On August 15, the fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty, in the flower hall of Zhao Taiwei's mansion, Zhao Zhizhuo put down the newspaper and sighed. Mrs. Zhao, who was changing her clothes, smiled: "Sigh what." Are you worried about the long journey to incense Taizu? If you want to go, I'll be with you. ”

"What are you talking about?" Zhao Zhizhuo smiled bitterly.

Mrs. Zhao glanced at Zhao Zhizhuo, "San Lang recaptures the cemetery, and the descendants of the Zhao family can go to worship their ancestors." When this battle is over, you don't want to go to Bianliang and the cemetery, I still want to go and see it. ”

"Alas......" Zhao Zhizhuo sighed again. He had never been able to fight his wife in his life, or he had never understood his wife very well.

"Don't sigh!" Mrs. Zhao said unhappily, "There are as many people in the world who are dissatisfied with San Lang." We are his parents, and anyone can sigh at this time, but we can't! ”

"You...... Alas...... "Zhao Zhizhuo only felt angry, he often felt that his truth and his wife's truth always couldn't get together. It's as if the two sides are not a world at all.

Looking at Zhao Zhizhuo's expression, Mrs. Zhao sneered, "Ha! Aren't you just worried about the so-called 'inspection to be the son of heaven'? It's not like your ancestors haven't done it, so what's there to be afraid of. ”

At this time, Zhao Zhizhuo couldn't even laugh. This is indeed the biggest heart disease in his heart, being exposed so nakedly, as if he was dragged out in broad daylight without wearing any clothes, it is really as awkward as it is.

For her husband's heart, Mrs. Zhao is too lazy to say anything. Mrs. Zhao felt that Zhao Zhiclumsy was good at learning intelligence, but he did not have the responsibility to match his talent and intelligence. More specifically, Zhao Zhizhuo is very afraid of other people's rejection of him. So it's easy for him to have wonderful imaginations, as if no one says it, things don't exist.

But the cruel reality did not become non-existent because Zhao Zhiclumsy did not talk about it, the situation of the weak and strong ministers of Lin'an is so obvious, although Zhao Jiaren is only a child of the clan, and the Empress Dowager Yang and the petty official family have not been the ones who are expected from beginning to end. At this time, of course, as a parent, there is no need to arouse the disgust of others by deliberately publicizing it, but shouldn't the father and mother naturally stand in the position of their son?

No longer caring about her husband, who was entangled in all kinds of inexplicable panics, Mrs. Zhao picked up her hoe and went to the greenhouse after changing her clothes. The last tomatoes grown in the natural environment are ripe and should be picked today, after which the glass windows of the greenhouse need to be closed to maintain the temperature suitable for the growth of vegetables and plants in the greenhouse.

As Mrs. Zhao expected, there are many people in Lin'an who are willing to maintain the current situation. Zhao Taiwei's series of victories shocked these people, and as soon as he went to the court, there was a song for Empress Dowager Yang, "Queen Mother, I heard that Zhao Taiwei has recovered Luoyang, and the imperial tomb in Gong County has been recaptured." Please send an envoy to the memorial service immediately. ”

Listening to this suggestion, Empress Dowager Yang opened her mouth and said, "Xiong Shangshu." ”

"The minister is here." Xiong Sheng replied immediately.

"The mourning family ordered you to prepare to pay tribute immediately." Empress Dowager Yang ordered.

Xiong Shang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly responded: "Obey the order." ”

Empress Dowager Yang added: "This is the Zhao family's memorial, and the Zhao family's middle-aged and senior ones should be sent there." In addition, it should be announced to the world and published in various newspapers of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that Gong County has been recaptured, the mausoleum guards should be re-established. ”

"Yes!" Xiong Sheng hurriedly responded. Outside did not dare to show it, Xiong Shang was very happy in his heart. Empress Dowager Yang's response can probably score a full score. Such a memorial was supposed to be done with the will of the government. If you find the senior of the Zhao clan to pay respects, you can suppress Zhao Jiaren, and it is even more reasonable to set up a mausoleum guard. If the news of Taiwei Zhao's large-scale memorial to the imperial mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty came back, and the Queen Mother did not react at all, it would not only be Taiwei showing his face, but the official family was immoral. doesn't even have basic filial piety, who will support this kind of official.

Of course, these most basic ideas only flashed in Xiong Xiang's mind. What he really cares about now is who gave these ideas to Empress Dowager Yang. With the ability that Empress Dowager Yang showed before, Xiong Sheng did not believe that Empress Dowager Yang could make such an accurate judgment on her own. It's definitely not Zhang Shijie's martial artist, who is the person who told the Queen Mother the day before yesterday and yesterday?

Xiong Sheng was thinking about it, so he heard Empress Dowager Yang continue: "Everyone, Aiqing. The mourning family heard that the school is now run for the examination system, and the children have to go to school at the age of seven, and the slogan of studying well every day is posted in the school classroom. The mourning family should let the official family study. But I don't know how to choose a teacher. ”

There was silence in the hall for a while, and then it became lively. Asking for a teacher for the prince is already a big deal, and asking for a teacher for the official family is several times bigger. To be realistic, the official family has to kneel when they see the teacher. After being punished, you have to endure it.

There must be a master behind her back to guide the Queen Mother! In the midst of the noise, Xiong Sheng made a judgment very clearly. If someone really wants the Queen Mother and the official family to show weakness, then ......

