King of Song

Chapter 307 Chapter [-]
Of course, Sima Guang is not the only noble person. Although he has great influence in the Song Dynasty, his weight is still a bit light.
The iron-faced suzerain is very aware of this, so he has been working hard to find it, hoping that some people will come forward to rescue Lin Zhao.

Among them, the most important one is undoubtedly the Empress Dowager Cao. Her old man is the most honorable person in the Song Dynasty. If she came forward, it would be enough to shock many people.Moreover, she is Lin Zhao's aunt, Empress Renzong, and she will definitely do everything possible to keep Lin Zhao without hesitation.

On this point, the iron-faced suzerain is absolutely sure.

Although Zhao Zongshi was raised by Empress Cao in the palace back then, and eventually became the heir to the throne, they have deep feelings for each other.But this happened many years ago. After Zhao Zongshi became the emperor, a series of deeds broke the heart of Empress Dowager Cao.Especially the "Pu Yi" incident, the Empress Dowager Cao was deeply stimulated, and her relationship with Zhao Zongshi fell to a freezing point.

As for the current emperor, Zhao Xu, after he ascended the throne, although he respected the Queen Mother Cao very much, in fact, the old lady was completely emptied, and her status was not as good as before.

He is even more dissatisfied with his adopted son Zhao Zongshi and his niece and daughter-in-law Gao Taotao!Empress Dowager Cao is also helpless, how can her adopted son treat each other sincerely?How could he see her as the queen mother in his eyes?

At this moment, what Empress Dowager Cao regrets most may be that Emperor Renzong has no biological son!Otherwise, her aunt would be the rightful empress dowager, with unique status and authority, truly supreme.

On this point, the iron-faced suzerain has obtained news through various channels.So now give Empress Dowager Cao a legitimate son, she will definitely be happy.Moreover, if this child has the opportunity to regain his own throne, will Empress Dowager Cao support it?
Maybe she will hesitate, but if she persuades carefully and persuasively, it is not impossible. This is something that can be said slowly in the future.But in the current situation, Empress Dowager Cao will never sit idly by and let Emperor Renzong's only biological son be wronged and suffer.

In fact, the matter of rescuing Lin Zhao does not necessarily require Empress Dowager Cao to come forward.If the old lady can't restrain the excitement in her heart, it's not good to reveal the secret.

This is also done just in case, if other means do not work, or if there are more serious consequences due to other reasons, the Empress Dowager Cao will be able to turn the tide.

At the same time, it was also to pave the way for Empress Dowager Cao, so that she could see how Emperor Renzong's own son was persecuted.Invoking her maternal affection while increasing her hatred for some.This will be of great benefit to the future. Empress Dowager Cao's attitude is really important, and some things need to be prepared early.

The empress dowager is not something ordinary people can see. Although the iron-faced suzerain can be contacted indirectly, the matter is of great importance. He dare not pretend to be someone else easily. The safest candidate is Unintentional Cao Guojiu.

The iron-faced suzerain has been in contact with Uncle Cao Guo a long time ago, and their interests are completely consistent in this matter.The interests of the Cao family have a lot to do with the status of the Empress Dowager Cao. Since the death of Emperor Renzong, the Cao family has been suppressed secretly, and the invisible losses have been very serious.

For example, when Lin Zhao first arrived in Bianjing, the struggle between Cao Jian, the third generation of the Cao family, and Zhao Zhongshan, the grandson of King Pu Zhao Yunrang, was actually the deep-seated contradiction inside.

Especially Zhao Zongshi and his wife, the father and son's treatment of the Empress Dowager Cao made the Cao family even more angry and chilling.You must know that the Cao family is the descendant of Cao Bin, the famous founding general, and they are all bloody men from the general family background. How can they swallow this breath so easily?

In fact, when Emperor Renzong entrusted someone to find the fourth prince who was living among the people, Uncle Cao Guo participated to a certain extent.

This is undoubtedly a hope for the Cao family. When Zhao Zongshi and his son completely disappointed the Cao family, it is reasonable for the Cao family to have other ideas.

The iron-faced suzerain and Uncle Cao are indeed related, and they have already disclosed some news to the palace before, and now this important news will definitely make Uncle Cao and the Empress Dowager happy.

Jiang Leiting has already sent the news from the northwest, he has seen the young master with his own eyes, and his appearance is [-]% or [-]% similar to his wife, so there is no longer any doubt, and he is [-]% sure.

When the iron-faced suzerain rushed to Bianjing to preside over the overall situation, and first went to meet Uncle Cao Guo, he got a bad news.

Uncle Cao Guo was ill, and very serious, with signs of stroke, unable to see outsiders.

The iron-faced suzerain has a special status, so he can't come to visit him openly.All communication can only be put on hold temporarily, and another way should be found.

The empress dowager is not the only noble person, there are many people who can seek help, and their influence can definitely cause waves in the Song Dynasty.

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Caizhou, also known as Ruxian County, Henan Province in later generations.

Today's governor of Caizhou is Ouyang Xiu. He was originally the governor of Qingzhou. Because he criticized the Green Crop Law, he objected to it after half a year of trial implementation.In the second half of the third year of Xining, Ouyang Xiu was dismissed from the post of inspector of the Taibao Xuanhui South School, insisted on not accepting it, and changed to Caizhou.

