"Old slave Liu Weijian respectfully asks if the young master is okay!"
Wearing a purple robe with narrow sleeves, a sword at his waist, and with gray hair on his temples, the minister knelt respectfully in front of Zhao Xu and kowtowed vigorously.
Zhao Xu sat upright and looked quietly at the old minister kneeling in front of him.
Calmly and calmly accepted the gift from the other party!
This old minister is indeed qualified to call himself an ‘old slave’ in front of Zhao Xu.
Because he was the father left to Zhao Xu by the late emperor, and Zhao Xu's father was left to his ministers.
Zhao Xu looked at this old minister and remembered the time when he saw him again in his previous life.
At that time, this old minister was already very old.
He was hunched over and his teeth were loose.
But after he returned to Bianjing, he insisted on going to Zhao Xu every morning and evening to pay his respects.
At the beginning of Zhao Xu's reign, he still didn't know who would be loyal to him and who was trustworthy.
It was the old minister in front of him who was the first to provide Zhao Xu with a list of trustworthy ministers.
This laid the foundation for Shaosheng Shaoshu.
It is a pity that this old minister passed away after Zhao Xu took power.
He did not see Zhao Xu's achievements, nor did he see the day when the military flag of the Song Dynasty was planted over Hengshan Mountain and reached Tiandu Mountain, turning the eight hundred miles of vast sea into a natural danger for the Song Dynasty.
With a sigh in his heart, Zhao Xu ordered Feng Jing beside him: "Hurry and help Lao Qianha up!"
Liu Weijian once represented the emperor, followed Guo Kui in the Southern Expedition, and took on official duties for the Southern Expedition army. After the defeat in Yongle City, he was also ordered to assist the retreating army from all directions.
Therefore, it is okay to call him a great leader.
Liu Weijian kowtowed again and stood up without asking for Feng Jing's support. He said to Zhao Xu: "In recent days, the old slave has been sent by the saint to run around the Defei Pavilion. He failed to come to the young master to pay his respects. It is a death penalty! A death penalty!"
Zhao Xu smiled and asked, "How is Wu Niang doing?"
"Your Highness, the princess is already well. Dr. Qian said that if she takes medicine for three more days, she will be fully recovered!"
Zhao Xu felt relieved and said, "That's good!"
"Old Qianjia came from Funing Palace, but he went to see the holy body of his father?" Zhao Xu asked again.
"I'm telling you, Your Highness! After leaving the Imperial Concubine's Pavilion, the old slave wanted to go to the imperial palace to ask the Lord for his holy bow. When he arrived at You Zhaoqing's gate, he met the imperial minister Liang Congzheng. Liang Congzheng told the old slave: Prime Minister has entered the Funing Hall. ! The old slave did not dare to disturb the Prime Minister's performance, so he waited outside the Zhaoqing Gate for the Prime Minister and others to leave the palace. At this moment, he did not see the Prime Minister and others leaving the palace..."
"The old slave asked about Liang Congzheng, only to find out that the governors handed over letters and begged to see the queen mother, and the queen made an announcement!"
Liu Weijian answered Zhao Xu's questions respectfully and seriously, without the slightest hint of contempt for Zhao Xu or his questions because of his young age.
"Liang Congzheng..." Zhao Xu chewed on the name and shook his head in his heart.
Compare this to Liu Weijian, who died after Zhao Xu took office.
Liang's political life was much longer.
But he is also unlucky here.
Zhao Xu saw the ending of the big Diao Dang next to him in the history books nine hundred years later.
After Zhao Xu's sudden death, Liang Congzheng tried to join forces with Zhang Dun to support Zhao Xu's younger brother, but he did not go to Queen Xiang.
Naturally, it was impossible for Zhao Ji to let him go after he ascended the throne.
Zhang Dun fled to Leizhou, and Liang was demoted from the capital.
Even Zhao Xu's stupid brother was also unlucky and caused the so-called 'King Cai's great rebellion'.
"Idiot!" Zhao Xu commented in his heart.
