Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 162 Liu E's thoughts

Chinese history lasted to the Song Dynasty, and it has been more than 1000 years. During this period, dynasties changed, and the people who became emperors also changed one after another, but there were only two women who became emperors. One was Lu Zhi of the Western Han Dynasty, and the other was Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, Liu E thought he was the third person.

Liu E had this idea, but dared not say it, because the scholar-officials in the Song Dynasty would not agree. Although these ministers impeached and demolished each other on weekdays, no matter how different their political opinions were, they were consistent on this point. , that is, the seat of the emperor of the Song Dynasty must be named Zhao.

Back when Zhao Zhen came to the throne at the age of 13, and Liu E listened to the government behind the curtain, the ministers gathered together to attack him. Seeing that the matter was going to be a scandal, it was Ding Wei who mediated among them and finally made it happen.In recent years, Liu E has been in power, and his political performance is not bad. Many ministers who opposed it at the beginning have died down, but their silence does not mean that they acquiesce that Liu E can take the Zhao family and replace it. If Liu E has any excessive behavior, they will There will still be accusations again.

Liu E has always been very clear about this point, but as she gets older and has more and more flatterers around her, she is a little bit smug. Since she is no worse than others, why can't she be the emperor this time? Besides, after a hundred years, she will still return the throne to the Zhao family.Ever since this idea was born, Liu E had a heart problem. Until her [-]th birthday, she finally couldn't help bringing it up again.

This morning Chao Ding Wei had just entered the gate of the palace when he was stopped by Lei Yungong, the minister of internal affairs.

"Master Prime Minister is going to court early?" Lei Yungong said mysteriously.

"Naturally, today is the Empress Dowager's birthday, the old man went earlier, I don't know what Lei Gonggong stopped the old man and said?" Ding Wei asked doubtfully.

"Master Prime Minister, the Queen Mother ordered this old servant to invite you to go." Lei Yungong looked around.

"Eunuch Lei, do you know why the Empress Dowager summoned me today?" Ding Wei asked with a frown. As early as the time when the Empress Dowager called him to go, is there anything important?The queen mother has not trusted herself so much for a long time.

"My lord prime minister, the Zajia doesn't know either. The Empress Dowager seems to have something on her mind these past few days. A servant of the Zajia doesn't dare to ask more questions. It's just that she occasionally hears random chatter that seems to be about the affairs of the ancestral temple." Lei Yungong led Ding Said that he walked towards the direction of the Compassionate Ning Palace and said at the same time.He has always been on good terms with Ding Wei, so Ding Wei knows everything when he asks him.

After hearing this, Ding Wei suddenly stopped in a hurry, and he muttered to himself in surprise: "Liu's ancestral temple?"

After Lei Yungong walked a few steps, he realized that Ding Wei had stopped. He couldn't help but turned around and urged: "Let's go, the queen mother is probably in a hurry."

Ding Wei's expression changed, several thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, whether to agree or disagree?He has been in the officialdom for decades, and he has dealt with Liu E for more than ten years. He can guess what Liu E is thinking through blunt words.If Liu E wants to build an ancestral temple, that is a precursor to proclaiming himself emperor!She had this idea a few years ago. At that time, the ministers strongly opposed it, and the matter was finally dropped. But afterwards, everyone thought that he was the queen mother who was bewitched by Ding Wei.

This time the Empress Dowager asked herself to go, obviously still to discuss the matter, so wouldn't it be a scapegoat again?Ding Wei was a little distressed, because whether he agreed or opposed to this matter, it was thankless.If he approves Liu E's construction of Liu's ancestral temple, it is tantamount to approving Liu E's proclaiming emperor. At that time, I am afraid that his colleagues will scold him to death, and I am afraid that people all over the world will poke his back.But if he opposed Liu E's establishment of the ancestral temple, the queen mother had been dissatisfied with herself a lot in the past few years, and had secretly reduced her power.

"Alas!" Ding Wei sighed, shook his head and continued walking quickly.

Arriving at the Hall of Compassion and Ning, Ding Wei heard the Queen Mother's voice through the screen. She seemed to be talking to someone.

Ding Wei waved his hand to signal Lei Yungong not to report yet. He stood quietly behind the screen and listened with his ears sideways.

I only heard the Queen Mother ask: "What do you think of Empress Wu of Tang?"

An old voice said loudly: "The sinner of the Tang Dynasty! The fall of the Tang Dynasty began with this person."

Ding Wei gasped, this person is really bold, the Queen Mother asked so clearly, but he still answered so mercilessly, needless to say this person must be Chenglu Zongdao in Yushizhong.

Sure enough, the queen mother fell silent after hearing this, and did not speak for a long time.

Lei Yungong looked at Ding Wei, Ding Wei nodded slightly, Lei Yungong understood, and walked out of the screen to report to the Queen Mother.

Liu E was refuted by Lu Zongdao just now, and she didn't know how to end it. When she heard that Ding Wei came, she hurriedly announced his audience.

Ding Wei secretly glanced at Lu Zongdao who was standing proudly, and said in his heart: If there is such a person, if he comes here again, his infamy today will be even more foregone.

"The Prime Minister came just in time. I have something I want to discuss with the Prime Minister." Liu E said politely.

Ding Wei hurriedly bowed and said, "Please speak, Queen Mother."

"I'm going to die after my [-]th birthday. Recently, members of the Liu family have repeatedly asked for the establishment of the Liu family's ancestral temple. To this day, the Liu family does not have a decent ancestral temple. As the empress dowager, I feel very sorry, so I want to Promise them, what do you think the Prime Minister will agree with?" Liu E asked.

