Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 302
Han Qi felt a great crisis, but at this moment he had no reason to refuse.The emperor doesn't know the current personnel affairs, so as the empress dowager with the most noble status in the royal family, he convened a group of ministers to discuss matters, which is absolutely legitimate in terms of etiquette, and he has no reason to object.

Entering the emperor's bedroom, seeing Concubine Zhang who had been by the emperor's side all the time for the past few days disappeared, and the empress tremblingly standing beside the empress dowager Cao who was sitting upright, Han Qi and others knew that today was going to be a showdown.

Seeing the empress dowager Cao's lips tightly pressed together, her eyes revealing a coercive coercion, it reminds people that this woman is not just submissive in front of the emperor. chaos.

After everyone saluted, Empress Dowager Cao asked calmly: "Han Pushe, I don't know what happened today, how will Pushe plan to deal with it?"

Han Qi said: "They are all ignorant fools. They borrowed money from merchants with mutual consent. Now that there are disputes and lawsuits, they come to disturb the officials. The crime is unforgivable."

Empress Dowager Cao did not comment on this, but asked again: "The Khitan army has entered Hebei, and the whole city has just fallen, right? I don't know how to resist the enemy?"

Wen Yanbo, the privy envoy, said: "The minister has mobilized the Heshanxi army to serve the king, and the army will arrive soon. It will surely block the Liao army to the north of the Yellow River."

Empress Dowager Cao asked, "I don't know how much food and grass reserves there are in Hedong and Shaanxi? After the army advances eastward, what should Xixia do if they take the opportunity to attack Shaanxi? What if the Liao Kingdom takes the opportunity to attack Hedong Road?"

Wen Yanbo said: "Guo Kui on the East Road is invincible, and the Khitan will definitely not take advantage of it to attack the East Road."

Empress Cao asked, "What about Shaanxi?"

Wen Yanbo said: "In remote places, it doesn't matter if you give up some."

Empress Cao asked blankly, "Isn't Privy Councilor Wen afraid that Xixia will resurface?"

Regardless of her, she didn't continue to struggle with the military, but asked the third question: "Han Pushe, when the late emperor was ill, you said to the late emperor that 'a country cannot live without a king', and now the officials are unconscious. See what to do?"

Han Qi and the others shuddered when they heard the words, knowing that Tu Qiongdao had seen them.To be honest, Han Qi didn't expect this day to come so quickly, leaving him almost no time to prepare, but he still had some confidence, and said loudly: "If your majesty can't wake up, then you can only let the ministers discuss another matter." Li Xinjun."

Empress Cao remained expressionless, with no fluctuation in her voice: "The matter is urgent now, when will Pu She plan to discuss it? And there is something unclear about the old man, please Pu She clarify the confusion. The ministers are discussing to establish a new king, so after the discussion, who will To decide?"

After asking these words, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and others felt that they were squeezed into a corner.If in a few days, they build up momentum and create a "popularity", although they are the chief executives who decide who will be the emperor, they can also cover up the fact of "manipulating the abolition of the establishment".But now that Empress Cao raised this issue nakedly, they dare not say that they decide who will be the emperor by themselves.

According to the law of etiquette, it is now logical to decide who will be the emperor's empress dowager and empress, but Han Qi dare not hand over this decision to the empress dowager Cao.Everyone knows that in the past few years since Zhao Shu ascended the throne, Concubine Zhang has often bullied Empress Dowager Cao.Therefore, Han Qi performed a taijiquan move: "Great Song Zuxun, the royal family and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world. Establishing a new emperor is a national event, so don't be careless."

Empress Dowager Cao nodded: "Yes, that's what the ancestors said. It's just that there are no children in the official family. The old man and the empress are women who can't interfere in politics, but there is no one in the royal family who can make decisions. It seems that this time the establishment of a new king, Is it all up to the rulers?"

No one dared to answer these words, who dared to admit that not only would he die without a burial place, but even his children and grandchildren would be finished playing.The hall fell into silence for a while.

