In fact, the thoughts of Queen Mother Zhang are not too difficult to figure out. You just need to think clearly that everything she does is for the good of the emperor. If the emperor and the ministers are at odds, she will try to make up for it. But once the relationship between the emperor and the ministers comes to an end,
If the situation is irreparable, then as the Queen Mother, she will naturally worry that the ministers will do Huo Guang.
Who was Huo Guang? He was the man who changed emperors and changed clothes. Although later generations spoke highly of him, saying that he replaced the foolish emperor and assisted the Ming emperor, but to Empress Zhang, no matter how foolish the emperor was,
He is also his own son. Anyone who wants to be Huo Guang will be his mortal enemy.
In order to prevent the emergence of Huo Guang, we must not follow the wishes of the ministers in everything, but also weaken the power of the cabinet. And who can be qualified? The ministers are like a nest of snakes and rats, and it is difficult to control them. The only way is to use eunuchs
, Although Liu Jin struggled in Xichang, he did give a lot of deterrence to the officials, so there seems to be nothing wrong with keeping Liu Jin to use it to deter the officials.
The Queen Mother's mind changed.
Some people's thoughts have not changed. When these people headed by Liu Jian found out that the emperor was at odds with them and that the empress dowager's decree had not been issued, they immediately felt bad.
But now it is impossible to back down. Liu Jian is a cabinet minister and a bachelor of the first assistant, and he has more respect. When the matter has reached this point, his only choice is to persist, because once he backs down, his position in the court will be lost.
power
If the letter is gone, what will his colleagues think of him? How will Qingliu discuss it? He, Liu Jian, led all the officials to make such a fuss, but in the end nothing was done. But he backed down. In the future
Who would be willing to take him for granted?
We can only continue to fight, there is no way out.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Jian submitted his resignation. After his resignation was submitted, the others followed suit. Xie Qian, Liu Daxia, Ma Wenshengren, etc. submitted their resignations one by one. This was their last resort. They had to save the matter.
, Either the palace must compromise with the outer court, or the outer court must leave this mess behind.
Liu Chengfeng guessed this and sighed in his heart. In fact, from the very beginning, when someone pushed Liu Jin behind his back, the result of this matter had already been revealed. Liu Jian's resignation would obviously not have any effect. If it were changed
After the death of the late emperor, there may be the possibility of giving in, because politics is about mutual compromise.
, no one will do the worst of something unless they have to. But the current emperor is different. The current emperor is obviously not a political person, his character is more like a battle-hardened general. As a general, he never
He only believes in life and death. As for the compromise, it is obvious that the emperor does not care much.
Liu Jian's request to become an official was tantamount to playing into the hands of the imperial court. Even Empress Dowager Zhang felt that Liu Jian was no longer suitable to continue to be an assistant to the government. She did not express her position, but her attitude was already obvious. As for the emperor, it was even less necessary.
Having said that, all it takes is Liu Jin to encourage me with a few words, and I'm afraid there won't even be any courtesy. The approval will come directly.
The final result can be imagined. Liu Jian became an official, Xie Qian became an official, Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia and other old officials of the late emperor ended their lives sadly. They sent away these crying people, and naturally there were many newcomers to replace them.
Liu Chengfeng thought everything through, but he couldn't help but sigh. People like Liu Jian may not be moral gentlemen, nor are they perfect forever, but their more than ten years of hard work have brought about Hongzhi's resurgence.
Now this is the fate, but it is worthy of heaven and earth.
But what will happen next? An old era has come to an end with Liu Jian and others, so how will a new game begin?
Yang Tinghe has a strong imprint of the old prince on his body. He is from Zhan Shifu. Now that Zhu Houzhao has ascended the throne, he will be used sooner or later. However, the relationship between him and Liu Jin has always been very bad, and there will definitely be a lot of constraints in the future.
As for Li Dongyang, I'm afraid he can only lie dormant in the future. He has too many marks of Liu Jian on his body, and he is the person Liu Jin and others should be most wary of.
However, it is the two dark horses, Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai, that Liu Chengfeng cannot guess the most. If these two people are as expected by Liu Chengfeng, they should be the ones behind Liu Jin's back. Now that they are in the cabinet, they may not be satisfied.
It is said that Jiao Fang’s age
Not to mention his seniority, not to mention Yang Tinghe or Zhang Cai, even Li Dongyang was actually much inferior to him. To sum up with a common saying, when Jiao Fang entered the Imperial Academy, Li Dongyang was still learning to memorize scriptures with his head shaking.
When people have seniority, they will show their seniority. Just like this new cabinet, how could Jiao Fang be willing to succumb to Yang Tinghe or Li Dongyang?
It seems...
Liu Chengfeng finally came to the conclusion that this matter was not over yet. After getting rid of Liu Jian, a new storm was brewing.
Although Liu Chengfeng was far away from the eye of the storm, he still felt a little uneasy.
