Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 243

"Yes!" Zhang An responded and left.

As soon as Zhang An left, Sun Shuliang hurried over and said, "Master Marquis, there is someone outside who wants to see you."

"who?"

Yuan Wenshao didn't expect that someone would come to look for him in the other courtyard.

"Master Marquis, according to my guess, that person should be from the palace." Sun Shuliang whispered.

"Guess?" Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly and said, "Didn't the person identify himself?"

"The person who came did not say who he was, he just said that he wanted to see the Marquis. The concierge saw that he was dressed in an extraordinary way and did not dare to neglect, so he notified me. I went to check and found that the person who came was a man in his thirties, with no beard and a sharp voice. The voice was very similar to the eunuch in the palace. He said that he was ordered to come to see the Marquis." Sun Shuliang said.

"No, tell him to go back." Yuan Wenshao said.

The person coming from the palace, without revealing his identity, was probably sent by the Queen Mother.

How could Yuan Wenshao dare to see him at this time?

If the other party did not conceal his identity, he would have no choice but to see her. Now that the other party had concealed his identity, there was nothing he could do to her even if she did not see the Queen Mother.

"Yes!" Sun Shuliang responded and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Yuan Wenshao stopped him and said, "Bring people in."

"Yes." Sun Shuliang was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and didn't ask any more questions.

Yuan Wenshao was worried that the Queen Mother might not be willing to give up if he didn't see him, so after hesitating for a while he prepared to meet, but refused directly, which saved the Queen Mother from staring at him.

Not long after, Sun Shuliang came over with a man in his thirties.

As Sun Shuliang said, this man has no beard. Not only that, his skin is also very white and tender.

"Master Marquis, we have brought them." Sun Shuliang said.

Yuan Wenshao had never smelled a strong fragrance before, and he was basically sure that the other person was an eunuch in the palace, and that this person still had a certain status in the palace.

Because of their physical disabilities, eunuchs are prone to incontinence.

Over time, there will be a peculiar smell on the body. In order to cover up the smell, the eunuchs will use heavy spices to cover it up.

However, spices are not cheap, and only the eunuchs who serve the nobles closely and those who have certain rights in the palace are eligible to use them.

Yuan Wenshao often visited the palace and knew this very well.

"Go down. No one is allowed to come near this place without my permission." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes!" Sun Shuliang responded and retreated.

"You should be from the palace. Tell me, what is your identity and who asked you to come?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"My surname is Ding. I am one of the eunuchs in charge of purchasing in the imperial kitchen. This time I came to see the Marquis on the order of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother asked me to bring a few words to the Marquis." Eunuch Ding said.

"What words?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"The Queen Mother said that the late emperor treated the marquis well. He originally wanted to leave the marquis to the prince for his future enthronement, but he did not expect that the prince would die early. Later, the late emperor discovered that King Yong was targeting the marquis and dismissed him from his official position in order to protect him. . Before the death of the late emperor, he even said that no one should neglect the Gu and Yuan families. Today's official family can sit on the throne, and it is also a contribution of the marquis. Now the official family must call the biological father Huang Kao, and respect the late emperor as the emperor's uncle. But the Marquis chose to escape. Is this worthy of the late Emperor?" Eunuch Ding said.

Yuan Wenshao fell silent when he heard this. He was not a good person, but the late emperor did treat him well.

He knew the final outcome of this matter. Although the Queen Mother used tricks to get Han Zhang into trouble, the Queen Mother still lost in this matter.

"Even if I go, it will be of no use. I have only two options. You pass it on to the Queen Mother. As for whether she uses it or not, it is up to the Queen Mother herself."

After Yuan Wenshao finished speaking, he whispered his method.

"That's all?" After listening, Eunuch Ding looked at Yuan Wenshao in surprise.

"That's all, if you tell the Queen Mother, she will understand." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Then I'll take my leave first!" Eunuch Ding said.

"I won't see my father-in-law off," Yuan Wenshao said.

Watching Eunuch Ding leave, Yuan Wenshao sighed. He didn't know if what he did was right.

……

Eunuch Ding took a carriage back to Bianjing, and gathered the eunuchs who had gone out to buy and returned to the palace.

After returning to the palace, I found an opportunity to tell Zhu Neiguan what Yuan Wenshao said.

Zhu Neiguan passed the message to the Queen Mother. After hearing this, the Queen Mother pondered for a long time, her eyes lit up, and she praised: "The Ai family underestimated Marquis Zhongyong."

"The Queen Mother means that Marquis Zhongyong's method can be used?" Zhu Neiguan asked in surprise.

He also listened to Yuan Wenshao's method and didn't think it was useful.

"Haha, you will know when the time comes." The Queen Mother smiled.

……

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. Han Zhang received Zhao Zongquan's instructions and came to Fuyan Palace early in the morning to ask for an audience with the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother asked someone to bring Mr. Han in.

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!" Han Zhang saluted.

