"The deacons are in charge of their own affairs!" At the moment of the silence, Zhao Bing, led by Neipan, outside the left gate of the main hall of the Yongshao Palace, followed the singing and shouting of Dian Yi, the ceremony of offering sacrifices and preaching began.

"Your Majesty, all the officials are in their positions!" The Neizang official stepped forward and reported.

"Found incense!" Zhao Bing came to the incense table, took the stick of incense handed over by Neipian, and knelt down and Neipian inserted the incense into the incense burner. This was done three times.

"Kneel!" After the emperor was restored, Dianyi official shouted loudly. The sound fell, and Zhao Bing and all the officials knelt on the ground.

"bye!"

"Two bless!"

"Three bows!"

"By again!"

"It's over!" Zhao Bing and the officials accompanied the sings of the officials Dian Yi, bowed, sank, and stood up, and four consecutive prayers were completed.

"Download the hang!" Neizanguan led Zhao Bing to the imperial case, took the wine and the tent and presented it to the case, and then bowed four times again. Because his father's palace queen was taken to Dadu by the Yuan Dynasty, even though there were countless concubines during his lifetime, he could only stay in the empty room alone, without even a companion, and he did not pay another visit.

"The first gift is completed!" With the singing and shouting of Dian Yiguan, Zhao Bing personally completed the first gift, and then retreated aside under Neipan's guidance.

"Read the blessing!" Dianyi official sang again.

"On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month of the eighth year of Weixiangxing, the filial son-in-law Emperor Zhao Bing, the emperor of Duanwen, said to Emperor Jingxiao, who respected the virtues of the heavens and inherited the sages. At the end of the year, I would like to use the silk to bow down to the tomb with my sincere feelings. I am the sage and kindness, and I am still enjoying the memory." As I read the chant of the officials, Dianyi sang a tribute and finally offered the gift. This time, Zhao Bing did not have to do it personally, but he would have a rank to offer it on his behalf.

"After the sacrifice! Read the blessings, hold the blessings, and go to the throne, and each went to the Liao position." With the harmony of the Dianyi Officer, Zhao Bing withdrew from the Xian Hall. All the officials first went to Yongyou Tomb to wait for the horse, and the deacons were removed to accompany the wine and fruits. Read the blessings, hold the silk official, hold the bows, and go out from the middle door of the hall to burn them. At this point, the sacrifices were completed again.

Then, Zhao Bing was divided into Yongsiling, Yongchongling, Yongfuling and Yongmuling to pay homage to the late emperors. At dawn, the memorial service was over, and Zhao Bing sent a message to drink blessings and receive titles. The ritual officials sang "Give Gifts" to drink, and then "Sending God" and "Wangliao". He returned to the palace accompanied by his ministers, changed his clothes, took a nap, and packed his luggage at the same time, preparing to return to Beijing.

But after the ministers were finished, the little emperor disappeared. The generals hurriedly searched around and asked the guards, and learned that the little emperor, Chen Dun and a team of guards were heading east with several food boxes. Although Lu Xiufu didn't know what His Majesty wanted, his words yesterday made him feel guilty, and he couldn't help but worry that the little emperor would abandon his marriage and flee, or did something unexpected, which made it difficult to recover.

On the other hand, the court was already in chaos, but the empress dowager was unable to do so. Even as the prime minister, it was difficult to suppress it. What made him even more worried was that the troops stationed everywhere were all His Majesty's confidants. When he learned that the little emperor was "missed", he would inevitably lead his army to the capital, and no one could control it. Now, only by letting the little emperor take power as soon as possible can he clean up the mess and resist the possible wars initiated by the Mongol Yuan.

Lu Xiufu sent people to search around the palace, but no trace of the little emperor was found. The area of ​​the tomb is vast and the mountains are high and dense. If you want to hide it, it would be difficult to find it. So he urgently ordered the troops of his escort to separate the troops to guard the intersection. He immediately rewarded his Majesty's traces when he found them. At the same time, he ordered people to prepare to return to the capital and set off immediately once His Majesty comes back.

"Prime Minister Lu, don't be anxious. Your Majesty has his own limits and will never go far." Wen Tianxiang saw Lu Xiufu restlessly and waved his hand to let the idle people withdraw, and said with a smile.

"Wen Xiang, even though that is the case, Your Majesty is young and has a perverse temperament. He is very dissatisfied with the wedding. If he avoids leaving to escape, how will we deal with the chaos?" Lu Xiufu sat down and said anxiously.

"Prime Minister Lu has not yet understood this matter. I don't think your Majesty is so resistant to the wedding, but I feel dissatisfied with the court officials participating in it." Wen Tianxiang said with a smile.

