After a few days, the official Zhao Zhen gradually recovered some strength, and Ye Pei brought a mountain of folds for Zhao Zhen to review. Zhao Zhen was already haggard, and he had a headache watching these twists and turns.

"Alas, it's hard work to be an emperor."

Ye Pei persuaded: "The official family should not be lazy when they are in charge of the government just now, but now the political affairs are chaotic, and the official family must take care of them one by one." ”

Zhao Zhen stiffened his head and sat up and ordered: "Chen Zhongyi, you move the desk over, and I will half-lean on the bed to approve the recital." ”

So, Ye Pei helped Chen Zhongyi command the little eunuch to move the desk, arrange a comfortable position for Zhao Zhen, and let him approve the book by book.

Ye Pei sat aside to sort out the loss list of the fire items in the palace and accompanied Zhao Zhen to be busy.

Within half an hour, Zhao Zhen was so tired that he just wanted to lie down. "Oops, this is not a solution, I sit here with a sore back and no energy at all." Zhao Zhen complained.

Ye Pei frowned and said, "Why don't you sit on the big chair outside more comfortably?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Just like this, Pei'er, you come and sit here to help me read the fold, and I will guide you to help me read it." ”

"How can this be done?"

"How can you not do it? Extraordinary methods are used in extraordinary times. Military and civilian affairs should not be neglected, you see this mountain of twists and turns, when will I approve it? When I recover, I won't need you anymore. ”

Ye Pei reluctantly said: "That's all there is to do." ”

As soon as Ye Pei sat down, Zhao Zhen lay lazily on Ye Pei's lap and said beautifully: "Okay, read it!" ”

Ye Pei shook his head helplessly, took a book of music, and began to read.

"This is Lord Lu Yijian's recital, 'The minister has sent more than 1,000 craftsmen from Beijing's northwest, Hebei, Huainan, and Jiangxi roads to Bianjing to repair the Ouchi, and attach the drawings of the Ouchi repair, hoping that His Majesty will see it. The three divisions calculated the total cost of repairing 200,000 yuan, and the Ouchi took advantage of the public opinion, and the left treasury was easy to help its expenses. I wonder if Your Majesty disagrees? ’”

Zhao Zhen closed his eyes and said, "Well, quasi-play." ”

Ye Pei asked, "How do you reply?" ”

Zhao Zhen sat up and picked up the red pen and drew a red tick on this book, "That's it." ”

"Oh, I see." Ye Pei felt that it was easy and put the book aside.

I picked up a book and read: "This is the recital of Lord Yang, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, 'In recent years, the dynasty has been plagued by fires repeatedly, and Taizu has a fire in the Ouchi Wine Shop from time to time, and the palace was also caused by thunder during the first emperor's time, and suffered heavy losses. To this day, the fire situation in Ouchi almost injured the official family and the Queen Mother, and the minister suggested that the capital and Ouchi set up a fire tower and a Taiping tank, which can not only visit the fire prevention, but also prepare for emergencies, and specialize in the beauty of the two'......"

Zhao Zhen had already understood, and without waiting for Ye Pei to read it again, he said, "Yes, yes." ”

Ye Pei drew the tiger according to the cat, and folded it with a red pen in this book, and put it together with the book just now.

Ye Pei read it again, and there were three or four more.

"Official, what do you think of this matter?" Ye Pei didn't even answer twice of the question, she looked down and saw that Zhao Zhen had fallen asleep at some point.

Ye Pei pouted and smiled, covered Zhao Zhen with a quilt, and still sorted out the folds by himself, putting the big things that could not be decided on one stack, and the small things that Zhao Zhen would definitely agree to put on the other stack, so tidying up, I didn't realize that it was already evening.

"Oh, why did I fall asleep unconsciously?" Zhao Zhen woke up in a daze and asked.

Ye Pei smiled and said, "The official family has just recovered from a serious illness, so it is naturally easy to get tired. ”

Zhao Zhen sat up and saw that Ye Pei was still working hard in his clothes, and asked, "How long have I been asleep?" Has Pei'er not rested? It's really hard for you. ”

"I want to read these twists and turns first, and classify them according to priority, so that it will be easy to approve when the official wakes up."

Zhao Zhen said with relief: "You are really an excellent secretary." ”

Ye Pei said proudly: "Thank you."

