Zhang Yu understood, the statement and the threat understood, and then fell silent. Now the two brothers are also in a dilemma, the new emperor obviously does not trust the old ministers, the dispute between the old and the new factions cannot be reconciled, and it is obviously impossible for the reformers to independently confront the conservatives and the imperial party.

Wang Shu said very clearly this time, if you want to protect your prestige, official position, small life, and family, you must choose a side as soon as possible. But if you stand wrong, your reputation, official position, small life, and family will also be difficult to protect!

"Zhang Xiang, get out of the car and take a walk."

The dock of Daxiangguo Temple is not far from the palace, and Zhang Kai has not yet figured out the Xihua Gate. It is said that as the regent, you can drive into the palace, but Hong Tao still has a consistent style, and he will never compete for the first place in these false names, and he can pretend to be a grandson, and his son will not agree.

"Hey, Brother Zihou is also here, yes, you two brothers talk more, the younger brother goes first, I want to see why Chongzheng Hall can't go!"

Zhang Dian's car has been following behind, getting off at Xihua Gate together, Hong Tao arched with his fists, deliberately left time for their brothers to discuss, and walked towards the palace gate with Baga with his back hand.

Why did the emperor change the inner court from the Chongzheng Hall to the Zichen Palace, Hong Tao really hadn't heard the report of Wang Er and Wang Twelve, presumably the two of them thought it was a trivial matter and ignored it.

In fact, there is no need to report, you can draw conclusions by thinking about it. Two words, diaphragm! To put it mildly, it's called taboo. Emperor Shenzong and Emperor Mingzong died exactly the same death, all lying on the imperial book case in the Chongzheng Palace. In the future, even if people know that there are no ghosts and gods, they will be uneasy, not to mention the ancient person Zhao Fu.

It is estimated that as soon as he sits on the chair in the Chongzheng Palace, he will feel uncomfortable, and he will have to be gloomy at night, it is too normal to change places, and there is nothing wrong with it. If Hong Tao is in this environment, as long as it is not too hard, he will have to change.

Zhao maid did it more thoroughly than Hong Tao, and the Chongzheng Hall was not only not an office, but also made a mourning hall, which was specially used to pay tribute to the emperor. There is a row of monks and a row of Taoist priests in the hall, Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures are read together, and the wooden fish and copper bells echo each other.

"Minister, see the queen's mother......" Hong Tao didn't want to go in, and there was nothing to see in the mess, but he saw a familiar figure kneeling in the hall, and changed his mind again.

“…… What a courtesy, the mourning family has seen the regent! "Queen Pang is really not pretending, her eyes are swollen from crying, and after hearing Hong Tao's voice, she hesitated for several seconds before raising her head, and then she had to salute in turn.

"Oh, I can't help it, the emperor died young, but the queen is still the queen...... Could it be that someone embarrassed the queen? "Hong Tao is really not hypocritical, Queen Pang has meritorious service to the country, and Zhao Hao is not a faint monarch. Differences in political views are one thing, and there is no need to make such a fuss.

"No, the official family treats our mother and son kindly, and the regent has not broken his promise." Empress Pang hurriedly shook her head, this can't be said nonsense, no matter whether the new emperor is sincere or not, any complaints can't come out of her mouth.

"People can't be resurrected after death, the queen mourns, if you are too sad, I'm afraid it will be bad for the little prince." Empress Pang's situation Hong Tao knew that this was also one of the contents of Wang Er's report. Since life is okay, it is missing my husband, and there is no good way to do this, so I can only talk clichés.

"The mourning family doesn't ask for more blessings, but I beg my son to be okay......" Queen Pang's mood was still not high, and she was sad when she spoke.

“…… If the queen is willing, she can go to Yangzi Town to live with Qianyu for a while, and take the prince with her. ”

But when these words heard Hong Tao's ears, it was not just sadness, Queen Pang was asking for help. She was afraid, afraid that one day the new emperor would show enough face and find an excuse to get rid of their mother and son.

This kind of thing has been staged over and over again in the royal family of all dynasties, if Zhao Hao had been ruthless and killed all three sons and nephews, there would have been no drama of being forced to take the Zen position, who can guarantee that Zhao Hao would not learn the lessons of his predecessors.

Hong Tao didn't dare to guarantee that Zhao Maid would not change, but he could guarantee that he would not change. Since it is very uncomfortable for Queen Pang to spend her days in the palace, it is better to change the environment.

