As soon as Zhao Huan heard this, he knew that his good ninth brother Zhao Gou had drugged himself in front of this old woman. In his previous life, he had a resolute personality, and even more rigid and self-serving, making the world even more noble as an emperor, only people listened to him, how could anyone dare to talk to him like this.

He turned his head and squinted at the white-haired old man who was walking half a step ahead of him.

The sun is dazzling, and the old man with a wrinkled face walks under the scorching sun.

His heart softened for no reason, he only felt that his eyes were a little sour, and he was afraid that people would find out, so he hurriedly lowered his head.

After this emotion passed, he sorted out his thoughts a little, and smiled at the Queen Mother: "It's not that the sons don't want to negotiate peace, it's really the heart of the Jurchen Tiger and Wolf Realm, where do you really want to negotiate peace with us?" The front said that he had let Shaanzhou hit the pass and other places, and the back foot mobilized troops to raise the army to invade the territory. Erchen thought, if they don't pay tribute to them harshly, they are scared if they are beaten, they will never return the emperor, and they will not really have the heart to negotiate peace. ”

Seeing that Empress Meng was noncommittal, he said again: "Isn't it the same as the Khitan of the Liao State back then, if it weren't for Emperor Zhenzong's personal expedition, how could he have decided the peace of the Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years in a war?" It can be seen that these barbarians are afraid of Weihuaide, and only by fighting them first will they feel the Heavenly Pilgrimage Sect, and they will no longer use swords and soldiers. ”

Empress Meng suddenly turned around and said to him, "Do you have Emperor Zhenzong's heroic martial arts?" ”

She asked this question, but she was very particular.

His husband, Emperor Zhezong, was bent on emulating his ancestors and raising troops to invade Liao, but he was scolded by the Empress Dowager at that time: "Do you have Emperor Zhenzong's heroic skills?" ”

Zhezong was speechless, and there was nothing to do for a while. Under his rule, the party strife in the Song Dynasty became more and more serious, the political and military became more and more corrupt and backward, and the matter of raising troops to conquer Liao was gently shelved and no longer mentioned.

At this time, Meng Hou asked again, the situation was different from that day, but the people who responded were even more different.

Zhao Huan looked left and right. I saw that there was no one else except my own confidant and inner servant. Yin smiled and replied: "Erchen thinks that Erchen is stronger than Emperor Zhenzong. ”

"You?!"

Empress Meng was extremely angry, and he really couldn't imagine that he would dare to answer like this.

Zhao Huan smiled and said softly: "The Queen Mother doesn't believe it, and looks at the future." Of course, the ancestors have the merits of the ancestors, and the children and grandchildren do not have to look at the ancestors to be depressed. I want to be stronger than my ancestors, and I also hope that my children and grandchildren will be stronger than me, if I make up my mind that one generation is not as good as the next, can this country be saved? ”

"Good. The emperor is really ambitious, my old wife has little time, and I will see what happens in the future. ”

"This is natural, and if you say that you will come out, you will definitely do it. Defeat the Jurchens in the future. Welcome back the emperor and the princes, princesses, and concubines, and the queen mother will definitely be able to see it. ”

Empress Meng sighed in her heart, knowing her identity as the queen mother. In the eyes of this increasingly resolute emperor, it is nothing.

She smiled wryly, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

This Zhao Huan is really an outlier in the Zhao royal family. This kind of strong and resolute temperament, except for the founding Taizu Taizong, I am afraid that there is really no one who can match it.

Zhao Huan didn't care what she was thinking, and only followed his thoughts and continued: "The ninth brother unfortunately passed away, and I am also very heartbroken. The Queen Mother believes that her ministers are sincere. This heartache is due to the fact that they have grown up together since childhood, and the brotherly love is unforgettable. ”

Empress Meng couldn't bear it anymore, stared at him, and asked, "Official, you tell the truth, did you order your ninth brother to be killed?" ”

Zhao Huan did not avoid her gaze, and replied: "The Heavenly Family is ruthless, and if I fall into the hands of the Ninth Brother, it will inevitably be the same." Brotherly love, in the end, is no match for the emperor's throne. I don't deceive the Queen Mother, nor do I disdain to deceive others, but the Queen Mother can ask, but others can't ask, and I hope that the Queen Mother will forget about this matter from now on, and there is no need to mention it in the future. ”

Meng Hou's whole body trembled, and he raised his hand, wanting to hit Zhao Huan.

