The excitement and excitement of the Queen Mother were clearly visible behind the curtain.
Because she has the best face!
It was also because Zhao Xu's sudden gift really made her happy!
So, when Zhao Xu came to the curtain with the thick dictionary in his hands and presented it in front of her, she shed tears and said happily: "I have lived for so many years and this year is the happiest birthday for me! "
"Why is the mother-in-law crying?" Zhao Xu asked as he presented the dictionary to her.
"Mother is so happy!" The Empress Dowager looked at the grandson kneeling in front of her and said happily: "To have such a filial grandson from an official family, my life is truly worth it!"
Zhao Xu bowed and said, "It is only right that your grandson should be filial to his mother-in-law!"
"Mother, you'd better take a quick look at this gift that your grandson ordered me to make for you!"
The Empress Dowager said with a smile: "Okay! Okay!"
Then he opened the book and looked at the text on the index page.
Then she saw some novel numbers on the index page, and asked, "Guan Jia, what do these symbols mean?"
Sanskrit symbols were not uncommon in the Song Dynasty.
Because the work of translating the Bible was once a national project, it was concurrently undertaken by the Prime Minister.
The fanqie method of Zhengyun may have been developed from the alphabet pinyin method in the Western Regions.
In daily life, as long as you enter a temple, Sanskrit symbols are also easily accessible.
Although the general public does not understand it, it does not prevent them from becoming familiar with it.
Zhao Xu replied: "Mother, these are the numbers Sun Chen found from several ancient books presented by Song Yongchen..."
"Used to mean one, two, three, four..."
"Because it is simple and easy to understand, my grandson often uses it in daily life..."
“It’s easy to calculate and label!”
The Queen Mother nodded and looked at the index again, and she already understood.
As the official said, it is indeed simple to understand and somewhat easy to use.
Zhao Xu began to introduce: "Mother, this "Yuanyou Dictionary" is a gift specially prepared by my grandson for your Holy Day and the birthday of your mother..."
"This is the first volume to congratulate my mother-in-law on her birthday and wish her a long life..."
"So there are seven hundred and twenty-six pages in total..."
"And the second volume is to celebrate the mother's birthday, with 822 pages..."
"And so on, in a round-trip cycle!"
Zhao Xu said this and looked at the two palaces.
When Empress Dowager Xiang heard that Zhao Xu had ordered people to compile this book to celebrate her birthday, she was immediately moved.
Both palaces hugged Zhao Xu and were moved to tears.
"Ancestors bless, Bodhisattvas bless..." The two palaces only murmured.
They all just feel that with such a filial child, this life will not be in vain!
…
Deng Runfu was moved when he saw the movement within the curtain.
The female officials and ministers in the palace all had red eyes and were deeply moved.
After an unknown amount of time, the two palaces within the curtain gradually calmed down.
At this time, Deng Runfu finally heard the summons.
"Scholar Deng!" The Queen Mother's voice came from the curtain.
Deng Runfu immediately bowed and said, "I'm here!"
"You have worked hard these days, bachelor!" said the Queen Mother.
He also said to the Queen Mother: "He is indeed a bachelor of labor!"
Deng Runfu immediately replied: "Your Majesty, out of a pure heart of filial piety, gave me the holy order. I will serve your Majesty's filial piety in accordance with the holy decree. I dare not say how hard it is!"
The two palaces listened and were very satisfied with his answer.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager said: "A bachelor is a minister of the official family, and he is also my choice to study in Wenhua..."
"Let's do this..." She looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Let's first add Jiying Palace as a lecturer and become the official banquet officer!"
The Empress Dowager immediately said: "I think it is most appropriate for a bachelor to be a banquet official!"
Deng Runfu immediately thanked him and said, "The kindness of the two merciful saints has been extended to me. I am so grateful that I can only die to repay it and live up to the hope of the merciful saint!"
Therefore, the two palaces issued an edict. Deng Runfu, a Hanlin scholar, accepted the decree and served as a lecturer in Jiying Palace.
This was to leave this matter in his hands, and Zhao Xu took the opportunity to recommend Zhang Fangping, the veteran minister Zhang Dejun Jiedu Envoy to the two palaces.
Since Zhang Fangping was a famous minister in the world and had served as a Hanlin scholar in Renmiao and Yingmiao, and was familiar with the collection of books inside and outside Chongwen Academy, he requested that Zhang Fangping also join in the compilation of "Yuanyou Dictionary".
Of course, the two palaces followed the good deeds, so they issued an edict in the name of Zhao Xu.
Zhang Fangping, the military envoy of Zhangde Army, served as an attendant and served as emperor for five days. He also specially ordered to be the compiler of "Yuanyou Dictionary".
Recommending Zhang Fangping is purely to repay Zhang Fangping for bringing Cheng Yi into the palace last time.
As a king, you should reward merit and punish fault!
And rewards and punishments must be timely and fast!
This is the experience Zhao Xu summed up from his many years of political service in his previous life, and it is also the inspiration he got from reading history books in modern times.
Only when rewards and punishments are swift can we have prestige and make people work hard!
…
The next day, Wushen (16th) in July, the Empress Dowager Kuncheng Festival.
Because Emperor Shenzong Zan was undergoing a funeral, all celebrations were cancelled.
Only allowing monks to be ordained in Kaifeng Prefecture to pray for blessings - this is indeed a grace. You must know that a sworn certificate can be sold for at least 200 guan in Bianjing City!
Therefore, many true monks cannot be ordained at all.
Fake monks are running all over the place.
Therefore, every year the Holy Days of the Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother are graces given to those true monks.
However, the quantities are very limited.
After all, Dudu is a good thing! It is also hard currency and can be used directly as money.
