Step on a branch

Chapter 98 Loyalty
Cining Palace.

The empress dowager looked at the emperor seriously.

The emperor leaned against the back of the chair and said calmly: "What does the empress want to say?"

"Doesn't the emperor know what the Ai family wants to say?" The empress dowager sighed, "The emperor has been on the throne for 20 years, and he knows it better than anyone else. It's just that the Ai family can't figure it out. I want to ask you how you think about it."

The emperor smiled.

The queen mother advances by retreating, he knows.

"You also said that your son knows better than anyone else, so don't worry so much," the emperor said, "I can make up my own mind."

The empress dowager frowned, suppressing her temper, and persuaded: "The king of a country should not be judged by one person."

A trace of impatience flashed in the emperor's eyes.

"You..." The Empress Dowager clenched her hands into fists.

She wanted to persuade her, but obviously, the emperor didn't have the patience.

This made the empress dowager feel anxious.

"What did the Taifu do wrong? You want to lock him in the palace and have people surround the Taifu's mansion," the Empress Dowager asked, "The Taifu has worked hard all his life, and he has done his best for the Great Zhou and the Emperor. At such an advanced age, why does the emperor treat him like this? He is not only a courtier, he is also the emperor's teacher!"

The emperor had heard these words so many times that when the empress dowager spoke, his heart was filled with indignation.

"So, I will always listen to him?" the emperor asked.

The empress dowager sternly said: "Is the emperor rebellious? If the wings are stiff, you will look down on Mr. Xu?"

"It's not that I despise him, it's him..." After a pause, the emperor shook his head, "Don't beg for mercy for the grand tutor, the queen mother, and I won't do anything to the grand tutor."

"You don't want to do anything to him?" The empress dowager said angrily, "So you just want to humiliate him?
Taking advantage of the New Year's Eve without a dynasty, Guan Taifu, Wei Xu's family, and all civil and military ministers were stopped outside the palace, just to vent your temper?
Your majesty, you are sitting on a dragon chair, not a cradle! "

Suddenly, the emperor's face was clouded.

What he hates the most is that others treat him like a child who needs to be taught by hand.

This is the case with Xu Taifu, and so is the case with the queen mother.

"You don't need to say too much, Empress." The emperor stood up, his voice was cold, "I have my own measure."

The empress dowager also got up, raised her head, and looked at her son who was much taller than her: "Then you should talk to Aijia about your proportions!"

During the dispute, the topic returned to the original point.

No matter how angry and dissatisfied she was, the empress dowager did not focus on venting her emotions and forget the center of the topic.

The emperor turned his head, ignoring the empress dowager's question.

The Empress Dowager refused to budge: "You think the Taifu is stubborn and pedantic, but the emperor must not forget that when you were young and didn't know anything, it was the Taifu who taught you how to deal with your courtiers. The Taifu will teach you how to be an emperor! When various conflicts are difficult to decide, the Taifu will analyze the situation for the emperor, and step by step, the present Dazhou will be achieved!"

"Did I deny the merits of the Grand Tutor?" The emperor was furious at the unpleasant words, and said in a deep voice, "My mother told me to listen to this and that, and I listened to it..."

The empress dowager interrupted the emperor: "What they say is beneficial to Da Zhou!"

"Yes, it's good for Zhou," the emperor sneered, "What about me?

Lin Xuan's heart and eyes are all about Da Zhou, is he loyal to me?

Do those old guys take me seriously?

Empress, I have passed my thirties, and I know how to be an emperor!Please also ask the queen mother to be a good empress dowager! "

After saying this, the emperor threw off his sleeves and strode out of the hall.

The empress dowager wanted to stop him, but her blood surged up and her eyes blurred. She was supported by the nuns while she was staggering, and she rested on the couch.

Mother Xia comforted her, while persuading her: "Your Majesty, don't get angry with the Emperor."

"He can't listen to what the Ai family said." The empress dowager sighed.

"Mother, mother and son, the emperor has grown up too," Madam Xia thought about it, and said, "As the emperor said, he is already 36, not 16, and he will be dissatisfied if there are too many people around him. It's just that you care too much about him, you..."

"If he doesn't go astray, will the Tai Tuo say him? Will the Ai family say him?" The Empress Dowager said, "He is determined to go his own way now!"

Seeing that Nanny Xia wanted to persuade her again, the Empress Dowager waved her hand: "The truth is, everyone knows that the Emperor listens to Deng Guoshi, but not to the Ai family.

This made the empress dowager very disappointed.

Mother and son of a direct relative, why doesn't she understand what the emperor is thinking?
The Great Zhou dynasty was established for a short period of time, and all the important officials worked hard with the late emperor. At that time, the young emperor could not satisfy everyone.

But they are loyal to Da Zhou.

In the eyes of the empress dowager, this is enough.

The emperor just mentioned Lin Xuan, and the empress dowager also knew that it was impossible for Lin Xuan and the emperor to be of the same mind, but so what?
Lin Xuan has talent and ability, and he will do everything to fight for Da Zhou, such a person can be used.

The first thing the emperor had to ensure was to sit firmly on that chair.

Now, 20 years.

The emperor felt that his seat was secure, and he began to be dissatisfied with Mr. Xu who was pointing fingers, and the old man who was only loyal to Da Zhou but had some slanders against him. What he wanted was all his courtiers who were sincere to him...

This demand for "loyalty" is understandable.

However, in the eyes of the empress dowager, the emperor was too eager.

I have endured it for 20 years, why not endure it for a few more years?

Only 36, not 66, 76!

Could it be that the veterans will not survive?

And the one who made the emperor anxious was undoubtedly Deng Guoshi's treacherous sycophant!

On the other side, the emperor returned to the imperial study.

Eunuch Xu offered tea, but it was useless for the emperor to take a sip.

"Master Taibao is still waiting outside the palace gate," Eunuch Xu observed the emperor's expression, and said, "I can't even persuade you."

"Let him go." After finishing speaking, the emperor leaned back and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing this, Eunuch Xu withdrew.

Not long after, the little servant outside probed his head.

Eunuch Xu went out to ask, spat, and returned to the front of the imperial court.

The emperor heard the voice and asked, "What's the matter?"

Eunuch Xu said: "Grand Master Huang and Sangu have also arrived at the gate of the palace. They said that tonight is His Majesty's May Seventh, and they are here to offer incense to His Majesty."

Hearing this, the emperor opened his eyes.

There was a gloomy look in the pitch-black eyes.

"Which old guy came up with the idea?" The emperor scolded, "Let them go!"

Outside the palace, Fan Taibao coughed heavily and exchanged information with the others.

"The Marquis of Yongning mentioned something to me, so I quickly called other people," Xu Shaobao and Fan Taibao said, "No matter what, let's talk about it in the palace, there are always more news inside the palace than outside."

Fan Taibao asked: "Did the old Hou come?"

"Let's get closer to His Royal Highness," Xu Shaobao said, "It's not suitable for Lord Hou to come."

Fan Taibao nodded thoughtfully: "Let's ask the old lady what happened to make the emperor angry."

　Thanks to the book friend Mu Wei Chengli for the reward, to the book friend in Shucheng for the reward, and to the book friend Liebro from Xiaoxiang for the reward.

　　
　
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