Gao Shi was puzzled and asked Qiao Xingjian, Yuan Shao and Zhen Dexiu: "Envoys, what are you doing? How can the official imperial pen be delayed?"
If you have any doubts about the official's writing, you can ask to see the official afterwards and explain it face to face. Now you are preventing our family from reading it, which makes our family very embarrassed. If the official blames it, how can our family bear the burden?"
Yuan Shao, Qiao Xingjian, Zhen Dexiu, and Cheng Bi had no choice but to step aside and let Gao Shi read out Zhao Yun's imperial calligraphy.
Gao Shi raised his eyes and glanced at Queen Mother Yang, and saw that she was still sitting on the chair, motionless, with a look of pride on her face. Gao Shi couldn't say much.
Gao Shi opened the imperial pen and read loudly to Empress Dowager Yang: "Song Gong asked the Empress Dowager to become a monk and pay homage to the Buddha. He said: The ancient sages hang down the scriptures, and virtue is the rope. Today, the country is in trouble, and the people's livelihood is in trouble. I am heartbroken to see it.
, So, I respectfully invite the Queen Mother to become a monk at Fajing Temple to worship the Buddha, practice on my behalf, and pray for the people. The Queen Mother, the Holy Mother, has a heart for all the world, so that all people are very lucky, and the country is very lucky, so I give this special edict, in October of the second year of Hengsheng."
On one side, Yuan Shao, Qiao Xingjian, Zhen Dexiu, and Cheng Ju all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Fortunately, the officials have a sense of proportion. If they give Bai Ling and poisonous wine, they will really conquer the world.
It's boiling.
Now it is good to ask the Queen Mother to become a monk and worship Buddha. This can not only remove the threat from the Queen Mother, but also give warnings and punishments to the Queen Mother, and make the world unable to make mistakes. This is also a way to get the best of both worlds.
Several people secretly rejoiced, but Empress Dowager Yang was furious. She said angrily: "What, he actually wants the Ai family to become a monk! Don't even think about it, don't think about it, the Ai family will not go, and the Ai family will die in Cining Hall."
Qiao Xingjian was extremely depressed when she saw Empress Dowager Yang being so angry. For what Empress Dowager Yang had done, no one from the nine clans would escape if she did it to others. Now she is just driving her to become a monk, but she is not willing yet.
Qiao Xingjian stepped forward to Queen Mother Yang and advised: "Your Majesty, the official family is benevolent. This time I invite the Queen Mother to become a monk. This is also to pray for all the people in the world. If you become a monk and worship the Buddha, the people will be grateful to you."
Zhen Dexiu also wanted to persuade her, but Empress Dowager Yang stood up directly, rushed to Qiao Xingjian, waved her hand fiercely, fluttered her sleeves, and shouted: "The Ai family is not going."
Qiao Xingjian was caught off guard and quickly retreated to avoid it. His feet were unsteady and he fell backwards to the ground.
"Zhangjun, are you okay?"
Zhen Dexiu, Yuan Shao, Cheng Jue, and Gao Shi were surprised and hurriedly bent down to help Qiao Xingjian, but they saw Qiao Xingjian's face changed color.
"Don't move, don't move."
Qiao Xingjian stopped him quickly. The corners of his mouth twitched in pain. He obviously fell to his waist and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Qiao Xingjian is seventy this year. This fall cost her half her life. Can she still get up?
Empress Dowager Yang saw that Qiao Xingjian fell badly and everyone was helping Qiao Xingjian but ignored her. She became so angry that she turned around and left without even a word of comfort. It was really irritating.
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Gao Shi expressed concern to Qiao Xingjian: "Your Majesty, do you want our family to have an imperial doctor?"
"Yes, yes, my waist is going to be broken."
Funing Hall, study room.
Zhao Yun was reviewing the memorial and listening to Gao Shi's report. When he learned that Empress Dowager Yang was unwilling to go, Zhao Yun did not get used to it and said, "Tomorrow, find two older palace maids to escort her."
