When he returned to Funing Palace, Liu Weijian was already waiting with his people.

"Please give me a list of ministers this year!" Liu Weijian welcomed Zhao Xu who had returned to the hall and bowed to ask for instructions.

As a retainer of Zhao Xu, Liu Weijian has been responsible for the annual gifts since the Xining era.

"Yeah!" Zhao Xu nodded, and then ordered Feng Jing: "Feng Jing, take the list I have prepared for the old military commander."

"promise!"

After a while, the list was taken, Liu Weijian took it, and then stood up and reviewed it carefully.

Then he was surprised.

Because on the list, there is a name that should not be on it - Su Che, a Sheren of the Central Secretariat.

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu ordered: "Except for the magistrate's family, the chief officer must go there personally. The old chief officer will send his subordinates to do the other family."

"No!" Liu Weijian lowered his head, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

In addition to holding revenge, the officials of the dynasty also had a well-known personality trait - protecting their shortcomings.

These two traits complement each other.

So much so that outsiders can't tell whether he holds revenge because of protecting his shortcomings or because of holding revenge.

But everyone knows that if you do things for him, as long as you are serious, even if you mess it up, he will protect you.

The typical one is Li Xian.

In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, Li Xian was shouted and killed in the court and the country.

At that time, Li Xian himself thought he was going to be finished.

result……

Nothing happened!

All the bullets will sink into the sea when you arrive in the palace.

The young emperor who had just ascended the throne, under internal and external pressure, forced Li Xian to save him.

Although Li Hengwei's rights were deprived of Li's military police, his wealth and treatment remained unchanged.

Moreover, since then, Li Xian has been safe for a whole year.

Until recently, there was a wave again.

But the result remains unchanged!

All the bullets that impeach Li Xian will be left as long as they enter the palace.

Now, it's still normal.

Although Su Che, the official of the imperial lecture, was attacked by the inside and outside, he appeared on the list of gifts for the New Year this year.

This attitude is really important.

...

Xingguofang, Zhang Qi's residence, and the yard rented by Su Che.

Su Che sat in the study with a sad face, revising his own self-defense letter.

This is the seventh edition he modified.

But he was still not satisfied.

no way!

This self-defense letter requires explanation for why he listed Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Xuan of Han among the ancestors of the Song Dynasty.

Although, from an academic and historical perspective, he is not wrong.

But politically, he was very wrong.

If you make a big fuss, it would be a waste of money, disloyal to the Zhao official family, and dishonest to the Song Dynasty.

If you pick a little more words, this is - I have ulterior motives and miss Liu.

It should be noted that the prophecy of the Mao Jindao has been circulating in the world since the demise of Shu Han.

Emperors of all dynasties were extremely vigilant about this.

What's even more terrible is that the Liao emperor in the north called himself a descendant of Liu Bang, whose Han surname was Liu.

Tongliao is a death sentence!

Therefore, Su Che must take this issue seriously.

He had to give a convincing explanation, telling the palace that he really only ate one bowl of noodles!

Otherwise, if the two palaces and the officials in the palace are a little more sensitive, his whole family will have to be unlucky with him!

Just as he was worried, his wife Shi's voice came from outside the door.

"Su Lang, Su Lang..."

"People from the palace informed that an angel would come!"

Su Che listened and was extremely panicked.

"Angel?"

"But come to ask for the crime?" he asked nervously.

"No!" Shi said: "It was sent by the official family to give gifts to this year!"

After hearing this, Su Che immediately burst into tears.

"A gift for the New Year?"

"I can actually have it!"

It's incredible!

He made such a mistake, and the officials still sent people to give him gifts.

The subtext is actually to comfort me - I believe in my beloved!

If not, how could there be angels who will give them imperial gifts?

Not to mention gifts, it’s annoying to take a look at them!

So Su Che hurriedly opened the door, and under the service of Shi, he put on his public uniform, put on his head, tied a fish bag, and led the whole family to the yard, set up a table of incense, and waited for the palace to come.

...

In the evening.

Inside Zhang Qi’s residence in Xingguofang.

The ups and downs of the inner minister's speech came from Su Che's courtyard.

The neighbors on both sides all raised their ears and listened carefully.

"I entrust Su Che: Etiquette is to correct the name, the old scriptures of the country! It contains the truth of the court, and the heart of three thousand. I am loyal and diligent, and I sigh with great sincerity!"

Listening to the content of the imperial edict, the officials who were good at Su Che let go of their worries and began to become happy.

Why?

Because the imperial edict quotes two allusions.

The truth of the court is filled with the classics, and the book of rituals is revealed - it is shameful to be displayed inside the stele, and the reality of the court is displayed outside the stele!

This sentence was quoted in the Biography of Ban Gu in the Later Han Dynasty, praising Ban Gu's achievements: So he made thousands of gifts and ordered a thousand bells of wine.

From then on, the court was referred to as tribute and then converted into power, resources, and wealth of the court.

When used in a person, it means praising the talent of the person and being a treasure of the country.

The next sentence is amazing.

The Secretariat was released. Tai oath: I have three thousand ministers, and I only have one mind.

The previous sentence is: Zhou has hundreds of millions of ministers, but only hundreds of millions of hearts.

It tells the truth that the king and his subjects are united as one person, and they will be invincible!

When we use this, we are saying: I regard Su Che as a treasure. Our king and minister are united, and outsiders cannot be separated from each other.

...

Su Che listened to the imperial edict read by the angel, and he was crying.

If the king treats his subjects as a national scholar, he should repay him with his national scholars!

He bowed to the ground and bowed again: "I respect the moral integrity and dare not forget it!"

Then he got up and took the imperial edict.

Then, he asked his family to stuff the prepared Jiazi into the hands of the Inspector who came to read the decree.
To be continued...