"Brother Huang can't, rules are rules, brother Huang don't embarrass his sister-in-law!" Zhao Yan heard that Zhao Ji actually let Empress Xiang come in, and hurriedly opened his mouth to stop him, since he entered Beijing, he must have attracted the attention of everyone up and down in the capital, and many of them wanted to use yin tricks to catch him behind his back, so he also needed to be extra careful at this time, and he must not be found an excuse to attack him because of some trivial things.

Hearing that Zhao Yan even moved out of the rules of the palace, Zhao Yan didn't want to let Queen Xiang in again, so he had to wave his hand to let the palace maid go down, and then drink the medicine with the help of Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan wanted to accompany Zhao Yan to chat for a while, but he didn't expect that before he could talk a few words, he heard the inner servant outside report that Lu Huiqing, Sima Guang, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi were here.

"Big brother, you are not feeling well, Zeng Gongliang, why are they still bothering you, I'll let them retreat!" Zhao Yan frowned at the moment and said, the most important thing for Zhao Yan now is to recuperate, and he must not bother about the government anymore, so when Zhao Yan heard that Zeng Gongliang and they came to find Zhao Xu, he was quite unhappy in his heart.

However, as soon as Zhao Yan's words fell, he saw Zhao Yan waving his hand and smiling: "Third brother, don't be angry, I called them here, there is something I need to announce in person!" ”

Zhao Yan's words were also Zhao Yan stunned, and at the same time, he seemed to have guessed something in his heart, and he didn't speak again at the moment, and after a while, he saw Zeng Gongliang and the four of them enter the palace, and when they saw Zhao Yan also there, they didn't show any surprised expressions, and bowed down together and said: "The ministers see Your Majesty, I have seen His Royal Highness King Yue!" ”

"No need to be polite!" Zhao Yan forced himself to sit up, but Zhao Yan had to step forward to help, and put a quilt behind Zhao Ji to make Zhao Ji sit down, and then I saw Zhao Ji say to Zeng Gongliang and the others, "I have summoned you Aiqing today because there is an extremely important thing that needs to be announced." I hope you will be a witness! ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say so solemnly, Lu Huiqing and the others also glanced at each other, and then looked at Zhao Yan who was standing aside, and they all guessed something in their hearts, but at this time they couldn't say anything, so they could only bow their heads and say yes.

See the reaction of the four Xianggong. Zhao Ji also nodded with satisfaction, and then stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhao Yan and said: "I have been seriously ill during this time, and I really can't pay attention to political affairs, and several princes are too young, so I plan to make King Yue the regent and temporarily take over from me to manage the government affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, and several Aiqing must also assist wholeheartedly in the future!" ”

"Brother ...... Emperor" heard Zhao Yan say this, although Zhao Yan had already guessed some just now, he was still very shocked at this time. When he heard Zhao Ji mention this matter yesterday, he thought it would take a few days to prepare, but he didn't expect Zhao Ji to announce this matter today.

didn't wait for Zhao Yan to finish speaking, but saw Zhao Yan interrupting him with a smile and said: "Third brother, I know you don't like the affairs of the court very much, but now you are a brother who really can't handle government affairs, and I don't worry about handing over some things to others, so I can only temporarily wronged you, third brother!" ”

Zhao Ji said everything about this. Zhao Yan really couldn't shirk it anymore, not to mention that he had actually agreed to Zhao Yan yesterday. So in the end, I had to speak: "Thank you for the trust of the imperial brother, the younger brother will definitely help the imperial brother handle the government affairs with all his heart!" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yan finally agreed, Zhao Yan was also very happy, and immediately turned his head to Lu Huiqing and the others: "The third brother has agreed, and you Aiqing will also do your best to assist the third brother in the future!" ”

"Your Ministers obey!" Zeng Gongliang and the four of them spoke almost at the same time, although there must be some of the four of them who did not want Zhao Yan to govern. For example, Lu Huiqing, but they are also smart people, and they know that they can't stop Zhao Yan at this time, and even if they stop Zhao Yan from ruling in person at this time, they will not only offend Zhao Yan to death. It will also make Zhao Ji unhappy, and in addition, except for Zhao Yan, there is indeed no one in the current Great Song Dynasty who can replace Zhao Ji, so they can only agree.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhao Ji laughed happily again, but although his spirit was good today, his illness was still serious, and he coughed again after laughing a few times, and his medicine also had a calming effect, so he soon felt a little tired, but he still forced his body to draft a holy decree to make Zhao Yan regent, and he could go to the political hall to take over all government affairs from now on.

After the holy decree of sealing Zhao Yan as regent was drafted, it was immediately released, and for a time the entire capital was shaken, and everyone was discussing this unexpected and reasonable thing. For most people, they are very supportive of this matter, firstly, Zhao Yan has accumulated enough prestige over the years, whether it is in the people or in the court, and he is Zhao Ji's most trusted younger brother, so it is normal to take over the government affairs of the Great Song Dynasty when Zhao Yan is seriously ill.

