"Auntie, please speak, as long as the son can do it, he will not refuse!" Zhao Zhen burst into tears again when he heard Liu E's words, no matter what kind of conflicts he and Liu E had before, but in his opinion, the other party was his mother, so he felt that he had the responsibility to help his mother fulfill Liu E's unfulfilled wishes.

However, Li Zhang next to him frowned slightly, because he felt that Zhao Zhen agreed too happily, in case Liu E made a request that made Zhao Zhen very embarrassed, so did Zhao Zhen agree or not?

Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Zhen's words fell, Liu E immediately grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand tightly, and a little abnormal flush appeared on her pale face and said: "Your Majesty, when the first emperor left, let the mourning family guard this country for you, over the years, the mourning family has worked diligently, and asked himself to do well, and he is worthy of the emperor and the ancestors, so the mourning family wants to go to the temple to worship the ancestors before leaving, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!" ”

As soon as Liu E's words came out, Zhao Zhen was stupid, and Li Zhang next to him also sighed, he knew that Liu E's request was not so easy to achieve, now it's okay, even if Zhao Zhen agrees, I'm afraid that the civil and military officials in the court will not agree.

Taimiao, that is the place where the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty are enshrined, can be said to be the highest level of the temple of the Great Song Dynasty, no one is qualified to enter except the emperor, and even if it is the emperor, it is not easy to enter the Taimiao, generally it is either an annual ancestor worship, or the generals are outside to expand the territory, and the enemy is worshiped in the Taimiao, and the ancestor can only be entered by the emperor alone, and other civil and military officials and the like are all waiting outside.

Compared with the ancestors of the Taimiao, the last time Liu E held a birthday in the Da'an Palace, it was not worth mentioning at all, after all, the status of the Taimiao is too high, if Liu E is really allowed to enter it, it is actually equivalent to recognizing Liu E as the emperor.

"This ......" Zhao Zhen finally reacted, and then showed an embarrassed expression, and his eyes kept drifting to Li Zhang, but unfortunately Li Zhang also showed an expression of helplessness at this time, after all, this matter is too big, so Zhao Zhen can only make his own decision.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhen reacted quickly, only to see him hesitate for a while before he spoke: "Auntie, you are very sick, even if you want to go to Taimiao to worship your ancestors, you have to wait until the first month of the next year, so this matter will be put aside for the time being, you better take care of your body first!" ”

Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Li Zhang couldn't help but give his wit a thumbs up, the ancestors of the Taimiao Temple are generally in the first month, and only once a year, and now there are more than three months before the first month, usually the Taimiao will not be opened at all, unless the Great Song Dynasty opens up its territory to the outside world, but with the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty, it is good to be able to defend the territory, and no one has thought about expanding outward at all.

Zhao Zhen didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either, which made Liu E on the hospital bed also shocked her eyes widened again, and her breathing was a little short: "Your Majesty means that as long as the mourning family is cured, you can go to the Taimiao Temple to worship your ancestors?" ”

"This ...... Well...... "Zhao Zhen didn't expect Liu E to be so persistent about going to the Taimiao, and he had to make a statement, which made him fall into a dilemma for a while, agree, the ministers in the court will definitely not be willing, if he doesn't agree, his filial piety can't get by."

"Queen Mother, the matter of worshipping ancestors in Taimiao is very important, if Your Majesty can make a decision, it is better to wait for your illness to heal, and then find Lu Xiang and others to discuss together, if Lu Xiang and they agree, I think Your Majesty will definitely not object!" At this moment, Li Zhang, who was next to him, saw that Zhao Zhen really couldn't make up his mind, so he could only speak for him at the moment.

"Yes, yes, yes~, as long as Lu Xiang and they agree, Erchen will also fully support the eldest lady!" Zhao Zhen immediately said happily when he heard Li Zhang's words, because this is equivalent to kicking the ball to Lu Yijian and these people, as long as Liu E makes Lu Yijian agree, it is useless for him, who is the emperor, to oppose it, it is better to agree.

"Okay, with Your Majesty's words, the mourning family will be satisfied!" Liu E didn't force it, she spoke again at the moment, and closed her eyes after speaking, and she didn't move for a long time, and she didn't know if she was closing her eyes to recuperate or falling asleep?

Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang saw this situation, and immediately retired and left, Concubine Yang and others outside saw Zhao Zhen come out, and hurriedly surrounded Liu E to ask about Liu E's situation, Zhao Zhen also talked about it, of course, he didn't say that Liu E wanted to go to Taizu to worship his ancestors, but said that Liu E was in good spirits, woke up and talked for a while and fell asleep, so that the imperial doctor always paid attention to Liu E's situation.

