"My concubine, I would like to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager again. Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, I wish these two saints long blessings."

"Bless me (I)."

"Liang Weijian, please give Mrs. Sui a seat." The Empress Dowager smiled and asked.

The job of the empress and queen mother of the Song Dynasty was to replace the emperor and maintain the relationship between ministers, nobles and the royal family.

Naturally, important ministers and the wives of senators need to be very familiar with them.

Therefore, Mr. Ma is considered a familiar face in front of the two palaces.

Ma stood up with a smile and sat on the stool brought by Liang Weijian.

The Empress Dowager looked at the senator's first wife and asked, "How is Zhang Jiedu's health lately?"

Ma replied: "Thanks to the kindness of the empress dowager and the favor of the queen mother, the officials of my family have always been in strong health..."

"It's just..." She chuckled and said, "Sometimes I miss some things..."

"Huh?" The Empress Dowager sat up straight: "What is Jiedu worried about?"

Zhang Fangping was a veteran of the Four Dynasties.

He himself is also the leader of a political faction.

The thoughts of such an important minister naturally need to be paid attention to in the palace.

Madam Ma lowered her head and said softly: "I know your Majesty, the officials of my concubine's family are only worried about the marriage of the current officials..."

"Since our ancestors, it has been difficult for the heirs of officials in all dynasties..."

"Therefore, what officials are thinking about at home is that they should get married as soon as possible, recruit virtuous concubines, and have heirs..."

Since ancient times, there has been no family affairs.

Family affairs in heaven are state affairs.

Especially in terms of heirs, it is a national matter.

As a veteran of the Four Dynasties, Zhang Fangping certainly has the qualifications and reasons to intervene.

When the emperor has a son, the ministers can feel at ease and the country can be stable.

Otherwise, it may cause turmoil between the government and the public and make the country uneasy.

It even planted the seeds of civil strife - as evidenced by the rebellion between the emperor and the empress after Yingmiao ascended the throne, which almost led to turmoil.

When the two palaces heard this, they immediately laughed.

Empress Dowager Xiang even knew that Mrs. Sui Guo was probably recommending people on behalf of Zhang Fangping.

So, he asked the Queen Mother: "I have always been in the palace and have not had much contact with the outer court. I wonder whose daughter can be regarded as a virtuous minister among the ministers in the court now?"

The Empress Dowager also smiled and looked at Ma.

Mr. Ma stood up and paid homage, saying, "Mother, I am a concubine and a Taoist, and I don't have much knowledge..."

"But my concubine heard that Di Yong, the son of Duke Di Wu, the privy envoy, has a daughter who is about the same age as an official, and looks decent... she may be worthy of a good husband..."

After hearing this, the two palaces looked at each other.

It feels weird!

Why didn't Mr. Ma recommend the daughter of a certain scholar-bureaucrat, but instead recommended the daughter of the Di family?

This is very subtle!

but……

After thinking about it carefully, both palaces felt that the candidate recommended by Ma was not bad.

Especially the Queen Mother, she was very interested in the daughter of the Di family recommended by Ma.

The reason is simple.

First of all, Di Qing was a general in the Renmiao era, and he also served as a military minister in the Privy Council, which was considered to be in power. After Di Qing, there was no military minister in the country who could enter the Xifu and serve as the governor.

Before Di Qing, the last military minister to be worshiped as Privy Councilor was Wang Deyong, known as the black-faced gentleman.

Therefore, the Di family's daughter's background and family status are completely sufficient.

At the very least, it is better than the so-called 'Meng's daughter' that the Empress Dowager cherished so much.

Furthermore, Di Yong was also a close official of the official family.

In his hands, he holds the first general of Yulong, an elite division that is about to return to the court.

Choosing his daughter can not only reward him for his merits, but also win over the Di family. It is also an ancestral system.

So, the Queen Mother almost couldn't wait to ask: "Can Di's daughter enter the palace today?"

Mr. Ma immediately paid his respects and said, "I am telling you that my concubines met in the west of the Qingshou Palace and met Di's daughter who followed her mother into the palace..."

He nodded to the Queen Mother, and then looked at the Queen Mother: "My Lady, why don't you send someone to call Di's daughter to come closer and have a look?"

After thinking about it, she compensated: "The Meng family's daughter has also been summoned, so that the bride and the empress can take a look together..."

"How about sending someone to invite the officials to come and take a look...?"

The Queen Mother nodded slightly: "Yes!"

She had to give him this face.

So, he issued a decree and ordered someone to summon the Di family. The wife of the Meng family who entered the palace today came to meet her in the bedroom.

After the decree was issued, two married ladies soon entered the bedchamber, each taking a little girl with them.

At the same time, Da Diao Dang Liang, who was beside the Empress Dowager, also followed the order and went to Funing Hall.

…

When Liang Zongzheng arrived at Funing Hall.

Zhao Xu was listening to the report from Jia Zhongmin, who came to the palace to report on the affairs of the Street Department.

According to Jia Zhongmin's report, the rectification of the Street Department is now entering a period of deep water.

Under his leadership, most of the staff, officers and soldiers have been eliminated.

Subsequently, a large number of officials, officers and soldiers were seconded from Kaifeng Prefecture and the Imperial City Division.

Therefore, the current sub-district department has a "new look", and with only "a little teaching", it can appear in front of the people of Bianjing, so that the people of Bianjing can experience the style and appearance of the "sub-district department in the new era of the Song Dynasty".

Zhao Xu was very happy after hearing this.

The imperial edict was given to Jia Zhongmin to "borrow a silver fish bag" - a silver fish bag, which can only be worn by civil servants of rank six or above.

Borrowing the silverbait bag is a special treatment prepared for civil servants who have not reached the sixth rank.

Like borrowing fei or borrowing purple, it is a kind of political preferential treatment.

It is roughly equivalent to enjoying a certain level of treatment in modern times.

Jia Zhongmin thanked him profusely, and then carefully took the silverbait bag given to him by Feng Jing on behalf of Zhao Xu, and solemnly wore it around his waist.

A silverbait bag is a treatment only important ministers can enjoy.

And now that he has this fish bag, it is equivalent to announcing to the world that one day, sooner or later, he can become a sixth-rank minister of the Song Dynasty.

The mood is very beautiful.

Zhao Xu encouraged him: "You should guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and continue to work hard to live up to my expectations!"

"No!" Jia Zhongmin bowed again excitedly.

He made a big bet this time.

Following orders, he took charge of the sub-district department, eliminated superiors and subordinates, and offended countless people.

Especially those subordinate officials who are entrenched in the street department and those noble families who have been profiting from the street department for generations.

They all hate him deeply.

But Jia Zhongmin did it without hesitation.

Among the subordinate clerks in the sub-district department, all those who are unqualified will be eliminated and diverted.

Those officials from the distinguished family were all sent to the Privy Council for tea.

Then, following Cai Jing's suggestion, he transferred a large number of manpower from Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial City Department.

Especially those in the Imperial City Department. If you study carefully, many of them may have close connections with the Detective Department.

The Detective Department was already notorious during the late emperor's time.

The five hundred soldiers of the Detective Department were a thorn in the flesh of the civil servants and officials. Both the old and new parties wanted to get rid of them quickly.

Before and after the death of the late emperor, the new party in the court and the important officials of the old party wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the Inspectorate.

However, the rumors later changed, and Shi Deyi was again used in the palace.

The two palaces also needed to rely heavily on the Detective Department, which was why they failed to do so.

However, the ministers of the DPRK and China have always been very afraid of the Detective Department.
To be continued...