Zhang Huan respectfully reported to Empress Dowager Guo and relayed Qin Liang's words.
This eunuch has been in the palace since he was a child and has seen many scenes. At this time, he seemed a little nervous and cautious. There were no unnecessary words in his words, nor any thoughts of his own. Perhaps it was because he had seen so much, Is Zhang Huan afraid?
The eunuch also seemed to smell some signs. Of course, Queen Mother Guo would not be unaware of it. However, she did not show it. She just said in her usual solemn voice: "I understand."
Now that Empress Dowager Guo has returned to Hanzhang Hall, she can go to the East Hall tomorrow morning to summon the officials from Zhongshu Province to make arrangements, and they can have a meeting in the afternoon.
Zhang Huan waited for a while, then bowed and said: "Please excuse me, my servant." Seeing Empress Dowager Guo nodding, he bent down and carefully stepped back a few steps, and only turned around and went out when he was close to the door.
Recently, except for Zhang Huan, Huang Yan and other eunuchs promoted by Queen Mother Guo will never talk about anything about Qin Liang.
Of course, Empress Dowager Guo also knew in her heart that she was able to handle politics in the Taiji Hall because of the support of Prime Minister Qin Liang. Otherwise, not to mention Sima Yi and Wang Ling later, when Cao Shuang was assisting the government, he had not yet monopolized the power, so he was thinking about how to control Empress Dowager Guo. Rushed to Yongning Palace to live!
It stands to reason that once a powerful minister wants to control the power of the court, it is indeed wise to let the Queen Mother Guo go to Yongning Palace! The Queen Mother Guo has no strength, but has a good reputation. Living in the palace is too close to the emperor and Zhongshu Province, which is really an obstacle. There are also hidden dangers.
Empress Dowager Guo was actually very afraid of those nobles and powerful ministers, and almost did not dare to confront them head-on. She had to be careful about her own demands; however, when she thought of the lifeless life in Yongning Palace, she really didn't want to confront them.
I want to go! Unfortunately, there is often no choice in life. Maybe the reason why Yongning Palace is lifeless is because it has no power?
Only Qin Liang will continue to let her handle politics and control the jade seal!
In the face of great power, it doesn't mean that she stands in the right place at the critical moment, others can definitely trust her; after all, the road to establishing a great cause has always been accompanied by things such as birds disappearing and bows hiding, betraying allies, leaving mothers and leaving children! What if? If it were another person, and he chose to betray a woman for the sake of the security of power, he probably wouldn’t have the slightest hesitation!
Of course she would not easily believe a man's sweet words, but Qin Liang was different, he did it like that! Empress Dowager Guo, who was used to seeing all kinds of things in the palace, actually believed Qin Liang's words at this time: My Don’t you know, Your Highness Xin?
Empress Dowager Guo recalled many things. She had an inexplicable liking for that person when she first summoned him, and the strange incident of his daring to deign to sneak into the tunnel. He has always been reliable, courageous, but calm, and no matter with whom he interacted, Queen Mother Guo could trust him no matter what extraordinary things he did. Only when she knelt in front of Qin Liang did she feel a little humiliated. After all, the status was very different at that time, but he still had no intention of looking down on her.
At this moment, Queen Mother Guo felt a little pain in her palm. She finally came to her senses and found that her hand was pressing on the teapot, and the protruding handle on the lid was pressing against the palm of her hand, causing the handle to hurt. Then she discovered again, The maid standing beside her was staring at the teapot, as if she wanted to pour tea for herself, but she didn't dare to ask the Queen Mother to take her hand away. Queen Mother Guo immediately took a deep breath to get rid of the distracting thoughts in her heart, and then used a small movement to slightly change her head. Chest end
She kept her posture low so that the palace maid wouldn't notice the marks on the silkworm clothes if it became a little longer. Sure enough, as soon as she took her palm away, the palace maid immediately knelt down respectfully and sat to one side, "Duoduo..." and gently poured a bowl of tea.
Queen Mother Guo exhaled and looked back at the antique inner hall. When she turned to look to the west, she immediately remembered the huge bronze statue of dragon and phoenix over there. As long as you walk out of the house, you can see it directly from the Hanzhang Hall!
In this magnificent and elegant palace, Queen Mother Guo is already the most noble person here, with a higher seniority than the emperor, but she has never felt that these things belong to her! She knows very well that a large part of the power in the palace comes from Recognition from outside the palace. Otherwise, these palaces and pavilions are nothing, and their function is not as good as the Jinyong City with structures such as horse faces.
At this time, Empress Dowager Guo couldn't help but rejoice. Fortunately, that person was Qin Liang! If it had been anyone else, such as a member of the Wang family, it would have been completely different. Even if Empress Dowager Guo had helped a lot when raising troops in Yangzhou, they could be considered allies.
So after King Qin won, Queen Mother Guo persuaded Qin Liang to strive for greater power. But Qin Liang held back and continued to accumulate strength and prestige step by step. Now that he thinks about it, it is indeed the only way to have a better chance!
In just over ten years since he became an official, Qin Liang has reached the position of being the dominant one in the family. Empress Dowager Guo suddenly looked back and realized that he was indeed very powerful! Except for the general trend, he made almost every step correctly, and he also took many risks. It succeeded. Probably because Qin Liang was young and handsome, Queen Mother Guo sometimes regarded him as a very talented young man, but she gradually understood that he was actually an extremely calm and heroic man.
Husband! Some old ministers may not be as calm and courageous as him.
He is the mountain that can withstand strong winds and waves in the turbulent world.
