In order to show his prestige, Concubine Zhang actually wanted to travel with the queen's ceremonial guard. Zhao Zhen asked Concubine Zhang to borrow from the queen himself, and Concubine Zhang went to find Empress Cao. After hearing the purpose of Concubine Zhang's visit, Empress Cao did not express her unhappiness with her blatant rude behavior, but readily agreed to lend it to her. Concubine Zhang was overjoyed and told Zhao Zhen.

Empress Cao's tolerant behavior made Zhao Zhen look wrong, but instead felt that Concubine Zhang was too much, so she restrained her a little and said, "The etiquette of the country is to make orderly the upper and lower levels. If you go out with the queen's ceremonial guard, the court officials will criticize you." Concubine Zhang had to give up. It was precisely with this kind of prudence and tolerance that Empress Cao kept her position as the queen to the end.

Zhang Guizhou's uncle Zhang Yaozuo was able to rise to prominence under the care of Zhang Guizhou. Zhang Guizhou also hoped that Zhao Zhen would promote Zhang Yaozuo to the Southern Court of Xuanhui, but was severely criticized by the censors and had no choice but to give up. Zhang Guizhou did not give up, and Zhao Zhen was also determined to appoint Zhang Yaozuo's official position.

One day, Zhao Zhen went to court and the imperial concubine sent him to the door and instructed: "Don't forget the Xuanhui envoy today!" She reminded Zhao Zhen not to forget the edict to enthrone Zhang Yaozuo. After hearing this, Zhao Zhen quickly said: "Don't worry! Don't worry!"

When he arrived at the hall, Zhao Zhen was preparing to issue an edict to appoint Zhang Yaozuo. However, Bao Zheng stood up and made suggestions, talking endlessly about the reasons why Zhang Yaozuo could not be appointed. When Bao Zheng was aware of Kaifeng Prefecture, he was known for his integrity, had severe law enforcement, and was not afraid of the powerful. When he was excited, his saliva splashed on Zhao Zhen's face. Under such circumstances, Zhao Zhen had to take back his life.

Zhao Zhen returned to the harem, and Concubine Zhang went forward. Before she could speak, Zhao Zhen wiped her face with her sleeve while saying impatiently: "Today, Bao Zheng went to the palace, and his saliva splashed on my face. Just ask for Xuanhui Envoy, don't you know Bao Zheng is a censor?" This matter was given up.

Zhang Yaozuo was elected to take the Jinshi exam and served as the chief of Xianzhou and Yunzhou. A Taoist priest and a merchant in Jizhou drank at night, and the merchant died suddenly. The Taoist priest was afraid and fled. He was captured by patrols, and more than 100 people were arrested. The transfer envoy ordered Zhang Yaozuo to review and deal with it, and all the wronged people were liberated. The court changed him to the Chief of Dali Temple and the magistrate of Sishui County, and was promoted to the Chief of Palace Affairs, and was appointed as the Chief of Xipu County. Xipu was small and there were many people, and there were many lawsuits caused by land. Zhang Yaozuo determined their land and had the interests of the matter known, so there were fewer lawsuits. Zhang Yaozuo was appointed as the governor of Kaizhou. After returning to Beijing, he was sentenced to Dengwen Guyuan.

At that time, Concubine Zhang was still Xiu Yuan and wanted to enhance herself with her family background, so Zhang Yaozuo was promoted to serve as the chief of Kaifeng Prefecture and promoted official affairs in the government. However, the censor Yu Jing said: "It should not be promoted too quickly. In the past, Empress Guo had a disaster that occurred in Yang Shang, so we must learn from it." Under the care of Concubine Zhang, Zhang Yaozuo was promoted to the judge and deputy envoy of the Ministry of Revenue of the Third Division. He was promoted to the Ministry of War. Quan was appointed as the direct scholar of Kaifeng Prefecture. Soon, he was promoted to the Central Secretary of the Duanming Palace and was appointed as the envoy of the Third Division. Qingyun went straight to the top.

In the early years of Huangyou, censors Bao Zheng, Chen Shengzhi and Wu Kui reported: "In recent years, water has emerged from the city, earthquakes, and the Yellow River has flooded, which is caused by villains. Everyone in the world believes that Zhang Yaozuo was in charge of the big plan, and all the roads were insatiable. The treasury was troubled by the help of the help of the law, and the rule of law was withered. It was because Zhang Yaozuo and others believed that the sages could not avoid their intimate personalities.

