I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 130 'Straight-talking' Dou Yifang
Even if there are all kinds of infamy, I will bear it all by myself!
Such a magnificent sentence, uttered from the mouth of a woman named Empress Dowager Dou, caused the courtiers and officials in the palace to bow their heads involuntarily, and instinctively offered all their respect to Empress Dowager Dou who was sitting on the imperial couch.

Perhaps in the eyes of future generations, this is a bit strange;
But in today's Han Dynasty, although such a scene is rare, it is not unbelievable.

Different from later generations, those empress dowagers who live in seclusion in the harem all their lives under the rule of "no political interference in the harem", the biggest difference between the empress dowagers of the Han Dynasty is their legal status.

According to the rules for thousands of years, and after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang made supplements. The queen mother of the Han family is called Zhen by mouth, Beng when she dies, and police when she goes in and out, and her writing is controlled.

What do you mean?
— That is to say, the queen mother of the Han family can call herself "望" like the emperor.

After death, it is still the same as the Son of Heaven, using "Jiabeng" to refer to it instead of words such as "薨" and "Gu".

As for the entry and exit call police, the full name is actually: entry and exit call police (bì);
Out for the police, in for the foot.

Although there is a distinction between police and 跸, in fact, both have the same meaning.

That is to say: when entering and leaving the palace taboo, the entourage will shout "alarm!" ' or '跸! ', to remind the people on the road ahead: No matter who you are, how many heads are on your shoulders, just roll to the side of the road and kneel!
At the same time, the guards of the imperial guards who file out will also step forward to open the way, clear the way, and guard along the way.

The use of writing is also a special right of the emperor: all orders issued by the emperor are called "systems", and official documents issued by the emperor are called "gao".

The system used in writing, that is, the "system of title", means that the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty can issue orders to the world as a monarch, just like the emperor.

If you explain it a little deeper, calling system also has the meaning of governing.

The Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty can be called Zhizhi, which means that under certain special circumstances, the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty can also be in charge of the courtiers like the emperor, that is, "the imperial court is called the Zhizhi".

Combining all these, it is no exaggeration to say: In actual status, the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty is on par with the Son of Heaven;
If one considers the national policy of 'the Han family governs the world with filial piety', the empress dowager's theoretical status is even higher than that of the emperor!
It is this background of the times that supports Liu Han Sheji, the special political system called the "two palace system" and "dual system" by later generations.

However, in most cases, in order to take care of the emperor's son's emotions and face, the queen mother seldom refers to herself as '望', but instead uses 'wu', or directly 'I';
It is rare to issue such an angry decree in public, especially when the emperor's son is present.

In other words: today, the Empress Dowager Dou called herself "望" in front of the court officials and the emperor Liu Qi unprecedentedly, and issued the Queen Mother's order on the spot, which undoubtedly shows that the Queen Mother is extremely angry at this time!
But in the Han Dynasty, facing the angry queen mother, even the emperor who is the king of the world has nothing to do...
"My son, I would like to obey my mother's edict..."

Hearing the anger of his mother, Dou, on the imperial steps, Emperor Qi bowed first to show that he accepted the order.

The emperor took orders, and the courtiers and officials had no reason to persuade them, so they also bowed and saluted in order, saying "obey the order".

——Call for talented people from all over the world to take Liu Bi's head?
It sounds scary, but at the end of the day, that's what it is...
Now, Liu Bi has launched a rebellion, and thousands of troops, even hundreds of thousands, are around him all the time!

With such precautions, the person who can take the head of Liu Bixiang is absolutely capable of putting down this rebellion.

And to put down this rebellion, let alone reward a thousand gold and seal three thousand households;

Even if it doubles, no one will find fault with it!

So in the final analysis, Empress Dowager Dou's edict seems to be to arrest Liu Bi all over the world, but in fact, it is just to express her attitude.

The queen mother expressed her attitude, the emperor did not raise any objections, and the courtiers and officials let go of their hands.

However, Prime Minister Shen Tujia did not give others a chance to speak...
"Report to the Queen Mother!"

"The Huns are the biggest enemy of our Han family, and the "Strategy to Cut Fans" is precisely to clear away the main force of our Han family and the worries of the decisive battle with the Huns, so the policy appeared."

