Looking at the strange expressions of the ministers, Zhao Ji felt bitter in his heart, but more of it was fear and a deep sense of powerlessness.
This Sun Tu was really terrifying. He was more cautious and more powerful than many of the rebels who usurped the throne in history that he knew. Compared with him, the actions of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in the late Han Dynasty and the later Sima clan, or the warlords who held military power and constantly seized the throne in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, were too crude and simple, and it was too easy to follow the truth. What's even more frightening is that even now, no one can see through what Sun Tu relies on.
After a wry smile, Zhao Ji finally said: "Zhang Qing did blame Lieutenant Sun wrongly this time. He never meant to stand on his own behalf on my behalf. Everything was done because I knew that my sins were serious and I could no longer harm the country and the people in this high position. The decision. As for my successor after my Zen throne -" As he spoke, he looked outside the palace. Just as the little figure walked along the long stairs to the door of the palace, he also said He picked up this person’s name: “Chaisun!”
Hearing this extremely unfamiliar name, all the officials in the palace were stunned, with expressions of bafflement on their faces. They had no idea how virtuous and capable this person could be to accept such an important position as emperor. Even Zhang Jian and others originally planned to do whatever Zhao Ji said. The ministers who were opposed to everyone's succession also fell into silence for a short time, looking at each other, not knowing how to respond.
Immediately, everyone discovered that under the protection of about twenty Forbidden Army soldiers, a child in luxurious robes with good temperament, but who was only in his early ten years, was walking into the palace. When he saw the superior Zhao Ji, he did not panic too much. According to the etiquette that a minister should have, he knelt down and bowed to the emperor: "Chaixun, I bow to your majesty."
Is this Chaison? The person who is about to succeed the emperor? But who is he, and why should he take this position? Even if it were the deposed prince Zhao Huan, or even if Sun Tu himself became the emperor, everyone would still be able to accept it, but how could such a young, unknown, yellow-mouthed boy with no prominent family background be chosen as the emperor? The next emperor
There was no need for Zhang Jian to come out to object and question again. At that moment, more than a dozen officials jumped out of the court one after another and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being disrespectful. This matter is really unacceptable to me. This son has already If you are not from the clan and have not made any great contributions to our Song Dynasty, how can you hold such a high position?"
"Your Majesty, the position of the emperor is related to the country, the country, the country, and hundreds of millions of people. How can it be such a child's play? I cannot accept such a thing!"
"Your Majesty..."
Facing the scrutiny and hostility of so many people, the young Chaisun finally felt a panic. His little body kneeling on the ground began to tremble, and his eyes kept searching around, just like the drowning man. Like a life-saving straw, I want to find someone to rely on. Finally, his eyes fell on the person at the front. Someone followed his gaze and saw Sun Tu taking a step forward.
He only glanced at the officials who were still noisy, and these people suddenly trembled and stopped talking, and the atmosphere in the hall became solemn. Then, Sun Tucai snorted: "You are all important officials of the imperial court, but now you are making endless noises like idle men in the streets. It is really unreasonable!"
After a pause, he softened his tone and said, "I know what you are all questioning. I feel that Chai Xun's identity is not good enough."
Enough. It seems that he is far away from the position of emperor. His Majesty's decision is completely nonsense, right? "
Perhaps many people do what they say in their hearts, but they dare not reveal it on the surface and can only remain silent. But Sun Tu's eyes were fixed on Zhang Jian. He knew very well that this person was the biggest obstacle that needed to be overcome today. As long as he had nothing to say, he could convince all the officials and successfully make Zhao Ji abdicate. .
But even Zhang Jian panicked for a while after being stared at by Sun Tu so eagerly. Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Li Gang, Song Jiang... the deaths of important officials in the court who once had a much higher status than him were like a revolving door. In his mind, those were the consequences of being enemies with Sun Tu. He didn't want to follow in the footsteps of these people.
However, as the Minister of Rites and a veteran of several dynasties in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Jian had to deal with Sun Tu for his own beliefs. He couldn't just let him dethrone the emperor. Although it sounded like a Zen position, in fact It’s just abolished!
After exhaling a long breath, Zhang Jian finally gritted his teeth and looked back at Sun Tu: "What Sun Taiwei said is that it is really difficult for me to agree with such an outsider who has nothing to do with me, Zhao Song, Huangkou Shuzi is here to be the lord of the world. In comparison, you, Taiwei Sun, are more suitable."
"Haha, I am a minister of the Song Dynasty. How could I do something to usurp the throne of a certain dynasty? Wouldn't that make everyone in the world condemn me?" Sun Tu smiled and shook his head, and immediately rejected the other party's proposal, and then continued He said with a solemn face: "As for you saying that Chai Xun has nothing to do with me in the Song Dynasty, you are wrong. Zhang Shangshu, you are also a person who has read poetry and books and is familiar with history. Have you not learned from his surname until now?" Can you see any clues about the inextricable relationship between him and Zhao Song?"