"Please get up, Grand Master," the Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Thank you, Empress."

Han Zhang was full of doubts. Logically speaking, the Queen Mother should be very angry.

"Xiangong Han, the Ai family also knows what your purpose is. In the past few days, the Ai family has also thought about it carefully. It is natural for officials to miss their biological father. It is just a title. It is indeed wrong for the Ai family to stop him." said the Queen Mother.

Han Zhang was overjoyed when he heard this and said respectfully: "It is a blessing to the country and the country that the Queen Mother is so reasonable. Now everyone is talking about this. Now that the Queen Mother has figured it out, it is better to write a handwritten letter to inform the world and put an end to the rumors. "

Although the Queen Mother's attitude changed a bit quickly, Han Zhang didn't bother to think about the reason, as long as the Queen Mother was willing to give in.

In fact, it doesn't matter what title or posthumous title is given. All that is needed is to retreat.

"The Ai family prepared to write it last night, but after thinking about it carefully, the people in the world cannot believe it with just the handwriting. How about holding a court meeting tomorrow morning and the Ai family announce it in public?" said the Queen Mother.

Han Zhang said happily: "What the Empress Dowager said is true. I will retire first and have someone inform all the officials about the court meeting tomorrow."

Indeed, if there is only a handwritten letter, those who still miss the late emperor and support the Queen Mother may not be willing to believe it, and some trouble will inevitably occur.

But when the Queen Mother announced it to the court, there was no problem at all.

"Well, Mr. Xiang, go ahead." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Han Zhang bowed and retreated.

After leaving Fuyan Palace, Han Zhang ran to see Zhao Zongquan and told Zhao Zongbao the good news.

He said that after some persuasion from him, the Queen Mother finally agreed.

Zhao Zongquan was overjoyed after hearing this. He praised Han Zhang and asked him to arrange the meeting tomorrow.

Originally, he wanted to find an opportunity to demote Han Zhang after seizing power.

After all, Han Zhang and Xixia are somewhat unclear, so they don’t feel at ease when using them.

However, this incident made Zhao Zongquan see Han Zhang's ability in doing things, and he suddenly discovered that Han Zhang's ability was pretty good.

All the officials suddenly received the news that a court meeting would be held tomorrow, and they all guessed that the matter was about to come to an end. When the sky was still dark the next day, all the officials had gathered in the main hall and stood in accordance with their civil and military ranks.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, hello to the Queen Mother!"

When Zhao Zongquan and the Queen Mother entered the main hall and sat down on the imperial throne, all the civil and military officials paid their respects in unison.

"Everyone is safe," Zhao Zongquan said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Baiguan thanked En and straightened up.

"Last morning, the Ai family was angry because the official family was pursuing the title of biological father. Later, the Ai family thought about it carefully and found that this is human nature. So they wrote a handwritten letter and asked Zhu Neiguan to read it." The Queen Mother said calmly.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Zhu Neiguan came forward holding the manuscript. Seeing this, all the officials bowed quickly. Even Zhao Zong stood up and bowed to wait for the reading of the manuscript.

"The Queen Mother's decree..."

The content of this letter is very simple. It agrees with Zhao Zongquan to honor his biological father Huang Kao, and allows him to pursue his biological father and biological mother as emperor and empress.

All the officials were stunned after hearing this. Many people had expected that the Queen Mother would agree to allow Zhao Zongquan to address Zhao Zongquan as his biological father.

But the Queen Mother would actually agree to let Zhao Zongquan pursue his biological father and mother as empress. This was something no one expected.

If he really does this, who is the late emperor?

More importantly, if the title is really pursued, wouldn't it be equivalent to denying Zhao Zongquan's adoption?

Then wouldn't his throne be illegal?

When Zhao Zongquan first heard the news, he showed joy, but he quickly realized that the Queen Mother was putting him on the fire and said quickly: "Mother, my son..."

"Okay, the matter is settled." The Queen Mother waved her hand, interrupted Zhao Zongquan, and said: "The Ai family has one more thing to say. The Ai family listened behind the curtain before, because the official had just ascended the throne and the situation was unstable. . Now that the official has been on the throne for some time, it is time for the Ai family to withdraw from the throne and return to power."

When Zhao Zongquan heard what the Queen Mother said, his eyes showed ecstasy.

Didn't he do so much just to gain power? Since the Queen Mother was so sensible, he also gave up the idea of ​​claiming to be his biological father.

The Queen Mother paused and continued: "The Ai family failed to leave an heir for the late emperor, and they were ashamed of their ancestors and the late emperor. When the late emperor was still alive, he originally intended to adopt King Yong as his heir, but King Yong was killed by King Ni. Fortunately, God is merciful, King Yong still has a son alive, and the Ai family wants to adopt this child in the name of the Ai family's son who died young, and take him into the palace to raise him."

As soon as the Queen Mother's words came out, the expressions of Zhao Zongquan and Baiguan changed.

