In the Kunning Palace, Empress Dowager Gao took off the reading glasses on the bridge of her nose with a tired face, reached out and rubbed her sore temples, which made her feel better, and then picked up the soft cloth on the table and wiped her reading glasses, and then put them back on, and then began to read the next letter with some difficulty.

After the Empress Dowager Gao took over the power, in addition to formulating a national policy of recuperation for the Great Song Dynasty, the most important contribution was to begin to decentralize the power in his hands, when Zhao Ji concentrated the power of the court in the name of changing the law, so that the imperial power was unprecedentedly strengthened, but this also made the emperor's affairs heavy, and the ministers below became idle, which was not a good thing for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Empress Dowager Gao had the same opinion as Zhao Yan, so after the Empress Dowager Gao took power, she began to consciously weaken the imperial power, Strengthen the power of several prime ministers and important ministers of the DPRK and China.

But even so, the Empress Dowager Gao still needs to deal with a lot of government affairs every day, plus she is old, and her eyes are a little presbyopia, fortunately, Daomen made myopia glasses and reading glasses with glass, I heard that these glasses are related to Zhao Yan, and it is precisely with reading glasses that it is much more convenient for Empress Dowager Gao to deal with government affairs.

"Huh?" At this moment, I only heard the Empress Dowager Gao suddenly sigh in surprise, and then picked up one of the memorials, and showed a puzzled expression on her face, because this recital was actually written by her nephew Gao Gonghui, but although Gao Gonghui held the position of an observer, it was only a false title, and he had never been to the court at all, and he actually handed over a book of recitals at this time, which made the Empress Dowager Gao very surprised.

At that moment, Empress Dowager Gao picked up the fold and opened it, and then looked at it seriously, but when she saw the content of the fold, her face suddenly became gloomy, because although the fold painted by Gao Gong was written, there was only one meaning. That is to persuade her to improve her attitude towards Concubine Zhu, so as not to cause her to have a gap with Zhao Xu because of this matter.

"Nonsense!" After reading this letter painted by her nephew Gao Gong, the Empress Dowager Gao slapped the table angrily and said angrily, her dislike for Concubine Zhu seems to be innate, since the first time she saw her, the Empress Dowager Gao didn't like this low-born woman. Even because of the relationship between Concubine Zhu, when Zhao Xu ascended the throne, she was a little reluctant in her heart, but it was a pity that the matter of choosing the crown prince Zhao Xuan had been handed over to Zhao Yan, and she couldn't intervene at all, so when Zhao Yan announced that Zhao Xu was the future emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, she could only passively accept it, but she did not change her opinion of Concubine Zhu because of this.

"Come on, Xuan Gao Gong will enter the palace!" At this time, I only heard the Empress Dowager Gao suddenly speak again. I saw that the anger on her face was even stronger at this time, because she suddenly thought that with her understanding of Gao Gonghua, it was impossible for him to suddenly write this letter for no reason, maybe there was something hidden in it, so she decided to summon Gao Gonghua.

Because Kunning Hall is an inner palace, foreign ministers are never allowed to enter, and the Empress Dowager Gao is not allowed to meet with foreign ministers. It's just that she is now listening to the government, so naturally she has to deal with the courtiers. Therefore, the vertical arch hall is temporarily in charge of her, and the place where she received Gao Gonghua is of course also in the vertical arch hall.

For the summons of the Empress Dowager Gao, Gao Gonghua did not seem to be surprised, only to see him enter the vertical arch hall, and immediately saluted the Empress Dowager Gao behind the bead curtain and said: "Minister Gao Gonghua see the Empress Dowager!" ”

"No need to be polite, there are no outsiders here today. Let's not be so angry with our aunt and nephew! I only listened to the voice of the Empress Dowager Gao behind the bead curtain and said indifferently, she still attaches great importance to her own nephew, after all, no matter how prominent her identity is, she still thinks that she is the daughter of the Gao family in her heart.

"Aunt Xie!" Gao Gong's painting is also very interesting. He immediately changed his name, but when he stood up, he did not speak again.

"Nephew, do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?" At this time, I only heard Empress Dowager Gao take the initiative to ask.

"Aunt Qiqi, my nephew should be here for the sake of the fold!" Gao Gonghua didn't go around in circles, and directly mentioned the letter he wrote.

"Yes, nephew, are you being bewitched by someone, why are you suddenly helping outsiders to speak?" Empress Dowager Gao said in a deep tone at this time, in her opinion, her nephew naturally had to be consistent with herself in everything, but now Gao Gonghua persuaded him to change his treatment of Concubine Zhu, but she was a little dissatisfied.

"Aunt Qiyu, that letter is not that my nephew was bewitched by others, but that my nephew was very frightened after hearing about something, so I persuaded my aunt, I hope that my aunt can think about the Gao family, and don't put the Gao family in danger because of a momentary anger!" When Gao Gonghua said to the end, he suddenly knelt down again, and pleaded with tears in his eyes.

