Funing Hall

This time King Wei Jun entered the palace, he still went to the Funing Hall first, and naturally a young eunuch rushed to the Yanhe Hall to report the news.

The Hall of Yanhe is the place where the Empress Dowager Sun handles political affairs outside of court attendance.

Empress Dowager Sun was discussing political affairs with several prime ministers, when news came in from outside, Qing Ming walked behind her.

The adults stopped talking for a while, and Qing Ming leaned over to Empress Dowager Sun's ear and told about Prince Wei's entry into the palace.

Even if she is in Baoci Hall at this moment, Empress Dowager Sun will not lose her composure like last time, let alone here is Yanhe Hall.Empress Dowager Sun nodded slightly, and continued to talk about political affairs regardless of the pricked ears of everyone in the audience.

Zhao Cong and her are of the same mind, she has nothing to fear.

What's more, the imperial treasure has always been in her hands.

Depending on how the king of Wei County instigates and instigates.

King Wei Jun came to see Zhao Cong, intending to take him with him to ask Queen Mother Sun for an exact time.

Zhao Cong is now playing the role of a "good son", so naturally he is "unwilling" to go.

King Wei Jun secretly worried, more and more thought that Zhao Cong was worthless.

"Your Majesty doesn't plan to be in charge anymore?!" He asked seriously.

Zhao Cong froze, and said vaguely: "It's just, it's just—the empress is discussing matters in the Yanhe Hall at the moment, it's not good after all."

Obviously Zhao Cong was persuaded by him when he entered the palace last time, but now he is so stagnant, it is natural that Zhao Cong was given the ecstasy potion by the old godmother again.Didn't he just give him four beauties? !

"The Hall of Yanhe? Your Majesty also knows that it is the Hall of Yanhe? Your Majesty is not interested in how the hall is arranged? Daqing Hall, Wende Hall, Zichen Hall, Chuigong Hall, Chongzheng Hall, Yanhe Hall, etc. Which one of the palaces does not belong to your majesty?! If your majesty will be in charge as soon as possible, why should it be occupied by the queen mother?" Wei Junwang stood up, bowed to the end, and said sadly, "Your majesty, except for the day of enthronement, in the past six years, have you ever been to the palace?" Passed the Daqing Hall? You should also go to that hall to see the scenery below the steps! It has been empty for six years!"

Frankly speaking, Prince Wei has a lot of bad intentions, but he really blindly agrees with orthodoxy.

Just because he, Zhao Cong, was the emperor appointed by the first emperor, King Wei Jun stood by him.

Such a person is said to be a good person, but he has a bad heart.Said he was bad, but not bad enough.

Zhao Cong stepped forward to help him: "Uncle Wang is such a big gift, how do you want my nephew to deal with it?"

"Your majesty just needs to say a word today, do you still want the Zhao family's country?!" Wei Junwang was unwilling to mention it.

Zhao Cong wanted it, but it was in front of King Wei. After thinking about it for a while, he "reluctantly" said: "Yes."

He definitely wants the Zhao family's country.Not only does he want it, but he also wants to hold it firmly in his hands, and he also wants to paint this country as beautifully as possible.

After hearing this, King Wei Jun got up.From his point of view, Zhao Cong is uncertain, and maybe one day he will be coaxed by Queen Mother Sun again, and he will be shaken again, but at least he has this idea in his heart.It’s good to have thoughts, but to be afraid is to be afraid, even the thoughts are gone!

Zhao Cong went to the Hall of Yanhe together with King Weijun.

This is also Zhao Cong's first return to the Hall of Yanhe.

The Yanhe Hall was originally the place where the emperor handled political affairs, and it was in the same forbidden zone as the Chongzheng Hall.Later, because the Empress Dowager Sun was in court to listen to the government, the Hall of Yanhe was given to the Empress Dowager Sun to handle political affairs.

King Weijun is a member of the clan and has no real power in his hands, but he has the official position of Kaifeng Governor. This is just a vain position.When the first emperor was still there, he often didn't go to court.After Empress Dowager Sun came to court to listen to politics, he never went to court.When I came back to Wende Hall to attend the Great Court Meeting, the Empress Dowager Sun invited me several times, but he couldn't avoid it, so he had to come into the palace.

This is also the first time that Duke Wei came back to the Hall of Yanhe after the new emperor ascended the throne.

The guards and the little eunuch at the gate of the Yanhe Hall saw the two giant Buddhas approaching, and they were almost scared to death.

