After hearing someone standing in front of him and talking to him, Prince Jin Zhao Guangyi, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyes slightly. When he saw that the person standing in front of him was actually Fatty Li, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he smiled at him and did not answer. After a moment, he slowly closed his eyes again and continued to act as if it was none of his business.
Seeing that he took the initiative to show his goodwill, but did not get any response from Prince Jin Zhao Guangyi, this made Fatty Li feel that his hot face had met a cold fart. The thigh. The moment Prince Jin Zhao Guangyi closed his eyes, the smile on Fatty Li's face immediately froze, and an awkward look surged onto his face.
As the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Fatty Li naturally did not address him by his real name. It was because he was fat and had a big belly. In addition, his surname was Li. The officials who were officials with him called him Fatty Li in private. His real name was Li Mancang.
It was said that Li Mancang was born into a poor family. His family had nothing to offer and often did not have enough to eat. When he was the only one left, his father wanted to make a good fortune, so he gave him this name. It meant that from then on, their family's empty granary would be filled with grain during the harvest season.
Ever since the Li family had Li Mancang, the weather had been good for several years in a row. Every year, the grain they collected filled the Li family's granary to the brim. From this point of view, Li Mancang was really a lucky star.
Li Mancang, who was now the right-hand assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites in the Song Dynasty, was a master who had " little ability but a big appetite " in the eyes of his colleagues. It could be said that he was a typical lazy person.
Last year, the Zhao family had implemented the policy of reducing the number of soldiers and reducing the number of government agencies. They had also abolished some of the cumbersome government agencies and let some mediocre officials retire. Li Mancang, who had nothing to do, was among the layoffs drafted by the Minister of Rites. However, when the Minister of Rites sent the memorial to the Zhao family, the other officials who drafted the layoffs agreed, but they did not approve the dismissal of Li Mancang.
At that time, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites was filled with regret. Because in his old eyes, as his direct superior, anyone would find Li Mancang, a third-grade official who did not do anything but still received a salary, an eyesore. It would be strange if he was not dismissed. However, what the old minister never expected was that when the official approved his memorial, he only wrote six words: When the water is clear, there are no fish.
To be able to get a private review from the Zhao family was beyond the expectations of the old minister of the Ministry of Rites. Since the chairman and CEO of the Song Empire, which even belonged to the Zhao family, agreed to keep this corpse Li Mancang, then as the department manager, he naturally had no reason to make things difficult for his subordinates.
Since his superior had personally asked him to stay in his department, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites naturally did not dare to be negligent. Therefore, from that time on, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was the department manager, turned a blind eye to his subordinate who had nothing to do all day and let him do whatever he wanted.
After the civil and military officials in the Purple Mansion Hall whispered in groups of two or three for nearly an hour, suddenly, an old and sharp voice sounded from outside the Wende Hall not far away."Official, you have arrived!"
Just now, the Purple Mansion Hall that was in a mess, when that voice fell, it immediately quieted down on the seventh day. Moreover, the officials who were standing casually all hurriedly returned to their positions. In the entire hall, they stood neatly in two rows, one on the left and the other on the right.
Standing at the head of the left row was Zhao Guangyi, the Prince of Jin. In the corresponding left row, the one at the front was Prime Minister Zhao Pu. Of these two, one was the Zhao family's brother, and the other was the Zhao family's official. It could be said that they were his left and right hands, and it was difficult to tell who was on the same level.
"We respectfully welcome the emperor and greet the officials!”The incomparably quiet Purple Mansion Hall suddenly heard the sound of somewhat messy footsteps from outside the hall door. The ministers standing in the hall quickly lowered their heads, cupped their hands, and bowed in front of them.
After a moment, when the footsteps had passed through the half-foot wide passageway between the officials, a familiar and dignified voice could be heard: "Ministers, please rise.”
When the late Zhao official finished speaking, the ministers who were standing on the left and right slowly stood up and replied respectfully,"Thank you for your kindness."
