Song Gexing

Chapter 175
Zhao Fang was called into the palace by his mother the next day. At first, he thought that his biological mother was going to help his father again, but when he opened his mouth, she actually asked him to do a favor for the descendants of the Guo family.

This made him surprised and asked: "Why are you asking so much about the Guo family? I remember that Guo Zhongyong held the official positions of Zuo Jinshi, Hemen Zhihou, and Deputy Envoy during his lifetime!"

Yu's rolled her eyes and said: "It's not the new system of grace you created. Deputy envoys are not qualified to benevolent to descendants. You have to be a proper envoy."

Zhao Fangzhe remembered that the Enyin system had changed a lot after the New Deal, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The Guo family is also unlucky. The men who established the family all died young. If he had been a few years later, he would have been promoted."

It is true that Queen Guo's natal family was very unlucky. Her great-grandfather was a powerful official and was given the title of Grand Master after his death. He was also highly trusted by Zhao Kuangyin. Some people were worried that he would not be able to defeat the old Zhao even if he was too big.

Her grandfather also served as a Taiwei, and her father was awarded the title of Taifu. However, starting from her father, they all died young. Her brother died in his early thirties, and his brother was Guo Zhongyong.

This was not caused by someone else, but by his own illness. Now there are only two sons of Guo Zhongyong left in the Guo family, the eldest and the youngest 15 years old.

After sighing, Zhao Fang asked curiously: "Why does the little empress want to be a favor to the descendants of the Guo family? Has she helped you before? Why haven't I heard about it?"

He really didn't know about the relationship between his own mother and the Guo family, so he didn't pay attention to it. Queen Guo had been dead for three years when he was born, and no one in the palace had said anything about her.

Today he knew it. After Mrs. Yu narrated it, he was surprised to find that his mother's family was not that bad after all.

Although it cannot be compared with the top honors of the founding of the country, it is indeed one of the martial arts. However, like the Guo family now, the Yu family has declined long ago.

But maybe it was better that the decline last time, the Yu family left the line of military commanders, and the children began to study hard, and finally passed the Jinshi in Yu's generation.

The first generation of the Yu family is Yu's great-grandfather Yu Chengxun. He followed the King of Wuyue and surrendered to the Song Dynasty and served as the governor of Muzhou. The three sons are all military generals. Among them, the third, Yu Renyou, is the grandfather of the Yu family. His official position is Dongtou enshrinement officer.

When her father Yu Zhen's official position was smaller, it was only the position of Zuo Jinshi. The Yu family was in decline, but Yu Zhen's wife was the granddaughter of Chen Hongjin, which shows that the Yu family was still influential.

Who is Chen Hongjin? He was a former governor of Fujian Province and one of the princes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. After surrendering to the Song Dynasty, he was named the Duke of the country.

After Chen Hongjin's death, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty named him the county king. Although the Chen family was not as prominent as the Wuyue King, it was still very powerful in Fujian.

In particular, the Zhangquan area is loved by the majority of people because although Chen Hongjin was divided into one side, he promoted good governance and benefited the people.

Yu's mother was the daughter of the Chen family, but Yu entered the palace at a very young age, accompanying the then-prince Zhao Zhen, and received an education like a princess.

Therefore, among Zhao Zhen's wives and concubines, the Yu family was rare for being versatile. Even the most favored Concubine Zhang only learned singing and dancing after entering the palace, while the Yu family was studying.

Moreover, the teacher was a teacher from the Imperial College, who taught the princess how to study.

"By the way, my dear, since we want descendants of the Enyin Guo family, why don't my uncle also get a promotion this time? My son is already a prisoner of the country, and my uncle is still a seventh-grade military attache. This is too unreasonable."

Zhao Fang's two uncles, the eldest uncle Yu Zuo, was born as a Jinshi and is now a transfer envoy on the Fujian Road. However, the younger uncle Yu You did not study, so Enyin has been serving as a military attache since he was in the official position.

