King of Song

Chapter 402 Chapter [-] Mingyue Sect

The bright moon is shining, and the breeze is blowing.

Under the willow tree, Lin Zhao couldn't calm down for a long time.

There were really too many surprises tonight, he didn't expect that these secretly helping people would have something to do with his life experience.I didn't even expect that my life experience would be so twists and turns, so shocking!

Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a prince, the son of Emperor Renzong living among the people.

It's really interesting, but there is a legend in the later generations that the civet cat was exchanged for the prince, and the protagonist should have been Emperor Renzong.But he didn't expect that the protagonist of similar things would become himself.

As for the truth of the matter?The rising sun and auspicious cloud jade pendant is unmistakable, and it has a very similar appearance. Whether it is the words of the man in front of the iron mask or Cai Jingzhi's words, they all confirm each other that the meditation nunnery may indeed be his mother.

Everything is so compatible, it can be seen that these people are loyal servants of Emperor Renzong, and they will definitely not admit the wrong person for such an important matter.

Are you really a prince?

For a moment, Lin Zhao's mood was very complicated, and he stood there silently.

The Iron Masked Sect Master, Jiang Leiting and others also stood quietly. They knew that this incident was too shocking, and His Highness needed time to accept it slowly.

"My lord, do you still not believe it?" The Iron Faced Sect Master said in a deep voice, "Our words may be pale, but there is one person, Your Highness will definitely believe it."

While speaking, a figure came from a distance, and Lin Zhaocai said in surprise when he approached, "Uncle?" It was his uncle Gu Qi who came.

"He Wu sees Your Highness!"

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Seeing Gu Qi's strange behavior, Lin Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

But Gu Qi shook his head and said: "Your Highness, Gu Qi is my pseudonym. My real name is He Wu. I was a small cook in the imperial dining room in the palace 20 years ago. I am from the same town as Concubine Lin, and she was very fond of me when she was a court lady. For the sake of taking care, it is considered familiar."

In a word, it is almost certain that what the Iron Masked Sovereign said is true.Gu Qi's purpose here is also very clear, to appear as an important witness.

Gu Qi continued: "At that time, Concubine Lin was pregnant, and everyone in the palace was very happy. That day I followed the servants to deliver supplements for the concubine. I didn't want the Mingyue Pavilion to catch fire. I rescued Concubine Lin in the fire scene, but was attacked again. The guards were chasing and killing me. At that time, it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, so I took my mother and sneaked out of the palace along the path that usually transports vegetables.

At that time, I was still young, and I couldn't think of many things at all.Because there are always people chasing and killing them, they escaped from Bianjing with Concubine Lin.Later in Yingtian Mansion, Concubine Lin gave birth to a boy, who will be your Highness.But the pursuit continued, we had no choice but to escape by boat, not wanting Concubine Lin to fall into the water and her whereabouts are unknown.Feeling helpless, I took His Royal Highness and fled to Jiangning.Fortunately, she was taken in by the old lady of the Meng family, because she had a child with her, so she concealed her identity in order not to arouse suspicion.I pretended to be His Highness's uncle, Jiang Ning who fled. "

Lin Zhao was stunned. He never expected that his uncle would conceal so much about his life experience, and there would be so many twists and turns in it.

"Your Highness has a high status, so it stands to reason that I shouldn't do that, let alone allow His Highness to be a servant in someone else's house. But..." Gu Qi said sadly: "At that time, the Meng family really gave me and Your Highness a safe place to live. So I had to be wronged for the time being. I also thought about announcing the identity of His Highness and requesting an interview with the officials. But at that time, there were too many dangers, and there was another deserted case..."

The case of Leng Qing mentioned by Gu Qi happened in the second year of Emperor Renzong's reign (1050). A man named Leng Qing met Qian Mingyi, the prefect of Kaifeng, and claimed to be Renzong's son.Leng Qing said that her mother, Wang, was originally a court lady who was favored by Renzong and was pregnant. Because of a fire in the palace, she fled and was scattered outside the palace. She had no means of living, so she had to marry a commoner named Leng Xu and gave birth to a son. Named Leng Qing.In fact, Leng Qing is the son of the dragon seed, the blood of Renzong.Leng Qing, who is now an adult, came to recognize her father according to her mother's instructions, and she was evidenced by the embroidered douche that Renzong bestowed on Wang.