They rarely saw Zhao Cong, it was very strange.But the clothes, the scarlet color, and the lineup of eunuchs and guards following behind, one can tell it is His Majesty at a glance.

The guards all knelt down to salute, and the little eunuch guarding the gate of the Yanhe Hall also saw all the gentlemen. He was a proper person, but at this moment he also knelt down on the ground in a panic, shouting "Long live" together with the guards, and treated Zhao Cong gently. After saying "Get up", I hurriedly got up and went in to report.

Duke Wei was half a step behind Zhao Cong, unable to see Zhao Cong's facial expression, he just begged Zhao Cong to show less timidity.

How did he know that Zhao Cong's face was calm.

Zhao Cong smiled calmly, calmly, but inexplicably chillingly, the guards and eunuchs who had already stood up and raised their heads lowered their heads one after another.

King Wei thought they were afraid of him.

After the two entered the hall and walked away, the guards and eunuchs standing on both sides of the door looked at each other, and then looked away in unison.

Seems to be really changing.

Your Majesty is so.

Zhao Cong and Wei Junwang came suddenly, and the eunuch had just finished reporting, and they had already entered the palace.

Regardless of how noble and calm the Empress Dowager Sun was sitting in the first place, as soon as Zhao Congfu entered, all the officials sitting in the palace stood up, turned around, and knelt His Majesty saluted Zhao Cong and shouted: "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

In fact, in a forbidden palace like the Yanhe Hall, it doesn't have to be like this. You just need to stand and bow to each other and say "I wish your Majesty all blessings".

But it was rare for Zhao Cong to show his face, so everyone couldn't help but knelt down and shouted these words.

King Wei Jun also knelt down, and after shouting, he raised his head and looked at the Empress Dowager Sun who was still sitting in the first place.

Empress Dowager Sun was weak all over, this is the difference between the emperor and the empress dowager.

No matter how weak or small the emperor is, he is still the emperor. As long as he shows up, everyone has to kneel and call him "long live".

She is the empress dowager, and she has listened to the government for six years. No matter how good she is at handling the government, even if the court is full of her people, they can only say "blessings to the empress dowager", not even "thousand years".The rules set by the ancestors are only long live, not thousand years old.

She could barely hold herself up.

However, Prince Wei raised his head and looked at her proudly.

She also looked at Prince Wei.

Did Duke Wei think that he could hold Zhao Cong in this way, and then fight her? !

She looked at Zhao Cong, who smiled shyly at her.

She was certain in her heart that she would fight Weijun Wang well!As long as Zhao Cong is always on her side, Duke Wei will never win!

Instead, Empress Dowager Sun gave Zhao Cong an encouraging look, she did not want to show weakness in front of King Wei.

King Wei Jun knelt behind Zhao Cong, and he couldn't see Zhao Cong's expression from the beginning to the end.When he saw Empress Dowager Sun's appearance, he scolded "the old godly woman" in his heart, and tricked his stupid nephew!

One or two are using him, and he turns them into fights, so what does it matter to him?

He is just a sick and weak little emperor, he doesn't know anything, he doesn't understand anything.

Zhao Cong said warmly: "My lords, please stand up."

After the princes stood up one after another, the Empress Dowager Sun said kindly, "Cong'er, come and sit beside me."

She deliberately called her "Cong'er" instead of "Your Majesty".

Prince Wei raised his eyebrows, and the other ministers looked at each other carefully.

Zhao Cong walked towards her with a smile, but said in his heart: Let her be called "Cong'er", and in the future, Queen Mother Sun must kneel down for him and call him "Your Majesty" all day and night!

King Wei Jun refused to let her have a good time, and didn't wait for Zhao Cong to sit down, so he said: "It's just right, the servants on the left and right are here, although the king is not familiar with you, you should tell your majesty and the king, the envoys of various countries What kind of rituals do you have when you come to see our majesty? Our majesty has not seen the envoys for six years, and this king has forgotten."

The left and right servants first glanced at the Empress Dowager Sun above, and the Empress Dowager Sun looked calm, so the two of them hesitated.

Zhao Cong smiled.

"Although the minister is not in charge of the Ministry of Rites, he knows a thing or two." In the silence, an official stood up, bowed to the first person, and said these words.

When he finished speaking, he looked up. It was a money merchant.

Empress Dowager Sun hid her hands in her sleeves and was about to clenched them tightly when she suddenly felt a trembling around her.She looked at Zhao Cong, Zhao Cong's robe was sticking to her sleeve, Zhao Cong was trembling.

She couldn't help but sigh again.

