The Great Song army forced the Jin soldiers to retreat.
If they could break through the capital of Yan in one fell swoop, all the lost land of the Northern Song Dynasty would be returned.
The original Embroidered Uniform Guards were definitely not enough.
In addition, the Jin Kingdom had suffered such a great defeat. If the Han and Yue armies worked harder, they might be able to take them away.
Taking down Xixia, Dali, and Tubo was just around the corner.
Once the Embroidered Uniform Guards welcomed expansion, they could no longer hide in the dark.
Zhao Hao decided to modify the Embroidered Uniform Guards and bring them into the open. He also increased their treatment.
Firstly, it wouldn't disappoint Azure Dragon and the others.
Secondly, it could intimidate the courtiers and let them know that there was a sharp sword hanging over their heads that could fall at any time.
"Hurry up and do it."
Zhao Hao waved his hand to dismiss Azure Dragon and then rushed into the palace.
A few minutes later.
Zhao Hao slipped into Chuigong Hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Many voices sounded at the same time.
"…What are you guys doing here?"
Zhao Hao turned his head and saw five cabinet scholars, General Li Chengxie, and Xiao Guizi, the supervisor of the East Chamber, kneeling in the hall.
"Your Majesty,"
"Commander Azure Dragon received a secret report saying that His Majesty is about to return.”
"This servant happened to be here, so I overheard it.”
"How dare I not wait here to pay my respects to Your Majesty?" Xiao Guizi said with a smile.”
"Alright, alright, quickly get up.”
"Why don't you take a look at how old you are?”
"How can I stand kneeling for so long?" Zhao Hao waved his hand.”
Li Guang, the oldest among the elders, was already sixty-two years old.
Zhu Shengfei and Zhao Ding, one fifty-eight and the other fifty-five, were not young people.
Zhang Jun and Zhu Shengfei were much younger than them. One was forty-three, and the other had just turned thirty-eight.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The five elders thanked him profusely.
"Why are there so many memorials?"
Zhao Hao looked at the table. Hundreds of memorials were piled up into a small mountain. He could not help but frown.
"Your Majesty!"
"We can't come up with a unified opinion on the matters reported by these civil officials and generals.”
"I implore Your Majesty to make a judgment personally," said Zhang Jun, the chief assistant of the cabinet.”
"Your Majesty and the Grand Secretary are discussing the state affairs.”
"I will take my leave first.”
Li Chengxie and Xiao Guizi looked at each other and quickly retreated out of the hall.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards and the other two organizations were Zhao Hao's most trusted tools. They could not interfere with the government.
Li Chengxie and the others understood this very well.
……
Hanging in the hall.
Zhao Hao beckoned the Pavilion Elders to sit down and casually flipped open a memorial to read.
After casually scanning through the memorial, Zhao Hao picked up a red pen and quickly approved it.
He picked up another memorial, glanced at it, and quickly gave another reply.
This was repeated, repeated.
Zhao Hao only used ten minutes to finish approving more than a hundred memorials. Zhang Jun and the others were dumbfounded.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Zhao Hao waved his hand, and the memorials flew up and landed on the five Pavilion Elders.
"The matters reported by these officials are indeed complicated.”
"This is your first time in charge of the cabinet, so it's normal that you can't handle it.”
"After Zhen has personally approved it today, you can circulate it among yourselves.”
Zhao Hao glanced at the old Taoist priests and thought,"If there are similar memorials in the future, just deal with them according to these rules."”
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The five elders bowed.
"Then let's call it a day."
"Go back and rest."
"I'm a little tired too." Zhao Hao waved his hand.”
"…Your Majesty, we have something to report.”
Zhang Jun took out a memorial from his pocket.
"If you have anything to say, just say it.”
"I won't read the memorial." Zhao Hao waved his hand slightly.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The Ministry of Rites has decided to hold the coronation ceremony for His Majesty on the second day of the second month.”
"We have drafted a few year names. Your Majesty, please decide personally.”
"Secondly!"
"His Majesty is about to come of age. He should let the officials present beautiful women and choose concubines!”
"This matter concerns the foundation of the country, so please allow it, Your Majesty." Zhang Jun bowed.”
In ancient times, the balance of yin and yang was emphasized. The more concubines the emperor had, the better his health would be, and the officials would be more at ease.
"Let's do as you say."
Of course, Zhao Hao wouldn't object to this.
It wasn't easy for him to become the emperor, so it would be inappropriate if he didn't choose a few more concubines.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The pavilion elders were overjoyed.
Ever since Zhao Hao ascended the throne, they had only met twice.
This was the first time Liu Guang and Hu Quan had met the emperor.
The deeds of killing Qin Hui with a single sword and forcing the Retired Emperor to abdicate the throne in the Imperial Court had truly terrified them.
Today was the first time they were discussing political affairs. They had already prepared for the worst, but they did not expect it to go so smoothly.
……
The next day at court.
The cabinet chief begged Zhao Hao to approve the selection.
After careful consideration, Zhao Hao agreed to the cabinet's request.
Officials above the ninth rank and unmarried women above the age of ten in their families should be registered so that the officials of the Ministry of Rites could go and check.
After the initial selection.
Zhao Hao would personally select the concubines for this batch of women, and the rest would serve as palace maids.
Zhao Hao didn't take a fancy to any of the year titles that the cabinet had handed over.
Most of these year titles were very dull and did not have a cool feeling.
"I will think about the year title again."
"Let's settle the selection first."
Zhao Hao waved his hand and said,"Retreat."”
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