In other words, the Northern Song Dynasty Gaozong Yongxi was in the winter of three years

A catastrophic earthquake struck coastal Fujian, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 200 people and countless victims, in Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Chaozhou, and 16 counties in Fujian

It was also in the winter of this year that the garrison of Datong Mansion of Liao led the soldiers and horses of Datong Mansion to go deep into the border of the Great Song Dynasty to grab grain, and the soldiers of the Great Song Border were responsible for guarding the soldiers and the Liao State in a skirmish

Both countries have suffered casualties

Two major events occurred in the country in a row, and in the imperial court, Emperor Zhao Guangyi sought out the ministers to discuss

Zhang Jian, the head of the household department, wrote that the victims of the disaster in Fujian Province should adopt the principle of cash-for-work, and the victims should earn alms with their strength, and the government of Fujian Province should contribute to the soup porridge, and the affected prefectures and counties should be strictly prepared for the occurrence of plague incidents after the disaster

Zhang Xue, the secretary of the Ministry of War, wrote that the Liao State was only harassing on a small scale, and there was no major invasion of the entire territory of Shanxi Province in the northern part of the border, and he also asked His Majesty to temporarily calm the wrath of the thunder and make peace on the Liao issue

Zhao Guangyi nodded and said, what the two Aiqing said was extremely true, and then ordered Zhongshu Province to immediately issue an edict and do it according to the meaning of the two Aiqing, and groaned slightly, the post-disaster reconstruction is still easy to say, but there is friction in the Liao and Song Dynasties, how should we appease the guards in the north of the border, and how should I talk to the Liao State?

Prime Minister Song Qi stood out of class, bowed his hand, and said, Your Majesty, the affairs of the Liao State are mostly loud horse bandits, they are just because the weather is cold and there is no food, because the winter is really unbearable, so they come out to our Song Dynasty to purchase a circle of things that will go back, the soldiers in the north of the border only need to be sympathetic to the casualties, and the rest do not have to worry about the emperor

When Zhao Guangyi heard this, his brows furrowed, this prime minister is incompetent, there are no less than 200 casualties in the north of the border, and the Liao State has attacked the four counties and three prefectures of Taiyuan Prefecture, is this still a skirmish? Dao, according to Aiqing's meaning, what should I do?

Song Qi said, according to the current situation between China and Liao, it is not suitable for a large-scale gathering of troops, I think that my country should wait and see what happens to Liao

At this time, Zhang Xue, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also went out of the class and said in agreement, what the Prime Minister said is very true, and I also think the same, thinking that the Liao State and my Great Song Dynasty have been at peace for many years, and this year I accidentally violated the border, I think it must be hunger and cold, and I had to form such a group of bandits, His Majesty the Emperor should not be too worried, my Great Song Dynasty is still the best policy to wait and see what happens

Zhao Guangyi saw that the secretary of the military department was also saying this, so he could only nod

It is said that Cai Yuanlang, the protagonist of this novel, has been studying in the capital since he returned to the capital, and every day, he has either eaten and drunk with Yao Meiting, Xue Chenhao, and Mei Jifeng, or made an appointment to travel around the mountains and rivers near the capital together

Life is quite passable, compared to the Bian Beimo soldiers, pillow Godadan, and licking blood with a knife head is much more comfortable

If this position is not a drop, but a promotion, how beautiful it is, Cai Yuanlang has thought this more than once

On the second day of the incident, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Xin Yuanbo played a secret concert with the emperor Zhao Guangyi, playing the middle way, the world to the Tao in the emperor and the queen of the earth, the world to the Tao lies in the Son of Heaven's compassion for the world, and the heavens sense the Son of Heaven, which makes the heavens feel the world and the Son of Heaven is clear

I hope that Your Majesty can love the people like a son, bathe and change clothes, burn incense and sacrifice to the sky, and thank God for his kindness to the emperor with his own sin

Originally, Emperor Zhao Guangyi was a good person, but Xin Yuanbo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came to such a twist, what does this mean? According to Xin Yuanbo's meaning, Shangcang sensed that the emperor was wrong, so he would send natural disasters and earthquakes along the coast of Fujian, but he had been in power for ten years, and he felt that he was a good emperor in terms of culture, diplomacy, religion, etc

What would be wrong with you in place? Isn't this guy hinting at the previous dynasty's stubborn stone case? Or to imply that my succession is not orthodox? Thinking of this, Emperor Zhao Guangyi was furious

