Xie Xiang

The choice of the emperor teacher is determined by Xie Xiang.When Liu Zao got angry, the first thing that came to his mind was Xie Yi.But after all she matured precociously, she was not reckless, even though her heart was burning with anger, she listened to the day's lesson carefully, and only then sent someone to summon Xie Yi when she returned to the conservatory.

Half a month ago, Liu Zao felt that the Chengming Hall was too far away, so she ordered the sleeping hall to be moved to the Greenhouse Hall. The Greenhouse Hall was next to the Proclamation Room, which saved her a lot of traveling.

She is sitting on the throne, and there are bamboo slips spread out on the table in front of her, and the second chapter of "Book of Songs" is engraved on the slip.The little emperor was furious to the extreme, but she seemed to be studying her lessons seriously, and she couldn't see the slightest bit of displeasure.

Chun He followed Liu Zao day by day, but he couldn't tell from her description whether she was happy or angry, but he knew that the little emperor had a deep heart and worked hard, while what Master Huan taught was useless. In the next contact, even though Liu Zao didn't show it on the face, I know that His Majesty must be very angry.

Xie Yi didn't make her wait for a long time, but after half an hour, Xie Yi rushed over with the summoned eunuchs, and when he entered the palace, he bent over and saluted as usual.

Standing at the foot of the steps, Chun He glanced out of the corner of his eye and was surprised to find that the little emperor, who had been reading the slips calmly just now, had his thin lips tightly pursed and his expression was gloomy, revealing his anger.

"Thank you, excuse me." The emperor's voice still had a hint of childishness.

Xie Yi straightened up, and asked calmly, "I don't know what your majesty called for?"

Liu Zao's eyes darkened, and he stared at Xie Yi for a long time, Xie Yi's face remained calm and composed.Most of Liu Zao's anger also subsided, and he signaled everyone in the hall to retreat.Xie Xiang chose the emperor's teacher, she was dissatisfied, and she didn't know whether she would give the truth, which made Xie Yi difficult.Among the palace people around her was the Ear God of Changle Palace, she didn't know who it was, so she shunned them all.

When only she and Xie Yi were left, Fang said: "I want to be a teacher more easily."

Xie Yi said: "Why does Your Majesty want to change teachers? But Mr. Huan's talent and learning are so shallow that he can't be an emperor's teacher?"

Huan Kuang's talent and learning are not bad. Although Liu Zao felt that what he taught was completely useless, he had to praise him. Master Huan's knowledge is profound, and every time he expands, he speaks profoundly and exquisitely.

Xie Yi asked back, as if she really didn't know what Huan Kuang was teaching her every day.However, Liu Zao didn't believe it. Looking at Xie Yi's indifferent expression, she felt a little aggrieved for some reason.

She got up, walked in front of Xie Yi, and asked, "You really don't know?"

She had arrived in front of her, and there was no one else in the hall, so Xie Yi couldn't help but let go of her guard a little, looked at Liu Zao, and replied: "Huan Kuang taught the late emperor back then, and it was also from the beginning of the Book of Songs. "Guanju" three days, "Ge Qin" for three days, the content taught is similar to today's. He has no prejudice against His Majesty."

These words are fooling people, Liu Zao may believe it after a while, but she is very smart: "Emperor Zhao was eight years old when he was a teacher of Huan, and I am fourteen now."

The little emperor was not easy to coax, and Xie Yi was also a little distressed.Liu Zao was still looking at her, waiting for her answer.Xie Yi felt weird, she remembered that when His Majesty was first accepted into the palace, His Majesty was obviously a little afraid of her, and he didn't even dare to look at her, but now it's only two or three months, and he is not afraid anymore.

Liu Zao said earnestly: "Emperor Zhao married the empress on the twelfth and was in charge on the fourteenth. Even if I came late and learned late, I still don't still study the Book of Songs. Huan Kuang was chosen by Prime Minister Xie. What is the intention of Prime Minister Xie..." She As he was talking, he realized that he had actually spoken out what he had been thinking about for the past two days, so he quickly pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Xie Yi smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, what do you think I have in mind?"

