King of Song

Chapter 683
The weak Zhao Xu made his last effort in court!

He said that he was just sick and comatose and could not watch the dynasty, so he let Yang Wang supervise the country and preside over the government affairs.

In this way, there is no saying that the rebellious officials and thieves intend to seize the throne, and the Empress Dowager and King Yang have never conspired against each other.

Then the so-called Jing Nan by the King of Qin, sending troops to help the country, does not make sense.

Of course, Qin Wang can also say that Zhao Xu was coerced, which is not the truth.But this kind of thing itself is ambiguous, and the public is right and the woman is right.

The king of Qin could not admit it, but he could find various reasons to deny it.

Gao Taotao and Zhao Hao can also say that King Qin was actually greedy for the throne, with ulterior motives and intentions of rebellion.

Although it is just a matter of mutual accusations and wrangling, it is definitely effective.At the very least, it can shake the one-sided support of the public opinion for King Qin, attack Zhao Zhao's prestige, divide the hearts of the people, and improve the current unfavorable situation.

Especially it has a great influence on the neutral people who wait and see, and it still has some effect.

In addition, Zhao Xu also announced in public that the prince Zhao Xu was canonized as the crown prince.The emperor was seriously ill, fearing that the days would be short, the empress dowager would listen to the government behind the curtain, and the prime minister, Han Qi, would serve as the Minister of Guming, assisting the young master until the prince became an adult and took charge of the government.

This move clearly told the people of the world that it was not King Yang who succeeded to the throne, so it could more or less clear Zhao Hao's suspicion of usurping the throne, and the previous rumors would also be self-defeating.At least it can make people in the world suspicious, so they won't blindly support Zhao Zhao.

At the same time, the empress dowager listened to the government behind the curtain, and the prime minister was the minister of Gu Ming, which was tantamount to publicly rejecting the possibility of King Qin assisting the regent.The rumors that seemed to be impeccable before gradually wavered and were full of loopholes, and the people naturally became suspicious.

Zhao Xu asked Zhang Zongyi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to deliver an edict to the King of Qin to explain the misunderstanding, and ordered him to lead his army back to Chang'an.

Although King Qin is the emperor's uncle, after all, there are differences between monarchs and ministers, so they must obey the emperor's will.If Zhao Zhao does not comply, it is tantamount to resisting the order.

Jingnan became treason, and helping the country became a conspiracy to usurp the throne.

At the same time, rumors spread again.It is said that the King of Qin deliberately rebelled and deliberately designed to frame the Queen Mother and King Yang.King Qin's family members had already slipped out of the city. Everything was a lie and an excuse fabricated by King Qin. His real intention was to rebel and seize the throne.

Anyone can make up rumors. Gao Taotao, who suffered a loss once, also knows how to use the words of Youyou to win the support of public opinion and change people's opinions.

Sure enough, when the news came out, there was another uproar.

Some people don't believe that Zhao Zhao has high prestige and outstanding achievements, and the people are still willing to believe him.

But some people believed it, claiming that although King Qin was the biological son of Emperor Renzong, it was an accident that he was living among the people. Since the throne was passed on to Emperor Yingzong and the current officials, the titles of monarchs and ministers are determined.

If you want to mobilize troops to seize power and ascend to the throne, it is considered treason.

There is no doubt that the overwhelming public support for King Qin began to waver.All kinds of suspicions, all kinds of analysis, and rumors are flying all over the sky, becoming the most talked about topic among ordinary people.

At this time, everyone was waiting for King Qin's response.

Zhao Zhao's explanation will, to a certain extent, determine the support of the people!

But the result was unexpected. Before King Qin could explain, someone stood up.

King Pu Zhao Zongcheng, he brought earth-shattering news!
Zhao Zongsheng publicly declared to the people all over the world what heinous crimes Song Yingzong Zhao Zongshi and the present Empress Dowager Gao Taotao committed in the past.

