Power in the World: After Eternal Age

After Empress Dowager Feng killed Tuoba Ming and Li Xin, Emperor Xianwen's face turned pale with fright.His left arm and right arm were all cut off by the queen mother, and there were not many opportunities left for him.

Empress Dowager Feng turned around and said to Emperor Xianwen Tuo Bahong: "Although the emperor is wise and long-established, with a lack of fortitude, he is naturally fond of the Tao of Huang Lao and the study of Buddha. I have heard that the emperor often discusses with the court officials and monks. Talking about metaphysics, elegant, rich and noble, tired of state affairs, and not interested in the affairs of the world. For a long time, I thought that the great Wei society was in danger! The emperor appointed treacherous ministers, but the talented ministers in the court were deposed by the emperor. The heart of a minister."

She turned to Zhongshu Ling Gaoyun, Taiwei Yuanhe, Situ Liuni, Sikong and his slave and said: "You four lovers are the pillars of the country, loyal and wise. Now you look at it, the emperor can still govern the country ?”

Gao Yun and others immediately knew that Empress Dowager Feng intended to abolish the establishment, and they were well aware of the danger and cruelty of the court power struggle.Today's situation, Empress Dowager Feng has completely gained the upper hand.If Empress Dowager Feng shows the benevolence of a woman again and let Emperor Xianwen go, if Emperor Xianwen recovers, I am afraid that Empress Dowager Feng will be in great trouble in the future, and many veteran officials who support Empress Dowager Feng may not be able to save their lives.

Gao Yun and the others made up their minds, they must not give Emperor Xianwen a chance, they want to use the hands of Empress Dowager Feng to get rid of Emperor Xianwen and establish a new emperor.Therefore, all the ministers whispered for a while, and Gao Yun came out of the class to play: "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, the emperor is obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism, and doesn't think about state affairs. The treasury of our Great Wei is not full now, and even the northern Rouran disturbs the border from time to time. , the Liu Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty was eyeing it. The king is not clear, and the country is in danger! The ministers and others will play the queen mother, and ask the queen mother to preside over the righteousness, sacrifice the ancestors of the great Wei in front of the Taimiao, and discuss the establishment of a new enlightened king!"

Empress Dowager Feng said nothing, and slowly glanced at the officials above the Golden Palace.All civil and military officials heard Gao Yun's words and understood the Queen Mother's intentions. They all knelt on the Golden Palace and asked the Queen Mother to establish a new king, which shocked the Golden Palace for a while.

Emperor Xianwen's face was ashamed, he regretted planning to kill Li Yi, and ended up being forced into the palace by his once extremely respectful and filial mother.

He knew in his heart that the current situation was already one-sided, and even if there were still a few trusted people, they were still irrelevant roles in the court.What's more, these people have already seen the wind, and they are also asking the Queen Mother to depose themselves.Under the gaze of Empress Dowager Feng, Emperor Xianwen managed to find a way out.

He knew in his heart that if the Empress Dowager established another new monarch, his end would be very miserable, either he would be deposed as a commoner, or he would be imprisoned in the deep palace.Therefore, when Empress Dowager Feng had not formally made a decision on the civil and military officials, Emperor Xianwen decided to retreat to advance, first to save his life, and then to make plans later.

Emperor Xianwen knelt down and sobbed: "My son is confused and can't bear state affairs. I ask my mother to punish me. My son is willing to sit in Tuoba Zitui, the emperor's uncle, and my son is willing to live in the harem. I don't want to ask about political affairs. I beg my mother to allow it!" "

Emperor Xianwen's move was beyond Empress Dowager Feng's expectations. This Tuoba Zitui also played an important role when Empress Dowager Feng planned to destroy Yihun. Made a contribution.

Empress Dowager Feng thought, if she agreed to let Huang Tuoba's son push him to be the emperor, then the emperor's grandson Tuoba Hong, whom she had long fancied, would completely lose the chance, and she was unwilling.What's more, although Tuoba Zitui is the emperor's uncle, to Empress Dowager Feng, he feels like an outsider.She devoted herself to raising and educating Emperor Xianwen's son Tuoba Hong. Before going to court today, she planned to force Emperor Xianwen to give way to his son Tuoba Hong. It was difficult for Empress Dowager Feng to abandon her parents and children and want to pass on to her uncle.