Empress Dowager Guo was a little impatient and wanted Qin Liang to confirm his position as soon as possible! By then, her status would naturally not be as noble as it is now, but she would feel more at ease and could hide behind Qin Liang and get reliable protection! In the past, Empress Dowager Guo relied on She wanted to survive by herself, but with such an opportunity, she couldn't control her mentality as a woman. Why didn't she want to live an easier life without having to worry about it all the time? Anyway, the world has never been hers, she has always been dependent.
Early the next morning, Empress Dowager Guo followed Qin Liang's advice and ordered the ministers to gather in the court hall for a meeting in the afternoon, and sent someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to inform the time.
Qin Liang was not in the mood to hold a meeting at all. He arrived late after the meeting was over. He met Ling Zhang Huan, the visitor of Great Changqiu, and just asked about Zhuge Song's performance. Zhuge Song had just died in the Tsuen family. , the deep-seated hatred and misery and despair in his heart did not fade away so quickly. It is said that he cried again in the court and cursed Sun Jun unscrupulously! It seemed to have a good effect.
The court hall is on the east side of the courtyard of Taiji Hall. Foreign ministers can pass from outside the palace and can almost only go north from the vicinity of Shangshu Province.
Qin Liang did not go to the Shangshu Provincial Courtyard, nor did he enter the hall of the court. He went straight to the closing door on the north side of the court. There were several office rooms on both sides of the closing door. Qin Liang used to record ministerial affairs and occasionally worked here. He entered. Hemen is the small courtyard inside Hemen. Queen Mother Guo should be in the attic inside. Qin Liang asked Wu Xin to stay at Hemen and follow the eunuch to continue walking.
Zhang Huan reported outside the door and heard from inside
Mrs. Zhen's voice sounded: "Your Highness, please invite the Prime Minister to come inside to report something."
The eunuch Zhang Huan responded, then turned around and bowed to Qin Liang. Qin Liang looked serious, frowning and thinking about something, nodded to Zhang Huan, and walked into the wooden door.
Mrs. Zhen was in the small room inside. When she saw Qin Liang, she lowered her eyes, bent her knees and saluted: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother is in the attic."
Qin Liang glanced at the wooden ladder and said to Mrs. Zhen in a deep voice: "There is a Zhaoyi named Lu Ning in my house. She is really a Taoist priest. You can make friends with her and come to the house to meet her."
Mrs. Zhen's cheeks suddenly turned red and she whispered "Hmm". She raised her head and glanced at Qin Liang, then whispered: "The attic is high up, please speak more quietly."
Qin Liang was stunned for a moment, then walked up the wooden ladder next to him.
At this time, Qin Liang actually wanted to restrain himself for a while. Whether it was a place next to the court or a public meeting in the East Palace, there was actually a certain risk. But if he ignored Queen Mother Guo for too long, he felt that it would not be right.
good.
Of course he trusts Queen Mother Guo, but he needs to show it to avoid others thinking too much, especially at this time!
After going up to the attic, Queen Mother Guo was here. There was no need to be separated by a curtain like in the east hall. Qin Liang finally saw clearly Queen Mother Guo sitting on her knees at the banquet.
I saw that she was wearing a gorgeous blue-red silk robe, with a graceful posture, a beautiful and dignified appearance, and a slightly pointed chin without losing her delicacy; perhaps because she was banished from the palace at a young age and grew up in the palace, plus her skin
Snow is as white as jade, and there is an aura that is far away from the fireworks of the world. When Queen Mother Guo saw Qin Liang, her eyes seemed to be a little brighter, and the corners of her mouth showed
A hint of smile.
Although there were no outsiders, Qin Liang still stepped forward and bowed to him: "I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Guo bowed and returned the courtesy and said: "Prime Minister, please take a seat. The files recording the meeting will be sent to Zhongshu."
Qin Liang said casually: "I will turn around and ask you what your views are."
Empress Dowager Guo said again: "Pingyang County's auspicious memorial, what do you think Zhongming should do?"
Qin Liang said directly: "It is not the best policy to suppress it without expressing it. You can issue an edict to announce the matter, and say that the good omen of benefiting birds and beasts is the merit of the entire court."
Queen Mother Guo's expression changed slightly, with a look of surprise on her face: "This matter has nothing to do with Zhong Ming?"
Qin Liang said: "The white pheasant was discovered by chance, and I didn't know about it beforehand. I also asked Jia Chong not long ago, and it was not Jia Chong's fault. This thing was not deliberately arranged."
"But..." Queen Mother Guo was slightly disappointed, "Even so, people in the world will still discuss it."
Qin Liang thought for a while and said: "Now that the matter has come to a point, we really can't delay it for too long. However, it would be a bit ugly if we take the initiative to direct the auspiciousness directly to ourselves. I am thinking of other ways and arranging something else."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Guo nodded and said: "I see, Zhongming's plan is really very thorough."
Qin Liang couldn't help but said: "I'm just sorry for your highness, and I'm worried about how to make up for it."
Queen Mother Guo's eyes seemed to be moving on Qin Liang's face, and she suddenly said softly: "Am I stupid enough to think that I can keep my position without Zhong Ming or whoever it is?"
As soon as this statement came out, Qin Liang felt a little surprised. Sometimes even some couples would take credit for themselves in their conversations.
Relatives will inevitably test and compete with each other. It's just human nature. For example, how much have I paid for this family? Empress Dowager Guo, on the other hand, showed weakness as soon as she came. She was really not afraid that Qin Liang was the kind of person who would try to make ends meet.