I will never be Renzong

Chapter 10
In the Daqing Hall, after the civil and military officials kowtowed and saluted.

The privy envoy Cao Lili said: "Officials! The Queen Mother! After the late emperor passed away, leaving the coffin in Yanqing Hall is not a long-term solution. We should choose an imperial mausoleum for the late emperor to be buried as soon as possible."

"Well! Summoned, Situ and attendant Ding Xianggong is the envoy of the mountain mausoleum, responsible for selecting and viewing the tomb of the late emperor!"

Liu E said lightly.

"The minister takes orders!"

After Zhao Zhen came to the throne, Prime Minister Ding Wei was promoted to Situ and Shizhong, ranking among the three Dukes, and was extremely prominent. Therefore, the choice of the mausoleum for Emperor Zhenzong naturally fell on him.

Ancient emperors held absolute power in their hands. Not only did they want to enjoy all the glory and wealth during their lifetime, they also wanted to find a suitable place for themselves after death.Therefore, all ancient emperors paid great attention to their own affairs.

Generally, emperors attach great importance to their own mausoleums. They began to build mausoleums for themselves when they ascended the throne, and the project could not be completed until after their own death.It is estimated that no one would dare to repair the mausoleum in advance. Once it is repaired, wouldn't it urge the emperor to live in it earlier? This can be a crime of disrespect in ancient times.

But there is one dynasty exception, that is the Song Dynasty.

Song Taizu started in the war-torn era of the Five Dynasties. He knew that the life of the people was not easy, and he witnessed the destruction and looting of the tombs of ancient emperors by the army at that time.Therefore, the mausoleums of the Song Dynasty are the most crude among all dynasties in terms of scale and luxury.

The tombs of the emperors of the Song Dynasty were sent to choose the location of the tomb after their death, and they had to be buried within seven months and completed within one year.Due to the short period of time, the scale of the mausoleum is naturally small and simple, and it is not necessary for the people of the world to bear excessive corvee, which is a measure that benefits the people.

The king of Shenzhizheng once said: "Officials! Empress Dowager! During the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Emperor Hanhe died, the new emperor was young, and Empress Dowager Deng had to listen to politics behind the curtain. Please follow the old system of the Han Dynasty. The empress dowager sits in the court every five days. On the left, the officials sit on the right!"

"allow!"

Liu E still replied calmly.

Seeing this, Ding Wei said: "The official family is young, and each court meeting is at least one hour, and at most two or three hours. I am worried that the official family and the empress dowager's health will not be able to bear it. Therefore, I think that one court every five days is too much. Frequently, it should be changed to meet with the officials on the first and fifteenth day of each month! Wouldn’t it be better for the Queen Mother to summon the assistant ministers to discuss the court affairs on weekdays! Approval will do!"

Wang Zeng pointed at Ding Wei and said angrily, "Don't tell me you are doing this to disrupt the government and do what Wang Mang did?"

Ding Wei hurriedly said: "Wang, please be careful when you participate in politics. Your words are for the sake of the officials and the queen mother! The laws of heaven are so clear, how can there be falsehood!"

Wang Zeng ignored Ding Wei, but saluted Zhao Zhen and said: "Official family! The Queen Mother did not handle government affairs with the emperor, but instead placed power in the hands of the eunuchs. If this continues, there is no guarantee that our dynasty will not suffer the same fate as the Tang Dynasty. What a disaster for the eunuchs! Please think twice!"

Wang Zeng knew in his heart that the Empress Dowager Liu E and Prime Minister Ding Wei wore a pair of trousers, so he pinned his hopes on the current officials.

Zhao Zhen didn't want to talk at first, he just wanted to end this court meeting early so that he could find out who poisoned him, but seeing what Wang Zeng said, he suddenly remembered the task assigned by the system last night, if he didn't do anything Naturally, no one will be offended, and he will continue to be his official in a stable manner.

But if he doesn't speak at this time, when he claims to murder Kou Zhun and Li Di, I'm afraid there will be no ministers in the court to stand by him, then the situation will be bad.

Zhao Zhen figured this out before he said: "Ding Xianggong's words are indeed out of good intentions, for the sake of my body and the Queen Mother's health, but Wang's words of participating in politics are not unreasonable, after all, my court Taizu once said: Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics! "

The courtiers were stunned for a moment, thinking: When did Taizu say this?
Even Liu E was deep in thought, trying to recall the relevant records in the palace, but no one was sure whether Song Taizu had said this sentence or not.

Zhao Zhen said again: "A few days ago, I was very interested in Zhuge Wuhou, who died after he died in the Three Kingdoms, so I pestered Master Yan to tell me about the Three Kingdoms. Only then did I learn that the reason for the fall of the Han Dynasty was It was because Emperor Ling favored the eunuch Shi Changshi. Ding Xianggong’s talent was often praised by the late emperor, so I hope that Ding Xianggong will be Zhuge Wuhou of my great Song Dynasty!”

Hearing that today's officials use Zhuge Wuhou to describe himself, Ding Wei suddenly said excitedly: "I will live up to the high expectations of the officials, and I am willing to do my best for my Song Dynasty, and I will die!"

"System! Check Ding Wei!"

Zhao Zhen said in his mind.

Name: Ding Wei, Age: 56, Charm: 70, Wisdom: 84
Politics: 89, Military: 50, Force: 28, Domination: 56
Morality: 30, Ambition: 90, Loyalty: 50
Zhao Zhen looked at the loyal Ding Wei below, and couldn't help complaining in his heart: I believe you, a traitor, a traitor is a traitor, high ambition doesn't count, this loyalty is not even a passing mark.

Zhao Zhen said again: "The servant Lei Yungong is also a loyal and honest person. Both the late emperor and the eldest lady praised him very much. It is not impossible to let him play the important affairs of the court on his behalf. But what I am worried about is that this move will form a custom. , if in the future there are internal servants who plan to misbehave and want to do things like power and eunuchs, what should we do?"

At first Wang Zeng was very disappointed when he saw Zhao Zhen praised Ding Wei, but when he heard Zhao Zhen praised Lei Yungong again, he couldn't help being very disappointed, treacherous ministers are in power, eunuchs interfere in politics, there is no place for honest ministers, He couldn't help thinking of resigning from office and going back to seclusion.

But Zhao Zhen couldn't help but be shocked by what he said afterwards. The officials first gave Ding Wei and Lei Yungong a high hat, and then clarified their views. Huan, this trick is really brilliant!
"The official's words are not unreasonable! It's because the minister didn't think carefully!"

Ding Wei also guessed the meaning of Zhao Zhen's words, but he turned his attention to Liu E. He thought that the reason why the officials could say these words must be someone who taught them, and the only ones who could teach them were Liu E. It seems that there is no one else.

Could it be that the queen mother has prejudice against Ding, Ding Wei frowned, this is not a good sign!
Liu E didn't expect that Zhao Zhen would learn to cite evidence at such a young age, so he said: "The two gentlemen are all good intentions, and they are all out of consideration for the country and society of the Song Dynasty. Fifteen and one dynasties, put it on hold for now, and discuss it later. The most important thing right now is to quickly determine the location of the late emperor's tomb so that construction can start as soon as possible. I hope that Mr. Ding will work hard on this matter!"

"I would like to obey the Queen Mother's will!"

Ding said he was busy praying.

It is a great honor to choose the mausoleum for Emperor Zhenzong, and Ding Wei has no reason to refuse.

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