Of course, there are also many people who oppose it, including the law-changing faction represented by Lu Huiqing, but also some other ministers who look at Zhao Yan unpleasantly. Among them, the reason why the law changers oppose Zhao Yan as regent is very simple, because Zhao Yan has long been very dissatisfied with the law changers, and even many people regard Zhao Yan as an important figure in the old school, and now if he is the regent, he will definitely suppress the power of the law changers, and may even abolish the new law, so it is normal for them to oppose Zhao Yan's regency.

As for some other people who oppose Zhao Yan's regency, the reasons are very complicated, some people simply don't like Zhao Yan as a person, and some people feel that Zhao Yan has no ability to pick up the burden of the Great Song Dynasty, but among these opponents, the most important reason is that there are still many people who think that Zhao Yan already has too strong strength in the south, and if the regent of the Great Song Dynasty is now, it is likely to cause a situation where the ministers are strong and the lords are weak, and even threaten Zhao Ji's throne, and it will be too difficult for Zhao Yan to take back power in the future.

It is precisely because of these opposition people that after the holy decree of canonizing Zhao Yan as regent was transmitted, many people jumped out to oppose it, and the most noisy of them was not Lu Huiqing's people, but those officials who were known for impeaching ministers, these people wrote to Zhao Ji one by one, saying that Zhao Ji's regency was not in line with the ancestral system, and that Zhao Ji was sick and should choose a prince to regent, if the prince was too young, then the queen or the queen mother should be regent, and no matter what, it could not be regent by a prince like Zhao Yan, etc.

These objections were directly sent to Zhao Ji's hands, but Zhao Ji was so angry that he almost vomited blood again, not to mention his son, the eldest was only five years old, and it was impossible to be regent, as for letting the Queen Mother and the Queen be regent, but what do the women in the palace know, I am afraid that they will be fooled by a group of ministers in the end, so only Zhao Yan is the most suitable candidate.

Zhao Yan had already expected those opposing voices, but he didn't take it to heart at all, and came to the political affairs hall early the next morning, originally there were only four ministers in the political affairs hall, Zeng Gongliang and Lu Huiqing, and the four of them were at the same level, and no one could control anyone, but Zhao Yan, the regent, directly became their top boss, and all government affairs needed Zhao Yan's approval before they could be passed.

"Regent, the old minister has a book!" As soon as Zhao Yan came to the political hall to find his place and sit down, he saw Sima Guang with a serious face.

"Sima Xianggong is polite!" Zhao Yan stood up and took the fold at the moment, but as soon as he saw it for the first time, he immediately frowned, and a little wry smile appeared on his face, because Sima Guang's twist and turn was not simple, and he even proposed to abolish the new law and completely restore the law of the ancestors, and the wording was also very intense, in Zhao Yan's eyes, it looked like a sword and sword shadow full of paper.

"Regent, the minister also has a book!" At this moment, I saw Lu Huiqing also suddenly stood up and walked over, also holding a book in his hand. Although Zhao Yan was very unkind to Lu Huiqing, the other party was one of the prime ministers of the Great Song Dynasty after all, so Zhao Yan didn't plan to move him for the time being, but when he usually saw the other party, he didn't have a good face.

At the moment, Zhao Yan took over Lu Huiqing's recital, and as he expected, Lu Huiqing's recital was a proposal to increase efforts to implement the new law, which can be described as a-for-tat confrontation with Sima Guang's recital. Regarding Lu Huiqing's performance, Zhao Yan immediately said with a cold face: "Lu Xianggong, the new law caused public resentment boiling before, and now the country is not calm, and Manichaeism and Western Xia have not been exterminated, so the matter of the new law will be discussed later!" ”

After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Sima Guang: "Sima Xianggong, as for the repeal of the new law you said, I think it should be put aside for the time being, now for the imperial court, the most important thing is to quell the rebellion of Manichaeism and Western Xia, especially the rebellion of Manichaeism, which happens to be located in the rich land of the south, which has caused great damage to the local economy, so this king feels that it must be pacified as soon as possible!" ”

Hearing that Zhao Yan did not agree to implement the new law, nor did he agree to abolish the new law, but instead proposed to quell the domestic rebellion, which made Sima Guang and Lu Huiqing a little dissatisfied, and just wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhao Yan: "Okay, the matter of the new law is temporarily shelved, everything is mainly to quell the domestic rebellion, Zeng Xianggong and Chen Xianggong also please be steady, let's discuss the matter of quelling the rebellion together!" ”

Seeing Zhao Yan's attitude so tough, this made Sima Guang and Lu Huiqing finally shut up, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi were not very in charge of things, especially Chen Shengzhi asked for leave at home, today it was Zhao Yan who came to the political hall, so he came here deliberately, but he didn't expect Zhao Yan to ask him to go over to discuss the counterinsurgency, which made both of them stunned, but they all reacted, stood up and walked in front of Zhao Yan.

Manichaeism and Western Xia have always been Zhao Yan's heart disease, so the first thing he did after taking office was to discuss sending troops to clear up, it just so happened that the war on the Liao side had been decided, whether it was his naval division or the Hebei army could draw troops, so it was not difficult to quell the rebellion, and under Zhao Yan's proposal, he quickly passed the resolution to let the sailors who returned to the south from the Liao State go to quell the rebellion. (To be continued......)

PS: Last night, Lao Yulao found that the two old books that had been completed were sealed, and he felt that he was too wronged, and there was nothing written in those two books.