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The queen mother was a little absent-minded, she didn't know what she was thinking of, her face was in a trance, and there seemed to be nostalgia in her eyes.Liu Zao noticed it and was a little curious. They were talking about Emperor Zhao just now, but does the Empress Dowager miss Emperor Zhao?

Emperor Zhao is her husband, and they spent the winter solstice together last year.Although she complained that Emperor Zhao was too obedient, this may not be a kind of nostalgia.

Liu Zao suddenly remembered that in mid-April, she and Emperor Zhao were ill successively. She recovered, but Emperor Zhao died of a serious illness within three days.

"Is Emperor Zhao not in good health?" Liu Zao asked.

The Empress Dowager came back to her senses, her tone suddenly softened, and she said, "Emperor Zhao was in good health, but died of a sudden illness, which surprised me and all the ministers."

She suddenly became cold, Liu Zao groaned, and couldn't say anything else.

It was spring and harmonious, seeing the cold atmosphere, he interjected with a smile: "I heard that when Emperor Zhao was five or six years old, Emperor Wu loved him more because of his health and intelligence."

Liu Zao was surprised, and looked at Chunhe: "Oh?" He is young and strong, which shows that he has a good foundation.

Chunhe carefully glanced at the Queen Mother, and continued: "Exactly, the position is low. Before His Majesty ascended the throne, he was in the middle of the Huangmen. But it is rare to hear that Emperor Zhao was ill."

This is strange. It sounds strange that a healthy person dies of a sudden illness.Liu Zao pondered deeply.

"When the late Emperor was ill, I waited on the bed every day. I thought it was just a minor ailment, and he would recover in three or two days. Who would have thought..." The empress dowager said, her eyes were slightly red, and tears were about to fall.

Liu Zao suddenly felt guilty.Emperor Zhao passed away less than a year ago, the queen mother and his young husband and wife naturally missed him, but she asked about Emperor Zhao's death frequently in front of her, it was too hurtful.

Liu Zao paused, and said apologetically, "My condolences to the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager bent her lips, but tears rolled down the corners of her eyes, she said in a low voice, "Thank you Your Majesty for your comfort."

Liu Zao couldn't bear it, and turned his eyes away.

Fortunately for this little episode, the Empress Dowager was not overwhelmed with grief. After wiping away her tears, she continued to talk and smile.Liu Zao was a little embarrassed, she didn't talk much at first, and she said less after that.

Near noon, the ritual officer who had gone to his grandmother's home hurried back to the palace.

Liu Zao sat up straight involuntarily, held back his impatience, and after the ceremony officer saluted, Fang asked calmly, "How is grandma?"

The ceremonial officer straightened up, showing embarrassment, looked up at Liu Zao, Fang respectfully replied: "The old lady is not at home."

Not at home?Liu Zao was shocked. Grandmother had no relatives or friends and rarely went out. How could she leave home during the New Year's Eve? She straightened up and asked anxiously, "Where did you go?"

The ceremonial officer looked at Liu Zao, then at the empress dowager, and replied in a low voice: "I found out from the maid in the old lady's house that the old lady was taken to the mansion by Prime Minister Xie almost half a year ago, and has never returned since. Home."

Liu Zao sat back on the couch with disbelief all over his face.

The Empress Dowager's eyes were still red, but the corners of her mouth were raised upwards, but for a moment, she showed a worried look, and asked the official, "It has been found out, is it really in the residence of Prime Minister Xie?"

The ceremonial official replied: "I also asked the neighbors, and they were indeed picked up by Mr. Xie."

The queen mother glanced at Liu Zao, waved her hand, and signaled the ceremony officer to step back.Seeing this, the ceremonial officer hurriedly exited the hall without making a sound.

The little emperor was shocked at first, then angry, and then depressed, as if he had taught someone to betray him.

A smugness flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes.She came early today and stayed in the announcement room for a long time, not just to watch this scene.No one knows how much that old woman is in the emperor's heart.Whoever gets her can make the little emperor bow his head and obey his ears.But then again, controlling the old woman can certainly make the little emperor do what he says, but at the same time push her away and make her hate.

Xie Yi was one step ahead of her and brought the old woman into the mansion. She was not as far-sighted as Xie Yi, but one step may not mean that she was defeated.

The Empress Dowager sighed, seeming to be concerned: "Does Your Majesty not know about this?"

Liu Zao said in a daze, "No, I don't know."

The queen mother thought she had a plan, and said: "Thank you for taking the old lady into the house, it is mostly out of good intentions. It is out of good intentions that she chose Huan Kuang as your majesty's teacher. Although Huan Kuang is a bit pedantic, he is the teacher of the late emperor. There are still many of his disciples. It is a great help for His Majesty to have his support."

Liu Zao turned around, she knew that Huan Kuang was the late emperor's teacher, but she didn't know that he had many disciples who were officials in the court.

"Xie was the emperor's party at a very young age. Emperor Zhao rushed to his age, and the power fell into the hands of Liang Ji and the general. If he wanted to seize power, he had to deal with these two people. It's a pity that Emperor Zhao was young, how could he fight against two veterans?" Liang Liang Ji was her father, and she mentioned it in the same tone as the general.

