Ye An found that the Imperial City Department officials were very afraid of his arrival. Many officials quickly disappeared after seeing him, and the soldiers in Houya did not even dare to look at him.
He scratched his nose in wonder, was he that scary? How come he looked like a monster in the eyes of these people?
After walking around the government office for a few times, Ye An finally understood how big the Imperial City Division was. After entering the palace from Donghua Gate, starting from Zuo Chengtian Xiangfu Gate, all the way south to Xuande Gate.
Belongs to the Imperial City Division.
The Palace Chief was outside the palace, and the Banzhi of the Palace Chief had to enter the palace through a special corner door every day for duty. This was the gap between the two sides.
For such a large military organization to operate normally, a large number of officials and military ministers are needed.
As a result, there were nearly a hundred kitchens in the Imperial City, divided into three, six, and nine levels. Only then did Ye An understand why Chen Lin had an extraordinary status in the palace.
Soon the officials gathered in the courtyard where the hostel was signed. They were all familiar faces that Ye An knew. Many of them had followed Chen Lin to the northwest and were quite reliable.
"You are all guards in the palace, and you have accompanied me on the expedition to the northwest. Now that the country is in mourning, you should serve the king even more. Now that I am in charge of the Imperial City, you must work hard and do not dare to slack off.
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The subordinate officials looked at each other and said in unison: "Don't worry about your promotion, we will serve you to death!"
Ye An nodded slightly: "Okay, now that the emperor is short of people, we can only bring royal weapons to protect him. As personal servants, you can now return to the palace and serve as Zhou Lusu guards to protect the officials and their families! From now on, we will resume setting up a house in front of the palace.
, guard the official’s house with the outpost system of the Western Fierce Army!”
"Here!"
They are all veterans who have returned from Ganliang. Setting up sentries and conducting patrols with officials as the center are all tasks that they are familiar with.
Soon, these subordinate officers went to the Equipment Department of the Imperial City Department to collect armaments, and entered the forbidden area with Ye An's token and official documents. This was the most basic protection for Zhao Zhen.
Ye An doesn't think that the forces outside the palace who covet the throne will give up. After all, the plot to harm the Tian family has been exposed. If they don't take action at this time, disaster will be waiting for them.
Some things are useless no matter how good the aftermath is, as long as they are done, they will leave clues, and as long as the Imperial City Department pursues them with all their strength, they will be exposed.
Protecting Zhao Zhen's safety is the most important thing at the moment. The other thing is Liu E's funeral, which is a state funeral.
As the empress dowager who was crowned the emperor, Liu E's state funeral was not simple. In addition, Zhao Zhen personally ordered that she be buried with a standard that was close to that of an emperor. The ministers were very dissatisfied, and the clan was also quite dissatisfied.
Ye An personally went to the East Wing of Huangyi Palace. As the Imperial City Secretary, he had a special status just like the Kaifeng Prefecture Magistrate. He needed to participate in government affairs. Originally, this official position had always been set up but now, after Ye An took office
Just follow the rules.
In the palace, all the prime ministers were there, even Lu Yijian, who was about to step down as prime minister. Of course, there were also Zhang Shixun and Li Di who were counselors in political affairs, as well as Xue Kui, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Fan Yong, the third envoy.
The national funeral was a major event, and only these important officials of the court were able to attend. In the palace, Ye An also saw Zhang Qi, the Privy Councilor who had been promoted by Liu E but resisted by the civil servants.
At present, Zhang Qi has lost the protection of Liu E and has lost the arrogance of a privy envoy. Standing in the team, he looks extremely inconspicuous. When Zhao Zhen asked about the government and the ministers, he did not say anything.
In everyone's eyes, he seemed to have been deposed, but on the contrary, Xia Song, who was serving as deputy privy envoy, was quite vocal.
Of course, Ye An didn't say anything while standing in the middle of the banquet. The people present were all "big men" in the court. He himself didn't know much about etiquette, so naturally he didn't dare to speak.
"The Queen Mother is so sick that she can't speak, but she still has to wear her clothes. If she belongs to someone, why?"
Xue Kui immediately came out and said: "He is in Gunmian. How can he meet the late emperor? The officials should treat him as the empress dowager and enter the Yongding Mausoleum!"
Zhao Zhen suddenly realized: "What Xue Shenzheng said is absolutely true! I have forgotten it!"
In fact, Zhao Zhen was just looking for a place to step down. After all, Liu E wore imperial clothes until her death. Burying her in Yongding Mausoleum like this was simply a humiliation to her father and a humiliation to the court.
However, the issue regarding Liu E's burial system was not over. Zhao Zhen appointed Lu Yijian as the Shanling Envoy, and ordered Zhang Shixun to read out the imperial edict at the court, and the envoys from the Pavilion Gate gathered all the officials at the inner east gate to listen to the edict.
The sound of hundreds of officials cheering for long live came from far away from the inner east gate, and the ministers bowed in agreement. At this time, even if Zhao Zhen did not ask Shangshu to take charge of the government, Zhao Zhen had actually taken charge of the government, and the rest were just
Cumbersome regulations.
"Retreat without incident!"
Just after Chen Tong's voice fell, Jing Wang Zhao Yuanyan, who was a member of the royal family and Zhao Zhen's uncle, said, "Please stay here to serve me!"
The courtiers present were all surprised. Why did Zhao Yuanyan choose to stay behind to perform at this time?!
Only Lu Yijian and Ye An's eyes flickered. Lu Yijian guessed what Zhao Yuanyan was playing, while Ye An was sure of what Zhao Yuanyan was going to say!
Regarding Zhao Zhen's life experience, this is something that Zhao Yuanyan has been avoiding since he pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool after Liu E came to power. The current stay-in-progress is more like a revenge, revenge for Liu E who regained his freedom after being suppressed for many years by pretending to be crazy and acting like a fool.
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Everyone knows that Zhao Yuanyan's "madness" was fake, otherwise why did his illness "recover" just after Liu E's death?
Because he was ranked eighth, Zhao Yuanyan was also called the "Eight Great Kings", and he was also the "Eight Wise Kings" passed down in the later storybook "The Civet Cat for the Crown Prince".
Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the throne, was slightly startled, but since Zhao Yuanyan was his uncle, it was difficult to refuse, so he nodded slightly and said: "King Jing is the elder of the clan, and I have been listening to you for a long time! Go to the west chamber to start an event!"
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Ye An followed the courtiers and dispersed, and when he walked out of the gate of the Imperial Palace, he happened to see Zhou Lusuwei's personal officers taking turns on duty. These personal officers were wearing strong armor and sharp eyes, and they looked like they were battle-hardened.
All the ministers were frightened when they saw the fierce soldier. This was a change of direction to show Zhao Zhen the power of the emperor.
"It seems that it is a wonderful move for Ye Hou to promote the Imperial City Division!"
Ye An turned around and saw Lu Yijian's hateful old face with a smile: "Ms. Lu can still care about Changsheng, Changsheng is very grateful!"
"At the beginning, I had no choice but to join forces with Wang Zeng, but now it seems that a strange move has caused trouble to the tiger! The revival of the study of studying things may be around the corner!"
Ye An said with a curious tone: "I don't understand, knowing clearly that the study of studying things is based on Confucianism, why do you treat it like a snake and a scorpion?!"
"Haven't Ye Hou heard that people with different paths should not conspire against each other?"
"Standing still on one's own will only lead to the decline of Confucianism and become a stubborn school that restricts the development of the Han family!"
"But Yehou cannot deny that Confucianism is the most stable!"
Ye An slowly spoke after a brief silence: "That's true, but the price of not making progress is destruction... You don't know what the future will be like..."