Weiyang Palace, Qingliang Palace.
Emperor Liu Qi, with a flushed face, lowered his eyelids and listened silently to Empress Dowager Dou talking about family love, family love, family love~~~
Liu She and Chen Ajiao were joking and playing around, while Princess Guantao and sisters Wang Ao stood aside with smug expressions on their faces.
Liu Qi closed his eyes and felt Empress Dowager Dou's preaching voice gradually becoming ethereal.
The laughter between Liu She and Chen Ajiao made Liu Qi's head gradually hurt, and his head was buzzing.
'What's the use of foreign relatives who interfere with the imperial power and usurp the imperial power! '
A relative of the Han Dynasty, he arose from the Lu family.
When Liu Bang was fighting for the world, he was just a local ruffian. Except for a group of poor brothers who only had their lives left, he was really a clean pauper.
The reason why it was able to gain momentum was that the money, materials, and human connections provided by the Lu family played an extremely critical role.
It can even be said that it was Lu who provided the first pot of gold for Lao Liu Meng.
The Lu family belongs to the status of investors, partners, bringing capital into the group, etc.
Therefore, after the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Lu family held a very high position and held great power.
The reason why the Lu family was able to take control of the power after the death of old Liu Meng, and even suppress the Liu family kings and the Xungui Group, was the real backer of the Lu family who controlled the power, not the position of queen or queen mother.
If it were not for the strength of the Lu family as a backing, the Liu family kings would have turned against him long ago, and the Xungui Group would not have waited until Empress Lu died before taking action.
Do you really think they are good people and are doing it for the Liu family?
They all founded the country and conquered the world when the world was in chaos at the end of Qin Dynasty. Where did such good people come from!
During the period of Emperor Wen, Emperor Wen, who was afraid of the Xungui Group, used Bo family members such as Bo Zhaolai to seize power from the Xungui Group.
You must know that those nobles not only killed all the Lu family, but even the young emperor was hacked to death.
The Young Emperor was a serious emperor, but he was dismissed by the nobles for any reason. How could the Emperor Wen who came to the throne not be afraid?
Bo's relatives indeed made important contributions to stabilizing Emperor Wen's position and suppressing the Xungui Group.
Of course, the end is also very miserable.
Bo Zhao committed suicide, Queen Bo was deposed, etc. After all, the Tian family is ruthless. It is a traditional skill to throw away things like rags after use.
When it comes to Empress Dowager Dou, the rise of the foreign relatives is already unstoppable, especially since Huang Lao's art advocates governing the world with filial piety, and the emperor should set an example and kidnap the emperor morally.
The reason why the emperor is the emperor is naturally because I am dead and can only be the filial queen mother, which invisibly strengthens the power of the relatives.
Just like now, Empress Dowager Dou has blatantly interfered with the imperial power of Emperor Liu Qi.
'I am the emperor, I can kill whoever I want! I am the emperor, and I can make whoever I want to be the prince! '
Liu Qi, who was roaring in his heart, had a calm face and listened quietly to Queen Mother Dou's words.
"After all, they are all relatives. Just treat it as a way to give Shi'er face and discipline Wang Xin in the future."
While everyone was still cooperating with their own thoughts on the show, the lieutenant ordered Zhou Ren to rush in and salute, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother."
Liu Qi knew that Zhou Ren had always been steady, so if he could suddenly barge in at this time, something big must have happened.
Sure enough, I heard Zhou Ren say, "Doctor Yuan was assassinated in Anling City!"
As soon as these words came out, Qingliang Hall suddenly fell silent.
Emperor Liu Qi was stunned at first, then angry, and finally turned into ecstasy.
He was stunned because he did not expect such a thing to happen. He was angry because someone dared to assassinate the minister at the feet of the emperor in Chang'an City. He was ecstatic because he knew who did it, and the consequences of this matter would have great consequences for him. It's in his favor.
