Chapter 44: Empress Dowager Ho's Purpose
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After the routine morning court, Empress Dowager He privately summoned Taifu Yuan Kui.
"Lord Yuan, please give me an explanation!" Empress Dowager He's face was gloomy, obviously because of something, which made her quite dissatisfied.
"Why did the Queen Mother say this?" Yuan Kui pretended to be puzzled, of course he knew what the Empress Dowager He was talking about.
"I asked you to choose a disciple, but I didn't really ask you to choose a disciple! Why did you choose a baby for me? Forgot about our plans! Empress Dowager He said angrily.
"The Queen Mother is angry." Yuan Kui bowed and said, "Weichen has never forgotten the instructions of the Queen Mother, and the reason why Sun Quan was chosen is because he is the best candidate. โ
"The best candidate?" Empress Dowager He was a little dissatisfied with Yuan Kui's words, "I have already sent someone to inquire, that Sun family boy, young and frivolous, has caused a lot of trouble not long after he came to the capital, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, which does meet my requirements in this regard." But at this age, it's really a bit unreasonable, right? Lord Yuan, you don't think that our plan will last for several years, right? โ
"Back to the Empress Dowager's words, on the contrary, Weichen believes that age is Sun Quan's biggest advantage." Yuan Kui replied.
Empress Dowager He frowned slightly,
"How?"
"The Queen Mother should know better than anyone that people who are quiet and fasting in Cihang are often very high." Yuan Kui said.
Empress Dowager He interrupted suddenly,
"It's a fake Qinggao!"
"Yes, yes, fake Qinggao." Yuan Kui nodded and agreed, "The women of Cihang Jingzhai seem to be close to anyone, and they are still like this to women, let alone men. But Sun Quan is different, according to my observation, Diao Chan didn't treat Sun Quan as a man at all, and he was less vigilant, and after a long time, the two would inevitably have intimacy, so it didn't just match the Queen Mother's plan? โ
Empress Dowager He was a little unimpressed, and said,
"But you also said that it was precisely because of that Sun Quan's young age that Diao Chan didn't treat him as a man, so in the eyes of others, it is entirely possible to regard it as a sister-brother relationship!"
Yuan Kui smiled,
"The Queen Mother doesn't understand men. Once a man is jealous, it doesn't make a difference whether he is an eighty-year-old man or an eight-year-old child. โ
"How can there be no difference!" Empress Dowager He objected, "Lord Yuan, don't make a mistake about the point. I don't care about that Sun Quan at all, my target is Diao Chan! What I want is not for the emperor to be jealous of Sun Quan because Diao Chan loves Sun Quan, which will only make the emperor even more inseparable from Diao Chan; What I want is for the emperor to either give me a complete death or turn to hate Diao Chan because of Diao Chan's love for others! โ
Empress Dowager He looked at Yuan Kui,
"Lord Yuan, while I can still call the shots, there are some things that we must take precautions. Diao Chan, no matter what, you are not allowed to enter the palace! Otherwise, this world will fall into the hands of a woman sooner or later, and sooner or later it will fall into the hands of Cihang Jingzhai! โ
Empress Dowager He is definitely not sensational, although she is selfish, although she doesn't like Diao Chan, but what she really cares about is her son who is the emperor and the country of this big man. Once Diao Chan is allowed to enter the palace and become the queen, with the obsession of the young emperor Liu Wei with her, she is bound to indulge in gentle township all day long and ignore political affairs. If Diao Chan is just an ordinary woman, then she is Da Ji and the like, but Diao Chan is from Cihang Jingzhai, Empress Dowager He knows Cihang Jingzhai very well, and the people there will definitely interfere in political affairs on the grounds of the future of the Han Dynasty, so wouldn't the young emperor Liu Wei become a puppet emperor?
Maybe Cihang Jingzhai will not do Wang Mang's things, but hidden behind the scenes, being a "Taishang Emperor", and even designating the crown prince in the way of electing the Ming monarch, and even controlling the government from generation to generation, this kind of thing that dares to risk the disapproval of the world, don't think that Cihang Jingzhai can't do it!
