78Chapter 78 Chen Shi holds the sword and strikes the Queen Mother three times
Zhou Yafu shook his head slightly, smacked his lips, and said, "I've heard that Dou Ying is planning to criticize the Empress Dowager in court. His goal is to restore the Grand Empress Dowager's position and let the court officials know that she is still alive and powerful."
"As for Chen Zhang..."
Zhou Yafu sighed, "After his brother died, he inherited the title of Marquis of Quni and later married a princess. Now he doesn't want to interfere in government affairs at all, so Your Majesty doesn't have the face to go to him and complain."
"As for the others? They are even less qualified."
"So, of the meritorious families still in power in Chang'an, probably only you and I will come."
Chen Xi didn't mind: "This is a small matter. Whether they come or not will not affect the development of this matter."
"I'm just expressing my feelings."
He looked at the long sword in his hand and said, "Empress Lü, Empress Dou, and now there's another Queen Mother Wang. Could it be that when Chen dealt with Empress Lü and Empress Dou before, she didn't use her strength and means enough, and therefore failed to intimidate these people?"
"These people came and went, one after another, as if they didn't take the Chen family seriously."
Chen Xi smiled, but the coldness in his eyes slowly blossomed under the bright sun, and his eyes reflected all the burning flames.
"Let's go, Brother Zhou."
Having said that, he walked straight forward.
Those soldiers and eunuchs did not dare to stop this man at all, because he was holding the court robes and crown bestowed by the late emperor, and even a sword.
Of course - the one they really didn't dare to stop was the "Emperor". The Emperor had already explained this matter in advance before today, and this was something the Emperor, Chen, and Zhou knew very well.
Even though they are acting to each other, they actually know that the other party is acting, and they even know that the other party knows that they know this, but this does not stop them from playing dumb.
In the game of politics, the most important factor is compromise, and the second most important factor is playing dumb.
This was the case with Chen Xi, Zhou Yafu and Emperor Wu at that time.
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The Empress Dowager's Palace
The eunuchs and palace maids hurried over, their faces filled with fear and terror. They knelt on the ground, looking at the Queen Mother with a look of confusion and anger, and said, "Queen Mother! The Marquis of Guandu is charging in with a sword!"
"He, he has Tiao Hou and Qing Hou beside him!"
Queen Mother Wang was suddenly shocked and pale. After all, she was not Empress Lu, and did not have her wisdom and calmness. Not only could she not "remain calm in front of Marquis Guandu with a sword, and even engage in testing exchanges", she couldn't even act calm.
At this time, the Queen Mother finally realized something.
The reason why Empress Dowager Dou was so honest was not because she was unwilling to stir up trouble in the former dynasty, but because there were three huge rocks supporting the former dynasty, making it impossible for her to stir up trouble. Therefore, Empress Dowager Dou's power was only in the harem.
And she, the newly crowned Queen Mother, is probably not even as good as Queen Mother Dou.
At least Dou Ying was truly powerful - after all, Empress Dowager Dou was quite sensible, and Dou was also quite intelligent and did not do anything that the bigwigs in the court could not tolerate.
But she... only had Tian Fen to use, and Tian Fen was only the second or even third rank in the court.
"What should I do?"
The eunuchs and palace maids around looked at each other, not daring to speak.
Among this group of people, some knew about the incident when Chen Xi entered the palace with a sword drawn when Empress Lü was at the peak of her power, and they had also heard about Empress Lü's behavior that day. When they saw Wang Zhi behave like this, they naturally judged who was better.
Don't say that Wang Zhi is not the one who followed Emperor Gaozu to conquer the world like Empress Lü. If that were the case, the current Marquis of Guandu would not be the first generation Marquis of Guandu!
Before anyone could react, footsteps were heard outside the hall.
Then, Chen Xi, Chen Qing and Zhou Yafu stood outside the hall and walked towards it. At that time, the Han Dynasty did not have so many ethical rules and regulations, so it was not that complicated for the empress dowager to meet with foreign officials.
Chen Xi first saluted with a stern face. The smell of drunkenness had not yet dissipated from his body. His face was slightly flushed and he looked like he was very drunk. He was completely different from the clear-headed person he was when he was talking to Zhou Yafu before.
As for Zhou Yafu?
He started installing his equipment at the same time he saw Chen Xi doing so.
So, the two drunkards only cared about the most basic courtesy and forgot everything else. Chen Xi directly questioned Wang Zhi: "Empress Dowager, have you heard about the old story of Empress Lü?"
He drew the sword from his waist and glared at him.
"The Queen Mother is now interfering in state affairs and even threatening Your Majesty to confuse the royal bloodline. Is she trying to emulate Empress Lü?"
Chen Xi sneered, "If so, the Chen family will have to carry out the alliance we made with Emperor Gaozu and punish the traitors and treacherous officials!"
Wang Zhi was already panicking at this point, not knowing how to respond. Upon hearing Chen Xi's question, she trembled and said, "How could that be? I didn't mean that at all."
"I want Your Majesty to take my poor daughter in, but it's simply because I miss her too much. As for the idea of ennobling her as a lord, it's simply because my daughter has suffered so much, and I want to make amends."
Chen Xi sneered again: "Compensation?"
He looked at Zhou Yafu and asked, "Captain Zhou, have you ever heard of someone using things from one's husband's family to compensate one's ex-husband's family?"
Zhou Yafu's eyes widened in anger: "I've never heard of it!"
Chen Xi then looked at Wang Zhi and said, "The Queen Mother wants to compensate her original daughter?"
"Can!"
"I am not an unsympathetic person. The Queen Mother's desire to compensate her daughter is too simple."
"Then please ask Your Majesty to step down as the Empress Dowager and remove her name from the Imperial Jade Records. Then ask Feng Chang and Zong Zheng to act as witnesses, and the Empress Dowager will step down on her own accord!"
"By then, the Queen Mother will be enjoying the company of her daughter and grandchildren. Wouldn't that mean she can both compensate Jin Yu and not use her husband's family's things?"
Chen Xi clapped his hands and laughed: "So that's what the Queen Mother thinks. That's really a wonderful story!"
He looked at Wang Zhi and said, "If the Queen Mother thinks so, I will go and explain it to Your Majesty, and then ask Your Majesty to issue an order!"
"Your Majesty is a pure filial son. Even if it means doing something that brings him disgrace, as long as the Queen Mother is willing, he will definitely do it!"
Ask to step down, give up the position of empress dowager, and remove your name from the jade record?
Wang Zhaojun's face turned pale instantly.
The meaning behind this is simple—don't you want to make it up to your daughter? Use yourself to make it up! From today on, you are no longer the Queen Mother. All this wealth and splendor has nothing to do with you anymore!
In this way, you can compensate your daughter!
Chen Xi looked at the pale, speechless Wang Zhi, smiled slightly, and took another step forward: "What do you think, Queen Mother?"