When Zhao Yu first came to this world, he quickly understood that he was a spare tire and the first heir to the throne. The current emperor is his eldest brother, the son of the Empress Dowager Yang, although the Empress Dowager Yang did not abandon herself at the most dangerous moment at that time, but always took her with her, but at that time he thought that the Empress Dowager Yang was not out of concern, but to attract Meng Yuan's pursuers and win time and opportunity for his own son to escape.

Although Zhao Yu is uncomfortable with this, he can still express his understanding, after all, it is human nature to lick calves deeply. And after watching too many palace fighting dramas, he instinctively wanted to stay away from this place of right and wrong, because he knew that in the troubled times, some people's desires were stimulated, and his own child, who had no ability to resist, was an important bargaining chip.

Zhao Yu, who is familiar with this period of history, understands that the Xing Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and the infighting is still fierce, he does not believe that no one has the idea of 'changing horses', and will hold him hostage and run away and then set up the 'center' in order to achieve his own goals;

Zhao Hao, who had made up his mind to escape, preemptively asked to leave the Xingchao to find a place for the Great Song Dynasty to survive. And the reason why he dared to do this was because he understood Empress Dowager Yang's thoughts, and no one wanted anyone to covet his own son's throne. As for whether he had the purpose of 'eggs can't be put in one basket' at that time, he would rather believe that there was, so that he could face the Queen Mother with peace of mind for so many years.

The historical fragments of the future did not change because of his arrival, the imperial brother fell into the water and died of illness, and the Empress Dowager Yang and the imperial court had to set up him, the 'only seedling', to inherit the throne. And Empress Dowager Yang's attitude has also changed greatly, whether it is out of responsibility to the country, or the transfer of motherhood after losing her parent, she has taken good care of herself, wholeheartedly maintained and supported, so that he can quickly sit on the throne.

In the following ten years, Zhao Yu's attitude gradually changed, from the initial vigilance and rejection, gradually to acceptance and closeness, until he absolutely trusted, he could hand over the entire imperial court to him when he left Beijing, and would not entrust the theoretically closer queen. And the change in his heart, in addition to the increasingly intimate relationship between the two, is that he already understands that there is a difference between the queen mother and the queen.

First of all, there is a gap between the two in terms of identity. Whether it is the Queen Mother or the Queen Mother, they are the emperor's elders, but the queen, that is the wife. According to the feudal ethics of ancient China, the wife has three obedience and four virtues, at most, it is "to listen to the internal governance of the world and show the virtue of women". Therefore, the queen's interference in politics has always been feared by the emperor, and the queen mother is still in charge of the country, which obviously violates the so-called feudal moral standards.

But the queen mother who appeared as a mother is completely different, first of all, the queen mother is a mother, and the educational function of mothers in ancient times is very powerful. In the eyes of the feudal dynasty, the mother replaces her son to control the government to maintain the rule, but if the wife comes to control the government, it will be Si Chen. In the eyes of the bureaucracy, when the empress was promoted to the empress dowager with the death of the former emperor and the emergence of a new emperor, she obviously replaced the former emperor as the new head of the imperial family. Therefore, compared to the queen, the queen mother is like the patron goddess of the dynasty.

Secondly, the queen mother and the empress represent different political groups. The empress is often the product of political marriages, the so-called marrying the emperor for the sake of the maternal family. For example, most of the queens of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties were born Wang and Xie, and political marriages had to carry a by-product - relatives. For example, the famous Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, when she was still the queen, she brought her own Wang family members with her, and finally made a Wang Mang.

It can be said that the emperor is very afraid of his relatives, and in order to prevent his relatives from messing with the government, it is inevitable to be wary of the queen. But the Queen Mother will naturally pave the way for the emperor. It is precisely because of this that the Queen Mother Regency is much easier to accept than the Empress. In reality, because the Empress Dowager Yang did not have a high status in the palace back then, she was only supported as the queen mother by the ministers after the country was broken, so the family power was weak. And her brother Yang Liangjie also tried his best in the process of escaping from Lin'an, risking death to send them to Wuzhou.

Emperor Zhao Yu was located in Fuzhou, and the Yuan soldiers captured Fuzhou. Yang Liangjie drove to Quanzhou, because of military affairs, and returned, the young emperor and his entourage have arrived in Chaozhou. Then he took his three sons Shichang, Shiyao, and Shilong to chase to Zhangzhou. Due to the illness of the third son, he was fostered in a farmhouse in Fotan, Zhangpu. Liangjie came to Xiamen with his eldest son and second son, and wanted to find a ship to go to Yashan, Guangdong to meet the young emperor, but he died of illness in Guanao.

Therefore, the power of Empress Dowager Yang's relatives was not large, and later three nephews, one of whom was at home and one of the marquis, was in the capital to hang a vacant post for retirement. Only the third Yang Shilong served as the commander of the Imperial Guard Brigade and guarded the Imperial City, although this kid was more domineering and sent someone to monitor Zhao Yu, but he was still indulgent and let him command the Guard Brigade, because he knew that Yang Shilong could not control the entire Guard Brigade, and in order to protect the interests of his family, he would not do anything unfavorable to the Empress Dowager Yang, but would try his best to ensure the safety of the Imperial City, the advantages far outweighed the disadvantages, and it could also make the Empress Dowager feel at ease, why not do it!

