The court meeting of the Song State was held for three consecutive days, and such a great court meeting was rare in the history of the Song Kingdom.

The scope of action of more than 300 important ministers of the state within three days was all limited to a radius of 200 zhang from the Funing Palace, and meetings, discussions, eating, drinking, and Lazar were all held in the Funing Hall and the two auxiliary halls.

During the day, the people were divided into different working groups according to their respective responsibilities in different yamen, and they would hold regular group meetings to exchange opinions before lunch and dinner, and the officials who wrote the main writers would keep records.

At night, before resting, everyone also needs to review the items sorted out during the day one by one to confirm the content of the trade-offs, and invite non-members of the group to participate in the discussion and voting for the more controversial items to determine whether to keep the entry in the end.

As for sleeping at night is more bitter, a set of bedding for one person sleeps directly on the main hall, although the climate in Jinling of the Song Kingdom is not too cold in winter, but a thin quilt covered with a thin blanket to sleep on the ground is still extremely cold.

Some of the old or high-ranking ministers finally had Emperor Song's decree to add a thin blanket, others could only resist, and all the important ministers could only sleep in a circle, with low-grade and good health sleeping in the outer circle, and high-grade and poor health sleeping in the inner circle.

On weekdays, everyone is an important minister of the court, and they all have personal dignity, but they can't maintain their majesty in such an environment, everyone huddles together, snuggling up to each other for warmth, even if they have been political enemies for many years, they also know the truth of cold lips and teeth at this time, hugging each other tightly, and there is a sense of laughter and hatred.

Even so, it was still too cold, and after the second watch, the temperature was lower on the third watch, and everyone couldn't stand it and begged the left servant to shoot Ding Ruoqin to plead with the emperor to add a quilt or a brazier.

Ding Ruoqin was urged by everyone, and he couldn't hold it anymore, and when he was about to plead with his father-in-law on duty outside the hall, a crisp knocking sound came.

Emperor Song actually came to the Funing Hall at night, and the lights in the palace were bright for a while, and the Song Emperor saw the embarrassment of the important ministers in the palace, and said with some sadness:

"It's hard for everyone to love Qing, the national disaster is at the head, everyone is lying in the snow and tasting ice for the country, and working all night will be praised by the world, and I can't sleep peacefully in the apse, so I'm here to accompany you. ”

Most of the courtiers were moved to tears and thanked Emperor Song for his benevolence and generosity.

Emperor Song exchanged a few words with the ministers, and immediately the palace maids and eunuchs in the imperial dining room sent ginger soup to the adults to ward off the cold, and the eunuchs of Shangyifang also stepped forward to change the thickened bedding for the adults.

Emperor Song announced on the spot that each of the ministers in the palace would give a fur, although the material of the fur fur was different according to the grade, but the degree of warmth was not much different, and the ministers were even more moved inexplicably, and they all knelt down to worship.

When the people sent Emperor Song's bedding and a large number of braziers to the palace, all the courtiers knew Emperor Song's determination to change this time, and if there was no result of the change, none of the people present would want to leave the Funing Palace, so everyone put away the last trace of contempt.

Although there were braziers, heavy furs, and thick bedding that night, most of the pampered courtiers still did not get a good night's sleep.

Since ancient times, kings have a saying that "the side of the couch does not allow others to snore", although the Song Emperor and the courtiers are sleeping on the ground, but the eight braziers and thirty-six guards beside him show his status as a nobleman.

Of course, these braziers and guards are just a kind of pomp, with the cultivation of the Song Emperor Cave Void Realm, the cold and heat do not invade, and there are few opponents in the world, so why do you need these foreign objects to warm up and protect the guards.

The important ministers fell asleep quickly, the bell and drum of the fifth watch had just struck, all the courtiers got up, and many people did not close their eyes all night, but at this time they had to make a state full of energy.

Emperor Song also got up, the palace maids and eunuchs sent washing water, and the monarchs and ministers waited under the steps of the side hall of the Funing Hall to rinse their mouths and clean their faces, and the scene was spectacular.

