eyes of outsiders, this kind of exception involvement is that they do not need to participate in this kind of struggle, but in the eyes of the parties, there are other twists and turns.
Because such people are in the most confidential and powerful core circle, their influence is not dispensable, but particularly large.
This leads to the fact that once their opponent turns around, they will inevitably kill. For example, Chen Xing's adoptive father Chen Yan is like this.
He was the confidant of Empress Dowager Gao. During the Zhezong Dynasty, Empress Dowager Gao ruled against the government for a long time, overthrew all the new Xining laws, and was the leader and backer of Yuanyou's conservative ministers.
After Zhezong took power, he supported the new policy and settled the conservative ministers. Those who were not easy to attack Empress Dowager Gao, so he targeted Chen Yan.
Strictly speaking, Chen Yan was not a scholar and a doctor, and was not within the three precepts that Taizu protected them, so he became a scapegoat.
When Empress Dowager Gao passed away, he became a rootless duckweed and helpless.
But in the final analysis, his death was a result of losing the emperor's protection, which also shows that Zhezong was dissatisfied with his mother, Empress Dowager Gao, who ruled the country from behind the curtain.
In any case, the killing of party struggles started with the killing of Chen Yan from Zhezong, which set a bad precedent, making party struggles bloody.
The old god was in the clouds and calmly pretending to be a master of Taoism all day long, Taoist Chen Tuan, who was in a calm state of priest, did not calm down at first, and began to squirt in anger, blurting out his anger.
He cursed and said, "The Zhao family's uncontrollable emperors are really worse than one turtle!
"The first Zhao Kuangyin is still doing well, and the second Zhao Kuangyi has made nonsense tricks. No one behind is decent, all of them are petty.
"Look at Taizu, how grand is that? A Huashan Mountain loses to me and doesn't even get a discount! Do the latter have the courage?
"If so, I'll bet with you, Mount Tai, Hengshan, Mount Song, and Mount Hengshan will come one by one. Let's go together. If you have the courage, try it?
"What? I can't use it if I win too much? I'll worry about it. I'll give it to Xiaofei and Miss Lingling to hide and seek?
"Especially that Zhezong was not as good as a woman. He didn't dare to say no to Empress Dowager Gao, but killed Chen Yan who had no desire to resist.
"I am not the kind-hearted and soft-hearted person, nor do I say that the emperor cannot kill people. Do you think you are brave if you kill a powerful person?
"I'll be ashamed of you for a long time and picking up a soft persimmon to bully you!
"Boy Chen Xing, I support you. When you see Cai Jing and the others beat me up, you will give me anger!
"No, let's take it for you first. If you are angry, you will be angry first! If you are angry, you will be angry first.
"Also, when you see that Zhezong, you will beat him up! Oh, he is already dead, then forget it, let's not fight against the dead emperor..."
Yue Fei said: "Master, let's just listen to their affairs. Don't be angry, it's useless! Just do it.
"By the way, is the Taoist priest's stall finished?"
The old Taoist said ashamedly: "Not yet..."
Yue Fei said: "The Taoist priest continues to do serious business, and I will check the progress of the Taoist priest next time..."
After Yue Fei reminded him, Master Chen Tuan immediately took his ears back and focused his mind.
He was still far from completing the task assigned by Xiaofei. He was so popular that he had to watch others put flowers there.
At this moment, a voice rushed in: "Boss, I have something urgent to report!"
Ying Er had some tricks to deal with the problem, so he immediately continued: "Okay! Next time, don't worry, tell the little lord who you are and who your elders are?"
"Okay, thank you, Yingtao! Hello, lord, I will first thank you for your eight generations of ancestors, which gave me hope.
"By the way, my adoptive father is Zeng Tao, who is the Tao who has a total of four points below his lifespan.
"By the way, I have a name, my name is Zeng Shou. My adoptive father named me. He said his name was too watery and drained.
"So I only left the word "Birth" for me, hoping that I will live a hundred years old, and I also thank him for his eight generations of ancestors, just like his little lord.
"This is my greatest thanks, no one else can do it! For example, the shadow head, I can only thank his seventh generation of ancestors..."
Ying Er was also anxious: "Let's talk about the serious matters, didn't you say you had something urgent? Who cares about your ancestors?"
Although Zeng Shou was a little confused, fortunately, he immediately changed his mind: "Okay, the shadow leader, my adoptive father is Zeng Tao.
"He sent me a message and told me that he was not long after he was alive. I told you that my adopted father was in trouble. He has been imprisoned since he was beaten to be a treacherous person in Yuanyou.
"A very small cell, I can't stand, I can't lie down, I can only squat on my waist, and I can only visit him once a year.
"He told me that his greatest hope is to be able to stand straight for a while, even if there is only one breath! My adopted man is miserable..."
Ying Er was anxious again: "Your adoptive father used to be miserable, I agree, I am very sad if he is about to die. He is already very powerful.
"Those who harmed him probably didn't want him to see the sun the next day, right?
"But, this...is what you said urgently?"
Zeng Shou said: "Of course! No! These are all about introducing the background and environment to the little lord. An urgent matter is just one sentence!
"Xing San is bringing people here!"
Suddenly there was silence.
Obviously, this news is indeed quite shocking.
Yue Fei observed his expression and found that Ying Er's face had changed, and it seemed to be quite colorful, which was probably extraordinary.
Yue Fei was puzzled, is there still a problem that stumps the second-in-command of Zhuying Team?
A question came out: "Zeng Shou, didn't you say that your adoptive father was imprisoned in solitary confinement and was closely guarded?
"How did he learn this news and how did he convey it to you?
"Can you get here from Bianliang? You have a thousand miles of eyes and ears?"
Ying Er interrupted: "That's not! Little lord, I can explain this one. Among us special people, many things are beyond common sense.
"Zeng Shou's adoptive father Zeng Tao was very popular, and many of them were his best friends.
“Although others were imprisoned by the temple decision makers, they could not cut off these interpersonal relationships he had established.
"So, whether it is the message channel or the means of sending messages, you still need to pay attention to it.
"This is why he can send Zeng Shou news. I believe this news is accurate."
Yue Fei said: "Okay, I believe it, thank you for your explanation! I still have something unknown, why did you change your face when you hear this news?
"Is that Ying San very powerful?"
Ying Er said: "He is amazing? He is amazing! Well, that's okay.
"But what I have to pay attention to after hearing this is not his power, and no matter how powerful a person in the world is, he will be given in vain in front of me.
“I have to pay attention to this for two reasons.
"First, Ying Sanshi is always against me. He must be targeting me when he comes here.
"Little lord, do you think, if someone targets me, can I not pay attention to it?
"Second, everyone knows that he and I are against each other, so our general leader never lets the two tigers fight.
“That is, we don’t give us the opportunity to intensify the conflict, and we always separate him from me.
"Since this arrangement is the case this time, it means that the boss no longer trusts me, so he sent him to restrict me."
Yue Fei nodded in agreement with Ying Er's analysis, and muttered in his heart that what should come is still coming, and it seems to be coming earlier than expected!
To be continued...