"yes."
Gao Shi nodded in agreement, and then said: "Qiao Shijun suffered a serious fall. I'm afraid he will have to rest at home for a while."
Zhao Yun had no choice but to say: "The Gou Qing family has left, and no one is in charge of the Rites Department. Now the Qiao Qing family has been hurt again. The high-ranking officials of the imperial court died for these trivial things. I don't know how to say that I am so hurt."
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With a sigh, Zhao Yun asked Gao Shi to take his place and visit Qiao Xingjian's house to let him recover from his injuries. As for the political affairs hall, he left it to Yuan Shaoduo for the time being.
Then he remembered that Yuan Shao was sixty-five years old and had twisted his waist last time. Zhao Yun was a little worried that something would happen again.
"It is urgent to rejuvenate the court."
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun placed his hopes on this imperial examination, hoping that more talents would be selected to change the bleak scene in the court.
Zhao Yun couldn't wait for the talent and immediately said to Gao Shi: "Gao Shi, Xuan Zeng met with the dragon."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Shi agreed and went.
Soon, Zeng Conglong came, "I have met your Majesty."
"Please sit down without courtesy."
Zhao Yun motioned Zeng Conglong to sit down, and then said: "Nowadays, court officials are generally older, which is not conducive to governance. I hope that the Qing family will pay more attention to talents. As long as they are talented, even if they are not selected, they will be able to succeed in the future."
Recruit according to circumstances, as the saying goes, use talents in an eclectic way."
Zeng Conglong raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty's words are very kind. On behalf of all the scholars in the world, I would like to thank you for your magnanimity. Please rest assured that your Majesty will pay more attention to them. If there are talents, they will be reported to your Majesty as soon as possible and will not be buried."
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Speaking of this, Zeng Conglong hesitated a little, looking like he wanted to speak but didn't dare. Seeing this, Zhao Yun said: "The Qing family has something to say, but there is no harm in saying it."
Zeng Conglong thought for a while and said: "Speaking of talents, I know that there is a person who is extremely talented, courageous, visionary, and young. Now, even if he is appointed to the ministry and takes charge of a yamen, it can be
It's easy to control, but this person has violated His Majesty's taboo, and I don't know whether to say it or not."
Zhao Yun was curious and asked: "How could I not know if he violated my taboo? Who is this person? Let me know what the Qing family says."
Zeng Conglong said truthfully: "This person is Shi Songzhi, Shi Miyuan's nephew. I have met him once and I am deeply impressed by him. If your Majesty uses him, he will relieve you of a lot of worries."
After hearing this, Zhao Yun's face darkened, and finally he said calmly: "I understand."
The case of Shi Miyuan has been settled. Because of Zhao Yun's leniency, Shi Miyuan's family, who was supposed to punish the nine tribes, escaped in the end.
But precisely because of this, Zhao Yun was criticized by many officials, who believed that Zhao Yun was too kind and should not let go of Shi Miyuan's relatives so easily and indulged the villain and treacherous officials.
It is precisely because of this criticism that if Zhao Yun uses Shi Songzhi, it will send a bad signal, that is, it does not matter what the rebellion is, the officials will not kill their relatives anyway, if the rebellion is completed, one person will be enlightened, and the chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven. Rebellion
If defeated, only the main culprit will be killed.
This kind of influence is extremely bad. This is partly the reason why Empress Dowager Yang easily rebelled and rebelled this time.
And if Zhao Yun uses Shi Songzhi again, the impact will be even greater, and no one will take rebellion and rebellion seriously in the future.
The monarch and his ministers chatted for a while, and finally Zeng retreated from Longji, while Zhao Yun felt a little regretful.
Zhao Yun shook his head and said with emotion: "It is difficult to be an emperor. There are too many worries and sometimes you are not free."
However, it was said that Zeng Conglong left Funing Palace and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites to discuss matters regarding the imperial examination. He did not leave until he was on duty at San Yamen.