Empress Chu

The officials hurriedly retreated.

"Teacher." Chu Zhao entered the door first and said, "Listen to my explanation, this matter—"

Deng Yi raised his hand to interrupt her: "Madam, listen to me first, no matter what you say, please forgive me for something I cannot change."

Chu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then frowned helplessly: "Teacher, why do you insist on doing this? I know you don't like Mrs. Xie, but Liang Qiang is not suitable either—"

Deng Yi said: "I chose Liang Qiang in the court because I didn't like Mrs. Xie, but now I choose him because of the empress."

What's the meaning?Chu Zhao frowned.

"Empress, you objected in the hall, then if Liang Qiang can't reward General Wei—" Deng Yi looked at Chu Zhao, because the door was closed, and the hall was a little dizzy, making his face uncertain, "Then this big summer, is it true?" Is this Taifu Jian Guo, or you, the Empress, Jian Guo?"

Chapter 24 relative

Deng Yi didn't mean nothing in court, after all, not everyone was with him, such as Xie Yanfang.

The officials who are committed to him also have their own family backgrounds, so they will also consider their own interests.

But it doesn't matter, the affairs of the court are like this, and Deng Yi doesn't just stop when one thing gets in the way.

But Chu Zhao is different.

Chu Zhao is the empress, she is not among the courtiers, she is superior, especially when the emperor is still young, she accompanied the emperor to listen to the government, she spoke in the court, or opposed the prince, the meaning is completely different.

Chu Zhao understood this truth and sighed.

"I regret that even if I offended the Grand Tutor yesterday, I should have gone in to see the Grand Tutor." She said, "In this way, there will be no misunderstanding in the court today."

Deng Yi's complexion didn't change at all, and he said, "Since the empress has made up her mind, there is no difference between yesterday and today."

Chu Zhao said: "Don't worry, let's sit down and talk about it." He sat down first and poured tea, "Teacher, it's a hard morning, let's have a sip of tea first."

There have been disputes between them for more than a year, but the disputes are disputes, and they can all sit down and talk calmly.

Deng Yi sat down without speaking, and took the tea from Chu Zhao.

"Let me talk about my selfishness first. Xie Yanlai, I really want him to be rewarded. He is a good young man who is brave and good at fighting." Chu Zhao said, and when he said this, he changed the subject, "But he is indeed a person with bad personal morality."

Deng Yi glanced at her.

"The reward for him is Uncle Zhong, Zhong Changrong." Chu Zhao did not avoid Deng Yi's gaze, and continued, "He is brave, but he does not cultivate his personal virtues, and he is a child of the Xie family. Such a person is easy to use and easy to handle. Grand Tutor, you also know that Zhong Changrong is not as prestigious as my father, nor is his talent, I help him as a queen in the frontier army, but it is not easy for him to be the commander in chief."

This is a fact. Deng Yi knew before that it is not so easy to be the commander of the frontier army. He did not agree with Chu Zhao's candidate.

But Chu Zhao refused to let go.

Deng Yi also understood that this girl turned the frontier army into her private property, ran to fight desperately to gain her reputation, and would never let go.

Just like the Longwei Army that is still in her hand.

The Longwei Army was not in compliance with the rules, it was the private soldiers of the late Emperor and Chu Yu who were messing around, the late Emperor and Chu Yu were gone, the Longwei Army should be disbanded, but Chu Zhao not only did not disband, but also privately expanded his troops.

"I'm not expanding troops, I'm making up for them. Over the past few years, the Longwei army left by the late emperor has lost more than half. Before your majesty grows up, let them remain as they were when the late emperor was present, and the late emperor's spirit in heaven will surely feel at ease when he knows."

Deng Yi just listened to these words. To put it bluntly, she was not greedy for power. She started her career with the help of the Longwei Army, which was also her backing.

Everyone in the world has selfishness, especially the people sitting in this imperial city, and the selfishness will become bigger and bigger.

This is unavoidable, Deng Yi is not demanding, she is frank about her selfish plans in the frontier army, Deng Yi's face softened a little, he sipped his tea, and asked: "So stopping Liang Qiang's promotion is naturally also the mother's selfish intentions?"

That was indeed selfishness, Chu Zhao nodded.

Deng Yi said: "The matter between you and Mrs. Liang back then was nothing at all, it was just Mrs. Xie's excuse. Mrs. Liang knew it in her heart, even if she didn't know, you are now the queen. If you do them kindness, how can they resent you?" ? What they really resent is Mrs. Xie."

Deng Yi put down the teacup and knocked on the table.

"If the queen is out of selfishness, she should support Mrs. Liang instead."

In this way, the queen would have an extra helper to hold Xie back. Chu Zhao understood what Deng Yi meant, and smiled wryly in his heart. Her selfishness was not this one, and her selfishness could not be expressed.

