Chapter 38: How to Divide the Importance with the King (28)

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Cai Quzuo put state affairs first, and Zeng Bu put national affairs first.

Zhang Dan waved the flag beside him, and Zhang Qi beat the side drum.

But Queen Xiang was still shaking her head, refusing to take the initiative to force her husband to abdicate.

"Pingzhang." Cai Qu turned around to find Wang Anshi, he really didn't want to find Han Gang, so he could only ask Wang Anshi for help, "State affairs are important." It's going to be the fourth watch, and it's still undecided when the morning comes, what will become of the court tomorrow?! ”

Wang Anshi's face was not good-looking, as if he was owed money - he didn't care about money yet, it should be as ugly as someone burned a room full of books.

As the highest-ranking courtier, the important affairs of the military state can be heard of in Pingzhang, which is related to the inheritance of the throne of the Great Song Dynasty and hundreds of millions of people, and Wang Anshi cannot stay out of it.

He didn't want to see Cai Qu and their appearance of forcing the Son of Heaven and the Empress, but he also knew that this was not the time to go against the grain.

And he also knew that Cai Qu, Zeng Bu and others would never give up. The shameful knife is difficult to sheath. At this point, you can only do it without doing anything. Taking a step back is a dead end. Think about Kou Zhun and think about Zhou Huaizheng, when Emperor Zhenzong was seriously ill, he tried to support Renzong, who was the crown prince at the time, and took Zhenzong as the emperor. Renzong was also the only son of Emperor Zhenzong. But they failed at the end of the day. As a result, one went to Lingnan, and the other directly cut off his head.

Even if Cai Qu was overwhelmed, it was impossible for Zhao Ji to rise up to preside over the court, and it was meaningless to stand on the emperor's side. If you meditate a little earlier, the country might be able to be more stable.

From Wang Anshi's point of view, this is already the least bad result.

"Your Highness. At this point, there is no longer any delay. Wang Anshi said very reluctantly, but finally opened his mouth to help.

"That's right. It's been delayed. Following Wang Anshi, Cai Qu and Zeng Bu started a new round of offensive, trying to persuade the queen to let go.

Han Gang and Xue Xiang sat at the bottom, without saying a word, just watching.

After watching it for a while, Xue Xiang couldn't help but whisper to Han Gang: "Yukun, are you sitting here?" ”

"Han Gang has the least qualifications and the lowest status here, where does he have the right to speak?"

Although it is a joke, under normal circumstances, it is true that only the old qualified ministers are qualified to speak on this occasion.

However, Han Gang is definitely an exception. It's just that in the past two days, he has said enough and done enough, so let's just keep a low profile.

Cai Qu and Zeng Bu must not want to see themselves busy and steal business with them.

"Yukun, you are standing on a high place and are not afraid of wet feet." Xue Xiang whispered and didn't say anything more.

Xue Xiang was not in a hurry. On the night of the winter solstice, he was also the third Zaifu to ask for the crown prince. In terms of time, he is one step ahead of Wang Jue, and in terms of performance, he is more than a little better than Wang Jue, in terms of nature, he is meritorious, and Wang Jue is excessive.

With this credit, there is no need to compete with others now. That is, Zhang Qi, who was second in the first place, was a little greedy. It is estimated that he wants to be the prime minister, and in his situation, only by accumulating the work of making decisions can he have a chance of a half-star.

Watching Cai Qu and Zeng Bu's performances, Han Gang sighed softly.

If the prince saw this scene, he would definitely leave a pimple in his heart. But there's no need to worry about anything, it's for Da Song.

Yingzong was seriously ill and dying that year, and several Zaifu went up to ask Yingzong to establish a prince and make a testament. This clearly said to the patient that you are dying and hurriedly wrote the suicide note, Yingzong was the most embarrassed and 'burst into tears', Wen Yanbo turned back to Han Qi and said: "Do you see the color?" At this point in life, although father and son can't be motionless', Han Qi replied, 'State affairs should be like this, but what can I do? ’

Imperial power comes first, even if the father and son are not able to resist the temptation of power. At the same time, it is also a kindness to the Zhao family to inherit it smoothly. As long as Zhao Maid successfully ascends the throne tomorrow and becomes the seventh son of heaven in the Great Song Dynasty. This merit of support is clear and clear, and no one can deny it. Even if Zhao Maid still has a pimple in his heart in the future, he still can't take revenge after all.

There is no time to spare their lives for the country, and it is the prince who benefits, so why can't they be said to be rebellious, right?

So they are not afraid of urgency, only of slowness.

In terms of the inheritance of the throne, it is a catastrophe of raiding the family and destroying the clan. Who can guarantee that there will be no surprises? It's a 1 in 10,000 danger, and no one is willing to take the slightest risk.

looked at the few Zaifu in front of him, with eager faces, and then looked at Xue Xiang and Han Gang, who were standing silently behind, and said angrily to the queen: "That's it, that's it, state affairs are state affairs, and I don't want this reputation!" ”

The queen finally relented, Cai Qu, Zeng Bu and others were overjoyed, and hurriedly sent people to Yutang to find the Hanlin scholar on duty to write the edict of succession.

"Without further ado, too late will change. Tomorrow morning, let the prince go to the palace. ”

"Where's the clothes?" Zhang Dian suddenly remembered something, "The prince doesn't have clothes yet!" ”

Chapter's words sounded a little funny, but everyone understood what he was trying to say. The crown prince has too many clothes to wear, but he didn't wear the clothes he wore when he was the emperor.

To ascend to the dynasty always need a crown.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, when he met his ministers, he would definitely no longer be able to wear the clothes of the prince. The six costumes of the Son of Heaven are six sets of different costumes used in ceremonies at all levels. They are all emperors, and they can't say that their clothes are not enough to wear at the ceremony, right?

