But after leaving the court, Zhao Shen returned to the palace alone! He frowned and his mind wandered! For Shen Tang, he was naturally willing to believe it, both emotionally and practically. It is very clear that Fang Tianhua is slandering Shen Tang.
However, those words from Tianhua above the court were running around in his mind and could not be erased.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
A voice woke him up. He looked up and saw that it was the chamberlain beside the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou.
He smiled hoarsely and walked to his father's palace unknowingly.
I wanted to turn around and leave, but I thought that I had not come to greet Zhao Gou for several days, so I stopped and asked, "Is my father in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is in the palace!"
Zhao Shen nodded and walked towards the main hall.
In the main hall, Zhao Gou was playing with a bird. This bird was green in color and had a clear cry. He didn't know what species it was!
"Father, it's not that I don't like birds all the time. Why did the birds suddenly wander away?"
Entering the palace, Zhao Shen said to Zhao Gou with a somewhat respectful smile.
"sit!"
Holding the bird in his hand, Zhao Gou gestured to Zhao Shen, "I used to think that the chirping of this bird was too noisy, but recently, I felt that the palace was a bit too cool. It just so happened that not long ago, Zhang Boen from Meizhou A bird was sent to me, and I found it interesting, so I asked the chamberlain to keep it."
Hearing Zhao Gou's words and looking at his white temples, Zhao Shen was startled.
When he first entered the palace, Zhao Gou was an extremely majestic emperor in his heart. Every move he made was filled with great majesty. Although Zhao Shen was a young child at that time, he did not dare to be in front of Zhao Gou. Any arrogance.
As Zhao Shen grew up, Yan's father's majesty became stronger, until he was established as the prince, and the relationship between the two changed again.
Maybe it was a subconscious thought, maybe it was the instinct of being a prince, but the two of them became rivals at some point.
The power under his command is getting heavier and heavier, and the majesty once possessed by Zhao Gou is gradually fading in Zhao Shen's eyes.
After fighting openly and secretly, in the end, with Zhao Gou's concession, Zhao Shen was awarded the title of Dabao and became the winner.
His only thought in high spirits was to establish his majesty and make his prestige and achievements surpass those of Zhao Gou.
He even overturned many of Zhao Gou's previous decisions for this reason! At that time, Zhao Gou was a loser in his heart.
But at this moment, looking at the wrinkles on Zhao Gou's face, he couldn't help but relax! No matter what, the reason why he became an emperor came from this father. Although this was not his biological father, he It can be regarded as fulfilling his duties as a father. On the contrary, as the emperor of the Song Dynasty who governed the country with benevolence and filial piety, he seemed not to be a filial son.
"My son was negligent!"
After a long while, Zhao Shen said slowly, "From now on, every day when I go to court, my sons and ministers will come here to spend some time with their father.
If there is anything your father likes, you can tell me about it."
"Need not!"
Zhao Gou waved his hand, "As the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, you should put the government and the world first.
Nowadays, my father is just an idler with nothing to do, so there is no need for you to accompany me every day!"
Zhao Shen did not refute, just smiled and said nothing.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhao Gou suddenly asked, "Is there something difficult for you to decide?
If you can trust me as a father, then tell me and listen."
Zhao Shen hesitated slightly, then opened his mouth and told Zhao Gou what happened in the court.
With Zhu Zhuo and others being suppressed, there are now almost no people from the Zhuhe Faction and the Pro-Taihuang Faction in the court. Therefore, Zhao Shen's previous defenses against Zhao Gou have also disappeared.
When Zhao Shen finished his story, Zhao Gou smiled and said, "It can be seen that you trust Shen Tang very much."
"good!"
Zhao Shen nodded without hesitation.
"Do you think my father trusted Yue Pengju back then?"
Zhao Gou suddenly asked.
Zhao Shen was stunned. This incident was almost one of the biggest stains on Zhao Gou. He didn't expect Zhao Gou to say it himself at this moment.
He hesitated for a moment and then said to Zhao Gou, "Back then, Yue Pengju was able to be at the top of the court and had many soldiers and generals. Naturally, my father trusted him."
"Um!"
Zhao Gou nodded, "So, why do you think I called him back in the first place?
Why did Yue Pengju die?"
Zhao Shen didn't know how to reply for a while.
Zhao Gou did not ask further questions, but said again, "Do you think Zhou Shizong trusted Emperor Taizu back then?"
"This..." Zhao Shen was speechless!
"Of course he is trustworthy. Otherwise, Emperor Taizu would not have become one person inferior to ten thousand people."
Zhao Gou himself answered, "But why is there the Song Dynasty we have now?"
"Your Majesty, although you are already an emperor, you still don't understand why, as an emperor who is rich in the world, you are called a loner! Because, as an emperor, you must not be influenced by emotions. All the emperor's starting points are It should be how to pass on your dynasty. As for the ministers, whether they are loyal or treacherous, it doesn't make any difference. They are just chess pieces in the hands of the emperor."
"If the emperor needs loyal ministers, then the whole dynasty will be loyal and military! If the emperor needs treacherous ministers, then the dynasty will be treacherous!"
"It doesn't matter whether you trust Shen Tang or not.
However, now he has a large army and a steady stream of financial support. Even the Kingdom of Jin looks at him with admiration. In the eyes of the Kingdom of Jin, Shen Tang is even more important than the Song Dynasty and you, the emperor! "
"Your Majesty, do you want to gamble on the loyalty of a minister with the hundreds of years of our Song Dynasty's foundation?
Others can afford to gamble, but you cannot."
Zhao Shen hesitated for a moment, "But my father, Shen Tang, has made many contributions to the Song Dynasty. If...if...if...wouldn't it make people feel chilling?"
Moreover, now that the Chengdu Prefecture is in danger and there is almost no one available in the court, Shen Tang finally stabilizes the situation."
Zhao Gou shook his head slightly, "So what if your heart is cold, so what if you don't have a cold heart?
As long as the world is in the hands of my Zhao family, they can only succumb to our knees! But if the world is no longer named Zhao, then the so-called loyalty will have no meaning.
Furthermore, it is just a Chengdu Prefecture, not to mention it is still in the hands of the Song Dynasty. Even if it is really lost, isn’t the Song Dynasty still the Song Dynasty?”
"Just like back then, our Song Dynasty lost half of our country in one fell swoop, but now, we are still the Song Dynasty."
"There is always a chance to get back the lost country.
But if you lose some things, you can never get them back..."