Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 507: Women are born politicians (please give me monthly votes for recommendation)

The next day.

The gates of Xianyang Palace of Qin State were opened wide to welcome hundreds of officials.

The troops in the imperial city increased by [-] for defense.

Meng Yi's carriage was the last to arrive in front of the palace gate. When he arrived, dozens of carriages were already parked in the palace.

Meng Yi wavered, today will be a tough battle.But he was the only one who could help the emperor fight this tough battle. The queen was a woman.

Meng Yi climbed the steps in front of the Dazheng Hall with ease, he was brewing today's rhetoric in his belly, and he also listened to Kuai Tong's words.

Perhaps, it's time for the Meng clan to show their attitude to the ministers.

Regardless of the outcome, the struggle within the empire over reforms will be completely over.

Meng Yi was thinking, but suddenly, a loud shout came from the front.

"The Queen Mother arrives—"

When Meng Yi heard this, his feet immediately melted to the ground.

He hurriedly bent down and bowed, holding his hands together respectfully.Meng Yi was very surprised. This Kuai Tong, a commoner, had never entered the palace, let alone met the Queen Mother. How did he know that the Queen Mother would intervene in this matter.This person is really good at predicting things!
But the empress dowager of the empire was as steady as ever, with an extraordinary demeanor and graceful demeanor.

Queen Mother Mi Lan walked to the Dazheng Palace, and she saw Meng Yi from a distance.The Empress Dowager asked: "At this time, all the officials have already entered the palace. Why is Sikou alone still outside the palace?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't know this."

"The Ai family heard that His Majesty issued an edict to Sikou to assist the queen in trying the case. It seems that the matter will be handed over to Sikou."

"The villain doesn't know about the important events of the previous dynasty."

Mi Lan said nothing more.But at this moment, she suddenly remembered her mother clan.

Mi Lan quickened her pace and walked to Meng Yi.

"My minister pays homage to the Queen Mother."

"Get back on your feet. Could it be that Sikou came to court late?"

Meng Yi was slightly shocked.

"It is not too late for me to report back to the Queen Mother before the bell rings."

Mi Lan listened and said nothing. She looked at the man in front of her with a long beard and good manners, and naturally thought of the late emperor.

"When the late emperor was still alive, he often praised you in front of the ministers and said that you were meticulous in your work."

"The Queen Mother is ridiculously complimentary. I have also heard that it has been a year since the death of the late Emperor, but she still thinks about the Queen Mother from time to time. The Queen Mother had a deep love for the late Emperor and taught me to worship him."

Deep affection?

The queen mother's face suddenly became very pale.She never got him, and even though he died, she still missed him.Mi Lan, ah Mi Lan, you are far behind compared to Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin.

At this moment, a bell suddenly sounded.

Queen Mother Xuan looked at Meng Yi and said, "Come into the palace with the Ai family."

Meng Yi's voice was a little stiff.

"only!"

Meng Yi was very angry, and it was really going on one after another.Before the mess left by His Majesty's reforms was resolved, he began to give people a reason to talk about it. But then, the Queen Mother began to interfere in Qin's affairs.

The appearance of the queen mother surprised Meng Yi.But it surprised the veteran ministers of the DPRK and China.

It should be noted that just now, the bell rang, but the ministers did not bow to the queen in the court.This embarrassed the queen.

Later, when the Empress Dowager arrived, all these old officials bowed to each other.

"I will pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother smiled happily.

"Zhu Qing is flat."

The Empress Dowager came, how dare the Empress still sit in the upper seat, she naturally stood up hurriedly and came to help the Empress Dowager herself.

To Meng Yi's surprise, this group of veterans were not surprised when they saw the Empress Dowager appearing in the court, and they all expressed their welcome.

When Meng Yi saw this scene, he naturally had to make some guesses. Could it be that the Queen Mother and the old generals...

Unexpectedly, the old general turned his attention to the empress dowager, who had always been reclusive in the empire.

The queen supported the queen mother, with a polite smile on her face despite being surprised, and said softly:
"I pay homage to the Queen Mother. May I ask why the Queen Mother suddenly came to the Dazheng Palace?"

The Queen Mother did not answer. She sat down on her own, causing the ministers at the Chancellor's desk to frown.The emperor delegates great power to the queen, which means that the queen temporarily assumes the power of his majesty. Therefore, the queen is the one who has the right to sit on the throne, but the queen mother does not.

Zhang Cang was not happy at first.

The officials of Taixue are also worried that something unexpected will happen today.

The Queen Mother sat down, and this time she said to the embarrassed Queen:

"The Ai family has already heard about the censor."

Just this sentence pointed the finger at Wang Wu, and even sent chills down the back of the queen.

"The Ai family has been with the late emperor for more than thirty years, giving birth to His Majesty, and when His Majesty ascended the throne. During his one-year reign, the Ai family has never participated in the affairs of the country. This is a sign of adhering to women's ethics."