The Song Dynasty strictly controlled this, and strictly controlled the number of ultimatums issued every year, for fear of depreciation and ruining the market, which would make it difficult to do this capitalless business in the future.
So, how is it possible to give too many free places?
This year during the Kuncheng Festival, there are only twenty places for monks to be ordained in Kaifeng Prefecture.
When I was busy in Kaifeng Mansion, I was giving examinations to monks to see if they were ordained.
In the palace, all the wives have entered the palace one after another.
Then, in Baoci Palace, the two palaces took out the "Yuanyou Dictionary" that Zhao Xu had given yesterday as a congratulatory gift, and showed it to the wives.
All the wives congratulated one after another.
The wives of the Cao family even said a lot of good things with low eyebrows in front of the Empress Dowager.
This coaxed the Empress Dowager to smile happily and feel very happy.
Where is Zhao Xu?
Since he was not idle, he sent Feng Jing to bring a large amount of silk, powder and royal medicine to the Gao family to give to the Empress Dowager's biological mother, Mrs. Han Yueguo, in honor of the Emperor's Day.
The words were very nice, and she only said, "The Tai Madam gave birth to a kind saint, and she was a meritorious official of the country and a wise lady of the country. It is inconvenient for the Tai Madam to enter the palace today, the Holy Mother's Day. I, as the Great Mother, would like to congratulate the Tai Madam." '
I am very happy for this lady.
So, he immediately wrote a petition and sent Gao Gonghui to the palace.
The Empress Dowager received the letter from the Dowager Madam, and after reading it, she passed it on to the Empress Dowager Xiang.
Other married women present congratulated him again.
Everyone said: "The Empress Dowager is kind and holy, she protects and supports the officials, and the officials' pure filial piety is rare throughout the ages... She can really be a model for the world!"
This made the Empress Dowager even happier. This birthday was extremely comfortable.
…
at dusk.
Wen Yanbo's wife, Wang, returned from the palace by car.
Wen Zongdao personally led people to greet him at the door - the Wang family was the second wife, and she and Wen Yanbo had one son, Wen Zongdao, and the others were the sons of Wen Yanbo's wife and concubines.
Wen Zongdao took his mother into the inner house.
Wen Yanbo was already waiting.
"Madam is back..." Wen Yanbo asked: "Did you see Thirteenth Mother?"
Wang nodded.
"How is Thirteenth Mother doing in the palace?" Wen Yanbo asked.
Wang replied: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager both liked Thirteenth Niang very much and kept them with them all the time... Even the Imperial Dowager was quite satisfied with Thirteenth Niang and even gave Thirteenth Niang powder... "
Wen Yanbo let go of his worries: "That's good! That's good!"
As for the official family, he didn't need to ask.
One is because the officials are still young and may not understand the affairs of men and women at all.
Second, Wen Yanbo understands men.
When the official is fourteen, fifteen, fifteen or sixteen, his energy and blood gradually become strong, and the thirteenth mother should be eighteen or nineteen, which is when a woman is most attractive.
The girls that other families sent to the palace in the future were only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time.
How can a group of yellow-haired girls compete with Thirteen Niangs?
by that time……
Maybe, Thirteenth Mother can directly take the throne!
Wen Yanbo, on the other hand, has been working hard for this.
Since Thirteenth Niang entered the palace, he has already corrected his attitude and will no longer rely on his old age to show off his old age. Basically, he will support whatever the officials want.
Endorse as a veteran of the Four Dynasties!
And Wen Yanbo knew that the officials were definitely aware of his statements and knew them well.
If you don’t believe it, look at Zhang Fangping next door!
A few days ago, Zhang Fangping brought Cheng Yi into the palace and talked about official studies in front of the two palaces.
Yesterday, the officials recommended Zhang Fangping as the editor of "Yuanyou Dictionary" in front of the two palaces.
Theoretically, Zhang Fangping was in a leading position in the compilation of Yuanyou Dictionary.
Even Deng Runfu had to listen to him.
Of course, everyone knows that in fact, he is just a staff consultant, and his age is not suitable for continuing to engage in heavy writing work.
However, this grace is still shocking!
Once the Yuanyou Dictionary is compiled, it will be published in the world.
Zhang Fangping will be able to go down in history and be famous for generations to come!
In the future, when scholars all over the world use the "Yuanyou Dictionary" when studying, they will know that Zhang Fangping participated in the compilation of the "Yuanyou Dictionary".
A hundred or thousand years from now, I'm afraid this will be the case.
Just like Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he is still talked about and respected after a thousand years.
This is true immortality! The pursuit of all scholar-bureaucrats!
It was also an achievement that Sima Guang finally achieved after fifteen years.
…
In the next few days, the city of Bianjing was calm.
Zhao Xu was in the Funing Hall, carefully reading the book dedicated to him by Cheng Yi and Sun Jue.
Annotate carefully and study carefully.
Time flies, and seven days pass in a blink of an eye.
Yuanfeng eight years in July Yimao (twenty-three).
Zhijie Ru'an Army Jiedu Envoy, Inspector Taiwei, and Wang Gongchen who stayed in Damingfu in Beijing died.
In the obituary, the two palaces ended the day with stories.
Immediately, Han Wei, a bachelor of Zizhengdian and Zhiheyang Prefecture, was ordered to stay in Beijing.
Other than that, Wang Gongchen's death caused almost no ripples.
No matter the new party or the old party in Bianjing city, they were indifferent to his death.
Some even chuckled.
For example, a certain young emperor in Funing Hall added another dish that night.
PS: There is no fourth update. The monthly ticket will be updated until tomorrow morning.
(End of chapter)