"I understand." She nodded, her face taught and sincere, "I've kept it in mind, it's just this time. Now that the frontier battle is at a critical moment, the soldiers and generals are used to it. Don't change it. After the victory , to reward Liang Qiang and his son for meritorious service, I will definitely stand up and refute the Grand Tutor when the time comes—"

Smile here.

"Refuting that the Taifu gave too little, please give the Taifu three times more rewards."

In the past, Deng Yi would laugh when she said witty words, but this time Deng Yi didn't, and just looked at Chu Zhao calmly.

"The change is just to win the game." He said, "The queen may not know that the three gate guards surrounding Luochengwei are all manned by the Xie family. As long as Xie Yan comes into the seal, the entire western front is under the control of the Xie family. .”

Chu Zhao was taken aback, she really didn't know, but she smiled wryly again, she couldn't say she didn't know.

She knew that Mrs. Xie was not simple. Although she looked very quiet, who was Mrs. Xie? The people who were emperors in the last life were not as they wanted, so they immediately rebelled.

"Actually, when I went to Bianjun to meet my father, before I met Mr. Deng, I had already seen the letter written by Mr. Xie Sangong to my father." She said softly, "So one can imagine Before the war, the Xie family had already managed Bianjun, but—"

Chu Zhao looked at Deng Yi.

"Anyway, now the war is stable, the frontier county is stable, and the frontier army is winning steadily, Taifu, just wait a little longer—"

Deng Yi slammed the teacup in his hand: "Queen, don't be confused, this matter must not wait."

He stood up.

"You grew up in the army with your father, and you know very well what war means to a general!"

"Although the war is a disaster for the country and the people, it means displacement and loss of life, but for the generals who make a living by war, it means opportunities and meritorious deeds."

"The imperial court, you and I, and the people all look forward to winning the game soon and ending the war, but if you dig into the hearts of more than half of the officers and generals of the frontier army, you will see that they don't expect it, and even want to fight for a longer time, because of this It can be exchanged for more credit, promotion, and wealth—"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhao also threw the teacup heavily on the table, stood up, and shouted, "You are talking nonsense!"

The hall was like exploding firecrackers, and Xiao Man, who was standing aside, tensed up for a moment, as if she had come to the front of the battle.

And the officials who retreated to a distance outside the hall also heard the sudden movement, the male voice raised and the female voice scolded.

There was a quarrel!

The officials looked at each other.

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Deng Yi looked at the girl standing in front of her, her brows were full of anger, this was the first time he had seen such anger.

"I have been in the army since I was a child, so I have always known that civil servants disdain and slander generals, and the greatest malice is that generals are aggressive and greedy for merit." Chu Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, with grief in his eyes, "But you, how can you Can you say that too?"

What he said just now did hurt her, Deng Yi lowered his eyes slightly, and said: "Because I am a wicked person, so I use maliciousness to speculate on others."

"Soldiers are living outside their homes to protect their homes and defend the country. They live today and die tomorrow. Who doesn't want to live? Who doesn't want to end the war as soon as possible?" Chu Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Their credit is for their lives, not for you to stand in the hall In exchange for malice."

"I'm not talking about soldiers." Deng Yi said, "I'm talking about some generals. Officers and soldiers are different."

Chu Zhao looked at him: "But at this time of war, officers and soldiers are one, and it's hard to make a choice. You can't disrupt the whole battle situation because of some officials and some people's selfish motives."

Deng Yi looked at her: "Luochengwei can stay here."

This is his compromise?Is it an apology for what I just said?Chu Zhao looked at him and asked, "And then?"

Deng Yi said: "Liang Qiang must be rewarded, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public, and people will speculate that the queen is selfish."

Chu Zhao smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Tai Tuo, for thinking about my palace."

She used to be playful when she spoke, but this was the first time she was acting strangely, and Deng Yi looked at her blankly.

Chu Zhao said again: "Since this is the case, in order to prevent people from guessing that you are selfish, Xie Yanlai must also be rewarded."

Deng Yi said coldly: "Chen, let's order people to discuss it."

Chu Zhao looked at him and said, "I'm sorry for your trouble, Madam, I will resign." After saying that, he walked out.

Xiaoman hurriedly followed, went to the door first, and opened the hall door.

Chu Zhao strode away.

Deng Yi stood in the hall silently until the officials outside came in and cautiously called the Taifu.

Deng Yi didn't look at them, but glanced at the table. The teacup dropped by the girl tipped over, and the tea flowed all over the floor.

"Clean up," he said.

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The Queen spoke suddenly in the court, and after the court was over, the Tutor and the Queen quarreled in the hall, overturned the table and smashed the teacups and vases. It is said that the house was in a mess, and it was even exaggerated to say that the Tutor and the Queen fought - all kinds of news are like wind flew out.

Of course, the people still don't know about the court affairs, but there are discussions in the deep houses of the aristocratic families.