"The Heavenly Family is selfless. Your Majesty should be assisted by the ministers after the election. Moreover, I am also out of public interest and have no selfish feelings. However, the daughter of Wu is also the best among the beautiful girls, and the empress dowager agrees!" Lu Xiufu half defended himself and half confused, "In addition, the Wu family has always been loyal to the Song Dynasty. Many wise ministers will also contribute to the stability of Jiangnan. Moreover, the daughter of Wu is outstanding in talent, virtuous and virtuous, and is a good match!"

"Does Prime Minister Lu regard Your Majesty as a child?" Wen Tianxiang sighed lightly, "I was conquered by Chen Yizhong when I was in charge of the court, and I still had 200,000 troops, but why didn't I dare to step into Qiongzhou? You must know that Your Majesty was less than 30,000 troops back then."

"I still know a little at this time. Because of the bravery of Quanzhou, Your Majesty and Chen Yizhong had a feud and almost killed Your Majesty. He was worried that he would be retaliated by His Majesty to the island, but I saw that he was worried that Qiongzhou was short of supplies and could not afford to support the court, so he refused to go to the island because the little emperor had the intention of usurping the throne." Lu Xiufu replied.

"The Prime Minister Lu still doesn't see it thoroughly. When he was on the island, his Majesty might really dare to take action to remove him, and at least he would force him to give up his authority." Wen Tianxiang said.

"Oh, Wen Xiang thought Your Majesty would be able to control the court at that time?" Lu Xiufu said in a little disbelief.

"When Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, the strength of the General's Mansion did not increase much. Why did Prince Lu, as the prime minister of the dynasty, agree to his Majesty to supervise the country?" Wen Tianxiang asked with a smile.

"At that time, I was helpless..." Lu Xiufu hesitated and said, after all, those things didn't seem to be very comfortable.

"Prime Minister Lu moved to Qiong when he first moved to Qiong, and his finances were exhausted. Qiongzhou was a barbaric land in the eyes of the world, and he could not afford to support more than 200,000 people. Moreover, Zhang Shushu was in charge of the government affairs after Chen Yizhong, but Prime Minister Lu was unable to fight back, so he could only rely on His Majesty to suppress him to gain a foothold in the court and solve the financial problems. We all know where the salt in Qiongzhou was sold, but none of them impeached, because everyone in the court knew that if Your Majesty was forced to give up power, it would be a problem for everyone to even eat, let alone counterattack Jiangnan." Wen Tianxiang unspokenly opened the lid.

"Yes, I discussed with Your Majesty on the way to Qiong, so what does this have to do with the wedding?" Although Wen Tianxiang said it roughly, Lu Xiufu knew that it was almost the same as what he said, but it was not a happy thing to be exposed, so he frowned.

"Haha, Lu Xiang doesn't have to be annoyed. As I think, there will be no few who have secretly communicated with Your Majesty back then. Otherwise, how could Zhang Shushu be respectful to Your Majesty and obey the rules and give up all the power of the general!" Wen Tianxiang waved his hand and smiled.

"Well, Wen Xiang's words are reasonable!" Lu Xiufu nodded, "It seems that His Majesty has long been well versed in checks and balances."

"Of course, I think Your Majesty is smart and has three strict teachers to teach you. It is not surprising that you understand the way of the Holy King, but it is admirable that his ability to use it so skillfully is admirable." Wen Tianxiang said.

"Yes, it is not accidental that Your Majesty can quickly control the government and military power. Going to Qiong is equivalent to invading the power of the General's Mansion, but he can conquer the ministers in the court, appease the ministers in the palace, and make the two sides check and balance each other. The ingenious methods are beyond the reach of people." Lu Xiufu nodded and said.

"And the reason why Your Majesty is annoyed by his ministers' interference in the wedding is about to come out!" Wen Tianxiang said, "It is precisely because we participated in the talent show that our Majesty's plan has disrupted, causing the power of all parties in the court to be imbalanced, which has led to many unprovoked battles."

"Hiss... seems to make some sense." Lu Xiufu took a cold breath after hearing this, "The empress dowager chose all the concubines from the family of officials in Jiangnan, which made both the old ministers of Your Majesty's general's office and the ministers in the court think that Your Majesty wants to abandon them and instead appoint scholars in Jiangnan."

"Not only that, the beautiful women selected this time and those who have passed the re-elected election have been recommended and guaranteed by court officials, but they have arranged the daughter of Li Sanniang, who had been engaged to Your Majesty, and Chen Renweng, the powerful minister of the General Office. What will Your Majesty think? But the plan and accomplices of Your Majesty's recent invasion are new officials and scholars in Jiangnan. What will Your Majesty think?"

"Your Majesty will definitely think that we are trying to use the enlistment of scholars from Jiangnan to join the court to weaken the power of the ministers in the palace. The previous incident confirmed His Majesty's speculation, so Your Majesty believes that this wedding was a conspiracy against him, so he was very resistant!" Lu Xiufu figured it out and said in surprise.

