When Zhao Xu got up in the morning, Feng Jing happily reported: "Everyone, there was a heavy spring rain in Bianjing last night!"
"Oh!" Zhao Xu nodded.
"Everyone in the palace said that this is because we are the real dragon emperors. We personally prayed for rain and moved God, so that the rain fell..."
Zhao Xu just smiled and did not answer.
Seeing this, Feng Jing obediently closed his mouth and began to help Zhao Xu dress and wash.
After breakfast, the person from the interview department sent me the schedule for today's interview.
In the morning, at the Chongzheng Hall, Lu Jia inquired about the situation and made a speech.
In the afternoon, I met the companions who were about to enter the palace at Jiying Hall.
Zhao Xu looked at the order of the shifts, then picked up his pen and signed on it.
Then, he called Shi Deyi over and asked, "Shi Deyi, how is the situation at Jiaoziwu?"
Song and Liao Jiaozi, in accordance with the treaty between Song and Liao, will also be officially released in March.
At that time, Liao envoys will enter the court to personally receive and escort the first batch of Jiaozi to the border market.
The Liao people were very concerned about this.
Da Song was also very interested!
Especially those extravagant and noble families in Bianjing City.
Everyone is already drooling, waiting for this feast to begin!
For Zhao Xu, the quality of Jiaozi, the exquisiteness of the printing layout, and anti-counterfeiting are all important.
He only needs to pay attention to these.
Other things?
If you can't take care of it, there is no need to take care of it.
Market economy, free competition!
"Reporting to everyone, Li Du Zhiyan has agreed with Zhang Shilang, Shen Tiju and others on the layout of Jiaozi. It is currently being produced. I believe it will be presented to the emperor in a few days..." Shi Deyi replied
With.
Zhao Xu nodded: "That's good!"
So, after having breakfast and taking a short rest, we went to the Qingshou Palace to greet the two palaces who had already gotten up early and were reviewing memorials in the Qingshou Palace.
I chatted with them again and took a look at today's government affairs.
They are all personnel appointments, promotions and removals of local supervisory officials who may be promoted or demoted.
Of course, it's not without major problems.
Zhao Xu flipped through the pages and saw the report from Zizhou.
This is a joint report.
The envoys from the Sifang Embassy, the pacification envoy from Lunan, Wang Guangzu, who knew Luzhou, and Zhang Keming, the transshipment envoy on Zizhou Road, jointly reported that the Luzhou barbarian chieftain begging for his younger brother was dead, and the new barbarian leader Aji and others had carved a monument and sent people to beg for surrender and beg for command.
Zhao Xu looked at it and laughed.
Did Qi Di, the most stubborn leader of the Luzhou barbarians, die at this time?
His death was uneventful.
The two palaces didn't even take it to heart, they just gave instructions: order Wang Guangzu, Zhang Keming will take care of it.
After all, it is common for Luzhou barbarians to surrender and then rebel again.
But Zhao Xu knew that after the death of Qi Di, the Luzhou barbarians never rebelled again.
In his previous life, during the Shaosheng era, the former land of Luzhou barbarians had already begun to be heavily sinicized.
There are even candidates who come to Beijing to take the exam.
From then on, the Luzhou barbarians integrated into the Song Dynasty and disappeared from the history books.
…
In the Qingshou Palace, after a conversation with the two palaces, Zhao Xu stood up and said goodbye, and then went to the Chongzheng Palace.
And here, he met Lu Jiawen who was alone in the palace.
Speaking of which, this was the first time that Zhao Xu met this 'family thief' of the Lu family after returning to his youth.
Lu Jia asked now that he was forty-seven or eighteen years old. He had a full beard, wore a crimson uniform, and his face looked a little thin.
A pair of eyes that are bright and energetic, and he looks like a smart and capable person.
"Your Majesty, I wish you all the best!" Lu Jiawen held the imperial hut and bowed deeply, and then began to compliment him: "I would like to hear that your Majesty prayed for rain yesterday, and the sky rained down. Your Majesty is truly blessed by God.
Proof..."
"I was just lucky!" Zhao Xu raised his hand and interrupted Lu Jiawen's spell casting.
He was very familiar with Lu Jia.
If you really give Lu Jiawen room to show his talents, he can praise him non-stop for most of an hour.
Therefore, Zhao Xu did not want to talk nonsense with him and went directly to the topic: "Do you have a strategy for going to Youjiang?"
