Chapter Seven Mother's Kindness and Son's Filial Piety
When she woke up again, Zhao Xin's nose smelled a familiar scent of rouge. The scent was very light, with only a faint scent of grass, but it was very unique and very recognizable in this imperial city.
The moment she smelled this fragrance, Zhao Xin immediately became nervous.
"Empress..." He closed his eyes and thought in his heart: "Is it you who is here?"
In this imperial city, only the future Empress Dowager Cao, the Empress Dowager of Mercy and Saint Guangxian, and the current Empress, would use this kind of cheap rouge that is guaranteed to be produced.
As a result, Zhao Xin felt hesitant in his heart.
"In this life, will you still be my enemy?" Zhao Xin asked softly in her heart.
In his previous life, in the early stages of his reign, his main opponent was the Empress Dowager Cao, who had been promoted to the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother, who threatens the cause of justice and has the support of the Forbidden Army, is the natural enemy of the emperor who is trying to reform!
Even if Zhao Xin sought cooperation with scholar-bureaucrats and civil servants, it would be to no avail.
The Queen Mother holding the gun barrel, even if she didn't say a word or just frowned, was enough to make even the most determined reform officials sleepless at night, let alone those who were just outsiders?
Recalling all the events in his past life, Zhao Xin suddenly laughed at himself: "Why should I be an enemy of Empress Cao?"
This question is simply unthinkable.
Because, after more than thirty years of ruling, Zhao Xin looked back and thought carefully when she was lying on the hospital bed in her later years, and realized how wrong she was!
To put it simply, he made a catastrophic mistake for any political figure - misunderstanding the relationship between enemy and friend.
He actually turned his biggest supporter class into his enemy, and then used the class that should be on guard and vigilance as his support and assistant.
"So, the failure in my previous life was really my own fault..." Zhao Xin sighed in his heart.
So he told himself in his heart: "In this life, I will be with you as a mother and a loving son, and interpret a new story of the twenty-four filial piety!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Xin opened her eyes.
So, he saw a young woman wearing a simple Yanju crown and a slightly old yellow mulberry dress, sitting in front of his bed with an expectant face, her eyes slightly red,
She seems to have just cried. She is about 20 years old, with an ordinary face and an ordinary figure. She has no special features. However, she has a middle-aged appearance. In this imperial city, she is probably better than the average palace maid.
However, the temperament is quite grand.
But Zhao Xin did not dare to be careless at all.
Because he knew very well what the young woman in front of him was capable of.
Even if we don't talk about those things, just her birth is enough to make no one dare to be presumptuous in front of her!
This empress of the current dynasty is the granddaughter of Cao Wuhui, Cao Bin, Prince of Jiyang County, Grand Tutor of the Imperial Academy, Privy Council Envoy, Zhongshu Ling!
It was precisely this identity that allowed her to enter the palace for the first time when she was less than 18 years old. She fell into the eyes of the then Empress Dowager Baoqing (Empress Dowager Zhang Hui) and appointed her as the queen.
The Empress Dowager Baoqing's surname was Yang, and she was the daughter of Yang Zhiyan, the Chongyi envoy of Zhenzong.
Yang Zhiyan never really held power in his life, but Yang Zhiyan had a younger brother named Yang Zhixin, who once served as the deputy commander of the Tianwu Army.
Therefore, as long as Cao Wuhui's daughter enters the palace, she will definitely be the queen!
Just like the queen of Zhao Xin's previous life, just like all the queens in the entire history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The empress and the queen mother are all concubines of Taizu, Taizong's Yishe brothers and Conglong generals!
In this regard, even the Empress Dowager Zhang Xianmingsu, who was known as Wu Zetian of the Great Song Dynasty, was no exception - Empress Dowager Zhang Xianmingsu was expelled from Bianjing in her early years, and even when she was later brought back, she was ostracized and suppressed.
Later, she relied on her own strength and her best friend Yang Cairen (Empress Dowager Zhang Hui) to help her publicize that she was the grandson of Liu Yanqing, the general of the Later Han Dynasty You Xiaowei, the commander of Taizu's Hujie capital, and the governor of Jiazhou Liu Tongzhi
Only when women are accepted by those people can they listen to politics from behind the curtain.
Otherwise, even if Empress Dowager Zhang Xianmingsu were the reincarnation of Lu Pheasant and Wu Zetian, she would never be able to gain power.
Because if the powerful and distinguished families don't agree, and if the powerful families don't agree, the imperial army won't agree. If the imperial army doesn't agree, the queen mother will have to get out and replace her with a new concubine of the late emperor to listen to the government behind the curtain.
With these things in mind, Zhao Xin had a sweet smile on his face. He sat up from the bed, opened his arms, jumped into the arms of Queen Cao in front of the bed, and shouted sweetly: "Empress Cao
…Empress…Empress…” She rubbed her head against the latter’s chest in a numb way, making her look cute.
Empress Cao couldn't stop this cute trio, so she surrendered on the spot, holding Zhao Xin in her arms, a little excited in her happiness, and responded softly: "Hey! Erlang! Your Majesty is here! Your Majesty is always here!"
