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Chapter 49 Empress Dowager Gao: Did the prince really say that?
In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, February 29, Guisi, the third day after the ceremony of establishing the reserve.

It was also the day when Zhao Xu was confirmed as a reserve in his previous life.

But now, he has become the crown prince ahead of schedule, and has officially changed the name his father had chosen for him long ago: Xu.

Those who are warm, from the fire, warm and warm!
Tang Han Wengong (Han Yu) said: Xu Xu is called benevolence!
In the literary world of the Song Dynasty, Han Wengong was highly praised. Naturally, Zhao Xu's name entrusted his father's infinite expectations for him.

At this moment, Zhao Xu took the spoon and delivered it to his father's mouth one by one.

The female officer in charge of medicine assisted him and fed the soup medicine.

However, there was little that could be fed, and most of the decoction finally flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Xu's eyes turned red.

The national doctor Chen Yijian who was serving in front of the imperial court also moved his hand away from the emperor's wrist.

He sighed, prostrated himself on the ground, and said: "The minister deserves death!"

"In the past two days, the pulse and symptoms of the official family have always been unsatisfactory. Although the ministers tried their best to support them, they sometimes ran out of manpower..."

"My minister's medical skills are exhausted now..."

"The empress Fuqi, the empress, His Royal Highness the crown prince, the ministers and other capital punishments!"

Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Xiang, who were in front of the imperial court, slumped helplessly in their respective seats after hearing Chen Yijian's words.

Tears kept falling from the corners of his eyes.

Although they had expected this for a long time, when they actually heard Chen Yijian confess that manpower was exhausted, it was still a little hard to accept.

"Don't blame Ai Qing!" Empress Dowager Gao said: "Qing has been suffering from official illnesses for the past few months, and has been sleepless day and night. Both the old man and the queen are watching!"

"Thank you dear dears!"

"Your servant is ashamed!" Chen Yijian apologized.

Several national doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau also apologized endlessly.

Sun Qi, the old imperial doctor outside the curtain, crawled down slightly trembling to apologize.

"Help old doctor Sun up!" Seeing this, Empress Dowager Gao immediately ordered someone to help Sun Qi up.

"All national doctors, get up too!"

Empress Dowager Gao said to the officials outside the curtain: "All the ministers, have you heard what Chen Yijian said..."

"Let's prepare early!"

After speaking, inside and outside the curtain, there were sobs and sobs.

Zhao Xu also started to cry.

For the past few days, he has been in front of the imperial palace, personally taking care of his father's soup and medicine, fulfilling his oath that day in front of the imperial court.

It's a pity that things can't always change according to people's objective will.

His father, after all, was still on his deathbed on the last day of February just like in his previous life.

For the rest of the time, it was purely his vitality fighting unyieldingly.

He is still very young, only 38 years old.

If it weren't for the cerebral hemorrhage caused by the stroke, he might still be able to rule the country in a healthy manner for ten or even twenty years.

Zhao Xu lowered his head and sighed softly.

Cerebrovascular disease is a genetic disease of the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties.

It seems that except for Zhao Ji, this has been the case for generations of emperors since Taizong.

Zhenmiao, Renmiao, Yingmiao, and Zhao Xu's father.

If Zhao Xu hadn't died young, he might have to face the attack of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases after the age of 30 or 40.

"Queen, take the prince down!" Over there, Empress Dowager Gao had noticed Zhao Xu who was crying silently, and immediately said to the queen, "Don't call him prince, it's too sad!"

"In the future, the foundation of the ancestors, and the world will all depend on the prince alone!"

"The bride respectfully obeys the benevolent decree!" After saying that, Empress Xiang walked to Zhao Xu's side, hugged the child in her arms, comforted her, and carried her away from the imperial court.

Zhao Xu, who is now the prince, is too young, and at the same time his health may not be very good.

The day before Li Chu, Yuqian knelt until night. When he got up, his feet were trembling and he was staggering when he walked.

