Chapter 365: Outside Lin'an City, Excited Zhao Shen
Chapter 365: Outside Lin'an City, Zhao Shen is excited
Just when Shen Tang was heading to Datong Mansion, Lin'an City in the Song Dynasty fell into a complete carnival! Because Li Duo and others returned to Lin'an with credentials for peace talks with the Jin Kingdom.
In the palace, Zhao Shen, who had been unable to sit still for a long time, had people watching the news of the return of the mission. Yes, when Xin Qiji delivered the news to Zhang Jun, Zhang Jun immediately passed the good news to Zhao. Be careful.
If it were not for the fact that the letter of credence from the Kingdom of Jin had not arrived at that time, he almost wanted to announce the great news on the spot. However, he held it back. Until that day, the chamberlain came to report that the team had passed Linping. Town, at their speed, they will arrive outside Lin'an in another hour.
Zhao Shen couldn't bear it any longer, and even issued an order: all officials of the seventh rank and above in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and Lin'an would gather outside the security gate in half an hour! Anyone who is late will be severely punished!
As soon as the decree was issued, the whole Lin'an was in chaos.
Shi Hao and others had already known the news secretly, so they knew that His Majesty wanted to personally welcome the return of these people. However, others did not know, whether it was Tang Sihuan or other Lin'an officials, at this moment all Everyone was dumbfounded. What big thing had happened? But no matter what, since the Holy One had given the decree, they naturally had to rush over as soon as possible.
Otherwise, let alone being late, if I arrive later than His Majesty, wouldn't that be asking for death?
In particular, Tang Situi and other ministers of the Lord He faction were severely punished by Zhao Shen not long ago for some reason. Now, they are almost frightened, fearing that there will be some oversight in their bodies and they will become saints. The handle in hand. Therefore, as soon as he got the order, he hurriedly packed it up, got on the sedan chair, and urged the bearer to rush toward the security gate in a panic.
As for those minor officials who had no sense of existence on weekdays, it was even more difficult to regain their composure for a while.
Some people put down the paper and pen in their hands, walked away and ran towards the new door, and some put down the cases they were working on and ran directly to the west. As a result, the people of Lin'an City rarely saw the neatly dressed people on weekdays. The sanctimonious officials were running wildly on the street without any appearance at this moment.
I don’t know if someone will write something: Shock, why Lin’an officials ran away en masse, is it the emperor’s will, or is it the distortion of human nature... and other allusions. If there is, I am afraid it will become the longest-lasting shock in the department history.
However, these officials can't take care of this now. Because they have received the news that His Majesty's chariot has left the palace and has diverted from the Royal Road to Qingbomen Street...
This time, those who were a little late opened their collars and turned into young boys chasing the wind, heading forward as fast as possible...
The palace guards had already arrived outside the security gate and drew a forbidden area around the security gate. However, this still could not dispel the curiosity of the people. Although they did not dare to send it towards the forbidden area, standing in front of those Behind the guards, they looked around at the action in the field, but it was normal.
From time to time, ministers arrived one after another in various weird ways! Those top ministers were basically fine, although they were a little flustered. However, servants had already prepared the sedan chair, and the bearers were running wildly. Therefore, after arriving, , still looked indifferent, his face was not red and he was not out of breath. But many of those low-level officials were not even qualified to ride in the sedan chair, so they could only run here on their own legs.
"Your Majesty is here!"
As a sharp voice came out, a long guard of honor poured out from the door, and then, Zhao Shen, wearing a military uniform, slowly walked down from the Luan Jia!
Zhao Shen's dress once again surprised many people. The emperors of Zhao and Song were far less rigid than later generations. On weekdays, even when they went to court, most of them wore casual clothes! This kind of uniform was only worn during grand events such as ancestor worship. Only in the middle of the day do you wear clothes. But today, Zhao Shen came dressed up. What happened?
"See Your Majesty!"
All the ministers hurriedly saluted!
However, Zhao Shen obviously did not pay attention to their intentions. The chamberlain behind him moved the chair down, and Zhao Shen sat on it, closing his eyes and waiting.
Suddenly, Zhao Shen opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Shi Hao, "Shi Aiqing, come closer!"
Shi Hao was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to Zhao Shen's side, "Your Majesty!"
"Shi Aiqing should also know the news, right?" Zhao Shen asked with a half-smile.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang did pass on the news to me before, so I know it!" Shi Hao said slowly. He knew that the Holy Emperor would not blame him for this matter, so there was no need for him to hide it.
"Oh, it's a pity that that kid hasn't come back yet. Otherwise, I really want to go directly to Sizhou to meet him and give him this great honor!" Zhao Shen sighed. "That kid has made great achievements. Even I don't know how he did it. When I first got the news about Zhang Aiqing, I almost thought Zhang Aiqing was playing a trick on me!"
Shi Hao knew that Zhao Shen was just expressing his emotions spontaneously at this moment and needed a listener. Therefore, he had no intention of opening his mouth. But in his heart, wasn't he also filled with the same shock and surprise as Zhao Shen? This kind of unprecedented feeling Things were actually accomplished by him. Is he really a god?
"Shi Aiqing, tell me how I should reward him!" Zhao Shen suddenly asked.
Shi Hao paused for a moment, and then said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, this is the result of greed for heaven. No matter how your Majesty rewards you, it will not be an exaggeration!"
"Yes, if this boy hadn't been young and had just stepped into the court, I would have really wanted to grant him a position." Zhao Shen sighed.
"Why should your majesty be anxious? As your majesty said, he has already made such great contributions while still young. Is your majesty still afraid that he will not be able to be granted the title of prime minister in the future? Moreover, he has not returned yet, so your majesty can wait for his reward. We will decide after he returns."
"But I can't help it!" Zhao Shen said with a smile, "Yes, we can wait until after he returns. Didn't I reward his wife before? This time, I will canonize his wife as the fourth What do you think, Ping Gongren?"
Although Shi Hao had long thought that Zhao Shen would reward Shen Tang generously, he was still shocked by Zhao Shen's generosity.
In the Song Dynasty, the canonization of foreign wives was always based on the husband's official position! This means that when Shen Tang returns, he will be promoted to a high position of at least the fourth rank or above! You must know that even the prefect of a prefecture or the prefect of a state is only a regular official. The fourth grade or from the fourth grade, the fourth grade and above are almost standing at the pinnacle of the court. However, looking at the entire court of the Song Dynasty, there is no one above the fourth grade who has not climbed ten How many, how many decades?