"Queen Mother, you are still young, how can you say such frustrating words."

Tian E only felt that sadness came from it, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red, "You're just worrying too much and overworking, just take a good rest." ”

"Hey, life is impermanent, who can say clearly, but if I go to the spring, I'm afraid I won't have the shame to face the emperor and my father."

Now that she is still there, her brother has been unscrupulous, if she goes one day, won't the whole Han world fall into his hands?

If the elder brother is a wise man, but, according to his father's words, he is insatiable and ignorant.

How can such a person rule the world?

Could it be that the foundation of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years was finally destroyed in the hands of the Liang family, and it became infamous for the ages.

This thought was difficult to calm down, and the Empress Dowager Liang suddenly frowned and asked, "Do you know which middle school attendant is on duty at night today?" ”

"This slave doesn't know, so I'll ask you."

Empress Dowager Liang thought for a while, and then ordered in a low voice, "You go and take a look, if Cao Teng or Zuo Yi is here, you can let them come over, but if it is Liu Guang or a few others, you don't have to make a noise." ”

Tian E knew that the Queen Mother must have something to do, "The slave knows it, and she will definitely act carefully." ”

After she left, Empress Dowager Liang sat under the lamp and pondered until Tian E came in again to report.

"Queen Mother, Cao Changzhi is here."

Empress Dowager Liang's face finally showed a smile, "Invite him in." ”

Cao Teng was a eunuch, and he used to be the most favored person around Emperor Shun back then, so among the six permanent servants in the inner court, his authority has always been the greatest.

Soon, Cao Teng walked in with small steps and respectfully.

"I've seen the Queen Mother, I don't know what happened to each other late at night?"

"Cao Chang sits."

The Queen Mother said, pointing to a stool very close to her, Cao Teng thanked him and sat down with a smile.

Tian E retreated lightly, covered the door, and stood at the door.

Seeing this scene, Cao Teng knew that tonight was unusual, and the Queen Mother must have something important to say.

Who knew that the Queen Mother looked at the lantern and was fascinated, and only after a while did she ask in a low voice, "Cao Chang has been in the palace for more than 20 years, right?" ”

"The minister entered the inner court at the age of nine, and it has been exactly thirty years now."

"Thirty years?" Empress Dowager Liang said with emotion, "It's been many years, and even I, if I calculate carefully, have only been in the palace for more than 20 years." ”

Cao Teng saw that she suddenly mentioned the past, and he couldn't figure out what he was going to do, so he had to cautiously echo two sentences.

"Cao Changshi, how did the first emperor treat you back then?"

Hearing Empress Dowager Liang ask, Cao Teng stood up and bowed down and replied: "When the minister was twelve years old, the Empress Dowager Deng transferred me to serve by the prince's side, saying a very disrespectful word, the first emperor treated the minister like a brother, and I still feel sad when I think about it. ”

He said this emotionally, and the Empress Dowager Liang also had a kinship, she had nothing to do in her life, but the first emperor treated her with deep affection and righteousness, and never favored others because of this.

Until her death, she did not promote the position of Emperor Chong's biological mother, Yu Meiren, and entrusted the Han world to her, so trusted, but now she is about to live up to it.

"Yes, the first emperor was elegant and gentle, and treated people with sincerity, but unfortunately he collapsed in his prime, which is really sad."

Empress Dowager Liang's eyes were also filled with tears, "But now, I have the ...... entrusted by the emperor."

Knowing that the Queen Mother was playing the mourning card, Cao Teng had to continue, "The Queen Mother has always done her best for the country, and the spirit of the first emperor in the sky should also be seen in his eyes." ”

"Since ancient times, kings have been well versed in the art of balance, but since the new emperor ascended the throne, the power of the great general has become more and more powerful, and it has almost been a hundred promises, and in the long run, I am afraid it will not be a good omen."

Liang Ji is the sibling brother of the Queen Mother, and his power is directly related to the Queen Mother, but Cao Teng feels that the Queen Mother has no reason to test her loyalty.

Looking at its color, it should be a heartfelt word.

After all, the general has recently become more and more arrogant and domineering, not only suppressing and bribing the ministers of the DPRK and China, but also planting people in the inner court forces.

Now among the six middle attendants, two of them are clearly on Liang Ji's side, and two of them are at both ends, in addition, he has also bought and installed his own little yellow door in large quantities.

The power of the inner court, which was firmly in the hands of the Queen Mother and herself, has now been greatly weakened.

If this continues, I am afraid that in the entire Han world, only the Liang Ji family will be dominant.

Although he and Liang Ji are allies on the surface, this guy has no mercy when he digs up his own corners.

Cao Teng is not an ambitious person, he has been on the defensive for the past six months, avoiding in many ways, but Liang Ji has to make inches and press forward step by step.

Gradually, even he already felt the crisis, but he couldn't understand the queen mother's intentions for a while, especially after Li Gu was dismissed for no reason, no one dared to say anything about Liang Ji in front of her.

Even so, he cautiously asked, "What about that...... What does the Queen Mother mean? ”

"The reason why the general is so unscrupulous is because no one can restrain him, but Taiwei Hu Guang only knows how to make promises, Sikong Zhao Jie is also relying on his snort, and Situ Yuan Tang is a wise man to protect himself."

Speaking of this, a fierce light suddenly burst out in her eyes, "I want to remove the Taiwei Hu Guang and replace it with someone who can confront the general." ”

By now, Cao Teng has basically determined the Queen Mother's mind, and he has indeed made up his mind to start weakening Liang Ji's power.

Having said this, he had already had to express his position, and after thinking for a while, Cao Teng frowned and asked.

"Who does the Queen Mother plan to nominate to succeed the post of Grand Lieutenant?"

Empress Dowager Liang looked directly into his eyes, "What does Cao Changshi think, how is Da Honglu Du Qiao?" ”

Cao Teng nodded, "Da Honglu is upright, honest and talented, and he is indeed the best candidate." ”

The most important thing is that Du Qiao and Liang Ji have always had grievances, and the rift between the two can be said to have a long history.

As early as the first year of Han An (142), Du Qiao, one of the eight envoys, once reported that Liang Ji's cronies Liang Rang, Cui Ying and Bigong embezzled more than 10 million yuan, which finally led to the dismissal of Bigong.

In the first year of Yongjia (145), Liu Junshi, who was the Taishou of Yongchang at the time, ordered someone to cast a snake with patterns in gold to Liang Ji in order to tie Liang Ji.

Later, Yizhou Assassin Shi Chonghui exposed and arrested Yongchang Taishou, and reported it to the imperial court in the fastest way. At that time, Situ Huguang and Sikong Zhao Jie were afraid of Liang Ji's obscenity, so they did not dare to investigate.

In order to shirk responsibility, he sent this golden snake to Sinong's mansion, and Du Qiao was the big Sinong at that time.

Liang Ji was greedy, so he naturally wanted to take this golden snake back, so he deliberately found Du Qiao, saying that he wanted to borrow it and take a look, but in fact, he swallowed it privately.

Du Qiao is an upright person, where would he not know Liang Ji's fancy intestines, so he resolutely refused to give it, and handed over the golden snake to make a book, which also made Liang Ji even more dissatisfied.

Later, Liang Ji's youngest daughter died early, and the husband and wife were sad, and many ministers who befriended them went to the funeral.

Du Qiao was very unaccustomed to this kind of impolite behavior, he didn't go and didn't say anything, and angrily reprimanded those officials, and Liang Ji hated it even more when he found out.

The last time the emperor was established, Du Qiao and Li Gu openly opposed him, and the sum of these piles was enough to make the narrow-minded general want to get rid of him quickly.