The climate in the middle of winter in Xinjing is cold, and the weather is gloomy with ice and snow for most of the whole winter, and although the sun is shining high at other times, it still cannot melt the ice and snow.

At this time, the climate in the ice palace is like a warm spring flower, the design and manufacture of this palace can be said to use geography and air flow to the extreme, here, the winter is truly warm and summer cool.

Today, it is already the first day of the twelfth month in 780 AD, and there will be less than a month to celebrate the New Year, and the year is 781, which is not destined to be a square year, because Zhao Ziliang is just sixty years old in this year, according to the regulations he has already made, the king of the Western Qin State from him from any of the following kings, when he reaches the age of sixty, he must abdicate, and in three months, February 16 of the next year is his 60th birthday.

Today was originally the day of the Great Imperial Meeting, but considering that the Cold Ice Palace was far away from the palace and the weather was cold, he ordered that only the chief and deputy ministers of the various prefectures, courts, and ministries in the royal court should go to the Cold Ice Palace to discuss matters, and other officials did not have to go to the court.

There are also twenty or thirty of the chief and deputy ministers of these various prefectures, courts, and ministries, and they are standing quietly on both sides of the hall at this time, Zhao Ziliang closed it and put it aside after reading the last book of the imperial case, and raised his head and said: "There are three main things to convene the ministers and ministers here today: First, how are the cold and disaster prevention matters in the north going? Lone wants to hear a detailed report; Second, the Chinese New Year is coming in one month, and the yamen of all the palaces, courts, and ministries of the royal court will make a detailed summary of the gains and losses of this year's administrative priorities; Secondly, as for next year's budget, these two will only hear the report at the next court meeting! Third, tomorrow, February 16, is Gu's 60th birthday, and today is only two and a half months away. Since the establishment of the Western Qin State by this king, he has never used the financial resources of the kingdom to hold a birthday, and this time he is not ready to use the people's fat and people's ointment, and the royal family will pay for it once, and the abdication ceremony and the new monarch's enthronement ceremony will be carried out at the same time, and we will talk about related matters later! Now for the first thing, the President and Deputy Prime Minister of the Government Council, which of you will come first? ”

Dugu Wenshu stood up and held the board and said: "King Qizuo, this winter's cold snap is particularly fast and rapid, large-scale snow disasters have occurred in various parts of the north, the people, officials and people have been seriously affected, and the loss of personnel, livestock, and houses is very large, the Government Council has received reports of snow disasters in various parts of the north, and a total of 39 cases have occurred so far, and the largest disaster is in the Shihe River valley of Ye'er, northeast of the Kimak Prefecture, because the cold snap continues to rage, the scale of the disaster is still expanding, and it is impossible to specifically count the losses for the time being. The smallest is in the Khazarian Protectorate, the cold snap recedes quickly, and at present, the local Protectorate and the garrison have sent troops to the disaster relief! At present, the main reason for stopping and slowing down the disaster relief process is that the roads leading to the disaster areas are frozen in ice and snow, and the horse-drawn carts full of relief materials are prone to slipping and overturning, and can only be transported by horses and donkeys, but the speed is too slow. According to the latest statistics on the damage reports in various places, we have lost at least 230 million gold dollars, and if the disaster continues, it may expand, and the Government Council has now used the emergency disaster relief reserve fund. In view of the poor communication between the royal court and the local government due to weather and road reasons, the inability to convey the decree in time, and the need for encouragement and support from the officials and citizens of various places to fight the disaster, Wechen wants to personally go to various places to direct the disaster relief, and hereby ask the king for leave, and the affairs of the Government Council will be presided over by the Vice Minister Liu Dan for the time being! ”

Zhao Ziliang didn't agree, Liu Shan stood up and held the board and said: "King, Lord Dugu is sixty-seven years old this year, he is old, and he will retire in two years, and the climate in the affected places is cold, the roads are not smooth, and the situation is complicated, Weichen thinks that it is better to let Lord Dugu stay in Xinjing, and Weichen will go to the front line to command the disaster relief instead of Lord Dugu, on behalf of the king and the royal court to encourage and comfort the victims and rescue officers and soldiers, please allow the king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while, and said to Dugu: "Dugu asks about customs, Liu Dan is not unreasonable, you still stay in Xinjing to deal with government affairs, and leave the matter of going to the front line of the disaster to Liu Dan!" ”

Dugu asked the common people to see Zhao Ziliang say this, so he had to agree.

Next, the heads of various courts, ministries and ministries will come forward to summarize this year's policy measures, implementation, achievements and mistakes, and submit next year's financial budget.

The whole reporting process was not completed until noon, and it continued after lunch, and all the reports were completed around mid-afternoon.