Zhang Jian was stunned, frowned and began to think: "Chai Xun, Chai family, Chai family..." Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, with a look of great surprise on his face: "Could it be that this person is actually... Are you a descendant of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong?"
With just this sentence, the expressions of other people in the hall immediately changed drastically. Some were surprised, some were surprised, and most of all, they were filled with deep fear. He was not afraid of Chai Xun's identity, but of Sun Tu's methods. In order to find a legitimate reason to drive the Zhao family away from the throne, he actually found such a person!
And judging from various signs, it is obvious that Sun Tu had already held this trump card many years ago, which means that many years ago, he had the intention to remove Zhao Ji, and even the entire Zhao family, from the throne of the Lord of the World. It was overturned. Thinking about such scheming methods makes people feel chills down their backs.
Yes, in fact, Sun Tu had already been planning for this day when he was still in Shandong, so he kept Chai Jin by his side. It is said that at that time, he had another purpose in keeping Chai Jin, that is, if he really went to war with the imperial court, he could also use the banner of resetting the descendants of the Chai family and point out that the Zhao family had an unfair position.
But later on, as Sun Tu's status continued to improve, this back-up move was no longer needed. But Chai Jin and his son Ren were still raised by Sun Tu. It wasn't until this time that his grandson Chai Xun had the final say, but this was a good thing for Chai Jin. At least it allowed the Chai family to return to the highest peak, even if it was a puppet, and it took a long time to become emperor. Not too long either.
"Of course, he is
They are the descendants of Chai Zongxun, who was deprived of the throne by Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. I think back then, Zhao Kuangyin was suspicious of the Zhou Dynasty's control of the young country in those troubled times, and he was afraid that the Han family would be invaded by foreigners, so he brazenly launched a mutiny in Chenqiao, and this was how the Song Dynasty came into being for a hundred years. But today, Zhao Ji lost his integrity and caused the people of the world to suffer. Knowing his guilt, he decided to return the world to the descendants of the Chai family again. Dare I ask, is there any problem with this? "
After a pause, Sun Tu even showed a smile: "I think if this matter is passed down to future generations, it will only be passed down from generation to generation. Frankly speaking, most of us Han people are wise men who serve the country and the people, but few have the desire for power. generation. His reputation is not even inferior to that of sages like Yao and Shun, and Shun and Yu, right?"
Well, what Jing Sun Tu said really made him occupy the moral high ground. Zhang Jian, the Minister of Rites, didn't know how to refute for a while. In fact, he really couldn't come up with sufficient reasons to object to this.
In fact, everyone knows that letting Zhao Ji abdicate to Chai Xun is just an excess. One day, or one or two years, or two or three years later, he will do it again and abdicate the throne of emperor to Sun Tu - and when that happens At that time, it became justifiable for Sun Tu to get this position, and no one could question it anymore. After all, he was just a minister of Song Dynasty before, and then Chai Xun was supported by him. Naturally, there is no such thing as Cao Pi. The consequences were as bad as those of Sima Yan and his ilk - but unfortunately, no one could find any big mistake at this moment.
What's even more alarming is that after Sun Tu made this point completely clear, it meant that he had pushed himself to the same position as Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.
The founding of the Zhao Song Dynasty was actually a very disgraceful event. Zhao Kuangyin, who held military power at the time, falsely claimed that Liao people were invading the border. Then after leading his army out of the city, he suddenly launched a mutiny in Chenqiao, fought back to Bianjing, and seized the orphans and widows. In truth, my mother's position as emperor is no better than that of Cao Pi and others. On the contrary, what Sun Tu did today was at least much better than him. He did not bully any orphans and widows, and his achievements in more than ten years of fighting in the north and south were even greater than those of Zhao Kuangyin back then!
So if someone really believes that Sun Tu is a rebellious minister, he will also scold Zhao Kuangyin. Oh, by the way, just like inheriting genes, just after Zhao Kuangyin died, his younger brother Zhao Guangyi actually repeated his brother's behavior and also took the throne from his nephew. So no matter how you say it, as long as you think there is something wrong with Sun Tu's behavior, it is denying the centuries-old legitimacy of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and it is even more natural for Sun Tu to steal his throne.
This is a dead end that cannot be reached from any direction. Even Zhang Jian and others could not come up with a reason to refute it after thinking hard. In addition, Sun Tu was already in great power and had made a concession. It’s a foregone conclusion.
After a period of silence, the prime minister Tong Mu finally expressed his stance first, and the ministers subsequently made the decision to accept the facts. Anyway, no matter how much they resist and struggle, they can't change Sun Tu's mind in the end, so let's welcome the reality of Zhao Song's end calmly.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the eleventh year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the emperor Zhao Ji issued an edict to punish himself, and at the same time invited himself to be the emperor. After the Zen throne, Chai Xun, a descendant of the Chai family of Zhou Dynasty. Starting from the first month of next year, the name of the country will be changed to Zhou, Yuan, Jingkang...
In the eleventh year of the Xuanhe reign of the Song Dynasty, the Zhao and Song Dynasty, which had lasted for hundreds of years, came to an end!