The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 40 The Father and Son Meet
The villa that Zhao Gou came to was "Amber Villa". The owner of the villa was Uncle Thirteen, a dead man who appeared in front of him again and vowed to reveal his identity, which made him a little unbelievable.After all, how could he believe that a person who had "dead" before his birth actually stood in front of him alive.However, Zhao Gou believed that there must be something hidden in all this.

"Uncle Wang, how come you are the owner of the villa?" Zhao Gou followed behind Zhao Si, walked towards the palace, and asked aloud: "You are the owner of the villa, so my father must also know about this matter." , why have you never heard of it?"

"What? Do you believe that I am your uncle Wang now?" Zhao Si joked, Zhao Gou scratched his head in embarrassment, and smiled awkwardly, "Okay, let's stop teasing you?"

Zhao's playful smile gradually subsided, Zhao Gou also listened intently, and said: "At that time, your father and I were the most favorable competitors for the throne. Later, the queen mother supported the emperor's brother's ascension to the throne, and I was also happy. , I had no intention of ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor, that would be too tiring, dealing with memorials all day long, and worrying about the people of the world, the country, and the country, so I don't want to do it, besides, I am about the same age as the emperor's brother, and the emperor's literary talent is elegant, Among all the brothers, he is the first, and no one can compare with him!"

"I am brave and ruthless. I am good at martial arts. I am not a person who can sit still. Let me be the emperor, it would be better to kill me! However, some ministers in the court supported me to become the emperor, and later my brother became the emperor. At that time, my elder brother was full of ambition and had the world in mind. He wanted to make the Song Dynasty rise and change the prejudices of the ministers in the court. Unfortunately, since the Taizu, the literati and scholars have gained power, and the military generals have less power, so that many military generals abandon the military and follow the civil service. .”

"Brother Huang saw that the power of the military generals in the court was low and there was nothing to do. He was so anxious that he discussed with me late at night how to deal with the increasingly powerful civil servants in the court. If a country cannot balance civil and military affairs, problems will inevitably arise, and even The situation of the country is gradually declining. Even though the father reused Wang Anshi, supported his reform, and wanted to completely change the Song Dynasty, he did not want the father to die young. After finally undergoing reforms, the situation in the Song Dynasty was better. The reform was abolished, and the civil servants of the Song Dynasty were divided into two factions, the reformist faction and the old-fashioned faction, and the struggle between the two factions caused invisible smoke to spread in the court, and finally this problem has not been resolved until now."

"In desperation, Brother Huang can only let it develop, ignore the government, and immerse himself in calligraphy and painting. Until an autumn hunt, we met a Taoist priest who was traveling around. He gave Brother Huang a proverb, and then disappeared. The emperor looked at the motto all day long, but he never understood the meaning, and the tense situation in the court made the emperor have no time to take care of it, and gradually forgot it!"

"It just so happened that at that time I was unable to enter the court due to illness. The emperor's brother came to visit me personally, explained everything to me, prepared to plan with both hands, and placed all hopes in the heirs. I took this opportunity to die due to illness and treatment. Amber Villa, become the owner of the villa."

Zhao Gou was stunned, staring at Zhao Si with wide eyes. When he heard him talking about his father, he realized that everything was just a play, for the purpose of showing the ministers, and asked: "What kind of place is Amber Villa? , why don't we even know?"

Zhao Si was silent for a moment, then said with a smile: "What kind of place is 'Amber Villa', I can't tell you about it after you see Brother Huang!"

Zhao Gou nodded and thought to himself: "Does the villa have other secrets? Why has such a place never appeared in history, even the history of Song Dynasty has never recorded it. Is it some kind of holy land of martial arts?"

Then, Cai Wang Zhao asked again: "When you left, my brother and I thought you would come back before the coronation ceremony, but I never thought that you would come back four years earlier! Come early is worse than coincidence, everything is really destined Already!"

"The master passed away not long ago, and I was entrusted by him to return to Beijing!" When Zhao Gou thought of Zhou Tong, he couldn't help feeling a little sad, and said, "Uncle Wang, what do you mean by that?"

