King of Song

Chapter 83 Emperor's mind
The official Zhang Piguang Shangshu suggested that the grown-up King Qi Zhao Hao move out of the palace.After all, Emperor Zhao Xu already had a concubine, and there were adult men living in it, so it was naturally inconvenient.

Among other things, at least the content of the suggestion was not wrong, but it angered the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao and was considered to provoke the relationship between the royal family.

I wanted to reprimand and punish, but fortunately Wang Anshi, a Hanlin scholar, came forward to defend him.Unexpectedly, Yushi Zhongcheng Lu Hui was unwilling, and Shangshu impeached, saying that Wang Anshi, Zhang Piguang, and the leading protagonist Lin Zhao formed a clique.

What others said was not groundless. Zhang Piguang was close to Wang Anshi, and Lin Zhao was personally recommended by Wang Anshi.At this critical moment, Zhang Piguang's dismissal inevitably made people think that he was helping Lin Zhao to excuse him, and Wang Anshi's defense was even more unclear.

Even so, it was the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao who was most touched by this memorial, not the few parties involved.

This memorial was handed over to her by the eldest son Emperor Zhao Xu. He knew that she would be furious after reading it, but he still handed it to her.

In an instant, Gao Taotao clearly realized that the eldest son's motives were not pure, and the distance between mother and child was getting farther and farther.

Both Zhao Xu and Zhao Hao are her biological sons, but Gao Taotao obviously dotes on the second son more.It's not that he doesn't like Zhao Xu, but because the eldest son was raised as the prince of the country since he was a child, and he needs to be more strict and calm, especially after being the crown prince and ascending the throne as the emperor, he has less chance to share his family relationship.

After her husband died, Gao Taotao focused all her thoughts on her children.Unable to get close to Zhao Xu, all the mother's love fell on Zhao Hao, and the doting was to the point of doting.

This time the youngest son was beaten, she was furious, and demanded that the murderer Lin Zhao be severely punished, avenge Zhao Hao, and relieve the hatred in her heart.But after seeing the eldest son's expression and attitude, Gao Taotao suddenly realized that his doting on the second son might be harming him, because this behavior had already caused the eldest son's dissatisfaction.

It's not that the eldest son is jealous, the most important thing is that their brothers were born in the royal family.The eldest son is the emperor, and before there are no healthy adult heirs, the younger brother Zhao Hao seems to be the second in line to the throne of the Great Song Dynasty.Even right now, Zhao Hao is threatening to Zhao Xu to some extent.

Also the son of Emperor Yingzong of Song Dynasty, Empress Dowager Gao Taotao obviously loves the second son more. If there is any change, it is not impossible for him to abolish the establishment.You must know that the empress dowagers in the Song Dynasty were extraordinary, and they often had real power.Before that, Empress Dowager Cao almost abolished Song Yingzong. For Zhao Xu, the lesson from the past had to be guarded against.

What's more, Zhao Guangyi has made a good start for the descendants behind him, and it is not impossible for brothers to end up with brothers and grandchildren.Gao Taotao understood that Zhao Xu was worried that Zhao Hao would become the second Song Taizong and that he would become the second Queen Mother Du.Or the relationship between Empress Dowager Dou of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Jing and Liang Wang Liu Wu.The empress doting on the second son may cause disturbances and even crises in all dynasties.

After Zhao Hao was injured, Zhao Xu only expressed condolences in etiquette. Even though he was in a hurry, Zhao Xu never made it clear from the beginning to the end that he would punish the murderer.He even kept emphasizing that Zhao Hao made mistakes first and was charged with crimes.It can be seen that Zhao Xu does not seem to stand out for Zhao Hao, and even wants to attack Zhao Hao.

For example, now that there are constant rumors in the market, Zhao Hao's reputation has almost been ruined.The other one is Zhang Piguang's Shangshu. The emperor wanted to take this opportunity to drive Zhao Hao out of the palace to reduce the threat to the throne.It is even possible that Zhao Xu directed this matter, and Lin Zhaoruo is just an executor, that would be too scary.

Song Shenzong Zhao Xu's suspicion of King Qi and Zhao Hao was not speculation. According to historical records, in the seventh year of Xining, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager cried to him that the reforms disrupted the world and demanded their abolition.Zhao Hao, king of Qi, assisted, insulted Wang Anshi, called the new law a disaster for the country, and demanded that it be abolished.

