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Chapter 958: You disappoint the Aijia and His Majesty too much (first update)
Chapter 967

Liu Zhi slowly closed his eyes. At this moment, he only wanted to tell Zhu Guangting two words, and that was stupidity!
At such a time, do you still think that you can get through this crisis with your own fancy?With smart words, can you fool Gao Taotao, a girl like Yao and Shun?
"... I also know that in these matters, I was ultimately at fault first. I dare not defend myself, nor do I dare to say that I am right. However, for the sake of my concubine, I have worked diligently for the country of the Song Dynasty for decades. , give the old minister a chance to make up for his mistakes..."

Gao Taotao hardly showed any expression on his face at the moment, just looking at Zhu Guangting, who was crying like rain, and his hoarse voice was filled with sorrow.

At this moment, she deeply agreed with the emperor Zhao Xu's actions. This Zhu Guangting was really disappointing.

At this point, the first thing I thought about was not to admit my mistake, but to take a chance and try to shirk the blame.

Later, he confessed his guilt again, which seemed to show that he was a loyal and upright minister who was willing to bear and bear unwarranted charges for the sake of Song Dynasty.

It's a pity that the audience with his expression is Gao Taotao. This man has been dealing with the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty for countless years and has met countless types of officials of the Song Dynasty.

In the past, she was unwilling to expose it because she needed a stable court and political situation, and the Song Dynasty needed the support of their seemingly talented ministers.

But right now, the emperor is already rapidly growing and maturing.And a group of young ministers and workers headed by Wang Yang and Wang Wushan are quickly joining the political map of the Song Dynasty.

With Wang Yang and others as a comparison, let's look at Zhu Guangting, who is loyal to the country and the people on the surface, but in fact, in order to satisfy his own selfishness, he treats the emperor's edict as nothing. It was a piece of white paper next to a stinking pile of dog poop.

Under such circumstances, Gao Taotao knew very well what choice he needed to make.

"Zhu Qing's family, listening to what you said, it seems that you have really suffered countless grievances for me, the Song Dynasty. It seems that it is the court of the Song Dynasty, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, that has failed you?" Zhu Guangting was waiting for him to chirp. After Wai Wai finished, Gao Taotao said in an understatement.

However, such a rhetorical question stunned Zhu Guangting, who was secretly praising his quick wit and eloquence, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to answer.

But he quickly came to his senses and realized a hint of danger, and quickly fell to the ground again. "Don't dare, I'm just doing my duty, even if I'm wronged, it's okay, not to mention there are indeed many mistakes and omissions in this mission..."

"It's just, why does the Ai family feel that you, Zhu Guangting, didn't seem to have made any mistakes, but the Xixia envoy Gu Leguang, who shouldn't have bribed you with money.

You shouldn't have promised to help Xixia and asked Xueshi Su to stop the naval patrols on the Wuding River so that the Xixia people could transport food, grass and supplies to aid Shizhou.

What's more, I shouldn't ask you to agree to use the peace talks to release those Xixia prisoners whose hands were stained with the blood of my Great Song soldiers and civilians..."

Every time Gao Taotao said a word, Zhu Guangting's complexion changed a little bit, and when he reached the end, Zhu Guangting's complexion was already as pale as paper.

"Do you want to tell the Ai family that these are all lies fabricated by the civil and military officials of Shaanxi Road headed by Wang Wushan?" Gao Taotao never took his eyes off Zhu Guangting's face.

Zhu Guangting was already sweating profusely at this moment, and quickly prostrated himself on the ground again. "Your Majesty, my minister, my minister is guilty..."

"You are indeed guilty. If the Ai family is still in power now, you will be punished for the felony of knowing foreign countries!" Having said this, Gao Taotao couldn't help raising his voice.

"Your Majesty, please appease your anger..." Liu Zhi hurriedly fell to the ground, naturally he did not dare to intercede for Zhu Guangting again at this time.

"In the past, the Ai family felt that you, Zhu Guangting, were a talent. They trusted you a lot and entrusted you with a heavy responsibility. I hope you can work hard for the country and society of the Great Song Dynasty, but what have you done?"

"Until you entered the palace to see the Ai family, the Ai family thought that you could still repent and admit your mistake to the Ai family honestly, but at this time, you actually thought of turning black and white, you are blind to the Ai family. Are you deaf or deaf, or are you an old fool?"

"My lady, I'm guilty, I'm dead, please take care of yourself..." Zhu Guangting didn't dare to play tricks at the moment, the empress dowager was so enraged that Zhu Guangting really wanted to slap himself ten earbuckles, but he couldn't get rid of his hatred. What is this called? Being smart leads to being misled by cleverness.

"You disappointed Aijia too much, and His Majesty too much." Gao Taotao calmed down his anger slowly, and finally let out a long sigh. "Successful, bring it here..."

"This is the last time Aijia sees you, I hope you will know yourself well..." Having said this, Gao Taotao got up and left without stopping.

But Xu Degong waited for Gao Taotao to leave, then walked up to Zhu Guangting, took out a small box, and handed it to Zhu Guangting who dared to raise his head at this time.

"Master Zhu, take it. This is something my mother is kind enough to ask our family to give you. It can be regarded as a small reward for you to come back from a successful mission in Shaanxi..." After throwing down such a sentence, Xu Degong turned towards With a respectful salute to Liu Zhi, he turned and hurried away in the direction Gao Taotao left.

"You, I really don't know what to say about you..." Liu Zhi looked at Zhu Guangting who was in despair, and shook his head helplessly. At this time, he must give up.

After Zhu Guangting was stunned for a long time, he opened the wooden box given by Gao Taotao, and inside there was only a piece of beautifully packaged malt syrup and a small wooden children's toy.

Seeing these two things, Zhu Guangting's body that had just stood up couldn't help but sway.

"Hanyi to make grandchildren..." Liu Zhi saw those two things, without even thinking about it, he already understood the intention of the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao.

"Your Majesty, this is to let the old man be more sensible, obediently return home from his official position, and be an old man who loves his grandchildren..." Zhu Guangting naturally reacted, smiled bitterly, and said to himself authentically. "That's fine, that's fine."

"Let's go, brother Guangting, you don't have to be too sad, it is already a great grace from your majesty and empress to have such a peaceful old age." Liu Zhi sighed lightly, patted Zhu Guangting's shoulder and spoke earnestly typical.

"Well, let's go, thank you brother, unfortunately, Zhu is too far away and stupid. At this point, he still wants to play tricks, and he will miss his life." After all, Zhu Guangting is also a person who has been in office for a long time.

At this time, he has already lost everything, so he naturally understands that if he is still unwilling to accept this result, he wants to continue to make trouble.

At that time, the pressure will not only come from the emperor and many civil and military officials in Shaanxi Road, but even old friends and colleagues like Liu Zhi may have to stand against him in order to protect the old party's position in the government.

(End of this chapter)