In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire Purple Mansion Hall was inexplicably tense and dignified. Needless to say, this must have been created by the fear and uneasiness in the hearts of the civil and military officials standing in the two rows on the left and right.
In front of the emperor, any subject with a strong mental fortitude would appear nervous. The principle of 'accompanying the ruler is like accompanying a tiger', had existed since ancient times. It could be said that ever since the establishment of the feudal dynasty in China, the might of the heavens had been unpredictable. It had been lingering in the hearts of countless officials in the feudal dynasty for 5,000 years.
When the civil and military officials on both sides of the line raised their heads, the fourth-ranked officials on the right line near the palace gate suddenly noticed that there was an additional young man standing at the end of the line.
This person was wearing a bright yellow robe and looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. Immediately, the capital officials with the lowest rank were so frightened that their faces turned ashen, and their legs trembled.
Because in their eyes, this Zichen Hall was the place where the court meeting was held every month on the first and fifteenth day. All the officials who participated in the morning court had to wear court clothes and hold a board with both hands. However, this young man who had appeared out of nowhere was dressed in casual clothes. How could they not be shocked and shocked?
However, they couldn't be blamed for making a fuss. Due to their low official ranks, they rarely had the opportunity to enter the palace other than attending the morning court every month, let alone receive a banquet from the Zhao family. Hence, it was understandable that they did not recognize the Fourth Prince, Zhao Defang.
That's right, this young man who shocked them was Zhao Defang. He came late and followed Zhao Guanjia's reliance. Just now, because all the martial and literary officials in the entire Purple Mansion Hall had lowered their heads to salute, naturally none of them saw the Fourth Prince in casual clothes following behind Zhao Guan.
Moreover, in this hall, the number of officials who could recognize Zhao Defang could be counted on one hand. And they were standing at the front of the line. Therefore, the officials at the back of the team did not recognize Zhao Defang's true face.
Isn't there a saying that a real person doesn't reveal his appearance? At this moment, after the officials opposite Zhao Defang and in the team of officials he was in discovered his existence, they all revealed looks of surprise. They all looked at each other, but no one dared to stand up and say that there were people of no importance in the Purple Mansion Hall.
Zhao Defang, who had jogged all the way here, panted heavily as soon as she stood up. After a moment, he looked up and saw the officials in court robes standing opposite him and beside him looking at him with surprise. He also looked at them with surprise.
He was sending a message to those who were surprised by him: I'm the Fourth Prince Zhao Defang. Don't you know? Why are you making such a fuss? What kind of officials are you? You're not calm enough at all. Looking at each and every one of you gives me a headache.
After Zhao Defang returned the favor, these curious officials who had secretly glanced at him from the corner of their eyes all retracted their gazes when they met Zhao Defang's four items from the corner of their eyes. They pretended to be serious and waited for Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting on the dragon chair, to speak.
After the entire Purple Mansion Hall was silent for nearly half a cup of tea's time, the Zhao family official sitting on the dragon chair in the throne room at the main door coughed lightly and said apologetically,"Ministers, I came a little late for the morning court today and made you wait for a long time. I hope you won't blame me.。”
"We dare not." After hearing the apology of the Zhao family, the military officials who had just raised their heads quickly bent down and held their boards with both hands. They faced the Zhao family who was sitting upright on the dragon throne and said in unison.
"Since the ministers don't blame me, I'm very pleased.”The Zhao family's tiger eyes swept across the civil and military officials who were divided into two rows. Then, he changed the topic and said with a solemn expression,"Last night, Zhen sent someone from your Imperial Attendants Province to inform you that there are two main things I want to seek the opinions and suggestions of all the ministers.