Empress Dowager Cao said to herself: "Since entering the palace, I have strictly abided by women's morals and never interfered in politics. But today, no one is in charge of state affairs, and at such a critical time, if the palace is closed again, in a few days, I am afraid that I will even conspire to usurp the throne. The rumors about it are going to spread, I'm afraid the world will really be in chaos."

This made Han Qi and the others sweat profusely.This means that whoever disagrees with her opinion is suspected of treason.However, without the knowledge of the emperor's personnel affairs, the palace was sealed off for several days, and the inside and outside were isolated. The queen mother said that she could not make decisions, and those who made decisions in the future could really label them as rebels.

Empress Dowager Cao continued unhurriedly: "I will make an exception once, and recommend Zhao Sheng, the third elder brother of the late emperor, as the new emperor, and let you discuss it with your family."

Seeing the gloomy faces of Han Qi and the others, the Empress Dowager Cao said again: "Even if the family thinks that the third elder brother is not suitable for an official family, they must first take him to the palace to act on behalf of the state affairs. Now the late emperor Only such an adult son can be the master of the royal family. He is the elder brother of the official family. Besides him, who else can represent the royal family? Besides, the third brother has made a lot of military achievements in Shaanxi. Stop the Liao army and calm people's hearts."

"..." Han Qi lowered his head and said nothing, but he kept scolding Empress Dowager Cao as an old fox in his heart.Release Zhao Sheng and let Zhao Sheng decide who will be the emperor. Isn't this letting the tiger go back to the mountain and then seek skin with the tiger!
However, Empress Cao's theory is not wrong, and it can even be said to be the most reasonable method at present.Why did the official family lying on the bed not have a man and a woman at all, Han Qi and the others couldn't find a suitable reason to refute the Queen Mother Cao.If Zhao Sheng is not allowed to come out, it must be made clear that the Queen Mother Cao is in charge of the royal affairs. When the time comes, the Queen Mother Cao will decree to push Zhao Sheng to the top, then it will be even more unstoppable.

Although there was a C basin in the hall, Han Qi and the others were sweating profusely.After empress Cao threw out her suggestion, she stopped talking, and the hall fell into silence again.But the silence was quickly broken again, and Ma Mingji, the new head of the Imperial City Division, walked in quietly and reported in a low voice: "Thousands of scholars outside the Xuande Gate are here to ask about your majesty's safety. The people also want to see your majesty's face."

Han Qi was startled and asked, "Who leaked the news?"

Ma Mingji said with a bitter face: "Scholars said such a big thing but only saw the Queen Mother's order, but not His Majesty's imperial decree. There must be an accident with His Majesty. They saw that the palace was blocked, and they were afraid that some treacherous officials would fall into His Majesty's misfortune. They must see it with their own eyes." I will not give up until I see the official."

Empress Cao seemed a little regretful and said, "This matter was originally Meng Lang's old age."

Han Qi didn't hear what Empress Cao said at all, he just felt a sweetness in his throat, and almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

Now who dares to hide the emperor's unconsciousness?Whoever dares to hide it is a treacherous minister.What the common people say, the scholar-officials can ignore it, but the scholar-bureaucrats have to be cautious when fighting among themselves.Even if he, Han Qi, can forcefully push for an emperor now, if he loses power in the future, then his end, and even his family's fate will be doomed.He really didn't have the guts.

This incident lasted until evening, when Zhao Sheng, who was picked up from the high wall, met the scholars and common people outside the Xuande Gate on behalf of the emperor, and promised to defeat the Khitans and prevent the common people from losing their money, and then the common people gradually dispersed. to go, but the scholars thought that the country was in crisis at this time, and they could only rest assured after watching the court handle the matter well, so they still gathered outside the Xuande Gate.At the same time, the bells and drums rang in the palace, and a group of ministers were urgently summoned to discuss matters. Li Buqi was also called by the empress dowager—the empress dowager listened to the government behind the curtain!
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