Song Yi

Chapter 385

Du Wenhao was both surprised and delighted: "Is the Empress Dowager out of customs?"

Cai Jing said: "Yes, I left the customs after chanting sutras last night."

"No..., isn't it necessary to chant sutras for seven days? It should be full tonight."

"Yesterday it was seven full days, and I started chanting sutras on the night of the emperor's death."

Du Wenhao suddenly understood that he came a day late, thinking that he started chanting scriptures that day, but unexpectedly, he was a day early, so he missed a day.Quickly asked: "What did the empress dowager ask me?"

"I asked if you came back. The father-in-law on duty said that you had been here, but it was only a day late. I didn't ask anything else."

Du Wenhao was slightly disappointed, but at the same time thankful. He hoped that this critical moment would play a role, but he was afraid that he might get burned. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager did not summon him. At this time, he could hide as much as he could. Don't be a toad on the road. The little jeep in camouflage was stomped on and didn't know what happened.

So Du Wenhao yelled again and didn't answer.

Cai Jing whispered enviously: "Brother, think about it, the Empress Dowager left the customs without saying or asking, the first sentence was to ask if you have come back, which shows your position in the Empress Dowager's heart." That's right! From the empress dowager's concern for the younger brother, we know that as long as the younger brother is willing, he can still talk in front of the empress dowager, and the empress dowager will listen to it."

Du Wenhao was quite proud of himself, but he didn't show any emotion on his face, and he didn't even ask him how he knew it. Obviously, Prince Yong must have a informant around the empress dowager, so he used Cai Jing early in the morning The superior-subordinate relationship with Pang Jinghui came to visit and talked about it.From this point of view, there is no doubt that Cai Jing is also a member of Prince Yong.

Cai Jing moved his head closer again, almost biting Du Wenhao's ear, and said in a low voice: "Prince Yong said, as long as my virtuous brother completes this matter, it will be a meritorious service. I heard that you are not only good at Qihuang Dao, but also very good at raising punishments and prisons, when the time comes, the position of Minister of Dali Temple will be yours."

The Minister of Dali Temple is the third grade, but Du Wenhao knows that no matter how high the official is, the latter is more important than his own head.So it was as if he hadn't heard it, and he sat still with a blank expression on his face.

Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, and said awkwardly: "Your brother seems to have no interest in Dali Temple Minister. How about Doctor Yushi? Although the position of Doctor Yushi is vacant now, and you don't need it, if you are interested, Prince Yong will give it to you." It's easy, but it's easy. Hehe."

Doctor Yushi is the head of Yushitai, from the second rank.The power is greater, because there is a rule in the Song Dynasty that the imperial censor can impeach the prime minister, and once impeached, the prime minister must resign, and the deputy prime minister will be promoted to the prime minister, and the imperial censor Zhongcheng can then be promoted to the vice prime minister.Therefore, the position of Yushi Zhongcheng is very important, and it is usually held by the prime minister's confidant.

This position is naturally more attractive than Dali Siqing, but it is still not as attractive as a safe head.So Du Wenhao still kept silent and became a clay bodhisattva.

Cai Jing was so anxious that he rubbed his hands together, and said, "Brother, if you can't even do Yushi Zhongcheng, then... Brother Yu, dare to be the master for the prince first, how about allowing you a 'deputy envoy'?"

The deputy envoy of the Privy Council is also called "knowing the affairs of the Privy Council". He is the second rank and is the vice president of the Privy Council.The Privy Council was the highest military institution in the Song Dynasty, and its president (private envoy) ranked behind the left and right ministers.The highest core decision-making circle in the Song Dynasty was composed of the prime minister and deputy prime minister of Guan Wen, and the privy envoy and deputy envoy of Guan Wu, who were directly responsible to the emperor.State affairs are discussed and decided by the emperor.Of course, the final decision has to be the emperor.

It has been a year since Du Wenhao came to the Song Dynasty, and the official has also been appointed as a fourth-rank criminal officer. He has a general understanding of the official position of the Song Dynasty. Of course, he knows that the deputy envoy of the Privy Council means entering the highest decision-making level of the Song Dynasty. I am afraid that such a temptation is not something ordinary people can resist. Yes, Du Wenhao is also an ordinary person who eats whole grains, so naturally he will not be indifferent.

So he turned his head and glanced at Cai Jing and moved his mouth, but he still didn't say anything.

