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Chapter 157 Earthquakes and Trivia

Bingwu (fourteenth) in May of the eighth year of Yuanfeng, unitary time.

Before the palace gate was locked, Bianjing City shook slightly.

At this time, Zhao Xu was in the Kunning Palace, following the Queen Mother to 'study' Shen Kuo's letter.

Both mother and son were taken aback.

"An earthquake?" The Queen Mother frowned and looked around.

There is no feeling of shaking anymore, and the screens and palace lanterns in the palace have no trace of displacement.

If it wasn't for the slight shaking of the ground just now, it would be as if everything had never happened.

"Mother, let's go to the open space in the imperial garden first..." Zhao Xu said.

He doesn't quite remember whether there was an earthquake in Bianjing at this time in his previous life.

However, judging from the feeling just now, it was just a small earthquake, the magnitude was not high, and it might be the yawn of Empress Houtu.

However, it is better to be careful, first go to the open space outside the hall and wait for a while to prevent possible aftershocks.

"Yeah!" The Queen Mother nodded.

At this time, Shi Deyi ran in with many female officials and courtiers.

"Please empress dowager, everyone, please move outside the palace..."

Surrounded by mother and son, they arrived at the palace garden outside Kunning Hall.

Almost all the concubines, princes, and princesses in the palace were surrounded by people one after another and came to the open space of the palace garden of the harem.

Concubine Zhu, who is just a few months old, is holding the tenth daughter of the emperor, and the fifth daughter of the emperor. Behind her, the mother-in-law is holding the two-year-old King Puning.

Zhu Shi and other concubines, seeing the Queen Mother and the officials, were also here, so they came to pay their respects one after another.

Zhao Xu took the first step, went in front of Mrs. Zhu, knelt down and bowed, "Sister is well..."

Zhu looked at the official family who hadn't seen it for more than two months and was now much rounder and taller.

Unable to bear the heat in his eyes, he let out a hey, and said, "The official parents are much taller and fatter!"

When she arrived in front of the Empress Dowager, she bowed gracefully: "Your Majesty is kind and holy, protect and protect the official family, it is really: Mother Queen Empress Dowager!"

She knew it, and the Queen Mother liked to hear her call it that.

You have to ask why Mrs. Zhu thought of addressing Queen Mother like this?
That was more than two months ago.

The county lord of the Ren family (the wife of her adoptive father) entrusted someone to enter the palace, and brought her such a sentence: Please take the Queen Mother as your mother, the Queen Mother.

Naturally, this was not an idea that the Ren family could come up with.

It is said that it was a friendly reminder to the Ren family by a well-known friend with the Xing surname.

The Empress Dowager Xiang saw Concubine Zhu De being so witty, and the words of the Empress Dowager made her even more elated, so she immediately said: "Concubine De, don't need to be polite!"

Of course, Mrs. Zhu is so knowledgeable, she should be decent, and the queen mother will not miss her: "Concubine De was born and raised an official family, and she has made great contributions to the community, and I will never forget it!"

"It has been written by Yousi, and it has been agreed on the ceremonial guard of Concubine De..."

"According to Concubine Li Chen's story, pay attention to grace!"

Mrs. Zhu hurriedly thanked her a thousand times, and that's all she pursued.

Make it more ostentatious, dress better, and use more extravagantly.

that is it.

And beside them, Zhao Xu was already talking to his sister whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Is Wu Niang happy in the pavilion these days?" Zhao Xu asked, "Did Wu Niang receive all the playthings I ordered?"

The little girl nodded obediently.

"In a few days, I'll order someone to bring some skirts to Wu Niang..." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"Thank you, the official family!" The wet nurse beside Wu Niang hurriedly took her to thank her.

Zhao Xu laughed and didn't interfere.

From the moment he became the emperor, he was no longer the son of Concubine Zhu De, the elder brother of Wuniang, Shiniang, and Shisanlang.

And Zhao Xu knew better that the sooner the hierarchy of the upper and lower ranks in the palace is determined, the better, it is a good thing for everyone!