"Nonsense! Where will the mourning family not think about the Gao family, do you think that the mourning family is so old, and they still have to review the folds every day for themselves? As soon as Gao Gonghua's words fell, he listened to the Empress Dowager Gao's very angry reprimand, in the Empress Dowager Gao's view, she and the Gao family were originally one, she is now in power, and the Gao family outside is naturally infinitely beautiful, so when she heard Gao Gonghua, who is her own nephew, said that she did not think about the Gao family, she was immediately furious, if she was an outsider, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager Gao would have ordered people to pull him back to the big board to serve.

"Auntie!" Seeing that Empress Dowager Gao was angry, Gao Gonghua also shouted helplessly and said again, "I know that in the eyes of others, my aunt's power seems to be infinite, but in fact, behind this scenery, it is my aunt who works day and night for state affairs, which is really hard, but aunt, have you ever thought about it, even if you govern the Great Song Dynasty very rich and strong, but for our Gao family, you only get some good reputation, but now you look at Concubine Zhu everywhere unpleasantly, and even deliberately make things difficult for Concubine Zhu, This matter is in the eyes of His Majesty......"

Gao Gonghua's words were not finished, but he was interrupted by the Empress Dowager Gao's words: "Your Majesty is just a child, what does he know?" ”

"Auntie! Why are you so confused! Gao Gonghua heard the words of the Empress Dowager Gao but couldn't help but say again with some sadness, "Your Majesty is no longer the child when he first ascended the throne, now he is ten years old, he will be eleven years old, and he will be an adult in a few years, and His Majesty will reach the age when he can be pro-government, and His Majesty usually has the teachings of His Royal Highness King Yue, who is more precocious than ordinary children, and now he doesn't say it, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't remember!" ”

"He dares!" Gao Gong's last sentence was like a thorn, and it was pierced in the heart of the Empress Dowager Gao, in fact, this is also the problem she has never dared to face, after all, Zhao Xu is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and she will definitely return to Zhao Xu in the future, which also means that she will lose the power in her hands.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Gao was angry, Gao Gonghua didn't dare to say anything at the moment, just lowered his head and stood there, speaking of which, although he was the nephew of Empress Dowager Gao, he usually didn't dare to anger her so much, but now this matter is related to the safety of the Gao family, so he has to say some things.

Seeing her nephew standing there motionless, although she didn't say anything, Empress Dowager Gao also knew what he meant, and Empress Dowager Gao also understood in her heart that although Zhao Xu was young, he had reached the age to remember, especially things like he didn't like Concubine Zhu, Zhao Xu must have also remembered it, no wonder she always felt that Zhao Xu was becoming more and more estranged from her during this time, and it was estimated that this was the reason.

Empress Dowager Gao's personality is arrogant and stubborn, but she is not a stupid woman, on the contrary, she is very smart, otherwise she would not have governed the Great Song Dynasty in an orderly manner, now calm down and think about it seriously, she suddenly found that she seemed to ignore Zhao Xu's feelings too much, even if she didn't like Concubine Zhu so much, it shouldn't be so obvious, it is estimated that Zhao Xu already hated himself in his heart.

"Gonghui, tell me honestly, did you come up with all these words today?" I saw that Empress Dowager Gao thought about it for a while, and suddenly spoke again, with her understanding of her nephew, although he knew some wise strategies to protect himself, his vision would definitely not be so long-term, and even if he saw something, I am afraid that he would not have the courage to play a trick for himself, so she suspected that someone behind Gao Gonghua was instigating.

"When...... Of course, the nephew came up with it himself! Gao Gonghui suddenly heard Empress Dowager Gao ask, and replied a little unnaturally for a while, he knew that his aunt had always been very jealous of Zhao Yan, so he didn't want to tell Zhao Yan about finding him, so as not to misunderstand his aunt.

"Hmph, you've learned to lie to my aunt!" The abnormality on Gao Gong's face naturally couldn't hide from Empress Dowager Gao's eyes, and at that moment, I saw her snort coldly and asked again, "Say, who is behind the ghost?" ”

"This ......" Gao Gonghua was also very embarrassed at this time, if he didn't confess Zhao Yan, with his aunt's temperament, I am afraid he would never let himself go, but if he confessed to Zhao Yan, maybe his aunt would misunderstand that Zhao Yan was provoking their relationship, in case the Empress Dowager Gao was angry again because of this, maybe his words just now would be in vain, and in addition, let Zhao Yan know about this matter in the future, maybe it would also make Zhao Yan dissatisfied with himself, so that his previous efforts to establish a good relationship with Zhao Yan would all be in vain.

Seeing the embarrassed look on Gao Gonghui's face, he seemed to be very reluctant to say the other party's name, which made Empress Dowager Gao's heart suddenly skip a beat, and she already had a little guess in her heart, and asked again with a sinking face: "Gonghui, do you think you can't find out if you don't say mourning?" ”

Gao Gonghui was also shocked when he heard his aunt say this, Zhao Yan went to visit him openly, this matter could not be concealed at all, as long as his aunt knew about it, she would definitely guess Zhao Yan, which made him even more entangled for a while. But at this moment, I suddenly saw a chamberlain trotting in and reported: "Empress Dowager Qi, His Royal Highness King Yue has not been seen!" (To be continued......)