The light that flashed in Du Wenhao's eyes was accurately captured by Cai Jing, a sly smile flashed in his eyes, he took out a gift list from his arms, handed it to Du Wenhao with both hands, pointed to the big gift box in the corner, and said with a smile : "This is a little gift from Prince Yong to my virtuous brother."

Du Wenhao took the gift list and glanced at it, he was stunned, this gift was extremely heavy, besides gold and silver each one hundred taels, there were also countless pearls, agates and silks and satins.Busily pushed back the gift list: "The so-called not being rewarded for no merit, I also owe a favor to the boss of Prince Yong, how can I accept it."

Cai Jing smiled mysteriously: "What is this amount of money? After the virtuous brother completes this matter for the prince and you become the deputy envoy of the privy secretary, isn't it a matter of wind and rain? Then At that time, if you want ten times and a hundred times more treasures, it will be easy!"

Du Wenhao said: "But, if the empress dowager doesn't listen to me, then..."

"Prince Yong said that as long as you do your best, the so-called planning is up to people and heaven is up to you. It is impossible for you to benefit from it. But..." Cai Jing dragged his tone and said slowly, "Prince Yong is the most important thing. I appreciate those who are creditworthy and talented, and hate those who have no loyalty. Prince Yong is generous, even informal. However, for those who are not loyal, Prince Yong is naturally not loyal, and he will settle the old and new accounts together. Yes. Prince Yong's dispositions, after getting along for a long time, my virtuous brother will know."

Du Wenhao's heart skipped a beat. Even though Cai Jing's call was rather subtle, Du Wenhao could still hear it, that is to say, how could he not be obedient and submit to Prince Yong? That account.This is no joke.He is a prince, no matter whether he is the emperor or not, if he wants to crush himself to death, it will be like crushing an ant.

Which side should the butt sit on?Have to think about it.

Which emperor came after Song Shenzong?Is it the brother who dies, or the son inherits his father's business?Du Wenhao has no impression of this period of history. He only remembers that there was an emperor in the Northern Song Dynasty who was very good at calligraphy and painting. ?It seems that it has not come out yet, only Daliao, that is to say, the six princes should not be the unlucky emperor Song Huizong who was taken away, let alone the middle-aged Prince Yong.

So who is the successor of the two of them?Du Wenhao really hated himself for not studying history well.

Seeing Du Wenhao frowning and smiling for a while, Cai Jing lowered his voice and said, "My dear brother, what do you think of what brother Yu said just now?"

Du Wenhao was thinking in his heart, now that Lord Yong has pushed himself to the edge of a cliff, if he helps him seize the throne, the future prosperity and wealth will be limitless, otherwise, in the future, old accounts and new accounts will be settled together, and people who ransack their homes and destroy their families are all possible. Who told him to hijack him? He took the emperor's own younger brother as a hostage, and even smeared one of them twice on the neck, which was dripping with blood.

How to do?
Du Wenhao looked at Cai Jing.

Cai Jing smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Actually, Prince Yong's task for my virtuous brother is not too difficult, just to persuade the empress dowager to designate him as the successor. As long as my virtuous brother opens his mouth, it will be up to him whether he succeeds or not. Destiny! It's still the same sentence, as long as the younger brother does his best."

Du Wenhao forced a smile, but said nothing.

Cai Jing moved his head closer again, his voice lowered, like a small mosquito buzzing in his ear: "What you said before is all big talk, brother, today it's just the two of us, now brother Yu will tell you To say something from the bottom of my heart, whoever inherits the throne has nothing to do with us, we are still courtiers, but if we can play some role in it, then our life will be more comfortable, don't you think? Right now, Prince Yong still promised to give you a high-ranking official and generous salary, so it’s not cheap right now, isn’t that a fool! Can you expect the sixth prince to give you such a high-ranking official after succeeding to the throne?”

Du Wenhao was a little moved, this is right, whoever becomes the emperor is none of his business, but if he can get benefits from it without paying too much risk, why not do it.I just said something nice about Prince Yong in front of the Empress Dowager, it was up to her to listen or not, it shouldn't be a big risk, compared with this high-ranking privy envoy, the risk was worth it.Besides, based on my own understanding, the empress dowager is not a cruel person, and I can be said to have saved her life, and she will not use her knife just because she said something nice about his son.

I have the umbrella of the empress dowager, and I have become the person of two princes with iron hats. Even if Prince Yong can't be the emperor in the end, and the throne is occupied by the sixth prince, I have saved the life of the sixth prince's biological mother, Concubine Zhu De Her aunt gave the queen's life, and her apprentice Qian Yi used loess soup to save the sixth prince's own life even if he didn't accept the money. Together, these lives should be worth her own little life, even if it is atonement , can also redeem several times of sins, so he should not do anything to himself.

