"You guys are here!"
Queen Mother Guo looked at the three fellows who walked in with a smile, and finally showed some relief on her face.
In these days, the emperor despised himself more and more.
The number of visits he came to see became less and less, and he only came once a day. Within half an hour, he found an excuse to say that he had important matters and left Zhaoyang Palace in a hurry.
It’s not like I’ve never seen Emperor Ming and King Qi governing the world. How could they be as busy as he said?
It's obvious that he doesn't want to be around him anymore.
Back then, he defeated Sima Shi for him and subdued the ministers. Now that he is in charge, he has begun to neglect him. If he continues like this, will he still care about him in the future?
Queen Mother Guo also disliked these people of the same race. After all, when she wanted to drag them to deal with Master Sima, they sided with Master Sima.
However, now, in order to prevent the emperor from despising her, she could only find these people to come to Zhaoyang Palace.
She knows that Cao Mao doesn't like these people, and she just wants to show the emperor that if he despises her again, then she will reuse these people and let you go back to the past. Then you may not be able to see me if you want to!
But the faces of the three people who walked into Zhaoyang Palace were different.
Guo Li and Guo Zhi looked at each other.
As an outstanding Wei and Jin family, they have always been good at assessing the situation.
They have a very flexible stance and can change it at any time for their own benefit.
At the same time, they will wholeheartedly follow the Holy King who governs the world. Well, whoever is beneficial to them is the Holy King.
The holy king in the past was Sima Shi, and they followed Sima Shi to suppress the Queen Mother.
And today's holy king is Cao Mao.
Cao Mao has just taken charge, but judging from the Sili area, his position is already unshakable.
Chen Qian and Zheng Miao both sided with the emperor and dealt a huge blow to the temple officials in a short period of time.
And the Chinese army almost all sided with the emperor.
If people like Xun Yi and Cui Zan could raise some objections to the emperor's words, they would still dare to compete with the emperor secretly.
Of course, when they regain their strength in the future, they will not rule out that they will send a group of ministers to write a letter again, just like they did with Sima Shi, asking the emperor to accept benevolent government.
But no matter what the situation is, it has nothing to do with the three people of the Guo family.
Their current situation is an understatement.
After all their officials and titles were dismissed, the officials began to liquidate them. The children of the Guo family were dismissed one after another and perished at an incredible speed.
Of course, no matter how declining they are, they are still a wealthy family and will definitely have enough food and clothing.
However, after experiencing the most proud years of their lives, they seemed a little reluctant to let them stay at home and live the lives of rich people.
What's more, Guo Zhang comes to see them from time to time, vaguely wanting to cooperate with them.
Guo Li immediately became interested and wanted to meet the Queen Mother.
After receiving the edict, he was in high spirits again, called Guo Zhang, and went to see the Queen Mother.
But when he saw Cheng Ji, Guo Li felt something was wrong.
He decisively chose to give in and went to see His Majesty the Emperor in time.
Sure enough, the Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother of the past, and the Emperor is no longer the Emperor of the past.
His cold face and murderous intent when he looked at him reminded Guo Li of Master Sima. The proud Shangshu Guo Zhang became so well-behaved in front of him, which impressed Guo Liji. Big shock.
Fortunately, the emperor did not want to kill them.
The emperor's meaning is very clear. If you want to be an official, you can, it depends on your performance.
So how else can they choose?
"Meet the Queen Mother!"
The three of them walked together to meet each other.
Queen Mother Guo put away the smile on her face slightly and said, "You made a big mistake back then. I shouldn't have summoned you."
"I just recently heard that you were not doing well, so I gave you a chance to change your ways."
Queen Mother Guo raised her head, waiting for these people to kneel down and worship her in fear.
Ever since she defeated Sima Shi, Queen Mother Guo seemed to be divided.
I felt very confident when I first got up, remembering how I dealt with Master Sima.
At noon, he began to worry again, feeling that Cao Mao had neglected him.
In the afternoon, I began to fear, would I be useless?
Before going to bed, he began to think of the ministers bowing to him again, and felt that he would not be useless.
This is how her day goes.
Now, Queen Mother Guo is still in a state of transition between confidence and worry.
The way the officials of the Manchu Dynasty saluted her were still vivid in her mind. Empress Dowager Guo needed this feeling of being respected.
But after waiting for a while, she didn't hear any thanks from these people.
Queen Mother Guo was a little stunned and looked at the three people again.
Guo Li and Guo Zhi were silent. Only Guo Jian couldn't bear it. He said: "Queen Mother"
"We made a big mistake. We all know it and we are willing to accept the punishment. You don't have to worry."
Queen Mother Guo's beautiful eyes widened, why was there something wrong with this progress?
I have given you a chance to change your ways, why are you still unwilling to accept it? ?