.But if you can handle it properly and not cause a crisis, you can gain something." Zhao Zhen just changed his appointment to Zhang Yaozuo as the Minister of Revenue. Soon he appointed him as the governor of the Huaikang Army, the commander of the group herds, the envoy of the Southern Court of Xuanhui, and the envoy of the Jingling Palace, and his two sons were given the title of Jinshi.

Bao Zheng and others also reported: "Your Majesty has been ascending the throne for nearly thirty years, and there has been no loss of morality. In the past five or six years, people have been secretly talking about it. They believe that the fault is not Your Majesty, but the female favored in the palace, the emperor's favorite ministers and the ruling ministers. Because the emperor's close friends know that Your Majesty has not appointed a crown prince, since they have something to do, they have no secret intentions. The ruling minister cannot speak honestly, but flatter and obey the emperor's will. For fear that the high-ranking officials will not satisfy Zhang Yaozuo, and make Your Majesty fall into the fault of the harem. On the day the edict appointing Zhang Yaozuo was issued, the sun was dark and the evil spirit was overwhelming. Your Majesty used the righteous decision and immediately ordered Zhang Yaozuo to be pursued. As a last resort, Xuanhui and Jiedu could choose one to grant him. In this way, it would be in accordance with the will of heaven and follow the favors of others." Zhao Zhen ignored it.

Relying on the power of Concubine Zhang, Zhang Yaozuo was very arrogant and domineering. At that time, a scholar Feng Jing was the first in the provincial examination and the first in the imperial examination, and he was a good candidate. The capital was rumored that Feng Jing must be the top scorer in this subject. This incident alarmed Zhang Yaozuo. He asked someone to invite Feng Jing home. As soon as he met, he put a golden belt on Feng Jing and said to Feng Jing: "I have a daughter, who is waiting to be in the boudoir and want to betroth him. How about it?"

Zhang Yaozuo is being scolded by the world because he is the father-in-law. Feng Jing thought that he was a dignified scholar and could not be with such people, so he immediately refused. Zhang Yaozuo hated Feng Jing so much that he sent his confidants to play relevant examiners everywhere, asking them to let Feng Jing fail during the palace examination. Feng Jing also noticed it, and with a sudden inspiration, he changed his name to "Ma Liang".

As a result, Ma Liang's article was really good and was recommended by the examiners as the first. Zhang Yaozuo was happy for his plan, and the top scorer who stood up was Feng Jing, whom he didn't want to see. Zhang Yaozuo was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Later, someone explained to Zhang Yaozuo: "I mistakenly regard Feng Jing as Ma Liang." This sentence spread and became a proverb.

The Censor Wang Juzheng was very dissatisfied with Zhao Zhen's favoritism with Zhang Yaozuo. So he suggested leaving all officials behind, and wanted to discuss the court, but Zhao Zhen refused to agree. Zhao Zhen said: "Recently, the censors requested the removal of Zhang Yaozuo's three envoys, saying that he could not be used as the ruling. If he gave him a beautiful official, it would be a general rule. I adopted this statement so that this edict was given. Now I think it is not possible, and I repeat it again and again. According to the law, the Secretariat should be dismissed. From now on, the officials who speak in the palace must first have an imperial edict."

Soon, Zhao Zhen ordered Zhang Yaozuo to be the master of Heyang and was also the envoy of Xuanhui of the Southern Court. The censor Tang Jie submitted another memorial, saying, "The relatives of the outside world cannot be prejudged. The emperor had already taken back his orders. This time he was promoted to him again, and he was disorganized by the rules." Zhao Zhen then summoned Tang Jie into the palace and said, "The promotion was made by the Secretariat, not my own intention." Tang Jie said, "The minister Wen Yanbo also wanted to contact the noble relatives. I hope he would be pampered and stable?" Zhao Zhen was very unhappy when he heard this and walked in.

After Tang Jie retired from the court, he wrote a memorial in person, impeaching Wen Yanbo to the harem, citing foreign relatives, who were not worthy of being prime minister, and requesting that he be dismissed and renamed Fu Bi to prime minister. The next day, Tang Jie handed it to Zhao Zhen in person. Zhao Zhen read a few words and left it behind

The memorial was written and shouted angrily: "If you say more, I will be demoted to you far from here!" Tang Jie was not afraid, but actually picked up the memorial and knelt down to read it calmly.

