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Chapter 636: The Empress Dowager withdrew the curtain, and the Emperor came to court to listen to the government (first update)
Chapter 645

"Your Majesty, what's your mood now?" After all the court officials had left the Spring and Autumn Palace, the Empress Dowager who no longer needed to pretend to be haggard asked Zhao Xu with a narrow smile.

"My grandson feels quite depressed. Although he also knows that they have ulterior motives, he has to admit that what they said does make some sense, but..."

"Their principles are just for talking, not for real implementation. Don't be fooled by the eloquence of these ministers." Hearing this, Gao Taotao couldn't help but patted Zhao with a smile. Xu explained patiently with his hand.

"The Ai family has been dealing with them for so many years, and they know their thoughts and intentions very well, but unfortunately, they thought wrong. The Ai family will not stand on anyone's side anymore, because, from tomorrow on, Your Majesty, you He is the only master of the Song Dynasty."

"Grandmother..." Hearing these words, and seeing the love and encouragement in Grandmother's eyes, Zhao Xu suddenly felt his eyes heat up, and almost burst into tears.

"You are the emperor of my Great Song Dynasty. You should be happy and angry without showing any expressions, and you should not change your face when Mount Tai collapses." Gao Taotao couldn't help his eyes turning red, and he lowered his voice to force himself to be calm.

Zhao Xu looked at the Empress Dowager and nodded vigorously.

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The next day, the sun came out which was rare, and this day was the first day of Yuanyou's tenth year, New Year's Day.Only then did the sky brighten up, but Tokyo Bianliang in the Song Dynasty was already full of voices, even in the palace.

And because today is New Year's Day, which is the first day of the new year in the Song Dynasty, it is actually the new year for later generations, but because of the arrival of a Western barbarian calendar.

In order to distinguish between the Lunar New Year and the Western New Year, the Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival, and the Western New Year is called New Year's Day.

Therefore, the place where the first big court meeting of the New Year is held is naturally held in the main hall of the Song Dynasty Palace: Daqing Hall.

The Zichen Hall to the north of the Daqing Hall is the front hall where the emperor of the Song Dynasty looked at the dynasty.The court meeting on the first lunar month of each month, the congratulations on the completion of the suburban temple ceremony, and the reception of envoys from various countries are all held in Zichen Hall.The Chui Gong Hall on the west side of the Qing Hall is where the emperor listens to government affairs on weekdays.

In the Daqing Hall, the emperor is in front of the case, and the empress dowager Gao Taotao lives behind him, with a curtain hanging in the middle to imply that the empress dowager is in charge of politics.

The Chui Gong Hall where government affairs are usually handled is different. The Empress Dowager sits on the west side, while the young emperor sits on the east side. As for the ministers, they are divided into two groups.

This is why Zhao Xu used to have no choice but to endure the situation when he saw a group of ministers who liked to hold up their anus and shake it towards him.

The Daqing Hall and the Zichen Hall are different. These two halls are deep enough, so under such circumstances, the Empress Dowager usually sits behind the emperor, separated by a curtain.

When the ministers entered His Highness Daqing, when they saw that the emperor was already sitting behind the imperial case, and the curtain behind him was still there, some ministers could not help showing a look of astonishment, while others breathed a sigh of relief, but The vast majority of the courtiers knew very well that the New Year's Day court meeting had only just begun, and it was still too early to withdraw the curtain.

After the ministers entered the court to pay homage, the Xuanbiao official held the inscription in his hand and began to read aloud the inscription that the emperor of the Song Dynasty expressed his heart to the heaven and the subjects of the whole country.

After everything was over, the Empress Dowager behind the curtain cleared her throat unexpectedly. "Xu Degong..."

"The old slave is here." Xu Degong shuddered and replied loudly.

"Come on, read this decree for Ai's family..." Gao Taotao took a deep breath, took out the decree for withdrawing the curtain from his sleeve, and handed it to Xu Degong.

The ministers in the court looked at each other one after another. It seemed that a thought suddenly came to everyone's mind, and it finally came to pass.

As Xu Degong's high-pitched voice with a hint of vibrato sounded, the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao decided to withdraw the curtain and no longer listen to the government. The already married and grown-up emperor Zhao Xu came to the court to take charge of the power of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the gist of what Yizhi said was that the empress dowager was old and her eyesight was dim. Over the years, she was in poor health and could no longer guarantee such a difficult job as holding power in the Song Dynasty.

In addition, the current Emperor of the Song Dynasty, since he ascended the throne at the age of nine, has always been diligent and eager to learn, respects his teachers, and works hard to learn the methods of governance.

It has been many years, and now, the son of heaven has been married, which naturally means that the son of heaven has officially come of age. According to the usual practice of the Song Dynasty, after the son of heaven gets married, he should personally come to the court to govern.

This is not only in line with the convention, but also made by the ancestors.

And the more they listened, the old party officials could only keep thinking about MMP, well, what does the old party advocate?Isn't it the ancestral family law?

The family law of the ancestors should not be changed easily. Since this is the case, the Empress Dowager withdrawing the curtain is just following the old system of the ancestors. If any of you dare to jump out and oppose the withdrawal of the curtain at this time, then you still shout that you must stick to your ancestors The old party of family law?

When Liu Zhi heard this, he couldn't help sighing, Jiang was really old and hot, and the empress dowager's trick was almost unsolvable.

This also means that the empress dowager has given up her mind to go. In order to avoid being coaxed by the officials again, she simply used the ancestral family law to suppress these old party ministers, leaving them speechless.

Although the empress dowager's attitude towards the old party has undergone certain changes over the past year, her attitude towards dealing with problems and government affairs is more gentle and tactful after all.

The young emperor, however, is a very typical radical. Although he has gradually become calm over the past year, it is rare for him to argue fiercely with ministers when the court is discussing government affairs, or even leave in anger. .

However, the new emperor is about to come to power, and I am afraid that soon there will be another storm that will cause turmoil in the entire Song Dynasty...

Thinking of this, Liu Zhi could only shake his head helplessly. He was powerless to stop such a result.

At that time, I don't know what kind of revenge those old party bosses who have been in the countryside and barren places for several years will carry out the anger accumulated in their hearts for so many years.

As for the important ministers of the old party in the Manchu dynasty, I am afraid that it will not be long before they will follow in the footsteps of those old new parties and be sent to relegation one after another.

The moment Xu Degong finally finished reading the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager, before everyone could react, Gao Taotao shouted and pulled the curtain.

Soon, the curtain that had been hanging between the Empress Dowager and the Son of Song for several years finally fulfilled its historical mission and slowly fell to the ground.

Seeing Zhao Xu who had left the imperial case and was facing him, Gao Taotao felt warm in his heart and shook his head slowly towards Zhao Xu, stopping Zhao Xu's urge to go up.

(End of this chapter)