"What about the public service? Is it too late to do it now? Zeng Bu also panicked.

More than 100 years after the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the world changed hands several times, and the new emperor was enthroned due to mourning, without saying that Lao Tzu was still there, and his son ascended the throne directly. No one has ever experienced this inner Zen etiquette. Now that I'm so busy, if Zhao Maid wears the clothes of the crown prince and goes to the palace and lets the ministers worship, it will not be Neizen, it will be a joke.

Even Wang Anshi, the Zai Fu frowned. The so-called tailor-made, at this time, where can I hire a tailor to measure the size, and then cut and sew. It's not a bell for bald donkeys [Note 1], two pieces of cloth can be put on with a few stitches. That's the Son of Heaven's service, and how much labor and effort is spent is due.

If it is normal for the father to die and the son inherit, the new emperor will be dressed in linen in front of the Zi Palace, without a crown or crown, and even a cloak and a beat, to show the sorrow in his heart. Don't rush to put on the dress. There is plenty of time to make new clothes. With the skill of a court tailor who serves the heavenly family, it will only take a day or two to make all the robes and robes used by the Son of Heaven. It's just that now it's only half of the night, where is the time?

"I've got a set." The queen said suddenly.

Suddenly there was silence in the hall.

Cai Qu and Zeng Bu, who were still very excited just now, were like being drenched in ice water, and they froze all of a sudden.

Han Gang couldn't help but straighten his waist and looked at the queen in surprise.

"After the official family had a stroke last year, Mrs. Qingyuan County entered the palace and persuaded me that the official family should be blessed by God and there should be no major problem. But just in case, it's better to be a little prepared, and you won't miss things in a hurry. I thought it was a bit unpleasant, but it was a piece of advice after all, so I asked people to make a preparation. ”

The queen was uneasy, after all, she was still talking about it lively, but now she was silent one by one, staring, which made her feel a little scared.

However, after the queen explained, the icy air eased.

The Zai Fu all looked at Cai Qu in turn. Although Cai is indeed the prime minister, it is a pity that he is shallow in his years and has not yet been crowned the prince of the country, and he is still the prince of Qingyuan County. And Mrs. Qingyuan County is Cai Qu's old mother Ming.

When will the nail go down? The queen didn't say it, she really didn't know what to do.

Han Gang looked at Cai Qu's expression and seemed to be taken aback. It is estimated that he did not expect that his mother's proposal would be listened to by the queen.

"I don't care so much about it now, I have to find someone to get it quickly." Cai did say loudly in embarrassment.

Zhang Dian raised his hand and pressed it, signaling him to be calm and not to be impatient, and asked the queen, "Your Highness, which one is doing a good job?" ”

"The crown of heaven, the silk robe, oh, and a set of ochre robes. However, in the past six months, the prince has grown a little taller again, and he may not be able to wear it. ”

Zhang Qi breathed a sigh of relief, "That's two sets." ”

Han Jiang frowned and said, "At least you should make a set of robes." It's just a silk robe, and a silk robe. ”

The formal dress is a large tiara and a crown - a black robe and a red yellow dress. The second-level dress is a crown of heaven and a silk robe, which is red. The second level is a robe, black leather shoes and a silk robe, and the color of the clothes is still red. Until the robes and narrow robes that are used as regular clothes, there are robes with ochre yellow, red yellow, and light yellow as the main colors, and there are still crimson robes.

The so-called bright yellow dragon robe is actually inconsistent with ancient rituals, and it will not appear in higher-level ceremonies. It's just that there are 360 days a year, and there are really not many times there can be big ceremonies. Most of the time, it is still dominated by shirts and narrow robes, and it is very common for the Son of Heaven to wear yellow.

"It's enough to have an ochre robe. It's not without stories. ”

Cai did not say it explicitly, but everyone understood.

That's right, there is indeed a precedent - Emperor Taizu. Chen Qiaoyi's yellow robe is added. Who in the world doesn't know?

Among the six costumes of the Son of Heaven, the crown of heaven and the silk robe are ranked third, the robe is the fourth-class dress, and the ochre robe is even worse, and the first two can be used in the enthronement ceremony. But reluctantly, the ochre robe can still be used. Anyway, as long as there are no problems with the main dress.

It's the same as getting married, even shoes and clothes, you have to change them one by one. Didn't say that one piece was worn from head to tail, and there was nothing wrong with it. As long as the clothes are good when receiving relatives and worshipping heaven and earth.

The big ceremonies of the imperial court, as long as the emperor presides, are basically changed one after another. Although it is a system of etiquette, it is actually harmful. Last year's suburbs, if Zhao Ji also wore a big fur crown when he sat on the jade bridle, he might not have had a stroke, after all, there was a black sheepskin fur outside to protect him from the wind and cold. It's a pity that according to the etiquette, he wears a crown of heaven and a silk robe, which is ventilated from the inside out.

But now it's what you have, and what else can you choose?

"It's come to this point, and we can only make do with it first. The ochre robe is the ochre robe. There are crowns of heaven and silk robes, which can be used in the main hall, and at other times, they wear ochre yellow robes. ”

"What about the size?"

"It's easy to change clothes, measure the size, you can change it here!"

"Measure size...... The prince must be invited! Cai Qu hurriedly said.

After a busy time, I realized that they had forgotten the protagonist.

Now it's time to be in Zen, and the protagonist can't help but come!

Note 1: A bell refers to a long coat without sleeves and slits, which is covered with a bell in the shape of a bell, hence the name, also known as "cloak", "lotus clothes", and "a wrap round".