She was so frightened that Queen Xiang cried out, and Queen Mother Gao was also frightened.

From then on, Zhao Xu was not allowed to kneel in front of the imperial court any more.

Now, it is starting to limit Zhao Xu's time in front of the imperial court.

I'm afraid that he will be too sad and break his body from crying!
……

Zhao Xu was led by Queen Xiang to the Kunning Hall in the back garden.

For the past few days, Zhao Xu has been living here, and Empress Xiang will take care of her personally.

"Sixth brother, don't be too sad..." Empress Xiang put Zhao Xu on a small bed specially made for him.

"I know!" Zhao Xu lowered his head and just said, "I just don't want to part with my father!"

As he spoke, Zhao Xu hugged Queen Xiang's body and cried again.

He knew that he could only cry for a few days.

In the future, if he cried about other things, it would probably be fake crying.

Crying and crying, Zhao Xu became exhausted and fell asleep in the empress' arms.

The Queen looked at the Prince who fell asleep in her arms.

Can't help but touch the child's forehead and pink face.

In the end, he reluctantly put the child on the bed, and covered him with the quilt with his own hands.

Then she stood up and called Shi Deyi, the big sable who followed her all the time into the Kunning Palace, to come to him, and ordered: "Shi Deyi, when the prince is resting in the hall, don't ask anyone to disturb the prince's peace!"

"The old minister knows!" Shi De bowed and said: "Please rest assured, the queen, the old minister will never ask anyone to disturb the peace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Nodding to the queen, he took Shang Gong and others with him and returned to Funing Palace.

Now she is not only the queen, but also the queen who is in charge of state affairs with the assistant army.

Although the status is below the queen mother, she has the power to predict the government affairs, listen to the state affairs reports of the courtiers and the army, and put forward opinions and opinions.

However, Queen Xiang is very cautious in exercising power.

For one thing, Empress Dowager Gao is an aunt after all, and she is just a bride.

The authority of Empress Dowager Gao must be respected!

Second, Empress Xiang actually doesn't understand government affairs. Since her ancestors, there are too many national laws, regulations, and established laws.

Therefore, she needs the time to learn and the process of familiarization.

In the past, according to her personality and behavior, she would probably not want to care about these trivial matters.

But now, Queen Xiang had to learn, get familiar with, and take care of the ups and downs.

Because this country belongs to her son.

If she doesn't take care of her son, who can take care of her son?

Empress Dowager Gao?

……

Zhao Xu slept for about an hour.

When he woke up leisurely, more than a dozen bright palace lanterns had already been lit in Kunning Hall.

The incense burner in the temple was also lit, and the fragrance of sandalwood lingered in the tip of the nose.

"His Royal Highness is awake!" A female official who had been serving Zhao Xu immediately shouted when she saw Zhao Xu wake up.

"Where's the queen mother?" Zhao Xu asked.

"His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are in the Palace of Funing, listening to the ministers!" Shi Deyi's figure appeared from before the curtain, and he bent over to tell Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu nodded, sat up from the bed, and asked, "Why are the courtiers acting now?"

"It's Censor Zhongcheng, Shi Yushi, etc. impeaching the left minister..." Shi Deyi reported in a calm tone as much as possible.

This is the most sensational event in Bianjing after the establishment of the reserve.

Left Prime Minister Wang Gui was besieged by Yushitai intensively.

Almost all censors participated in it.

So, yesterday, Zuo Xiang Wang Gui thanked the guests behind closed doors, and at the same time made an apology and asked to go out.

This is the unspoken rule of the Song Dynasty struggle.

As long as the prime minister does not commit a heinous crime, no matter how big a mistake he has made, as long as he is willing to submit a petition to go out, most of them will stop at once, and few will pursue him relentlessly.

This is the privilege of scholar-bureaucrats.

However, what Wang Gui committed was really serious.

The most important thing is that he was arrested!