"But today, the Ai family had to leave Gaoquan Palace and come to the Dazheng Palace for this very reason."

Zhang Cang stood up first and came to the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty Zhang Cang pays homage to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother's eyes narrowed slightly, this was his son's right-hand man.

"You are Zhang Cang. It is said that you are also a disciple of Xun Qing, Han Fei, and Li Si?"

This successive mention of two people who died in the Qin court due to political disputes naturally caused an uproar in the audience.These two names have not appeared in the Qin Empire's court for a long time.

As soon as the Queen Mother opened her mouth, she suppressed the ministers with astonishing momentum.

Zhang Cang answered honestly:
"Exactly."

"The Ai family has heard of you. Since you became the Imperial Order, scholars from the Jixia Academy of Qi have been recruited one after another. However, the Imperial Academy is now divided into two factions. One faction governs Confucianism. His Majesty the Emperor collected books from all over the world, compiled the "Historical Records", and compiled various books for the people of the world to unify the writing system; while the other school studied law. Official."

"What the Queen Mother said is true to every word. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother does not live in the palace as rumored, but is very concerned about the important events of the previous dynasty."

The Queen Mother smiled calmly.

"Zhang Cang, how many years have you been serving as the Imperial Academy Order?"

This question was a strange one, and Zhang Cang naturally felt guilty.

"Replying to the Queen Mother, I have been appointed as the imperial edict, but it will only last for half a year."

"Then have you ever discussed matters in this court before?"

Zhang Cang shook his head.

"Never."

"That is to say, you are not allowed to reuse him while the late emperor is still alive."

"Yes."

The Queen Mother then looked at the officials in the court.

He looked at the ministers in the court and asked directly:

"Among all the ministers, is there anyone who has not served the late emperor?"

No one answered.

Zhang Cang naturally started to panic.

He was the only person who was promoted to the position of Shangqing after the emperor came to the throne.

"Zhang Cang - do you know what serious crime you have committed?"

At this time, Zhang Cang made it clear why the Queen Mother came today.This means that the Queen Mother wants to depose the Wang family.

"I don't know."

The Queen Mother said sternly:

"The Ai family hasn't spoken just now, why did you take the initiative to step forward? Don't you know the rules for how monarchs and ministers should get along? Most of those in the court today are the important ministers left by the late emperor. In terms of their qualifications to assist the government, they all Higher than you, even these important ministers of the two dynasties dare not act arrogantly in front of the Ai family. Why are you so arrogant? Isn’t it because you don’t care about me, the Queen Mother?"

The Queen Mother's voice was neither gentle nor harsh, but every time it hit Zhang Cang's nerves, she felt pain.

The originally quiet court hall suddenly became noisy.In the court, a situation like that seen in the vegetable market sometimes occurs, where a group of people gather together to discuss someone's rights and wrongs.These so-called Jiuqing, officials, and scholars did not act very noble at this time.

Zhang Cang is exactly the object of their jealousy, just like when the young master Han Fei entered the Qin Dynasty, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were jealous of him.

Ministers serve the emperor just like wives and concubines serve their husbands. Whoever can win the favor of His Majesty the Emperor will be reused and his status will skyrocket.

When it comes to the emperor's favor, these officials are no less generous and narrow-minded than the wives and concubines in his mansion.

If the concubine is not favored, she will at most resort to some small-mindedness in the end, but it is different for these powerful ministers. If anyone robs them of their honor and favor, death is waiting for that person.

Zhang Cang is such a person.

A mere petty official at the Chancellor's desk was promoted to the position of Prime Minister of a country by His Majesty the Emperor. What could he do?He is actually above us.

As a result, all the officials were laughing behind their backs, waiting to see this good show.

The Queen Mother is different from others. Her biggest feature is her age.No matter how much you disagree with her female identity and political experience, one thing is beyond doubt.

The queen mother is old and has experienced a lot of right and wrong.Just sitting here, compared with the young and beautiful queen, there are a few more lines on the forehead, which is already crushing the queen.Not to mention the status.

The Queen stood aside with a respectful look on her face, and was shocked when she heard the Queen Mother calling Zhang Cang to task.

But Zhang Cang, who was Xun Qing's disciple, was naturally much smarter than Han Fei, Li Si and others.

Faced with the Queen Mother's questioning, Zhang Cang naturally knew the Queen Mother's thoughts, so he made no secret of his opposition to the Queen Mother's appearance in the court and said bluntly:
"The Queen Mother disrupts His Majesty's methods."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused criticism from other courtiers.

The Zongzheng of the empire came from the Ying Qin royal family. He immediately said:

"Your Imperial Majesty, don't act so arrogantly in the court! You actually insulted the Queen Mother with words!"

The person who spoke may not be strong-willed, but these words were like thunder on dry land in the court, making every courtier tremble.

