When Zhao Xu arrived at Kunning Hall, Queen Mother Xiang was knitting something. When he saw Zhao Xu arriving, he quickly put it away.

Zhao Xu didn't notice this and stepped forward to say hello.

Then he sat down in front of Empress Dowager Xiang and said: "Queen Mother, I just met Shen Kuo again in the Chongzheng Palace... and listened to his report on copper smelting with gall water..."

"Oh..." Queen Mother Xiang became interested and asked: "What did Shen Kuo say? Is it alchemy?"

After the two palaces issued a decree to the capital yesterday, discussions started in the imperial city.

Many people say that this is probably another recipe from the alchemists of the past.

Since the Han and Tang dynasties, there have been alchemists among the people who deceived the ignorant people with so-called "medicinal gold".

Even now, every three to five years, local officials will report the capture of a similar swindler.

Queen Mother Xiang was also a little worried.

What if it's a scam...

It won’t sound good if word spreads!

"Shen Ti's words have been tested by others, and the smelted material is indeed copper!" Zhao Xu replied: "I also asked, Shen Ti's words, this is the truth in the sage's scriptures!"

"It is because he practices the teachings of the saints..."

"To achieve knowledge lies in the way of investigating things, and the principles derived from the investigation!"

He nodded to the Queen Mother, touched Zhao Xu's head and said, "That's good!"

…

The next day, the Yanhe Hall was held in the private hall to listen to the government.

There was a minister who sent a dragon to the state to supervise the state and magistrate Peng Yunzong, etc., and sent envoys to pay tribute (this is the chieftain, and the Peng family is one of the founders of the chieftain system).

The two palaces were ordered to bestow gold and silver, and were ordered to admonish the envoys, telling Peng Yunzong and others to remember to protect the country and the people and not cause trouble.

The Right Prime Minister Han Jiang, on behalf of the Ministry of Secretariat, submitted a memorial: Those who are employed by the Ministry of Finance and are over seventy years old should beg for the titles obtained by the Ministry of Finance to become officials. If the officials who have committed internal crimes have not mentioned it anymore, and those who have not yet returned to the old official position and have not mentioned it, please listen to it.

This is to provide amnesty to those officials who have made mistakes and therefore lost their missions and official positions, and they will stay at home for their crimes.

Allow them to use the official positions stipulated in the Sufu Law to serve.

The two houses naturally follow the flow of good things.

I, the Great Song Dynasty, met the scholar-bureaucrats in a favorable manner, and I did not just say so!

Theoretically, even if a minister is stripped of his virginity, as long as he has not destroyed his writing since his birth, he is still a scholar-official and still enjoys the power and social status that a scholar-official should have!

Even if he is imprisoned, he still enjoys exclusive VIP treatment.

Wu Juhou was imprisoned in Yushitai for more than a month, and it is said that he gained a few pounds when he came out!

That is, Li Ding was an unlucky boy. In order to dig out information about him, Yushitai used mental attack techniques and interrogated him day and night. He was not allowed to have a good rest and made him lose more than ten kilograms.

The envoy of Huanqing Road reported the detailed battle report of the Battle of Helanyuan and the list of meritorious Han and Tibetan soldiers.

very funny!

The man who captured the fake prince-in-law alive was actually two Tibetan archers!

That is, ethnic minority militias.

One is named Suiwei and the other is named Changyi. Judging from the names, there is a high probability that they are still party members.

Therefore, the two houses will give heavy rewards.

So, the two archers each transferred their three talents and were rewarded with fifty pieces of silk.

During all these reports, Zhao Xu remained silent.

Until the Ministry of Officials reported that Lu Gongru of Hangzhou was newly known, and Yunzhou was changed to Yunzhou.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but turned to look at the curtain.

He asked the two palaces: "Mother, Queen Mother, I have read the report of this Lu Gongru. He has been in Hangzhou for less than two months..."