He quietly asked Wu Zhiren, the eunuch of Bingbi, to invite Xin Yuanbo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to his bedroom

Xin Yuanbo didn't know that he was in trouble at this time, so after dinner in the evening, he first walked a few times in his courtyard, and then took a cool look in the pavilion in the courtyard

Leaving the position of the prince and the young master, to now become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it has been several years now, when he only relied on poetry and books, and became the prince by virtue of the reputation of the township party

Looking back on the past, the past is as if God is joking with others, whenever he thinks back to the past when the prince and young master are in office, he can only laugh

Suddenly, the family reported that Emperor Zhao Guangyi asked the Ministry of Rites to go to the palace to answer correctly

Mrs. Xu was strange, and said, old man, what is the emperor looking for you at such a late hour?

Xin Yuanbo said, I wrote a note to the emperor yesterday, asking him to hold a ceremony to worship the sky, the emperor may talk to me because of this matter, don't be afraid

Xu Shidao, old man, all say that the emperor has a bad temper, you have a strange personality, and you are not welcome, the emperor answered correctly before recruiting you, you must not anger him

Xin Yuanbo said, although I am far-fetched and stubborn, I am not stupid, you can rest assured

In the evening, Xin Yuanbo was led by the eunuch to the emperor's bedroom

At this time, Emperor Zhao Guangyi was closing his eyes and recuperating in the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, and heard the eunuch playing, and Xin Yuanbo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, arrived

He didn't even open his eyelids, until Xin Yuanbo walked into the Heart Cultivation Hall and knelt down to give a salute, and the minister Xin Yuanbo saw His Majesty

Only then did he open his eyes and say goodbye

Xin Yuanbo stood up and looked at Zhao Guangyi carefully, Dao, minister, Xin Yuanbo was summoned in the evening, and he didn't know what His Majesty's will was

Zhao Guangyi said, I summoned Aiqing late at night not for anything else, just for today's daytime, you want me to sacrifice to the sky

Xin Yuanbo listened, for this matter, the Tao, the ministers heard that the Son of Heaven's heart reaches all things, and his body bows to the world, the Son of Heaven and heaven and earth are the same and respectful, God has the virtue of a good life, and has never hurt others for no reason, and the emperor in the world is vast, and the monarch and the saint have never harmed a good person, so the Son of Heaven and heaven and earth are originally one

Zhao Guangyi sat up and said, Xin Yuanbo, you are so bold, people say that Xin Shangshu is an out-and-out old pedant, who only knows how to be sour and stupid, how do you know, and he is stupid and stupid, let me ask you, you said that God and I are one, do you mean that Sang scolds Huai, and alludes to all the disasters in the world, which are brought by the emperor and me to the people of the world?

Xin Yuanbo was stunned for a moment, at the beginning, he only hoped that the emperor could uphold the heart of punishing his colleagues and sacrifice heaven and earth in the name of the court etiquette department, who knows, never thought that the emperor would think like this, busy Dao, minister, Xin Yuanbo, not this meaning, Your Majesty, the minister has heard, everything is prepared for me, reflexive and sincere, happy and generous, forgiveness and action, seeking benevolence is not near, not that the emperor is wrong, but that the emperor should lead by example, and it is better to do a sacrifice than to do nothing at this time when the sky is angry and people are resentful, Your Majesty

？ I heard that Xin Yuanbo was an old teacher, and I originally thought that he would be like those resentful scholars who were full of confusion back then, looking for my faults, picking on my succession, or insinuating, but today, this old scholar really doesn't mean to make me look foreign, thinking of this, Zhao Guangyi sighed slightly, and said, according to Aiqing's meaning, what kind of sacrifice do you want?

Xin Yuanbo Dao, I think, we should have civil and military officials to participate in this sacrifice, and the specific measures, Weichen thinks, should be handed over to Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, Dali Temple, and have full authority to deal with it

Zhao Guangyi said, I'm asking you what to do

Xin Yuanbo was originally the prince and young master, and later served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, for natural disasters, he just felt that it should be a sacrifice to represent the country, but he really didn't know the specific measures, only reluctantly said, there should be three sacrifices, and the table should be sacrificed to the sky~~~ for a while

Zhao Guangyi said, what else?

Xin Yuanbo said, and the emperor will personally go on stage to burn books, and then read and recite the edict of sin

Zhao Guangyi's eyes were full of ridicule, and he instructed the eunuchs on the left and right, Dao, Zhongshu Bingpen, and quickly prepare according to the meaning of the Ministry of Rites

A eunuch said yes and went out