In the morning of late autumn, the temperature was particularly low. In order to keep warm and keep the cold, the doors and windows of Funing Palace began to be locked to death.

At the same time, the indoor warmer hall has also begun to be activated.

This further leads to air not circulating.

So, in late August, Zhao Xu moved into Empress Dowager Xiang’s Baoci Palace, the Dongge bedroom specially prepared for him.

The newly renovated Baoci Palace has no mercury or cinnabar.

All materials and furniture are made of pure natural safety products.

Therefore, Zhao Xu slept particularly comfortably here.

In addition, the weather is cold, he is also a little in love with bed, so he gets up much later than in summer.

It often takes time to wake up after the hour.

Today is no exception.

When Zhao Xu opened his eyes, he saw Empress Dowager Xiang and noticed Empress Dowager Xiang's expression, and he was a little sad.

"Mother..." Zhao Xu looked at Empress Dowager Xiang: "What happened?"

"Sixth Brother..." Empress Dowager Xiang sighed: "This morning, Sima Guang passed away."

Zhao Xu sighed, he had already expected this yesterday.

"Qingshou Palace has issued an edict to stop court for three days to show mourning." Xiang Gong said, "Therefore, today's New Court has been terminated."

Zhao Xu said: "Si Ke once said, how to mourn the queen behind her?"

"I am about to talk about this with my sixth brother." Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Xu and said, "The Empress Dowager Qingshou Palace said that you can follow the story and give the Prince's Young Guard or the Prince's Young Tutor, chase the Duke of the Kingdom, and give the Shinto monument..."

"Just that happens, how will the late emperor explain?"

In the seventh year of Yuanfeng, the late emperor publicly said that he would use Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu as his teacher, thinking that he would entrust an orphan to take care of his ministers.

This is equivalent to granting Sima Guang and Lu Gong the position of prime minister.

Now, Sima Guang died before he could become the prime minister.

This made Queen Mother Xiang a little nervous.

Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and said to the Queen Mother Xiang: "My mother is worried about, and her son also has the same concerns."

"The minister who entrusts his orphans to his or her life should be given higher eternal love."

Although Sima Guang repeatedly asked Zhao Xu yesterday not to give him a super standard gift, everything should be simple and the story should be based on the simplest.

But how could Zhao Xu get him to what he wants?

If Sima Guang is not put up, how can people in the world believe that the emperor, he, is full of respect and respect for Sima Guang?

If you don’t do this, how can you hold up Sima Guang’s banner in the future and expel those radical factions from Sima Guang’s students, disciples, and old friends?

"Sima Xianggong is the elder left by Emperor Kao!"

"He has unparalleled morality and character is well-known all over the world!"

"I heard from the "Li" that the slightestness is obvious, and sincerity cannot be concealed! I also heard the poem that: When you are in your room, you are worthy of being leaking in the roof!"

"Sima Gong's life is sincere!"

As Zhao Xu said, his eyes turned red: "Now that the emperor passed away, the court should pay more attention to his virtue to demonstrate the spirit of the world!"

Nodded to the Queen Mother: "That's what it should be."

"Sima Xianggong failed to become a prime minister during his lifetime. I am already ashamed of the late emperor. If I am mourning and honor after my death, I cannot benefit him seriously. I have no face to see the late emperor..."

"Just..." Empress Dowager Xiang paused: "Sixth Brother, how should I arrange the mourning and honor of Sima Xianggong?"

This is indeed a problem.

When Sima Guang died, he was just a minister of the disciples, and his official position was stuck in the official official's official position, and his title was only founding Duke.

According to the system, it is the limit to posthumous official positions such as Shizhong, Prince Shaobao, and Prince Shaotuan, and the posthumous title of Duke.

Great, the post of the post given to you is a little higher.

Adding a prince’s tutor is already the limit!

There are some procedural problems, because Sima Guang did not add the titles of Prince Shaobao and Prince Shaofu during his lifetime.

The addition of the prince’s tutor at once is super standard and will make people talk about it.

As for the three masters like Sikong, Taishi, and Situ, don’t think about it.