The internal minister and the prime minister joined forces, but were easily subdued by the queen mother who lived in the deep palace.
This can only show that Liang Congzheng and Zhang Dun were not secretly planning their affairs.
The news must have leaked out and made people aware of the abnormality.
Therefore, being pre-empted, Liang Congzheng and Zhang Dun must have been controlled before they took action.
If you think about it carefully, their two characters seem to have destined their fate.
Just like Zhang Dun, he likes to show off and is very high-profile.
He has a bad temper and a reckless temper.
The prime minister is several decades old, but he is still as enthusiastic as a young man.
After being in office for decades, you have offended people for decades.
The old party, the new party, he offended everyone who could be offended.
In other words, if Zhao Xu could use him instead of someone else, he would have sent this stubborn Xianggong from Fujian to go fishing in Yazhou.
As for Liang Congzheng, he has always been in the palace and has no experience outside. Apart from being full of palace fighting skills, he has no other talents.
It would be strange if these two people could succeed.
Leaving Liang Congzheng behind, Zhao Xu asked: "Are you going to report the fire at Kaibao Temple?"
Liu Weijian still nodded respectfully.
He may be lacking in abilities.
Therefore, even though he is an old minister of Zhao Xu's line, he has never been in charge of himself.
However, the good thing about him is that he is loyal enough to the Lord, and the good thing is that he is respectful enough to the Lord.
Whether it's the past, present, or future.
Liu Weijian has always been like this and has not changed.
"Have you ever heard any discussion, Lao Qianjia?" Zhao Xu still asked calmly.
A trace of surprise finally flashed in Liu Weijian's eyes.
The eight-year-old young master behaved so special today!
He was too calm and calm.
Not like a child at all.
Instead, he looks like an adult who has been immersed in power for many years, a king who wields great power and kills and seizes everything.
However, Liu Weijian knew that he should not express any opinions or make any comments about his master's family matters.
Therefore, he lowered his head and respectfully stated what he knew slowly and straightforwardly, just like he did in front of the late emperor and officials in the past.
"Your Highness, I listened to Liang Congzheng's words: There was a fire in Kaibao Temple, and the two Zishantang men directly said that they were buried in the sea of fire. The prime minister did not dare to be arrogant, and he did not dare to disturb the peace of the Lord. That's why he wanted to report to the two palaces.
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"Before the old slave left, he heard someone say that the two palaces were furious after hearing this. They thought that the fire in Kaibao Temple was due to the monks not keeping the precepts strictly, so he ordered the ministers to recommend eminent monks to be the abbots of Kaibao Temple.
Seriously follow the Buddhist rules and precepts!"
Zhao Xu listened quietly, and he was not surprised at all.
This is indeed something Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Xiang can do.
In his previous life, Empress Dowager Gao shrouded Zhao Xu's head, making him unable to breathe and out of breath, causing him to toss and turn and have trouble sleeping day and night.
But that's not how powerful or terrifying Queen Mother Gao is.
It’s purely the blessing of power!
It was purely a psychological effect produced by Zhao Xu himself out of fear.
Zhao Xu now knows that Empress Dowager Gao is not Wu Zetian, nor Zhang Xian Mingsu, nor even as good as the late Ci Sheng Guangxian.
At the very least, Cisheng Guangxian has his own opinions.
Where is Queen Mother Gao?
Everything about Yuanyou flashed through Zhao Xu's mind.
Orders are changed in the morning and evening!
Listen to the wind and it will be rain!
This is Zhao Xu's evaluation of Empress Dowager Gao, who had been promoted to Empress Dowager during the Yuanyou era.
This is also the reason why Zhao Xu was able to quickly seize power after taking office in his previous life, and wiped out Yuanyou's old party and drove them all out of the court.
"So, which eminent monk did the mother-in-law and the queen mother choose in the end?" Zhao Xu asked in a joking tone.
"I heard that this old slave seems to be a monk from the court, called Mr. Jin..."
