Empress Dowager Chu did not meet Yu Xi at all. At this moment, the old empress dowager needed to see Xie An, Wang Tanzhi, Zhang Xuan, and even Han Mu.

When rumors were flying everywhere, the political experience accumulated by Empress Dowager Chu in power three times told her that she not only rely on prestige, but also needs to master the strength to compete with her.

She was completely desperate about Sima Yi. This time, the danger to the country was mostly caused by Sima Yi. She decided to abandon this piece, but before abandoning it, she could use this piece as a bargaining chip to bargain with the other party.

Late one night in April, Xie An, Wang Tanzhi, Zhang Xuan and Han Mu were summoned by Empress Dowager Chu. The summoned place was in the empress dowager's bedroom in the East Courtyard of Chongde Hall. The summoning was extremely secret. The old eunuch around the empress dowager disguised himself from the palace to announce the imperial edict, and the time was scheduled after the third update.

Four men entered the Buddhist temple in a row. Han Mu ordered two guards to be on duty at the door, and no one was allowed to come in; these two guards were Han Mu's confidants among the guards: Wei Changqing and Xiao Fang.

The decorations in the Buddhist temple are simple. Apart from a few cushions, a table with wooden fish, wooden hammers, and a lamp, the most eye-catching ones are three tall statues of Bodhisattvas.

The three Buddha statues were all gilded and sat upright on the lotus platform. The treasure was solemn and with a hint of pressure. Han Mu recognized these three Buddha statues, which were the famous Three Saints of Huayan (Sakya Muni Buddha, Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva). Empress Dowager Chu set up the summoning place here, which seemed to be of some profound meaning. Let's see who dares to lie in front of the Buddha.

Empress Dowager Chu knelt on the cushion of the table, closed her eyes and knocked on the wooden fish, muttering endlessly, as if she hadn't seen them come in.

Han Mu looked at Xie An and Wang Tanyi's eyes, and saw the two of them standing beside with respect, obviously respectful respect for Empress Dowager Chu, so he stood still and waited patiently.

Empress Dowager Chu has a luxurious face, a petite figure, a wide forehead and square mouth, and slender eyebrows. Although she is nearly fifty years old, she looks only about forty, with no flaws in her skin and fair and shiny. The only thing that reveals her age is her slightly dyed starry white hair on her temples.

Han Mu was stunning when suddenly Empress Dowager Chu stopped Mu Yu and opened her eyes and looked at Han Mu. Han Mu's heart was beating, and he hurriedly lowered his eyes, and looked at the ground like Xie An and others.

According to the etiquette of the Great Jin Dynasty, it was a crime of disrespect for the Empress Dowager to look at him directly, but Empress Dowager Chu had no intention of blaming him. When she saw Han Mu hurriedly lowering his head and looking at the ground without squinting, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"You guys have been waiting for a long time. There are many rules for the Ai family to worship Buddha. Don't be surprised by the great masters." Empress Dowager Chu's voice was clear and full of energy.

The four of them kowtowed to greet him. This was the first time Han Mu was willing to salute a woman in this dynasty. Before he came, he learned from everyone about the experience of Empress Dowager Chu. Such a petite woman often helped the Sima family men to maintain the country left by their ancestors when they were sick with drugs or had a runny nose. She was able to deal with powerful ministers and treacherous heroes. In the end, she was not greedy for merit or hegemony. When these Sima family wastes could become a little more independent, they immediately retreated and retired to worship Buddha. Such a woman was born in this dynasty, and was simply a smoke from the Sima family's ancestral tomb.

Empress Dowager Chu signaled the four of them to avoid gifts, pointed at the cushion and said, "There are no brocade stools and chairs here. Please click the four adults."

"Thank you for your seat!" After thanking you, the four of them sat down one by one, waiting for the Empress Dowager to speak.

"Four sirs, do you know why the Ai family summoned you to this day?" The empress dowager's clear voice sounded, her tone was gentle.

"I dare to guess, but it's for the sake of the emperor?" Xie Anduo.

