Emperor Zhao listened to them one by one, and kept them in mind. He also gave instructions on some points that he felt were inappropriate - but he still did the same as before and sent notes to the Privy Council and the provincial capital.
Perhaps it was because there were more issues with the Jurchen reports today. After hearing the story, it was already noon. Emperor Zhao waved his sleeves and left. He took a group of close ministers to have lunch in the pavilion. Even the guards changed shifts at this time.
But that was not all. In the afternoon, the capital and the Privy Council sent some important matters that needed Emperor Zhao's approval. Emperor Zhao was inevitably busy again while discussing and making decisions. At this time, the main work was undertaken by the important officials of the outer court. The few writing tasks were also completed by the Hanlin Academy in the public house nearby. Most of the time, Yang, Liu, Fan, Lu, Ren and other close officials only had to stand solemnly with the chief guard Lan Gui for consultation.
In this way, they worked hard until the evening, when Emperor Zhao finally got up from the stone pavilion:
"It's been hard today, let's go home early!"
The emperor is used to saying this, and his close ministers are also used to hearing it.
Therefore, of course, everyone was silent, they just saluted together, then stood solemnly outside the stone pavilion, watching Emperor Zhao leave through the Yingyang Gate to the south, then they all laughed, turned around and prepared to leave directly from the Linhua Gate to the east... At night, there were naturally Hanlin academicians on duty who would stand guard next to the stone pavilion, separated from the Jingfu Palace by a wall... and the close ministers also had their own lives.
However, during this time, Yang Yizhong was silent and was about to go directly with his colleagues to the new residence in Jingyuan in the north, but he was stopped by Lan Gui, the chief escort of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The rest of the people were not surprised, just pretended not to see it, and left... The Song people liked to arrange seats and give nicknames. Yang Yizhong was in an important position, so of course he couldn't avoid similar nicknames... And one of the most unpleasant things was Hu Zi Ya Ban! It said that although he was not a eunuch, he took on the original duties of the chief Ya Ban of the Ministry of Internal Affairs because of the trust of Emperor Zhao and the fact that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was short of people. It was unknown whether it was thought up by the palace or the outer court.
Without further ado, let's just say that Yang Yi Zhong was detained by Lan Gui. After a while, the second escort Feng Yi arrived, and then the latter told a story.
It turned out that Emperor Zhao had been increasingly busy this year, and since the start of the financial policy, he had become noticeably tired and thin. Empress Dowager Wei had always been a recluse, only liking to watch new plays and not asking about external affairs, but when she saw Emperor Zhao like this recently, she became a little worried, so she asked someone to buy a big parrot and wanted to send it to Emperor Zhao... But after the candle incident, Empress Dowager Wei probably knew that Emperor Zhao had put away many thoughts since the Jingkang period, and had been frugal and determined to fight the Northern Expedition, so she might not accept it, and she kept hesitating.
"The Queen Mother asked me first, but how would I know? Then she asked Grand Official Lan, but Grand Official Lan didn't dare to speak. Finally, several people from the Ministry of Eunuchs discussed it and said that they might as well ask Commander Yang." Feng Yi finally said this by the fish pond. "Commander Yang, give me a word. If you think it's okay, I will risk my life to send it to the Emperor... Actually, we, the eunuchs, also think that the Emperor has worked too hard this year... And if Commander Yang thinks it's not okay, we can just discuss it together, or I will come forward and persuade the Queen Mother to keep the parrot to relieve her boredom and not mention this matter again. How do you think?"
Anything could happen in the palace, and Yang Yizhong had no problem understanding this kind of thing, but after thinking for a moment, he raised another question:
"Sixteenth Brother (Feng Yi's nickname), why did the Queen Mother insist on giving you a parrot?"
Feng Yi and Lan Gui exchanged a glance, and in the end, it was Lan Gui who whispered to the other party, "To be honest with Commander Yang, all the old people in Tokyo know that the emperor has loved playing with and amusing birds since he was a child! He really likes it! It's just that after he became an official, he buried all these hobbies!"
Yang Yizhong was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and gave a direct answer: "Don't send it... If you send it, the emperor will most likely punish you severely for the sake of the Northern Expedition to serve as a warning to others. It would be fine if you and I were punished, but the key is that the empress dowager might think that the emperor has some kind of hatred towards her! It's just a waste of time!"
Feng Yi and Lan Gui nodded in unison, understanding what was going on. Then the three of them said no more and dispersed.
Without mentioning the two eunuchs, Yang Yi Zhong returned to his new residence in Jingyuan, just outside the palace. He was greeted by his maids, concubines and children. Then he had a banquet and a meal, and then went to bed early... But for some reason, he tossed and turned tonight and couldn't sleep, as if he had something on his mind.
On the second day, he forced himself to be strong and went to the palace to be on duty early. However, as soon as he arrived at Emperor Zhao's target shooting, a subordinate came to report that the emperor had caught a cold yesterday and was not in good spirits. Today, he did not need the close ministers to report intelligence, and all the affairs of the outer court were handed over to the ministers to deal with.
Yang Yizhong had nothing to say, of course. He even felt a little relieved after meeting the emperor... because the emperor's illness was not serious and he was in good spirits, just having a stuffy nose and a cough. In this way, even without the parrot to entertain him, Emperor Zhao could finally have a good rest for a few days.
However, not to mention that when Father-in-law Pan entered the palace that day and personally diagnosed and treated the emperor with medicine, a few days later, the emperor's condition improved several times and then relapsed several times. Finally, his condition gradually became worse. After taking some fatigue-relieving medicine, he became drowsy every day.
At this time, although everyone in the imperial court and the harem was worried, no one thought that anything would happen... After all, the emperor was young and strong, and it was not a serious illness. As for the fatigue caused by the medicine, this condition was also a normal phenomenon... Only Yang Yizhong was gradually becoming a little panicked.
Because he clearly remembered that the last time Emperor Zhao was bedridden for such a long time was six or seven years ago, and that was in the autumn of the first year of Jianyan.
Now, it is the winter of the seventh year of Jianyan, and the eighth year of Jianyan is about to arrive.
PS: I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and I also wish those who were born on Christmas a happy birthday.
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