After Gu Shao retired, Xin Xian ordered the little palace maid to remove the residual tea, and she held a warm agarwood drink to Queen Wei, and wondered: "Why did Niang Niang reveal her tone to Gu Shao now?" Now that King Su has not yet arrived in the imperial capital, what if Gu Shao is jealous of you and shows mercy to King Su's subordinates? ”

Empress Wei chuckled lightly and said, "If you want to press yourself, of course he wants to keep King Su now, so as to give the Su family hope, and then use the Su family to contain us when it's over—but, do you think Your Majesty will listen to him?" ”

There was a hint of sarcasm in the queen's tone, "Originally, Your Majesty has been suspicious enough these days, even Ah Xu, the cousin who followed him when he was a child, was so suspicious that he was out of his mind, what do you think is the reason why Gu Shao has been trusted and reused by His Majesty until now?" It is nothing more than because he was left behind by the first emperor; Second, he knows how to follow His Majesty when he should follow His Majesty! ”

"Your Majesty is most worried about his throne now!"

"The reason why Shao wants to attack the two kings of Suxiang is that in addition to being afraid of long nights and dreams, he actually has no intention of consolidating the emperor's favor through this matter!"

In other words, if this time the thing is done. Then Gu Shao can not only get His Majesty's greatest trust and dependence, but he can even seize this opportunity to guide His Majesty on the right track and fulfill his wish to support His Majesty to be a generation of Ming Jun! ”

The queen took a shallow sip of the agarwood drink, and after putting it down, Fang continued, "But if he messes up, it is still the second thing to disappoint His Majesty, and the most important thing is that if His Majesty knows that he deliberately let the king go, what do you think Your Majesty will think of him?" ”

Xin Xian smiled: "Our smart majesty, of course, thinks that even Gu Shao can't be trusted!" But the slave and maid have the courage to tell the truth: Your Majesty, when the first emperor was still alive, although he was not very shrewd and capable, but his performance was still okay! Otherwise, if the emperor favored him again, how could he insist on making him a prince? Why are you so confused now? The Manchu Dynasty civil and military, I don't believe in this and I don't believe in that, is it difficult for him to rely on Zhu Qin's help alone to govern this huge country in the future? ”

"Doing things and being a person are two different things!" Empress Wei's tone was flat, "Although Your Majesty's qualifications are mediocre, how wise is the first emperor?" The first emperor worked hard to teach him for so many years, and he knew how to deal with several government affairs, what's so strange? It's just that the prestige of the first emperor is too heavy, and he is too spoiled, you think everyone up and down knows that His Majesty is the heart and liver of the first emperor, except for the eldest princess of the country, who is not afraid of the first emperor, who dares to play with Your Majesty? With such concerted efforts, and even someone quietly helped him fill in the gaps in private, it was natural that he would do things smoothly. ”

"But after the first emperor goes, His Majesty ascends the throne, and without the first emperor to press him down, the people up and down will also think about it - Your Majesty will no longer have a protector who can make him trust and rely on like the first emperor, and it is inevitable that he will panic!"

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly, "So you see, after Gu Shao leaves this time, he will definitely quietly track down and see what kind of confidence this palace has to win him over on behalf of the prince, but he will never reveal a single thing to His Majesty!" ”

The Empress sighed slowly, "After all, it's not just Your Majesty who doesn't trust most of the courtiers now, Gu Shao doesn't trust Your Majesty now!" ”

- Judging from Emperor Duanhua's recent performance, he wants to know that the queen who has just been released has the idea of being the queen mother, who knows what will happen?

When the time comes, it will inevitably complicate the situation even more.

And in order to protect this emperor, Gu Shao is now in a difficult environment where his fists are difficult to defeat and his hands are invincible, how can he let Emperor Duanhua hold back again?

Of course, the reason why Empress Wei revealed those words to him was not just to block the prime minister.

