Purple Orchid Hall, front hall.
"Your Majesty, you know my temper. This pointless chat can end."
"Let's just talk about it!"
The eldest princess Huaizhen took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said in a neutral tone.
"After all these years, my sister's character has not changed."
Empress Liang Zhao smiled bitterly, not feeling angry because of the other party's attitude, but said to herself: "Actually, with my sister's talent and learning, if she were a man, she would definitely do better than me if she became the prince... "
"Ever since you were little, Huaizhen, you have been extremely good. No matter whether it is playing music, chess, calligraphy or painting, or riding a horse or archery, you are better than me!"
Huaizhen is the title of the eldest princess, and Liang Bing is the real name of the eldest princess.
Usually it is called a title.
"Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, men have been the emperors. Is there any reason for women to be the emperors?" The eldest princess Huaizhen shook her head gently. She did not have the slightest concern about the words of the empress Liang Zhao just now. "Besides, your majesty also does It’s not bad.”
"Pretend to be angry, set a deadline, and agree to Liu Yuanqi's appointment as Minister of Civil Affairs before the Queen Mother refuses..."
"Send the dragon guards to follow the supervisory censor Feng Qian to Qingzhou to investigate the grain reserve case, kill Qingzhou prefect Zhang Qi and three Tianlang Kingdom masters, and resolve the Qingzhou rebellion..."
"Yesterday morning, we used Zhou Zhenwen and Yongwuhou to forcibly abolish the imperial title system and take back the imperial power."
"These incidents one after another prove that His Majesty's attainments in power and strategy are no less than those of the late Emperor."
Speaking of this, the eldest princess Huaizhen paused for a moment, observed the reaction of the empress Liang Zhao, and continued: "What surprises me even more is that your majesty actually took the initiative to go to the queen mother, although I didn't know about the relationship between you. What they talked about, but I can guess that Your Majesty went to Cining Palace to appease the Queen Mother and ask her to take the initiative to hand over power and reduce friction between you."
"This shows that His Majesty has already made a choice."
"If my prediction is correct, His Majesty should have promised something and gained the Queen Mother's trust."
Empress Liang Zhao's expression remained unchanged, but her heart was already filled with turmoil!
How does she know?
How did she know so clearly?
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be surprised. Liu Yuanqi's appointment as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been widely circulated in the court for a long time. It is not surprising that I know about it."
"As for Qingzhou's grain reserves, didn't Feng Qian already report it at the court meeting in front of His Majesty and all the civil and military officials?"
"As for the specific details... there is one missing offering in the enshrinement hall. How can such a big thing be kept hidden?"
"As for what happened in the morning yesterday, someone has already told me."
The eldest princess Huaizhen spoke very calmly, as if all this seemed extremely ordinary and not worthy of surprise.
No, that's not right. The eldest princess lives in the palace. Even if someone tells her, she can't know so clearly, unless...she has a hidden intelligence organization in her hands, constantly passing on news to her?
For a moment, Empress Liang Zhao seemed to have thought of something, and asked tentatively: "Qinglong Guard?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen did not answer, but continued to ask: "Actually, I originally thought you would not agree to cooperate with Zhou Zhenwen... After all, you are a person who cannot tolerate sand in his eyes, and Zhou Zhenwen is a very talented person." For a person like this who has very dirty methods, you should do all his evil deeds. What exactly changed your mind?"
"Princess, I ask you, do you control the Qinglong Guard?" Empress Liang Zhao saw the other party looking at him, her face darkened, she assumed the posture of an emperor, and asked.
"Your Majesty will answer my questions first, and I will answer your Majesty's questions later." The eldest princess Huaizhen still looked at the empress Liang Zhao calmly with her cold attitude.
Empress Liang Zhao's face was not very good-looking. As an emperor, she was always the one to question others. When had she ever been questioned by others?
But she knew very well that if she didn't answer, the eldest princess Huaizhen wouldn't answer either.
There is no point in just wasting it like this.
What's more, she still has something to ask of the other party.
Thinking of this, Empress Liang Zhao took a deep breath, adjusted her emotions, and took the initiative to explain: "I feel that the Queen Mother does not want to delegate power to me. In the court, only Zhou Zhenwen can stand up to the Queen Mother. If you want to promote this, you must cooperate with her." , the prerequisite for cooperating with them is to share profits.”
"That's why I agree."
