Under Zhao Lei's reluctant delay, time passed quickly, and the Empress Dowager Liu, who was seriously ill in Bianjing, finally did not survive until Zhao Lei entered Beijing.

In the early dynasty, the court was solemn inside and out, the eyes were full of snow white, and the whole Bianjing became a world of linen and white clothes, and the whole country was wearing linen and filial piety to the queen mother.

After wanting to learn martial arts, Empress Dowager Liu, who was the empress of the Seven Temples, died, and the news was like a thunderstorm in nine days, shaking the hundred officials of the imperial court.

Jixian Hall scholar, Tongzhongshu under the Pingzhang Shi Lu Yijian, the right servant, the privy envoy Zhang Qi, the privy deputy envoy Xia Zhu, the governor Wang Shu and Chen Yaozuo and other empress dowagers who came up with one hand, are very sad in their hearts, their backer Empress Dowager Liu is gone, Zhao Zhen, who has never liked them, is in power, the next thing, don't think about it, these people will be demoted out of Bianjing, it is estimated that they will never want to step into Bianjing, the prosperous power center of the Great Song Dynasty, for the rest of their lives.

Some are worried, but of course some rejoice!

Those officials who were close to Zhao Zhen, and those officials who had asked the Empress Dowager to return to the official family, such as Yan Shu, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Song Shou, Lin Xianke, Liu Lian, Sun Zude and others, were all celebrating, although many people were demoted from Bianjing by the Empress Dowager Liu, but they have now seen the hope of returning to Bianjing.

Even happier are the people in the Zhao family's clan, the Empress Dowager Liu has hung the curtain over the years, and the suppression of the Zhao family is not a little bit, even the representative of the Zhao family's grandmaster, Zhao Yuanyan, the king of the town, is so frightened that he thinks about it behind closed doors, and the other people in the clan are even more people with their tails between their legs, and they are so aggrieved! Empress Dowager Liu finally died, and the people in the Zhao family who had been waiting for this day for ten years had the heart to set off fireworks to celebrate.

Empress Dowager Liu was posthumously awarded the title of Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu, this Empress Dowager Liu has not yet been buried, and the court of the Great Song Dynasty is in chaos again.

It turned out that after the death of the Empress Dowager Liu, she actually left a testament, asking Zhao Zhen to respect the concubine Yang as the queen mother, listen to the government as the old rules, and let Zhao Zhen and the Empress Dowager Yang be dealt with together.

This Empress Dowager Liu, everyone is dead, but she still has such a hand, and she wants to help someone to continue to suppress Zhao Zhen, and the angry official family threw things in the palace.

But it was this edict, but some people bought it, and the ministers of the court who had lost the backer of the Empress Dowager Liu also wanted to support another empress dowager to continue to press Zhao Zhen and continue to be their ministers.

But how could Yan Shu, Han Qi and others agree, and the people of the Zhao family didn't agree, so the people on both sides actually forgot the coffin of the Empress Dowager Liu, and quarreled over whether to set up another queen mother.

"Enlighten the official family! Since Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu left this edict, we, as courtiers, should follow the last wish of Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu, respect the concubine Yang as the queen mother, and continue to assist the official family! Zhang Qi, the privy envoy in a red python robe, said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner above the hall, with a loyal and filial face.

"Lord Zhang is full of fallacies! Back then, Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu assisted the official family, because the official family was young and unable to deal with national affairs. Zhao Zhen's crown prince, the current squire of the Shangshu Department, is in his thirties, but Yan Shu, who has twenty-four years of experience in officialdom, immediately stood up and retorted loudly.

"Of course, the official family needs to assist, there are many national political affairs, even if there are all kinds of opportunities, it is difficult to be comprehensive, if the official family does not need assistance, then what do we courtiers do!" For the sake of power, the privy deputy Xia Zhu immediately came out to help.

"Since the official family has the assistance of our courtiers, why do they need the assistance of the Queen Mother! Is it that Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu thinks that some courtiers have no court and are too selfish, so they need the assistance of the Queen Mother! This official doesn't need the assistance of the queen mother at all, as long as the court does not have those courtiers who have no heart for the court and are selfish, the official family can govern the country in a way! Song Shou, a scholar of Hallym University, immediately came out to point out and scolded Huai.

