The Frustrated Layman Jiaxuan (Vll)

Han Tuozhou still had great doubts and asked Zhang Zongyin, "Can it work?"

Zhang Zongyin showed a mysterious look and said, "When have I ever been wrong? Sir, just put your heart back in your stomach and wait patiently for good news."

While talking, Guan Li had already arrived at Cifu Palace. He rushed in without waiting for the maid to report, and knelt down in front of the empress dowager with a "gudong".

Han Tuozhou and Zhang Zongyin's two days of taking turns to ask for an audience and persuade the empress dowager had actually had a certain effect. She dismissed the maids and eunuchs and was thinking about what to do alone. Guan Li's rash kneeling suddenly pulled her back from her thoughts.

When the Queen Mother saw Guan Li barging in without anyone notifying her, she was even more annoyed. She could not help but scolded him with a frosty face: "Guan Li, why are you so rude? How dare you break into my bedroom? Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"

Guan Li did not speak, but raised his tearful face and looked at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was originally fond of Guan Li. This scolding was just out of the majesty of the master of the harem. She was also angry and wanted to find someone to vent her anger. She did not really mean to blame him. When she saw Guan Li like this, she thought Guan Li was scared. Her anger disappeared all of a sudden. She asked softly: "What's wrong? Did you get into trouble?"

Guan Li burst into tears and said: "I met Lord Han outside. He has told me everything."

At this time, the Queen Mother really wanted someone to make a decision for her. Guan Li happened to come to her door. She was in a bad mood. He trembled for a moment, knowing that Guan Li was on the same side as Han Tuozhou and Zhang Zongyin, but he still asked, "What do you think?"

Guan Li stopped crying and sobbed, "The emperor has done such a treasonous thing, and the prime minister has been disheartened and retired. Now the court is empty, the government is in chaos, and the Jin people are eyeing it covetously. Overthrow is only a matter of time. Looking at the court, the only person who can be relied on is Zhao Zhiyuan. Zhao Zhiyuan wants to make a big plan, but he has no reason to start. He thought that with the Queen Mother's order, he could take control of the country in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect the Queen Mother to I am afraid that Zhao Zhiyuan will also resign and leave the country in a few days. "

The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard this and said, "Zhiyuan has the same surname as the royal family. How could he be like an outsider and abandon us orphans and widows?"

Guan Li said, "The reason why Zhao Zhiyuan was not invited is because I hope that the Queen Mother can make up her mind. Relying on the prestige of the Queen Mother, I believe that everyone will respond. If the Queen Mother does not make a decision, Zhao Zhiyuan has the ambition to serve the country, but he is worried about the way to serve the country. He has no choice but to ask him to leave. Once Zhao Zhiyuan left, the situation in the court was uncontrolled, and There are people with ulterior motives coveting the imperial power, and the Jin people outside are trying to encroach on the territory of the Song Dynasty. The consequences of internal and external troubles will be disastrous. "

Guan Li's words deeply touched the heart of the empress dowager. She hurriedly said: "I will issue an imperial decree immediately and ask Zhao Zhiyuan to come out to preside over the affairs. I will go to court tomorrow morning and issue the decree behind the curtain."

Guan Li was overjoyed when he heard it, but he lowered his upturned eyebrows and mouth corners and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "I obey your order."

After that, Guan Li slowly stood up and took a step back. When he was about to leave the empress dowager's bedroom, the empress dowager still called him, "Guan Qingjia