On the twentieth day of the first month, Lin'an Da Nei, Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager Yang Guizhi was sitting in front of the hall, with a thick brocade blanket on her knees, looking at the Merlin in front of her.

The surrounding palace people were silent, and everyone was careful to silence.

Around New Year's Day, the grumpy and moody Empress Dowager Yang had already injured or expelled several palace people from the forbidden palace.

A palace dethronement turmoil was only a month, and the lord of the harem of the Great Song Dynasty had all white hair, and he was much older and haggard.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty and Zhaoyi have come to see you."

The personal palace maid Cuizhu came up and whispered.

"Invite them in."

Yang Guizhi nodded slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After almost two months, this Zhao Hong came to see him, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

He wouldn't come to give him three feet of white silk and let himself die, right?

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty does not like to be called an "official". ”

Cuizhu blushed and reminded softly on the side.

Yang Guizhi glanced at the nervous Cuizhu in surprise and nodded lightly.

"The child sees the Queen Mother."

Zhao Hong came over and stepped forward to bow.

"The concubine body is the queen mother."

Zhou Xiuniang followed and saluted.

Zhao Hong and Zhou Xiuniang stood in front of Yang Guizhi, respectful.

To be honest, he was very busy, and he didn't bother to come to respect the old and love the young. To his surprise, Yang Guizhi suddenly aged a lot, with gray hair and a haggard face, and he was like the queen who was calm and cold in his mind.

Is this what power does? Having lost control of the forbidden area of the Great Song Dynasty, this Empress Dowager Yang, who is bound to repay her, is already like a waste?

However, today is Yang Guizhi's birthday, and he can't help but come.

"Bring it up!"

Zhou Xiuniang waved her hand, and the forbidden soldiers carried things up.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?"

Yang Guizhi was shocked, and fear came to his heart.

He's not really going to kill himself, is he?

"Queen Mother, today is your birthday. This is a child's heart, I wish you good health and longevity! ”

Zhao Hong was a little surprised, and his compassion suddenly appeared.

The shrewd and capable Yang Guizhi even forgot his birthday. It can be seen that the blow of the palace change is still quite big for her.

"My ...... Birthday ......"

Yang Guizhi was in a trance, like a fascination.

"Queen Mother, I mentioned it to you yesterday, I'm afraid you forgot about it again."

Cuizhu whispered on the side, slightly bent body, waist and hips drew a wonderful arc.

Zhao Hong's thief's eyes lit up inexplicably.

From the aesthetic point of view of his old driver, this waist is more than eighty-five points.

"Queen Mother, it is the great funeral of the first emperor, it is not appropriate to handle it, please understand the Queen Mother."

Zhou Xiuniang said softly on the side and opened the box herself.

"Queen Mother, I know that you like to paint, these are a few ancient paintings, and some jewelry made by my father himself, which is not a tribute."

After Zhou Xiuniang finished the introduction, she stood aside respectfully.

Yang Guizhi, who is strong and shrewd, and makes her stay away, is so old and haggard!

"Your Majesty, Zhaoyi, sit down. I have a heart. ”

Yang Guizhi glanced at the gift and nodded lightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Could it be that it has not yet reached the moment when the poor dagger is seen?

Zhao Hong and Zhou Xiuniang sat down on the side, and the palace people served tea.

Zhao Hong was surprised to find that it was actually brewed tea, not the kind of matcha tea with crushed tea leaves.

It seems that the Queen Mother understands her living habits clearly.

Yang Guizhi raised his head and looked at Cuizhu in surprise. Cuizhu blushed, his eyes flickering.

"The Queen Mother, the child took every opportunity, did not come to greet the Queen Mother, and asked the Queen Mother to forgive her sins. originally wanted to bring the emperor and grandson, but the child was noisy, for fear of disturbing the queen mother's tranquility. ”

"Your Majesty, the king is defeated. You hate me in your heart, and I know it in my heart. You don't have to be deliberate. Say, what are you going to do with me? ”

Yang Guizhi said softly, his face calm.

It seems that she has accepted the reality in front of her.

"Win or lose?"

Zhao Hong was slightly stunned, and then laughed.