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The official family gives the official. ”

Zhao Zhen scratched Ye Pei's nose and said, "Look at your beauty, do you still want to be an official?" ”

Ye Pei said: "I enjoy it, I think it's more interesting than reading the script." ”

"You used military affairs as a script, really!" Zhao Zhen shook his head and said.

Ye Pei smiled and said, "I don't believe in the official family, it's very interesting to look at this." Chengdu Taishou sent a Xiucai into Beijing, saying that he was blatantly inciting a rebellion. Guess what he said? ”

"Is there a rebellion? What did he say? Zhao Zhen immediately became serious.

"He said, 'Burn the Broken Sword Gate to the Zhan Pavilion, Chengdu is not a mess'. I heard that this Xiucai has participated in seven imperial examinations, but he has repeatedly failed. That's a lot of whining. Ye Pei said, laughing again.

Zhao Zhen didn't smile, "Pei'er is making fun of this kind of thing." ”

"It's just a joke, of course, it's more interesting than the story in the book. How do the officials think they should approve it? ”

"How does Pei'er think it should be approved?"

Ye Pei thought for a moment and said, "Just put him back to his hometown." ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "How can there be a woman's kindness to such a person who incites rebellion? If all localities follow suit, then it will be worth it? ”

"Could he really incite a rebellion? I think this show is just a complaint that has been tried and tested repeatedly. It would be enough to put him back in his hometown and send local officials to keep an eye on him. It can not only reflect your magnanimity and benevolence, but also open your voice, and dare to speak boldly if you are admonished. ”

Zhao Zhen untied his brows at this time, and said with a smile: "Pei'er has a mind and courage, just according to what you say." Thinking that he was a scholar and was escorted to the capital as a rebel, he was already scared enough, and he should know to be cautious in his words and deeds in the future. To prevent him from complaining again, I will make him a petty official and let him join the army as a householder. ”

Ye Pei said: "Then I'll write like this?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "You can write it." ”

Ye Pei brushed a few strokes, and completed it with a red pen on the fold.

Zhao Zhen said: "I'm hungry, let's pass the meal and eat." ”

Ye Pei stretched his waist and said, "Okay, I'm hungry too." ”

So the two of them packed up their belongings and had dinner together.

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Originally, Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei were anxious to know whether the tanuki was changing the prince and whether the two of them were brothers and sisters, but because of the accumulation of state affairs, political affairs, palace repairs and other things, they were very busy, so they put this matter down slightly.

After a few days of Zhao Zhen's guidance, Ye Pei had a lot of experience in replying to the folds, and he became more and more bold. Sometimes Zhao Zhen took a nap, but Ye Pei didn't even notify Zhao Zhen, so he directly approved some trivial matters and sent them back.

Ye Pei felt that it was nothing, but some careful courtiers had already discovered that the approval they got was not a flying white book that the official family liked. Those who were bold reported the matter to Prime Minister Fan Zhongyan.

A few days later, Lu Yijian came to Zhao Zhen with a few drawings of Ouchi Xiufu, and Ye Pei hid behind the screen and continued to review the folds.

When Lu Yijian left, Ye Pei came out and said: "I remember that once the official family told me that when the first emperor was in power, he also encountered the Great Internal Repair, and the prime minister at that time, Ding Wei, had a very good way.

He ordered people to dig a ditch in front of the palace to divert water, and use the soil excavated from the ditch to burn bricks, and the water from the Bianhe River was introduced into the palace, so that the boats could transport materials directly to the palace, and when the waste was completed, the waste was filled into the ditch. Such a good method is being used now, why is there no one in the repair drawings that Lord Lu brought over to follow this method? ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Silly Pei'er, of course no one dares to mention this method again, Ding Wei was demoted to Hainan, who would dare to follow him, and also want to go to the island to see the miasma?" ”

Ye Pei said unconvinced: "A good way should not be abolished because of this person, if the official family takes the lead in proposing it, it is estimated that no one will dare to refute it." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Well, it's okay, since."

