Yuanfeng eight years in June Yimao (seventeenth).
In Jiying Hall, candlelight swayed.
Today is the first sutra feast.
Lv Gongzhu personally served as the speaker, with Fan Chunren and Lv Xizhe as his assistants.
Lu Dian and Cai Bian stood by, holding paper and pen, taking notes.
The prime minister of the capital hall is sitting on both sides of the Jiying Hall.
Wen Yanbo, the Grand Master and Pingzhang who was in charge of the military affairs, was sitting on a chair on one side of the hall with a smile on his face.
Another veteran in Beijing, Zhang Fangping, the military governor of Zhangde Army, sat opposite Wen Yanbo.
Even Sun Gu, a scholar of Guanwen Palace who was recuperating in Beijing, also came to Jiying Palace.
Lu Gong's lectures were eloquent and ups and downs.
But he did not talk about "Shang Shu" directly. Instead, he and Zhao Xu introduced the deeds of the ancient kings in "Shang Shu".
Zhao Xu was sitting on his seat, listening carefully.
After Lu Gongzhu finished speaking, Fan Chunren and Lu Xizhe followed and introduced to Zhao Xu how simple the folk customs in ancient times were and how lenient the laws were at that time.
In short, everyone in the world is happy.
Zhao Xu listened and kept smiling.
Until they finished speaking, Zhao Xu sighed ceremoniously: "The ancient kings have made great contributions to the world, and I must obey them!"
Several officials at the banquet held the fluorine and congratulated: "The officials are wise, and the ministers should do their best to assist the officials!"
This first sutra feast is over here.
The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang, who had been sitting in the curtain at the back of Jiying Hall, issued a decree from the curtain at this time, giving tea soup to the banquet officials, ministers and elders.
Today is the first day of sutra feast.
Naturally, etiquette takes precedence over practicality.
Therefore, Lu Gongzhu will be the main speaker.
That's why all the prime ministers and ministers including Wen Yanbo came to the palace in person.
From now on, except for the first day of each month, these important officials will not come to the Sutra Banquet.
At most every five days, a governor is sent to Jiying Hall to go through the ceremony to show that the governors attach great importance to the Sutra Banquet.
Of course, if Zhao Xu had the will to send the Prime Minister into the palace, that would be a different matter.
The prime ministers, elders, and banquet officials took a symbolic sip of the tea soup given by the two palaces, and stood up one after another to express their gratitude.
At this time, the Empress Dowager in the curtain said: "I and the Empress Dowager have already hosted a banquet in Shengping Tower. Please come to Shengping Tower!"
The ministers then paid homage to receive the decree.
After the palace banquet, the two palaces took Zhao Xu back to the palace.
The next day, June Gengchen (18th).
Zhao Xu had just gotten up, washed himself, and then came to the Funing Hall to the Empress Dowager.
She looked at Zhao Xu, sighed, handed a memorial to Zhao Xu, and said: "Sixth Brother, I agree that Lang Cheng Hao unfortunately died at home of illness the day before yesterday..."
"This is Cheng Hao's legacy..."
Zhao Xu took it with a heavy expression, read it once, and then sighed: "The country has lost a great scholar!"
He looked at the Queen Mother and said: "Mother, I would like to express some condolences to Cheng Hao..."
"Um?"
"We have a feast tomorrow. How about we stop speaking to show our condolences?"
Queen Mother Xiang listened and nodded.
When a senior official of the country dies, the emperor will leave the court to express his condolences.
What about the country’s great scholars?
It is indeed a good idea to skip the sutra feast to express condolences!
Therefore, the two palaces issued an edict in the name of Zhao Xu: Therefore, Cheng Yilang, minister of Zongzheng Temple and minister Cheng Hao, a great Confucian in the country, I have always respected! Unfortunately, Cheng Hao passed away due to illness. I am deeply saddened by this. I will give him a feast for one day!
The government and the public suddenly boiled.
Especially the professors and doctors in Taixue were all excited.
Cheng Hao's official position is not high, he is only from the seventh rank. Most professors and doctors of Imperial College are at this level.
Today, Cheng Hao passed away, but the emperor solemnly held a sutra feast for one day to mourn.
In other words, will they also have the opportunity to enjoy this kind of super-standard treatment in the future?
As a result, the enthusiasm for teaching in Imperial College and Imperial College soared!
When the edicts from the two palaces were issued, Wen Yanbo also received mourners from Luoyang.
"Bochun..." He sighed: "What a pity!"
Cheng Hao is only fifty-four years old!
As a scholar, this is the most golden time.
But he died young!
Then, Wen Yanbo learned about the contents of the edict issued by the two palaces in the name of the emperor.
I also found out that it was the young master who proposed the sutra feast.
Wen Yanbo's expression suddenly became wonderful!
After a long time, he sighed: "When the Holy Lord comes to court, we can expect great peace in the world!"
A sutra feast was held for a day to express condolences to Cheng Hao.
This will not only make Cheng Hao's family and students burst into tears of gratitude.
Academies all over the world will only praise the young master!
Not to mention the Imperial College and Imperial College.
And what did the young master pay? Nothing at all!