In the Dutang, in front of other ministers, in front of Zhongshu Sheren who was recording behind the screen of the Dutang, how dare to say that kind of thing?

What a fool!

After the incident, both the Empress Dowager Gao and the Empress Xiang were outraged when they heard about it.

The anger towards the queen is understandable.

Mother and child are one, Wang Gui is not loyal to the crown prince, he is not loyal to the queen.

Empress Dowager Gao's anger, in Shi Deyi's view, was more or less trying to hide it.

"Impeach the Prime Minister?" Zhao Xu pretended to be surprised: "Why?"

Shi De didn't like Wang Gui at all.

And what Wang Gui committed was such a serious crime, he naturally couldn't cover it up for Wang Gui - and he couldn't cover it up either.

Shi Deyi knew that His Royal Highness had a source of information about him.

Liu Weijian and Feng Jing would come to the hall every day to greet His Highness.

When they arrived in front of the prince, when the prince asked, he must know everything.

Therefore, Shi Deyi replied: "His Royal Highness, it was Zuo Xiang who said a few days ago that the establishment of the crown prince is a family matter of the heavenly family, and the outer court does not care about it!"

"This statement was recorded by the people of Zhongshushe, and it was recorded in the national history archives. When the censors heard it, the crowd was furious. They all thought that the left minister was 'unpredictable, and behaved like a chaotic minister', 'failed to the emperor's grace, and acted like a minister'. If the crime is judged, he should die!"

Zhao Xu listened, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

On the crime deserves death?

In the past hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, when did you kill the important servants?Let alone the prime minister! ?
Believe it or not, when you really want to kill Wang Gui.

Not only all the ministers present in the court, but also the censors of Yushitai who seemed to wish Wang Gui to die, would come crying and begging for mercy.

Even those senior ministers who are out of the country will line up to intercede.

You know, Sima Guang, Lu Gongzhu, Wen Yanbo, Han Jiang, Han Wei, and even Wang Anshi are not dead.

Don't they know that this precedent must never be set?

He will keep Wang Gui's face even if he dies!

And the influence of these veterans is enough to save Wang Gui.

In the end, Wang Gui might just be demoted to a remote military state.

He might even be able to take the title of a bachelor of the Zizheng Palace to serve as an official.

Can Zhao Xu let Wang Gui pass the test so easily?

No!
So, he sighed and pretended not to understand and asked, "Why would Prime Minister Zuo say that?"

"I remember what my father told me..."

"Zai Fu in the court, everyone is the choice of Da Song Wenhua to go to school!"

"Could it be wronged?"

When Shi De heard it, his eyelids twitched non-stop.

But what can he do?
He could only lower his head and shut his mouth tightly.

As soon as Shi De knew, if His Royal Highness' words fell into the ears of the Empress Dowager, it would definitely cause an uproar!
……

"Is that what the prince really said?"

That night, when Empress Dowager Gao dragged her exhausted body and dozed off on the mattress in the East Pavilion of Funing Hall.

She suddenly heard Liang Weijian's report.

Empress Dowager Gao's first reaction was to shake her head, the prince is still young, so naive!
The censors wronged Wang Gui?

How can this be? !
Zhongshu Sheren wrote in black and white, and recorded clearly.

Zai Zhi who was in the capital hall that day also heard Wang Gui's words clearly.

He really did say that stupid thing!

However, when Empress Dowager Gao settled down, her brows were tightly furrowed.

The prince thinks that Wang Gui was wronged?
If this matter is dismissed hastily, when the prince grows up, will he doubt it?

The prince's intelligence will definitely be doubted!

Empress Dowager Gao was sure of this.

and so……

He will investigate.

In case, there are treacherous ministers bewitching... In case the crown prince really finds out something...

Empress Dowager Gao couldn't sit still anymore.

She knows that this matter must be settled!

Otherwise, her reputation after a hundred years will be stained!
It is even more likely to implicate her favorite baby son - King Yong!
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