"Gu Shao has already attacked King Su, in order not to let His Majesty suspect him, he must also kill King Su!" The queen raised her hand and looked at the newly dyed nails, because the temple was wide and deep, even if the lamp was lit at the moment, it still looked a little dim.

After many years of pampering, the woman in the world of motherhood can be a grandmother in a few years, a pair of hands are still white and flawless, under the backdrop of the silver phoenix skirt embroidered on the bottom of the silk, like a fine mutton fat jade carving.

And the fingertips are dotted with gaudy, like blood that has never dried up.

The crimson skirt under the palm is like a blood stain after drying.

Looking at this scene, there was a sudden sense of cruelty, reflecting the queen's originally graceful and luxurious smile, which was actually a little bewitching.

She said slowly, "But if King Su dies, the Su family will definitely fall into a disadvantageous situation!" ”

"And Your Majesty has been jealous of King Su for a long time, and he will definitely ask to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill the Su family!"

"So no one is holding us back, of course Gu Shao is not at ease!"

"In the end, he is just a foreign minister, no matter how long his hands are, it is not enough to make a difference in this palace - and now, from the Empress Dowager to the Empress Dowager to the main palace, who wants to see His Majesty continue to reign?"

The queen smiled at this, "What do you think he would do in this case?" ”

"The slave thought, will he go to find a helper?" Xin Xian pondered for a while, and said uncertainly, "After all, Gu Shao himself is in a high position, but there have been no outstanding juniors in the clan in recent years, and the Hongzhou Gu clan has been in decline. However, even if he has a successor, Hongzhou Gu's background is far worse than our Fengzhou Wei! It's not enough for him to rely on the dual identities of the prime minister and the minister to deal with us! ”

"Especially if our majesty is willing to listen to him, it's hard to say!"

"It's because the slave thinks that he still has to find a helper."

"Xiliang Shen, Donghu Liu, and the side branch of the Song family, these three families are the same as us, and they have a profound heritage, but because of some reasons in the early years, they have just begun to enter the WTO - they cannot threaten His Majesty and Gu Shao, and they need Gu Shao's promotion, and the possibility of success is still very great!"

Speaking of this, she sighed again, "However, it is only possible! ”

"After all, the slaves and maids can't eat it, do they dare to turn their faces with Old Madam Duanmu?"

- The reason why Xiliang Shen, Donghu Liu, and the Song side branches are tied to Yanhou Mansion is not only because of the old lady Duanmu, but also because they have been away from the center for too long and urgently need to rise.

At that time, the Yanhou Mansion was still the Guogong Mansion, which was very prominent, and the emperor's favor was profound, and it was a very ideal golden thigh.

But now......

From the Duke of the Kingdom to the Marquis, and has not been promoted back so far, not to mention, even Song Yixiao, the wife of the Marquis of Yan, is still vague, which shows that even if the simple and white saint is no longer there, it is not as good as before!

At this time, Gu Shao, who was in a high position, stretched out an olive branch, and from the perspective of the interests of those families themselves, there was indeed value in taking over.

Of course, it's just that, whether they will abandon Old Madam Duanmu and Yanhou Mansion and switch to Gu Shao is really hard to say.

After all, the last two daughters of Jinxiutang, although Mrs. Yan Guotai, the grandmother of Jane and Xubai, was an outlier and joke among the famous families of that era, Mrs. Duanmu was a very qualified lady of Jinxiutang.

It can even be said that the old lady Duanmu is the real lady of the valve.

She has been dormant for twenty years, how can she allow her allies to easily betray without paying a heavy price?

What's more, now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Emperor Duanhua's throne is actually not so stable.

The three families of Shen, Liu and Song are not desperate and can only choose Gu Shao - so what is the possibility that they will be persuaded by Gu Shao?

