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Chapter 974 Let the emperors born from concubines have precedents to follow (second update)

Chapter 983

First, they fell into a dead silence. After Liu Zhi finished reading, before anyone else could react, six or seven Shu Party officials jumped out to express their agreement.

And the ministers from the old party side are peeking at each other at this moment, all hesitating, what should I do?After all, Su Dongpo was not fighting alone.

In addition, in the past, after the emperor mentioned this matter, the old party strongly opposed it, and forged a deep-seated hatred with the emperor.

But today, it was Su Dongpo, who was already the leader of all the ministers in the world, and also the leader of the old party, who jumped out and shouted for respecting the birth mother of the emperor, Concubine Zhu, as the empress dowager.

What to do?To stand up and express opposition, or to express approval?
However, although a considerable number of intelligent ministers are still weighing the pros and cons, there are naturally some people who lack a root string in their heads, and there are still countless.

They criticized Su Dongpo's memorial one after another. Naturally, although the number of the Shu Party is small, since Su Dongpo, the leader of the Shu Party, has spoken, they will naturally wave the flag for their boss.

The two sides began to fight each other in the hall, either criticizing each other, or confronting each other, arguing.

However, most of the officials maintained a strange calm at this moment. Seeing such a scene, Zhao Xu's cautious heart gradually fell back to the original place, and in his eyes, there was already a flash of hope. of light.

Although the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao did not say it explicitly, she also hinted to herself that if the court can pass, then she will not object again, and the biggest difficulty is how to win supporters from the court , and now, there are already.

In the end, the court meeting ended amidst quarrels, and the emperor did not say anything, but many people could already smell the smell, that is, the event of honoring his birth mother, Concubine Zhu, as the empress dowager was bound to happen again. It will set off a huge wave in the Song Dynasty.

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After Zhao Xu announced the end of the court meeting, he left the hall in a hurry, after thinking about it, he decided to drive to the Spring and Autumn Palace and go to the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao first.

It's just that Zhao Xu had just arrived outside the gate of the Spring and Autumn Palace, when he happened to meet the Queen Mother Xiang who was hurrying out with a look of rage on her face.

"My son has met the queen mother..." Zhao Xu bowed to the queen mother who was coming.

The Empress Dowager Xiang, who looked so dispirited, never expected that the Emperor Zhao Xu would bump into her here, she was stunned, then calmed down, and forced a smile on her face.

"It turns out that the official family came to visit the Empress Dowager. Your imperial grandmother said that she was not feeling well. The Ai family just left..."

"Oh? Is that so... I wonder if Grandmother is in good health?" Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help asking nervously.

Seeing Zhao Xu's expression that didn't look like a fake made Queen Mother Xiang feel angry. "Well, your imperial grandmother is in good spirits, but since she said that she is not feeling well, the Ai family is naturally embarrassed to stay. Otherwise, you should go back to the official family first, so that your imperial grandmother can have a good rest..."

Hearing this, the Emperor Zhao Xu could only touch his nose helplessly, and responded to the Queen Mother, first sending the Queen Mother away surrounded by eunuchs and maids.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he saw Xu Degong, the head steward next to the imperial grandmother, gave a ghostly look at the direction the queen mother was leaving, and then walked towards him.

"This old servant sees Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a decree, please enter the palace and explain..." Xu Degong said in a low voice after saluting to the emperor Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu nodded, motioned everyone to wait, and then strode into the Spring and Autumn Palace.

When they arrived at the study room of the Spring and Autumn Palace, they saw that the imperial grandmother Gao Taotao was wearing the silver glasses, admiring the calligraphy and painting there. Seeing the arrival of the emperor Zhao Xu, she took off her glasses and waved to Zhao Xu with a smile.

"Come over and sit down, the official family. The Ai family heard that you met your mother outside the palace gate?"

"Exactly, my grandson heard from the empress that you are not feeling well, and I feel a little anxious. Now it seems that my grandson is overwhelmed..." After the emperor Zhao Xu saluted Gao Tao, Shi Shiran sat down.

"Oh, that's what the Ai family did on purpose..." Gao Taotao laughed, and pointed it out in front of Zhao Xu, which surprised the emperor Zhao Xu.

"Why, are you surprised?" Gao Taotao looked at the surprised emperor Zhao Xu and said with a smile.

"Well, this grandson is indeed a little surprised. Could it be that there is some misunderstanding between you and the queen mother?" Emperor Zhao Xu asked suspiciously.

"Of course there is no misunderstanding, but your mother feels that there has never been a precedent of two empress dowagers in this dynasty, so I hope the Ai family can persuade your majesty." Gao Taotao said while paying attention to the emperor Zhao Xu That gradually gloomy face.

"However, the Ai family feels that it is better for you, Your Majesty, to make the decision on this matter. The Ai family, an old woman who is almost senile, does not need to talk so much to make people dislike her..."

Hearing these words, Emperor Zhao Xu hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao. "Thank you, Grandmother..."

After pulling up the emperor Zhao Xu, the empress dowager Gao Taotao spoke earnestly and sincerely.

"Between our grandparents and grandchildren, let alone say such things again, but as for your mother, you must give her more comfort after all. After all, she is your father's royal wife.

It's best to think of a perfect plan, which can not only appease your mother, but also prevent your mother and concubine from going on like this. "

"Grandson understands, grandson will definitely live up to your grandma's expectations, and he will definitely not dare to treat the queen mother badly." Zhao Xu replied affirmatively to Gao Taotao.

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Coming out of the surging Spring and Autumn Palace, standing in the increasingly steep cold wind, Emperor Zhao Xu took a deep breath of the cold air and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

He also knows very well that what the emperor's grandmother said is not unreasonable, and he cannot cause a huge gap with the empress because of the birth mother. After all, the empress is the emperor's official wife. It is also difficult to explain the past.

What's more, Su Dongpo invited his biological mother Zhu Taifei to be the empress dowager in the name of his filial piety. If something happened, he was afraid that he would have to be stabbed in the back by the people of the world.

Knowing his current difficult situation, Zhao Xu didn't intend to take a step back. In short, there is no unparalleled road, and he needs to come up with a perfect plan after all.

No matter what price you pay, you have to complete this matter, even if there is no precedent in the past, so what?Then let yourself, the son of a concubine, set a new precedent.

He also established a rule for the descendants of the world in the future, so that emperors who were commoners like himself could have a precedent to follow.

(End of this chapter)