Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 504
Zhao Zhen had just fallen asleep, but hadn't fallen asleep yet. An eunuch whispered outside the curtain, "Your Majesty, the empress is in a hurry to see you!"

Zhao Zhen didn't want to see him at first, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this was the first time Empress Cao asked to see him at night, so he agreed, "Please wait a moment, Empress, I will come right away!"

Zhao Zhen stood up again, and two maids helped him put on a loose Zen robe, pulled his hair a little, and put on a gauze cap. With the support of the maids, Zhao Zhen walked towards the Nuan Pavilion.

The warm pavilion was brightly lit, and Empress Cao was sitting on a soft couch in palace attire. Behind her, Gao Taotao seemed a little nervous.

Empress Cao didn't want to come to see the emperor at night, she didn't have this habit, but she couldn't help her niece's begging, so she had to lower her face and come to see the emperor at night.

In the imperial palace, the relationship between monarch and minister is the first, and the relationship between husband and wife is the second. So when Zhao Zhen walked into the warm pavilion, Empress Cao quickly stood up and saluted. There was no way they could see that they were a couple. It's different, she will act like a baby, and hug Zhao Zhen's neck, making Zhao Zhen feel like her husband.

Empress Cao couldn't see this. The two respected too much and had too much courtesy, but they lost their humanity.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "The empress excuses me, what do you need to find me so late?"

Empress Cao hesitated and said, "Princess Julu has something urgent to report to Her Majesty."

Zhao Zhen saw Gao Taotao, and Gao Taotao grew up in the palace. Back then, when he first loved Concubine Zhang, Empress Cao wanted to dedicate 14-year-old Gao Taotao to Zhao Zhen to replace Concubine Zhang, but was rejected by Zhao Zhen. Zhen refuses.

Gao Taotao looks very beautiful and charming, enough to impress any man. If it wasn't for Empress Cao who dedicated it to him, maybe Zhao Zhen would have favored her, but Zhao Zhen's heart was already filled with Concubine Zhang at that time, and he didn't want to be with Concubine Zhang again. What does Empress Cao have to do with each other?

But now, Zhao Zhen did regret a little in his heart, but his body no longer allowed him to have any wrong thoughts, so he could only quickly suppress this regret in his heart, he didn't want to be seen by Empress Cao.

"Please sit down!"

Zhao Zhen smiled gently and said, "Tao Tao doesn't need to be too polite, it's the same as in the palace before."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gao Taotao settled down a bit, and on her way to the palace, a thought that had been suppressed for a long time gradually matured in her heart. Since her husband seriously threatened her son's throne, why couldn't she replace her husband and defend his son's throne?

In fact, her idea was also activated by Fan Ning this afternoon. When she and Fan Ning were passionately lingering, Fan Ning said this sentence in her ear, 'You will become the most beautiful empress dowager in Song Dynasty'.

She didn't understand the deep meaning of Fanning's words at the time, but it was like a long-dormant seed, which was revived by the appropriate temperature and humidity.

This idea has matured in her heart, but she still needs to be approved by the emperor.

Gao Taotao sat down, pondered for a while and said: "Julu County King has done some things that shouldn't be done these days, threatening the status of the heir, the concubine thinks twice and decides to report this matter to His Majesty, please stop him! "

Zhao Zhen was obviously well prepared for Zhao Zongshi's behavior, so he was not surprised.

But he was a little surprised by Gao Taotao's decision. This woman was actually exposing her husband.

"What did he do again?" Zhao Zhen asked lightly, holding up the teacup.

"The concubine found out that he had a close relationship with the three generals of Xiaowei during this period, and today he actually transferred 1000 taels of gold to each of the three."

Zhao Zhen's hand shook slightly, and the ginseng soup in the teacup almost spilled out. His gaze became serious in an instant, but it was quickly covered by his usual indifference.

"Where does he have so much gold?"

"He asked the Zhu family what he wanted, and it was the Zhu family who told me about it."

Zhao Zhen nodded. He knew the relationship between the Zhu family and Zhao Zongshi a long time ago, which is normal. Wasn't it because the Guo family and the Cao family supported him when he was able to sit on the emperor's throne?

The Zhu family obviously also wanted to invest in Zhao Zongshi, and it was relatively successful, at least Zhao Zongshi's son took the position.

"I have assigned the Shenwu Army to the East Palace, so there should be no need for Zhao Zongshi to contact other troops!"

Gao Taotao already felt that his aunt was looking at her with stern eyes, but she didn't want to lose the opportunity. She bit her lip and said in a low voice: "He contacted the military, not for needles."

Empress Cao sighed in her heart. This woman betrayed her husband. I don't know if bringing her to see the emperor is the most stupid thing in my life.

Zhao Zhen's pupils shrank into a line, of course he understood what Gao Taotao meant, that Zhao Zongshi wanted to seize his son's throne.

After a long while, Zhao Zhen said slowly: "I'm a little tired, you all step back!"

Empress Cao and Gao Taotao got up to say goodbye, and Zhao Zhen got up and walked to his bedroom.

After walking out of the palace gate, Empress Cao said coldly: "Go back by yourself, and don't come to me again in the future."

Empress Cao ignored her, turned around and boarded the phoenix chariot, and returned to her bedroom.

