As soon as the winter moon arrives, the people in the palace begin to get busy in Tianyi Palace. Not only are everything decorated, even the small garden behind the palace is decorated with lights and colorful lights. It turns out that on the 11th of this month, the Queen Mother

He is about to celebrate his eightieth birthday. At that time, all the civil and military officials in the court and the royal family members inside and outside the capital will come to pay their respects. Therefore, the Empress Dowager has been in a good mood these past few days. Counting the days, she will retire on this day.

After the court, Renzong came to Tianyi Palace. While checking the preparations, he suddenly heard a report from the palace: a sixty-year-old iron tree in the back garden of Tianyi Palace had bloomed! Renzong was overjoyed and immediately helped the Empress Dowager to go and watch.

.I saw that in an inconspicuous corner on the right side of the garden, a velvet ball-shaped flower bud grew out of an iron tree with open leaves. It was gray-green in color and smelled slightly fragrant. Renzong seemed to be disappointed.

The Empress Dowager introduced, "This tree was planted when your father Zhenzong was born, and it only bloomed when he ascended the throne. The last time it bloomed was when you ascended the throne; and now it blooms again, it is really auspicious from heaven, and it will ensure the long-term destiny of the Song Dynasty."

, Your Majesty's dragon body is in good health!" But Renzong said indifferently, "What kind of auspiciousness comes from the sky, it's all thanks to the emperor's grandmother's thoughtfulness!"

After a while, as the palace people came to report again and again, the Princess of Lu and her entourage, and the King of Changyi and his entourage arrived one after another. Since they were all from the lineage of Taizu, Renzong and the Empress Dowager exchanged a few words with everyone, and then hurriedly

Back to the palace. By the time Zhao Weiming and his party arrived in the capital, there were only two days left before the birthday of the Queen Mother. After arranging Shi Shouxin and others to rest in the post house, Zhao Weiming hurriedly came with Princess Changyang

When they arrived at Tianyi Palace, they first went to greet the Empress Dowager. While they were drinking tea and talking, Renzong, who learned that Zhao Weiming had arrived, also hurried to Tianyi Palace. After the ancestors and grandchildren greeted each other, they went to Tianyi Palace

The conversation in the palace became commonplace. Speaking of the treaty with the Jin Kingdom in Chanzhou that day, Zhao Weiming reported the situation to Renzong and others in detail. After listening, the Empress Dowager smiled and nodded and said, "This matter is clear."

You have done an excellent job, and you are worthy of being a descendant of the Zhao family!" Hearing the Empress Dowager's praise, Zhao Weiming felt a little at a loss for a moment, and muttered, "But it costs so many silver taels every year..."

"Why did Taizu establish Zhou Dynasty and establish Song Dynasty?" Renzong suddenly interrupted and asked. Zhao Weiming immediately replied with a straight face, "pacify the world and unify the country; the people will be free from the pain of war!" Renzong nodded and said, "

To protect the people from the suffering of war, it is not the only way to use force. Moreover, our Song Dynasty's national treasury is full, with an annual income of tens of millions. Spending these taels of silver can ensure that the people in the north live in peace for decades.

It is indeed a very cost-effective move to live and work in peace and contentment! "The reason Taizu unified the world was to save the people from the suffering of war; then, what about Yizu?" The Empress Dowager suddenly interjected. Seeing that Zhao Weiming was confused, Changyang

The princess explained, "Yizu respected Zhao Jing, who was Taizu's grandfather. Yizu's great-grandfather Zhao Zhao once served as the county magistrate in the Tang Dynasty, and his grandfather Zhao Tiao also served as the censor Zhongcheng; however, misfortune and fortune changed, and Yizu's

When Zu was young, the Zhao family had already declined. Fortunately, Yizu had great ambitions and managed to revive the family business. Later, when his son Xuanzong came, although the Zhao family had become commoners, Xuanzu never forgot his ancestors.

