Now let’s talk about the three eunuchs who harmed the harem, Liang Shicheng, Yang Jian, and Li Yan. These three people did nothing from beginning to end.

In the third year of Xuanhe (1121), after the death of the old eunuch Yang Jian, Li Yanji became the master of the introspection and the chief supervisor of the Qingming Dynasty.

Yang Jian, a native of Kaifeng, entered the palace since he was a child. When Song Huizong ascended the throne, he was over fifty years old. He had a bald hair, wrinkles on his face, and his jackal voices were sinister when he spoke. He was good at observing the emperor's intentions and catering to suit his appearance. In the past, he assisted Liang Zhengzheng, and Hao Sui built the palace courtyard. He was good at calculating engineering and commanding craftsmen, and gradually gained trust. After the death of the eunuch Liu Yuan, he had the support of Empress Dowager Liu and Tong Guan, and the cooperation of Prime Minister Cai and He Gong's Ministry. He became an introvert and later became an official. The Imperial City Department was a secret spy in the Da Nei and even supervised the construction of Tokyo.

Since the Three Dynasties of the Song Dynasty, Mingtang has been built in all dynasties, and all national ceremonies such as the announcement of political and religious affairs, court orders, sacrifices, selection of scholars, and worship of princes were held. Although the Song Dynasty has been established for nearly 160 years, there is no formal Mingtang, and it has always been replaced by Daqing Hall. Renzong and Shenzong wanted to build Mingtang, but it was abandoned because it was expensive and afraid of affecting the farming. The emperor wanted to restore the three dynasties of etiquette and follow the way of Yao and Shun. Building Mingtang became an urgent matter.

In August of the fifth year of Zhenghe, Zhao Ji resolutely issued an edict to build it. Hangzhou Observer Chen Yan reported that the foundation of Mingtang should face the south and be located in the land of blessings, and this foundation is the location of the Secretariat. Chen Yan was a sorcerer in Xiangguo Temple in the past. He was respected by the emperor for predicting that Zhao Ji would ascend the throne and reveal the secrets of heaven. But he had nothing to do except fortune telling, and wanted to return to his original hometown. The emperor gave him the title of a scattered official who was a witness and gave him a generous treatment to support him. But his comments were related to the destiny of heaven, so the emperor would certainly adopt them, so he ordered the demolition of the Secretariat first.

In view of the fact that building Mingtang for thousands of years violated the system of the Three Dynasties, and there are many different opinions on common scholars. Zhao Ji worked tirelessly and repeatedly looked up the relevant documents of the Three Dynasties. According to the "Zhou Li·Kaogong Ji", he explored the historical evolution of Mingtang in the construction of the three Dynasties. Finally, he concluded that although the names and sizes of the three Dynasties were different, the system format of the building was the same. Therefore, the emperor personally drew the Mingtang in accordance with the principle of "the ancients are used for the present, and the power of reference is in me". The upper part of this building is round, and the law is above the sky, and the lower part is

The part is square, and the law is like the earth; four doors are opened on all sides, which conform to the four orders of Spring and Autumn; there are eight windows to meet the eight sections; there are five rooms inside, which represent the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and twelve halls, representing the twelve months. In short, the system format is completely in line with the way of heaven and the system of the three dynasties. When Zhao Ji announced the imperial schema in Chongzheng Hall, all officials were amazed at the emperor's erudition and talent, praising Zhao Ji for his long-term stability and intensive study. They were all glad that they were born in a prosperous era and could see the revival of ancient rituals with their own eyes.

Since the Mingtang is related to the fate of the dynasty, the Mingtang that is responsible for the construction is naturally the Grand Tutor Cai. Cai You, a senator of Xuanhe Palace, is responsible for engineering command. Cai Hong, Cai Huang, and the supervisor of the Xianmo Pavilion, is appointed as the chief officer. The Xingde Army left Liang Shicheng as the chief supervisor. Kaifeng Prefecture Sheng Zhang is responsible for supervision of craftsmen and military personnel. As long as people look at the list of positions, they can know how the emperor attaches importance to this project. People who are familiar with the inside story can see the changes in introspection, that is, Liang Shicheng quickly rose among the eunuchs, and his momentum was on par with the old Yang Jian. This time, he was awarded the position of the chief supervisor of the engineering, and there was a tendency to replace him.