Lu Jiawen held the imperial hut and bowed sincerely: "I am stupid, I would like to ask for your Majesty's advice!"
Zhao Xu chuckled.
He would not be deceived by Lu Jiawen's disguise.
Zhao Xu knew very well that among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, there were few who had bigger ideas than Lu Jiawen!
This is the ‘house thief’ that Lu Gongbi calls him!
A person who is willing to break up with his family for his own ideals and ambitions!
In this era where family interests are greater than heaven, Lu Jia asked who could betray his family.
It can already explain a lot of things in itself.
He dared to propose the Market Change Law, risking offending countless people, and helping the emperor make money, which is more illustrative of the problem - you need to know that the Market Change Law does not require the implementation of the law, but he took the opportunity to propose to the Empress Dowager's father
The scriptures offer sacrifices to flags to establish authority.
Therefore, Lu Jia asked how could he not have his own ideas?
But, it doesn’t matter!
When Lu Jia asks about Youjiang, he will know that everything he is thinking now will be overturned.
Because he will discover something as important as salt.
sugar!
People can't help but eat salt, and similarly, people can't stop their yearning for sugar!
Modern people cannot imagine the pursuit of sugar by people in feudal society.
This is a commodity with profit and value that far exceeds that of table salt!
If you do it well, it will be very easy for the Song Dynasty to gain several million more annual income.
So Zhao Xu said: "I have been studying recently and observed what Mr. Xu Jiang said..."
"The reason why a person is a human being is that he has enough food to eat...the reason why a country is a country is that it has enough food to use!"
"Eating enough to eat enough is also the teaching of the sage!"
"Your Majesty is going to Youjiang to assist Zhang Dun and others. You should stop here!"
Because it was a public summons, there was a layman taking notes.
Of course, Zhao Xu couldn't say those disgraceful things, so he could only remind Lu Jia to ask.
"Enough food, enough use..."
Lu Jiawen licked his tongue, thoughts swirling in his mind.
Then he bowed down and bowed again: "I would like to follow your majesty's teachings!"
"We must take 'sufficient food' and 'sufficient use' as the basis of governance!"
Zhao Xu smiled and clapped his hands.
Feng Jing sent a sealed document to Lu Jiawen.
"After leaving Bianjing, please read the words in it!" Zhao Xu said: "It contains some of my opinions on sufficient food and sufficient use..."
When Zhao Xu said this, he looked at Lu Jia meaningfully and asked: "Wang Qing is in Guangxi and is based on caring for the people!"
"I respectfully obey your will!"
So Lu Jiawen bowed again and left.
Zhao Xu took the people back to the Qingshou Palace and had lunch with the two palaces in the Qingshou Palace.
After lunch, Zhao Xu took the opportunity to mention the matter of summoning Lu Jia today.
Then, he looked at the Queen Mother Xiang and asked: "Mother, I have heard that this minister named Lu Jiawen was disrespectful to the Prince of Xingyang County (Xiang Jing) back then? Is this possible?"
The Empress Dowager smiled, took Zhao Xu's hand, and said, "It's all over... and it's just a small matter..."
But the look in her eyes couldn't deceive anyone.
Back then, her father Xiang Jing was impeached by Lu Jiawen and ordered to be impeached by the imperial censor. He was forced to leave Qingzhou and died in a foreign land, so that she could not even see him for the last time!
How is it possible to say that Queen Mother Xiang does not hate Lu Jia?
It's just that her status doesn't allow her to hate Lu Jiawen.
Zhao Xu grabbed Empress Dowager Xiang's hand and said seriously: "Mother, I understand!"
"The legend is true!"
"This Lu Jia asked, how dare you disrespect Prince Xingyang! How bold!"
"My son will definitely vent his anger on his mother!"
Empress Dowager Xiang looked at the child's appearance, reached out and touched his head, and said: "It is enough for the Queen Mother to have six brothers!"
"After all, Lu Jiawen is also a minister of the late emperor... He needs to be treated with some dignity..."
"Humph!" Zhao Xu sneered.
Naturally, he knew that he must let the Empress Dowager express the anger in her heart!
Otherwise, this is also a risk.
So he said: "You know the importance!"
"Everything will be carried out according to the laws of our ancestors and the rules of the court!"
"Let him reflect on it for a few years in Guangxi first!"
