I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

In the court, the confrontation between the East Palace and the Queen Mother paused strangely for a moment.

However, as Wu Meiniang consolidated her power, Li Hong became increasingly silent.

He was always sick, and now he was even sicker. Wu Meiniang also acted like a loving mother.

"Since the Crown Prince is ill, he should take good care of himself and let the imperial physician treat him. The rest of the government affairs can be left to the officials of the Eastern Palace."

While Wu Meiniang was correcting memorials, she was talking to the palace maid from the Eastern Palace who came to report the news.

Li Hong seemed to be seriously ill and was about to die. Upon hearing the news, Li Zhao frowned.

Li Hong cannot die now. Emperor Wu has just assumed the throne as regent. If he, the prince who opposed the Empress Dowager's regency, dies, public opinion will be very unfavorable to Emperor Wu's power.

And if Li Hong died, wouldn’t Li Xian take over?

This kid is a big troublemaker. He has been against Emperor Wu time and again in history. We cannot let him take the throne and prevent Emperor Wu from showing his abilities.

So, Li Zhao turned around and asked Li Chao to tell Ruyi to give Wu Meiniang a hint.

Ruyi found an excuse to see Wu Meiniang, and the first thing she said was, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Crown Prince is seriously ill?"

Wu Meiniang's eyes flickered: "Yes. I have already ordered someone to go and treat him."

Ruyi smiled kindly: "Xuan Zun does have some good medicine, but it's a pity that I don't know if it's suitable for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take."

Wu Meiniang's men paused: Xuanzun, does this... hope that I will ask her for medicine for Li Hong?

What good will this do them?

Wu Meiniang was not stupid, she was just temporarily overwhelmed by victory. After Li Zhao poured a basin of cold water on her to calm her down, she soon shared the same idea as Li Zhao.

After figuring out the connection behind the request for medicine, Wu Meiniang broke out in a sweat.

Yes, I can't bear the stigma of "ignoring the death of my heir in order to gain power."

We must not allow this disobedient boy Li Xian to ascend to the throne of Crown Prince!

Wu Meiniang looked at Ruyi with a gentle gaze: "I understand. Ruyi, you can go back."

Ruyi bowed and took her leave. Wu Meiniang quickly sorted out her thoughts and visited Li Zhao two days later.

After Wu Meiniang bowed, she explained her purpose: "Xuan Zun, I would like to ask Xuan Zun to give me medicine to save my son."

Li Zhao gave her an intermediate [All Disease Eliminating Pill] and kept Li Hong alive: "Take it. He can't die for the time being."

Wu Meiniang took the medicine and left with a smile: "I understand, thank you Xuanzun for the reward."

This medicine was sent to the Eastern Palace by Wu Meiniang with great fanfare.

After taking the medicine, Li Hong's spirits really improved a lot. He could hold on for at least another five or six years until Wu Meiniang grew up.

For the sake of the prince, the Queen Mother specially asked Yu Dou Xuan Zun to give her medicine. This news spread like a whirlwind throughout the two capitals.

The people were all praising the Queen, but certain public opinions were strangled in the cradle just as they emerged.

The officials of the Eastern Palace originally wanted to use this incident to stir up public opinion, but Wu Meiniang directly cut off the source of the trouble, and the officials of the Eastern Palace immediately became discouraged.

Forget it, it’s over.

There were still some dishonest people among her subordinates, and Wu Meiniang was not lenient with them. She found some real crimes, some of which were not too serious, and demoted some, or sent some to exile. In an instant, the court was cleared of all charges.

The Empress Dowager's regency was gradually getting on track, but something big and small happened in Taiwei Changzhu's mansion.

Two female clerks, a female official, and a female student wrote a letter to resign and return home.

Although Li Chao is a [Happy Face Puppet], he is controlled by Li Zhao and has a certain degree of Ai thinking, so he can handle general affairs with ease.

As the chief secretary of Taiwei Changzhu Mansion, she was in charge of all the officials in the mansion, so naturally the resignation memorials from the female officials and clerks were delivered to her.

After seeing these four memorials, Li Chao remained silent for a long time.

I knew that not all female officials would stand from the perspective of all women and defend the interests of all women, but after this scene actually happened, Li Zhao also accepted it well.