Zhao Cong's courage is really too small, after all, it is rare to meet the ministers once, and when the prime ministers are there, the money merchant still stands up.

Forget it, she agreed to Qian Yuemo's Concubine Shu, and Qian Shang is Concubine Shu's father, so naturally he wanted to say a few words for Zhao Cong.And the Qian family is a family that Taizu told him to treat well, everyone in the court knows, what can she do?She can get everyone's official position, but the Qian family can't move.

Now that she has agreed, she has thought about all these things, why is she doing this now?

She said softly, "Cong Er, sit down."

Zhao Cong smiled at her again, very young, and then sat down.

Without waiting for Empress Dowager Sun to speak, King Wei Jun said directly: "You don't have to be modest, Mr. Qian. If you want me to tell you, whoever should take care of this matter can take care of it. If the person who should take care of it can't take care of it, what kind of official should you be? Just get rid of it." , Empress Dowager, do you think so? The most indispensable thing in the court is capable people!"

At this moment, the left and right servants standing below were all appointed by the Empress Dowager Sun after taking charge of the government.The original left and right servants were really capable officials, but the Empress Dowager Sun was good. One was promoted to Minister of the Book, and the other was directly asked to return to his hometown.Shang Shu Ling also sounds good, he is the prime minister, but who knows that it is just a false job?No real power whatsoever.

In short, in the past six years, the imperial court has indeed been thoroughly infiltrated by the Queen Mother Sun and her people.

The two of them naturally didn't answer Wei Junwang's words.

Others didn't want to get into trouble, only Qian Shang said with a smile: "My lord is joking again."

"Are you joking? This king never jokes. I really can't find someone who is capable, but I am willing to stand up. Back then, this king was also taught by Taizu himself!"

Every time Queen Mother Sun heard Weijun Wang mention Taizu, her teeth itch with hatred. Whatever she did, she used Taizu as a fuss and a life-saving talisman!The rules set by the Taizu himself do not allow the clan to interfere in politics, nor allow the clan to hold real power!Why don't you, Prince Wei, say so? !

The author has something to say: The usefulness of some palaces in the Northern Song Dynasty, you can read it if you are interested (it seems a bit long, please turn to a few more pages if you don’t read it haha).

The entire imperial palace in the Northern Song Dynasty is divided into outside and inside, front and back.Outside (front): Daqing Hall, Wende Hall.Inside (rear): Zichen Hall, Chuigong Hall, Chongzheng Hall, Yanhe Hall. (Other palaces, mentioned in the text and then explained)

Daqing Hall: The main hall of the entire imperial palace, the palace where the Grand Court Meeting is held three times a year: the first day of the first lunar month, the first day of the fifth lunar month, and the winter solstice.In addition, all major ceremonies are held in the Daqing Hall, such as the enthronement of the emperor.

Wende Hall: The rank is second only to Daqing Hall. When the Empress Dowager was in charge of the government, she presided over the Great Court Meeting, and the highest level could only be in Wende Hall.In addition, the canonization of princes and concubines, and the resignation of some officials are also in this palace.

Zichen Hall & Chuigong Hall: Both are the palaces of the court attendants, that is, the place where officials go to court during the small court meeting (once every five days).The difference is that the Zichen Hall is mainly a place for court visits once every five days, and it is also a place where Khitan envoys from the Liao Kingdom meet. If there is auspicious offerings in the place, it is also here.The Chuigong Hall is a standard palace dedicated to the upper court. Some emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty held court meetings every day, and it was in the Chuigong Hall.

Chongzheng Hall & Yanhe Hall: the closest palace to the emperor's bedroom, and also the most "inner" palace.These two are the emperor's private workplaces, similar to private study rooms, where the emperor personally summons important or favorite officials to come here to discuss political affairs.If the emperor didn't sleep in the palace, had just presided over the court meeting, had dinner, and didn't go to the back garden to see the scenery or see the concubine, most of the time he would deal with political affairs in these two palaces.Because in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was indeed a matter of the queen mother listening to politics, the Yanhe Hall was a place for the queen mother to handle political affairs.

The imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty was really small. Song Taizong and Song Huizong both planned to expand it. Song Taizong also asked the people around the palace what they wanted. The people didn't want to move, and if they disagreed, Song Taizong gave up.Song Huizong also gave up because the people were unwilling.

Therefore, from the founding and stability of the Northern Song Dynasty to the subjugation of the country by Huizong, the imperial palace has never been expanded and has always been small.Isn't it amazing? [cover face].