I studied in modern times

Chapter 170 Undercover
"Sima Xianggong... Sima Xianggong..." Fan Zuyu came to Sima Guang happily.

Sima Guang put down the book in his hand and asked, "Chunfu, why are you so happy?"

Fan Zuyu said: "Just now, Master Taishan entered the palace to play, the king's preface and the matter of accepting advice, the young master mentioned the matter of Sima Gong asking for blunt words..."

When Sima Guang listened, his face immediately became rosy.

"The old man knew..." He was extremely pleased: "The young master supports the old man!"

Yes!

The eight-year-old young master's nature is as pure as white paper.

He recalled the details of the last time he met, and his mood was also lifted.

With the support of the young master, even if the whole world is against him, so what? !
"Your Majesty Lu Hui saw you today and asked for some advice?" Sima Guang looked at Fan Zuyu.

Fan Zuyu replied: "Master Taishan said so..."

"Good!" Sima Guang nodded: "I know that Uncle Lu Hui, a gentleman, will definitely not be able to stand the mischief of all the little ones!"

……

The Empress Dowager leaned on the soft bed of Baoci Palace, dozing off to rest.

Zhang Mao tiptoed, walked to her side, and slowly lowered his head.

The Empress Dowager didn't open her eyes, she just asked, "Did you just go to Chongwen Academy?"

Zhang Mao listened, and knelt down with a plop: "The old minister is guilty of death! I beg your mother to forgive me!"

"Do you know what you are doing?" The Empress Dowager sat up slowly, looking at the old courtier kneeling in front of her.

Zhang Mao kowtowed heavily: "The veteran is guilty of capital punishment!"

"Who gave you the courage?" The Empress Dowager was a little angry.

If Liang Congzheng hadn't told her, she would have been kept in the dark by this old minister by her side until she died!
"How dare you doubt the official words!?" The Empress Dowager reprimanded sharply: "Who do you want to learn from? Wang Jien?!"

Zhang Mao was trembling.

In Chongwen Academy, he found the archives in June of the seventh year of Yuanfeng.

According to the records in the archives, Sun Gu, a scholar of Guanwendian, wrote a letter to say something that month, and Emperor Daxing's imperial pen approved it.

Seeing this, he immediately ran for his life in a panic.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is so loyal..." Zhang Mao prostrated himself on the ground and begged.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and said, "That's not the case, your head is now in a different place!"

"In the future, if you dare to make such a decision on your own, go to Yongzhao Mausoleum to serve your ancestors!"

Zhang Mao felt relieved, and immediately bowed: "The empress's kindness, the old minister is deeply grateful!"

The empress dowager waved her hand: "Go away!"

"From now on, no purpose is allowed to enter Baoci Palace!"

"And..." she said slowly: "The dispatches from the Royal Medicine Institute and the Neidongmen have also been relieved..."

Zhang Mao listened, apologized again, and exited the curtain respectfully.

He knew that the Empress Dowager was only temporarily angry, and when her anger subsided, she would recall him again.

The Empress Dowager looked at Zhang Maoze's back and shook her head.

This old courtier has been serving her for many years and has always been diligent, but he likes to make his own decisions.

Ordinary things, she can forget it.

But something like today must never happen again.

Otherwise, when the official parents grow up, if they know about this matter, they will suspect that her mother does not trust her grandson.

Wouldn't the Gao family's future be implicated?
Thinking of this, a murderous intent flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes.

But this obliteration intention soon disappeared.

After all, Zhang Mao is the old minister beside his aunt.

After all, the matter can be redeemed, as long as Zhang Mao and Liang Congzheng shut up, the officials probably won't know.

Zhang Mao couldn't say it himself, let alone Liang Congzheng!
So, she finally softened her heart.

……

The next day, May Xinyou (29).

Zhao Xu woke up early, took a walk in the imperial garden after having breakfast.

Feng Jing came to report, and Liu Weijian came to pay his respects.

Zhao Xu asked Feng Jing to bring Liu Weijian to the Imperial Garden.

When Liu Weijian arrived in front of Zhao Xu, she still respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to pay her respects: "I salute everyone, my slave!"

"You don't need to be too polite, Lao Qian!" Zhao Xu smiled, and asked Feng Jing to help Liu Weijian up, and then asked, "How is my sister recently? How are Wu Niang, Shi Niang, and Prince Puning?"

"Everyone has reminded me that Concubine De is in very good health recently! I just miss everyone's health, so I ordered this old servant to come to visit you..." Liu Weijian said: "As for the two princesses and His Royal Highness, they are also very good recently..."

