Chapter 151 Retreat(1/2)
Under the corridor, Zhang Ying, who had arrived after hearing the news, offered advice to Li Li, and advised him to go further and dominate the matter as soon as possible.
As the clan of the Secretariat, Zhang Ying often served in the palace. He learned about the emperor's death and Li Li had entered the palace. He knew that the critical moment had come, so he must not hesitate.
At this time, retreating at the last moment will lead to endless troubles.
"Mr. Lord! When the emperor dies, even if the empress and nobles may give birth to a prince in the future, the emperor's uncles will not remain indifferent and will not delay until that time. Lord. Lord! Take action!"
"Your opinion." Li Li looked ahead with a expressionless face. At this moment, he was the only one in the corridor, and the others were waiting from afar.
"June, please ask the Queen Mother to issue an order, summon all the ministers, announce the bad news, and let the Junhou govern the military affairs of China and abroad! Grasp the military power! The record of the Shangshu is still King Jiangxia, which has nothing to do with the overall situation."
"The throne must be waited for the queen. The noble man is about to give birth to the birth of the prince. If the prince is born, the prince will naturally succeed to the throne!"
"The King of Jiangxia and the Kings will never wait. They must take action and even raise an army. Well, the king and the prince have the right to govern the military affairs of China and abroad, and they will be eliminated directly!"
"Everyone who swept away the kings, even if the prince is born, the power will be in the hands of the king. If you lay the groundwork, you can follow the situation!"
Zhang Ying was excited. After waiting for so many years, it was finally time to break up. When the emperor passed away, Li Li had no other way, so he couldn't hesitate anymore.
If hesitates, he will only be preempted by the royal family or even have an accident, that's not good.
"The Empress Dowager was heartbroken. She couldn't explain the reason anymore. I'll force her to delegate power? What's the point of bullying a widow like this?" Li Li suddenly said, looking up at the sky, making Zhang Ying unable to see his expression clearly.
"If I want to take it, I will take it. There is no need for excuses or explanations. If I do this, wouldn't it be a steal?"
When Zhang Ying heard this, he asked, "Do you want to?"
Li Li turned his head and looked at Zhang Ying: "I have done my best to the Xiao family. I have no owed anything to the late emperors, even the Emperor of Daxing."
"What you do is worthy of your conscience and worthy of it, the word "Weizhen"!"
"If you really get to that point, those royal families and civil and military officials are not convinced. It doesn't matter. I will use irresistible force to let them think clearly!!"
Li Li said, his eyes were as sharp as he said: "To me, the general of the military affairs of China and abroad is just seven words, so there is no need to force the Queen Mother!"
"Son of the Emperor, those who are strong and powerful are doing it. I don't need to supervise the military affairs of China and abroad. I can still teach them how to be a human being!!"
Li Li was so domineering that Zhang Ying was extremely excited: "June, since that's the case, then..."
"But, my daughter, I just died of a good man! I am a widow!" Li Li looked at Zhang Ying, and the flames in his eyes disappeared.
"No one can bully my daughter! I don't care about the Xiao family's affairs, but my daughter cannot be bullied!"
Zhang Ying was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly figured out Li Li's thoughts.
Probably: My daughter is so pitiful, she becomes a vain with a big belly, so I want to protect her.
What king, what a king, I will talk about it later, so as not to make my daughter feel heartbroken.
However, in order to protect my daughter, we still have to do what we should do, and we still have to arrest the right to arrest.
So it’s still the same thing to go around!
Zhang Ying changed his way to persuade him, "Mr., since this is the case, you can't let the queen be stimulated, so you have to say it slowly."
"I will say that the emperor occasionally feels cold and needs to be cultivated and not stimulated." Li Li returned to his calmness, "Of course, I will talk about the Empress Dowager."
This is the most important thing. When the emperor dies, the empress dowager (the empress dowager) has the highest power in name and can make a series of arrangements, regardless of whether the arrangement can be implemented, at least the name of the great righteousness is.
During the Song and Qi eras, Xiao Daocheng issued an edict in the name of the Empress Dowager to depose the murdered emperor Liu Yu as the prince of Cangwu and welcomed Ancheng King Liu Zhun as the emperor.
Make some preparations and be called emperor by Zen.
During the reign of Qi and Liang Dynasty, Xiao Yan issued an edict in the name of the Empress Dowager to establish the royal family as emperor, and obtained the order of the new emperor, and then raised an army to attack Jiankang.
After breaking the city, the Empress Dowager asked the empress dowager to take charge of the court to show that his move to raise an army was to "focus on the country with one mind."
Then, through the hands of the empress dowager, a series of appointments and removals were made, and the prelude was laid out. Finally, he was promoted to the emperor by Zen.
Therefore, when the emperor has problems (young, died), the empress dowager is a very important "political tool" that must be firmly controlled.
As long as you control the Queen Mother, you can hold the righteous deeds in your hands. Of course, whether you can succeed in the end depends on your hard strength.
If Li Li hesitates and gives others the opportunity to influence the empress dowager or even control the empress dowager, it is a missed opportunity.
"You go and talk about the queen first, otherwise if I go and talk, the queen will think more." After Li Li finished speaking, Zhang Ying opposed: "June! The queen should go and go to the queen. If it is ugly, let's talk about it."
"This evil man, come and take the initiative to wait for good news!"
Li Li shook his head: "No, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, what you say is what I say. There is no need to do such twists and turns, I will say it myself."
"And, if there is, I have to say that the Queen Mother can listen."
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In the hall, Empress Dowager Xie sat without moving, her face was ashes and her heart was as stagnant as water.