"Call the four people who wrote the letter, and all the female officials, clerks, and female students in the Taiwei Changzhu Mansion, come here."

The palace maids quickly brought the four people. They were wearing the most humble turquoise robes and moon-white skirts, and stood in front of Li Chao with their heads lowered.

"Your subjects greet the Star Lord of the Li Dynasty."

"I wonder why the Chief Secretary called me here?"

Li Chao used his spiritual sense to pick up a memorial and waved it in front of them: "Tell everyone why you wrote this memorial."

"Student Xie Lijia, you go first."

Xie Lijia, who came from an aristocratic family, was slightly stunned, then said shyly: "My Lord, I am in love with a young man who has been awarded the title of Jinshi. He will soon be appointed as an official in the local area, and I want to marry him."

"So after we discussed it, I decided to resign and follow him to his new post."

Li Chao did not comment and picked up another memorial: "Next, Geng Baojiao, what about you?"

Geng Baojiao was born into a merchant family. She was the daughter of a wealthy businessman and a young female official.

She sighed and said, "The reason why I am resigning is very simple. I am just a minor official. I have too many things to do every day. I am unable to bear it."

"My child is still young, and my family doesn't care about me. For the sake of my child, I have no choice but to resign and go home."

The next female official was named Liu Yuting. She was nearly thirty years old. She bowed her head and said, "My family is poor, my mother is seriously ill, and there is no one to take care of her. I have no choice but to resign."

The female official who resigned was a ninth-rank official named Tang Yan. She said, "I am nearly 40 years old and have no hope of a career in government. My children and grandchildren are growing up, so I want to retire and go home to enjoy my grandchildren. Please grant my approval, Star God."

There was nothing much to say about the last two. Li Chao waved his red brush and said, "Female official Tang Yan, your memorial has been approved by me."

"Go get your severance pay and go home."

But after listening to Liu Yuting's inner thoughts for a while, Li Zhao knew that she was not lying, so he controlled Li Chao to smile slightly.

"Female official Liu Yuting, you have resigned to serve your seriously ill mother. Your filial piety is commendable. I will keep your position for three years."

"If you want to come back within three years, you can come back anytime."

Liu Yuting was stunned. She had never expected such a good thing to happen. She was so excited that she trembled and bowed: "I obey your command! Thank you for your grace, Lord Xing."

Li Chao shifted his gaze and stared at the student Xie Lijia.

Li Chao spoke up: "Xie Lijia, do you know where Xinhua Hall is?"

Xie Lijia was slightly surprised: "I know that Xinhua Hall is the school of Taiwei Changzhu Mansion. The students who can enter here are all talented people."

"Do you know what you will lose and what you will gain once you leave Xinhua Hall?"

Xie Lijia was stunned, her lips slightly parted.

Li Chao said slowly: "Every student in Xinhua Hall has the possibility to enter the officialdom in the future. Even if they are just a clerk, they may be noticed by Xuanzun and the emperor and empress and rise to the top in one step."

"Just like Pei Xuan and He Xin, they are already fifth-rank imperial officials at a young age."

"And you abandoned your studies, left Xinhua Hall, and became your Jinshi wife, a good wife and mother for life. Can your lover give you such glory, power, fame and status?"

Xie Lijia groaned, "But Fan Lang promised me that he would work hard and make me a royal lady in the future..."

Li Zhao and Li Chao shared the same view and snorted when they heard this.

"The future? To put it bluntly, what your lover promised you was just a few words from his mouth, not a real imperial decree?"

Li Zhao was really impressed by this kind of love-brained person.

Question: How do you get a woman into unpaid, altruistic domestic labor without paying any price?

It’s simple! Just pack up the housework and childbearing work in the name of love and send it out!

Why would an excellent woman willingly give up everything to bear children for a man, do housework and be a housewife?

Because this is love!

Li Zhao had no hope of awakening this love-brained person.

Xie Lijia is a student at Xinhua Hall and is a very talented person. However, she can't even figure out how to do things that are more beneficial to herself. She even gave up her future for a man's empty promise. This is not someone who can be awakened by a few words from an outsider.

However, Li Zhao could not allow her to influence other female students and really give up her future for a crappy man and so-called love.