Now all the ministers were in high spirits, even several 70-year-old ministers were cheered up.

When Meng Yi saw this, he sighed that something was wrong.

Seeing that the situation was like this, the Queen Mother said very generously:

"Okay, don't blame each other. The Ai family knows that the Ai family is a female family and cannot be admitted to the court of the Qin Empire, but the Ai family also knows that a murder has occurred in Xianyang City. The Taixue Ling is simply unwilling to mourn. The family is just waiting for the court. The Ai family has no edicts and indeed has no right to act in state affairs."

Women are born politicians.

After saying this, who among the ministers would have the nerve to continue blaming the Queen Mother.

In politics, rhetoric is very important.Zhang Cang's shortcomings in political affairs were completely exposed in front of the Queen Mother.

"But the Ai family is here today not to cause trouble for everyone in the court. This murder case in Xianyang City involves important ministers of the late emperor. These high officials, Yao Jia and Xun You, were once famous people in the world; and These twelve dukes are even more meritorious generals who have made great achievements in conquering the world for the late emperor."

"Although the late emperor has left, the Ai family is still there. The Ai family heard that no one from top to bottom can make decisions about the former emperor's old ministers. How can the Ai family sit idly by and ignore it?"

After hearing this, the meritorious generals of the empire stepped forward and said:

"I would like to thank the Queen Mother for making the decision for Doctor Zhao and other generals."

Meng Yi really didn't expect that a queen mother would appear today.

Before that, Meng Yi was very tormented.If it is according to Kuai Tong's intention, once Mengshi expresses his support for the emperor, it means that he, Mengshi, will break away from the group of military meritorious families and will no longer be part of the same faction as the huge military meritorious group.

Meng Yi finally made up his mind to leave the military family in order to completely resolve the civil strife in the DPRK, but who would have thought that the emperor would do such a thing.

On the road to reform, conservative forces have always been the biggest obstacle.The old minister must have made efforts in advance to win over the Queen Mother.How could the Queen Mother suddenly appear and make decisions for the Twelve Dukes and the two ministers?

No profit can not afford to be early.

As a result, the political situation of the empire was reversed.

"The Ai family is coming to court today, just to hear how the queen plans to deal with Brother Ling?"

The Queen is a daughter-in-law who has always been disliked by the Queen Mother. Today, her mother-in-law has stolen the limelight. She doesn't even dare to show her dignity. The powerful generals of the empire have all spoken out in support of the Queen Mother, and Jiu Qing does not need to said.

So the empress was naturally cowardly in front of the empress dowager, and her brother's life was seized by the empress dowager because of this cowardice.

In fact, the queen was also uneasy. Although the emperor gave her power, he was thousands of miles away. The queen felt guilty for causing a murder for her brother, which caused endless discussions among the courtiers.

The queen was shocked and had no choice but to turn to Sikou for help.

There are too many people missing in the court today.The prime minister, censor, prince, and three princes of the empire were all absent, and the two ministers and several dukes involved in the incident were also absent from the court.

The queen's gaze went straight to Meng Yi.

Sikou stepped forward and said:

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, my minister Mengyi believes that this case still needs to be investigated carefully, and it involves a lot..."

The Queen Mother didn't know the inside story, and she didn't think she needed to know the inside story.Because the current situation in the empire is too serious, Feng Quji, the prime minister left behind by the late emperor, has been dismissed. Nowadays, there are villains in the court who are causing trouble.

Moreover, the Queen Mother, who has always lived in seclusion, could not be invited to come out so easily.

The reason why the Queen Mother came forward in person today was because the Prime Minister of the Empire asked him for help.In Mi Lan's view, this country will be cut off by all the pillars of his empire, and then he will hold it up alone.

Simply whimsical!

The Queen Mother knew what her son was doing, disturbing the inheritance left by his ancestors.This is a very dangerous thing.In this case, the Queen Mother only came forward to help her son deal with the aftermath.

The Queen Mother didn't want to hear this at all. She already had a solution to the problem.

Then the Queen Mother became furious, slammed the copper crutch on the ground, and said domineeringly:

"Enough! Let's stop here!"

Meng Yi naturally stopped talking.

The Queen Mother looked at the Queen:

"Queen, the Ai family knows that you are young and not old enough to take on such a big deal. So the Ai family will help you with an idea today. I wonder if you are willing to listen to it?"

What else can the queen say:
"My son, please listen to the Queen Mother's teachings."

"The Ai family means that you will personally send Wang Wu to serve in the army. In addition, if there is a queen, you will personally come forward to apologize to the two ministers and the twelve dukes. The Ai family will also personally prepare the gift of apology. , sent to the houses of all the ministers. What does the queen think of this move?"

The queen saw that no one in the civil and military circles in the court dared to speak out for her brother anymore, so she said:
"I thank the Queen Mother. This matter is all based on the Queen Mother's wishes."

(End of this chapter)