The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 41 I want to enter the court as an official
Song Huizong stepped forward quickly, supported Zhao Gou, and said happily: "Old Jiu, I am very pleased to hear that you are back. The emperor who has been looking forward to it for a long time has finally returned. Has everything been all right?"

Zhao Gou stood up, nodded, with tears in his eyes, and said: "The child is well, let the father worry, the child is not filial!"

"It's okay! It's unexpected that you can come back early!" Song Huizong asked Zhao Si and Zhao Gou to sit down, and then asked: "Have you gained anything from practicing martial arts with Mr. Zhou Kan? I just don't know what you are doing. How well you have learned, with his temperament, he will never let you come back rashly, did something happen?"

"Why does the emperor also know that I am worshiping under the master?" At the beginning, Zhao Si asked him about the future, and he thought it was nothing, and he didn't think much about it. When Song Huizong mentioned it again, Zhao Gou felt that it was a bit unusual.After all, he went to Tangyin County without telling anyone about it. Even before he left, he only said that he had searched for famous teachers to practice martial arts, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that my whereabouts have been known from the beginning to my father and uncle Wang?" , this is impossible, why have I never noticed it?"

Zhao seemed to know what Zhao Gou was thinking, so he put it bluntly: "Old Jiu, do you think again, why both the emperor and I know who you worship?" Some didn't understand, "Because from the day you left Bianjing to the time you were apprenticed to Mr. Zhou, we all knew about it, and we also know that you have suffered a lot for apprenticeship!"

Zhao Gou was shocked and said, "Could it be that someone followed me when I left the capital?"

"Yes, you have seen one of those people following you!" Zhao Si smiled and said, "Back then, Brother Huang was worried that you would encounter some troubles along the way, so he sent them to protect you secretly. Even everything that happened to you outside, we are very clear, until two of them were discovered by Mr. Zhou, we stopped sending people there!"

Looking back, Zhao Gou suddenly remembered that when Zhou Tong saw him, he was a little puzzled, and he had been reluctant to be a teacher, but later he agreed. It was all because his father was worried about him, so he sent someone to follow him to protect him, which made Zhou Tong a little jealous. In the end, he realized that it was just a false alarm, so he accepted himself logically.Zhao Gou could only smile wryly. If it weren't for someone following him, he wouldn't have suffered for a month.

Looking up at the unsmiling Song Huizong, Zhao Gou felt that six years later, he was much older than before. There was a faint sadness between his brows, and even the tips of his hair turned white. It can be seen that in the past six years , Zhao Ji worried about the country and the people, worked hard, made him a lot more mature, looked more introverted, his whole body seemed to be full of Confucian anger, a little less vigor, a little more elegant, keeping a low profile, and sighed deeply : "Father looks much older these years!"

Zhao Gou couldn't help thinking of something. He was imprisoned in the backyard by his father, and no one was allowed to approach him. Even his mother didn't know the truth.

Song Huizong nodded and said, "Everything is fine!"

It turned out that Zhao Gou was imprisoned, and his mother Wei Wanrong pleaded desperately for him, and wanted Song Huizong to let Zhao Gou go, even if he was demoted to a commoner. In the end, Song Huizong didn't want her to disrupt his plan, so he angrily In the cold palace, no one is allowed to visit. In fact, in the cold palace, Zhao Ji revealed a little bit of the situation to her, knowing that her child is safe, she lived in the harem as a matter of course, and was happy to be quiet. The concubines in the harem had already put She forgot, and thought that Webster was dead, but she lived a more comfortable life than anyone else, chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha, and finally got a piece of paradise, ignoring external disputes, and devoted herself to worshiping Buddha.

Zhao Gou nodded. He also felt that the safest place in the imperial palace was Lenggong, where there would be no disputes and no need to fight for power. He said in a serious voice, "Father, is Gao Qiu the leader of the current court and is in charge of the court?"

Song Huizong glanced at Zhao Si reproachfully, he knew that his younger brother told Zhao Gou.Seeing his brother's reproachful eyes, Zhao Si hastily turned his head away, not daring to look at him.Song Huizong said: "You don't want to participate in this matter. This is a major national event, and you haven't performed the crowning ceremony, so how can you discuss state affairs. I have made my own arrangements for this matter, so you can stay in the palace with your peace of mind." Mother get together well!"

"The internal and external troubles of the Great Song Dynasty, my child has already known about it. Otherwise, I would not have traveled thousands of miles to Tangyin County to practice martial arts, abandoning literature and pursuing martial arts." Zhao Gou looked like a little adult, and said: "Father Emperor, there are some things that I already know. Back then, I was still young and could not fight with others. Now it is different, I am 12 years old. After a while, some brothers will come to protect Da Song with me As a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty and a descendant of the Zhao family, it is my duty to protect the country of the Zhao family and the people of the world. I beg my father to allow me to be an official in the court, and I will do my best for the Song Dynasty!"