Zhao Huan didn't flinch, looked her in the eyes, and said lightly: "I think I can be this family better than the ninth brother, if he stays in Jiangnan honestly, I won't embarrass him." But he can't get it right, and the heavens are angry and the people are angry. In the battle of Yangzhou, for him to fear the enemy, how many people died, and the corpses covered the river! Miao and Liu, it was he who single-handedly reused, but in the end rebelled against him, why did he come from? It's not that the ninth brother is too unpopular. I was bent on resisting gold in Shaanxi, but he was holding my hands and feet, and Jiangnan was unwilling to provide it, and there were even rumors that he wanted to divide the territory with me. What kind of system is this, I am the right Shuo, the serious emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he is just in a hurry to obey the power. I can come back, not only can the ninth brother not give way, but also involve me behind my back, I am the lord of a country, although the brotherhood is deep, I can't take care of it. ”

The reason why he had a long talk with this half-cut old woman who entered the land was that he knew that he had to deceive others about his execution of Zhao Gou, and even the people in the market vaguely knew that it was the emperor's order, and Zhao Gou did not die in an accident at all, not to mention these royal people who lived in the struggle for power all day long. If you don't settle this matter and don't put your reasons in a high-sounding manner, in the future, Zhao Ji and many royal relatives, relatives and Yunchen will all come back one day, even many ministers around him, and many people are not satisfied with Zhao Gou's death.

If you don't convince this old queen mother first, she will make trouble, and she will inevitably make the government and the opposition look sideways, even if she presses it down with a strong bullet, I am afraid that it will also be his virtue and tiredness.

In this era of special emphasis on common sense, killing his brother is a bad reputation after all, and he needs to take precautions.

Seeing that Empress Meng was in a daze, Zhao Huan didn't know how many tears came out, and cried softly: "Queen Mother, I actually regret what I said. At the beginning, those rebel ministers had this thought, and I thought that the ninth brother was hateful, so I didn't stop it, and they really did this big rebellious thing. ”

Empress Meng has actually been persuaded by him, but there is always a pimple in her heart. The struggle for imperial power is ruthless, and the Song Dynasty has been fascinated by the sound of the candle shadow since the founding of the country, and Taizu may die at the hands of Taizong, and everyone in the world knows. As for Zhao Wang Tingmei, he was forced to death by Taizong. Empress Meng has been in the palace for decades, how not to understand.

questioned Zhao Huan, just because he had been taken care of by Zhao Gou in the past few years, and he couldn't get down in his heart.

At this time, seeing that Zhao Heng gently pushed the responsibility to the courtiers below, Empress Meng also got a step, and immediately burst into tears, stroked Zhao Heng's shoulder and said: "The official family should do it for themselves, the old body is old, I only hope that the official family can bring peace to the world and welcome back the imperial relatives and relatives." The heavenly family is reunited, and there is nothing else to ask for. ”

Zhao Heng saw her like this. also knew that this level had finally passed, and immediately knelt on the ground, and said bitterly: "In the end, I pity the ninth brother, save the temple from danger, but I can't enjoy the blessing of peace with me." ”．

At this time, they had already arrived at the Debaqiao post officer, and the officials of the brigade followed closely behind, and when they saw Zhao Huan kneeling down and crying bitterly, everyone knew that it must be for Zhao Gou's matter, so they also hurriedly knelt down.

