At the fifth watch, the morning bell rang. Zhao Hao packed up and went out of the house, went to Cining Palace to say good morning to the Queen Mother, and the guard of honor had already been prepared outside the door in accordance with the rules, but he did not have this habit at all, but walked in front, but the group of people did not dissolve as before, but still followed step by step.

"Don't follow, let's disperse!" After walking for a while, seeing that the group of servants had not dispersed, Zhao Yu turned around and waved his hand.

"Official, don't be embarrassed!" Liu Ling listened and stepped forward to salute.

"Bastard, I let you disperse, why don't you have to wait for work, it's embarrassing for you!" Zhao Yu stood still when he heard this, and scolded with a smile with his hands on his hips.

"The official family didn't know, and the mother had already made a decree, saying that the palace was too lazy, so the rules were re-established. When the official family goes out, not only must prepare a sedan chair, but also an honor guard is indispensable, even if the official family is not seated, it must be at any time. Liu Lingshili said with a wry smile.

"Oh, what are the rules of my establishment, I don't need you to bother me, I have legs and feet, and I am young and sitting, what's the point of setting up music at home, let's disperse!" Zhao Yu tilted his head to look at Liu Ling, stretched out his hand and pointed at his nose.

"This ......" Liu Ling was even more distressed, the gods were fighting, but it was himself who was unlucky, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"What this, that, hurry up and disperse, just leave a palm lamp!" Zhao Yu frowned and said.

"You can't tell the difference between big and small cats, don't you hurry up!" Seeing that Liu Ling was still hesitating, Wang De couldn't stand it anymore and scolded sharply. Although they didn't understand what this big cat meant, the little emperor often said so, and they gradually had their own understanding of which way to stand in line.

"Yes!" Liu Ling hurriedly saluted, let everyone disband, and personally carried the lantern to lead the way.

Only Wang De, Su Lan and Liu Ling were left by Zhao Yu's side, walking along the path of the Imperial Garden, walking up the covered bridge in the middle of the lake to the opposite bank, and then turning to the West Palace. Even after the renovation of the North Palace, it may be the smallest palace in the Great Song Dynasty, and even the smallest palace in the historical dynasty, the outer dynasty only has the Daqing Palace, the Wende Hall and the Vertical Arch Palace, according to the construction method, the central axis should be the three major halls of the Inner Palace, the left and right are the six palaces of the east and west, and the last side is the Imperial Garden.

Zhao Yu has no aesthetic point of view, and he is a money-hungry 'miser', so he makes the harem nondescript, and after the outer dynasty is the Imperial Garden, and then takes the Imperial Garden as the boundary, and the Cining Hall and Ciming Hall on the west side are the palaces where the queen mother lives, and the Renming Hall and Ciyuan Hall on the east side are the residences of the queen and concubines, so they appear narrow and chaotic.

Fortunately, in addition to the palace, there are still halls, pavilions, pavilions, floors, platforms, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, and pavilions, which can be slightly transformed as the residences of the concubines, so that they are not crowded together, and they can be regarded as having their own residences. Of course, it also led to the Queen Mother having to go through the entire Imperial Garden, and he chose to live in Zhiyuan Hall, so it was inevitable that there would be a succession.

"The concubine greets Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" When Zhao Yu came to Cining Palace, Wu Xi had already led a group of concubines to wait, and when he saw him coming, they stepped forward to greet him.

"Excuse me, your own family is casual, you don't have to be so polite!" Zhao Yu saw the beautiful girl kneeling in front of him, this is the so-called royal life of respecting each other like a guest and raising eyebrows, where is there still the slightest fun for the family to worship and worship. Originally, he still felt a little embarrassed, but at this time, he was disgusted, and raised his hand to let everyone get up.

"Your Majesty Xie is considerate, but the concubines think that there are no rules, and Your Majesty can't break the rules in the palace!" Wu Xi didn't get up, but saluted again.

"Since the queen is not too cumbersome, you can rely on you if you like it!" Zhao Hao frowned and raised his hand again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Xi got up after hearing this, but turned to Wang De and said, "Why didn't Your Majesty bring an attendant and raise a guard of honor when he traveled today?" ”

"Yu Niangniang, it's a small mistake!" Wang De Shili said.

"I let them go, it's none of their business!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.

"The concubine also asks Your Majesty to ......," Wu Xi turned to Zhao Yu and saluted.

"Let's talk about it later, don't make the queen mother wait for a long time!" Before she could finish speaking, Zhao Yu interrupted Wu Xi's words and turned around and walked towards the palace.

"See Your Majesty, Niangniang!" Seeing the emperor and others coming, the palace maids and chamberlains standing on both sides gave salutes one after another.