"In ancient times, there was Gan Luo worshiping the prime minister, and children can do it too. The dispute between the two factions in the court was resolved quietly by the father, but a minister who was difficult to control appeared. Seeing the father's face haggard and poor health , the boy sees it in his eyes and remembers it in his heart. The boy has grown up, and he is no longer the one who relies on his father's protection to grow up. The Song Dynasty is guarded by me, father, and uncle Wang. We will never let anyone People disturb the peace of Song Dynasty."

"Old Nine, you have really grown up, I'm sure I'm not mistaken!" Song Huizong nodded in relief. He knew that Zhao Gou was young and sensible, and had the maturity and thinking of his peers. After returning this time, Zhao Ji saw Zhao Gou With a different side from the past, that sharp and unwavering eyes, even Zhao Si couldn't help but nodded.

After a while, Song Huizong's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Then you know why the Song Dynasty is getting weaker and weaker, why the ministers of the court are fighting each other, why I am immersed in calligraphy and painting, and I don't want to intervene in this matter, let the matter develop , just deal with everything behind the scenes? If you can answer it, I will promise you and let you enter the court as an official."

Zhao Gou pondered for a while. Zhao Gou already knew everything about these issues. In order to avoid Song Huizong's suspicion, he could only pretend to think about it, and said casually: "The Song Dynasty is getting weaker and weaker. The reason is just a few words: One is that there are too many people in the Song Dynasty who only eat empty wages, the politics is unstable, everyone is full of private pockets, and there are very few people who are loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and the politics of the Song Dynasty is unstable; the second is that the ministers of the court compete for power Regardless of the life and death of the common people in the world, the officials do nothing, the government is not clear, and the officials protect each other, forming various groups in the court, so that moving one person will disturb the others and make them take precautions."

"Father hides behind the scenes, so that the world can see that his father has abandoned the government and immersed himself in calligraphy and painting, so that he can observe everything from the dark. If you don't handle affairs secretly, if you deal with them in the open, it will anger these entanglements of interests in the court. At that time, the government and the public were shaken, and the common people in the world would inevitably suffer again. Later, the Kingdom of Jin would stare at it, and the political chaos in the court would give opportunities for foreign enemies to invade. Therefore, the father had no choice but to avoid his edge. The ministers of the Central Committee form a party in secret, knowing that they are unforgivable sins, but they can't bear it for a while. From the child's point of view, this is the real king of a country, who can tolerate things that ordinary people cannot tolerate. And considering the long-term perspective, right now, I can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, sensual and sensual."

"According to Hai'er's suggestion, the reason why there was a dispute between the two parties in the Song Dynasty was that there were two factions in the front, two parties in the back, and Gao Qiu and his gang, which caused chaos in the court. When the civil officials were complacent, they never found out that there was a real war, and scholars were useless. If there was a balance between civil and military forces, then everything might not happen, and the Great Song Dynasty would be able to prosper."

After Zhao Gou finished speaking, Song Huizong was taken aback by what Zhao Gou said.Although there is no sharp language, what is said is the truth.He couldn't help looking at Zhao Si.However, Zhao Xi spread his hands and shook his head.Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty knew that Zhao seemed to have not leaked the secret, and praised: "Every word is true! The root of all this in the Song Dynasty lies in Taizu. It is only because Taizu was afraid of generals that the status of generals deteriorated day by day. Some People even abandon martial arts and follow literature, and are good at literature. It’s just that these people only talk about wars on paper, and it won’t help if they actually go to the battlefield.”

"It's a pity that I am a descendant of the Zhao family. I dare not violate the legacy of my ancestors. I can only let the situation go step by step to where it is today. I am ashamed of my ancestors and my ancestors. I want to change this situation. But there is no way out. We can only completely change the Song Dynasty, making it even more chaotic, and then someone will rise up and lead the people of the Song Dynasty to a new path."

"I thought there was no hope, and I never thought of your birth, which gave me my last hope. I think my thirteenth brother has told you that there is a Taoist priest who gave you a motto. That Taoist priest is you who met you on the way Yes, that is, Daoist Chen Tuan, the situation of a narrow escape, only the emergence of a talented and bold person can break the catastrophe, and I place all my hopes on you."

"That man is the master?" Zhao Gou was very surprised, and then asked in surprise: "Father, you mean to agree to the child's entry into the court as an official?"

Song Huizong nodded with a smile and said, "I promise you that you will be an official in the court!"

After Zhao Gou got a positive answer, he was very happy.From then on, Zhao Gou could really enter the court as an official and control the real power in the court. In this case, he could be regarded as fulfilling one of Zhou Tong's instructions, thinking: "Entering the court as an official is the first step. Start changing from here! No matter who you are, as long as you endanger the country and society of the Song Dynasty, I will not agree, even if it is the history of Gao Taiwei. No matter who you are, I will also eradicate your hidden danger, and return the world to a bright future. Da Song, let Da Song rise again, this is a lifelong pursuit, and it is also my expectation, anyone who dares to stand in the way will be eliminated!"

　The two changes are over~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)