In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, Xin Chou day in March (eighth day of the lunar month).

Zhao Xu woke up naturally from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw Empress Dowager Xiang sitting in front of his bed.

Although she was still wearing mourning clothes made of white gauze, she had already tied up her hair that was originally loose, and only wore a strip of white linen on her head.

This is a harbinger of the beginning of mourning and a harbinger of listening to politics.

Zhao Xu looked at it and sighed in his heart: "Has it been three days already?"

On October 20, the ninth year of Kaibao's reign, Taizu passed away.

On the 23rd, the ministers knelt down and asked Taizong to listen to the government. They refused, and three petitions were made. On the 24th, Zhi said yes.

On March 29, the third year of Zhidao, Taizong died.

On the second day of April, the ministers asked the Zhen Temple to listen to the government, but the answer was no. Three petitions were made, and on the third day of April, the system said yes.

From then on, customization was formed.

Since then, successive emperors have followed this system when they came to the throne.

In other words, today is the day when the ministers asked the two palaces to listen to the government, and then the two palaces refused.

In other words, tomorrow is the beginning of a new era.

The two houses officially take charge of politics!

Of course, it will not be in the imperial palace, but in the place where Cai Que said his speech yesterday.

Naturally, I won't go there every day. According to tradition, I only attend the Yingyang Gate on a single day (a single day) to listen to the government.

In addition, every five days, the ministers, censors, etc. will be summoned in the curtains inside Yingyang Gate to discuss military and state affairs.

This will last until the 25th of this month, which is Xuwu Day.

At that time, it happened to be the twentieth day after the death of Emperor Daxing, and the third time of consolation from ministers would be ushered in on the second day.

At this time, the ministers will go to court again and request the imperial palace to listen to the government.

He still refused to answer, so he followed the instructions three times.

After that, normal ceremonial activities such as listening to the government, daily life of officials, and attending the New Year Festival will also resume.

At the same time, the speeches of newly dismissed officials and the introduction of newly appointed officials will also be restored.

Before that, Emperor Daxing's Zi Palace was about to set off, escorted by the ceremonial envoys, Lu Bo envoys and Qiao Daodun envoys appointed by the court, to the Zhaosong Emperor's Mausoleum in Henan Prefecture for burial.

"Sixth brother, from now on, except for big auspicious days, minor auspicious days, and when the officials come to the palace to comfort me, you can take it regularly!"

He whispered to the Queen Mother.

Zhao Xu nodded.

"Today, the court officials have already asked Sixth Brother to listen to the government..." Xiang Taihou said again: "My mother has already rejected it for you!"

"They will still go to the third watch. Starting tomorrow, they will listen to politics under the Yingyang Gate!"

Zhao Xu nodded again.

"Is there anyone Sixth Brother wants to use?" asked the Queen Mother.

As the emperor's legitimate mother, it was natural for Queen Mother Xiang to hope that Zhao Xu would make her own suggestions for employment - of course, Queen Mother Xiang also knew that Sixth Brother was too young and the courtiers did not recognize any of them.

The only people he can use are the people around him, and they are just to give favors to the ministers and female officials in his dormitory.

Zhao Xu looked at Empress Dowager Xiang, nodded, and said: "Tell the queen mother that my son has recently asked Shi Deyi, Liu Weijian and others. Is there any precedent for someone like your son to ascend the throne at such a young age..."

"When Shi got one, Liu Weijian all replied: If there is one, it is Renmiao..."

"Er asked again: At Renmiao's age, could there be any wise ministers to assist him?"

Queen Mother Xiang listened quietly, the look in her eyes gradually became richer.

"Shi De first answered: Empress Zhang Xianmingsu was accompanied by the child prodigy Yan Shu, who was reading at the Ren Temple!"

"The son then asked: Who is Yan Shu?"

"Shi Deyi's first answer: Yan Shu, the Prime Minister of Renmiao and the Minister of Humerus, is known as the Prime Minister of Taiping. He has supported countless virtuous ministers throughout his life. It can be said that he is a man of his own."

"After hearing this, my son was very envious and asked Shi Deyi, where is Prime Minister Taiping now? Shi Deyi replied: Yan Shu has passed away, but he has a son named Ji Dao. He is quite talented, but his official career is not smooth.

, even lingering in places!”

