Han emperor system

Chapter 198 Empress Dong's Conspiracy (Part [-])
"The Empress Dowager Mingjian, I will invite the Empress Dowager to be the master."

"Stop talking nonsense. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, everything is assisted by the court's assistant ministers, and all the assistant ministers. I am a woman. How can I be the master of this big man?"

"The empress dowager can't be the master, then the empress dowager can listen to the government behind the curtain, isn't she also a woman? Since the empress dowager can take charge of the government, the empress dowager is the mother of the first emperor. Now the young emperor is young and ignorant. It should be up to you, the old man, to make the decision. Then the Queen Mother is just the daughter of the Tu family, who knows how to behave, what kind of knowledge, how can she take care of the affairs of the big man? Queen Mother, you have seen the world better than she has eaten There is still plenty of food, and the bridge she has traveled is longer than the road she has traveled, so it is up to you, the old man, to decide on this important matter of the court, how can you let the Empress Dowager He monopolize the matter?"

"Yes, the Empress Dowager Mingjian, the ministers and others are old officials of the big man, not to fight for power or gain, but because I can't bear to see the big man destroyed by the young and ignorant Young Emperor and the ignorant Queen He , That's why you risked your life to come forward and ask the empress dowager, you old man, to come out and preside over the overall situation, and now you are the only old man in the whole big man who can take care of the great affairs of the country."

"Yes, the Young Emperor was young. As soon as he ascended the throne, he generously rewarded the villains around him. He rewarded all the subjects of his original East Palace with the position of Jiuqing, and even appointed Cai Yong, who was exiled by the former emperor, as the Taifu. Shinya was appointed Minister of State, isn’t this nonsense? On the contrary, it’s our three princes who have become idlers now, and it seems that we don’t have anything to do, which is really worrying.”

"Not only that, the young emperor forgot the fundamentals as soon as he came to the throne, and even transferred 10 people who built the mausoleum of the former emperor to their homes. He also changed the law of the ancestors and paid these people who worked for the royal family. Wouldn't it be a mess? Is it set? And now the world is chaotic and the national treasury is empty, but the young emperor is desperate and spends a lot of money on these peasants. It is simply nonsense. If this continues, the world of the great man will be destroyed sooner or later. Please ask the empress dowager to come forward Take care of it."

"Empress Dowager, you old man doesn't know that He Jin is even more powerful now, and he regards us old officials as thorns in the flesh. He has spoken to the first emperor and Queen Mother He more than once before, and wants to kill us old officials. Disaster in the harem, pity those of us, in order to serve the royal family, we did not hesitate to mutilate our bodies, not even leaving incense for our offspring. We have never made any mistakes for decades, and now we are still being slandered as eunuchs when we are old. People are sad, please ask the Empress Dowager to be the master for us."

A group of old ministers and eunuchs cried bitterly in front of Empress Dowager Dong, pouring out their suffering and uneasiness, vigorously encouraging Empress Dowager Dong to fight for power with Empress Dowager He, and asking her to control Emperor Shao and Empress Dowager He so that they can regain power , restored to its former glory.

"Hey, I didn't expect that the late emperor's bones were not yet cold, and their mother and son would mess up the Han world. They are really ashamed of their ancestors. How can the late emperor rest in peace? Then Mrs. He, when he first entered the palace, what did you do?" I don't even understand, this palace also saw her being honest and obedient, so I promoted her to be a match with the late emperor. Unexpectedly, after more than ten years, she has completely changed, not only poisoning Wang Meiren, but also dominating the harem. Now , her son is the emperor, and most of the ministers and bureaucrats inside and outside are her confidantes. In addition, the general He Jin brothers control the military power, which has become a climate. Although the palace wants to control her power for the sake of the great man, but But I feel powerless, what do you think should be done?"

Finally, Empress Dowager Dong was shaken by everyone's words, and she spoke her mind. After the first emperor ascended the throne, she became the head of the harem, but she was unable to monopolize the power because of her disagreement with the first emperor. There is no competition in the world, but in fact the desire for power in her heart has not subsided. At this time, with the support of so many old ministers and subordinates, she felt that the time had come in her heart. Taking advantage of the fact that the young emperor had just ascended the throne and was not stable, she could compete with their mother and son. In the last battle, they might be able to suppress their mother and son, and then abolish the young emperor and establish a new prince's association.

Empress Dowager Dong sighed and looked at the prince Xie next to him. He looked like he was only ten years old and didn't know anything, so he was able to eat cakes carefree, but his grandmother couldn't ignore him, no matter what You have to fight hard, fight for a future for him.

"The Empress Dowager is wise. Since the Empress Dowager He can listen to politics behind the curtain, then the Empress Dowager is the mother of the first emperor, the young emperor's grandmother. Why can't she listen to politics behind the curtain? Therefore, the Empress Dowager can also come to court and listen to politics behind the curtain with the Empress Dowager He. You can suppress the arrogance of the Empress Dowager He, and you can also make decisions on some major issues, so as not to let the young emperor do anything wrong, and not let their mother and son mess up the world." Zhang Rang immediately stepped forward and said.

