Chapter 128
"The official family has grown up, and there is a queen in the harem, please withdraw the curtain and return the official family!"

As the three prime ministers expressed their views, Zhao Xu stared at the courtiers with hawk-like eyes, and more and more ministers bowed down and begged.

Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager is very old, even after today, she will not be in power for long, and the government is like a potential dragon. If you don't express your position today, I am afraid that you will be liquidated in the future. It is better to be a follower The power of the dragon.

As the ministers asked Empress Dowager Gao to withdraw the curtain, only Zhao Ting stood there in the court hall.

"Zhao Zhongcheng, do you have any objection to my personal administration?" Zhao Xu asked again.

Zhao Tingzhi sighed in his heart, now that the situation is gone, he could only lower his head and say, "I have no objection!"

The official is an adult and should be in charge of the government. From a legal point of view, there is no problem. Even Zhao Tingzhi can't pick a bone from an egg.

Empress Dowager Gao looked at her betrayal, and suddenly her whole body became cold.

She didn't take the matter of the old coins to heart at all, which actually caused her to lose everything. Didn't the emperors of all dynasties also send old coins, so it would be a crime to come to her.

"Okay! This is the loyal courtier of Song Dynasty? He forced the palace to mourn his family!" Empress Dowager Gao scolded angrily.

The ministers couldn't help venting their arrogance, they were all promoted by the Empress Dowager Gao, and now they are really ashamed of her for forcing the palace in reverse.

"We are courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is only right and proper to be loyal to the officials!" Fan Zhengyi said.

When the officials heard the words, they immediately became confident, yes!They have always been the courtiers of the Zhao family, never the Gao family's courtiers, and no one can be blamed for their loyalty to the official family.

Empress Dowager Gao stared at Fan Zheng, feeling great hatred in her heart.

In her opinion, it was Fan Zheng who sowed dissension that made the pure and filial officials do such rebellious things, completely ignoring the fact that he was holding on to power and deliberately conniving at King Yong Zhao Hao to plot imperial power.

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Gao walked away angrily, staying here would only make her more aggrieved.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng immediately shouted: "The empress dowager has withdrawn the curtain!"

"Congratulations to the Empress Dowager!"

The ministers bowed again.

As soon as Empress Dowager Gao stepped out of the Chuigong Hall, she heard the sound of sending off from behind, and couldn't help but staggered, but fortunately she was supported by Liang Weijian.

Tong Guan had a very winking look, and immediately stepped forward when he saw this, and with his tall body, he directly moved Empress Dowager Gao's phoenix chair out of the Chuigong Hall.

So far, in the Chuigong Hall, there is only one dragon chair placed in the center of the Chuigong Hall.

Zhao Xu solemnly sat on the dragon chair. He became the throne at the age of ten, and now it has been eight years, and today he is officially in charge.

"The ministers and others will meet the officials!" The civil and military officials pay homage again!
"Everyone loves you!" Zhao Xuxu raised his right hand!Loudly said.

"Thank you, the official!"

Civil and military officials stood up.

Fan Zheng took the opportunity to say: "I would like to report to the officials that the envoy of Liao Xia is arrogant and domineering, deceiving people too much, I beseech the officials to order him to be expelled from the Song Dynasty."

"allow!"

Zhao Xu waved his hand.

This is the next step discussed by Fan Zheng and Zhao Xu. Only by expelling the Liaoxia envoys and angering the two countries can the relationship between the three countries be strained.

Foreign enemies look around, and the Great Song Dynasty is at stake. Only huge external contradictions can make the Great Song Dynasty work together and suppress the internal rift caused by forcing the Queen Mother Gong Gao to return to power.

Baiguan sighed in their hearts, they don't know Zhao Xu's plan, but Liao Xia is really deceiving people too much, they have nothing to say.

Zhao Xu turned his head to look at Privy Envoy Cao Hui and said solemnly: "Cao Aiqing! The yearly coins saved this year are nearly 80 guan, and I will allocate all of them to the front line to prevent attacks from Liao and Xia."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Cao Hui heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhao Xu didn't let him counterattack, but defended Xixia and Liao. He might not lose the battle just by defending.
Moreover, the court allocated 80 guan in military expenses at once, which greatly increased the strength of the front line, and the military benefited a lot.

"Win over the military!"

Zhao Tingzhi's eyes narrowed, Zhao Xu repeated his old tricks and started to win over the military.

You must know that the 80 guan is not a one-off deal. I am afraid that the old coins saved every year in the future will be given to the military, but Empress Dowager Gao wants to give this huge fortune to the Liao and Xia countries.

In contrast, it may be clear at a glance who the military supports.

"I have just been in charge of the government, and the whole court asks you to take care of me!" Zhao Xu bowed again.

"I will obey your orders!"

Under the leadership of the three prime ministers, all the ministers took orders one after another and went to deal with official duties. Everyone knew that there must be undercurrents in this peaceful court.