"The Queen Mother, the success or defeat of the king has nothing to do with you. No matter who ascends the throne, you are still your queen mother. Shi Miyuan controls everything, and he can directly push Zhao Guicheng to the top. I really don't understand, why are you getting involved? And do you have to fight me to the end? ”

Zhao Hong's words caused a burst of silence from Yang Guizhi. After a moment, she spoke slowly.

"Official...... Your Majesty, you and Shi Miyuan are at odds with each other, and you and the old body hurt each other, haven't you ever reflected on it, and you can't escape the blame? ”

The stubborn Yang Guizhi still doesn't admit that he has done something wrong.

Zhao Hong's heart was full of helplessness.

"Even if I take the blame on myself, this is a state matter, not a private matter between you and me. The Queen Mother abolished the prince for private reasons, and Shi Miyuan privately deposed the crown prince of the dynasty, and set up a new monarch, can the Queen Mother feel at ease? ”

In addition to being disappointed, Zhao Hong was slightly angry.

Yang Guizhi seems to have a natural hostility towards himself.

You can't please everyone, but you can at least not make people hate you that much.

Pure!

It seems that will never be appropriate to put on Yang Guizhi.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to say much. Now His Majesty is the victor, and what His Majesty says is the Holy Decree. The old body is just a defeated general, let your majesty dispose of it. ”

Yang Guizhi's face was as cold as frost, and Zhao Hong sighed secretly in his heart.

The country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, Yang Guizhi is really Yang Guizhi, and he is still so hearty as iron and stone.

How can such a stubborn person change?

"Queen Mother, the child wants to say a few words from her heart, I don't know if the Queen Mother wants to hear it."

Zhao Hong no longer concealed it, and directly explained his intentions.

Looking at the maid Cuizhu behind Yang Guizhi, Zhao Hong's thief eyes looked at it a few more times.

Long legs and thin waist, a light robe can't hide the straightness on the chest, such a soft woman!

Flustered by Zhao Hong's eyes, Cuizhu's face was flushed, but she looked back at Zhao Hong shyly.

All this was keenly captured by Yang Guizhi, who raised his head inadvertently.

This time, though, she wasn't annoyed.

"Your Majesty is the son of the Great Song Dynasty, life and death are taken away, and if you have something to say, you can naturally say it directly."

Yang Guizhi's face was silent, and he waved his hand gently, and the people around him, including Cuizhu, all retreated.

"Xiuniang, you go to the inner kitchen department to prepare first, I have something to say to the Queen Mother."

The etiquette has been done on the scene, Zhou Xiuniang is bored here, it is better to let her go back and rest.

"Queen Mother, I'll go first. Wait a moment to celebrate your birthday! ”

Zhou Xiuniang saluted and left first.

"Your Majesty, is there anything you can't say that you have to avoid your woman? If you want to kill me, an old woman, just do it. His Majesty's ascension to the throne was done by stepping on the face of the old body. The old body is grateful! ”

Yang Guizhi couldn't help it and sneered.

On the day of the palace change, the humiliation she received had already made her embarrassed.

"The Queen Mother, the dethronement of the day is on the line, and it has to be sent, and the child has no choice. Embarrassment of the Queen Mother is also a helpless move. ”

Zhao Hong hesitated slightly, but still said it.

People like Yang Guizhi care most about their face. When the palace changed, Yang Guizhi became the laughing stock of the world, although it was self-inflicted, but after all, it made her lose face.

After a while, he will go to Jinling, maybe for a long time, he doesn't want a fire in the backyard, and then he has to kill the killer and make a loss.

Today, it is not only to celebrate Yang Guizhi's birthday, but also to seek peace and show his attitude.

Yang Guizhi was expressionless, still looking at Merlin in front of him, without saying a word.

"Queen Mother, if the child is abolished, with Shi Miyuan's ruthlessness, you can imagine what will happen to the child. The child had no choice but to fight back, just trying to protect himself. embarrassed the Queen Mother, it was the situation, and I asked the Queen Mother to be considerate. ”

Zhao Hong replied truthfully, his tone was sincere, and his posture was very low.

Yang Guizhi glanced at Zhao Hong coldly, smiled slightly, and still didn't move.

"Your Majesty, you are really a good plan. The first emperor's edict, bought Feng Shu, pretended to be deaf and dumb, pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger, and succeeded in one blow. Speaking from the heart, Da Song was handed over to His Majesty, and the old body was relieved. ”

Yang Guizhi said lightly, unable to hear the joy and sorrow in his words.