There are too many people in Baoci Palace, so after Zhao Zhen probably explained, he quickly left here with Li Zhang, neither of them spoke on the way, and finally came to the study of Funing Palace, Zhao Zhen closed the door and said with a wry smile: "Cousin, the eldest lady is going to Taimiao to worship her ancestors, is it possible that she really wants to be the emperor?" ”

Li Zhang did not answer Zhao Zhen immediately, but pondered for a while before exhaling and said: "Not necessarily, I think the Queen Mother wants to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship her ancestors, but she gave up her plan to become the emperor." ”

"Why did my cousin say that?" Zhao Zhen was also stunned when he heard Li Zhang's words.

"You think, if the Queen Mother really wants to be the emperor, I'm afraid she would have acted a few years earlier, when the Queen Mother's body was strong and her control over the court was strong, then it was the best time for her to be the emperor, but now the Queen Mother is seriously ill, and Lu Xiang is not the same as her, in this case, even if she wants to be the emperor, she is powerless!" Li Zhang analyzed in a low voice at the moment.

"That's right! How I didn't think of this! Zhao Zhen also slapped his thigh when he heard Li Zhang's analysis, this truth is actually very simple, but when it comes to the throne, he can't calm down in his mind, so naturally he can't think of this.

However, after the excitement, Zhao Zhen asked again with some puzzlement: "Since the situation of the eldest lady is far worse than before, why does she have to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship her ancestors at this time, which is almost the same as being the emperor?" ”

"I don't think it's that troublesome, it's just unwilling!" Li Zhang sighed at this time and said again.

"Unwilling?" Zhao Zhen frowned and said again.

"That's right, with my understanding of the Queen Mother, she is just unwilling!" Li Zhang paused when he said this, and then analyzed Liu E's psychology in detail.

In fact, in the original history, whether Liu E wanted to be the emperor has always been the focus of debate among historians, but now Li Zhang can be sure that Liu E not only wants to be the emperor, but also is very eager to do so, especially in the following years of her power, this ambition is almost irrepressible.

But although Liu E has ambitions, she doesn't have the courage to be the emperor, so in her heyday, she didn't dare to be the emperor, but as she grew older, her ambition began to get bigger and bigger, but her body became more and more aging, and she was a little powerless to control the court, but she was not willing to give up the idea of being the emperor, so there was the idea of worshipping ancestors in the temple, which was actually a disguised emperor, but the resistance encountered was smaller.

After listening to Li Zhang's analysis, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but sigh and said: "Cousin, what you said is very reasonable, with my understanding of the eldest lady, this should be her real thoughts, but even if she wants to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship her ancestors, I'm afraid it's not an easy task, even if I agree, I'm afraid Lu Xiang and those people won't agree." ”

"We don't have to worry about this, as long as the Queen Mother's illness is almost over, it is estimated that she will personally deal with Lu Xiang's people, even if they oppose it, but if the Queen Mother insists, they can't do anything." Li Zhang said quite relaxed at the moment.

In fact, what Liu E wants is just an attitude of Zhao Zhen, after all, Zhao Zhen is the emperor, as long as he does not take the lead in opposition, then the ministers below will not be able to form a unified force, and it is not impossible to force this matter through with her prestige.

Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement when he heard Li Zhang's words, although he was also a little repulsed by Liu E going to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors, but compared to the real emperor, going to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors seemed to be nothing.

"Cousin, what do you think of the eldest lady's condition, now that the eldest lady has temporarily handed over the government to me, what should I do?" Zhao Zhen suddenly asked again at this time, he used to want to be pro-government, but when the opportunity to be pro-government was placed in front of him, he was a little at a loss, and he didn't know where to start?

"You shouldn't ask me about this, the country can't be left without an owner for a day, the queen mother is seriously ill, you, the emperor, naturally have to take on the government, I think it's best for you to gather Lu Xiang and other important ministers over to discuss the matter first, and see what their opinions are." Li Zhang suggested with a smile.

Zhao Zhen also felt justified when he heard this, and Liu E was seriously ill for such a big thing, and he couldn't hide it at all, I am afraid that many people outside already knew about it, so he also immediately sent someone to invite Lu Yijian and others into the palace to discuss matters, Li Zhang wanted to go back, after all, he was not qualified to participate in such a high-level meeting, but Zhao Zhen had to let him stay, because it was also the first time he was discussing with the ministers, and if there was no trusted person around, he was also very nervous.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's appearance, Li Zhang could only agree to stay, but at this time, Zhao Zhen suddenly asked again: "Cousin, when Lu Xiang and they come, do you want to tell them that the eldest lady wants to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship her ancestors?" ”

Li Zhang also showed a hesitant expression when he heard this, and then he spoke: "I suggest that you better not tell them, after all, with the temper of these ministers, if you know that the Queen Mother has such thoughts, she will definitely write against it, and the eldest lady's illness is so serious, if you get angry about this matter, it may aggravate the condition." ”

"What my cousin said makes sense, then let's treat this matter as if we don't know it for the time being, and when the eldest lady and Lu Xiang quarrel in the future, it's not too late for us to express our position." Zhao Zhen also nodded in agreement when he heard this, if he let Lu Yijian know about this, maybe they would force him to make a statement, and then it would only make him in a dilemma.