After reading it, Tang Jie kowtowed again and said, "I am loyal and angry. Even if I am a knife and axe, I am not afraid of being demoted from afar!" Zhao Zhen then summoned all the ministers and said, "As a censor, Tang Jie was his job to discuss matters. However, he impeached Wen Yanbo and recommended Fu Bi without authorization. Can he interfere with the appointment and removal of great power?" At that time, Wen Yanbo was also in front of the palace. Tang Jie actually looked at him and said, "Wen Yanbo should reflect on himself! If there is such a matter, he should not hide it and deceive the emperor."

Wen Yanbo had no choice but to thank Zhao Zhen and said, "I am not qualified and willing to abdicate and give way to the wise." Zhao Zhen became even more angry and scolded Tang Jie to the palace, with a harsh expression. The censor Cai Xiang said, "Tang Jie is arrogant and straight, but accepts advice and is a kind-hearted virtue, and begs for lenient loans!" Zhao Zhen's anger was not extinguished, so he demoted Tang Jie to Qingzhou. Then Wang Juzheng waited for another remark, and then moved to Yingzhou. Wen Yanbo was also dismissed from his position as prime minister and became the governor of Xuzhou.

Zhang Yaofeng, the father of Concubine Zhang, was once a guest of Wen Yanbo's father. When Concubine Zhang was not selected into the palace, she recognized Wen Yanbo as her uncle. When she entered the palace, she was favored by Wen Yanbo, and Wen Yanbo presented Shu brocade as clothes. The brocade was named Lantern Brocade, which was specially made. Zhao Zhen was angry at the beginning of the incident and then made a real investigation, so he transferred Wen Yanbo to other envoys to protect Tang Jie to Yingzhou.

After Wen Boyan was dismissed from prime minister, Zhao Zhen appointed and removed Pang Ji Tong Pingzhang, Gao Ruone was the Privy Councilor, Liang Shi was the chief political officer, and Di Qing was the deputy Privy Councilor. Di Qing was named Hanchen and was from Xihe, Fenzhou. Di Qing was born in poverty and was proficient in horse riding and shooting. In the early days, he was a cavalryman who was a horseman, and later chose to be dispersed. Li Yuanhao rebelled, and the court chose guards to go to the frontier, appointing Di Qing as a three-squad envoy, the palace servant and the commander of Yanzhou.

At that time, the generals on the front line were repeatedly defeated by Xixia, and most of the soldiers were afraid and timid. Di Qing often served as vanguards when he marched and fought. He fought twenty-five battles and was shot up as many as eight times. He captured Jintang City, seized Youzhou, slaughtered the tribes such as Qieme, Suixiang, Maonu, Shangluo, Qingqi, Jiakou, etc., burned tens of thousands of stones of grain reserved by Xixia, confiscated 2,300 tents, and captured 5,700 people.

He also built Qiaozigu City, built castles such as Zhaoan, Fenglin, Xinbao, Dalang, etc. These castles were all conquering the enemy's vital places. In the battle of Anyuan, he was seriously injured. He heard that the Xixia army had arrived, so he stepped forward and rushed forward. Therefore, the soldiers rushed and fought hard. When fighting against the enemy, he often disheveled his hair and wore a copper mask, and went in and out of the enemy. The Xixia army was invincible and no one dared to stop it.

When Yin Zhu was appointed as the judge of the General Secretary, Di Qing asked for a visit as an instructor. Yin Zhu talked about military affairs with him, admired him very much, and recommended him to the General Secretary Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan, saying, "This is the talent of a good general." When the two saw Di Qing, they thought he was a genius and treated him generously. Fan Zhongyan taught him to read "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" and said to him: "Generals and generals do not know the past and present history, so they only have the courage of ordinary men."

From then on, Di Qing changed his ambition and started reading. He finally mastered the military tactics of generals since the Qin and Han Dynasties, so he became more famous. He was promoted to deputy envoy of Xishanggemen, and was promoted to governor of Qinzhou, deputy chief chief of Jingyuan Road, deputy chief envoy of the strategy recruitment, and promoted to commander of the four wings of the Pengri Tianwu, and commander of Huizhou regiment.
Chapter completed!