After the officials left, Zhao Xu sat slumped on the dragon chair, feeling his back was soaked in cold sweat.

He stabilized the court for the time being, but he didn't sit back and relax. Empress Dowager Gao has been in power for eight years, and her influence is everywhere. At this moment, he must be cautious of Empress Dowager Gao's counterattack.

"If the Empress Dowager wants to fight back, there are two priorities, one is inside the palace and the other is outside the palace. It is necessary to cut the connection between the Empress Dowager and the outside of the palace." Fan Zheng reminded.

Zhao Xu nodded approvingly and said, "I can't do this alone, but there is one person who can do it, and that is Queen Mother Xiang."

"To the Queen Mother!"

Fan Zheng's eyes lit up. The Empress Dowager Xiang was not a queen with no real power like Queen Meng, but a queen with real power who had been in charge of the harem for 18 years during the Shenzong Dynasty.

Coupled with the naturally irreconcilable conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the unanimous interest in establishing Zhao Xu as emperor, Queen Mother Xiang will definitely stand by Zhao Xu's side.

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"The officials seized power and forced the empress dowager to withdraw the curtain."

As Empress Dowager Gao returned to the palace angrily, the news blew through the palace like a hurricane,
The harem was about to explode. No one thought that the officials would openly seize power and force the empress dowager to withdraw the curtain.

Zhao Xu just came to court, and the first stop came to the Palace of Kindness,
"Officials, why did you do such a rebellious thing?" Xiang Queen Mother scolded angrily.

In her opinion, there is no need for Zhao Xu to be too anxious if he wants to be in charge of the government. After all, the world will eventually be handed over to Zhao Xu. Today, Zhao Xu has disregarded his filial piety and openly seized power from the Empress Dowager. One day, I am afraid he will not take her This aunt saw it.

Zhao Xu solemnly said: "My mother doesn't know something. The Liao and Xia countries are pressing every step of the way, and they are working together. This malicious increase of the old currency is to continue to weaken the Great Song. If the Great Song agrees, it will perish in the future. If the Great Song does not agree , the two countries will also bully the door. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to let it go, so as to save the Song Dynasty a glimmer of life."

Zhao Xu's move was a bit exaggerated, but the Empress Dowager Xiang lived in the palace for a long time and was out of touch with current affairs, so she was really suppressed.

What's more, she also heard about the arrogant and domineering behavior of the Liao and Xia countries raising the old currency, and she was also very annoyed.

"Then you can't..." Xiang looked at Empress Dowager Gao's bedroom and said worriedly.

Zhao Xu said solemnly: "Does my mother want me to follow Renzong's example and wait another seven years? I can wait, but Da Song can't!"

Empress Dowager Xiang couldn't help but hesitate, she is the Empress of Shenzong, so she naturally knew why Shenzong let the Empress Dowager to listen to the government behind the curtain, and not let her listen to the government behind the curtain, just to avoid the recurrence of the Renzong incident?
"Furthermore, even if I am willing to wait! Can the empress really ensure that the imperial grandmother returns power to the child?" Zhao Xu asked back.

Empress Dowager Xiang couldn't help being shocked. The reason why Renzong was willing to wait was because Empress Dowager Liu had no descendants, and the royal family only had a single seedling of Renzong. Renzong's throne was secure.

This is not the case for Zhao Xu. Besides him, there are five remaining princes in the royal family. Wu Zetian's abolition of his son for the sake of imperial power is a lesson from the past, let alone his grandson.

If Empress Dowager Gao passes the throne to other princes, it will not affect the interests of Empress Dowager Xiang. If it is passed on to her son, King Yong Zhao Hao, Empress Dowager Xiang will be in an extremely embarrassing situation.

"The emperor's grandmother may complain about me, but I have no selfish intentions in doing this. It is for the sake of the great Song Dynasty. I also ask my mother to persuade the emperor's grandmother to understand my painstaking efforts." Zhao Xu said solemnly.

Sighing to the Empress Dowager, she cooperated and said: "The matter has come to this, and it has to be like this. Besides, the official family has grown up, and there is happiness in the harem. It is indeed time to take charge of the government. This is also the entrustment of the late emperor before his death."

In the current situation, only the Empress Dowager Gao is the only one who suffers from the loss. For her, there is no loss, and it can be regarded as the best ending. Moreover, she is extremely satisfied with the recent performance of the officials. She helped Zhao Xu today, and in addition The identity of the aunt and the position of the empress dowager are as stable as Mount Tai.

At the same time, she was extremely happy in her heart. When Shenzong passed away, she didn't have the intention to listen to the government behind the curtain, but Empress Dowager Gao and her son joined forces to guard against her. Now that Empress Dowager Gao was forced into the palace by Zhao Xu, it can be said that she took revenge.

"Thank you Queen Mother!" Zhao Xu said happily.

With the endorsement to the Queen Mother, he no longer has any moral accusations in this pro-government.

(End of this chapter)

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