Zichen Hall is located northwest of Daqing Hall.
It is one of the Song Dynasty ritual halls and has a relatively single purpose.
In addition to the monthly New Moon Festival, it is also used as the Longevity Hall every year during the Emperor's Holy Festival.
In addition, on rare occasions, it was also used to entertain envoys from the Liao Dynasty who came to Beijing to pay tribute, or as a banquet hall to express condolences to the elders and generals who came to Beijing to visit the palace.
Behind the Zichen Hall, there is an apse that is only one third of the size of the Zichen Hall.
This is commonly known as the Bendian.
After the Shuo Dynasty retired, the place where the emperor sat again was also the real place for discussion.
The apse of Zichen Hall, like the apse of Chuigong Hall, is equipped with seats.
After being introduced by the ministers of each class, after two prayers, they can sit down and perform their duties.
If nothing happens, the leading minister will take the lead in retreating from the palace after paying homage again, and then the ministers of the same class will retreat in a meandering manner. This is the "rolling class" that is often seen in the history of the Song Dynasty.
At this time, the sun has fully risen.
On the corridor outside the reception hall, the sun is shining brightly.
Zhao Xu sat on the mattress in the north of the banquet hall, watching another group of ministers roll up and leave.
Today, the three provinces and six departments are all calm and peaceful as discussed.
Until, the introduction officer outside the palace made the first announcement: "The ministers of the Ministry of Rites are here to perform!"
So, Zhao Xu sat up straight and looked towards the palace door.
I saw a familiar figure coming in with a group of seven or eight ministers holding fluorine.
Zhao Xu recognized him as Han Zhongyan, Han Qi's son.
"I, Minister Zhongyan of the Ministry of Rites, lead the entire Ministry of Rites to wish the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor long blessings!"
The ministers were behind him, holding fluorene and bowing twice to Zhao Xu on the throne and the two palaces behind Zhao Xu.
After Han Zhongyan sat down, the other ministers sat down one by one according to their official positions.
"Does the Ministry of Rites have anything to report today?"
Unlike the Yingyang Gate where people listen to politics, the Zichen Hall is the main hall and has its own ministers to ask questions.
Li Ding, who was sitting behind Han Zhongyan and holding a phoenix, immediately stood up and bowed to him with a phoenix: "I have something to report to you!"
"Shilang Li, please speak!" the Queen Mother's voice came from behind the curtain.
Li Ding is very popular now.
With a piece of paper, he captured the entire Jingdong Road Transport Department, which was trusted and loved by Emperor Dahang during the Yuanfeng era.
As a result, there was discussion among the public that Li Ding was compared to Bao Zheng and Bao Xiaosu during the Renmiao era.
If the two palaces have been in charge of politics for a long time, they probably won't take this matter seriously.
But they have just started to take charge of politics and have no experience in most affairs.
Naturally, it is inevitable to value public opinion, and also value Li Ding, who has an aura.
"I returned to the court yesterday and wrote a letter stating the shortcomings of Jingdong Road..." Li Ding used a loud voice and wrote: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor favored me and gave me a goldfish bag and a purple robe. , I am so grateful!"
Li Ding is now full of energy and his will to fight is at its peak.
When I returned to Beijing yesterday, the two palaces personally sent envoys to express their condolences.
Then, people from both the government and the public were praised.
Both the ministers of the old party and the new party in power said that Li Ding was a capable official of our time.
Discussions among the public compared him to Bao Xiaosu or even Fan Wenzheng during the Renmiao era.
Therefore, his voice naturally became louder.
Then he listened to the Empress Dowager behind the curtain say: "Shilang Li, you have worked hard for the country, and you deserve a reward for your hard work!"
The Empress Dowager also said: "May Mr. Li continue his efforts and make further contributions to the country!"
Li Ding suddenly blushed.
This means that he doesn't understand the two palaces anymore.
The two palaces have just taken charge of politics. No matter who they are, as long as they do something, they will try their best to behave like polite corporals and favored ministers.
But Li Ding thought that the two palaces were completely on his side.
As a result, Li Ding, who was encouraged, no longer had any scruples and fears.
He held the fluorine in his hand and worshiped: "I will die ten thousand times to repay the kindness of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager!"
"I am ignorant, please tell me two more things..."
"Shilang Li, please speak frankly!" both palaces said.