Suddenly, Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Rites, who had just been demoted, laughed, attracting the attention of everyone, including Emperor Song.

Emperor Song asked curiously: "Why is Wang Aiqing laughing, but there are happy things to share with us." ”

Wang Wei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, I was thinking about whether it was against the etiquette system for the monarch and the ministers to wash together, and I couldn't help laughing when I thought of the wonders, and I hope that the emperor will forgive the sin." ”

"Oh, Wang Aiqing is talking about it, is it against etiquette for the monarch and the ministers to wash together?"

Not only Emperor Song was curious, but the other ministers were also very curious.

"If it is a daily routine, it is naturally not polite for the monarch and the ministers to wash together, and the ministers are suspected of trespassing. ”

"Oh, then you need to be impeached by the Imperial Observatory?"

Wang Wei smiled and said: "But today is different, not only can you not participate in the impeachment, but it should also be recorded as a good story in your daily life." ”

"What do you mean by that? Wang Aiqing should not sell Guanzi. Emperor Song is looking forward to this story.

"At this time, there was a cult rebellion in the country, and it was a critical moment for the country, and the emperor personally led his ministers to stay up all night to discuss countermeasures, quell the rebellion and appease the people, and eat, live and wash together.

"Okay! Your Excellency Wang's words are very reasonable! My emperor has worked tirelessly for the country and the people, and he is definitely a generation of saints.

Ding Ruoqin, as the head of the ministers, naturally couldn't let Emperor Song himself affirm the king's words at this time, which was somewhat boastful, and he lost the opportunity to slap the horse, so he could only take the opportunity to ask for the holy name for the Song Emperor to show that his political literacy and political wisdom were not under the king's name.

Yan Weidong, who has been very low-key in the past year, also hurriedly echoed: "What Lord Ding and Lord Wang said is extremely true, the emperor's heart of worrying about the country and the people, and making great efforts to govern the country is known to the world, and it is also an indisputable fact that the national strength of the Song State is thriving, and the country is rich and the people are strong, and our emperor is definitely worthy of the word 'saint'." ”

The ministers were all human spirits, and they all secretly regretted that they were late in expressing their position, and immediately followed the words, and for a while the front of the hall was full of courtiers who were petitioning.

Many people thought that Emperor Song would refuse the persuasion of the ministers on the grounds of civil strife this time, but Emperor Song unexpectedly agreed to the invitation of the ministers this time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although I feel that I am still far from the word Sheng, but at this time, the domestic situation is tense, and the situation between diplomatic relations is changing, and the Song Kingdom needs to show a strong and confident attitude, so I have decided to accept the canonization ceremony to boost my Song Guowei!" Emperor Song's tone was firm and confident.

After being stunned for a short time, the important minister immediately shouted under the leadership of Ding Ruoqin: "The Holy Emperor is mighty, the Great Song Dynasty is mighty!"

After calling several times, Emperor Song signaled everyone to silence and continued: "However, since ancient times, the Holy Emperor has standards, and the country is safe and prosperous, and the current prosperity of the Song State has been recognized by the neighbors, but the domestic rebellion has not been quelled, and the day of quelling the rebellion is the day I am entitled. ”

"The ministers will work hard to put down the rebellion as soon as possible!"

Three days later, the three-day court meeting (historically called: canonization meeting) in the Song Dynasty court ended, and proposed 29 reform measures in six major areas, including official supervision, economy and trade, military and civil defense, and culture, education, and health.

The content was so detailed that the intensity of the law reform, and the breadth of the personnel involved were unprecedented, and within a month all the officials across the country had completed the study, and the officials were given a two-month digestion period, and three months later they were publicized on the bulletin boards of each prefecture and county.

Ordinary officials from prefectures and counties and students from prefectures and counties went to neighborhoods, villages, and fields to give lectures on the new law and collect relevant feedback.

