You can't ride any means of transportation in the imperial city, and Uncle Yang Liangjie has a wind under his feet, and he goes straight to the palace with a smoke. The Imperial Forest Army guarding the palace looked at Uncle Guo's impatient expression, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. A few times before, this uncle also came with such an expression, and then he got very unpleasant results.

It is said that once Uncle Guo forced Empress Dowager Yang to tears in order to get an official position. was angry with Zhang Shijie and Zhang Tong, and scolded Uncle Yang. Uncle Guo dared to talk back, and was dragged out and beaten by Commander Zhang. Since then, the uncle has sworn that he will never be in the palace again.

However, it is one thing to gamble, and it is another thing to obey it. After that, Uncle Guo should come and come, but he no longer ignored Commander Zhang, and he didn't dare to persecute anything to Empress Dowager Yang when he spoke.

The Queen Mother soon summoned Uncle Yang, and the two sat down, and Uncle Yang Liangjie immediately asked, "Queen Mother, is the official family available?" ”

"Official...... Classes went. Empress Dowager Yang said with some embarrassment.

The Queen Mother was telling the truth, but the official family's curriculum was different from the previous teacher who invited the teacher to the palace to take classes. The junior official's family now goes to Zhao Taiwei's house to board, and goes to the school arranged by Zhao Taiwei five days a week to attend classes. Every Friday, I will return to the palace. According to the description of the petty official, the classmates in the school are all from Lin'an. The junior official was ordered not to tell outsiders his identity and to go to school with other classmates.

This is a secret operation, and even Zhang Shijie only knows that there is such a thing, and he cannot participate in the defense work at all. When he secretly went to see the petty official's house for Empress Dowager Yang, he had to put on civilian clothes and secretly take a few looks. As for Yang Liangjie's level, I can't even know.

Since he didn't know, Yang Liangjie didn't think much about it, he said happily: "Queen Mother." But there are happy events for the official family! ”

"What's the matter?" Empress Dowager Yang didn't know what else could be called a happy event at such a time. As a mother, being forced to be separated from her children does not seem like a happy event no matter how you look at it. After the junior official's family went to school, they moved to Zhao Taiwei's house, and the junior official's family began to get used to it. At school, he also felt very used to it. However, when classmates are together, it is inevitable that there will be various disputes, being scolded by the teacher, or having conflicts with classmates. You can even do it. At this time, the son of Taiwei Zhao's family will come out to help, at least not to let the petty official family suffer.

These arguments are really normal for a child, and in fact, they are the level to which they will forget tomorrow when they think of today. His son was bullied, and his son didn't get the response that the official family deserved. Listening to my mother's ears, that's a big deal.

The reason why such things had to be allowed to happen was entirely because Empress Dowager Yang was far less powerful than Zhao Jiaren. had to give in to Captain Zhao.

Knowing that the Queen Mother didn't know such a thing at all, Yang Liangjie was as happy as eating honey, and he said with the smug mood when he monopolized the information: "Queen Mother, Emperor Dayuan sent someone to propose marriage!" ”

"What? Ahem! Empress Dowager Yang didn't know about this at all, and was so shocked that she accidentally choked on her saliva.

"Don't panic, Queen Mother, I just came from the Great Yuan Envoy. Listening to them tell the story themselves, I know that they have no ill intentions. Yang Liangjie comforted the Empress Dowager Yang with an expression of bamboo in his chest.

After more than ten minutes, Yang Liangjie took a cup of tea and drank it. In the past ten minutes or so, the foam was flying, which made Yang Liangjie tired. However, he was finally able to explain this important matter clearly, and his smug mood could not be greater.

Empress Dowager Yang was shocked like this, and she didn't know what to do. After experiencing the surrender of Lin'an, she herself felt an irrepressible panic when she mentioned the Mongols. However, such a powerful Mongolia actually came to propose marriage so seriously, hoping to marry the Great Song Dynasty. According to Empress Dowager Yang's philosophy, this kind of marriage proposal meant that Mongolia would never go to war with the Great Song Dynasty again. And the fact that there will be no war between the two countries means that the throne of Empress Dowager Yang's son will never again be threatened by the Mongols.

"Queen Mother, I thought I might as well summon the Mongolian envoy to the court now. The Queen Mother inquired about the matter in person. Yang Liangjie had already moistened his throat, he looked at the happy expression on Empress Dowager Yang's face, and said while the iron was hot.

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Yang responded. However, after finishing speaking, she said vigilantly: "I don't know what Mrs. Zhao means." ”

Yang Liangjie hurriedly said loudly: "When will it be the turn of the Taiwei to call the shots about the official family's wedding?" Queen Mother, you can't let this matter go any further! ”

The next day was the fourth day of the second month, and Taiwei Zhao went to court every ten days, which were the first, eleventh, and twenty-first days of the new year. The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is not the day when Taiwei Zhao went to court, in such days, Empress Dowager Yang was in court.

Without waiting for Empress Dowager Yang to speak, Xiong Shang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward and played: "Empress Dowager, an envoy from Dayuan has arrived and asked the two countries to make an agreement on marriage. ”

After listening to the report of the Ministry of Rites, Empress Dowager Yang was much happier in her heart. In such a big matter, these officials did not deceive her. It shows that these people are still loyal.

