The Heavens: From Knowing Whether You Rule the World

Chapter 77: Public Security Memorial! (5k)

As the Empress Dowager and the new Emperor argued, the atmosphere in Bianjing became increasingly grim.

The voices calling for the Queen Mother to withdraw from power and return power became louder and louder, and many people reduced their presence, waiting for the day when the end would come.

Hall of Wende

On this day, after the morning court session, the empress dowager kept the prime minister Han Zhang alone to ask him something.

"My Lord, a few days ago you said in your memorial that the world has been suffering from a long drought and the Emperor is worried. He is willing to go out of the city to the Taiyi Palace to burn incense and pray for rain and to present a memorial to the gods. You wanted to use the imperial seal, so you took the jade seal. After so many days, it's time to return it, right?"

The Queen Mother's voice seemed calm, but in fact, her slightly turbulent tone revealed her nervousness.

The emperor was born with a sense of justice, and in some special circumstances, he had to give up the imperial seal.

But this time, it took a little longer.

In the past, loans were borrowed and returned on the same day.

Without the imperial seal in her hand, the empress dowager obviously lacks the confidence to speak.

"Your Majesty, since your Majesty ascended the throne, you have been diligent in government and caring for the people. Your virtue is complete. This autumn rain, the people of the capital are delighted and praised you."

Han Zhang was not in a panic either. His students were the absolute core of the new emperor's party. As long as the dispute between the new emperor and the empress dowager was handled properly, he could retire and return home safely.

It's not the kind of retirement and returning home where people forget about him, but the kind of retirement and returning home where all the officials see him off.

The youngest son is now doing well as an official in Hangzhou and he will surely have a place in the senior civil service positions in the future.

In this case, there is even less to worry about.

"I didn't ask you these. I was talking about the imperial seal."

Seeing that the Prime Minister was actually changing the subject and not mentioning the imperial seal, but instead talking about the emperor's moral character, the empress dowager couldn't help but feel panicked, and a bad feeling came over her.

"Governing the country is a daunting task, and every time you use the imperial seal, you will inevitably trouble the Queen Mother. Your Majesty really can't bear it, so you will leave the imperial seal behind to save yourself from all the trouble in the future."

Han Zhang bowed slightly and did not try to change the subject.

"Are you robbing me?"

The Queen Mother panicked and couldn't help but scold.

Han Zhang smiled, not afraid at all, "My Lady, Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, and it is legitimate for you to hold the imperial seal. How can you say that you are robbing him?"

"you!"

"You have served as a minister for two dynasties. The late emperor even called you a virtuous man who 'put the safety of the world on Mount Tai and can be called a minister of the country.' How dare you deceive an old woman like me?"

The Queen Mother was so angry that she kept shaking her head. The Imperial Seal was one of the reasons that made her eligible to compete with the New Emperor's Party. How could it be stolen by someone like this?
Han Zhang was silent and stood there quietly for about ten breaths.

He pondered for a long time, then looked at the Queen Mother seriously, "Your Majesty is a man who works hard to govern the country. I am not afraid of your scolding, so I will say a few more words. Your Majesty, since ancient times, it has been a taboo for the Queen Mother to be a regent. They can often win temporarily, but no one has ever won the final victory."

Han Zhang paused and continued to speak seriously, "The Empress Dowager has no blood relatives, so why would she fight with Your Majesty like this? Your Majesty is a kind person and will definitely be willing to support the Empress Dowager. You, please think about it!"

The Queen Mother's expression changed, she was speechless, snorted coldly, and stopped arguing with Han Zhang.

Han Zhang saw that the Queen Mother had no intention of saying anything more, so he bowed slightly and said, "Since the Queen Mother has nothing else to say, then I will take my leave."

Looking at Han Zhang's gray hair, the Queen Mother sighed slightly.

She also felt a little frightened for some reason.

The influence of the Prime Minister is so great that the first faction of civil officials has given everything to the new emperor's party. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Generally speaking, when a new emperor with no foundation ascends the throne, the civil officials would definitely not dare to support him with all their strength.

Firstly, they didn't know the new emperor's temperament or methods, so they didn't dare to make a rash bet.

Secondly, even if there is a bias, most of them are reserved. There must be a few top figures who are biased, but the others tend to be neutral.

In this way, even if those with clear bias fall, those who remain neutral are unlikely to be directly demoted.

But this time the Korean style is different, it is truly all-out, without any reservations.

Who could have imagined that a nephew, a distant relative of the royal family from a remote place, would be the only heir to the first faction of civil servants?
The Queen Mother quietly watched Han Zhang gradually walk out of the palace, feeling a little annoyed for some reason.

