Chapter 13: Wen Tianxiang's Stubbornness
"How could my father die suddenly? May I ask why my father left?" Wen Tianxiang's eyes were red.
Li Wu looked at him and said, "Excuse me, Senior Wen, may I ask how many days have you been the top scholar now?"
"He was just crowned the number one scholar, only two days ago," Wen Tianxiang said, not understanding why the immortal asked this.
Li Wu looked at Wen Tianxiang and then at his phone. "Well, I found out that on the fourth day after you were named the top scholar, your father died of illness, and you went back to mourn."
Wen Tianxiang's father looked at the sky with tears streaming down his face, "I have delayed my son, wuwuwu." His son had been in mourning for three years, and there was no chance that his son would have anything to do in the court.
"Father, how can you say this? You are seriously ill now. Don't be sad. Let's let the doctor take a look first. Ask Tianmu. There must be a miracle doctor in Tianmu," Wenbi (Wen Tianxiang's younger brother) said with red eyes. Their father was seriously ill now, and they didn't dare to tell their eldest brother, for fear that their eldest brother would miss the exam because of their father's illness.
"That's right," Wen Tianxiang's father nodded. He couldn't die so early again. He would be gone just when his child became the top scholar.
"What, the fourth day?" Wen Tianxiang murmured, without shedding tears, but his eyes were frighteningly red.
Song Lizong Zhao Yun: How could such a thing happen? My number one scholar.
Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin: @Emperor Lizong of Song, Zhao Yun, why don’t you ask the imperial physician to take a look?
Song Lizong Zhao Yun: Okay, Taizu.
Medicine King Sun Simiao: What disease is it? Although we are not in the same dynasty, we can still help.
Hua Tuo, the founder of surgery: With so many doctors, is it possible that they cannot cure a person?
Medicine Saint Li Shizhen: That’s right, that’s right. Prime Minister Wen’s family, please tell us about your father’s condition.
Wen Bi naturally saw many doctors coming out, and he quickly told them about his father's condition.
"Senior Wen, please don't worry. Your father should be fine. The Medical Saint and others are here to help." Li Wu had already learned from the system that the miracle doctors from other dynasties had taken action.
That should be fine.
Wen Tianxiang thought of something. Yes, there was still a sky curtain, so he could ask, "Thank you, little immortal. If it weren't for you, my father, woo," Wen Tianxiang covered his face and cried.
"Ahem," Li Wu watched the beauty crying, but unfortunately he couldn't see because he covered her face with his sleeves.
She couldn't just go up and push away someone's sleeves and watch them cry, right?
"Senior Wen, let me continue. Later, in 1259, the Mongols attacked the Song Dynasty. We all know that the Song Dynasty was weak and could not resist the powerful Mongolian army. The court was like a frightened bird. Everyone was afraid of death and only knew how to seek peace and move the capital.
The eunuch Dong Songchen suggested that Emperor Lizong of Song move the capital, but no one of the ministers dared to oppose it!
If this happened in other dynasties, the eunuch would definitely be killed, but in the Song Dynasty, it was a routine operation," Li Wu shook his head. The usual practice of the civil officials in the Song Dynasty was to run away if they couldn't win, and to pay money if they lost, and to pay money even if they won. As a result, Li Wu's impression of the Song Dynasty was only two words: pay money.
Especially the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Wanyan set a bad start, so people followed suit.
Hearing Li Wu's sarcasm, Wen Tianxiang could only smile bitterly and couldn't even say anything in rebuttal.
The reason is that there are too many spineless people in the Song Dynasty. It's not that there are no capable people in the Song Dynasty. There are, and a lot of them, but the results are not very good.
Qin Shi Huang: Move the capital? The enemy has invaded. Move the capital? If my ministers dare to say such a thing, I will kill all of his clans.
Instead of thinking about driving out the foreign enemies, you are talking about moving the capital. What the hell is this?
The emperors of other dynasties also felt incredible and even felt that there were problems with their ears.
Someone came to your house and started to act wild, but you didn't chase them out and instead made them run away. Is that something a human would do?
Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin: @Song Lizong Zhao Yun, you bastard, moving the capital, are you worthy of being an emperor?
The ministers during the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song were also extremely angry. How could the Song Dynasty become so weak in the later years?
No matter how noisy the barrage was, Li Wu's voice did not stop. "After hearing such a thing, Senior Wen, you couldn't stand it, so you wrote a letter to Song Lizong asking him to kill the eunuch Dong Songchen to let the people feel at ease. But Song Lizong didn't listen and didn't kill Dong Songchen.
At that time, you were young and hot-tempered, and you were so angry when you encountered such a thing that you said, "Oh, I'm quitting this job. Whoever wants to be an official can do it. I don't want to be humiliated like this."
Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but laugh. This was indeed him. He couldn't stand being humiliated.
And that Dong Songchen actually said he wanted to move the capital. I really wonder if he has a brain stuck in the door.
Otherwise, why would someone talk about moving the capital?
After hearing Li Wu's words, others could already imagine that Wen Tianxiang would definitely be targeted later.
The emperor didn't even dismiss you, but you got angry and quit your job. Also, it sounded like the eunuch held a very high position. If you didn't kill him, you would definitely be retaliated against.
"Not long after, the Mongolian army retreated, and you, Senior Wen, were called back to the court to serve as the Minister of Justice.
After you came back, you were very disappointed with the court. Not only was the eunuch Dong Songchen in power, but there was also the dictatorship of the powerful prime minister Jia Sidao. So you kept writing letters to advise and even satirized Jia Sidao in the edict you drafted for Song Lizong. Well, now you are in trouble, as you have offended Prime Minister Jia Sidao again.
In this situation, it would be strange if you were not messed with, so you were repeatedly dismissed and impeached in the court."
Li Wu shook his head. Senior Wen was still too upright. He acted like a fool, rushing around recklessly and offending Dong Songchen and Jia Sidao. How could he not be punished?
Wen Tianxiang heard what would happen to him in the future, but he did not regret what he had done. It was just a pity that the emperor did not listen to him and killed Dong Songchen.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin: Wen Tianxiang is a very stubborn person.
"You were extremely disappointed with the court at that time, and you took the initiative to retire at the age of 37.
In 1274, the Yuan army, also known as the Mongolian army, marched south again, this time intending to annihilate the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop.
The emperor at that time was Song Gongdi, who was only a 6-year-old baby. It was no wonder that the Yuan army wanted to destroy the Song Dynasty. After all, the emperor was young, and the military strength of the Song Dynasty was... "Speaking of the military strength of the Song Dynasty, Li Wu shook his head and said "tsk tsk" a few times.
Wen Tianxiang seemed to have already imagined the Song Dynasty at that time.
"On behalf of Emperor Gong of Song, Empress Dowager Xie issued the "Edict of Sorrow" to call on heroes and righteous men from all over the country to send troops to defend the emperor.
When you, Senior Wen, received the imperial edict, you spent all your family wealth and quickly assembled more than ten thousand volunteers to resist the Yuan army.
His friends also came out to persuade him that the Yuan army was coming in full force and that you, a motley crowd, were simply giving away your lives to the Yuan army.
Senior Wen, you said at that time, I know that’s the case, but if we don’t go, who else will go? Morality is on our side, we will win, and if more people go, then the country will definitely be saved. "