I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

I don't know if Liu Sheng was too respectful, or even overly respectful, which made Empress Dowager Dou feel a little chilled;
After saying "Forget about Dou Ying", Empress Dowager Dou immediately returned to the apse on the pretext of being overworked recently.

Of course Liu Sheng didn't dare to be negligent, he personally helped Empress Dowager Dou back to the apse, and carefully lay down on the imperial couch.

It's just that Liu Sheng's actions made Empress Dowager Dou feel even more sad and melancholy for no reason.

——I always hear people say that 'the heavenly family is ruthless' and 'the royal family has no father and son';
Up to now, Empress Dowager Dou has finally realized what kind of philosophy of life is contained in the words "Heaven's family is ruthless".

Tianjia is ruthless, not from an objective point of view: Tianjia has no love in the first place;
But from a subjective point of view: Tianjia, it is better not to have friendship...
Let’s just say that nowadays, Queen Mother Dou is respectful and obedient to her words, but Queen Mother Dou can hardly feel the closeness of Tian Zisheng. Could it be that in the past, she was not a good grandson of Queen Mother Dou?

Didn't the Empress Dowager Dou, who is already the empress dowager, not love her grandson Liu Sheng in the past?
Or is there any rift or disagreement that hurt feelings between the grandparent and grandson?

not at all.

Compared with the Queen Mother Dou and Prince Sheng in the past, the only change between the grandparents and grandchildren is that the prince became the emperor, and the prince became the emperor;
As the theoretical controller of the Han family, Empress Dowager Dou must always be objective, calm, and even indifferent when dealing with the emperor.

Liu Sheng is really sensible;

Liu Sheng didn't blame Empress Dowager Dou for only loving Liang Wang Liu Wu like the former Emperor Qi did, but took the initiative to put on a posture of "the emperor's grandmother can do whatever she wants", and did not make it difficult for Empress Dowager Dou at all.

But what Empress Dowager Dou wanted was not such a sensible grandson.

——Perhaps people in the world need this sensible emperor;

But what Empress Dowager Dou wants is by no means an emperor who is so sensible that it makes people shine...
"Grandson, what can I do..."

"It's just for the ancestral temple and the community..."

Waiting for his grandmother to lie down on the imperial couch, close his eyes, and walk out of the palace alone, Liu Sheng sighed to himself.

For the change of his identity and the 'change' of the whole world, Liu Sheng has long been mentally prepared.

To be precise: from the day he became the crown prince, Liu Sheng has already begun to prepare himself for the day he becomes the emperor.

Even if Liu Sheng doesn't do this, the people around him are subtly forcing Liu Sheng to make full preparations for this day.

But when this day really came, Liu Sheng had already made mental preparations early in the morning, and Liu Sheng was still a little bit at a loss.

The emperor Qi, died.

Just like the whisper that Tian Ziqi whispered in Liu Sheng's ear before his death—this monarch did everything he thought he should do, and left a sentence in a very free and easy way: right or wrong, it is up to future generations comment.

Liu Sheng's feelings for this gloomy and narrow-minded emperor are not uncomplicated.

Although they are father and son connected by blood, Liu Sheng has never felt his father's love from Tianzi Qi;

Although Liu Sheng has repeatedly shown the attitude of "I am very satisfied with you", Liu Sheng has hardly received a single undisguised compliment from Tianzi Qi.

Most of the time, Tianzi Qi would say: You did a good job, but you can do better;

No big mistakes, but there are a lot of things that could be improved;
It's okay, but it's far from what the emperor should be...

In a sense, it can be said that there is no father-son relationship between Liu Sheng and Tianzi Qi, and there is only a pure subordinate relationship between the current emperor and the crown prince, or a 'teacher-student relationship' .

——As the current emperor, the emperor taught him how to become a "not too bad" emperor.

As the crown prince, Liu Sheng has indeed learned a lot from the physiology student father.

For the departure of Tian Ziqi, Liu Sheng really felt endless sorrow.

But this is not like the sadness and confusion of a man who lost his father and lost a towering tree;

It is more like Liu Sheng, as a Han Chinese—an ordinary and extremely ordinary Han Chinese, feels sincere sorrow for the death of the emperor, a good emperor.

Today, the Han family bid farewell to Emperor Qi, and ushered in the era of Emperor Sheng;
In this era that belongs to him, Liu Sheng can only rely on himself...
"Shenger?"

Returning to Changxin Hall full of thoughts, before realizing where he was, his mother's gentle call came from his ear;

Xunsheng raised his head, and when he saw the suspicious look on his mother's face, Liu Sheng shook his head with a smile, then sighed secretly, then walked forward and sat down beside the Empress Dowager Jia.

