After a good sleep, it was almost noon when I woke up. "My lord...are you awake?" Xu Xi's figure immediately came forward: "Do you want to eat?"
Zhao Xin nodded and sat up under Xu Xi's service. Two female officials immediately stepped forward to dress and boots him.
"Hey!" Zhao Xin looked up and saw a figure kneeling behind the screen: "Who is this?"
"Everyone in the imperial court knows that the guilty minister has entered the palace, and the imperial city envoy will do business in the imperial city and stay loyal until he dies before paying homage to the Duke!" From behind the screen, a slightly older voice came: "I beg the Duke to forgive me and grant me a favor!"
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"Please come in and talk..." Zhao Xin was not surprised at all and agreed to the other party's request.
So, under the gaze of Zhao Xin, an old eunuch in his sixties, wearing Chu clothes and a Pu-tou hat, with gray hair, lay on the ground and crawled bit by bit from behind the screen.
Come in.
As soon as he entered the screen, he immediately bowed his head and bowed again, then prostrated and said: "I will be punished if I commit crimes, teach my disciples laxly, and talk nonsense about things in the palace..."
"It's hard to say no to death!"
After saying that, he bowed his head again and pressed his forehead firmly to the ground.
The person who came was naturally Wang Shougui's eldest brother. Everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knew that Wang Shouzhong was doing business in the imperial city.
"You all know what you said!" Zhao Xin was not surprised at all by the arrival of this eunuch and his current performance.
If he doesn't come, if he doesn't do this, he's asking for death!
Early tomorrow morning, when Fu Bi's fort opens fire, even if Wang Shouzhong is a current official and an absolute confidant of Zhao Xin's father, he will not be able to escape the fate of sweeping the late emperor's cemetery.
Therefore, Wang Shouzhong could only come here to seek a chance of survival.
At this time, Zhao Xin was already dressed neatly under the service of two female officials.
He stretched out his hand and walked out of the bed with Xu Xi's support. Then, like an adult, he walked up to Wang Shouzhong and asked softly: "I heard that when Aye wanted to use it, everyone knew it was the capital of Shaanxi Province."
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"The official's trust is high, and the guilty minister has devoted himself wholeheartedly and vowed to die in repayment!" Wang Shouzhong immediately kowtowed, and the uneasiness and fear in his heart skyrocketed.
Not only because he had heard it with his own ears and seen it with his own eyes, it was an irrefutable fact that Duke Shou had indeed received enlightenment and was intelligent and intelligent!
What's more, he heard the beating and shock in Duke Shou's words.
Last year, Wangshi was defeated by Sanchuankou.
The officials wanted to strengthen the surveillance and control of Shaanxi and the roads along the border, so they ordered him to be the governor of Shaanxi and go to Shaanxi to cooperate with the Shaanxi capital's deployment and manage the strategy to appease the envoy Xia Shouyun.
As a result, he was pushed back by Fu Bi. Although the officials did not withdraw the edict for the sake of face, he, the governor of Shaanxi Province, had not even been to the border for a day. Of course, the officials still compensated him afterwards - he entered the house
The vice-president of the chamberlain was aware of the situation, and when the capital was moved, in addition to the imperial city envoy, he was engaged in official affairs of the imperial city company, and he was also allowed to borrow Fei.
But it is precisely because of this that he is known to everyone and has been put on the watch list of Taiwan's admonishers, and his position is still very high.
Especially the one who knew the admonishment court, You Zhengyan, regarded him as a potential eunuch, fearing that he would confuse the officials and cause trouble to the country.
His affairs over the past year, no matter how big or small, will be scrutinized by the Taiwanese admonishment officer.
Therefore, under the stimulation of double fear, the eunuch, who usually held a high position and was very prestigious, actually had some trembling hands and feet at this moment.
He was really scared!
Zhao Xin took all his performance into consideration, so she nodded with some satisfaction: "You all, please get up and talk..."
"The sinner dare not!" Wang Shouzhong lay on the ground and kowtowed: "If you can listen to the teachings of the virtues of the country, the sinner has already learned deeply!"
"If I ask you to get up, you will get up!" Zhao Xin ordered firmly, with a tone that could not be refused in his words.
Wang Shouzhong had no choice but to stand up tremblingly, bending over and standing sideways.
"The state has national laws, families have family rules, and the duties of internal ministers are within the public servants and bans. They are obedient to those who are close to them. When they go out, they take charge of the situation to observe the suffering of the four people..." Zhao Xin slowly said to Wang Shouzhong: "Today
, I have made my brother lose his position as a minister, and I should expel him according to the regulations. I remember his hard work, and for the sake of his face, he went out to his place to patrol and arrest thieves along the way. He will be punished and have meritorious service, and we will see the consequences!"
When Wang Shouzhong heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to thank him: "The virtuous message of the Duke of the country must be obeyed by the guilty minister!"
Before coming, he didn't dare to think of such an ending!
Because the punishment given by Duke Shou in front of him is not punishment at all.
It can even be called a compliment!
The internal ministers of the Song Dynasty went out to inspect places, essentially as imperial envoys. They were the eyes and ears of the officials, and they were always valued very much!
Moreover, the Inspection Department has a lot of money, a lot of things to do, and more opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Especially now, when bandits are rampant in the West, if you can patrol along the border, you might have a chance to make military exploits!
Chamberlains with military merit have always been rare talents in the inner court!
But I heard Shou Guo's justice: "Since we are committing crimes and making meritorious deeds, it is better to stay close than to stay far away..."
Wang Shouzhong's heart skipped a beat, but he could only lower his head and listen quietly.
Zhao Xin looked at Wang Shouzhong, finally caught his eye, and asked: "Everyone knows, who is patrolling Jingdong Road now?"
"Reporting to the Duke, the current inspector of the East Jingdong Road is Chongban Gan Zhaoji of the inner hall..." Wang Shouzhong didn't know why, so he had to answer honestly.
"Good!" Zhao Xin rubbed her little hands and made a decision: "I will move to Wangdutou as the inspection envoy of Jingdong Road and call Gan Zhaoji back to the capital to prepare for the Chunfang incident!"
"This..." Wang Shouzhong hesitated.
"What? Are you having difficulty?" Zhao Xin smiled.
Wang Shouzhong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately bowed: "The virtue of the country has determined it, how dare I stand in the way?"
"It will be as the Duke wishes!"
"In that case, I've already worked hard!" Zhao Xin was so happy that a stone fell in his heart.
To him, Gan Zhaoji is one of his own!
He is the minister who can be trusted and reassured!
Therefore, when Zhao Xin opened his eyes after rebirth, the first thought in his heart was 'Chasing the King and obeying the rules', and the second thought was 'Calling Gan Zhaoji back to the capital'.
Therefore, everything was designed carefully.
Seeing Wang Shouzhong follow suit, he exited the palace with great respect.
Zhao Xin put her hands behind her hands and felt a little excited inside.
In his previous life, after he came of age and ascended the throne, the person who served him was Gan Zhaoji, who is still serving as the inspector in Songzhou.
The monarch and his ministers have been together for almost fifteen years. During this period, Zhao Xin was deeply impressed by Gan Zhaoji's loyalty, meticulousness, seriousness and responsibility.
Especially Gan Zhaoji's loyalty is irrefutable - he used his body to block Zhao Xin's assassins many times, but eventually died of infection caused by ulcerated wounds.
Therefore, he was given the posthumous title of "Zhongwen" and was given to Tianxiongjun Jieduli. After his adopted son Wenhe became a high-ranking official, he moved it to the jurisdiction of Huanqing Road.
And Zhao Xin now lacks a close minister who can be trusted and reassured.