"That's right, the Empress Dowager has to add the title of the Prince's Association. You can add the title of the Prince's Association as King Chenliu, so that his fiefdom will be close to Luoyang, so that one day their mother and son will find an excuse to send the Prince's Association to the remote Bohai County. There is no way to threaten their status."

"The empress dowager, I thought that the uncle of the country, General Dong, should be appointed as a senior official, so that he can control the military power, so that he can fight against He Jin brothers, and will have the power to protect the safety of the empress dowager, otherwise, the great general He Jin Brothers have soldiers in their hands but we don't, so they can harm us at any time if they want to."

"Yes, yes, the empress dowager can still trust the veterans, as long as they are reused, the veterans must obey the will of the empress dowager in everything, and fight against the young emperor and the general He Jin in the court. As long as we can intervene For military and national affairs, slowly manage our power. It won't be long before we can plan to deal with the general He Jin. As long as He Jin's brother dies, there will be no one to rely on. In the prince's association, so as to completely grasp the power of the big man in his hands."

After the conspiracy, all the eunuchs and former ministers dispersed, but they didn't know that Liu Bian's eyes and ears had spread all over the palace, and he saw their excitement, but Liu Bian didn't take any action, but smiled , Let them perform like watching a play. After all, this is what happened in history, and Liu Bian doesn't want to change history too much.

The next day, Empress Dowager Dong came to court, and a group of old ministers and eunuchs had already set up a soft seat for her behind the jade curtain in the Jinluan Hall. They were side by side with Empress Dowager He, and they were also separated by curtains.

At the time of the court, all civil and military officials were shocked, of course, those old officials and eunuchs who participated in the matter were the exception, and the young emperor Liu Bian didn't respond at all, and even the Queen Mother was shocked, but she didn't say much for a while .

"Emperor Grandmother St. Ann, Queen Mother St. Ann."

Before Liu Bian sat down on the dragon chair, he greeted the Empress of the Second Palace very respectfully. Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He both nodded in the jade curtain.
"Qizou Shengshang, Prince Xie is already ten years old. He is knowledgeable, diligent and studious, and has the demeanor of the ancients. I think that the first emperor once named Prince Xie the king of Bohai, but the land of Bohai is far away in Qingzhou. It is very inconvenient due to the remoteness, and the yellow turban thieves are raging in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, so I ask the Holy One to change the fiefdom of the Prince's Association."

"Well, Lord Ding's suggestion is very reasonable. I don't know where the Lord thinks it would be better for the emperor's younger brother to share the title?" Liu Bian knew their tricks a long time ago, and asked very cooperatively at this time.

"It's not too far away. In my opinion, it's better to stay here." Sikong Dinggong didn't expect that the young emperor had no objection at all, but maybe it was because he saw the Empress Dowager Dong here today, so he was timid and afraid. .

"No." Before Liu Bian could answer, Empress Dowager He had already spoken, "The fiefs of the Crown Prince and the Prince's Association were sealed by the late Emperor himself. Now that the body of the late Emperor is not cold, how can it be easily changed. Moreover, the Prince's Association is still young. At that time, he was unable to manage his own fief, so changing the fief had no effect at all. I thought it was better to wait until the Prince Association was a little older and able to manage his own fief. , it won’t be too late to change the seal.”

"I don't agree with this." Liu Bian knew that if Empress Dowager He objected, Empress Dowager Dong would definitely stand up. As expected, Empress Dowager Dong continued:

"Prince Xie is young, and his mother died early, so he can only follow me, an old woman. When the first emperor granted the two princes fiefdoms, he didn't intend for them to manage their own fiefdoms. They are just a king. Now that the late emperor left early, how could he let him go to such a remote place because of his love for the prince's association? Ben Gong felt that Mr. Ding's suggestion was very good, so he gave another prince to the prince's association nearby. Seal a fief, even if he grows up and goes to his own fief in the future, he will have the opportunity to come back to see me, an old woman. Poor my emperor died early, leaving me alone, an old woman, surrounded by There is no one to speak, but the prince Xie is filial and sensible, making the old woman happy every day in front of him, so I hope His Majesty can agree to this request of this palace."

"Since the emperor's grandmother has spoken, then I agree. From now on, Liu Xie, the king of Bohai, will be named the king of Chenliu, and Chenliu will be the fiefdom. After the king of Chenliu is 16 years old, everything will be managed by himself. Now it is still in the hands of the court. Manage on behalf of."

Liu Bian turned his head and looked back. Seeing that Empress Dowager He looked a bit ugly, she seemed to want to say something else. He didn't want the two palaces to quarrel in the court, so he agreed first, and announced the matter in public. Empress Dowager He really No more words.

(End of this chapter)