Gao Taotao also breathed a sigh of relief, she doesn't care about her aunt's attitude, at least she has successfully laid a defense in the emperor's heart tonight, no matter how much Zhang Yaozuo tosses, it will not affect her son again.

Gao Taotao's footsteps became very brisk. At this moment, she suddenly longed to see that man again.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Zhen had just washed up and was sitting in front of the table having breakfast. An eunuch said beside him, "Your Majesty, Grand Master Zhang asked for an urgent matter, which is related to the community!"

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Let him come to see me!"

Because of Empress Wen Cheng, Zhao Zhen is very tolerant towards Zhang Yaozuo. Although Zhang Yaozuo makes mistakes again and again, as long as he does not violate Zhao Zhen's bottom line, he will let Zhang Yaozuo go. Even the last time Zhao Xu was assassinated in Yingtian Mansion, Zhao Zhen also doubted It was Zhang Yaozuo who planned it, but because he had no evidence, he let it go.

Not long after, Zhang Yaozuo arrived in a hurry, and he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Julu King Zhao Zongshi attempted to rebel, and I have solid evidence!"

Zhao Zhen was startled, and then came to his senses, why did Gao Taotao want to see him overnight last night, just to get ahead of Zhang Yaozuo, this woman is amazing!

At this moment, Zhao Zhen's impression of Gao Taotao completely changed. Gao Taotao's decisiveness and ruthlessness, in order to protect his son, did not hesitate to draw a line with her husband, which made Zhao Zhen amazed.

Zhao Zhen said lightly: "Is it so serious?"

"Your Majesty, Zhao Zongshi ordered Li Weizhen to act on his behalf, colluding with Zuo Xiaowei General Qin Yougong, Wu Jinhan, and You Xiaowei General Liu Zhi. Yesterday, Zhao Zongshi gave each of the three 1000 taels of gold. The minister has money shop records, and the evidence is conclusive. "

Last night, Zhang Yaozuo bribed a steward of Zhu's money shop to obtain the account records of Zhao Zongshi and three generals. Of course, without Fan Ning's secret release, Zhang Yaozuo would not have been able to get these records.

Zhao Zongshi took over the account record and looked at it, and it was indeed the case.

"I know about this matter, and I will handle it as appropriate, so you should step down first!"

After the death of Empress Wen Cheng, Zhao Zhen didn't want to live in the left palace anymore, but moved to the right palace of Empress Cao. The right palace is full of Empress Cao's people. Of course, no one will give it to Zhang Yaozuo. Tips off.

Zhang Yaozuo didn't know that Gao Taotao had taken the lead last night, so he put down the secret letter and account records, got up and left.

Zhang Yaozuo was extremely proud, he knew the emperor very well, the more calm the emperor was, the more he didn't ask anything, it meant that he valued this matter more and would definitely investigate thoroughly.

"Zhao Zongshi, Zhao Zhongzhen, where are you father and son going this time?"

Zhao Zhen did not go to the Imperial Study Room today, but stayed in the Imperial Study Room of Qilin Palace, waiting for the results of the investigation.

This kind of thing can't be publicized, it can only be done in secret, even the prime minister can't say it, the person sent out is Zhao Shiyue, the Qianniu standby general, he is the great-grandson of the founding prime minister Zhao Pu, and he has followed Zhao Zhen for more than forty years Nian is Zhao Zhen's most trusted general, bar none.

At this time, footsteps came, and a loud voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, I have returned!"

"Come in!"

A general with white beard and hair came in from the outside. It was Zhao Shiyue. He was over sixty years old, but he was still full of energy and looked old and strong.

He knelt down on one knee and said, "Weichen's investigation is over!"

He took a step forward, put the three confessions on the imperial case, and then stepped back, "This is the confession of three people!"

Zhao Zhen flipped through the confession and said again: "Let's talk about it first!"

"Weichen secretly arrested Qin Yougong, Wu Jinhan and Liu Zhi, and took them to a secret camp for interrogation. According to their confession, Zhao Zongshi did have the idea of ​​replacing the emperor's heir. Supporting his enthronement as emperor, he promised the three of them great titles, glory and wealth, and besides, each of them did accept the 1000 taels of gold from Zhao Zongshi yesterday."

Zhao Zhen walked to the window with his hands behind his back, restraining the overwhelming anger in his heart. In fact, he had realized the risk a long time ago. Once Zhao Xu ascended the throne under age, Zhao Zongshi would probably become the overseer of the emperor. In order to avoid this situation, Zhao Zhen decided to Implement the East Palace discussion, and use the method of Minister Gu Ming to solve the transition problem.

But Zhao Zongshi finally touched Zhao Zhen's bottom line. He actually wanted to seize the throne from his son. Zhao Zhen thought of Gao Taotao who left a deep impression on him. This is a good woman, decisive and wise, and her son's interests are higher than Everything, maybe she can help Zhao Xu through that special period.

Zhao Zhen sighed softly, for the sake of Da Song Sheji, he had to make a decision.

"Qin Yougong and the other three were executed in secret. Zhao Zongshi was seriously ill. He was immediately sent to Hongqing Palace in Nanjing to recuperate. You send him there in person. After arriving at Hongqing Palace, give him a cup of Crane Crown Red!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Shiyue left in a hurry.

Zhao Zhen only felt that his body was extremely tired, his eyes went dark, and he passed out in the inner study.

(End of this chapter)