Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

Chapter 2 The Queen Mother is immortal (2)

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Mrs. Dou was shocked at first, but then she reacted with a bitter look on her face: "The Ai family should have thought of this a long time ago.

The Liu family has been mean and ungrateful for more than a day or two. "

The reason why she has always been unwilling to let go of power, return to the harem completely, and become an old lady who takes care of herself until her old age is because she is afraid that she will be powerless after these things happen.

But once dead, there is still nothing you can do.

As a person who has lived through four dynasties, she can be considered as someone who has personally experienced many things that no one dares to say openly.

Or at least a bystander.

"The Aijia family was actually not willing to let Gillian marry into the palace at first. Unfortunately, the daughter of the Aijia family insisted. She thought Cheer was a good person and could help him become the crown prince and the Aijia family because of her aunt, the eldest princess. He treated Gillian well out of face, but he didn't expect to be like his father and grandfather.

After all, she followed in the footsteps of Empress Xiaojingbo.

The coolness of the Liu family is really the same. "

At this time, Mr. Dou couldn't actually explain it, but he had no place to talk about his inner emotions and some things he wanted to say. Now he finally had a channel to talk to, and he was not afraid of being overheard by others, so he naturally had to speak freely. But Bai Sheng didn't stop her. Quan took care of the old man and stayed beside her quietly to be a listener.

"Not long after Empress Lu passed away, her maternal relative, the Lu family, suffered a devastating blow. King Dai was chosen to come to Beijing to succeed the throne. Immediately after, Empress Lu's daughter, whom Empress Lu married as Princess Dai, and her four legitimate children came to the throne one after another. He died suddenly. Although Ai Jia was able to rise from a concubine to a queen because of this, she was still heartbroken.

The concubine who gave birth to his four sons, and the four legitimate sons were abandoned as soon as they wanted to, so what did the Ai family mean?
  Therefore, even though she was canonized as queen.

Ai Jia was still cautious and afraid of making mistakes.

But even so, the Ai family was still disliked by Emperor Wen after they became blind due to illness. If it were not for the protection of hundreds of officials, Empress Dowager Bo would be quite satisfied with the Ai family. I am afraid that the Ai family would not be the queen, but the deposed queen. Fortunately, Emperor Wen did not live like this For a long time, if he lives to be seventy or eighty years old, I am afraid that the Ai family will still be deposed, and it will be difficult to determine whether Qi'er will be the crown prince.

After Emperor Wen died, Qi'er succeeded to the throne.

The Ai family is the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother Bo is the Queen Mother.

A few years later, Empress Dowager Bo passed away, and my son Emperor Jing couldn't wait to depose the empress. He also deposed the distant niece Empress Dowager Bo had chosen for him, Empress Bo.

The only title left in the Bo family was abolished by him with excuses.

Many people say that the Ai family is fatuous, and that is why they want their youngest son, King Wu of Liang, to be the crown prince. Will support his mother's natal family and deal with the Ai family.

The Lu family declined and the Bo family prospered.

The Bo family declined and the Dou family flourished.

The future can almost be predicted. I am afraid that the current Queen Mother’s natal family will prosper and the Ai family’s natal family will decline. However, if my son still succeeds to the throne, this will definitely not be the case. At least it will allow the Dou family to prosper for a few more years.

It's a pity that Qi'er is as ruthless as his father. His father was able to use tricks to force his uncle Bo Zhao, who had the skill of following the dragon, to death. Qi'er could also help him suppress the Seven Kings Rebellion with his great martial arts skills. My younger brother Wu'er.

In addition, hundreds of officials do not agree with the succession of brothers after death.

In the end, it was Ai Jia and Wu'er's fault.

Now after listening to what you said about the future, most of the Ai family's guesses and worries have come true. Both father and son want to depose the queen, suppress the relatives who gained power during the late emperor's time, support their mother's natal family, and control the government.

Wu'er is just not as cruel as them and is too naive.

Only then will they die young and end up depressed. If Wuer ascended the throne, this would not be the case. "

"Is it possible that because of Xiao's father, Emperor Jing deposed Liu Rong and specially selected Liu Che as the crown prince? What the emperor fears most is that the heir he chooses is different from his own temperament and has difficulty in carrying out his plans. Idea, let the people die and the government rest."

Hearing this, Bai Sheng couldn't help but muttered.

Then Empress Dowager Dou was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly again: "The Ai family has not been able to see things thoroughly as you have in recent years."

"Back then, Emperor Gaozu wanted to depose him as crown prince because Emperor Hui's temperament was unworthy of him and he thought he was too weak and unworthy of a king. So he wanted to dethrone him from the throne many times. If Empress Lu Gao had not protected him, he would never have had the chance to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

That's all, it's useless to talk about it.

As for his last wish, it is better to live as long as possible and arrange an escape route for Mr. Dou, so as not to follow in Mr. Bo's footsteps. In addition, please help Jiao'er. The Ai family doesn't know how to help her. It's up to you. You shouldn't have let her enter the palace in the first place. If she didn't enter the palace, it would be easier for her to find a good family as the princess. .

By the way, one more thing, Confucian scholars must not be allowed to gain power.

In order to gain power, those Confucian scholars dared to deliberately distort and tamper with the classics of the sages to cater to their superiors. If such a virtuous person gains power, he will definitely be a disaster.

According to Huang Lao's theory, Fang is the right way.

This is why the prosperous age of literature and art came, and we must not let it go. "

"Cure by doing nothing? I understand!"

Bai Sheng nodded immediately to express his understanding, while Empress Dowager Dou looked at her in surprise:
  "Why this explanation?"

"Living with the people and governing by doing nothing is just a part of Huang Lao's theory. It not only talks about morality, but also focuses on punishment. It not only advocates doing nothing, but also advocates the rule of law. It should be quiet and inactive. It should focus on the ease of ministers' work, be lenient and simple in criminal administration, and eliminate unnecessary and harsh measures. Time changes.

They are all the essence of Huang-Lao's theory.

It is to pick up the goodness of Confucianism and Mohism and summarize the essence of Ming and Dharma..."

After Empress Dowager Dou's explanation, Bai Sheng realized that her understanding all along was wrong. Huang-Lao theory was not simply a rule of inaction, but centered on Taoism and Legalism, taking the essence of other schools of thought, and A doctrine that changes with the changing times.

Responding to changing times means that Huang-Lao's theory is not static and will be appropriately changed according to the needs of political society to adapt to the political and social environment.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the equal emphasis on the rule of law and the rule of morality.

Taoism and Legalism cannot be thrown away at all.

But it makes sense if you think about it carefully. Five or six emperors have passed since the founding of the Daqian Kingdom. The situation we are facing now is completely different from the situation at the beginning of the founding of the country. If the method of governing the country remains unchanged, how can there be no trouble?

What's more, if we really insist on treating things by doing nothing.

There will be no more chaos in the Seven Kingdoms and the elimination of vassals.

It can be seen that Huang Lao's theory is actually quite flexible, especially its emphasis on the law as the measure of the world and the principle of human masters, which is much better than Confucianism which only emphasizes etiquette, justice, benevolence, wisdom and trust.

After such an exchange, Empress Dowager Dou was afraid that Bai Sheng would understand too little, so she specifically chose to give a copy of all her memories to Bai Sheng, and then she signed the Power of Time trading contract with her and left.

It was only at this time that Bai Sheng gained the authority to physically fuse with Empress Dowager Dou and read memories.

　To be honest, if I hadn’t searched for it, I wouldn’t have known that the core of Huang-Lao’s studies were Legalism and Taoism.

　　
  　
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