Combining the various actions of the young master since he came to the throne, Wen Yanbo knew that the young master was now only praised by the people and the government.
His fame will spread far and wide.
In this way, people's hearts will naturally fall in love with him, and I'm afraid there is no need to wait for the wedding, as long as he is old enough.
Both inside and outside the government, people will naturally ask him to govern.
so……
"What a holy master!" Wen Yanbo thought.
The deeds of Mingjun recorded in history were running through Wen Yanbo's mind.
Wen Yanbo knew that, at least as of now, the young master was fully qualified in controlling people's hearts.
In terms of government affairs, it also seems to show considerable sensitivity.
Only military and financial, he has not yet revealed his means.
Lu Huiqing’s side doesn’t count!
That was just a mistake!
…
Beijing, Damingfu.
Yeluju, the Liao envoy, put down the thick pile of documents in his hand.
"People in the Southern Dynasties always like to play tricks!" He said looking at Wang Shiru who was sitting in front of him.
The system of the Liao Kingdom has now basically stabilized.
There are no major irreconcilable conflicts between the officials from the south and the officials from the north.
Although one is Khitan and the other is Han.
But it does not affect at all that the Han people hunt and the Khitans read the books of Confucius and Mencius.
Wang Shiru smiled and replied: "Bian thieves have always been like this, they like to exaggerate and brag!"
"Jiedu doesn't have to worry too much about this!"
"When I arrived in Bianjing, I met the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty. Jiedu tried it out in the palace..." Wang Shiru laughed: "I'm afraid he will reveal his true colors!"
The nobles in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun may still have their hearts set on the Central Plains in the early Song Dynasty.
But after Yongxi’s Northern Expedition, such people were almost extinct!
Nowadays, the scholar-bureaucrats in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures have established a close community of interests with the Khitan upper class.
In particular, Jin King Han Derang, as a Han, was the highest-ranking minister in the Liao Kingdom.
You can even live in the same tent, ride in the same car with the Empress Dowager Chengtian, and even let her build Hanruduo, which only the emperor and the empress dowager can build.
Emperor Shengzong didn't care about all of this and treated her as his father and brother. Even after the death of Empress Dowager Chengtian, he still trusted and favored her. He even gave her a national surname and called her emperor and brother.
This greatly inspired the Han family of officials in the entire Youyun area.
Since then, although there has never been a Jin king.
But the emperors of the Liao Dynasty in the past dynasties respected the scholar-bureaucrats and ministers in the south more and more.
Moreover, the current system, grammar, and laws of the Liao Kingdom are almost identical to those in the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty (for the powerful scholar-officials).
In this case, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Youyun area naturally regarded the Emperor of Daliao as orthodox.
It just so happened that the Emperor of Daliao also felt that he was the orthodox emperor.
It can be said that the two parties hit it off!
Yeluju also laughed after hearing Wang Shiru's words.
Then he sighed: "The Lord has a will. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty is newly mourned. We must not be rude!"
"Lest China and foreign countries think that I, Daliao, are disrespectful!"
Wang Shiru laughed and said: "What's so difficult about this? Jiedu just needs to follow the etiquette and don't teach Nan Chao to make mistakes!"
"As for the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty, he is timid, what does that have to do with Jiedu?"
Yeluju nodded slightly, but still had concerns.
After all, Song and Liao have been allies for hundreds of years.
The two sides exchange envoys every year to congratulate each other's monarchs, queen mothers, and empresses on Holy Days and Spring Festivals.
Today's Emperor of Daliao is also very concerned about maintaining the relationship between Song and Liao.
If he caused trouble in the Southern Dynasty, he would be reported to the imperial court by the Southern Dynasty.
He also had to walk around without being able to eat.
Therefore, Yeluju said: "But we still need a reason..."
Wang Shiru suddenly laughed: "What's so difficult about this?"
"When the Southern Dynasty came, it was forbidden to leave the customs for its copper coins! When Jiedu questioned him about this, the people of the Southern Dynasty would have nothing to say!"
After hearing this, Yeluju suddenly smiled happily.
"Tongfu is a real counselor!"
The people of the Southern Dynasties praised their little emperor as a wise, handsome, benevolent and sage, young but mature. Some people even called him the "Sage King".
Don’t be ashamed either!
For Yeluju, the title of Holy Lord made him particularly unhappy!
Because the temple title of Emperor Daliao that he admires most is Shengzong!
Note: After the Liao Kingdom passed away from the Shengzong, the throne was firmly passed down to the Shengzong line, and the other two lines had no possibility of seizing power.
Empress Dowager Chengtian, Han Derang and others presided over the centralization reform of the Liao Kingdom.
After that, the northern Han people and officials basically returned home.
The Liao people have also been holding imperial examinations to select scholars, and have been carrying out the same reform measures in the Han Dynasty as in the Central Plains in accordance with the requirements of the scholar-bureaucrats.
Basically, the Han officials in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun probably no longer have any aspirations for the Song Dynasty.
They were born under the rule of the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom and received the salary of the Liao Kingdom.
According to the moral code of scholar-bureaucrats, they were ministers of the Liao Kingdom.
(End of chapter)
