1825 My New Daming

Chapter 37 Sleeping with the Empress Dowager, Helping the Emperor? (Seek collection, monthly pass, recommendation, follow-up)
The night was already very dark, and the entire west garden of the imperial palace was quiet, but Zhuge Weidao was still unable to sleep with his eyes open on the big bed in Yuxi Palace.He put his hands behind his head and stared fixedly at the beam of the bedroom.The queen mother beside her has already fallen asleep contentedly, and even made a soft sound.

Zhuge turned his head to the side for the Tao, and looked at the empress dowager beside him who was full of seductiveness through the dim light from a desk lamp——this is the empress dowager!Empress Dowager of Ming Dynasty!I actually slept with the queen mother!
Zhuge Weidao didn't feel scared at all when he held hands with the queen mother just now, but now that he thinks about it, the crime seems to be quite serious!Since ancient times, it seems that no one who slept with the empress dowager and held the emperor's powerful officials could die well, right?Oh, there seems to be a Han Derang.

But the problem is that the Empress Dowager Zheng has no real power, and Zhuge Weidao is not a powerful official, but a lieutenant commander from the top clan of the Ming Dynasty. The decision-making circle of the Zhuge family.But the "crime" of the sleeping queen mother is also unbearable for him.

What's even more frightening is that the old men of the Zhuge family seem to know about his relationship with the Queen Mother. Then do they know about the conspiracy between Zhuge Weidao, Zheng Guoxian and the Queen Mother?
And this conspiracy seems a bit big!
This does not mean destroying the political system governed by the Eight Great Aristocratic Families of the Ming Dynasty, but also to strengthen the imperial power and weaken the Eight Great Aristocratic Families?If the people in power of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families know about it, why don't they kill themselves, Queen Mother Zheng, and Zheng Guoxian?

In addition, could I be an undercover agent sent by the Zhuge family to the Empress Dowager Zheng's pillow?
Thinking that he might betray Queen Mother Zheng, Zhuge Weidao couldn't sleep even more.Although the Empress Dowager Zheng was a bit vicious, she seemed to treat herself very well and seduce her alternate daughter-in-law Natalie. She was still willing to come forward to settle Zheng Guozhong, pave the way for herself, and be willing to help herself and Natalie.This shows that Queen Mother Zheng, Zhuge Weidao, and Zheng Guoxian are likely to be buddies with true love!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao stretched out his hand and stroked the Empress Dowager Zheng gently.Although his movements were gentle, Queen Mother Zheng was still woken up.She found that her "good brother" was still asleep, so she put a hand over and asked in a low voice, "Daozi, why aren't you asleep? Haven't you enjoyed yourself yet?"

Zhuge turned his head to the side for Taoism, smiled at the queen mother with a pair of fox eyes, and sighed: "I can't sleep. I can't remember many things, and my mind is blurred. Sister Yuhuan, can you tell us How did you know each other, and how did you get on with it?"

"Our two families are family friends," Queen Mother Zheng recalled with a smile, "my father was an official of the Zheng family, and your father was the military advisor of the Zhuge family. They are still brothers."

"Official?" Zhuge Weidao heard another strange word, "What does it mean?"

"The ancestor of my family, Mr. Feihong, used to be an official in the rivers and lakes, and his reputation moved the two countries." The Queen Mother Zheng said, "So when my family followed the example of the Zhuge family's military division and established a family confidant group, it used the name of 'an official elder brother'. "Gong'" is the title of the head of the family, and under the first official there are second, third, fourth, and eighteenth officials. Therefore, the confidant group of the Zheng family is also called the Yiguan Party, and all members are called officials."

"So that's it," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "Sister Yuhuan, do these eight great families all have confidant groups like military divisions and official parties?"

Empress Dowager Zheng nodded: "Yes, they all learned from the Zhuge family. The Zhuge family has a military division, the Zheng family has an official party, the two Li families and Lao Liu's family have generals, and the Mu family has a loyalty hall. The Dongwang family has a bachelor’s college, and the Zhennan Wang family has an old clan. The eight great families are all over 100 years old. Who is not a big family with a lot of right and wrong? Your Zhuge family is lucky to have a lot of money, and our Zheng family is lucky to have Annan Zheng Xiao Zong, Siam Zheng, and Siam Zheng, who posted some of their children, can pass by, and the internal struggle is not too fierce. The children of the other six families really use all kinds of tricks to fight for the top. Therefore, the children of different families It is too common to form brothers in time and support each other in official career.

