Chapter 53 The First Decree
Zhao Xu listened and breathed inwardly.
Finally here.
Zhao Xu quickly thought about it, and then calmly said: "Let's go, Cuju!"
Chen Pi was stunned, thinking she had heard it wrong, and said, "Official family, Cuju, is it now?"
There are two meanings in Chenpi's words. One is that the Empress Dowager obviously has movements. Do you still have the intention to Cuju? The second is that it is just dawn and early in the morning.
Zhao Xu had already walked out and said, "Call someone."
Chenpi hurriedly followed him out, while Chu You went to call someone.
Zhao Xu took a shower and started kicking in front of Funing Hall with more than 20 people.
Chenpi and Chu You stood outside the court, staring at Zhao Xu in the court.
Tangerine had a tight face and was worried.
Chu You held the handle of the knife in his hand and stood in a serious and solemn manner.
Zhao Xu shouted from time to time on the court and almost ran all over the venue.
Chen Pi looked at it, feeling something was wrong, and whispered to Chu You: "Chu You, what did you see?"
Chu You looked at him without squinting and said, "I only wait for the Holy Order."
Chen Pi looked at him dissatisfiedly and had to continue watching Zhao Xu running all over the field, sweating.
In the Cining Hall on the other side, Empress Dowager Gao was talking to Qin Bing, the secretary of the Secretariat.
Qin Bing listened to Empress Dowager Gao's words, his expression was solemn and he kept nodding.
Empress Dowager Gao's expression was dull, but every word was as heavy as a tremendous pound!
At this time, Zhou He came in from outside, looked carefully, and stopped not far from the door.
After a while, Empress Dowager Gao finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and said, "Go and write the order."
Qin Bing raised his hand and said, "I obey the order."
Qin Bing raised his hand to leave and left with a respectful expression.
Zhou He then stepped forward and said, "Empress, you're ready."
Empress Dowager Gao took a sip of tea and said, "You go and do it yourself, and it's done properly. By the way, what are the officials doing?"
Zhou He responded to the previous words and bowed gently behind him, "The official family... is in Cuju."
Empress Dowager Gao frowned, looked up at the outside, and said, "The official is doing it for me to show it, and is urging me."
Zhou He lowered his head, dared not say a word, and even held his breath.
Empress Dowager Gao put down the teacup and said, "After the decree is read, go and invite the official family. Meiren Meng comes to see me. She will send these memorials to the official family."
Zhou He looked at a stack of melodies on Empress Dowager Gao's desk and said, "Yes."
Just as Empress Dowager Gao was about to speak, she suddenly felt a little blurred and had a headache. She quickly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and pressed her temples with both hands.
Zhou He hurried forward and gently pressed the Empress Dowager Gao, saying, "Empress, you should still pay attention to your health. The Imperial Doctor said, you need to rest more and not be tired."
Empress Dowager Gao calmed down for a while, sighed lightly, and said, "The Ai family has a miserable life, and they have such a father and son."
Seeing that Empress Dowager Gao’s tone was not so calm and relaxed, Zhou He thought for a while and said, “What can we do? Are we all the Empress’s sons and grandsons? Those who are grandmothers have to worry more.”
Empress Dowager Gao laughed and said, "I have the heart to be my grandmother, but I am afraid that the government will not be my grandson."
Seeing Empress Dowager Gao smiled, Zhou He relaxed his expression and said with a smile: "Where is this? The Empress was seriously ill at the time, and the government was anxious than anyone else. He was filial to others, and everyone saw it. If the government was really that kind person, the empress would not be able to do so now, and she was not a loving heart that loved her grandson..."
Empress Dowager Gao sat still, opened her eyes hard and said, "If he had not had this filial piety at the beginning, I would not have been so troublesome."
Zhou He pressed Empress Dowager Gao's temple, held the force, and smiled and said, "Isn't that the case? Children and grandchildren are filial, the empress is kind, and the etiquette of human relations."
Empress Dowager Gao laughed and scolded, saying, "You will follow me."
Zhou He smiled and quickly talked about tea to Empress Dowager Gao.
Empress Dowager Gao took a sip and her expression became much more relaxed.
At this time, Qin Bing was drafting the decree in the Political Affairs Hall. After he finished writing, he looked at the two decrees for a moment, and waited for the ink to dry up and sent them to the presiding office of the prime minister Lu Dafang.
Lu Dafang's expression remained unmoved for thousands of years, and his eyes were swollen and there was only a gap. He took a look and said, "Go."
Qin Bing responded silently and turned around and left.
He no longer had the tension he had yesterday, but he became more and more nervous and dared not relax at all.
Qin Bing now understands the peace between the prime minister and the empress dowager because they have full confidence!
They are the priests who command the government and the country, and the Empress Dowager who ruled the country from behind the curtain!