"You!" Hearing Song Shou's words, Xia Zhu couldn't say anything, and looked at Prime Minister Lu Yijian, who was bowing his head and contemplating, together with Zhang Qi and Governor Wang Shu and Chen Yaozuo.

They knew there that Lu Yijian had begun to rebel against Zhao Zhen at this time, and was ready to fall to Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian knew very well in her heart that Empress Dowager Liu was a person who went to tea and cool, and no longer had the slightest influence, and Concubine Yang had lived in the shadow of Empress Dowager Liu and Zhao Zhen all these years, and her personality was even weaker, and it was impossible to compete with Zhao Zhen, Concubine Yang wanted to hang the curtain, it was impossible, and Xia Zhu and Zhang Qi and Wang Shu, Chen Yaozuo, who participated in the political affairs of the Governor Wang Shu and Chen Yaozuo, etc., fought for power and profit here in front of the officials, which is really an idiot's expression. It seems that the fate of these people with Lingnan has been decided, and now Lu Yijian is thinking about how to preserve the power in his hands.

"Enlighten the official family! Zhang Xian Mingsu Empress hangs the curtain to listen to the government, it is precisely because the official family is young, and now the official family has grown up, and the country is governed in a proper way, according to the old minister, there is no need to respect the queen mother to jointly adjudicate state affairs! Lu Yijian thought about it, immediately raised his head and said firmly, in a word, sell all the robes of those fronts.

"Since Lord Lu has said so, then there is no need to save the phrase "the emperor and the empress dowager will deal with military affairs" in the edict of Empress Zhang Xianmingsu, delete it! Hearing Lu Yijian's words, Zhao Zhen was very happy, he didn't expect Old Man Lu to open his eyes so much, standing beside Zhao Zhen at this time, he almost vomited blood from Xia Zhu and Zhang Qi.

Concubine Yang and Lu Yijian had no origin, and she had a weak personality, so she had no idea of competing for power with Zhao Zhen at all, and finally retired to Baoqing Palace, known as the Empress Dowager of Baoqing.

And this infighting in the court was the last battle between Xia Zhu and Zhang Qi and the governor Wang Shu and Chen Yaozuo and others in Bianjing, they were all demoted from Bianjing soon after, and in the future, Zhao Zhen made an excuse to directly match Lingnan, all of them died of old age in Lingnan, and Lu Yijian, who spoke for Zhao Zhen, picked the right team, although he was put together by Empress Zhao Zhen and Empress Guo, who was unhappy with Empress Zhang Xianmingsu, but quickly got up and continued his reigning career.

The issue of the edict was solved, and only then did Zhao Zhen and Baiguan remember that the coffin of Empress Zhang Xian Mingsu was still waiting there, and in a cry, the retreat began to send the funeral.

In the imperial city of Bianjing, the mourning music continued, the crying was continuous, Zhao Zhen was dressed in mourning clothes, draped his head, with a crying voice, and dedicated the coffin of Empress Mingsu to the coffin, and slowly helped him to the hearse.

Zhao Zhen sent the hearse to Xuande Gate in accordance with the rules, and returned to the palace after the ceremony, and the court officials sent the hearse out of Bianjing before returning to the city.

Empress Zhang Xianmingsu wants to be buried with Zhenzong, and Zhenzong's tomb Yongding Mausoleum is in Yong'an County, Henan Province, so the hearse will continue to travel west.

Zhang Xian Empress Mingsu's funeral specifications are modeled after Zhenzong, but slightly reduced, which is more or less in accordance with her own wishes.

When Empress Dowager Liu hung the curtain, she wanted to emulate Empress Wu many times, asking for the same treatment as the emperor, hanging twelve hanging beads, and adding twelve patterns to the uniform, but because of the opposition of Lu Zongdao and Yan Shu and others, the goal was not achieved.

The Empress Dowager Liu died, and the officials of the court thought that the Empress Dowager had been thinking about being the emperor all her life, and whether she was dying would meet her requirements!

Therefore, the specifications and clothes of the Empress Dowager Liu's funeral were all in accordance with the emperor's, but the Empress Dowager Liu did not look blind, until she changed her usual clothes and crowns, she closed her eyes and swallowed her breath, because in this way, the specifications of the funeral were automatically lowered.