Yes, Liu Qi has a very good relationship with Yuan An, and he also values this minister very much.
But he is the emperor after all. Only when the emperor puts interests first can he be a good emperor, and personal emotions must give way to interests.
Liu Qi, with a look of sorrow and anger on his face, turned to look at Queen Mother Dou.
To say that she had a good relationship with Yuan Ang, it would have to be Empress Dowager Dou.
Yuan Ang was very eloquent and often went to Changle Palace to chat with Empress Dowager Dou and lecture on the scriptures.
Now that she was suddenly assassinated, the Queen Mother was the most shocked.
Sure enough, Queen Mother Dou stopped preaching, turned towards the direction of the voice and asked in disbelief, "Who are you talking about?"
"Queen Mother, it was Doctor Yuan Ang who was assassinated."
Empress Dowager Dou turned pale, shook her body and asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?"
"yes."
Zhou Ren said in a deep voice, "Doctor Yuan was stabbed in the heart and died on the spot."
Empress Dowager Dou slapped the table next to her hard, "Thieves deserve to die!"
Zhou Ren secretly glanced at Liu Qi, then saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the thief has been caught on the spot, and the person behind it is being tortured and interrogated."
"No matter who it is, we must arrest him and avenge Yuan Qing!"
Empress Dowager Dou had no intention of talking about Wang Xin's affairs anymore, and hurriedly left Weiyang Palace to arrange Yuan An's affairs.
It's not just a matter of friends, the impact and shock of this incident must also be planned accordingly.
Empress Dowager Dou has left. Sisters Wang Nan and Princess Guantao can only look at each other in confusion. Things haven't been finished here yet.
Liu Qi glanced at them, leaned on the cave and waved his hands, "If nothing happens, then go back, I'm tired."
Beauty Wang and the others were helpless, after all, they really had no words to speak to the emperor.
It's not that he can't speak, but that his words have no weight and cannot affect the emperor's decision.
Watching them leave with Liu She and Chen Ajiao, Liu Qi sat up straight and asked Zhou Ren in a deep voice, "Who did this?"
Although I already have the answer in my mind, I still need final confirmation.
Zhou Ren was Liu Qizhen's confidant. He immediately smiled and nodded, "It's already been reviewed, that person did it!"
Although he didn't say it clearly, Liu Qi let out a long sigh of relief.
A thing that had troubled him for many years was finally put aside because of his opponent's stupidity.
When Emperor Wen was still alive, the person most likely to become the prince was not Liu Qi, but Liu Yi, the king of Liang.
Uh, Liu Yi also has a name, Liu Sheng
Emperor Wen valued Liu Yi very much, and his level of importance was close to that of the thick old Zhu, the prince Zhu Biao.
It's a pity that Liu Yi's fate was very bad. Like Zhu Biao, he died early. He fell off his horse while riding and was thrown to death.
It's so miserable.
There is another person to mention here, that is, the man who served as Tai Tu of Liu Yi was the world-famous Jia Yi.
After Liu Yi fell to his death, Jia Yi believed that he had failed to fulfill his duties as a tutor and failed to dissuade Liu Yi from galloping on his horse. He died of depression due to his deep guilt.
Because Liu Yi had no sons, there was no one to inherit his Liang Kingdom. Later, Emperor Wen moved Liu Wu, King of Huaiyang, as King of Liang and inherited Liu Yi's inheritance.
While Liu Wu inherited Liu Yi's legacy, he also inherited his coveting for the throne.
The fight between the two for the throne lasted for many years, and even if Liu Qi became emperor, he could not stop it.
The most serious time was when Empress Dowager Dou wanted to make Liu Wu the emperor's younger brother in the name of "Yin Dao Qinqin", and then transfer the throne back to Liu Wu after his death.
It can be seen from this that the interference of foreign relatives in imperial power during the Han Dynasty reached a level that could threaten the establishment of a heir apparent.
