Start having a baby!I dressed as the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 84 82. Power Is Poisonous

"Hero Ji returned to Mayi City. Where's Zhao Ponu? Didn't he go with Guo Xiashi?" Wang Zhi asked Guo Xie.

"Ma'am," Guo Xie said bitterly, "that child...he's probably dead!"

"Dead?!" Wang Zhi asked in surprise, "How could he die?"

"On the way to take him back to Mayi, he suddenly fell ill and had a high fever. His face was red and his eyes were red, his body was in pain, and he couldn't walk! He was afraid that the villain might be infected by the plague, so he sneaked away while the villain was looking for water for him!" Guo Xie couldn't help sobbing, "I'm afraid he won't be able to survive this desolate place..."

Zhao Ponu, this is hemorrhagic fever!

Wang Zhi clenched his lips.The rat meat she collected by digging the rat holes and the grains of wheat in the rat holes, seeing that Zhao Ponu was hungry, took them out for him to eat.Do you have Hantavirus?

Rodents are infested on the grasslands, and destroying the grasslands can also spread diseases.In addition, it is inconvenient to cook in the wasteland, and the food processing and eating methods are simple and rude, which leads to outbreaks of plague, hemorrhagic fever and other diseases.

Such a bloody boy died of hemorrhagic fever, which made Wang Zhi heartbroken.

Back in Chang'an City, it was late spring.The younger sister, Wang Hao, was weak after giving birth, leaving behind a five-year-old prince and a baby in swaddle, who passed away.

Mrs. Xiao Wang's last words: The two princes will be raised by the elder sister, Queen Wang Zhi.Wang Hao firmly believed that his sister must be alive, and begged Emperor Jing Liu Qi to find a way to rescue the queen.Therefore, Cheng Bushi, the guard of the border county, and Li Guang's subordinates all sent out small groups of troops to search for them, but failed because they dared not go deep into the desert.

Emperor Jing Liu Qi looked at the things Wang Zhi put in front of him, and couldn't help sneering: "Is the map presented by the Bank of China credible? Biting his tongue and killing himself? He is so loyal, why does he repeatedly harm me, a big man?"

"Your Majesty! What the courtiers and concubines said is true. Bank of China said that the late emperor and the empress dowager have done so well. He has no hatred and no job! The one who took personal revenge was the first emperor who forced him to go to the Huns. The Huns People are now competing with the Wusun Kingdom for the Yilie River Valley (Ili was originally called Yilie, Yili, and Yili in the Han Dynasty). Therefore, the Huns have only been harassed by a small group during the years since His Majesty took the throne. Once the Wusun Kingdom is defeated, the Xiongnu will become a strong enemy. The big man is afraid that the country and the country are in danger!"

"Is this the news that you were imprisoned by the Huns for several months?" Liu Qi's sick and tired face was full of contempt, and the sneer, contempt, and disdain deeply hurt Wang Yan!
"Your Majesty," Wang Yan suppressed his grief and indignation, "you must not lose the opportunity of battle... Could it be that Your Majesty has forgotten that when I was married to a man and sent a woman to appease the Huns, His Majesty once said-"When we accumulate strength, the country will become rich and the people strong, and the country will be rich and the people will be strong. The Huns killed them all!How can we eliminate the hatred of our country's enemies?"

"My great Han Dynasty was founded, and it has just gone through the chaotic times at the end of Qin Dynasty. It is full of devastation and ruins, and Gaozu's chariot can't even get six horses of the same coat. The Emperor and His Majesty's policy of "governing by doing nothing, recuperating", "opening and closing beams, Fang Guanjin, and banning mountains and rivers"!"

"Now that the national treasury is full and the people are rich and the country is strong, if we don't take advantage of the Xiongnu's struggle with Wusun, we will use our strength to eliminate them. Should I, a big man, continue to be a barbarian grass valley and allow them to be plundered and slaughtered? The late emperor and His Majesty lived in Yan Dynasty Aren’t the racecourses built, the 36 pastoral gardens, and the promulgation of horse policies all prepared for the extermination of the Xiongnu?”

Liu Qi was silent for a while, then said coldly: "My mother passed away, and she kept her filial piety for three years, so it is not suitable for swordsmanship. People in the harem must abide by the rules of the palace, and do not interfere with the government. As the master of the six palaces, he should manage the harem, but he left the palace without authorization. , took the prince into a dangerous place! I was humiliated by the wild people, and I lost my face!"

"Go back to the palace and reflect on yourself, don't go out without authorization!" Liu Qi flicked his sleeves, and the eunuchs and guards stepped forward to hold Wang Zhi away from Weiyang Palace.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Wang Zhi couldn't wait to see Emperor Jing Liu Qi, just to present the map of the Western Regions drawn by Bank of China, but what he got in exchange was Liu Qi's indifference and disgust!During the conversation, he refused to even call the queen, so one can imagine how dissatisfied he was with Wang Zhi!If it wasn't for the crown prince Liu Che and Mrs. Xiao Wang, I'm afraid that her position as queen would have changed hands long ago!
"Mother!"

