The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Wanyan Saili's defection ended the struggle between the two major factions that lasted for nearly three years since Wanyan Dan ascended the throne. The powerful ministers Zong Han and Zong Qing died, and a large number of officials and royal families were purged, including Jin Guo's.

The political elite and generals who were accustomed to fighting were empty in the court, and the reformists won a complete victory. The leader Zong Gan was appointed as the Grand Tutor to lead the three affairs, and the King of Liang Song was in charge of the government. Xi Yin was named the left prime minister.

King Chen and Zong Gan managed the government affairs together; Wu Shu was named Taibao, the marshal of the national military capital, and held military power in general.

In theory, this was a good time for Wanyan Dan to appoint his confidants to reorganize the court. But he found that he still could not control the situation and his power was greatly restricted. The winner of the struggle between the two major factions was not himself, but Zong Gan.

Xiyin and Wushu and three reform elders, and the Jin Kingdom, which had just ended the dispute between the two factions, did not usher in the long-lost peace. Instead, the beginning of a new round of political struggle, he could no longer help himself.

Being involved...

Shortly after getting rid of the conservatives, he replaced Zong Pan as the Grand Tutor, but as Aguda's eldest son, Zong Gan was old and poor in good health and suffered from foot disease, so it was very inconvenient to go to court to walk. In this case, Wanyan

Xi Yin naturally became Zong Gan's right-hand man and helped Zong Gan manage the government. With his talent, the identity of the elders of the four dynasties and his lofty prestige, he quickly became a new political leader.

The wood is so beautiful that it will be destroyed by the wind. Wanyan Xiyin's repeated power has caused dissatisfaction among other members of the court. The leader is Wushu. He led the way in the struggle to eliminate the conservatives and made great contributions, and was finally

Wanyan Tan was named Marshal of the Military and Madu and controlled the entire army. He should have been satisfied, but although Wu Shu had the military power, his appetite was not satisfied. His highest ideal was to replace Xi Yin's position and become the Jin Kingdom.

The manipulator of military and political power.

Wushu is obviously more patient and wise than Zong Qing. He knew clearly that in order to gain power, he had to have strong military support. Zong Qing and Zong Han's fall were all due to the loss of the support of the army. At this time, the first old man in the Jin Kingdom was

All the generals of the generation have withered. The successors have been exhausted in the struggle between the two factions, and the only remaining fruit is Wu Shu. Therefore, both Wanyan Tan and Zong Gan have to rely on him in military terms.

This gave him the opportunity to further usurp military power, and of course Wu Shu would not let it go.

Conservatives are now trash cans and can be put in anything. So he launched a second cleaning in the army on the grounds of eliminating the conservatives' forces in the army. All generals who were incompatible with them were labeled as conservatives or killed.

Or they withdrew, even Zong Ben and Zong Gu, an important military figure in Taizong who were originally pardoned by Wanyan Dan, could only obediently hand over power to go home to retire, although they had never had the idea of ​​conspiracy to cause chaos again.

Wu Shu then arranged his confidants in the army and expanded his army on the grounds that the military threat of the Southern Dynasty was still there. This reason could not be rejected by Wanyan Dan and others. He allowed him to annex the tribes of other people in the name of integration.

After receiving the legacy of the fallen royal nobles. After some operation, Wu Shu quickly recovered his vitality. Although his strength was not as good as in the Yanjing period, he also had no other people's elbows to form the first person in the army.

The emperor had to think twice if he wanted to move!

After more than a year of hard work, Wu Shu felt that he could enter politics, and to become the "No. 1 brother", he would have to mess with Zong Gan and Wanyan Xiyin. Zong Gan was his eldest brother after all, Agu Dayi

The leader of the department, the emperor's adoptive father, was not easy to deal with him. Moreover, Zong Gan is now suffering from stubborn diseases and rarely asks about political affairs. Na Wushu pointed his finger at Wanyan Xiyin.

The easiest and most effective way to completely destroy a person is to sue him for rebellion, and the success rate is extremely high, because this is the pain point of every person in power. Even if there is no evidence, it is better to believe that he has something than to believe that he has nothing.

He was dealt with with his attitude. Wu Shu began to report to Emperor Wanyan Tan, mainly reporting on Wanyan Xiyin and the left chief Xiao Qing's conspiracy to rebel.

Of course Wanyan Tan is not a fool. He is certainly very clear about the authenticity of Wushu's secret report. If Zong Han and Zong Qing rebelled, he still felt that it was possible, after all, their prestige in the Jin army was relatively good.

Gao, there are many trusted officials who hold important positions. But if Wanyan Xiyin rebelled, no one has to complain about it and will not believe it. Because Wanyan Xiyin has been helping with internal affairs in the court more often and has no contact at all.

When it comes to the army, there is no strength.

The scholar rebelled for ten years but failed. This truth is known to Wanyan Tan, who is proficient in Han culture. Although he was jealous of Wanyan Xiyin's talent, he still did not make up his mind to kill him. Therefore, he pretended to be deaf and dumb, and Renwu was deaf and dumb.

Shu went to discuss with Zong Gan. Zong Gan's feet were sick and had not been transferred to his head. Naturally, he would not believe that he had always relied on his own and talented Wanyan Xiyin would rebel, so of course he ignored Wu Shu's reports!

