75Chapter 75: The Hidden Hand, Dou's Plan
Queen Mother Wang felt that she had shown enough patience towards Liu Che and the delays in the court. She waited for three full months!
But in the past three months, has anyone taken this matter seriously?
The answer is no.
Every time Tian Fen brought up this matter in the court, he would be ignored by Chen Xi, Chen Qing, Zhou Yafu, Dou Ying and others, and then discuss other things.
Every time!
Over the past three months, the Queen Mother's patience has worn thin.
She glared at Liu Che in front of her, desperately needing Liu Che to give her an answer.
She wants her own daughter!
Liu Che suddenly raised his head, his eyes calm and indifferent. He looked at Queen Mother Wang indifferently, and just one look expressed everything.
That look was so calm...and yet so indifferent.
In an instant, Queen Mother Wang's heart suddenly shrank. At this critical moment, she remembered who the person in front of her was - this was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, the most supreme and noble person in the world.
She subconsciously wanted to retreat.
But... at this time, Tian Fen's words echoed in her ears again.
"Your Majesty is the most noble person in the world, but he is your son. If we really want to compare, you are more noble than him."
"The Han Dynasty governs by filial piety. Do you think Your Majesty would dare to disobey you?"
"Your concerns about Chen can actually be ignored, because Chen cannot enter the palace without the emperor's permission."
"Your Majesty has not yet taken power. How could he possibly fall out with you, his natural supporter and ally?"
"Emperors have always been suspicious. How could Your Majesty truly trust Chen more than you, his mother?"
"So Your Majesty will definitely compromise."
These words echoed in the Queen Mother's mind, but the words that had given her strength in the past now seemed a little weak - although she still scolded, she gave the emperor some "concessions".
"At worst, if you don't make her a princess, you can at least make her a lord, right?"
"That's your own sister!"
As she spoke, Queen Mother Wang seemed to have regained her strength. She looked at Liu Che with tears in her eyes. When threats and coercion didn't work, the family card was the most useful thing to use.
This is the card the Queen Mother played at this time.
It's just a pity that...
Liu Che didn't buy it.
Originally, Queen Mother Wang's request could be met, because in Liu Che's view, by exchanging the position of "king" for Queen Mother Wang's support, and letting Queen Mother Wang and Empress Dowager Dou fight, he could reap the benefits from the sidelines.
Whether it was Dou Ying or Tian Fen, they were both stumbling blocks in Liu Che's eyes - the only difference was that Tian Fen, the stumbling block, could not stand firm without his help, while Dou Ying had already established a firm foothold and could not be won over.
That's all.
But....
Who made the Chen family come into being in this dynasty?
With Chen around, it would not be so difficult to deal with the empress dowager - whether it was the grand empress dowager or the empress dowager, or even if another grand grand empress dowager appeared at this time, it would not matter.
As long as the Chen family is alive, the world will be at peace.
Then the harem cannot interfere in politics.
Then, Liu Che looked at Queen Mother Wang, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips, and he smiled slowly: "My dear sister?"
He looked at the Queen Mother, his eyes devoid of warmth: "How is she my biological sister?"
Liu Che's voice was low: "I carry the blood of the Liu family's destiny in my body. It is because of this blood that I have become who I am, the Son of Heaven."
He said word by word: "I am the one who made you, not you who made me!"
At this moment, Liu Che was firing on all cylinders, his aura full of arrogance. He looked at Queen Mother Wang and sneered, "Without you, I would still be the prince of the Han Dynasty, and I would still ascend the throne."
"But what are you without me?"
He stood up and looked down at the Queen Mother.
At this moment, a maidservant beside the Queen Mother said with a look of rebuke on her face: "Your Majesty, how can you speak to the Queen Mother like this? This is your biological mother!"
"What do you gain by criticizing your own mother?"
Liu Che raised his eyebrows. He looked at the palace maid who was kneeling beside him and protecting his nephew, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.
His voice was dull and his words were calm.
"Drag him out."
"Being beaten to death."
As soon as these five short words fell, all the soldiers outside the Queen Mother's palace came out and dragged the palace maid out.
When the emperor becomes powerful and no longer needs the empress dowager and the power of her foreign relatives, the empress dowager and the power of her foreign relatives will be nothing.
Liu Che looked at Queen Mother Wang and said, "Mother, I hope you can understand this."
Having said that, he turned and left.
The huge Empress Dowager's Palace suddenly became very deserted and quiet. The faces of the surrounding palace maids had expressions of fear and terror, and they dared not say anything.
After an unknown amount of time, a sharp roar came from the Queen Mother's Palace.
That was the Queen Mother roaring in anger.
.... ....
After leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, Liu Che did not calm down. Instead, the anger in his heart gradually accumulated.
He was completely disappointed with Wang Zhaojun.
Originally, after seeing Liu Rong end up in a miserable situation because of Li Ji's stupidity, Liu Che was secretly proud in his heart, proud that his mother was not as stupid as Li Ji.
But now it seems...
Liu Che smiled bitterly.
He looked in the direction of Guandu Marquis Mansion, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Prepare the carriage, I want to go to Guandu Marquis Mansion!"
.... ....
Dou Ying's Mansion
Dou Ying looked at the secret letter in his hand with a casual smile on his face, and then simply put the secret letter in his hand into the fire and burned it.
"It's just a trivial trick."
"It's not worth taking seriously."
.... ...
Tian Mansion
After receiving the secret report from Queen Mother Wang, Tian Fen froze in place, a bewildered look on his face. He frowned and pondered, "How could this be?"
He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and began to think of another way.
"In that case, we can only ask them to come out!"
They...are naturally referring to Confucianism!
No matter how much those in power disliked them, Confucianism was really useful. Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Jing, although Jia Yi, the representative of Confucianism at the time, and his son were tortured to death several times, Confucianism was not abolished, and even became stronger.
Because they are really useful.
Especially in the aspect of recycling.
Even Emperor Wu had to admit this.
..... ....
Apricot Garden
A middle-aged man sat on the stage, slowly explaining his own ideas, with a hint of sharpness in his brow.
There were many disciples in the audience.
Everyone was listening to him talk about his own "Confucianism".
This person is named
Dong Zhongshu.