Li Ding then paid his respects and said, "I heard that Fujian's tea and salt method is almost the same as Jingdong's method. Since taking office, Wang Zijing, the envoy of Fujian Road Transfer, has adopted Wu Juhou's method as the official method, and it is even more restrained!"
"I would like to ask the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to send envoys to investigate it carefully!"
At this moment, Li Ding really regards himself as Bao Xiaosu, who makes decisions for the people.
His chest felt slightly hot even as he said these words.
The two palaces behind the curtain looked at each other, and then the Queen Mother said: "Is this happening?"
"Shilang Li can write a letter and speak frankly!"
"If it is true, I and the Queen Mother will definitely investigate it thoroughly!"
Li Ding was greatly encouraged.
Even the look he looked at Han Zhongyan, who was sitting in front of him, became a bit condescending.
If it happens within a year, we will overthrow the two transport envoys.
Li Ding felt that Huang Lu, the chief censor, should abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
If he takes charge of Yushitai, will the three provinces and two prefectures be far behind?
So, he continued his efforts, holding the phoenix, and continued: "In addition, I have one more thing, which the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor have heard about..."
Li Ding couldn't help but lick his lips as he spoke.
The excited heart was beating restlessly in his chest.
"Shilang Li, you can speak frankly!" The Empress Dowager in the curtain sounded slightly dissatisfied.
The reason was - she saw Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Rites, sitting on a chair, motionless and silent.
This made the Empress Dowager feel that Li Ding, as a minister, did not respect Han Zhongyan, his immediate boss.
Who is Han Zhongyan?
Han Qi is the eldest son of Duke Han Zhongxian!
Han Zhongxian supported the two emperors and the three emperors, and Emperor Daxing also respected him.
Therefore, he specially promoted his son Han Zhongyan to the position of Minister of Rites in a few years.
Li Ding certainly doesn't respect him?
Inverted!
Li Ding was at a loss, still immersed in his high emotions.
With a trembling voice, he chanted: "I heard that before Emperor Daxing, he had set up the Bianhe River Embankment Department to manufacture weapons. Because he did not have a department, he was dedicated to the emperor alone... "
"Now that the embankment department is ready to pounce..."
"I foolishly thought that the Ordnance Bureau, which specializes in manufacturing arms, should also be the Ordnance Supervisor..."
"The craftsmen and workshops they belong to should be abolished to save the cost of sealing the piles..."
Li Ding lowered his head and wanted to say something else.
His ears heard a loud cry.
Wow!
He raised his head and saw the young master on the throne. He didn't know why and started crying.
Big drops of tears fell from my eyes like a string of pearls.
"Ohh Ohh ohh……"
Li Ding was so frightened that he immediately bent over and lowered his head deeply: "Death penalty! Death penalty!"
He thought that he or someone else had scared the young official, and he could not help but shake his head in his heart: "People say that the young master is smart and handsome, and has a lot of rules. Now it seems that it is just people's words... He is just a child after all..."
Just listen to the Empress Dowager in the curtain ask: "Sixth Brother...Sixth Brother, what's wrong?"
He only listened to the little official and stood up crying.
"Queen Mother...Queen Mother..."
"My father told my son last December..."
"The Bianhe Embankment Department and the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau are the properties he left to his son. He also told him to manage them well and not to waste them!"
"Woooooooo..."
"My father said that he had nothing to leave to his children and descendants..."
"After more than ten years of hard work, I have saved these two industries..."
"Woooooooo..."
"I've obviously already taken out the Embankment Department..."
"Why...why...they didn't even let go of the last thought and the last inheritance that the father left to his son?!"
"woo woo woo woo……"
"They are looking after the son and the queen. Are orphans and widowed mothers easy to bully?"
"woo woo woo woo……"
"I heard Shi Deyi say..."
"That's how people among the people bully orphans and widowed mothers, and that's how they deprive families of their wealth!"
"Mother-in-law..."
The young official cried and looked at the Empress Dowager again.
"You give your grandson a review..."
"My father worked hard all his life and left two properties for his grandson..."
"My father told his grandson to run a good business and pass it on to his descendants..."
"They said that the Embankment Secretary was competing for profits with the people, and his grandson, after reading the saint's teachings, handed him over to Yousi Pumai..."
"But why... why..."
"Even the Bureau that specializes in manufacturing weapons must be taken away?!"
"In what way has it benefited the people? And how has it harmed the people?"
As Zhao Xu cried, tears fell in big drops, like a cuckoo weeping blood.
The two palaces inside the curtain were all panicked by Zhao Xu's crying.
