The next morning, it was July Yimao (24) in the first year of Yuanyou.

Zhao Xu opened his eyes from the bedroom specially reserved for him in the Qingshou Palace and saw Empress Dowager Xiang, sitting in front of him with a sad look on her face, sighing something.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

He sighed to the Empress Dowager: "Dazong Zheng reported this morning that Zhong Yu has been trapped and dying after Dingguo's army stayed. I'm afraid it will only be in the next day or two."

After Zhao Xu listened, he also lowered his head and sighed: "What can I do? What can I do?"

He asked the Queen Mother: "Sixth brother, how do you plan to deal with the aftermath of Dingguojun's death?"

She knew that the relationship between Zhao Zhongyu and the late emperor was very close.

It is one of the few clans that has seen the sixth brother who is still being raised in the Prince's Pavilion.

The time was far earlier than the prime ministers - it was last autumn that the prime ministers met Sixth Brother for the first time in Jiying Palace.

Therefore, Sixth Brother can only make the decision regarding Zhao Zhongyu's posthumous affairs, whether emotional or rational.

Zhao Xu listened and asked: "Queen Mother, what did Da Zongzheng say?"

"The great truth is that, according to the story, if you keep it, you can posthumously give it to Jiedu Envoy and posthumously grant you the title of County King!"

Zhao Xu nodded and asked, "Where is your posthumous title?"

He said to the Queen Mother: "Someone is still discussing... Sixth brother, do you want to give it to me?"

Zhao Xu replied: "The system established by our ancestors is so perfect and beautiful that I dare not change it."

The clan grinding and promotion system of the Song Dynasty was very scientific.

In particular, after the adjustments made by Wang Anshi's reform, the entire clan system was able to operate with ease.

In Zhao Xu’s view, the next hundred years will only require minor repairs.

Therefore, it is impossible for him to change for Zhao Zhongyu.

To put it coldly - Zhao Zhongyu just had a close relationship with Zhao Xu's father.

Not with him!

Therefore, in order to show his identity as the late emperor's filial son, he could only start with a posthumous title and give him a good posthumous title.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xu said: "The posthumous law says: Favoring and being honored is called Rong. Dingguojun stays behind and is deeply trusted and relied upon by the emperor. He is very virtuous in the clan, so he can use 'Rong'."

He nodded to the Queen Mother and had no objection to this.

Rong is a posthumous title commonly used by close relatives of the clan.

Zhao Xu thought about it for a while and continued: "The posthumous law also says: if you inherit the virtue of gentleness from heaven, it is said to be shun, and if you receive the blessing of heaven, it is said to be shun."

"In this case, perhaps 'Rongshun' can be used as a posthumous title."

"What Sixth Brother said is true." Empress Dowager Xiang laughed, feeling very happy that her son could master the posthumous title skillfully and use it appropriately.

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Zhao Zhongyu did not last two more days as Da Zongzheng expected.

Instead, he gave up and left the next morning.

The imperial court then issued an edict to appease his wife and son.

Zhao Zhongyu was posthumously appointed as the military governor of Baoning Army and the king of Dongyang County. His posthumous title was Rongshun.

Therefore, Zhao Zhongyu and others quickly came to the gate of the imperial city to express their gratitude.

The posthumous title of Rongshun may be mostly ironic to ministers.

Chong Lu Guangda = the emperor's lackey, the vanguard of the palace-controlled economy.

Roude Chengtian and Shou Tianbailu unabashedly exposed this man's behavior throughout his life - he was a man who relied on nepotism to constantly undermine the country and had never done anything beneficial to the country.

But for the clan, it is one of the best posthumous titles.

It is comparable to the Wen Zhong and Wen Zheng of civil servants, and the Wu Zhong and Wu Xian of military officials.

Because this posthumous title nakedly tells others that this clan member has been loyal, reliable, and tested throughout his life, and is liked by both Huang Kao and me.

Its value is even higher than the posthumous title of Jiedu Envoy and County King!

After all, in the Song Dynasty, the posthumous title was the honor of the person who gave the posthumous title - because the person was dead, unless he had a posthumous son, otherwise the third and fourth generations would not be able to enjoy the benefits brought by the posthumous gift.

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Especially the beautiful posthumous title Rongshun was given by Zhao Xu himself.

It's almost like giving their whole family a buff called 'Loyalty'.

In future grinding, this buff will refresh various gain effects from time to time.

It is even possible to directly refresh big special effects such as reducing wear and tear in X year.

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This morning, Zhao Xu came to the small garden behind Chongzheng Hall.

Here, various peonies, roses, hibiscus and other exotic flowers are planted.

Although it is already the end of July, the autumn season is about to begin.

But all kinds of flowers are still blooming in the garden.

Bees and butterflies are also flying busily among them.

There is also a small pond in the garden. There are lotus flowers growing in the pond. Fish swim under the lotus leaves in the clear water.

"Good!" Zhao Xu looked at everything in front of him and was very satisfied: "This place will definitely make the envoys of Dali feel at home."

Yes, today is the day when he summoned the Dali envoy Gao Taiming alone for detailed discussions.

For this reason, he specially chose this place.

In this season, there are also large gardens in full bloom in the palace.

The Dali envoy Gao Taiming was from Kunming.

In modern times, Kunming is like spring all year round and is known as the Spring City.

Choosing the meeting place here can show Zhao Xu's sincerity.

This is what he learned in modern times.

When talking about business, the venue is very important and the atmosphere is also crucial.

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Gao Taiming lowered his head, and under the protection or coercion of the Song Court's military ministers, he passed through many palaces and entered the core of the Song Court and the most heavily guarded area - Da Nei.

Along the way, he didn't dare to look up.

Because he was frightened and afraid.

Can he not be frightened and scared?

In his mind, the Song Dynasty had now eliminated the threat to the south - Jiaozhi was defeated, please surrender and pay tribute.

Every year, one million shi of rice must be paid as tribute to Song Ting, and another one million shi of rice must be purchased from Song Ting at market price.

As the Song Dynasty occupied the vast area north of the Fuliang River, in fact, it had formed an encirclement around Dali from Guangxi and Jiaozhou.

If the Song Dynasty bribes the five surnames in the southwest, they will also include the Sizhou Tian family who are the loyal dogs of the Song Dynasty.

This is surrounded by three sides.

Once the Song Dynasty decided to use troops in Dali, Dali would be divided into two countries.

I am afraid that many powerful people and wealthy families will lead the way for Song Ting.

In this way, the final fate of the Gao family, apart from fighting to the end, would be to put their tail between their legs and run away to Bagan.

Therefore, even if he knew in his heart, it was highly unlikely that Song Ting would actually mobilize troops and come to the ravines to risk their lives with the Gao family.

But he is afraid.

In the mid-Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, Uighurs, and Nanzhao attacked Tubo from three sides and directly defeated Tubo. The Gao family will not forget it.

Now, if Song Ting can't think about it, he will use a trick against the Gao family.

Then the Gao family really has no choice but to follow the example of their predecessors and run away to Bagan to start a business.

With this in mind, Gao Taiming was led into a secluded small garden.

He raised his head slightly and saw the figure of the little Emperor Song Ting sitting in a pavilion in the garden, looking at him.

Although, this little emperor is very small.

He is only ten years old and has a childish face, but how dare Gao Taiming really treat him as a child?

He is already in power!

Moreover, a war has been launched and won brilliantly.

Regardless of whether the legend is true or not.
To be continued...