Xie Yanfang sat in front of the chessboard and smiled, and said: "At this moment, I should immediately reject your reward, to show that our Xie Yanlai is only dedicated to serving the country and the people, and our talents and virtues are still shallow. Good name."

Sitting on the railing of the pavilion, Xie Yanlai, whose legs were almost hanging on the water, sneered at the fish in the pool.

"However." Xie Yanfang said, dropping a chess piece, without a smile in her eyes, "Why should you be humble and avoid it? Could it be that because your surname is Xie, you can't be rewarded, and Liang Qiang must be rewarded because your surname is Liang? It's ridiculous. ridiculous--"

"Okay." Xie Yanlai turned her head, interrupted him, and said coldly, "Just tell me what I should do."

Xie Yanfang looked at him, and said: "Go make trouble, go ask for it, go let everyone know that it's you, and it's us Xie who persecuted the queen."

Xie Yanlai lifted her long legs and turned around, stood up on the ground and strode away.

Chapter 25 one step

Xie Yanlai took the stolen Xie Yanfang's sign and broke into the front court to argue with Deng Yi.

Fortunately, the Miyagi Imperial Guards reacted quickly and stopped him.

"Master, if you make a fuss, you will be sent to the Taifu." A guard whispered, "Don't talk about rewards, you will be locked up in the prison for a year and a half."

Although he has not been in the imperial city for more than two years, the imperial guards still remember him, and they still call him very intimately.

"Master, I don't deserve a reward?" Xie Yanlai scolded angrily, pointing at the palace of the Grand Tutor, "What is he, Deng Yi, the gatekeeper! Just because I gave the late emperor the chance to guard the palace gate, I am the one who guards the palace gate. The most important one guarding the outermost, this position of Grand Tutor might have been bestowed on me by the late Emperor, but Deng Yi snatched it from me!"

He really said everything, and the guards wanted to cover his mouth and crowd him out in a chaotic manner.

But there were also people whose eyes lit up when they heard it, and recalled the past, and couldn't help muttering, "Maybe."

The commander kicked away the muttering soldiers and guards, and said helplessly to Xie Yanlai: "Xie Xiaowei is brave, we know it in our hearts."

What can be done, bravery is very simple, but it is complicated when it involves the court.

He lowered his voice and stretched out his finger: "Master, go to the Ministry of War, it's safer than here, and you can make a big fuss."

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As dusk fell, Chu Zhao was in the harem listening to Xiaoman's story about Xie Yanlai making a scene in the Ministry of War.

This is different from her and Deng Yi's disputes in the palace. The military department's office is on Yujie, and there are many people coming and going, and the news spreads in an instant.

"Now the streets are talking about it." Xiaoman said, "We all know that because of the issue of rewards, there was a dispute in the court."

Chu Zhao asked, "What do the people say?"

This time it was not Xiaoman who answered, but Ding Dachui, he said respectfully: "The people are saying that Xie and Tai Tuo are fighting for power, and the queen is coerced by Xie, and she is in a dilemma."

Chu Zhao sighed: "Xie Yanlai is helping me out."

In fact, he doesn't care if it's a reward or not. If he makes a fuss, he will pick her out. The people will not shock the Queen's meddling in politics, and the soldiers will not question the Queen's selfishness in suppressing the Liang family.

After quarreling with Deng Yi, Deng Yi summoned the officials to discuss, and Chu Zhao was not idle. He fetched the records of Liang's father and son, and saw their military exploits. Compared with Xie Yanlai, the father and son have a very good reputation, and everyone praises them.

If it was really rumored that she refused to reward Liang Qiang, the public's discussion would be of secondary importance and would affect the morale of the army, and if someone pushed the flames, her reputation would suffer.

The hall was quiet and silent, and Xiao Man, who always didn't care about anything, frowned slightly. She followed Chu Zhao. She was no longer a small bandit in Bianjun. She could sense that this time, whether it was the Queen or the Taifu, they were all different from before. .

Ding Dahui, who was no longer a mountain hunter, asked suddenly: "My lady, what do we need to do?"

After Ding Dahui entered the capital, Chu Zhao filled the Longwei army, and the Longwei army was divided into two parties by Chu Zhao. One side was the imperial guard in the harem, and the other was turned into a secret guard and scattered in the capital.

Ding Dahammer is the latter.

But there has been no need for them to do anything, Xiaotu and others under Xiaoman are enough.

Chu Zhao glanced at the desk. Just now, Deng Yi sent someone a new reward decision. Both Xie Yanlai and Liang Qiang were named guerrilla generals, but they could lead more than [-] troops. Avoided the city.

"It's all covered with a jade seal." Ale couldn't help but whispered, "The Taifu even asked people to say that it will be announced tomorrow morning, and it is very urgent."

What kind of negotiation is this?

This is already Deng Yi taking a step back, Chu Zhao said: "Teacher knows that I will agree, and it would be better to announce it as soon as possible, so that this matter can be calmed down, so as not to cause bigger rumors. After all, it is still wartime."