Chapter 53: Promise
Luoyang, inside the Zhaoyang Palace.
Mrs. Guo sat expressionlessly on the top seat, it was still early at the moment, and it was the most proud hour of the Queen Mother.
Zheng Xiaotong sat respectfully on the side, and there was a woman sitting opposite him at the moment.
Zheng Xiaotong's clan is extremely weak, and his family all live in Luoyang with him.
The Queen Mother didn't even look at his granddaughter a few more times.
Zheng Xiaotong's granddaughter doesn't seem to be very old, and she is probably a few years older than Cao Chao.
She inherited Zheng Xiaotong's figure, not like the Empress Dowager Guo, who is tall and big, a head taller than the Empress Dowager Guo.
Her face is very delicate, the whole person is clean, facing the Queen Mother, she doesn't seem to have much restraint, her eyes are very bright, looking at the furnishings in the hall wantonly, lively and bold.
This is a typical Wei Jin beauty.
Empress Dowager Guo looked at Zheng Xiaotong and asked unhappily: "How come I don't know about Xu Pei?" ”
Zheng Xiaotong smiled bitterly, "The minister also found out yesterday." ”
"It was Zhong Jun and Zongzheng Cao Yu in the service, and the leading general Xiahou Xian and others came forward, and the ministers came to see the Queen Mother."
He was explaining to the Queen Mother, it wasn't that he wanted to kiss, this was what the people in the temple said to him, and he couldn't refuse.
When Empress Dowager Guo heard the names of several of them, her face calmed down a little.
"Your Majesty's marriage cannot be taken lightly, this is your granddaughter?"
Empress Dowager Guo looked at the woman on the side, with scrutiny in her eyes.
Zheng Xian met the Queen Mother's gaze, and did not mean to retreat, but showed a smile.
"Queen Mother, exactly."
Empress Dowager Guo was immediately a little displeased, she didn't like to share her power with others, this was different from Sima Yuke, since it was what the ministers wanted, it must be the real queen.
She didn't want a strong queen in the palace.
And this woman is definitely not a quiet and calm person in terms of appearance, temperament, or tone.
Empress Dowager Guo just glanced at her, and then looked at Zheng Xiaotong on the side.
"It seems that Gong Zheng is busy with state affairs and is not very concerned about family affairs."
This is almost scolding Zheng Xiaotong for not having a good tutor.
Zheng Xiaotong frowned slightly, he didn't like to argue, but he was not an easy person to be bullied.
"Queen Mother, my granddaughter is a good reader, she read the Book of Filial Piety when she was young, and she is extremely filial to her family, and she has never been rude."
Empress Dowager Guo saw that Zheng Xiaotong was a little angry, and hurriedly said, "I'm not saying that she is bad. ”
Empress Dowager Guo is such a person, bullying the weak and fearing the hard.
Zheng Xiaotong said seriously: "This matter is still up to you to decide." ”
"Since you've seen it, let's retire!"
Zheng Xiaotong stood up, called his granddaughter and left here, and the Empress Dowager Guo stopped talking.
It wasn't until Zheng Xiaotong left that she scolded angrily: "Everyone who is also a classic of governance, how can you dare to be so rude?" ”
Guo's husband was standing not far away, and when he heard the queen mother's complaints, he couldn't help but complain at this moment.
You all know it's everyone, why do you have to talk to someone about tutoring?
You can say that he has no talent, that he has no morality, even that he is ugly, but you can't say that other people's family style and tutor, people's father is Zheng Xuan, this is what people care about the most.
Empress Dowager Guo looked a little entangled, and said to Guo's husband on the side: "Go and invite Your Majesty over." ”
Guo's husband nodded and left here in a hurry.
Zheng Xiaotong walked out of Zhaoyang Hall with his granddaughter, Zheng Xian secretly glanced at Zheng Xiaotong, "Father, am I in trouble?" ”
"No, once there is a conflict of interests, no matter how good you do, you won't be happy with her."
Zheng Xian then spoke: "Father, in fact, I don't want to be a queen. ”
"This seems to be a good thing, but once things reach a pole, there will be new changes, who knows if this matter will cause huge trouble to the family?"
"Besides, I don't like to be controlled since I was a child, and I don't like it in my heart when I stay in this palace and can't go out all day."
"Besides, I heard that the emperor is two years younger than me, and I don't want to marry a child."
Just as Zheng Xian was saying what she thought, she suddenly encountered a group of people in the distance, who were driving in the direction of Zhaoyang Palace.
Zheng Xiaotong was shocked, hurriedly stopped, and stood aside, Zheng Xian also followed his example and stood behind him.
"Gong Zheng."
A person walked out of the Zhuhuang Gate and met Zheng Xiaotong with a smile.
Zheng Xiaotong hurriedly saluted, "Your Majesty! ”
Zheng Xian was a little stunned, and secretly raised her head, this is that baby, huh? ?
I saw that a handsome young man was standing in front of his grandfather, he was very tall, on par with his father, his skin was very white and tender, like jade, his sword eyebrows were bright, and his martial arts were extraordinary.