"No, Queen Mother. If you do this, where will the official family be?" Han Zhang said quickly.

The Queen Mother had a son, but he died of illness when he was only a few years old.

If one adopts the name of the Queen Mother's son who died young, he will be the grandson of the late emperor.

Here Zhao Zongquan once again respectfully addresses his biological father as Huang Kao. Doesn't that mean that the son of King Yong is the legitimate one?

Although Zhao Zongquan has already sat on the throne, he will inevitably be shaken. If he is taken advantage of by someone with intentions, he will be in trouble.

"What Mr. Han Da said makes no sense. The Ai family's son died young, and now he has an adopted heir. After a hundred years from the Ai family, someone will be able to offer him incense and commemorate him. This matter only requires the approval of the clan government. However, the Ai family is just informing you, not discussing with you. Well, from now on the Ai family will not come to listen to politics. As an official, you can discuss military and state affairs with the officials."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she stood up and, with the support of Zhu Neiguan, left the hall through the side door.

Zhao Zongquan was left standing there stunned, and the officials were at a loss.

Zhao Zongquan came back to his senses, glared at Han Zhang fiercely, and said with an ugly face: "Retreat from the court."

Han Zhang looked dull and did not notice Zhao Zongquan's gaze at all.

He finally understood now that he had been tricked by the Queen Mother.

Zhao Zongquan was from the lineage of Taizu. When he sat on the throne, the family members of the lineage of Taizong were naturally unwilling to do so.

Now that the Queen Mother wanted to adopt the son of King Yong to the son who died young, Zhao Zongquan would not even dare to call his biological father emperor, let alone call him emperor.

Previously, the late emperor had only one stepson in name, Zhao Zongquan. As long as he did not publicly disown the late emperor as his 'father', no one could question the legitimacy of his throne.

But things are different now. The late emperor has another adopted grandson. Once Zhao Zongquan does this, those clans will come out to make trouble.

The most important thing is that although the Queen Mother said she wanted to return power, she did not hand over the jade seal.

Zhao Zongquan could not control the military power at all.

The Queen Mother's move was completely a conspiracy to retreat in order to advance.

Didn't you ask someone to force you to marry your biological father? Well, I agreed, and I also allowed you to make them emperor and empress.

But do you dare to pursue the ban?

It took a long time for Han Zhang to come back to his senses and find that not only Zhao Zongquan was gone, but all the officials were almost dispersed.

Han Zhang turned pale and ran to see Zhao Zongquan.

When he was brought into Zhao Zongquan's study, he found that the study had been beaten into a mess by Zhao Zongquan.

Zhao Zongquan panted heavily, sat on a chair that was still intact, looked at Han Zhang, and said, "Is this what you told me the Queen Mother has agreed to?"

"Your Majesty, when I went there yesterday, the Queen Mother did..."

"enough!"

Zhao Zongquan shouted: "I don't want to hear this nonsense, just tell me how to solve this matter!"

Han Zhang was sweating from behind, his mind was spinning rapidly, and he said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants to adopt the child, and neither the officials nor Your Majesty can stop it. However, as long as the clan government does not agree, the Queen Mother will not be able to adopt the child."

"Do you think they will listen to me?" Zhao Zongquan said coldly.

Zong Zheng of the Zongren Mansion was from the Taizong lineage, and he was very dissatisfied with the fact that he, a person from the Taizu lineage, became the emperor.

Before, I was just being suppressed by the Queen Mother, so I was still honest.

Now that they finally have the opportunity, it's strange that they let it go.

"This…"

Han Zhang couldn't think of any other way for a while.

Zhao Zongquan took a deep breath and said: "I don't care what method you use, you must prevent the Queen Mother's adoption. Although this dynasty has rules not to kill civil servants, I have many methods."

"Yes, I understand." Cold sweat broke out on Han Zhang's forehead.

Although Dazhou did not kill civil servants, as Zhao Zongquan said, if you really want to kill him, there are many ways.

Not to mention that he still has leverage in Zhao Zongquan's hands.

"Go." Zhao Zongquan said calmly.

"I excuse myself." Han Zhang bowed and retreated.

Because he had shed a lot of cold sweat, Han Zhang couldn't help but shiver when he was blown by the cold wind when he came out.

He couldn't care about it at this time and hurried to Fuyan Palace to ask to see the Queen Mother.

However, the Queen Mother did not see him at all, so Han Zhang had no choice but to leave.

After leaving the palace, Han Zhang calmed down a lot.

He knew that what happened this time was the Queen Mother's counterattack against the official family, and the Queen Mother did not really want to succeed.

After all, once you do this, it will be like breaking up with Zhao Zongquan.

Zhao Zongquan also knew this, but his purpose was to seize power. The Queen Mother would not really adopt him, but he would not be able to seize power.

This is unacceptable to Zhao Zongquan.

(End of this chapter)