Liang Shicheng, whose courtesy name was Shoudao, was born into a family of minor officials. His parents had children in middle age and regarded them as treasures. He invited a sorcerer to look at the face. The sorcerer said that the bones on his left and right eyebrows were raised secretly, which was called the sun horn bone or the moon horn bone, which was a noble appearance. His eyes were clearly black and white, and they were very glorious, and he would do things smoothly in the future. But his fate joked with this "little nobleman". When he was over ten years old, his parents died and lost their support for life. Everything went wrong. He was forced to wander on the streets of Bianjing. He first learned Wenmo and knew the officialdom because of his family tutoring. He was born with cleverness and cunning, good at adapting to changes, and was determined to realize his dream of wealth and honor.

Later, Liang Shicheng entered the palace in vain and was lucky to be accepted as his disciple by the great eunuch Jia Xiang. Jia Xiang was the governor of Baokang Army and stayed in the post. He was in charge of the calligraphy and art bureau, and was good at painting, especially in plants, trees, birds, beasts and figures. Under the influence of his master, Liang Shicheng's writing and speech progressed rapidly and understood calligraphy. Usually, the emperor reviewed memorials and wrote and painted, and he was able to serve the people and stayed smart and agile, and responded at any time. He could keep secrets strictly and remain silent, and seemed to be not good at speaking. He also showed integrity, which was like treating wealth and honor like a cloud.

Soon he took over the management of the Ruisi Hall's written external library and was responsible for going out to convey the imperial edict. Seeing that he was "faithful and reliable", Zhao Ji sometimes asked him to draft the imperial pen and order to reply. He chose a literary penman in the written external library, wrote the paper in advance, and then copied it to him. Zhao Ji praised the approval and eloquence of the draft, and the words were elegant and consistent with the rules of the dictionary, so he let him write more. In the future, whenever Zhao Ji joined a prime minister or attendant, he would say that he had recommended it, and the person who was promoted should belong to his disciple. The Hanlin scholar Wang Fu called him Mr. Enfu and respected him as he treated his father. The powerful Cai Jing and his son had to flatter him. People inside and outside the court called him "hidden prime minister" and "public prime minister" and "maid prime minister" to support the emperor's Song Dynasty.

The Mingtang construction project, presided over by Gongshu and Yinxiang, was quite smooth after the start of construction. A total of 10,000 craftsmen and servants recruited from various places, and the organization was organized in an orderly manner. Although the military service was killed and injured after several cold and heat, what was the result of Mingtang's long-term peace and stability? Three years later, the project was finally completed successfully. In terms of merit, Taishi Cai was awarded the title of Duke of Chen and Lu, Liang Shicheng was promoted to the Second Guardian of the Procuratorate, the Jiedushi of Xingde Army, and Cai You was the territorial master of Xuanhe Palace University, Cai Chong, and Cai Yan were also the direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion. The people in the capital said: Among the "great cause of the generation" of restoring the three generations of etiquette system, the people who benefited the most were Cai Jing and his son, while the people who suffered the most were the people in the world!

The resentment of the people is understandable. The great cause of restoring the etiquette system carried out by the emperor was only praised by court officials, and congratulations came everywhere. However, ordinary people did not know the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and did not know Yuangui and Mingtang. They encountered new and clever taxes and endless corvee labor. Especially the restoration of the ancient system of weddings and funerals and clothing caused chaos and complaints in the city and rural areas. Marriage was originally a happy event, and often because the etiquette did not comply with the new regulations, the yamen runners and Luxu came to raise troops to question the crime, just like meeting the god of mourning. The funeral home was already sad, and the deceased could not be buried due to the inconsistent etiquette. Especially in the midsummer, the deceased neighbors could not live in peace due to the rotten bodies, which was even more sad! Due to the ban on vacancies, gold, blue, purple and other clothing colors, the cloth shop lost its best-selling products and the door was deserted, and the craftsmen were unemployed one after another.