Empress Meng was originally sad. was teased by him, but he couldn't stand it anymore, he held Zhao Huan's shoulders with both hands, and cried: "The heavenly family is ruthless, I hope the official family is affectionate." Don't treat the rest of the brothers lightly in the future, Li Yang is the emperor. ”

Zhao Huan sweated when he heard this, and said in his heart: "This queen mother is really old, doesn't this clearly identify me as the mastermind behind the killing of Zhao Gou?" ”

After a few more bitter tears, he stood up. shouted loudly: "Pass on Qin Hui! ”

Because of Zhao Zhi's death, Qin Hui was already a guilty body, and he couldn't see His Majesty with the officials. At this time, the emperor shouted, and the guards hurriedly went out to summon him. After a short time, Qin Hui, who was already full of dead faces, was brought in.

Zhao Huan ordered someone to bring a chair, and let the Queen Mother sit under the eaves in front of the hall, and stood on the side by herself, seeing Qin Hui approaching. Then he drank and asked: "I ordered you to go to welcome the Queen Mother and King Kang, but you were negligent in your duties, so that King Kang was violent, and I believed that you used you, but you were so neglectful, you really died innocently!" ”

When Qin Hui left Chang'an, he agreed with the emperor tacitly, knowing that he would never be a real scapegoat when he executed Zhao Gou this time.

At the moment, he pretended to be frightened and frightened on his face, but he was not flustered in his heart, but he just kowtowed again and again, proclaiming himself: "The minister is irrefutable, and I only wish that Your Majesty will be executed to pay for the minister's crime." ”

Zhao Huan was furious and shouted, "Can't I take your head?" ”

Qin Hui just met, but he stopped talking.

Empress Meng couldn't see it, and took the initiative to speak: "Qin Xianggong took care of me along the way and did his duty, King Kang is in the army of Miao and Liu, in fact, he has nothing to do with Qin Xianggong." ”

As soon as these words came out, Qin Hui immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were falling one by one, dripping on the dry yellow earth.

Although Zhao Huan didn't intend to make him a scapegoat, he was the emperor after all, and the emperor's mind, who could really solve it. What's more, the emperor in front of him is obviously not a good lord.

Who knows if Zhao Huan will really use his head to block the mouths of the world on a whim.

He lowered his head and muffled for a while, but he heard Zhao Huan say again: "Even so, we have to clarify this matter." Qin Hui, tell me, how did King Kang have an accident, why can't he be treated. ”

Qin Hui really put his mind at ease, raised his head and replied: "The minister has always been with the queen mother, Miao and Liu followed the minister, protected King Kang, and prepared to see Li Gang in Xiangyang Mansion, and King Kang also went to the queen mother to wait. Who knew that near Fancheng, because of the strong wind in the river, King Kang drank wine again, and greedily watched the river view at the stern of the boat, and accidentally had an accident. Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan arrived when they heard the news, and King Kang was no longer breathing and had nothing to help. ”

Zhao Huan's face turned pale, and he shouted: "King Kang doesn't have guards by his side, how can he sit back and watch him fall into the river." ”

Qin Hui swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied: "The river wind is too strong, the river is turbulent, as soon as Kang Wangfu falls into the river, the guards will go down the river to rescue, but the water is too fast, and when King Kang is found, it is too late." ”

After King Kang's accident, Empress Meng actually sent her henchmen to inquire secretly, because there were too many people who knew, and there was nothing to hide.

Zhao Gou was sitting in the boat at that time, and was sent by Miao Fu to pour wine, and then forcibly dropped it down the river.

Before he died, he scolded Zhao Huan, cried bitterly, begged Miao Fu to spare his life, and when he threw it on the river, he desperately grabbed the hand of the guard, refused to relax, and couldn't throw it down.

Miao Fu was furious when he saw this, and ordered someone to use the handle of the knife to break Zhao Gou's hands, and in the scream, the former emperor of the Great Song Dynasty fell into the river like this, fluttered a few times, and sank into the water.

When Zhao Goudi's body sank and floated on the surface of the river, obviously dead, Miao Fu ordered the boat that had been waiting in the river to go to salvage, and then he cried and mourned, and did all the work.