Mugui

Chapter 415 Participating in the Court
Here, Empress Dowager Tao, who followed the Empress Dowager to the Great Court Meeting, still felt her hands and feet were cold.

She had always thought that her position as the powerful Queen Mother was very stable, but when Queen Mother Sheng was easily suppressed, she realized that as long as the Queen Mother was around, she, the Queen Mother, would not be able to fully control the affairs of the court.

At the great court meeting, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple who was supposed to appear did not show up. Instead, news came that he had died in a nunnery.

The Empress Dowager was furious. This was a taboo during the national mourning period. She ordered the corpse to be whipped with gold gongs and the house to be ransacked.

How many of the courtiers at the court meeting were confused?Everyone saw that this meant the downfall of Queen Mother Sheng.

Sure enough, after the Empress Dowager temporarily appointed Prince Su Peng of Lin'an County as the temporary acting chief minister of Dali Temple, she handed him several major cases in public.

The corruption case of Chen Zhimiao, Secretary of the Ministry of War, the case of Lin Jun Commander Xue Zhi forcing civilians to death, and the case of Marquis Jing'an collaborating with the enemy and treason.

Each of these cases sounds thrilling and chills people's hearts.

I'm afraid that from today on, the era of the two empress dowagers listening behind the curtain has passed.

The Empress Dowager also ordered the Ministry of Education to send a copy of all the memorials reported to Empress Dowager Tao to the Cining Palace on the grounds that "the Empress Dowager was young".

With this move, the old man officially announced that he would end his retirement life, re-enter the court, and participate in government affairs.

Empress Dowager Tao's father, Prime Minister Tao, stood up and made an excuse: "The Empress Dowager is old and should recuperate."

As soon as Prime Minister Tao's words came to light, some ministers came out to object: "Speaking of age, Prime Minister Tao is not younger than the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager wants to recuperate, then most of the ministers in the court should withdraw from the court. "

Another veteran minister came out to criticize Prime Minister Tao, "Isn't Prime Minister Tao afraid that the Empress Dowager will take away the power of the Empress Dowager Tao?"

One after another, several powerful veterans came out to speak for the Empress Dowager.

As a result, no one dared to object to the Queen Mother's participation in government affairs.

The Empress Dowager acted vigorously and immediately issued several decrees.

The Prime Minister of Jingzhao Prefecture, Cheng Jing Xiao, was ordered to temporarily take over the position of Prefectural Governor;
The Duke of Qi was ordered to act as Minister of the Ministry of War;
The Marquis of Luyang was ordered to temporarily take over the post of commander of the Royal Forest Army;
Mingzong Renfu and Dali Temple thoroughly investigated the serious case of Yushitai's participation in music;
Order the courtiers to submit a statement, analyze the pros and cons, and choose a new king;
The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were ordered to save expenses;
……

This court meeting seemed to be a bit of a reshuffle. When the court was dismissed, many ministers did not come back to their senses.

Not to mention the courtiers, even Empress Dowager Tao was confused.

Why did the Empress Dowager Sheng fall, and then the Empress Dowager came to seize her power?

Moreover, it is obvious that the Empress Dowager has a higher rank and a higher status. When many old ministers spoke today, the courtiers who originally supported her did not stand up.

Concubine Xue, who was far away in the palace and was pretending to be poisoned, never expected that what she was waiting for was not the news of Yang Mu being imprisoned, but the minister of the clan who came to question her.

The Zongren Mansion came with the imperial doctor. Unlike the bribed imperial doctor, this time it was three imperial doctors who consulted and it was quickly confirmed that Concubine Xue was not poisoned.

Concubine Xue was taken away like this and went to the clan mansion.

With Concubine Xue as an example, the concubines in the palace suddenly felt at ease.

Yang Mu finally got some good sleep.

The newly appointed Yin Jingxiao of the Jingzhao Prefecture was very good at doing things. In just three days, he solved the cases of the Cao family and his daughter, including the murder of Princess Xian Ding and the murder of Prince Xian Ding.