At that time Zhao Xu replied in a deep voice: "It is I who have harmed the country, why don't you do it?"

As soon as the words of condemnation came out, Zhao Hao knelt down in fright and begged for mercy, defending his innocence, if not for the empress dowagers of the two palaces begging by his side, what would have happened?Zhao Xu said this at the time, was it just because of a moment of anger?I'm afraid there is always suspicion in my heart.Who let them be born in the royal family, brotherhood is ranked after the throne and power.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Xu took Lin Zhao to the Tang Mansion to express his condolences yesterday, obviously he wanted to help Lin Zhao excuse himself.At this time, the emperor still defended this person, and his attitude was obvious.

Gao Taotao was very remorseful, before he was all thinking about how to vent his anger for Zhao Hao, the so-called caring was chaotic, and he didn't realize it.I'm afraid that the more intense his attitude is, the more uncomfortable the eldest son Zhao Xu will feel.

She herself is definitely not afraid of Zhao Xu. Although her son's behavior is understandable, Gao Taotao feels that returning this child seems a bit calculating and disobedient.But even so, she had to think carefully.The first is Zhao Hao's reputation. This time the news spread so widely that King Yu Qi's reputation was greatly affected.There is also safety, Zhao Hao will be fine if he lives for a day.But if he is a hundred years old, if Zhao Hao doesn't know how to restrain himself, he may face the disaster of killing himself. The power of the throne in the royal family is so ruthless...

Even though Zhao Hao had no intention of snatching the throne, Zhao Xu was definitely not at ease. Youdao was guilty of conceiving Bi, that's all.Gao Taotao knew that if she continued to spoil her second son like this, there would be disasters sooner or later. After all, she was the mother of two children. It was a very sad thing for brothers to kill each other. She didn't want such a tragedy to happen, so some concessions had to be made of.

And Zhao Xu immediately told her one thing, saying that Zhao Zhongshan, the second son of Yuhang County King, was involved in this matter, and informed her of various details.All of a sudden, she realized that Zhao Hao might be being used by someone.Gao Taotao couldn't hold back even more, besides cursing those dudes from Prince Pu's family, what could he do?After all, the second son is a bit stupid, it seems that he spoils him too much, he doesn't make much progress, it seems that he needs to go out and practice.

At the same time, Gao Taotao was also relieved that the eldest son, the emperor, was doing better and better, and he knew more about the emperor's power.In order to reassure the eldest son, Empress Dowager Gao immediately asked Zhao Hao to move out of the palace, and Emperor Zhao Xu happily gave him a palace to live in.The only person who was not happy was Zhao Hao. Unfortunately, he dared to be angry but dared not speak up, so he had to follow orders.

At the same time, for Lin Zhao punching Zhao Hao, heavy punishment is definitely impossible, but after all, the hatred is hard to get rid of, Zhao Hao gritted his teeth, Gao Taotao was also very dissatisfied, and they all hated this Lin Zhao.

The major crime was exonerated, but Gao Taotao requested that an appropriate minor punishment must be given, which is more or less an confession.

The queen mother finally nodded, so the matter will be handled easily.Zhao Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief. His mother doted on his younger brother too much, and he was a bit biased. This matter made him very upset and worried for a long time.He had always wanted Zhao Hao to move out of the palace, but because he had no chance or excuse, Lin Zhao had done himself a big favor by making a mistake!
From then on, the mother must know it well, and Zhao Hao's threat value will also be greatly reduced.Zhao Xu was relieved a lot, and he was relieved that after some operations, everything went smoothly and properly...

Lin Zhao should be the happiest. The two catastrophes were solved in this way. Once the emperor took action, the troubles disappeared.The furious Queen Mother did not continue to pursue it, it was really not easy...

However, with such a commotion, the merits and deeds of the Liao Kingdom were wasted, and the merits and demerits were equalized!Zhao Xu said that even if there is a new appointment, it will take a while to avoid the limelight...

Lin Zhao was naturally happy, and happened to go back to Jiangning for the New Year first, and left Bianjing early the next morning, galloping south...

(End of this chapter)