"Mother!"

Three phoenixes and one dragon were waiting in the Jiaofang Hall. When they saw Wang Zhi from a distance, they were so excited that they burst into tears. The mother and child couldn't help crying.

"Mother, the child has been married to Pingyang Marquis Caoshou by the father. The marriage was originally scheduled for March... It was the child who insisted on suing the father, and the marriage will not be completed until the mother returns..." The eldest daughter Ping'er told Wang Zhi, crying , "Without a mother to marry, the child would rather die than live in Jiaofang Palace!"

Cao Shou, Marquis of Pingyang, was the grandson of Cao Can, the founding hero. Emperor Jing Liu Qi's preference for the eldest daughter is obvious.

"Then my Princess Yangxin is Princess Pingyang!" Wang Yan smiled and wept, "Pingyang Hou Shiyi has 1 households, and the husband's family that your father gave to Ping'er is really ten thousand households..."

It was the network of relationships carefully woven by the four children and Wang Zhi that made Liu Qi not dare to abolish her queen position easily.

Prince Liu Che: "I want a queen mother!"

Princess Pingyang: "I want a queen mother!"

Wang Hao's last words: "Your Majesty, save my sister!"

Princess Guantao: "Such a virtuous queen!"

Wei Wan, Dou Ying, Zhou Yafu, Zhidu, Yuan Zhong and other important officials and generals said: "The empress has a good reputation, and she is respected and loved by all the officials and the people!"

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Why is the emperor called a loner?It is when you think that the imperial power is supreme and you want to act arbitrarily, your relatives, courtiers, and everyone will sing against you.No one hits your beat, so you have to keep your own thoughts to yourself.

"Mother, can the child not return to the Taiwort? I heard that the father ordered that the mother should not leave the Jiaofang Palace without authorization. The child wants to accompany the mother..." Liu Xiaozhu looked at Wang Zhi anxiously.

"This...Che'er needs your father's permission! Mother can't decide..."

Before Wang Zhi finished speaking, Liu Xiaozhu called out cheerfully: "My son, go beg Father!" He turned around and ran away!
Wiping Shuang'er Shu'er's tears away, Wang Zhi turned around and saw Zhi Qing standing aside with tears in her eyes.

"Qing'er!" Wang Zhi waved and called her.

"Empress..." Zhi Qing choked up and knelt down to salute, "You lost weight... I heard that your leg was injured..."

Although Wang Zhi tried her best to cover it up, her leg was injured and she had a dull pain when walking, but she could still find abnormalities when she looked closely.

"It's okay..." Wang Zhi said and helped her up.

"After the empress had an accident, the prince couldn't stop crying..." Zhi Qing said, tears streaming down his face, "I heard that the empress came back, so he will be safe, and he looks a little smiling!"

That night, everyone was too sleepy to keep their eyes open, but Liu Xiaozhu still snuggled up to his mother, asking questions.

"Is this a map of the Western Regions?" Liu Xiaozhu looked at the map drawn by Bank of China and asked, "So many small countries in the Western Regions? Donghu, Yuezhi, Wuhuan, Xianbei... Selenge River, Shanyuting , Dragon City..."

"Mother, didn't the Bank of China say that you betrayed me? Everyone will be punished! Why did you give the map to the mother?" Liu Xiaozhu asked puzzled.

"Betrayal..." Wang Zhi didn't know how to explain the treachery mentioned by Bank of China. The king is like a countryman; the king treats his ministers like dirt, and the ministers regard the king as an enemy. Cheer, the way of a king is to be good at knowing and employing people."

"The current selection system for government officials has certain drawbacks." Wang Yan sighed, "Your grandfather decided that ten can be considered as a man. Your father changed it to four. The original intention is to prevent poor officials from being mean and greedy for money. Officials are corrupt. However, some talented children will have no chance to get ahead because of their poor families."

"Che'er, when you ascend the throne, you must have a talent selection system! Regardless of background or family wealth, anyone who has talent and is willing to serve the country can become an official!"

Liu Xiaozhu nodded: "My child, remember! You must appoint people on their merits!"

"We must establish a common belief for the subjects. Both the late emperor and your father believed in the ways of Huang Lao, and regarded the rule of inaction as the supreme principle. The natural growth of the folk economy has spawned many bullies and powerfuls who have merged the land. The rich man's land Even the rice fields, the poor have no place to stand!"

"Your father ordered a land tax, one tax for thirty. The original intention was to benefit the people and hide wealth from the people. In the end, the powerful landlords took the big head. Govern by doing nothing, the officials are poor and the people are weak, and the powerful are everywhere. The small imperial court levies and extorts violently and empties the government, making the emperor's decree ineffective and useless!"

"On the outside, the Xiongnu unified the grasslands, repeatedly broke through and looted, and threatened the border of the Han Dynasty! If you let it go, keep quiet and do nothing, you will be trapped internally and externally!"

"A king can't just be the night watchman of a country..."

"Queen, what is a night watchman?" Liu Xiaozhu asked.

"Night watchmen are like watchmen and guards in the palace. When there is nothing to do, they will watch quietly. When there is something to do, they will deal with it..."

