"In the official family, I want to adopt him as my adopted son."
Xie Daoqing saluted Lizong Wanfu, then looked up at him.
After all, she was the queen, so she could look directly at Lizong after speaking.
Hearing this, Lizong opened his mouth so wide that he could almost stuff a duck egg into it.
Dozens of eunuchs and maids did not dare to look here and looked elsewhere, as if they had not heard anything.
After all, this is a private matter for officials and not something they can eavesdrop on.
Even Dong Songchen, the personal eunuch, did not dare to look at the two of them and kept looking at the ground counting ants.
After hearing Xie Daoqing's words, Lizong shook his head after thinking about it and said extremely seriously: "Ziluo, have you ever thought about it, that you are a queen."
Although Xie Daoqing is a queen, she does not have a son or a daughter.
Lizong was already in his early forties and had only one daughter.
If Zhao Ping becomes Xie Daoqing's adopted son, and Lizong has no son, it will make people think endlessly.
What about the minister? Does Lizong want to make Zhao Ping the crown prince?
"The official family, this concubine knows," Xie Daoqing did not show any weakness at all, and answered extremely seriously, "But Zhao Ping is loyal to the official family and the palace, and the concubine does not have a son or a daughter. Moreover, Zhao Ping and Rui Guo is about the same age, which is the age of a loving mother and a filial son."
In fact, Xie Daoqing did not say that the reason why she did not have a son or a daughter was not her fault.
Because Lizong didn't like her at all, he just respected her, and he liked Concubine Yan.
Hearing this, Lizong felt a little guilty.
Which one is to blame for Xie Daoqing's infertility? It's not because of him.
But Xie Daoqing is the queen after all. If Zhao Ping becomes her adopted son, what will everyone in the world think?
Moreover, he did not have as good a impression of Zhao Ping as Xie Daoqing, and even had some fear.
Zhao Ping not only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but was also richest in the world and had the ability to separate one side from another.
If Zhao Ping is allowed to become Xie Daoqing's adopted son, then the person named Zhao Ping may be the one who will dominate the country in the future.
If Zhao Ping was a pure military attache like Yue Fei and Yu Jie, he would have already managed to remove Zhao Ping's military power.
But Zhao Ping was not only a civil servant, but also famous all over the world. He was also regarded as a little saint both inside and outside the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the method he used against Yue Fei and Yu Jie was of no use to Zhao Ping.
It can be said that Zhao Ping was not only extremely fearful to civil servants, but also extremely fearful to him.
But Xie Daoqing didn't think so. Although Zhao Ping was the richest in the world, he was not the kind of person who was unkind because of his wealth. He also co-organized many workshops with the palace, making the palace very comfortable.
It can be said that without Zhao Ping, it would be extremely difficult for the palace to come up with not only 10,000 guan of copper coins, but even 5,000 guan of copper coins.
Just now Lizong looked at Xie Daoqing's account book and found that their palace now had a surplus of one hundred thousand copper coins.
It was precisely because the palace had money that Xie Daoqing actually wanted to accept Zhao Ping as his adopted son.
However, from Lizong's perspective, it is obviously impossible for Xie Daoqing to accept Zhao Ping as his adopted son.
However, although I cannot agree to Xie Daoqing's request, I must give an explanation.
How to give an explanation? Lizong drank tea, looked at the account books, and fell into thinking.
Xie Daoqing saw Lizong thinking and didn't bother him.
Obviously, it is impossible to accept Zhao Ping's adopted son for the time being. She also knows her identity, and she has no children, which inevitably makes people think of Pian Pian.
Since Lizong has no further objections, he must give a good explanation.
She also picked up the teacup and sipped the tea gently while waiting for Lizong's reply.
Just as the two of them were thinking about this, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy with a somewhat demented expression and unclear eyes came in.
He looked at Lizong with some fear, and then at Xie Daoqing.
After hesitating for a long time, he came to Lizong, bowed and saluted, and said hesitantly: "My father, please give me your regards, and my mother... my regards."
Who is this young man? He is the loyal king Zhao Chu.
He was the son of Lizong's brother Rongwang Zhao Yurui. His first name was Meng Qi, and he was also named Zi and Changyuan.
Because Lizong of the Song Dynasty had no children, Zhao Kui was adopted by Lizong as his adopted son and was successively named King Jian'an, King Yongjia, and King Zhong.
Zhao Kui's mother was not from a wealthy family, but was a concubine in the mansion of King Rong Zhao and Rui, named Huang Dingxi.
Because of his humble background, he has been bullied by his wife. When he found out he was pregnant, he was forced to take abortion pills immediately.
Unexpectedly, the fetus was not aborted and was eventually born.
Because he was the only boy close to the emperor, he was protected by the whole family.
But he had no choice but to be poisoned by medicine. He was born weak, with weak hands and feet. He could not walk until he was three years old, and he could not speak until he was seven years old. His intelligence was below the normal level.
This man's intelligence is reminiscent of that idiot emperor Sima Zhong of the Jin Dynasty. If it hadn't been for that idiot emperor, the Jin Dynasty would not have had the Wu Huan chaos.