After thinking through this verse, I feel a little relieved, but I still have a lot of doubts about who will become the emperor in the end.

Suddenly, Du Wenhao remembered something. If he traveled to ancient times, would it change the entire course of historical development?For example, if you killed the emperor yourself, or successfully developed biochemical weapons, wiped out Daliao and Xixia, and even killed Genghis Khan later, will the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties disappear?
This is a thought that makes people's hearts jump wildly. He doesn't know the result. However, from the current point of view, his time travel does not seem to have made any major changes to history.At least the mainstream direction is unchanged.

If this is the case, even if I try my best to help Prince Yong speak well in front of the Empress Dowager, the wheel of history will not change direction because of my actions, so why should I worry about it, this is the track of history, everything They will all develop forward according to the traces of history, just do whatever they want.

In the end, this is the key, and it is also the key to unlock Du Wenhao's knot.

Du Wenhao thought about King Yong again. At that time, he was holding King Cao hostage with a knife. King Yong was facing danger and righteousness, and took his own body as a hostage instead of his younger brother. The diameter at breast height is indeed very comparable. He also has a lot of prestige to Cai Que and other ministers. He said that he would not allow them to make trouble for him. Sure enough, no one came to make trouble for him. Such a figure is needed as the supreme leader.

On the other hand, the sixth prince, who was ten years old, was famous in the palace for being mischievous. After punishing one teacher and another, he never learned knowledge in a disciplined manner, and he did not show any leadership skills.I'm afraid it's Song Huizong's embroidered pillow again. It's okay to be a poet and painter, but it's too far away to be a national leader.

Moreover, he is only ten years old now, so obviously he can't take charge of the government, so the empress dowager can only listen to the government behind the curtain, and from the period of time I have been in contact with the empress dowager, we can know that she is a kind-hearted person with a very emotional and extremely weak personality , I have no idea, and it may not be a good thing to let such an indecisive woman take charge of state affairs.

Even if she is unwilling to listen to the government behind the curtain and appoint another minister of the auxiliary country, it is unknown who the other ministers of the auxiliary country are. As the chief prime minister, Cai Que will definitely not be able to escape. He is a very annoying person. If he becomes a minister of the auxiliary country, his good life may not be many.

Du Wenhao thought again, why must the eldest son inherit the throne?It should be a talented person. In comparison, Prince Yong is definitely more suitable to be the leader of the country than the sixth prince. Thinking of this, Du Wenhao felt that if he could tell the empress dowager to let Prince Yong inherit the great power, it would be a good idea. good thing.

He thought about this big thing like a river and a sea in his heart. It took a long time to say it, but it only took a moment to think about it.

After communicating about this matter, Du Wenhao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Since Prince Yong values ​​Yudi so much, Yudi must try his best to persuade the Empress Dowager to assist Prince Yong to ascend to the throne!"

"Okay!" Cai Jing was very excited after completing this matter, and patted Du Wenhao heavily on the shoulder: "Please don't worry, dear brother, brother Yu will guarantee with the head of the item. Once the matter is completed, Prince Yong will become a long live Lord. You At least it is Doctor Yushi! This is promised to you by Prince Yong himself! ——As for the deputy envoy, Prince Yong didn’t tell me. His talent is enough to fill the role! Brother Yu will talk to Lord Yong when he turns around!"

Du Wenhao thought to himself that he had a sense of threatening the officials, and he must have given Prince Yong a bad impression. Even if he reluctantly agrees now, he will definitely find a mistake and withdraw in the future. Okay, he quickly waved his hand and said: "No, brother Yuan, don't tell Lord Yong about this matter. Brother Yu is really not interested in being an official, and he can't be a high-ranking official. Let me be an imperial doctor with peace of mind, or I'm already very satisfied with a few prison sentences."

Cai Jing didn't expect that Du Wenhao would let a high-ranking official refuse, so he was taken aback for a moment, he had never seen such a person who was flattered or humiliated, he was a little touched, and patted him on the shoulder again: "Don't worry, brother, this matter is covered Brother Yu, you have to be a high-ranking official, and you have to ride a fine horse! Brother Yu will leave now, if you have any news, just send someone to call me."

"How dare you, respectfully send off Elder Brother Yuan!"

(End of this chapter)