On the contrary, Zhao Yu vigorously suppressed the relatives of Empress Wu Xi, drove the Wu family out of the officialdom, and forbade their children from participating in the imperial examination for ten years, so as to weaken the strength of the descendants and make it difficult for them to threaten the status of the queen mother in the harem. Among the other concubines, only Chen Shu's relatives are the most powerful, and the uncle and uncle are still in the six parts, but both of them are their own cronies, and they are cautious and cautious officials, and they can check and balance the rise of the queen's relatives in the future.

Moreover, there is still a big gap between the strength of the Queen Mother and the Queen. The queen is generally a noble lady from a family, and she is not deeply involved in the world, but the queen mother has experienced bloody wind and rain in the harem, and the level gap is not the same. Generally, the queen is just lucky to marry the crown prince or marry the emperor directly, and the gap in wrist ability is far from that of the queen mother, so she naturally can't bear the burden of monopolizing power. And in terms of connections, it can't be compared, after all, the queen mother has been in the palace for so long, and her cronies inside and outside are all over the government and the opposition, so it is reasonable for the queen mother to defeat the queen.

At that time, the Empress Dowager Yang was still Yang Shufei, and the Empress Dowager of Fengxie absconded with her two young sons before the fall of Lin'an, ensuring the continuation of the Zhao bloodline, and later set up the youngest son as the emperor with the support of the ministers, and she listened to the government as the queen mother and stepped onto the political stage. It can be called a thrilling step by step, experiencing the suffering of exile, the test of bloody wind and rain, and the open and secret battles of the imperial court.

And these experiences are enough to make an inner palace concubine who was ignorant of political affairs in the past become a political veteran, who can deal with complex and changeable situations and ups and downs of government affairs. And Empress Dowager Yang has been in charge of the country for more than ten years, and the appointment and dismissal of hundreds of officials in the court are all in her hands, and the current court rulers including Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang and Ying Jieyan, Liu Huang and others are all former ministers during their listening period, even if they do not care about training, they are inextricably linked with it.

And Queen Wu Xi is just a little girl of eighteen or nineteen years old at the moment, and she is just a high school student in modern times. No matter how smart and capable she is, her own experience also determines her lack of vision and ability to deal with things. In addition, the power of relatives in the court has been purged, and it is powerless to make trouble when there is little help from inside and outside.

In addition, Zhao Yu understands that in this feudal society, neither the queen nor the queen mother can be used as the representative of power in the current era, and the power they can have still comes from men, and the trust and respect of the ministers for the queen mother also comes from the awe of patriarchy, so her power must be built on the basis of dependence on herself in order to be realized......

Zhao Yu and Wang Yinglin chatted about the affairs of the court and the current situation, which seemed to be things without much substance. But he knew that this was also a kind of work art, and he could reveal his thoughts through this kind of chat, and Wang Yinglin, who accompanied the chat, would also tell himself his thoughts and the situation in the court, intentionally or unintentionally, and spread the emperor's thoughts through his channels. Therefore, this kind of interaction is still very necessary, and it is a tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister that does not need to be said.

And while they were talking, Ni Liang would also send someone to inform them of the progress of the siege. Zhao Yu said to his approach that there was no need to be so troublesome, everything could be judged by itself. But I was very pleased, because he could always tell who was the big and small cat, and even if he got power, he didn't get carried away, and when the emperor naturally liked such a frank-minded courtier.

"Your Majesty, urgent report!" At this time, Tan Fei hurriedly entered the account with anxiety on his face and handed over a letter.

"The Eighth Army's?!" Zhao Yu took it and looked at it, and said with some surprise.

"Your Majesty, the messenger said that the Eighth Army has mutinied, and the situation is very tense, please make a decision quickly!" Tan Fei nodded.

"Sizzle......" Wang Yinglin, who was beside him, couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, he knew that the current imperial guards were all engaged in the battle to capture Fancheng, and it was difficult to withdraw for a while. And only the guards and guard battalions were escorted, but the Eighth Army had more than 40,000 troops, and they couldn't resist it at all.

"Where is it so serious, it's just that the soldiers in the army miss me very much, and they spontaneously want to come and see me!" Zhao Yu unfolded the letterhead and browsed it quickly, but the more he looked at it, the more relaxed he became, and his tense expression gradually relaxed, and after reading it, he handed the letter to Wang Yinglin and said with a smile.

"The people down there just like to make a fuss, as His Majesty said, where is the mutiny, the soldiers are just a little out of line. In this way, the ministers will take a trip for His Majesty, calm their emotions, and then let them come to Fancheng to see them! Wang Yinglin also read the ten lines at a glance, put the letter on the table, and smiled and asked His Majesty for his life......