After the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, the others did not react at all. This made Empress Dowager Yang a little surprised, logically speaking, shouldn't it be that many officials have expressed their opinions when the official family gets married? As far as Empress Dowager Yang's own impression and what she heard in the palace, it was an extremely complicated political struggle for officials to marry women and canonize beauties, concubines, and queens to women. Officials from all walks of life will be involved.

Thinking of these, Empress Dowager Yang didn't speak, she just waited for someone to jump up and speak. Unexpectedly, there was still silence below, not only the other officials were silent, but also Xiong Shang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who started the performance, also said nothing after the performance. After two minutes of silence, Xiong Shang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, spoke again, "I don't know what the Queen Mother is going to do?" ”

"Huh?" Empress Dowager Yang was really a little confused. For such a big matter, the ministers all reacted with full authority to the Queen Mother.

Suppressing the surprise, Empress Dowager Yang asked the Ministry of Rites Shangshu who was about to pretend to be stupid, "You ...... Xiong Shangshu, what do you think. ”

Xiong Sheng looked calm and replied calmly: "It is a matter of heaven for the official family to marry, and it is not appropriate for the minister to interject." ”

Hearing this, in the ears of several older officials who had been in the court of Emperor Lizong and Song Duzong, their faces showed strange expressions because they wanted to laugh and held back their smiles. Even so, the gang remained silent. Some of the other officials wanted to speak, but at least their intelligence held them back.

Empress Dowager Yang also sensed that something was wrong. She continued to ask: "Xiong Shangshu, you are the Ministry of Rites, you should know whether Mongolia is sincere." ”

Xiong Shang Da Song Jinshi belongs to those who have their own ideas and understandings, and they dare to express their ideas, so they are naturally prepared. He calmly replied: "Queen Mother." The minister is the Ministry of Rites, and he only acts according to the rules of etiquette. Whether Mongolia is sincere or not is not actually a matter for the Ministry of Rites. I think the Ministry of War should be more aware of this matter. ”

As soon as these words came out. There was finally some voice in the court. It was laughter, some of them mocking and laughing at Xiong Xiang's shameless prevarication, and some of them chuckling in praise of Xiong Shang's astute answer.

Empress Dowager Yang couldn't quite understand the reaction and mood of the courtiers. She looked at the court, and there were all civil officials. Last year, Zhao Taiwei revised the official position of the imperial court, and after a series of judicial changes, the six parts were broken. When everyone's attention was focused on the great changes that had taken place in the Criminal Department, the Military Department was silently canceled. Since then, only the privy envoy Zhao Taiwei has been left with military affairs among the officials of the upper dynasty.

Xiong Sheng meant that Empress Dowager Yang could go to Taiwei Zhao to inquire about this matter, and the Ministry of Rites was only responsible for the announcement of foreign affairs. Empress Dowager Yang also understood this meaning a little, and she was actually happy in her heart. The initiative of the marriage of the petty official family is finally in her own hands, as the queen mother, as a mother, of course the queen mother is satisfied.

When people are in a good mood, they are easy to be tolerant, and Empress Dowager Yang asked, "What do you think about this matter?" Is Emperor Dayuan's proposal sincere? ”

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, or your gaze does not intersect with others at all. Everyone remained silent, and did not mean to speak.

"Xu Shangshu, you are a veteran of the Three Dynasties, I don't know what to think?" Empress Dowager Yang asked Xu Yuanzhi, the secretary of the household department.

Everyone knew that Xu Yuanzhi was Zhao Jiaren's person, and everyone looked at it with great interest. Xu Yuanzhi responded: "Queen Mother, the minister has not worked in the Duzong Dynasty. ”

This is the truth, Xu Yuanzhi was forced by Jia Yidao not long after the battle of Ezhou. When Song Duzong was in power, Xu Yuanzhi had been an investor on Zhao Jiaren's side. After the surrender of General Lin'an, he continued to serve as an official in the small court of Fuzhou established by Zhao Jiaren. After saying this ruthless statement, Xu Yuanzhi said: "Queen Mother, what the Mongols do must have a plan. The Queen Mother agrees or not, she also has a plan, as long as what she wants can benefit the country, of course we will not agree. Therefore, please also ask the Queen Mother to judge. ”

Empress Dowager Yang felt that this was not support, so she did not reply. However, most of the other officials looked away from the Empress Dowager Yang. With the patriotic education launched by Taiwei Zhao now, anything that is raised to the standard of being beneficial to the country is a big deal. Especially if the target is Mongolia, it is an extremely troublesome matter.

This is why after the envoys of the Great Yuan arrived in Lin'an, they invited the officials of the Great Song Dynasty to participate in banquets several times. And all the officials of the Great Song Dynasty did not participate. They do this so that they don't put themselves at risk. The situation between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Yuan is so dangerous, to put it mildly, if there is a problem with the choice of the Empress Dowager Yang, as long as she is charged with the crime of communicating with foreign countries, the Empress Dowager will have to go to court for fear of it.

Xu Yuanzhi ignored the gaze of others, and now he felt in his heart that he had fulfilled his obligations as a courtier, so he was very open. If Empress Dowager Yang couldn't understand Xu Yuanzhi's hard work, he could only admit it. However, Taiwei Zhao will definitely know about the affairs in the court this time, and at that time, Taiwei Zhao was only afraid that he would blame Xu Yuanzhi for talking too much. Xu Yuanzhi was mentally prepared to face this accusation.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Yang spoke: "The mourning family knows. ”