"As early as the year before last, when Nei Shi Chao Cuo proposed the "Strategy to Cut Fans", the court had already started to prepare for the rebellion."

"Right now, King Wu Liu Bi has risen to rebellion;"

"The most urgent task is to send the army that has been prepared long ago to Zhao Guo in the north!"

"——Because only in this way can we guarantee that King Zhao will not rebel, or even if King Zhao rebels, we will not be able to lure the Huns into the pass."

"As long as the Huns don't participate in this rebellion, then King Liu Bi of Wu will have nothing to fear..."

Shentu Jia's loud voice caused everyone in the hall to sit up straight up quickly, their faces that were a little worried before had calmed down a little now.

Although they are all officials in the same dynasty, there is no way to know about things like 'assemble the army in advance to prepare for the rebellion' unless they reach a certain level.

Sometimes, even if the level is up, as long as the major is not the right one, you may still know nothing about it.

Just like at this moment, Tao Qing, who is beaming with joy and is no longer worried because "the court has been prepared", is a typical example of "the level is enough, but the profession is not right"...

"Oh?"

"Already prepared?"

When the faces of the courtiers and officials warmed up, the deep voice of Empress Dowager Dou sounded again on the imperial couch.

However, compared to the chilling coldness before, Empress Dowager Dou's tone at this time has obviously gradually returned to her usual indifference.

——There is no gentleness, just pure indifference.

"The emperor knows about this?"

Asking in a deep voice, only Tianzi Qi on the imperial couch laughed lightly.

"The queen mother joked;"

"As important as the mobilization of the army, how could the Prime Minister dare to order it privately if it wasn't for the imperial edict and the tiger talisman?"

"It's because I didn't report it to the queen mother in advance. It's because I didn't check for a while and forgot about it..."

The gentle explanation in tone caused Empress Dowager Dou to turn her head leisurely and look at Tianzi Qi with dissatisfaction!
Seeing this, Tianzi Qi could only suppress the smile on his face a little, leaned his body slightly, and whispered in his ear: "It was done by the Prime Minister in the past few months..."

"After thinking about it for more than two months in Taimiao, I haven't had time to tell my mother..."

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Dou turned her eyes away from Liu Qi, and the dissatisfaction in her eyes disappeared immediately.

——In addition to the privileges of pronouncing Zhen, death, Beng, entry and exit, and writing and writing, the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty has another privilege than her descendants.

Summary In a nutshell, this privilege is the 'supervisory power'.

The so-called "supervising the regime", as the name suggests, refers to the fact that the emperor is young and does not need the queen mother to take charge of the government for the transition of the regime.

To put it more bluntly, when the emperor was young, the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty must come forward to take charge of the government, so as not to be "suspected by the young master";
And when the emperor was young and returned to the emperor, or the queen mother who had never been in charge of the government, she still had to know everything about the affairs of the court.

This is an insurance prepared to prevent the emperor from "having no hair on his mouth and not being able to do things firmly" and being young and energetic to do wrong things.

As far as today's Empress Dowager Dou and Tianzi Qi are concerned, no matter what Tianzi Qi does, Empress Dowager Dou will try not to interfere;

Even for such a major policy as "The Policy of Cutting Fans", which is related to the survival of the ancestral temple and the country, Empress Dowager Dou will try her best to follow the opinions of Tian Ziqi.

As long as Tianziqi's promotion of the "Strategy to Reduce Fans" is not for the weird addiction of "putting down the rebellion", Empress Dowager Dou will try her best to support Tianziqi.

But the premise of all this is: No matter what he does, Tianzi Qi will unreservedly report everything he has done to Queen Mother Dou in detail.

Because this is the only power that Empress Dowager Dou has;
It is the last and only insurance reserved by the Han family under the "two palace system" and "dual system" to limit the power of the emperor.

Tian Ziqi did something wrong, or caused some trouble, which may also be explained as: not good enough, not broad enough in vision, not sophisticated enough in skills.