Ding Wei was the first one, and his heart was really for this matter. The Queen Mother said it very politely, besides, it was just to build an ancestral temple, and he really couldn't object.

"Since the Empress Dowager came to power, the country has been stable, the people are rich, and the political achievements have been outstanding. We should have built an imperial temple to comfort our ancestors." Ding Wei gritted his teeth and said.

As soon as Ding Wei finished speaking, Lu Zongdao shot a piercing gaze over him, Ding Wei secretly frowned, but on the surface he pretended not to notice it.

"Okay, since the Prime Minister also said so, I will order them to start building." Liu E said hypocritically.

"Queen Mother, since the Song Dynasty has suffered from drought and floods many times this year, I heard that Guangxi has suffered floods again, and the people have no crops. The imperial court has already started preparations for disaster relief. The treasury is not sufficient. After the relief funds are allocated, there will be nothing left. There is not much left, and we are not in a hurry to build the ancestral temple, can we put it off for a while, and build it after we get through this difficult period." Lu Zongdao couldn't help but stop it.

Lu Zongdao is 64 years old this year. Although the old man is old, his fiery temper is still the same as before. After he finished speaking, he looked at the Queen Mother with piercing eyes, waiting for her to respond.

Liu E's face turned cold. This old man Lu is really abominable. Just now, when he tried to test him, he was flatly rejected. Now he even obstructs the establishment of a ancestral temple in every possible way. He really doesn't know what is good or bad!But this Lu Zongdao is Yushi Zhongcheng, and this Yushi Zhongcheng is the top leader of Yushitai, that is, the boss of all the officials. The officials all follow his lead, and Lu Zongdao has always been upright and unafraid of power. Even eight cows can't be pulled back. His stubborn temper, even when Zhenzong was in power, he was helpless.

Ding Wei also really didn't want to touch Lu Zongdao's bad luck. This Lu Zongdao didn't know how many times he impeached himself in a year. This person is the smelly and hard stone in the latrine, but he saw Liu E looking at him with a bad face, knowing that I can't pretend to be dumb at this time.

"My lord Lu, this statement is wrong. The empress dowager did this because she respected filial piety. As the saying goes, filial piety comes first. How can you ignore filial piety just because you spend a little money? The empress dowager has worked hard for the affairs of the Song Dynasty for more than ten years. If you are a courtier It’s a bit unhuman to oppose even such a trivial matter.” Ding Wei is really cunning, either he doesn’t open his mouth, but he finds a high-sounding reason when he speaks, and holds up the banner of morality. He has made up his mind. My idea, if the scapegoat is my own fault, then I might as well take the initiative and make the Queen Mother accept my feelings.

Lu Zongdao glared at him, it was extremely shameless for a dignified prime minister to speak against his conscience.

"Lu Qing's family, I just want to build an ancestral temple for my ancestors, and I have no other intentions. Do you even object to this?" Liu E's tone softened, and he stared at Lu Zongdao expectantly.

"I'm not against the Queen Mother. I...won't you let the ministers discuss this matter in the early morning. If the other adults have no objections, I will naturally have nothing to say." Lu Zongdao knew that Liu E had endured it again and again, and With Ding Wei present today, he was alone, and obviously in a disadvantaged situation, it would be better to take a step back and wait until the court.

"Okay, just according to what Lu Qing's family said." Liu E smiled and nodded. She felt that since Ding Wei had publicly supported her, the officials naturally had nothing to say, and Lu Zongdao was just looking for a step for herself.

Because of the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday, the ministers came earlier. In previous years, the Empress Dowager's birthday ended early, and then all the ministers followed the emperor to the Daqing Palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday.

The ministers of the Zichen Palace had been waiting for a long time, and Zhao Zhen was also standing aside at this time. When he saw the Queen Mother coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I respectfully welcome the Queen Mother, and wish the Queen Mother a long and boundless life."

As soon as Zhao Zhen finished speaking, the officials said in a loud voice: "I wish the Queen Mother a long and boundless life, and a long life."

The Empress Dowager said with a ruddy smile, "Everyone, let's make peace."

"Today is the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday. All the lords will play early if you have something to do, and leave the court if you have nothing to do." Lei Yungong said loudly with a sharp voice.

The ministers were all silent, everyone knew that on this special day, you can't mention unhappy things, so they were silent for a while, Ding Wei stood up and said: "The [-]th birthday of the Queen Mother is a day of great joy, the Queen Mother After working hard for the Great Song Dynasty all his life, now the Liu family doesn’t even have a decent ancestral temple, so I propose to build a ancestral temple for the ancestors of the Empress Dowager.”

"Wow!" The officials were in an uproar.

Everyone understands that the empress dowager's move is by no means as simple as building a ancestral temple, the political implication behind it is the most important, this is a signal!
Zhao Zhen was stunned, and his face was a little unnatural. He looked at his mother with some disbelief, but Liu E scanned the officials and didn't take him into consideration.

Zhao Zhen was a little flustered. Could it be true that the rumor that the queen mother wants to become emperor is true?No, how can a mother take away her son's country!
Zhang Shixun, Chen Yaozuo and the others looked at Lu Zongdao in shock. He came out with the Queen Mother just now, and saw his expression of embarrassment at that time, obviously he had learned the news in advance.

Seeing his colleagues looking at him, Lu Zongdao frowned secretly and shook his head slightly in response.

More ministers looked at Ding Wei, and some people were already whispering and nodding to each other. These people have always relied on Ding Wei's breath.

(End of this chapter)