Ma Chao didn't care at all. Ma Chao doesn't care who sits on the country, what he really cares about is that the people in the world can live a little better. If the family really overthrew the Han family, then he only had to manage to escape back to Liangzhou. After that, he relied on Liangzhou to compete with those ambitious people.

Of course, Ma Chao can't tell the truth, he must try to "trick the Empress Dowager Dong into the thief ship". Empress Dowager Dong is the patriarch of the Han family and has a lot of right to speak. Theoretically, the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty could become the de facto co-ruler of the world at any time, and there were two main methods: after the death of the emperor, the emperor was called the system, and the new monarch was directly determined in the name of justice; colluded with the courtiers to abolish the emperor and set up a young emperor, and it was logical to weigh the system in the court and listen to the government.

Such a political ecology ran through the entire Han Dynasty of "ruling the world with filial piety", and the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasty were the same. For example, in the Western Han Dynasty, the most prominent ones were Empress Lu and Empress Dowager Dou. Empress Lu's power was not inferior to that of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, and the slaughter of the princes of the Liu family was like slaughtering pigs and sheep; The hero group didn't dare to come out when she was still alive, and only after her death did they dare to liquidate the stupid Lu Chan Lu Lu.

Empress Dowager Dou's power is also in full swing. The reason why Wen Jingshi chose Huang Lao's technique and inaction was largely because of the tendency of the Empress Dowager Dou. Most Chinese parents prefer the youngest son, and the Empress Dowager Dou is no different. Empress Dowager Dou favored her youngest son, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and sealed him in the richest Central Plains to establish the Liang State; He also repeatedly asked Emperor Jing to identify Liu Wu as the successor. After Emperor Jing and King Liang were estranged, Empress Dowager Dou shouted all day long that "the emperor killed my son". The pressure on Emperor Jing can be imagined. Emperor Jing was in the past, and Emperor Jing had been living in the shadow of his mother.

The power of the Queen Mother in the Eastern Han Dynasty was even more incomprehensible. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the queen mothers were all greedy for power and supported the young emperor, so that they could logically weigh the dynasty and the heroine of the world. Their fathers, brothers, sons and nephews have all become their most powerful arms; Through their relatives, the queen mothers all became de facto emperors and exercised imperial power. Because the Eastern Han Dynasty was in power for a long time, it was not so much that the world was the emperor's in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but that the world was the queen mother's.

Such a position is similar to that of the later vice president of the Mi imperialists, when the president dies in office, is impeached and removed from office, or resigns, the vice president is indisputably succeeded to the presidency. Therefore, there is a strong resemblance between the Queen Mother and the Vice President. Moreover, the status of the queen mother is much higher than that of the vice president, the president can fire the vice president, but the emperor cannot fire his mother; If the emperor really did this, then the whole world would fire the emperor.

Ma Chao clearly realized the weight of the Empress Dowager's power that he further realized that the Empress Dowager Dong had to win over.

Ma Chao said: "Your Majesty should know that all the things that eliminate the enemy, do great things, and achieve great achievements are extremely dangerous and impossible to be 100% sure. The greater the success, the greater the risk, and the less certainty. And in the process, it is even more fast-changing, and until the last moment, no one can win with certainty. Therefore, the minister will never promise to His Majesty, and the minister has full confidence in attacking the family. The only thing the minister can promise is that as long as His Majesty fully supports the minister in attacking the family, the minister's grasp will be greater, and the chances of success will be greater. May Your Majesty think of it. ”

How could Empress Dowager Dong not know such a truth? But this matter is too important and too dangerous, and she does not dare not be thoughtful and cautious. So she remained silent.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Dong had not made up her mind, Ma Chao was really anxious. Suddenly, Ma Chao thought that human nature is all about seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. The passion for profit is always stronger than the fear of harm. If you refuse to act out of fear of harm, it does not mean that the harm is too great, but that the benefit is not attractive enough. Although Empress Dowager Dong was afraid that the family would overthrow the Han family, if she was given enough benefits, she had no reason not to take the risk.

So Ma Chao said: "The minister knows that this matter is too dangerous, and it is normal for Your Majesty to worry about Sheji." However, as discussed before, since His Majesty and the minister are trading, and Your Majesty has some doubts about the request made by the minister, it is better to listen to the return provided by the minister to His Majesty, and then make a decision. ”

As soon as she heard this, Empress Dowager Dong came to her senses, and she said: "Okay, let's talk about it, what kind of conditions to take in exchange for the support of the old woman." ”

Ma Chao didn't answer immediately, but turned around and walked up to Dong Chong and looked at him directly. Dong Zhong was a little nervous by Ma Chao's scorching gaze, and asked, "What are you doing under the public?" ”

Ma Chao reciprocated with a friendly smile: "The feet are still white, right?" ”

"Alas! Precisely. Dong Zhong sighed subconsciously.

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is your aunt at your feet, and your Majesty's nephew at your feet." As a royal relative, he is still white, which is really outrageous, and it is not in line with the Han family's system of reusing relatives at all. ”

Dong Zhong sighed again, lowered his head, and said, "Alas! Who's to say it isn't......"

Ma Chao asked again: "Do you want to become a hussar general?" Ma Chao remembered that in history, Dong Chong was appointed as a hussar general.

Dong Zhong raised his head, his face was incredible, and he said excitedly: "Hussar general? That's an official position with the same rank as the three dukes, second only to the general and the Taifu! ”

Ma Chao clearly saw the longing in Dong Chong's eyes, and his smile became stronger: "Not bad." There's no reason why you wouldn't want to be a hussar general, right? ”

Dong Zhong turned his head to look at the Empress Dowager Dong above with some expectation, and saw that the Empress Dowager Dong was quite interested, so he said: "Of course I want to think about it, but it's one thing to think about it, and it's another thing to realize it." ”

Ma Chao patted Dong Chong's shoulder, looked at him mysteriously, and said, "It doesn't matter, it's man-made, and I don't know." ”

As soon as he heard this, Dong Chong's body trembled with excitement, and he looked at Ma Chao with a grin.

Empress Dowager Dong listened to what Ma Chao said to Dong Chong, how could she not hear Ma Chao's extraneous voice? When Ma Chao turned around, the Empress Dowager Dong, who was still worried just now, was already in good spirits at the moment. Ma Chao said confidently: "The minister risked death to guess, in your majesty's heart, in fact, he has always been envious, jealous and hateful to another relative, right?" ”

Empress Dowager Dong showed a playful smile on her face and said, "Envy, jealousy, hatred? This statement is not only novel, but also very consistent. ”

Ma Chao stretched out his hand, looked helpless, and said: "Coincidentally, the minister is also very envious and jealous of the monstrous power of the general He Jin." ”

Two thousand-year-old foxes with similar interests couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

At this time, Princess Wannian said with some disgust: "Grandmother, you laugh so insidious......"

Ma Chao was not happy and said, "When the adults speak, His Highness should not interject." ”

This time, it was the turn of the princess of Wannian who was not happy and said, "Who is younger!" Is this princess about the same age as you? Isn't it, grandmother? ”

Liu Man thought that the Empress Dowager Dong would support her, but who knew that the Empress Dowager Dong said: "Ten thousand years, adults speak, children shut up." ”