However, if Tian Ziqi did something, but did not report it to Queen Dowager Dou, it meant that the last guarantee of restricting and supervising the emperor would soon be invalidated;
The emperor, who is rich in the world and theoretically has any rights in the world, will completely lose control from now on!
Therefore, Empress Dowager Dou didn't really care much about what Tian Ziqi did.

Even if Tian Ziqi caused trouble, in the eyes of Queen Mother Dou, it was no big deal.

But whether Tian Ziqi concealed himself or not was the Empress Dowager Dou's utmost care, even the only thing she cared about.

Especially the eye disease for many years has made Empress Dowager Dou feel more and more insecure. At present, Empress Dowager Dou cares about this matter more and more day by day...
"Since the emperor knew about it in advance, I won't say anything."

"—Perhaps the emperor also told me about it;"

"It's just that I'm old and can't remember things..."

Pretending to speak casually, Empress Dowager Dou did not forget to turn her body slightly, and gave the Emperor Qi beside her a meaningful look.

Sensing his mother's vague warning, Tianzi Qi quickly lowered his head;

Although he didn't open his mouth, he already expressed his attitude: never do it again.

Seeing Empress Dowager Dou turning around again, she nodded slowly to Shen Tujia standing in the center of the hall.

"Just do as the prime minister says."

"Immediately send the army out to control Zhao's army in the name of 'assisting King Zhao in resisting the northern wall'."

"The Huns must not be allowed to become participants in this rebellion..."

The prime minister proposed, the emperor supported, and the queen mother nodded, and the matter was settled automatically.

Afterwards, Shentujia also told in order the other preparations made by the court before the rebellion broke out.

"Wuguan's defenses are not strong, and 10 people need to be stationed there;"

"These 10 people have already assembled and are just waiting for the Queen Mother to issue an order."

"—Yes."

"The Xingyang-Aocang line is related to the safety of the world, and at least 10 people need to be stationed!"

"These 10 people..."

"—are you ready too?"

He successively responded to the proposals to send troops to guard against Zhao and defend Wuguan, when Shen Tujia talked about the defense of Xingyang-Aocang, Empress Dowager Dou's complexion quietly became a little strange.

"The purpose of sending troops to Zhao is to guard against the Huns in the north;"

"Sending troops to Wuguan is for the safety of Guanzhong."

"Xingyang-Aocang is more related to the safety of the world..."

As she spoke with a strange expression, she saw Empress Dowager Dou turning her head leisurely and looking at Tianzi Qi with a little dissatisfaction again.

"how?"

"Isn't Liang Guo's safety not important?!"

"Didn't Liu Bi's rebel army march westward to attack Liang Guo?!"

"Zhao, Wuguan, and Xingyang, the emperor has made preparations in advance. Didn't he think in advance that the one who needs the court's support the most is the King of Liang!!!"

When it came to the end, Empress Dowager Dou's tone became even more severe. From the initial inquiry, it seemed to have turned into a questioning!

And under the imperial steps, Shentu Jia looked at Tianzi Qi with a deep gaze after hearing the Queen Mother Dou's questioning several times...
"Mother's empress accepts it."

On the imperial couch, Tianzi Qi gave another bitter smile, turned sideways, and explained softly for his mother.

"The country of Zhao is related to the safety of the side wall. If the country of Zhao decides to rebel, the Huns will probably break through and go south."

"Only by sending troops to monitor Zhao Wang and Zhao's army can we avoid such a thing from happening;"

"But if you don't send troops, once such a thing happens, the court will have no way to deal with it..."

"—and Wuguan;"

"As the southern gateway of Guanzhong, it is not as stable as Hangu Pass in the east;"

"If you don't send troops to guard against it, as long as Liu Bi's rebel army enters Guanzhong from Wuguan, the land left by Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen will immediately be in turmoil."

"Xingyang, it's the same reason..."

After explaining in a gentle voice, Tianzi Qi didn't forget to smile again, and patted the back of his mother's hand lightly.

"Zhao Guo, Wuguan, and Xingyang are all situations where troops must be dispatched immediately, as long as they are not dispatched, disasters will result;"

"As for Liang Guo, although it is likely to face the full-scale attack of the rebels, in the past few years, the court has worked hard on Liang Guo."

"—So many troops, weapons, food and grass, transported from Shaofu to Liang State, can always resist the rebels for a while..."

