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Chapter 593 Abandon Zhao Ji's Clothes Order

Yanfu Palace.

As a relatively independent palace area among the imperial palaces of the Northern Song Dynasty, Yanfu Palace was originally a recreational place for the empress, and the scale was not large. When Zhao Ji was enjoying the singing and dancing music at this time, he felt that the palace was too small and gave birth to the idea of ​​expansion. .

As the thought surfaced, Zhao Ji immediately felt refreshed.

Because the expansion of the palace was something that I would not have dared to think about a month ago, but now I can arrange it according to my own wishes.

He is finally the real official family of the Great Song Dynasty, the real one person in the world, not the eleventh brother that stupid old man said!
In fact, according to historical development, the Yanfu Palace will indeed be extensively expanded in more than a year to become elegant and comfortable. Song Huizong spent most of his time in this palace.

During the expansion process, Cai Jing was the chief engineer, and five internal officials, Tong Guan, Yang Jian, Jia Xiang, He Su, and Lan Congxi, were in charge of supervising the construction. I tried my best to make the part I contracted more magnificent, but after the completion of the construction, I couldn't tell which was better. Therefore, "Yanfu Palace" has an additional name, "Five Yanfu".

At this time, Yang Jian, one of the "Five in Yanfu", came to Zhao Ji's side in small steps and bowed down: "The official family, I have something to report."

Zhao Ji's eyes were mainly focused on the charming figure of the dancing girl, he glanced casually at the waiter, and said in response: "Is there something wrong with the Tianning Festival banquet? Let the Ministry of Rites handle it as appropriate!"

Seeing Tong Guan's majestic appearance a lot, Zhao Ji was not used to seeing this white-faced, beardless Yang Jian with a soft demeanor, and thinking that Tong Guan was so loyal that no bones remained, so he could only set up a tomb, and let the Queen Mother completely When I fell down, I suddenly thought of good in my heart.

"It's a pity that Tong Guan is not Li Taiwei, and his official rank has not reached the third rank, so he is not enough for a posthumous title. Otherwise, it would be good to give him the posthumous posthumous title of 'Zhongmin'..."

"Officials, Guo Kai, the envoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Hakka, entered the Funing Palace and had a secret conversation with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was furious and suspected that she had written an imperial edict..."

Looking at the graceful body of Wu Ji in his eyes, thinking about Tong Guan's posthumous title in his mind, Yang Jian's slightly trembling voice came from his ears.

As a result, Zhao Ji didn't hear clearly the first time, until the other party repeated it, and then suddenly said: "What did you say?"

Yang Jian had no choice but to repeat it again, and added some details: "I tell the officials, according to the observation of the servants of Funing Palace, the pen and ink have been moved. The Queen Mother should have written an edict, but it was not written on paper... ..."

Zhao Ji's pupils contracted, and he waved his hand to make the dancer girl and other palace maids retreat, and murmured, "If it's not on the paper, where is it?"

Yang Jian was silent.

Zhao Ji was excited all over, and his face quickly turned pale.

Under normal circumstances, the courtiers who drafted the edict must be from the Zhaowen Museum, the History Museum, and the Bachelor of Jixian Academy. Of course.

Since she was seriously ill and no longer managed the government, those courtiers naturally did not go to Funing Palace, and Zhao Ji did not rush to take over the power to avoid the censor accusing him of being unfilial, so now the political affairs are handed over to the imperial city. Side disposal.

Under such circumstances, if the Queen Mother wants to plan a recruit, she can only write it herself. If she doesn't use paper, what should she write on?What is written?
Don't do anything wrong, the queen mother is not shocked, but Zhao Ji is very clear that the assassination of the queen mother this time is inseparable from Tong Guan, and although he did not instruct Tong Guan to do so, he is indeed involved.

Could it be that... something happened?