Our two fathers are brothers, and I fell in love with you as soon as you were born.For a while, we often played together. It can be regarded as childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart, right? "

Playing with a kid who is six years younger?
Zhuge Wei Daoxin said: "It turns out that the two of us have been playing since we were young, which means that you play this Zhuge baby as a real-life doll!"

"Actually, I was going to be your sister-in-law." The Queen Mother Zheng said here a little sadly, "but my father passed away before the marriage contract between me and your brother was finalized. You married me to that old guy, King Lu, who is very likely to be elected emperor! The day I got married, you cried so sadly, and you said that when you grow up, you must come to save me."

"I'm sad?" Zhuge said for Dao Xin, "What about my brother? Isn't he sad?"

"When we meet again. You have just graduated from the Naval Academy and returned to Beijing to wait for your appointment." The Queen Mother Zheng sighed, "And the old Lu King is dead, my son has just been elected emperor, and I have become the Queen Mother as a matter of course , became a mourner!"

Zhuge Weidao thought: "Da Ming has been the emperor for more than 100 years, but this Empress Dowager Zheng made her ten-year-old son the emperor, must have paid a lot?"

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao sighed again: "It's a pity that the emperor of Ming Dynasty has no real power."

It's good to have real power, because Zhuge Weidao has now dealt with the queen mother who is listening to politics behind the curtain. Doesn't this mean that he has his hands on the highest power?

Empress Dowager Zheng smiled and said: "Xiao Daozi, although the emperor has no real power, it is much better than being a broken prince."

"Where is the royal strength?" Zhuge Weidao asked about the real strength of the royal family.

"Of course it's strong!" Empress Dowager Zheng was a little complacent, "Why else would I try my best to trick this Empress Dowager?" She glanced at Zhuge Weidao again, "I have to thank King Wu Zhong for the strength of the royal family. "

"Thank you, King Wu Zhong?"

"That's right," Queen Mother Zheng nodded and said, "Wuzhong Wang established the rule that if there is any surplus at the end of the year from the money allocated by the imperial court to the royal family, it will be invested in the industries established by your Zhuge family. For more than 100 years, almost I only make money but don’t lose money. After accumulating, it’s already a huge fortune. Although the share capital is not at my disposal, the annual dividends are at my disposal. If your military advisors and officials talk to you, it will be easy for you and Shenshan to climb up. As long as you can climb to a high position and have your own party members and strength, won’t the emperor and I have something to rely on?"

Zheng Yuhuan suddenly looked at Zhuge Wei with a pair of charming eyes and said, "Daozi, are you willing to be my and the emperor's reliance?"

This is Sleeping Empress Dowager, Futian Son!
Zhuge Weidao immediately thought about it in his heart. Although the queen mother and the emperor are not in power, they are not completely powerless. of.

Such a political ally is really hard to come by!
"Sister Yuhuan, of course I am willing to be your and the emperor's support!" Zhuge Weidao nodded, but he still kept an eye out and did not tell the other party that he had won the position of military adviser, but promised, "As long as I will become the military adviser of the Zhuge family, and I will definitely assist you and His Majesty the Emperor with all my heart!"

"I'm relieved with your words," Zheng Yuhuan said with a smile, "Tomorrow afternoon I will have someone invite Zheng Chengwang (Zheng Guozhong) into the palace, so you should think about it first tomorrow morning, how to persuade him to support you. The Golden Empire plans to provoke the British Empire. Once you convince my fourth brother, I will send you and Natalie home."

"Really?" Zhuge Weidao looked at Zheng Yuhuan gratefully when he heard this.

Zheng Yuhuan glared at him angrily, and said, "You're only thinking about that Rakshasa girl now, what's so good about her. But don't get too excited too early, although my fourth brother is a little confused and easy to deceive, but His confidant Lin Shaomu is not easy to fool! It is a big deal for the Gongjin Empire to enter India, and my fourth brother will definitely bring Lin Shaomu with him!"

"Lin Shaomu? Lin Zexu!" Zhuge Weidao thought for a while, then smiled, "It's okay, he won't let go of the opportunity to team up with Emperor Daoguang to bully the British!"

(End of this chapter)