Contrary to outside speculation, at this time, Queen Mother Dou was lying on the couch pretending to be asleep, Liu Che was kneeling in front of her, beating her carefully, and Chen Ajiao was sitting in the arms of Queen Mother Dou, clinging to her grandmother intimately.
Liu Che was very familiar with dealing with Empress Dowager Dou, as the old lady had a soft ear.
Thinking about the past life, Yuan An was able to persuade this old lady to change her mind several times, and even Han Anguo was able to make her change her mind...
What's more, Liu Che also had unexpected help - Liang Wang Liu Wu.
Confucianism was under siege, and Liu Wu was the most anxious among the senior officials of the Han Dynasty.
This literary uncle of the emperor highly admired and liked Confucianism, and almost all of his ministers were born in Confucian schools.
Therefore, in fact, when Liu Che came to Changle Palace to pay his respects, Liu Wu had almost taken care of Empress Dowager Dou.
Liu Che brought Chen Ajiao over, said some nice words and gave him a step up, and everything passed naturally.
Of course, the old lady couldn't bear to lose face, so she still said: "The world's government belongs to the emperor. A blind old woman from the Ai family will not interfere with it, so as to avoid outsiders saying that the harem of the Ai family is interfering in politics..."
Liu Che naturally said good things and flattered her until the ice disappeared from the face of the old lady who said it, and a smile appeared on her face.
After settling down Queen Mother Dou, Liu Che immediately obediently took the initiative to massage her.
Empress Dowager Dou also liked Liu Che serving her like this.
In her opinion, even the two biological sons of the late emperor and Liang Wang Liu Wu had never served her like this - the most filial behavior of Liang Wang Liu Wu was just to taste the soup and say hello morning and night...
This made Empress Dowager Dou feel that her son was not as good as her grandson.
Liu Che did not dare to neglect, and while giving Empress Dowager Dou a gentle massage to relax her muscles and bones, he carefully tried to say: "Grandma, my grandson heard that cousin Chen Xu is about to turn sixteen and can he be crowned?"
When Queen Mother Dou heard this, she said a little confusedly: "It seems so, right?"
It was Chen Ajiao who said from the side: "The emperor's cousin is right, the eldest brother will be crowned in September this year! Father is already preparing the crowning ceremony for the eldest brother..."
Queen Mother Dou couldn't help but smile awkwardly.
Liu Che lowered his head and cursed a few times.
Other families favored boys over girls, but Empress Dowager Dou and Guan Tao were completely different.
In their eyes, Chen Ajiao is the treasure. As for Chen Xu and Chen Xi, these two sons are also the sons of Liu's prostitutes, but they are no different from passers-by A, B, B, and D.
As for Tangyi Hou Chen Wu, a dignified Chinese relative, he is just a sowing tool...
To be honest, this kind of weird concepts and ideas made Liu Che a little creepy. He almost thought he was seeing the princesses of Li and Tang in later generations.
But having said that, Princess Liu Han is much more powerful than Princess Li Tang...
However, Liu Che just wanted to change the topic. He prepared some words. Then he said: "Cousin Chen Xu has been crowned an adult, and my grandson has nothing to express. How about making him a marquis? I wonder what the emperor's grandmother wants?"
No matter what Empress Dowager Dou thinks of Liu's two sons, they will definitely be made marquises!
What is at stake here is Queen Mother Dou’s own face and dignity!
I remember that when Emperor Taizong Xiaowen was on the throne, he had the intention to designate the two brothers of Empress Dowager Dou as candidates.
However, the reaction of public opinion between the government and the public was relatively large. Emperor Taizong Xiaowen saw that the situation was not good and decisively betrayed his teammates.
This incident directly resulted in Dou Changjun not being granted the title during his lifetime.
This matter has always been a thorn in the heart of Queen Mother Dou.
It also makes the Dou family's character less lofty.
This lost face, no one needs to remind it, the Dou family will definitely find a way to get it back.
The best way for the Dou family to regain their face is to make the two sons of the Chen family marquises.
only……
"In this way, the entire military meritorious Lord's Mingtianzhai system will be completely destroyed by me!" Liu Che sighed in his heart.
The basis of the military meritorious service system is that military merit is exchanged for titles, land, and girls.
However, successive emperors of the Liu family repeatedly destroyed the foundation of this system.
Emperor Taizong Xiaowen blatantly sold titles as commodities, which was equivalent to breaking the backbone of the system. The late emperor was also unambiguous and repeatedly awarded the title of Marquis, the highest honor and status, to relatives who had never made any meritorious service.
Liu Bang's oath of "no merit, no waiting" has become an empty lie.
But on the surface, the system of military merit, land, and residence is still lingering on.
Now, Liu Che's proposal to confer a royal title on the son of a princess who didn't even have hair like Chen Xu was accelerating the collapse of the system.