When the explanation of the entire case and the chain of evidence were given to the Queen Mother, the old man summoned Lin Mao and Lin Xiao.

After several people read the booklet, Lin Xiao's eyes turned red again.

Lin Mao's face was solemn, he slowly knelt down and kowtowed: "The Empress Dowager, I beg you to severely sentence Cao and her daughter!" The Empress Dowager looked at her brother-in-law, and after a long while, she looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Brother Xiao What does son mean?"

Lin Xiao also knelt down, raised his head and said: "The hatred for killing my mother is irreconcilable!"

Yang Mu knelt down next to Lin Xiao and said, "The Queen Mother, such a vicious woman should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"

The Empress Dowager slowly exhaled. Why didn't she want to severely punish Cao's mother, daughter and younger sister to take revenge?

But there are two other people in the Lin family, Lin Shan and Lin Qiuchen. If the Cao family and their daughter are really sentenced to death, the hatred will probably be endless.

Lin Mao's eyes were red and he said: "Kill a person to pay for his life. If someone doesn't understand such a simple truth, he is a son of a man and a daughter of a man!"

The Queen Mother was a little surprised that her reckless brother-in-law could guess her own thoughts.

After a while, the Empress Dowager took a breath and said: "Evil man, I will do it."

She pointed at the fold and said, "What Jing Xiao means is that the Cao family and their daughter killed many people with vicious methods and should be punished with Ling Chi."

As soon as she finished speaking, the three of them kowtowed together and said, "Thank you, the Empress Dowager, for your grace!"

The Queen Mother paused, and finally sighed and let the three of them retreat.

When there were no outsiders in the palace, the old nanny took a step forward, pressed the Empress Dowager's temples, and advised her: "You have been worrying too much these days, so you should take a rest."

The Empress Dowager squinted her eyes slightly, enjoying the massage, and said with a wry smile: "After Emperor Xiaorui died, I also thought about retiring here. But look, my two unsatisfactory daughters-in-law, how did this smooth sailing go? The Dashun Dynasty has become a mess. If I continue to be lazy, I'm afraid a disaster is coming."

The old nanny said: "The two queen mothers are just too young, you can just give them a lesson."

The Empress Dowager said with a smile: "Don't comfort me. I still know who those two are. After Emperor Xibao left a few years ago, I was also disheartened and had nothing to do. I am willing to take care of it. But now I think about it, I have to guard this family property for my son, right?"

The old grandma wants to say that by guarding the family business, isn't it giving others an advantage?
But in the end, she didn't say these hurtful words, and she just massaged the Empress Dowager even more wholeheartedly.

The master in front of me was only in his early forties, but he still experienced the pain of losing his husband, his children and his grandchildren.

In this imperial city, there is no more pitiful and sad person than the master.

Suddenly, the old mama's fingers paused. Could it be that the Empress Dowager wanted to hand Dashun over to the young Highness?

No matter what, His Highness is the only living child of Emperor Xi Bao in the world, and the only grandson of the Empress Dowager.

But in this case, he will definitely face off against the Crown Princess.

The Queen Mother felt the old mama's fingers stop. She patted the old mama's fingers and said, "Ms. Wang, it's time for me to understand why I don't fight with my wife."

The old grandma opened her mouth and wanted to persuade her, but then she sighed.

Since the master has entered into a court battle, it is only a matter of time before he confronts the Crown Princess.

So, she continued to massage her master.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager asked: "Yesterday, the Empress Dowager Tao issued an edict to seal a princess?"

The old mama said: "She is the eldest daughter of Lord Yan, the commander of the Nine Cities Military and Horse Division. Miss Yan has been staying at the Yan family's old house to take care of the old lady. Empress Dowager Tao said that she is pure and filial, and is a model for women in the world. , granted the title of Princess Yulan."

(End of this chapter)