Thinking back on what happened in the past few days after Duke Shou became seriously ill, the queen couldn't help but shed tears.
Zhao Xin is seriously ill, and the queen in the palace is under the greatest pressure!
Rumors in the streets, strange looks inside and outside the court, and... the fear of death that came from the depths of her soul, like a gangrene attached to her bones, followed her everywhere, keeping her awake at night and unable to sleep well.
Every time she closes her eyes, she will think of the lonely and deserted sacred tablets in the Taizong and Zhenzong temples.
Queen Shudeyin, Queen Yidefu, Queen Mingdeli, Queen Zhangmuguo... Which one has a lower origin than her?
But they were all alone in the temple, feeling boundless fear in the deserted environment.
And just beside these sacred tablets, the incense of Empress Dowager Yuande, Empress Dowager Zhang Xianmingsu, Empress Dowager Zhang Hui, and Empress Dowager Zhang Yi was very prosperous, and the emperor and courtiers offered sacrifices at all times.
In the final analysis, the root cause of all this is that the queens have no heirs, and although the queen mothers may not have heirs, they have raised an emperor under their knees!
If the Duke of Shou in my arms unfortunately dies young.
Empress Cao had no idea whether the official family would be able to give birth to a son, given how difficult it was for the Song Dynasty royal family to have heirs, let alone whether she would be lucky enough to wait until a new prince was born.
But there was one thing she was extremely sure of - she would definitely not be able to give birth to a prince!
Not even a princess can be born!
Because, from the time she entered the palace to the present, the days when the officials called her to sleep with her could be counted with ten fingers!
Therefore...
Queen Cao hugged the little person in her arms tightly.
She knew that this was her only hope and hope!
"Ancestors bless! Ancestors bless!" She held Zhao Xin's arm tightly, fearing that if she let go, the little person in her arms would lie on the bed again, close her eyes, and not cry.
Don't make trouble. No matter how much you shout, you won't answer.
Leaning on Queen Cao's soft breasts, Zhao Xin smelled the familiar scent of rouge.
The emotions in my heart are like the waves of the sea, rising and falling one after another.
"My previous life was really too naive and too ignorant..." he sighed leisurely.
I still remember that in his previous life, at the beginning of time travel, he was raised and cared for by three concubines in this imperial city.
His biological mother Miao, the Empress Cao in front of her, and the empress Wen Chengzhang who was stunningly beautiful but died young.
Among these three people, Zhao Xin's biological mother, Miao, was born in the humblest position and had the least say.
Secondly, there is this Empress Cao.
And the eldest is the most beloved concubine today, Zhang Cairen.
It is a pity that since ancient times, the beauty of the world has always been jealous of Zhang Cairen. After losing his beloved daughter one after another, he fell into depression and became ill. He passed away at the age of only thirty-one.
In the years before that, Zhang Cairen was so pampered that he actually didn't have much time to teach and raise Zhao Xin.
Therefore, in fact, Empress Cao was responsible for Zhao Xin's upbringing and education.
Zhao Xin's handwriting was taught step by step by Empress Cao.
The allusions and systems of the Song Dynasty were also explained to him by Empress Cao one by one.
Even when she ascended the throne, she watched with her own eyes as she sat on the supreme throne.
Therefore, in fact, at the beginning, the relationship between Zhao Xin and Queen Cao was extremely close.
Although they are not biological children, they are better than many biological mothers and children.
pity……
All of this was buried in the adult world and became a victim of power struggle.
And Zhao Xin finally made his rule a huge failure. If God hadn't given him this chance to come back, he would still be lying on the bed in regret and tears at this moment.
"In this life, I will never be naive or childish again!" Zhao Xin swore in her heart as she hugged Queen Cao.
But now, he is convinced that he has a mature mind, a strong will, and rich experience. He will never be led by others again, and he will never believe in fairy tales and stories again.
Then, he remembered the leader's teachings he saw when he was studying in his previous life: Who is our enemy and who is our friend? This question is the most important issue in doing military work!
And is Queen Cao an enemy?
no!
Are the noble families behind Queen Cao enemies?
Neither!
Are the civil servants and literati the enemy?
Not at all!
Of course, it can also be said that all of these people are the objects that Zhao Xin needs to solve or conquer!
Because what he wants to do will completely overthrow the foundations of these people and their class, and shake the foundation on which they live!
It's just that you have to eat one bite at a time and do things step by step.
Offend everyone at once? Even the emperor will be removed from power!
With the failures and lessons learned in his previous life, Zhao Xin's patience now becomes extremely long-lasting.
Because he knows that he has plenty of time.
Just boiling it down is enough to kill most people who are currently active.
But will killing these people solve the problem?
Does not!
Only by having power can problems be solved.
So, how do you gain power?
Power comes from the barrel of a gun!
And if you want to master the barrel of a gun, there is no more suitable medium than Queen Cao.
As a result, Zhao Xin smiled sweeter and cuter in Empress Cao's arms.
The blushing, tender little face and cuteness can make people intoxicated!