"Han Zhang couldn't possibly come up with this idea. Among the people around the Emperor and Prince Huan, there is no one else except Gu Tingye who can come up with this idea, right?"

"Gu Tingye?"

The chief eunuch already had some guesses in his mind, but his words were full of confusion.

"Gu Tingye has been hanging around in brothels since he was a child. Who else could have come up with such a shameless idea?"

The Queen Mother's tone was full of certainty. If it wasn't Gu Tingye, could it be Chu Zifeng?
Han Zhang's words touched her a little, but that didn't mean she wouldn't solve the current problem first.

Although she was touched, it didn't mean that she was willing to give up those things.

"Call him to me, call Gu Tingye to me!"

"Yes!"

Prince Huan's Palace

Beside the small river pond, there is a small pavilion built along the river.

A pot of tea, a table, two people, three stools, and three cups.

Chu Hong looked at the servant who came to report to Gu Tingye, chuckled and took a sip of tea, "Is Zhong Huai going to be called by the Queen Mother?"

"That should be the case." Zhao Ceying looked into the distance. The quiet environment allowed him to hear some faint conversations.

As expected, after about ten breaths, Gu Tingye strode towards the pavilion.

"The Queen Mother was a little flustered about the Imperial Seal, so she summoned me to the palace."

"Just trick the seal into coming to him and force him to keep it. This move may be a bit crude, but it is also a good strategy.

Now, my father already has the divine weapon, has the advantage in both civil and military affairs, and has a sense of justice, so it is also a matter of justice to keep the jade seal." Zhao Ceying looked apologetic, "But, Zhong Huai, I'm afraid you will have to suffer a little."

"I have gone through mountains of swords and seas of blood, what does a little bit of suffering mean?"

Gu Tingye just let it go as if he didn't care. He felt that there might be a chance for the situation to turn around and he might not be beaten.

Chu Hong sipped his tea and took out an article from his bosom. "When you come out, present this "Public Security Memorial" to the Queen Mother. I want to have an open debate with the Queen Mother in the court!"

"'Public Security Memorial'?"

"Openly refute it?"

Gu Tingye took the article out of curiosity, and was not in a hurry to enter the palace for an audience. Instead, he started reading the article.

Zhao Ceying also slowly walked behind Gu Tingye. He knew that his cousin had planned this article long ago in order to defeat the momentum of the Queen Mother's party and then use the general trend to suppress them and win without fighting.

"Your Highness, Chu Hong, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, the Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of Personnel, the Left Vice Minister of Rites, the Right Vice Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Rites, and the Grand Master of Imperial Households, requests to speak out on the affairs of the emperor and his ministers and the harem, in order to correct the way for the harem to not interfere in politics, clarify the duties of loyal ministers, and pray for peace in the world."

Zhao Ceying read it carefully, this kind of article is rare.

"The Empress Dowager is the mother of the emperor. The emperor is the master of all the people and things in the world.

From the perspective of filial piety, the empress dowager should enjoy her old age and the emperor should respect and care for her.

In terms of the relationship between the emperor and his subjects, the empress dowager is the emperor's subject and should be respected by the emperor.

However, throughout history, there have been endless disputes over the issue of emperors and empress dowagers.

I have a solution for both."

"The Queen Mother is the wife of the late emperor. It is a blessing for the late emperor to maintain the stability of the government. However, the Queen Mother intends to maintain the stability of the late emperor's politics, to bring peace to the world, and to pay tribute and seek peace. The new emperor has great ambitions and intends to sweep away foreign lands, bring forth new ideas, and strive to achieve the extraordinary achievements of Taizu.

These two things conflict with each other, and the Queen Mother is extremely anxious, and it is natural for her to seek the policies of the previous emperor. However, this time is different from the past, and political affairs cannot be the same as before and cannot be changed. "

"If we extrapolate from one dynasty, I love the Hanwu Dynasty the most. Although Emperor Jing was very good, he was well controlled by the Queen Mother. Although Emperor Hanwu was aggressive, he killed the mother and saved the son, clearing the dark for his descendants. This was a great act of righteousness and filial piety, and it will be remembered for all eternity."

"Emperor Jing was also a benevolent emperor. He rested and recuperated for more than a hundred years before Emperor Wu swept across foreign lands. Emperor Renzong is now Emperor Jing of the Great Zhou, and the new emperor is Emperor Wu of the Great Zhou."

"Rest and recuperation are originally for war. The struggle of war is originally for self-cultivation. This has been the way for thousands of years. Now that we have rested in this life, we should show our ambitions and create a thousand years of recuperation for future generations."

"Under the reign of the new emperor, the empress dowager has been ruling the country from behind the curtain and has been reluctant to step down. People are saying that she is very similar to the mothers of Emperor Wu and Emperor Jing. However, since Emperor Wu left his mother and kept his son, the empress dowager has no moral integrity and cannot threaten the emperor."