He stood in front of his eldest father, although he had a smile on his face, he gave people a great sense of oppression, which made people dare not despise him, and he felt a little arrogant.
Zheng Xian was stunned.
Cao Chao picked up Zheng Xiaotong in front of him and said: "I already know about Zhong Shiji, he is really rude to you, please rest assured, I will talk about him well." ”
"Your Majesty, Zhong Jun is not selfish, so there is no need to be like this."
"No, how can you let him bully my ministers?"
Cao Chao's voice was a little low, with a kind of magnetism, he talked to Zheng Xiaotong a few more words, and then said goodbye to him with a smile.
"Father, this is the Son of Heaven??"
Zheng Xian asked in astonishment.
Zheng Xiaotong nodded, "Yes, martial Taizu, Wenbi Chen Si, Great Wei has this emperor, it is really a blessing for all the people." ”
Zheng Xian's good-looking brows suddenly twisted together, "Father, am I wearing the wrong clothes today?" ”
"Huh?"
"Why didn't Your Majesty even look at me? Am I that ugly? ”
"I'm not optimistic, didn't you just say it? Who knows if a good thing will turn into a bad thing? ”
Zheng Xian looked a little reluctant in the direction where the young man left, and then followed the eldest father to leave here.
The men of the Wei and Jin dynasties ignored the etiquette, and so did the women, and after the power of the etiquette was weakened, the women of the Wei and Jin dynasties began to become extraordinarily bold, lively, and confident.
Wang Rong's wife likes to call Wang Rong by Qing, and this is originally the way men call their wives.
Wang Rong said to his wife: Don't call me that anymore, I should call you that!
His wife said: I love Qingqing, I am Qingqing, I am not Qingqing, who will be Qingqing?
Wang Rong was speechless for a moment.
Then there was Wang Hun, who was sitting with his wife Zhong and saw their son Wang Wuzi passing by in front of the court.
Wang Hun said to his wife very happily: "Giving birth to such a son is enough to be satisfied. ”
Zhong smiled and said, "If I can marry your brother, I will have more sons than now!" ”
In a time of strict etiquette, this sentence was enough to kill someone.
When Cao Chao walked to the front of Zhaoyang Palace, Guo's husband hurriedly went out, he was about to go to find Cao Chao, but he didn't expect that the other party actually came in advance.
When Cao Chao walked into the Zhaoyang Palace, Empress Dowager Guo hurriedly got up to greet him.
"My son is here!"
Cao Chao met the Queen Mother and sat next to the Queen Mother.
"My son, I've seen it, the little daughter of the Zheng family is definitely not a good match for you, I think this matter still needs to be considered more!"
Cao Chao was still a little hesitant at first, but when he heard the Empress Dowager Guo say this, he had an idea in his heart, since the Empress Dowager said that it was not a good match, then this woman may be really good.
He believes in the Queen Mother's vision too much, look at the people that the Queen Mother trusts and thinks are very good.
If the Queen Mother said that this woman was very good, then Cao Chao would be a little afraid to make a decision.
Cao Chao didn't care much about this, he cared too much about the consequences of being a woman, his great-grandfather had already demonstrated it himself, and Emperor Ming had also demonstrated it.
His eldest father has a short life, and it can be considered that he is in poor health, but what about his father's generation?
Why are they short-lived? Is it also not in good health?
No, mostly because of indulgence.
Cao Chao has too many things to deal with now, and the workload has reached an astonishing level, just Cao Chao's workload in these days can kill three generals.
Cao Chao is racing against time, and the longer the current situation drags on, the stronger the family will be.
They have accumulated for countless years, and now they are ushering in the time of explosion, it may take a long time from childhood to youth, but it is different from youth to prime of life, maybe it is just a setback, or a victory, which can make youth reach its peak, after all, the strength that should be there is already there, and what is missing is only experience.
If you don't take advantage of this time to suppress and let the family send away another emperor, then the problem will not be solved, and the era of the family's gate valve will eventually come.
The queen's candidate is equally important, Cao Chao doesn't want to do such a thing as giving the queen death.
He doesn't want to set up an enemy for himself, he needs a helper who can suppress the harem slightly, so that he can feel at ease with the outside world, and don't run around with internal and external things all day long.
Zheng Xiaotong is really good, he has a lot of fame, his strength is not strong, and he is not worried about the power of his relatives.
Pei Xiu is right, you can't always wait until the ministers make a fuss before calming down, you have to gag their mouths in advance.
Cao Chao immediately looked at the Queen Mother, "Mother, this is the idea of the ministers, I don't have to say much, it is better to let her into the harem first, and see that her position as a queen does not need to be so urgent." ”
"Now that I'm in power but don't have a queen, this will be a huge hidden danger, what do you think?"
Although Cao Chao still has a negotiating tone, his momentum is very strong.
Empress Dowager Guo was stunned for a moment, and could only say helplessly: "This is okay." ”
Cao Chao nodded, "Okay, then let's handle this matter together with the matter of the heir, don't be too anxious, just set it for the day after tomorrow!" ”
"Ah, yes, I'll listen to you."