74Chapter 74: Fighting in the Court, Balance of Yin and Yang
The embroidered-robed envoy in front of him had a downcast expression, and it was hard to tell what was on his face, but his voice was still respectful: "Your Majesty, it is indeed so."
His voice was emotionless, but Liu Che felt his face inexplicably burning.
At this time, Liu Che had not yet evolved into the old Deng he would become later, and he would also feel a little ashamed of what his mother had done - it was not a good thing that his mother joined forces with his uncle to plot against him.
There was a gloomy look in his eyes, and he looked like a violent firecracker that could be ignited at any moment.
Silence, silence.
The surrounding candlelight flickered slowly with the night wind, and Liu Che walked back and forth in the Weiyang Palace - as he walked, he discovered a sad problem.
It seems that there is really no way to deal with this matter.
The Han Dynasty was governed by benevolence and filial piety—could he bear to see his mother grieve? To see his mother separated from her own daughter? But if he brought that woman to Chang'an, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat in this game of chess between mother and son.
This was something Liu Che could not accept.
The expression on his face became increasingly gloomy, and in the end he sat there, looking somewhat gloomy.
At this time, Liu Che finally understood why his father always had a gloomy expression when facing Empress Dowager Dou - he even had to take a deep breath and prepare himself mentally before meeting her.
He even understood why King Liang was so arrogant at that time.
He snorted coldly.
"Go and secretly inform the Marquis of Guandu about this matter."
Isn't it the Queen Mother?
Liu Che smiled slightly. He was different from his father.
His father was more or less concerned about his own face, the face of the empress dowager, or perhaps the relationship between mother and son, so he would not often use Chen as a powerful weapon - but he, Liu Che, was different!
His own face?
He hadn't even been crowned yet, and the entire government was controlled by the Marquis of Guandu, the Marquis of Tiao, the Military Secretary, and the General Dou Ying. How could he have any face? He didn't have much face to begin with.
The Queen Mother's face?
Even more ridiculous, what does the Queen Mother's face mean? He doesn't even care about his own face as the Emperor, so how could he care about the Queen Mother's face? Besides, if the Queen Mother still cared about face, how could she do such a thing?
Doesn't doing this kind of thing mean you're admitting you're going to lose face and fall out?
As for the relationship between mother and son?
In this respect, Liu Che and Liu Qi were different.
Although Liu Qi had a cruel and violent personality and could even be said to be half a political machine, he did have feelings for his mother - what you can't get is often the best.
He did not receive the favor of Empress Dowager Dou, and precisely because of this, he wanted to gain her love. This was a child's natural desire for his mother.
But Liu Che was different.
Liu Che was a complete political monster. In his heart, so-called family affection and love were not as important as his power.
He could kill his uncle for the sake of his own power, or he could curry favor with Empress Dowager Dou for the sake of his own power, or even compromise for the sake of his own power, setting up a plan to kill Dou Ying, Tian Fen, and eliminate the power of Queen Dowager Wang.
He could also sacrifice his so-called love for the sake of his own power and marry Chen Ajiao as his queen; he could also reuse a general who was born a horse slave for the sake of his own power.
He could also kill his eldest son, legitimate son, or the crown prince who was almost the perfect successor in his later years for the sake of his own power.
In Liu Che's eyes, the so-called mother-son love is nothing more than the good of you, me and everyone. If you don't want me to be well, then you can wait for death!
He is the center of this world!
Everyone should center around him and follow his ideas!
What? You don't think so?
I am so sad.jpg——If you make me sad, I will make your whole family sad.jpg——Go crazy and kill everyone.jpg——As expected, everyone loves me.jpg
A set of smooth little combos can be used.
Of course, Liu Che was not so arrogant at that time, but he already had this kind of arrogant taste and was developing in the direction of being an old arrogant person.
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Guandu Marquis Mansion
When Chen Xi learned what the Queen Mother wanted to do, he felt helpless and bewildered - how could there be such a person in this world? It would be fine if she used her husband's family's things to support her own family, but she even wanted to use her husband's family's things to support her ex-husband?
Do you have any shame?
Do you really think the Queen Mother is omnipotent?
hehe.
Chen Xi wrote a letter to Zhou Yafu overnight and sent it to him, and in passing, he asked someone to hint to Dou Ying a few words - for example, what Tian Fen wanted to do to weaken the influence of the Empress Dowager. What would Dou do if the Empress Dowager lost her influence!
If you say this once or twice, Dou Ying may not react, but if you say it more than once, then Dou Ying will definitely react.
Because it concerns his power.
Is it true that the saying "three people make a tiger" is just because too many people say it?
No, the fact that more people are speaking out is one thing, but more importantly... the people who are listening really feel that their power is threatened.
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Dou Ying's life has not been ideal recently.
In his opinion, although the late emperor had passed away, Empress Dowager Dou was still alive and still held a lot of power and had a majesty that no one else had.
The emperor should respect Empress Dowager Dou and should also respect him.
But that's not the case.
A gloomy look flashed across his eyes, and he held tightly in his hands the news he had received from the palace: "What a great Tian Fen! What a great Queen Mother!"
Dou Ying sneered, "Do you really think there's no one left in my Dou family?"
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The second year of Emperor Wu.
The political situation in the court showed a strange state of chaos yet order.
On the surface, the two major forces - the foreign relatives, the Dou family and the Tian family - were engaged in a chaotic struggle. The back-and-forth fighting should have made the court chaotic.
However, the two real forces in secret - the forces of meritorious officials, the Chen family and the Zhou family - were balancing the power of the court very steadily, and the Zhou family vaguely showed an intention to follow the lead of the Chen family.
Just like the yin and yang sides of Tai Chi, the yang side is fighting, while the yin side is balancing.
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Queen Mother's Palace
Wang Zhi looked sad and fierce. She was a little annoyed by Liu Che's Tai Chi.
He immediately shouted, "Can't I even see my own daughter? I am the Queen Mother of the Han Dynasty! Are you going to be disobedient and unfilial?"
In front of her, Liu Che lowered his head. Although the emotions in his eyes could not be seen, one could somewhat see...disgust.