The next day, the court meeting of the Vertical Arch Palace, and the hundred officials discussed how to treat the funeral of the Empress Dowager Liu E. The courtiers kept talking, but none of them said a good word for Liu E.

"Empress Dowager Liu was too superficial during her lifetime, and her Majesty was young and hung the curtain, and Your Majesty did not return to power when she was an adult, what if future generations followed suit?"

"Empress Dowager Liu sacrifices to the sky with the clothes of the crown, messing with the difference between men and women, insulting the temple, and the rooster knows the morning and dusk?"

"The Liu family's murder of the Empress Dowager Zhang Yi is a heinous crime that is unforgivable."

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When all the officials were recounting Liu E's mistakes, only one person came out to speak, and Zhao Zhen saw that it was the new prime minister Fan Zhongyan.

I only heard Fan Zhongyan say: "The official family, the Empress Dowager Liu has been in power for many years, and she has a contribution to the maintenance of the official family. Now that the Empress Dowager Liu has passed away, she should fulfill her virtues and the reputation of benevolence and filial piety of the official family. ”

When Empress Dowager Liu was alive, Fan Xianggong criticized her many times, and she was repeatedly belittled because of this. Now that the Queen Mother has collapsed, everyone has told her sins, why is Fan Xianggong alone saying good things about her? ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "The minister believes that a person should not lose justice for personal misfortune, and should not put personal gains and losses before the country's honor and disgrace. ”

Zhao Zhen praised: "Fan Xianggong is really the first upright and fair person in the world!" It can be described as: pure virtue, chastity and pure jade! According to what Fan Xianggong said, I used the ceremony of 'Queen Mother' to treat Liu's funeral! ”

Zhao Zhen has already figured out that Liu E has a thousand sins, but she is dead after all, what is the point of digging deeper?

Zhao Zhen adopted Fan Zhongyan's advice and went down to the Imperial Palace to treat the funeral of the Empress Dowager Liu E. Liu E was nicknamed "Empress Zhang Xianmingsu", buried in Yongding Mausoleum, and ordered that the affairs of the Queen Mother should not be discussed inside and outside the court.

With the end of the funeral of the Empress Dowager Liu E, the official Zhao Zhen began to exert his efforts in the government. He demoted most of the courtiers during the Empress Dowager Liu E's Dynasty to Waifu, and then promoted his confidants one by one, rewarding the meritorious ministers who guarded him.

After that, Zhao Zhen issued an order to change the Yuan "Ming Dao", which completely ended the "Heavenly Sage" year of the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian's reign.

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On this day, Ye Pei came to the study of Yanhui Pavilion early to wait, but when he saw Zhao Zhen coming down with a sad brow, he greeted him and asked, "Why is the sixth brother so worried?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "The famine in Hangzhou for two years is all due to floods. However, I sent a few capable ministers to govern with their hearts in the past, but they always did not work, which is really sad. ”

Ye Pei helped Zhao Zhen deal with political affairs for a few months, and he also had a lot of experience. While helping Zhao Zhen change clothes, she said: "To control the floods, we should dredge the river, relocate the people, suppress prices, and prevent civil strife." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly, "Of course I know these methods, and I have implemented them one by one, but they have not solved the fundamental problem." Hangzhou has always been the land of fish and rice, it has famine here, it can't pay taxes, and other places have also asked for tax cuts and labor reductions. ”

Ye Pei also frowned and said, "Well, it's a problem. ”

The two of them discussed political affairs for a while, and Chen Zhongyi came in to ask for instructions: "Official, lunch is ready, do you want to dine with the lord of Le'an?" ”

Zhao Zhen eats with Ye Pei every day, but he is used to it, so he nodded and agreed.

Waiting for Chen Zhongyi to spread the food on the table, Ye Pei personally served soup for Zhao Zhen.

Ye Pei was thinking about the matter of controlling the flood, and he didn't think it was too much, and the soup overflowed and flowed onto the table.

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It flowed along the table in the direction of Ye Pei's station.

Zhao Zhen stood up and shouted, "Pei'er, Pei'er, overflow!" ”

Ye Pei didn't hear it, and still put the soup in the bowl. Miao Jinhe, who was standing next to her, quickly took the soup bowl, and Chen Zhongyi also wiped the table with a rag.

"Don't rub, don't rub." Ye Pei hurriedly stopped Chen Zhongyi and said.

Although Chen Zhongyi felt strange, he had to stop.

Zhao Zhen was afraid that the soup would flow down and splash on Ye Pei, so he pulled Ye Pei away and asked, "Pei'er, what's wrong?" ”

Ye Pei watched the soup slowly flowing down the table, and suddenly laughed, "Sixth brother, do you think that the flood control should be open source or throttling?" ”

Zhao Zhen saw Ye Pei's serious appearance and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are still thinking about this matter when you lose your mind?" ”

Ye Pei said: "Sixth brother, you see, this soup overflows, like a flood. Chen Zhongyi blindly wiped it with a cloth, but it was not easy to stop it, but it made the affected area bigger and bigger. If we let him go down the river, push the water to flow, and wait for it to run empty, it will be clean with a touch. ”

Zhao Zhen heard that Ye Pei was reasonable, so he asked her to continue.

Ye Pei said: "The same is true for people's power, we can't just know how to be thrifty, the important thing is to open source." It is necessary to increase employment, stimulate domestic demand, raise the price of rice, and increase consumption. Only in this way can we truly stabilize the market, stabilize the people's minds, and completely cure the floods. ”

Zhao Zhen suddenly brightened up and exclaimed: "Pei'er is really a whimsical idea, such a bold idea!" ”

Zhao Zhen didn't eat anymore, and paced back and forth in the house, "It's really a good way, why didn't I think of it before, go, Xuan Fan Xianggong met and discussed state affairs." ”

When Fan Zhongyan came, Zhao Zhen said to him: "Fan Xianggong has thought of a good way to control the water?" ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "The minister is stupid, and he hasn't thought of a practical way yet. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "I have a way here. ”

"Please make it clear."