Empress Dowager Xiang hugged Zhao Xu happily.
Only then did she know the reason why her sixth brother demoted Lu Jiawen to Guangxi.
It turned out to be to vent her anger on her father!
No wonder he was demoted so harshly!
He was actually demoted to a barbaric, barren, and miasmatic place like Youjiang.
This is the benefit of having a son!
I know I feel sorry for my mother, but I also know that I have to make the decision for my mother-in-law!
This, on the contrary, made the hatred in Empress Dowager Xiang's heart towards Lu Jiawen lessen.
Instead, she began to appeal to Lu Jiawen: "Sixth brother is the emperor, and all ministers are his ministers..."
"Even if your ministers have done something wrong, as long as it does not exceed the limit, you should be more lenient and show some dignity!"
"We, the Great Song Dynasty, rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats!"
Zhao Xu snorted twice and said: "My son demoted him to Youjiang, not because he wanted to demote him to Youjiang, but because the most remote place in the Song Dynasty was only Youjiang!"
"If the Song Dynasty still had the land of Beihai today... I might demote it to Suwu's sheep herding land in Beihai!"
Queen Mother Xiang was immediately amused by Zhao Xu.
The Queen Mother also laughed.
Zhao Xu looked at the two palaces and also laughed.
Of course he knew in his heart that his anger towards the Queen Mother was far from gone!
It should be noted that Queen Mother Xiang is a filial daughter.
The relationship between father and daughter is extremely deep!
Xiang Jing died in a foreign country because of Lu Jia's inquiries.
After Empress Dowager Xiang took power, she immediately sent people to jail Lu Jiawen into Dali Temple and dealt with him severely. This shows that she respected the law very much.
Want to ask the Queen Mother to forgive Lu Jia?
How can it be so simple?!
We can only take it slow and let Lu Jiawen stay in Guangxi for a few more years.
It just so happens that this is Lu Jiawen's specialty - making money!
Maybe, Lu Jiawen will be reluctant to return to Bianjing in the future!
…
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Xu appeared in Jiying Hall again and summoned the companions who entered the palace.
Lu Haowen, the grandson of Lu Gongzu, Zhang Chi, the son of Zhang Dun, and Han Yu, the grandson of Han Jiang.
In addition, there are also the children of the Gao family, the Xiang family, and the noble children who were thrust in.
There are eight people in total, and they are all over fourteen years old!
They are all young and immature.
As for Zhao Xu, he only wanted to meet these people, recognize their appearance, and remember their names.
So, I just went through the process, met with them, and asked about their name, age, and cousin (if any).
He sent them away.
After sending these future companions away, Zhao Xu called Guo Zhongxiao, who was responsible for the introduction, to his side and asked: "Guo Qing, I want to find someone among the military ministers who is commendable for his loyalty, bravery and excellent skills.
He is about to enter the palace, and after the banquet, he will teach me and my companions martial arts to strengthen their bodies..."
Zhao Xu looked at Guo Zhongxiao and asked, "Do you have anyone you can recommend, Ai Qing?"
Guo Zhongxiao raised his head and just wanted to recommend a few names.
He was so excited that he quickly lowered his head - Your Majesty is not a person without his own opinions!
It’s even more impossible to target without aim!
Maybe, he was hoping to use his mouth to get someone into the palace!
This has to be said about Guo Zhongxiao’s identity.
Although he is a military minister and the son of an honorable noble.
But he married a good wife—his wife, Fan, was the granddaughter of Fan Zhongyan and the daughter of Fan Chunren!
On weekdays, his wife often warned him in private.
Especially after he succeeded Di Yong as the general secretary of the Hemen family, his wife would remind him every morning and evening - Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Today, he is an unusual young man. Officials should think twice about their words before the emperor!
So, Guo Zhongxiao asked cautiously: "Have you ever heard of any stories about good generals and ministers?"
Zhao Xu laughed and said: "I was in the palace and I heard that there is a family of a general in our dynasty, named Zhong family!"
"His ancestor Zhong Fanggong was a famous scholar of Taizong..."
"He first planted Gong Shiheng, and he became a famous general!"
"And Huang Kao's general Zhong'e is said to be an enemy of ten thousand people!"
Zhao Xu looked at Guo Zhongxiao curiously: "Does the Zhong family still have the seeds of a good general?"
The weather has changed suddenly today. I seem to have a cold and am not in my best condition.
