When the new king takes the throne, it is the time when the Ouchi Palace is most heavily guarded.
From the inner east gate to the inside, there are generals with armor sitting under almost every gate.
Outside the inner east gate, the ministers also stayed in the imperial city.
Naturally, this is also the time when banned news circulates the fastest.
Many things have already reached the ears of the officials in the imperial city without even needing to stay overnight.
"Your Majesty is truly a benevolent and forgiving king!" In the imperial city, all the noble ministers and clan members who stayed overnight showed expressions of admiration.
The last Emperor Renshu was Renmiao.
With Renmiao in place, it is a paradise for everyone!
Renmiao is a tolerant government, treating ministers with benevolence and forgiveness first, and treating the relatives of honorable ministers with generosity as its basis.
It is easy not to offend the ministers, and it is easy not to punish the clan.
Even if his courtiers said something he didn't like, he would only sulk for a while in the palace and rarely hold grudges all the time.
He also rarely makes decisions alone.
The ministers are always summoned to discuss together. After full discussion and support from the government and the opposition, he will implement some policies and laws.
The most important thing is: there is no market exchange method, let alone such annoying things as the equalization method.
At that time, everyone was so happy!
Now, if we come to another Ren Temple...
Even Wang Gui, who was suing at home, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the legend.
"Hello, Renshu!" He leaned back on the chair, finally letting go of his tense nerves.
"How generous!"
He was ranked number two in the second year of Qingli and served as an official for nearly twenty years under the rule of Renmiao.
Therefore, he knew very well what the political climate was like in the Renmiao era.
There is harmony at the top and bottom, and there is no trouble in the government and the public.
No matter how excessive the ministers were, the emperor always smiled.
It is said that even Beibei was deeply impressed by Renmiao's benevolent governance.
Even to this day, the Beibei chieftains would pay tribute in the palace on the anniversary of their death every year in Renmiao.
On the day of his death, he mourned for him as far as Yan, and mourned for him for thousands of miles.
Now that another Emperor Renshu is on the throne, Wang Gui feels that he should be able to escape unscathed.
At least, there is no problem in preserving the dignity of the prime minister.
Maybe, I can still keep all my titles!
However……
What Wang Gui didn't know was that - precisely because of this, everyone on and off the censorship stage had been beaten to death.
Since Emperor Renshu is on the throne.
Then if the Yushitai is too much, nothing will happen, right? ?
Think of the predecessors Huangyou and Jiayou.
Even if the prime ministers and governors are scolded, Sima Yi is alive and Wang Mang is resurrected.
It's nothing wrong with them. It's amazing that they went away for a few years and then came back.
As a result, the censors at the Yushitai revised their ammunition overnight.
Everyone felt that their previous words were still too mild.
If such gentle words were handed over, wouldn't they have no effect?
Of course, these bullets will not be handed over immediately.
Because now is the period of national mourning.
According to the system, unless there is a major military or national event, the General Information Department will not communicate anything.
Only after the first seven days have passed, and the ministers comfort the new king, and the empress dowager and empress dowager, will the Tongjian Department begin to operate.
It was also at that time that the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager would take the new monarch to meet with the ministers under the Yingyang Gate of Dauchi, and began to refuse the ministers' requests to listen to the government in accordance with the system.
It will take three resignations before official hearings will begin.
Taking advantage of this period of time, every censor tried his best to collect and inquire about Wang Gui's past in the market.
I can't wait to find out what happened when he wet the bed when he was a child.
Moreover, most people are too lazy to distinguish the truth from the false and just write it down when they hear it.
Censor, isn't that what it is? It is their duty to report things based on rumors!
But no one has ever asked them to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
That is a matter for the princes and officials in the court!
Therefore, Wang Gui had no idea what he was facing?
Wang Gui would not know it, because he was stupid and said such words, and the censors caught him.
Therefore, he became Li Xian's shield - there was a prime minister who "held both ends, regardless of justice" standing in front of him.
