When Zhao Xu thought of him, he hesitated again.

'Zhao Ji is only nine years old, and the Empress Dowager Gao in the palace is healthy. Even if something happens to me and Zhao Ji ascends the throne, he is still a puppet. Even if there are people behind him, there is no benefit. Who will be the biggest beneficiary except Zhao Ji?'

Zhao Xu thought about the palace, and his mind floated outside the palace again.

The current situation in the Song Dynasty is very complicated. In front of it, his father Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi reformed the Song Dynasty's government and opposition forces into "old party" and "new party".

The "New Party" was headed by Emperor Shenzong of Song and Wang Anshi, and vigorously promoted the reform. The "Old Party" was headed by Empress Dowager Gao and Sima Guang, the prime minister, and tried hard to stop it to maintain the "ancestral system".

Emperor Shenzong of Song died, and the nine-year-old Zhao Xu ascended the throne. The Empress Dowager Gao ruled from behind the curtain, and joined forces with Sima Guang and others to drive all the "New Party" out of the court, and sent it to the south of Lingnan, abolished the reforms and restored the ancestral system.

Now, he is the head of the "old party".

‘I had shown my support for the reform before. The old party was afraid, so he wanted to harm me?’

Zhao Xu thought to himself, but felt it was unlikely that Empress Dowager Gao was still there and she was in good health, not as anxious as she was.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xu couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head and said to Chen Pi: "Come here, I'll teach you a few things."

Chenpi quickly stepped forward, bowed and said, "Please give me instructions, official."

Zhao Xu looked at the somewhat empty Funing Palace and said, "First, you should first find out the details of everyone in Funing Palace and know who can use it and which cannot be used. Second, those who can use it must be graded and single-line contact. People on each level cannot know too much. They are only responsible for the next level, only up and down, not left and right. I will tell you the specific methods in detail in the evening. Third, now try to use various methods to buy some people, to find out the movements in the palace for me, and to find the real murderer behind the scenes. Even if you spread the money, I will give as much as I want..."

Chen Pizai listened carefully, with a solemn expression on his face, and said, "Don't worry, the villain will do it now!"

Zhao Xu nodded and let out a sigh of relief.

It just happened to arrange some things quietly by taking advantage of his murder, and even if my grandmother Empress Dowager Gao found out, she wouldn't care too much.

Empress Dowager Gao returned to Cining Hall from Funing Hall, sat on a chair, and after a deep voice, she looked at Zhou He and said, "You said, does the official family already know? He is a little too calm."

Zhou He waved his hand to leave the palace maid in the hall, Huangmen, and said, "Empress, it's good that the official family knows it, this matter cannot be hidden."

Empress Dowager Gao listened, her eyes suddenly became sharp and she said coldly: "The Ai family really wants to know who is harming the official family and instigating the relationship between our grandparents and grandchildren. Have you found anything?"

Zhou He looked at Empress Dowager Gao's expression and hesitated: "Empress, the situation in the palace is a bit complicated. Not to mention our place, there are Empress Dowager Xiang, Concubine Sun, etc. In addition, the matter is sensitive, the villain dared not make a big fuss. There were also many people coming in outside the palace that day..."

Empress Dowager Gao keenly caught the question in Zhou He's words, opened her eyes and said, "Outside the palace? Who entered the palace that day?"

Zhou He bowed, lowered his head, and said, "Third ministers came in that day, there were Gao Langjun, several censors, and the envoys of the King of Goryeo..."

Before he could finish his words, Empress Dowager Gao stared at him and said, "Gao Gongji? What did he do when he entered the palace? Why didn't the Ai family see him that day?"

Zhou He lowered his head, expressionless, and his tone was calm: "The villain asked, just go to the palace to get something, and he left soon."

Empress Dowager Gao heard the smell and said expressionlessly: "Has he been to Funing Palace?"

Zhou He said: "According to the people in the palace, there is no."

Empress Dowager Gao's eyes became deeper, and she did not look at Zhou He anymore, but looked at the door.

Gao Gongji was her nephew. When Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne, Gao Gongji was instigated to attempt to make the younger brother of Shenzong, one of Zhao Xu's uncles the emperor. This caused great trouble inside and outside the palace, and Empress Dowager Gao was also shocked at the beginning.

Zhou He slowly raised his head, looked at Empress Dowager Gao's obscure expression, and whispered: "Empress, Gao Langjun was also forced to get involved back then. How could he harm the official family after many years? It's probably a coincidence."

Empress Dowager Gao snorted coldly and said, "I dare not! Go and call him into the palace by the Ai family. The Ai family asks him what he did that day!"

Zhou He looked panicked and said quickly: "Empress, although the husbands outside the palace cooperated with the empress to pretend that they were not aware of the assassination of the official family, there is now that rumor. If the empress calls Gao Langjun into the palace at this time, it will be too conspicuous. No one can think about it too much. The husbands of the Zhengshi Hall and the official family..."

Empress Dowager Gao frowned and said, "You go out of the palace in person and ask the Ai family carefully what he did in the palace that day, where he went, and who he met. Also, if anyone dares to spread rumors in the palace, they will be killed by a stick, and let the three husbands come to see the Ai family."

Zhou He responded and hurriedly turned around and went out.

Empress Dowager Gao slowly sat upright, and she felt that this was not simple. I was afraid that some people in the palace would have different thoughts.

"madness!"

Empress Dowager Gao suddenly said something, and then picked up the memorial and began to review it intently.

...

The next morning, Zhao Xu washed up and sat in the Funing Palace for dinner.

Chen Pi came in from outside with joy, waved the palace maid who served, approached Zhao Xu, and whispered: "The official family, the villain has already arranged seven people, which is absolutely reliable."

Zhao Xu didn't care whether it was reliable or not. Anyway, Empress Dowager Gao would not say much if she discovered that she was assassinated, and it would be even harder to suppress him.

Zhao Xu tore the steamed buns and asked casually: "Have you found anything?"

Chenpi looked tight, glanced outside, and said, "Not yet, the Empress has issued a ban order, and all the suspected people were locked up by Eunuch Zhou. The young man couldn't find anything at the moment."

Zhao Xu took a sip of soup, looked outside calmly, and said, "Don't just stare at these, check what was abnormal that day, especially if anyone had contacted me that day, why did I go to that waste well? What kind of people and things happened differently from the past, check me for everything in detail..."

Chenpi bowed and replied, "Yes, the villain will tell them now."

Zhao Xu put down the bowl and said, "Come back. Bring more money and don't give them stingy. You can also secretly develop personnel. I will teach you how to pass on, contact, and write secret letters later."

Tangerine turned around again and stood respectfully beside Zhao Xu.

He felt more and more that the official family was unfathomable and his actions were very different from the past.

Zhao Xu slowly tore the steamed buns, but his eyes were fixed on a team of guards not far outside the door.

Since he woke up, he felt a strong sense of insecurity and was plotted to the well and almost died. As the emperor, his grandmother, Empress Dowager Gao, who ruled the country from behind, and a group of ministers under him, completely controlling all the power inside and outside the palace. A dignified emperor was overthrown and became a puppet.

Life and death were controlled by others, which made him feel very nervous.

Zhao Xu looked at the team of guards and his eyes flashed slightly.
Chapter completed!