Sure enough, Zhao Tan's guess was right, his two sisters Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu really made a mistake.

The mistake was not small, anyway, it was enough to turn Yan Ying from a gentle mother into a tiger mother, and it was the kind of tiger mother who roared and wanted to beat her daughter to death herself.

Under the fury, no one dared to challenge.Even Zhao Tan, who had ascended the throne at the tender age of ten and is now 11 years old, did not dare to provoke Yan Ying who was in a rage, so why would he plead for mercy with his two sisters.

Zhao Tan lowered his head slightly, completely missing Zhao Yufei's and Zhao Yuzhu's eyes calling for help.

"If you don't stand here for three hours, you are not allowed to rest. It is useless for anyone to intercede." Yan Ying signaled the palace servants to bring a beauty couch and put it on the courtyard, and asked the palace servants to take out the glazed lanterns, light candles and place them in the courtyard. Around, even though the sky was getting dark, the entire Ci'an Palace was brightly lit.

At this time, Yan Ying sat on the beauty couch, her posture was lazy, but her eyes were very sharp, staring at Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu almost motionlessly.

Now, Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu didn't dare to move around anymore.

And Zhao Tan, the bad brother, actually ate in front of them, making their stomachs croak.

Yan Ying smiled lightly.

"It's been two and a half hours." Yan Ying signaled the palace servants to pour tea for her.After taking a sip of Lu'an Guapian tea, he opened his mouth slowly. "What? I have an opinion on my punishment."

The water tank on the head has been removed at this time, and it is still on the hands, which cannot affect the speech of the two sisters Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu.

Zhao Yuzhu took the lead and said aggrievedly: "Mother, my son will never dare again."

Zhao Yufei also said: "Queen Mother, I know my mistake, and I dare not bully my sisters again."

Yan Ying raised her eyebrows: "Huh?"

"The two sisters are bullying the other sisters?" Zhao Tan was surprised, stopped eating, and instead agreed with Yan Ying's decision to punish Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu physically. "Sister Yufei, Sister Yuzhu, what are you two thinking? Is it because you dislike your reputation of being domineering and domineering, and deliberately add a reputation of being unfriendly to brothers and sisters?"

As the absolute winner of the harem, Yan Yingyao will show off her might, but she will not show off her might on people who have no interests with her.

If Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu went to provoke Song Huizong's sons, Yan Ying would not be angry but would praise them for their courage, but it would be very annoying to provoke the emperors who have been low-key because Song Huizong ignored them.

At the very least, Yan Ying disliked this kind of behavior, even if Zhao Yufei and Zhao Yuzhu were right, it was because the Di Ji they provoked her mouth was too stinky, so...

Yan Ying didn't like what they did. There was a simpler and better solution, but why did they choose to bully others blatantly?

Isn't this... something a fool would do?

Do you despise your reputation for being so good, and want to try your best not to get married?

"It's enough to stand for a few hours today. Tomorrow, I will stay obediently in Ci'an Palace to serve your father, otherwise...heh, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

There is a reason for Yan Ying to say this. Tomorrow is considered to be the Great Court Meeting. Yan Ying, the Queen Mother Regent, does not need to participate in the Small Court Meeting, but the Great Court Meeting must be attended, so as to control the general direction.1126 A.D. (the first year of Jing'an in Song Dynasty) was a year full of disasters. First, the Kingdom of Jin invaded the Song Dynasty.

This instability does not mean that there are bandits making trouble again, but that natural disasters have occurred, which cannot be resisted by humans.

Floods occurred in the fertile areas of the south of the Yangtze River, submerging many farms and houses, and many people were displaced.

In this case, disaster relief must be provided.However, many officials in the Song Dynasty did not have the concept of "being an official and not making decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes", and they were basically greedy.It’s not that there are no good officials, the main reason is that there are too few good officials. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, apart from Li Gang, Chen Guoting and others, there was only Zong Ze who was a good civil official. Much, unfortunately not to be trusted.

If you think about the three prime ministers most trusted by Song Huizong during Song Huizong's reign, they were Cai Jing, Li Bangyan, and Wang Fu, you can see how bad the administration of officials was during Song Huizong's reign.

Except for Cai Jing who is a little bit talented, the three prime ministers are all treacherous sycophants who rely on flattery and flattery. Speaking of which, they are as capable of harming Song Chaogang as Cai Jing.

Cai Jing still knows how to be afraid, who can provoke and who can't, but the other two are just...

Fortunately, it is Zhao Tan who sits on the throne of the emperor now.Under Yan Ying's education, Zhao Tan understood that the most important thing in the way of an emperor lies in balance, and that one party cannot dominate.

Take the Ming Dynasty as an example. During the Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party was very good at first, but later the party became dominant, which accelerated the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

It's good that Zhao Tan understands these things. As for Song Huizong... Thinking about it carefully, he can't be blamed. After all, he was trained as an artist since childhood. His father Song Shenzong's heir was his elder brother Song Zhezong Zhao Xu.Who knew that Song Zhezong Zhao Xu died young and had no heirs left, and the Empress Dowager Xiang (Empress Shenzong) used the excuse that she had no children and that all the sons of Shenzong were bastards, and excluded Zhao Bi who suffered from eye diseases, and advocated Li Zhezong's second brother, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, who was the king of Duan at that time, was the emperor.