Zhao Xu looked at the Queen Mother and blinked: "I want to ask for a favor from my mother, so I can summon Yan Shu's son back to the capital to give me a favor!"

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Xu's well-behaved appearance and held this sensible child in her arms: "My son is truly the benevolent and holy emperor, and he will definitely bring peace in the future!"

I already understood it at a young age. After admiring the old ministers of my ancestors and praising the virtuous ministers, I extended my favor to those below.

The most important thing is that Sixth Brother has never even met a person. Just because he heard that his father once accompanied Renmiao, who was about his age, to study, he decided to extend his kindness to him.

It can be seen that Sixth Brother really cares about love!

In the future, the children of the Xiang family will have someone to rely on.

So, without even thinking about it, Empress Dowager Xiang said to Zhao Xu: "The Empress Dowager will immediately order someone to give instructions to the governors of the capital, telling them to take Yan Shu's son..."

The Queen Mother thought for a while and asked: "How many, right?"

Zhao Xu nodded: "It seems to be called Yan Jidao!"

Empress Dowager Xiang then told Shi Deyi, who had been standing behind her, "Have you heard the official's order?"

"Go to the capital hall immediately and inform the person in charge of the political participation..."

"I ordered Yan Jidao to come to the capital immediately to see Your Majesty!"

Shi Deyi took a deep breath and then respectfully accepted the order: "I will obey everyone, your Majesty's will!"

But...but...

When did he tell everyone about Yan Shu and Yan Jidao?

Shi Deyi was confused.

Could it be that it was Liu Weijian, Yan Shouqin or Feng Jing who told it, but everyone has misremembered it?

should be!

Otherwise, if everyone lives deep in the palace, go there to know the story of Yan Shu, the Prime Minister of Taiping, and how do you know that Yan Shu had a son named Yan Jidao, who had a poor official career and wandered around?

Zhao Xu, on the other hand, looked at Shi Deyi's back.

I felt a little proud in my heart.

This is a small test, and it is also a clever move that Zhao Xu has been thinking about in the past two days.

Yan Jidao, it doesn't matter whether he has talent or not, and whether he can adapt to the officialdom of Bianjing.

The important thing is that this smoke bomb can confuse many people.

In addition, Zhao Xu knew clearly the resentment in the heart of Yan Jidao and Yan Shuyuan, the modern and highly respected poet of the graceful school at this point in time!

Hatred makes people strong.

Hatred will also make people blind!

What Zhao Xu needs to do next is just a gentle push.

There will be a good show to watch!

Empress Dowager Xiang said to Zhao Xu: "Sixth brother will get up first and have some breakfast, and then mother will go to Baoci Palace to talk to the Empress Dowager!"

"Um!"

…

The imperial city, the new province of Shangshu, and the imperial palace.

At this time, Wang Gui, the left prime minister, was still confessing behind closed doors, while Cai Que, the right prime minister, had resigned yesterday and headed to Henan Prefecture with a large number of officials and craftsmen.

Therefore, among the three provinces and two prefectures, those with the highest status were, in order of rank, Zuo Cheng, the minister, and Zhang Dun, the minister.

But the most powerful ones are Shangshu Youcheng, Zhongshu Shilang Li Qingchen and Zhongshu Shilang Zhang Hong.

Because both of these people have the power to remove officials.

One stroke may be enough to change an official's career!

Therefore, the power is unimaginable.

This is also the reason why the Prime Minister and officials of the Song Dynasty avoided the way and treated all officials with courtesy!

At this moment, Li Qingchen was sitting in his private study behind the capital hall, looking strange.

Zhang Dun, who came in to discuss matters with him, saw him and suddenly became curious: "Brother Bangzhi, what's going on?"

Li Qingchen saw Zhang Dun and immediately waved to him.

Zhang Dun walked over and got in front of him.

Li Qingchen lowered his voice and said, "Just now, the Empress Dowager sent Shi Deyi to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver the order..."

"It is said that the officials longed for the elders of the previous dynasty and expressed their admiration for Duke Yan Yuanxian's assistance in studying in Renmiao. They also heard that Yan Shuyuan, the beloved son of Duke Yan Yuanxian, seemed to be having trouble with his official career, so he wanted to show his favor to the elders and show that the country treats the elders well.
To be continued...