"That's the problem!" Empress Wei smiled slightly, "Shen Liu's side may not necessarily choose Gu Shao, but the helpers that Gu Shao can count on must be them!" Moreover, since the Yanhou Mansion had already separated from His Majesty, Gu Shao would try to rebel even if he had the intention of leading Old Lady Duanmu and the Yanhou Mansion to be suspicious of Shen Liu! ”

Xin Xianqi said: "But Niangniang, if you do this, Old Lady Duanmu and Yanhou Mansion will inevitably hate Gu Shao - the problem is, even if there is no such thing, they will not have any good feelings for Gu Shao, right?" ”

So what is the special significance of Empress Wei's move?

"Not having a good impression is not the same thing as having a murderous intent." Empress Wei shook her head and said, "Especially Gu Shao's fame is all over the world, if he doesn't have a considerable stake, normal people won't touch him, at most send him home to retire!" But if he went to dig the corner of the old lady Duanmu, it would be hard to say! That old lady was born with a noble background, but her life was hard, not only her own life was hard, but even her own sister and nephew were frequently unexpected, so don't look at her, she will still hold the shelf of a gentle and elegant old lady - that is her city mansion can hide deeply, in fact, I don't know how much resentment, grievances and hatred have accumulated in my heart! ”

"If Gu Shao doesn't go against her directly, it's okay, if she dares to provoke her directly, she will never let Gu Shao go-can't help Old Madam Duanmu enough to swallow her anger over the years?!"

Xin Xian seemed to understand and said: "Niangniang wants to use the hand of Old Lady Duanmu to eradicate Gu Shao?" ”

"What words!" Empress Wei reprimanded with a sneer, "Although Gu Shao has to protect His Majesty, he is also the prince's teacher in the end, and he has been working with the prince in the past two years, what does the palace want him to die?" It's too late for him to stay in this palace! ”

She sighed, "You think, this person is very famous, and he also cherishes such a reputation - in fact, he just doesn't cherish it, and he has to maintain this reputation for the sake of the family, after all, there is no outstanding descendant of Hongzhou Gu, and he can only live by eating his old book." In short, the first emperor specially reinstated him, and left him to assist His Majesty, and finally His Majesty disappeared within a few years of ascending the throne! What do you think he will do? ”

"Of course, it's to say goodbye to the old man and return home!"

Although Gu Shao has been paying attention to his body over the years in order to show his ambitions, it can be seen that he is not a person who is willing to be plain.

But as an auxiliary minister, the pillar of this dynasty - if the emperor he wants to protect is not kept after all, then whether it is for posture or self-esteem, Gu Shao will resign.

However, Empress Wei didn't want him to leave, "The prince is still young, although the palace will have some intrigues, when it comes to this ability to govern the country, I don't dare to say how good he is!" It's rare for such a loyal old minister, how can he let him retreat to the forest? ”

In fact, the queen's real plan was not said: not only did she worry about the Wei family, but as the Wei daughter who was not very close to her mother's family, she was also worried that the Wei family would take advantage of the convenience of the young lord to set up the young prince and let her mother and son be puppets!

After all, Wei Xi is weak and incompetent in the eyes of outsiders, but Queen Wei, Wei Xi's biological daughter, knows the true face of her mother's father.

She, a queen who is considered very qualified inside and out, was taught by Wei Xi.

And Empress Wei did not have the consciousness of living for the Wei family, dying for the Wei family, and dedicating her life to the Wei family, what she cared about most was her own son - then, while cooperating with her mother's family and plotting for the throne, she naturally had to grasp Gu Shao, an old minister who was enough to balance her mother's family!

"With the threat of Old Madam Duanmu and Yanhou Mansion, although Gu Shao may not be able to stay at once, there is always an incision." Empress Wei narrowed her eyes and said, "I have been a teacher for the prince for all these years, and this palace doesn't believe that he is completely ruthless to the prince!" ”

Xin Xian hesitated for a while, and finally asked: "That...... What does Niangniang mean, is it not to win over Yanhou Mansion? It is said that the Su family has been trying to get in touch with Yanhou Mansion in the past two days! ”