Zhao Shu died, he was very peaceful when he left, and he was very calm, originally he accompanied Siyue and a few other children to play Keju, it was at this time that he may feel that the time limit has come, so he sat under a tree, in order not to scare a few children, Zhao Shu lied to them that he wanted to sleep for a while, but this time he closed his eyes and never opened them again, and when Zhao Yan and Queen Gao and others hurried over, they saw Zhao Shu sitting there with a smile, as if he was really asleep.

Zhao Shu's illness is only circulated among the high-level leaders of the Great Song Dynasty, and most people don't know that Zhao Shu's time is running out, so when the news of his sudden death came out, the entire Great Song Dynasty was also shaken, and the businessmen in Tokyo City took the initiative to suspend business for a day to express their condolences to Zhao Shu, after all, although Zhao Shu did not reign for a long time, but brought many huge changes to the Great Song Dynasty, such as the opening of banks, and the emergence of some new industries, all of which had a great impact on business, and many people made a fortune because of this, So they are still very grateful to Zhao Shu, the emperor.

For the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Shu's death is a big event, first of all, the new emperor ascends the throne, as the so-called country cannot be without a monarch for a day, so the death of the old emperor also means that the new emperor's accession to the throne cannot be delayed at all. It is precisely because of this that on the second day of Zhao Shu's death, Zhao Ji held an enthronement ceremony, which was also prepared before, so it was not very hasty.

After Zhao Ji ascended the throne, the first thing was to handle Zhao Shu's funeral, the funeral of an emperor is not a trivial matter, and even it may involve the country, plus Zhao Ji's feelings for Zhao Shu, so this time Zhao Ji immediately took on the funeral for Zhao Shu after the wedding, such as Zhao Ji's temple number and nickname were set by Zhao Shu himself, and the temple number was not surprisingly set as Yingzong. Speaking of which, Zhao Shu destroyed Western Xia, and he can be regarded as worthy of the temple name of Yingzong.

Zhao Ji is very busy over there, and Zhao Yan is also very busy, firstly, he has to guard the spirit of Zhao Shu, and secondly, he has to help Zhao Ji deal with some funeral affairs, after all, Zhao Ji is the new emperor on the throne. In addition to the funeral, there are more state affairs that he needs to deal with, and Zhao Yan can't help him in state affairs, so he can only help as much as possible in the funeral.

Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the funeral rites of the emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty were much simpler, for example, most of the imperial tombs in the Tang Dynasty were built by opening mountains, but the imperial tombs of the Song Dynasty were much simpler, and most of them were built in Gongxian County, which was near Gongyi City, Henan Province in later generations. Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, all emperors have been buried there, and Zhao Shu is naturally no exception.

The emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty generally strictly abide by the rules of "the Son of Heaven is buried in July", that is to say, Zhao Shu's body will be buried in the palace for seven months, and the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty also have an advantage, that is, they generally do not repair the imperial mausoleum during their lifetime. The mausoleum is not built until after death, which is one of the reasons why the burial period is so long. Of course, it is impossible to build too large a mausoleum in seven months, so the imperial tombs of the Great Song Dynasty are far from comparable to those of the Tang Dynasty in terms of scale.

The construction of the imperial mausoleum is naturally the top priority of the funeral, although Zhao Yan sent a special person to supervise, but sometimes an important person is still needed to supervise, it just so happens that Zhao Yan has nothing to do except keep the spirit, so he often travels back and forth between the capital and Gong County. has been busy for several months, and finally built the imperial mausoleum, and Zhao Yan has lost a few laps for this.

When the imperial mausoleum was built, it happened to be the day of the funeral, and on this day, the forbidden army of the capital was dispatched to block the road. Escort the funeral procession in case of accidents, in addition to these forbidden troops also need to participate in the funeral, the three armies weep when the funeral is held, the scene is very spectacular, and this is also the unique funeral ceremony of the Great Song Dynasty, in order to show the importance of the army, but the Great Song Dynasty is the dynasty that despises the military generals the most, which is also a miracle.

Originally, Zhao Yan was also very sad about Zhao Shu's death, but he was busy in the past few months, so that he had no time to grieve at all, and in the end he only cried at the funeral, and then returned home There was a feeling of relief, it is estimated that Zhao Yan also felt the same way, he didn't seem to cry for long at the funeral yesterday, after all, people can't live in grief forever, and with the passage of time, no matter how big the grief is, it will slowly fade away.

After the funeral, Zhao Yan had the energy to pay attention to the succession of the throne of the Great Song Dynasty, speaking of which, Zhao Shu had long known that his time was short, so he handed over the power in his hand to Zhao Wei a little bit before, so after his death, Zhao Yan also took over his power very smoothly, and the monarchs and ministers in the court were also psychologically prepared for this, so this transfer of power can be described as very smooth, especially the old ministers like Han Qi are more experienced, and they are in charge of the court, which also makes Zhao Wei have a lot less trouble.

