Chapter 150

"The officials are worried about the country, and I admire them. However, the Empress Dowager..." Zhao Ji couldn't help but shrink his neck when he thought of the empress dowager Gao Taotao, who had always been rigid and conservative, and what was important was that he had almost never seen her smiling face. He seemed to have always had an old face.

Meeting that old woman always makes people feel uncomfortable, and this old woman who should be her great-grandmother always seems so rigid and unfamiliar in front of her, so strange that it makes people scary.

"Brother Wei knows what you are thinking." Seeing Zhao Ji's hesitant look, Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel warm. He raised his hand and patted Zhao Ji on the shoulder and smiled. "Brother Wei is an official family, so he must take on the responsibility he should take. Even if the Empress Dowager ignores me in the end, I still want the Empress Dowager to understand my intentions. Do you understand?"

"My brother Lu Du, but I will definitely stand firmly on your side of the official family." Zhao Ji raised his head and looked at the Jiu brother, who was only a few years older than him, but was as clear as a knife and axe on his eyebrows. He nodded vigorously and said loudly.

"This is the father's good son, my good brother. Let's go and ask the Empress Dowager now." Zhao Xu looked at the young and young brother's determination, and felt warm in his heart. He laughed loudly and stood up, strode towards the outsider of the palace.

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"Why are the officials thinking about coming to the old woman? It turns out that King Duan is here too. Come and sit down..." Gao Taotao, who was wearing a regular dress and looked like an ordinary old woman, smiled slightly, then put the red pen in his hand and said.

"The Empress Dowager is still so hardworking, and his grandson cannot share any worries for the Empress Dowager. Today, the Eleventh Lang entered the palace, so we came together to greet the Empress Dowager." Zhao Xu gave Gao Taotao a bow and explained with a smile.

"I'm here to help the official family and Duan Wang." Gao Taotao smiled faintly, signaling the eunuch beside him to take the food box, rubbing his eyebrows tiredly and said, "How have the official family read history these days?"

Zhao Xulang said, "Fan Qing has been teaching his grandson to read "Spring and Autumn" these days, but his grandson feels that although there are many famous works in "Spring and Autumn", it is too long. Therefore, I have been reading "Records of the Grand Historian" these two days, and today I happened to turn into "The Original Records of Xiaowu"..."

Less than half of his words, Gao Taotao suddenly interrupted Zhao Xu's words. "The official family can read history carefully and have the words of his predecessors. The Song Dynasty can have an emperor like the official family, which is indeed the blessing of my Song Dynasty..."

"...It's a pity that the Ai family is already in short supply today, otherwise they should have listened to the opinions of the officials." Gao Taotao said lightly.

Zhao Xu, who was interrupted by Gao Taotao, raised his eyebrows, his face looked a little ugly, but he could do nothing. "It's because his grandson is incompetent, and the empress dowager is working hard."

Then there was a silence of embarrassment, and finally Zhao Xu couldn't help but speak. "Today, the Eleventh Lang entered the palace and talked about an interesting thing about the Kaifeng Prefecture Trial. I believe the Empress Dowager should be interested..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu gave Zhao Ji a wink. Zhao Ji did not dare to sit and communicate with the Empress Dowager like Zhao Xu. After getting up and bowing, he told the story of Wang Yang being rejected from outside the examination hall.

However, Gao Taotao listened with a blank expression, then nodded slightly, signaled Zhao Ji to sit down, and then looked at Zhao Xu. "I wonder what the official family is going to deal with this matter?"

Zhao Xu raised his head, looked at Gao Taotao, and said in a deep voice. "The Empress Dowager, grandson thought that what Zhao Qing did this time was too reckless. Those who are ministers should be careful of the country and provide materials for the country, not..."

Zhao Xu talked for a long time before he stopped talking, but Gao Taotao's face remained unchanged at all. However, when Zhao Xu finished speaking, he slowly shook his head. "The official's words make some sense, but if you govern a big country, the official's vision should not be placed on these small things about sesame and mung beans..."

"Although Zhao Tingzhi was a little fault, he still followed the law. Although Wang Wushan was not very talented, I was not only a million talented men in the Song Dynasty. Although the household registration matter was small, it was finally a major policy for the country. How could I not follow the rules?"

As Gao Taotao spoke lightly, Zhao Xu's face became darker and darker, and he felt extremely resentful, but he didn't dare to express anything in front of the Empress Dowager who had accumulated a long time.

In the end, Zhao Xu, who couldn't bear to listen, stood up. "It's getting late, so please ask the Empress Dowager to rest earlier. Don't be too busy and hurt your body. My grandson will say goodbye first..."

After saying that, without waiting for Gao Taotao to agree, he lifted up his front and quickly walked towards the outside of the hall. When Zhao Ji saw this scene, he was stunned. He quickly stood up and bowed to Gao Taotao, and then he quickly chased after him.

"Official family...ah..." Gao Taotao reacted and wanted to call Zhao Xu, but after thinking about it, he finally turned into a sigh.

"The official family has grown up... Everyone knows to behave in front of the Ai family." Seeing that the two figures had disappeared outside the door, Gao Taotao couldn't help but shake his head, tidy up the gray hair on his temples, and sighed slowly.

"Empress..." The eunuch next to him carefully approached a little. "Do you want to go to some snow-eared lotus seed soup sent by the official?"

"Since it is the official's wish, how can the Ai family not accept it? Take it over." Gao Taotao smiled faintly and ordered.

Soon, a bowl of snow-eared lotus seed soup was placed in front of Gao Taotao. Gao Taotao picked up the jade spoon, took it in, sipped it carefully for a while, then put the spoon down and stood up. "The Ai family is already exhausted..."

After Gao Taotao left, the bowl of snow-eared lotus seed soup that seemed to have not moved at all was still placed on the table.

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"Are I still young? Are I still very rash? Joke, a big joke. I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but I can't even pay attention to the affairs of the government. Every day, I can only see the buttocks of civil and military officials. No one dares to look at me. Is this the world of my Zhao Jiang?!" Zhao Xu was very angry and walked quickly, while walking, roaring in a low voice.

He was still a hungry lion trapped in a cage, but he was helpless and could only use his own roar to vent his unwillingness and dissatisfaction.

Zhao Ji, who was following Zhao Xu closely, looked around nervously, fearing that a person would come to him at this time. But he did not dare to speak out and persuade the angry officials.

"The name of Bo Cai? Hum... According to the words of the Empress Dowager, Su Dongpo is just a little Bo Cai? I really don't know what kind of talent in the world can be seen by her. Is it Fan Chunshi? Or Lu Dafang?!"

"Officials! Officials are careful not to speak!..." Finally, Zhao Ji, who was shocked and scared, couldn't hold on anymore. He suddenly knelt on the ground and looked at Zhao Xu who almost bumped into him.

"You! Alas...forget it, Shiyilang, get up quickly. I feel a little bored for my brother. It's much better now." Seeing Zhao Ji's shocked and scared look, I couldn't help feeling soft. After vomiting a long breath, I barely smiled and raised my hand to help Zhao Ji up.
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