Since ancient times, there has been no greater credit than the establishment of the emperor.

In some cases, the benefits of supporting the establishment are even greater than the benefits of expanding the territory.

But for a giant clan of the level of the Fengzhou Wei clan, this kind of thing, unless it comes to the life and death of the clan, they will not do it.

Especially not to do it openly.

The reason is simple: fame!

Pay attention to the long-standing family, and no one can ignore the reputation.

And a family that has fallen behind the reputation of "killing the monarch" and "manipulating the change of the throne" will definitely not go far.

Because as long as there is a British lord in the royal family, the first thing must be to kill such a family - the kind that is uprooted!

lest one day, the family will look at themselves unpleasantly and kill themselves and replace them with someone else.

Even if you are lucky enough to catch up with the stage when the royal family is not in contention, it does not mean that you can sit back and relax: the royal family is weak, and most of the world will not be too good.

This kind of family properly gives people the opportunity to raise the banner of "Qingjun side......

In the eyes of Wei Xi, the head of the Wei family, Empress Wei's mother and son are not worth his ruins of the Wei family's long-term future.

So he vetoed Wei Pi's temptation without hesitation, but he didn't mean that he really stood by and watched Queen Wei's mother and son.

"Although Gu Shao will probably not ignore the queen and the crown prince, in order to prevent accidents, you should take a trip and tell him something!" Wei Xi took a sip of tea and said lightly, "Let's just say that when King Liang faced the saint alone before, he had already revealed the original smallpox to His Majesty...... Fortunately, Yan Guogong was still in the palace at the time, and then urgently dissuaded His Majesty, so His Majesty did not pursue it! However, now that His Majesty has begun to rehash the death of Empress Dowager Cui's aunt and nephew, it is also late for His Majesty to notice this matter again! ”

Wei Pi got up and responded, and hesitated: "Will this make Gu Shao feel that we are blackmailing him?" ”

"It's not like we're not involved in this matter!" Wei Xi glared at him with hatred, "Jian Pingyu's father and son are the conclusion that they are the real murderers, or did I tell Your Majesty!" I threaten Gu Shao with this?! ”

"It's me who is confused!" Wei Pi came to his senses at this time, his face turned red, and he hurriedly saluted, "I'll do it!" ”

After a while, Gu Shao rubbed the corners of his forehead helplessly, and said to He Lou Duhan below: "That old fox in Weixi, his own daughter is grounded, he doesn't want to come out, but he forces me!" ”

"Wei Shangshu is really cold." He Lou Duhan frowned, "Even if the queen mother is not, in the end, she is his biological daughter, and now that she is in a predicament, how can Wei Shangshu not ask?" ”

"If he hadn't asked, he wouldn't have sent his son to me!" Gu Shao shook his head, just like Wei Xi taught Wei Pi, he is also teaching He Lou Duhan now, "Your Majesty is not the first emperor today, as soon as he ascends the throne, he will suppress the court up and down, it can be said that everything is under control - the queen was grounded, and the Wei family jumped out like this and that, which will only make Your Majesty more and more suspicious and disgusted with the Wei family and the queen, and there will be no harm but no benefit!" How could that old fox in Weixi do such a thing? ”

He Lou Duhan looked at his grandfather with concern: "But since Your Majesty has already had a rift with the Queen Mother, you will go and talk to the Queen Mother, what if you annoy Your Majesty?" ”

"No, it won't." Gu Shao was very concerned about him by his grandson, smiled and stroked his long beard before continuing, "Do you think that Your Majesty has now torn his face with the Empress Dowager, grounded the Empress, and imprisoned King Liang and Marquis Boling. ”

In fact, He Wenqiong's days with Emperor Duanhua were not short, but his luck was not very good:

At first, Emperor Duanhua had Emperor Xianjia as a backer, and he would not be dependent on his subordinates, and He Wenqiong was not a relative of Emperor Duanhua like Jian Xubai, so he only maintained a pure relationship with Emperor Duanhua;

After Emperor Xianjia went, Gu Shao, the prime minister, crushed the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces in an all-round way - He Wenqiong knew that he was not Gu Shao's opponent, and expressed his respect and obedience to Gu Shao very early, so he would not lean towards Emperor Duanhua, lest Gu Shao think that he wanted to fight for power.

