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Chapter 16

The next morning, under the leadership of Mrs. Su, Zhao Qi carried incense wax paper money to a nearby deserted slope to worship his father and mother.

There are many graves on the deserted slopes, and most of the dead in the village are buried here.

The two graves are actually two small earth buns, covered with weeds, and there is not even a tombstone in front of the grave. There are two worn wooden signs inserted, with their names and birth and death dates written in a crooked brush. However, more than ten years have passed, the handwriting has been blurred.

Zhao Qi and Xiaozhu knelt in front of the grave and lit incense, wax and paper money, and kowtowed respectfully to worship.

Although it has nothing to do with Zhao Qi in terms of soul, it is indeed the foundation of his existence in this world from a bloody perspective.

It is said that parents are there and home is there. Only those who wander away from home will experience this attachment to home.

A person without a father or a mother is destined to be a place where the lonely ghost cannot find his return.

Real parents can no longer be filial to accompany them.

Now that I want to continue living like a normal person, I still have to retain this bloody identity, take good care of old lady Su, and take Xiaozhu to live well in this world.

A person who has no relatives, no attachment, no sustenance, and no homesickness, even if he can make a name for himself, his inner loneliness will never be filled and he will never be able to live like a normal person.

"Your parents have a hard life, and you have a hard life, and the old woman is also a hard life..." Old Mrs. Su stood beside her crutches and wiped her tears.

"Grandma, it's very windy here. Let's go back. Our lives will gradually get better in the future!" Zhao Qi kowtowed and got up to support the old woman and comforted her softly.

"My grandson is right. Let's go back. There is still meat at home. I'll stew Dongpo pork for you at noon!" The old woman grabbed Zhao Qi's hand tightly.

"Can the grandmother make this dish?" Zhao Qi was surprised.

"The old woman was also a handsome man when she was young. At that time, her family was rich and she ate a lot of meat. Your grandfather liked to eat the most was Dongpo pork. This Grand Secretary Su not only wrote good poems but also had good character, but also liked to make various delicacies. This Dongpo pork was invented by him..."

The old woman walked and said while walking with the help of Zhao Qi and Xiao Zhu.

"Grandma, where are we from? It seems that we are not from Maowan Village. It seems that our family is surnamed Zhao!"

"We moved from Enzhou. At that time, the government was Emperor Ningzong. Shi Miyuan was the tyrannical and chaotic government. After your grandfather died, Enzhou could not survive, so I fled to Qingyuan Prefecture. It used to be called Mingzhou. Shi Miyuan was from Mingzhou. Do you know Shi Miyuan..."

"I heard you say yesterday that he is a treacherous minister!"

"Yes, it's just a treacherous minister who is unforgivable. If such a person dies, he should dig out a whip of his body..."

The old woman poked the ground hard with her crutches while walking, as if she wanted to poke Shi Miyuan's body into pieces.

Zhao Qi was amused and crying, "Grandma, Shi Miyuan has been dead for decades. Why do you hate him like this? Is it because our family was very rich before and was a high-ranking official? Later, my grandfather was killed by Shi Miyuan?"

The old woman stopped and looked at Zhao Qi blankly for a long time and shook her head hard: "There are too many people who hate him. Your grandfather died of illness. Don't say these words again in the future!"

"Yes, I won't say it in the future!" Although Zhao Qi was even more confused, Old Lady Su obviously didn't want him to know the inside story, so Zhao Qi didn't ask the bottom line.

His surname is Zhao...Enzhou...Shi Miyuan...

Zhao Qi always felt that there were some vague memories in his mind, but he couldn't think of more information in his trance.

As an antique lover, I have studied the history of the Song Dynasty, but it is limited to some major events that are well-known to the public, such as poetry, calligraphy, paintings, famous anecdotes, some interesting unofficial history and rumors, and some grievances and grievances with Liao, Jin and Mongolia. The three hundred years of history of the Song Dynasty was too long, there were too many celebrities, and some events and inside stories that were not mainstream may not be fully understood by historians.

