Chapter 261 Xixia wants to trade horses for children?
In the evening, Zhao Xu returned to Funing Hall with a lot of fatigue.
Today is the day when the late emperor was buried. Zhao Xu presided over the memorial ceremony in Jinling Palace.
Toast, offer incense, kowtow, wish good luck...
The cumbersome procedures demonstrate the filial son's respect for the imperial examination.
It also means that the new emperor truly takes over the power from his ancestors and begins to assume the responsibility of protecting the ancestral temple.
In other words, after today, the emperor Zhao Xu will be truly complete.
No one can use the excuse of patriarchal clan and ancestral system to threaten him, let alone depose him.
You can scare Yingmiao by saying, "I can do anything about Yi and Huo!" - because Yingmiao is not Renmiao's biological son.
But Zhao Xu is the late emperor’s eldest son!
From now on, when ministers face him, they can only obey and behave badly.
"Everyone, Sima Guang entered Beijing today..." Feng Jing whispered beside Zhao Xu after he came back.
Zhao Xu nodded, indicating that he understood.
He is no longer the prince who first woke up in Qingning Palace, helpless and without any power.
Sima Guang's threat quickly dropped from his heart.
It has even been regarded as a tool.
It should be noted that on the night when he woke up in Qingning Palace, Zhao Xu imagined the most extreme situation - if Sima Guang, the Empress Dowager, was still determined to stop the new law.
Then, he would deliberately ask the banquet official about the past events of the Three Kingdoms.
Then, naturally, Sima's PTSD appeared...
The next thing, of course, is - I would rather die for the Duke of Gaogui Township than live as the Duke of Changdao Township!
You have to ask, is this okay?
The answer is great!
He is a king, an emperor!
The emperor has the qualifications to be willful, not to mention that he is still so young. It is normal for everyone with the surname Sima to have PTSD because he was frightened by the Sima family.
Moreover……
Duke Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne.
Before Sima Yi broke the oath of Luoshui, he was Zhuge Liang of the Wei Dynasty, a loyal minister recognized by both the government and the public.
Who can guarantee that Sima Guang will not be the next Sima Yi? And will the Gao family be another Guo family?
For the imperial power, even if there is only 1% suspicion, 100% prevention can be done.
Be on guard against micro-degeneration!
Perhaps to normal people, this is absurd.
But it was too normal for the imperial power.
Looking through the history books, people have done even more absurd and terrifying things, and there are many of them.
Of course, Zhao Xu also understands that there must be a price for doing so, and the price is very high.
The full-scale outbreak of party strife is one of the most obvious costs.
Therefore, Zhao Xu would not take this step unless absolutely necessary.
Now this idea has been completely shelved.
"I heard that many ministers gathered at the official residence where Sima Guang was staying today..." Feng Jing continued to report: "Just among the people I know, there are Fan Zuyu, the storyteller of Jiying Palace, Zuo Si admonishing Liu Zhi, and the supervisory emperor.
Shi Wangyansou and others..."
"It's simply a big gathering of the old party..." Feng Jing said tentatively.
Zhao Xu glanced at this guy and scolded: "Where did the new party come from, the old party?"
"The water of the Yellow River is turbid and the water of the Yangtze River is clear and clear. They both irrigate the military states on both sides of the river and millions of hectares of fertile farmland!"
Feng Jing quickly knelt down and said, "I will be punished by death!"
"Get up!" Zhao Xu said: "You are the person next to me. Remember in the future, don't have any position! Don't think that you are a scholar-official!"
Zhao Xu tapped Feng Jing: "Understood?"
"I understand..." Feng Jing paused.
"Remember?"
"remember!"
"Good!" Zhao Xu stroked his palm.
"Now that you have remembered it, go and see Sima Guang for me tomorrow..." Zhao Xu said: "Give Sima Guang the sixth house in Zhaoqingfang as the first place in the capital to show the emperor's great kindness!"
"I obey the decree!" Feng Jing kowtowed again.
Zhao Xu slowly closed his eyes.
Recently, he has encountered a lot of temptations from both the government and the public.
Ministers, relatives, honorable ministers...
They are all testing his true attitude and thoughts.
joke!
How could Zhao Xu allow people to really understand his true attitude and stance?
So, just take Sima Guang and put out a smoke bomb.
Anyone who wants to guess a riddle can do it!
Let’s see if it’s me who has more eyes, or you who have more thoughts?
This is what the profession of emperor is like.
When you have no power, you try your best to keep it in your pocket.
But after taking power, he is afraid that others will guess his thoughts and thus be ignored.
However, what is better than ordinary emperors is that Zhao Xu knows the rules and has boundaries.
He doesn't do anything that crosses the line.
Feng Jinggong respectfully stepped back and brought someone to prepare for Zhao Xu to go to bed.
However, Zhao Xu stopped him: "Don't go to deliver the order tomorrow... wait until I go to discuss with the two palaces before going!"
Appearance and respect must still be in place.
After all, it was Zhao Xu who begged the two palaces to look after the country and the country for him.
In case the two palaces feel that Zhao Xu can govern the world independently and quit - especially the Queen Mother, who has long wanted to return to power, but Zhao Xu is young, so she has no choice but to take over the affairs of state in his place.
Then Zhao Xu will have to sleep less and have less rest time in the future?
That's fine now.
