After listening to Wu Juhou's report, the two palaces immediately issued an edict and ordered a thorough investigation.
In order to prevent delays and prevarication.
The two palaces directly ordered that Li Ding, the direct bachelor of Longtuge and the minister of household affairs, take the lead in dispatching the censor from the Yushitai to Jingdong Road and Jingdongxi Road to investigate.
Li Ding is naturally very motivated.
Immediately ordered a notice to be posted in Bianjing City, announcing that all civil servants and officials on Jingdong Road and Jingdong West Road would be reported.
He also selected the supervisory censor Huang Jianquan to know the Inspection and Inspection Institute, and opened the three inspection boxes of Chongren, Shenming, and Sijian of the Inspection and Inspection Institute.
All complaints, grievances and cases related to Jingdong Road and Jingdong West Road can be put into these three inspection boxes.
…
The affairs of Wu Juhou and Jingdong Road and Jingdong West Road actually did not occupy much time of Liang Gong and Zhao Xu.
On the same day, after meeting Li Ding and arranging things.
The two palaces took Zhao Xu to practice etiquette for an afternoon in Baoci Palace.
The next day, March Jiayin (20th).
It was just dawn when Zhao Xu had already woken up. After washing up, Queen Mother Xiang came with his people.
Under the service of the female officials around the Queen Mother, Zhao Xu put on the emperor's sacrificial robes specially made for him.
White gauze with a single lining, red stockings and red polo shirt, outer clothing is Xuanyi and Shang, twelve chapters are worn on the body, eight are on clothing: sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, Chinese insects, fire, Zong Yi, four are on Shang: algae, rice flour, 黼, 黼.
The collar is turned upward, like a rising dragon.
The clothes hang down under the mountain seals and dragon seals. Each chapter has one row, and each row has twelve layers, all of which are woven.
Above the covered knees, there are three more chapters: dragon, mountain, and fire.
The waist is equipped with a large belt, which is plain with vermilion on the top and green on the bottom.
Wearing a crown on her head, twelve layers of white beads hang down, forming a tassel, which makes her ears soft. A jade hairpin passes through the small crown. Even though it has been deliberately made small, it is still very heavy.
Other ceremonial artifacts such as Lulu jade swords, double ribbons and six colors, large ribbons, small ribbons, and heavenly sticks were also placed in Zhao Xu's hands or worn.
It took almost two quarters of an hour just to put on this crown.
It can be said to be extremely cumbersome and complicated.
This is why the set of emperor's crowns passed down from the Han Dynasty will become ceremonial sacrificial clothes.
Except for worshiping ancestors and heaven, and the annual Daqing Hall meeting on the first day of the first lunar month, there is no reason why the emperors of the Song Dynasty would be willing to wear it.
Too much trouble!
In fact, during the Song Dynasty, emperors usually wore regular clothes when they were in the palace - whatever was comfortable for them.
This is just like modern people.
Uniforms are only worn at work, who wears them after get off work? Don't you find it troublesome?
But, having said that, the Han people’s aesthetic taste is really strong.
With the crown on his body, Zhao Xu's temperament changed.
Everyone who met left and right congratulated the Queen Mother: "The majesty and laws of the official family are now in place!"
Empress Dowager Xiang was also very satisfied with Zhao Xu's appearance after wearing the crown: "In a few years, my son will be able to enter the world!"
Zhao Xu smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "No matter how much your son grows up, he will still be the son of the Queen Mother!"
This made the Empress Dowager laugh so hard that the heavy phoenix crown on her head was shaking.
So, Empress Dowager Xiang took Zhao Xu and walked out of Funing Palace in the morning light.
Outside the Funing Palace, the Emperor's Jade Chariot has been surrounded and protected by Yulong Zhuzhi, quietly waiting for its loyal owner in front of the Funing Palace.
This thing is a real cultural relic!
A treasure passed down by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty!
It is said that Wu Zetian, Tang Xuanzong and Tang Xuanzong all sat on it.
Therefore, all the emperors of the Song Dynasty cherished it.
Through continuous repairs, maintenance, and upkeep over the generations, this treasure finally did not fall apart.
but……
It was old after all, so Zhao Xu remembered that every time he sat on it in his previous life, he could always hear the creaking sound of this baby, and it was also swaying when he sat in the jade chariot. Zhao Xu remembered it many times. They were all worried that it would fall apart halfway.
Fortunately, it didn't fall apart after all.
Today is March Jiayin (20th).
The first day after Emperor Dahang's Zi Palace moved to Jinling Palace was also the first time that the ministers paid homage to the royal portrait of Emperor Dahang.
At the same time, it was also the first time in Zhao Xu's life that he left the imperial city.
Naturally, it is very ceremonial, and it is also something that attracts the attention of both the government and the public. It is not an exaggeration to say that it attracts the attention of the whole city.
After the sound of the cleansing whip, the ceremonial officer shouted: "The emperor is riding in the car!"
Under Feng Jing's service, Zhao Xu climbed onto the jade chariot.
Then there was another clean whip.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Xiang, served by their ministers, rode in the brand new Yan Zhai cars specially made for them.
Therefore, under the encouragement and guidance of the musicians from the first and second classes of Jun Rongzhi in front of the emperor, the huge emperor's guard slowly moved forward.
Behind these musicians on horseback, closely followed were the Imperial Guards from the third class of the Dongqian class, commonly known as the "Chang Ruzhen" or "Children's Class".
They all wear a blue-red belt on the back of their heads.
This is a symbol of the loyalty of their ancestors - the Chenqiao mutiny. In the past, the third class of the Sidong class in front of the Dazhou Palace all died for the Chai family.