Seeing that his plan was not effective, Wu Shu did not rush to attack Zong Qing, but temporarily put down his mind and waited for and looked for new opportunities. This was another year, and the pillar of the Jin Kingdom was plagued by illness for a long time.

The Emperor of Taishi Zonggan was critically ill. During this period, the emperor not only asked famous doctors to treat him, but even served medicine in front of the bed, but he was unable to keep the summoned Zonggan by the god of death. With his departure, another round of political ecstasy in the Jin Dynasty was

The shuffle begins again...

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While several bigwigs of the Jin Kingdom took turns to compete for power, the Song Dynasty also quietly began to transfer power. Just after the Dragon Boat Festival in the tenth year of Xingguo, the old minister, who was nearly 80 years old, Zong Ze, submitted a letter to request his retirement and return to his hometown to retire.

Then Prime Minister Li Gang also proposed to retire. The two heads of the Song Dynasty government also proposed to retire. This was not because they had a conflict with the emperor, but because they were considering the country.

Zong Ze felt that he was really old and could not do his job well, so he could no longer be competent for his current job. Li Gang had been working as the Prime Minister for ten years and felt very tired. If he continued to do it, some people would say that he was greedy for power.

He coerced the emperor to refuse to give way. In addition, he also understood the principle that being with the king is like being with a tiger. There were few prime ministers of the Song Dynasty who could have a good ending. It would be better to take advantage of the success and fame and escape unstoppable.

Zhao Qi was not surprised when he received the letter from the two, but was a little embarrassed. He was not worried that the power vacuum would occur in the court after losing the two prime ministers, because he has accumulated a certain amount of money.

With his experience in governing and his strength in the government and opposition has reached no one can challenge his authority anymore, but now it may be difficult for someone to rebel.

The thousand-year feudal system, the long-term existence of imperial power, and the infiltration of Confucian culture of loyalty to the emperor made the royal family enjoy high prestige in the Han-ruled areas and became a symbol of family and country. As long as they could survive, no one would try to challenge their power, but they

There are also eyes that distinguish right from wrong, and they have a scale in their hearts, knowing which one is a wise ruler and who is a fool.

The Song Dynasty has been struggling since the Emperor Shenzong in recent years. The reformists and conservatives have taken turns to the stage. The three changes in policies a day have caused the people to suffer a lot, and the scholars have suffered a lot. The situation forces them to stand on the side, and according to the emperor's preferences.

Ups and downs. When Zhao Ji came to power, the treacherous slander who appointed Cai Jing and other treacherous people to manage the government, and he was also a tyrant who could toss and cause complaints from the Song Dynasty and the economy collapsed.

Finally, when the Jurchens came, Zhao Ji's feet were covered with oil and threw the mess to his son Zhao Huan. But he was also a lord with great ambitions and talent. He still failed to reverse the situation. Instead, he cedeed the land and brought the country to the brink of destruction. He himself

He also became a prisoner of the alien race, until the master sitting in the Golden Palace emerged and brought the Song Dynasty back on track.

In the past ten years, the emperor vigorously promoted the policy of opening up the sea to develop foreign trade and water conservancy, so that the collapsed economy of the Song Dynasty could be rebuilt, reformed the administration and made politics clear, reorganized the army to dominate the world, and turned the Song Dynasty into the most powerful in the East.

He personally expeditioned the Jurchens twice, not only repelled the Jurchens and recovered the old land, but also extended the power of the Song Dynasty to the surrounding countries, making Goryeo, Dali, Gaochang, Xixia and other countries bow down to their posts, and the subjects of the Song Dynasty regained their reign in the world.

They gained the sense of master, which they had never experienced in the previous emperors, and all of this was carried out under the leadership of the new emperor.

The days of peace and prosperity made the people of the Song Dynasty almost forget the Supreme Emperor who lived in Longde Palace; those who shouted to welcome the late emperor were also silent at this moment, and everyone chose to defeat Zhao, who was still suffering in the Five Kingdoms City.

Huan forgot, but was worried that his return would allow the unparalleled emperor to give the throne to him; and that once stormy marshal Zhao Gou could only remind people of his lonely mansion when he passed by his lonely mansion.

There has been such a person...

Zhao Qi considered that Zong Ze would retire after a few days. He had already proposed to retire a few years ago, and he tried his best to keep him. Now the old man is on a crutch and he will not let others enjoy a few years of happiness. He is too inhumane.

Here he came. In order to praise Zong Ze for his loyalty to the king and the country for so many years, he issued an order to promote him to the Grand Tutor, and founded the three rituals of the palace, gave him ten thousand taels of gold and hundreds of silk, and returned to his hometown to build a mansion to support his elderly care.

Li Gang can be said to have worked hard and worked diligently to assist him in realizing the rejuvenation of the Song Dynasty. He is less than 60 years old now, so he is a little reluctant to let him go. After all, it is hard to find good ministers, but he also knows the truth that flowing water does not rot.

It is inevitable that an official will have problems if he stays in one position for too long, so there was a change in the official position in ancient times, which is now called a communication statement.

So Zhao Qie did not approve Li Gang's retirement application, but promoted him to the Grand Tutor, restored the Secretariat, appointed him as the Secretariat, and appointed him to attend the grand court meeting to assist him in managing the country. However, the Secretariat was only

Its name is not directly involved in the governance, and its executive body is still the Secretariat, similar to the current senior consultant...