Return to the Song Dynasty

The two brothers of the Su family had enough fun, and Su Shi didn't forget to let his friend have a good time, and he also took this passage when he wrote to Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun saw that he was drinking tea when he was a child, but he didn't swallow a sip of tea, and contributed all of it to the letter paper.Mrs. Zhang was embroidering flowers, when she saw her official spray the letter paper with tea.

"What's the matter with the official? This is the best Mingqian Longjing, why is it so wasteful?" Mrs. Zhang frowned, why is the official so indecent.

"Well, ma'am, let's take a look."

Mrs. Zhang poked her head over, and couldn't help but smile after seeing it, how could there be such a weird person.

Thinking about these days, the officials in my family are no longer depressed and complaining about others. Mr. Dongpo and his little friend are indeed indispensible.

I have also read some of the correspondence between officials and Mr. Dongpo, and the ideas are indeed unconventional, which others dare not think about.The officials of my own family really liked this, too, to deal with this kind of stubborn donkey, they couldn't wake him up without a blow to the head.

Some time ago, the officials did some grassroots investigations according to what the letter said.

(Zhao Bi communicated with Su Shi and talked about the drawbacks of the new law. Zhao Bi believed that in order to formulate a new law that is practical and implement it smoothly, it is not enough to just think about it in the capital. We must go to the grassroots and do investigations.

It is to go to the localities to see how people of different places and classes live, to see how all walks of life are managed, and to see how the new law will affect these people after it is implemented.

Standing on the perspective of each class, think differently, compare the new law with the old law, and see whose interests are hurt by the new law?What is the reason why it cannot be implemented?After the implementation, is there any practical effect for the people?Are there any loopholes in the implementation process?

We must first understand these issues before we can talk about the new law or the old law, otherwise it will be just talk on paper. )

Zhang Dun happened to be released to Ruzhou at this time, and after reading the contents of the letter, he was greatly inspired, and had nothing to do, so he actually started a grassroots investigation.It's hard for a generation of prime ministers to haunt the streets and alleys all day long, mixing among the three religions and nine streams.

But Zhang Dun never tired of it.

Zhang Dun was originally a courageous character, otherwise he would not have been able to go his own way and insist on implementing the new law when Sima Guang and other old party factions were in power, and he would have been demoted and blamed for this.

Of course, Zhao Bi, who was the instigator, didn't know that someone in Ruzhou, outside Bianjing, was actually carrying out his grassroots investigation plan.

At this time, Zhao Yu was thinking about what to give the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday.

The Empress Dowager's birthday is on the sixth day of August, and it will be a month away.What kind of congratulatory gift to give is the most troublesome thing for Zhao Bi now.

Send rare antiques, the Queen Mother has plenty of them, they are not new anymore.Besides, he is a little prince, and he has not been formally crowned king, so where can he get so much money to buy it.

The most troublesome thing is that the grandfather's family is not in the capital, and there is no one available outside the palace, where can I go to buy gifts.

In desperation, I had to ask Xiaoji's uncle to bring back a lot of wood and some tools, and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs for two carpenters.He turned the courtyard outside Liuyunxuan into a carpentry workshop.

Of course, this matter was approved by the Empress Dowager. Her old man was very interested, and she would go around twice a day to see what Zhao Bi was up to.

"My son, what are you going to do? Tell the emperor's grandmother, Aijia promises not to tell anyone else." The empress dowager couldn't help but ask after two days of traveling.

"Well, it's okay to tell the emperor's grandmother, but the emperor's grandmother must promise not to tell others. I haven't let the chick in these few days, hehe."

Zhao Bi approached the Empress Dowager mysteriously, and whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear.

"Really? Is it that comfortable? The Ai family is really looking forward to seeing it sooner."

"Yeah, I promise to let the imperial grandmother see it as soon as it is done. Hehe, my grandson asked a craftsman to make two pieces. You just wait and enjoy them, imperial grandmother."

"You child, you are really the little heart of the Ai family. If you were not by the Ai family's side, how would the Ai family live this day!" The Empress Dowager said with an exaggerated expression as she put her arms around Zhao Yu.

The Empress Dowager seldom showed such emotions, causing all the maids and eunuchs to cover their mouths and laugh.

The Empress Dowager looked at her little grandson who had grown a lot in front of her, and she felt indescribably happy.This little grandson is becoming more and more spiritual now, with spooky ideas emerging one after another, and there is no shadow of the idiot back then.Even the imperial physician said that Zhao Bi had recovered.What a blessing from the ancestors!

Some time ago, the queen mother said that the incense powder used now is too sweet and greasy, which makes people uncomfortable.Zhao Bi also made a fruit-flavored face powder. The fragrance is faint, seemingly non-existent, and has the freshness of fruit, which makes people feel refreshed.

The queen mother liked it even more, and praised Zhao Bi for his caring.All the concubines and concubines followed suit, and for a while there was a faint fruity smell everywhere in the palace.

Time flies, and a month passes by in a blink of an eye.The sixth day of August is the Queen Mother's birthday.

It's a good day, the hair is smooth and smooth, no wonder I can be the queen mother.

The palace was full of joy, and the Shengping Building was especially lively. The troupe from the palace sang a big show all day in the building.The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager led a group of concubines to watch, and the princes and princesses were also able to accompany them.