Zhao Zhen asked: "What is the price of rice in Hangzhou now?" ”

Fan Zhongyan replied: "The price of rice in Bianjing is 50 wen per bucket, while the price of rice in Hangzhou is 80 wen per bucket. The minister has already killed several profiteers who deliberately raised the price of rice in public, but it is still difficult to control the price of rice below 60 Wen. ”

Zhao Zhen instructed: "In this way, you will sell the price of rice in Hangzhou for one hundred and twenty wen per bucket." ”

"What?!" Fan Zhongyan looked at Zhao Zhen in disbelief. "Official, what do you mean?"

Zhao Zhen ignored it and asked, "How is Hangzhou's current expenditure?" ”

Fan Zhongyan replied: "Hangzhou is currently struggling to make ends meet, and the minister has already informed the three divisions to allocate funds for disaster relief, and will also suspend the dragon boat race in West Lake this year." Every year, the imperial court allocates funds to renovate temples near Hangzhou, and this year the fee was suspended. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "No, no, no, you can't stop, not only don't stop, but also do a big thing and overhaul." ”

"What?!" Fan Zhongyan looked at Zhao Zhen with wide eyes again.

"Yes, you want to make this year's dragon boat race the most grand dragon boat race in these years, and let all teams within 100 miles participate, if the team wins the competition, I will personally inscribe to celebrate him, and together with the rich businessmen who support this team, I will reduce taxes for him."

Zhao Zhen's words made Fan Zhongyan's jaw almost drop.

Zhao Zhen continued: "It is necessary to repair the temples on a large scale, and the Lingyin Temple and Jingci Temple in Hangzhou are all extremely effective temples, and they must be repaired well." Buddha

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The ancestors will bless the country with good weather and good weather, and the flood will pass quickly. ”

Seeing that Fan Zhongyan was still in shock, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Okay, just these few things, you can do it quickly." ”

After a month, Zhao Zhen and the other queens left Fan Zhongyan alone to discuss the matter, and asked: "What is the current disaster situation in Hangzhou?" ”

Fan Zhongyan praised: "The official family is really a god, and the disaster situation in Hangzhou has greatly improved." ”

"Fan Xianggong, do you understand what I mean now?" Zhao Zhen said with a smile.

"Understood, Chen Quan understood." Fan Zhongyan was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground.

"The official family deliberately raised the price of rice, Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, and the surrounding harvest places are cheap rice, so naturally all the rice is shipped to Hangzhou for sale. When the rice in Hangzhou is piled up, it will naturally not be sold at a high price, and the price of rice will naturally drop.

The dragon boat race is not only to dredge the river, but also to build embankments, which makes the wealthy businessmen who have money to contribute money and efforts to consciously control the water. Manpower is also needed to form a dragon boat team, and a large number of displaced people affected by the disaster have been able to work hard, not only to eat with their strength, but also to prevent people from gathering to make trouble.

The overhaul of the temple is even more successful, the labor is cheap in the disaster year, and the imperial court spent less money than in previous years, but the temple was repaired more ornate and solemn than in previous years. The people received the Dharma on demand, and they also spontaneously donated money and materials to help the disaster.

By living in the temple to help with repairs, the displaced victims not only have a livelihood, but also a place to live, so they naturally work hard. Therefore, this year's disaster in Hangzhou quickly passed. ”

Zhao Zhen saw that Fan Zhongyan was talking like a lotus, and said with a proud smile: "In the future, the disasters in various places will be implemented according to this advertisement, and the country will be naturally prosperous, the country will be rich and the people will be strong." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "The people of Hangzhou thought that these were the merits of the ministers, and they also deliberately named the built embankment Fan Gong Dike. ”

Zhao Zhen was a little carried away, and said omittedly: "This is not all my credit, this idea was originally thought up by Pei'er." ”

"Is it the Lord of Le'an?"

Zhao Zhen was afraid that Fan Zhong would be overwhelmed, so he made up and said: "You just tell the people that you came up with the solution, and let the people thank Fan Xianggong." ”

"How dare a minister take the merit of others?" Fan Zhongyan's heart still trembled.

Zhao Zhen no longer talked about this matter, but changed to other matters.

During this period, Ye Pei knelt in the Eight Princes' Mansion and asked the Eighth Princess for forgiveness.

The eighth princess met her soft-heartedly and told her that Ye Hao had a leaf-shaped birthmark on her back. Ye Pei returned to the palace to examine, and Zhao Zhen did not have this birthmark behind him.

Zhao Zhen heard someone say that "blood tests" and secretly experimented in the palace, which indeed proved that the two were not blood relatives.

Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei were so happy that they hugged their heads and cried for a while.

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Half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, Ouchi has completed repairing, Zhao Zhen has moved back to Funing Palace, and Ye Pei has moved back to Qifeng Pavilion.

However, Zhao Zhen was accustomed to Ye Pei, the "secretary lang", helping to deal with political affairs by his side, so he also ordered Ye Pei to be by his side every day to assist the government.

The Spring Festival is approaching in two months, because the filial piety of the two queen mothers has not passed, and the palace cannot celebrate in a big way, but it must also show the atmosphere of the festival.

The official family ordered Ye Peiquan to act as an agent for this matter, and she was already familiar with handling the affairs of the palace, and took care of everything in an orderly manner, neither extravagant nor royal etiquette.

Ye Pei has become the new hostess of the palace.

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