"Today, there are some common people who dare not speak out, secretly calling her 'the noble lady', secretly mocking her, and being so bold. My teacher Han Zhang, famous scholars all over the world, and various cabinet ministers have also advised against it. The news that the empress dowager is unwilling to withdraw the curtain and return power has already spread all over the world, and everyone is alarmist and frightened.

I speak for the Empress Dowager and ask her to change the government. Then the Empress Dowager will live a life of luxury, be a virtuous mother for two dynasties, and the Emperor will work hard to govern the country!

The new Emperor Renzong could perhaps be like Emperor Jing and Emperor Wu of the Great Zhou, and create a legend that will be passed down through the ages.

Play it! "

Zhao Ceying and Gu Tingye looked at each other in bewilderment.

Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Renzong of Zhou, and Emperor Xin, these four completely unrelated people, seem to be somewhat similar after Chu Hong's explanation. Emperor Jing of Han was checked and controlled by the Queen Mother for a long time, and Emperor Wu of Han was almost killed by the Queen Mother when he was not in power in his early years.

The empress dowager was extremely powerful in the early years of Zhou Renzong's reign, which led to the dispute over the empress dowager and the rise of people like Fan Wencheng, Han Daxianggong, and General Yingguogong.

Today, it is so similar.

The empress dowager was ruling the country from behind the curtain, and it looked like another dispute between the powerful empress dowager and the weak emperor.

However, this time the empress dowager is not as strong as before, and the emperor is not as weak as before.

Emperor Jing took time to recuperate, while Emperor Wu made drastic changes and made great achievements that will be remembered for generations.

Renzong had been seeking peace and stability for thirty or forty years, and the new emperor wanted to realize his grand ambitions.

so similar.

The first part of this article directly states the division of labor between the emperor and the empress dowager.

In front of the emperor's righteousness, the empress dowager's "filial piety" meant nothing. Ever since Emperor Wu of Han died and kept the son, righteousness has firmly suppressed filial piety.

The tone of this part is okay, at least it is a declarative tone.

In the middle part, the tone gradually changed, with a hint of sarcasm and reconciliation.

The last part contains a bit of warning, a bit of abuse, and a bit of persuasion.

this.
"Zifeng, if this is presented to the Queen Mother, won't she be furious?"

Gu Tingye was amazed. The current situation was exactly as Chu Hong said.

The Empress Dowager was a virtuous queen of the previous dynasty, and I believe there are many people who recognize her. Although many cabinet ministers advised her, the Empress Dowager did not agree, which affected her reputation to a certain extent.

However, the Empress Dowager's time in power is not too long, and her reputation is generally positive.

If it lasts a little longer, the general direction will change.
The articles written by literati are murderous without blinking an eye!
Chu Hong smiled slightly and looked into the distance quietly, "Among all the cabinet ministers, I am the only one who didn't advise the Queen Mother, right?"

"Is Zifeng planning to mediate?"

Gu Tingye asked curiously, as the words in this article were all about persuading reconciliation.

Chu Hong nodded slightly. "She was a virtuous person in her past, and she was also a representative of the late emperor's politics. If we can get along peacefully, I will send her to Nanjing to recuperate and become a local emperor. At least, my uncle needs her, and the late emperor's old ministers also need her."

Zhao Ceying realized something and nodded in agreement. "If I don't have power, I will naturally prioritize power and do whatever it takes. But now that I have power and the divine weapon is in my hands, I have to consider my reputation after my death and the legitimacy of my position!"

Gu Tingye understood immediately that, fundamentally speaking, all the civil servants in the current Great Zhou Dynasty had received the favor of Emperor Renzong. Even Chu Hong had been greatly promoted and appreciated by Emperor Renzong in his early years.

In this situation, the New Emperor's Party is the dominant party that is destined to win. If they can't even allow the Queen Mother to have a dignified exit and live out her days in peace, it will probably disappoint some people.

The emperor is always the emperor of the people of the world. If he does not take the initiative to accept the old emperor's people, then he can only be the emperor of Yuzhou for the next few decades.

This is not good!

If Chu Hong, the emperor's nephew, did not have connections with the civil service group, they would naturally try every means to seize power.

After all, even if Prime Minister Han was biased, without his nephew Chu Hong, the emperor and the prime minister had never known each other, and there would inevitably be a deep rift between them.

In order to protect himself, the emperor naturally had to resort to any means necessary.

But with Chu Hong as his nephew, most of the civil service groups have firmly sided with the new emperor, so there is no need to worry about the future and he can just follow Lord Chu with peace of mind.