Liu Zao shook her head, if she could see what Xie Xiang was up to, why would she be angry at Huan Kuang.

Xie Yi smiled, with the corners of her eyes slightly upturned.Liu Zao couldn't help but think of how Xie Xiang was called into the bedroom more than a month ago. She remembered that Xie Xiang treated her very gently that day, and looked at her with warm eyes.

She couldn't help feeling a little nostalgic, perhaps only when she was sick, Prime Minister Xie would treat her softly.

"I don't know." She said, "But Master Huan doesn't agree with me, please thank Xiang Xiang for another one."

The words sounded a bit like cheating, Xie Yi almost laughed, but seeing her stubborn eyes, sighed slightly, and said seriously: "If there is one person in the world who can be the emperor's teacher, it must be Master Huan."

She only talked about the importance of Huan Kuang, but she didn't say why he was the only one who could be the emperor's teacher.Liu Zaozheng was resentful, and when he heard the words, he also said seriously: "Rather than Huan Kuang being the emperor's teacher, I would rather worship Xie Xiang as my teacher. At least Xie Xiang is good-looking and amiable."

Now she is not only angry with Huan Kuang for refusing to teach her some useful things, but also dislikes him for being old and unattractive.Xie Yi looked at Liu Zao's expression, she really thought so.Xie Yi really misses little Liu Zao before she ascended the throne, although her thoughts are deep, but at least she is reticent and shy, and only hides her thoughts in her heart.

"Your Majesty speak carefully." Xie Yi persuaded.

No matter how much Ren Liuzao asked after that, she refused to speak again.

Liu Zao had nothing to do with her, the anger that had subsided because of Xie Yi burned even more.As soon as Xie Yi left, she began to think about why the emperor had to be Huan Kuang, what was so special about Huan Kuang, or maybe all the words were just excuses, Prime Minister Xie just didn't want her to be in charge, so he could hold his own. power.

But all people have selfishness. The so-called selfishness cannot escape the word money and power.Even though Liu Zao was trapped in the deep palace, he knew some clues.The queen mother treated her more and more intimately, and would come back every three to five days.On weekdays, they often send palace people to see her, present her with rare treasures, and earnestly advise her not to be too tired.

Before she ascended the throne, she lived in Changle Palace for more than a month, not only did the Queen Mother not see her, she even seldom cared about her.With such a change, it must be that the Empress Dowager and Xie Yi are at a disadvantage in dealing with each other, and she needs the help of the emperor.

Liu Zao doesn't know much, but she has the talent of seeing the small things and knowing the whole thing from a glimpse.

Back then, Xie Yi formed an alliance with the Queen Mother and pushed her to the throne.But this alliance was not strong, and it broke down as soon as she took the throne.Afterwards, the general attached himself to Xie Yi because he failed to support the king of Changyi, fearing that he would be convicted.Xie Yi was not weak in the first place, but with the support of the General, he was stronger than the Empress Dowager.

Not to be outdone, the queen mother was content to find another ally, so she wanted to win her over.

Liu Zao lowered her eyes slightly, and her gaze fell on the bamboo slips. She raised her hand, and rubbed the slightly yellowed bamboo slices back and forth with her fingertips.The queen mother showed her favor repeatedly, but she never paid attention to it.In comparison, she is more trustworthy.But if Xie Xiangwei manipulated her, specially asked someone to teach her about government affairs, and trapped her in the deep palace, should she form an alliance with the Queen Mother so as to get out of the current predicament.

Thinking of dealing with Xie Xiang together with the queen mother, Liu Zao sighed in her heart, thinking, wait a moment, she really can't bear to let Xie Xiang be frustrated.

