Under the shade of the trees by the Bianhe River, Zhao Xu was very bored pulling the fishing rod in his hand, he had no intention of fishing at all, and from time to time he would turn his head to look at Zhao Yan next to him, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say anything when he opened his mouth several times, but Zhao Yan didn't seem to see Zhao Xu's abnormality, and he still sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai. After a long while, Zhao Xu seemed to finally muster up the courage to say, "Third uncle, when will I be able to really pro-government?" ”

"A dignified emperor, is that all you have patience?" Zhao Yan seemed to have known that Zhao Xu was going to ask this, but he didn't even look back and said, and the fishing rod in his hand was very stable and couldn't move.

"I ......" Zhao Xu just wanted to argue for himself when he heard this, but he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, speaking of the fact that since he ascended the throne, the government has been controlled by the Empress Dowager Gao, and Zhao Yan asked him to wait patiently, although he also knew that the Empress Dowager Gao would have to hand over the power to himself sooner or later, but in the past few years, as he grew older, he was already a little impatient to take power in person, especially when the Empress Dowager Gao was seriously ill before, he had already felt the benefits of power, which naturally made it more difficult for him to give up.

Zhao Yan finally turned his head and glanced at Zhao Xu at this time, in fact, when Zhao Xu came to class today, he had already seen through the other party's thoughts, but he never broke it, but he didn't expect Zhao Xu to speak out calmly, which also made Zhao Yan sigh, because this matter was what he was most worried about.

"Xu'er, the taste of getting and losing is really not good, but life is like this, sometimes it seems that God is deliberately joking with us, obviously put a thing in front of you, but when you go to get it, it is suddenly taken away by God, we can't change God's decision, but we can change our mentality. As long as you put your mind right, when you look back on this matter many years later, I'm afraid you will only smile indifferently and not take it to heart at all. Zhao Yan said with some seriousness at this time, and these words were also his life insights summarized over the years.

"Third uncle, I'm not here to talk to you about Zen. Although what you said seems to be very reasonable, I really can't understand it, now I only know that the Queen Mother's illness is cured again, of course, as a junior, I also hope that the Queen Mother can live a long life, but she is so old, why do you still hold on to power? Zhao Xu spread his hands and said with a wry smile at this time, and when he said the end, he did not hide his dissatisfaction with Empress Dowager Gao's return to power.

In fact, Zhao Yan also knows. Everyone understands some truths, but if they haven't experienced it personally, I'm afraid that no matter what they say, Zhao Xu won't be able to understand the true meaning at all, so he no longer talks to Zhao Xu about any big truths, and then he sighed for a moment and said again: "Xu'er, do you really want to deal with the government very much?" ”

"Of course! Although dealing with government affairs seems a bit boring and boring to others, but in comparison. But it's much better than me staying in the palace every day to study, and I follow a few ministers. I also learned a lot of knowledge that I can't learn in books, and I have a better understanding of the situation of our Great Song Dynasty, and I originally wanted to focus on the expansion of the Nanyang side, but unfortunately the Queen Mother's illness had been cured at this time, and then she drove me back to the palace again. At the end, Zhao Xu's face once again showed a dissatisfied expression. A small mouth seems to be able to hang an oil bottle.

Seeing Zhao Xu's appearance, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little funny, and then thought about it again for a moment and said: "Xu'er, if you want to participate in the government, I have a way, but I don't know if you have the courage to do it?" ”

Heard Zhao Yan's words. Zhao Xu's eyes lit up immediately, and he said a little impatiently: "What way?" ”

"It's very simple, since you don't want to stay in the palace anymore and read the Book of Death, then why don't you directly bring up this matter to the Queen Mother, and ask the Queen Mother to participate in the government, so that you can learn a lot of rich experience in politics, and one more thing to do, don't you have to be as boring as before, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" Zhao Yan said to Zhao Xu with a smile.

"This ...... Is this your way, Third Uncle? Zhao Xu was a little dumbfounded when he heard Zhao Yan's words, originally he thought that even if Zhao Yan's method was not very subtle, he would use his influence to push himself to the court, but he never expected that Zhao Yan would let him take the initiative to go to the Empress Dowager Gao to ask, not to mention whether this matter could be successful, and he didn't have the courage at all, after all, the Empress Dowager Gao was notoriously strict, even if he was His Majesty the Emperor, he was a little afraid of the Empress Dowager Gao.

"That's right, that's a good idea, isn't it?" Zhao Yan said with a smile at this time, looking at his expression, it seemed that he really thought that his method was very good.

Seeing Zhao Yan's appearance, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile a little bitterly and said: "Third uncle, what is your method, if I go to the Queen Mother to make this kind of request, I'm afraid it will only be in exchange for a reprimand, and maybe even some punishment, I don't want to ask for hardship." ”

Zhao Xu rubbed his nose a little stupidly after speaking, his face was also full of helplessness, although he was the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, but the Empress Dowager Gao was still his grandmother after all, and he was young, so he naturally had to be disciplined by the Empress Dowager Gao everywhere, which was also his most dissatisfied point, but it was precisely because of this that he had a fear of the Empress Dowager Gao from the bottom of his heart.