Ouyang Xiu looked at it very openly and didn't take it seriously.For him, it really doesn't matter where he knows the state or what kind of official he is.

He has dominated the officialdom since the Renzong Dynasty. He is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he has entered and exited several times in the center of Bianjing.All the Hanlin bachelors, ministers, and political affairs are all Ouyang Xiu's early resumes.

For Ouyang Xiu, it doesn't matter whether he is a high official or not.Even if he is now dressed in common clothes, who would dare to despise him?Ouyang Xiu's prestige and influence in the Song Dynasty far exceeded that of a prime minister.

You know, Mr. Ouyang was the leader of the literary world in the Song Dynasty, and he initiated the famous ancient prose movement.The prestige in Shilin is not ordinary, and he presided over the imperial examinations many times in the early years. For example, he was the chief examiner in the Dragon and Tiger List in the second year of Jiayou.

Although the Song Dynasty did not pay as much attention to what kind of teacher as the later Ming Dynasty, and Jinshi were all disciples of the emperor, but this hidden relationship still exists.It is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Ouyang is a protégé and old official all over the world.

In addition, he himself has a wealth of knowledge and a noble character, and has always been admired by others, so his influence in the Song Dynasty was extraordinary.To a certain extent, Ouyang Xiu is the same as Tang Jie, if he treats someone badly, that person's reputation may be rotten.

However, even if Ouyang Xiu directly opposed Wang Anshi's political reform, because of Wang Anshi's stubbornness and the support of Emperor Zhao Xu, there was nothing he could do.

Even so, Ouyang Xiu has no complaints, and his mentality has always been good.He also gave himself the nickname "Liuyi Layman".

The so-called Liuyi Layman, someone once asked Ouyang Xiu: "What is Liuyi?"

Ouyang Xiu replied: "My family has a collection of [-] volumes of books, including [-] volumes of inscriptions recorded in gold and stone from three generations ago. There is a piano, a game of chess, and a jug of wine."

Some people wondered: "It's for Wuyi, why?"

"If I am an old man, if he is older than these five things, wouldn't he be six ones?"

After Ouyang Xiu arrived in Caizhou, in addition to his daily affairs, he often went out to see the scenery by the Yingshui River, go fishing, and enjoy a leisurely life.

On this day, Ouyang Xiu was still fishing in Yingshui as usual, and a mysterious guest came to visit him.

Ouyang Zhizhou was not so casual for the first time, he drove all his followers a hundred steps away, and chatted with the guests alone on the bank of Yingshui.

After listening to what the visitor said, Ouyang Xiu was shocked!

Lin Zhao turned out to be... the youngest son of Emperor Renzong!
Renzong's four princes living abroad are completely secrets to the people, and they hardly know about them.But those old officials of Yuan Cong knew it well.

This is especially true for Ouyang Xiu, the pattern on the jade pendant with rising sun and auspicious clouds was made by him.

After hearing the news, Ouyang Xiu couldn't help laughing slightly.

When Lin Zhao went to Dengzhou to investigate the case of Ayun, he passed by Qingzhou, cooking wine on a snowy night.The attendant accidentally spilled wine on Lin Zhao's body, and saw the jade pendant of rising sun and auspicious clouds for a moment.

At that time, Ouyang Xiu was just suspicious, because he was not very sure, so he didn't pay special attention to it.For this reason, he also wrote a letter to his close friend Zhao Yan, asking him to help confirm.

Now this doubt is finally solved, it is a certain thing.

It is a happy event that Emperor Renzong has his own son alive, but it is also a worrying thing.

In this way, the legitimacy and stability of the throne of Song Yingzong and the current emperor Zhao Xu will be affected.

Will there be a struggle for the throne in the Song Dynasty?

Ouyang Xiu is a loyal minister, so he is very embarrassed about this matter.No matter who is the emperor, the most important thing is to ensure the peace of the country and the people of the Song Dynasty.

If the mysterious visitor asked him to do other things, he would probably refuse.But he would never betray Lin Zhao and inform Emperor Zhao Xu.

He knew very well that once his identity was leaked, Lin Zhao would have no chance of surviving.Emperor Renzong had been kind to him back then, how could he be ungrateful and betray the only heir of the late lord?

What's more, Lin Zhao is now in prison, and the visitor just asked him to come forward to rescue him.Just this one thing, how could Ouyang Xiu refuse?
What's more, this person is Lin Zhao, a good friend Zhao Yan, and a young talent praised by his disciple Zeng Gong, and he has heard about his previous actions.Mr. Ouyang still knows who Lin Zhao is!With a son like this, Emperor Renzong can rest in peace in the spirit of heaven!

Ouyang Xiu is naturally obliged!
At the same time, in the city of Hangzhou, Zhao Yan, who was about to return to Beijing to report on his work, also received a secret letter.

Sure enough!

Zhao Bian recalled the situation of investigating the case with his friend Bao Zheng back then, and was filled with emotion for a while.Back then, there was nowhere to find it after breaking through the iron shoes. I don’t want to get it 20 years later without any effort!

"Brother Xi, rest in peace!" Zhao Yan sighed, and immediately set off from Hangzhou, rushing back to Bianjing without stopping.

With so many noble people helping each other, it is only natural to turn bad luck into good fortune!
(End of this chapter)