Chapter 15: Forces

Qian Hongzuo was taken aback and said: "Queen Mother, my father's bones are not cold, and the child is living in the period of mourning and filial piety. Moreover, the men of my Qian royal family are all ambitious, and my grandfather and father were married after the age of twenty. At a young age, when the child is studying and practicing martial arts, he has to learn to deal with the government with his mother, and he is too busy to do serious things, how can he have the heart to take care of his children's private affairs? I also read the history books and saw that the kings of the past generations who indulged in women's sex all abandoned the government and government, so as to mislead the country and the people. Moreover, if my brother Wang, who is older than me, has not yet taken a wife, if I marry early, but I am not as knowledgeable as them, will I not live up to the value of my father? ”

Empress Dowager Xu didn't expect such a big reaction after her son's confrontation, gushing a bunch of big reasons against it, sinking her face and being silent.

Qian Hongzuo saw that his mother was displeased, and immediately softened his tone and said: "The queen mother is wise and capable, and she knows more than the child. ”

Empress Dowager Xu asked: "You are filial to your father, and the queen mother will naturally know." But what is the greatest filial piety to your father? ”

Qian Hongzuo said proudly: "Inherit his will and govern Wu Yue to make the country peaceful and peaceful." ”

Empress Dowager Xu affirmed: "That's right. This is the greatest filial piety to your father, not like ordinary children, who regard mourning and filial piety as the top priority. When you put royal power first and need to get married, you can't take care of the etiquette of these ordinary people. ”

Qian Hongzuo thought for a while and said: "There is no contradiction between maintaining royal power and keeping filial piety for his father, and the two children can take care of both." ”

Empress Dowager Xu persuaded bitterly: "The assassination of the saint shows that the royal power is unstable and urgently needs strong external support. You thought of letting Xie Xiangcun enter the forbidden army, but no matter how loyal and brave he is, after all, his role is limited. You need a huge force to secure your power. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "I can promote a group of people like Xie Xiangcun who are loyal to me and turn the forbidden army into an impregnable wall." Although someone is plotting against me, the queen mother has taken appropriate measures, and you have also said that there will be no one who dares to risk the world's condemnation in a short time. Besides, my grandfather is the general of the Min State, and the alliance between the Wu Yue Kingdom and the Min State is a barrier for the Wu Yue Kingdom not to be annexed by the Tang State......"

Empress Dowager Xu interrupted: "In the future, the Holy Lord must remember that you can talk about your grandfather with the mourning family, but in front of others, it is better not to mention it." ”

Qian Hongzuo was surprised: "Why is this? ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "You just do what you say!" The reason for this will be known in the future. Your father chose you to succeed to the throne, not your adult brothers, who valued your intellect; Second, it has a lot to do with your grandfather's military power in Fujian. Shengshang, you are right, the alliance between Wu Yue and Min is the barrier of Wu Yue, but this can only protect you from being blatantly deposed, your brother Qian Hongxu was once the best candidate for the crown prince, and he was deeply loved by your father, but not long after he was ordered to assist your father in handling the government, he was poisoned and died. As the saying goes, open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent. Moreover, if Wu Yue was in civil strife, even if there was an alliance with Fujian, it would inevitably be annexed by Tang. At present, the Tang State is only afraid that a large number of spies have been sent into our country to spy on the inside story of the assassination of the Shengshang, so the Shengshang must further stabilize the royal power in order to ensure the peace of Wu Yueguo. ”

Qian Hongzuo was puzzled: "Does this have anything to do with the poster?" ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "I, Wu Yueguo, have a total of dragon, tiger and leopard armies, although the leopard army has a name, but it has no entity. The other two armies are where the real military power lies, among which the dragon army is the forbidden army, stationed in Luocheng around the palace, which is the descendant of the saint; The Tiger Army was the garrison of each state and was under the command of Dai Yun, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses. The mourning family has already checked, Dai Yun has a daughter, the small character is better than the man, bright and moving, and the family is profound, if the saint can elect her as the queen and get the support of the Dai family, then the royal power will be as stable as Mount Tai, and the foreign enemy will really have no chance to take advantage of it. ”

Qian Hongzuo was stunned and couldn't make a sound. After a long pause, he glanced at the closed door, and then said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, you are deaf and clear-sighted in the court and the opposition, haven't you heard that after the tragic misfortune of Brother Hongyu, when his father was seriously ill, there was a minister who strongly recommended Brother Hongyu to inherit the throne. This Hongyu Wang brother is not the biological son of his father, but the son of Marshal Dai, who was specially adopted as his adopted son by his father because of Marshal Dai's meritorious work in cutting off the power after the abolition, in order to show the king's favor. ”

Empress Dowager Xu was silent, Qian Hongzuo stopped talking, and the room was surprisingly quiet.

Empress Dowager Xu stood up, came to the side of a hibiscus flower in the room, picked up the flower shears to cut off the miscellaneous branches, the sound of the ringing broke the silence of the room, she asked casually while cutting: "Holy Lord, your words don't seem to be finished." Whatever you want to say, just say it. ”

Qian Hongzuo said cautiously: "The Qian royal family has suffered disasters in the past few years, the queen mother really has no suspicions, may someone want to replace it?" Since the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, the princes of various places have become self-reliant, and the soldiers have been strong and have won the commander, and the handsome and strong have abolished the lord, which has happened repeatedly. ……”

With a click, Empress Dowager Xu mistakenly cut the largest and most colorful hibiscus flower to the ground. Qian Hongzuo stopped talking.

Empress Dowager Xu looked down at the flowers that fell on the ground, with a look of regret, put down the flower scissors wordlessly, walked back to the side of the collapse opposite Qian Hongzuo and sat down slowly, regained her composure, and asked: "That saint thinks that Marshal Dai is closer to you or closer to your brother Hongyu." ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "They are biological father and son, and my father refused to establish a brother of Hongyu, but passed on the throne to me, Marshal Dai was only afraid of me, and he didn't have any closeness." ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "It is human nature to love your relatives more." Marshal Dai cut off the power of the abolished post-abolition back then, and used all kinds of vicious methods. Although Queen Ma was abolished, but before the abolition, the first king gave birth to Queen Ma Hongxu and Hongliang, and succeeded him to his original wife Concubine Tian as his son, Hongxu's status as the son was not affected at all, and your father also called him an assistant to the government. After all, he is the biological son of the abolished queen, if he inherits the throne, Holy Lord, can you imagine the fate of Marshal Dai? When will retribution end? Therefore, the queen mother wants you to make the hoopoe man the queen, so that Marshal Dai can feel at ease, although his son can no longer touch the royal power, but his son-in-law is the king of Wu Yueguo, and so is his grandson. The power of the Dai family, because of this marriage, will remain prosperous. Fighting the dragon and the tiger will only bring disaster to the country and the people. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "If Marshal Dai is not uncommon to be the king's father-in-law and grandfather? Qian Hongzuo wanted to say that it would be better to help his own son become the king, but he didn't say it directly after all.

Empress Dowager Xu said: "The saint hasn't tried it, how do you know if he likes it or not?" ”

Qian Hongzuo still shook his head and said: "Queen Mother, aren't you afraid that the matter of abolishing the Empress Ma clan and relying on your father's military power to poison the palace will happen again?" ”