Half a year later, the vigorous reform movement of the Song State began to be promoted, which was a reform movement initiated by the emperor himself, which was of great significance and remarkable effect.

Although it was resisted by some landlord classes and official interest groups, the reform was supported by the people of the whole country and most of the officials and aristocrats because of the propaganda in place and the people-oriented.

A year later, Emperor Song was crowned the Holy Emperor by virtue of the word-of-mouth and national benefits brought by the reform, becoming the first king of the Three Kingdoms to be crowned a saint.

In this year, the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in eastern Guangdong was quickly suppressed, and the Bixiao Palace in eastern Guangdong showed strong strength and control, cooperating with the governor of Liangguang, the governor of eastern Guangdong, and the Daolu Division of eastern Guangdong to suppress the rebellion in just two months.

Some of the remnants of the rebels fled to Qionghai Island, where they were exterminated by the local government.

In the war of extermination in eastern Guangdong, the Bixiao Palace cadre faction in eastern Guangdong showed strong combat effectiveness, with countless meritorious disciples, and became famous for a while, showing the strength to compete with the Kun faction.

A private battle made waves, and Da Luo sent the head of the sect to Liuyunzi, the royal envoy Grand Prince, and the susong Xuantian sect leader Yao Shi Long to mediate in eastern Guangdong, so that a sect infighting could be eliminated.

After balancing the internal struggle within the sect, the strength of the Bixiao Palace in eastern Guangdong has been greatly improved, and its reputation is faintly equal to that of Longhu Mountain, and its deterrent power to the various factions in the south has been greatly improved.

With the help of the strength of the believers of the ethnic minorities in southern Qiannan, the Wenxiang Sect fought with the official army of the Song State for half a year, and the more they fought, the more courageous and stronger they became, and the capture of many prefectures and counties was shocking for a while, and the government and the opposition were shaken.

For this reason, the imperial court replaced the governor of southern Qian, demoted the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and appointed Xuanjizi, the immortal master of the Jingbian Immortal Master of the Northern Yunnan League, to serve as the commander-in-chief of the counterinsurgency and preside over the overall situation of the counterinsurgency.

This appointment once again aroused discussion among the government and the public, and for the first time in civil counterinsurgency, a high-ranking monk was used as the head of the commander, and he was a monk with no combat experience.

However, the little-known Xuanjizi was a genius in the sky, commanding the counterinsurgency forces to win nine battles and nine victories in two months, successfully exterminating the Wenxiang Sect rebels, and setting up an ambush to kill one of the four great Dharma Kings of the Wenxiang Sect Cave Void Realm, which shocked the Xiuzhen Realm.

This move greatly damaged the strength of the Wenxiang Sect in the southwest, and it had to retreat into Western Tibet in order to restore its strength.

In this battle, the Xuanji faction broke through the Qinghua Palace, the magic weapon of the Zhen faction, and successfully advanced to the cave realm, which also made the Xuanji faction enter the ranks of prefecture-level sects.

Judging from the importance that the imperial court attaches to the Xuanji faction, it is clearly hoped that the Xuanji faction can become the leader of the Xiuzhen force in the southwest of the Song Kingdom, so as to check and balance other sects that are not loyal to the imperial court.

In this year, not only there was a rebellion in the Song Kingdom, but also the cult organizations in the Tang State and the Ming Kingdom rebelled one after another.

The Tang State had the rebellions of the White Lotus Sect and the Red Yang Sect, and the Ming State had the rebellions of the Tianli Sect and the White Lotus Sect.

However, the Tang and Ming dynasties resisted foreign enemies for generations, and the domestic troops were well equipped and the soldiers were strong, and the cult rebellion could not shake the foundation of the country, but on the contrary, it stimulated the patriotism of the ordinary people, and the cohesion of the country was greatly enhanced.

With the effectiveness of the Song State reform, the Tang and Ming dynasties frequently sent envoys to the Song State to learn the experience of law change, and also began to implement the law change according to their own national conditions, and the curtain of a revival of the Three Kingdoms of China is slowly opening.