Cining Palace, back hall.

After receiving Ding Yun's reply, Emperor Rong Hua did not dare to agree directly, let alone issue an order directly. Instead, after thinking for a while, he hurriedly came to his mother to negotiate with her.

"Mother, when Taizong's noble concubine said she wanted to be his wife, she probably meant that she wanted to be Taizong's empress dowager.

But there has never been any precedent for this.

I really don’t know what to do…”

There is no precedent in all dynasties, let alone in this dynasty, to rehabilitate the concubine of our ancestors who lived many generations ago. Unless the son born from this concubine becomes the emperor, there will basically be no similar situation.

Even his father, Emperor Jin'an, after he ascended the throne, only posthumously named his biological mother the Queen Mother, and did not say that he posthumously named his grandma or Taizu's grandma.

"Want to be a real wife?"

The Queen Mother could also understand Ding Yun's meaning, but she was also lost in thought and entanglement like her son, because she knew very well that the prestige of their mother and daughter was not high at present, and royal etiquette was always notoriously difficult.

Her husband at that time was the late Emperor Jin'an.

In order to make his biological father and biological mother the late emperor and the queen mother, he had to stand in a stalemate with all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty for a long time, and even got angry and killed dozens of officials. Only then could he barely do it.

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And it was criticized for many years afterwards.

In addition, what worries her even more is what if the noble concubine is really straightened out and transformed from Taizong's noble concubine to Taizong's empress dowager.

Her status and authority will undergo a qualitative change.

Being Taizong's noble concubine is an honor, and even whether she can eat well three meals a day depends on whether she, the queen mother, and the emperor are willing to let her eat well. But once she is upgraded to Taizong's empress dowager, theoretically speaking, from then on,

She is the person with the highest status in the harem.

It was she, the Queen Mother, who met.

Everyone must be respectful and polite.

To put it bluntly, the rights that she, the Queen Mother, now possesses, the Empress Dowager Taizong is just like the Empress Dowager, overriding the rights possessed by the Empress Dowager. If it goes too far, she can even listen to politics behind the curtain.

Yes, the difference is so big. This is also the power gap between the concubine and the main wife. No matter how the noble concubine is a concubine, no matter how expensive she is, she is still not as high as the main wife.

There were many queen regents in history.

But there has never been a dowager regent...

"Agree, you agree first, but don't rush to canonize. Slowly, wait two or three years before talking. The reason is easy to find, although the current evidence is enough to prove that the potatoes and sweet potatoes she provided are indeed high-yield and improved varieties.

, but after all, it has not been officially promoted yet.

No common people have benefited yet.

Therefore, it is reasonable to press the button temporarily and postpone the canonization for a few years. After all, there has never been a time when the army has not gone out to conquer the land and the land has not yet been occupied. Just because they think it can succeed, there is no problem in theory, and it will definitely succeed, so they will be granted the title first.

Do you think this is true?"

"For now, we can give her something else first, such as adding more maids and eunuchs to her, improving her treatment, etc.

Just raise your treatment to that of Empress Dowager Taizong."

After thinking about it for a long time, the Queen Mother finally came up with a move and said it directly.

Emperor Rong Hua thought for a while and still wondered:

"Mother, I probably understand what you mean. You want to delay the matter for a while, maybe you can drag that person to death directly. After all, she is already over a hundred years old, and something could happen anytime, anywhere.

Accident.

But I'm worried about her strong body.

There won't be any accidents in three or two years.

At that time, won’t we have to be granted the title of Empress Dowager Taizong?”

"Then grant it. According to the Ai family, the reason why the imperial concubine is willing to contribute the fine seeds she has cultivated for many years this year is because she sees the sincerity between the Ai family and you, and because she has given her a reward for her maternal descendants.

I said that the reward should be postponed for a few years. Although there is also the hope that she will not live long, this is not the main factor. The main factor is that at this time, only officials in Jinfeng know about her achievements, and no outsiders have witnessed her achievements.

From what I've seen, it's hard to recognize this credit.

It is inevitable that some rumors will spread.

It's not good for you or the noble concubine.

But if you promote sweet potatoes and potatoes for three or two years first, and let people all over the world know how high-yielding these two grain seeds are, then not only will your own prestige be greatly improved, but your will will be more consistent.

The reputation of the noble concubine will also spread all over the world.

When the time comes, we will talk about promoting her to the Queen Mother Taizong.

There will be far fewer people who oppose it.

Even the descendants of Emperor Taizong Jianwu in the clan should not be too opposed to it. After all, a woman comparable to Shennong who serves as the Queen Mother of Taizong can also increase the merits of Emperor Taizong Jianwu in disguise."

Although she had a lot of worries about doing this, the Queen Mother was really not afraid that such an old Ding Yun would compete with her for power. It was unreasonable for a person who had not been greedy for power for more than a hundred years to suddenly develop it in the last few years.

So what she said can be regarded as telling the truth.

The resistance to promoting Ding Yun from Imperial Concubine to Empress Dowager Taizong is definitely not small now, but it will be different in a few years. By then, not only will her biological son be firmly seated on the throne, but the recognition of the people will also increase. Imperial Concubine

The reputation of the discoverer of this high-yielding variety must have also increased.

Then do it again.

It will definitely be more logical than it is now.

Opposition voices will also be much smaller.

"Okay, but can I trouble my mother to explain this matter to the imperial concubine in person? I hope she won't misunderstand it. After all, even I feel that delaying the matter for a few years will drag her to death.

exist.

The noble concubine should also think more about it.

So I have to trouble you to explain more."

Emperor Rong Hua really didn't like to communicate with people at the level of his ancestors, because except for his mother, he especially didn't like to be suppressed by seniority, and it was not easy for him to leave this matter to the eunuch to explain to the concubine.

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So I could only ask his mother to help.

The Queen Mother had no choice. The child was her own. The child asked her for some help. How could she have the nerve to refuse? So she could only nod helplessly to express her agreement.

Then I transferred some good things from the treasury.

So I went to Ci'an Palace in person.

The process, right? It was not only telling Ding Yun about the relevant situation as Emperor Rong Hua wished, but also testing Ding Yun's attitude to see if she had any thoughts of seizing power. At the end, I specially left

I bought a bunch of good things from the treasury, as well as three empress dowager edicts that said the county lord was conferred, and the seals were all there, but they didn't specify which one was conferred as the county lord.

In fact, it is equivalent to giving Ding Yun the right to canonize any three people as county heads. It is a benefit in advance, and the real big head will be discussed in two or three years.

In disguise, I tried to comfort her for the time being.
Chapter completed!