Taizu lamented their loyalty, and personally ordered the adoption of the orphans of these people, and reorganized them into the third class of the Sidong class in front of the palace where their fathers and ancestors died, and allowed them to wear the green and red color on their heads or on the back of their heads to represent loyalty. Lace up.
Hundreds of years later, the third class of the East, the father died and the son succeeded, the elder brother succeeded the younger brother, and they were always the imperial guards guarding the palace of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Behind the third east squad are the east and west squads of the Imperial Guards.
Then the dragon's left and right sides are straight, the dragon's bones are straight...
The guards on the left and right sides of Zhao Xu's jade chariot were naturally those who guarded Qingning Palace in the past, and have now been officially incorporated into Yulong Zuozhi's imperial army.
…
Jingling Palace.
The place where the emperors of the Song Dynasty and their ancestors were enshrined in Beijing.
It is also the palace where the current Daxing Emperor Zi Gong temporarily stays.
Zhao Xu sat in a jade chariot and came to the main entrance of Jingling Palace under the protection of the Imperial Guards.
The guard stopped.
The ministers filed out from both sides of Jingling Palace. They were wearing court robes and standing with robes in their hands. They all worshiped: "I respectfully welcome the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and His Majesty the Emperor!"
So, two palace guards came forward holding fans and yellow umbrellas.
The area around the empress dowager and the empress dowager's carriage was so tight that there was no gap left for people to peek through.
The two palaces then slowly got out of the car.
At this time, Zhao Xu also stepped out of the jade chariot under Feng Jing's service.
He raised his head slightly and looked at the other side of the imperial street that had been separated by the imperial army.
Crowds of people!
Countless people from Bianjing gathered on the other side of Imperial Street.
Some people even climbed onto the street trees planted on the other side of the Royal Street.
Even though he was far away, Zhao Xu could still hear the crowd cheering when he got out of the car: "Hail, holy bow! Hail, holy bow!"
This was something he had never done in his previous life.
Zhao Xu lowered his head slightly as he listened to the cheers. As his beads shook, he whispered softly: "This is public opinion!"
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said that people are like water and kings are like boats. Water can carry a boat but also capsize it.
But Zhao Xu knows that public opinion can be influenced, manipulated, and even distorted.
Just like now, just like this moment.
Do those people know who Zhao Xu is? They didn't know, but it didn't stop them from identifying Zhao Xu as a "pure, filial and handsome young emperor" and "another young benevolent temple".
So, the moment he stepped off the jade chariot, he gently waved his hand to the people on the other side of the imperial street.
A qualified monarch must create an image that is close to the people and loves the people.
…
On this day, in Jingling Palace, Zhao Xu, surrounded by the two palaces, once again accepted the comfort of the ministers.
In the process, he also met all the important ministers who are currently in Beijing and above and the generals above the three yamen and horizontal classes.
At least, recognize the person.
Although he may not be able to remember them all, Zhao Xu can rely on his memory to write down those important people when he is still alive.
Next, naturally, the Ministry of Rites presented the royal portrait of Emperor Daxing.
Then, something went wrong in this supposedly foolproof link.
The royal portrait of Emperor Daxing was presented to the palace, and Zhao Xu recognized it at a glance: This does not look like his father!
Relevant officials from the Ministry of Rites were immediately frightened and accused him one after another.
The ministers came forward in separate groups and after looking at the portrait of Emperor Daxing, they all said it didn't look like it.
At this time, Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Rites, could only come out to plead guilty.
Although the two palaces were very angry about this, they thought that Han Zhongyan was a veteran of the country and gave him a lenient punishment. They only fined him thirty kilograms of copper as a warning to others.
The officials, ministers and painters responsible for the specific drawing of royal portraits were in dire straits.
One is stopped, three are replaced, and the rest are the lightest ones, which last two or three years.
Then the two palaces ordered the Ministry of Rites to re-select someone to draw the painting, and no more mistakes could be made!
After that, everything finally went smoothly.
And Zhao Xu's performance once again proved his intelligence.
Every step and every gesture is just right!
The Queen Mother kept nodding her head as she watched, and the Queen Mother looked deeply pleased.
…
Return to the palace from Jingling Palace.
Zhao Xu was already very tired. After changing the heavy crown, he went to the imperial couch to rest.
But the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang still need to deal with state affairs.
In particular, Li Ding wrote another letter at dusk, mentioning the many shortcomings of Jingdong Road and Jingdong West Road.
This time, Li Ding obtained a large number of real-name complaints from local people and businessmen on Jingdong Road and Jingdongxi Road from the inspection box of the Public Security Bureau.
Therefore, the content of his petition is no longer limited to the method of protecting armor and horse.
Instead, they comprehensively attacked the entire Jingdong Road transfer envoy Si Cong's salt-grabbing method, iron-grabbing method and wine-grabbing method implemented since the third year of Yuanfeng!
Relevant accusations and texts were sent to the two palaces. Even the Empress Dowager, who had been most dissatisfied with the new law, was frightened by Wu Juhou's courage.
Li Ding was immediately ordered to lead people from Bianjing overnight to the transfer envoy's Yamen on Jingdong Road.
Take Wu Juhou, Huo Xiang, Lu Gongya and others back to Bianjing for trial.
At the same time, Li Ding was appointed as the "Inspector of Jingdong Road Transport Envoy".
Let him preside over the investigation on the spot at the Jingdong Road transfer envoy and the official office under his jurisdiction.
At this point, the JD Iron Horse case has completely exploded!
Fortunately, everyone in Bianjing City now knows that the Market Change Law and the Equalization Law will be abolished soon, and the Embankment Department will also rush to buy them.
Otherwise, if the details of Li Ding's letter spread out, the entire Bianjing city will be boiling tonight.
Now, although the people of Bianjing are still cursing, they are not so angry and resentful after all.
(End of chapter)
