Empress Chu

"So you believe that I will ruin your hard work, but Mrs. Xie will not." Deng Yi took over the words again.

Chu Zhao was startled, and smiled wryly, "Actually, it's not because of you—"

It's damn fate.

The appearance of Liang Qiang made her vigilant, and naturally, she also had to be wary of Deng Yi.

After all, in that life, Deng Yi was Xiao Xun's tutor.

How can this be explained?

"It's needless to say the queen." Deng Yi didn't ask her to explain, "This matter is actually nothing. The empress is the queen, the minister is the grand tutor, whether there is dissatisfaction between the monarch and the ministers, distrust, or guard, it is all reasonable. It should be commonplace.”

It’s still a matter of birth, but there’s no way around it, it’s not something that can be resolved in a few sentences, Chu Zhao said: “I said earlier, no matter what misunderstandings there are, the Tai Tuo and I are the same people, we must—”

Deng Yi turned the teacup and interrupted her: "Queen, since you know you are the same person as me, why bother to persuade me to be a good person?"

Chu Zhao looked at him and wanted to say something, Deng Yi raised his hand and waved it.

"Needless to say those repeated words, I only ask one thing."

He looked at Chu Zhao with a half-smile.

"Queen, after His Majesty takes charge, can you let go of all this, return to the harem, and just be a mother empress?"

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When Chu Zhao returned to the harem, night had already fallen and the lights were brightly lit. Before entering the palace, he saw the servants running around.

They laughed and shouted, "The queen is back."

Then Xiao Yu greeted him happily from the hall: "Sister, you are back."

Chu Zhao stretched out his hand to hold him, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Xiao Yu shook his head: "I'm waiting for my sister."

Chu Zhao led him into the hall: "Aren't you afraid that I've eaten outside?" Looking at Eunuch Qi beside him, "I didn't tell His Majesty that I went to see the Grand Tutor."

Every time she went, she would tell Eunuch Qi and ask him to tell Xiao Yu in time, so that the child would not see her and not know her whereabouts.

Eunuch Qi said: "I told you, Your Majesty still has to wait." He smiled again and asked, "Your Majesty, have you eaten yet?"

Chu Zhao brought the imperial meal to meet Deng Yi, but because the conversation was not pleasant, she couldn't eat together as before, so she shook her head with a smile.

Eunuch Qi clapped his hands immediately: "Your Majesty is really clever."

Xiao Yu burst into a smile.

"Your Majesty said, Madam, you must have not eaten, so I must wait for you." Eunuch Qi explained, "This old servant even made a bet with Your Majesty."

He said pretending to sigh.

"The old servant thought that he was sure of winning because he knew that the empress had brought the imperial meal."

Chu Zhao smiled and asked Xiao Yu, "How do you know I didn't eat?"

This is not pretending to be surprised, she would have supper with Deng Yi before, everyone in the palace knew about it.

Xiao Yu said: "Because my sister met the Taifu, you will definitely argue about where to eat." He sighed softly, "Even if I eat, it is because my sister wants to ease the atmosphere, so it must not be good."

These days, the confrontation between her and the court officials, Xiao Yu sitting on the dragon chair, naturally saw it in his eyes, but he was not angry, frightened, or anxious, and he didn't ask too much, and he didn't need to be distracted by Chu Zhao to comfort him at all. , Quietly go up to study every day.

After all, he is a child who has experienced life and death. Chu Zhao was relieved and admired, and reached out to stroke Xiao Yu's shoulder.

"Your Majesty is really smart, with clear eyes and a clear heart, and calm and calm." She praised.

Xiao Yu held her hand and said: "Yes, I will be a very powerful emperor, sister, don't be afraid, I will protect you in the future."

Chu Zhao smiled and said hello, but the smile stopped slightly, and Deng Yi's words seemed to echo in his ears.

"Now you are holding a knife and splitting the court to fight for space, but in the future, will you hand it over to that little emperor?"