Seeing Zhao Ji's expression changed to this point, Yang Jian affirmed his conjecture. Thinking that he was so close to stabilizing the throne, he suddenly became excited, and said in a low but firm voice: "Please rest assured, the slave has sent someone to keep an eye on Guo Guo. Come on, this person is still in the palace, just waiting for the official's order!"

Zhao Ji opened his mouth, and said in a panic: "But how will the Queen Mother explain it? Yi Yang knows what she means, is she taking people directly?"

Yang Jian was taken aback.

After observing for a period of time, he knew that this man was a man with deep scheming and methods. Maybe the foreign ministers didn't like such officials, but the internal officials especially liked them, because with such a master, they would have the opportunity to show their talents. .

Unexpectedly, faced with such an imminent and important decision, the official's subconscious reaction was to shirk?What does it mean to follow one's own will, what kind of master can one's own little eunuch be?

Yang Jian didn't panic at first, but he also panicked after being teased like this. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "The queen mother is seriously ill, and the officials are pure and filial, which is well known both inside and outside. Worry, these thieves should be eliminated, and we will also settle the matter and prevent the news from leaking!"

The meaning of his words is very clear. A queen mother who is about to die of illness and an official who is only [-] years old, a fool knows how to choose, not to mention that the queen mother is now in the palace, and this place is full of their eyeliner. What really happened? , how does the foreign minister know?
Zhao Ji's complexion slowly recovered. He had just ascended the throne for less than eight months, and it was indeed impossible to retreat. He nodded and said: "Yang Du knows that loyalty is commendable, and I am very relieved, but after all, Guo Shengshi did it all alone. In short, there are thieves outside the palace instigating, we must find out!"

Yang Jian said embarrassingly: "I am afraid that I am beyond my power to deal with things outside the palace..."

Among the internal officials, the one who has the most influence on affairs outside the palace is undoubtedly Tong Guan. Although Yang Jian and the others also have some eyeliners, compared with Li Xian Tongguan's two generations of accumulated manpower, they are not the slightest bit weaker. In the meantime, where to find manpower?
Zhao Ji pursed his lips and felt troublesome. If Guo Kai really had that kind of edict on him, he would definitely not be allowed to take it out of the palace, but if this matter was only done by Guo Kai, he would not believe it.

Thinking of the foreign ministers, Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian, Han Zhongyan... Zhao Ji's eyes flickered, and he locked on Zhang Dun immediately, but thinking of that old and tough face, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

Yang Jian looked at his words and said in a low voice: "Officials, why don't you go and take Guo thief first, and torture and interrogate him, I'm not afraid of not recruiting!"

Zhao Ji immediately shook his head: "No! No! The empress is seriously ill, how can she be stimulated again?"

Yang Jian was puzzled at first, then after thinking about it, he understood that what the official was most worried about was the Queen Mother's physical condition.

Is it because I am afraid that she will be seriously ill, but because I am afraid that she will not die. Now that I have written an edict, can I not write a second and third edict, or even call a group of ministers, so what?
Yang Jian was also silent.

Although he wanted to please the officials and get reused, he was not as aggressive as Tong Guan who practiced martial arts all day long, so he still dared not do some things.

Besides, Tong Guan was also coerced by Guo Kai and pushed into a corner. Yang Jian is only participating now, so how could he do that human tragedy that has no way out?

Zhao Ji actually hoped that Yang Jian, like Tong Guan, would dare to stand out at this time. Seeing that the other party did not ask for it, he couldn't help being secretly disappointed. He opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to make such an instruction. Call the Deputy Duzhi and the Head of the Chamberlain, I have something to order."

Yang Jian became anxious when he heard that, the competition among internal officials was much more intense than that of foreign officials, how could he be willing to let other people share the credit, and hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, the slave will definitely handle this matter well! Get this done!"

Zhao Ji secretly proud, waved his hand: "Go!"

When Yang Jian retreated all the way and was out of sight, Zhao Ji still gave the order: "Go and call the Deputy Duzhi and the head of the palace servant!"