There were patrols on the streets of Bianjing that were banned from illegal clothing and strange clothes, mainly spies from the Imperial City Division, the left and right troops of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the officials and soldiers under the left and right wings. There were more than one million residents of Bianjing City, and officials, merchants, and scholars gathered in all directions. No one could find out the true identity and rank of each person, and it was impossible to determine whether the person's clothes and carriage violated the imperial edict. However, because it was "uncertainable", the inspectors had various excuses to blackmail, making the capital full of a tense and terrifying atmosphere.

, Outsiders had to leave Beijing, and local residents were inconvenient to go out to the streets without any trouble. From Xuande Gate to Nanxun Gate, from Xinsong Gate to Xinzheng Gate, these avenues were crowded, but now they have become desolate. Restaurants, tea shops, brothels, and music halls were neglected in front of Yemen. People were afraid that they would not have time to avoid disaster, so how could they still have the mood to have fun? Only the hooligans in the city were naked and had no worries, knew the details of neighbors, and reported to each other, and took the opportunity to accomplice the tiger. It can be said that heroes have a place to use their skills.

When Zhao Ji saw the secret reports from the Imperial City and various places, he realized that this retro etiquette disturbed the people too much. This move was originally intended to calm the people's hearts, but the result was counterproductive. Urban and rural turmoil and complaints were everywhere, which seemed to be a loss. However, the imperial edict would be announced to be invalid soon, which would affect the emperor's dignity. A proper plan is to make a quiet correction. The excuse should be taken advantage of when retro retro, and it should not be too hasty. After a long time, it will be left alone.

One of the things that Cai Jing and the old eunuch Yang Jian did even more was to get Zhao Ji's Queen Wang off the wilderness and to reveal the gong behind Empress Chongen.

Official history records: Empress Zhaohuai Liu (1079-1113), the second empress of Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu, was the second empress of Emperor Zhezong. At first, Empress Meng was just an attendant, with beautiful and beautiful appearance in the harem and many talents. She was favored by Zhezong, and she was promoted from a beauty and Concubine Jie to a virtuous concubine. She had one son and two daughters. Not only was Zhezong's favor, but Liu could also follow the empress dowager (Empress Shenzong of Song) and Concubine Zhu (Birth Mother of Song Zhezong). At that time, Empress Meng was in the central palace. Liu did not keep the courtesy of concubines, and used eunuchs Hao Sui and Liu Youduan to secretly spread rumors and slander Empress Meng. In the second year of Yuanfu (1099)

Empress Meng was deposed and Liu was the queen. The censor Youzhengyan Zou Hao submitted a memorial to the extreme and was exiled. The next year (1100), Song Zhezong died of illness. His younger brother Song Huizong Zhao Ji ascended the throne and appointed his sister-in-law Empress Liu as Empress Yuanfu. In the first year of Jianzhong Jingguo (1101), Song Huizong respected Empress Yuanfu as the empress dowager Chongen Palace. Because of Zhezong, Song Huizong violated the rules to give Empress Yuanfu a favor (my sister-in-law became the empress dowager). Empress Liu interfered in foreign affairs many times for this and was known for his behavior. In fact, this was normal. Liu was just in his thirties at that time. As the saying goes, a woman was like a wolf in her thirty years and like a tiger in her forty years.

When Cixi was in power, she was still mixed up with Ronglu. She might even accidentally get pregnant with the other party's child and finally took medicine to abort the child. However, during that period, the imperial doctor was worried. Although she knew the reason, she was there to guess the riddles. In the end, Xue Fuchen, recommended by the important official Li Hongzhang of Beiyang, said that her problem was due to liver heat and gallbladder heat. She had a pair of Pinellia, dried ginger, Sichuan pepper, longan, and educational five-flavor leaves. A strange medicine led by bamboo leaves. To put it bluntly, it was to make Cixi appetizing. Eat more, and the disease would naturally be cured.

