Quick Wear: Cannon Fodder

Originally everyone was curious about the meeting gift sent by Empress Dowager Li, but after she said this, those who had not noticed before also noticed that the meeting gift received by the Queen was not as good as those received by the two imperial concubines.

The close relatives of the Zong family had their own thoughts but did not dare to discuss them in person. The concubines in the harem did not have so many thoughts, especially those who had no children. They would never have the chance to leave the palace in their lives, and their daily life did not even have a bit of fun. They finally got the chance to laugh at Empress Dowager Li, so how could they control their mouths?

When no one was paying attention, Queen Liu could still pretend to be stupid, but when someone pointed it out to her, she could no longer fake a smile. She didn't even dare to look at the expressions on the faces of the two imperial concubines beside her, wondering if they were mocking her for not being worthy of the title of queen.

The emperor's face was not looking good either. He was careless but after being enlightened, he also felt that his own mother was not doing her job well. What was the point of making things difficult for the queen in such an occasion? This was not a slap in the face of the queen, but a slap in the face of the emperor.

He didn't want to quarrel with his own mother over such a small matter, so he could only quietly hold the Queen's hand to support her, and by the way, he made amends for Queen Mother Li and promised to compensate her with some jewelry in private.

Queen Liu was not satisfied. What was the point of offering more compensation in private? She would not be able to recover the lost face. However, the Emperor was in a bad mood, and she knew that this was the only way. If she continued with the plan, she would definitely be the one to suffer.

Empress Dowager Li did not reflect on her own mistakes, but instead blamed the emperor for being unfilial and embarrassing her in public.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't say anything either, just let the mother and son quarrel, and only came out to be the good guy after they finished quarreling.

The recognition meeting ended hastily, and the two imperial concubines did not gain any benefits. Both of them had enough jewelry, and the things given to them by Empress Dowager Li were not rare. The emperor and empress were unhappy because of a gift, but they could not say anything.

On the third day after the wedding, the emperor was eager to take charge of the government, but the tutor had no intention of mentioning it, forcing the emperor to run to Renshou Palace for help. Ye Zhiqiu didn't care. She fully agreed to return the power to the emperor, but she couldn't control whether others returned it or not.

There's no need to worry about the Ye family, she's already sent a message to make the arrangements.

The emperor wanted more than this. He hoped that Ye Zhiqiu could stand up at the morning court and help him convince the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister. Unfortunately, he had no chance to say anything. As soon as he showed any sign of it, Ye Zhiqiu interrupted him in time.

Seeing the emperor return disappointed, Shannai was a little worried: "My queen, His Majesty will not take action against the Ye family, right?"

Ye Zhiqiu shook her head: "I don't know." She was not afraid of taking action. She had already sent a message to the Ye family. As long as the people of the Ye family at the border were not stupid, they would be able to prepare in advance. As for those people left in the capital, as long as the Ye family did not rebel openly, the emperor would not dare and would not do anything to them.

Even if the emperor goes crazy and attacks the Ye family, no one else will let him do it. The hundreds of thousands of troops under the hands of the Ye family may not succeed in rebellion, but it is easy for them to do bad things. As long as the Taifu and others have a little bit of brains, they will control the emperor.

To put it another way, the Ye family is not stupid. If they have the courage to be powerful officials, they should have prepared a way out. Without her, the emperor would not be so polite to the Ye family. The emperor is never a reasonable person. The Ye family has held the military power in their hands for too long, and sooner or later there will be such a day.

The Ye family did start making preparations as soon as they received Ye Zhiqiu's letter. They had been operating at the border for many years and had no shortage of money and men. In the past, they had always thought of developing their power in their own country, but had never considered other places.

The map sent by Ye Zhiqiu gave them new ideas. It was difficult for the current dynasty to develop further as the situation was stable, but there were opportunities in many small countries around them. There were large tracts of land and small populations, so it was not difficult for them to conquer a kingdom with their strength.

Neither she nor her original body were close to the Ye family. They were able to do this for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of ordinary soldiers. They did not want people to die in the war. Since ancient times, the lower class have always suffered.

When the emperor left Renshou Palace angrily, he still wanted to take action against the Ye family, but when he returned to his study, he realized that he couldn't even rule the country himself, so how could he deal with the Ye family?

"An Dahai, how can I take back the power?"

An Dahai bent even lower. What did he, a eunuch, know? Fortunately, the emperor didn't need his answer. If Renshou Palace didn't want to, he still had his mother to turn to.

Empress Dowager Li was willing to help her own son, but she asked the Li family to submit a memorial, but the memorial could not reach the morning court at all, and the Grand Tutor stopped it one step ahead. Lord Li had no choice but to raise the issue directly in front of all the officials at the morning court. He couldn't cover his mouth and stop him from speaking.

With Lord Li taking the lead, many people in the court responded, but the big bosses did not speak, and more people chose to wait and see. It was not that they did not support the emperor, but the emperor's throne was completely a waste of money. Before knowing the emperor's character, no one wanted to offend the big bosses in power.

Ye Zhiqiu covered her mouth and laughed secretly. The previous emperor had only two sons. The emperor was made the crown prince because of his old age. After sitting on the throne for a long time, he really thought that he was chosen because of his excellence. She just sat there and watched the show. The Grand Tutor certainly didn't think about changing the dynasty, but it was true that he was reluctant to give up the power in his hands.

The emperor was only in his teens, his hair hadn't even grown out, and he had never even had a harem, so it was still a big question whether he could manage the government well. This dynasty had been in existence for more than a hundred years, the bureaucracy was bloated and huge, private land was seriously annexed, the army was seriously corrupt, the combat effectiveness was declining, and the treasury was becoming increasingly empty. It was not easy to manage the country well.

The Taifu's face was very ugly. As long as he didn't want to be a treacherous minister, it would be a matter of time before he returned power. It was just that the emperor was too impatient. Well, if he wanted him to return power, then he would return it. Let's see how the emperor would deal with this mess.

With the Grand Tutor taking the lead in returning power, Prince Jin also followed the trend and retired. As a prince, who would dare to offend him even if he had no real power? It would be better for him to take care of his health early and strive to live to be ninety-nine.

When the prime minister saw that the situation was not right and he was the only one left, he did not dare to confront the emperor alone, so he quickly returned power to the emperor.

The emperor was very happy, thinking that they were quite sensible, and that the affairs of state were not that difficult. But he did not expect that the Grand Tutor would pretend to be sick right after returning the power, and directly strike him.

The imperial physician also went there and after the examination confirmed that the Grand Tutor was unwell. The same thing happened when another imperial physician was replaced. Even when Empress Dowager Li's physician was replaced, the result was almost the same. They all said that the Grand Tutor needed to rest.

The emperor had no choice but to not blame the tutor, and he had to send a batch of tonics to show his concern for the tutor's health and allow him to rest for a while. With the imperial order, the tutor closed the door and rested, and refused to accept any messages from anyone.

The Grand Tutor was betting that the Emperor could not handle the major affairs of the court, even with the assistance of others. The Prime Minister was a step slower and could not pretend to be sick, but that did not stop him from pretending to be stupid. He pushed all the major affairs of the court to the Emperor to handle. If he did not want to rule the country himself, then he would let the Emperor handle all the major and minor affairs personally, and he was happy and relaxed.