No better than the group of courtiers outside, this group of eunuchs can only rely on him as an official, so they are more at ease to use. This matter cannot be delayed, and must be resolved as quickly as possible. All eunuchs in power must make good use of them.

After the arrangement was completed, Zhao Ji sat back in his seat, but he was no longer in the mood to have a feast.

Thinking of how hard it is to be in power, yet there will be twists and turns, this handsome and noble official looked at Funing Palace, and finally couldn't restrain the hatred in his heart, taking advantage of no one's attention, he yelled angrily: "Old man , why are you still alive!"

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Under the protection of four or five confidantes, Guo Kai pressed his hands on his belt subconsciously and walked fast all the way.

He didn't want to make such an obvious movement, but with his beating heart and unstoppable tension, he still couldn't help stroking the belt, over and over again.

Because there is a secret edict written by the Queen Mother in it, which is hidden in the belt.

It is to imitate the story of Emperor Xiandi's clothes with edicts in the later Han Dynasty.

Originally, there was no need to be so troublesome, but the Empress Dowager Xiang is very clear about the current situation of the court.

If all the important ministers were recruited in one go, then facing this news like a bolt from the blue, the first reaction of the ministers would definitely be to quarrel first.

After all, supporting an official to a high position is too crucial to the power that the new party and the old party will occupy in the court.

Based on this point, the truth is not important, it is important to overwhelm the opponent. If Zhang Dun supports the abolition of the emperor, then the old party officials must be unanimously opposed and have various doubts.

So even if the Queen Mother Xiang doesn't like Xindang and Zhang Dun, she knows that only the Xindang, and only Zhang Dun, can carry out such a major event. To Zhang Dun's hands.

When the prime minister is ready, he will lead the officials of the new party to enter the palace with this edict, and with the momentum of thunder, they will launch an attack in one fell swoop, abolish the establishment, and when the overall situation is settled, the old party will have nothing to do.

Guo Kai admired the empress dowager's strategizing, and felt that the matter was seamless and only needed to be carried out smoothly.

But when things came to an end, with this secret edict on his body, he was still so nervous that his legs trembled.

The confidantes around him didn't know what happened, but they were infected by it and waited for it.

Ever since, when Yang Jian and his party appeared in front with people, they immediately exclaimed: "Province! Not good, Yang Duzhi led people to block the road ahead!"

"how come!"

Guo Kai's face changed suddenly, but at this time he didn't repay his luck after all, and immediately realized that the other party was targeting him, to be precise, he was targeting the belt around his waist, and left a word, turned around and ran away: " You guys stop it!"

"Stop! Stop!!"

Immediately there was an angry cry from behind, Guo Kai turned his head subconsciously, and saw his confidant, who was severely knocked to the ground by the other party, and then fell down with a stick...

This is a dead hand!

His legs suddenly moved faster, and he managed to get rid of the people behind him, but soon he heard in despair, the voices of the servants shouting from the front and side.

Obviously, the opponent is besieged from several directions, so he must be caught.

Guo Kai was full of hesitation, mixed with grief and indignation: "Saint! Saint! Is this old slave going to betray your trust again?"

He glanced around, and suddenly saw a lake not far away that was dug out to expand the spring, and built an embankment in the lake to connect the pavilion. Suddenly, he had an idea, went to the edge first, untied his clothes belt, and walked along a gap in the stone. Tucked it in, and ran to the lake.

When all these were done, the pursuers had already appeared in the sight behind, and Guo Kai suddenly shouted: "Saint! This old slave is loyal to you!!"

After all, jump into the lake!
This scene fell in the eyes of Yang Jian in the distance. He was shocked and angry, and roared: "Quick! Go and bring him up!"

The servants who knew how to swim jumped in one by one, splashing waves of water.

All eyes were focused on the lake, and no one noticed that not far away, a big golden and black cat jumped down from the wall. After landing silently, the cat's paws pawed in the cracks of the stone a few times. He took out the belt hidden inside, and pressed it again. After confirming that there was something inside, he picked it up, jumped lightly, and disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)