"And his last term was in Yingzhou (today's Chongming Island, Shanghai)..."

"I'm afraid I have just taken up my post. Is it appropriate to transfer him to Yunzhou like this?"

After listening to Zhao Xu's question, he replied to the Queen Mother: "This is the system of the country to praise scholar-bureaucrats!"

Of course Zhao Xu knows this.

In order to praise a certain scholar-bureaucrat, he was deliberately transferred around.

Like Lu Gongru, he was appointed magistrate of three or four different places in one year.

This is equivalent to accumulating three or four local governorships in a short period of time, which is a bug in the Kamo Kan method and will facilitate future promotions!

But this is actually very bad for the stability of the bureaucracy!

And as far as Lu Gongru is concerned, it seems that he has done nothing recently and has only been running around on the road.

If your body is not strong enough, it is not impossible to die on the road!

"If you want to be praised, why not add a post to the embassy?" Zhao Xu asked: "I thought that adding a post to the embassy would be a better way to praise the minister!"

The two palaces inside the curtain looked at each other, and the Empress Dowager said: "The officials are right!"

Therefore, the Empress Dowager asked: "Is Lu Gongru now employed in the palace?"

The right-hand selected doctor from the Ministry of Officials reported: Lu Gongru now enters Zhilong Tuge from Zhiji Xianyuan.

The two palaces then ordered to add bachelors from Longtuge, and Lu Gongru still knew Hangzhou!

The court immediately looked sideways.

Zhang Dun even lowered his head: "Young Master, can you even intervene in human affairs?"

"Moreover, it has also changed the traditional personnel changes..."

Zhang Dun knew that from now on, if similar things happened again, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would not follow the example of the past and let ministers run around. Instead, they would directly follow today's story - add their ministers to other posts!

It's a small thing, but it means a lot!

The most important thing is that the two palaces accepted and agreed to the young master's proposal.

Incredible!

Zhang Dun remembered the conversation he had with Shen Kuo yesterday in the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.

"Young Master, do you have any instructions?"

Shen Kuo was silent.

"What does it mean to study things to achieve knowledge?" Zhang Dun asked relentlessly.

"His Majesty said: The best way to know is to study things, and then you will know. The meaning of the sage's scriptures penetrates the heaven and the earth, and the wonder of creation lies in it!"

If I ask again, I will refuse to tell him any more, and I will just play riddles with him.

Let’s talk about the views of Qi science and talk about Zhou Dunyi and Hu Yuan’s understanding of the universe.

Zhang Dun was a very smart man, and he soon discovered it from Shen Kuo's tone.

Shen Kuo spoke according to orders.

This made Zhang Dun feel itchy.

Zhang Dun felt that the young master seemed to have special arrangements for Zhang Zihou in this matter.

At least he was willing to let Shen Kuo reveal something to him, although Shen Kuo didn't tell him everything.

But the hesitant tone and demeanor when he spoke convinced Zhang Dun that what he said was intentional.

It was done on purpose!

This completely impenetrable feeling made Zhang Dun sleepless and uneasy.

He eagerly wanted a close one-on-one duet.

However, there has never been a chance and no way can be found.

He is in power, and unless the emperor himself speaks and calls him to confront him, other colleagues will think that he wants to sue him if he rashly seeks to correct him.

Thinking like this, Zhang Dun was inevitably a little restless in the queue, and he would look up at the palace from time to time.

As a result, he immediately received a warning from Hemen Tongshi Sheren, who was in charge of the ceremonial guards in the palace.

Zhang Dun finally calmed down.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw this scene.

"Zhang Dun, Zhang Dun!"

"You have today too! Haha..."

In their previous lives, Zhao Xu and Zhang Dun were monarchs and ministers who cooperated tacitly in state affairs.

But in court and in private, he is a fun-loving person who likes to prank others.

Zhang Dun had been alone as prime minister for six years and became more and more courageous. Later he even dared to play tricks on Zhao Xu.
To be continued...