This imperial edict is enough to stabilize the court and the country and stop the boiling and return to peace!
Qin Bing drafted the decree and went through several procedures. After nearly an hour, he sent it to Cining Hall for stamping.
Empress Dowager Gao didn't read it, but just waved her hand and continued to read the memorial.
Zhou He carefully reviewed it, took out the jade seal belonging to Zhao Xu, and covered the two imperial edicts.
Empress Dowager Gao didn't raise her head and said, "Zhou He, go in person."
Zhou He bowed and responded, carefully prepared the imperial edict and went to the Political Affairs Hall.
In the Political Affairs Hall, the three prime ministers Lu Dafang, Su Song, Su Che and seven or eight other people were already waiting.
Zhou He came in, looked at the people in the hall, came inside, stood north and facing south, and said in a long voice:
"Application of the will!"
Lu Dafang and others looked solemn, raised their hands together and said, "I will listen to the imperial edict!"
Zhou He glanced at him, opened the first decree and said, "I am the decree of Haotian, and Bo Gong ascended the throne... I rely on the cooperation of the ministers, united the whole country, safeguarded the foundation of our ancestors, and safeguarded the people. I have great achievements... I have added Lu Dafang as the right Guanglu official, Jijun Duke, with a fief of two thousand households, and followed the Lishu Secretariat... Su Song was the right servant of the Shangshu Secretariat and the Secretariat... Su Song was the affairs of the Privy Council... Su Che was the subordinate minister... Hanlin scholar Fan Bailu was the minister of the Central Secretariat...... Censor Zheng Yong was the right minister of the Shangshu Secretariat... Liu Fengshi signed the affairs of the Privy Council..."
Qin Bing and others stood aside, listening to the will, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is not an edict of demotion, but an additional title, especially the prime minister Lu Dafang! As soon as this imperial edict was issued, Lu Dafang's status was as stable as Mount Tai. Once he was stable, the court would inevitably return to peace due to the chaos caused by the official family!
This imperial edict is a magic needle for the court and the public!
Zhou Hehe shared the imperial edict and handed it to Lu Dafang, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Lu, the empress said: Thank you for your hard work."
Lu Dafang received the imperial edict, his voice was as hoarse as ever, but he gave people a calm feeling, saying, "I dare not say that I have to work hard."
Zhou He looked at the others again and said, "The villain has to go to other places. Please do whatever you want."
Lu Dafang was also polite and said, "Please ask for it."
Zhou He smiled and returned to the palace with another imperial edict.
Lu Dafang turned his head and looked at Su Zhe, Su Song and others. His tone and expression were the same as yesterday, and he said, "Go busy."
Su Che now admires Lu Dafang very much. Lu Dafang was even happier than his own official position and status improvement. He couldn't help but say, "Prime Minister, do you need to arrange something else?"
Lu Dafang looked around and said, "Everything remains the same."
Lu Dafang's words were like a final decision, which made everyone feel at ease. They smiled and raised their hands, leaving the Political Affairs Hall one after another.
Zhou He, who left the Political Affairs Hall first, went straight to Kangning Hall with another decree.
It's hard for Zhao Xu to do anything about such a big move.
Listening to Chen Pi's report, Zhao Xu's left eyelid couldn't stop jumping, and he sighed inwardly that Jiang was so old that this imperial edict was enough to destroy the floating thoughts of those in the outer court and turn Zhao Xu's actions yesterday into invisible.
But Zhao Xu didn't care about the Political Affairs Hall, because Zhou He was rushing to Kangning Hall with another decree.
The owner of Corning Palace - Zhao Xu's biological mother, Concubine Zhu.
Chenpi looked uneasy and whispered: "Official family, what is the Empress Dowager going to do? Isn't it?..."
Zhao Xu waved his hand to interrupt him, and said with a smile: "I told you that it's not that far."
Zhao Xu was also nervous, but he was not worried.
His movements were too fast, and Empress Dowager Gao, Lu Dafang and others didn't have time to do too much, so they wouldn't really attack him.
If you want to make some moves against an emperor, you don’t have enough preparation and arrangements. Not only will your success or failure be predicted, but it will also cause an uproar. This is not what the conservative Empress Dowager Gao and Lu Dafang and others want to see.
Besides, he is not without backhand power!
‘So, what is this will? What is the purpose?’
Zhao Xu talked to himself and thought slowly.
The reason why he was so anxious was to catch them off guard, so as to highlight his status and gain his voice and space for activity.
However, Empress Dowager Gao, Lu Dafang and others experienced too many strong storms, and they also gained real power and had excellent political skills. Even if they were caught off guard, they would have ways to deal with it.
The first decree settled the hot government and the country, what was the second decree?
Chapter completed!