"I'm afraid that's not right...... The regent's heart was mourned, and if he could take him to Panheng for a while on the pretext that the child was sick and went to Yangzi Town to seek divine medical treatment, he would be grateful. ”

Hong Tao's suggestion was indeed too scary, and it scared Queen Pang for a while. It's not that it's not in her interest, it's too easy to attract criticism.

It is estimated that many courtiers will have an idea: In the past, you controlled the King of Qi and was ready to force the emperor to give in, but now you have raised the former emperor and the prince, are you ready to replace it again at any time?

Burdened with this suspicion, there will inevitably be a gap between the regent and the emperor, the regent has fallen, and their mother and son are still the first group of people to be unlucky.

"This king has sworn that he will accept the little prince as a disciple, sooner or later, why not live in the teacher's house? The queen doesn't have to be embarrassed, and she doesn't have to be too sad, the prime minister will handle this matter as soon as possible, and the official family will not object. ”

Is this in line with the regulations of the imperial court? Love is not in line with it, sometimes you need to take care of the overall situation, and sometimes you can only act recklessly. If you can't even fulfill the oath you made, and you still talk about establishing rules, it's not a joke.

Zhao Maid's thoughts, Hong Tao felt that he could have an in-depth chat with him and explain his thoughts clearly. As for whether he can understand it, love to understand it or not, the next step is to weaken the imperial power, and there will be more things that he doesn't understand when the time comes, and he is not afraid of one more thing.

"But ......" Queen Pang was so moved that she was about to cry, but she didn't dare to believe that it was true.

The first regent in the history of the Great Song Dynasty said that most of the emperors were not enough, but he was willing to take the risk of making the emperor and courtiers suspicious because of the empress and prince of the previous emperor, which is also too inconsistent with the laws of officialdom, and it is not even very reasonable.

"The minister still has to go to the Zichen Hall to discuss matters and retire!" What does Queen Pang think, Hong Tao is too lazy to ponder, the more she thinks about this kind of thing, the more unpleasant it is. Political struggles have always been so ruthless, even more so when it comes to royalty.

Hong Tao has never been to the Zichen Palace, every time he enters the palace, he goes to the Chongzheng Hall to face the saint, and the emperor does not summon and has no chance to enter the palace, let alone wander around.

But he really knew where the Zichen Palace was, and the map of the Promotion Society not only included rivers and rivers, Xiangfang markets, but also the palaces in Beijing. As long as the drawing must be accurate, the error cannot exceed 100 meters, and the direction will not be wrong, which is the basic requirement.

According to the memory of the map, passing through a courtyard, Hong Tao came to the front of the Zichen Palace. Why are you so sure, because Zhang Dian, Zhang Wei, Lu Dafang, Liu Zhi, Su Song, An Tao, and Wang Twelve are all there, but there is a lack of a right servant.

Originally, that was Cheng Yi's position, but he resolutely opposed the regent coming to the dynasty, and when he saw that he couldn't stop him, he simply hung up his crown and left. Leaving this position of deputy prime minister could have been topped by many people, but Zhao Maid did not instruct for a long time, and some people mentioned it in every possible way to shirk and not approve it.

The two prime ministers and the four deputy prime ministers, at most one or two will be left in Hong Tao's plan, not to mention the lack of a deputy prime minister, and the remaining five prime ministers can't mess up if they don't do it together. The promotion club will soon have the corresponding manpower on top, and at the very least, it will be able to ensure the normal operation of the basic functions of the court.

Then someone said, what if the prime minister resigns with all the civil and military officials? People have a collective confrontation, so that you have no one available, see how many promotion members you can make up, a hundred, or two hundred?

In fact, this worry is superfluous, if the court officials can be so united, overcome all difficulties, and not afraid of death, will Hong Tao still have to work hard to reform? Didn't the Great Song Dynasty have been governed by them a long time ago?

Conservatives, reformers, centrists...... Shu Party, Luo Party, Shuo Party...... In the court full of factions, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were not even, and they also let Emperor Shenzong take advantage of the loopholes, how could they suddenly unite as one.

In addition, the thing of power will be addictive, and it is difficult to grasp power and even more difficult to delegate power. People like Su Shi and Cheng Yi can only be regarded as a minority, and most officials are unwilling to let go even to death.

If someone privately calls for a collective resignation, it is very likely that it will be unanimously agreed. But at the critical moment, it will be lively, whether there is a report in advance, betraying friends to seek glory, not to mention first, the reformers wish that all the conservatives resigned, and vice versa.

Both sides must stare wide-eyed at each other to see if they are serious, if one side is really serious, then the other side must play with their hands and applaud, and after the next dynasty, they will also get the wind and snow building to celebrate each other, and from then on the court and China will be safe.