"Chen Zong returns..."
"Your Majesty's Discipline..."
"Blessings to the Holy One!"
Zhao Xu sat on the special small mattress and looked at the two relatives crawling in the hall.
They are all acquaintances from previous lives!
Xiang Zonghui began to serve as an official during the Yuanyou period and was quite good at local management.
After Zhao Xu took office, he was promoted to the magistrate of Caizhou - this was actually used to bribe Empress Dowager Xiang to stop her troubles in the palace.
Who knew that Xiang Zonghui actually did a good job!
As for Gao Gongji...
During the Shaosheng era, people who cut off their tails to survive, sold Gao Shichong, Wang Gui and Xing Shu.
If brothers Gao Gongji and Gao Gonghui hadn't made the first report, Zhao Xu would still not be able to find out many things.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Xu has a good idea of the characters of these two people.
"Please get up, the two relatives of the country!" Zhao Xu ordered softly: "Feng Jing, give a seat to the two relatives of the country!"
"Your Majesty is so kind to me, I will deeply appreciate it!"
Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji hurriedly bowed again, and then they dared to sit on the chairs brought by Feng Jing.
"Are the two ladies in good health?" Zhao Xu asked after they sat down.
"Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for your kindness. My mother-in-law has always been happy at home. Recently, I heard that your majesty is visiting the great treasure. So she often teaches us descendants of the Gao family: "The official family has newly ascended the throne. As a relative of the country, I, the Gao family, should set an example. You should study hard at home and don't cause trouble outside!" Gao Gongji answered first.
Xiang Zonghui also replied: "Thanks to your majesty for your kindness, our ancestors are at home, only eating vegetarian food and chanting sutras, and often teaching us Xiang family descendants: As the emperor's relatives, you are an official's arm, your talents are few and your knowledge is shallow, and you cannot help the official family to bring peace to the world. You should live a good life at home and cultivate your moral character. If anyone dares to cause trouble outside and violate the laws of the country, even if the emperor is merciful, I will never forgive him!"
Zhao Xu nodded: "The two ladies understand the righteousness well. It is a blessing for the country to have such a virtuous lady!"
"Don't dare! Don't dare!"
Gao Gongji and Xiang Zonghui both stood up quickly and bowed again.
Then, the two of them each took out a written list of words from their sleeves, respectfully presented it in their hands, and then bowed: "Your Majesty, out of pure filial piety, uses your most holy deeds to show favor to your ministers..."
"I am so frightened that I really don't dare to accept this grace. I hope your majesty will take back my order!"
After saying that, he prostrated deeply on the ground.
When Zhao Xu saw it, he winked at Feng Jing and asked Feng Jing to collect the speech form.
Then he put it directly in front of the case without looking at it, and said: "My dear friends, please don't refuse. This is my filial piety towards my great-mother and empress!"
Under Confucian values, the flow of three words and three orders, which is a virtual response to the story, should be carried out.
Gao Gongji and Xiang Zong returned to pay homage again: "I and others are terrified!"
They won't mention it anymore. As long as they express their attitude, the next thing will be handled by the company.
"My dear friends, do you have any official duties?" Zhao Xu asked again.
Xiang Zong replied: "I have reported to the official family that I am favored by Emperor Daxing. I was once promoted to a minister and served as a judge of the Qun Mu Division. Recently, I have been idle at home..."
Zhao Xu nodded.
Qunmu Division, before the Xining Reform, was a place specially used in the Song Dynasty to house foreign relatives and noble officials.
Why?
More oil and water, less things to do!
There is a saying: The herds in the group eat dung, and the three groups are popular.
This is not a derogatory term, but envy!
The Department of Animal Husbandry, who is responsible for raising horses, fills the small treasury of the Yamen every year just by selling bricks of dung.
What's more, the Group Animal Husbandry Department originally had a lot of funds and allocations, and the officials were very happy to help them.
In the past, even a low-ranking official from the ninth rank of Qunmu could eat in Bianjing City from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
Every meal is meaty and every meal is delicious!
After the Xining Reform, this situation became more prominent.
Because the implementation of the Horse Protection Law allowed the Department of Animal Husbandry to extend its hands into local civil affairs.
Yuanfeng's restructuring, the dismissal of the Qun Mu Division, and the transfer of officials and powers to Taipu Temple did not prevent the spread of this situation.
In short, in the Song Dynasty, if someone said that he was an official in Qunmusi (Taipu Temple), he was definitely very rich.
If you hang out with him, you will never go hungry!
"Where is Gao Aiqing?" Zhao Xu looked at Gao Gongji again.
The latter immediately paid homage: "I was registered by the official family. Because of my father's influence, I was appointed as the only marquis of the same family by Emperor Daxing. However, I like to study, and I have failed to live up to the great love of Emperor Daxing..."
The title of "Hemen Zhihou" and "Hemen Tongshi Shiren" are among the ranks of military ministers, and they have always been considered to be noble and important positions of beautiful officials.
Therefore, it is often used as a consolation prize for relatives and clan members.
Because if there is no actual assignment, this is just an honorary title.
But once given the actual assignment, it will be terrible.
Because Hemen Zhihou was a seventh-grade imperial guard and military official, and was sent to local prefectures and counties, he could at least serve as the commander of the military and horse capital along the way.
With a little merit, one can directly skip the rank of ambassador and jump to the rank of horizontal rank.
This is a real job, not a fake job that people in the clan have honed at home.
Therefore, if the relatives of the Song Dynasty want to become high-ranking officials, it is more than a hundred times easier than others!
Gao Zunyu had successfully captured Lingzhou City if he had not stopped Liu Changzuo.
Now he is probably a full-time Jiedushi envoy.
After death, the king of a big country cannot escape.
"That's it..." Zhao Xu pretended to think for a moment, then turned his head and looked behind the curtain behind him.
There sat Queen Mother Xiang, who had accompanied him here.
"Queen mother, I want to give the two countrymen a beautiful official..."
"I wonder if I can ask the ministers of the capital to bring Tang Bo to the front of the palace?"
Zhao Xu spoke softly, but his heart was already beating loudly.
The power of the emperor lies in life and death!
As long as a piece of white linen paper is sent out, a minister can enter the three provinces and two governments. The emperor is called the emperor.
As long as an imperial edict is sent, a senior minister thousands of miles away can be demoted to a remote military state. The emperor is the emperor.
As long as a golden talisman is sent to the edge, a general can obediently hand over his military power. The emperor will be the emperor who follows the emperor's envoy back to Beijing to plead guilty.
But he is too young, and no minister will believe that he can handle state affairs well.
Moreover, physical limitations also forced him to temporarily cooperate with the two palaces.
Let the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang handle most of the state affairs on his behalf.
This will allow his now thin body and brain to get enough rest and development time.
However, as the emperor, Zhao Xu is always looking for every possible opportunity to contaminate and grasp power.
Personnel rights are the most critical thing among them.
He needs to prove that he understands this.
Today's opportunity is the best opportunity.
As soon as Zhao Xu's words came out, the brains of Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji in the small hall shut down at this moment.
Mother?
The Queen Mother is here?
U.S. official?
Are the officials going to confer official positions on us? !
They swallowed, and their hearts jumped.
Tang Bo? !
Officials are serious!
The two took a deep breath.
Who doesn’t want to be an official, a high official, a noble and beautiful official?
For a moment, the two royal relatives felt their mouths were dry, and even their throats seemed to be smoking.
This chapter took a long time to write and revise!
Well, there will be more later. If nothing happens in the future, it should be updated three times a day!
(End of chapter)