White smoke emerged from the incense burner next to it, intermittently, as if the Queen Mother’s thoughts were.
Six years ago, Xiao Daqi was seriously injured. She was standing by the bed, anxious and watched Xiao Daqi die but was helpless and heartbroken.
But for the sake of her son, she held on because she had no choice.
The son is young and if he does not ascend the throne, he will only be wiped out by his uncle, so he can only sit on it with his teeth.
In order to save her son, she tried her best. Although there were many twists and turns, she finally found a big tree for her son to shelter from the wind and rain.
Seeing her son growing up and succeeding in both personal expeditions, she was very pleased when she came back and said interesting military events with excitement.
In a few years, if the son becomes an adult and has children, then it will be safe.
As a result, the sun before her was bright and instantly turned into dark clouds and heavy rain.
Xiao Xun died, and the last pillar in the Empress Dowager's heart collapsed.
All the persistence and all the efforts were gone when she saw her son's body.
Now that things have come to this point, everything has nothing to do with her. The Queen Mother, who is completely disappointed, no longer cares about who should sit on the throne.
Even what the country will become is not her business, because her son dies and nothing matters.
When Li Li, who entered the palace, saw the empress dowager like this, knew that the pain of losing her son and the old wounds of losing her husband had already defeated this poor woman.
At this time, the empress dowager's state of mind was almost seeing through the world, and normal communication methods might not work.
He can speak out and threaten the other party's personal safety, but it is shameless to bully a widow who loses his son in this way.
Li Li was qualified to sit and talk. After he sat down, he whispered: "The Queen Mother, please feel sorry for me, hurry up and summon the prime minister to announce the bad news."
The emperor stayed in Huaiyin, the prime ministers were also in Huaiyin, and the King of Jiangxia was also there, so what should be faced must be faced.
"What then?" The Empress Dowager raised her head and looked at Li Li with her eyes empty.
Li Li replied: "Please ask King Jiangxia to take charge of the overall situation. Since Your Majesty has no children, please ask King Jiangxia to ascend to the great treasure as soon as possible and the empress dowager, so that he can escape unstoppable and enjoy the rest of his life."
This answer surprised the Queen Mother and was stunned.
She thought Li Li would ask for the empress and Concubine Zhang to be sure that the one who gave birth to the prince was not the prince, and then talk about the throne.
Then, using this as an excuse to ask her for power, such as governing the military affairs of China and abroad.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's eyes lit up, as if two oil lamps that were about to be extinguished were shining again.
Right, right! The queen and Concubine Zhang may give birth to a prince, so my son is still not yet dead!!
She quickly said: "The Queen and Concubine Zhang are still pregnant, in the future, in the future..."
The Empress Dowager, who was dazed by the pain of losing her son, recovered a little rationally at this moment. When she thought that her son might have a later life, her heart, which was already like a pool of stagnant water, suddenly had ripples.
Li Li shook his head: "Empress Dowager, I am rude. Even if the queen or Zhang Guiren gave birth to a boy, what can I do? How can the throne allow the baby to sit in the swagger?"
"But, but, there is still Li Qing to assist!" The Empress Dowager blurted out, "Even if the person who records the Shangshu is still King Jiangxia, Li Qing can still command the military affairs of the palace city, protect the prince, and wait for the prince to grow up!"
"The Empress Dowager, the empress dowager, wants Ping'an to remarry after the mourning."
Li Li suddenly said this. When the empress dowager heard this, her head buzzed and she looked at Li Li blankly.
After a moment, he shouted loudly: "As soon as the emperor left, you are determined to let the queen remarry!!!"
"Otherwise? Ping'an is only sixteen years old, only sixteen years old!" Li Li said a little, "What should she do in the future? Just be alone and walk the remaining decades of life?"
This sentence hit Queen Mother Xie’s heart. She was also a widow at a young age, pulling her son and moving forward with difficulty.
Now that her son is gone, she wants to walk the rest of her life alone.
"Empress Dowager, this throne has nothing to do with Ping An, nor has it to do with the ministers. Please give Ping An a home!"
The Queen Mother's mood suddenly became out of control: "Your daughter wants to have a home? Where is my home? If the Queen gives birth to a prince, what should you do about it!"
"Even if the queen fails to give birth to a prince, once Concubine Zhang gives birth to a prince, Ping'an is the prince's legitimate mother! She is still the queen mother! If you ask Ping'an to remarry, what should the prince do? Are you worthy of the word "Weizhen" given by the late emperor!!"
"I have a clear conscience and deserve the word Weizhen." Li Li's tone returned to calm, "King Jiangxia is also the descendant of the late emperor (referring to Xiao Gang). After ascending the throne, the country will have the eldest king and the country will be blessed."
"The Empress Dowager knows how to advance and retreat, and thinks about the overall situation. I think after King Jiangxia ascends the throne, he will not make things difficult for the Empress Dowager or the boy who may have been born. This boy will grow up safely."
"In this way, the Emperor Daxing is incense and the throne is still the descendants of the late emperor. How can I be sorry for the word Weizhen?"
These words made the Queen Mother lose her words for a while.
It is reasonable that Li Li repays Li Li's kindness in this way.
During his lifetime, Xiao Daqi did not have any kindness to Li Li. Li Li assisted Xiao Daqi's son Xiao Xun with all his heart. The two successful Northern Expeditions were considered to be true to his conscience.
King Xiao of Jiangxia was the oldest among the oldest emperors. After ascending the throne, the country had a eldest king, which was indeed a blessing for the country.
To be continued...