This can only be found by the prime minister or an important official who has served as a military governor.

Zhao Xu thought for a while and said, "Mother, why not do this..."

"I heard that the prime minister of the country in the past was named "Tong Shu Menxia Pingzhangshi."

"Now that the matter between the Secretary of the Central Secretariat has been eliminated, it is better to give it to the official as a gift to Sima Xianggong."

As the Queen Mother Xiang listened, her eyes lit up.

The minister of the Central Secretariat was originally the prime minister, but Yuanfeng reorganized the system and no longer set it up to be used to postpone a ruling party, with just the right strength.

This can be regarded as a disguised implementation of the order of the late emperor.

"And Huangkao once said that he should take his husband as his teacher. Although he was in the court for more than a year, he was ill for a long time, but his son remembered his teachings in his heart."

"Sima Xianggong has given him the title of Pingzhangshi in the same school as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and he can also add the title of Prince and Grand Tutor to demonstrate his virtue!"

"The son Sima Kang, after he was in charge of the system, can follow the story of the Prime Minister and be noted by the Ministry of Personnel."

Sima Kang naturally had the reputation of Jinshi - he was a Jinshi in Xining for three years.

He was in the same year as Ye Zuqia, Cai Jing, Lu Dian, Shangguan Jun and others.

When the Empress Dowager Xiang listened, he nodded happily: "What Brother Six said is very reasonable."

She just wants to fulfill her husband's promise now.

So, he said to the Empress Dowager: "This matter requires persuading the Empress Dowager Qingshou Palace."

Zhao Xu said: "Don't worry, Mother, I'll just go and say it."

The Empress Dowager could not set any obstacles in this matter.

Even if she doesn't like Sima Guang, Sima Guang is dead now.

According to the rules and traditions of the Song Dynasty, people die and their debts are eliminated.

No matter how many grudges or grudges are, they should disappear after a minister dies.

Besides, she is very proud of her face.

As Zhao Xu expected, he personally went to Qingshou Palace. After persuading, the Empress Dowager did not insist on opposing it and directly agreed to Zhao Xu's arrangement.

So, the Ministry of Rites was immediately issued an order to the Ministry of Rites, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to convene all officials in accordance with the will to agree on Sima Guang's posthumous title and posthumous title.

...

The next morning, Wen Yanbo was carried by his tribe members and arrived in front of Zhaoqingfang.

The entire Zhaoqingfang was completely in vain at this time.

Sima Guang's friends, old friends and disciples came to pay their respects.

When Wen Yanbo appeared, everyone automatically avoided the road and bowed.

He was the Grand Tutor, and Pingzhang had important military affairs. Even the prime minister had to hold rituals in front of him. Every time he entered the court, he was a veteran and important official who was on his shoulders.

Naturally, he also has the same authority as the prime minister - all officials avoid the way and the ministers respect him.

Wen Yanbo's carriage fell in front of Sima Guang's house.

Wen Jifu immediately stepped forward and supported his old father.

At the gate of Sima Guang, Fan Zuyu, who was welcoming guests, also hurriedly came forward to greet him: "I have met the Grand Master..."

Wen Yanbo looked at the young man.

Fu Bi and Sima Guang both like young people very much.

He nodded slightly, and under the guidance of Fan Zuyu, he entered the mansion and entered the mourning hall that had been decorated.

He looked at the god lord standing in front of Sima Guang's coffin in the mourning hall.

"Junshi..." He sighed and stepped forward: "You have been with me for decades."

"The ancients said: Friendship with a gentleman is like entering a room of orchids."

"I feel this way!"

"Don't worry, go... Your descendants, I will take care of you..." The old teacher murmured in a low voice, not too small, just enough that everyone in the mourning hall could hear it clearly.

However, among these people, some people, especially those who are familiar with the situation in Luoyang, are constantly complaining in their hearts.

"Teacher Wen is worthy of being Taishi Wen!" Someone even felt sarcastic in his heart: "When Sima was there, he visited the door many times, but the Taishi avoided him!"

"When my husband was ill, he only sent his offspring to visit him."
To be continued...