The next day, in the Great Song's Hall of Benevolence, Madam Pan, who had become the Empress Dowager, was meeting with the four ministers of the court.
Prime Minister Zhang Jun, Vice Prime Minister Qin Hui, famous minister Li Gang, famous scholar Zhao Ding…
These four people were the leaders of the Song Dynasty, and they controlled the government of the Song Dynasty together…
If the little Emperor Zhao Fou wanted to rule the country, he would not be able to avoid these four famous officials.
Empress Dowager Pan had called the four ministers over to ask them to help her son.
Pan Shi thought, Zhao Fu is only an 8-year-old child, how can he govern the Song Dynasty?
She was not a smart and capable woman. She only knew how to help her husband and teach her children. She did not know how to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
Thus, the Great Song still needed the support of these four people…
Empress Dowager Pan had no choice but to lower her voice to the four ministers for the sake of the Great Song Empire and the life of Zhao Fu…
This was the most she could do as an incompetent woman…
Empress Dowager Pan ordered the palace maids to serve tea. After exchanging a few pleasantries with the few of them, she spoke in a pleading tone.
"Milords, the late emperor passed away, leaving us orphans and widows behind. How can we govern such a huge country? In the future, I'll have to ask all of you to help me with the matters in the court! All of you are adults that the late emperor relied heavily on, and the late emperor had always trusted you. You…you have to help us properly. Don't bully us orphans and widows!”
Empress Dowager Pan was an honest woman. Although she was already the Empress Dowager, she still did not know how to speak.
As the empress dowager of a country, she not only lacked dignity, but her words were also very childish.
Zhang Jun, Li Gang, and the others couldn't help but smile. They wanted to hear what the empress dowager had to say…
What did he mean by not bullying orphans and widows…
You are the empress dowager, we are officials, you are the master, we are subjects, why are you begging us?
These words were too undignified, too frivolous…
Why did this sound like something an empress dowager would say…
Qin Hui was the least loyal to the Great Song. When he heard Empress Dowager Pan's childish words, he almost couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Hui had expected Empress Dowager Pan to be incompetent, but he had not expected her to be so incompetent.
No wonder Empress Dowager Pan had been in the palace for so long. Even though she had a crown prince, her status was still that of a concubine. Any woman with some means would have long relied on her son to rise to the top. Even if she was not the Empress, she would still be an Imperial Consort. However, Empress Dowager Pan had always been an ordinary Consort.
This was all caused by Empress Dowager Pan's personality.
Such an unsophisticated Empress Dowager who did not understand politics made Qin Hui look down on her again.
He thought to himself that the current empress dowager was weak and easily bullied, and the little emperor was an ignorant child…
Wasn't this the chance for him to arrange his henchmen and control the government?
Qin Hui looked at Li Gang and the other two. He thought to himself that these three old fellows were the only obstacles to his monopoly of power. As long as he could find a way to deal with them, Qin Hui would be able to call the wind and call the rain in the court and control the Song Dynasty.
After thinking about this, Qin Hui lowered his head and his eyes turned quickly. He began to secretly plan in his heart.
As for Li Gang, Zhang Jun, and Zhao Ding, they were extremely loyal to the Great Song. Although the three of them felt that the young Empress Dowager's personality was a little ridiculous, as loyal officials of the Great Song, they would still fight to the death to serve the Great Song.
Li Gang was the oldest of the three, while Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding were slightly younger.
The white-haired official, Li Gang, left his seat and bowed to the ground with the other two future pillars of the country.
The three loyal generals kowtowed to Empress Dowager Pan and wept bitterly.
Although Qin Hui was not happy in his heart, for the sake of face, he had no choice but to follow the three of them and act.
"Empress Dowager, don't worry. The four of us will fight to the death to serve our country! The safety of the Great Song and His Majesty is more important than our lives! As long as the four of us are alive, we won't let anyone harm the Great Song or His Majesty!”
"The four of us swear today that we will sacrifice our lives to assist His Majesty in reviving the Great Song! If anyone were to violate this oath, they would be struck by lightning, shattered into pieces, and never reincarnated! Heaven and earth, we can all witness it!"
Of course, Li Gang, Zhang Jun, and Zhao Ding swore sincerely.
However, Qin Hui's oath was just an empty promise. Even he himself did not believe these vows.
It was because Mr. Qin's conscience and dignity had long been replaced with leftovers in the golden man's prison van…
Right now, Mr. Qin only cared about power and benefits. If she talked to him about feelings, it would hurt her money…
Empress Dowager Pan was a woman without a mind of her own. When she heard the sincerity of these four officials and the fact that they were all crying, she believed them. The simple-minded Empress Dowager Pan finally felt a little relieved.
"Quick, someone, go to the Eastern Palace and call His Majesty over!”
Empress Dowager Pan was so moved that tears of joy flowed down her face. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and ordered the palace maids beside her.
"These four lords have done great kindness to the Great Song and to us! Quickly find His Majesty and let him thank the four sirs together with bengong! Bengong wants His Majesty to treat the four sirs like elders in the future!”
"Yes, Empress Dowager!"
After the two palace maids received the order, they quickly ran out to pass on the order. Because Zhao He had not officially succeeded to the throne, he was still temporarily living in the Eastern Palace.
Empress Dowager Pan ordered the eunuchs beside her to help the four ministers up, gratified and eager to call for people to change their tea.
When Zhang Jun and the other three heard that Empress Dowager Pan had sent people to find the little Emperor, they thought that this was exactly what they wanted.
They were just about to discuss with the little Emperor and his wife about letting Empress Dowager Pan sit behind the curtain…
Because the little Emperor was too young to handle government affairs, he had to let Empress Dowager Pan assist him…
Although Empress Dowager Pan was an honest person and her ability was worrying, which made Zhang Jun and the others very worried…everyone thought that it was better to let Empress Dowager Pan manage the government than let that eight-year-old naughty child manage the government, right? No matter what, she was still an adult. Could it be that she was inferior to that little emperor?
Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, there was a precedent for the Empress Dowager to hold power behind the curtain…
It wasn't too sudden for Empress Dowager Pan to take over the little Emperor's position…
Zhang Jun and the others thought that from now on, the political structure of Great Song would be formed by Empress Dowager Pan and the four of them.
Although Zhao He was the emperor who ruled the world, Zhang Jun and the others naturally forgot about him.
After all, no one would believe that a mere eight-year-old child would have the ability to rule the world.
Zhang Jun and the others thought that they could discuss the matters of the court with Empress Dowager Pan.
As for the little Emperor, he would be sent to the imperial garden to play with the eunuchs and collect bird eggs.
Rule the country? Hmph, this kid is still too inexperienced…
It was better to let him grow a few years older first and wait until he was sensible…
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