When he was canonized as the crown prince, Zhao Zhen originally wanted to offer him a favor, but was rejected by the Yu family, saying that he would not open a back door to his natal family, so he had no choice but to give up.

Hearing his son's words, Yu frowned: "Brother is confused, the official position is a famous tool of the court, how can it be rewarded without merit, Erlang has not made any merit in these years, and he was originally an official because of his kindness..."

Seeing that his mother was going to make a long speech again, Zhao Fang stopped him with a headache: "Mom! Stop talking, why does my uncle not have any credit? You can't deliberately turn a blind eye just because he is your brother. This is not how to avoid suspicion. , Besides, is your son so indifferent?" The choked Mrs. Yu stared with apricot eyes, but seeing her son's playful smile, she couldn't do anything, so she could only "hum" and said: "I don't care, okay? He has grown bigger, his wings have become stronger, and now he has learned to push me up. It seems that my life will be difficult in the future, and my son will no longer be obedient."

"Stop! Stop nagging me, my son's head hurts."

Zhao Fang, who was defeated by his mother, looked at her with resentment in his eyes. Yu Shi covered her mouth and snickered happily, waving her hands and said: "Okay, I won't talk about you anymore. Go to your eldest lady and report it to her. You can't hide this from her." .”

Of course Zhao Fang knew that he had to inform Empress Cao about this in advance. After all, Empress Guo was her predecessor, and no matter how virtuous a woman was, she would have problems.

Otherwise, why didn't Zhao Zhen talk to her about this? He wasn't worried about her resentment, so it would be better to talk to the Yu family. Who made her son the prince and the closest to Queen Cao since childhood?

There is no pressure to cheat her son, Queen Cao loves her son anyway.

Zhao Fang understood his father's little thoughts and didn't reveal it. He really felt that Queen Guo was a disaster. If it was true that she was domineering, she would not be deposed.

To put it bluntly, it was because Zhao Zhen's dissatisfaction with Liu E broke out. The resentment that had been suppressed for many years made Queen Guo a scapegoat. Who made you the queen appointed by Liu E.

However, Zhao Fang also understood his father. After all, if those things happened to him, he would probably explode even more violently. Zhao Zhen was considered a kind person and did not do anything to the Liu family.

Liu E really wanted to be Wu Zetian back then, but she was not as blessed as Wu Zetian. When you encounter ministers like the Song Dynasty, you will not be given a chance to attack in a group.

"The son pays homage to the queen! The eldest lady is in good health. The son has not come to visit for several days..."

When he arrived at Empress Cao's place, Zhao Fang only said a few words solemnly, and then immediately started talking.

Seeing him, Empress Cao was in a very good mood. She beckoned him to come closer, took his hand and said with a smile, "My son is angry with your father? Mother heard that you turned around and left in the main hall. You are not allowed to do this in the future."

He was talking about education, but there was no hint of blame in his expression. Zhao Fang responded obediently, while laughing and complaining about his father.

"By the way, the eldest lady, the young lady called her son into the palace today. She wants to help the Guo family to have one or two descendants."

Zhao Fang didn't hide it, and there was no need to hide it. Why he entered the palace today could not be hidden from the queen. Instead of hiding it, it would be better to confess it, which would make people more comfortable.

Sure enough, when she heard what he said, Empress Cao smiled and said: "That's right. The Guo family's contribution to the Song Dynasty must not be forgotten. My son will take care of it. Today, my mother has something to talk to you about. .”

"Ma'am, it's something to do. If you have something to do, just keep saying it. My son is all under your control."

Empress Cao smiled and said coquettishly: "That's nonsense again! You listened to everything before you even heard what mother said. If mother asked you to do bad things, you would also listen."

Zhao Fang chuckled and said, "My mother won't do bad things. My son trusts his mother the most."

"Go away, stop pouring ecstasy soup on me."

(End of this chapter)