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Empress Dowager Liu finally died, when Zhao Lei and Ouyang Xiu received the news, the sand boat walked to Jiangling Mansion, the trip was not even halfway through, more than 20 days to walk such a long way, Zhao Lei and Ouyang Xiu did too obviously.

At the wharf of Jiangling Mansion, Zhao Lei had just finished seeing a patient, and Ouyang Xiu ran over panting.

And as soon as Zhao Lei saw Ouyang Xiu, he knew that Empress Dowager Liu must have returned to heaven, because after Ouyang Xiu's Tai Chi pusher used his hand and pushed the charge of delay on Zhao Lei's head, he never saw Ouyang Xiu again, and now this insidious civil official actually appeared, except for the news of Empress Dowager Liu's return to heaven, what else can happen!

"Brother Sanshi! Let's go, the Queen Mother is back! Ouyang Xiu ran to Zhao Lei's side and said panting.

Zhao Lei sneered in his heart, and slowly packed up the things at hand, he knew that because of Ouyang Xiu's Tai Chi pusher, this trip to Bianjing was more auspicious, so he didn't delay this time.

"Lord Ouyang! The grass people can't afford the name Brother Sanshi! Lord Ouyang still called his name. Zhao Lei sneered and said to Ouyang Xiu.

"Talk as you go!" Ouyang Xiu looked at the people left and right, and whispered to Zhao Lei.

What else is there to say at this time, although Zhao Lei is resentful in his heart, he still hopes that Ouyang Xiu will have a solution, speed up the packing of things, and follow Ouyang Xiu back to the sand boat.

Ouyang Xiu and Zhao Lei returned to the sand boat, and when the sand boat was moving fast, Ouyang Xiu called Zhao Lei into the cabin, ready to explain the reason for framing him.

"Uncle Yong knows that Brother Sanshi is angry in his heart!" Ouyang Xiu prepared the wine and food, and said in apology.

"It's angry, it's not small!" Zhao Lei rolled his eyes and said angrily.

"Brother Sanshi never thought that Uncle Yong, as an official of the imperial court, if he delayed the treatment of the Queen Mother, he would definitely be the fate of Lingnan!" Ouyang Xiu said bitterly.

"So you, Uncle Ouyang Yong, put me Zhao Lei on and prepare for me Zhao Sanshi to stab Lingnan for you, right!" Zhao Lei said sarcastically.

"Brother Sanshi's words! Treating the Queen Mother is a big deal, but treating the people of the Great Song Dynasty is a small thing! Brother Sanshi has survived countless lives along the way, and no less than ten people who will die have been saved by Brother Sanshi, and this credit can already explain the reason for the delay. Ouyang Xiu explained calmly.

"There is an explanation for the reason, but what about the crime! The treatment of the Queen Mother is too late, who will bear this crime! Isn't it me Zhao Lei! The more Zhao Lei thought about it, the more angry he became, and said loudly in annoyance.

"Brother Sanshi, don't be impatient, someone will carry this charge for you sooner or later!" Ouyang Xiu said indifferently.

"Who! Who will carry it for me! There is a chance to get away with the crime, Zhao Lei immediately asked excitedly.

"Brother Sanshi, have you forgotten that the Queen Mother is not the mother of the official family, and the Queen Mother has concealed the official family for decades, once the official family knows about it, Brother Sanshi's crime will probably be gone!" Ouyang Xiu pinched his wine glass and said with a smile.

"What Uncle Yong means is that I want to get away with it, it's all up to that town king Zhao Yuanyan!" Zhao Lei immediately figured out the key and said in surprise.

"Not bad!" Ouyang Xiu said indifferently.

"When will Zhao Yuanyan, the king of the town, make a move?" Zhao Lei asked eagerly.

"I don't know! But it will definitely be shot before the three stone brothers are stabbed! Ouyang Xiu said with a sip of wine.

No way! That's not going to be unlucky, I'm afraid that when I get to Bianjing, I will be imprisoned, and when the town king Zhao Yuanyan makes a move, maybe I will shed my skin, fortunately, I don't need to match Lingnan. Zhao Lei thought happily.

The sand boat started at full strength, and the twenty-four wheels rowed quickly, and soon arrived at the most prosperous city in the world around 1,000 A.D. - the Imperial City of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty.

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