Really, Song Huizong's throne was picked for nothing.Having never been educated by an orthodox emperor since he was a child, he must have a little understanding of the so-called emperor's mind, cronyism is another skill that Song Huizong knew.As for the blessing of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, it took only a few decades for the Northern Song Dynasty to go from prosperity to ruin.

That night, Yan Ying slept comfortably all night without even having a dream.

On the second day, Yan Ying accompanied Song Huizong to have breakfast, and then walked to the Jinluan Hall on the morning dew.At this time, all civil and military officials had already gathered in the Golden Luan Hall, Zhao Tan dragged his fleshy cheeks and was in a daze.As soon as Yan Ying came, Zhao Tan said happily. "Mother, Jin Wushu's grandson has sent envoys to Song Dynasty again to discuss peace negotiations."

Yan Ying was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Jin Wushu was referring to Wanyan Zongbi, and said with a smile: "This is normal, as long as the Kingdom of Jin is still interested in spying on us, the Kingdom of Jin will send envoys to negotiate with us from time to time. Negotiate."

An official said hesitantly: "Empress Taishang, this actually shows that the emperor of the Jin Kingdom is very sincere and turned the war into a jade silk with the Song Dynasty."

"Turning hostility into friendship? No, I feel that the Kingdom of Jin has repeatedly sent envoys to the Great Song Dynasty to negotiate a peace agreement. It can only be said that the Kingdom of Jin is plotting a great deal." Yan Ying sat on the extra seat beside the dragon chair Sitting down, he looked down at the official who spoke condescendingly.

"Okay, let the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin go back and forth... Wait, lock up the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin in this palace. Who knows if they came to the Song Dynasty to spy on the military situation in the name of negotiating peace."

Yan Ying's change of words stunned all the civil and military officials standing in the Golden Luan Hall.

This, this, isn't it too disrespectful to Wood?

Didn't you deliberately intensify the conflict between Song and Jin?

Another official spoke hesitantly, saying that Yan Ying's order seemed a bit against the way of a gentleman.

This time Yan Ying sneered directly. "I am a woman, so the so-called gentleman's way has something to do with me?"

All civil and military officials were speechless, at this time Zhao Tan finally said: "The empress mother is right. It is not true that the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin came to the Song Dynasty to discuss peace, and it is true to wait for an opportunity to spy on the secrets of the Song Dynasty. It really should be locked up. Do a thorough investigation."

Several officials from the six ministries who had just accepted their fate all handed over their hands and said in unison. "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhao Tan pursed his lips and showed a reserved and slightly smug smile, and said again: "My dear friends, don't mention the matter of the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin in the future. Today, my mother and I just want to ask you dear ministers how to solve the flood problem in the south of the Yangtze River. good strategy."

The court hall suddenly became extremely noisy, and everything you said and what I said were all boasting.

Yan Ying listened for a while, the more she listened, the colder her face became.After a while, Yan Ying finally couldn't hold back and said, "It's right to open a warehouse to help the victims, but this regulation is not something you just say casually and take it for granted. How do you help the victims, and how do you resettle them after the relief? Please take care of yourself." Use your rusty brains, don't take it for granted, okay?"

After a pause, Yan Ying directly issued an order: "As the imperial envoy, Chen Guoting, the censor Zhongcheng, went to the south of the Yangtze River to relieve the disaster. The palace and the emperor allow Chen Aiqing the right to kill first and play later, and the emperor bestows Shang Fang with a sword."

Huangzhuang all over the country has been planting grain on a large scale over the years. Although things like sweet potatoes and corn have not yet spread to China, but after the return of mulberry fields to good fields, coupled with the favorable weather in the past few years, the grain is high-yielding. The main state-owned granaries are basically It's all piled up.

However, the Jiangnan generation suffered severe floods, and many houses were washed away, and the granaries used to store grain were naturally also...

The food stock is gone, so it is natural to bring food relief from nearby cities and counties that have not been affected by the disaster. But, the officialdom in the Song Dynasty is really complicated. The imperial envoys sent on official business were constrained everywhere.

Even if she has the trust of the 'leader', so does Jane's imperial envoy in the emperor's heart.So this is the most fundamental reason why Yan Ying accepted Chen Guoting as the imperial envoy, and granted Shang Fang the sword, giving him the right to cut first and play later.

I was afraid that Chen Guoting, who was the imperial envoy, would go south to relieve the disaster, and the trip would be delayed due to various inexplicable and strange reasons.

This is not uncommon. For example, Tong Guan, who finally burped last year, encountered a lot of things when Song Huizong appointed the imperial envoy to go south to buy granite.In the end, although with the help of Zhu Yu and his son, he successfully completed the tasks assigned by Song Huizong, but he also contributed to the Song Dynasty a treacherous minister who was most capable of plundering land and enriching his own pockets.

Long story short, Yan Ying trusted Chen Guoting and Li Gang the most compared to other civil servants who each had their own peculiarities.The two of them are really rare good officials in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

Yan Ying said again: "Li Gang, Minister of the Ministry of War, is the prime minister. Remember to put the main focus on allocating food, grass and military rations. I predict that the Jin soldiers will come back to invade our Great Song Dynasty soon. Dear dear friends, my Great Song Dynasty will win It’s time to prepare for defense.”

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