Zhao Ji died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the whole world was shaken, but after the shock, the Great Song Dynasty was still running as usual, for ordinary people, the emperor was too far away from them, and the replacement of the throne was difficult to affect their lives, so they didn't care who the emperor was. For hundreds of officials in the world, although the news of Zhao Ji's death was shocking, the king of Yue in the court served as the regent, and the government affairs were running as usual, so the officialdom slowly calmed down, the officialdom and the people were fine, and the world would naturally be fine.

However, the world mentioned above does not include Kaifeng City, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, whenever the old and new imperial power alternates, it is the day of change in the capital, and the fluctuations of power in all aspects are combined to form a power storm that is enough to tear people to pieces, and Zhao Yan, as the regent, is just in the center of this storm, although it looks very calm for the time being, but God knows when the wind around him will tear him?

For this alternation of old and new powers, maybe others take it very seriously, but Zhao Yan didn't pay attention to it at all, first, he is not an ordinary person, as early as when Zhao Shu was still alive, he won a huge reputation for himself, after the rebellion, it was he who turned the tide and saved the Great Song Dynasty in fire and water, plus the influence of the cadets of the military academy in the army has increased in recent years, and the students who graduated from elementary school in Tokyo have also begun to enter the society, these people are all his students, and finally there is overseas development, It can be said that Zhao Yan has a very amazing influence and potential power, and it is impossible to shake his foundation in the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, his own strength is only one aspect, on the other hand, Zhao Yan did not take the position of regent too seriously at all, he knew that there were many people around him who were eyeing his position, but the reason why he took over this position in the first place was mainly because Zhao Yan was sick and begged, otherwise with his temperament. He won't take over the position of regent at all, so no matter how many people around him peep, he doesn't care at all, the worst case is nothing more than him throwing away the burden and continuing to go to Guangzhou to play his own Age of Discovery, anyway, no one dares to really do anything to him.

That's why. Zhao Yan didn't pay attention to the situation in the outside world at all, after helping the little emperor Zhao Maid hold the enthronement ceremony, and then plunged into Zhao Ji's funeral, he wanted to give Zhao Ji a ride at the end, so he also attached great importance to Zhao Ji's entire funeral, with his participation, Zhao Ji's temple number after his death was finally designated as Shenzong as in history, and the name was the English Liewu Shengxiao Emperor, and he was buried in Yongyu Mausoleum.

After arranging Zhao Ji's funeral. Zhao Yan gave himself two days off, and the first thing he did when he returned home was to fall asleep, during this time he was not only sad, but also had to hold on mentally to arrange all aspects of affairs, and he couldn't even sleep well at night, and sometimes he didn't rest all night long, if he hadn't insisted on exercising before, and his physical foundation was very good. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to it for a long time.

He slept for nearly ten hours, and when he woke up. It was already the afternoon of the next day, and after Cao Ying learned that he woke up, he immediately rushed to serve him to dress and wash, and then asked people to prepare meals. Now that he eats the dishes at home, he suddenly feels an appetite, and he even eats two large bowls of rice, and the dishes on the table are also swept away by him before stopping.

"Husband, the eldest brother's funeral has also been completed. Are you going to take a few more days off? Cao Ying asked people to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and she cooked tea for Zhao Yan on the side and asked, Zhao Yan fell asleep after coming back yesterday, so she didn't know that Zhao Yan decided to give herself two days off.

"Well, take a break today and tomorrow, and I'll go to the political hall the day after tomorrow, I have accumulated a lot of government affairs over there during this time, and I must not delay it any longer." Zhao Yan smiled and took Cao Ying's hand and said, he was too busy during this time, he really didn't have time to spend with his family, and Cao Ying was in charge of the whole family, so he was also a little sorry in his heart.

"It's only been two days off, isn't it too little?" Cao Ying frowned lightly when she heard this.

"After this period of time, I will accompany you at home, but two days ago, Zeng Gongliang also sent someone to inform me that there is too much backlog of government affairs that I need to deal with, and I can't abolish my public affairs for personal reasons!" Zhao Yan smiled again and spoke.

Cao Ying is not an unreasonable woman, hearing Zhao Yan say this, she had to nod helplessly, but then she suddenly thought of something, and immediately said: "Husband, there are some things that you may not like to hear, but the concubine feels that she still needs to remind you." ”

"You and I are still polite, just say whatever you want!" Zhao Yan heard that he was holding Cao Ying's hand again, after being married for so many years, he had long regarded Cao Ying as his indispensable other half.