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "In a few days, I will visit Defei Pavilion..."

"I will also ask my mother to give my sister some favors!"

Liu Weijian hurriedly thanked him again, according to past practice, it was time for him to bid farewell and return to Defei Pavilion.

However, he did not leave, but continued to stay where he was.

Seeing him, Zhao Xu understood that Liu Weijian still had something to say, so he gave Feng Jing a wink, and Feng Jing immediately retreated with others.

When the people led by Feng Jing retreated ten paces away, Zhao Xu asked, "Is there anything else for Lao Qian?"

"This morning, I met Liang Congzheng from the Royal Medicine Academy..." Liu Weijian said.

Zhao Xu smiled.

Liang Congzheng, most people only know that this is the person who came out of the Empress Dowager Baoci Palace.

Almost no one knew about Liang Congzheng, he belonged to Emperor Zhao Xu's father.

In Zhao Xu's previous life, it was Liang Congzheng who rebelled against him in the later period of Yuanyou, and brought Song Yongchen, Liu Weijian, and Shi Deyi to Zhao Xu.

Relying on these veteran officials, Zhao Xu quickly took control of the palace, and then launched a palace purge during the funeral of the Empress Dowager.

When the ministers of the old party in the outer court hadn't reacted yet.

Chen Yan, Liang Weijian, Zhang Shiliang and other ministers close to the Empress Dowager were placed under house arrest.

Then they announced their crimes, and they were sent to the prison of the Ministry of the Interior one by one for strict interrogation.

Before that, no one except Zhao Xu knew Liang Congzheng's identity.

Zhao Xu didn't know until he was twelve or thirteen years old.

Because Liang Congzheng will always quietly inform him.

"What did Liang Congzheng say?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Liang Congzheng said: Zhang Duzhi seems to have gone to Chongwen Academy yesterday..." Liu Weijian said.

Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Good!"

He looked at Liu Weijian: "Old Qianjia, remember not to talk to outsiders about this..."

"Even my sister can't say..."

"The old slave knows!" Liu Weijian knelt down and kowtowed: "Don't worry, everyone, the old slave will bring these things into the coffin!"

Zhao Xu nodded: "I will not treat Lao Qian poorly!"

"This year's Xinglong Festival, I will tell the Queen Mother that I will give Lao Qian an adopted son..."

Liu Weijian immediately knelt down to thank her: "Everyone is so kind, this old slave is so grateful!"

The Great Song Dynasty had strict institutional norms and designs for the adoption of adopted sons by the courtiers, especially the adopted sons of the courtiers in the palace.

It's not just about limiting the number of adopted children—usually one, up to two.

At the institutional level, raise the threshold for adopting adopted children—unless there is a special order, only those who are above the guard class are eligible to adopt adopted children!

For a courtier like Liu Weijian, if he didn't have a special order, he probably wouldn't be able to count on collecting an adopted son in his life.

In Zhao Xu's previous life, Liu Weijian had no adopted son.

It wasn't that Zhao Xu refused to find him, it was that Liu Weijian was already dying at that time.

As for the minister's adoption of an adopted son, it's not like in modern TV, just call him a godfather.

How can the relationship between father and son be cultivated so easily?

It needs to get along day and night, and it also needs to be carefully cultivated.

Because the adopted son not only inherits the surname, but also inherits his fame.

Yes!

The scholars and bureaucrats of the Great Song Dynasty can put on the legacy form at the end of their lives, asking for favors from their descendants and shady officials.

Wuchen can too!
Ministers can do the same!

Therefore, the adopted sons of the courtiers in the Great Song Dynasty were no different from their biological ones except that they were not related by blood!
For example, members of the Lan family, a famous courtier family, still worship their ancestors every year. They really regard their adoptive father as their biological father, and they also regard their adoptive father as their ancestors to worship!

After sending Liu Weijian away, Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of Baoci Palace.

"Hey!" He sneered, "Old man, in my previous life, I let you die!"

"In this life, I haven't troubled you yet... You have come to trouble me over and over again!"

"Then I will have fun with you!"

In this life, if he can't clean up that old thing properly, others may still think that he, the emperor, is as good a gentleman as Ren Temple!
"Feng Jing!" Zhao Xu waved to Feng Jing.

Feng Jing immediately came to him: "What are your orders!"

"Let's go!" Zhao Xu laughed: "The weather is so good today, how can we not go to Kunning Hall and Baoci Palace, and invite the mother and queen mother to come out to enjoy the flowers and gardens?"

(End of this chapter)