King of Song

Chapter 615 Ye Mausoleum
The second day of April in the sixth year of Xining, the third day after Song Renzong's sacrifice.

Emperor Zhao Xu held a banquet at the grand ceremony to celebrate Qin Wang Zhao Zhao's return to the royal family.Hundreds of high-ranking officials and clan relatives attended, and it was extremely lively.

In public, Zhao Xu performed fairly well.Without the panic that day in the Taimiao, a gentle expression.Seeing Zhao Zhao, he also called out one after another, very kindly, and it can be said that he has done enough superficial things.

Some officials praised him greatly. The officials are benevolent and friendly, and they respect the King of Qin so much.But those with a heart can see clearly that the more this is the case, the more dirty things are behind the scenes.Seeing the official's eyes, he couldn't help feeling a little worried, fearing that more communication with King Qin would arouse suspicion.

Zhao Zhao didn't care about this, and was quite cooperative with Zhao Xu's hypocrisy.A pair of uncles and nephews are filial, the situation of the royal family is very happy.

Zhao Xu got Gao Taotao's explanation, and he tried his best to show respect and kindness to Zhao Zhao in front of others.Under such circumstances, as long as Zhao Zhao made a slight misconduct, he could use excuses such as being ungracious and ungrateful to attack.Even when dealing with Zhao Zhao, there are enough excuses to say that the king of Qin was unkind first.

Therefore, rewards were generously awarded to the Qin Palace, and there were not a few rewards sent.They are also preparing to arrange many activities, which seem to be grand and generous, but in fact they are holding Zhao Zhao back in disguise.

During the banquet, Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Uncle, the Mingyue Pavilion in the palace has been repaired, and it is not the same as it was back then. This is the former residence of the Empress Dowager, please choose a suitable day to invite her to move in!"

Zhao Zhao's heart moved, Zhao Xu acted so quickly, what moved into the old residence, he clearly wanted to take his mother into the palace as a hostage.

"Thank you for the kindness of the official family, but I have been separated from my mother and concubine for many years, and now it is time to be filial, so it is more convenient to be in the palace. Morning and evening, wait by your side, to show filial piety."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Oh, the Empress Dowager and all the empress dowagers must be missed very much. Living in the palace, you can also talk about your love for many years. Besides, the concubines of the late emperor should also be supported in the palace."

"What the officials say is that the mother and concubine said that she will often enter the palace to meet the empress dowager!" Zhao Zhao said in a deep voice: "It has been a tradition since ancient times that after the death of an emperor, concubines with children live in the palace or fiefdom with their children. , with full family affection and filial piety. The biggest wish of the mother and concubine now is to reunite the family, to entertain the grandchildren, and to hope that the official family will be fulfilled."

"This……"

Without waiting for Zhao Xu to say anything, Zhao Zhao continued: "As a son of man, naturally he should be filial to his knees, and after Chang'an is settled, he will take his mother and concubine together..."

Upon hearing this topic, Zhao Xu's expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and he hurriedly said: "It's bitter cold in the northwest, and the empress and concubine are old, how can I adapt? It's not suitable for a long journey, so I'd better stay in Bianjing'an It's better to raise. The northwest is temporarily calm, so don't worry about the emperor, it's important to be filial with peace of mind."

Zhao Xu knew early on that it was impossible for Concubine Lin to enter the palace, so he first induced filial piety, and then used this to silence Zhao Zhao's mouth.If you sneak away to the northwest in a hurry and don't serve your mother, it seems that it can be linked to unfilial piety.King Qin currently has a high prestige among the people. If there is any unfilial action, it will be a huge blow to his reputation, and to a certain extent, it will have the effect of detaining Zhao Zhao.

Although he is the emperor, Bianjing's defenses are empty, and Zhao Zhao has Emperor Renzong's decree, and he was protected by the Empress Dowager Cao.

"Yes, the Great Song Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. As a son of man, he should be filial to his parents. His mother and concubine are still alive, and there is still time to be filial, but the father..." Zhao Zhao sighed with a heavy heart: "The son wants to raise him It's a tragedy in the world that I don't wait for my relatives. When my father was here, I couldn't fulfill my filial piety for one day. It's really... For the current plan, I can only sacrifice at four o'clock, and I can only do my filial piety!"

"Uncle Emperor's condolences!" Zhao Xu comforted softly, and it could be seen that Zhao Zhao's grief was not fake, but he always felt that there was something in Zhao Zhao's words, and he felt a strong anxiety in his heart.

Just as he was about to change the topic, Zhao Zhao preemptively said, "April fourteenth is the birthday of the emperor. I never celebrated his birthday before I was alive. Now Mingshou must be filial. A few days ago, the Taimiao had already sacrificed to him. , but I have never visited the mausoleum of my father... I plan to go to Yongan Yeling Mausoleum on April [-]th!"

At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin chose the area around Gongyi as the location of the royal mausoleum.Zhao Kuangyin's father Xuanzu Zhao Hongyin was first buried in Yong'an Mausoleum.Since then, the emperors of Zhao and Song Dynasties have been buried here, and there are hundreds of tombs for royal family members, ministers and nobles.

In order to protect the mausoleum of the first emperor, the Song Dynasty deliberately divided the mausoleum area from nearby counties and established Yong'an County.The troops stationed and the people guarding the tomb maintain the imperial tomb of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Yongzhao Mausoleum of Song Renzong is also here.

It is reasonable for Zhao Zhao to propose visiting the mausoleum. As a son of man, it would be unfilial not to pay homage to his father's grave.In the past, he was living among the people, and his feelings were forgiven. Now that he returns to the royal family, he must go to the mausoleum to worship and sweep the tomb.Especially when it was chosen on the day of father's birthday, the opportunity was very good and reasonable.

