Chapter 1569: The emperor summons, ministers pay their respects
Chapter 1569 The emperor summons, ministers pay their respects
If Lu Wende knew that he was giving gifts to an enemy, he would probably be outraged!
After all, he also wanted to give Chang Xi a big gift.
But, he has no money!
Since Su Mingzhe was appointed by the imperial court as the envoy to the south of Beijing Road, he had to purchase supplies, vigorously produce grenades, landmines, and develop firearms, and at the same time, he wanted to reward cavalry heavily to prepare for the subsequent decisive battle.
These things all cost money.
In the past, when Guo Jing was responsible for resisting the Tatars, when he was short of money, Jianghu bosses and beggar gang disciples would donate money.
Peach Blossom Island also has quite a lot of heritage.
It was Su Mingzhe's turn to take charge, and then he ran out of money.
He was too embarrassed to ask for money from people in the world.
In desperation, I could only discuss with my subordinates and ask them to donate some.
As Su Mingzhe's "number one right-hand man", Lu Wende was very dedicated. After learning that Su Mingzhe was short of money, he directly donated all his family's assets.
After the war, Su Mingzhe reciprocated the favor and shared a lot of credit with Lu Wende.
However, the Lufu warehouse is still empty enough to scare away mice, so there is nothing decent that can be given as gifts.
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"Master, Master! Are you going back to Peach Blossom Island now?"
Su Mingzhe also didn't expect that as soon as he received the imperial decree from the imperial court, Guo Jing and Huang Rong would say goodbye first.
"Now that Xiangyang is stable, Xiang'er and Polu are too young, so your master and I should go back to live on Peach Blossom Island."
Huang Rong looked at the eldest disciple she had taught, with satisfaction and relief that could not be concealed in her eyes.
It's a pity that this eldest disciple has found a wife by himself, otherwise, she would still want to marry Fu'er to him.
What a shame.
Guo Jing has no regrets about Su Mingzhe, his great disciple.
When he was leaving, he held his disciple's hands tightly and kept urging him to instill in Su Mingzhe the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
After hearing this, Su Mingzhe nodded repeatedly, saying that he must learn from Yue Fei and Yue Wumu. The court asked him to go east, but he would never go west. The court asked him to beat dogs, but he would never chase away roosters.
Not long after Guo Jing and Huang Rong left with their family.
Su Mingzhe sent all the heroes away again.
These people are the foundation for future troubles.
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End of June.
Su Mingzhe and Lu Wende followed Chang Xi back to Lin'an.
The next day, the two of them had only had a day's rest when they were summoned by Emperor Zhao Yun.
The Song Dynasty treated officials preferentially and emphasized that "the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor rule the world together".
Unless there is a great ceremonial ceremony, the scholar-bureaucrats do not need to kneel down and worship the emperor.
Moreover, when a first-rank official in the court bowed to the emperor, under normal circumstances, the emperor would return a half salute.
This means that the emperor treats the wise men with courtesy.
Although Su Mingzhe was a military commander, he was generally not well received by the literati and would be jealous of the emperor.
However, Zhao Yun was an ambitious emperor who wanted to regain his homeland, so he still favored capable generals like Su Mingzhe.
What's more, Su Mingzhe is the Duke of Jining County, with a first-class official position. When he met Emperor Zhao Yun, he couldn't help but kneel down and bow, and others couldn't say anything.
Su Mingzhe and Lu Wende entered the hall and bowed from a distance.
The basic gesture of bowing is to form a palm with your left hand, hold or cover your right fist, stand with your feet naturally in a slightly eight-figure shape, and bow forward.
At this time, the emperor should stand up from the dragon throne, lean forward slightly, and make a gesture of returning the salute.
The ceremony is over.
The emperor granted a seat.
Zhao Yun looked at Su Mingzhe and remained silent for a long time. After a long time, he suddenly praised:
"I have long heard that Su Aiqing has the appearance of Pan An, the appearance of Lan Ling, and the ability to control a general. When I saw her today, I realized that what she said was true!"
"Thank you for your good reputation!"
