Under the shade of the trees by the Bian River, Zhao Xu pulled the fishing rod in his hand bored and had no intention of fishing. From time to time, he would turn his head to look at Zhao Yan next to him, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say it several times, but Zhao Yan seemed to have not seen Zhao Xu's abnormality and still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. After a while, Zhao Xu seemed to finally muster up the courage and said, "Uncle San, when will I truly take power?"

"A great emperor, are you just so patient?" Zhao Yan seemed to have known that Zhao Xu was going to ask this for a long time, but he said without even turning his head, and the fishing rod in his hand was very stable and still moving.

"I..." Zhao Xu was about to argue for himself when he heard this, but he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. Speaking of which, since he ascended the throne, the government has been controlled by Empress Dowager Gao, while Zhao Yan asked him to wait patiently, although he also knew that Empress Dowager Gao would hand over the power to him sooner or later. However, after a few years of waiting, as he grew older, he was already a little impatient to take power in person. Especially when Empress Dowager Gao was seriously ill before, he had already felt the benefits of power, which naturally made it difficult for him to give up.

Zhao Yan finally turned his head to look at Zhao Xu. In fact, when Zhao Xu came to class today, he had already seen through the other party's thoughts, but he had not pointed it out. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu still didn't calm down and said it out, which made Zhao Yan sigh, because this matter was what he was most worried about.

"Xu'er, it's really not a good feeling to lose after getting it, but life is like this. Sometimes it seems like God is deliberately joking with us. He clearly put everything in front of you, but when you go to get it, he was suddenly taken away by God. We can't change God's decision, but we can change our mentality. As long as you adjust your mentality, when you look back at this matter many years later, you may only smile indifferently and will not take it to your heart." Zhao Yan said earnestly at this time. These words are also the life insights he has summarized over the years.

"Uncle San, I'm not here to talk about Zen to you. Although what you said seems to make sense, I really can't understand it. Now I only know that the Queen Mother's illness has been cured again. Of course, as a junior, I also hope that the Queen Mother can live a hundred years old, but she is so old, why should she hold on to the power?" Zhao Xu spread his hands and smiled bitterly. At the end of the day, he did not hide his dissatisfaction with Empress Dowager Gao's regaining power again.

In fact, Zhao Yan also knew that everyone understood some truths, but if he hadn't experienced them personally, he might not be able to understand them at all, so he stopped talking to Zhao Xu any more. After pondering for a moment, he spoke again: "Xu'er, do you really want to deal with the government?"

"Of course! Although it seems boring and boring to deal with the government affairs in others, in comparison, it is much better than staying in the palace every day to study. Moreover, with my husbands, I have also learned a lot of knowledge that I cannot learn from books, and I have a better understanding of the situation in our Song Dynasty. I originally wanted to focus on the expansion of Nanyang, but unfortunately the empress dowager's illness was cured at this time, and then I drove me back to the palace again." At the end of the day, Zhao Xu's face showed a dissatisfaction expression again, and a small mouth seemed to be able to hang an oil bottle.

Seeing Zhao Xu's appearance, Zhao Yan couldn't help feeling a little funny. He thought about it for a moment and said, "Xu'er, if you want to participate in the government affairs, I have a way, but I don't know if you have the courage to do it?"

When Zhao Xu heard Zhao Yan's words, he immediately felt his eyes lit up. He said impatiently: "What's the solution?"

"It's very simple. Since you don't want to stay in the palace and study hard, why don't you directly ask the Empress Dowager to participate in the government affairs? In this way, you can learn a lot of rich political experience and do one more thing. Don't have to be as bored as before, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" Zhao Yan said to Zhao Xu with a smile.

"This... is this your method for Uncle San?" Zhao Xu said in a daze when he heard Zhao Yan's words. Originally, he used Zhao Yan's method to use his influence to push himself to the court, but he never expected that Zhao Yan would ask him to take the initiative to find Empress Dowager Gao to ask for it. Not to mention whether this matter can be successful, nor did he have the courage at all. After all, Empress Dowager Gao is famous for being strict, and even his emperor, he is a little afraid of Empress Dowager Gao.

"Yes, this method is very good, right?" Zhao Yan said with a smile at this time. Looking at his expression, he seemed to think his method was very good.

Seeing Zhao Yan's appearance, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Uncle San, what's your point? If I go to the Empress Dowager to make such a request, it will probably only be a scolding, and maybe there will be some punishment. I don't want to make trouble for myself."

