Chapter 174 The widow has come up with another plan!(1/2)
"This is it...well, this is the best location..."
Liu Chang looked around the hall and nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, it is autumn, which is the favorite season of all the sages.
Under the constant annoyance of Wang Ling, Empress Lu decided to let Liu Chang move out. Of course, moving out does not mean living outside the palace, but living in other halls, just like Liu Hui and Liu Chang.
Everlasting.
At first, Liu Chang envied these brothers for having their own palace.
Liu Chang deliberately chose a hall not far from the side entrance of the palace. Here, he could sneak away at any time... Well, he could visit his mother every day.
"Your Majesty, you can give me a name."
"Ah? Isn't this hall called Houde? How can it be renamed?"
The attendant smiled and said: "This name was given by the King of Chu when he lived here. Now the king can naturally choose one too."
"Then let's call it Bawang Palace."
The attendant's eyes widened, "Your Majesty...that's not right...how can my Han family's palace be called the Overlord's Palace..."
"Then it's called the Emperor Gao's Palace?"
The attendant was so frightened that he almost knelt down, "No! Your Majesty!"
Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, then held his hands for a while, "Then let's continue to call him Houde, and we won't change it!"
If he has his own palace, he will naturally have someone close to him to serve him. Probably because he knew what kind of virtue King Tang was, Empress Lu did not arrange maids for him, but only arranged six maids. The leader of the valet was called
Zhang Qing is tall and handsome, but he has no beard and is an eunuch.
The eunuchs in the palace were not all eunuchs. Half were scholars and half were eunuchs. They were responsible for different areas. Most of the eunuchs were responsible for taking care of the queen mother and concubines, while most of the scholars were responsible for serving the emperor.
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This Zhang Qing is the personal attendant responsible for taking care of the Queen Mother. He has been with the Queen Mother for seven or eight years and is deeply trusted by the Queen Mother.
After the attendants started busy, Zhang Qing walked to Liu Chang's side and said gently: "Your Majesty, now that you have established a palace, you should entertain your relatives and the elders of the clan... Do you want me to be responsible for this?"
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"Um...do you still need to prepare a gift?"
"Yes, I will leave this matter to you, and I will be well prepared."
Zhang Qing's voice is very gentle, without the sharp tone of a eunuch. He speaks in an unhurried and slow manner, with clear enunciation, which is very comfortable to listen to. Liu Chang is also relatively familiar with him. After all, Liu Chang is also him.
Look grown up.
"Okay, I'll leave these things to you! Then let's go play... and study!"
When Liu Chang was about to leave, Zhang Qing hurriedly stood in front of him and said, "Before you leave, you can say something to the Queen Mother."
"Well, I just welcomed the Queen Mother's wife not long ago, and now I have another Queen Mother's personal attendant, right?"
Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Your Majesty has just left Jiaofang Palace, and the Queen Mother must be sad...I am doing this for your Majesty's sake."
Liu Chang thought for a while and decided to go to Jiaofang Palace.
In the Jiaofang Palace, Queen Cao held Xiang in her arms and sat awkwardly in front of the Queen Mother, fidgeting. Queen Lu kept a straight face and said nothing.
Liu Chang's sudden arrival broke the silent atmosphere in Jiaofang Hall.
"Mother! Hey? Xiang is here too?"
Liu Chang smiled and took the child from Empress Cao, and sat beside Empress Lu with a smile, "Look, grandma, this guy is like a father, he is becoming more and more like my elder brother!"
"Haha, yes, it is indeed similar to my father."
Queen Lu said with a straight face, without any joy on her face.
Liu Chang was stunned, looked at Empress Cao, and asked: "Who made my mother angry? Is it that Wang Ling?!"
Queen Cao lowered her head and did not answer.
Empress Lu stood up and walked into the inner room. Liu Chang handed the child to Empress Cao and said with a smile: "Please go back to Ganquan Palace first..." Liu Chang then walked into the inner room and sat down just now.
Next to Empress Lu, Empress Lu said angrily: "Cao Shen is still alive, and his son Cao Cheng will be made a marquis! Your brother is also planning to let him be the doctor's order!!"
"What military achievements does he have that can make him a marquis? What talents does he have that can make him a doctor?!"
Liu Chang was speechless immediately. No wonder his mother was so angry with the queen just now. It turned out to be because of this incident.
But it can’t be said that Liu Chang was wrong... What’s wrong with the new emperor ascending the throne and using relatives of the queen? Lang Zhongling is the minister of the Suwei who is responsible for guarding the entrance to the palace. Of course, such ministers must use relatives
This is so reliable. When my father was still here, he did the same thing.
But in Empress Lu's eyes, her relatives had achieved such a status because of their military exploits, so how could Cao Cheng dare to be ranked alongside his natal family?
Liu Chang pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. Chen Ping has been promoted to Prime Minister Zuo... Now this position is vacant. Who do you think can take it?"
"It can be done after it's completed."