Shi Miyuan, Zhao Qi, was still clear that he was the prime minister of Ningzong and Emperor Lizong. He was indeed a treacherous minister. In order to compromise with the Jin Kingdom, he killed the treacherous prime minister Han Tuozhou, and gave Han Tuozhou's head to the Jin people for peace. After Ningzong died, he supported Emperor Lizong to come to power. The two dynasties had been authoritarian for more than 20 years, promoted Neo-Confucianism to eliminate dissidents, and vigorously suppressed upright officials. The corruption and collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty can be said to have arisen.

Although Shi Miyuan is a recognized treacherous minister, he did not have Shi Miyuan's name in the "Biography of the Treacherous Minister" published in later generations. The reason may be that it is related to his implementation of Neo-Confucianism.

Because the prosperity of the Yuan and Ming Neo-Confucianism in later generations started with Emperor Lizong. The dregs of ideas such as preserving the laws of nature and eliminating human desires, women sling their feet, advocating that women have no talent is virtue, loyalty and widowhood are all developed from Neo-Confucianism. Although there are many contents of Neo-Confucianism, these are just not prominent parts, but they are widely promoted by some pseudo-Taoists, which has formed a very bad atmosphere among the people.

Almost all historical records after the Song Dynasty were sorted out by scholars who were deeply influenced by science, so Shi Miyuan, a treacherous minister who vigorously promoted Neo-Confucianism, was let go.

On the contrary, Han Tuozhou, who strongly advocated the resistance to the Jin Dynasty, was turned into a treacherous minister.

During the reign of Han Tuozhou, he rehabilitated Yue Fei, pursued Qin Hui and won the title of title, and advocated the Northern Expedition to restore the mountains and rivers. Although he failed in the end, he was indeed a genuine war pro-war faction. However, he suppressed Neo-Confucianism and expelled Zhu Xi during the Qingyuan Party Controversy, laying the root of disaster for his ending.

Of course, we cannot say that Han Tuozhou is a good official who is dedicated to the country. On the contrary, this guy is not a good thing. He and Zhao Ruyu and other Neo-Confucian schools fought for power and profit to launch the Qingyuan Party ban, which had a very bad impact on the party struggles and the chaos in the court. However, compared with the fact that from the perspective of national justice, being able to stand on the verge of resistance to the Jin Dynasty and regain the old mountains and rivers would be distinguished from the pure treacherous ministers.

Although scholars cannot fight, they are still ruthless and crazy when they are slandered.

The Song Dynasty court wanted to negotiate peace with the Jin people, but the Jin people hated Han Tuozhou very much, so they proposed to kill Han Tuozhou before they could negotiate peace. So Shi Miyuan arranged for someone to hammer Han Tuozhou on his back, and sent his head to the Jin Kingdom, and signed a humiliating peace agreement, which was known in history as Jiading Peace Agreement.

After the Jiading Peace Agreement, Shi Miyuan expelled dissidents and expelled all the pro-war factions who supported Han Tuozhou in the court. In order to get the support of the gentry, he vigorously promoted Neo-Confucianism, appointed Zhu Xi, and posthumously conferred Neo-Confucianists such as the two Chengs. Finally, he firmly controlled the government in his own hands. After supporting the new emperor ascended the throne, he even eliminated dissidents and promoted his confidants, embezzled and bribed people's wealth and omitted people's wealth.

However, because there were too many people who hated him, this guy got a posthumous title that was exactly the same as Qin Hui after his death, and later generations also had very low evaluations of him.

Shi Miyuan has done a lot of bad things, but Zhao Qi can not remember much. The main reason is that there are too many celebrities, human rights ministers and treacherous officials in the Song Dynasty. It seems that Li Zong has a very strong relationship with Shi Miyuan when he came to power...

"Amitabha!"
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