Renyin (the tenth day of the seventh lunar month) in the eighth year of Yuanfeng.
Imperial edict: Now we are waiting for the system to be polished and surveyed, and Zhongshu Province will stop planning to advance.
He also issued an edict: From now on, when the governor reaches his seventieth year, he will not be allowed to serve again!
This was the ripple of Kumamoto's impeachment of Zhao Ziji. Everyone in the capital felt that officials over the age of seventy should take the initiative to serve and not be asked by the court repeatedly.
It should be noted that many officials have to wait in Bianjing for several years just to guard a guard!
Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Etiquette, reported: Beg the imperial concubine to be in the three-year-old clothes, and the clothes and belongings should be light and simple. The birthdays should be selected according to the queen's example. Call it a kind edict and use notes to celebrate. The empress dowager and the empress dowager were called concubines, and the emperor was called ministers, but all the officials were not called ministers.
Follow it.
July Guisi (Eleventh).
As the envoy of Baoning Army and the governor of Henan Prefecture, Han Wei, he was promoted to Zhongtai Palace as the envoy to watch the jubilee.
Lu Huiqing, a bachelor of the Zizheng Palace, the Hedong Economic and Strategy Envoy, and the Yanyan Road Economic and Strategy Envoy, was informed of Lu Huiqing in Taiyuan Prefecture. He was sent to Taiyuan Prefecture as the Economic and Strategy Envoy of Piaoyan Road. He was transferred to Taiyuan Prefecture.
Knowledge and judgment are just one word different, but their political status and power are vastly different.
The magistrate is a full-time official, but the judgment of a certain state or prefecture is super-official.
This means that the imperial court recognized that Lu Huiqing had the appearance of a prime minister, but Hedong was troubled, so he still had to be asked to serve as a prime minister and hunt for the imperial government in Hedong.
However, Zhao Xu felt that he was telling Lu Huiqing: Definitely do it next time!
Because Lu Huiqing has continuously made great contributions, according to normal logic, he should be admitted to the post of Prime Minister!
If that doesn't work, he should be allowed to go to Beijing to report on his duties and get a chance to stand alone in front of the emperor!
But now, everyone in the capital and the two palaces are strictly guarding against him.
Not to mention that the imperial edict asking him to return to Beijing to report on his duties was not issued yet!
Of course, you can't blame them.
In fact, it was Lu Huiqing who left such a deep impression on both the government and the public when he was in Bianjing.
Whether it is the new party or the old party, there are tons of people who are afraid of him!
Liu Changzuo, the commander of the four compartments of Shenwei and Longwei, served as the envoy for the planning and pacification of Yanzhou Road and learned about Yanzhou.
At noon that day, after taking a nap, Zhao Xu was drinking something in the pavilion in the small garden behind Funing Palace.
Song Yongchen came to him with great joy and said: "Old minister, I would like to inform everyone that the Kaifeng Mansion and Gyeonggi sand tables have been made!"
"Good!" Zhao Xu praised, stroking his palms.
Accompanied by Song Yongchen, he went to Funing Hall and inspected the assembled sand table.
The sixteen counties of Kaifeng Prefecture have a panoramic view of mountains, rivers and mountains.
Naturally, today's Kaifeng Prefecture and modern Kaifeng City have completely different geographical features.
For example, in modern times, the Bianhe River, Jinshui River, Caohe River and other rivers flowing into Bianjing City have long since stopped flowing and have become ruins.
For example, the terrain of Bianjing today is much lower than that of modern Kaifeng City.
All of this is the result of the power of the Yellow River.
Looking at the outlines of the cities on the sand table, Zhao Xu said: "Zhaoxuan can put a small flag in the place where these county seats are located, and write down the local household registration, cultivated land, etc.!"
"Yes!" Song Yongchen immediately accepted the order: "I will order someone to do it when I get back!"
"How is the bureau that specializes in manufacturing weapons now?" Zhao Xu asked again.
"Reporting to everyone, Shen Tiju has created a new department in the bureau that specializes in manufacturing weapons: Movable Type Supervision Office. He is personally appointed to oversee the production of movable type day and night!"
"Before I came, Shen Tiju seemed to have achieved something!"
"I heard that lead and copper are the best movable types!"
"Now they are being verified separately..."
Zhao Xu nodded and said to Song Yongchen: "Tell Shen Kuo not to just focus on one thing. He should do everything I ask him to do!"
Song Yongchen bowed and said: "I accept the decree!"
After inspecting the sand table, Zhao Xu said to Song Yongchen: "Let's go, come with me to invite the Cisages of the Two Palaces to come to Funing Hall to view the sand table, and also ask for credit for Zhao Xuan!"
