Before dawn, Liu E went to the Funing Palace and worshiped in front of the late emperor's Bichang Palace for a long time, and then took a look at Sixth Brother.
By the time she finished her work, the sun had already risen.
On the way back to Baoci Hall, Liu E, who was sitting on the phoenix carriage, raised her head and glanced at the rising sun.
At that moment, her heart suddenly cheered up.
She is like the rising sun now. As long as the sun rises and the stars retreat, no one can compete with her.
Thinking of this, she immediately regained her vitality, returned to the hall full of energy, and began to deal with the papers she had approved yesterday.
In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour passed.
Suddenly, Liu E, who was reviewing papers, heard a cry from the outer hall.
Before she could ask any questions, Mrs. Lin came from the outer hall to report to her.
"Your Majesty, the chamberlain Zhang Douzhi is here and is asking for help outside the door."
Hearing this name, Liu E frowned subconsciously.
She doesn't like Zhang Jingzong very much.
The reason can be traced back to more than ten years ago. At that time, the late Empress Guo had a son, the crown prince who died in infancy.
The wet nurse Zhu who mourned the prince had a child with whom she did not know. The child happened to be born in the palace and was seen by the late emperor.
The late emperor liked the child very much. He not only named the child "Maoshi" himself, but also kept the child in the palace as a playmate for the mourning prince.
In addition, the late emperor also asked Zhang Jingzong to adopt the child.
Zhang Maoshi was not sent out of the palace until he mourned the premature death of the prince.
In fact, Liu E had also heard some rumors about this child. In the capital, no one knew who spread the news, but they dared to secretly spread that Zhang Maoshi was the late emperor's illegitimate son.
This is so stupid that it makes people laugh. Probably only some stupid women would believe it.
If Zhang Maoshi was really the late emperor's son, how could he live outside the palace?
However, at this time and that time, Liu E used to regard this rumor as a joke, but now it is different.
The late Emperor left them orphans and widowed due to his great deeds. It is not impossible that someone might take advantage of Zhang Maoshi's affairs and cause additional trouble.
After all, Mrs. Zhu, the wet nurse who mourned the crown prince, never said whose child the child belonged to.
It's understandable that Mrs. Zhu doesn't want to say anything. Although Mrs. Zhu is not a serious palace official, if she really wants to be investigated, she will not be able to escape the crime of causing trouble to the palace.
By then, not only Zhu will die, but the child's father will also die.
"Let him in."
Liu E retracted her thoughts. Although she didn't like Zhang Jingzong, he was an old friend of the late emperor and she always wanted to see him.
After a while, Zhang Jingzong entered the inner hall under the leadership of Lin.
As soon as he stepped into the inner hall door, Zhang Jingzong fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.
"The Queen Mother, I have come to apologize!"
As he spoke, Zhang Jingzong banged his head several times with tears streaming down his face.
Kneeling down is a great gift, but Zhang Jingzong knelt down and kowtowed again, which really confused Liu E.
What's going on?
Suddenly, an idea came into Liu E's mind.
Could it be that something happened to Zhang Maoshi?
But when I thought about it carefully, I realized it was wrong. She had already sent people from the Imperial City Department to keep an eye on Zhang Maoshi.
(The Imperial City Division is responsible for guarding the imperial city, and also has the function of investigating. It is one of the royal intelligence agencies of the Song Dynasty. It has about a few thousand people. It can be compared to the Imperial Guards, but its power is not that great.)
"What crime have you committed?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingzong half raised his head and cried.
"I met the late emperor and was no longer behind others, but now I can't serve in the mausoleum. I apologize!"
Hearing this, Liu E was stunned for a moment, and then quickly came back to her senses.
"In that case, you can go to the mausoleum."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Jingzong immediately paid homage to Liu E again.
"Thank you, empress!"
"Empress!"
Here, Zhang Jingzong had just finished thanking him, and Lei Yungong, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately followed him and knelt on the ground.
The man has gold at his knees, but he is not a man, so kneeling down has no psychological burden on him.
Kneeling, I got used to kneeling.
"Please come to the mausoleum, too!"
Looking at the two people kneeling on the ground, Liu E was thoughtful.
Previously, she was wondering why Zhang Jingzong came to Baoci Palace without any problems. She was not happy with him, and Zhang Jingzong didn't know it.
After Zhang Jingzong was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he would hardly come to Baoci Hall except for non-essential business.
The reason for co-authorship lies with Lei Yungong.
Thinking of this, Liu E couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
Lei Yungong really doesn’t know what to say!
He can only take what he gives to him. If he doesn't even understand this, it's okay not to want him.
However, although Liu E has made up her mind to distance herself from Lei Yungong, she still has to do superficial work.
She did not directly respond to Lei Yungong's request like before.
"Maozong (Lei Yungong's name), it's not that I won't let you go. You are young and have never held any foreign posts. Now that your official rank is high, it is not appropriate for me to send you here.
Recently, I am worried that I don’t understand the laws and prohibitions, and if I do something wrong, it will be wrong and not beautiful."
On the other side, Lei Yungong was deeply moved when he heard the Queen Mother's words.
The Queen Mother is worried about him!
For a moment, Lei Yungong even thought about not going to the imperial mausoleum, but it was only for a moment.
Soon, the desire for power overwhelmed the emotion in his heart.
"Chen...chen..."
Lei Yungong burst into tears and cried endlessly.
"I plead guilty. I dare to ask the Queen Mother to plead guilty and be sent to the mausoleum. Even if it means doing a hard work, I am willing to do so!"
"well."
Liu E sighed: "No matter what, I won't stop you from fulfilling your filial piety to the late emperor."
"You and Zhang Jingzong will go to the mausoleum to take care of the Goushan mausoleum."
"Thank you, empress!"
Lei Yungong sobbed.
At this time, his crying was not completely fake, it was somewhat emotional. After all, the Queen Mother was indeed very good to him.
However, Lei Yungong will never be able to guess Liu E's thoughts until his death. Now he has already lost his favor.
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The next day, Lei Yungong and Zhang Jingzong left the palace together and rushed to Yong'an County (now Gongyi, Henan Province).
(Song Taizu to Song Zhezong, and the Seventh Brother Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty are all buried around Gongyi)
Lei Yungong and Zhang Jingzong were both senior chamberlains in the palace. Their departure not only attracted the attention of people in the palace, but also the ministers from outside the court were also very concerned about it.
Because this move is not in line with common sense, it has been more than ten days since the appointment of Xiufeng Shanling ended, and logically speaking, no one will be added suddenly.
Inside Funing Hall.
Li Jie also got the news that Lei Yungong and Zhang Jingzong were leaving the palace. Although he had no eyes and ears, there were too many people talking about it.
If there was a hot search list in the palace, the topic of Lei Yungong and Zhang Jingzong being in charge of the Goushan Mausoleum affair would definitely be at the top of the list.
After a while, Li Jie shook his head secretly. Lei Yungong was afraid that he had never thought that his departure would mean goodbye forever.