Bao Zheng replied respectfully: "The people who can gain the trust of the prince are extremely honored, but the emperor will definitely not summon the people so easily because of the trust of the prince."

Zhao Heng said at this time: "There are three reasons to summon you! The first is because you gave me 100,000 taels of silver, the second is because Kou Zhun said you helped him find out many things related to the Ma Tianhui, and the third is because of the prince."[]

After hearing Zhao Heng's three reasons, Bao Zheng was surprised immediately. Although this emperor seemed to be seriously ill, he had always been concerned about various state affairs. Even Bao Zheng had known about these things.

Zhao Heng continued, "Now the crown prince is young and the court is complicated. I have a bad opinion every day, so I am afraid that time will not be too long. The one I am most worried about is my only son." When Zhao Heng said this, his eyes were full of loneliness, as if he had many memories in his heart.

Bao Zheng knew that Zhao Heng had many sons, who were born to Empress Liu's ex-girlfriend, Empress Guo, but they all died inexplicably when they were young. The only prince Zhao You finally grew to nine years old, but suddenly died, which made the virtuous and virtuous Empress Guo unable to bear so many blows, and finally couldn't afford to get sick and died. Now, the emperor Zhao Heng is now seriously ill, but he has only one young son. How can he not be sad?

Bao Zheng said at this time: "The emperor's dragon body will be blessed, and it will naturally be better. Otherwise, if there are plans in the court and the country, the heaven will cause chaos, and there are strong enemies outside eyeing them, and the court's financiers colluded with corrupt officials and officials. How can the prince deal with this situation?"

After hearing Bao Zheng's blunt statement, Zhao Heng squeezed out a wry smile and said, "Bao Zheng, I know that my body is not going to be better. But you are right all three points, but there is only one thing that makes me most worried. Do you don't want to say it, or dare not say it?"

After hearing Zhao Heng's words, Bao Zheng gritted his teeth and took the initiative, and replied: "What the emperor is most worried about is the three forces, one is the queen who threatens the young foreign relatives to interfere in politics, the other is the Eighth Prince, and the other is the branch of the royal family. Since Emperor Taizong of our Song Dynasty, there have been precedents of the throne inheritance. The Eighth Prince has always been famous and is powerful all over the world. In his eyes, the prince is much weaker. The saying that Emperor Taizong left the golden cabin made the branch of Taizu's lineage be ready to move, which is also a great threat to the prince."

After Bao Zheng said all this, his forehead was sweating. He was gambled. If Zhao Heng was a false lover, he had just slandered the royal relatives and was likely to be dragged out by the emperor to behead him.

After a long time, Zhao Heng on the dragon throne was silent, he said calmly: "Bao Zheng! You are indeed extremely brave! Kou Zhun once said that you dare to speak out without any scruples, but now it seems that what you say is true. What you analyze now is just about my heart. Since ancient times, sages have said that the crisis is not outside, but within the wall. Among my royal relatives, there are these three evil tiger forces. How can I not worry about the prince?" Zhao Heng said this, his face was full of melancholy.

Bao Zheng said at this time: "Emperor, there are still many old ministers who are loyal to the emperor in the court and the country. For example, Lord Kou Zhun Kou, as long as Lord Kou assists the prince, it should be much better."

Zhao Heng replied indifferently: "Kou Zhun is single and weak after all, so it is extremely difficult for him to complete this matter by himself. So this time I found you, I want you and Kou Zhun to assist the prince."

Bao Zheng immediately knelt down and replied, "Bao Zheng, the Caomin, can get the emperor's orders, and will naturally sacrifice his life and help the prince with all his heart. However, Caomin is just a civilian, with a weak person, and he is afraid he is powerless."

After hearing Bao Zheng's words, Zhao Heng immediately said, "Okay! Bao Zheng! You will listen to the title now! Bao Zheng has made great contributions to saving the prince's life in Luzhou. I specially appointed you as Xuan Fenglang and the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Bao Zheng immediately said, "Bao Zheng, the Cao people, received the order! Thank you for your kindness."

Zhao Heng said with a smile on his face: "I will ask someone to draft an order immediately. Bao Zheng is not worthy of fame now. If I grant you the title of a high-ranking official, I will be unable to convince the public. After the spring exam, as long as you pass the imperial examination, I will definitely give you a high-ranking official and let you assist the prince with all your heart."

Bao Zheng nodded and agreed. If officials of the Song Dynasty were promoted by connections, it would definitely not work. Even if they could become officials in the court, they would be excluded by many people and would be difficult to accomplish great things. Now the two official positions Zhao Hengfeng is both small officials of the seventh rank, but it is beyond reproach. Bao Zheng thought in his heart that it seemed that if he wanted to have a high position and a powerful position, this imperial examination was indispensable.

Zhao Heng called some eunuchs and palace maids in. There had been eunuchs who had written a pen and began to write the emperor's oral imperial edict. In a blink of an eye, the imperial edict was written and stamped with the jade seal, Zhao Heng asked someone to call him to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng couldn't help but feel confused when he took his first imperial edict to enthrone his officialdom. Perhaps starting from this first imperial edict, Bao Zheng's official journey in the Song Dynasty officially kicked off.

Zhao Heng had a tired look on his face at this time and immediately said, "Bao Zheng, I have nothing to do with you now. It's just that you must keep it in mind what I said to you just now. If you have nothing to do, just step down first!"

Bao Zheng replied seriously at this moment: "Your Majesty, Bao Zheng has important matters to report!"

Zhao Heng showed an unexpected look on his face and immediately said, "Bao Zheng, you have just taken office. Could it be that something will be handled?"

Bao Zheng said seriously: "It's not that the minister has something to report, but that the emperor's people have something to report." Bao Zheng said that, and took out the Wanmin Book in his arms and showed off.

Zhao Heng looked solemn, and he took the Wanmin Book and looked carefully. At the end, his face turned pale. He immediately threw Wanmin Book on the table in anger. However, it might have been because of his excessive force, which caused him to cough violently.

After Zhao Heng got a little better, he said angrily: "Liu Chenggui is so brave! He has no choice but to teach his son, so he has made so many things in Luzhou. I will now order the Luzhou Prefecture to hand over the case to Kaifeng Prefecture for trial. Bao Zheng, you personally, will definitely give justice to all the people who wrote this letter to me! As the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, you have the right to inquire about anything that happened in Kaifeng Prefecture. Although this magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, he can control the royal relatives and powerful ministers and the bad guys. You must understand my hard work. You should do it yourself after you go back."

Zhao Heng asked someone to write a second imperial edict quickly, but transferred the case in Luzhou to Bao Zheng for full handling. Bao Zheng received two imperial edicts in his hand for a while, but was a little shocked. As Zhao Heng said, Bian Jing, as an official in Kaifeng Prefecture, was able to manage the affairs of the entire Kyoto. A small magistrate is really a small official! The position of Kaifeng magistrate was obtained as the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau of Beijing, the director of the Judicial Bureau and the president of the procuratorate in the 21st century.

Bao Zheng took these two imperial edicts, took the lead, and left the study room, led the eunuch all the way to the door of the palace.
Chapter completed!