So after the troubles of the past two days, Emperor Duanhua has unknowingly reached the point of betrayal and separation.

The cronies of the past are almost gone now.

At this time, how could the emperor lose Gu Shao's face again?

What's more, Gu Shao didn't directly mention Empress Wei to the emperor - half a day later, in Xuanming Palace, Gu Shao finished saluting, but mentioned Cui Jianlian's death: "I heard that Your Majesty has found out the truth, I don't know what the truth is?" ”

Emperor Duanhua was indeed as Wei Xi said, because Cui Jianlian's death caused a rift in Jian Xubai, he also began to consider what King Liang said, Gu Shao deliberately deceived the monarch in the matter of smallpox, and also used his own hands to eradicate the old opponent - at this moment, he briefly told Gu Shao what happened, but the corner of his eye has been carefully observing Gu Shao.

It's a pity that Gu Shao's qi cultivation kung fu is too good, and the emperor can't see his thoughts, so he can only sigh in disappointment and say, "Gu Xiang can't come now, and I am about to send someone to invite him." Now that it's just right to come, although the truth of this matter has been ascertained, I am a little undecided about how to deal with it! ”

"The minister dared to ask: Since the cause of the death of the Shuren Cui family has been ascertained." When Gu Shao heard this, he thought for a while, and said, "But I don't know, Your Majesty wants to continue to track down the death of Empress Dowager Cui?" If this is the case, then it is too early to mention the disposal now, it is better to wait for the results of the death of the Empress Dowager Cui to come out, and then make a plan? ”

Emperor Duanhua frowned: "My biological mother died suddenly, what was the situation in the palace at that time, Gu Xiang also knew. So this matter was investigated by the first emperor himself - the first emperor was wise and martial, far better than me! The first emperor himself said that my biological mother died of a sudden illness, how could it be fake? ”

"The first emperor personally investigated, there is no falsehood!" Gu Shao nodded very considerately, and said, "In this way, what Song Lu said about the death of the Empress Dowager Cui and the Empress Dowager and Mrs. Yan Guo is slandered out of thin air!" ”

"But the queen was involved in the death of the concubine Cui after all!" Emperor Duanhua heard that he was going to speak for Empress Wei, snorted coldly, and said, "In vain, Fei Fei has always thought that the queen is tolerant and generous, and she treats the Cui family like a sister!" ”

Gu Shao didn't argue for the queen, but nodded and said: "The queen's move is indeed a loss of the demeanor of the mother of a country!" ”

When he said this, Emperor Duanhua was a little stunned, and after looking at him suspiciously, he said, "I don't know what Gu Xiang thinks, how should I deal with the queen?" ”

"The minister thinks that the queen has violated the rule of seven outs." Gu Shao didn't think about it and said, "How to deal with it, it should be decided by His Majesty!" ”

"......" Emperor Duanhua glared at him half speechless and half annoyed - jealousy of the side concubine can indeed be regarded as a violation of the jealousy rule in the seven, the problem is that if an ordinary housewife kills a good concubine, she may not necessarily go to court, let alone the middle palace?

Especially since the crown prince is still the only male heir under the emperor's knees, for this point, it is impossible for Emperor Duanhua to abolish the queen!

"The queen is my wife." After waiting for a long time, seeing that Gu Shao had no intention of handing the ladder, Emperor Duanhua could only round the field by himself, "What's more, the prince is also old, so he can't fall into the face of the prince's biological mother for the sake of a concubine Cui." ”

Gu Shao said: "But the seven rules are not trivial, if Your Majesty gently exposed the queen because of the crown prince, what if the queen commits it again in the future?" The minister heard that His Majesty has the intention of enriching the harem, and after this incident, there are not one or two people in the harem who are more beautiful and more worthy of His Majesty's will than the Cui family! At that time, I'm afraid this palace will be in chaos! ”

Emperor Duanhua looked at him suspiciously for a while before he said tentatively: "Gu Xiang said so, but what is there to propose?" ”

"The minister thinks that it is better to let the queen lie ill for a few days, and after the newcomer enters the palace, choose her sage to take charge of the harem." Gu Shao said, "In this way, the queen has someone involved, and she will not rashly attack the concubines again!" ”

"That's a good idea." Emperor Duanhua looked at him suspiciously, "It's just...... Didn't Gu Xiang always speak for the queen before? Why did you persuade me to deal with the queen this time? ”

When Gu Shao heard this, he said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood the minister!" The reason why the minister used to speak for the queen was because he didn't know what the queen did to the concubine Cui, and the harmony between the emperor and the queen was a good omen for the country! The minister naturally hopes that His Majesty and the Queen are in love and harmony! Now that the queen knows that she has failed Her Majesty's expectations, how can the minister protect the queen? After all, the ministers were entrusted by the first emperor, and the loyal ones have always been His Majesty, not the Empress! ”

Emperor Duanhua sighed when he heard this: "I can only trust Gu Xiang now!" ”

Only me?