You can imagine what people in the world will think after reading this?
Especially those generals at the border - our feelings are not as good as those of others who have been reincarnated through life and death!
But Liu Che knew better that the military meritorious land and house system had reached this day and was essentially bankrupt.
Rather than trying to resurrect a system that has failed to keep up with the development of the times, it is better to start from scratch and implement a new system of military honors and titles.
Therefore, Liu Che has no pressure at all to stab the already dying military meritorious land and house system.
When Queen Mother Dou heard this, she smiled and said: "Since the emperor has already decided, there is no need to ask the Ai family anymore. The Ai family is just a blind old woman..."
Even so, Liu Che could clearly feel that Queen Mother Dou's mood suddenly became very happy.
Facts have proven that even the rulers at the top of the pyramid can be bought and bribed.
There is no one in this world who cannot be bribed. As long as the price you offer is high enough, even God can be bribed!
Therefore, the next words of Empress Dowager Dou are logical: "The emperor should no longer send people or himself to read those memorials to the Ai family. The Ai family will be satisfied as long as the emperor can uphold the teachings of Emperor Taizong and the late emperor.
The Aijia doesn't care about those false powers!"
Liu Che knew that this was probably half true and half false.
Empress Dowager Dou believed in Huang Lao's theory of inaction. She liked peace and quiet and did not care about government affairs. This is a fact.
But who in this world doesn’t love authority?
Liu Che remembers clearly how the Jianyuan New Deal came to an end!
What's more, even if Queen Mother Dou is sincere.
However, some things are not about how you do them, but how you say them.
Liu Che said respectfully: "Grandma Imperial, how can this be done? I am still young, and it is inevitable that I will not grasp certain things properly. Without Grandma Imperial to guide and correct me, if I make any mistakes, won't it cause unrest to the country? Please also ask.
The royal grandmother takes back her life!"
Mrs. Dou was indeed just testing, she followed the donkey down the slope and said: "Since the emperor said so, then the Ai family should do more for the emperor!"
When Liu Che heard this, he sneered in his heart, but said: "No!"
In dealing with Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Che had put in a lot of effort in the past six months.
Liu Che did not deliberately hide many things.
Most of the time, Queen Mother Dou could always see all the memorials.
But the key is that when Liu Che had something that he didn't want Empress Dowager Dou to know about, he would block all the news about that matter or pass it off in the style of Spring and Autumn.
Where has Empress Dowager Dou ever seen such a trick?
Therefore, she always thought that the emperor Liu Che was very filial and respectful to her.
Not only did she report everything to him, no matter how big or small, but what was even more rare was that even when she went to Ganquan Palace to escape the summer heat, Weiyang Palace sent envoys every day to deliver memorials and report to her.
Empress Dowager Dou was also suspicious, so she called Nanpi Marquis Dou Pengzu and Wei Qihou Dou Ying for verification, and found that the emperor had not concealed anything...
Therefore, from then on, Empress Dowager Dou was completely at ease with Liu Che.
This is the key to the harmonious relationship between Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, without any conflicts or confrontations - you must know that even the late emperor may not be as filial as today's emperor.
But how did Empress Dowager Dou know that in the past six months, there were at least seven or eight things that Liu Che did not let her know about.
Of course, even if someone wants to cause trouble, it is useless to report it in front of Empress Dowager Dou!
Compared with the tens of thousands of affairs in the past six months, it is inevitable that the emperor occasionally neglected to consult the East Palace on a few trivial matters.
But those who make snitches should be careful with their heads!
If you try to stir up trouble between the two palaces and drive a wedge between the blood relatives of the Han Dynasty, once you show up, you will be exterminated!
However, in the coming time, Liu Che will make some drastic changes.
Some Queen Mother Dou may not agree with these changes.
Liu Che thought about it and decided that he still had to find something for Empress Dowager Dou to do so that she would not have time to distract herself from the affairs of the government, lest she be instigated to interfere in the affairs of the government like this time, or even call him, the emperor, to the East Palace to reprimand her!
You have to know that no emperor wants to be called over and scolded by another person at any time!
Even if this person is his grandmother, it won't work!
Of course, Liu Che hid these thoughts very well. In the eyes of outsiders, he was indeed an extremely filial emperor. Liu Che served Empress Dowager Dou and Empress Dowager Bo almost as much as Emperor Taizong Xiaowen served Empress Dowager Bo.
The grandfather and grandson just chatted about each other.
It's just that Liu Che's mind has already flown to the upcoming war of conquest of Korea.
Although, now North Korea has not only lost its strength due to Yi Ren's stab in the back, but internal strife has also begun to emerge.
According to the intelligence sent back, as of today, at least eight powerful factions or semi-separatist tribal leaders in Korea have expressed to the Han Dynasty that they are willing to serve as "internal aid" after the annihilation of Korea and the culprits.
