Time flies, the sun and the moon are in a hurry, more than three years have passed in a blink of an eye, the Great Song Dynasty has gradually recovered its national strength under the policy of recuperation and recuperation of the Empress Dowager Gao, and it has even strengthened compared to the time when Zhao Shu died, and more and more students have graduated from Gewu College, entering all walks of life in the Great Song Dynasty, which also makes various new inventions and new doctrines continue to emerge, making the Great Song Dynasty constantly undergo new changes in material and spiritual aspects, and even Zhao Yan sometimes feels that he can't keep up with the trend of these changes.

Today is another day when Zhao Xu came to Zhao Yan to study, but Zhao Yan has never given Zhao Xu boring lectures, but likes to take him around, and talk about what he sees, which can also allow Zhao Xu to see the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as the folk customs, and enrich his life experience, so that he will not grow up in the deep palace like those little emperors in the past, and he knows almost nothing about the world outside the palace.

"Third uncle, where are we going today?" Zhao Xu asked in the carriage with little interest, usually every time he came to Zhao Yan, he was very excited, but today he seemed a little listless, and he looked preoccupied.

"What's the matter, looking listless, didn't you have breakfast?" Zhao Yan half-jokingly said at the moment, Zhao Xu is getting older now, and some of his own thoughts are also normal.

"Third uncle, I can only say something to you, do you say that the Empress Dowager is a little too much?" Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu expressed his dissatisfaction with the Empress Dowager Gao as soon as he opened his mouth, and his little face was also puffing up, looking really angry.

"Oh? Why did the Queen Mother go too far? Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard Zhao Xu's words, and then said with a helpless expression, as early as three years ago, he knew that there would definitely be a conflict between Empress Dowager Gao and Zhao Xu, but Zhao Xu was too young at that time, although he was very smart. But in many aspects, he is in ignorance, but now that Zhao Xu has grown up and has his own views on many things, the conflict between him and the Empress Dowager Gao is inevitable.

Zhao Yan is Zhao Xu's uncle and his teacher. Since Zhao Xu's death, Zhao Yan has replaced Zhao Xu's position as a father in Zhao Xu's heart, so Zhao Xu can only say some things to Zhao Yan, so he is very angry at this time: "Third uncle, you also know that my biological cousin, Concubine Zhu, originally according to the rules, my biological mother was also to be respected as the queen mother, but the queen mother thought that my biological mother was from a low background, and only gave the title of a concubine." However, my mother has a gentle temperament and doesn't care too much, but something happened last month that was really unbearable......

Zhao Xu was annoyed and said the anger in his chest, which also made Zhao Yan finally understand the whole story, it turned out that the cause of the matter was still on Zhao Xu's biological mother Concubine Zhu, speaking of this Concubine Zhu Zhao Yan has also seen it, she is a very gentle woman. Although she is Zhao Xu's biological mother, she has never been proud of it. Even Empress Dowager Gao violated the rules and did not give her the title of Empress Dowager, but Concubine Zhu did not say anything.

However, just last month, Concubine Zhu dreamed of Zhao Ji for a few days, and she was very uneasy, so she went to the imperial tomb in Gongxian County to worship Zhao Ji, which was a very common thing. After the worship of the day, Concubine Zhu rested for the night at the Yong'an Palace near the imperial mausoleum, preparing to go back the next day.

Gong County was under the jurisdiction of the Henan Prefecture of the Great Song Dynasty, and the current prefect of Henan was Han Jiang, an old minister of the former law changer, who once served as the prime minister. Later, because the reform faction lost power, he could not escape the fate of being demoted, but Han Jiang had a good popularity in the court, and he did not do too many evil things when he was in power, so he was only demoted to the prefect of Henan.

Han Jiang heard that Concubine Zhu was resting in the Yong'an Palace, and he also knew that Concubine Zhu was the biological mother of His Majesty today, perhaps in order to have a good relationship with Zhao Xu, so Han Jiang rushed to Yong'an from Luoyang to greet Concubine Zhu in person, and the etiquette and service were extremely thoughtful, which made Concubine Zhu also very moved, after all, she was excluded by the Empress Dowager Gao everywhere in the palace, although she didn't care, but she was not without a little complaint in her heart, and now Han Jiang, the old minister, was so respectful to her, which made her feel the real courtesy of the emperor's biological mother for the first time.

Women are more vain, especially a woman like Concubine Zhu who is ostracized everywhere in the palace, so after returning to the palace, Concubine Zhu couldn't help but mention Han Jiang's welcome to herself, but this matter somehow reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Gao, who had already looked at Concubine Zhu unpleasantly, and now immediately became furious when she heard this, called Concubine Zhu to Kunning Palace, and reprimanded loudly in front of countless concubines in the palace: "Han Jiang is an old minister of the first dynasty, how can you deserve his courtesy!" ”

Concubine Zhu was scolded and cried on the spot, and kept apologizing to the Empress Dowager Gao, but fortunately, at this time, the Empress Dowager, who had a soft temperament, couldn't bear to see this, so she came forward to intercede for Concubine Zhu, which finally calmed the anger of the Empress Dowager Gao. Originally, this matter would have ended here, but who knew that it had spread outside the palace, and as a result, a few blind ministers actually listed several charges of Concubine Zhu in order to flatter Empress Dowager Gao, and demanded that Concubine Zhu be severely punished, of course, Empress Dowager Gao was not old and confused, and did not agree to the suggestions of these ministers, but afterwards she still issued a decree prohibiting Concubine Zhu from going to the imperial mausoleum to worship Zhao Ji again.

