When Zhao Xu arrived at Qingshou Palace, the Qingshou Palace was already bustling.

The wife from the royal family, relatives, prime ministers, and Yuan’s hometown have gathered together.

The festive atmosphere of the Song Dynasty’s New Year’s Eve is much more intense than that of modern times.

Whether it is the royal family or the people, it is lively and bustling.

Adults and children will be happy all day until the next day.

Last year, because it was a new mourning, there was no celebration in the palace, and even the traditional Danuo was cancelled.

This year, there are no so many restrictions.

Preparation celebrations also began in the palace, but Zhao Xu would not attend.

He is a filial son, so he must consciously stay away from these things.

Surrounded by the dragons with imperial equipment, the women in charge bowed down and shouted "The Holy Birthday of the Official Family" wherever Zhao Xu passed.

Before he arrived at the Qingshou Palace, Zhao Xu discovered that the door lintel of the inner bedroom had been replaced with a new red paper post, which contained: Chengtian Xinghua, four-character regular script.

This post was called: Tianxing Post in the Song Dynasty.

It is probably the predecessor of the horizontal banner among modern Spring Festival couplets.

Speaking of which, many of the New Year’s Eve festivals in the Song Dynasty have been passed down to the modern times.

For example, there are people who give gifts to the God of Wealth in modern times.

In the Song Dynasty, every New Year's Eve, merchants in Bianjing would prepare so-called "Finance Door" and "Returning Deer Horse" and other printed materials in advance to feed them to old customers.

Modern people post door gods, Spring Festival couplets, and Fu characters, while Song Dynasty posts can post portraits of Zhong Kui, Tianxing posts, and change peach talismans.

There is a custom of staying up with New Year's Eve in modern times, and children will be given New Year's Eve money, and there are also New Year's Eve activities in the Song Dynasty.

Modern people set off fireworks and firecrackers, and there were also people in the Song Dynasty.

Especially this year, there is smoke in the city of Bianjing.

The transactions of the fireworks department are flying.

In just a few days, Jia Zhongmin reported that hundreds of thousands of fireworks and 170,000 to 180,000 to 180,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to

By selling fireworks and firecrackers, the Fireworks Department can raise the Gunpowder Department under the Military Arts Bureau.

This is just a city in Bianjing.

If fireworks are set off during festivals in the future, all prefectures and counties will be popularized throughout the world.

Every year, the Fireworks Department relies on the royal license and monopoly on monopoly activities. Maybe it can support the entire specialized military weapon manufacturing bureau alone, and even keep the military weapon supervision by the way.

However, Zhao Xu also knew that this was just a fantasy.

In fact, it is simply impossible.

Because, as long as it is profitable, the heroes of the Song Dynasty will take risks.

However, this may be exactly what Zhao Xu wants to see.

The profits of the fireworks monopoly are directly supplied to the specialized military weapon manufacturing bureau.

The specializing in the manufacturing of military weapons was Zhao Xu said in person that the imperial examination passed on me and that the industry of my descendants was passed on.

Then, in order to protect the industries passed down by the father and son of the Zhao family, they will not be invaded by bandits.

Isn't it reasonable for him, the official, to set up an institution dedicated to inspecting and pursuing related matters, and to let them go to local prefectures and counties to verify and pursue bandits who infringe on the rights and interests of the official family?

And as long as you start, the Song Dynasty version of the State Administration of Taxation can be incubated.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuren had already walked into the inner bedroom.

As soon as I entered the door, a strong smell of Atractylodes came to my nose.

Burning Atractylodes on New Year’s Eve is also a custom of the Song people.

This is because traditional Chinese medicine in the Song Dynasty believed that Atractylodes can remove plague and dampness, while traditionally, it is believed that Atractylodes can ward off evil spirits.

Therefore, on New Year's Eve, every household will burn Atractylodes.

This is the same as smoked mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival.

It is a simple experience summarized by the people in their long-term life practice.

But is it effective?

Zhao Xu didn't know.

Probably there is!

No matter how much the medicinal value of Atractylodes is recognized even in modern times.

When Zhao Xu entered the bedroom, he found that there were more than two palaces in this inner bedroom.

The concubines of the late emperor, including his biological mother, Zhu, were there.

In addition, several younger brothers and sisters were also in the hall.

Long before Zhao Xu came in, the female officials and the inner ministers had already clamored for him to know the whole world about his arrival.

Therefore, as soon as Zhao Xu entered, his younger brother Zhao Si, Prince Puning, and his fifth sister who had been named Princess of Yun and the sixth sister of Princess of Yi, had already surrounded him.