Empress Dowager Feng also understood that if he rejected Emperor Xianwen's suggestion, someone might stir up trouble and instigate the powerful and powerful emperor's uncle Tuoba Zitui, and Wei might have civil strife.

Sikong and his slaves saw what Empress Dowager Feng was thinking, and went out to play angrily: "Your Majesty, your Majesty's words are wrong! Since ancient times, the throne has only been passed on to the sons, how can it be a reversal of human relations, and the nephew passed the throne back to the uncle?" Therefore, the Empress Dowager must not accept the emperor's words, and can only choose a new monarch with both ability and virtue from among the princes!"

The words of Sikong and his slave immediately relieved the siege of Empress Dowager Feng.Empress Dowager Feng said loudly in front of all civil and military officials: "My dear friends, since your majesty has said that he is willing to be a king with both ability and virtue, I believe that the prince Tuoba Hong is smart, well-read Confucian poetry and books, and a man of integrity." Loyal, filial and upright, and despite his young age, he has a great talent for governing the world, so this palace believes that if the emperor is Zen, he should be succeeded by the prince Tuoba Hong, what do you love?"

When civil and military officials saw that Empress Dowager Feng had appointed the heir to the throne, they all shouted long live, bowed down to the Golden Palace, and supported Empress Dowager Feng's decision.Seeing that the general situation was over, Emperor Xianwen had to sigh a long time and agreed to give the Zen seat to his son Tuoba Hong.

Empress Dowager Feng has suffered a few times, and now she has a deep understanding of the importance of power, and she will never give up power, even for her personally appointed successor Tuoba Hong.

Empress Dowager Feng announced that because Tuoba Hong was young and lacked experience in governing the country, Empress Dowager Feng once again came to the court to proclaim the system.Choose a day to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth and the Great Wei Dynasty in the Taimiao, honor Xianwen Emperor Tuobahong as the Supreme Emperor, and himself as the Taihuang Empress Dowager. .This year, Xianwen Emperor Tuo Bahong happened to be the youngest Supreme Emperor in Chinese history.

At the beginning of Emperor Xiaowen's accession to the throne, the Supreme Emperor who had moved to Chongguang Palace did not completely give up his power.Not only did important state affairs in the imperial court have to be reported to him, but he also repeatedly issued edicts to exercise great power, and even personally led troops to conquer the north and south.In the winter and October of 475 A.D. (the fifth year of Yanxing), a grand parade ceremony was held for Emperor Xianwen, the Supreme Emperor, to send tribute to the court in the northern suburbs of Pingcheng.All this made Empress Dowager Feng feel more and more that if she wanted to take charge of the government again, the Supreme Emperor would be in the way.In this way, another palace incident happened quietly.

Emperor Xiaowen, Tuoba Hong, was indeed a clever and wise man who could be cultivated.It is unbelievable to say that when Emperor Xiaowen was only 4 years old, he was able to suck pus and blood for his father, Emperor Xianwen, who was suffering from carbuncle sores, so as to relieve his father's pain.

He accepted his father's Zen throne at the age of 5, and he was so sad at such a young age. Emperor Xianwen didn't know why, but he said: "I take over from my dear relatives, and the grief in my heart cannot be expressed. I don't want to see my father leave in my heart! "

Emperor Xiaowen's words reached the ears of Empress Dowager Feng. Empress Dowager Feng felt that Emperor Xiaowen was too smart and worried that it would be bad for her in the future, so she wanted to abolish him.Empress Dowager Feng even locked Emperor Xiaowen, who only wore single clothes, in a hut when the north wind was howling in the twelfth lunar month of winter, without food for three days.Thanks to the dissuasion of Tuoba Pi, Mu Tai, Li Chong and other important court officials, she changed her mind.