——After becoming the empress dowager, the empress dowager Jia naturally never moved into the Changle Palace where the empress dowager Dou lived, instead of the Jiaofang Palace in the Yanggong Palace.

It's just that the Changxin Hall, which was supposed to be used by the Queen Mother, now has a Empress Dowager in Wei Yahai Nei. Even though the Empress Dowager Jia is the mother of the world, she can only abide by her duty as a daughter-in-law and live in the side hall of the Changxin Hall.

Firstly, it was to show my respect for my mother-in-law and the empress dowager, and secondly, to be able to learn more things by the empress dowager Dou's side, and to learn how to be a qualified empress dowager.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Dou returned to the apse to rest, and Empress Dowager Jia could also meet her emperor's son alone in Changxin Hall.

What made Empress Dowager Jia calm down and calm her confusion was that Liu Sheng, who was sitting next to her, was much more relaxed than Cai Cai just now, and was much more relaxed when she was sitting next to Empress Dou.

Of course, Empress Dowager Jia didn't understand why Liu Sheng and Empress Dowager Dou became alienated overnight;
It is even more impossible to predict that one day in the future, he and his son Liu Sheng may become like this.

But at least at the moment—at least at the moment when the Empress Dowager Jia is still a little unaccustomed to the change of identity, Liu Sheng's relaxed and natural expression in front of her undoubtedly calmed the flustered heart of the Empress Dowager Jia a lot.

And the next conversation between the mother and son, compared to just now, the conversation between Liu Sheng and Empress Dowager Dou, the grandson and grandson, has more warmth that should be between relatives...

"When the kings return to Beijing for the funeral, my brother will also come back."

"In the past year, with the Queen Mother taking care of me, my brother has restrained himself a lot."

"Plus, my son has already ascended the throne, so it is already inconvenient to be too harsh on my brother."

"——When you see your brother, the queen mother should not forget to warn you in words, so as not to 'relapse the old disease';"

"If Hou Zhi is carried out of Handan City sideways again, and his son is with Mrs. Bo, he will be unable to hold his head up..."

While speaking, Liu Sheng was already lying down on his side tiredly, gently resting his head on his mother's lap, and closed his eyes with peace of mind.

Emperor Daxing passed away, especially when he was still dying for more than a month, walking towards the end of his life step by step;
During this period of time, it can be said that Liu Sheng, the crown prince, did not get even a solid sleep.

If it is said that after becoming the prince of Jianguo, Liu Sheng was busy with public affairs and government affairs all day long, then after Tian Ziqi entered the final countdown to his life, Liu Sheng felt exhausted because of his high mental tension.

The emperor is dying, and as the heir, Liu Sheng must be careful not only to be careful of Xiaoxiao's secret troubles, but also to ensure that he will not show the slightest suspicion of "impatient" under the magnifying glass inside and outside the court;

And after the death of the emperor, Liu Sheng will be full of half-truth and half-fake grief, pretending to be "although I have lost my father, but I will be strong for the world", and complete the whole set of the new king's enthronement. process.

After the process was completed and he sat on the throne, there were still a lot of things waiting for Liu Sheng to deal with.

it only takes a moment;

Liu Sheng only needs to lie on his mother's lap for a while and rest for a while...
"Mother understands~"

"Recently, Sheng'er has suffered..."

Lowering her head full of affection, she watched Liu Sheng lying down on her side, facing the direction of the palace door, resting on her legs and closing her eyes, the Empress Dowager Jia only smiled mildly;
Stretching out his hand, caressing Liu Sheng's head lightly, he said with self-mockery: "If there is anything else to explain, let's talk about it together."

"In order not to go back and run a few more times, and add to the toil..."

Hearing the self-mockery and banter in his mother's tone, Liu Sheng only grinned slightly, smiling from an angle that Empress Jia could hardly see.

The same sentence, if it came from the mouth of Queen Dowager Dou, Liu Sheng would have to panic, and then hurriedly defended, saying something like "the emperor's grandmother misunderstood", "how could this happen?" ' and so on, to appease the sensitive heart of the old lady.

But hearing this sentence from his mother, Liu Sheng only felt extremely at ease.

Just like the Empress Dowager Jia who felt extremely at ease just looking at her son lying on her lap at this moment...

"Before, Mrs. Bo was in Handan, after all, her name and words were not right;"

"Father and emperor are now on a grand trip to honor the royal mothers of the kings as empress dowagers. The emperor's grandmother has already drawn up the edict. When the kings go to Beijing for the funeral, they will be delivered to the wives."

"Mrs. Cheng is the Queen Mother of King Lu. After the funeral of Emperor Daxing is over, she will follow the fourth brother back to Ludi;"

"—Tang Liangren is the Queen Mother of Changsha, returning to Changsha with Sixth Brother."

