Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 22 Broken
Fu Bi could only say that he was completely stunned.

According to his original idea, after he said this, the emperor would have to listen to him, say that he was inconsiderate and would never do that again. What Fu Aiqing said made sense, and in the future, Yan Shu would not be allowed to go to the Purple Palace to teach Duke Shou, but to go to some other place.

This should be the answer he wanted.

result……

I don’t know what happened today.

The government didn't listen to him.

Not only did he not listen to him, he even said that it should be changed so that the Duke of Shou could sit in that position in the future.

To know……

That's the emperor's position.

This also made Fu Bi think of more things, for example, whether the emperor wanted to make Duke Shou the crown prince or something like that.

If this is really the case...

What about the queen?
Although the Queen cannot give birth to children now, it does not mean that she will never be able to give birth to children in the future.

in fact……

Not only Fu Bi, but even other ministers did not understand the government's intention in doing this.

only……

What makes them different from Fu Bi is that they don't like to meddle in other people's affairs.

As for Fu Bi, he wanted to intervene as soon as he saw it.

After all, as a subject, when something happens, you have to speak out, which is the way to repay the emperor.

Even so, their words sometimes make the officials very unhappy.

Down to court.

Walk out of Chuigong Hall.

Fu Bi could only say that he was still a little confused.

This is wrong!

This was not the ending he wanted at all.

At this time, Yan Shu saw that he looked confused and also walked up to him.

Said: "You are dumbfounded!"

Speaking of which...

Fu Bi is actually Yan Shu's son-in-law, and Yan Shu is actually Fu Bi's father-in-law.

However, in the court, one should not refer to people by their relationship but by their position.

The literati in the Song Dynasty were those who would even criticize their former mentors. Naturally, this time, even Yan Shu was no exception.

but……

This time it's okay.

Fu Bi only said that it was not good for Yan Shu to go to the Purple Palace to teach Duke Shou, and he did not say anything wrong about his father-in-law.

If you want to blame someone, blame the government.

Because it was the government that asked his father-in-law to go to the Zicheng Palace.

Fu Bi glared at his father-in-law and said, "Does your father-in-law know that the emperor asked the Duke of Shou to attend the court?"

Yan Shu also quickly distanced himself from the matter and said, "I don't know about this."

Fu Bi then asked, "Then why don't you talk about the government?"

Yan Shu thought that Fu Bi was a good person and had the talent to assist the king. Of course, this was what Fan Zhongyan said, but sometimes he was just too straightforward.

Yan Shu also said: "Is there any need to say this?"

Fu Bi also said: "But this is against the rules."

Yan Shu said, "Rules are made by people, and what's wrong with that?"

Speaking of this, Fu Bi had something to say, "Of course this is not good! By doing this, is the emperor signaling to outsiders that the Duke of Shou might become the emperor in the future?"

Seeing that there was no one else around, Yan Shu said, "There are so few descendants in the official family, so this possibility cannot be ruled out."

Fu Bi then asked, "But what if the Queen can give birth again?"

Yan Shu said something unpleasant, "If she could have a baby, she would have done it a long time ago."

Fu Bi naturally understood this, but he still said, "The emperor has few children, but if the queen gives birth again in the future, then you tell me, the emperor let the Duke of Shou sit in that position today, how will the Duke of Shou deal with it in the future?"

Yan Shu hesitated for a moment before replying, "What you said makes sense! But the problem is... this is the emperor's own decision, and there is nothing you and I can do about it."

Fu Bi said: "As subjects, you and I should give advice and remonstrance at this time."

Yan Shu knew that there was no way to convince the other party, so he simply replied: "Forget it! I won't talk to you anymore. If you want to persuade me, just write a letter and persuade me slowly." ...

Compared to Fu Bi, this young and inexperienced guy.

On the Zhongshu side, Prime Minister Lu Yijian was much more mature and stable.

Lu Yijian could tell at a glance that this was a clear hint to everyone that in the future, Duke Shou would sit on the throne of the Song Dynasty.

However, the emperor has only one son, so who else could it be except Duke Shouguo?

It can be said that Queen Cao was not favored at all.

They may not even sleep together once a month.

It’s a pity that I’m old and will soon die.

otherwise……

Lu Yijian really needs to think carefully about how to curry favor with Duke Shou next.

As the matter escalated, one can only say that the literati in the Song Dynasty were more gossipy than the old ladies at the village entrance.

Just one day later, the rumor had already started to spread.

The most aggrieved ones were Empress Cao's family. To some extent, this could even be said to be an insult to the Cao family by the emperor.

In other words, the Cao family is now in decline, otherwise, something would have happened.

of course!

You can't blame others for this. It's your daughter's fault for not being able to give birth to a son.

Someone on duty in the palace said to Cao Yi, the younger brother of Empress Cao, "Hey! Have you heard? It seems that the emperor brought the Duke of Shou to court today."

After hearing what the other party said, Cao Yi could only frown at him and then did not react much.

But the other party was still saying, "Does this mean that the emperor intends to let the Duke of Shou inherit the throne in the future?"

Cao Yi changed direction.

The other party also knew that Cao Yi didn't want to listen.

He simply said, "Even if that's the case, there's nothing we can do."

Cao Yi simply mounted his horse, gave a "hoot", and disappeared in a flash.

natural!

Zhao Zhen and Zhao Xin, who returned to the harem, would certainly never have thought that such a thing would happen.

Even Madam Miao would never have thought that the emperor would let Zui Xinglai sit on the throne.

If Zhao Zhen had found another place for Zhao Xin to sit, I believe things would not have turned out like this.

After returning, Madam Miao asked Zhao Xin, "How was your attendance at court today?"

Zhao Xin also replied: "It's quite interesting."

Madam Miao asked, "What does this mean?"

Zhao Xin replied: "Nothing major happened."

Zhao Zhen on the side asked: "Hasn't anything major happened yet?"

Madam Miao was puzzled.

Only then did Zhao Zhen tell Madam Miao what he had done in the court.

Zhao Xin actually asked his father to say that he knew, but not to listen.

Until this moment...

Only then did Madam Miao realize that the emperor had actually placed Zui Xinglai in the seat where he was sitting.

He immediately started to scold the official.

"How could you put Zui Xinglai in the seat you sit in, sir?"

Although Zhao Zhen had been in power for more than ten years, he still made mistakes when he should have. He said, "No?"

Madam Miao was a sober person and replied, "Of course not! What will others think of you if you do this?"

Zhao Zhen: "What others?"

Lady Miao: "Your Majesty. There are other ministers as well."

Only then did Zhao Zhen discover the problem.

of course!

Zhao Zhen was actually quite rebellious. If the queen really wanted to take advantage of the situation, she could just say that she was infertile and jealous of others, and then depose them.

After all, he was not willing to marry this queen.

(End of this chapter)