Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 511 The new emperor ascends the throne
Zhang Yaozuo never dreamed that he spent hundreds of thousands of money to build, and the seven thousand Zhuang Ding, who had placed high hopes on him, collapsed under a round of arrows from the opponent. Not only did he collapse, but there were also a large number of defecting troops. The sons all died in the rebel army, and after being beheaded, they were used to ask for credit.

Zhang Yaozuo was surrounded by [-] soldiers in a wooden building. Zhang Yaozuo stood in the hall with a livid face and a sword in his hand. He held up an iron plate and shouted to the soldiers outside the hall, "I have the iron certificate of the emperor's alchemy. Who are you?" Dare to kill me?"

At this time, the crowd parted ways, and Fan Ning walked in with Zhu Long and four other guards. He looked at Zhang Yaozuo and said coldly, "You betrayed the emperor, and you still have the face to use the emperor's iron coupon?"

"It's you!"

Zhang Yaozuo suddenly revealed his fierce look, and shouted: "You little bastard should have been killed back then!"

Fanning shook his head, "You are hopeless!"

He turned back to General Li Zhi and said, "General Li leads the brothers back down first, I will have a private talk with him!"

As soon as Li Zhi raised his hand, hundreds of soldiers quickly evacuated the courtyard and the lobby, and Fan Ning was the only one in the lobby.

Zhang Yaozuo suddenly became a little flustered, "Fan Ning, what are you going to do, I have the iron certificate of the alchemy book, you can't kill me!"

Fan Ning said with pity on his face: "Master Zhang, I know that you are very loyal to the emperor. You feel very guilty about this mutiny, so you committed suicide by taking poison and gave up the iron coupon of the alchemy book."

Zhang Yaozuo yelled and turned to run away, but Zhu Long and Zhu Bao grabbed his arms and snatched his sword. Zhang Yaozuo curled up in fright and begged: "Fan Zhanshi, I will give you all my property, please forgive me." Let me die!"

Fan Ning took out a small red bottle from his bosom and handed it to Zhu Hu. Zhu Hu and Zhu Ying stepped forward and pried open Zhang Yaozuo's mouth. Zhu Hu poured a bottle of Hedinghong into his mouth, "Dang lang! 'The little red bottle fell to the ground, and everyone let him go.

Zhang Yaozuo collapsed on the ground, choked his throat hard, trembling so much that he couldn't speak, he shrank into a small ball for a moment, his seven orifices bled, and died in a moment, but his eyes protruded, unwilling to look at the sky outside the lobby.

Fan Ning shook his head, turned around and left the hall, just as he walked out of the wooden building, he saw Zhao Shiyue hurriedly approaching, seeing Fan Ning he said urgently: "The emperor once told me that Zhang Yaozuo's name must be kept, and he cannot be killed!"

Fan Ning calmly said: "No one killed him, he felt guilty to the emperor himself, and committed suicide by taking poison!"

"you!"

Zhao Shiyue said angrily: "How could he commit suicide by taking poison? How can you explain it to the emperor?"

Fan Ning gave him a cold look, "How did the Julu King commit suicide by taking poison? Think about it carefully, how should you explain it to the new emperor?"

Fanning left with his men.

Zhao Shiyue was stunned, he suddenly thought of this frightening thing, yes!How did he explain it to the new emperor?

"Boom-thump-"

The Tianchen Bell of Daqing Hall rang, echoing throughout the city. The last time the Tianchen Bell rang was 40 years ago, when the emperor Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, and this time the ringing meant the death of the emperor Zhao Zhen, and the flags and banners in the palace Changing to white, all the palace people were wrapped in white cloth, and crying began to come from the inner palace.

Before dawn, thousands of officials were standing on the square of Daqing Palace. In the capital, officials of the ninth rank or above, both civil and military, were gathered here. The common people gathered on Yujie to witness the scene of Song Dynasty changing the world.

On the steps of the Daqing Hall, Sun Pin, a scholar of the Guanwen Hall, read aloud the edict of the emperor, "The grandson of the emperor, Zhao Xu, is martial and wise, benevolent and courteous, far superior to me, and can inherit the great order, but he is still young. If I can’t be in charge, the Empress Dowager Gao and the Empress Dowager Cao can listen to the government behind the curtain and help him grow up. I hope all the officials will take pity on my grandson, take care of him in the morning and evening, and protect the Song Dynasty together. This is my honor!"

In this edict, Zhao Zhen officially named Zhao Xu as the grandson of the emperor, her mother Gao as the empress dowager, and her grandmother Cao as the empress dowager, and the queen dowagers of the two palaces jointly listened to politics.

Sun Pin finished reading the edict and shouted loudly: "The new emperor is on the throne!"

With the sound of rumbling drums, the end door opened, and three thousand soldiers escorted the young emperor Zhao Xu into the square of Daqing Palace. Wearing a dragon robe and a big crown, Zhao Xu boldly boarded the high dragon chair, Sit down on the dragon chair.

