Gao Shi felt uneasy and wondered if the officials were talking about these two cases together. Could it be that they wanted to label Shi Miyuan and his party as the masterminds behind the murder?
After waving Gao Shi to attend the Ministry of Punishment, Zhao Yun stood up, left the Funing Hall, and walked towards the Cining Hall.
Although Zhao Yun has already taken charge of the government, he still cannot change the fact that he pays respects to his nominal mother, Queen Mother Yang, because this is the most important filial piety of the ancients, and no matter who he is, he must abide by it.
When they arrived at the Cining Hall, they saw from a distance that Jia Chong was waiting there with many small Huangmen and palace maids. Before they could get closer, they knelt on the ground with great respect to welcome Zhao Yun's arrival.
"No courtesy, stay on your own."
Zhao Yun raised his hand gently, and the feeling of supreme invincibility suddenly came out.
Entering the Cining Hall, the first thing that catches your eye is the jade Ruyi that was returned to Queen Mother Yang yesterday. It is now placed in the most conspicuous position in the main hall, and there are two palace maids next to it who are responsible for wiping and caring for it.
A smile appeared on Zhao Yun's lips, and Zhao Yun enjoyed the pleasure of revenge.
Queen Mother Yang was sitting upright. When she saw Zhao Yun, a trace of warmth and anger flashed through her eyes instinctively. However, she also knew that the situation was over. Zhao Yun had already grasped the highest power and she could not compete with him. So she quickly changed her mood and forced herself.
Smile a little.
Zhao Yun glanced at Queen Mother Yang and felt proud. He didn't expect you to pretend to smile today.
"Yun'er, seeing you grow up and take charge of the family smoothly, the Ai family is very happy for you."
"My thanks go to my mother. If it weren't for my mother's benevolence, my child would not be so successful."
Zhao Yun still respected Empress Dowager Yang, and there was no condescension or uncomfortable feeling in his words. This made Empress Dowager Yang, Jia Chong and others feel at ease.
Perhaps it was Zhao Yun's approachability that gave Queen Mother Yang the illusion that Zhao Yun was a bad person, so she said: "Although Shi Miyuan made a big mistake, after all, he once had great achievements in serving the dragon. Yun'er still has to deal with it."
He opens a wide net, otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to block the mouth of Youyou in the world."
Zhao Yun's eyes flashed, what's the matter, if you don't give up now, do you want to make a comeback in the future?
Zhao Yun's face turned serious, and he said resolutely: "Gong is merit, fault is fault. Shi Miyuan has enjoyed the honor brought by his merits, so he should bear the corresponding consequences for his faults. This is a saint.
As I often say, rewards and punishments are clear, and as a king, I must strictly enforce this."
Queen Mother Yang's face changed obviously and became angry. Jia Chong was so frightened that he kept winking at her to persuade her to restrain herself.
Jia Chong complained endlessly in his heart, saying to his heart, my dear, today is different from the past, you can no longer be rude to the officials.
Empress Dowager Yang glared at Zhao Yun and wanted to get angry, but Zhao Yun faced it calmly without any fear.
In the end, Empress Dowager Yang was defeated and stopped interceding for Shi Miyuan, and Zhao Yun also left the Cining Hall.
On the way away, Zhao Yun said to Jia Chong: "Jia Chong, you are an old man in the palace. I believe you have weighed clearly what you should do and what you should not do. From now on, you will still be the Huangmenling.
Do your job well and I won't make things difficult for you."
Zhao Yun was born into a poor family and had just taken power. He had very few people and confidants, so it was impossible to replace everyone.
Retaining Jia Chong now can be regarded as appeasing Empress Dowager Yang, letting her know that she is not the kind of person who wants to kill everyone. As long as she no longer interferes in government affairs, she will have her own wealth.
Jia Chong burst into tears of gratitude and knelt down sincerely to Zhao Yun.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's grace."
Zhao Yun waved his hand and asked him to stand up. Then he went back to Funing Hall without saying any more words.
Returning to Funing Hall, Zhao Yun continued to pick up the book containing the official roster and read it carefully.
"Why haven't you seen Meng Gong's name yet?"
Zhao Yun muttered something and kept searching. He was very curious. Zhao Yun knew that if he wanted to resist the attacks of Jin and Meng Yuan and rewrite the fate of the Song Dynasty, Meng Gong was indispensable.
If Xia Gui's contribution to the Southern Song Dynasty was 80, then Meng Gong's contribution could reach 1,000. This great man was evaluated by many as the number one general in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, and his achievements exceeded those of the founder of the Song Dynasty.
That group of people shows Meng Gong's influence and status.
Zhao Yun admired him very much.
More than an hour later, Gao Shi came in, holding a dozen memorials in his hand.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial sent by the Political Affairs Hall. Your Majesty, please read it."
The memorials of ministers are usually handed over to several prime ministers in the political hall for processing. They give their opinions on how to deal with them, and then they are handed over to the emperor for final decision.
After the emperor reads it, if he agrees with the opinions of the Political Affairs Hall, then it can be implemented. If he disagrees, then it will be sent back to the Political Affairs Hall for further discussion, or the emperor will directly give his opinions on the matter and hand them over to the Political Affairs Hall for implementation.
This is the first time that Zhao Yun has reviewed the memorial alone, and he feels quite nervous.
Zhao Yun picked up the first memorial, which was written by Miao Xing, the magistrate of Qiongzhou.
Miao Xing once asked the court to exempt Qiongzhou from taxes for one year because Qiongzhou was affected by the storm, but it was rejected by Shi Miyuan, who also received a reprimand from Shi Miyuan. Now he has received the same memorial. It seems that Qiongzhou is indeed in difficulty. He
I can't stand it anymore.
Zheng Qingzhi’s comment on this memorial was that “it can be appropriately reduced by half.”
Zhao Yun thought for a while and had some impressions of the storm in Qiongzhou that killed and injured more than a thousand people and damaged hundreds of thousands.
Zhao Yun thought to himself that it was a good thing that Miao Xing did not ask the court for money due to such a huge disaster. If he could be exempted for one year, he would be exempted for one year.
So Zhao Yun made a final comment and wrote: "It can be reduced or reduced for one year. If it is not enough, additional assistance can be added."
After finishing one copy, he opened the next one. When he read this one, Zhao Yun suddenly became furious.
It turns out that it was written by Wang Lin, the imperial censor, saying that even though Shi Miyuan was guilty, since Shi Miyuan first assisted the late emperor and then supported the new emperor, and had made great contributions to the country and the country, he should be given preferential treatment and the punishment reduced as appropriate.
Zheng Qingzhi's comment was only two words, "No."
Zhao Yun threw the memorial on the table and said: "What kind of tricks is this Wang Lin doing? He has just come to plead for mercy just after Shi Miyuan's collapse. Is he afraid that my sword is not sharp and he will kill me?"
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Zhao Yun was very angry. If Shi Miyuan did not punish him severely, his justice in bringing him down would be compromised, and his prestige would also be affected. Therefore, there is no doubt that Shi Miyuan must be punished severely.
In anger, Zhao Yun was about to give Wang Lin some color, but then he remembered that Wang Lin was an official of the imperial censor. He had the privilege of being innocent when he heard about things, so he really couldn't do anything to him.
Zhao Yun also wrote the word "impossible" in his final comment, which was regarded as an end to his memorial.