The death of the emperor was a major event.
However, the system of the Song Dynasty determined that the emperor ruled the world with the scholars of the world. Everything was carried out according to the prescribed order.
Even without the emperor, everything in the empire was still running normally, including the emperor's death.
After the decades of Emperor Renzong and Emperor Yingzong, the Song Dynasty's bureaucracy had become very powerful. The imperial power had declined, and the scholar-bureaucrats had power in the government.
Those who could rise to the Imperial Court were mostly scholar-bureaucrats. All of them were old foxes and were not easy to deal with.
The deceased Song Yingzong was originally adopted by Song Renzong. He ruled the world for four years without doing anything. Almost all the imperial power was divided by Empress Dowager Cao and the prime minister, so it could be said that he died of depression.
Zhao Xu, who had just ascended the throne, was not even in the eyes of his relatives and powerful ministers, let alone someone who was not even twenty years old.
Zhao Xu naturally knew all of this. The entire court was filled with old scholars and women. There was still a long way to go to open up new ideas and reform the maladministration.
In the main hall, Zhao Xu sat upright as he listened to Prime Minister Han Qi and Vice Prime Minister Sima Guang report on the former emperor's plans.
This Sima Guang was already close to fifty years old and was the leader of the scholar-bureaucrats. He was upright and honest, and his literary talent was soaring, but his brain was stubborn.
Prime Minister Han Qi was an old fox, a fence-sitter. If the Reformist Party was powerful, they would side with the Reformist Party, and if the Conservatives were powerful, they would side with the Conservatives.
He was good at being an official, but his ability was extremely mediocre.
However, it was this old fox in the court who stole the position of prime minister and combined it with the scholar-bureaucrats to make the emperor figurehead.
The dead Song Yingzong and the famous Song Renzong were kidnapped in this way.
In the Hall of Heroes, Zhao Xu was sitting in the main hall, dressed in a white robe. Beside him was Wang Yong, the head eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Attendants.
Wang Yong had a fat head, big ears, and a short stature, looking like a round ball.
However, his eyes were full of vigor, and although he bowed, he did not look charming.
His fearless background was Empress Dowager Cao, and Empress Dowager Cao was his backer.
And now, Empress Dowager Cao had been promoted to Grand Empress Dowager.
In the Song Dynasty, eunuchs did not have much power. It was because Song Taizu had learned the lesson of the late Tang Dynasty and strictly controlled eunuchs.
The other was the outer court of the Song Dynasty, which meant that the prime minister had great power and could manage the affairs of the Internal Attendants Province, while the eunuchs of the Internal Attendants Province could not interfere with the affairs of the outer court.
"Wang Yong."
"I'm here."
Zhao Xu slowly turned his head and stared at Wang Yong. His eyes were calm, as if he could see through Wang Yong's heart at a glance.
"The Qin Dynasty had Zhao Gao. During the Taizu Dynasty, there was a eunuch named Wang Ji 'en.”
Boom...
When Wang Yong heard this, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. Zhao Gao was a powerful eunuch, and everyone knew about it.
Wang Ji 'en was a eunuch bribed by Song Taizong, Zhao Guangyi. Originally, after Song Taizong's sudden death, Empress Song wanted to recruit Zhao Defang to succeed the throne.
And this Wang Jien called Zhao Guangyi over to steal the throne.
Wang Yong saw Zhao Xu's eyes and was so scared that he immediately knelt down and gradually kowtowed:
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I only want to be a eunuch by Your Majesty's side. Please examine this matter.”
Although Wang Yong was in charge of the Internal Attendants Province and had clung to Empress Dowager Cao, he was still a small character in the eyes of the Emperor. Squeezing him to death was like squashing a bug.
If the Emperor used the power of the outer court, even Empress Dowager Cao would find it difficult to protect him.
Thinking of this, Wang Yong broke out in cold sweat. The palace clothes on his back were already soaked. The calmness on his face was swept away, and fear appeared.
Wang Yong had experienced three dynasties, but he had never seen such a sharp gaze from the emperor in front of him. That gaze was like a dagger.
Zhao Xu looked at Wang Yong, who was kneeling in front of him and shivering, and smiled:
"Get up. I didn't say that you're Wang Jien.”
"I dare not!"
Wang Yong's hands and feet couldn't help trembling.
"Get up!"
As soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, Wang Yong immediately got up and looked up in panic. His heart immediately felt like it was electrocuted, and his three souls and six spirits were shocked by Tian Zi's gaze.
Song Renzong and Song Yingzong didn't have such gazes. They were like heavenly fire, burning the sun and the moon.
"Wang Yong."
"I'm here!"
"Zhen asks you, are you the empress dowager's or zhen's?”
Wang Yong had been in the palace for many years. He immediately understood the whole story and immediately knelt down: "I am His Majesty's subordinate, and the Internal Attendants Department is His Majesty's Internal Attendants Department. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."
"It's good that you know. I won't pursue the past. From now on, if you can't tell good from bad, I'll take your life at any time.”
"I understand. I only respect and serve His Majesty.”
Zhao Xu nodded slowly and replied with a "yes".
"Now, go and do something for me. Where is Wang Anshi?”
"Your Majesty, Wang Anshi is the Zhizhou of Jiangning.”
"Take Zhen's verbal order and borrow him to Kaifeng. Zhen wants to put him in an important position.”
"I accept your order!"
Wang Yong bowed and left. When he was outside the palace gate, he found that his whole body was covered in cold sweat. After returning to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he hurriedly took a few imperial guards to brave the snow and wind to go south.
In the Hall of Heroes, Zhao Xu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. The palace maids beside him kept bringing him all kinds of hot food, wine, and preserved fruits, but he turned a deaf ear to them.
In today's court, the whole court was made up of Shu Ru. Han Qi, Sima Guang, Fu Bi, Su Xun, and Wen Yanbo were all scholar-officials.
These people were the role models of scholars in the world, and their personal characters were also very noble.
However, these people were the guardians of the ancestral laws. They followed the ancestral system and opposed any reform.
If they wanted to start a comprehensive reform immediately, these people would be the obstacles to the reform.
Wang Anshi was the only one who was determined to reform, and he was honest and noble.
Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi could be considered reformists who were inclined to reform, while Su Shi's younger brother, Su Zhe, was a person with a strong start but a weak finish.
As a transmigrator who studied history, Zhao Xu knew these people very well.
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