From a governance perspective, it is useless for such idiots to govern the country.
However, because Lizong had no sons and his brother only had a boy, he was actually raised as a prince.
Lizong provided him with good teachers and taught him carefully, but due to his innate deficiencies, he still could not enlighten him, and often made Lizong faint with anger.
Seeing Zhao Ji come in, Lizong's originally gentle expression turned serious and turned gloomy.
He stared at Zhao Ji and asked sternly: "Chen'er, what did the teacher explain today?"
"Tell me, dad, what we are explaining today is "The Theory of the Unification of All Things."" Zhao Bao shrank his neck, glanced at his parents, and then answered cautiously.
When he heard that it was "The Theory of the Unification of All Things", Lizong's originally stern face softened significantly.
He was happy and asked: "The Theory of the Unification of All Things is good, can you memorize it?"
Hearing that it was an endorsement, Zhao Bao flattened his mouth and suddenly showed an ugly look on his face.
But when I saw Lizong's expression, I had to start memorizing it. As a result, I stuttered about ten sentences and couldn't recite it anymore.
Lizong raised his palm and was about to hit him.
However, Zhao Qi looked frightened and sighed.
He finally touched his shoulder and said, "My baby is making progress."
Seeing the disappointed look on Lizong's face and the delighted look on Zhao Bao's face, Xie Daoqing also had a wry smile on his face.
Zhao Ping is obviously younger than Chu'er, but Chu'er can even recite less than ten sentences of his article.
"Ziluo, Zhao Ping is so loyal to the Song Dynasty and the palace, how about letting him assist Jie'er?" Lizong's eyes suddenly lit up when he thought of Xie Daoqing's question just now.
Xie Daoqing looked at the frightened Chu'er's face, sighed and said, "This is a good idea."
Lizong nodded, but thought that Zhao Ping was such a monster, and this adopted son seemed like an idiot.
Asking Zhao Ping to assist this adopted son, he didn't know whether it was good or bad, and he sighed heavily.
It would be okay if Zhao Ping worked as hard as Zhuge Liang, but what if he became Sima Yi?
"Guan family, Zhao Ping has made such a great contribution to the palace, should he be rewarded?" Seeing Lizong's expression, Xie Daoqing felt that he should try his best to win one or two for Zhao Ping.
"Zilu, then give Zhao Ping the title of founding uncle." Lizong finally gave in under Xie Daoqing's pressure.
Although Xie Daoqing was a little disappointed, she knew it was almost done.
Although he did not become an adopted son, he still had a fourth-grade title and a similar rank.
Xie Daoqing smiled slightly and saluted Lizong Wanfu: "I thank you, my concubine."
At this time, Dong Songchen came in and reported: "Report to the officials, Prime Minister Xie is awake. He has something to report."
"This corrupt official actually has the nerve to say, what does he want to say?" Lizong's face had already softened, but when he heard the news, he couldn't help but tense up. His face was extremely gloomy, as if it were the bottom of a pot, and he asked in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Dong Songchen couldn't help but tremble.
Dong Songchen looked at Lizong carefully and found that he was not too angry.
He swallowed his saliva and then said with difficulty: "He first said that he deserved to die and was ashamed of his trust in the officials. Then he said that Hanzhong is related to the safety of the entire Sichuan. If Hanzhong is not recovered for a day, Sichuan will never be at peace." Yu Doesn't Jie want to take back Hanzhong wholeheartedly? The imperial court can allow him to take back Hanzhong within a time limit."
After speaking, he raised Xie Fangshu's memorial high.
After bumping into Uncle Xie Fang's memorial, Lizong looked at it carefully with a rare smile on his face.
Uncle Xie Fang has not yet been deprived of his rights as prime minister. He cleverly took advantage of this time difference and used his last power as prime minister to dig a big hole for Yu Jie.
From the perspective of the imperial court, this pit was almost impossible to complete!
Hanzhong has been lost for almost twenty years. The Song Dynasty did not want to take it back, but it did not have the strength.
Isn't it? Yu Jie tried it before, but it ended in failure.
Because in the tenth year of Chunyou (1250), Yu Jie led his troops to patrol the border and waited for 100,000 troops to attack Xingyuan Mansion, which was occupied by the Hu army.
In the end, they were forced to retreat due to lack of troops. From this, we can see how difficult it is to attack Xingyuan Mansion.
Even when the Hu people attacked Xingyuan Mansion, it took a so-called 200,000 soldiers and horses to capture Xingyuan Mansion with difficulty. Only 30,000 Song Dynasty soldiers and horses defended Xingyuan Mansion.
Moreover, the Hu people have been operating there for almost twenty years and have already attacked the base camp in Sichuan and stationed 500,000 troops.
Even if Zhao Ping used the strength of nine cows and two tigers, he could only capture Xixian, a corner of Hanzhong.
Lizong nodded and said, "This memorial is exactly what I wanted. Thanks to Uncle Fang for raiding his house and knowing Qiongzhou."
