Yonghou Mausoleum, the imperial mausoleum of Zhao Shu, Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty.

After the death of Empress Dowager Gao, she was also sent to Yonghou Mausoleum and buried with her on the north side of Zhao Shu's mausoleum.

Yonghou Mausoleum is located in Gong County, which is later known as Gongyi City. It is located to the west of Zhengzhou and is not close to Kaifeng. It takes a day's walk by horse-drawn carriage.

Zhao Xu made an impromptu decision and without saying hello to anyone, he directly asked Tong Guan to arrange a ride and left the imperial city and went straight to Yonghou Mausoleum.

Of course, Ning Fu also accompanied them. By the time they arrived at Yonghouling, it was already dark.

When the defenders of the imperial mausoleum saw Zhao Xu coming, they were all startled, and then hurriedly prepared to welcome him.

However, Zhao Xu waved his hand and waived these customary etiquette. After entering the imperial mausoleum, he went straight to the tomb of Empress Dowager Gao.

"You all wait outside, Ning Fu follow me in!"

Zhao Xu came to the gate of Houling and immediately gave instructions to the people around him.

"Guan Jia, I..."

Tong Guan wanted to say something else, but Zhao Xu scolded him: "You also stay, no one is allowed to come near without my order!"

"Slave, you obey!"

Tong Guan had no choice but to agree, and then watched with envy as Ning Fu followed Zhao Xu into the Houling.

Passing through the main hall in front, a long Shinto appears, with stone horses, stone figures and other statues on both sides of the Shinto.

At the end of the Shinto is the mausoleum of Empress Dowager Gao. There is a tall tombstone standing on the platform. It is not very clear under the night light. You can vaguely see the words "Empress Xuanren Shenglie Gao".

At the beginning, Zhao Xu walked very quickly, but when he got close to the tombstone, Zhao Xu's steps began to slow down, and his face showed a bit of struggle.

Finally, about three feet away from the tombstone, Zhao Xu stopped and stood there motionless.

"What happened to the official family?"

Ning Fu hesitated for a moment, then finally stepped forward and asked.

"I'm scared!"

Zhao Xu said with a trembling voice.

"Ever since I was sensible, she has been the high-ranking empress dowager. After my father passed away, she became the empress dowager. Although I became the emperor, I have always looked at her face since I was a child. If I am not careful, I will be punished!

"

"The official is the emperor, so the Queen Mother shouldn't dare to beat or scold the official, right?"

Ning Fu asked in surprise.

"The methods of beating and scolding are too low-level!"

Zhao Xu smiled coldly.

"There are so many ways to punish people in the palace. For example, if I didn't memorize my homework, she would ask a group of people to take turns urging me to memorize it. If I couldn't memorize it, I couldn't sleep. If I didn't like to eat something, she would ask someone to do it.

Make it for me every day. If you don’t eat it, you’ll be hungry…”

In Zhao Xu's narration, Empress Dowager Gao seemed to be a stern and harsh old lady, and Zhao Xu had been afraid of her since he was a child.

However, Zhao Xu was not a submissive person. Especially after he turned twelve, he entered a youthful rebellious period, and he hated the control of Empress Dowager Gao even more.

This kind of hatred was kept in his heart for a long time, which eventually led to Zhao Xu's psychological problems, which was the cause of his future indulgences.

"Even though she is dead, facing her mausoleum, I can't help but feel fear in my heart!"

Zhao Xu looked at the dark tombstone in front of him, and the expression on his face became a little ferocious.

"Your Majesty, everyone is afraid. If we just run away blindly, it will only make this fear more and more serious. Only by facing it head-on and defeating it can this fear disappear!"

Ning Fu spoke again.

Zhao Xu also understood this truth. He nodded, then took a deep breath, and then took another step.

Zhao Xu walked slowly, but his footsteps became more and more determined, and finally he came to the tombstone of Empress Dowager Gao.

"Ning Fu, do you know that when she passed away, I once locked myself in the study room and laughed until I couldn't breathe. I never thought that one day I would come to her mausoleum!"

Zhao Xu's voice was calm, but if you listen carefully, you can feel the hatred in it. For the grandfather and grandson to have such a quarrel, it can be regarded as a human tragedy.

"Your Majesty, now you can openly express all your grievances, resentments, etc.!"