Do you really think that such an opportunity is available at any time? ?
She asked angrily: "What, do you want to despise me?!"
Guo Zhi cleared his throat and said seriously: "I don't dare, Queen Mother. It's just that we made a big mistake in the past. Following the general was detrimental to Your Majesty. We are fully aware of our mistakes and have no dissatisfaction with what we are experiencing today."
"Then what are you doing here?!"
"How dare you not come when the Queen Mother summons you?"
When Queen Mother Guo heard this answer, she was furious, "Do you really think I'm easy to bully?! There is only one chance like this. If you don't respond today, you will be begging me to forgive you in the future, and I will never look at you twice." !”
Guo Li and Guo Zhi continued to be silent.
Whether or not this has changed is not for you to decide now.
If the Queen Mother suddenly granted them a title, they would be afraid. The title given by the Queen Mother is now a reminder of their fate.
They didn't want to mess with the emperor.
The person who can make them "reform" is in Taiji Hall, not in Zhaoyang Hall.
Seeing that they remained silent, the anger in Queen Mother Guo's heart reached the extreme. She wanted to blow these people away now, but for some unknown reason, she resisted this impulse.
"I give you one last chance"
Guo Zhi finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He raised his head and said seriously: "Queen Mother, Emperor Wen originally said that the harem must not interfere with politics."
"We made a big mistake and were deposed by His Majesty. We are convinced. Your Majesty is so talented and powerful that he is truly the Holy King who governs the world. As the Queen Mother, you should sit in the harem so that Your Majesty has no worries and can govern the world with peace of mind. In this way She can’t help but become a virtuous queen mother.”
"But now you have summoned us to forgive our crimes and let us become officials again. Isn't this contempt for the current holy king?"
"Your Majesty is extremely respectful to you, and everyone sees it."
"He comes to see you every day, and the tributes from various places are the first to be brought to you for enjoyment. I heard that Wei Wei Xin Chang presented your majesty with a piece of peerless jade, and your majesty sent it to you on the same day. This matter has become the most important thing in the whole world. The news spread throughout Luoyang, and everyone was moved by His Majesty's filial piety."
"Even those of us are ashamed of our lack of respect for His Majesty in the past and do not dare to see him."
"At the beginning, the traitors were powerful and wanted to do harm to you. It was Your Majesty who turned the tide and punished the traitors."
"The Queen Mother should be extremely happy to have a son like this."
"Now, why would you do such a thing behind His Majesty's back?!"
Guo Zhi's tone became faster and faster, and his voice became louder and louder, as if he wanted people outside the door to hear him clearly.
At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his former appearance as a Sima Shi, loudly reprimanding the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was stunned.
She had heard these words.
At the beginning, Sima Shi said that he wanted to abolish Li and let himself issue an edict.
Guo Zhi once said almost the same thing, "With such a loyal minister, what do you have to worry about? You should be happy!"
The same thing happened again in front of Queen Mother Guo.
Queen Mother Guo just pointed at Guo Zhi in front of her, speechless.
Why do you dare to do this to me? !
I defeated Master Sima!
All the ministers knelt before me!
you! !
Queen Mother Guo screamed: "Come here, capture this thief!"
Suddenly some soldiers rushed into the hall and surrounded the three people.
Guo Zhi was not afraid. He said seriously: "What I said is the truth. Even if the Queen Mother wants to kill me for this, I will never change my words!"
"Get out of here! Get out of here!!"
The Queen Mother shouted, and the soldiers pushed the three people away from here.
After the three of them left, Queen Mother Guo slowly sat back in her seat. Her whole body was trembling, and she didn't know whether it was because of fear or anger.
How dare they not be afraid of me?
Obviously all the ministers have already knelt before me!
Queen Mother Guo suddenly looked at Husband Guo beside her, and shouted angrily: "Go and call Xun Yi, Cui Zan, and Guo Zhang, and tell them to come to Zhaoyang Palace to see me now!!"
Husband Guo quickly accepted the order and hurried out of here.
But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This Queen Mother has never seen herself clearly. She just summoned people from the Guo family, and now she is going to summon the important ministers at the Chancellery.
The ministers at Shangshutai were crazy to come together to pay homage to the Queen Mother at this time.
Of course, Mr. Guo has no right to refuse. Since the Queen Mother has given the order, he can just carry it out himself.
Anyway, Your Majesty told me a long time ago, just do it.
Sure enough, things were just as Mr. Guo expected. When they learned that the Queen Mother had summoned them, these three ministers simply refused.
Xunyi first asked if the emperor was in Zhaoyang Palace, and when he found out that he was not there, he immediately refused. Cui Zan did not meet in person at all, but Guo Zhang almost became angry and said no.
When husband Guo brought the news to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was full of disbelief.
How did that happen?