At this moment, her heart was a little more settled, and it seemed that the new emperor did not want to settle old accounts with her, but to shake hands and make peace.

After all, no matter how big the face is, it is not as big as the life and death of a person.

"The Queen Mother, the child has no choice but to do it. It's like the child wanted to reconcile with the Wu family that day, but the Wu family didn't give the child a chance at all. All of this is a last resort. ”

Zhao Hong smiled bitterly and said with emotion.

"The child also wants to ascend the throne quietly, without going through these births and deaths. Didn't the Queen Mother know that the child was killed all the way from the East Palace to the Funing Hall that day. The child had a firearm on his body, and he already had the idea of dying together. The Queen Mother thinks that the child wants to risk his life like this? ”

In Yang Guizhi's cold gaze, there was finally a trace of emotion. She sat up straight, her brow furrowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, you said so much, isn't it just that you are worried that I will make the harem uneasy, and Zhao Guicheng will make a comeback. You can rest assured, in the old age of the sixtieth year, you have already been discouraged, and you will not and will not have the ability to restrain you anymore. As for Zhao Guicheng, he is ambitious and talented, and he can't afford to make waves. ”

"The Queen Mother underestimated her children, and she also underestimated herself."

Zhao Hong smiled slightly and shook his head.

"Zhao Guicheng is just a mediocre person, the Queen Mother will not choose him as the lord of the Great Song Dynasty, he can't afford this burden. I'm not afraid of the Queen Mother's constraints, I just don't want you and my mother and son to turn against each other, make the world laugh, and make Da Song lose the only good opportunity to prosper. ”

Yang Guizhi was able to soften, which really made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Only Yang Guizhi is safe and secure as her queen mother, he will definitely treat her well and give her enough face.

He still has this measure.

"Your Majesty, are you thinking too highly of yourself? Can you afford the burden of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

The corners of Yang Guizhi's mouth rose slightly, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Mother and son turn against each other? Are the two of them still mother and son? I'm afraid I'm already an enemy.

"The Queen Mother, in today's chaos in the Song Dynasty, the Queen Mother is the initiator. Doesn't the Queen Mother know? ”

Zhao Hong's anger grew, and his face darkened a lot.

"Your Majesty, you are now a member of the Great Song Dynasty, you can say whatever you want!"

Yang Guizhi couldn't help but be surprised. Zhao Hong has a strong personality, but he is not a soft egg, and he speaks too heavily.

"Queen Mother, you were the queen of the Great Song Dynasty that day, for the sake of your personal grudge with Han Yanxuan, you colluded with Shi Miyuan, and did not hesitate to kill the important ministers of the court. You raised tigers for trouble, causing Shi Miyuan to be autocratic, and the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty became a puppet. All the predicaments of the Great Song Dynasty today are due to you. Don't you know it? ”

Zhao Hong's words made Yang Guizhi's face turn red and refuted it angrily.

"Your Majesty, you are spewing blood! Han Yanxuan made a reckless move, the Northern Expedition was hasty, and the Jin people wanted his head, what did he have to do with the old body? ”

"Queen Mother, whether it has anything to do with you, you know it."

Zhao Hong shook his head secretly, this person was stubborn and strong, and he couldn't argue with him anymore.

"Queen Mother, look at this plum blossom, it is not a spring, only the spring is reported. The children should lead the Great Song Dynasty, innovate and change the law, and make great efforts to make the Great Song Dynasty embark on a bright road, a bright road of national prosperity and strength. ”

Zhao Hong pointed to the blooming Merlin and said loudly, but Yang Guizhi smiled coldly again.

"Your Majesty, what kind of bright path is that?"

"This glorious road will be engraved with the glory of my Han dynasty. All nations come to the court, and the guests serve the four countries. The distant Western Regions, the vast desert, the nine meanders of the Yellow River, the magnificent sea, all the sunlight and rivers are the world of my Great Song Dynasty. I want the civilization of my Han family to bathe in every corner of the world. ”

Zhao Hong's words warmed up his heart.

Restoring the former glory of the Han family is the ideal of every hot-blooded man of the Han family. Maybe most people, including Yang Guizhi, don't understand, but they still do.