Dong Songchen finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was a bit hot to collect the money, but he succeeded after all.
As the first offender, Uncle Xie Fang had the best outcome, and he did not even rule out the possibility of a recurrence in the future.
The reason why Lizong gave Uncle Xie Fang a lighter punishment at the last moment was because he didn't know how to deal with Yu Jie.
Yu Jie publicly resigned in the newspaper. Isn't this trying to protect the emperor's face? Let him put his status as emperor somewhere.
But if such a great hero is punished, it will definitely chill the hearts of the generals in the world.
Xingyuan Mansion was originally under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan Zhizhi Envoy, and the imperial court ordered Yu Jie to recover it, which was an upright request.
If Yu Jie does not agree to recover, he will naturally be punished by the court; if he agrees to recover but fails to recover, he will also be punished.
For Yu Jie, this is a complete dilemma.
After writing the memorial, Uncle Xie Fang seemed to have aged ten years and walked out of the political hall with difficulty.
Fortunately, at least he still retained his official status, so he went back in a sedan chair.
Although he was sent to Qiongzhou, he still retained his official status, and Yu Jie dug a big hole with a sneer on his face.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Qin Hui! Traitor! Qin Hui, traitor!"
Uncle Xie Fang couldn't help but be startled. The traitor Qin Hui was not in the Ewang Temple, so why did he hear this sound here?
Just when Uncle Xie Fang was a little stunned and confused, he suddenly heard a banging sound and the smell of rotten eggs.
Not only that, but there were also rocks thrown at his sedan chair.
The two bearers carrying the sedan chair were also attacked by rotten eggs, rotten vegetables and stones.
The pain was nothing, and the stench was really unpleasant.
"Wrong, wrong, this is Xie Xianggong, not Qin Hui." They immediately put down the sedan chair and shouted loudly while covering the rotten eggs.
A commoner threw rotten eggs and shouted loudly: "He is Qin Hui, he is Qin Hui, and he is a traitor."
"Yes, this is Qin Hui, the traitor." Other people also shouted along while throwing stones and pickled vegetables.
When the two bearers heard this, they suddenly understood something.
It turned out that the person sitting in the sedan was Uncle Xie Fang, a contemporary of Qin Hui. He immediately threw down the sedan and ran away, leaving Uncle Xie Fang still in the sedan.
Uncle Xie Fang was stunned when someone boldly stepped forward, picked up the curtain of the sedan, and threw rotten eggs and vegetables at him inside the sedan.
With the first one comes the second one, so that Uncle Xie Fang, who is sitting inside, can enjoy the smell of rotten eggs, vegetables and stones.
Not only did he have a bruised nose, a swollen face and horns on his head, but he also smelled terrible.
He had no choice but to open the curtain, cover his face with his sleeves, stumble out and run away with his head in his hands.
But the people did not let him go and followed him.
In this way, Uncle Xie Fang ran away with his head in his arms, enjoying the attacks of rotten eggs, vegetables, and stones along the way.
What he heard in his ears was Qin Hui, and what he felt in his body was attacks from rotten eggs, rotten vegetables, and stones.
After finally running back to his mansion, he was stopped by the Yushitai officials at the gate.
At this time, Uncle Xie Fang was in a very embarrassed state. Not only did he smell bad, his face was covered with egg yolk and egg white, his forehead was bruised and bruised, and his hair was disheveled with stinky vegetables hanging from it.
Seeing Uncle Xie Fang like this, these officials hid their faces and hurriedly backed away in fear.
Although Uncle Xie Fang looked very embarrassed, these people still smiled and said sorry, while saying that they were raiding the house under orders.
Not only did these officials know Uncle Xie Fang, some of them were even promoted by him.
What's more important is that after all, Uncle Xie Fang once served as prime minister, and there is still the possibility of his return in the future.
Uncle Xie Fang's family was expelled. His wife, concubines, children and grandchildren stood there shivering in the cold wind, crying and calling the officials, "Father, Father, Weng Weng."
Although Uncle Xie Fang appeared in embarrassment, he was the head of the family after all. Yuan Chen finally made the family servants feel at ease.
While Uncle Xie Fang saluted to the Yushitai officials and thanked him for taking care of him, he thought to himself, waiting for me to come back from Qiongzhou in a few years, he is also the prime minister, and you Yushitai still act based on my face.
While he was having sex, his butler Xie Chenghua stumbled back from outside.
Because the speed was too fast, the kick hit the threshold and the person fell to the ground immediately.
Seeing the steward's appearance, the Yushitai officials hurriedly turned their heads and sneered secretly.
It was really embarrassing for the Hakka to look like this. Uncle Xie Fang's face was livid, so he had to signal his son to come forward and help the housekeeper up.
"Ms. sir, it's not good, something bad is going to happen." Hakka said with a crying voice as he got up from the ground.
The butler looked extremely embarrassed when he saw it, but Uncle Xie Fang had been the prime minister and had seen all kinds of storms.
His face darkened, then immediately tensed up, and said in a deep voice: "What is it that deserves such fuss?"
