Lu Yijian had just returned from the Yamen and rushed towards the side hall without even having time to take off his official uniform.
My brother-in-law seems to be visiting more frequently lately?
Didn’t my brother-in-law give lessons to the officials today?
As soon as Lu Yijian took off her shoes and put on wooden clogs, she saw her brother-in-law coming out of the cabinet.
"Tanf!"
Seeing Lu Zongdao's face glowing red, Lu Yijian was quite surprised.
"Brother-in-law, what happened today that makes you so happy?"
"Ha ha."
Lu Zongdao couldn't help laughing.
"The official will be a wise king in the future, and the country will be very lucky."
"Tell me, is this worth my happiness?"
"oh?"
Hearing her brother-in-law's comments, Lu Yijian suddenly became interested.
He knew very well who his brother-in-law was.
It’s not like my brother-in-law didn’t give Guanjia lessons before. At that time, my brother-in-law’s evaluation of Guanjia was just that he was smart.
And today, seeing how happy my brother-in-law is, something terrible must have happened.
"Listen to me carefully."
Lu Zongdao took Lu Yijian's hand and walked into the back room. As he walked, he told the truth what happened in class today.
When he heard the sentence, "There are eternal scriptures that are eternal, but there are no ever-changing laws of governance," Lu Yijian couldn't help but read it in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, his brows frowned subconsciously.
It is naturally a good thing for officials to have the ambition to correct the evils of the world, but good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and good things can sometimes turn into bad things.
Queen Mother!
Now the Queen Mother is in charge!
It would definitely be a disaster rather than a blessing for the officials to show their true feelings at this time.
Thinking of this, Lu Yijian glanced at her brother-in-law who was still full of joy.
To be fair, what my brother-in-law did today was wrong.
"Tanf?"
After a while, Lu Zongdao realized that his brother-in-law not only did not follow him in happiness, but instead frowned.
"Why are you not happy at all?"
"well."
Lu Yijian sighed: "Brother-in-law, in my opinion, this matter is not a good thing. On the contrary, it may offend that person."
When this matter was mentioned, the expression on Lu Zongdao's face immediately changed.
"The world belongs to the people of the world. How can it be decided just because of the Queen Mother?"
"Yes, brother-in-law, you are right."
Lu Yijian nodded in approval, but there were some words in his heart that he did not express out loud.
He knew very well that the power of the Queen Mother came from the late emperor, but the late emperor had already ascended to power, and the current official family was the Queen Mother's confidence.
The late Emperor only had one son from an official family, so the Queen Mother had no choice.
In short, the Queen Mother did not dare to do such a thing.
Because without the official family, the Queen Mother also lost her greatest protection.
But not daring to return does not mean that the Queen Mother has no way to check and balance.
The age of an official is the best 'weapon'.
As long as the official family is not as good as the crown one day, the Queen Mother will have reason to continue to sit in that position.
certainly.
Lu Yijian and Lu Zongdao are not the same kind of people. Lu Zongdao is a die-hard royalist, while Lu Yijian is an opportunist.
He is a pure politician who pays attention to both sides.
He will not offend either the Queen Mother or the officials. In order to ensure the continuation of imperial power, he will not show any clear tendency.
Therefore, he thought much more than Lu Zongdao, and it was also far-reaching.
'I wonder what the Queen Mother will think?'
Lu Yijian turned her head and glanced out the window. At this time, the sky was already dark.
For a moment, Lu Yijian couldn't tell whether the celestial phenomenon at this time was the darkness before dawn or the prelude to eternal night.
Bao Ci Hall.
At this moment, Liu E's expression could be described as solemn. Looking at the expressions of the Queen Mother from left to right, the atmosphere in the palace was frighteningly cold.
'good!'
Liu E laughed angrily and decisively wrote down Lu Zongdao's name in the notebook.
What a great Lu Zongdao!
How dare you lead officials astray!
Immediately, Liu E summoned Mrs. Lin and gave instructions.
"Niang Niang, go and inquire. I want to know who Brother Six has been in contact with recently. I must detail everything."
"yes."
After receiving the order, Lin immediately left the inner hall in a hurry.
The Queen Mother is angry!
Lin has been with the Queen Mother for more than 20 years, and she is already familiar with the Queen Mother's joys and sorrows.
Although the Queen Mother did not express anything clearly just now, Mrs. Lin knew very well that there was going to be a storm in the palace.
The day seems to be extremely cold.
Mrs. Lin unconsciously tightened her bra.
Inside the palace.
Liu E no longer had the interest to continue looking at Zha Zi. In her opinion, what happened today was definitely guided by someone secretly.
Otherwise, how would Sixth Brother say such things?
Who is this person?
What's the intention!
Don't blame Liu E for thinking too much. Just as Lu Yijian thought, Liu E is not a brainless person. She knows who her power comes from.
She is the mother of the official family and the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty!
Without the former identity, she would be like water without a source. Even if she could sit still for a few years, she would not be able to sit still.
Recently, Liu E has been in a bad mood.
The plan to take the opportunity to attack Ding Wei failed, and now an unknown force has actually infiltrated into the official family.
Suddenly, Liu E had an ominous premonition in her heart.
If, if the official knew that she was not his biological mother, then...
Then, this idea was like a wildly growing weed, taking root, sprouting, and spreading in his heart, and he couldn't suppress it.
The news that the official was not her biological son was not a top secret. Not only inside the palace, but also outside the court, many people knew about it.
For example, Ding Wang Yuanyan (the eighth king, the eighth son of Emperor Taizong), and ministers with slightly higher rankings were also insiders to some extent.
The more people know about it, the more it is no longer a secret.
What should I do if someone deliberately tells the officials about this?
Although she was the empress and empress dowager conferred by the late Emperor Zheng'er, and was the official mother-in-law, it was also true that she concealed her biological mother.
Guan Jia is still young now, if someone risks his life to tell Guan Jia about this.
What will the officials think of themselves?
Will there be any resentment between mother and son?
'no!'
'You must go to Funing Palace in person.'
The more she thought about it, the more fearful Liu E became. What she was afraid of was not the return of Mrs. Li (Zhao Zhen's biological mother). With the late emperor's edict, even if Mrs. Li came back, it would not affect her authority.
What she was worried about was Sixth Brother's attitude.
Even though Sixth Brother is still young at this time, the child will eventually grow up.
And she, Liu E, is not alone.
One day, the official family will personally govern and become the official family of the Song Dynasty, the emperor who rules over thousands of homes.
If the officials are resentful, how will the Liu family deal with themselves a hundred years later?
Liu E can be cruel to herself, but being cruel to herself does not mean that she can ignore the descendants of her clan.
In a clan society, people cannot only think about themselves.
Funing Hall.
Li Jie received news from the chamberlain that the Queen Mother would be coming over later. He was not surprised to learn this.
The moment he made his speech in Yiying Pavilion today, he expected Liu E to come.
Although Liu E is not very good at governing, in terms of fighting methods and sense of smell, he is definitely top-notch.