The young man was soft-hearted, Xie Xiang rubbed her lower abdomen when she was in pain, Liu Zao always remembered that she didn't want to be ashamed of those who cared about her.

But in an instant, she was very angry, not only angry at herself for being soft-hearted, but also angry at Xie Yi's ignorance, which made her unable to figure it out.

After being angry, the little emperor had to go to the lecture the next day.Today we are talking about the "Juan Er" in "The Book of Songs". According to "Juan Er", it is the woman who misses her husband, and the husband who is thinking about returning home and has a hard journey.

Liu Zao was angry and bored in his heart, but on the surface he was thoughtful and eager to learn, without revealing his true thoughts at all.

Seeing this, Huan Kuang was very satisfied, thinking that the Son of Heaven was benevolent and wise.He also paid more attention to the lectures, first finished a paraphrase, and then expanded the psalm.Liu Zao originally thought that he would tirelessly emphasize the virtues of women again, but he didn't want Huan Kuang to change his voice and talk about the suffering of the war.

"With the strength of my mighty Han and the overwhelming power of the country, I got General Wei seven battles and seven victories. From this point of view, it is not a great achievement." Huan Kuang's tone was light, with a trace of self-satisfaction.

Liu Zao was refreshed, not because he belittled the war, but because he listened to his arguments, which was quite refreshing.Liu Zao read many classics of various schools of thought, and guessed that Huan Kuangdang was a Confucian scholar.

Sure enough, Huan Kuang talked about the disadvantages of Emperor Wu's forced conquest of the Huns from a Confucian perspective.What Liu Zao heard in the past was praise, but Huan Kuang was derogatory.It's just that his reprimand was very euphemistic, not referring directly to Emperor Wu, but to the first emperor, who did not stop fighting after he unified the six kingdoms.

Liu Zao listened with great interest, she had heard many deeds of Emperor Wu, but rarely heard about Emperor Shi.At first glance, Qin Shihuang is quite similar to Emperor Wu, who is also good at military force and conquest.She didn't think what Huan Kuang said was right, but she was very interested in this argument.

"As Master Huan said, militarism is a campaign to subjugate the country. Why did Emperor Wu devote all his power to keep the Xiongnu at the gates of the country? My great Han is still strong and prosperous, and the country will last forever?" Liu Zao asked.

Huan Kuang raised the corners of his eyes and said calmly: "Guanzi said, 'There is a limit to taking the people, and there is a limit to using them. Although the country is small, it will be safe." As far as Emperor Zhao, Emperor Zhao was young, but he knew how to love the people, practice the rule of virtue, and keep the people in good time, so that he can make the great Han strong again."

When he mentioned Emperor Zhao, his expression was gentle, and he obviously liked this former disciple very much.

After Liu Zao listened to it, he wanted to ask again, but Huan Kuang suddenly realized that he had gone too far, so he hurriedly returned to the poem, reciting it obsessively, and chattering about "the concubine Huai Wenwang".

Liu Zao was disappointed and had to keep silent.Huan Kuang was eloquent, his mouth was dry, he took a sip of the warm soup, and continued talking non-stop.

In the next few days, Huan Kuang never broke away from the "Book of Songs" in his lectures.

Confucius said: "Three hundred poems can be summed up in one sentence, saying: Thinking is innocent."

The poems in it are the Book of Songs.There are more than 300 poems in the Book of Songs. Assuming that one chapter is taught every two days, it will take nearly two years to complete it.Liu Zao couldn't help feeling a little impatient.

But she knew it was useless to be impatient, so she didn't show it. Except that day when she summoned Xie Yi, she went to Bailiang Terrace to attend lectures every day. People are amazed.

Huan Kuang was the teacher of Emperor Zhao, and his teaching style was well known to many ministers in the court.It is appropriate to teach this method to an eight-year-old boy, but it is somewhat inappropriate to teach it to a fourteen-year-old Xinjun.