"Sixth Brother, don't cry, Sixth Brother, don't cry... The Queen Mother will never let anyone take away the property left by Emperor Daxing to my son!" Empress Dowager Xiang immediately comforted her.
At the same time she was furious.
"Shilang Li!" She stood up and asked: "Shilang, do you want the officials and the palace to be charged with betraying Emperor Daxing's orders and ruining Emperor Daxing's industry?"
As early as the moment Zhao Xu cried out, all the officials had already stood up, held the phoenix in their hands and worshiped, and repeatedly confessed their sins.
All the ministers and female officials in the palace also knelt down.
Outside the central hall, the guards at Yulong Zhimen all stared at the ministers in the palace with wide eyes.
The emperor cried out to the two palaces that someone was bullying orphans and widowed mothers? !
Can this be tolerated?
They even tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands. As long as the two palaces gave an order, they would cause the blood of the rebellious officials and thieves who tried to take away the emperor's property from the emperor's hands to splash in the palace!
Li Ding was so frightened by Zhao Xu's crying and questioning of the Queen Mother that he shivered.
He even forgot how to answer, and his brain went blank at this moment.
Then, he heard the Queen Mother's angry rebuke: "Li Ding, you are still the Minister of Rites!"
"How come you have even forgotten this great law of human relations between father and son, passed down by descendants one after another?"
"How do you read the sages' books?!"
Li Ding finally reacted, and he immediately shouted: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Emperor..."
"I will die! I will die!"
He finally understood the seriousness of the problem.
Bullying orphans and widowed mothers?
Trying to destroy the inheritance passed down by the Daxing Emperor to his descendants?
If either one of these two charges is confirmed, it would be a luxury for him to even go to Lingnan and eat lychees in his lifetime.
He even made the emperor cry to the two palaces in the palace!
Once this matter gets out.
His reputation, image and everything were ruined! Totally ruined!
He immediately knew to save himself.
So he immediately bowed his head and said, "I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it!"
"I am stupid, do you know that Emperor Daxing actually has such an arrangement?"
This alone is not enough to absolve oneself of guilt.
Because father and son handed over the property, when did they have to discuss it with outsiders like you?
During his lifetime, Emperor Daxing kept the Bianhe River Embankment Department and the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau firmly in his hands.
Not to mention asking questions, the foreign ministers did not even know the internal affairs of these two institutions.
Especially the Specialized Arms Manufacturing Bureau. Many people know that the Daxing Emperor often issues edicts to send firearms to the border areas, and most of these firearms are produced by the Specialized Arms Manufacturing Bureau. Everything inside the Bureau is unknown.
I only know that there are many craftsmen and many hired workers, and that this organization has set up many secret workshops and warehouses outside Bianjing City, and is also conducting some unknown weapon verification in some abandoned Forbidden Army barracks.
Therefore, in the face of these facts, Li Ding knew that all his excuses were feeble.
Emperor Daxing has always controlled the Embankment Department and the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau in his own hands, making it difficult for even the prime minister to interfere.
This is obviously an inheritance that will be passed down to future generations.
It's not a bad thing, but as soon as he comes up, he will take away the property of his father and his son.
Isn't this bullying orphans and widowed mothers?
Isn't this a desperate attempt?
Look!
The emperor was scared to tears by you!
You also said that you are not evil-minded? Deliberately?
And once the charges are proven...
Li Ding knew what he was going to face?
I’m afraid even if you want to go to Lingnan, you can’t do it!
Although the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty did not offend the chief ministers, it did not kill important ministers who were waiting to be controlled.
But you are obviously going to get someone else's father and son's property.
These ancestral systems will no longer protect him.
This is treason, this is contempt for the emperor's father, this is the legacy of corrupting the Daxing Emperor!
Maybe, even if he doesn't have to peel off the hemp, he will be directly punished with the death penalty of a scholar-bureaucrat: destroying the written language since his birth!
Expelled scholar-bureaucrats from their place of origin!
As long as he is not a scholar-official, he can be executed!
So Li Ding knew that he had to find an excuse, an excuse that could get him out of these serious crimes.
What excuse?
Li Ding looked at the imperial guards in the palace who were already glaring at him.
Those tall warriors holding gudu.
He immediately shouted: "Besides, I also have good intentions!"
"The officials are young and they only focus on manufacturing weapons. It may be difficult to control..."
"It's better to merge it into the Ordnance Supervision first, wait for the officials to take charge, and then deal with it..."