In the midst of the noise, Empress Dowager Yang said: "At present, the Great Song Dynasty is more virtuous than the Taiwei. The mourning family wants to invite Taiwei to be the emperor's teacher, but I don't know what you Aiqing thinks. ”

As soon as these words came out, the originally lively court was instantly cold. Empress Dowager Yang looked at the ministers below with various expressions, shocked, puzzled, understanding, supportive, opposed, etc., and she felt that her heart continued to beat wildly.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Xu Yuanzhi wanted to rush back to the household department to hurry up and work. This war has consumed a huge amount of materials, and obviously a huge amount of materials will be consumed, and the pressure on the household department is very, very great. However, his nephew Sima Kao squeezed into the donkey cart that Xu Yuanzhi was riding outside, and saw Sima Kao asking very anxiously: "Uncle, what do you think is going on?" ”

"The Queen Mother has learned wisely." Xu Yuanzhi replied. Of course, he knew the political faction and political philosophy of his master and nephew, and these people represented by Sima Kao probably expected that Zhao Jiaren would be able to add a yellow robe tomorrow. If there was really such a situation of tragic struggle within the Great Song Dynasty, Xu Yuanzhi felt that he should not oppose it, but he would definitely not enthusiastically support it.

"Learned?" Sima Kao repeated Uncle Shi's words, it must be said that Xu Yuanzhi's tone was quite ridiculous. It was this kind of ridicule that made Sima Kao unable to immediately understand what Uncle Shi meant. After he figured it out, he said angrily: "It's just pretending to be pitiful." ”

"So what?" Xu Yuanzhi said with a smile.

Sima Kao stopped talking for the time being. The Queen Mother put on such a low profile, Sima Kao really couldn't do anything about the Queen Mother. Even Taiwei Zhao probably has no other way than to directly coerce the Empress Dowager, of course, the current Zai Zhi cannot be the teacher of the official family, but making such a statement publicly represents Empress Dowager Yang's soft attitude.

"The Queen Mother is trying to drag the captain into the water." Sima Kao said hatefully. There was a time before, Empress Dowager Yang had tried to fight with Taiwei Zhao, at that time Sima Kao already felt very hateful, and now Empress Dowager Yang made Sima Kao feel even more hateful!

Seeing that his nephew had completely become a complaint, Xu Yuanzhi didn't want to accompany him in this matter. He said: "It's hard to wait for you to find a way to help the Taiwei to the throne, and not allow the Queen Mother to use all her strength to drag the Taiwei into the water?" If that's all you want to talk about, get out of the car. ”

Sima Kao knew his uncle's attitude. Most of the Jinshi who supported Zhao Taiwei basically had this attitude, and when the Mongol army was about to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, they were eager for a strong Great Song leader and guardian. Now that Zhao Taiwei not only drove the Mongolian army away, but also began to counterattack Mongolia, the external pressure was reduced to negligible, and the support of these people for Zhao Taiwei was greatly reduced. Sima Kao almost wanted to describe these people as ungrateful.

"Uncle Shi. If you know who gave the Queen Mother the idea, please let Uncle Shi know. Dropping these words, Sima Kao got out of Xu Yuanzhi's donkey cart.

Looking at the back of his nephew, Xu Yuanzhi showed a little smile, a little appreciative. But in a blink of an eye, Xu Yuanzhi put away his smile and shouted to the coachman: "Go to the household department." The coachman urged the donkey, and in the sound of the donkey's hooves, the Shangshu of the Great Song Dynasty went to work.

In the next two days, Empress Dowager Yang's statement caused a huge sensation in the Lin'an court, but it was just a sensation. Except for a few fools, the vast majority of officials knew that the decision power of the Lin'an court was not in the hands of Empress Dowager Yang at all. The person who can decide the fate of the Lin'an court, the fate of the Empress Dowager Yang, and the one who can decide the fate of the Great Song Dynasty is fighting in the Central Plains.

Not to mention Zhao Jiaren, Kublai Khan, who can also affect the fate of the Great Song Dynasty, is not in a good mood. When the news of the loss of Luoyang reached Huaxian, Kublai Khan first cursed a few words out of thin air before he had to accept this fact. After scolding, the Mongol Khan said hatefully: "Prepare to withdraw your troops." ”

"Great Khan. It's better to make peace with Zhao Jiaren and then go back. "Marshal Boyan made a suggestion.

"Oh? Zhao Jiaren even made peace at this time? Great Khan Kublai Khan said in surprise. After a while, he also understood what Boyan meant, if it was the Mongols who attacked from the south to the north this time, they would probably be satisfied with this harvest for the time being. In order to be able to digest the dividends of the war, there is no problem at all in negotiating peace for the time being.

Boyan Dashuai looked at Kublai Khan's expression, and then moved on to the next topic, "Great Khan, looking at the fierce Huachi means that he wants to stay in Luoyang and fight hard with Zhao Jiaren. He also asked the Great Khan to give him an order to go to Tongguan. ”

This time Kublai Khan did not answer immediately. The news of the fall of Luoyang was sent by the Mongolian Wanhu Mengli Huachi, according to the Mengli Huachi, it is already August, which is the grain harvest period. The Mongolian army is operating in the Luoyang Basin, and there is no shortage of food for the time being. He was going to stay in Luoyang and look for an opportunity to attack Zhao Jiaren's army, at least so that Zhao Jiaren's army could not collect grain. Fierce Huachi also said in the letter that Luoyang could not be defended in the end, and he would leave this dilapidated place to the Song army after he had fully harmed Luoyang.

Kublai Khan found himself unable to refuse such a request to implement Mongolian culture.

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