"Is that so..." The Queen Mother looked at the Queen Mother and asked, "What does the Queen Mother think?"

He said to the Queen Mother: "My dear, what Sixth Brother said makes sense. Why don't you let Sixth Brother try it?"

It's just a workshop, and the money spent is earned from Jiaozi's taxes.

You can give it a try!

Zhao Xu immediately said: "Thank you so much, my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law made her happy!"

"In this way, if everything goes well, in a year and a half, we can use the money earned to build a palace for the mother-in-law and the queen!"

The two palaces laughed when they heard this.

In fact, they now know that this child is far from being as innocent and simple as he appears on the surface.

On the contrary, this child only behaves like a child in front of them and tries to please them.

In front of other people, he looks completely different.

In the court hall, "look solemnly and have both legal and legal standards"; when summoning ministers, "treat them with courtesy, behave in a measured manner, know the state affairs in advance, and be very decisive".

When dealing with ministers, they can "obey the law, abide by the rules, and then use the way of benevolence, forgiveness and generosity."

Since he came to the throne, he has killed one remote county, demoted one to wait for the system, and put five people in charge.

As for the evil king Shen who punished Guo Xianqing, both the government and the public regarded him as a saint.

But it is precisely because of this that the two palaces are relieved and satisfied with this child.

He doesn't act coquettishly in front of others, but he acts coquettishly in front of them.

This shows that this child truly regards his mother-in-law and queen mother as his closest relatives.

As for his alienation from his biological mother and relatives such as the Ren family, the Zhu family, and the Cui family.

On the contrary, it proves this point.

Both palaces have read history books!

Of course similar examples can be found.

Emperor Hanhe of the Later Han Dynasty and Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

They are all examples of foreigners who are close to, filial to their adoptive mother, and treat their adoptive mother's family well, but instead alienate their own biological mother.

"I will discuss this matter with the banquet officials at Jiying Hall tomorrow..." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Both palaces nodded.

Zhao Xu then accompanied the two palaces and had another conversation, mainly talking about the recent affairs of the kings and princesses in the palace.

Recently, Zhao Xu often visits his brothers and sisters when he has time.

In particular, Zhao Bai, the king of Daning County, received the most care from Zhao Xu.

He even issued an edict to give most of the old toys in Qingning Palace to Zhao Yi.

Even Zhao Si, the king of Puning County, who was a compatriot of Zhao Xu, did not receive such preferential treatment.

But no one can say anything.

Because everyone knew that Prince Puning had an eye disease, and his mother, Concubine Lin Xian, needed to take care of Zhao Si, the posthumous son of the late emperor who had just been named a Jade Butterfly.

The eldest brother is like the father. As the head of the Zhao family, it is natural for him to take more care of the twelfth son, who has an eye problem.

This is the respect between brothers and sisters, and it is also the emperor's love for brothers.

Both palaces were very satisfied with this, so they smiled and listened to Zhao Xu talk about the kings and princesses in the palace.

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he said to the Queen Mother: "This is exactly what Sixth Brother should do!"

"Unfortunately, the late Emperor is about to abandon the world. In the future, the kings and princesses will have to rely on Sixth Brother to show his favor and care for them."

"I understand!" Zhao Xu nodded.

"That's right!" He seemed to be remembering something and said, "Mother, Queen, I recently heard that the governor of Dutangdong Mansion has been vacant since Mr. Zhang left town?"

The Empress Dowager nodded and replied: "It is true."

"I and the Queen Mother have been troubled here too!"

The Empress Dowager nodded and sighed: "Yes, all ministers in the court are the best choice."

"For example, Deng Runfu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Zeng Bu, the minister of household affairs, are all talented officials. The empress dowager and I can't make a decision at the moment!"

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Zeng Shangshu and Deng Xueshi are both well-known people in the world and important figures in the country."

But he knew in his heart that this was caused by the conflict between Qingshou Palace and Baoci Palace.

Don't look at the current Empress Dowager of Qingshou Palace and Empress Dowager Xiang of Baoci Palace. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along well with each other and can always reach an agreement on most issues.

But that was the result of Empress Dowager Xiang taking the initiative to give in on many issues and respecting the Qingshou Palace.

In reality?

How can there be no conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

What's more, what is involved is the interests of two completely different interest groups.

Qingshou Palace is more inclined to noble relatives, while Baoci Palace is more inclined to scholar-bureaucrats.

That is to say, Queen Mother Xiang has a weak temperament and does not like to fight.

If someone with her temperament were in her position, I am afraid that the two palaces would have been at odds with each other for a long time, or even become violent.

However, there are some things that cannot be easily compromised.

The choice of the ruling minister is one of them.

Baoci Palace wanted to help Deng Runfu, a Hanlin scholar, come to power, and Qingshou Palace wanted to replace Zeng Bu, the think tank of Qingshou Palace, from the time of the late emperor's serious illness.

This is the key to the difficulty of governing.

Other hesitations, too many candidates, and disputes between the government and the opposition are all just appearances.

This is also the reason why Han Jiang, the left prime minister, and Lu Gongzhu, the right prime minister, did not dare to rush the decision.

These two old foxes had already seen the clues.

Empress Dowager Xiang smiled and continued: "In addition, Li Chang, the imperial censor, Zeng Xiaokuan, the minister of rites, Han Zhongyan, the minister of the official affairs department, and Lu Dafang, the minister of the war department, have also been mentioned, and they are all recognized candidates for the prime minister by both the government and the public.

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The Empress Dowager nodded: "That's exactly it! It's also because of this that I and the Empress Dowager have been unable to make a decision."

Of course, the two palaces will never let people easily see that they have differences in governance appointments.

Zhao Xu listened, nodded, and said with emotion: "There are so many capable ministers left behind by Huang Kao!"

"Yes!" The two palaces nodded and said one after another: "All the ministers are chosen by their talents, but there is only one vacant position in the East Palace, so I don't know how to choose."

Zhao Xu smiled and gave his plan: "Mother-in-law, queen mother, why not divide the ruling position vacated by Zhang Xianggong into two parts?"

"In this way, the capital can be admitted to the Second Sage."

After hearing this, the two palaces looked at each other.

It's not that they haven't thought about expanding the current power of the capital.

Let the rulers take charge of their posts, and the left and right ministers of the Zhongshu Province will take charge of the subordinate ministers and assistant ministers, thus dividing them into multiple rulers.

By increasing the number of governors and sharing government affairs, we can survive the curtain period.

However, this is easier said than done.

There have been systems throughout the ages. In the past, the Song Dynasty implemented the system of three aspects and two references, and two aspects and three references.

Although this tradition was abolished during Yuanfeng's restructuring, the number of people in Dongfu remained roughly five.

Now, if the ruling responsibilities are broken down into independent ruling parties.

This will inevitably allow the number of ruling parties to exceed past limits.

It will also increase the number of carrot pits in Dongfu.

There will be significant changes in the number of governors and prime ministers.

Two elements and four elements, this was something that had never happened before in the Song Dynasty.

Although the two palaces had no actual political experience before taking office, their instincts resisted such changes.

Although I can’t tell why?

But I felt vaguely that this didn't seem right.

It may upset the balance and cause some unpredictable consequences.

Zhao Xu looked at the expressions of the two palaces and said calmly: "Just like this, there should be six prime ministers in the East Palace."

"During a meeting, if two parties confront each other, it will be easy for them to stalemate if the number of people is equal."

The eyes of the two palaces flashed with surprise.

What are they finally worrying about?
To be continued...