Who else would pay attention to the little thing that Li Xian reported falsely last year?
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The next day, in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, Gengzi in March (the seventh day of the lunar month).
When Zhao Xu woke up, Yan Shouqin, the minister beside the Queen Mother, was already waiting outside the curtain in front of the imperial court.
"Everyone, the Empress Dowager, I have ordered my ministers to inform you that the capital has gathered for a meeting. Since the left prime minister is at home and closed in on the crime, it is planned to appoint the right prime minister Cai Que as the envoy of Shanling. He will say his words today and go to Henan Prefecture first to serve as the envoy to the mountain. Emperor Daxing, explore the imperial mausoleum, excavate the underground palace, and build the Shinto!"
Zhao Xu nodded.
Cai Que serves as Shanling envoy, which means that now Wang Gui is basically determined to be dismissed as prime minister.
Cai Que will also have to ask the county to inform him after completing the mission of Shanling Envoy.
In this way, the three provinces and two mansions in the court suddenly had the positions of two prime ministers vacant.
And surrounding these two carrot pits will inevitably trigger competition within and outside the government.
"Change my clothes!" Zhao Xu said.
Immediately, a female official came forward to serve Zhao Xu and dress him.
Half of these female officials were from Zhao Xu's Qingning Palace, and the other half were personally selected by Empress Dowager Xiang in the Kunning Palace.
They are all trustworthy female officials who have served Empress Dowager Xiang for more than ten years.
While the emperor was changing his clothes, Yan Shouqin continued to report to the emperor what was going on in the court as instructed by the Queen Mother: "In addition, the three provinces gathered today and appointed General Secretary Song Qiu to go to the North to express his condolences!"
Zhao Xu hummed.
This is a reasonable thing.
Since the Chanyuan Alliance, the Liao and Song countries have generally maintained peace for decades.
The exchanges between the two countries have also formed systems and practices.
Not only every year, they would send envoys to each other to congratulate each other's monarchs on the New Year and Holy Days, and also to congratulate each other's Queen Mother and Queen on Holy Days (if there were any).
In addition, both parties will inform each other of major events.
For example, the death of an emperor, the accession of a new emperor, the establishment of a queen, the establishment of a prince, etc.
In terms of etiquette, the two countries have almost reached the extreme!
After changing into mourning clothes, Zhao Xu took the bamboo stick that was handed to him.
Holding it, Zhao Xu walked out of the dormitory, and then, surrounded by Yu Longzhi, left the Funing Hall.
Queen Mother Xiang's ceremonial guards were already waiting in front of the palace.
Zhao Xu stepped forward and met with the Empress Dowager.
Then the mother and son got on the Yanzhai car and headed to Yingyang Gate in Da Nei.
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Yingyang Gate is west of Xuanyou Gate and north of Houyuan. It is located between Chongzheng Hall and Chuigong Hall. It has been the place where the emperor summoned ministers before he came to the throne.
It was also the place where the emperor summoned his ministers in confinement.
In addition, this gate is also the only place where the concubines of the harem go to the back garden and enjoy the mountains and rivers.
When Zhao Xu and Empress Dowager Xiang arrived, the curtains had been raised in the small hall under the Yingyang Gate and the seats had been set up.
The Queen Mother also sat on the west side of the curtain.
"Empress Dowager, everyone come to the palace!" shouted one of the ministers.
Empress Dowager Xiang took Zhao Xu and walked in from the back door of the small hall.
Empress Dowager Xiang first took Zhao Xu to the Empress Dowager to say hello.
The mother and son sat on the two mattresses on the east side of the hall.
The two mattresses are one behind the other in terms of location, but they are very close to each other.
This is Zhao Xu's idea or invention.
Because there was no precedent to follow, and because of Zhao Xu's invention, Empress Dowager Xiang was very happy.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, in the future era of the Two Houses, this method of mother and son sitting back and forth to listen to politics will become customized.
