73Chapter 73: Tian Fen's Ambition, Wang Zhi's Ambition
This enemy was called "Tian Fen".
He was the uncle of Emperor Wu and the younger brother of the current empress dowager from the same mother.
This identity was actually not that noble. After all, above Tian Fen was Dou Ying, the younger brother of "Grand Empress Dowager" Dou Yifang. Theoretically speaking, he should not have been the first to jump out.
But for some reason, perhaps because Chen had previously left such a deep impression on Empress Dowager Dou, or perhaps for some other reason, in short, Dou Ying behaved very honestly in the court.
But Tian Fen was not so honest.
But at the beginning, Emperor Wu did not pay attention to Tian Fen who jumped out - at the beginning, Tian Fen did not show his danger, just like an ordinary relative.
The power of foreign relatives in the Han Dynasty is also a classic.
For example, Emperor Gaozu's wife Lü Zhi, Emperor Wen's mother Qi Ji, and Emperor Jing's mother Dou Yifang, the younger brothers of several consecutive Empress Dowagers of the Han Dynasty would rise slightly and then occupy a certain amount of power in the court.
Whether it was the emperors of the Han Dynasty, the empress dowagers of the Han Dynasty, or even the ministers of the Han Dynasty, they had all gotten used to it.
It's probably a feeling of "Forget it, the empress dowager is already the empress dowager. If you want to support your own family, just do it. After all, the emperor also needs such a force."
Therefore, when Tian Fen first gained power and status in the court, no one had any objections.
Emperor Wu also treated this person as if he were sending away a poor relative.
But...human greed and desire cannot be stopped at all, and cannot be circumvented at all.
For example, Tian Fen.
For example...the person who is hiding behind Tian Fen and who really wants power.
Wang Zhaojun.
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In the harem
Wang Zhi sat in the main hall, a look of hesitation on her face. She looked at the person in front of her and asked softly, "Is this really okay?"
Tian Fen had a slight smile on his face and said softly, "Why not?"
"Doesn't the Queen Mother want to be reunited with her daughter?"
His eyes flashed with calculation: "Now the Empress Dowager's power is too great. People in the world only know the Empress Dowager and not the Empress Dowager. But the Empress Dowager is your Majesty's mother!"
"Although the Grand Empress Dowager is the mother of the late emperor, she is not the mother of the current emperor. According to the tradition of our Han Dynasty, she should have handed over the power of the harem long ago, but now she is holding on tightly to power and refuses to let go."
"Isn't it natural for the Queen Mother to deal with her?"
Wang Zhaojun was somewhat moved by these words.
God knows how that old thing could live so long, even becoming the Empress Dowager!
She worked her way up from a favored concubine to a lady, then outlasted Li Ji, and became the empress. Finally, she outlasted the emperor and became the empress dowager. She thought she could be as free and unrestrained as Dou Yifang before, and even be able to interfere in state affairs.
She thought that the only enemy in front of her was Chen.
But in fact it is not the case.
She couldn't even see Chen's back, and the first enemy she encountered was the Empress Dowager, who had become a giant in the harem!
In the palace, Empress Dowager Dou's orders were much more effective than those of her, the legitimate Empress Dowager Wang!
Therefore, Wang Zhi was thinking about how to make her orders more effective than those of Empress Dowager Dou - at this time, her younger brother Tian Fen gave her an excellent method.
That is to let the people of the world and the people in the harem see who the emperor listens to more!
In other words, let everyone in the world and the harem know who the emperor treats better!
There are two ways to do this: first, to make Tian Fen receive more favor than Dou Ying in the previous dynasty. Second, to do something about the "female relatives in the harem" to let others know how much the emperor loves his mother!
The first point has been achieved. In the previous dynasty, although Dou Ying's power was still strong, Tian Fen's favor gradually surpassed Dou Ying. After all, he was the emperor's legitimate uncle!
At this time, Tian Fen had been conferred the title of "Marquis of Cheng'en" and was granted a fief of 5,000 households!
Of course, Emperor Wu, who had not yet taken power, had no way of deciding this matter alone, so the decision was made by Chen Xi, Zhou Yafu, Dou Ying, and Chen Qing.
This also made Tian Fen feel "noble". After all, even the two huge giants, Chen and Zhou, did not dare to prevent him from being conferred a title of nobility!
He was very proud.
As for the second point...Tian Fen looked at Wang Zhi, who was still a little hesitant in front of him, and the smile on his cheek became more obvious.
He came up with a brilliant idea.
That is: let the emperor find the daughter of "Wang Zhi" and another man, confer the title of princess on her, bestow grace on her, and bless the next generation of this "woman".
There are two reasons for doing this.
First, it demonstrates the Queen Mother's power.
Second, it allowed the world to see the Queen Mother's suppression of imperial power.
Of course, when Tian Fen thought of this, he was actually a little excited in his heart. He wanted to use this method and means to humiliate the "Emperor Jing" who looked down on him.
"The person you worship as queen is actually just someone else's abandoned wife, and your son was forced to make this abandoned woman's abandoned daughter a princess so that she can enjoy the benefits of your family."
What's more important is that as long as the princess comes back, her children and husband will be "rewarded" and given opportunities. Aren't these all connections of the Tian family?
You know, this princess was originally just an ordinary person among the people, but now because of a word from Tian, she has been enthroned as a princess by the emperor and enjoys power and wealth.
Doesn't she need to accept Tian's favor?
Wang Zhi still looked hesitant, but she became more and more relaxed after Tian Fen's advice. After all, in Wang Zhi's view, this was indeed as it should be.
Of course her son and her daughter are siblings!
Why does one enjoy wealth and glory while the other can only suffer among the people?
Is it because the son's father is of Liu's bloodline and is an emperor, while the daughter's father is just an ordinary person?
But that's all her blood!
But she only ignored the fact that her son was not the emperor because of her, but because of "Liu Qi" - even if it was not her bloodline, any other woman's bloodline could obtain the throne in the end.
She would just ignore it - not to mention her son, her wealth and glory were also because of her husband!
"good!"
Wang Zhaojun gritted her teeth, her eyes gleaming.
"When my son leaves the court, I will talk to him about this!"
Listening to Wang Zhi's words, a smile of determination appeared on Tian Fen's face.
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Weiyang Palace
Liu Che's expression was gloomy. He looked at the embroidered messenger under his command and asked in a low voice, "Did they really say that?!"