Qian Mingyi, the magistrate of Kaifeng, was a muddle-headed mediocre person. Seeing that Leng Qing's story was well-organized and there were evidences, he believed it a little earlier.Leng Qing observes the words and looks, and knows that the story she made up has already had an effect, so she acts out the play more and more realistically.He yelled at Qian Mingyi who was sitting upright in the courtroom: "Mingyi can't afford to be at ease?" Qian Mingyi was even more surprised when he saw his imposing manner, and thought that if Leng Qing was really Renzong's son, that is, the prince, he would be the prince in the future. Whoever dares to offend someone who wants to be the heir to the throne can only obediently stand up and behave respectfully in front of Leng Qing.After the incident spread, Yushi Zhongcheng Han Jiang reported it to the court, but Renzong didn't know the authenticity, so he asked Kaifeng Mansion to push the official Zhao Gai and admonish official Bao Zheng to jointly try the case.

Later, after the trial, Bao Zheng confirmed that this deserted man was just a liar, someone just opportunistic.After the matter was revealed, Leng Qing was beheaded immediately.However, on the day of the execution, there was heavy fog in Bianjing, and there were rumors among the people that Leng Qing was indeed the son of Renzong, who died of injustice.

The iron-faced suzerain said: "Actually, Zhao Zongshi arranged for the desertion. The palace lady was pregnant, and she was exiled among the people because of the fire. What happened was exactly the same as that of Concubine Lin. How could it be such a coincidence? The year the son was born happened to be the second year of Huangyou. Zhao Zongshi and the others want to create an illusion and a precedent, so that the government and the public and the common people will believe that there will be no princes living among the people, and concoct a precedent to prevent His Highness from returning to the palace smoothly."

Gu Qi nodded and said: "That's right. After hearing about this, I have a lot of worries in my heart. Besides, Jiangning is thousands of miles away from Bianjing. It's hard to say whether His Highness will be able to see the official family safely. The electric wire is the only thing that the late emperor had. Flesh and blood, I dare not take risks. Later, I thought of a way, so I specially asked Mrs. Meng to let His Highness study with the young master of the Meng family, thinking that if His Highness can pass the Jinshi examination, then the Golden Palace Chuanlu can directly face the saint. At that time, if you hold the jade pendant token, you can sue the imperial court, and there is hope to restore your identity.

It's a pity that Emperor Renzong passed away in the eighth year of Jiayou. It is meaningless for His Highness to restore his identity, but it will be dangerous.So I no longer let His Highness study, I hope His Highness will be an ordinary person and live a peaceful life. "

"It's no wonder that my uncle's attitude has changed a lot when it comes to studying and taking exams. So that's what happened..." Lin Zhao didn't expect that his uncle, who urged him to study hard and take the Jinshi exam since he was a child, had such a long-term plan.

Gu Qidao: "I thought His Highness would live in Jiangning for the rest of his life and stay away from the court. But he didn't expect that, because it was inevitable, and by mistake, His Highness actually had a relationship with Wang Anshi, and then stepped up to the court step by step. .”

"No wonder you have been unhappy, Uncle, since I became an official. Instead, you are worried. This is the reason!" In an instant, Lin Zhao understood many things, and his previous doubts suddenly became clear.

"That's right!" Gu Qi nodded and said, "Yes, I was really afraid. At that time, I was afraid that His Highness would reveal his identity in Bianjing and cause death. Later, His Highness was framed by Li Fugui in the northwest. Fortunately, Ruoying happened to stay in Yingtian Mansion , Only when your mother saw that jade pendant did she know your identity.

At that time, I didn't know that your mother was alive, and that they had been looking for His Highness under the order of the late emperor.It is also fortunate that they are here, otherwise His Highness would be imprisoned, and he really does not know how to rescue him. "

"The following things are all arranged by us!"

"You already knew, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lin Zhao asked softly after a long time.Only now did he realize that there are so many secrets in him, and what others may say may not be believed.But Gu Qi, that is the uncle who raised him, so his words are naturally not wrong.

The son of Renzong, this identity cannot be mistaken.Lin Zhao was surprised and shocked, but he had to accept it.At the same time, he thought of many questions. After all, this identity is too amazing, and there are too many related problems...

The iron-faced suzerain said: "It was probably when His Highness was wronged in Qingzhou that he learned about it. We didn't tell His Highness to make us angry. At that time, I was afraid that His Highness would not accept it, and I was also afraid that Your Highness would leak the news because you were young and energetic!"

"Leak the news?" Lin Zhao sneered, and seemed a little embarrassed to say it.

"Yes!" The iron-faced suzerain said: "The existence of His Highness poses a great threat to the legitimacy of Zhao Zongshi and his son's throne, so since the day when Concubine Lin and His Highness disappeared, they have not given up cutting grass and roots. Even today , Zhao Zongshi is dead, but if Zhao Xu and Gao Taotao know that His Highness is alive, they will not be merciful, and we are also thinking about His Highness's safety."

"Zhao Xu..." Lin Zhao sneered again. At first, he wanted to have a good story with him as a loyal emperor and loyal minister, but he didn't expect that they were uncles and nephews, and they were also natural enemies.

