Although Liu E is not the emperor, her identity is more special than the emperor, and it has been an exception to visit Wang Qinruo in person before going out of the palace, but after Wang Qinruo's death, she made an exception again, and even wanted to preside over the funeral for him as the queen mother, and even cried bitterly, which is also the first time that Liu E cried for a courtier after taking power.

But what is even more unexpected is still behind, just after Wang Qinruo's death, Liu E once again issued an order to posthumously present him as the Taishi, Zhongshu Ling, nicknamed "Wenmu", and the descendants of the Wang family have reached more than 20 people, what is this concept, the Yang family is full of loyalty, and there is only one person who is shaded, and Wang Qinruo's family has more than 20 Yang families, which is unique since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

Liu E's favor to Wang Qinruo's family also caused dissatisfaction among many ministers, and they wrote to ask Liu E to cut some shadows, but Liu E's attitude was extremely resolute, and no one persuaded him, and the historian who recorded it at the time couldn't help but sigh: "Since the dynasty, the prime minister has been merciful, and there is no one who compares with Qinruo!" ”

However, it is also Liu E's excessive favor to Wang Qinruo, which has caused some bad rumors to spread in the market, saying that Liu E is the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wang Qinruo is Han Derang of the Great Song Dynasty, you must know that Han Derang is the lover of the Empress Dowager Xiao, so this is also ironic about Liu E and Wang Qinruo's improper relationship.

For this kind of rumor, Liu E was also furious, and immediately ordered someone to investigate it strictly, and as a result, he really caught a few cheap mouths, originally like this kind of slander of the royal family, it is not a loss to kill directly, but Liu E did not lose her mind because of anger, and she was not the kind of person who regarded human life as a mustard, so in the end she just escorted these people to the door of Kaifeng Mansion to show the public.

In addition, Liu E did not rush to clear up her relationship with Wang Qinruo because of these rumors, but what should she do, and even went to mourn Wang Qinruo in person, and cried again in front of the other party's spirit, so that the rumors from the outside world slowly subsided.

As one of the people who know Liu E best, Li Zhang naturally doesn't believe in the bullshit rumors from the outside world, and he often enters the palace, so he naturally knows the strict rules of the palace better than anyone else, plus his understanding of Liu E, the other party will never do that kind of thing because of small losses.

Originally, Li Zhang and Wang Qinruo had no friendship, but because of the warning given to him by the other party before, and also gave three strategies, Li Zhang also deliberately took time to go to condole, but what he didn't expect was that this condolence actually met an acquaintance.

"See the king!" Li Zhang just came out of the palace after his condolences, but he didn't expect a carriage to stop next to him, and then he saw Wang Zeng walking down from the car, Li Zhang and Wang Zeng also had several contacts, especially when he was in Huangzhuang, Wang Zeng talked to Li Zhang twice, and wanted to inquire about the situation in Huangzhuang, but Li Zhang blocked back.

"I didn't expect to meet Li Duwei here, and you also came to worship the king?" Wang Zeng couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Zhang, he already knew that the potatoes were planted in the Huangzhuang, and the potatoes were also offered by Li Zhang, although Li Zhang blocked him from the Huangzhuang, but instead of being angry, he felt that Li Zhang was honest and trustworthy, so he also liked Li Zhang.

"Yes, but I'm quite surprised that you came, Prime Minister Wang." Li Zhang nodded at this time and said, Wang Zeng and Wang Qinruo have always been at odds, which is also a well-known thing, so he was also very surprised when he saw Wang Zeng.

"People die and everything is empty, and the previous grievances are nothing at all, not to mention that although the king has done some wrong things, he has also made remarkable political achievements, and he can be called a capable minister who governs the world, and I should come to worship." Wang Zeng sighed when he heard Li Zhang's words, he had been fighting with Wang Qinruo for several years, but when he learned the news of the other party's death, he suddenly had a feeling of being bored.

"I see, speaking of which, when the Queen Mother came to visit the Prime Minister Wang, I was also beside me, and the Queen Mother also recommended you to take his place from time to time, it seems that although the two have political differences, they cherish each other!" Li Zhang nodded again at the moment and said, Wang Qinruo and Wang Zeng have the same surname, and they are both prime ministers, so it is really a bit troublesome to call them.

"Huh? Did Wang Xiang really recommend me to the Queen Mother? Wang Zeng was obviously stunned when he heard Li Zhang's words, so he opened his mouth and asked.

"The king doesn't know?" Li Zhang also showed a surprised expression when he heard this, although Wang Zeng said so just now, Li Zhang thought that Wang Zeng knew about Wang Qinruo's recommendation of him, so he came to worship, but now looking at him, he doesn't seem to know about it.