"This woman is not simple!" Zhao Yu looked with his spare eyes, and saw Wu Xi following closely half a step behind him, and what surprised him a little was that he knew that he was going to behead his brother, but Wu Xi was still able to stay calm, that is, he did not pretend to be pitiful in front of him, nor did he cry and beg, but held the shelf of the master of the harem, and kept admonishing himself with a casual look. It was calm, even a little cold, which surprised him a little.

"I say hello to the Queen Mother!" At this time, there was no time to think about it, Zhao Yu entered the palace to greet the Queen Mother.

"In this New Year's Festival, the official family has been gone for a long time, so forget about the mourning family!" Empress Dowager Yang said with a straight face.

"I haven't asked the queen mother for many days, it's all my fault, and I ask the queen mother to calm her anger!" Zhao Yu saluted again.

"The official family is about to get up, the queen mother has been talking about it for a long time when she learns that the official family has returned to the palace, and she says so, but she misses it tightly in her heart." Dou Xing stepped forward and picked up the little emperor, and said softly with a smile.

"Hmph, sit down!" Although Empress Dowager Yang's face was still stiff, she couldn't hide her smile and beckoned him to sit down next to her.

"Concubine Wu and all the sisters to the Queen Mother to say goodbye!" Seeing the little emperor sitting down next to the Queen Mother, Wu Xi led everyone forward to salute.

"Excuse me, excuse me, sit down!" Empress Dowager Yang raised her hand with a smile.

"The Queen Mother is the most eccentric, and she has always said that she loves me the most, but as soon as the official family came back, she left me aside." Chen Shu stood up and pouted.

"Then you can come and sit down too!" Empress Dowager Yang patted the other side of the soft couch and said with a smile.

"Don't joke about the concubine, the official family has not returned for many days, let the official family accompany the queen mother to talk a little more!" Wu Xi stopped with a smile at this time.

"Okay, we got it." Chen Shu rolled her eyes and said.

"Go ahead, listen to the queen, I have already prepared your favorite snacks over there, what a crazy girl!" Empress Dowager Yang waved her hand and asked Dou Xing to lead them to the side hall.

"Yes, the concubine just looks at how the luncheon is prepared, and the queen mother will talk to the official family!" Wu Xi's sensible forked hand saluted.

"Gorou, what happened when you brought the troops back to the palace?" Seeing that the crowd retreated, Empress Dowager Yang waved her hand to let the attendants also withdraw, turned around and asked the little emperor.

"It's a sin to alarm the queen mother with a little thing!" Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, but was quickly relieved. Although he blocked the news first, it was the pro-guard brigade who guarded the palace, so such a big movement outside the palace naturally couldn't be hidden from the queen mother.

"Is Gorou going to be abolished?" Empress Dowager Yang didn't listen to Zhao Hao's hypocrisy, but asked bluntly.

"Why did the Queen Mother say this?" Zhao Yu also smiled.

"Alas, Gorou don't hide it from the mourning family." Empress Dowager Yang sighed and said, "The mourning family knew that the Wu family was not happy to be the queen, so they avoided it after the wedding, and this time the seventh son of the Wu family stopped the holy car and was caught by the official, so he could take advantage of this to abolish the queen." ”

"The queen mother misunderstood me, and although I don't like to make the Wu family the queen, it is not to the point of deposing it, it is really inappropriate for the Wu family!" Zhao Hao sighed.

"After the queen entered the palace, she has always been decent, strict in words and deeds, and very proper in her work, so why not?" The Queen Mother was very surprised when she heard this.

"In that case, I won't hide it from my mother." Zhao Yu thought for a while and said, "When I left the palace before, it was not because of the establishment of the post, but because of the military emergency. At that moment, Meng Yuan retrained the navy, built a large number of warships, and wanted to invade Jiangnan, so he discussed with the generals how to deal with it in martial arts! ”

"Oh, I see, is there a deal?" Empress Dowager Yang said with some surprise.

"Nope!" Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "This time, Meng Yuan has mobilized a large number of troops, and I originally wanted to lure the enemy deep into the army to capture Huaixi. However, it is necessary to mobilize more than 200,000 troops, but at present, the two matters of my wedding and family worship are huge, and the money and grain stored in the Zuo Treasury are only enough to maintain various expenses, and the silver money accumulated in the Inner Treasury is only more than 1 million yuan, which is not enough to support a big war, and I can only give up the plan to recover Huaixi. ”

"In the case of a strong enemy on the side and a tight finance, the queen actually spent a huge amount of money to organize the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, exhausted the two warehouses, and collected the lights from the lamp household at half price, which made the people of Pingjiang Mansion complain, not to mention, the current military expenses can't be taken out, so that I can take anything to defend against the enemy, and how to stop Meng Yuan from going south!" Zhao Hao said with some excitement.

