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Chapter 956: Zhu Guangting made great achievements but was depressed (first update)
Chapter 965

Emperor Zhao Xu discussed with Gao Taotao for a while, and both felt that it would be inappropriate for Su Dongpo's teacher who returned to the capital to live under others. Pull it down.

In this way, it will also hurt the loyalty of the officials in the court.What to do, this is a very difficult question, and it is placed in front of the grandparents and grandchildren.

"Why don't grandson find Liu Zhi to have a good talk?" Zhao Xu thought about it for a long time, and wanted to come forward in person.

"It's not appropriate, officials, if you do this, if it spreads out, disputes will easily arise, and it will also damage the reputation of the officials..." Gao Taotao directly rejected his idea without waiting for Zhao Xu to speak.

"Liu Qing's family shouldn't be like this, right?" Zhao Xu retorted with some uncertainty.

"Officials, don't forget that Zhu Guangting and Liu Zhi are close friends, and the matter of Zhu Guangting, in the eyes of everyone in the court, seems to be nothing ordinary.

However, in order to appease all the civil and military officials of Shaanxi Road, and order him to become an official, this has already created a gap between the court and all the civil and military officials of Shaanxi Road. If you are an official, if you deal with that Liu Zhi because of this..."

After Gao Taotao said this, he didn't continue, but the meaning was very clear, and Zhao Xu had to nod to admit that what Gao Taotao said was far-sighted.

"Forget it, let's take a step forward and take a look. Su Xueshi has already played. Now that the war has just ended, everything is still undecided, and the newly occupied several states have just experienced the war. It is an opportunity to step up government affairs, so I hope to postpone it. Go back to Beijing. This will give grandson time to think about ways."

"Well, that's very good." The Empress Dowager Gao Taotao nodded approvingly.Things don't need to be too urgent, it must be done slowly.

At the end of autumn when the leaves were falling and the cold wind was getting steeper, Zhu Guangting finally returned to Bianliang, Tokyo in the Song Dynasty.

Knowing that the old friend had successfully completed the task and returned to Beijing, a group of old party leaders rushed to Zhu's mansion to welcome this colleague.

It's just that, while pushing the cups and changing the cups, everyone felt that Zhu Guangting looked so depressed.

"Brother Guang Ting, you have made great contributions to Taotian and paid back, why do you look like you failed to sign a peace treaty with Xixia?"

"Where, it's just that I went to the northwest frontier this time, and I worked hard back and forth, but it tossed my old bones enough." Zhu Guangting explained with a forced smile helplessly.

"That's true. I was too impatient to wait. Mr. Zhu has just entered the capital. I couldn't wait to rush over to bother you. No wonder Mr. Zhu has a bad face..."

A group of people chatted and laughed in a relaxed tone, and the atmosphere became lively again.But Liu Zhi who was sitting across from Zhu Guangting saw the clue.

"Guangting, are you still worrying about the Shaanxi Road matter? Don't worry, His Majesty must be on fire, and those civil and military impeachment memorials on Shaanxi Road are like snowflakes, and His Majesty can't help but become angry from embarrassment."

"And this time, after all, I am now the Great Song Dasheng, and some of your behaviors are really inappropriate." Liu Zhi and Zhu Guangting have known each other for decades, so naturally they know what kind of person Zhu Guangting is.

And with the friendship between the two, naturally there is no need to be so hypocritical and polite when speaking.

"Someone knows about this, alas, but His Majesty's reaction really disappoints this old man."

Hearing this, Liu Zhi couldn't help being taken aback. "What do you mean Kotei?"

Zhu Guangting glanced at the old party bosses who were drinking and eating meat in front of him, but when he thought of the instructions of the eunuch who came to pass the decree, and the sharp gaze of the increasingly mature and decisive emperor, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart .

This Emperor of the Song Dynasty was neither Emperor Renzong nor Emperor Yingzong, and his willpower was definitely not inferior to that of Shenzong back then, or even surpassed.

If I go against his wishes and publicize the news wantonly, I am afraid that his end in the future will be even more miserable than that of asking himself to be an official.

"Some things are really inconvenient to tell others about." However, Liu Zhi, an old friend who has been in charge of the Great Song Dynasty for several years, is an extremely reliable person, and his words are tight, so it doesn't hurt to complain to him.

After Liu Zhi heard this, he understood what he said and didn't continue to ask questions, but continued to drink and eat meat with a group of old party bosses, chatting and laughing endlessly.

When the song ended and many officials resigned one by one, Liu Zhi did not leave, but stayed.The two came to Zhu Guangting's study together.

Only at this time did Zhu Guangting tell the truth. He heard that Zhu Guangting received His Majesty's secret decree ordering him to return to Beijing to finish his envoy work, and he had better take the initiative to resign.

Otherwise, Zhao Xu, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, will strictly order and thoroughly investigate Zhu Guangting's acceptance of hundreds of thousands of bribes from the Xixia envoy Gu Leguang during his stay on Shaanxi Road, and secretly signed an oral covenant with the Xixia envoy, willing to lift the siege of Shizhou for the Xixia people.

He also assured the Xixia envoy Gu Leguang that the release of Xixia prisoners of war would also be included in the peace talks agreement between the two countries.

Hearing this, Liu Zhi couldn't help but gasped, and the way he looked at Zhu Guangting also changed. "Guo Ting, you, how can you agree to these conditions?!"

"It's all just a matter of rights and interests, and it's still because I was blinded by the property, I thought to myself, and quietly agreed, but when it's time for the peace talks, I will find a way to hand over these conditions to the court for adjudication.

As long as His Majesty does not nod, these conditions will be invalidated naturally, so Zhu can easily pick himself out. "

"But who would have thought that Wang Yangwang Wushan was so despicable that he relied on His Majesty's favor to take away the power of negotiation from me. As a result..." After saying this, Zhu Guangting gritted his teeth and slapped his hand on the thigh. .

"As a result, the old man's words to the Xixia envoy committee and Xu Snake were known to him, which caused His Majesty to be furious. Sigh... After all, that bastard Wang Yang is really the old man's nemesis."

"Hey... I don't know what to say. If this matter is really spread, not only will your reputation be discredited, but those new parties who have already reached out to the court will definitely seize this. Use it to criticize us."

"At that time, our Majesty, who seems to be fair but actually has his own calculations in his heart, doesn't know what will happen. At least, my old party will be greatly involved because of this matter.

At that time, let alone the right to speak in the court, I am afraid that even many important positions will fall into the hands of the new party.Kotei oh Kotei, you are too careless. "Liu Zhi couldn't help but patted the table and said angrily bitterly.

At this moment, his heart was full of anger, and he was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother.If it weren't for seeing this old friend in front of me and my decades of friendship, I really wanted to slap my earcups and spit a few more to relieve the hatred in my heart.

(End of this chapter)