Liu Zao sat up straight again and looked at the Queen Mother intently.

The queen mother didn't stop, and went straight down: "Fortunately, I have Mrs. Xie as my assistant. Your Majesty may not know that Mrs. Xie's official career is quite difficult. She was raised by Queen Wei, and she should be comfortable and rich, but unfortunately, the disaster of witchcraft killed Mrs. Wei. All the doors were swept in, and Empress Wei and Crown Prince Wei committed suicide one after another. She was preserved in the palace somehow, and after Emperor Wu repented, he could not help but compensate Wei."

What the Queen Mother was talking about happened [-] or [-] years ago, when Xie Yi was only [-] or [-] years old.

"It's a pity that the Wei family has never been successful since the passing of the great general. All together, they are not as good as Xie Yi alone. Prime Minister Xie's mother, Wei Shaoer, is the younger sister of Empress Wei. She married into the Xie family, which is the second marriage. Thank you Although the prime minister's surname is not Wei, he is closest to Empress Wei. Emperor Wu put all the compensation on her, let her be an official first, and then arranged her to be next to Emperor Zhao."

"Xie Xiang assisted Emperor Zhao and gained the full trust of Emperor Zhao. Emperor Zhao was fourteen or fifteen years old, and Xie Xiang frequently used tricks to enable him to form an imperial party that could compete with Liang Ji and the generals. By the age of seventeen or eighteen, the imperial party had grown stronger. There was a tendency to overwhelm the two old ministers. Emperor Zhao seized power and took advantage of the opportunity to worship Xie Yi as his prime minister. Since then, Prime Minister Xie's life should have gone smoothly, but Emperor Zhao passed away due to illness. The imperial party fell apart, and she took over seven out of ten Eighth, the remaining two or three will either go into the hands of Liang Ji or the general."

When Liu Zao heard this, he immediately understood.

Why Huan Kuang is pedantic, but Emperor Zhao tolerated him for six years, because he has many disciples and is the best medium.There must be many disciples of Huan Kuang in the imperial party.Xie Xiang gathered seventy-eight out of ten, but it may not be stable. Although the general attached to her, he may not be very sincere. She used Huan Kuang as the emperor's teacher to appease the heart of the emperor.Huan Kuang's disciples benefited from this, and the rest of the people will also remember the old kindness of the late emperor.

No wonder she said, "If there is one person in the world who can be the emperor's teacher, it must be Master Huan."

Liu Zao was so angry that his hands tucked under his sleeves couldn't help shaking.

How great it is to use Huan Kuang as the emperor's teacher.It can not only make her ears full of "The Book of Songs", but not understand the government affairs, but also win people's hearts and consolidate power.Not only that, she also held her grandmother in her hands.Even for the safety of her grandmother, she can only obey orders.

Liu Zao's heart was so cold.She closed her eyes and pursed her lips tightly.

The queen mother was watching with great interest, and the little emperor's angry and restrained appearance was really cute.She didn't go on talking anymore, and stopped.Just thinking about waiting for His Majesty to calm down a bit, and then mentioning the matter of thanking Prime Minister together, Liu Zao opened his eyes after only a few breaths.

Her eyes were very calm, she raised her head much more calmly, turned her eyes to look over, the queen mother was startled, the words came to her lips, she swallowed them again, and started talking about other things.

Liu Zao listened as usual, at first her expression was a little stiff, but after she said a few words, she became calm again.The Empress Dowager hinted a few times, but joined hands with her to suppress Xie Yi, the little emperor didn't seem to understand and refused to take up the fight.

The Empress Dowager couldn't help feeling angry, she didn't know what ecstasy soup Xie Yi had poured into the little emperor, she was clearly furious, yet she still refused to form an alliance with her.

At the end of the day, they broke up again.

As soon as the Queen Mother left, Liu Zao called an eunuch to come closer.The eunuch didn't know why His Majesty summoned him, so he knelt in the hall and waited respectfully for orders.

Liu Zao sized him up for a moment, and said, "You go to Shanglinyuan to be a horse supervisor."

As soon as this remark came out, the eunuch was shocked, even Chunhe was surprised.

Liu Zao smiled, nodded, and said, "Go."

The eunuch raised his head, met the emperor's gaze, suddenly understood something, bowed his head, and stepped back.

Liu Zao watched him exit the hall, his face darkened.

Chunhe carefully connected the events of this morning in order to figure out the reason.

Not many people knew about His Majesty's sending of people to the ancestral home, and she did not meet the ceremony officer directly.Not long after waking up in the morning, she called the eunuch into the palace alone, said a few words, and then the eunuch disappeared.From the looks of it now, he was going to send an order to the ritual officer.

It is abnormal for the Queen Mother to come suddenly today and stay for such a long time.His Majesty figured it out as soon as he connected with each other. The eunuch informed the Queen Mother that he was a member of the Queen Mother.

I just don't know how His Majesty concluded that the informer was the eunuch, not the ceremonial official.

Chunhe didn't know, Liu Zao naturally knew clearly that the reason why she chose the ceremony official was because the ceremony official was the one who thanked Prime Minister.Xie Xiang and the Empress Dowager are in conflict, how could they send a message to the Empress Dowager.