When Su Mingzhe heard the compliment, he stood up, bowed, and thanked him according to etiquette. Then he sat down again and continued:
"In the official family, I came from a humble background and grew up in the wilderness. After receiving the saint's grace and reputation, I am willing to do my best to repay the saint's kindness!"
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First meeting.
No one can say anything serious.
However, you still need to have the proper attitude.
The scene between Zhao Yun and Su Mingzhe, the king and his ministers getting to know each other, made Lu Wende next to him extremely envious.
In fact, Zhao Yun originally liked Lu Wende very much.
After all, the Southern Song Dynasty lacked good generals, and there were not many capable ministers like Lu Wende who could independently resist the Tatars for twenty years.
However, when Chang Xi came back, he told Zhao Yun about Lu Wende's role in defending the city by pretending to be Su Mingzhe's master Guo Jing.
After Zhao Yun learned that Lu Wende was not only incompetent but also without character, he wished he could find someone to cut this guy into pieces to vent his hatred.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun knew that punishing a minister without guilt would frighten the subordinates, so he endured his nausea and summoned Lu Wende.
Just a summons is a summons.
During the entire summoning process, Zhao Yun basically chatted with Su Mingzhe and didn't even say a word to Lu Wende.
The summons is over.
Su Mingzhe and Lu Wende left the palace together.
Lu Wende congratulated Su Mingzhe with a flattering look:
"Congratulations, sir, Jane is in the heart of the emperor, and her career is just around the corner!"
"Lord Lu, Mr. Su will definitely have to trouble you in the future!"
Su Mingzhe's next appointment should be related to the Northern Expedition, and it is impossible to stay in Lin'an for a long time.
Lu Wende's whereabouts have been decided, and he will directly join the Ministry of War and serve as the Minister of War.
Regarding Su Mingzhe's words, Lu Wende couldn't laugh or cry after hearing what he said, and quickly explained his current predicament.
On the surface, the military power of the Song Dynasty was divided into three parts: the Ministry of War, the Privy Council, and the three Yamen.
In fact, the Ministry of War is an empty frame.
The ministers and ministers of the Ministry of War are idle positions and do not have any real power. They can only act as mascots on weekdays.
Su Mingzhe naturally understands these situations.
However, Su Mingzhe knew better that Lu Wende was a descendant of Lu Mengzheng, the prime minister of the early Song Dynasty.
According to the bad habit of "sympathizing with each other" among the literati of the Song Dynasty, even if Lu Wende had no real talent or practical skills, he could get along well in the court just by relying on his status as a "descendant of Lu Mengzheng".
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I separated from Lu Wende halfway.
Su Mingzhe rode back to his palace in Jining.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw the old servant of the concierge bowing to him:
"Jiang Huai, little man, say hello to the master!"
"Get up."
Su Mingzhe was about to walk in, but was stopped by an old servant who handed over a dozen greeting cards:
"Sir, many ministers sent people to deliver gifts today, and these greetings are also sent by ministers..."
Su Mingzhe took the invitation and looked at it. The first one was from Prime Minister Shi Songzhi.
Shi Songzhi was the nephew of the powerful Prime Minister Shi Miyuan.
After the death of the powerful Prime Minister Shi Miyuan, Emperor Zhao Yun liquidated his party members.
However, Shi Songzhi, as Shi Miyuan's nephew, was let go by Zhao Yun and continued to be reused.
In the fourth year of Jiaxi, that is, three years ago, Shi Songzhi was recalled to Beijing to pay homage to the right prime minister and the privy envoy.
The defense of the Southern Song Dynasty and the mobilization of troops and horses in the past few years were basically Shi Songzhi's handiwork.
Among the many prime ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty, Shi Songzhi was considered relatively virtuous.
Su Mingzhe saw that Shi Songzhi had sent him a greeting card. Out of curiosity, he opened it and took a look. It turned out that he was invited to visit the West Lake.
In order to prevent officials from forming cliques for personal gain, the Song Dynasty originally strictly prohibited private meetings.
However, under the influence of Song Huizong, if ministers went to see prostitutes and happened to meet up with them, they would not be reported.
Su Mingzhe put away the first post and then continued to check the second greeting post:
"Grand Tutor Yang Gu, if I remember correctly, this man should be the emperor's cousin!"