I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 370 The emperor is going to hold a funeral for the Huo family today, and I, the Queen Mother, will definitely help with the funeral! (Please subscribe)

In the blink of an eye, Huo Guang actually took out an edict from his arms.

"The Queen Mother has a decree..." Huo Guang deliberately raised his voice and said.

Liu He was stunned. Yu Wuyou had been in Changle Palace all this time, so why didn't he reveal any information to him?

What surprised Liu He even more was that the Shangguan Queen Mother actually wrote a decree to Huo Guang.

In the past six months, Liu He believed that he and the Queen Mother Shangguan had a solid foundation of mutual trust, and never thought that the other party would betray him.

Could it be that something unexpected happened to the Queen Mother of Shangguan and she was already controlled by Huo Guang?

But if that's the case, it's impossible for Liu He not to hear some rumors.

But Liu He looked at the Yizhi in Huo Guang's hand and felt something bad in his heart.

At this time of evenly matched power, the Queen Mother's decree will become a weapon in Huo Guang's hands!
In the original timeline, Huo Guang used the Shangguan Queen Mother's decree to start the drama of deposing the emperor.

This is the biggest difference between the Han Dynasty and later dynasties. Although the monarchy was supreme, it did not reach the point of being arbitrary.

The monarch's power is still restricted by the power of the prime minister and the queen mother in the harem.

The latter, in particular, held a very high position in the political system of the Han Empire, even to the point of overpowering the emperor.

"The Queen Mother has an edict, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to accept the edict." Huo Guang saw that the emperor did not move, so he said it again.

Liu He could immediately declare that the imperial edict was a false one, but the Queen Mother Shangguan was in the Changle Palace in Chang'an City. If he escaped this imperial edict, there would be another one.

Maybe the Queen Mother of Shangguan is outside the palace at this moment, ready to enter the palace at any time to depose the emperor.

Liu He was very angry. He treated Shangguan Queen Mother kindly and gave her enough respect and protection.

At the most critical moment last night, I still thought about sending someone to take care of her, but I never thought about eliminating this "hidden danger" once and for all.

But the Shangguan Queen Mother actually betrayed her anyway. What was the reason for this?
Could it be that Huo Guang gave Shangguan a benefit that the Queen Mother could not refuse?
But what else does Queen Mother Shangguan want?
These questions poured into Liu He's mind one after another, making him confused for a while.

However, the current situation does not allow him to think too much: the emperor's failure to accept the Queen Mother's decree is almost equivalent to the minister's failure to accept the emperor's edict.

That is a crime that will be poked in the back by the world, and even leave a source of gossip.

After pondering for a moment, Liu He reluctantly knelt down beside the imperial couch and said, "I sincerely listen to the Queen Mother's decree."

Liu He used the word "ding", leaving some room.

"Since the emperor came to the throne, although he has made small achievements and few virtues, his words and deeds are inconsistent with Meng Lang's, arrogant and unstable, greedy for false fame, and slandered the courtiers..."

"First I listened to Cai Yi's slander and arbitrarily changed the ancestral system of Emperor Xiaowu; then I hurt the hearts of the soldiers who conquered the north, and even caused chaos in the north..."

"The mistakes I made are still vivid in my mind, and they are really shocking. In order to protect the stability of the Han Dynasty, help the country not fall, and assist the emperor in governing..."

"I have issued this edict, instructing the emperor to issue an edict to punish Cai, an edict to appease Fan, an edict to punish oneself, and an edict to return the government..."

"Only in this way can we be able to create a sage again, and the emperor will be worthy of the ancestors of the Liu family!"

Liu He lowered his head and listened. This was simply a replica of what Huo Guang said just now.

This is not asking Liu He to return to power. It is simply making advance preparations for deposing the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please accept the Queen Mother's decree." Huo Guang urged again.

At this time, the entire front hall was extremely quiet, without any sound.

Zhang Anshi and others, who were eager to stand up just now, also fell silent.

It's not that they are cowardly, it's that the gap between the two sides is too far: the three princes and nine ministers tied together can still compete with the Queen Mother's decree.

But now without the support of the emperor, how could they, just a few Jiuqing, stand up.

Liu He was still kneeling on the ground, the feeling of humiliation getting stronger and stronger. He remembered that the last time he had to kneel down was in this front hall.

The ones kneeling were Emperor Xiaozhao and Queen Mother Shangguan.

Unexpectedly, they were the ones kneeling today.

"Your Majesty, won't you accept the Queen Mother's decree?" Huo Guang felt a little more proud.

Huo Guang didn't want the trouble to reach this level. The emperor kneeling on the ground in front of him was indeed a good-looking person, with some shadows of Emperor Xiaowu and Emperor Xiaowen.

If the other party is obedient and patient, wait patiently for a few more years, wait for Huo Chengjun to give birth to an emperor, and wait for Huo Yu to become a veritable pillar of the Han Dynasty...

Huo Guang would naturally return power to the emperor.

By then, with Huo's loyal relative as the pillar of the court, wouldn't the situation of the Han Dynasty be getting better and better?
Relatives are the real support of the imperial power. Why can’t the emperor understand such a simple thing?

In other words, the emperor understood it, but he was just unwilling to "cooperate" with the Huo family.

No matter what, Huo Guang cannot be blamed.

"Your Majesty, please accept the Queen Mother's decree." Huo Guang said for the third time.

Liu He was forced into a corner, but he still didn't intend to swallow this loss like this.

Once he accepts the order, as mentioned above, he will probably be imprisoned in the Weiyang Palace first, waiting to be deposed, then returned to Changyi, and finally die in the Kingdom of Haihun.