It is precisely because of the above reasons, so after the death of Zhao Shu, the Great Song Dynasty is still running very smoothly in all aspects, and it seems that it is no different from when Zhao Shu was in power, the capital is still so prosperous, the Tuntian in the south is also beginning to bear fruit, corn and sweet potatoes have been on the dinner table of ordinary people, and the Western Xia Prefectures are also very stable, and a large number of Song people poured into it, making the Great Song Dynasty's rule there more stable, and at the same time, it also began to gradually open up communication with the Western Regions. The restoration of the overland Silk Road during the Han and Tang dynasties brought new vitality to the commerce of the Great Song Dynasty.

However, under these superficial calms, there is a turbulent undercurrent, that is, the Fa-changing faction led by Wang Anshi is active. As Wang Anshi gained a firm foothold in the capital, he also began to look for like-minded people in the capital, such as Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dan, Cai Qu and others, all of whom had close contacts with Wang Anshi at this time, and even Wang Anshi recommended these people to Zhao Ji through his personal relationship, you must know that these people are the backbone of the later Fa Reform School, although they have not been reused now, but when Wang Anshi officially starts the method, these people will soar into the sky and become one of the protagonists on the stage of the future Great Song Dynasty.

In addition, Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu's contacts are also closer, before when Zhao Shu was sick, Zhao Yan had persuaded Zhao Xu, let him reduce his contacts with Wang Anshi, so as not to worry Zhao Shu after hearing it, Zhao Wei also obeyed Zhao Yanjian, but after Zhao Shu died, Zhao Wei had just taken over the throne, some things were difficult to decide, and he attached great importance to Wang Anshi, so he often called Wang Anshi into the palace to ask questions, and as a result, many things were handled by Wang Anshi. There are already many people who privately call Wang Anshi the hidden appearance of the Great Song Dynasty.

In addition, just a few days after Zhao Shu's funeral, another major event happened in the court, that is, Wang Tao impeached Han Qi in the imperial history, saying that since Jiayou, he has been in charge of the country, the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, and "does not go to the Wende Palace", and is autocratic. In fact, for Wang Tao's impeachment, a discerning person can know at a glance that it is a false accusation, because although Han Qi is a little selfish in some things, but in general, he is still dedicated to the country, whether he is the prime minister of the court or an official outside, he can think about the court, and he is very cautious in his usual actions, so Wang Tao's impeachment is simply nonsense.

In fact, Zhao Ji also knew that Wang Tao was making false accusations, so after seeing the twists, he immediately reprimanded Wang Tao, and then demoted him to the governor of Chenzhou, and sent someone to appease Han Qi and let him not think about it, especially now that Zhao Ji has just ascended the throne, it is when he relies on these old ministers.

However, although Wang Tao's impeachment is false, there is one thing he did not say wrong, that is, Han Qi has been the prime minister of three dynasties, successively assisted Renzong, Yingzong and Zhao Ji, and his influence in the court is far greater than that of other ministers, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a minister, and many people have discussed Han Qi in private, but no one has ever dared to mention it to his face, and now Wang Tao suddenly stabbed this matter to the court, if Han Qi does not make some statements, then others may really suspect that he is bent on taking power.

It is also the delicate position of Han Qi, so in the end he proposed to Zhao Ji to resign, and Zhao Ji kept him many times, but Han Qi resolutely resigned, after all, he had already sniffed out a trace of unusual smell from Wang Tao's matter, if he stayed in the capital without interest, I am afraid it would not be as simple as dismissal.

Han Qi resolutely asked to resign, and in the end Zhao Ji couldn't keep it, so he had no choice but to appoint him as Zhen'an, Wushengjun Jiedu Envoy, Situ and Shizhong, and Xiangzhou, but Han Qi felt that his official position was too prominent, so he resolutely resigned from the two towns Jiedu Envoy, and at this time there was a major earthquake in Hebei, and the Daimyo Mansion was the hardest hit area, so Han Qi asked to be transferred to the Daimyo Mansion to sit in the town, and finally Zhao Ji had no choice but to appoint him as the Huainan Jiedu Envoy, and changed the sentence to the Daimyo Mansion.

Han Qi has been the prime minister for ten years and assisted three emperors, among which Zhao Shu and Zhao Ji's enthronement has a close relationship with him, so his boycott also caused a great sensation in the court, especially on the day Han Qi left Beijing, almost all the officials in the entire capital went to see each other, and even Zhao Yan went to see him off, but Han Qi walked very freely, just personally drank three glasses of wine to the people who saw him off, and then got into the carriage and waved away.

Zhao Yan looked at the carriage where Han Qi left, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, because after Han Qi left, there will definitely be a great alternation of power between the DPRK and China, especially the ministers in the political hall, when Han Qi was there, he could still suppress other people, so that there would be no party disputes in the court, but as soon as Han Qi left, I am afraid that the quarrel in the political hall will soon sound.

However, in addition to the alternation of power, Zhao Yan was most worried about the meaning of this matter, because he always felt that Han Qi's departure seemed to be someone who was giving way. In fact, Zhao Yan's feeling was indeed right, just a few days after Han Qi left the capital, suddenly there was an explosive news in the court, Wang Anshi was appointed as the governor of politics, and officially became one of the several ministers in the political hall. (To be continued......)