Seeing that everyone else is watching with relish, Zhao Bi is really tired.If Zhao Ji hadn't bumped him with his elbow, he would have fallen asleep.

'What's the point of this babbling, the makeup is not good, it's so thick, it's not natural at all, and, moreover, the costumes are not good-looking, and there is no stage lighting, it's hard to look at. "Zhao Bi despises it, but the beautiful sister Bing Bing in the dream...

In the evening, the emperor specially held a banquet in Shengping Building to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.In fact, the emperor was kind to the empress dowager, the aunt, but he was more inclined towards the biological mother in his heart.Besides, the shady deeds that concubine Zhu Chen did were all hidden from the little emperor.

Since the last poisoning incident, Concubine Zhu Chen has restrained herself a lot and dare not do anything more.But on weekdays he is still quite arrogant, always wanting to compete with the Queen Mother overtly and secretly.

When she was seated just now, the Empress Dowager did not walk steadily, and accidentally sat a little sideways.Concubine Zhu Chen immediately taunted and said: "Your empress dowager, your body is precious, so be careful. This lady has to be steady. If you accidentally fall down, it will be bad." She also specially said " Fall" was said very loudly.

The Empress Dowager thought it was her birthday, a great day, and she couldn't afford to argue with her, and the Emperor was also present, so he had to take the Emperor's face into consideration, so she just glanced at her and ignored it.

In fact, I was already very angry in my heart, "Well, you are Concubine Zhu Chen, but you are just a beautiful face of the late emperor, and you are just a concubine."Relying on being the emperor's birth mother, you actually don't pay attention to the Ai family so much. You haven't settled the debt with the Ai family before, but you still dare..." Under the wide sleeves, the queen mother clasped her hands tightly, with a firm expression on her face. It was calm and breezy.

Concubine Zhu Chen felt bored, so she stopped talking.

After watching the singing and dancing, the emperor made a birthday speech, and the next thing was for everyone to present gifts to the queen mother.

To say that this link of presenting gifts is what Zhao Bi hates the most.You can just send whatever you want, but everyone has to stand in the main hall to present gifts in full view, and there must be a reason for what to give, which is really troublesome.

The order of appearance must also follow the rules.First the emperor, the prince, and then the concubines...

The emperor first went forward to present a new set of phoenix crowns to the queen mother, which were full of pearls and jade, very gorgeous, and the big pearls on the crowns were new tributes from Qiongzhou this year.The queen mother was very happy, and she smiled and took the emperor's hand and talked.

What a picture of a loving mother and filial piety, a piece of harmony and harmony.It's a pity that not everyone is happy, such as Concubine Zhu Chen.This scene was really dazzling in her eyes. Why should her son give gifts to others? Her biological mother did not have this kind of treatment. She clutched the handkerchief tightly, and the corner of her smiling mouth showed a flicker of ferocity.

All of this was seen by Zhao Bi, who stood closer because he was preparing to present the next gift. 'This bitch must have seen the empress dowager getting along with the emperor, and couldn't bear it anymore.It's better if you can't help it, the bigger the disturbance, the faster the bitch will die.Concubine Zhu Chen, don't let me, Zhao Bi, expect you. '

Ever since Wu Zhaoyuan was murdered and died, Zhao Bi has been thinking about getting rid of Concubine Zhu Chen, a bitch, all the time.But Zhao Bi had no power and no legitimate reason, so he had to endure it secretly.

Anyway, Concubine Zhu Chen has completely offended the Empress Dowager, when it will be over depends on the Empress Dowager's patience.Of course, Zhao Bi would often look for opportunities to stimulate Concubine Zhu Chen, making her explode every now and then.Let her enter the rhythm of death.

Afterwards, the other princes presented gifts.Except for the emperor Zhao Xu, Zhao Bi was the eldest among the princes.

Zhao Bi stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "My son, Zhao Bi, pays respects to my mother. May my mother be blessed like the East China Sea and live longer than Nanshan. Also, I hope that my mother will stay young forever, smile often, and have today every year. There is a future every year." After speaking, he saluted exaggeratedly.

Zhao Bi's birthday speech is a bit nondescript, the first half seems to be like that, but the second half seems a bit casual and not formal enough.However, it is this casualness that reveals a little intimacy.

Sure enough, the queen mother was very happy when she heard the words: "You don't need to be too polite. You little guy has something good, take it out, Aijia is waiting to see." The queen mother also looked at him with a smile.

"I made it myself, and it's my whole heart. Although it won't be in the elegant hall, I hope the queen mother will like it." Zhao Yan scratched his head, smiled naively, and pretended to be shy.

Zhao Ji rolled his eyes, "This guy is pretending again, this shy look..., it's too bad, I'm about to vomit." '

Zhao Bi clapped his hands, and someone from the palace brought up a large box wrapped in red paper, with red ribbons tied around the box and a beautiful bow tie on the top, just like an ancient hardcover gift box.

Everyone in the palace had never seen such a weird packaging box, and they all showed surprise.

"Look, Queen Mother!" Zhao Bi held one end of the silk ribbon and pulled it hard. The bow at the top was pulled away, and the wooden boards around the box suddenly spread outwards. .