When the late emperor was here, he left several auxiliaries behind. Now he is far away in Lianzhou, and Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, is far away in Jiangnan. There is only one Li Dongyang left in the court. Can the situation of the court be maintained?
The emperor has the kind of temperament that follows the wind and rain. He has unconditional trust in those around him. Now that Liu Jian is gone, the world is afraid...
Should I go to the capital in the name of paying tribute?
But now Liu Chengfeng is an outsider after all, but he volunteers to intervene in this matter, which is probably very inappropriate.
He thought for a long time and couldn't help but sigh. He had thought that the situation in the court might change, but he didn't expect it would be this result, and the storm would come so quickly.
"Your Highness..."
At this time, Wen Chenxi's voice came from outside. Wen Chenxi had always been gentle and quiet. She never disturbed Liu Chengfeng when he was in the study, but at this time, she suddenly came to the door.
Liu Chengfeng stood up quickly, welcomed Wen Chenxi in, and said, "Why, what happened? Why are you here?"
Wen Chenxi obviously walked a little hastily when she came, with sweat dripping from her forehead. She took a few deep breaths and said: "Princess Taikang, the princess is pregnant. She just found out. She said she was unwell, so she asked the imperial doctor to go there."
After taking a look, the imperial doctor has announced the good news..."
Wen Chenxi's face was flushed, and she was obviously a little happy. Her nature was like this. If it were anyone else, even Zhu Yueluo, Liu Chengfeng would not guarantee that she would be truly happy about this.
But then again, Liu Chengfeng's three wives really don't have any major conflicts of interest. The palace had previously revealed the news that Princess Taikang's heirs would inherit the throne no matter what.
However, it seems that arrangements have been made in the palace for the heirs of the other two princesses, at least the titles will not be much lower than those of my brothers.
After all, Taikang is a close relative of the royal family. The Liu family's success today is inseparable from Princess Taikang, so being jealous of Princess Taikang is only harmful to other princesses.
After hearing this, Liu Chengfeng was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but said: "Is this... is it true?"
He first heard the bad news from the court, and now he heard the good news in the palace. He was so happy and worried that he actually felt a little gloomy.
Wen Chenxi said: "Of course it is true. The imperial doctor has confirmed it twice. There is absolutely no problem."
"Let's go." Liu Chengfeng's face turned a little red and he said, "Let's take a look."
In Qifeng Pavilion, many maids were coming in and out. Princess Taikang was lying on the couch, while Zhu Yueluo was sitting on the side. The two girls were whispering something. An announcement came from outside, and the maids saluted and said:
"Your Highness is a thousand years old."
The two women turned their attention to the concierge and saw Liu Chengfeng coming in in high spirits. Zhu Yueluo smiled slightly and gave his seat to Liu Chengfeng. Liu Chengfeng nodded to Zhu Yueluo and then sat down.
Beside the couch, he glanced at Princess Taikang with concern and said, "How is your health? The doctor said you haven't eaten yet today, right?"
Princess Taikang was overjoyed, enjoying the feeling of Liu Chengfeng's concern, so she deliberately frowned and said: "I can't eat anything, and I will vomit after eating, so it's better not to eat."
Wen Chenxi stood beside Liu Chengfeng and couldn't help but said: "That's not what I said. It's better to eat a little. Your health is important. The adult and the child in the belly are connected by flesh and blood. You can only eat the child, otherwise it will inevitably happen.
Hungry children.”
These words are Liu Chengfeng's fallacies. In the past, when Wen Chenxi was pregnant, Liu Chengfeng coaxed her to eat like this. Now Wen Chenxi has learned and applied them directly to Princess Taikang.
Princess Taikang couldn't help but gasped and said: "Okay, I will use some later. The imperial doctor said that the child is two months old. There were no signs at all before. I only discovered it today. I don't know if there is any problem."
Liu Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "The imperial doctor has measured your pulse. I think there will be no problem. Just rest assured."
Princess Taikang nodded, then blinked her eyes and said, "Your Highness, I actually have a merciless request."
Liu Chengfeng was very obedient at this time. He smiled and said, "You don't want to go to Beauty Square now, do you? You can't run around now that you're pregnant."
Princess Taikang was ashamed and angry, and spat: "You're talking nonsense. I don't want to go to Beauty Square at this time. What you are saying is heartbreaking."
Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to surrender and said sternly: "Okay, even if I am wrong, just say it if you have any unkindness."
Taikang rolled his eyes and said pitifully: "I have been here in Lianzhou for so long. Although I am happy, my mother is thousands of miles away. I miss her so much. Now that I have a child in my belly, I just hope that my mother can be with me."
Side, why not... why don't we go to the capital, give birth to the child, and show it to the mother. I heard that the mother has been depressed, and it is not good to keep going like this. Husband... what should you do? "
Husband...how you look at these words is like how you look at Yuan Fang in later generations. Liu Chengfeng's mood is probably similar to that of Yuan Fang. Looking at your sister, this is not asking, it is clearly making things difficult.