The right hall of Funing Hall is located in the west of Funing Hall, on the right hand side of Xishanghe Gate.

Since Zhao Xu ascended the throne, he has rarely used this place.

But when his father was there, this place was the real core and center of the Song Dynasty's decision-making.

Countless policies and laws of the Yuanfeng era were discussed and promulgated and implemented with the magistrates here.

But Zhao Xu felt that this place was too conspicuous.

There are too many private officials and female officials coming and going.

It is easy for outsiders to know who he met and who he had talked to?

Therefore, Zhao Xu moved his small circle into the quiet room behind the East Pavilion.

And this palace has become a place where he will come when he wants to leak the secret.

As it is now!

"Go forward to Xuanhui South Court envoy, Zhangde Army Jiedu, promoted Yuanyou Dictionary Book Company, and Fang Ping, the Yuanyou Dictionary Compilation Envoy..."

"The Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, the Hanlin Academy, the Yuanyou Hunyun Bureau and the Ministry of Works are also the ministers of the Ministry of Works..."

"I respectfully ask the Emperor and His Majesty for all blessings!"

The two old ministers bowed to the hall and greeted each other four times.

Then, there are Zeng Zhao, Su Che, and these two ministers of the Secretariat.

They lay on the hall in a proper manner and said, "Zhao (Zhe), the minister of the Secretariat, respectfully ask the Emperor and His Majesty for all blessings!"

Then he followed Zhang Fangping and Su Song and bowed his head four times.

Zhao Xu seemed to have not seen them, but just greeted Zhang Fangping and Su Song enthusiastically.

"Old Mr. Zhang, Mr. Su, please get up quickly!"

"Feng Jing!" He turned his head and ordered: "Why don't you give your two ministers a seat and tea?"

"No!" Feng Jing quickly brought the people, brought chairs, and served tea.

Zhang Fangping and Su Song stood up, bowed their heads and thanked them, and then sat down.

Zhang Fangping carefully picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea. Then he sat on the chair and said respectfully: "The old minister and Mr. Su entered the palace today. They came to the imperial palace and came to beg for your grace..."

"Hmm?" Zhao Xu sat upright on the bed, holding his understanding as he was confused, and asked, "What is it? Is it necessary for the old husband and Su to come and ask me in front of me?"

Zhang Fangping sighed and said, "Su Che, the servant of the Secretariat, is the son of Su Xun, an old minister and friend..."

"Now, because Che trusts others' words, he even returns the words of the Empress Dowager..."

As he said that, he stood up and bowed to Fun and said, "Zhe is guilty, and the old minister dare not favor him... I would like to ask Your Majesty to punish him!"

When you enter the palace and plead with mercy, of course you cannot say mercy in a blunt way.

In this case, it is easy for the emperor to fail to come to Taiwan.

At the same time, the minister himself has to take great risks - if it spreads out, the blow to reputation will be devastating.

Even if someone cleans the floor, it is probably impossible to escape in history!

Like Zhang Fangping, it would be much better to speak out under the guise of destroying relatives for justice and asking the emperor to punish him.

It also facilitates the emperor's forgiveness, gratitude, and explanation to the outside world - it is very good to know that he can correct his mistakes!

So, you can raise it high, put it down gently, and drink three glasses of wine, and you will not be the case!

This is in line with Confucianism's thoughts - punishing the past and preventing the future.

If it is spread, no one in the world can criticize it, and even praise it.

Su Che immediately bowed to the hall again: "I am guilty, I beg your Majesty to punish you!"

Zhao Xu looked at it and didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Su Song had to get up and said, "I heard from you that your Majesty, I have come to the palace today, and that's why..."

"Zeng Zhao and Su Che, the ministers of the Central Secretariat, are all descendants of relatives and friends..."

"These two people believed in other people's words and even blamed the ministers of the country, and then returned the words to the Empress Dowager!"

"These two people are extremely guilty! Chen begs His Majesty to punish him to serve as a warning!"

Zhao Xu finally spoke: "I will naturally know about the two sacrificial people."

"but……"

He looked at Zeng Zhao and Su Che and asked, "I have a question that I have never thought clearly! Please ask two servants to answer my questions..."