Ronglu, whose courtesy name was Zhonghua, was born in the Eight Banners family and belonged to the Zhengbai Banner, who was under the Three Banners. This person was as handsome as a jade tree, and was extremely handsome and dressed in an elegant manner. He looked more elegant and handsome in the turbid world, which was enviable. His grandfather and father were both in Guangxi when Hong Yang first started. Ronglu took over the Shenji Camp and reorganized the banknote. This was a fat man, but he didn't know how he offended Sushun and almost went to prison for corruption. When Wenxiang became the Minister of Works, Ronglu's agility was highly appreciated. Later, King Chun took over the Shenji Camp and rectified it. Ronglu was "specialized in work" due to Wenxiang's recommendation. The minister is also "long wings". Like the two wings of a bird, the position of "long wings" is equal to the left and right hands of King Chun, and at least half of the military power of the Shenji Camp is in his hands. After the Xinyou coup, he was appreciated by Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong Yi. He was appointed as the Minister of the Interior Office of the State Council, and was appointed as the Grand Guardian of the Prince, and was transferred to the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace. In the 29th year, he died and was awarded the title of Grand Tutor, posthumously Wenzhong, and was first-class baron in Jin. He compiled "The Brief History of Wuyi", "The Collection of Rong Wenzhong", and "The Letter of Rong Lucun". His daughter Guarjia Youlan was the biological mother of the last emperor Puyi and was adopted by Empress Dowager Cixi as her adopted daughter. Do you always feel that something is wrong?

I checked the information and found something more interesting. According to "The Extraordinary Life of the Last Emperor" records: After Cixi was born, she invited two wet nurses, one of whom was Tang and the other one of whom was Guan, and this Guan Mama had also been Ronglu's wet nurse. What is even more unexpected is that the young Ronglu and Cixi's families both lived near Xidan. They were veritable "children", and they also officially made "baby marriages". Is this considered a reunion afterwards?

After a long talk, Empress Wang was Zhao Ji's first wife. Zhao Ji and Empress Wang had a deep relationship and a harmonious relationship. They spent the newly married years in Prince Duan's Mansion. After the empress entered the central palace, the palace was serious, gentle and respectful, and treated her with kindness, and was deeply loved by the people. Soon after, she gave birth to her eldest son Huan, who had a legitimate heir of the country. At that time, she was pardoned by the world and celebrated by all nations. By the first year of Chongning, the prince was three years old. She was as good as a dragon and phoenix, and was a manifestation of heaven and sun. She was filial and friendly, smart and studious, and was deeply loved by the emperor. Her son's growth has increasingly consolidated the position of the mother in the palace.

Since Cai Jing became prime minister, he often gave lectures to the emperor in Yanhe Palace. The empress found that the emperor's thinking changed very quickly. Once the emperor told her that October 10th was her birthday. She wanted to use jade cups to celebrate the ministers, but she was afraid that it would be too luxurious, which was inconsistent with the system of ancestors using porcelain cups to celebrate the ministers. Therefore, she asked Prime Minister Cai for advice. Cai said: "I went to Liao to go on a mission to Liao Kingdom. I saw that the jade plates and jade cups they used were all tributes dedicated to the Khitan during the Shi Jin period. The Liao side said that our dynasty did not have these jade wares. If we used jade wares that had been stored for more than a hundred years this year to celebrate the birthday, it would show that our dynasty's supplies were abundant!" The empress did not agree and said that the old Empress Dowager Du in this dynasty used the word "wuyi" to teach his descendants, so the ancestors and ancestors dared not be extravagant. Seeing that she carried the Empress Dowager Du out, the emperor was not satisfied, but inconvenient to attack, so he left in disappointment.
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