It can be said that there is nothing wrong with Concubine Zhu in this matter, it is completely caused by Empress Dowager Gao's appearance of Empress Dowager Zhu, originally she looked down on Concubine Zhu before, but she didn't show too much on the surface, but this time she completely put the matter of looking down on Concubine Zhu on the bright side, which made Concubine Zhu's life in the palace even more sad.

Originally, the people in the palace had been hiding this matter from Zhao Xu, but when Zhao Xu went to visit his mother yesterday, he keenly found that his mother's emotions were not right, and afterwards he asked the personal palace maid beside his mother to understand the whole story, which made Zhao Xu also extremely angry, after all, no matter how wrong Concubine Zhu was, it was also his biological mother, not to mention that Concubine Zhu had not done anything wrong in this matter, but Empress Dowager Gao did not care about their mother-son relationship at all, in other words, she did not give him a little face as the emperor, This made Zhao Xu, who had already entered puberty, extremely full, after all, a boy at this age had a strong sense of self-esteem, and the Empress Dowager Gao disposed of his biological mother for no reason, which made Zhao Xu angry and couldn't wait to go directly to the Empress Dowager Gao to theorize.

Zhao Yan quietly listened to Zhao Xu vent his dissatisfaction and anger with the Empress Dowager Gao, and waited until he finished speaking, then he said calmly: "Xu'er, do you remember the first lesson I gave you?" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan suddenly mention the first class, Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he reacted and nodded: "Remember, third uncle, you took me to my grandfather and father's imperial mausoleum and told me a lot about my grandfather and father. ”

"Very well, do you remember that I told you that your grandfather made two mistakes when he first ascended the throne and that you were admonished?" Zhao Yan then asked again.

"Remember!" Zhao Xu suddenly came to his senses at this time, and said with a serious face, "The two mistakes my grandfather made are similar, mainly to warn me not to be impulsive when encountering things, but to stay calm and calm, so that I can think of a suitable solution!" ”

"Haha~, yes, Xu'er, your memory is really good, you still remember what I said three years ago, which makes the third uncle and I very pleased, but since you remember everything, then you should understand what you should do now!" Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he was also more and more satisfied with Zhao Xu, the new emperor, because this little guy was so smart, as long as he said his words once, he would never forget them.

"I understand, thank you Third Uncle, I won't let myself lose my mind because of impulsiveness, but the main reason for the affairs of my mother and the Queen Mother is that the Queen Mother looks down on my mother, plus the Queen Mother's personality is too strong, I can't think of any good way!" When Zhao Xu said the end, he also showed a frustrated expression on his face, he didn't want to watch his mother being humiliated in the palace, but as an emperor, he had no solution to this problem at all, which made him feel a sense of frustration.

Seeing Zhao Xu's depressed appearance, Zhao Yan couldn't help but smile dumbly, reached out and touched his little brain melon and said: "You are still young now, and some things are naturally not something you can handle, so you don't have to worry about this matter, the third uncle will help you find a way!" ”

"Really, thank you so much Third Uncle!" Zhao Xu, who was originally very depressed, heard Zhao Yan's words, and immediately said with a smile on his face, in his heart Zhao Yan is almost omnipotent, and the entire Great Song Dynasty can make Empress Dowager Gao change her mind, I'm afraid that only his third uncle is himself.

"The third uncle will still lie to you, but no matter how dissatisfied you are with the Queen Mother, you must not show it, otherwise it will only make the Queen Mother think more, understand?" Zhao Yan smiled again and spoke.

"I understand, I will never talk nonsense in front of outsiders, but third uncle, can you let your mother get the title of queen mother she deserves? With this official title, no one in the palace dares to underestimate my mother anymore! Zhao Yan nodded heavily.

"The title is just a trivial matter, the key is to let the Queen Mother understand that she has gone too far, but you don't care about this matter, the third uncle will help you deal with it!" Zhao Yan patted Zhao Xu's little brain again.

"Thank you, Third Uncle!" Zhao Xu's promise to Zhao Yan was a hundred reassurances, and he thanked him again at the moment, and then he thought of today's class, and asked excitedly, "Third uncle, where are we going to class today?" ”

"Haha~, today's lesson is very interesting, and the significance is also very significant, the third uncle will take a witness to something that will affect future generations!" Thinking of today's lesson, Zhao Yan also looked very excited. (To be continued......)