Ning Fu replied in a low voice.

Zhao Xu opened his mouth when he heard this, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't find any sound.

"No, I can't tell you here!"

Zhao Xu finally said with some dejection.

"It doesn't matter. I can retreat further. There are some things that officials dare to say but I don't dare to listen to!"

Ning Fu told the truth, and then retreated a hundred steps away.

To be honest, the imperial mausoleum was so quiet in the dark night that the defenders, Tong Guan and others did not dare to come in. They could only hear the cries of crows and owls, which was quite scary.

As Ning Fu left, Zhao Xu seemed to slowly let go and began to count the grievances he had experienced since childhood in front of Empress Dowager Gao's tombstone.

Ning Fu was far away, so he could only hear Zhao Xu's voice getting more and more excited, but couldn't hear clearly what he was saying, but this was good, lest Zhao Xu calm down later and silence him.

Ning Fu originally thought that Zhao Xu wouldn't talk for too long, but he didn't expect that he would have to wait for nearly two hours.

And toward the end, Zhao Xu's voice became louder, and Ning Fu could feel the anger in his tone, even from such a distance.

Finally, Zhao Xu suddenly roared, and a gust of night wind happened to blow. Ning Fu vaguely heard words such as "Old beggar, die well".

"What a huge resentment!"

Ning Fu whispered to himself.

After the roar, Zhao Xu suddenly became quiet.

Ning Fu thought that Zhao Xu was taking a breath to continue scolding, but he didn't expect that after waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour, there was still no movement over there.

Ning Fu was also a little worried now, but he didn't dare to step forward rashly, lest he hear something he shouldn't hear.

So he waited for another cup of tea, but there was still no movement from Zhao Xu.

Now Ning Fu finally couldn't sit still anymore and immediately stepped forward quickly.

When he came to the tombstone, he discovered that Zhao Xu was sitting on the steps of the tombstone, leaning against the tombstone with his head raised, motionless.

Ning Fu was startled. Could it be that Zhao Xu was too excited and had a sudden cardiac arrest and died here?

So Ning Fu stepped forward quickly, but as soon as he got closer, he heard a slight snoring sound coming from Zhao Xu.

This made Ning Fu feel relieved. It turned out that he was just asleep.

The weather is getting a little hot now, but it's still a little cool at night.

So Ning Fu retreated gently, found Tong Guan and asked for two blankets. After bringing them back, he covered Zhao Xu with one and wrapped the other around himself, sitting next to him and waiting.

There was not much time until dawn, and Ning Fu originally wanted to wait until dawn before waking up Zhao Xu.

However, he had been preoccupied with Zhao Xu in the past few days, and he had been on the road again during the day. As a result, he fell asleep not long after he sat down.

When Ning Fu woke up, he found that the sun was dazzling.

Ning Fu rubbed his eyes and realized that he was covered with two layers of blankets.

Ning Fu turned his head suddenly, only to find that Zhao Xu had already woken up. At this time, his back was turned to him, standing on the stone platform facing the rising sun. His thin body seemed to be a little taller.

"See the official family!"

Ning Fu hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhao Xu.

"Ning Qing, there is no need to be polite, come and enjoy the sunrise with me!"

Zhao Xu said to Ning Fu with his hands behind his back.

Ning Fu stepped towards Zhao Xu.

I saw Zhao Xu squinting his eyes and looking at the rising sun in the east, with a very relaxed expression on his face.

"Guan, you seem to be different?"

Ning Fu said very surprised.

"What's different?"

Zhao Xu turned his head and smiled. Although his face had a sick look, he seemed to be much brighter?

"It's hard to tell, but my whole temperament seems to have changed. It's like this morning sun, exuding endless vitality!"

Ning Fu was not complimenting Zhao Xu, but he really felt that his temperament had changed.

In the past, although Zhao Xu looked young, he always had a heavy air of twilight and did not have the vitality that a young man should have.

"Thanks to your method, last night I said all the things I had been holding in my heart for many years, and my whole body felt relaxed. Although I was leaning on a hard stone tablet, it was the most comfortable sleep I have had in these years.

"

Zhao Xu let out a sigh of relief as he spoke.

After he woke up this morning, he felt more relaxed than ever before, and his heart was very calm, and he was no longer as impetuous as before.
To be continued...