It stands to reason that Zhao Xu shouldn't object, but is Zhao Zhao's matter going to Yeling so simple?Where is Yong'an County where Yongzhao Mausoleum is located?

It is more than 200 miles west of Bianjing and about a hundred miles away from Xijing Luoyang.

It is inevitable that Yeling will leave the city and leave Bianjing, so his control over him will drop a lot.If Zhao Zhao has the heart, he has a great chance to escape from Yong'an.Luoyang is a hundred miles away, but how far is it from Luoyang to Chang'an?As long as you enter Tongguan, you will be beyond your reach, and there is nothing you can do.

Now it's just a critical moment, how can Zhao Zhao be allowed to leave Bianjing easily?Zhao Xu's original intention was not to agree.But this is a reasonable request to prevent the son from going to the father's grave?It doesn't make any sense.

To stop one's uncle from being filial to grandpa is to be unfilial.Unless there were other reasonable reasons, Zhao Xu, who was in a panic, had no clue for a while.

To make matters worse, when Zhao Zhao's voice fell, the old uncle Cao Yi praised: "King Qin's filial piety is commendable! The old minister thought that King Qin's visit to Yong'an is not only to visit Emperor Renzong's tomb, but as a descendant of the Zhao family, he should also pay homage to him. Ancestors and ancestors."

"What Uncle Taiguo said is true, this king will remember it!" Zhao Zhao's reason was even stronger for sweeping his father's tomb and offering sacrifices to his ancestors.

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "That's true, it's just that the emperor's uncle returned and visited the mausoleum for the first time to make a grand sacrifice. Now that time is in a hurry, I'm afraid it's too late to prepare." Zhao Xu said: "It's better to go later when you are ready..." He Can only be stopped with this lame reason.

"Sincerity is the most important thing in paying homage to ancestors at the mausoleum. What does it matter if it is grand or not? Filial piety is not about form." Cao Yu said: "It coincides with Emperor Renzong's birthday, and the time for King Qin to visit the tomb is just right. What's more, there are still more than ten days. If you hurry up and prepare, It seems to be in time."

Immediately, several senior ministers agreed, and most of the people present nodded slightly, obviously in favor of it, at least no one explicitly opposed it.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu felt angry, but he was helpless.His eyes fell on Cao Yi, and his heart was even more uncomfortable.

Cao Yu is the descendant of Cao Bin, the famous founding general of the country. Even though it has been a hundred years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, he still has a great influence in the army and among the nobles.What's more, Cao Yi is still the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Cao, and the uncle of his mother Gao Taotao, with a distinguished status and high morals.

Even if he is the emperor, he has to be polite to Cao Yu.Now that these words came out of his mouth, he could not object at all.

After being helpless, there was strong anger in his heart. Cao Jian blocked his mother that day, and Cao Yi spoke for Zhao Zhao today.Obviously, the Cao family has already sided with Zhao Zhao.

Zhao Xu didn't understand why the Cao family made such a choice?Empress Dowager Cao also had a strange attitude.It is true that Zhao Zhao is the son of Emperor Renzong, and he must respect Cao as his aunt.But there is no blood relationship between them?On the contrary, the mother is the niece of the Cao family, and she also has Cao's blood flowing in her body.

But why don't they help their own people, instead they favor Zhao Zhao, an outsider?Zhao Xu understands this phenomenon of sparing no effort to eat inside and outside, turning his elbows outward.Just like that, he was angry with the Cao family and the empress dowager.

It's just that no matter how angry he is, he can't touch the Cao family today.As long as the Empress Dowager Cao is here, the Cao family is already a relative of the emperor.Even if they can deal with the Cao family in the future, there is a limit. As long as the mother is still there, it is not appropriate to kill them all.

Perhaps this is the reason why the Cao family is arrogant!A chill flashed in Zhao Xu's eyes, don't worry, there will be plenty of time to deal with you in the future!
"It stands to reason that I should also go to sacrifice, but now the government is busy, and I really don't have time. If it is late, I will go there with the emperor..." Zhao Xu was very unwilling, and he tried to make a final struggle.

Zhao Zhao hurriedly said: "It's enough to be filial in your heart, the government is busy with everything, don't mind, I'll go alone."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu had no choice but to agree.He also noticed that now that Zhao Zhao is talking to himself, he has been trying his best to avoid using the self-proclaimed "Chen".He did it on purpose, he had already lost his heart of submission, and he didn't hide it at all, he was really arrogant.

"That's good. Uncle Lao will sweep the tomb and worship our ancestors on my behalf." Zhao Xu said with a smile: "I will send more people to accompany me, so that I can serve the uncle conveniently!"

"Thank you, the official, but there is no need for it!" Zhao Zhao said with a smile: "It is enough to have family to accompany you."

"Family?" Zhao Xu was suddenly alert.

"Yeah, I plan to take a few children with me so that my father can meet his grandson."

Want to run with the whole family?You have a good idea, Zhao Xu shook his head and said: "The child is still young, how can he stand up to a long journey, wait until the child is older before going!"

"Alright, I was in Taimiao that day, I believe that the spirit of the emperor in heaven should have seen them, and I will take them with them when they are older." Zhao Zhao was just a small temptation, and Zhao Xu would never allow himself to take his family out of the city.

"That's right, the emperor's uncle just goes, and I will send someone to accompany him!" Zhao Xu said with a smile: "The emperor's return, the first visit to the mausoleum, must be grand!"

(End of this chapter)