Emperor Renzong had four sons. Except for Zhao Zhao, king of Qin, the first three children all died in infancy.

Before the eldest son Yang Wang Zhao Fang was born, the then Empress Cao was grateful for the fact that Emperor Renzong had no sons, and Jiangshan Sheji had no successors.

In the second year of Jingyou, Empress Cao took precautions, and first brought Zhao Zongshi, the young son of Zhao Yunrang, the then king of Runan County, into the palace to raise him, following the precedent of Emperor Zhenzong raising Zhao Yunrang in the palace.Just in case, if Renzong really had no children, he would adopt Zhao Zongshi and raise him in the palace for the purpose of cultivating feelings and education.

Empress Cao's foresight is out of good intentions.However, Zhao Fang, the eldest son of Renzong's eldest son Baowang (renamed King Yang during Huizong's time), was born, but unfortunately he died after birth.Zhao Zongshi's significance seems to be more and more important, he has a series of titles such as the guard of the left prison and the deputy commander of the mansion, the general of the right Yulin army, and the governor of Yizhou.You must know that in the past, Zhao Dezhao, the eldest son of Emperor Taizu, was only an envoy for the defense of Guizhou at first, and Zhao Zongshi's status was already quite prominent.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. In the second year of Baoyuan, Zhaojie noble concubine Miao's (Zhao Fukang's biological mother) gave birth to a prince, who was King Yong Zhaoxin.

That is, in this year, Zhao Zongshi was sent back to the Runan Palace.After all, Emperor Renzong had his own son, and Jiangshan Sheji had successors, so it would be inappropriate to raise his nephew in the palace.

It's a pity that Zhao Xin also died early, maybe it's God's will!
The emperor has no children, but the country needs a prince. Zhao Zongshi has no intention of becoming the number one candidate.In addition, Zhao Zongshi, who grew up gradually, is humble and polite, benevolent, filial and loyal, which left a good impression in the hearts of all officials, so they are all very optimistic about him.

Emperor Renzong was not reconciled, and after persistent efforts, Zhu Caisheng of the harem gave birth to a third son, named Zhao Xi.

Because two children had already died in infancy, Zhao Xi was especially valued by Emperor Renzong, and he took care of him very meticulously after birth.Fortunately, the child is healthy and growing up gradually.

On the first day of the first lunar month in the third year of Qingli, Emperor Renzong issued an edict to make the prince Zhao Xi the king of Hubei.Obviously, this is the rhythm of cultivating a prince.

However, something strange happened!
On the second day of the first lunar month, that is, one day after becoming king, Zhao Xi, who was in good health, died inexplicably!
Emperor Renzong was so distraught that he did not give birth to a boy for a long time after that.

Some people say that perhaps it was God's will that Emperor Renzong was destined to have no children, so three children in a row died young.

but--

Today, King Pu Zhao Zongcheng told the world that this was not an accident, King E Zhao Xi was poisoned.

And the murderer was none other than his thirteenth brother Zhao Zongshi and his wife Gao Taotao!

As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar, as if a depth bomb had been dropped on a calm lake, setting off a stormy sea!
Zhao Zongsheng claimed that two consecutive princes died, which caused Zhao Zongshi to have delusions in his heart, and he wanted to get the crown prince.But with the third prince Zhao Xi around, he has no possibility of succeeding to the throne, so he is murderous.

It's just that the maids and nurses took good care of him, so he never found a chance.Until the third year of Qingli, the first day of the first lunar month was the new year, and the palace was full of joy and laughter just like the folks.Coupled with the fact that the third prince was crowned king, there were celebrations in the palace, and even the maids and nurses were rewarded, and there was negligence under the complacency and joy.

Unexpectedly, joy turned into sorrow, the sleeping third prince was suffocated to death with his mouth and nose covered.