Su Che and Zeng Zhao quickly bowed their heads: "I will listen to the teachings of morality and music!"

Zhao Xu leaned on the bed and asked, "Please ask the two children to teach me..."

"Where is the job of the Secretariat?" As he said that, he slowly got up, walked to the steps of the palace, and looked down at Zeng Zhao and Su Che.

Zhao Xu has been growing taller in the past year.

Now, he is nearly four feet and six inches (about 145cm), and he is considered a little adult, and he no longer looks as thin as Chuchu ascended the throne.

Therefore, although he was still young, when he walked to the imperial stairs, he used the height of the imperial stairs, plus the momentum and aura he showed.

At this moment, Zeng Zhao and Su Che couldn't help but tremble, and they felt like they were trembling.

Of course, this is also related to their guilty feelings and that they had already lost their courage after entering Funing Hall.

After a while, Su Che bowed and said, "Report to your Majesty, the system of the court, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, as a foreign minister, was ordered by the king, and according to the king's words, officials, craftsmen, rituals, punishments, soldiers, and households... According to the system of the previous emperor, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, if he feels that there is something wrong with the matter, or if he is not properly assigned, he will return the title of the title."

Zhao Xu listened and asked with a smile: "Is that true?"

"How come I heard that some people in the court said: 'The Secretariat is the elder of the Pavilion's master' and some people say 'The Secretariat's pen is a judgment of five flowers, and can judge life and death'............

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu asked jokingly: "Two 'ge elders', come and explain to me..."

"How did the Secretariat of the Zhongshu judge life and death?"

Su Che and Zeng Zhao's body trembled when he heard this.

Although the so-called "ge Lao" and "five flowers of judgment" are all the sayings passed down by the old man.

However, the emperor put it in today's palace and publicly said.

It is equivalent to accusing them, using the power of the Secretariat to threaten others as much as possible and make things difficult for others.

The people in the Zhongshu Shei of the Song Dynasty had a criminal record.

In the past, the ministers of the two-system system (Hanlin Bachelor, Master of the Imperial Edict/Shushu Sheren) had to pay for writing lyrics to others.

Especially Zhizhizhi (the predecessor of the Central Secretariat)!

Because they are facing officials from prefectures and counties, many of them are from Weihan, so they can control them at will.

The reputation of the "gei master" of the Secretariat and the "Wuhua Judgment" was created by the blood and tears of these officials.

Now, although the rules for repaying the money (made by Wang Anshi) have been eliminated on the surface.

But has the pen charge really disappeared?

When Su Che and Zeng Zhao heard the accusations of the emperor in the palace, they were both trembling and could not speak.

Because this matter cannot be explained.

First of all, the Ge Lao, the Wuhua Judgment, etc. are all nicknames of the Secretariat, and they are well known in the city of Bianjing and even in the officialdom.

In the past, in order to get the money, the edicts deliberately made things difficult for officials. I don’t know how many times it happened.

The general public remembers this.

Secondly, argue with the emperor, what can I do if I win?

I'm afraid it's only a sin!

Zhang Fangping and Su Song, two old ministers who had served as Hanlin bachelors and masters of imperial edicts, all bowed their heads and did not dare to speak.

Compared to Su Che and Zeng Zhao, both of them have been openly paid for the money.

Especially Zhang Fangping, on economic issues, his butt was not clean at all - he was even impeached by Bao Zheng in this matter!

Any other accusations and criticisms such as requests and favoritism can't be counted in Zhang Fangping's career history.

This is also the norm for the scholars and officials of the Song Dynasty.

Except for a few people.

Everyone except for people like Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, is not clean on economic issues.

Especially the minister who once managed the economy and finance!

None of them are clean!

It is still pretty good now. After Fan Zhongyan's ancient literature revival movement, the integrity and appearance of scholars and officials have improved much better - there are more scholars, and the supervision and restraint of public opinion on officials has also been strengthened.

In the past, even the prime minister of the dynasty had an ugly economic appearance!

In order to marry a rich woman, the two prime ministers could fight and they were bleeding (Xiang Minzhong, Zhang Qixian)
To be continued...