Zhao Yun was so angry that he threw the book to the ground. He was so frightened that the waiter Gao Shi, Xiao Huangmen and the palace maids all knelt on the ground, trembling, thinking that they had made Zhao Yun unhappy.
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"Get up, it's none of your business."
Zhao Yun waved his hand, and Gao Shi carefully picked up the book and wanted to put it back on the bookshelf.
Zhao Yun stretched out his hand, Gao Shi put the book back into Zhao Yun's hand, and Zhao Yun continued reading.
Regardless of the position of the author of the official book, Wang Anshi's reform failed in the end. The officials who led the reform were either demoted or exiled, and the end was very miserable.
Perhaps their fate frightened later generations, so from then on, no matter where the Song Dynasty reached, there would never be a reform comparable in scale and intensity to Wang Anshi's reform.
If Zhao Yun wanted to save the Song Dynasty, he would face a more severe situation than during the period of Wang Anshi. The internal redundancy of troops and redundant personnel was more serious, and the external enemies were more powerful than the Jin Dynasty.
For Zhao Yun, a Chinese citizen, the difficulty is even greater.
Therefore, Zhao Yun needs to know more about Wang Anshi's reform, how he structured the reform, and why the reform went wrong during execution, so as to avoid the same situation himself.
I want to recreate the world, but the road ahead is long and arduous.
The next day, Zhao Yun got up as usual, washed up, grabbed a steamed bun, and ate millet porridge with gusto.
So far, the only thing about life in the palace that makes Zhao Yun feel happy is probably the food that Zhao Yun is full of praise for.
It's just a bowl of millet porridge and a few steamed buns, but the taste is amazing. Zhao Yun can't help but eat a few more, not to mention the lunch meal, which is even more delicious.
"The taste is good. The chef will be rewarded with ten guan and the helper will be rewarded with two guan."
Zhao Yun was in a happy mood, and with a wave of his hand, the reward went out.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will thank Your Majesty for your kindness on their behalf." Gao Shi respectfully agreed and thanked the cooks on behalf of them.
Afterwards, Zhao Yun went to Cining Hall to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Yang.
As usual, Jia Chong greeted her outside the palace early. Because she had beaten Queen Mother Yang yesterday, Zhao Yun couldn't help but pay more attention to Jia Chong. Seeing that Jia Chong's attitude was more respectful and humble, Zhao Yun was also satisfied.
Entering the main hall of Cining Hall, when she saw Empress Dowager Yang, Zhao Yun raised her hand to salute and greet her. Empress Dowager Yang looked at Zhao Yun uneasily, as if she was afraid that Zhao Yun would eat her.
Looking at Queen Mother Yang like this, Zhao Yun couldn't help but want to laugh. He thought to himself that this Queen Mother had seen the world and wouldn't scare her into this with such a little beating, right?
Zhao Yun was proud, but it was wrong to think about it. After all, Empress Dowager Yang was the empress dowager of the current dynasty, and she could not be easily frightened like this by herself. I am afraid there are other things hidden in this.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun smiled and asked: "Mother, these days I am busy with government affairs, and in addition to dealing with Shi Miyuan's party, I have been neglectful of my mother and lacked condolences and care. Please forgive me."
When talking about Shi Miyuan's party, Zhao Yun also deliberately emphasized his tone, trying to test Queen Mother Yang's reaction.
But Queen Mother Yang did not show any strange expression, which was obviously unreasonable. This meant that Queen Mother Yang was not uneasy because of Shi Miyuan's affairs, but there was something else going on!
Empress Dowager Yang replied uneasily: "It doesn't matter, Yun'er,, if Yun'er is not free, it's okay to not come to say hello occasionally."
Zhao Yun raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, saying: "Then how to make it happen? The right way is to put filial piety first. I am the emperor, so I should set a good example of filial piety. Queen mother, do you think this is true?"
"Yes Yes."
Zhao Yun said a few more words, then stood up and left Cining Hall.
"Gao Shi, please check who has been to Cining Palace in the past few days, who the Queen Mother has met, and whether Jia Chong has left the palace."
On the way back to Funing Palace, Zhao Yun ordered Gao Shi to investigate in order to deduce what happened behind the scenes.
"yes."
Gao Shi agreed, bowed and stepped back.
At this time, the palace was no longer what it used to be. Who dared to look at Empress Dowager Yang? Gao Shi could ask just a little.
Soon, Gao Shi found out that Zheng Qingzhi arrived at Cining Hall yesterday.
Zhao Yun felt strange that he had already taken charge of the government, and Zheng Qing, as the Prime Minister of the Left, should state his position and keep a distance from the Queen Mother to avoid unnecessary political misunderstandings.
"Xuan Zheng Qing's audience."
Zhao Yun immediately announced that Zheng Qing had come to ask questions and wanted to see what they were up to.
"My lord, I have met your Majesty."
Zheng Qingzhi came to Funing Hall and raised his hand to salute. Seeing Zhao Yun's face looking rather unhappy, he immediately knew that he had been discovered when he met Empress Dowager Yang.
Zheng Qingzhi quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I went to Cining Hall yesterday to investigate the case of the disappearance of Sichuan and Shu army pay."
"Oh, is the Queen Mother also involved?" Zhao Yun's eyes were so sharp that Zheng Qingzhi couldn't help but tremble.
Zheng Qingzhi could only tell the truth and tell the whole story.
Finally, Zheng Qingzhi said: "Your Majesty, this matter involves the Queen Mother, and there are as many as seven businessmen involved in the loan. I made some inquiries and found out that there are big families behind these seven businessmen. If you want to recover the military pay, you can only
I'm afraid it will be very difficult and the royal family will lose face."
After Zhao Yun heard this, he was not as angry as Zheng Qingzhi imagined, nor as gloomy as Zheng Qingzhi imagined. The expression on his face seemed to be that he had just heard a trivial thing, as if the scandal of the Queen Mother's loan was not a big deal.
The officialdom is becoming increasingly difficult to figure out.
Zhao Yun stood up, walked down the hall, and walked back and forth in the hall, thinking about how to solve this matter. Zheng Qingzhi did not dare to disturb him and stood aside carefully.
Zhao Yun acted very calmly, but only Zhao Yun knew how excited he was at this moment. Zhao Yun almost jumped up with joy.
Yes, Zhao Yun is not angry, but very happy!
In happiness, Zhao Yun thought about all the joints, and said to Zheng Qingzhi: "Zheng Qing's family, if we recover the money from these merchants, will we have two million yuan in hand?"
Zheng Qingzhi was surprised. He didn't know why Zhao Yun would ask such a question. Could it be that Zhao Yun really wanted to pursue the money from those businessmen and not even lose the face of the royal family?
"Yes." Zheng Qingzhi couldn't understand Zhao Yun's plan and nodded in response.
Zhao Yun added: "The queen mother rewarded the Yang family with almost 2 million guan. If we get it back, will we have 4 million guan in hand?"
"Ah?" Zheng Qingzhi was confused by the question. He was at a loss and didn't know how to answer.
"I ask you, if we recover the money that our mother gave to the Yang family, will we have four million dollars?"
"Yes,,, it's four million dollars."
Zhao Yun nodded with satisfaction and got his ideal answer. This chapter has been completed!