"Mom...my uncle is not young anymore...how can you bear to let him stand on the porch wearing a sword and endure the wind and rain?"
"Wang Ling opposed us several times in the past. Because of my brother, you didn't allow me to go against him. Today, my brother is just planning to appoint a doctor. Why are you doing this?"
Queen Lu narrowed her eyes, "This is different. I can tolerate Wang Ling's rudeness because Wang Ling's appointment as prime minister is beneficial to your brother, but your brother is weak..." Queen Lu was silent for a moment, and then
He waved his hand and said, "You go out and play."
Liu Chang was thinking about this when he walked out of the palace.
This matter was really difficult to solve. He never thought that one day, conflicts would break out between his second brother and his mother...the conflicts between old and new relatives. This made Liu Chang very embarrassed. He didn't even think about it.
It's easy to intervene, but he can't help but intervene.
If he didn't intervene, then there really would be no one to take care of it. If my mother did, the consequences would be...
Liu Chang sighed, and several people standing outside the palace were a little surprised. Their usually heartless Prince Tang could still sigh?
"King!"
Just as Luan Bu was about to speak, Liu Chang shook his head and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we go back to the mansion."
Returning to the Tang Palace, Liu Chang was sitting on the throne, and the four ministers were sitting on both sides. Liu Chang glanced at Ji Bu and asked: "Ji Bu, you can't tell the Queen Mother what I said today. This is."
It’s a major matter related to the temple.”
"only!"
Ji Bu answered simply, and Liu Chang felt relieved after receiving his promise. Although this man was a traitor, he had made a promise worth a thousand dollars, and since he had made a promise, he would not break it.
Liu Chang then said: "Your Majesty wants to make Cao Cheng the doctor's commander, but the Queen Mother is furious and wants to make Jianchou the doctor... What should I do?"
Hearing this sentence, everyone had different expressions, some were worried and some were happy.
Zhang Buyi hurriedly said: "The position of Lang Zhongling has always been important. If you are not close, you have no choice but to hold it. Why don't your Majesty recommend a close confidant to take charge of this important task..."
"Zhang Buji, you rebel! What do you want to do?!"
Zhao Ping became furious and cursed Zhang Buyi.
Zhang Buji explained: "I don't have any other intention. I just don't want to see your majesty and the queen mother arguing. It's better to let the king recommend someone..."
Zhao Ping glared at him and then said: "Your Majesty, the key to this matter is not the position of Lang Zhongling, but... the issue of the Queen and the Queen Mother."
"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the Queen should have gone to live in Jiaofang Palace, and the Queen Mother should have moved to Changle Palace... However, the Queen Mother did not allow it, and she still lived in Jiaofang Palace to do business. The Queen could only live in Ganquan Palace... The Queen's
My relatives are also quite dissatisfied with this."
"The power that a queen should have to manage the harem is still in the hands of the queen mother."
"Many ministers believe that the Queen Mother should return the power of the harem and the Queen."
"Now that the Queen has a prince, she will naturally not be as tolerant as usual... As for the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother still treats Her Majesty like a child... She is even more dismissive of the Queen and interferes in all government affairs, big and small...
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Zhang Buyu snorted coldly, "Can't you tell us something we don't know?"
Zhaoping ignored the rebel and continued: "The current plan is to either let the Queen Mother move to Changle Palace on her own initiative, or to have the Queen give in and no longer ask for the rights to the harem..."
Liu Chang shook his head, "It's difficult to handle."
Regarding this matter among the people, even after the child grows up, the old mother still has to take care of her son's daily life and control the family's money, which leads to the dissatisfaction of the son and daughter-in-law. This matter is not a big deal. Just coax the old mother more.
Okay, but if such a thing were to be done in the palace, it would be a big deal. Queen Lu was not an old woman who could be coaxed casually. If the situation got too urgent, the entire queen family would be destroyed.
But the queen is not a soft persimmon. Cao Shen is now at home, but who dares to provoke him? To put it bluntly, after Xiao He passed away, he was the only one who had the ability to call on the ministers to help, and the ministers were all in awe.
Him, obey him.
Liu Chang suddenly understood why his father forcefully wanted his second brother to marry the daughter of the Cao family.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
Ji Bu spoke, and he said calmly: "The best solution today is to let your Majesty marry more noble people."
"ah??"
Liu Chang's eyes widened and he looked at Ji Bu, "Why?"
Ji Bu said with a smile: "Now the Queen is the only one around Your Majesty, and the Queen Mother is suppressing her because of this. If there are more concubines around Your Majesty...and Your Majesty starts to dote on other concubines, the concubines will no longer respect the Queen..."
"Then something big is going to happen."
"No, when the time comes, the Queen Mother will take the initiative to share the power with the Queen so that she can control the other concubines."
"I think that the reason why the Queen Mother is angry may be because Your Majesty and the Queen are too affectionate."
"You mean, my mother is jealous of the queen? How is this possible?!"
To be continued...