Crossing Wu Dalang starts from selling cakes

Chapter 561 It's up to you!

After all, she has gone through a lot of hard work to get to where she is today.

Empress Xiansu entered the palace at a young age, with a bright personality and a good sense of affairs.

Therefore, when she served the Empress Dowager Xiang, she became the escort maid, that is, the foreman of the maid.

At that time, Zhao Ji would go to the Palace of Kindness to greet the Queen Mother every day, leaving an impression of filial piety on the Queen Mother, so he was made emperor.

In short, after going back and forth, I got to know Mrs. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng was not willing to die of old age in the palace. In addition, she was beautiful, extroverted and very lively, so under Mrs. Zheng's flattery and meticulous care, the romantic and suave Zhao Ji also fell in love with her. The man soon became interested in concubines.

The Empress Dowager Xiang naturally also saw some clues, and just before Zhao Ji came to the throne, she bestowed the Zheng family on him.

Since then, the Zheng family has been greatly favored.

Before she became a queen, because of her humble background, Zheng wanted to find someone to rely on among the courtiers to raise her status.

Just at this time, a Kaifeng man named Zheng Juzhong passed the Jinshi examination and became a member of the ceremonial department of the capital.

In fact, Zheng Juzhong has no blood relationship with Zheng's natal family, just a surname.

Based on the same purpose, the two acquiesced to each other as relatives.

Zheng Juzhong declared himself to be Zheng's uncle and brother, and Zheng also tried his best to recommend him to Zhao Ji. Soon, Zheng Juzhong was promoted to a member of the Privy Council.

Later, because the Zheng family became a queen, she no longer needed Zheng Juzhong as a backer. She was also afraid of being implicated in the fierce party struggle in the imperial court, so she found an excuse among the people, saying that the people believed that Zheng Juzhong was promoted by virtue of connections and had little influence. Well, I took the initiative to say to Zhao Ji:

"Foreign relatives should not participate in politics. Your Majesty must use Zheng Juzhong, so let's lower the title of concubine."

After Mrs. Zheng said this, Zhao Ji would only lament that Mrs. Zheng is a sensible person, so how could she lower her title?So Zheng Juzhong's official position was reduced...

Empress Xiansu was originally planning to remove Zheng Juzhong, but she didn't move because of Wu Zhi's growing power.

Seeing the turmoil in the imperial court now, he decided to continue recommending.

Song Huizong agreed to promote him to the right prime minister...

Next, Empress Xiansu proposed another thing, which was to put his father in the position of Doctor Yushi.

Promote Zheng Gong, a younger brother from her natal family, to the position of envoy of the Privy Council.

Zheng Gong is actually a subordinate of Zheng Juzhong. He was promoted to the right minister, and the position of envoy of the Privy Council cannot be snatched away by others.

Empress Xiansu was a little flustered.

The recommended location is always good.

He kept saying that it was for Song Huizong's good, that he wanted to train his own people, and that no matter what they said, these people were better than no one in the court.

She said all the good things, and begged like a baby.

"Okay! It's up to you!"

Song Huizong thought about it, and it was not unreasonable. Originally, foreign relatives were not allowed to interfere in politics. Song Huizong didn't care about these things. In addition, Empress Xiansu was pregnant, and Song Huizong often went out to wander and look for wild flowers.

Not only did Empress Xiansu not complain about him, but sometimes she even provided convenience for her.

Therefore, Song Huizong sometimes listened to Empress Xiansu's words.

He also agreed to this matter.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wu is here!"

A eunuch suddenly came to report.

"Let him in!"

Song Huizong smiled: "You go back first, I have something to discuss with Wu Xiang!"

"Chen and concubine retire."

A touch of surprise appeared in the eyes of Empress Xiansu. The officials all agreed this time. Her role as empress is still very important.

Now Wu Zhi's arrival is one step late after all, her matter has already been settled, and these important positions are all his people, so I feel more at ease.

I still have some weight in His Majesty's heart.

But yes, her Zheng family is also the queen of a country after all.

Now that the imperial court is short of people, what's the point of recommending a few people?

Empress Xiansu couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

No wonder people in the world like power so much. This feeling of controlling the fate of others is really enjoyable.

Although the officials told her not to interfere in the government affairs, they were not so tough.She can still talk.

Empress Xiansu left.

Meet Wu Zhi while walking.

"Queen!"

Wu Zhi's polite smile, the fair face of Xiansu Queen who still has the charm, and the bright smile, will definitely not make people see that she is afraid of Wu Xiang.

But Wu Zhi knew it well.

How can it be easy to be a queen?As a unique figure in Song Dynasty, I will definitely be feared by others.

Wu Zhi didn't care either.

Next, Wu Zhi and Song Huizong drank and chatted. Song Huizong came to him to discuss the promotion list.

Wu Zhi was not surprised that the positions of the right minister of the court, the doctor of the royal family, and the envoy of the Privy Council were recommended by the queen.

This queen has been playing tricks behind her back, and Wu Zhi knows it.

That is to say, now the right minister of the Song court has become Zheng Juzhong, the doctor Yushi has become the queen's father Zheng Shen, and the Privy Council has become Zheng Gong.

Needless to say, the right minister has the qualifications to participate in national policy, make various suggestions to officials, and can dispatch various departments at certain times.

It is a very important role in the court.

The Privy Council has the power to issue clerical orders and can decide how the general should act.But there is no right to command troops.

The highest officer is called the Privy Councilor or the Privy Councilor, and the second-in-command of the Privy Council is called the Privy Councilor or the Privy Councilor.

Under the Privy Council, there are "Du Chengzhi" and "Deputy Du Chengzhi", which are mainly responsible for calling for orders and transmitting court affairs information.

Generally speaking, officials of the Privy Council must understand military affairs, and it is best to be a military attache.

Since the highest officer of the Privy Council could control the tiger talisman and mobilize the army, the emperor feared that the generals had too much power, and sometimes sent civilian officials to serve here.

Of course, if the privy envoys want to dispatch troops, in addition to tiger charms, they must also have the emperor's imperial decree.

All are restricted.

But the generals cannot avoid this department when fighting a war.

Except for one person, that is Wu Zhi.

Because many of Wu Zhi were entrusted to him by Song Huizong with full authority, and with the authorization of Song Huizong, he did what he wanted when he fought.

Generally, the left minister of the imperial court also serves as the envoy of the Privy Council, but now they are separated.

When Cai Jing was in the court, although the Privy Council was not a department he was in charge of on the surface, it was actually his people.

So Cai Jing can mobilize the Privy Council to do things for him.

Now that Cai Jing is gone, his people, who are also the Queen's people, are in the Privy Council, so Wu Zhi may not be able to transfer them.

However, the official position and rights of the royal doctor are different.

Doctor Yushi is responsible for supervising officials, accepting reports from officials on behalf of the emperor, managing important national albums and classics, and drafting edicts and orders on behalf of the imperial court.

In addition, they are also responsible for impeaching the faults of the picket officials and assisting the emperor to rectify the discipline.

The ancients "loved and hated" the yamen of Yushitai. As a judiciary, the censors represented justice, and as an authority to supervise power, the emperor gave them great power.

Assuming that the censor is upright, it is okay to say that if the censor himself is morally corrupt, there will be endless troubles.

Wu Zhi thought in his heart, are all three people from the Queen's side?
What is this queen doing?
Harem meddling in politics?

court death?

Wu Zhi said nothing on the surface, but it has always been a taboo for the harem to interfere in politics.

(End of this chapter)