In general, Zhao Xu delegates power to the two palaces. Anyway, the governors in the capital are all old foxes. Even if the two palaces make mistakes, they can dissuade and correct them in time.
And Zhao Xu only needs to focus on those really key issues.
For example, important personnel and large amounts of finance are enough to allow him to transition smoothly into adulthood.
…
The next day, October Bingxu (25).
A continuous drizzle began to fall in Bianjing City, and the cold winter wind whimpered in the hall, blowing the strips of plain white flags hanging on the cloisters and swaying.
Zhao Xu got up early and had breakfast. After winter, fresh vegetables were almost extinct.
Fortunately, there are still a lot of dried mushrooms in autumn.
Therefore, there is no shortage of delicious mushroom bone soup to drink.
The only fly in the ointment is that during the Northern Song Dynasty, mushrooms were basically wild. Therefore, in order to ensure safety and reliability, most of the mushrooms in the palace were the most commonly used and safest mushrooms.
Drinking mushroom broth, eggs and steamed buns.
Shi Deyi stood respectfully beside him, reporting on what happened at the Chui Gong Hall to listen to the government this morning.
"The Western envoy Weiming Huaipu and others came to court today and begged for gold, silver, etc.... The Merciful Saint still refused, but based on Jiayou's story, the imperial edict was given to Xixia King Bingchang, the Queen Mother and other gold and silver artifacts.
There is a difference..."
Shi Deyi whispered: "I heard from the officials at Dutingyi that I heard that the Western Envoy Weiming Huaipu and others privately said that someone in the Western Thief Kingdom seemed to suggest using horses as pledge in exchange for
I am going to Jiaozi..."
"Horse?" Zhao Xu's brows jumped: "The Western Thief is willing to give up?"
Shi De shook his head: "I don't know if this is a ploy to confuse you or a temptation..."
Zhao Xu knocked on the table.
"Although the Western thieves have never been trustworthy, they will never make mistakes..."
"Check carefully...order people to investigate the situation in the West Thief Kingdom..."
Saying this, Zhao Xu suddenly remembered: "Go and ask the Privy Council to see what reports have been reported recently by various roads along the border..."
"I predict that the Western Thieves Kingdom will be extremely embarrassed right now!"
The party members' survival skills are almost fully maxed out.
Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, when they should be grandsons, they must be grandsons!
Li Deming's performance is even more outstanding.
During the Zhenmiao era, this man could be called a truly filial son of the Song and Liao Dynasties.
But what about actually?
During Li Deming's reign, Dangxiang advanced westward, annihilating the Ganzhou Uighurs who had been constraining them from behind, occupying the entire Hexi Corridor, and actively advancing against the Qing and Tang Tibetans. Although they suffered repeated defeats, they also captured large tracts of land.
This allowed Dangxiang people to truly possess the conditions for founding a country.
In Zhao Xu's previous life, the Dangxiang people were very submissive after being beaten. They sent envoys every year to sue for peace, and also went to Liao to complain. It is said that they used the style of Shen Baoxu to cry to the Qin court.
The old emperor of Liao State was so moved that his heart softened.
So, when it comes to party members, don’t look at what they say. Look at what they are doing!
Shi Deyi nodded respectfully, and then asked: "Everyone, is it possible that the internal strife in Renduo clan has seriously damaged his vitality?"
Zhao Xu smiled and shook his head: "Impossible!"
"The Western Bandits have civil strife every now and then. When has their vitality been damaged?"
Renjia is really big.
But all their elites were lost in Xingqing Mansion, and the rest were slaves, serfs and nobles.
Party members can be wiped out with a single drumbeat.
Slaves and serfs will not resist.
To them, it's just a new owner.
Therefore, the civil strife in Renjia's family is not only not a bad thing for the Dangxiang people, but it may also be a good thing.
There is a modern saying: When a whale falls, all things come to life.
For a tribal country like Xixia, the demise of a large tribe not only means that other people can share and eat it, but also strengthens the national power.
It also means the rise of more families.
At this point you have to ask - where are the people who died?
In a country where all the people are soldiers, what does it mean to lose so many people?
People are resurrected with full health in minutes.
Apart from other things, how many people can be recruited with the vacant positions, land and pastures at Renjia?
Anyway, party members are worthless!
In order to completely destroy the war potential of the party members.
There is only one way - to follow the example of the Mongols, go deep into the hinterland of Xixia, completely eliminate their effective forces, seize their key territories, and uproot all party departments.
Zhao Xu has a deep understanding of this.
After all, he had been conquering Xixia since he took office in his previous life.
In modern times, it also participated in several Xixia archaeological projects.
He knows the party members very well.
This nation is like a weed, firmly rooted in Lingxia, and has spread its roots deep into the Hexi Corridor.
Therefore, the Dangxiang people suddenly proposed to exchange the horse for the son.
Zhao Xu felt that either there was a large-scale natural disaster in his country, or something was wrong with the Liang family.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu became curious and asked: "Let's ask again, where did Ren Duo Baozhong escape to?"
"Khitan, or me?"
"If you have any news about him, tell me immediately!"
"Wei!" Shi Deyi said: "I will greet the officials of the Privy Council..."
"Go!" Zhao Xu continued to lower his head and eat seriously.
Only by eating well can you grow taller and fatter.
Note: Shenzong was buried on Yiyou in October, which is the 24th.