"Your Majesty is wise." The eldest princess Huaizhen nodded slightly, "Zhou Zhenwen is a person who does things informally. Ordinary scholars cherish their own reputation, but he is different. His reputation is extremely bad. In order to expand his power, he is even willing to marry an eunuch. Cooperation with the party is looked down upon by the scholars in the court, but he ignores it."
“This is a man of action!”
"He only pursues practical interests and doesn't care what others say."
"He only cares about the things in front of him. As long as it helps him, he won't care about the stigma..."
Empress Liang Zhao frowned slightly. She suddenly remembered Zhou Zhenwen's words in the simulation screen...
[Don’t fight for one life, fight for hundreds of generations. I, Zhou Zhenwen, fight for the name of all generations! ! 】
He didn't only look at the present, he clearly saw the future of eternity!
Perhaps Zhou Zhenwen thinks that current people's evaluations are nothing to him!
Right and wrong! The merits and demerits will be judged by future generations!
"Is the Qinglong Guard in your hands?" Empress Liang Zhao asked the question she was most concerned about.
The eldest princess Huaizhen nodded slightly: "Yes, it is in my hands."
"As expected!" Empress Liang Zhao's eyes flashed with sparkle, staring at the eldest princess Hua Zhen.
"Princess, are you the one in charge of this generation of Dragon Guards?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen shook her head: "The Qinglong Guard is extremely mysterious. I only control part of it. There are others in the court who control other parts of the Qinglong Guard."
"Is there anyone else?" Empress Liang Zhao frowned and couldn't help but ask: "Why does one Qinglong Guard need so many people to control it?"
"Because the status of the Qinglong Guard is very special and is related to the lifeline of the royal family. In order to ensure the continuation of the Great Wilderness and the purity of the Qinglong Guard, the entire Qinglong Guard was split into four parts, each corresponding to the four words [Universe Primeval]. "
"What I have on hand is exactly Huangbu." The eldest princess Huaizhen explained.
"Qinglongwei·Huangbu?" Empress Liang Zhao murmured.
This news was really shocking to her. The eldest princess Huaizhen, who had always been secretive, was actually the controller of Qinglong Guard?
Even...even her entire emperor didn't know about the fact that there were four Qinglong Guards!
Of course the Queen Mother didn’t know either!
"Whose hands are the other three volumes in?"
"How many people are there?"
"I don't know either, but Marquis Yongwu once served as the commander of the Qinglong Guard. He may know something..."
"The Arabe I have must have been inherited from him."
The eldest princess Huaizhen took out a token engraved with a golden five-clawed golden dragon from her sleeve. On the front was written "Qinglongwei" in small characters, and on the back was written a large character "Huang".
"Qinglongwei·Huang Ling."
"Seeing an order is like seeing a person. As long as you have this token, anyone can take charge of the Qinglong Guard."
Hearing this, Empress Liang Zhao couldn't help but stretched out her hand to hold the token.
But he was stopped by the eldest princess Huaizhen.
"Your Majesty, the Qinglong Guard cannot be handed over to you for the time being."
"Why?" Empress Liang Zhao frowned and asked.
“There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having an offspring.”
"As an emperor, in addition to the country and the country, the most important thing is to spread the branches and leaves of the royal family and have heirs. Your Majesty's harem has only two or three beauties, which is too few...and none of them are pregnant. I am dissatisfied with you for not adding any descendants to the Liang family."
"Whenever your Majesty has an heir, you can come back to get Huang Ling!"
The eldest princess Huaizhen said extremely seriously.
"Forehead......"
Empress Liang Zhao's expression froze and she didn't know how to explain this matter.
But soon, she thought of a reason.
"Sister Huang, regarding this matter, um... I will work hard."
"But speaking of this matter, sister Huang, should you also consider your marriage?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen was a thoughtful person, and she immediately understood the purpose of Empress Liang Zhao's visit: "It seems that Your Majesty has chosen a husband for me..."
"I wonder which lord it is?"
"Can His Majesty personally come to the matchmaking process?"
Empress Liang looked after the eldest princess Hua Zhen and said in a deep voice: "Prince Taishi, chief bachelor of the cabinet - Zhou Zhenwen."
"Um?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen's always cold expression changed for the first time. Didn't she expect that Empress Liang Zhao would mediate with Zhou Zhenwen, the chief minister of the cabinet?
Zhou Zhenwen wants to be the consort?
Or does His Majesty want him to be the consort?
For a moment, the eldest princess Huaizhen thought about countless possibilities.
Finally, he opened his lips and teeth slightly and spit out two words:
"reason?"