"Then why are you telling me again today?"

The iron-faced suzerain said: "Firstly, it has aroused suspicion today, and we must tell the truth. Secondly, it is also for the sake of the overall situation."

"The overall situation? I'm afraid your overall situation is not simple!" Seeing the iron-faced suzerain and the scale and quality of his staff, Lin Zhao can probably guess that their existence and purpose are not simple.

"It's not our overall situation, it's His Highness's overall situation, it's Emperor Renzong's overall situation!" The iron-faced suzerain's voice was firm.

"What's the big picture?" Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice.

The iron-faced suzerain said loudly: "Of course it is the inheritance of the Song Dynasty throne, which originally belongs to your highness!"

Throne!

Suddenly, Lin Zhao's heart throbbed violently.When he came to the Great Song Dynasty, he may have various ideas, although he is also very eager for power.But the throne was never thought of, but it really happened to me at this moment.It's so close to me, I have to think...

After a long time, Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice, "Are you talking about taking Zhao Xu's throne?"

"The throne should have belonged to His Highness!" The iron-faced suzerain said: "Why did Emperor Renzong not appoint a crown prince? He didn't agree to let Zhao Zongshi take the throne until he was critically ill. It was completely forced, not willing, because the first emperor always I want to find you, Your Highness, and let my own son inherit the throne.

In the end, as a last resort, in order to inherit the great Song Dynasty and avoid turmoil in the country, the throne was passed on to Zhao Zongshi.But look, what has Zhao Zongshi been doing for the past few years?Is he a good emperor?How had he ever been filial to Emperor Renzong? "

The iron-faced Sect Master said in a deep voice: "Emperor Renzong's bones were not yet cold, so Zhao Zongshi rushed to initiate a 'Pu Yi', wanting his biological father, Zhao Yunrang, to be honored as emperor and enter the Taimiao. So where would he put Emperor Renzong? Han Qi is persecuting the Empress Dowager together, does not miss the Emperor Father, does not respect the Empress Mother, how can there be any filial piety!"

Lin Zhao could understand that Song Yingzong Zhao Zongshi was indeed cold-tempered.During his four years in office, he achieved almost nothing, and the most colorful stroke in the history books may be "Pu Yi".In the case of ancient rituals and sacrifices, such an approach is indeed problematic.It can be seen that the man in the iron mask is a loyal minister of Emperor Renzong, so naturally he can't understand such a situation.

"Zhao Zongshi died after only four years in power, which is his own fault. His son, Zhao Xu, was so ambitious all day long, he wanted to be a great and promising king, but he used Wang Anshi to carry out some reforms, which made the Song Dynasty a mess. If things go on like this, I'm afraid there will be disasters of subjugation of the country." Although Sect Master Tie Mian's words were a bit harsh, he was somewhat prejudiced against Wang Anshi's reform.But it is an indisputable fact that the decline of the Northern Song Dynasty did begin with the Shenzong Dynasty.

Tie Mian Sect Master said: "What is even more irritating is that like a father like a son, Zhao Xu has the same cold temperament as his father Zhao Zongshi. The son has contributed to him many times, but last time, he even indulged and acquiesced to Wang Yu He and Li Fugui and others harmed His Highness, and even ordered the soldiers of the Forbidden Army to use false evidence to frame Young Master. Doesn’t Young Master hate all these things?"

This is a very sufficient reason. The two generations of Zhao Zongshi and his son were very dishonest, and they were sorry for Emperor Renzong and Lin Zhao successively.As the son of Emperor Renzong, Lin Zhao should naturally hate him.Since the incident last time, Lin Zhao actually hated Zhao Xu very much, but he is the emperor and he is a courtier, so the matter of revenge can only be thought about.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this!It stands to reason that I should be his uncle, that is so ruthless, should I take revenge?Not just revenge, but also the throne...

After all, in ancient times, the throne was still very attractive!

"They robbed His Royal Highness of the throne, and now they should return it. Not only that, His Highness is indeed more suitable than them to rule the Great Song Dynasty..." The iron-faced suzerain said: "Your Highness's ability and mind in all aspects are enough for King's Landing The world, and let them Zhao Xu continue to control the government, sooner or later it will be a sign of decline and ruin."

He is just a time traveler, with some foresight and a little cleverness, but Lin Zhao did not expect to be so proud.But one thing is true, that is, there are many ambitions and aspirations in his heart. If he is an emperor and controls the world, it will be easy to realize it.Furthermore, the throne originally belonged to him, so even if he had any thoughts, it was reasonable and not too much.

At this moment, Lin Zhao's heart was moved.

How could it be so easy to plot for the throne?Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice, "What do you have? Or how strong am I?"

"We have Mingyue Sect, and His Highness's strength..."

(End of this chapter)