"Today, I will not accept the Queen Mother's decree." Liu He stood up and seemed to give his answer without any trouble.

"Huh? Does Your Majesty want to be accused of being unfaithful and unfilial?" Huo Guang asked.

"The Queen Mother..."

"The Queen Mother enters the palace and comes to court!" Liu He wanted to risk saying that the Queen Mother did not understand government affairs, but before he could finish his words, he was drowned out by the shouts and singing of the visitors outside the palace.

"The Queen Mother enters the palace and comes to court!"

"The Queen Mother enters the palace and comes to court!"

Just like the situation when Huo Guang went to the front hall just now, the sound also spread from far to near, from small to loud, and reached the front hall more and more clearly.

The situation changed so quickly that Huo Guang, Liu He and the other ministers were all distracted.

The front hall today was too lively. People who stood at the top of the Han Empire were actually here.

About a quarter of an hour later, the Queen Mother's guard of honor slowly emerged from the steps of Her Royal Highness.

The Shangguan Queen Mother in her attire was surrounded by maids, chamberlains and guards, making her look even more petite.

Liu He was even more confused when he saw that it was still Yu Wuyou and Chang Yilang who were guarding her with swords.

Why did he do something detrimental to himself when he was clearly not coerced by Huo Guang.

Did he misjudge the Queen Mother Shangguan?
Is this girl, who is many years younger than herself, someone who is unwilling to be mediocre and obsessed with power?
Although Liu He had doubts, he still bowed respectfully and said, "I would like to send my regards to the Queen Mother."

All the courtiers, including Huo Guang, stood up in a hurry and bowed to the Queen Mother outside the door in a panic.

"I would like to send my regards to the Queen Mother."

After a few months, the Shangguan Queen Mother's thin voice sounded again in the front hall.

"The emperor is equal, the general is equal, and all the ministers are equal."

"promise!"

A group of retinues stopped outside the palace. The Shangguan Queen Mother walked into the main hall with the support of her maid Lu Ping, climbed the jade steps, and sat on the imperial couch.

There was no preparation today, so there was only one imperial couch on the jade steps, and Liu He, the emperor, could only stand aside.

When the Queen Mother Shangguan was walking up the road just now, Liu He wanted to get some hints from her eyes, but he got nothing.

The Shangguan Queen Mother looked as if the Emperor was not there, and turned a blind eye to his questioning eyes.

Is it because he is afraid that one decree is not enough, so he has to take action personally?

"General, where are the political discussions at this time?" Shangguan Queen Mother said coldly.

"The Queen Mother's decree has been read, but..." Huo Guang deliberately paused for a moment, then looked at the emperor and said, "But the emperor did not accept the Queen Mother's decree."

"I want to see the imperial edict, please bring it to me, General." Shangguan Queen Mother continued.

Huo Guang was puzzled, but still handed Yizhi into the hands of his maid Lu Ping.

The Shangguan Queen Mother looked at Yizhi and suddenly asked: "General, do you think the emperor should accept this Yizhi?"

"This is the decree written by the Queen Mother herself. The emperors of the Han Dynasty were benevolent and filial people. As long as your Majesty still recognizes himself as a descendant of the Liu family, he should accept the decree."

Huo Guang stood in the palace, so he had to hold his head high to see the emperor and the queen mother.

But at this moment, he felt that he was higher than the emperor and the queen mother, and he couldn't help but start to long for the moment when he would take over the government again.

If I had known this earlier, I should have listened to Huo Xian and asked Fan Mingyou and others to return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

In this way, a lot of twists and turns can be saved.

However, when Huo Guang was immersed in this unrealistic fantasy, the Queen Mother Shangguan spoke.

"There is one mistake in what the general said."

"I dare to ask, what did I say wrong?" Huo Guang only took the position of Shangguan Queen Mother to make progress by retreating, and he also wanted to rebuke the emperor.

"The general said that this is an imperial edict written by me. This sentence alone is wrong, because I have never written such an imperial edict."

The Empress Dowager Shangguan's red lips parted slightly, and the words she spoke were as light and fluttering as a piece of fine silk that would flutter in the breeze.

But it was like a huge boulder thrown into a small pool, causing a huge wave in the depressing court.

There are twists and turns, which is a perfect description of today's court meeting.

Huo Guang froze in place. He stared at his granddaughter, first confused, then uncontrollably furious, and a murderous intention surged in his heart!
The emperor on the side also looked at Shangguan Queen Mother with suspicion.

However, Liu He soon understood.

Today, the Shangguan Queen Mother teased Huo Guang severely, putting Huo Guang in a dilemma.

Liu He suddenly remembered the first time he went to Weiyang Palace to meet the Queen Mother Shangguan.

At that time, Queen Mother Shangguan probably wanted not only to protect herself, but also to watch the Huo family building collapse.

Today is Huo's funeral. How could the Queen Mother of Shangguan not come to help with the ceremony?
He was ashamed of the slander he had just made, and he should not doubt his political allies.

At this moment, he should step aside and let Queen Mother Shangguan enjoy this moment that she has long waited for.

"How do you understand the Queen Mother's words? This decree was written by the Queen Mother herself!" Huo Guang took a step forward and said in shock and anger.

"The general said that this decree was written by me, but I clearly didn't write it..."

"Have I ever written such a decree? How could I not know it? I am not a crazy person."

The Empress Dowager Shangguan spoke very tactfully, and she had been rehearsing this matter in her mind for who knows how long.

　There is another chapter today, around nine o'clock!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)