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Chapter 955 Su Xueshi's meritorious service and popularity should be the chief assistant (second update)

Chapter 964

But when Grandmother said this, Zhao Xu could only continue following her wishes. "Imperial Grandmother, Su Xueshi has a strong personality, but he is honest and upright. He will never be biased just because he has good friends or bad feelings with others."

"Even in the past, when my father was still alive, Xueshi Su supported Mr. Anshi's reforms at the beginning, but after seeing the harm of the reforms, he turned against it. It can be seen that this kind of loyalty to things but not to people The Minister of the Song Dynasty was originally a rare thing in my Song Dynasty."

"Over the years, although Xueshi Su has been far away, he has been conscientious, diligent and caring for the people..."

Gao Taotao looked at Zhao Xu who was standing in front of him and talking in amazement. He never thought that in the past, he was a young emperor who wanted to kill the old party with a stick, but now he can be so rational. To analyze and understand the character of the courtiers.

He has really grown up, and his level of maturity even made Gao Taotao feel in a trance as if he was the son of Emperor Shenzong who gradually matured in the later period of his administration, and became more and more obvious that he governed a big country like a small fish...

"Grandma Huang... you, what are you..." Zhao Xu, who was speaking freely, never thought that Grandma Huang looked at him with a look of sadness on his face for some reason, and tears fell down his face.

"It's okay, I'm okay, I'm happy. Seeing your mature appearance now, I can't help but think of your father..." Gao Taotao seemed a little incoherent, looking at the caring face squatting in front of him Zhao Xu caressed Zhao Xu's cheek with his wrinkled hands, and said with emotion.

"You are just like your father, but different..."

After wiping away the tears on his face and calming down the excitement in his heart, Gao Taotao took a long breath and talked about some of the inner thoughts that had been hidden in the deepest part of his heart for so many years.

"Actually, your father is the most like me, whether it's appearance or personality. Perhaps it's because of this that the old man and your father haven't gotten along well..."

Zhao Xu looked at the imperial grandmother in front of him in astonishment, he really did not expect that the imperial grandmother would explain this to him.

There is an old saying that same-sex repels, which does not refer to gender, but to temperament. Gao Taotao has always hoped that his son, Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu, could be like his father Yingzong.

Although Emperor Yingzong was not the parent and son of Emperor Renzong, his temperament was quite similar to that of Emperor Renzong. He was gentle and sophisticated in governing the country. He was good at mediating the relationship between ministers and workers in the court.

However, Emperor Shenzong's temperament was not as secretive as Emperor Yingzong's. On the contrary, he was like his mother's eloquent character and strong personality. Even nine oxen could not pull him back if he was sure of something.

The same is true of Gao Taotao's personality, which led to a sharp turnaround in the relationship between mother and son, especially after Zhao Xu became emperor, he decided not to carry out government reforms in a gentle way like Emperor Renzong and his father Yingzong, but with Together with Wang Anshi, they want to adopt a more radical approach.

This is different from Gao Taotao's understanding. The repeated dissuasion caused Emperor Shenzong's fierce rebuttal, which led to the direct drop in the relationship between the two to a freezing point.

However, in the late period of his rule, the defeat of Yongle City and the repeated blows caused by the failure of the reform made Emperor Shenzong bedridden.

But at this time, Emperor Shenzong, who already understood in his heart that he had made a mistake in governing, was unwilling to admit his mistake, while Gao Taotao thought that his son was still so stubborn.

It wasn't until the last days of his life that both parties let go of their grudges, but it was already too late.However, Gao Taotao still resolutely excluded the other two adult princes from peeking at the throne, and firmly stood on the side of Zhao Xu's legitimate son, Zhao Xu.

In the end, Zhao Xu was able to make him the emperor of Song Dynasty.However, because of Gao Taotao's years of disputes with his son, coupled with Zhao Xu's ears and eyes since he was a child, in his heart, he always felt that there was a gap between the emperor's grandmother and his father.

Moreover, he has always stubbornly believed that the father is the right one, which has also led to continuous tension in the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren.Coupled with the deliberate flattery of the empress dowager Gao Taotao by those important officials of the old party who have already taken power and chased away the new party.Belittle Shenzong and exalt the Empress Dowager and Gao Taotao, who are among the women of Yao and Shun.

This further led to the growing resentment of Zhao Xu towards the imperial grandmother.This resulted in a state of incompetence between ancestors and grandchildren, which also made Gao Taotao feel mentally and physically exhausted.

Until the appearance of Wang Yang, it was like a set of wonderful lubricants, so that the relationship between the empress dowager Gao Taotao and the emperor gradually changed from tit-for-tat at the beginning.

Gradually, he gradually became a sympathetic enemy. In the end, the growth and maturity of the emperor finally allowed Gao Taotao to let go of his power generously.But the increasingly mature emperor Zhao Xu also gradually understood the painstaking efforts of the empress dowager Gao Taotao.

After the two formed a front alliance, they both felt surprisingly harmonious. This is why the relationship between the two is no longer the cold ancestor-grandson relationship in the past, but more like an ordinary family's ancestor-loving-grandson-filial relationship. Condition.

"In addition to your strong personality, you know how to measure yourself. More importantly, you can be alert and accept people's words after being impulsive. This is something your father couldn't do in the early and middle stages of his administration. owned."

"So, the Ai family is very optimistic about you, even more optimistic about you than your father." Gently patted Zhao Xu's big hand, Gao Taotao said with relief.

"Grandmother, thank you for helping my grandson understand your good intentions, and also clearing up many misunderstandings about you..."

Zhao Xu didn't know when, tears were already streaming down his face, he never thought that there were so many misunderstandings between his father and his grandmother.

And I have so many misunderstandings about the emperor's grandmother. If it weren't for the relationship these days, I am afraid that I would not be able to understand how much the emperor's grandmother has paid for Song, father and himself in this life.

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The relationship between the grandfather and the grandson was brought closer because of the mutual confession of their hearts. The two did not forget that there was still a major issue that needed to be resolved, and that was the issue of Su Dongpo's post after returning to Beijing.

"With Xueshi Su's merits and popularity, there should be no objection to being the head of the Chancellor. However, Liu Zhi has been in the position for a long time. Although he has not made great contributions, he can be regarded as conscientious in his tenure. I have paid a lot of hard work for the country and society of the Great Song Dynasty."

After regaining his ideals, Gao Taotao pointed out the difficulty that Su Dongpo had after returning to Beijing, which was his position.However, the current position of Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty is held by Liu Zhi.

This Liu Zhi is not only the leader of the old party, but also his character and even his style of life are beyond reproach.

It was for this reason that Gao Taotao felt a little headache.

After hearing Gao Taotao's thoughts, Zhao Xu couldn't help but nodded in agreement. "Actually, this is also a difficult place for my grandson..."

(End of this chapter)