In other words, Zhao Xu no longer has to look at the minister's butt.
After the mother and son sat down, officials from the Tongjian Department led Cai Que, who was wearing mourning clothes, to Yingyang Gate.
As soon as Cai Que arrived in front of the small hall, he immediately bowed his head towards the small hall and said, "My lord, Shangshu's right servant She and Zhongshu's assistant Que, I respectfully wish to express my sincere wishes to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Blessings to the Queen Mother!"
"Blessings to the Queen Mother!"
"My lord, no courtesy!" said the Empress Dowager.
"My lord, no courtesy!" Xiang Taihou also said.
Zhao Xu said softly: "The right prime minister is my humerus. He is an important minister of the country, so there is no need to be polite... Come, give me a seat for your right prime minister!"
Behind the curtain, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang listened and nodded with satisfaction.
They all thought to themselves: "Brother Six is so smart!"
"After only being taught the manners and speech skills for summoning ministers once, you can remember them and use them with care..."
Especially the speed and manner in which Zhao Xu spoke made the two of them particularly happy.
Not sick or slow, gentle as jade, worthy of a gentleman!
Cai Que, who was outside the curtain, bowed his head and bowed again, saying thanks: "Your Majesty is so kind to me. The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager favor me. I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude!"
Only then did he sit on the porcelain pier that was moved by an internal minister, holding a jade plant, and looked respectfully towards the curtain.
"I'm here to say goodbye to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager!" Cai Que held the jade bag and was slightly excited: "The three provinces in the capital hall gathered for a meeting. I and other ministers all thought that now that the left prime minister If you plead guilty, then as I am the Right Chancellor and have been favored by the Daxing Emperor for many years, I should respectfully serve as the Daxing Emperor’s Mountain Envoy..."
Zhao Xu felt sad in his heart as he listened to Cai Que's words behind the curtain.
Cai Que was not like this in his previous life!
After Wang Gui's death, he refused to be a mountain envoy.
When he came back as a mountain envoy, he refused to go to the county to ask for help.
But now, at least under the Yingyang Sect, he is willing to go.
I'm afraid that when I come back, I will also invite the county according to tradition.
And all of this was caused by Zhao Xu taking the initiative and being appointed the governor three days in advance.
Three days changed everything.
Cai did not need to contact Yanda with Zhang Dun anymore.
Without forcing the palace, Cai Que was no longer dangerous in the eyes of the Empress Dowager and someone who must be eliminated quickly.
And because of Wang Gui's incident, Cai Que was able to exclusively enjoy the great contribution of making decisions and establishing the governor's support - even if he was passive.
But, this is also credit.
So, Cai Que stopped resisting, right?
Zhao Xu thought in his heart.
The Empress Dowager had already begun to follow the tradition and asked: "My husband is here to serve as the mausoleum envoy of the Daxing Emperor. I don't know if everything in the court has been arranged properly?"
How dare Cai Que dare to make the decision for the two palaces on this matter? Immediately he held the fluorine in his hand and worshiped: "I am going to tell the Empress Dowager: This matter was not something I could have foreseen!"
"This is the right of the master!"
According to the system, the ministers of more than two systems and the ministers in charge of the six ministries can only be removed by special decree of the emperor.
No matter the three provinces, two governments, or the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they have no right to interfere, and they cannot interfere!
The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang were both satisfied with Cai Que's answer, so they looked at each other, nodded, and said, "Neither I nor the Empress Dowager have ever been in court before, and they don't know much about Kun Chen!"
"The right prime minister has been in the government for more than ten years and has been the prime minister for several years. He has assisted the emperor Daxing, reformed the state affairs, and promoted the official system. Who among the ministers is worthy of the military and state duties?"
Cai Que held the fluorine again and replied: "I am so frightened, how dare I say this?"
"However, if the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor do not regard me as despicable, I would be bold enough to recommend someone..."
"Huh?" Both palaces had doubts in their eyes.
