Throughout the prince's statement, Zhao Xi did not interrupt and just listened to the prince's story.
How to put it this way, Zhao Xi didn't think that his son made any omissions in his statement because of fear or excitement about the aftermath of the disaster, but it seemed to Zhao Xi that the prince had missed something in his story.
I can't explain it, it just feels like this.
"Is the identity revealed because of an edict?"
"Back to dad, yes. The inner prisoner who announced the order was killed in the attack. The situation was chaotic and the first attack was a bit hasty. Then after the entire team resisted, it was discovered that the inner prisoner was dead."
"I want to know who was present when the Chengdu Prefecture announced the decree... Forget it, let's wait for the Imperial City Department to investigate."
Things were a little strange, and Zhao Xi felt that the prince was trying to cover up something.
"Dad, the second brother, the fifth brother, the seventh brother and the Chengdu Prefecture arrived a month ago. When the decree was announced, colleagues from the Chengdu Prefecture were also present... The child believed that the identity leak would not come from the person who announced the decree...
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The prince seemed to be very troubled when he said this.
Whether the prince said it or not, it is easy to find out. But if the prince said that other princes were present, it might point to something. The prince did not want to be related to this matter.
Zhao Xi was just stunned for a moment... He didn't want other princes to be related to this matter. A month ago, it probably wasn't relevant.
The prince has returned home. Since it was implemented that princes can leave the palace when they come of age, all princes have their own residences in Bianliang.
This matter cannot be understood by thinking, it needs to be supported by the results of the investigation. Zhao Xi cannot focus on this matter at this time, even Wang Zhongzheng has returned to Beijing with the prince... At this time
The situation in Bianliang requires even more attention from the Imperial City Division.
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In the autumn of the eighteenth year of Zhenghe, when Guan Jia was forty-one years old, after nearly five years of planning and two years of fighting, the country completed the annihilation of the Xixia Kingdom. It also ushered in the Great Song Dynasty, the first time since Taizong
It is a great ritual to show off your achievements to your ancestors...to the heaven, to the earth, to the Ancestral Temple, to the world.
Di Qing, Zhong Jia, Guo Kui, Wang Shao, Li Xian, Gao Zunyu and other army commanders, accompanied by deputy commanders, Wen Zuoshuai, supervisors, and generals above the commander's rank, accompanied by cabinet ministers, wore new dark clothes
Wearing armor and new-style woolen cloaks, they each assembled a thousand-man team, slowly entered the inner city from the Suzaku Gate, and walked through the Imperial Street fully armed...
One mile in front of the palace gate, the civil and military officials of the imperial court and the great dynasty assembly all participated in the political affairs. They were arranged on both sides to discuss the affairs and pay tribute to the meritorious generals.
Envoys and honored guests from various countries, along with ministers and ministers, were also listed in front of the palace gate.
Immediately following the military formation was a group of Xixia royal nobles who were supposed to be ennobled but actually surrendered. The lax team, protected by the soldiers of the new army on both sides, also had the honor to cross the Royal Street.
, witness the power and prosperity of the Song Dynasty.
The entire Bianliang streets are packed with people from Bianliang who always like to lively. All the shops on the street, whether they were originally selling food or meat, have been turned into wine shops today, and all the halls are occupied.
The fool with two dollars was satisfied, so he invited a few friends, set up a table of snacks, poured a pot of Gongcheng brewing, and talked loudly to the parade.
One talked about the great military power of the country, another talked about the plight of the party nobles who had lost their families, and even worse, impassioned poems burst out from time to time to lament that the present was different from the past.
The prince dressed up in front of the palace gate, bowed to pay tribute to the meritorious service, and welcomed the meritorious officials into the palace to see him...
From the Empress Dowager and the Empress to the imperial court in Bianliang, they were all honored to participate in such a grand event on this day... To put it bluntly, the purpose of Zhao Xi's request was to prevent the palace from being empty.
Just him.
Zhao Xi stopped on the steps of the Qinzheng Palace. The square in front of the Qinzheng Palace was filled with concubines wearing red and purple... This seemed to show the importance the court attached to meritorious ministers.
"Xi'er, your father's soul in heaven should rest in peace after seeing the grand situation of the Song Dynasty today."
It was rare for the Empress Dowager Cao to leave the inner garden today. She heard the cheers outside the palace wall... Xixia, which had tortured and made the late emperor unforgiving throughout his life, was finally wiped out by Xi'er.
"Your Majesty, I will sacrifice the national seal of Xixia to the Ancestral Temple to tell my ancestors that I have fulfilled my mission!"
To be honest, Zhao Xi was quite excited at this moment. The fact that the Song Dynasty was so powerful when he was in power was worthy of the body he borrowed.
Zhao Xi was in a daze at this moment, as if he really belonged to this era, and as if God couldn't bear the end of his father's life...
The term "female family members" is just a meaning, just an expression. To a certain extent, it also allows people to experience the majesty of the dynasty, and at the same time, directly rewards the family members of meritorious officials on the spot, so that they can also enjoy the treatment of being honored.
On this day, everyone from the court officials to the people of Bianliang were immersed in the so-called ocean of joy. In decades, there has never been such a proud moment, and the original state of being frightened when hearing about the war is gone forever.
, no longer need to worry about the threat of threshing grass and catching the unborn army when there is no harvest.
Even for the Northern Liao, the Song Dynasty's power to annihilate the Xixia would definitely make the Northern Liao timid and not dare to look south again. Even if there is no obstruction on the Hebei Road, there is no need to panic all day long.
Da Song can really straighten his back.
The entire awarding ceremony was conducted under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites. Even Zhao Xi just followed the instructions and was at the mercy of the officials of the Ministry of Rites... At this time, the Ministry of Rites was the largest.
No one cares about the title awarded by the Dangxiang nobles. Everyone knows that it is just a look-alike and of no use. Although Xingqing and the Yinxia area still seem to be led by the Dangxiang nobles, even these Dangxiang nobles know that the so-called remote leadership means
Basically it has nothing to do with them.
For the rest of my life, I just want to receive a very high salary on time and live a pure idler life.
Among these rewards, after three generations of Dangxiang people, they can be treated similarly to the people of the Song Dynasty, and their descendants can join the army and take major exams. This is the greatest comfort for a minister and king who destroys a country.
Changing customs and changing customs, except for the bald spot on the top of the head, Dangxiang people wear Central Plains clothes and speak the elegant sounds of the country. It is really difficult to tell whether they are Dangxiang people.
Inheriting diminishing titles and income, and a house that will be rewarded for life, is not a good or bad thing for the Dangxiang people. Three generations...maybe it won't take three generations for the Dangxiang people to truly integrate into the big family of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Xi is the one who knows the assimilation ability of Han culture best.
In Zhao Xi's understanding, the so-called sages and kings do not refer to the confrontation between the countries of Northern Liao and Xixia, but between the Han nation and the unique ethnic groups of Northern Liao and Xixia. There is no relationship between sages and countries.
Tao, and ethnic groups are different. The advanced nature of Han culture and the incomparable assimilation power of Han culture are the basis for implementing the sage and kingly way among ethnic groups.