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The queen mother mentioned here is the successor of the first emperor, Queen Mother Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang is 20 years younger than the late Emperor, and now she has a son, and she is only 38 years old. She still looks young and beautiful. If you remove the gorgeous and solemn Queen Mother dress, she looks like a young girl in her early twenties.

I greeted him and called my mother, she also cared for me in the tone of an elder, and after I sat down, she didn't turn away from the servants who served me.This is the first time I have seen Queen Mother Zhang. Even the original body has only seen it from a distance at various celebrations, and I only remember a figure piled with gold and jade.This Empress Dowager Zhang has a gentle face, she looks easy to get along with, and she doesn't put on airs when she speaks.

"Emperor, although you are not the parent and child of the Ai family, the Ai family also watched you grow up. The Ai family knows your temperament well. When the late emperor left, you were appointed as the successor. Although it was unexpected, but it was natural. It makes sense, as wives and ministers, you can't go against the will of the late emperor. But have you ever been puzzled by this?" Queen Mother Zhang asked gently.

This, how should I answer?It's not a good look to say anything, the point is how can I say that the Queen Mother is satisfied?I can only fool around: "I was puzzled before, but since my father is interested in me, he must have discovered my unknown advantages. Thinking about it this way, I am not puzzled."

Out of etiquette, I didn't look up at Queen Mother Zhang, and I didn't know her expression at the moment, but I didn't hear Queen Mother Zhang's reply for a long time.So I raised my head slightly and looked at Empress Dowager Zhang suspiciously.

Seeing me looking at her, Empress Dowager Zhang showed a polite smile and began to speak again: "It's a good thing for the emperor to be so confident. The Ai family is just worried that the emperor won't be able to handle it for a while. Alas, although I shouldn't have said this, But the late emperor really ignored you too much, now you may not be half as familiar with the affairs of the court as your younger brother, so it's hard for you." The concerned tone coupled with the sincere expression is very touching.

"Mother, please rest assured that those who don't know how to learn can learn. There are so many capable ministers and generals in the court, and they will not just watch me make mistakes. For two months, Prime Minister Zhang has been teaching my ministers on government affairs. I have benefited a lot, and I believe that I will be a competent emperor in the near future!" I think I am also quite bad, I understand what Empress Dowager Zhang is saying, but things can't always go according to Queen Wen's ideas, it is so smooth , his son has already ascended the throne, and grass has grown on the original owner's grave.

Queen Mother Zhang could hardly hold back her kind expression, but I was still docile.Her ultimate goal is to get his son back to Beijing, can I stop it?Of course I can't stop it.As long as the Empress Dowager stays in seclusion for a few days, and then announces to the outside world that the Empress Dowager is ill and misses her son who is far away in southern Xinjiang, I can't just let this "brother" come back and serve the sick before the bed?This throne is actually very passive and unsafe.

I don't like to be passive. Even if I have the idea of ​​a Zen seat, I have to make room for someone I choose.Right now, there is only one person who can enter the emperor's candidate list, and there is no room for selection. In this case, you must create conditions for yourself to observe the character of the other party, right?In the original body's memory, he didn't have any in-depth contact with the prince who was born of the empress. On the one hand, he didn't take it seriously, and on the other hand, he didn't want to show off. It's normal to have such a result.

I saw the dissatisfied expression of Empress Dowager Zhang, and slowly said what she wanted to hear: "Mother, it seems that the winter solstice is coming. After the winter solstice, it will be a new year. My son wants to reunite with his family in the first year of his ascension to the throne. Now father The emperor is gone, and my younger brother is in the southwest, so I think it's better to let him come back earlier, so that the three of us, mother and son, can reunite as soon as possible and share our family relationship, what do you think?"

I have already been on the road like this, so there is nothing wrong with Queen Mother Zhang. She reservedly expressed her thoughts on her son, and she greatly appreciated my opinion. He rushed to the southwestern Qin King's fiefdom.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Shi Qiang found me after I returned to the Zichen Hall, and asked me all over my face.Fortunately, she rationally asked all the attendants to retreat.

Facing Shi Qiang's angry questioning, I was also very helpless: "Would you like to sit down and listen to my analysis?" I asked.

Shi Qiang has perseverance and rationality that are rare for women in this era. This is her strength. Although her shortcomings are obvious, it is also the reason why I can work with her with confidence.She quickly sat down in front of me, waiting for my explanation.

"What kind of person is Yue Zhi?" I asked her.

"I haven't met him before, but I heard that he is a gentleman. He has been praised for his approach to people and his ability and talent." Shi Qiang replied.

"A prince like a gentleman," I pondered for a moment, "How about I give him the throne?"

Shi Qiang's eyebrows were quickly drawn together, and she was already angry: "Have you ever thought about your situation? Is the throne easy to let go? If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about us! Let me understand Let me tell you, you must sit on the throne, and you must do for him what A Li failed to do. Since you have inherited his status, you must inherit everything that his status brings!"

"Does all this include you and Luo Chun?"

Shi Qiang froze for a moment, blushing with anger in his heart.

"All of this, including you, and Luo Chun?" I slowed down my voice and asked word by word.

Shi Qiang turned his head abruptly, obviously avoiding my questioning.I laughed.