"Now that you have the world in mind, you are fighting for power with me. In the future, the little emperor will also fight for power with you, the queen, for the sake of the world?"

Xiao Yu took her hand and walked forward, interrupting Chu Zhao's absence.

Chu Zhao lowered his eyes slightly as he looked at the tall and tall child walking ahead.

She once trusted an emperor wholeheartedly, so this time, can she still do the same?

Chapter 40 Concessions

Xie Yanfang meandered into the court hall, first glanced at Deng Yi standing in front, and then at the back.

The officials were standing in order, whispering to each other, and there was some noise in the hall.

"Xie Zhongcheng." The official next to him put his hands in his hands and said in a low voice, "Are there fewer people who haven't come to see the court for a few days?"

Xie Yanfang said: "There are a few missing." She said with a smile, "But there are also a few more."

As they talked, two more officials came in, one was a civil official and the other was a military officer, one was thin and the other was a brash man. They looked very inconspicuous, but the noise in the hall stopped, and the officials looked indifferent, even disdainful, but they all stared at this two people.

One is Ding Chui, the commander of the Arch Guard Division, and the other is Zhu Yong, the former editor of the Imperial Academy, who is now the colleague of the Arch Guard Division.

"It's ridiculous, how can they be qualified to go to court."

"What arch guard, you can go to court with a name?"

The surrounding discussions were as harsh as the sight, Dante's sledgehammer was ignorant and he didn't fear or care, Zhu Yong was determined, and even greeted the officials beside him with a smile.

Seeing him say hello, the officials next to him could not curse people face to face, and would not hit the smiling face with their hands.

Some turned their heads and didn't look at him, and some couldn't help but turn their eyes on Zhu Yong's python-patterned belt—in any case, this arch guard, this Zhu Yong, is now the Queen's right-hand man, and even the Taifu can't interfere , They say that whoever is arrested will be arrested, and the home of whoever is said to be guilty will be ransacked.

Still don't offend, lest you be retaliated.

Then several officials forced a smile at Zhu Yong.

This scene did not escape the attention of others, and the officials in front gave Xie Yanfang a low smile again: "Commander Ding seldom goes to court, and he sits in the guard department and robs houses. If he goes to court today, it seems that another official will be in trouble."

As he spoke, he glanced at where Deng Yi was.

"Teacher is going to worry again, there are fewer and fewer people."

Deng Yi's household control department is full of his people, and the officials on Xie Yanfang's side are happy to watch.

"Zhongcheng, you are right. We will wait and see. Whoever dances happily at this time will be beaten hard by the queen."

Although everyone was dissatisfied with the Queen's behavior, and it has always been a taboo for the Queen to intervene in politics, but Xie Yanfang said that it is a good thing for now.

"Compared to us, the empress is the most qualified to stop the Tai Tuo from covering up the sky with one hand."

It seems so now.

When the queen solves the Taifu's monopoly, the emperor will be able to conquest in a few years, and then the queen will be solved, and the world will be clear.

If it wasn't for the emperor's ascension music, these officials would have applauded.

The emperor and the empress entered the palace hand in hand, and the officials put away all their thoughts and bowed down to worship, "Long live Your Majesty."

Sure enough, as soon as the court meeting started, Ding Dachui stood up without even waiting for the Taifu to speak: "I have my own performance."

He said it directly to the Queen, without even looking at the Tutor.

Chu Zhao said, "Please tell me."

"The Huzhou Xiaxun Household Department has almost completed the investigation." Ding Dazhuo said, "The clues have also been straightened out. Please patrol Huzhou and arrest them."

Sure enough, many people are going to be unlucky again. The officials in the palace looked at each other, some were gloating, some were annoyed.

"It's good to find out the clues." The Queen's voice fell from above, "The matter of Huzhou is of great importance. In addition to investigating and punishing corrupt people, we also need to improve the dams and canals. Therefore, Taifu, please arrange tasks to cooperate with the Arch Guard Division Investigate the case."

The officials in the palace were startled, did they hear wrong?