At that time, I thought it was just the negligence of the wet nurse, and thought that Zhao Xi's death was an accident.But Zhao Zongcheng said that Zhao Zongshi actually coerced a court lady to do it.

The grey-haired old palace lady also came forward to admit the matter in person, claiming that Zhao Zongshi had taken her mother and brother away, and threatened her to obey orders.She was confused for a moment and made a huge mistake.

Later, Zhao Zongshi sent someone to silence her, and her mother and younger brother were burned to death. She escaped by luck by hiding in a water tank.

Zhao Zongsheng said that after Zhao Zongshi ascended the throne, he asked him to find this court lady and silence her.Because he was a blood brother and he was afraid that he would be the emperor and hold great power, so he agreed against his will.

But after finding the maid, he was moved with compassion, coupled with conscience condemnation, and couldn't do anything.

In addition to murdering the king of E, Zhao Zongshi also killed the king of Qin, Zhao Zhao, who almost couldn't be born. The reason why the king of Qin has lived among the people for many years is also his fault!
Ouyang Xiu came forward to testify that Concubine Lin dreamed of colorful auspicious clouds surrounding her body in the past, and the sun was rising and she was pregnant. Emperor Renzong was expected to be a boy and would have a bright future.

Zhao Zongshi feared that the forthcoming fourth prince would hinder his way to become a prince, so he set fire to the palace in a frenzy. If someone hadn't rescued her, Concubine Lin would have died in the flames, and King Qin would have died as well.

Similarly, Zhao Zongshi appointed him to silence all the people related to that year.But these people were all kept by Zhao Zongcheng. They have been unable to sleep at night for these years, and their consciences have been condemned constantly. Now they see Gao Taotao disrupting Chao Gang again, and they are very indignant, so they expose the past and announce it to the world!

Shi Potian was shocked, and the world was in an uproar!
The subjects all opened their mouths wide. They never thought that there would be such a thing during the change of the throne in the Song Dynasty?

Believe it or not?
letter!
Scholars in the world have already believed it [-]%, first of all, the identity of the person who broke the news is very credible.Pu Wang Zhao Zongsheng is the elder brother of Yingzong, he knows the inside story is reasonable.If it wasn't true, Zhao Zongshi, father and son and Gao Taotao acted against each other, King Pu was outraged, how could he slander them like this?The key is solid evidence.

No one questioned King Pu's actions.There is no relationship between King Pu and King Qin, let alone closeness. On the contrary, they are still the elder brothers of Yingzong.There is absolutely no possibility of collusion between him and the king of Qin, and he will not slander the emperor for no reason, so it can only be said that he killed relatives with righteousness, and the people praised this.

Furthermore, for the sake of the throne, Zhao Zongshi's motive for completely committing murder is logical.What's more, he had the experience of disobeying the Empress Dowager Cao, which is now infinitely magnified and his character is questioned.

There are also many clues to follow in the matter itself!

Once is accidental, twice is a coincidence, so what about the third and fourth time?
The eldest son of the emperor died, and the second son of the emperor also died. Zhao Xi, the third son of the emperor who took good care of him, was in good health. He was crowned king on the first day, and died inexplicably the next day?

Is this normal?

Besides, King Qin, Concubine Lin dreamed of the rising sun and became pregnant. Song Renzong, who was eager for a child, paid special attention to it. Seeing that the time of childbirth was approaching, the palace caught fire for no reason?

Could it be a coincidence that these things are linked together?When it comes to the struggle for the throne, you can think of a reasonable explanation with your toes.

The King of Qin also said that after the mother and concubine lived outside the palace, she was hunted down and killed. If it wasn't for the blessing of God, she would have almost suffered a catastrophe!

Can't help but believe it!
People think so, officials even more so.

Especially the older officials, who knew more or less about the turmoil of establishing a reserve in those years and related rumors, now it seems that they are true.

Even King Pu came out to correct him, so could there be a lie?
If this is true, then...

(End of this chapter)