I saw Cao Ying hesitate at this time, and then he spoke: "Husband, the reason why you agreed to serve as regent at the beginning was mainly because the eldest brother was seriously ill, the government was unattended, and the eldest brother trusted you, so you took over the military and political power without any scruples, but now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, although he is still a child, he will always grow up one day, in case he is suspicious of his husband because of this, how should the husband deal with himself then?" ”

Although Cao Ying's words are a bit harsh, they are also very realistic, no matter how high Zhao Yan's prestige is, he is always just a prince, not the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, but now he is exercising the power of the emperor, and now Zhao Maid is a child, but when Zhao Maid grows up, he will inevitably be regarded as a big rock blocking his pro-government road.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Yan also showed a contemplative expression, and after a long while, he slowly spoke: "This question is difficult to say, simple and simple, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than a grasp of time and degree, Zhao Maid is the new emperor I personally selected, I also know a little bit about his character, and I also promised my eldest brother to teach the new emperor in person, so I decided to be a part-time Taifu, take on the heavy responsibility of teaching Zhao Maid, and slowly let him get in touch with some government affairs, as long as I can grasp this time and degree, It shouldn't affect the relationship between Zhao and me. ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Cao Ying was still a little worried, because the truth is true, but people's hearts are actually the most unpredictable, in case Zhao Yan did not grasp the time and degree, so that Zhao Yan was dissatisfied with him, I am afraid that there would be a gap between their uncle and nephew, of course, with Zhao Yan's current reputation and status, as well as the strength he has behind him, even the emperor would not dare to do anything to him, but in case the two of them clashed, it would still bring heavy disasters to the Great Song Dynasty.

Seeing that Cao Ying was still worried, Zhao Yan smiled dumbly and said: "Okay, don't worry too much, lady, the maid is still too young, and it's still a little too far away to think about these things, not to mention that no one can grasp the things in the future, we just need to do it now." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Cao Ying finally nodded, just at this time the tea was also cooked, so she personally showed Zhao Yan the art of tea, speaking of which the era of the Great Song Dynasty is still dominated by tea cakes, rather than the roasted tea of later generations, this kind of tea cake production process is complicated, and the way of drinking is also very cumbersome, there are dozens of steps, among the women around Zhao Yan, Xue Ning'er and Ouyang Wanling's tea art is the best, Cao Ying didn't know how to become interested in tea art during this time, so he learned from Ning Er and Wanling, Now it's done, but the taste is debatable.

Zhao Yan took a sip of the tea soup with various spices and spices, although the taste of the tea itself was almost suppressed by other flavors, but he was still full of praise, which also made Cao Ying even more happy, and poured him a few bowls in a row, Zhao Yan had to smirk and drink them all, anyway, this thing can't be drunk, so it should be used as a vitamin supplement.

Finally finished drinking tea, Zhao Yan and Cao Ying went to see the children, but there were only a few younger children left in the family, and those who were older, such as Zhao Jia and others, were all sent to Tokyo Elementary School and the girls' school next to it.

After two days of rest, Zhao Yan also felt that his body and spirit were almost recovered, so in the early morning of the third day, he got up early again and took the carriage to the palace political hall.

The political hall is the office of several ministers, and it is actually an ordinary palace from the outside, but because almost all the twists and turns played by hundreds of officials in the world are gathered here to deal with, it has become the power center of the Great Song Dynasty, making this ordinary hall also covered with a layer of sacred color.

The scale of the political hall is very large, and the main hall in the middle is naturally the place where Zhao Yan and several ministers deal with government affairs, and under the political hall, there are also official positions such as the Zhizhi Decree or the Zhishe Renyuan, in addition to the five rooms of Confucius, officials, households, military rites and punishments, these subordinate officials also often go in and out of the political hall to do things, and these institutions are located behind the political affairs hall, so these officials are also called the back of the hall, and most of the officials behind the hall are held by some capable young officials, and the future is immeasurable. Zeng Gongliang, Chen Shengzhi and others all served as court officials before serving as prime ministers.

As soon as Zhao Yan came to the political affairs hall, he saw many officials in and out of the political affairs hall, at first he didn't care, but when he approached, he suddenly found that there were many fresh faces among the officials who entered and exited the political affairs hall today, which made him also stunned, because the back officials of the hall are the same as the prime minister, and there are very few changes in usually, and as soon as he walked into the political affairs hall, he saw a person rushing out of it, grabbed him and whispered: "Your Highness!" Big things are wrong! (To be continued......)