After Zhao Xu said that, he rubbed his nose a little disappointed, and his face was full of helplessness. Although he was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Empress Dowager Gao was still his grandmother after all, and he was young, so he naturally had to be disciplined by Empress Dowager Gao everywhere. This was also the point he was most dissatisfied with. However, it was precisely because of this that he felt a fear of Empress Dowager Gao from the bottom of his heart.

However, just as Zhao Xu finished speaking, Zhao Yan suddenly turned stern and scolded loudly with a stern face: "As a king of a country, if you don't even have this courage, do you think the Empress Dowager will give you the power with confidence?"

"I...I'm not afraid." Zhao Xu seemed to want to argue for himself, but when he spoke the last two words in a short sentence, his voice became smaller and smaller, which showed that he didn't even have confidence when he said this.

"It's not something to be afraid of, it's not something to admit. In fact, I'm also afraid of the Queen Mother, and I'm afraid of it earlier than you. Even until now, every time I see the Queen Mother, I can't help but stand up straight and think carefully about every word I say. It can be said that this fear has penetrated into my bones and does not change with the changes of external conditions!" Zhao Yan said openly at this time. He was not lying to comfort Zhao Xu, but really had a sense of awe towards Queen Mother Gao. Even he himself didn't know when this feeling was formed. Anyway, when Zhao Shu was still alive, he felt a little uncomfortable when facing Queen Mother Gao.

"Really? Uncle San, are you afraid of the Queen Mother?" Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he heard Zhao Yan's words, and he asked again without believing it.

"Of course, let alone me, even your father and even your grandfather were awe of the empress dowager. On the one hand, the empress dowager's personality was too strong and he was usually strict, so your father and I were naturally a little afraid of the empress dowager. As for your grandfather, you also know that he was not the parent-child of Emperor Renzong. He suffered a lot before ascending the throne. Fortunately, a wife like the empress dowager, such a strong wife, helped him support this family, so your grandfather was respectful to the empress dowager, and the relationship between the two was also very deep."

When she said this, Zhao Yan suddenly sighed and continued, "It is probably the hard days before your grandfather ascended the throne that made the Empress Dowager's personality stronger, because if she is not strong, she will be bullied by others, and the affairs of the family will be decided by the Empress Dowager. Even if the situation is different now, the Empress Dowager's personality has not changed, so you should sometimes understand her."

When Zhao Yan talked about these past events, Zhao Xu was also a little silent. After a while, he finally said, "My nephew understands, it's not easy for the empress dowager. Sometimes she may do something unsatisfactory, but in fact she is also thinking about it."

"Well, Xu'er, you can understand this!" Zhao Yan walked up to Zhao Xu's shoulder with relief, and then continued, "But no matter how scared you are, you should also explain some things to the Queen Mother. For example, if you want to come into contact with the government earlier, there is no need to hide it. Our royal family in the Song Dynasty is relatively clean, there is not so many conspiracies, and the family affection is still very deep. So as long as you explain this matter clearly to the Queen Mother, I believe she will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"

"Really? Will the Queen Mother really agree?" Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu raised his head again, and asked with bright eyes.

"Of course it's true. When did Uncle San lied to you?" Zhao Yan immediately patted Zhao Xu on the shoulder again, but then he said, "Of course, if you don't dare, Uncle San will not force you. It's okay to forget about this matter, but you have to understand one thing, some things need to be fought for by yourself, and waiting is always passive!"

"I understand, thank you, Uncle San!" Zhao Xu stood up excitedly when he heard this. After saying that, he threw away the fishing rod and turned around and wanted to go back to the palace to meet Empress Dowager Gao. However, Zhao Yan glared at him, "Why are you doing so anxious? Today's schoolwork has not been completed yet. If you don't finish it, don't think about going back!"

"What kind of schoolwork? Uncle San, aren't you not preparing for schoolwork today, just asking me to fish with you?" Zhao Xu asked with innocent eyes at this time. The schoolwork assigned to him by Zhao Yan has always been very casual, and sometimes there is no schoolwork at all, so he has long been used to being free with Zhao Yan.

"Why didn't you? Didn't I tell you to accompany me to fish today? I haven't caught enough yet. How could you go back?" Zhao Yan said stubbornly at this time.

"Ah~, this... what kind of schoolwork is this?" Zhao Xu said with a bitter face when he heard this.

"Of course, fishing can exercise a person's patience. Today you must catch ten fish before you can move freely!" Zhao Yan said deliberately with a stern face at this time.

"Ten? When will it be caught?" Zhao Xu lamented when he heard this. Although there are many fish in the Bian River, there are also many fishing people, which makes the fish in the river almost become energetic and will not easily take the hook. In addition, he is not patient and has never caught so many fish before. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!