With Zhang Dun's return, the chaotic court situation quickly became stable.

Su Song was responsible for the funeral of Empress Dowager Gao.

Zhang Dun gave the word "Xuan Ren", and Su Song had no other choice. He tried his best to mourn. At the same time, he took the opportunity to transfer some people from the capital or persuade them to resign. This was one of the deals he reached with Zhang Dun.

The court used "simplicity" as the key to the funeral of Empress Dowager Gao, and did not hold a grand ceremony. Empress Dowager Gao was Empress Yingzong, so she naturally had to be buried with Yingzong. After the court determined the posthumous title, there were various strange names such as "Tongguan Envoy" and "Anling Envoy". Many people in the court were sent to guard the tombs.

In Kaifeng City, some rumors emerged in amidst sadness, such as Empress Dowager Gao was forced to death by Zhang Dun, angry to death by Zhao Xu, and depressed by worrying about the country and the people.

Fortunately, Su Song was prepared for a long time, but he was pressed down just after a little emerged. The Imperial City Department also arrested a lot of people.

Generally speaking, Kaifeng City spent three days in a sad atmosphere.

The funeral of Empress Dowager Gao only lasts for three days.

Everything was incredibly fast, but nothing was pulled down, everything was supposed to be.

On the evening of the third day, everything was over, Su Song's property was already packed and he was about to leave Beijing.

Perhaps it was expected that there were many people who saw Su Song off. In addition to the officials of the court, there were also many nobles, nobles, gentry and wealthy families. They saw each other with tears in their eyes and thousands of words.

Su Song sat in the carriage, without opening the curtains, nor speaking to the people who saw him off.

"Su Xianggong, stay here, the court cannot be without you..." Someone cried, pulled the carriage and trotted.

"Su Xianggong, the treacherous and slanderous are in power, and you must not give in. Please stay..." A young man cried, his voice extremely sad and angry.

"As soon as Mr. Su left, the treacherous and slandered in the court, and all the people in the world had no livelihood..." Someone shouted loudly, and he could only shout.

In the carriage, Su Song had no expression on his face, holding the crook in both hands, and staggering in the carriage.

Madam Su sat next to him, able to feel his mood, and said with a smile: "You have also seen so many people see you off. In the future, Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and others will definitely not have this treatment..."

Su Song sighed softly, opened his eyes and shook his head as he listened to the sound outside, and said, "Now it's a pot of porridge. Who knows what's inside... Tell us ahead, bypass the main road, and we go back quietly."

When a senior official like Su Song retired and returned home, even if the court did not allow local receptions, the local government would not dare to neglect it. It can be foreseeable that there are countless people looking forward to the place where they pass and ready to entertain Su Song.

Seeing that Su Song's brows were so condensed that he couldn't melt, Madam Su sighed silently and ordered the butler in front to prepare for a detour.

At this time, Li Qingchen and Shen Kuo turned around from the street. They were talking about something when they saw Su Song's convoy being followed by countless people, blocking the streets and crying.

Li Qingchen held his hand, stared at Su Song's carriage, swept over the figure, and sneered: "This is even more sad than the funeral of the Empress Dowager..."

Shen Kuo shook his head. He had some friendship with Su Song. He wanted to see him off, but he couldn't give him this attitude.

Li Qingchen looked at Su Song's more than a dozen carriages, and sneered more and more, saying, "I heard that the Su family had prepared more than 30 carriages, but they had already gone out in batches."

Shen Kuo looked at the cloth wrapped around, and could still see carriages carrying large boxes, and said unsurprisingly: "Su Xianggong has been in office for nearly fifty years, and some of his belongings are understandable, not to mention that he loves to collect various precious classics..."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Li Qingchen said directly: "I'll bet with you that the various gold, silver and treasures he took away on this trip will be less than 600,000 yuan. I'll pay you a little less."

Shen Kuo shook his head directly and said, "Don't bet."

Not to mention Su Song's salary income, rewards and accumulation of various family property for more than 50 years, just talking about various relationships, he can gain a lot.

Li Qingchen watched Su Song's carriage gradually drift away, turned toward the Taixue direction, and said, "The official family has been suspended for three days. The matter of the Taixue cannot be delayed. The key is to build the system."

When Shen Kuo saw that he was transferred to political affairs, he felt relieved, because he was really afraid that Li Qingchen would hold on.

Li Qingchen is the "radical faction" second only to Zhang Dun in the "New Party". He is basically the leader in the matters such as Sima Guang, Empress Dowager Gao and others.

Shen Kuo listened and said, "At present, the Imperial Academy is in contact with prefectures and county schools in various places, first integrating these, and then recruiting students..."

Li Qingchen listened and kept nodding.

With Empress Dowager Gao's death and Su Song's departure, the "old party" was critically hit, and the "new party" was in full swing, and they wanted to take the opportunity to do more.

Inside the arched hall.

During the filial period, Zhao Xu was dressed in plain clothes.

He placed a pure wood model in front of him, and his hand was a memorial from the Imperial Academy.

This is a 'water truck', specially used to irrigate the land of Venus Star Show.

Zhao Xu looked at the memoir, corresponding to the model, and said to himself: "There is no pulley, it depends solely on hydraulic power, and the efficiency is too low..."

Zhao Xu has not studied this kind of thing, but from his perspective, he still sees many problems at a glance.

Zhao Xu held the model and gently fiddled with it, thinking about how to improve it.

The technology of the Song Dynasty was very close to the modern times, and many things could be made. Zhao Xu looked and thought, "Plowing ploughs, oxen, irrigation, water conservancy, and grain seeds... all need to be done. We must greatly improve the cultivation level and cultivation scale..."

Zhao Xu thought a lot and thought of Chameng rice.

Zhao Xu played with the waterwheel model in his hand and said to himself: "Can you build a navy and go abroad? Can you do it now?"

The benefits of forming a navy are too many. In addition to expanding maritime trade and increasing income, it also has wars against Liao and other countries, which will inevitably be helpful.

Chenpi listened on the side, holding the dust and not moving, as if she was asleep.

Zhao Xu said for a while and suddenly said, "Where is Tongguan?"

Chenpi turned around calmly and said, "I should be on Qinfeng Road when I return to the official house."

Zhao Xu nodded, thought about it carefully, and said, "Do you still have to go next year? Let him stay and practice hard."

Tangerine responded and continued to stand still.

Zhao Xu played with the model, his thoughts flew away, and was soon pulled back, saying, "In two days, I will go to the Imperial College, and I will see those laboratories."

Chen Pi listened, turned around and took the opportunity to say, "Yes, the official family, Su Xianggong has left, and the Political Affairs Hall urged me to ask, when will the edict be issued?"

Zhao Xu still stared at the model, thinking about how to improve it, and said casually: "Don't worry."

"Yes." Chen Pi bowed and then said, "Xia and Liao sent envoys to pay tribute. Do the officials want to meet?"

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows, then he remembered, thought for a moment, and said, "Let Mr. Zhang go and see you. Let someone free up the empty room west of the Chugong Hall, I want to use it."
Chapter completed!