So Zhao Xu went to look at Shi Niang who was still in her infancy, and also looked at Puning County King Zhao Si who was being hugged by the mother-in-law Guo.

During this process, Zhao Xu also saw Concubine Xing, and King Zhao Ji of Suining County who was being hugged by Concubine Xing.

Zhao Xu turned his head directly, as if he didn't see Zhao Ji, let alone greet him.

Walking in front of the Empress Dowager, Zhao Xu said: "Queen Mother, let's go to Baoci Palace to greet the Empress Dowager!"

Nodding to the Empress Dowager, she said to Concubine Zhu De: "Concubine De was born in the palace. She raised the Prince of Puning and the two princesses. This palace and the officials will remember Concubine De's contribution!"

Concubine Zhu De bowed again, took people to send her to the Queen Mother, and went back reluctantly when she reached the gate of the palace.

……

When they arrived at Baoci Palace, the Empress Dowager did not leave the palace.

She still sat calmly in Baoci Palace, acting like a normal person.

Empress Dowager Xiang brought Zhao Xu to the front and greeted her.

The Empress Dowager said, "It's just a small earthquake, nothing serious!"

She came from the Renmiao era.

During the period of Renmiao, Bianjing would have a small earthquake every now and then.

She just shakes it twice every time, and she has long been used to it.

"The empress is still calm, the bride is not as good as that!" said the queen mother with a smile.

Zhao Xu said softly: "Mother Tai has the air of a general!"

When the two palaces heard this, they all laughed.

Especially the Empress Dowager was very satisfied with Zhao Xu's evaluation.

At that time, my aunt was kind and holy, and she was not chaotic in the face of danger. She commanded female officials and ministers to quell a turmoil caused by the forbidden army in the palace, so she was praised by the government and the public.

Naturally, she was very envious.

The earthquake in the evening of this day did not cause any disturbance.

After nightfall, everything subsided, and the Bianjing people didn't feel anything.

……

The next day, Ding Wei ([-]th), Wang Chao, Zhao Xu sleeps in Funing Hall as usual.

There is nothing important about this day.

So Zhao Xu continued to 'learn' Shen Kuo's letter from the Queen Mother.

After several days of mother and child teaching, now Shen Kuo has learned almost everything that Shen Kuo said in the letter.

Under the guidance of the Empress Dowager, Zhao Xu began to 'remember' every term related to the Armament Bureau.

This means that in the future, Zhao Xu can join in the military weapons bureau openly and aboveboard, and even give orders to the military weapons supervisor.

Because—the empress dowager taught me kindly, I learned it with filial piety, and I know the pros and cons of it!

During this process, the Empress Dowager Xiang also passively learned many things about the dedicated arms manufacturing bureau, as well as some of the process and needs of arms manufacturing and production.

Wushen ([-]).

A scholar of Zizhengdian University, a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, a servant of Lv Gong's works, and an envoy of the West Taiyi Palace and Jixi Temple.

This is to confirm that Lu Gong will enter the three provinces.

I just don't know whether it's the East Mansion or the West Mansion.

Relatively speaking, the West Mansion is more likely. After all, the Liao envoy is about to enter the capital, but the governor of the West Mansion is still vacant.

This is not good.

Today, the capital hall played, and the two palaces gave instructions to send the supervisory censor Huang Jiang and the supervisory censor Chen Cisheng to Fujian Road and Jiangxi Road respectively to supervise and review the local salt and tea distribution.

This was originally Li Ding's job.

But Li Ding is staying in Yushitai now, so these things have been ignored for a while!

The two palaces have no time to take care of such things that are thousands of miles away.

Even the old party members don't have the mind to care about things in Fujian and Jiangxi.

Therefore, in fact, it was officials from Fujian, such as Zhang Dun, Cai Que, Cai Jing, and Cai Bian, who were really promoting this matter.

After all, they are from Fujian. If they don't care about this matter, they will be stabbed in the back when they go back!

Therefore, even Cai Queyuan personally wrote a letter in Henan Mansion, talking about this matter.

On the same day, an imperial edict was issued, ordering the censor Zhang Ruxian to go to Yanyan Road to escort Zhang Zhijian back to Beijing for trial.