Historically, Liu Che's only purpose of killing Mrs. Gou Ge was to cut off the interference of his relatives in the imperial power.
Liu Wu's ambition was opposed by many ministers.
The toughest among them are Dou Ying and Yuan An.
Dou Ying is Empress Dowager Dou's nephew, and Yuan An is Empress Dowager Dou's good friend and trusted person. Both of them have key influence on Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Wu's biggest backer in winning the throne.
Although Dou Ying objected, he often went out as a general.
On the contrary, Yuan An opposed it strongly because he could often enter Changle Palace to chat with Empress Dowager Dou.
When Yuan Ang finally persuaded the Queen Mother Dou with the story of Song Xuangong and ordered Liu Wu who was stranded in Chang'an City to return to the Liang Kingdom, Liu Wu's anger finally broke out uncontrollably.
As for the result, Yuan Ang was assassinated at this time.
Liu Wu chose the most direct and calmest way to vent his anger.
Liu Qi smiled. He looked down on Liu Wu, an inferior opponent, and he would never have the chance to become his opponent in the future.
More importantly, if Empress Dowager Dou didn't deal with Liu Wu, why would she interfere in the affairs she arranged?
This incident will greatly damage the prestige of Queen Mother Dou.
Liu Qi, who was in a good mood, quickly came up with a plan: "Go tell Zhang Tang and ask him to quickly close the gold theft case and deal with Wang Xin as soon as possible."
"Here."
"And." Liu Qi thought for a while and asked Zhou Ren again, "Write a letter and send it to Zhongshan Kingdom to tell Prince Sheng that Liang Wang Liu Wu stayed in Chang'an City for many years, plotting for the throne, but in the end he was ruined. And first In those days, the emperor worked hard to govern the country of Dai.
There is a chance to take over Chang'an. "
Zhou Ren said he was a doctor, but in fact his real job was to be the emperor's groom, plus helpers.
To put it more directly, he is the emperor’s bag-carrying boy.
Anyone who can become the emperor's bag-carrying boy is also a leader in this field.
In addition to being strict-tongued, the most important thing for such a person is his flexible mind.
Zhou Ren immediately understood what the emperor meant. While his heart was shocked, he hurriedly accepted the order.
After leaving Qingliang Hall, Zhou Ren hurriedly asked his son Zhou Qiu, who was waiting outside, to inform Zhang Tang, and to return home immediately to write a letter.
He pressed his son's shoulder and told him very seriously, "Write the letter yourself and be sure to speak respectfully. After you finish writing, don't worry about anything. Go to Zhongshan Kingdom to deliver it to the king in person. Then don't come back and stay with the king to serve him." .”
Zhou Qiu was puzzled as to why he was suddenly kicked out of the house.
Zhou Ren did not explain in detail, but just said, "When you arrive in Zhongshan Kingdom, you will serve the king as if you were serving your father and the emperor. Do you understand?"
Zhou Qiu, who had a look of surprise on his face, immediately took a step back, bowed and saluted, "I understand, I'm gone, father, take care!"
Looking at Zhou Qiu's leaving figure, Zhou Ren's eyes were full of melancholy and relief. "Whether the Zhou family can continue to be rich and powerful depends on you."
One generation of emperors and one generation of ministers.
Since he is the emperor's confidant and close to nature, it is naturally impossible for him to rely on the King of Zhongshan.
At this time, the only option is to let the son take action.
There is no way to give advice, so you can only look at your own destiny.
What if the Zhongshan King takes a fancy to Zhou Qiu?
When Zhou Qiu disappeared, Zhou Ren raised his hand and wiped his face.
The melancholy and relief on his face instantly turned into a pleasing smile.
Turning around and returning to the palace, he looked at Emperor Liu Qi who was in a very good mood and suggested with a smile, "Your Majesty, there is something good today, why don't you go celebrate it?"
Liu Qi also smiled. Zhou Ren understands my preferences.
"Well, then let's go to Lu Meiren's place."
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