Thousands of officials knelt down and shouted long live together!On December 28th of the seventh year of Jiayou, Zhao Xu, who was only 14 years old, ascended the throne of the Great Song Dynasty. He was the Song Shenzong in history, and ascended the throne four years earlier than history.

Zhao Xu immediately promulgated the first decree, ordering the world to mourn for the late emperor. For seven days, all cities will be closed, and the whole city will be empty.

He quickly issued a second decree. In order to protect the country, he canonized the Cao family as the Empress Dowager, his mother Gao as the Empress Dowager, and his father Zhao Zongshi as the Emperor Xuanxiao.

The day finally dawned, officials dispersed one after another, and large-scale sacrifices to the deceased emperor began in Tokyo. It is undeniable that Zhao Zhen's 40 years in power were also the 40 years of Song Dynasty's gradual prosperity. The society created a lot of wealth, and most The people of the Song Dynasty benefited from it. His death made the people infinitely sad. They burned incense paper to cover the sky and covered the sun. Almost all temples in the capital held water and land pujas to save the soul of the emperor Zhao Zhen.

In Ziwei Palace, dozens of officials of the third rank and above held a small court meeting to finalize some important matters.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces have been determined to listen to the government behind the curtain, which cannot be changed. As for whether it is Gao Xian or Cao Xian, it will be discussed later. He and Han Jiang were granted the title of Canzhizhengshi and joined Zhizhengtang.

As for Fan Ning, because of his junior qualifications, he was temporarily unable to enter the Zhizheng Hall. Doctor Lu was promoted to Doctor Lu of Jinziguanglu, the third rank. Everyone has no objection to this, but Zhao Xu used the power of the emperor to make Fan Ning the Duke of Qinghe County.

Except for the three people discussing matters in the East Palace, the personnel changes have not changed. The future will be long, and this needs to be resolved slowly.

Everyone discussed the arrangements for the New Year and the vigil for the late emperor. In addition, some important powers and items were also handed over.

There is another important matter, and everyone has also reached a consensus. The lesson of Zhang Yaozuo's coup must be learned. Any army transfer must have a combination of talismans, cards, seals, and orders. The gold medal is in charge, the emperor is in charge of the jade seal, and the Zhizhengtang is in charge of the military order. Only when the four reach a consensus can the army be mobilized.

At noon, the important ministers' discussions were over. Zhao Xu didn't have the imperial study, so he temporarily borrowed the imperial grandfather's imperial study and summoned Fan Ning temporarily.

Seeing that he was a little worried, Fan Ning smiled and said, "Is Your Majesty still not used to the new identity?"

"There are too many things to worry about."

Zhao Xu sighed and said, "Zhan Shi, the empress dowagers of the two palaces have some disagreements, do you know that?"

Although Fan Ning has a new official position now, he has not resigned from the East Palace Zhan Shi. He did not expect that the first thing Zhao Xu said was this. It stands to reason that Cao Ruan and Gao Taotao are in the relationship between aunt and niece, so it should be very good. Why? There will be a disagreement, which makes Fanning a little puzzled.

"What's the reason?"

"I don't know exactly!"

"Your Majesty, pay attention to address." Fanning reminded him.

Zhao Xu quickly changed his words, "I just heard that it was related to my mother's marriage back then."

Fan Ning immediately understood that Gao Taotao told himself that Empress Cao wanted to dedicate Gao Taotao to the emperor Zhao Zhen in order to fight against Zhang Guifei, but how could Gao Taotao marry his uncle?So Zhao Zhen refused, so Empress Cao married her to Zhao Zongshi.

Empress Cao was in charge of the two major life-long events, and Gao Taotao was not consulted, so Gao Taotao was always unhappy about this matter.

Fan Ning comforted Zhao Xu and said: "The previous things have passed, and they need to cooperate with each other in the future. I believe that both of them are elders who understand the general situation and understand things. There will not be too many conflicts in government affairs."

"Of course this is the best way. Besides, how is Zhang Yaozuo's situation?"

"Zhang Yaozuo committed suicide by taking poison. Of course, he refused to commit suicide. I gave him a ride. I suggest that Your Majesty cut the weeds and root them out. After a while, find a reason to exile all the men in Lingnan, and then die of incompatibilities. Your Majesty, there must be no The benevolence of a woman will leave future troubles!"

When Zhao Xu thought of his father's tragic death, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he nodded, "I'm not the only one who wants to deal with them!"

Zhao Xu then sighed again: "Zhan Shi made such great achievements, but he didn't even enter the Zhizheng Hall. I feel extremely guilty!"

Fan Ning laughed, "How can there be a 25-year-old prime minister? I don't care about 30 years old. Why should your majesty apologize, but I need your majesty's special permission for my specific actual position."

Zhao Xu cheered up, "What actual position does Zhan Shi want to take, how about the third envoy?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "I would like to serve as an overseas strategic envoy, please allow your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu sighed slightly, "If I remember correctly, this is what the emperor's grandfather meant."

Fan Ning nodded silently, "It is indeed Zhao Zhen's arrangement!"

(End of this chapter)