Zhao Xu rubbed the sides of his swelling forehead, closed his eyes and took a nap for a moment, and soon opened his blood-stained eyes again and reviewed the memorials in front of him. Speaking of which, since Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu and other old ministers left the capital, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi were unable to handle so many affairs. As a result, Zhao Xu took the opportunity to take these things on himself. Although he was very tired every day, he felt very fulfilled. Even though he had no rest yesterday, he was still very excited at this time.

Seeing that Zhao Xu was about to finish reviewing the memorials on the desk, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a light footstep. Then Xiang Queen walked in with a tray in her hand and said softly: "Your Majesty, I heard that you have not rested for another night. I have cooked some porridge myself. Your Majesty drink it while it is hot and then take a rest to avoid hurting your body!"

Hearing Queen Xiang's words, Zhao Xu also raised his head and looked at her, and a rare smile appeared on his face. Although he had been forced to marry Queen Xiang before, after marriage, he found that Queen Xiang was gentle and centered everywhere, and was well-organized about the affairs in the palace. What's even rarer is that even the Empress Dowager and Empress Gao praised her for being sensible, which made Zhao Xu more satisfied with Queen Xiang, and naturally treated Queen Xiang differently from others.

Zhao Xu put down the memorial, had breakfast under the service of the queen, and then said, "I have a few memorials here that have not been reviewed. I will go to rest after reviewing them!"

When Queen Xiang heard Zhao Xu say this, she looked at the few memorials left on the desk, then nodded and prepared to leave. However, at this moment, Queen Xiang seemed to have thought of something. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke: "Your Majesty, Sister Hua Zhi is pregnant. And she has a very strong reaction during this period. I heard that she has not eaten since last night. If Your Majesty has time, you might as well visit her."

"Okay, I understand. You ask Hua Zhi to take care of herself. When I have time, I will naturally go to see her!" Zhao Xu waved his hand. Although he favored Hua Zhi, he was too busy during this period. Usually he didn't even have time to sleep, so naturally he couldn't take time to see Hua Zhi.

"Yes!" Queen Xiang agreed when she heard this, then turned and left. However, when she walked out of the hall, Queen Xiang sighed in her heart, thinking that when she first married Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu was very caring for Hua Zhi. She accidentally coughed, and Zhao Xu would ask the imperial doctor to treat it seriously. But now just a few years have passed, and he doesn't even look at Hua Zhi when she is pregnant. Could it be that he really can't even get this little time out?

Zhao Xu didn't feel that he was a little negligent about Hua Zhi, but he thought he was too busy, so he didn't have time to see her. After this period of time, he would just compensate Hua Zhi. But he didn't even notice it himself, and this was just his excuse.

Just as Zhao Xu finished reviewing the memorial and was about to take a break, he suddenly heard someone outside reporting that Zhao Yan was coming again, which made Zhao Xu smile bitterly. He could not help but disappear from others, but he had to see Zhao Yan, a brother who had saved his life several times. Although the two often quarreled over reforms during this period, it did not affect the relationship between their brothers.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu had to ask someone to lead Zhao Yan in. As soon as Zhao Yan entered the hall, he saw Zhao Xu with red eyes and tired faces, and he couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Brother, have you been busy all night again?"

Seeing Zhao Yan's concern, Zhao Xu also felt warm in his heart: "There have been a lot of things these days, so I have worked harder. When this period of time passes, I can rest well."

If it were in the past, Zhao Yan might not have thought too much, but tomorrow he heard Cao Ying's analysis and knew that Zhao Xu was taking over power. The reason why he was so busy now was actually because he assumed the power of several prime ministers and put most of the government affairs on himself. Unless Zhao Xu took the initiative to divide some of the power in his hands, he would have endless government affairs to deal with in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan was about to persuade the other party, but he didn't expect that Zhao Xu suddenly said, "Third brother, count the time. The period for filial piety for the father and emperor has expired. According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, you, the second brother and fourth brother must also be promoted to princes. I am thinking of giving you the fiefdom these days. Wherever you like, you can tell me now that as long as it is not too special, you can give it to you!"

Zhao Xu probably was afraid that he would argue with Zhao Yan again because of the reform, so he turned the topic to Zhao Yan's fiefdom as soon as he opened his mouth. According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, when they were princes, they could usually only be princes with two characters. When a certain brother ascended the throne and his mourning period expired, he could be granted the title of princes with one character.