Glory. When he was young, he worked hard to improve himself and determined to revive the family business. Later, because of his bravery and good military exploits, he was appointed as the commander of the Holy City by the Later Han Dynasty. After that, there were Taizu and Taizong, and then there was such a big family as Zhao.

A country; therefore, the glory of the Zhao family is accumulated by following the ancestral precepts and generations of descendants. 'Because Zhao Weiming has never heard anyone talk about this, he has always listened to it with interest.' Therefore, the family

Only when the country, the family, the country, and the family are harmonious can a country be established.' After watching Princess Changyang finish speaking, the Empress Dowager finally concluded. After hearing this, Renzong, who had been listening silently, suddenly stood up and saluted the Empress Dowager and Princess Changyang.

'The lessons from the elders are very true! The ancient sages once said, 'Cultivate oneself, harmonize the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world'! If one family is not stable, how can we talk about governing the country and bring peace to the world?' As he spoke, he noticed the change in Zhao Weiming's expression. 'Now the world is peaceful and the people are peaceful.

Wealthy; the emperor's brother is indeed very capable in running the country!" Zhao Weiming blurted out without even thinking about it.

The Empress Dowager was deeply pleased to see the whole family enjoying themselves. She immediately ordered the palace servants to prepare food. The family chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious. After the court broke up the next morning, Renzong came again. He first reported to the Empress Dowager.

After seeing how hundreds of officials in the court congratulated her on her birthday, she immediately asked Zhao Weiming about something. It turned out that Duan Siping, the regent of Nanzhao State far away in the southwest, took the opportunity to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday.

Asking the Emperor of the Song Dynasty for the name of the country; although it is common for these small border countries to change their rulers, the emperor Wang Yuanheng in the memorial, Renzong, has a feeling that he has heard it before; he vaguely remembers that this Wang Yuanheng seems to be somewhat related to Zhao Weiming. Yes.

So, as soon as he retired from the court, he hurriedly came to Zhao Weiming for confirmation. After hearing this, Zhao Weiming immediately laughed and said, "I think it's because the emperor's brother is so busy with state affairs that he forgot that Wang Yuanheng is the name that his younger brother used when he traveled around the world." He paused.

He suddenly said, "Although Siping is familiar with this younger brother, I have never served in Nanzhao Kingdom, let alone been their emperor!" Renzong Daqi asked about the origin of Zhao Weiming and Nanzhao Kingdom, Zhao Weiming said

He explained to Renzong in detail how to assist Duan Siping in defeating the Tuyuhun army and capturing the emperor of Nanzhao. Renzong could not hold his head while listening. At the end, he said, "Although I am not sure who the emperor of Nanzhao is at the moment, but

It is legitimate for him to ask for the name of his country, but he does not know what name he should give him. I wonder if my younger brother has any wise ideas.'

"This is the matter of the imperial brother, how dare I make the decision!" Zhao Weiming blurted out. After a pause, Zhao Weiming said again, "The Duan family originated from Dali City in Nanzhao, so I gave him the Dali Kingdom. The emperor thought it was appropriate."

No?' Renzong smiled and said, 'This is exactly what I meant.' Knowing that Duan Siping was resting in the Royal Hotel outside the palace at the moment, Zhao Weiming, who wanted to visit, thought that tomorrow was the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and was worried that he would miss it by mistake.

As Zhao Weiming came to the Tianyi Palace early the next morning, he had no choice but to give it up and wait until he came to pay his birthdays tomorrow.

The princess and others were all close relatives, so without saying much, everyone found seats in the palace and waited silently. Not long after, birthday congratulators from far away arrived one after another, and Tianyi Palace was quickly filled up.

There were relatives and relatives of the emperor who came from all over to celebrate his birthday. Since he didn't know most of them, Zhao Weiming, although he was very busy watching his two aunts and Renzong who came in a hurry to greet everyone, he still sat alone in a corner of the hall and said a word.
Chapter completed!