Zhao Si couldn't help but sigh when he heard that a generation of martial arts master Zhou Tong had passed away.Back then, Zhao seemed to have had some contacts with Zhou Tong. During Zhou Tong's tenure, they had fought against each other. As for the result, no one knew. Zhou Tong was once the coach of 'Amber Villa', so it was a fate. Ren Fei, at Mr. Zhou's age, he is considered to be dead! If there is no delay, I will go to visit! Hey... I am afraid that no one will discuss with me and exchange martial arts with me in the future!"

"Back then, Brother Huang wanted to balance the dispute between the two factions in the imperial court. He single-handedly supported Cai Jing, and finally disintegrated his power. Brother Huang took power alone and spent a few years safe and sound. Just when you were away for a few years, Brother Huang wants to repeat the same old tricks and use ministers to check and balance the power of the two factions in the court. He never thought that this person is more scheming than Cai Jing, and he is well versed in officialdom. Now, the Song Dynasty is considered to be dominated by one person. The other ministers dare not speak out."

Zhao Gou hurriedly said: "Is this person surnamed Gao Mingqiu?"

"How do you know this person?" Zhao Si was extremely surprised and looked at Zhao Gou suspiciously.

"How can we not know the reputation of Gao Taiwei, he is very famous among the later generations!" Zhao Gou thought to himself, but said: "Although my nephew is in Qilin Village, a remote place, the name of Gao Taiwei has long been spread in the past. It is possible that he did not know this person. Moreover, some people said that he alone holds the power in the court, and even the emperor is just a puppet. Therefore, the younger nephew returned to the capital immediately after the expiration of his filial piety, wanting to see this person's ability. "

Zhao Si smiled and said: "You have such a heart, I think the emperor will be very happy when he finds out. You are only 12 years old, what can you do, even your father and I can only wait and see what happens, and dare not Make it too obvious, so as not to disturb those people and make them take precautions, it will be too late if you try to clear it up at that time! Just stay in the palace obediently and be your prince, don't worry about other things!"

Whether it was Song Huizong or Zhao Si, neither of them wanted Zhao Gou to intervene in the dispute between the court and China so early.After all, Zhao Gou is only 12 years old, and he hasn't even reached the age of crowning. How can a young man's heart be compared with a wily minister!
Zhao Gou knew their painstaking efforts, but he knew that time waits for no one. If he was waiting, it would be too late. Apparently, my nephew is about the same age as him, why not?"

Zhao Si stared at the smiling Zhao Gou with wide eyes, and he was not sure whether Zhao Gou was telling the truth or just joking.Zhao Gou's unwavering gaze made Zhao Si startled again. In a blink of an eye, he saw Zhao Gou looking at him with a smile, and thought: "I haven't seen you for six years, and I'm only 12 years old. I can't even figure out what I think." I don't know, these years of growth are really worth it to him! Brother Huang, if you win this time, this son will definitely be entrusted to someone with important responsibilities."

After a while, Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Si as he climbed over the high wall just like he did back then, and thought: "Uncle Wang, why are you still using the same methods as before? It's really unmannered!"

"That's how I took you out of the palace back then. Why don't we have a competition between our uncle and nephew, and continue the unfinished battle. How about using this method to see your skills?" Zhao Si smiled and said .

Zhao Gou clapped his hands and praised: "Good!"

So, taking advantage of the darkness, the two of them chased after each other and quickly walked towards Song Huizong's study.Along the way, the two of them were familiar with the road, avoided many patrolling guards, and moved forward without being blocked.

After a while, the two of them arrived at Song Huizong's study.The two appeared next to Song Huizong one after the other.

Song Huizong smiled slightly, looked at Zhao Gou kindly, and said softly, "You're back? Just come back, just come back!"

Zhao Gou knelt on the ground with a 'plop', looked at the familiar face, couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and said, "Father, the child is back!"

After an absence of six years, Zhao Gou met his father for the first time.Looking at the wrinkled face, his eyes seemed to be filled with unresolved melancholy, which made him look a little old; Song Huizong looked at Zhao Gou with a pair of moist eyes, and his eyes were full of admiration, and he was ecstatic.

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