Tianzi Qi's gentle tone also let the courtiers and officials in the hall secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and the expressions on their faces gradually returned to the appearance that courtiers and officials should have.

——With Your Majesty and the Prime Minister, have you been waiting here for Liu Bi?
Then worry about the fart!
beat!
Hit to death!
If Liu Bi's dog brains are not knocked out, he is considered a pig! ! !
But different from the emotional changes of courtiers and officials turning danger into safety, the face of Empress Dowager Dou on the imperial couch became more gloomy and cold;
Looking at Tian Ziqi's eyes, there is no trace of temperature...
"So, the emperor doesn't plan to support King Liang, does he want to let King Liang fend for himself?"

"—Emperor, are you trying to kill my son?"

The two extremely calm questions caused Tianzi Qi's expression to tighten suddenly, and bursts of bitterness burst into the eyes of Empress Dowager Dou.

After suppressing himself for a long time, Tian Ziqi, who finally suppressed his negative emotions, exhausted most of his strength to finally squeeze out a stiff smile that was uglier than crying.

"Mother, I misunderstood my minister..."

"My son means that the situation of Zhao Guo, Wuguan, and Xingyang is more urgent;"

"So the troops prepared before will be dispatched to these three places first, so as to avoid unexpected changes in the court and chaos in the square inch."

"As for Liang Guo, it is the strongest line of defense for our Han family outside Hangu Pass, and it is also related to the life and death of our Han family;"

"The king of Liang led the Liang army to resist hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the rebel army. How could my son sit idly by?"

"—It's just that the troops prepared earlier will be dispatched to Zhao, Wuguan, and Xingyang;"

"The army to support Liang State needs to be summoned in Guanzhong, and it will take some time..."

With a strong smile, he suppressed the misery in his heart, and with such an explanation, Tianzi Qicai finally saw the face of Empress Dowager Dou, showing a slight tendency to ease.

Seeing this, Tianzi Qi couldn't help turning his head slightly;
Without waiting for Tian Ziqi to signal with his eyes, he saw that Shen Tujia had already stepped forward to pay respects to Dowager Dou.

"The Empress Dowager;"

"Your Majesty has already discussed this matter with the minister before."

"——Xingyang-Aocang line is the lifeblood of my Liu Han Sheji, and there is no room for loss!"

"The safety of the Liang Kingdom is also related to the life and death of the ancestral temple and the country. There must be no mistakes!"

"The Xingyang-Aocang line is not too far from Suiyang, the capital of Liang."

"When necessary, the army sent by His Majesty to defend Xingyang-Aocang can also support King Liang in Suiyang City."

"Wait for the newly summoned troops from Guanzhong to go out, and Suiyang City will never be in any danger..."

What was justified and well-founded only made Empress Dowager Dou frown, she said to herself, "That sounds good", and then turned her head away again.

"Emperor, who do you plan to send to Xingyang-Aocang?"

Hearing the looseness in Empress Dowager Dou's words, Tianzi Qi hurriedly said: "Let Empress Dowager decide!"

After these words came out of Tianzi Qi's mouth, the cold expression on Dou Tai's back faded a little;

After thinking about it for a while, he said leisurely: "The country is in trouble, and we need generals to lead the army;"

"The importance of Xingyang-Aocang really makes me worry about foreign names."

"—Let Dou Wangsun go;"

"With the name of a 'foreign relative', being raised by a high-ranking official Houlu for so many years, it's time to do something for the community..."

Saying something softly, Queen Dowager Dou did not forget to sigh a little, and murmured to herself seemingly pointedly: "If you want to come to the emperor, you will not give Dou Wangsun an order that you are not allowed to support the King of Liang... ···”

Hearing this, Tianzi Qi naturally heard the deep meaning implied in Empress Dowager Dou's words;

After thinking for a while, he suddenly got up from the couch and looked up at Shang Shulang beside the imperial couch.

"Prepare an edict immediately!"

"—Give the Crown Prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying the Great General!"

"Fake (borrowing the Son of Heaven) festival, granting (mobilizing soldiers and tigers) amulets, and doing things cheaply!!!"

(End of this chapter)