There was silence in the hall, and the ministers were all waiting for the official's announcement. However, Zhao Zhen's eyes were staring into space, and his thoughts returned to last night...
In the Imperial Hall of Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Zhen was barefoot, wearing a Taoist robe, and sitting cross-legged on a futon. Recently, he acquired Taoist exercises. It is said that following this method to recuperate and recuperate for a period of time can produce sperm and solidify the body, greatly increasing the probability of childbirth.
.This time, ten women came into the palace at once, selected using ancient methods. Their appearance was not important. The key was Yi Nan. Now we are waiting for his talent to sow new hope for the royal family.
After Zhao Zhen finished adjusting his breath, Manager Hu presented him with a bowl of dark concoction. Looking at the porcelain bowl, the official sighed, took it, held his nose and drank it. After the emperor finished drinking, Hu Yandui
After giving him tea to rinse his mouth to remove the unpleasant medicinal smell in his mouth, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Shi Quanbin who was standing quietly outside the curtain and said, "What's the matter?"
"Report to the high official." Shi Quanbin, the deputy governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the official of the Imperial City Company, said in a low voice: "Bao Zheng has raided Zhao Zonghan's foreign residence." If an emperor, even if something happens in the capital, he still has to wait for the foreign affairs to happen.
If I come to report, then his leader will not be far away from moving.
Shi Quanbin told Zhao Zhen exactly what happened today, but it was much more detailed than Bao Zheng, especially the hundreds of thousands of coins that caused the grudge. Bao Zheng saved Zhao Yunrang's face, but Shi Quanbin did not.
"It seems that this money at least once existed." Zhao Zhen's eyes became cold and he said: "How come there is so much money in my cousin's house? What are you going to do with such money?"
"This old slave doesn't know." Shi Quanbin said: "With half a million yuan, you can do a lot of things."
"Well..." Zhao Zhen let out a long breath, reached out from the desk, and pulled out a piece of letterhead sandwiched in the "Tao Te Ching". The shocking words on it stung his eyes and heart:
‘… There are important ministers who talk and laugh, and they are all powerful people. They can form gangs and make friends with ministers. There is no rumor of a censor, and there is no king or father in the Song Dynasty. Zhongda Mansion in the Northern Wei Dynasty, King Mang of the Western Han Dynasty lived in it. Mencius said: ‘What’s the intention?’’
"What's the intention..." Zhao Zhen held the piece of paper with both hands, gently tore it into two pieces, then folded it up and tore it into four pieces, eight pieces, sixteen pieces, until the paper was so small that it could no longer be torn apart.
Then he threw it violently. Paper scraps fell like snow flakes.
Staring at the snow flakes, Zhao Zhen said in a gloomy voice: "Manager Hu, in fact, what Cheng Xiuyi said this morning was absolutely correct."
Xiu Yi, surnamed Cheng, was the beloved woman of the official family, but she was expelled from the palace today. The reason was that when she was combing the official family's hair, she loosened her bun and saw that the white hair on Zhao Zhen's head increased significantly.
He said distressedly: "Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body. I have a lot of gray hair recently."
"The white hair is three thousand feet long, and the sorrow seems to be as long as it is." Zhao Zhen looked at the gloomy face in the mirror and sighed.
"The official is joking." Cheng Xiuyi used an ox-horn pick to gently comb his hair from front to back. Then he stroked his hair from the back of his head to the root with one hand, lifted up his long hair, and used the pick again.
Comb it from the back to the top of the head. After combing it up, the grate is fixed slightly above the roots of the hair. He said: "The official is the supreme, is there anything in the world that makes you worry?"
"Why not?" Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "The whole world knows that I am worried about my heirs."
"There's nothing to worry about. The official family has given birth to three princes and six princesses. It's not that they can't have children, it's just that the conditions are not right." Cheng Xiuyi held the official's long hair in one hand and tied a hairband in it with the other.
Go around the root, pull one end. Bite the other end with your mouth, pass it through, tighten your hands, and then tie the knot with both hands, saying: "There are many fathers of sixty-year-old men, and senior officials are only in their forties.
What’s there to worry about?”
Even though these were the opinions of a woman, Zhao Zhen was very impressed by what he heard. He smiled and said, "I can't believe that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty haven't heard anything from a woman like you."
"What did they say?" Cheng Xiuyi took off the grate and circled it around the hair. The long hair was twisted into a strand, tied into a knot, and tied with a bright yellow hair tie. She asked casually.
"They want the widow to adopt a son from the clan and educate him as a prince, so that the people will have something to do with him."
"Nu Nu, why does it sound so harsh? The nation's heart should be tied to the official's family, and to the official's son. What's the big deal if it's tied to an irrelevant person?" Cheng Xiuyi inserted a jade hairpin for the official's family and said.
: "Nu Nu doesn't understand the truth, and he also knows that the land is other people's good, and the children are his own. Now if other people's children want to occupy our own land, the officials cannot agree."
"It's just a preparation. I'll wait for You Lin'er to be born and then send him back." Zhao Zhen usually refused to discuss government affairs with women, but this was also his family matter, so he didn't shy away from it. The concubine said: "So
You have to strive for success."
"Nu Nu said something unpleasant, I'm afraid the officials will be deceived." Cheng Xiuyi said quietly: "Although Nu Nu is in the palace, it is common for people to live in the house and become the landlord, or to use the house to become the owner.