"So the official family was furious, so he led the troops back to the palace, but he encountered the seventh son of the Wu family blocking the holy car on the street, so he wanted to behead him and blame the Wu family!" Empress Dowager Yang sighed when she heard this.

"Queen Mother, the Wu family knows that this is a time of national crisis, but they are so extravagant and advocate luxury, so that the treasury is empty, how can I explain to the ministers, and how can I explain to the hundreds of millions of Li people!" Zhao Yu said anxiously and angrily.

"Don't be angry, I think the queen has indeed had this matter, but she has also received the will of the mourning family, and I have also had it. And the Wu family has been honest and honest for generations, and has served the country loyally, so it is not too much to blame the Wu family, after all, they have been rooted in Jiangnan for many years and can contribute to the stability of Jiangnan for the official family. Empress Dowager Yang thought about it.

"The Queen Mother doesn't know, it is precisely because the Wu family is powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are many protégés, and their power is enough to influence the government. And the seventh son of the Wu family shouted in front of me that without the Wu family, my Zhao family would not be able to gain a foothold in Jiangnan; If I don't make the daughter of the Wu family the queen, I won't be able to govern in person, what arrogance this is! Zhao Yu said. He knew that this kind of thing couldn't be hidden, so if he preemptively told it by adding fuel and vinegar, no matter who was explaining it in the future, the Queen Mother would be skeptical if she had a preconceived idea, but he won the initiative.

"It's arrogant!" When Empress Dowager Yang heard this, her face turned gloomy and she patted the case.

"It is precisely because of this that I am worried that the Wu family is huge, and if it develops again in the name of the queen, it will inevitably become a powerful minister. And if the queen gives birth to a prince, it is okay, and I can still retain my Zhao bloodline; If you can't, I am afraid that you will use the power of your relatives to reproduce the disaster of the Tang Wu clan. Zhao Yu said.

"Well, the seventh son of the Wu family, the mourning family heard that he was a gentleman who did not learn and did not know how to do it, and he messed with scoundrels every day, and he couldn't say such things with his knowledge, but he must have heard the Wu family talking in private, so he said it. It can be seen that the Wu family has a heart of disobedience, and if it is allowed to grow, it will inevitably form a disaster for relatives! "Empress Dowager Yang, as the invisible head of the current Great Song Dynasty, knows that her first priority is to ensure that the descendants of the Zhao family sit in the world, and whoever dares to violate will be ruthlessly eradicated.

"The queen mother is wise, this is exactly what I am worried about, if I don't expel the Wu family's forces from the court, the dynasty will be sluggish!" Zhao Yu saw that his plan was successful, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart.

"What does the official family plan to do with the Wu family and the queen? Alas, it is also the fault of the mourning family, and he should not have listened to the words of others in vain, so as to leave a curse. Empress Dowager Yang said with some annoyance, "The Wu family has a lot of friends with the ministers of the court, and the forces in the south of the Yangtze River are intertwined. And the queen is not very wrong, and she is deposed by this plant, and I am afraid that it will inevitably make the ministers disobedient and cause turmoil. ”

"What the queen mother said is very true, I am still hesitating, yesterday I was angry and did not have a thorough plan, so I rashly led the army back to the palace, and now I feel that it is difficult to ride a tiger!" Zhao Yu nodded. He has basically figured out the attitude of the Queen Mother now, and he already has a bottom in his heart, and he will use force to do it, so he just shows his 'benevolence'.

"The official family has already mobilized troops?" Empress Dowager Yang said in a hurry.

"No, it's the Shangyuan Festival at this moment, people from all walks of life in Beijing are gathered, the population has doubled, and if the army is moved, it will cause innocent casualties, so it is just to closely monitor the Wu family and prevent the Wu family from taking risks." Zhao Yu shook his head and said.

"Well, it's better to solve it by peaceful means, don't use troops until you have to, and the Wu family has a large population and is scattered all over the south of the Yangtze River, so it is better to solve it gradually, so as not to cause local chaos." Empress Dowager Yang bowed.

"Whether or not to use soldiers at the moment is in the Wu family, if they are tough, I won't be able to care about a lot!" Zhao Yu said. And he was also surprised by the Empress Dowager Yang, although she lacked a long-term political vision, but she was still unambiguous in major matters, and in order to protect the interests of the royal family, she also showed a ruthless side.

"It's just a pity that the queen is tired of her family background," Empress Dowager Yang saw that the little emperor's determination to get rid ......of the Wu family had been decided, and sighed, obviously still having pity for Wu Xi.

"Hmm......" Zhao Yu also nodded. Wu Xi can still be unfazed when his relatives are in great trouble, that is, he does not intercede with himself or the Queen Mother, this perseverance is enough to make people admire and impress......