"My child knows!" Liu Xiaozhu rolled his eyes cleverly, "Before things happen, do it well so that it will happen as you want!"

Wang Zhi couldn't help nodding, "The Han family has its own system, which is mixed with the way of overlord. Overbearing means the harsh punishments copied from the Qin Dynasty; the way of kingship is the way of governing the country softly. Your grandfather, Emperor Xiaowen, was among the subjects. His reputation is very good. He is the king of the outside, domineering inside, Confucianism outside and law inside, he uses it the most popular."

"External Confucianism and internal law? Mix it with the overlord's way?" Liu Xiaozhu murmured thinking.

"The classics are a good thing. No matter Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, or Mohism, it can be interpreted infinitely according to your needs. When used in the hands of bad people, it is a tool to kill, oppress, and fool people. Used in the hands of good people , it is a tool for self-cultivation, justice, and struggle."

"Zi said to Zi Xia: "Women are gentlemen and Confucians!Do nothing small man Confucianism! "There are two kinds of Confucianism, the gentleman Confucianism and the villain Confucianism. Whether you are a gentleman or a villain is not determined by the scriptures, not because these two Confucians have read two different versions of the scriptures, but by their own thoughts and purposes."

"Gentleman Confucianism is still villain Confucianism, and the emperor should take what he needs. All scriptures and thoughts are tools for governing the world and stabilizing the political power!"

"Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius was not a game of ethical speculation from the very beginning, but a solution to social crises. Confucianism has never stopped being used as a tool since its birth. The so-called monarch and minister, father and son, "ritual", "music", "shooting ", "Royal", "Book", and "Number" are all the skins of educating the people."

"Is the queen mother leaning towards Confucianism? The Taifu also said that governing with virtue, self-denial and ritual." Liu Xiaozhu asked.

"No matter what school of thought, practicality comes first. It all depends on whether it can be used by me to solve the problems in the current situation!" Wang Zhi laughed.

Liu Xiaozhu nodded thoughtfully.

Wang Zhi thought of Machiavelli's "The Prince":
In order to achieve their own career or ruling goals, they are not afraid of leaving a bad name, and use violent means to solve those things that cannot be solved without violence; political behavior and ethical behavior are completely separated; they do not possess or value universally recognized morality, because the purpose When it is beneficial to keep the word, the king should keep the word, but when it is not good for him to keep the word, or when the original reason for keeping the word no longer exists, any wise ruler must not, and Faith should not be observed.... The prince should appear religious, and make religion eminent in the state, not because it is true, but because it is the bond that binds society.... The prince should be cruel, shocking fearful...

Under her influence, will Liu Xiaozhu become a heroic hero who will shine through the ages?
"Che'er, look at this picture." Wang Zhi took out the cloth with saddle and stirrup patterns drawn by Yao Weng and others.

"The reason why our cavalrymen are not as brave as the Xiongnu is that they can't stabilize their bodies because they charge on horseback. The saddle and stirrups can be adapted to the cavalry with a little training." Wang Zhi was full of thoughts, "I have been training cavalry for five years. You still don’t have the strength to fight against the Xiongnu, but with these, you will kill the Xiongnu, one for five!”

Liu Xiaozhu looked very interested, "Queen, the baby has to come and ride a horse!"

"It's not for you, it's for the army!" Wang Zhi corrected him, "This will be the key for my big man to defeat the Huns! Take it! Give it to your father, and persuade him to use all the soldiers and cavalry!"

Emperor Jing Liu Qi had a deep estrangement from Wang Zhi, and Wang Zhi was banned from Jiaofang Palace.The only way to save the country is to ask Liu Xiaozhu to promote the reform of cavalry equipment in order to seek the overall situation.

"Yeah! My son knows!" Liu Xiaozhu put away the silk scroll seriously, "My son will show it to my father tomorrow!"

The strong reaction of Emperor Jing Liu Qi was beyond Wang Zhi's expectation.

"Empress!" Liu Xiaozhu cried and came to seek her mother's comfort, "Father and Emperor reprimanded Empress Mother for being a rooster in charge of the morning and meddling in the harem... If this continues, let Empress Empress go to Yongxiang..."

Wang Zhi seemed to fall into an ice cave, and his heart was as cold as iron in an instant!
Liu Qi's dislike for her has reached the point where he can't say anything!She is wholeheartedly for the big man, but she is suspected of wanting to meddle in power!

If she, Wang Zhi, wants to get her hands on power...why can't she get her hands on power?
If she has power, she can improve the cavalry equipment according to her own ideas, and kill the Huns!Expansion of territory!
If she has power, she can establish a talent selection system, put talented people in suitable positions, and make the best use of them!

If she has power, she can put into practice the advanced systems and practices of later generations through her son Liu Xiaozhu!Instead of worrying all the time, Liu Qi, who is mean and ungrateful, will either punish, imprison, or abolish her as a queen!
Power is poisonous!

Once you have a plan, plan, and get close to the center of power, you will have a strong desire for the power that is close at hand!

(End of this chapter)