"Okay, it's not too early, now let's talk about the last thing, that is, two and a half months later, the king's 60th birthday, the abdication ceremony and the new king's enthronement ceremony will be held at the same time, these three things this king has decided to be presided over by the palace Ouchi Mansion, Taichang Temple, the Ministry of Rites, and Zongzheng Temple respectively, of which the Royal Palace Ouchi Mansion and Taichang Temple presided over the birthday banquet, the Ministry of Rites presided over the abdication ceremony, and the Zongzheng Temple presided over the new king's enthronement ceremony, in turn, a total of three days! During this period, the various armies of the Xinjing Praetorian Guard performed their own duties, responsible for security affairs inside and outside the palace, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was responsible for the investigation and arrest of spies, spies, and rebels. From now on, all other relevant yamen and government yamen throughout the country must also take urgent action, resolutely crack down on criminal and public order cases, and deal with them strictly, severely, and quickly. All the places on the market that affect public order and make it easy for spies to hide and hide dirt and dirt must all be closed and rectified, and whoever has problems within the scope of their duties will pursue their responsibilities! Compulsory forces and standing garrisons all over the country must end their vacation and be on standby at any time! ”

Zhao Ziliang's words couldn't be too clear. There is still a month before the Chinese New Year, and two and a half months before Zhao Ziliang's abdication and the new king's accession to the throne, at least within three months, the whole country of Western Qin, including Persia, the Middle East, and the Dashi Peninsula region, will be severely cracked down, involving a wide range of areas unprecedented since the founding of the country. All the ministers present understood that this was the last time before Zhao Ziliang's abdication to deter outlaws and unsubordinaters in the world, and to remove obstacles to the new king's accession to the throne on a large scale.

Zhao Ziliang continued: "In addition, pass on the will of the orphans, order the border garrison to increase vigilance and high alert, although it is the middle of winter and the weather is cold, but the patrol and vigilance task in the border area cannot be abandoned, once the enemy situation is discovered, we must immediately take decisive measures to respond, and give the enemy a strong counterattack!" ”

Waiting for Zhao Hanlin immediately stood up and agreed, and quickly began to draft the edict.

Zhao Ziliang looked at the two eldest sons standing in front, "Zhao Lei, you will ascend the throne in a few months, and from now on, the state affairs will be handed over to you to deal with, and the secretary and supervisor will send the chapter to the prince's mansion from tomorrow, and the prince's mansion will send it to Gu here after the approval is completed!" ”

Zhao Lei and Dugu Jun stood up and agreed: "Obey!" ”

"After Lone abdicated and the crown prince ascended the throne to become the new king, all the military and political affairs of the whole country were handed over to the new king, and Lone no longer took care of specific affairs.

After Zhao Ziliang abdicated, there must not be two men in the palace. Therefore, Zhao Ziliang must move out of the palace, but he has not yet said where to live, but the ministers of this matter can not help but consider, the minister of the Ministry of Rites stood up and said: "I don't know where the king will live after the abdication, the ministers are also easy to arrange, if the king has a fancy, please also issue a will, the ministers immediately start to prepare, if there is a favorite place but there is no palace, the Ministry of Rites will pay for it, and the Ministry of Industry will undertake the construction, and use the maximum manpower and material resources to complete it before the king abdicates!" ”

The Minister of Industry immediately stood up and agreed: "The minister seconded the proposal! ”

Other ministers also came forward to second.

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, after the abdication, you will go to Chang'an to inspect military and political affairs, and it is unknown when you will return to Xinjing, and if the princesses of Gu are still allowed to go to Chang'an with Gu, they will go to Chang'an with Gu, if their physical condition does not allow it, they will stay in Xinjing for the time being and live in this cold ice palace!" A few years ago, Lone had ordered people to build the Holy Mountain Castle in the Holy Mountain of Syria, and Lone has been there for the rest of his life since then! ”

"Okay, that's all for today, if there is nothing else, Zhuqing will go back first, and the two brothers Zhao Lei and Zhao Ting will stay!"

"Wait for the resignation!"

The ministers quickly withdrew from the main hall, and only Zhao Ziliang's father and son were left in the main hall, Zhao Ziliang got up and walked down from the throne, and said to Zhao Lei: "How fast is it to ascend the throne as the king and hold the authority of the world?" But when you are in high spirits, it is also the time to take on great responsibilities, Zhao Lei, don't think that you can do whatever you want when you are the king, everything must be thought of by the people of the world, the world is even more important than you, what the world needs is a capable king, if you don't have a diamond, don't take the porcelain work, you have to understand that making you the king is not for you to be greedy for pleasure, not for you to squander your authority. As early as ten years ago, Gu asked your brothers, what is the responsibility of a king? Zhao Lei, you answered to Gu Ting today, what is your answer? ”

Zhao Lei Zhengse said: "Erchen believes that a king should have the ability to protect his people and protect his country from foreign enemies, so that his people can live a prosperous and healthy life, and get better and better. A king should have a pioneering spirit, not be obsessed with external things, and not be able to lie on the merits of his ancestors and the past without thinking of making progress, and a king should be able to balance internal forces, be able to discover in time the obsolescence, defects and omissions of the rules and systems that have emerged with the development of the times, and have the courage to vigorously innovate ······"

"Yes, your answer is quite satisfactory to Lone!"