Song Yongchen said quickly: "How dare I take credit for serving everyone!"
Others don't know.
But now, the close ministers who serve this person all know that this person can no longer be called 'Young Master'.
You can’t even think about it in your heart!
Because everyone has more or less experienced the power of God when serving beside this great master.
As powerful as a Daxing emperor.
This master has been able to keep his emotions and anger in plain sight, and sometimes even let his ministers speculate on his thoughts.
And the most he could do was give a hint or two.
Naturally, no one dares to treat such people as children.
The ministers are all very smart!
Changing the rudder according to the wind is a basic skill, so now Shi Deyi, Liu Weijian, and Feng Jing really have to be as obedient as possible.
Song Yongchen saw it in his eyes, and of course he was not to be outdone.
…
Zhao Xu went to Kunning Hall first and invited the Queen Mother.
Then the mother and son went to Baoci Palace together and invited the Empress Dowager.
He has always been so clear about it.
Only the Empress Dowager can be truly relied upon. As for the Empress Dowager, it would be good if she doesn't cause any trouble for Zhao Xu.
The two palaces have long been accustomed to this.
Queen Mother Xiang was secretly happy because Zhao Xu had long been regarded as her biological son.
Although the Empress Dowager is a little bit picky, but after thinking about it carefully, she feels that it is reasonable.
The child will of course feel closer to the mother than to the grandmother.
Besides, officials are indeed benevolent and filial! Everyone knows it!
She didn't take it to heart, although in the past, Zhang Mao would occasionally mention it in front of her.
The Empress Dowager thought it was reasonable at first, but as time went by, and the officials were always filial and sensible in front of her.
So, Zhang Maoze's words turned into noise!
She got tired of talking too much.
Especially after what happened last time, the Queen Mother became wary of Zhang Maoze.
After taking away his job, I thought about it carefully and felt that it was not safe.
So, he simply sent him to Yongyu Mausoleum as the envoy of Yongyu Mausoleum, and sent his confidant Liang Congzheng to monitor him.
But Zhang Mao dared to say something that he shouldn't have said outside.
The Empress Dowager could only let him go to Yongzhao Mausoleum to serve the Empress Ci Sheng Guang Xian.
Zhang Maoze's adopted son, Zhang Xun, was transferred out of the palace with a transfer order by the Empress Dowager, and went to work under Yan Shouqin as a supervisor of the water mill service.
The two palaces arrived at Funing Hall and looked at the sand table of Kaifeng Mansion.
Seeing the roads, rivers, mountains, and cities, they were all condensed into a clay wooden frame that was only one foot long.
Both palaces are eye-catching!
Even if they live deep in the palace, once all the military states in the world are turned into sand tables.
Then, sitting in Bianjing City, they can also know the geography thousands of miles away.
It goes without saying that the benefits of their governance are great.
So, the two palaces looked at the sand table and rewarded Song Yongchen with twenty pieces of silk.
At the same time, five thousand guan were allocated to the Sand Table Division as funds, and Song Yongchen was ordered to step up the production.
At the request of Yongchen of the Song Dynasty, he was allowed to transfer assistant officials and documents from the Ministry of Users and the Ministry of War.
After sending Song Yongchen away, the two palaces chatted with Zhao Xu in the Funing Palace.
"Sixth Brother has been reading in Funing Palace these past two days?" the Empress Dowager asked first.
Zhao Xu nodded and replied: "Replying to my mother-in-law, my grandson and I have been reading the book "Knowing Benevolence" by Mr. Mingdao..."
Cheng Hao's Book of Knowledge is better described as an essay than a book.
The full text is only a few hundred words.
But Cheng Hao personally annotated it and elaborated hundreds of subtle words and great meanings.
Therefore, it can be compiled into a book!
And Zhao Xu feels that this book may have appeared because of him.
It should be that when Cheng Hao was in bed, regardless of his illness, he dictated it to Cheng Yi in person, and it was very likely that he wrote it himself.
This posed a challenge to Zhao Xu!
Because that is outside his knowledge blind spot!
A great Confucian, at the last moment of his life, integrated his life's wisdom and thinking on Confucianism, as well as the concept and morality of monarchy and country governance, into a thin book.
It was really hard to read!
However, he still read and thought carefully with great interest.
This is a required course for emperors!
You must have the right to interpret the meaning of the scriptures!
Because if you don’t have the right to interpret the scriptures, others will!
Therefore, the book Cheng Hao presented before his death was actually a treasure trove for Zhao Xu!