"Shi Qiang, you want to maintain your current position, but you refuse to sacrifice yourself. What good things do you have in the world today? I won't charge for you, I just want to live safely." I already understood what I mean Yes, if it's for survival, I can do whatever I want, but for others, I'm sorry.I don't want to be accompanied.

My partner is a smart person. In this cooperation, I have the upper hand. She can offer far less bargaining chips than I can.Shi Qiang finally calmed down completely: "We need to have a good talk." She said.

I agree with her suggestion. Our alliance was formed too hastily, and there was no good communication in many aspects. Only when the showdown is clear can we have no worries.The talks, which were similar to negotiations, continued from the afternoon to the evening, and Shi Qiang stayed in the Zichen Palace at night in the name of sleeping.The biggest difference in our cooperation is the child. If I am not the emperor, can the child in Shi Qiang's stomach still be the emperor?I understand this naturally. After all, being a mother is strong, and a mother can make efforts far beyond her ability for her children.Just ask, who would want their children to go to prestigious schools, but because the government demolished their household registrations, they would be placed in ordinary school districts.If this is the case, the parents would rather not have resettlement housing, but have to keep the housing in the school district.The same can be proved by Shi Qiang.

But understanding does not mean compromise. I just said one sentence: "How do you know that you gave birth to a son?"

Shi Qiang froze again, what I said made sense, she couldn't refute it at all!You could tell by the look on her face that she was pissed off by me.But the words are rough and the truth is not rough, in this patriarchal society, not every girl can be Wu Zetian.

"Then what do you mean?" Shi Qiang asked in a deep voice.

"Let's wait and see. You have to know the character of my successor, whether he will cross the river and tear down the bridge, right?"

For one month in a row, there were no major affairs in court, so I was also leisurely, but when Prime Minister Zhang saw me being so casual and lazy, sparks would sparkle in his eyes.Am I provoking him to provoke him?I am also very helpless!Fortunately, we can only meet each other in the early court, otherwise I will be fine when I arrive, and I am afraid that Prime Minister Zhang will be angry and make something wrong.Another morning morning, after listening to the routine work, I went back to the palace, but Chen Fu whispered in my ear that Prime Minister Zhang asked to see me.At this time, I have already returned to the Zichen Palace, and Prime Minister Zhang didn't tell me something, which made me a little strange, so I summoned him.

"What is Prime Minister Zhang's business?" I sank comfortably into the soft couch, my sitting posture was not very correct.

However, Prime Minister Zhang, who valued the most etiquette, did not express his opinion on this. I saw that his expression was very complicated, and he remained silent for a long time. I didn't want to rush him, but just waited to see when he would speak.After a long time, Prime Minister Zhang said: "The minister heard that His Majesty summoned His Highness King Qin to return to Beijing for a reunion?"

It turned out to be this matter, I smiled lightly: "It's been almost a month since the decree was issued, why, Ai Qing only found out at this time?" My words were full of sarcasm, and Prime Minister Zhang blushed when he heard the words.

He lowered his head: "I have heard about it a long time ago, but Your Majesty, how long do you plan to let His Highness King Qin stay in Beijing?"

"It can be as little as a few months, as long as a few years, as I like." I said.

Prime Minister Zhang frowned: "Your Majesty, I dare you to ask Your Majesty to let His Royal Highness King Qin return to the fief after the Chinese New Year."

"Why?" This is interesting, isn't King Qin your grandson?How do you want him to go back?

"I implore Your Majesty to help the country!" Prime Minister Zhang bowed down and made a big salute.

"Oh, the prime minister means that my younger brother has the intention of treason?" I asked casually with my head propped up.

Prime Minister Zhang couldn't get up casually, and cold sweat instantly covered his forehead: "I have no such intention!" He even knelt down with a plop.

"Okay, get up, I don't need you to talk on your knees," the sound of your knees hitting the floor made my teeth ache, "I don't know what kind of person the emperor is? I naturally believe in those who are connected with my blood." Brother, Prime Minister Zhang, you seem to be sowing discord."

Prime Minister Zhang didn't dare to get up anymore, but he tried his best to keep calm: "Your Majesty, I am not only thinking of you, but also for His Highness's sake. His Royal Highness King Qin had a very high reputation in the capital before he was conferred the title. If you live for a long time, it is inevitable that others will not think otherwise, this will have an extremely bad influence on you and on Your Highness, I beg Your Majesty to think twice!"

Prime Minister Zhang's words are extremely accurate, and I have to admire them.It's a pity that my attention has been set.After getting up and staying at the bed, I personally helped Prime Minister Zhang get up: "What Aiqing said is true. I lacked consideration. For the sake of the emperor's reputation, I will seriously consider this matter. It is too late now, why don't Aiqing spend the afternoon in the palace See you again at the Prime Minister's Mansion? Presumably the Empress Dowager wants to see Ai Qing very much." I can also speak on occasion.

The arm he was holding was trembling, and Prime Minister Zhang thanked me for helping me in a bit of a panic, and accepted my request for a meal.It is not clear how he communicated with the queen mother after that, but the queen mother did not show her elders' love by showing her elders' care every now and then.congratulations.

The author has something to say:

There was a small bug before, which said it was flooding in the southeast, but the timeline revealed later is winter. Based on the geography of our country, there is no possibility of flooding in the southeast in winter.It is hereby noted.Let’s just pretend that these are not floods, but locust plagues or other disasters.Compare heart.