"I really don't know, after the death of the prime minister, the phase is vacant, although the court is discussing this matter, but the queen mother has not made a decision, and I don't know that the prime minister recommended me before he died." Wang Zeng explained sincerely at this time, and when Wang Qinruo was mentioned again, there was a little more complicated look on his face.

Li Zhang was finally convinced at this time that Wang Zeng did not know about this matter, it seems that Liu E did not announce the news, which made Li Zhang feel a little strange, it stands to reason that the phase will not be vacant for too long, and Wang Zeng's qualifications and prestige are enough, plus Wang Qinruo's recommendation, this matter should have been settled earlier, is Liu E hesitating about something?

"Wait! I understand! At this moment, I suddenly saw Wang Zeng slap his head, and he said loudly with a sudden expression of realization on his face, "I see, he has to put me together before he dies, what a Wang Qinruo!" ”

"What do you understand, why do you say that?" Li Zhang asked confusedly when he saw Wang Zeng's appearance.

"Hahaha~, this kind of thing can only be understood but not spoken, Li Duwei, you can figure it out best, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it, you will naturally know it in the future!" Although Wang Zeng said that he was calculated by Wang Qinruo, he had a happy expression on his face, and after finishing speaking, he directly bowed his hand to Li Zhang, turned around and entered Wang Qinruo's mansion, leaving Li Zhang standing there with an inexplicable face.

"Isn't the prime minister a good talker?" Looking at the back of Wang Zeng's departure, Li Zhang couldn't help but be a little depressed, and turned around to get into the carriage after speaking.

However, as soon as Li Zhang boarded the carriage, he suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and immediately understood, which made him slam his head and say, "I see!" I see! What a calculation! ”

Wang Qinruo once commented on Wang Zeng before, saying that Wang Zeng's wisdom is not as good as Ding Wei, his stability is not as good as Wang Dan, and his intelligence is not as good as Wang Qinruo's own, but Wang Zeng has an advantage that none of the three can compare, that is, he has a bottom line, has principles, and will never compromise when encountering injustice.

And as long as Wang Zeng is the prime minister like this, then even if Liu E is unwilling to hand over the imperial power in the future, he will not dare to go too far, this is Wang Qinruo's real intention, after all, although he is Liu E's confidant, but he is also a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, this Jiangshan surname Zhao is not surnamed Liu, of course, he may not want Liu E to go on the wrong path, after all, there has only been one Wu Zetian in history.

"The eldest lady should know this, so she has been reluctant to announce the news that Wang Zeng will take over the phase, but in addition to Wang Zeng, I'm afraid I can't find a second candidate, so I can't transfer Ding Wei back, right?" Li Zhang said to himself again at this time, Ding Wei is still fishing on Hainan Island, but Ding Wei is much more ambitious than Wang Qinruo, and Liu E will definitely not be relieved to transfer him back.

Liu E personally presided over Wang Qinruo's funeral, of course, this is only nominal, after all, Liu E does not have this time at all, Wang Qinruo is a new Yuren, that is, the future generations of Jiangxi Xinyu, according to his will, he will transport the body to his hometown for burial after his death, so although the funeral was held in the capital, it was not buried, but chose a date, and his children and grandchildren transported the coffin out of Beijing, Liu E could not go to see him off because of his identity, so he pulled Li Zhang, a strong man, as Liu E's relative, He is naturally the most suitable person to represent Liu E.

Li Zhang was going to see off Wang Qinruo, but after seeing off the funeral procession of the Wang family, he needed to go back to the palace to report to Liu E, but when he came to the vertical arch hall, he found that Liu E did not review the recital as usual, but sat there in a trance, as if he was pondering something.

"Big lady, Wang Xiang's coffin has left Beijing!" Li Zhang stepped forward and reminded softly.

Hearing Li Zhang's voice, Liu E woke up from her contemplation, only to see her nodding gloomily at this time, and then suddenly said: "Zhang'er, do you know why I am so kind to Wang Qing?" ”

"This ...... I don't know! Li Zhang couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this, and then replied honestly with a wry smile, in fact, he had long wanted to ask Liu E this question, after all, her favor to Wang Qinruo was too much, otherwise there would be no such rumors in the market.

"The mourning family knows that whether it is the court or the people, many people are puzzled by the mourning family's reward to Wang Qing, and some people even speculate wildly, but they don't know that the reason why the mourning family is so kind to Wang Qing is nothing more than two words." Liu E said softly at this time.

"Two words?" Li Zhang also looked at Liu E with a surprised look when he heard this, but he really couldn't think of which two words?

"Respect!" Liu E suddenly sighed at this time, and then spit out these two words, although these two words are simple, but they are very important to Liu E.

"Zungong?" Li Zhang felt confused when he heard this, the word respect and respect were taken apart, it was nothing more than respect and obedience, but Liu E was the queen mother, and the ministers in the court were not all respectful to her will? Why can only Wang Qinruo be so valued by Liu E?