Gu Shao said secretly in his heart: It seems that Yan Guogong has also been dragged down by his wife!

…… These words reached the Wei family not long after, and Wei Pi rushed to the study to see Wei Xi in a hurry: "Dad! Gu Shao is simply too deceitful! ”

"Get out!" Wei Xi turned around, looked at his son's red-faced and red-eared and anxious appearance, raised his eyebrows, but pointed out the door, "Retreat outside the courtyard and come back in - how many times have I told you?" My son of Ruiyu Hall should have the demeanor and bearing that the Wei family should have! You panic when you encounter something, what's the difference between you and those ordinary people outside?! ”

Wei Pi almost wanted to vomit blood, but was glared at by his father's stern gaze, so he had to say: "Yes!" ”

Turned around and went out, walked to the door of the moon cave, tidied up his clothes, entered the hospital with an unhurried pace, passed through the court, walked slowly through the corridor, and asked for instructions at the door of the study: "Dad?" ”

"Come in!" Wei Xi snorted at this time, motioned to the little guy who was waiting for the pen and ink, and moved an embroidery stool to the side of his bookcase.

Wei Pi suppressed his crazy mood, and after saluting, he sat down according to his father's instructions, and secretly reminded himself that he couldn't speak fast, and then said: "Dad, I just received the news that Gu Shao entered the palace to face the saint, and when he mentioned the queen, he actually said that the queen committed seven rules, and asked His Majesty to decide!" ”

"Your Majesty is unwilling to abolish the crown prince - the matter can already be turned into a big thing here, but Gu Shao said again, if the queen is not punished, I am afraid that the queen will not repent and will commit it again in the future!"

"I actually suggest that Your Majesty take over the power of the queen's six palaces and divide them with the newcomers who are about to enter the palace!"

Wei Pi said angrily, "Isn't this too much of a deception, what is it?!" ”

A queen without palace power, what kind of queen is that?

The new concubines must despise the Middle Palace because of this, and the Middle Palace has lost its majesty, how can it deter those who are interested in the ambition of the Mingren Palace?!

This is tantamount to pushing the prince to the cusp!

"This old horseman!" When Wei Xi heard this, he also frowned and scolded, but there was not much annoyance in his tone, and said, "He is taking revenge on our family to force him to come out - but you don't have to worry about the queen and the prince, even if the queen has no palace power, she lives alone in the palace, and she must have the ability to protect herself." As for the crown prince, how could Gu Shao not be optimistic about his students? He did this, but the queen's mother and son couldn't do without his support from now on! ”

Originally, although Empress Wei also valued Gu Shao, the emperor was affectionate, and the prince was both a grandson and a long, although Gu Shao was helpful to the prince's ascension to the throne, it did not play a decisive role.

But now, the queen is about to lose her palace power, but Emperor Duanhua wants to recruit concubines.

After these newcomers enter the palace and give birth to a prince, how can everyone be at peace and not think about progress? The queen's mother and son don't want to be cannon fodder, but they have to hug Gu Shao's thigh!

Such a change in status is certainly a good thing for Gu Shao, but it is a tragedy for the queen's mother and son, and for the Wei family!

Wei Pi said anxiously: "Dad, I know all this!" I just wanted to ask you, Gu Shao has calculated the queen's mother and son like this, can we still look at it?! ”

I couldn't help it, and continued, "Before, you said that the queen was grounded, and it was inconvenient for us to come out, so we had to let Gu Shao do it!" As a result, Gu Shao took the opportunity to trap the queen's mother and son, as well as our Wei family-it can be seen that this outsider is unreliable! The queen's mother and son are in trouble, in the final analysis, we still have to do it ourselves, don't we?! ”