However, as soon as Zhao Xu's words fell, he saw Zhao Yan's face suddenly turn pale, and he reprimanded loudly with a stern face: "The king of a country, if you don't even have this bit of courage, do you think the queen mother will rest assured that she will hand over the power to you?" ”

"I ...... I'm not afraid. Zhao Xu seemed to want to argue for himself, but when he said the last two words in a short sentence, his voice became smaller and smaller, which showed that he didn't have confidence even when he said this sentence himself.

"If you are afraid, you are afraid, this is not something to be ashamed to admit, in fact, I am also afraid of the Queen Mother, and earlier than you are afraid, and even until now, every time I see the Queen Mother, I can't help but stand up straight, and every word I say must be carefully considered, it can be said that this fear has penetrated into my bones, and it does not change with the change of external conditions!" Zhao Yan said very open-mindedly at this time, he didn't lie to comfort Zhao Xu, but he really had a sense of awe for the Empress Dowager Gao, even he didn't know when this feeling was formed, anyway, when Zhao Shu was still alive, he would feel a little uncomfortable when facing the Empress Dowager Gao.

"Really? Third uncle, are you also afraid of the Queen Mother? Zhao Xu's eyes lit up immediately when he heard Zhao Yan's words, and he asked again in disbelief.

"Of course, don't say it's me, even your father and even your imperial grandfather were a little in awe of the Queen Mother, on the one hand, the Queen Mother's personality is too strong, and she is usually more strict, so I and your father are naturally a little afraid of the Queen Mother, as for your imperial grandfather, you also know that he is not the son of Emperor Renzong, and he suffered a lot before ascending the throne, fortunately, there is such a strong wife of the Queen Mother to help him support this family, so your imperial grandfather is afraid of the Queen Mother, and the relationship between the two is also very deep."

When he said this, he saw Zhao Yan suddenly sigh, and then continued: "It is estimated that it was the hard days before your imperial grandfather ascended the throne that made the Queen Mother's character stronger and stronger, because if she is not strong, she will be bullied by others, and the affairs of the family are also decided by the Queen Mother, even if the situation is different now, but the Queen Mother's personality has not changed, so you have to be considerate of her sometimes." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan talk about these past events, Zhao Xu was also a little silent, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "My nephew understands, the Queen Mother is also quite difficult, sometimes she may do something that makes people dissatisfied, but in fact, she is also thinking about me." ”

"Well, it's good that you can understand that!" Zhao Yan stepped forward and patted Zhao Xu's shoulder with relief, and then continued, "But fear is fear, but there are some things you have to make clear to the Queen Mother, for example, if you want to contact the government earlier, there is no need to hide it, our royal family in the Great Song Dynasty is relatively clean, there are not so many conspiracies and tricks, and the family relationship is still very deep, so as long as you explain this matter clearly to the Queen Mother, I believe she will definitely give a satisfactory answer!" ”

"Really? Will the Queen Mother really agree? Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu raised his head again, and asked with sparkling eyes.

"Of course it's true, when did the third uncle lie to you?" Zhao Yan patted Zhao Xu's shoulder again at the moment, but then said again, "Of course, if you don't dare, the third uncle won't force it, and this matter will be forgotten, but you have to understand one thing, some things need to be fought for by yourself, and waiting is always passive!" ”

"I understand, thank you Third Uncle!" Zhao Xu stood up excitedly when he heard this, threw away the fishing rod after speaking, and turned around to go back to the palace to see the Empress Dowager Gao. But at this time, Zhao Yan was glaring and said, "What are you doing in such a hurry, today's homework hasn't been completed yet, don't think about going back if you don't finish it!" ”

"What schoolwork? Third uncle, didn't you prepare your homework today, but just asked me to accompany you to fish? Zhao Xu asked with wide innocent eyes at this time, Zhao Yan's assignments to him have always been very casual, and sometimes there is no homework at all, so he has long been free here with Zhao Yan.

"Why not, didn't I say today that you should accompany me to fish, I haven't caught enough yet, how can you go back?" Zhao Yan was very stubborn at this time.

"Ah~, this ...... What kind of schoolwork is this? Zhao Xu said with a bitter face when he heard this.

"Of course, schoolwork, fishing can exercise one's patience, and today you have to catch ten fish to move freely!" Zhao Yan deliberately said with a straight face at this time.

"Ten-of-a-kind? When is that going to be caught? Zhao Xu sighed when he heard this, although there are many fish in the Bianhe River, there are also many people fishing, so that the fish in the river are almost fine, and they will not be hooked easily, plus he has no patience, he has never caught so many fish at one time before. (To be continued.) )