"First, I want to reward Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Shenqi, Zhang Lingduo, Zhao Yanhui, and Luo Yanhuan. The second thing is that my fourth son De Fang was sixteen years old yesterday. According to the rules I set when I ascended the throne, when my prince reaches sixteen years old, I will make him king to help me solve my problems. I am already old, but my Great Song is still surrounded by strong enemies. This matter of expanding the territory will be handed over to my sons. What do you think?”
After Zhao Guanjia went straight to the point about these two matters, the civil and military officials who were standing on the left and right sides of the throne room looked at each other and secretly broke out in cold sweat for Shi Shouxin and the other six powerful generals.
This was because Shi Shouxin and the other generals in the army had already reached the point where they could no longer be given official positions. Now that the Zhao family had informed them to come to the morning court to specifically inform them of this matter, the word "reward" that he had just said must have a deep meaning.
Of course, when they heard that the Zhao family was going to reward the fourth prince, Zhao Defang, as king, the ministers who supported the eldest son, Zhao Defang, as the crown prince were naturally overjoyed. Among this group of ministers, the first to bear the brunt was Prime Minister Zhao Pu, as well as Cao Bin, Pan Mei, and the others who were on good terms with him and deeply trusted by the Zhao family.
As for the group of ministers who were unhappy when they heard that the Zhao family wanted to confer the title of queen to the fourth prince, Zhao Defang, who had already reached the age of sixteen, the first one was the smiling Prince of Jin, Zhao Guangyi, who was actually furious inside. The second was the Prince of Wei, Zhao Dezhao, who stood below Zhao Guangyi, and the other trusted aides of Prince of Jin.
Regardless of whether they were happy or not, a gentleman's words were swift. Moreover, this came from the mouth of the ruler of a country, the Zhao family. A ruler's words were not a joke. It was impossible for the Zhao family to retract their orders. Next, these two factions of ministers were secretly competing to see how the Zhao family would arrange the official position of Zhao Defang, who was about to be crowned king.
As a result, the Zhao family's "commendation" for Shi Shouxin and the other six was the top priority. In front of Zhao Defang's coronation of the king, which was related to the crown prince, it did not seem so important.
Thus, when the Zhao officials once again asked the ministers in the throne room about the " commendation " of Shi Shouxin and the other six, who held important positions in the military, Prime Minister Zhao Pu and Prince Jin Zhao Guangyi, who had always been at odds with each other, did not stand out to express their different views. For the first time, the civil and military officials saw that the two of them, who regarded each other as old enemies, had finally reached an agreement on a political point.
When the Zhao family official who was sitting on the dragon throne saw that the civil and military officials who were facing him were silent, he was overjoyed. At first, he thought that his decision would attract the opposition of the officials who had a good personal relationship with Shi Shouxin and the other six. This time, he finally calmed down.
Therefore, the Zhao family instructed Wang Fugui, the head of the internal affairs, to read out the imperial edict drafted after he stood up to the civil and military officials and announce it to the world.
"Considering the hard work of Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Shenqi, Zhang Lingduo, Zhao Yanhui, and Luo Yanhuan when they founded the Great Song, I am worried about the health of these six officials. In order to share the busy work of these six important officials, I will change to their official positions.
"General Shi Shouxin, who was originally the Commander of the Imperial Guards and the Guide Provincial Governor, will be changed to the Tianping Provincial Governor and retain the title of Commander of the Imperial Guards. Gao Huaide, who was originally the Deputy Chief Inspector and Zhongwu Regional Governor, was now the Guide Regional Governor. Wang Shenqi, who was originally Dianqian Capital Commander and Yicheng Jiedushi, was now Zhongzheng Jiedushi. Zhang Lingduo, who was originally Guard Duyu Marquis and Zhen 'an Regional Governor, was now Zhen' an Regional Governor. The above four ministers were granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and ten thousand households of food.
"The original Jianxiong Army's military governor, the original commander of the cavalry and infantry, Luo Yanhuan, the original commander of the left wing of the crane, will be changed to the military governor of the Wuxin Army. Respect this!"
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