He only needs to understand and integrate these things of Cheng Hao.
He has the final say in Ercheng's Neo-Confucianism!
Otherwise, Cheng Hao's disciples and grandsons would still dare to argue with Zhao Xu?
Anyone who questions, Zhao Xu can throw out what Cheng Hao wrote before his death.
Come on, come on...
Do you understand science? Or do I understand science?
Haha, you little trash, you don’t even understand Mr. Mingdao’s righteousness, yet you dare to talk nonsense in front of me!
The same principle can be copied to Zhang Zai’s Qi science.
Because when Cheng Hao was annotating Shiren, he quoted and elaborated extensively on Zhang Zai's "Dingwen".
And reinterpreted Zhang Zai's thoughts according to the ideas of Neo-Confucianism.
However, after Zhang Zai's death, most of the Qi School disciples later followed Er Cheng.
Brothers Lu Dafang, Lu Dalin, and Lu Dazhong are typical examples.
Therefore, Zhao Xu felt that within a few years, both Neo-Confucianism and Qi Studies would be controlled by him.
The two palaces were very happy to hear this.
Empress Dowager Xiang said even more distressedly: "Sixth brother, studying is just studying, don't go too far, lest you hurt your body!"
Zhao Xu thanked him and said, "The queen mother told me, I will remember it."
"Actually, I don't work very hard. I just read it in my free time. If I don't understand it, I go for a walk in the garden and think about it... If I can't figure it out, I put it aside for the time being and ask Cheng Shuishu for advice at the scripture banquet."
The two palaces looked at each other and laughed.
Zhao Xu took the opportunity to ask, "Mother, Queen Mother, when will the Sutra feast be held again?"
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Don't be anxious for the officials... The officials at the banquet are all selecting scriptures for the officials!"
This is natural, although it has been decided to use Li Gou as a hedge against Wang Anshi.
But there are so many works by Li Gou, so you have to choose carefully.
Pick out the ones that are more universal and piece them together.
This will not only avoid the charge of bullying the emperor, but also reduce the radical content.
But it was precisely because of this that the banquet officials themselves started fighting among themselves.
Lu Gongzu, Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang, Sun Jue, Lu Dian, Cai Bian, Lu Xizhe, Cheng Yi.
Check out this list!
Lu Gongzhu formed his own faction, and the remaining people were divided into two parties, the old and the new.
There are two single seedlings of the New Party, although one is Wang Anshi's son-in-law and the other is Wang Anshi's favorite student.
But their views on Confucianism are completely different!
Forget about these two people, they have very low voice and the two palaces lack trust in them.
But the remaining gentlemen of the old party were directly divided into three factions.
Sun Jue was from the Shu party, Lu Dafang and Cheng Yi were from the Luo party, and Fan Chunren was from the Shuo party.
Plus Lu Xizhe, who appears to be neutral on the surface, but secretly wants to insert something in line with the new learning thoughts.
The internal fighting among the officials of the feast can be described as exciting.
Zhao Xu heard from Shi De that a fierce dispute had even broken out in Jiying Hall in the past two days.
That is to say, Lu Gongzhu can still control the scene, otherwise, the whole martial arts world may stage it.
Within ten days and a half, they probably couldn't come up with the final result.
Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Xu's thoughtful look and quickly changed the topic and said: "Sixth brother, three days later, the Liao envoy will come to the palace to pay homage to Emperor Daxing and comfort Sixth Brother..."
"Then the Xixia envoys will also come to the palace to comfort..."
"Brother Six, are you ready?"
Zhao Xu laughed confidently: "Don't worry, Queen!"
"Both the Liao envoy and the Xia envoy are all human beings. What is there to be afraid of?"
"Besides, I am the emperor, it is them who should be worried and afraid!"
The two palaces laughed when they heard Zhao Xu's confident words.
I feel that although this child usually looks stable and smart, he is still a child after all, and naturally he will have some naive thoughts.
But they didn't point it out, they just said to Zhao Xu, "It's good that Sixth Brother is prepared, then the Queen Mother and Mother You will feel at ease!"
However, they didn't know that Zhao Xu was telling the truth.
After a few years, when he takes charge, both Xixia and Liao will know what real fear is!
Note: Lu Dian is the old party within the new party, and the new party within the old party. Therefore, historically, he was a student of Wang Anshi and was even on the Yuanyou Party Monument.
Sun Jue was neutral on the surface, but in fact he was inclined to the Shu school thoughts of Su Shi and Su Che.
Of course Fan Chunren and Fan Zuyu didn't explain, but now Sima Guang must be following the lead.
(End of chapter)