Zhao Si, who is already four years old this year and is about to be five years old, has obviously grown up a lot and has become much more sensible.

He came to Zhao Xu weakly and saluted: "I wish you goodbye to the emperor."

Zhao Xu's two sisters gave Yingying a gift: "Say goodbye to the emperor."

Zhao Xu nodded to Zhao Si casually and said, "Shisanlang has grown up finally!"

Then he smiled at his two sisters: "Wu Niang and Liu Niang are getting cute as they grow older."

Then, he looked at Zhu, who was holding his youngest sister, who was ranked tenth and would be the two-year-old German princess this year: "It was all for raising the mother's mother. If the Emperor Kao knew about it, he would be relieved."

For Zhao Xu, the current scene is indeed worthy of gratitude.

Because in his previous life, at this time, he was left with only two blood relatives, Zhao Si and Shi Niang, who were now held in Zhu's arms.

The fifth sister, Princess Yunguo, had a high fever in February of the eighth year of Yuanfeng and died of a premature death due to medical treatment.

Turning to October, the sixth sister, Princess Yiguo, still had an acute illness, high fever and premature death.

In a year, he lost two sisters.

One of them is the sister who is about the same age as him, has the closest relationship with him and the best relationship with him.

But now, thanks to Zhao Xu's attention to the Imperial Medical Bureau, especially pediatrics.

He recruited Qian Yi and Qian Yi's disciples into the Imperial Medical Bureau.

With the help of these pediatricians, not only did the fifth sister be saved, but also the sixth sister be saved.

And only Zhao Xu knew all this.

In front of the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang, Zhu naturally did not dare to take credit for his contributions, and immediately said: "This is all for the blessing and support of the two empresses. I just did some duty..."

As she said that, she carefully observed the expression of Queen Mother Xiang until she found that the other party looked normal, and then she let out a sigh of relief.

Zhao Xu did not answer her words, but walked straight toward her ninth brother Zhao Qi, who was curled up beside her biological mother Wu Xianfei, in the crowd.

"Jiurong..." He squatted down and looked at the younger brother who was specially selected by him, performing his kindness and kindness: "Why don't you treat me when you see the emperor?"

Concubine Wu Xian quickly pulled Zhao Qi to salute Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu smiled and helped up the poor brother, and asked, "What's going on in Jiulang's eyes recently?"

Concubine Wu Xian whispered: "I ask the official family for their blessings, the imperial physicians often come to Hezhong to visit Jiu Ge'er..."

"It's just... Jiu Ge'er's eyes still can't see things clearly..."

Zhao Xu sighed.

According to his observation, Zhao Quan's eyes should have no problem with the structure of the cornea and eyeballs.

Maybe it was the high fever that year that burned his visual nerves, or maybe it was because of the use of medicine that had caused irreversible damage to his visual cells.

In short, Zhao Quan's vision is worse than that of modern college students with high myopia.

Moreover, it is deteriorating.

Eventually, he will be completely blind at around the age of twelve or thirteen.

After sighing, Zhao Xu said to Concubine Wu, "Concubine Xian, please relax. I have issued an order to the Imperial Medical Bureau. Qian Yi and others will take Jiulang's pulse every five days..."

"Even if it cannot be cured, it should be able to stabilize Jiuro's condition."

"I thank you very much for the official!" Concubine Wu Xian pulled Zhao Qi to thank him for her in emotion.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "I am the eldest brother. Now that I have been promoted to the immortals of the emperor, I should take care of all the brothers and sisters!"

So, he walked towards the other younger brothers and sisters, and asked about his well-being, but he deliberately or unintentionally passed by the eleventh brother, Suining County Prince Zhao Ji, who was now nearly two years old and began to babble.

And everyone turned a blind eye to this.

Now, in this palace, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhao Xu, the emperor's brother, can basically maintain a friendly attitude towards his younger brother and sister.

There is only one exception - Shiyilang, Zhao Ji, the prince of Suining County.

Not only that, as time goes by, many people have discovered that the malice of the officials of the current dynasty towards the prince of Suining has even reached an unconcealable point!

For example, the official family asked his side in private: "I heard that when the Eleven Lang was born, Huang Kao was watching the painting of the disobedient Marquis Li Yu in the Dragon Tu Pavilion, right?"

Then, without waiting for others to answer, he said straight: "It seems that the legend of the 11th Robe is the reincarnation of Li Yu!"

Such remarks were spread throughout the palace.

It also made Zhao Ji, who was raised by Concubine Xing, extremely difficult.
Chapter completed!