Among the four classical masterpieces "The Water Margin", 108 heroic and loyal heroes fascinate readers most, and what makes readers hate most is the corrupt officials who drive the heroes to Liangshan.
Gao Qiu, who plays the most corrupt officials and does the most bad things, naturally plays football, but the worst is his son-in-law, who was robbed of his birthday. His son almost cut Song Jiang's Cai Jing.
And a closer look at the whole "Water Margin" will reveal that Cai Jing is really the ultimate villain inside. Even Gao Qiu should be respectful in front of him, and the last bad idea, such as killing Lu Junyi and Song Jiang, is almost always in his charge. The key is that the bad things are done, but the ones who are scolded are far less than Gao Qiu. The real evil is that the wrist is so familiar. Gao Qiu, who is also a powerful person, is a total gangster.
In the real history of the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing, who is equally powerful, is much more terrible than in the novel. Compared with the traitor of the same period in Song Dynasty, he was a high-tech traitor.
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Cai Jing, a native of Xianyou, Fujian, was born in 1047. 23-year-old, three years old. He was a scholar in high school and started his career.
He was lucky to pass the Jinshi exam. The most earth-shattering thing that happened in the Great Song Dynasty at that time was Wang Anshi's political reform.
For this great reform, most civil and military officials at this time of the Song Dynasty had the same attitude: holding a group to oppose it. The content of Wang Anshi's political reform destroyed the patriarchal clan system and family law of the Song Dynasty with high-sounding reasons, which was a serious deviant behavior and also harmful to the people. Of course, this catastrophic thing should be * * *. The reason for settling the case is that Wang Anshi's political reform first harmed the interests of bureaucratic landlords. It is not so much official poverty as people poverty. Therefore, both public and private should be * * *.
The opposition was so loud that Wang Anshi was anxious. Simple response: all against it? Then I'll change people. Dasong can't play without you? There are plenty of people who want to be officials! Young cadres have opportunities. As long as they support the new law, they will have an official position.
So Cai Jing's luck is excellent. Although he is only a new scholar, he has a clever mind and a solid team. Since he became the number one scholar, he stood on Wang Anshi's side in a clear-cut manner, and later he tasted the sweetness. He used to be the magistrate of Kaifeng. In the heyday of Wang Anshi's political reform, he was a famous pioneer.
Pioneering for fifteen years, the wind suddenly changed. 1085 Song Shenzong died, the conservatives came back to power, and the martial arts in full swing were completely abolished, and a large number of cadres in the reform era were brutally liquidated. At this delicate moment, Cai Jing dazzled the audience again. He suddenly became a cadre who criticized Wang Anshi's political reform. He actively promoted reform in those days, and now he is more active in abolishing reform. For example, at that time, Wang Anshi's most proud fundraising method was to abolish it. Even many die-hards thought that this matter was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at that time and could not be easily abolished. Unexpectedly, Cai Jing made a promise: within five days, all fundraising methods under his jurisdiction would be abolished overnight. Such "outstanding" achievements also made him curse at once, and even many bosses who opposed political reform despised his despicable character. As a result, this little man who can't steal chickens tasted the consequences of violent reversal for the first time: he was expelled from the court.
This anecdote also became a scandal that Cai Jing was often laughed at in his life. But one fact was ignored intentionally or unintentionally: he said that the conscription law would be abolished in five days, and it really did. Although he is dirty, he is indeed a capable dirty bureaucrat. The destructive power of such people is obviously much greater than that of ordinary speculators.
Eight years later, the political trend of Song Dynasty changed again: Song Zhezong came to power. This young emperor, who has always been determined to become a powerful country through reform, once again started the reform mode at the beginning of his personal administration. Zhang, the successor who was painstakingly trained by Wang Anshi, swaggered back and became the prime minister of the ruling and opposition parties. With the light of the prized seal, Cai Jing was once again favored and became a key figure in the political reform. The traitor who once abolished the recruitment method within five days turned against him this time when he was appointed Minister of Finance. Under the pressure of all opposing voices, the country resumed the conscription law in the era of Wang Anshi with great efficiency again. It was he who abolished the law and he restored it. So back and forth, just for your seat.
While repaying the reformers with practical actions, Cai Jing did another merciless thing to show his loyalty to the reformers: touching people's hearts. The reformists' return to power can strike hard at the conservatives of that year. Cai Jing is in power, such as Chen Yan, Liu Pan and other ministers are his door. They were either killed or demoted. Cai Jing summoned the court and imprisoned the children of these guilty ministers for a long time. It will be fierce then.
Even among the reformists, Cai Jing attracted public anger, and another boss, Ceng Bu, was particularly disgusted with him. So, Rao is trying to beat people up, Cai Jing, and his official position is just marking time, so it is impossible to get promoted again. After Song Zhezong's death and Song Huizong's accession to the throne, Cai Jing's bitter days will come again: Song Huizong, who just ascended the throne, was greatly troubled by the endless struggle between the old and new parties in North Korea, and was ready to catch a most annoying model. Cai Jing, who has always been active, was shot, demoted and sent to Hangzhou for idleness. Political career seems to be over.
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Cai Jing, who was demoted to Hangzhou, lived honestly on the surface, but in fact he has been very active. The most important magic weapon he can speculate for many years is his close friendship with palace eunuchs.
Although the power of eunuchs in Song Dynasty was far less than that in Tang Dynasty. But after all, walking around in the highest authority, news relations are much better informed. So every time Cai Jing can grasp the wind direction in time, move with the wind and stand out.
This time, too, Song Huizong became emperor for two days after he ascended the throne, and his true colors were revealed: compared with Song Zhezong, who had made great efforts before, the demeanor of the emperor was three words: artist.
Let's enjoy his two masterpieces.
Draw a sketch of a rare bird.
The picture of a crane in Trang Van
Throughout the history of China, Song Huizong is an outstanding artist and an all-round talent: proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, not good at playing football and dancing, with a typical combination of civil and military skills. Today, he is an absolute cross-border entertainment star.
However, when it comes to being emperor, Song Huizong has never changed his true colors. He is full of artistic temperament: after working hard for a few days, he gets tired of following the steps. I began to pursue pleasure. Anyway, I am the emperor and I can do whatever I want.
But civilian politics developed to the Song Dynasty, which was very mature. Gone are the days when the emperor could idle away easily. At the sight of the emperor doing nothing, the ministers were anxious, scrambling to stop him, and they were flushed. But the artist's temperament is willful, and the more he stops, the more energetic he becomes. So is Song Huizong. The more he played, the more energetic he became. Tired of playing with good things in Beijing, he sent his confidants to other places to collect them. The first destination he wants to go to is Hangzhou.
Song Huizong sent to Hangchow's confidant, namely eunuch Tong Guan. At this moment, Cai Jing, like a greedy cat waiting for fish, jumped out after brushing. Long-term contacts, he has already found out Tong Guan's temperament, warmly received him. In the long run, the two became bosom friends and soon became bosom friends. What delighted Tong Guan most was that Cai Jing gave him a gift, which he had worked so hard to find in Song Huizong: Cai Jing's calligraphy.