Zhao Yan didn't want to argue with Zhao Xu anymore, and he came here today to leave the capital. If he could choose his fiefdom to the south, then he would have one more reason to leave the capital. Therefore, he was very interested at this time, but then he said with some confusion: "Brother, my current title is Prince of Guangyang, but I still don't know where Guangyang County is?"

When Zhao Yan asked about the location of Guangyang County, Zhao Xu showed an embarrassing expression. After a while, he spoke: "This... Guangyang County was established by the Qin Dynasty and has been used until the Western Jin Dynasty. As for the location of Guangyang County, it is a county under Youzhou."

"Youzhou? Isn't it occupied by the Liao Kingdom?" Zhao Yan said even more confused when he heard this. He couldn't figure out how his fiefdom had gone to the Liao Kingdom.

"This... Although Youzhou was occupied by the Liao Kingdom, our Song Dynasty never admitted that Youzhou belongs to the Liao Kingdom. So in a sense, Youzhou is still the territory of our Song Dynasty. Third brother, your Guangyang County also belongs to our Song Dynasty!" Zhao Xu said with a dry smile again, and at the same time he was a little complaining to his father Zhao Shu and Empress Gao. Why did he arrange such a title for Zhao Yan?

When Zhao Yan heard this, he finally understood. It turned out that his fiefdom of Guangyang County belonged to the Song Dynasty in name only, but in fact it was the land of Youzhou occupied by the Liao Kingdom. This made him feel a little amused for a moment. At the same time, he immediately guessed the reason for this incident. It was probably a relationship with Empress Gao.

"Well~, my third brother, although the fief of your prince is not very good, I will definitely help you choose a good place for the prince's fief. Look at Shandong or Shuzhong. Then I will be named King of Wei or Shu. I will be a good title for you?"

"I think it's better to forget it. Since the fief of the prince was in the northern border of the Song Dynasty, I think the prince was better to be in the southern border than the prince. For example, in ancient times, it was called Nanyue, so it would be my fief, and the title was called King Yue." Zhao Yan said half-complainted and half-seriously.

"How can this be done? With your talent and reputation, and the contribution you have made to the Song Dynasty, how can you use a title like King Yue? I think it's better to be King Wei!" Zhao Xu shook his head immediately when he heard this. The title of the prince is also known as far and near. For example, the closer the prince's fief is to the capital, the more noble this title is, so title like King Yue, which sounds like King Yue, which is naturally not as noble as King Wei.

"Brother, I really want the title of King Yue. I'm not joking, but I also have a small request!" Zhao Yan suddenly said seriously at this time. It's time to show off with Zhao Xu.

"What?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but look at Zhao Yan up and down a few times when he heard Zhao Yan's words, and then he said in surprise, "Third brother, what do you mean? Why don't you say anything?"

Zhao Yan took a long breath and slowly exhaled it, and then he finally said, "Brother, I entered the palace today mainly for one thing, that is, I would like to ask you to agree to let me go out of the capital. Not only did I want to leave, but Cao Song, Xu Yuan and others are also there. We all want to take our families out of the capital to the south!"

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Xu showed an incredible expression. He stared at Zhao Yan for a long time before slowly speaking: "Third brother, are you serious?"

"Yes, I've actually been thinking about this for a long time. Instead of staying in the capital and watching the new and old party struggles, I can't stay alone. It's better to hide away so as not to be involved in this battle. Just like the battle between the father and the emperor, we two hid in the Liao Kingdom that time." Zhao Yan also stared at Zhao Xu's eyes and said frankly.

"But now the reform is more important to use people. With your talents, you are the time to help me with your help. How can you..."

"Brother, you also know that I don't agree with reform. Even if I stay in the capital, I will only stand on the side of the old party. It is impossible to help me." Before Zhao Xu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Yan.

"That's not OK. Have you forgotten your father's advice to you and asked you to assist me in governing the Song Dynasty. If you leave now, will you still be worthy of your father's advice to you?" Zhao Xu said impatiently at this time. He was not worried that Zhao Yan would do something unfavorable to him if he left the capital. It was just that Zhao Yan helped him countless times over the years, and now the other party suddenly wanted to leave, which made Zhao Xu feel as if he had no support, and he was always feeling a little empty in his heart.

When Zhao Xu mentioned Zhao Shu's original instructions, Zhao Yan couldn't help but remain silent for a moment, but in the end he took out an imperial edict from his arms, then put it in front of Zhao Xu with a serious look on his face and said, "Brother, you will understand when you look at this!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!