When people coax you, they talk lightly, but I'm afraid it's easier to invite gods than to send them away! People will say that they are both great-grandsons of Emperor Taizong, and they also have the status of princes. What's the difference between biological and adopted? It's better to be familiar with it than to be familiar with it, and it's state-owned
Changjun...what did you say?"
"The long ruler of the country is the blessing of the country." Zhao Zhen's face was already ugly. It is said that his old grandmother, Queen Mother Du, once said this sentence. In the official history books, it was this sentence that made Taizu and brother Taizong
After the death of his younger brother, there will be no more issues with the Taizu lineage on the throne.
He finally realized that he had been fooled. If a dove occupies a magpie's nest, it is impossible to return the nest to the little magpie! This will definitely be the case if he dies early and leaves orphans and widows behind!
"How dare you, a woman, interfere in politics!" Huo Ran stood up. Zhao Zhen rarely showed his anger to others and ordered Cheng Xiuyi to be expelled from the palace. However, what she said lingered in the minds of the officials all day long, so much so that in the Chen family
At their wedding banquet, they didn’t even look at Brother Zhao Zongshi.
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"She's right. I'm not even fifty yet, but these people are so impatient. After twenty years, when I'm old, where will they put me? In a few years, when I'm dead, they'll be even more impatient.
My descendants are going to die!" Zhao Zhen finally couldn't suppress his anger and roared at his trusted eunuch.
"I don't dare to talk nonsense about important matters of the country," Hu Yandui said with his head bowed: "I just feel that I can rest assured that my son can be raised by myself after all. Moreover, the official family is only over forty years old, in its prime, and now there are many
If we work together to nourish the Holy Body, we may be able to achieve great results in the coming year. There is really no rush at this moment."
"Yes." Zhao Zhen nodded, thought over and over again all night, and finally decided to take this opportunity to dispel the idea of establishing a heir apparent among his ministers.
After a long time, he came back to his senses and sighed: "Poor parents in the world. As the saying goes, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so don't be a horse or a cow for your children and grandchildren. But many fathers are willing to be a horse or a cow!" said
The official's eyes were filled with pity, or perhaps mixed with other emotions, as he glanced at Zhao Yun and said, "My old brother is just a cow and a horse."
Zhao Yunrang was a little confused. He didn't know whether Zhao Zhen was sympathizing with him or if he meant something. He could only lower his head, not daring to reveal any of his emotions.
Zhao Zhen looked at the young man beside Zhao Yun again and said: "Zong Yi, help your father sit down."
"Yes." Zhao Zongyi stepped forward to help Zhao Yunrang, but Zhao Yunrang insisted: "I am guilty, so you should stand."
"One code equals another," Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Sit down. The child is not raised by the mother, nor by the father. There is no need for the son to suffer on his behalf, and there is no need for the son to repay the father's debt."
Zhao Yun felt a little relieved and thought to himself, it seems that this stage has passed. After sitting down, Zhao Zhen then said warmly: "Brother, your body is not as good as before, so you need to take care of yourself."
"I'm sorry for the official," Zhao Yunrang said movedly, "I'm so unsatisfied."
"It's important to take good care of yourself. Don't worry so much in the future. You don't have to worry about Zongzheng Temple. Let the Prince of Beihai take care of it."
The official's words of concern fell into Zhao Yunrang's ears, but they were like a bucket of cold water in his pocket. He couldn't help but shudder, and secretly shouted in his heart: "Is it taken away?" But such a big thing happened at home.
Son, how can I still have the dignity to be the head of the clan? I can only knock out my teeth and swallow them with blood in my stomach.
Who knew that this was just the beginning, I just heard Guan Jia leisurely say: "Have a rest at home, and when you have time, you can also discipline my nephews."
Zhao Yunrang's heart tightened again. What he was most worried about happened - Zhao Zhen used the topic to make use of it!
"There are many sons, many daughters, and many enemies. In this way, my old brother has almost the most enemies in the Song Dynasty." But who can stop the emperor? Then Zhao Zhen continued: "In recent years, I have heard this from time to time.
, the news about my nephews’ mischief, some are playing with women, some are gambling, some are robbing other people’s property, and some are ganging up with some literati all day long for who knows what…”
Zhao Yunrang was already ill. When he heard this, he almost fainted. His face turned as white as paper and he held himself up. He was about to argue when Zhao Zhen changed the subject and said, "I don't believe it." Then he dismissed the old prince's words.
, forcefully held it back.
But why did you say that! And it was in the court of a country. At the court, every word will be recorded, let alone what was said by an official? This is a slap in the face, and it will make his nose and face swollen!
"But I still have to go back and ask them. If there are any improvements, I will encourage them. My brother has been a model of self-restraint and etiquette all his life. We can't let unscrupulous people ruin our reputation." Zhao Zhen said with a gentle face: "As for Zhao Zonghan's
Bao Qing’s family must investigate this case as soon as possible and restore my brother’s family’s innocence.”
The ministers couldn't help but look at each other, what do you mean by "returning the innocence of the old brother's family"? In the eyes of the officials, the old brother's family is not innocent?
Zhao Zhen has not said so many words in the morning court for a month, which is a signal in itself.