The queen talked a little too much today?

Isn't it enough to be right?Why did you mention Tai Tuo?Also invite Tai Fu to cooperate?

All the officials couldn't help but look at Deng Yi.

It's useless for the queen to talk too much, anyway, the Taifu won't respond.

Deng Yi's face was dull, and he said: "The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment will assist in the organization."

The hall was quiet, like a queen speaking, no one responded.

After a moment of stagnation, only an official from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment came back to his senses and hurriedly stood up: "Your servant, take orders."

The queen said again: "Master Zhu, I will work hard for you and the Ministry of Punishment to go to Huzhou again."

Zhu Yong hurriedly came out: "My minister, take orders."

The queen stopped talking, and several officials came together.

Deng Yi's voice sounded again: "Ministry of Rituals, has the king's gift list been drawn up?"

The officials from the Ministry of Rites stood up and answered yes after a moment of hesitation.

"Read it, let's discuss it together," Deng Yi said.

The officials of the Ministry of Rituals were a little flustered again, and took out the gift list that had been prepared long ago and read it out to the court.

The mellow voice of the minister of the Ministry of Rites reverberated in the hall, and the officials in the hall seemed to have heard it but didn't seem to hear it, and their minds were still stuck in the previous conversation between the empress and the Taifu.

Compared with the list read by the Minister of Rites, the words of the Queen and the Taifu are negligibly short.

But it means a lot.

The queen took the initiative to let the arch guard cooperate with the Taifu, and no longer act alone.

And the Taifu actually responded to the Queen's words. Doesn't this mean that the Taifu accepted the Queen's intervention in politics?

This is a big change!

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After the disintegration of the court, there were discussions everywhere, and countless officials visited the Taifu's side. Even the newly established Ministry of Justice, which has always been neglected, had many officials tentatively walking in——

Naturally, the Imperial Palace is also full of people.

But everyone rushed to nothing, Xie Yanfang went home after the court.

"Third Young Master doesn't care, it seems that he already knew about it."

"Since the third son knows about it, there is nothing wrong with it. Don't be too nervous."

Everyone didn't see anyone, but they breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed.

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"What exactly is going on?"

Xie Yanfang could avoid the officials when she returned home, but she couldn't avoid Xie Qiye.

Xie Qiye was on leave at home and didn't go to court. After hearing the news, he wanted to rush out and ran into Xie Yanfang who was coming back.

"This matter." Xie Yanfang just stepped into the room, stopped and said, "I don't know either."

Xie Qiye looked even more serious: "You don't even know?"

Xie Yanfang said: "Uncle Qi, I'm not a god, how can I know everything." He took the handkerchiefs from the maids to wipe them, and let them take off the official robes.

"But didn't you say that the queen is the same as you?" Xie Qiye frowned and complained, "How can you not know what she thinks?"

This sentence sounded inexplicably pleasant, Xie Yanfang smiled immediately: "Okay, then let me think about it."

After all, he sat down on the futon by the window without wearing his outer robe, pretending to be in deep thought.

Xie Qiye watched him grow up, and was teased enough by him since he was a child, so he was not fooled at this time, and said helplessly: "Sanlang, please stop making trouble, this is not a trivial matter."

This is indeed not a trivial matter, Xie Yanfang looked at the chessboard on the table.

"The queen went to see Deng Yi last night." Uncle Cai came in to pour tea, and said to Xie Qiye, "It seems that the two have reached an agreement and decided to take a step back."

Xie Qiye was annoyed: "They each take a step back, that is to say that they will go forward together, and we will have nowhere to go." He asked again, "What did they say? It was clearly incompatible, why did they suddenly reconcile? "

Cai Bo shook his head: "Then I don't know, Seventh Master, you know, although you can spy on the movements in the palace, but the Taifu controls the guards in the outer city, and the queen herself holds the Longwei army to guard the harem. They are close We still can't get close."

The two talked behind closed doors, outsiders would never be able to inquire.