"Mr. Xie is right. It seems that the adults have been bothered by this matter like the Ai family recently. But I wonder if the adults have any countermeasures?"

The four of them remained silent. At this time, they would say the wrong thing if they were not careful. Except for Han Mu, the three of them were all old officials, so they naturally would not talk nonsense. Han Mu was not a fool, and he had been practicing Taoism for more than a thousand years.

"Sir, what have the Ai family said to the government on weekdays?" Empress Dowager Chu asked with a sigh.

"The Empress Dowager is wise and virtuous, and she has never been involved in the government affairs on weekdays. The old minister is thinking that if the Empress Dowager asks about the government affairs more, it would be a good thing, and there would not be the situation today." Wang Tanzhi was straightforward and said what he said in his heart.

"Mr. Wang's intention is that he blames the Ai family for not caring about the government affairs? Does this great Jin Dynasty require me, a vassal, to take responsibility?" Empress Dowager Chu seemed angry in her words.

Wang Tanzhi hurriedly bowed and kowtowed, "The old minister is wrong, I deserve to die, actually I want to say..."

"You want to say that the emperor is incompetent and destroys the country by himself, right?" Empress Dowager Chu said word by word.

"I dare not...I dare not..." Wang Tanzhi kowtowed like pounding garlic. Xie An and Zhang Xuan also kowtowed to ask the Empress Dowager to calm down. However, Han Mu remained unmoved. He figured it out that the matter must be solved today. He blindly concealed it, but he could not draw a conclusion. Although he was almost sure to control the situation and could reach some kind of agreement with Huan Wen, after adding the weight of the Empress Dowager, he was sure to win.

"In fact, the emperor is indeed as the Empress Dowager said, incompetent and self-destructing the country." Han Mu said loudly.

As soon as this said, the Buddhist temple suddenly became silent. Everyone looked at Han Mu in surprise, and Empress Dowager Chu also stared at Han Mu with her phoenix eyes open.

Han Mu looked at Empress Dowager Chu with no intention of dodging.

Xie An was anxious and cursed: "Ignorance boy, I haven't apologized to the Queen Mother. How can you comment on the matter of the emperor?"

Han Mu was indifferent to Empress Dowager Chu and had no intention of apologizing.

Empress Dowager Chu suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, pointed at Han Mu and asked Xie An, "Is this the adopted son Han Mu accepted by you, Lord Xie? Is it the Han Mu who killed Lu Qian in the palace?"

Xie An touched the cold sweat on his head, and kowtowed without a trace of blood on his face, "It is the adopted son of Xiaguan. This kid is unrestrained and does not understand the rules. Please forgive me for your crime."

Empress Dowager Chu stopped laughing and wiped the corners of her mouth with a sweat towel, saying, "What's the crime? He is telling the truth. Isn't this the emperor? What crime is the crime for the Ai family who tells the truth? I hope there are more people like General Han who speak out and advise. Unfortunately, they are all wise and protect themselves, and do not consider the country."

Everyone was speechless. No matter how good things were all on this kid's turn, even offending the Queen Mother and the Emperor was said to be honest and straightforward advice.

"Then General Han, come and tell the Ai family, what should we do now?"

Han Muxin said: I am not fooled. I just want to mess with me with a few words. I just say that the emperor is just a straightforward advice. If I suggest that Huan Wen will depose the emperor, I will immediately become a rebel minister. In the future, you will pour any dirty water on me.

So he kowtowed and said, "I only obey the order of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager clearly stated."

Empress Dowager Chu thought Han Mu was just a naughty man, but she didn't expect that she was so experienced. He smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, Lord Xie, Lord Zhang, are you thinking the same as Han Mu? Whatever I say, what do you do?"

"I only follow the order of the Empress Dowager." Xie An and others knew that the Empress Dowager was going to issue a real order, and they felt relieved, and the sentence was shouted particularly loudly.

ps: The collection must be done, give a little red ticket, and give rewards without force. The neck of the code is crooked.
Chapter completed!