No matter whether Cihang Jingzhai's motive is pure or not, Empress Dowager He will never allow this kind of thing to happen!
It's not enough to blindly prevent Diao Chan from entering the palace, Empress Dowager He knows very well that sooner or later the young emperor Liu Wei will be in power, at that time, who can stop him? Therefore, we must take precautions to avoid future troubles fundamentally. On top of this tone, Empress Dowager He plans to make good use of the "dying man", make use of Diao Chan's waste, and take advantage of the young emperor Liu Bian's still liking Diao Chan to lead Liu Bian to learn, and eventually grow into a generation of Ming Jun. This is the plan conceived by Empress Dowager He to kill two birds with one stone!
Yuan Kui's face was straight, and he bowed and said,
"The queen mother is worried about the country and the people, and the ministers admire her. However, there is actually another reason why Weichen chose Sun Quan: that is, Diao Chan promised Sun Quan that no matter how big the risk, she would protect Sun Quan's thoughtfulness. โ
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Empress Dowager He was a little surprised.
"Absolutely." Yuan Kui replied, "Although it is a private statement between the two of them, the Queen Mother should know that the promise of the people of Cihang Jingzhai is still somewhat credible. โ
"Hmph." Empress Dowager He is noncommittal, but if Diao Chan really promised to protect Sun Quan, it would be interesting, just imagine, the young emperor Liu Bian was jealous of Sun Quan, but if Diao Chan protected Sun Quan everywhere, what would Liu Bian think? As long as Liu Wei can transfer some of his hatred to Diao Chan, it will be a success.
"But... Yuan Kui said suddenly.
Empress Dowager He: "But? โ
"But this Sun Quan, although he is small, is extremely shrewd. I was so worried that he would see what was going to happen, and I wouldn't want to go along with our plans. Yuan Kui said.
"Then put pressure on his family." Empress Dowager He didn't want to say.
"Queen Mother, I have a proposal." Yuan Kui said, obviously Yuan Kui has a better plan.
Empress Dowager He: "Oh? I would like to hear about it. โ
Yuan Kui: "We may be able to throw this question back to Diao Chan. According to my observation, Diao Chan should have come with a teacher's order, and it can be seen from her willingness to promise Sun Quan, since she wants to achieve her goal, then we can completely use Sun Quan's hand to make her pay something. โ
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Later on the same day,
Sun Jian personally took Sun Quan to visit Yuan's mansion, and Sun Quan bowed to Yuan Kui and was officially accepted as a disciple by Yuan Kui. This apprenticeship did not invite others to watch, and it was full of personal nature. And Yuan Kui is obviously not as big as Yuan Shu, and in the end he didn't reveal anything about being the emperor's attendant.
However, just after the apprenticeship ceremony, Yuan Kui directly taught Sun Quan a lesson, talking about the conflict between Sun Quan and Yang Xiu. Making more friends and making fewer enemies is the way to go in the long run.
Obviously, Sun Quan is somewhat related to the Yuan family now, and what Sun Quan does outside is related to his Yuan Kui's face. Of course, this incident was a trivial matter, but Yuan Kui had to warn Sun Quan that he couldn't just run outside and bully the weak just because he was his student. Otherwise, this kid won't turn the capital upside down! Yuan Kui believes that Sun Quan will definitely do it.
In this regard, Sun Quan nodded yes. Just kidding, he accepted all the gifts! Yesterday evening, after the news of the Yuan family was released, those talented people who were beaten by him came to visit one after another and apologized. Think about it, Sun Quanren also beat and collected the money, what else can he do? Nature chooses to forgive them. It's just that the most critical Yang Xiu didn't come, not only did he not come, but Yang Xiu also sent someone to send Cai Yong's arrangement, saying that the duel was scheduled for ten days later, and I don't know if he was riding a tiger or had no fear. No matter what, Sun Quan is not angry but happy, after all, if even Yang Xiu is cowardly, what fun will he have? His heart that overwhelmed the geniuses of Kyoto was interrupted alive, and Sun Quan always had to find a place to vent!
Then, Sun Quan's father, Sun Jian, finally had to go back to Changsha to guard when it was time to leave Beijing.