As a result, with the gathering of civil and military officials, the new emperor's party has a huge advantage. The empress dowager's defeat was already doomed, but there is more to consider.

For example, how did the Queen Mother lose?
How will the Queen Mother deal with it?

Your Majesty, you can’t be too rude about this.

Gu Tingye inexplicably thought of Qi Heng, the dazed Imperial Censor, and immediately felt sad for him.

During this period, Qi Heng arrested many of the "remnants of the rebel king", and even several young men from the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion were captured.

In addition, Duke Yue, Duke Ling, Marquis Huaiyuan, Marquis Zhongzheng
There are many powerful people in these lords' families, and Master Qi will arrest them all.

If I remember correctly, some time ago several dukes were privately abusing Qi Heng, and there was a hint of isolating Duke Qi's family.

With the planning of Zifeng and Han Da Xianggong, the Queen Mother will definitely be able to have a peaceful exit no matter what the method.

At least, no matter how fierce the fight in the court, the Queen Mother's reputation would not be tarnished.

After the party struggle, the Empress Dowager is still the Empress Dowager.

Even if one has a father-in-law who is a minister of the previous dynasty, he may not necessarily be a Shiyushi.

Even, it may not be the young master.
Shoukang Palace

"I am loyal to the late emperor and to Your Majesty, and I will never regret it even if I die!"

Gu Tingye climbed straight on the bench, waiting for the empress dowager's execution.

"You are such a person who will never regret it. Even if you let me hit you, I won't be able to do it with a clear conscience."

The Queen Mother looked at the scars all over Gu Tingye's back and couldn't bear to hit him.

Back then, it was Gu Tingye who came down from the sky and saved her life.

The Queen Mother sighed slightly and threw the cane to the ground, "Go!"

Having said that, the Queen Mother turned around and prepared to leave.

Gu Tingye hurriedly called out, "Madam, Lord Chu asked me to deliver a memorial to you."

Gu Tingye quickly put on a shirt and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

"Chu Hong? He doesn't plan to come and persuade me in person?"

The Queen Mother took the letter and was somewhat surprised.

Most of the cabinet ministers had come to persuade her, except for this Wenyuan Pavilion minister.

And what matters to her most is the debate with Chu Hong.

He was the man who had argued vigorously for the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet ten years ago, and who had choked the upright Qi Yuanruo with just one sentence some time ago, which shows how powerful he was.

When Gu Tingye saw that the Queen Mother intended to read the letter immediately, he bowed slightly and said, "I will withdraw first."

"Ah."

The Queen Mother looked at the letter in her hand and was not interested in Gu Tingye's affairs for a moment, so she gave up immediately.

She wanted to see what this Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion would report.

About two quarters of an hour later, an unbelievable roar was heard from Shoukang Palace, "Rebellion, rebellion! Capture the people here, capture them!"

"Madam, this is the elder, Elder Chu!"

"Ah~!"

"Well, if he wants to argue, then let him argue! I wonder how he can argue."

That being said, the people in Shoukang Palace were clearly not at peace.
Dear readers, when you saw this picture, I was catching the bus. I wanted to cry.

I took the bus at 8 o'clock and got home at 8 o'clock in the evening...

Today is 5k, please bear with me, we will have a sniper fight at the middle gate tomorrow.

It is really not easy to write about sniping in the middle door. I also looked up a lot of classical Chinese texts, so some of my writing is slow.

I will officially update tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. If the writing of the sniper fight at the middle gate goes well tomorrow, I will update it tomorrow. If the writing does not go well tomorrow, I will update it the day after tomorrow.

Mainly because I am on the bus today, I may have less time to write.

After the sniping confrontation at the middle gate, Qi Tongwei will cry at the grave. The protagonist will tour the world as a minister and return home in glory.

After the inspection, Mr. Han retired.

The Queen Mother’s affairs will not last long. Compared with the original novel, the New Emperor’s party now has too great an advantage, so let the Queen Mother slowly exit.

Basically, this is just a sniper fight at the middle gate. The sooner it is resolved, the sooner the change will come, and the sooner you can become the second father.

To be honest, I kind of want to write about Zhao Ceying’s descendants and grandchildren.

Being a veteran of four or five dynasties is really fucking scary!
In addition, I also want to write about Zhao Ceying's entrusting his son to others, mainly about Zhao Ceying's psychological changes. After all, theoretically speaking, Zhao Ceying would definitely summon the protagonist before his death, and the executioners would be waiting, with the intention of taking the protagonist away.

After all, the protagonist’s condition is really scary. He is in good health and young. If he remains, the contemporary emperor will not be able to suppress him at all.

Speaking of this, I really want to write that part. It is a bit similar to Cao Rui entrusting his son to others, hehe.

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