Cai Quezhi paid homage to him: "I am bold, but I foolishly thought that Han Jiang, a veteran of the previous dynasty, a minister of the great emperor, an envoy of Jieduzhi Jianxiong Army, an envoy of Henan Prefecture, and the West Taiyi Palace, can be held in a big position!"
"I will recommend you to His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager!"
So he left the porcelain pier and bowed his head to the ground.
This time, not only the eyes of the two palaces were shining brightly.
Even Zhao Xu shouted in his heart!
This Cai Que is really awesome!
Sure enough, there was only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname! No wonder the world calls Right Prime Minister Cai indeed Cai Dazui!
What a big mouth to eat!
The candidate recommended by Cai Que was like a bullet, hitting Zhao Xu's heart.
It also hit the hearts of the two palaces.
reason?
Now that Wang Gui is destined to resign, he may not even be able to get a good result now.
Now Cai Que is definitely going to know the place.
Judging from seniority, popularity, influence on the government and the opposition, favorability in front of the two palaces, and even acceptance by the new party and the old party.
There is no more suitable candidate than Han Jiang.
The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang, after pondering for a long time, were also moved by the candidates recommended by Cai Que.
Because they thought for a long time, they really did not think of a more suitable candidate to take over as prime minister than Han Jiang.
Sima Guang?
The Empress Dowager thought so, but Sima Guang had never been a prime minister, and had never entered the three provinces or two governments.
Therefore, Sima Guang had to serve as governor of the East or West Government for at least one term before he could become prime minister.
Lu Gongzhu is barely qualified, but the problem is that he is far away in Yangzhou, and it will take almost twenty days to make and deliver the documents to the prime minister, and it will take another twenty days for him to come to Beijing to perform his duties.
Too far! Not suitable for the current needs of the court!
And the remaining people with qualifications are too old.
You can't ask Taishi Wen to enter the court again, right?
He is almost eighty years old!
Moreover, Taishi Wen has already retired from office. Asking him to return to the court to take charge of the overall situation will make the Northern and Western pirates think that the Song Dynasty has no one!
Seriously affecting international viewing!
Zhang Fangping, Wang Gongchen and others have the same reason.
Among the remaining people who are not from the New Party and can be chosen by the two palaces, the only ones left are Feng Jing in Heyang Mansion, Han Wei in Xuzhou, and Sun Gu who was raised at home.
Feng Jing, neither palace wants to choose.
The reason is that when this person was in the capital last year, his reputation was not very good. When he was young, he helped others commit marriage fraud.
In terms of character, the two palaces are not at ease.
As for Han Wei? That's Han Jiang's younger brother. The prestige and seniority are far inferior to Han Jiang!
The remaining Sun Gu certainly made the two palaces feel good.
But the problem is that Sun Gu is seriously lacking in prestige!
If he becomes prime minister, almost no one will be convinced!
Besides, Sun Gu's health has always been poor. If he were forced to push him up, he would make a fool of himself if he died in office.
The only problem with Han Jiang is that she is a bit old.
But, no matter in the eyes of Zhao Xu or the eyes of the two palaces, this is an advantage!
Why?
If a transitional prime minister is very young, what if he does a good job and occupies the carrot pit?
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Note: Cai Que's name, pronounced in reverse, is Que Cai.
In the Fujian dialect at that time, the pronunciation of Quecai was the name of a Fujian home-cooked dish: shell vegetables.
The so-called shell vegetables are clams. The clams open their mouths and rattle.
Therefore, Cai was indeed called Cai Dazui and Cai Clam by his contemporaries.
Well, this nickname was given by Liu Ye, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty.
Liu Tong once assisted Sima Guang in compiling Zizhi Tongjian and was responsible for the Han history part.
What this guy likes to do most is to give nicknames to the rulers in power or make fun of them.
And usually the nicknames he gives out are so vivid and deeply rooted in people's hearts that they will stay with that person for life.