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It's a good idea, and it should be emulated. It can not only save money for the imperial court, but also reduce labor. ”

Ye Pei said happily: "I know that the official family will definitely agree to such a good method. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard Ye Pei mention Ding Wei, he thought of Kou Zhun again, "Gong Kou Lai has been in Leizhou for some years, so he should be called back." You go to the edict to make Ouyang Xiu to meet him, and plan to summon Kou Zhun to return to Beijing. ”

But without waiting for Ouyang to draft the edict, Zhao Zhen got the news that Kou Zhun died of illness in Leizhou.

Zhao Zhen lamented: "Alas, I haven't summoned you back yet, why did you go like this?" ”

So Zhao Zhen issued an edict to reinstate Kou Zhun to Duke Kolai, posthumously presented the Chinese book order, and personally wrote "Jingzhong" to set up a Shinto monument for him. He also transferred Ding Wei to Leizhou to join the army, so that he finally had his feet on the mainland.

After another three months, the Queen Mother Liu E's health became more and more destructive, and although Ye Pei guarded her day and night, Liu E finally died at the age of fifty-nine.

Although in front of the courtiers, Zhao Zhen never recounted Liu E's affairs, but the gossip about the Empress Dowager Liu had long been circulating among the courtiers. By the time Liu E was funeral, these legendary stories flooded out.

Those courtiers who used to be obedient to the Empress Dowager Liu E, all of them stood up to tell Liu E's evil deeds, which made Zhao Zhen sigh for a while that the situation was changing and the world was cold.

The Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple asked how to treat the funeral of Empress Dowager Liu, Zhao Zhen was very conflicted in his heart, what conclusion did he want to give her, and what title did he give her?

Zhao Zhen picked up a notebook, "The Queen Mother had a rigid personality before her death, and she didn't know Xi Guozheng, and she wanted to emulate Tang Zhiwu's empress, adding a dragon robe, it was really immoral, and she could not be respected as the Queen Mother, she should be demoted to a concubine and ......buried with the rites of a concubine."

Zhao Zhen was not angry after seeing it, but let out a sigh. Ye Pei, who was sitting at the bottom, was sorting out the folds, and when he saw Zhao Zhen sighing, he raised his head and asked.

Zhao Zhen said: "Pei'er, you said, why did the Queen Mother keep pulling the dragon robe she was wearing before she died?" ”

Ye Pei also sighed: "Yes, she has always refused to take off her clothes, but when she died, it became a burden to her. ”

"Then does she want to wear this dragon robe all the time or do she want to take her off?"

"I think she wants to take her off, it's a knot in her life, and she should be relieved when she dies. Empress Dowager Liu really didn't just want to be the emperor, she said before her death that she just wanted to be loved, she wanted to get the love of my master, and she wanted to get the love of the first emperor, but she thought that each of them betrayed her and used her, she was just unwilling. Ye Pei said gloomily.

Zhao Zhen sighed: "Alas, how can I give Empress Dowager Liu a nickname?" What rites are you going to have to bury her? ”

Ye Pei stood up, knelt down in front of Zhao Zhen and said, "Please bury the official family with the gift of the Queen Mother!" ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Ye Pei, but did not say a word.

Ye Pei continued: "Official, everything you have done at this time is not for a dead person, but to let future generations see what kind of Great Song Dynasty and what kind of prosperous monarch it is.

The truth that has passed away is no longer important, and people can only guess the truth from the words recorded by the historian. I know that Empress Dowager Liu has done a lot of wrong things during her lifetime, but she has also contributed a lot to the Great Song Dynasty, if it were not for her, I am afraid that the courtiers with different hearts would have established themselves as kings long ago, and the rebels in various places would also swarm to revolt, and the surrounding countries would also swallow up our Song Kingdom.

Empress Dowager Liu has raised an official family for many years and taught you how to become a generation of emperors, didn't you think of her a little benefit? After Tang Zhiwu called the emperor to establish the Zhou Dynasty, she still voluntarily cut off her title and buried her with Tang Gaozong in Qianling, and became the queen of the Tang Dynasty.

I suggest that the official family use the Empress Dowager's gift for her funeral, let those gossips and slanderous words stop to this dynasty, let future generations believe in a Song Dynasty that is as strong as a rock, and let future generations sing praises of your benevolence, filial piety and magnanimity. ”

Zhao Zhen listened to what Ye Pei said, he was not as confused as before, nodded with a smile, helped Ye Pei up with both hands, and sighed again: "What is the night?" Meet this beloved. ”

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