clatter.
Da da.
Cao An tapped his knuckles on the table and remained silent.
Zhao Yunsheng sighed and said: "Actually, you don't have to be so tense. Yang Huaimin is just a chamberlain... and the reason why he was not moved down is not because of how strong he is, but because it is not easy for the Queen Mother to take action at this time."
In other words: If Cao An is willing to bow his head and collude with those people... they will naturally not give up the benefits at their fingertips for Yang Huaimin.
"If only it were that easy."
Cao An cracked his knuckles and made a crackling sound: "If I dare to lower my head, another group of people will take action. Do you believe it?"
"That's not the case..."
Zhao Yunsheng was stunned, and his face gradually became serious.
"Haha, that's because you don't understand the horror of party struggle!"
Cao An suddenly smiled: "If I continue to make trouble, those people will show some kindness even if they don't help, but if I bow my head..."
"That means they lost!"
Which one can you accept, not being able to win or already losing?
"Lao Fan is good to me, but you don't think that he alone... can block the criticism of those people? If so, let alone Liu Weizhen, even that Wang Jian would not dare to get close to someone!"
…
Cao An has Cao An's troubles, and Liu E in the palace also has her troubles.
What worries her the most right now is the group of civil servants who are making trouble all day long! As a result, she was not even fifty yet, but even older than those women in their sixties.
But what makes her happy is that her son Zhao Zhen is quite sensible and doesn't act like those people and cause trouble for her all day long.
It's not in vain that I have worked so hard to raise him for fourteen years...
Nowadays, the Song Dynasty does not have many foreign troubles, but its internal troubles are very noisy!
Back then, Zhao Heng's daughter...Liu E held the imperial edict of Emperor Zhenzong and reached the pinnacle that the world coveted!
But at the same time, the violent storm that greeted her became more intense.
The Song Dynasty had experienced three generations of emperors, and it was originally a time of prosperity, but her old man failed to live up to his expectations and insisted on some kind of Taishan conferment. As a result, this orphan and widowed mother could not even save their own money.
Under such a big environment, Liu E was helpless.
Her original intention was to do something great. After all, there were not many women in politics. Wouldn't it be a pity if she didn't leave some grand achievements to show off the past and present?
But look at these civil servants...
They kept shouting that the Queen Mother should return power to the court!
But to whom?
Is it the emperor, or you ministers with bad intentions?
During the Song Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world, and these people were usually crazy and crazy. If they gave up the imperial power again... Can the fourteen-year-old Zhao Zhen stop him?
Not to mention for the Song Dynasty, even for this orphan and widowed mother, she has no reason to return to power!
In the evening, the spring breeze blows.
But Liu E, who is already old, still feels a little cold.
"Close the palace door..."
Outside Yanfu Palace, several servants hurriedly closed the door.
You can't be locked up to death, because there is no chance that another memorial will come in...
Outside, the young chamberlain came rushing all the way, but after stopping, his tone was calm: "To report to the Queen Mother, Fan Zhongyan is writing."
"Bring it in."
Liu E sighed.
She didn't need to look to know what this man wanted to do.
But she couldn't help but look...
The Queen Mother listens to the government behind the curtain and exercises the power of the emperor!
Behind such glory are endless annoying trivial matters and nonsense that you don’t want to hear but have to listen to...
This is the Song Dynasty!
Liu E sighed slightly and opened the memorial.
Sure enough - it was to thoroughly investigate the 'Cao family massacre'!
To be honest, if Lao Cao hadn't pushed him too hard at the beginning, Liu E really wouldn't have planned to trick him... After all, he was a veteran of two dynasties and held a high position of power.
Even if such a person is an opponent, he cannot be dealt with easily.
But your mistake, Lao Cao, is that you are too high-profile...
There are many officials who shout "Return power to the court", but for someone like Cao Liang, who pointed at his own nose and cursed at the Golden Palace...are you going to die?
But even so, Liu E didn't want to kill Cao Lili.
In the Song Dynasty, the punishment was not good enough for a doctor, let alone a prime minister?
Demotion and exile are already a great punishment. If Zhenzong is still alive, I'm afraid this will be the limit.
As for Yang Huaimin...it's just a personal grudge.
If you, Lao Cao, hadn't been too high-profile at the beginning, and would kill everyone you caught, and would have killed all these "rear" officials, you wouldn't have caused such a disaster.
So in Liu E's opinion, this is what he deserves!
"Let's stay in China..."
Liu E sighed slightly and threw the memorial to the young chamberlain aside.
Liu Zhong means: I saw it, but I just didn’t deal with it. What can you do?
"Queen Mother..."
Yang Huaimin, the chamberlain, came in softly from the door at this time: "The dining room has just made sweet soup. I thought you didn't eat much for dinner, so I brought some."
This is the right of a personal valet!
If anyone else dared to be so bold and pass food to Liu E privately, they would have been thrown into the well to die.
"I'm interested..."
Liu E sighed, seeming a little confused.
She knew that Yang Huaimin was cruel and cruel, otherwise he would not have done such evil things, which made her unable to sleep peacefully for more than a month.
But unfortunately, she was used to this person.
Whether it is daily life or trivial matters in his spare time, Yang Huaimin can be meticulous and attentive. Even if there is a gust of wind outside, he will immediately block it with his body.
Who can use such a slave but say no?
Yang Huaimin received the compliment, his wrinkled face showed joy, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, the night is cold, you should go to bed early."
I can't sleep!
Liu E couldn't help but glare at him sideways - it's all because of you!
Yang Huaimin had served Liu E for twenty years, so he naturally understood what she meant. He immediately lowered his head and said nothing, his body still trembling slightly.
"you……"
The more he behaved like this, the more helpless Liu E became: "Forget it, what's there to say about what happened back then?! Besides, this is not a family grudge!"
Cao Lili was deceived by Yang Huaimin, but who can count how many people are behind this?
Otherwise, how could he, a palace servant, find so many bandits... If no one among them helped, no one would believe it!
"The slave is guilty."
Yang Huaimin did not plead guilty, but said he was guilty.
This language art has been played to its essence.
I'm guilty because I caused trouble for my master... I don't plead guilty because I can't admit it. Whoever admits it will be the sinner who instigates factional strife among the courtiers!
"That Cao An..."
After being silent for a long time, Liu E sighed slightly: "You can't be too strict in life, otherwise it will be cause and effect in the future... Since he is still alive, let him be."
To be able to handle it like this is already a sign of generosity from Liu E.
If it were another emperor - what? Does Lao Cao have any descendants? Get him!
Anyway, we have already made a grudge, so how can we be afraid of another blow - die early and be born early to avoid trouble in the future.
But Liu E also knew that she couldn't do this.
Fan Zhongyan's memorial is a 'reminder'.