This was the best excuse he could think of for himself right now.
But Li Ding wouldn't know.
When he said these words, he completely fell into the trap carefully designed by Zhao Xu for him.
"You fart!"
The young master in the royal palace suddenly reprimanded loudly.
Li Ding raised his head, looked at the small figure, and pointed at himself.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"Father has already made arrangements!"
"Father has a will!"
"Before I was underage, I specialized in manufacturing weapons bureaus and served as entrusted minister!"
"Father has also chosen ministers for me!"
"Therefore, the bachelor of Longtuge is responsible for teaching Shen Kuo, the deputy envoy of Junzhou Tuanlian, to be promoted to the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau and the Miying Pavilion to lecture!"
Suddenly the whole hall was shocked.
All the officials raised their heads.
The guards in the palace looked sideways.
Even the two palaces were surprised.
Shen Kuo and Shen Cunzhong?
Emperor Daxing actually had such an arrangement?
Queen Mother Xiang even asked: "Sixth Brother, Emperor Daxing told Sixth Brother at the beginning, why did he arrange it like this?"
Zhao Xu turned around and looked at the mother-in-law and queen mother in the curtain. He pretended to think about it and then replied: "My father told me..."
"The purpose of giving Shen Kuo the responsibility is to sharpen his edge and wear off his edges...and then resume his duties as a bureau specializing in the manufacture of weapons..."
"This is the reason why Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty left Zhou Yafu to Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty..."
"It's also the principle that a good result is worse than a good result!"
As soon as Zhao Xu's answer came out, everyone in the palace had no doubts.
Because this is indeed the logic and political style of Emperor Daxing.
It is a decision that only a mature adult king can make.
Besides, the official family is only eight years old!
What did he know about Shen Kuo?
It wasn't Emperor Daxing who ordered the arrangements, it wasn't Emperor Daxing who gave the explanation. Where did he go to know these things?
It's better to do the work than to do the work,
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty left Zhou Yafu to Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
As soon as these two sentences came out, they became even more solid!
Li Dingru was so sad that he collapsed on the ground.
He knew he was doomed.
To him, blaming Lingnan was probably the result of smoke rising from his ancestral graves.
Maybe, he will go to jail today.
Now he wants to give himself a few slaps.
Why are you so mean-mouthed?
Why can't you control this mouth?
If there is anything wrong to mention, go to the Bureau of Specialized Manufacturing Arms.
Now it’s time to poke a hornet’s nest!
He took off his turban and knelt down with a slight trembling.
"The sinner shall be punished by death!"
"Please also ask Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor, to see that I am ignorant and talk nonsense. It is because of my confusion that I said those bastard words. Please forgive me for the death penalty!"
At this moment, he remembered the Wutai Poetry Case of that year.
As one of the presiding officials in the Wutai Shi case, Li Ding knew very well that as long as the stability of the imperial power and the royal family's own face were involved.
Well, don't say that he blatantly interfered with the father and son's affairs.
Even if there is not, even suspicion and speculation can be used as a crime.
Just like those poems written by Su Shi.
Isn't it just that he was holding the yangsui and finding faults word by word?
…
Zhao Xu looked at Li Ding, who was already slumped on the ground.
An undetectable smile flashed across his lips.
At this moment, he felt that this palace was the Yuhu.
Li Ding was the big fish he caught!
At this moment, Zhao Xu had an impulse.
I wish I had a mobile phone in my hand and started a live broadcast for others to watch: Brothers, look! It’s in stock! What a big fish!
Note: Continuing from the long chapter of Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Volume 354 records that Li Ding, the Minister of Household Affairs, was ordered to investigate the Embankment Division, which was quickly abolished. Not long after, there was a record: the bureau specializing in manufacturing weapons was finally assigned to You Division.
It was probably Li Ding who took action.
During the Shenzong era, the Embankment Department and the Specialized Arms Manufacturing Bureau were agencies directly under the emperor, especially the Specialized Arms Manufacturing Bureau. Outsiders knew very little about them, but history books record that in every major war during the Shenzong era, Shenzong would give firearms to For frontline use. Let's define it as an institution directly under the emperor specializing in the production and manufacture of firearms.
Note 2: Li Ding should be the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu. I wrote it wrong. I will be wrong. Just think that he was Wu Juhou who made contributions to the case and was promoted from the Ministry of Hubu to the Ministry of Rites.
(End of chapter)
