Guangxi in the south is extremely lively.
The palace also became lively, and guests came to the Qingshou Palace.
Still a rare visitor!
"I've seen the official family before!"
A concubine who was about the same age as the Empress Dowager was filled with happiness in front of Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu quickly stood up and said: "Concubine Shu is my elder, no need to be polite, please get up quickly!"
This, of course, is the beloved concubine of Renmiao, Concubine Zhou Shu, who grew up in the palace with the Empress Dowager.
According to the clan system, she is Zhao Xu’s great-grandmother.
Of course, she is not the queen of Renmiao, she is just an appointed concubine.
Moreover, when Renmiao was still alive, he was only granted the title of Wanrong.
Her current title of Concubine Shu was given by Zhao Xu's father in the fifth year of Yuanfeng when the eldest princess of Wei married Guo Xianqing.
Concubine Zhou Shu bowed again and said with a smile: "I have long heard the Empress Dowager talk about the official family. The Empress Dowager said that the official family is handsome, intelligent and has the laws of the ancestors. Now it seems that what the Empress Dowager said is indeed true.
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"I am not worthy of the praises of the empress. It is all thanks to the great mother-in-law. The queen mother protects and supports me, and teaches me day and night!" Zhao Xu said: "I am still young, and I still need the great mother-in-law. The queen mother can help me, protect, support and teach me."
Concubine Zhou Shu felt sad when she heard this.
We already know that this little official is very difficult to deal with.
No wonder, no one in the government or the public who has seen him dare to underestimate him.
Fortunately, this little official is a pure filial piety and has always been kind to his relatives.
Thinking of this, Concubine Zhou Shu said: "I took the liberty of coming to see the officials today. I came here to thank the officials on behalf of my unfilial daughter and son-in-law."
"Guo Xianqing, the consort, was originally a man of no virtue. Fortunately, the late emperor did not abandon him, and he was favored as the consort. Fortunately, he was a virtuous official who recommended him to the Imperial Academy and educated him with Confucianism."
"The consort said to the princess that the grace of rebuilding the official family and the virtue of enlightenment will be unforgettable for a lifetime."
"In this life, I will not dare to forget the teachings of the officials. I must change my mind at Imperial College, study hard, and live up to the officials, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager!"
Zhao Xu laughed after hearing this.
Look at people, how talkative they are?
It is worthy of being the evergreen tree of the Song Dynasty court!
Zhao Xu remembered that in modern historical records, the empress later lived to be over ninety years old.
In these ancient times, it was simply a miracle.
In Zhao Xu's memory, this empress always had a peaceful temperament, lived a frugal life, and rarely went out.
Throughout the Shaosheng and Yuanfu eras, she never acted like a concubine of Ren Temple.
Therefore, Zhao Xu said: "Your Majesty, you are serious. The prince-in-law is the husband of the eldest princess of the Wei Kingdom, and he was also personally selected by the emperor. He does not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. I will naturally take care of him."
Well, he'll take care of it if he's interested.
Not interested?
The worst case scenario is to force an edict to make peace with the eldest princess of Wei.
Anyway, Neo-Confucianism is still in its infancy, and civil discord is very common.
Wang Anshi even personally presided over the divorce of his daughter-in-law, and even presided over the remarriage ceremony of his daughter-in-law, treating her as his daughter, and marrying her with great splendor!
That is to say, the royal family, out of various considerations, forcibly suppressed the marriage of princesses and deprived the princess of the right to divorce.
But the emperor can be willful.
A four-legged toad is hard to find, but a two-legged prince-in-law is not easy to find either?
Nobles who want to marry the emperor can go around the palace.
Apart from other things, the Miao family, the Yan family and the Liu family are all good candidates for marriage.
It just so happens that these emerging military general families can be used as examples for others.
such a pity.
Zhao Xu doesn't have many sisters, just three sisters, all of whom are very small.
According to modern medical knowledge, it is best for them to wait until they are eighteen years old before arranging marriage.
In this case, we have to wait at least more than ten years.
Concubine Zhou Shu said with a smile: "So, I often tell the Empress Dowager that if the officials are smart, kind, benevolent and filial, they will be able to bring peace to the world and revitalize the ancestral society in the future. In the future, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager will just wait and enjoy the blessings."
Then, everyone laughed.
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Concubine Zhou Shu did not stay long in the Qingshou Palace. She only stayed for more than a quarter of an hour before thanking her and leaving.
She left the Qingshou Palace and returned to her palace.
Her daughter, the eldest princess of Wei State, immediately came out to greet her: "Concubine, what's wrong?"
Concubine Zhou Shu said: "The officials are still willing to give me some thin noodles."