"As for Mrs. Bo, she is respected as Queen Mother Zhao..."

···
"Madam Bo is already in Handan, I just need my brother to take over the edict and bring it back to Madam Bo."

"Mrs. Cheng and Tang Liangren need my mother to meet and say goodbye."

"After all, now, mother has become the empress dowager."

"For so many years of friendship, although due to status, I can't go out of the city to see you off in person, at least I have to say goodbye..."

Seeing that Liu Sheng really "explained otherwise", Empress Dowager Jia couldn't help straightening herself up.

He nodded his head in agreement, expressing that he understood Liu Sheng's intentions, then lightly patted Liu Sheng's shoulder, and turned his mouth to ask: "Just now, I heard Sheng'er and his mother talk about the prime minister;"

"I can't understand why..."

"Speak to mother?"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng slowly opened his slightly closed eyes, turned over and lay flat on the lap of his mother, Empress Dowager Jia.

Seeing the panic and self-preparation in his mother's eyes that seemed to have been carved into his bones, Liu Sheng took a deep breath, and finally closed his eyes again.

"Tao Qing, the prime minister, was originally an expedient measure - it was the choice made in a hurry when the father was anxious to depose Zhou Yafu's position."

"If it wasn't for the fact that my father became ill too quickly and didn't dare to take the risk of touching the Prime Minister, Tao Qing should have only enjoyed the position of Prime Minister before being replaced by someone more suitable."

"But now, the father and emperor have already made great achievements. Although the son ascended the throne, he was established at a young age, and the master is less suspicious of the country."

"Under such circumstances, a qualified prime minister is not conducive to the ancestral temple and the community."

"Compared to a suitable prime minister, a prime minister who is not that outstanding, and even slightly unsuitable, is a better choice."

"—The candidate selected by the imperial grandmother is Tao Hou Liu She."

"Although what the emperor's grandmother said was 'fulfilling the last wish of the emperor', in fact, the reason why Liu She can be the prime minister is precisely because he is not worthy to be the prime minister..."

···
"How should I tell my mother..."

"Um······"

"It's like being old and mature and planning for the country. It's about courtiers who are seasoned and experienced, planning for the country;"

"However, old ministers seek the country, but it can also be interpreted as: old courtiers rely on their seniority to plan for the ancestral temple and the community."

"——It's like Xiao Xiangguo's self-defilement during the time of Emperor Taizu Gao: ministers, especially ministers who hold great power like the prime minister, cannot have more prestige than the king."

"Xiao Xiangguo was afraid that his prestige would be higher than Emperor Gao's, so he defiled himself;"

"Nowadays, when I'm young, if I want to make the prime minister's prestige lower than my own, I can only choose someone who is not worthy to be the prime minister."

"Of course, by the way, you can take advantage of this incident to win the heart of Tao Hou Liu She."

"After all, Liu She himself knows whether he is worthy of being a prime minister, and he also knows that he can be a prime minister. To whom should he be grateful..."

Seeing Liu Shengping lying on her lap, eyes slightly closed, but patiently explaining to herself just now, the content of the conversation between Liu Sheng and Queen Mother Dou, Queen Mother Jia only nodded thoughtfully.

After a while, he asked again in puzzlement, "What about Dou Ying?"

"Why did my son mention Dou Ying, and my mother became unhappy, not only refuted my son, but also left with excuses?"

But when Liu Sheng heard the words, he shook his head with a warm smile, then opened his eyes, and looked at his mother with ease.

"Dou Ying, written as 'Wei Qihou', pronounced as 'Dou's relative'."

"The imperial grandmother would of course say 'Dou Ying can't be the prime minister';"

"But the Dou family must be very happy to have a prime minister from their clan."

"Especially when the emperor's grandmother is still alive and her son is still young, a prime minister with great power will be born."

"—Look, mother."

"——Next year, after the coronation ceremony, Liu She's prime minister position will definitely be replaced by Wei Qihou."

"At that time, with Wei Qihou, the 'Prime Minister', staring at the court, and his son in front of the emperor's grandmother, he will no longer be walking on thin ice, and the emperor's grandmother will be able to return to power with peace of mind, and Yun'er will be in charge of the court."

···
"Since the eye disease has become more serious, the imperial grandmother's mind has become more sensitive and suspicious;"

"The queen mother is in Changle, so pay more attention, Wanmo has a quarrel with the imperial grandmother."

"If the emperor's grandmother mentions Dou Ying and Wei Qihou, the queen mother will praise it intentionally or unintentionally."

"When it comes to major affairs in the court, my mother should keep in mind the sentence 'Only the Empress Dowager makes the decision'..."