"President Jin?" Zhao Xu pursed his lips, and a picture flashed through his mind.
"Your Majesty, this is the true scripture translated by a poor monk. I beg your Majesty to read it!"
The thick scriptures were introduced to the commander of the army and sent to Zhao Xu's imperial court.
Zhao Xu lowered his head and saw the name on the cover.
"Pinayaka Sutra"!
Look at the yellow sticker affixed to the cover: This is the Secret Dharma Sutra of the Great Sage Joyful Heaven!
Is this something that can be shown to children?
Zhao Xu immediately detained it and did not allow it to be spread outside. He took it back to the harem to study and understand it carefully.
Of course, that Chief Practitioner Kim is indeed an eminent monk with profound Buddhist practice.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu shook his neck slightly.
He remembered something he had read in history books nine hundred years later.
The eminent monk of Tantric Buddhism is also an eminent monk!
It might be useful in the future!
So, Zhao Xu stood up, walked to the case where the pen and ink were placed, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink.
Then, he walked to a screen in front of his bed, took up a pen and wrote the first name on the screen: Fanseng Jinzongchi.
This is the habit of Zhao officials.
When encountering useful people or things, he would write his or her name on the screen where he lived in front of the emperor.
Wait until the name of that person or thing appears on the screen for the third time.
Then you can promote him or order someone to investigate.
This is a tool used to select talents or understand local conditions.
It was also a makeshift measure out of desperation.
The emperor's energy was limited.
Take Zhao Xu as an example. He was already considered diligent in his previous life.
But many times, he couldn't even remember the names of the officials in charge of departments in the three provinces.
In the Song Dynasty, there were 24 roads, 14 prefectures, 238 prefectures, 37 armies, 4 prisons, and 1126 counties.
There are a total of nearly 2,800 civil servants and officials in the capital, and more than 1,100 military ministers, chief and deputy envoys and above.
Excluding relatives and those who hold temporary positions in the clan, there is still an extremely large group.
It's impossible to remember.
He can only be selective and remember those who are bright and interesting to him.
Liu Weijian and Feng Jing had already lowered their heads and looked at the sleeping floor when Zhao Xu was writing.
They didn't dare to raise their heads until Zhao Xu finished writing and came back.
Zhao Xu walked back to Liu Weijian, looked at the old minister, and said lightly: "Kaibao Temple was burned down, and the two direct speakers unfortunately died in the fire. If Lao Qiao is free, please go to the two direct speakers for me." Look at your family and if they have difficulties at home, help them, don’t let orphans and widowed mothers be bullied!"
This is the only thing Zhao Xu can do for those two people now.
He can't check it, and he can't check it.
You shouldn’t even have this thought or thought!
There are some things that cannot be stopped even if they are weighed not as heavy as two ounces but even as heavy as a thousand kilograms.
This was the case with the Kaibao Temple fire.
Whether it was an accident or someone set the fire on fire.
This matter can only be handled in this way.
"Old slave, I know!" Liu Weijian knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to Zhao Xu.
Looking at Feng Jing next to Zhao Xu, his eyes were full of envy.
In this world, even if you are a slave.
It also depends on qualifications and ranking.
Feng Jing knew very well that in this imperial city, the number of ministers who were qualified to kowtow to the Prince of Yan'an, call themselves old slaves, and call themselves young masters was probably only ten fingers in total!
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Note: In front of Funing Hall, there are Zhaoqing Gate on the left and right.
ps, don’t think too much about the empress dowagers in the deep palace. Not every empress dowager is Wu Zetian or Cixi. Gao Taotao is the Northern Song Dynasty version of King Wang -0-. Why do you say that? You will know after watching Cai Que's demotion -
0-, it can be called the Northern Song Dynasty version of the attack on Soleimani, which plunged the situation into an irreconcilable whirlpool, scaring the radicals in the old party and saying it was too radical.
This is still a record of the old party’s stance. If she changes to the new party’s stance, Zhe Zong will almost abolish her!