She recalled what happened before the imperial court: "As long as the prince consort seriously repented and studied seriously in Taixue, the official family will probably not care about it anymore."
After hearing this, the eldest princess of Wei suddenly became happy and said, "Thank you so much, concubine!"
Concubine Zhou Shu sighed, sat down and said, "You, you should take more care of your consort from now on, and don't let your consort make the decision on everything!"
"There are some things he is really not suitable for."
"My mother and concubine's reminder will be remembered by me." The eldest princess of Wei nodded.
"It just so happens that this time the prince-in-law goes to Taixue, and with the teachings of the great Confucian scholars of Taixue, I think things will definitely change."
At the very least, in the closed environment of Taixue, he could no longer go out and fool around with others.
"Yes." Concubine Zhou Shu nodded.
She also saw this and knew that the low-ranking official had retained his dignity.
Otherwise, they will be scolded and kicked out of the Qingshou Palace.
The next day, the crows at Yushitai will definitely be furious and step on the prince-in-law's face to buy themselves a reputation of not fearing the powerful.
As a result, the prince-in-law will lose all face, and may even be demoted, stopped, and put in charge of a certain place.
It is more likely to implicate her grandson.
The grinding survey system designed by the ancestors of the Song Dynasty favored relatives and nobles based on the official positions of their fathers and ancestors.
The higher the status of the father-in-law, the higher the starting point of grace, the faster the transition to official positions, and the more times of grace.
vice versa.
How many distinguished families have collapsed and fallen to the bottom just because of the mistakes of one generation, never to get up again?
Weren’t the descendants of Queen Zhaoxiandu’s biological brother found last year?
In the past hundred years, Taizu, Taizong's biological mother, the direct descendant of the maternal family of Xuanzu and Yuanhou of the Song Dynasty who presided over the Golden Chamber Alliance, had fallen to the point where they did not even have official status.
Two older brothers are also needed to share the military merits with the younger brother in order to maintain the qualifications of all brothers in the family to hold official positions.
It's really sad.
This is true for the founding empress, Taizu, and Taizong's biological mother.
Others are even less exempt.
Many of Taizu's Yishe brothers and Taizong's Conglong heroes also fell.
Many families have completely disappeared from Bianjing City.
Just like the wind blowing away leaves from a tree, no one pays attention to them when they disappear.
No one even knows when they disappeared!
It is very common. If the father and ancestors are unfilial, their descendants will have a lower starting point. If their descendants are unfilial, their descendants will become commoners.
Thinking of this, Concubine Zhou Shu told her daughter: "For the sake of the future of Shen'er (son of the eldest princess of Wei State), you must try your best to participate in the major events of the Guo family in the future. Don't let today's incident happen again, otherwise it will be implicated.
Shen'er, it's too late to regret!"
"My son understands."
"In addition, whatever the officials want to do in the future, the Guo family should try their best to support it. If they cannot support it, they should not oppose it."
"Just guard the Guo family quietly, don't make mistakes, don't offend anyone."
"In this way, Shen'er can be rich and noble in the future, and the Guo family can be passed down!"
"My sons, please remember the teachings of your mother and concubine." The eldest princess of Wei State paid her respects again.
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The next day, Renzi (twenty-four).
When Zhao Xu woke up, he received a report from Shi Deyi: "Everyone, the one million Guanjiaozi withdrawn by the Liao envoy has been purchased."
"So fast?" Zhao Xu smiled.
Before even leaving Bianjing, the Liao people had spent all their money.
If the old emperor in Beijing knew about this, what would his expression be like?
Shi Deyi continued to report: "In the past few days, there have been many people in the Liao envoy escorting the goods back north."
"They are all precious and exquisite objects. There are dozens of them alone, and there are also rouge, gouache, silk and satin brocade..."
After hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded: "These Liao envoys are quite smart!"
Send good things back to your country first. After these things return to your country, the rich and powerful people who get them will of course be happy.
In this way, no one will care about how fast they spend money.
If not, it might even be considered as having the courage to do things.
As for you, what will you do if you run out of money?
Of course, keep buying it.
When all three million coins are spent, we will think of another way.
Anyway, the powerful people at the top just want to be happy.
This year, they may be a little more restrained.
But next year, the year after that, when they get used to it and enjoy those expensive luxuries.
Wait until they are already immersed in luxury and wealth.
After they get used to it, millions of flowers are spent every year with their eyes closed.
Zhao Xu was curious, what would they do?
Will they obediently send the gold and silver they earned on the Silk Road to the Song Dynasty?
Or will you choose to go south to clear grass in the valley?
No matter how they choose, they are all in Zhao Xu's trap.
This chapter has been completed!