"Oh, the matter is much more serious. Now, the two governors of the court are over 70 years old. Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel and Zhang Shushu of the Ministry of Revenue have all reached their resignation. These are all prime ministers in the court and get along very well with Your Majesty. Just as something happened at this time, Your Majesty would also suspect that it was to delay his time in power, and thus take advantage of the last chance of the Queen Mother's rule, arrange her confidants, and take advantage of the situation to put her under the throne, and evenly share the beauty." Wen Tianxiang said.

"So Wen Xiang thought that even in order to 'stop' usurp the power of the court, His Majesty would not choose to escape the marriage. Instead, he swallowed this glass of bitter wine and chose to take power as soon as possible to prevent our conspiracy from succeeding." Lu Xiufu said a little depressedly.

"Apart from this reason, I really can't think of why Your Majesty succumbed to our interference in the harem." Wen Tianxiang sighed.

"In this way, Your Majesty has lost trust in us. I don't know what to do with us after taking power!" Lu Xiufu said anxiously.

"I think Your Majesty is not willing to believe that you and I have betrayed me, so I have tried several times, but it is only for us that we did not seize the opportunity, which made Your Majesty's doubts deeper." Wen Tianxiang said, "First, Your Majesty's reputation for arrogance Cheng Su was eliminated from the concubines, and Chen Shu and Li Sanniang were promoted. This can also be seen as His Majesty's in order to ease the relationship between the two parties and to comfort the old ministers of the General's Mansion, but we raised objections; in addition, Your Majesty personally worshiped four pardons, and those who pardoned were all criminal officials and criminals who had entered Jiangnan. We still submitted an amnesty for the old officials in Jiangnan except for treason. This would be equivalent to standing on the opposite side of Your Majesty!"

"If it is true that I have occasional objections to your Majesty in terms of political views, it is true that I am wronged to be a powerful minister. Therefore, I lose Your Majesty's trust and expelled from the court, I still feel wronged and unwilling to accept it!" Lu Xiufu really felt in tears at this moment. Why did he get involved in the government affairs for no reason and was thrown into another account by Your Majesty? He said a little resentful.

"It's not just Prime Minister Lu, I will definitely disappoint Your Majesty this time." Wen Tianxiang also looked gloomy, but turned to him, "But I think Your Majesty still leaves us with a chance, just to see if we can understand it."

"Please talk to me!" Lu Xiufu saw that there was a turning point and hurriedly said.

"Is Lu still remembering what happened to you this morning when you meet Your Majesty?" Wen Tianxiang asked.

"Well, we are worried that Your Majesty will deliberately avoid it and delay the wedding, so we went to search for it." Lu Xiufu nodded and said.

"This is also God's pity for us and the other two, which won the turn of our unintentional action." Wen Tianxiang said with a wry smile, "We go to search for it. Although we have the intention to cover it up, Your Majesty should have guessed our intention, but he did not say it out loud, but instead scolded him. It made Your Majesty think that we were not trying to stop him from taking power, and his reprimand also showed that he was still lucky in his heart, and that he hoped that we could understand the suffering of the holy heart."

"Oh, how could things have come to this point!" Lu Xiufu sighed. He thought that he was loyal to the emperor and the country, and was busy with state affairs every day, but only because of his temporary actions, the monarch and ministers were in harmony, which aroused the suspicion of the emperor. But at that time, he was also considering His Majesty, and he had no selfish intentions. But think that things did not have nothing to do with what he did. If he could explain clearly with His Majesty, or discuss it in advance, instead of thinking that the Empress Dowager was in power and neglected him without regard to the will of the priest, how could he make His Majesty suspicious?

"Left Prime Minister, Right Prime Minister, Your Majesty has found it!" At this moment, someone came in and reported.

"Oh, where is Your Majesty?" Lu Xiufu asked anxiously.

"Report to the left prime minister, Your Majesty died in the battle to pay homage to the Lunar Empire in Wuhu Mountain. There is no danger now that there are many troops to guard!" He reported in person.

"Wen Xiang, do you think you will go?" Lu Xiufu waved his hand and asked his follower to retreat, turned around and inquire.

"Since you know where Your Majesty is, don't go, so as not to disturb Your Majesty!" Wen Tianxiang thought for a moment and asked.

"Wen Xiang is why? Isn't it right now..." Lu Xiufu said in a little puzzled manner. Isn't it an opportunity to express his attitude at this moment? But he didn't go!

"Prime Minister Lu, don't be impatient. We have sent all the troops to search for it, but our attitude has been expressed again. Your Majesty also knows our intentions, but it is not in accordance with the etiquette of Your Majesty's personal sacrifice to the soldiers and generals of the country. Should you persuade or not to persuade? Advice will inevitably make Your Majesty angry. If you don't persuade, you will be blamed for losing your subordinates. Therefore, it is better not to go, so as not to add to your troubles." Wen Tianxiang explained.
Chapter completed!