Chapter VIII The Provisional Dynasty Weighing System

"If you wait for the king's fortune, you should be loyal to the king, and after ruling for so long, there is no improvement at all, so what is the use of waiting..."

In the Zhangde Palace, a burst of angry rebuke came out

The feather forest guards guarding in front of the hall were all silent

In the hall, Emperor Zhang was lying on the bed, his cheeks were thin, and he looked sick

A group of imperial doctors knelt on the ground, and Queen Dou roared angrily, with tears in the corners of her eyes

Emperor Zhang opened his eyes slightly: I know that the time limit has come, this is the destiny of heaven, and it is not human, let them go...

Empress Dou waved her hand, and the imperial doctors left in embarrassment as if they had been amnestied

Empress Dou turned around and came to Emperor Zhang's bed, leaned down and looked at her husband lovingly, two lines of tears sliding down her face

Emperor Zhang stretched out his already thin palm and slowly stroked Empress Dou's cheek, and Empress Dou couldn't cry

In the second year of Zhanghe, Emperor Zhang of Han, who worked hard, was diligent in government and loved the people, and his father Emperor Ming jointly created the "prosperous era of Ming Zhang", and became ill and bedridden.

Empress Dou was waiting on her side, but Emperor Zhang's condition was getting worse and worse, and she couldn't be cured...

In Luoyang City, the important ministers of the imperial court gathered in the palace of Song You, the chief of the three princes, to discuss current affairs

Everyone unanimously agreed that judging from the performance of Empress Dou since she entered the palace and her methods of killing Song Guiren's sisters and Liang Guiren's father and daughter with poison, this person is ruthless and decisive, and he is never under the Empress Dowager Lu of the previous dynasty.

And the members of the Dou family have always relied on the power of Queen Dou to be arrogant and misbehaving, and even the manor of Princess Liu Zhi of Qinshui was occupied by Dou Xian, the brother of Queen Dou.

The royal relatives are still being bullied like this? Not to mention the common people?

If you don't plan early, the Dou clan will become a harm to the country.

Everyone discussed, invite the third prince into the palace tomorrow, make a statement to the emperor, and ask His Majesty to draft an edict, and relatives outside the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics.

If the emperor is unwilling, hundreds of officials will jointly write a letter to depose the Dou family.

Taiwei Song You has another idea in his heart: Taiwei is the head of the three princes, since he entered the court as an auxiliary government as Taiwei, the government is clear, the economy is prosperous, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and the government and the opposition call Taiwei a virtuous minister in the world. But the Dou family is becoming more and more prominent, and if it is allowed to develop, the Dou family will definitely endanger its own status. Why don't you use the power of the ministers to attack the Dou clan at this time. If the Dou clan is suppressed, then the heavy responsibility of assisting the young master will inevitably fall on the shoulders of the three dukes. At that time, as the head of the Three Princes, he will not only be able to protect his position, but also become a powerful minister who controls the government. Not only will the world continue its glory under its own governance, but it will also go down in history.

So Song You said angrily: For the sake of the world, tomorrow the old man and Situ Yuan An and Sikong Ren Kui will enter the palace, make a statement to His Majesty, and depose the Dou family.

As night fell, in a dark room in the palace

There were no lights and candles in the room, only the clear glow of the moonlight sprinkled in, and the room was bleak

Queen Dou sat indoors silently, although her face was like a peaceful lake, there was thunder in her heart:

The husband who is in love with each other is leaving, and the husband has a deep affection for himself, but now he wants to be separated forever, and he is in his prime, but he has to endure the pain of widowhood...

Although she is the queen mother, after her husband's death, her son also ascended to the throne, but his son was only nine years old at this time, will these old ministers in the court be willing to obey orders?

The three princes of the DPRK and the Central Committee have managed the world in an orderly manner, and they are also quite popular in the government and the opposition. If the husband orders them to assist the government, then the power will fall into the hands of the ministers, and the emperor is young, how can the ministers bow down to a yellow-mouthed son?

If the emperor is set aside by the powerful ministers or even deposed, then won't my Dou family have to die without a place to be buried?

The actions of the former courtiers are vivid: Huo Guang abolished the emperor, Wang Mang usurped the Han...

As strong as Queen Dou, thinking of these tragedies of the power struggle in the previous dynasty, she couldn't help but feel dizzy, and tears slipped from the corners of her eyes

At this time, the door opened, and Cai Lun walked in

Seeing Cai Lun, Queen Dou couldn't help but stand up and throw herself into his arms, because she knew that although the world was big, the only person she could really rely on was this person.

Cai Lun saw that there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, and wiped them away for her lovingly

Feeling the warmth of Cai Lun's palm, Queen Dou couldn't help but sobbed and cried again.

Cai Lun said sharply: Now is not the time to cry

Queen Dou was so frightened by him that she forgot to cry for a while

Cai Lun's face was full of bruises, and his eyes showed unprecedented excitement and fierceness: when the Lord Shaoguo was suspicious, it was a crisis juncture. You're really done like this, you are sober, you will be the queen mother in the future, you will dominate the entire empire, and the safety of the Dou family is even more dependent on you

Empress Dou finally came to her senses and looked at Cai Lun fixedly

Reading poetry and books, Cai Lun, who has always been gentle and elegant, has never been stronger

And this kind of arrogance made Queen Dou feel safe like she had never been

Empress Dou was completely silent: what should we do?