What's more, although the ministers didn't see this new emperor very much, after a few visits, they got a general impression that he was a quiet and calm person.Such a person must not be willing to be manipulated by others and has his own ambitions.Huan Kuang's teaching like that will definitely make His Majesty dissatisfied.

Unexpectedly, for half a month, the emperor had no dissatisfaction, and went to class in a down-to-earth manner. He was very respectful and showed no arrogance of the emperor.

The ministers didn't say anything on the surface, but they couldn't help sighing in private. When they first realized that His Majesty was calm, he must be an upright person. They didn't want to miss it. His Majesty was gentle and gentle.

Only Xie Yi, hearing these rumors, shook his head with a smile. His Majesty shunned the palace people that day and said angrily in her face, "I would rather worship Xie Xiang as my teacher than Huan Kuang as the emperor's teacher. At least thank you." Good-looking, amiable to look at."

The little emperor who said this was not as arrogant or impetuous as was praised by all the blowjobs, but rather like a rabbit with red eyes and eager to bite.

Beginning of winter in October, entering winter.

For common people, winter is a time of leisure.In winter, there is no need for farming or harvesting. People worship their ancestors and tell the new year. Relatives and friends visit each other and have banquets and gatherings to deepen their friendship with each other.

But for the imperial court, it gradually got busy.On the day of the beginning of winter, the emperor led all the officials to welcome the winter weather, worship the heaven and the earth, pray for the protection of the ancestors, and pray to God for a good harvest in the coming year.

When Liu Zao offered sacrifices to heaven, he wore a heavy crown and worshiped God. He was extremely devout. The emperor's solemn expression infected all the ministers, and the ministers also followed his solemn expression to pray.

Cigarettes are lingering, rituals and music are bursting, and it is extraordinarily solemn.

After offering sacrifices to heaven, the ministers of the DPRK and China began to discuss the year name.This year is the year name of Emperor Zhao, which is the third year of Yuanfeng. In the coming year, the new year name will be changed.

Liu Zao only listened to it once during the Great Dynasty, and learned about some important events. After that, she still listened to Huan Kuang's lectures on Bailiangtai, and had no access to government affairs, and even the memorials submitted by the county and the state would not be sent to her. hands.

Her heart became more and more restless, and her trust in Xie Yi was constantly shaken.The Empress Dowager frequently sent palace people between Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace, and she herself often came here to greet the warmth.

Liu Zao gradually calmed down, and even felt that the queen mother was more credible, at least what she wanted was on the bright side, unlike Prime Minister Xie, who hid behind the mist, making it difficult for her to see clearly.

On the day of the winter solstice, Liu Zao sent a ceremony officer out of the palace early in the morning to meet his grandmother.

She originally wanted to wait for her side to make a decision, see her grandmother again, and even choose her grandmother's residence, but unfortunately, for three consecutive months, there was no progress in the palace, and she was still a person who could only listen to the "Book of Songs" lectured by the emperor's teacher endlessly. puppet.

In this way, it will not be easy to delay.

Before Emperor Wu, the winter solstice was the first year of the year, and the people celebrated the winter solstice, which was the Chinese New Year, and every household was very lively.After Emperor Wu used the summer calendar, he separated Zhengdan from the winter solstice.But on that day, the gentleman should be quiet and quiet, all officials should never do anything, he would not listen to the government, the army would be on standby, and the frontier fortress would be closed.

On such a day, Liu Zao naturally wanted to visit his grandmother.It's a pity that she couldn't come in person, and it was not easy to bring her grandmother into the palace, so she sent a ceremony officer to greet her grandmother on her behalf.

Liu Zao is a little nervous, since she entered the palace in mid-June, it has been nearly half a year, and she doesn't know how her family is doing, whether her grandmother is safe or not.As soon as the ceremony officer left, she felt restless.

It was almost noon, and the queen came.

