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Chapter 957 Can There Be a Turnaround If You Find the Queen Mother? (Second more)

Chapter 966

Liu Zhi knew that this guy was greedy for money, but he was also very smart, eloquent, and good at judging faces. Therefore, he was quite popular and popular among the old party. He was considered one of the big bosses of the old party. the backbone of.

It turns out that the emperor chose him as his envoy this time, and all the important ministers of the old party celebrated. This was not only another major victory for the old party.

The important thing is that when the new party gradually entered the court, His Majesty gave the old party another chance to show its merits.

But originally everyone was expecting Zhu Guangting to fight a good battle and give the old party of the Manchu Dynasty a sigh of relief.

The impeachment memorials of all civil and military officials in Shanxi Road headed by Su Xueshi came towards the court like snowflakes. At that time, Liu Zhi and others were already alerted.

At that time, Liu Zhi hurriedly wrote to Zhu Guangting, explaining the benefits and disadvantages of his mission to the old party, and hoped that he could complete the mission satisfactorily.

But in the end, only a few days after his letter was sent, the emperor received Zhu Guangting's memorial to impeach Wang Yang and Wang Wushan.

As a result, not only did Wang Yang and Wang Wushan have nothing to do, but he was appointed by the emperor Zhao Xu as a negotiating deputy envoy, and he handed over the full power of negotiating work to Wang Yang.

This made Liu Zhi and others so angry that they hopped their feet and repeatedly wrote to express their opposition. Unfortunately, who could object to the emperor's favor for Wang Yang Wang Wushan?

It seemed impossible to object, but at least everyone was thankful that although Zhu Guangting no longer presided over the negotiation work, he was still in charge anyway.In the future, it is he, the model of the old party, who needs to sign the treaty.

However, it never occurred to him that when Zhu Guangting returned to Beijing with the signed credentials, he would bring back such heart-wrenching and bad news.

At this time, even if Liu Zhi wanted to stand up and speak for Zhu Guangting, he did not dare.

"If it's other things, the old man can take care of you if he puts out his old face, but now, what do you ask Liu to do?"

"Then, is there no other way to think about it? Brother Liu, you and I have known each other for dozens of years, and you are the only one who can save my younger brother from the fire and water." Zhu Guangting couldn't help crying at this moment, and he bowed down to him. sobbed.

Liu Zhi strode forward and helped Zhu Guangting up, his face full of disappointment and helplessness. "You! Alas, if I had known this, why did you do this in the first place? Do you think there is still room for you to do something about it?"

"Is there really no way out?" Zhu Guangting looked at Liu Zhi anxiously and asked.

Liu Zhi stroked his long beard, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head with great difficulty. "Unless His Majesty lets you go, otherwise, there may be no room for maneuver in this matter."

"Then, if we go to find the Empress Dowager... can there be a change?" Zhu Guangting blinked and racked his brains.

"Empress Dowager?" Liu Zhi turned his head, looked at Zhu Guangting, and looked at this old friend who was on the verge of jumping over the wall. "Forget it, it seems that you will not give up until the Yellow River, Guangting. For the sake of our past friendship, this old man will help you one last time. Whether you succeed or not is up to God..."

"Thank you very much, brother. Regardless of success or failure, Guangting will definitely remember your kindness in his heart and be deeply moved..." Zhu Guangting was overjoyed and fell to the ground once again.

"Then you'd better enter the palace with me today. After tomorrow morning, I'm afraid it will be too late to say anything. As for whether you can see the empress, it depends on what the empress wants..." After Liu Zhi helped Zhu Guangting, he bit his head He gritted his teeth and said.

When the two left the Zhu Mansion and arrived at the palace, it was just dusk. When they heard that the Prime Minister and the newly returned Guozijian sacrificed wine to Zhu Guangting to see the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Guards who guarded the city naturally did not dare to neglect, so they hurriedly sent someone to report The Empress Dowager spoke loudly.

At this moment, the empress dowager Gao Taotao was at the empress's place, accompanying the empress to take care of the two great-grandchildren carved in jade.As for Zhao Xu, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he was still handling government affairs in the study and hadn't returned yet.

"Liu Zhi and Zhu Guangting?" Gao Taotao, who was teasing the two children with a small toy in his hand, was slightly startled when he heard the eunuch's report.

"Exactly, Liu Xiang said that there is something urgent, anyway, please let me see you..." Xu Degong watched Gao Taotao's expression change, and replied cautiously.

"Liu Zhi, Zhu Guangting...hehe, alas, some people, who made such a big mistake, always feel that they don't take it seriously, and when the incident comes to an end, they realize that it is too late to regret it, and they want to hug Buddha's feet temporarily." Gao Taotao smiled lightly, Soliloquy.

"What do you mean, my lady..." Xu Degong's voice of asking for instructions became more and more cautious.

Gao Taotao thought about it for a while. "Forget it, let's see each other. These ministers and workers must not be disappointed. Since His Majesty has made up his mind, Aijia has to express it."

After thinking about it, Gao Taotao chose one of the countless toys that had been prepared for the two children who were still lying in the crib, and took it in his hand, and asked an eunuch to fetch a piece of malt Ye Lai, and then returned to his Spring and Autumn Palace.

"My minister Liu Zhi (Zhu Guangting) sees your empress..." The two court officials who had already arrived at the Spring and Autumn Palace hurriedly saluted.

"You two gentlemen, why don't you be more polite? If you come, I will give you a seat..." Gao Taotao had a faint smile, but no emotion could be seen.This made Liu Zhi and Zhu Guangting feel more and more uneasy.

"Zhu Qing's family, it's hard for you to go to Xixia this time. You've been exhausted. You just arrived in the capital today?" Gao Taotao turned his eyes and landed on Zhu Guangting, and pulled up his usual routine as usual.

This made Zhu Guangting feel relieved, and he quickly and respectfully answered Gao Taotao's questions.After that, both Liu Zhi and Zhu Guangting wanted to bring the topic to Zhu Guangting.

However, the scheming Gao Taotao is always not fooled, and will always cleverly avoid this topic and continue to talk about it, so that the two can only bite the bullet and continue to deal with it.

After half an hour had passed, the tired-looking Gao Taotao yawned before covering his mouth with his hand, as if it was time to end the meeting.

Seeing the passing of time, Zhu Guangting, who didn't seize the opportunity and would lose it, simply gritted his teeth, raised his front and prostrated himself on the ground.

"The guilty minister Zhu Guangting has something to report to the empress..."

"Sinner, why did Zhu Qing's family say that?..." The Empress Dowager Gao Taotao seemed a little surprised, as if she didn't know the inside story at all, which showed that her acting skills were definitely at the master level.

Zhu Guangting raised his head, and at this moment, on Chrysanthemum's old face, there were already old tears.

"As an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, this time I went to Shaanxi Road for the signing of the covenant between the Great Song Dynasty and Xixia. When I was dealing with the Xixia envoy, I used some means to confuse the Xixia envoy. All ministers have misunderstood..."

Hearing only this sentence, Liu Zhi saw Gao Taotao's face that gradually regained its calmness, but actually gradually became cold, it's over...

(End of this chapter)