Cai Lun: For the sake of today's plan, the queen must firmly hold the power in her hands, and must not leave others behind.

Empress Dou: Do you have a plan?

Cai Lun: Exactly. As long as the mother does what she does, nothing can be done

That night, the emperor's dictation came out of the palace, and Dou Xian, the brother of Empress Dou, was promoted from Hu Ben Zhonglang to a servant, in charge of court secrets, and responsible for issuing edicts; Empress Dou's younger brother Dou Du served as the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang and commanded the emperor's guards.

Dou Xian and Dou Du brothers immediately entered the palace after receiving the commandment. The confidential personnel in charge and the Yulin guards in the palace were all replaced by the Dou family's descendants that night.

Overnight, inside and outside the palace, the Dou family's minions were everywhere.

Early the next morning, Emperor Zhang knew that he was not lucky, so he recruited the third prince into the palace to explain the aftermath

Emperor Zhang, the government is clear, the three princes and nine kings are all capable ministers of the world, as long as they follow the law, the empire will continue to be brilliant. Therefore, the handover of national affairs has also been smooth. However, in addition to the state affairs, the third prince raised the matter of the harem again, and what Queen Dou was worried about finally happened.

Da Situ: Emperor Xiaowu of the previous dynasty once said, 'In ancient times, the country was so chaotic, and the lord and the young mother were strong'. Now the crown prince is nine years old, but the queen is in her prime, it is the son of Emperor Xiaowu who is young and strong, if you don't prepare early, there may be accidents in the future...

Da Sikong: The person who has the greatest influence on the emperor's power is the queen mother, and relatives often threaten the emperor with the help of the queen mother's power, as evidenced by the incident of the former dynasty and the queen of Lu.

Da Sima: The former dynasty and Empress Lu appointed relatives, and the Liu family was almost taken away by outsiders, and the Lu family was finally killed. Since the founding of this dynasty, Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming have not allowed their relatives to interfere in politics, and the Empress Dowager Ma is in Japan, but also abides by the ancestral system, and allows her brother to resign and go home, so that the Ma brothers can save their lives and become rich for life. His Majesty loves Queen Dou deeply, and he should keep the Dou family away from the government, this is the way to protect his relatives

The three dukes said in unison: Your Majesty is clear

Although Emperor Zhang loves Empress Dou deeply, he is the lord of the world after all, and he is worried about the Liu family. When I heard this, I was also surprised: I was going to edict, I was alone in the three dukes, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and the relatives of the Dou brothers were all exempted from official duties and returned home...

Sangong: Your Majesty Shengming

After Emperor Zhang dictated the edict, he was ill and fell into a deep sleep, and the three announcements retired.

Soon after the three dukes left, on the same day, Emperor Zhang of the Ming Dynasty died in the front hall of Dezhangde, only thirty-one

After the death of Emperor Zhang, Empress Dou closed the palace door, kept it secret, cut off all contact between inside and outside the palace, and then sent someone to Shangshutai, who was in charge of the edict.

The next day, the news of Emperor Zhang's death came from the palace. On the same day, Empress Dou held a meeting of the ministers in the Deyang Hall and read the edict

Taiwei Song You and the other three dukes were proud in their hearts, and they were going to become the ministers of Tuogu and the masters of the empire...

Ariji began to announce the edict:

Queen Dou, the ruler of the dynasty, is the chief of the government

Dou Xian, who served in the middle of the service, had a noble character, was named a general, and was an auxiliary government in the dynasty.

Taiwei Song You, Situ Yuan An, Sikong Ren Kui and other auxiliary emperors, hard work, but this dynasty to benevolence and filial piety to rule the world, the three adults are old, such as the hard work of the auxiliary government, there is a sense of injury to the court benevolence and filial piety to return to the hometown to support the elderly, there is a division and a good field house, spend their old age in peace...

Song You couldn't help but be shocked, and he couldn't believe it for a while, but he was powerless...

In the edict, not only Empress Dou's elder brother Dou Xian was named a general, but Empress Dou's younger brother Dou Du was also appointed to lead the palace guards; The younger brothers, Dou Jing and Dou Huan, were responsible for conveying the edict and managing the documents. In this way, the Dou brothers were in a prominent position around the emperor, thus grasping the center of national politics.

Cai Lun was also named a regular attendant, located in the same as Jiuqing. Zhongchang is in charge of court documents and hundreds of officials, if he does not nod, the recitals of civil and military officials will not reach the emperor. With him in this position, the emperor was firmly in the hands of the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Dou became the first person in the Eastern Han Dynasty to be the queen mother, which opened the prelude to the dictatorship of relatives and eunuchs in the Eastern Han Dynasty

So far, Empress Dowager Dou's position in the empire is as stable as a rock!

Looking at the Empress Dowager Dou on the throne, Cai Lun's eyes flashed with tears

muttered: Sister Huan, I never failed my vows back then, and I have no regrets in this life...