Liu Zao was slightly surprised, and waited for the queen mother to say: "Today's winter solstice, when a family is reunited." She realized that she and the queen mother are "one family".

As soon as the Empress Dowager stepped into the palace, Liu Zao put away her impatience, gave up the throne, and sat down on her own, very respectful.

"This year is the first winter solstice after His Majesty ascended the throne. I wonder how Your Majesty spent the past years?" The Queen Mother turned slightly sideways, facing Liu Zao, and chatted with her in a slow tone.

In the cold season, the doors and windows of the Xuanshi Hall were closed, and a stove was burning. Liu Zao was afraid of the cold, and leaned slightly towards the stove.

"There are only me and my grandmother in the family, and the winter solstice is no different from the usual, and there is no noise." Liu Zao said.

It's no secret that she was raised by her grandmother.Uncle Liu Zao's family was weak, and his grandmother had a son and a daughter. During Emperor Wu's reign, the daughter was chosen as the son of the family and served in the uterus of the crown prince. The son died of illness soon after.Grandmother was alone.Later, with Liu Zao, although it was hard to raise the young child, I was infinitely comforted by her, and the days were not so lonely.

Liu Zao has a deep relationship with his grandmother, which is almost known to everyone.

The queen mother smiled and said: "It's a pity that the old lady cannot be brought into the palace. Your majesty can issue an edict to add the old lady in the next spring."

Adding a title to an old man will not be obstructed by courtiers.Liu Zao nodded and said, "What the Empress Dowager said is reasonable."

The emperor didn't talk much, and the empress dowager was not displeased. She seemed to have endless words, and she was born and not noisy, which would only make people feel more cordial.

"When I first entered the palace, I also felt that the rules in the palace were bound. Emperor Zhao was a person who obeyed the etiquette, and he followed the etiquette in everything. The ancient etiquette is complicated. Although it can show the royal style, but if there are too many, it will make people bored. Right now. It's a lot easier." Liu Zao has a stable temperament, but he doesn't like to act rigidly, except for the obligatory etiquette, the rest are very easy-going, as long as they are not rude.

There was agreement in the Queen Mother's words.Liu Zao smiled slightly, and said: "I am not as many as the late emperor."

Others don't say much.

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.

On the contrary, Chunhe, seeing the cold atmosphere, 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.

Chun He 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 Yellow Gate. 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 before he could 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, but Liu Zao knew very well 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.

She drove away the eunuch, thought about it, and asked Hu Ao to fill his place.She has no say in the court, but she has the final say in Weiyang Palace.

After dealing with this matter, Xie Yi's matter remained.Liu Zaoguang gritted his teeth angrily just thinking about it, she believed her so much, even if she didn't know her selfish intentions, even if she had doubts, she was willing to wait until the situation became clearer, instead of joining forces with the Queen Mother to deal with her.

She even asked Xie Yi to rub her belly, not at all defensive!

But she treats her like this! !

It's all about taking advantage!It's all deception!

Liu Zao suppressed his anger and went to Bailiangtai as usual the next day.She wanted to call Xie Yi over after school to ask about it.Liu Zao thought about it all the way, but Xie Yi was a very scheming person, even if she asked her face to face, she might not respond, or avoided answering, or ignored it, she would definitely not tell the truth.

Liu Zao thought again, maybe he could join hands with the Queen Mother.It's just that no matter how angry she was, she didn't lose her mind. Joining hands with the queen mother is just to kill a fox and bring a jackal, which may not be good.

But no matter how bad it was, it was better than being trapped in the "Book of Songs" right now and unable to escape.She has ups and downs and has been leaning towards the queen mother.

When she arrived at Bailiang Terrace, she had calmed down and her expression was serene.

It was cold, the doors and windows were closed on all sides, and candles were lit in the pavilion.Liu Zao pushed the door open, was about to avoid Huan Kuang's salute as in the past, but was surprised to find that it was not Huan Kuang who was here today, but Xie Yi.