Able to follow the example of others'.
These guys swore: "If approved, they will always be Han vassals" and "loyal ministers of Han from generation to generation."
Liu Che only glanced at it a few times and didn't take it seriously.
In this world, even husband and wife will fly separately when disaster strikes, let alone a regime like North Korea?
It seems now that the leading party within it is already everywhere both inside and outside.
Among the Korean nobles who suggested that they were "willing to serve as Han Dynasty" or "pioneer", there were even many powerful figures in Wangxian City.
One of them is even the son of the current North Korean king Weizhun...
If we look at it in sequence, this Korean War is more like an armed demonstration than a war.
But the more this happened, the less Liu Che dared to be careless.
Are there too many wars in history where pride, complacency and arrogance led to failure?
What's more, North Korea is a place where miracles happen.
Therefore, Liu Che ordered Xu Han, who had already set off to Qi State to gather the expedition fleet, and Yi Zong, who was preparing to set off, and asked both of them to guard against arrogance and impetuosity. They would rather go slower than give any opportunity to Weiman North Korea!
Liu Che deeply understood that since those who led the way could betray their monarch and country, they could naturally turn against the Han army when the Han army was in a disadvantageous situation, just like the second and fifth sons of Fu Jian in later generations.
If you are not of my race, your heart must be different!
Liu Che never believed that any alien race would be willing to be ruled by the Han people.
They surrendered only because of the strength of the Han people.
As long as the Han people show some signs of decline or there are some voices and forces within the Han people that care for or accommodate them, these people will fight back without hesitation!
Let alone a different race, even if they share the same culture and race, they may not be our own!
For example, under the Weiman North Korean regime, its entire ruling class was completely Han Chinese!
But it’s just that these guys rebelled against the Liu family and ran away to found the country.
But after forgetting their ancestors, losing their faith, and being sent to the left, they became an anti-Han regime even crazier than the Huns.
No matter before time travel or before rebirth, Liu Che had never seen such people.
In the later generations, Daiwan, in the previous life, Xiaozhu was a group of Han people who had forgotten their ancestors and surrendered to the Huns.
It was these experiences that made Liu Che understand: blood is scum, and identity is the key.
If there is great etiquette, it is called splendor; if there is the beauty of attire, it is called Xia.
Since ancient times, China has not cared about blood, only cultural identity.
Therefore, now, suddenly a large group of guys are crying and shouting that they want to be Hancheng and the lackeys of the Han people.
But Liu Che knew clearly.
These guys are unreliable!
Just as I was thinking about things in Korea and how to deal with this huge pile of things, I suddenly realized that I was a member of the Han Dynasty's fence-sitting faction, leading the way.
Outside the palace, a eunuch came in and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, your servant Yuan Gong is holding the jade talisman given by the Empress Dowager to ask for an audience!"
"Jade Talisman?" Liu Che's heart moved: "Yuan Ang still has this thing..."
Liu Che couldn't help but look deeply at Queen Mother Dou.
The Han Dynasty had very strict regulations on curfew. After nightfall, let alone the palace, it was difficult to enter and leave the residential area where one's own family lived.
Historically, Li Guang was blocked at the door by a petty official and was not allowed to go in or out. He lost a lot of face!
Of course, Li Guang's method of regaining face was also very fast: after he was appointed as a general, without saying a word, he named the junior official to accompany the army. After arriving in the army, Li Guang, a Confucian general and a legendary good man, immediately issued the order
Kill that little official with military law...
This story was recorded by Tai Shigong in "The Biography of General Li" in the Historical Records, and became one of the few stains on Li Guang in the entire biography of Li Guang.
It also tells the world: what Tai Shigong wrote is actually quite subjective...
At this moment, Liu Che was naturally shocked when he heard that Yuan An still had the jade talisman given by Empress Dowager Dou.
Logically speaking, Liu Che, the emperor, should and must know about tokens like this that could be freely passed through the palace without orders or edicts.
But the problem is that before today, Liu Che had no idea that Yuan Ang still held such a special token.
If there is one there are two!
Liu Che quickly thought that there should be more special tokens outside that he didn't know about.
This means that if something happens, Queen Mother Dou can immediately let her confidants and wings get in touch with her immediately.
"Ginger is still hotter than old..." Liu Che thought to himself: "It seems that I should pay attention to this matter and find out how many similar tokens are out there!"
I can't blame Liu Che for being so cautious.
In fact, Empress Dowager Dou was the most powerful figure in the history of the Han Dynasty after Empress Lu. She even put piglets under house arrest! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
ps: Postpone today’s outbreak until tomorrow. I didn’t write very smoothly today. Maybe I’ve been lazy for too long. I really need to prepare if I want to speed up~