Today, the elders of the two palaces extended grace to the elders of the four dynasties, Wen Yanbo, who was an important military and state affairs in Pingzhang, and because of the emperor's share, he favored his son.

Taking Wen Hefu as Fengyi Lang and Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Officials, he specially ordered to add a post to Zhilong Tuge.

Wen Yanbojian resigned from the library, and only said: There is no precedent in the ancestors for a man to add a post to the library!

And "the dog is stubborn, it's really hard to make good, I hope that the begging will be taken back, and I will only give him an idle job, so as not to hurt the country..."

The two palaces had no choice but to extend grace to Wen Yongshi, another son of Wen Yanbo.

Taking Wen Yongshi as Cheng Shilang, he ordered the supervisor to select the supervisor and mark the que.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to give Wen Yanbo favor, the empress dowager kindly ordered Gao Shichong and Gao Shijing to be favored because of Gao Zunyu's great conduct as the emperor's general.

Take Gao Shichong as the deputy envoy of Zuozangku, and Gao Shijing as the deputy envoy of Wensi.

Don't look at it, they are all just from the rank of military officials of the seventh rank, but the problem is that the highest imperial envoy of the military ministers and the chief and deputy envoys is only the seventh rank!

As long as you accumulate some credit, you can jump on it!

For foreign relatives, it is very simple for the imperial envoy to bring the governor of Yaojun.

This reward, to Gao Zunyu's family, is barely a consolation.

However, when the members of Gao Zunyu's family saw the scenery of Gao Gongji ready to go, even putting on his armor, and ready to set off on Xihe Road, he couldn't help feeling a little bit apprehensive.

My family is just two vain titles of military officials who have been rewarded.

As for Gao Gongji, who was not even 30 years old, he was already in charge of the Finance and Utilization Department of Gouxi Helanhui Road.

Maybe as long as you return to Beijing, you can add Yao County!
And it's the real power remote county!
What are the chief and deputy envoys of the various divisions, and what are the fifth ranks?does not exist!
Maybe, if someone is less than 40 years old, he will be Jiedushi.

Who is this reasoning with?
However, Gao Zunyu's family can only envy!
Who called Gao Gongji the empress dowager's nephew?
……

Gao Gongji is not in the mood to pay attention to the affairs of Gao Zunyu's family now.

He is now in the limelight!

Putting on the armor, he walked up to his grandmother.

"Grandmother, look at your grandson, how does this outfit look?" Gao Gongji asked cheerfully, "Everyone says that grandson looks like a general now!"

Mrs. Gao Jiatai looked at her grandson with a smile, and kept praising: "Good! Good!"

"My Gao family's generals have successors!"

I have to say that after putting on the armor, Gao Gongji really looked decent.

At least he was tall and well built.

However, Mrs. Tai still persuaded: "When a good grandson enters the palace, you should be careful when you are in front of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager..."

"When I went to Xihe Road, remember not to make trouble..."

"The empress dowager and the empress dowager don't like to fight with people..."

"Grandson knows!" Gao Gongji nodded, and said: "Grandmother, don't worry, grandson went to Xihe Road this time to build a temple for the official family, to pray for the dead souls of Xihe, and to reclaim land for Sheji. ..."

A jibeb costs three pennies!

Who would want to fight with the thief?

Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to grow kapok happily and make money together?

So he bid farewell to Mrs. Gao's wife, surrounded by a group of cronies, and went straight to the imperial city after the Xiang family and Xiang Zonghui reconciled.

　Note: Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian's long May Bingwu entry: Youshi, the earthquake, it stopped.

　　Note 2: During the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianjing earthquakes occurred frequently, but mainly small earthquakes below magnitude 7, but around Bianjing, there were still major earthquakes above magnitude [-].

　　Note 3: Historical facts Wen Yanbo accepted Wen Jifu's Zhilong Tuge post, but now that the Wen family is going to transform, he will definitely not accept it.

　　Note 4: Historical facts, the adjustment of the new law was presided over by the New Party this year. The new party took the initiative to do it.

　　However, Sima Guang wants to be completely deposed!
　　
　
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