Guo Chong never seriously heard this story from the Queen Mother. He only learned about the situation when he was born from other people's narratives. Whenever he asked about the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would just smile lightly and say that she had nothing to say, it was him.
He had a hard life. But Guo Chong knew that without his mother's persistence and careful care, he would not have survived. After all, not only the palace doctor, but also his father did not think he could survive at that time, and persuaded his mother to give up on him.
Everything he had was given by his mother. The queen also suffered from confinement disease when she took care of him. Every time she encountered wind and cold, she suffered abdominal pain like cramping, bone and muscle aches, and was in great pain. That's why Guo Chong expressed his heartfelt filial piety and respect to the Queen Mother.
Love, he knows how hard everything he has obtained is.
The feeling of hearing other people talk about this past incident was completely different from hearing it in person. At this moment, Guo Chong was shocked and burst into tears of gratitude.
"Mother, thank you very much for everything you have given me. Without my mother, I would not be where I am today. I am deeply grateful and will remember it in my heart." Guo Chong's eyes also moistened.
Empress Dowager Wei wiped her tears and said softly: "You don't need to thank me. You are here today because of yourself. For the Ai family, they just don't want to lose their son. You are the son of the Ai family, and the Ai family can't watch it."
You died. You should be able to feel that before you became an adult, you were frail and sick, and the Ai family cared about you more than anyone else, including your second brother. Your second brother was born in good health, so he didn’t get it.
He often said that I didn’t care for him. I think about it, and I feel ashamed of him. It’s true that I didn’t care about him too much. There was nothing I could do about it. The emperor made me suffer so much when he was born.
, I naturally prefer and care about him more. But in fact, I feel the same about you in my heart. You are all my sons, but I cannot allow you to die while I am alive, even if I have to pay for it with my life."
Guo Chong stretched out his hand to wipe his tears and said softly: "Mother, I don't know what to say. I am also very conflicted now."
Empress Dowager Wei shook her head and said: "You know what to do. You have been extremely smart since you were a child and have more thoughts than anyone else. Can I still not know what the emperor is thinking? I am just telling you what the Ai family is thinking.
.But you are the emperor, what do you want to do, the Aijia does not want to interfere with you. The Aijia will only punish myself, blaming myself for not educating your second brother well, what happened like this. You go ahead, you can do whatever you want.
How to do it? You are the emperor, the lord of the world...but you must not forget that you and the prince are brothers, and both are sons of the Ai family. It is up to you to decide."
Empress Dowager Wei's words were actually sarcastic. The more she said she would not interfere, the more she said she would not interfere. In fact, when she recalled the incident of rescuing Guo Chong, she reminded Guo Chong how everything happened to him today. That's also true.
Tell Guo Chong that if she doesn't give up her son's life, she will never agree to his inner thoughts of doing something to Guo Bing.
Did Guo Chong not know? He stood up and walked around, shouting in a deep voice: "Do you think I want to punish my second brother? He didn't do it himself, and he wants to go against me? This matter must not be tolerated, I will not kill him
Him, but I want to exile him far away so that he can no longer act recklessly based on his status as a prince. Queen Mother, this is the last thing I can do."
Empress Dowager Wei sneered: "I'm afraid you have already thought of a way to deal with him. You exiled him far away, what's the difference between that and killing him? You might as well kill him. Zhizi
Mo Ruomu, what are you thinking about, how can I not know?"
Guo Chong became furious, opened his hands and shouted: "Then what should I do? What do you want me to do? I finally started to reform, isn't he trying to undermine me? I want Dazhou to become powerful, is this wrong?
Why should he oppose me? How dare he do this?"
Queen Mother Wei looked at her son who was jumping violently in front of her, but there was no trace of panic on her face. She had seen her son like this countless times since she was a child. When he was a child, he liked to fight over trivial matters.
The Empress Dowager Wei has seen this angry and frustrated look many times. When she was a child, the Empress Dowager Wei always indulged her, but today, the Empress Dowager Wei will no longer condone her.
"That's what you think. Your second brother is definitely not deliberately going against you. As far as I know, he is thinking about the country and the country." Empress Dowager Wei said calmly.
"What?" Guo Chong said in shock.
Empress Dowager Wei said softly: "The Aijia didn't want to say these words at first, but since they have said so much today, the Aijia will say a few more words. Your Majesty, is your new method really as good as you think?
Are Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru really reliable? If the new law can really enrich the country and strengthen the army, why do even Lu Zhongtian and others oppose it? What did Kang Zizhen do in Hangzhou? Do you know? Do you know the people of Hangzhou?
Have you jointly written a blood letter of accusation and sent it to the Ai family? Kang Zizhen was really domineering in Hangzhou and did a lot of things that harmed the people, all in the name of the new law. Do you know all this?"
"Mother, how do you know this? What kind of blood letter? What's going on?" Guo Chong said in shock.
"The Ai family is in the deep palace, but the Ai family is not deaf or blind. They know more or less about the things outside. The blood letter was brought to the palace by others for the Ai family to see. The Ai family will show it to you. Look at this
How much public outrage did Kang Zizhen cause in Hangzhou?"
Empress Dowager Wei took the bloody book from the nearby bookshelf and handed it to Guo Chong. Guo Chong took it and looked at it for a moment, then suddenly jumped up and said angrily: "Bold, bold, who is so bold to slander the new law in private and dare to do these things?
?You got it into my palace. Unforgivable, unforgivable. Queen mother, who sent this blood letter in? Who is it?"
The Empress Dowager Wei frowned and looked at Guo Chong and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to punish them? The blood is written clearly, and the people above have their names. These things must be true, otherwise how could they dare to do this? From Kang Zizhen
With these actions of this person, the Aijia felt that the new law was not reliable. If Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru used such people to reform, what would the new law look like? Your Majesty, the new law is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and
You don't want to cause trouble for the people. When you govern the country like this, have you ever thought that your ancestors would agree?"
Guo Chong opened his mouth in shock and stayed there in a daze. His mother's words were already very serious, and the meaning behind his words was actually questioning his ability. His mother had never spoken like this before, which made Guo Chong feel a little panicked.
"Your Majesty, I know that you have great ambitions, and the Ai family also knows that you want to do something. However, as far as this matter is concerned, the Ai family is not trying to offend your second brother. But he killed this Kangzi
Zhen, it is indeed to eliminate harm for the people. The Ai family does not know whether this new law is good or bad. The Ai family believes that the emperor's actions must be for the sake of the country. But as far as Kang Zizhen is concerned, these are all his
It is a crime to commit evil. Even if your second brother kills him, it will be to eliminate harm for the country. The Ai family is definitely not trying to protect him. He is indeed responsible for killing court officials at will, but this time he did the right thing. Your Majesty
He said that he deliberately murdered court officials with the intention of resisting the new law. After reading this blood letter, the Ai family also wanted to say, if this new law is what Kang Zizhen committed many evil deeds, then the Ai family will also oppose such a new law. You will
Naturally, no one can object to your second brother being sent to the banquet, so let’s send the Ai family to the banquet too. The Ai family has also spoken out against the new law, so you can just drive us away together.”
Empress Dowager Wei finally showed her other side besides kindness. She was a strong-willed woman who had experienced great storms. Just like how she was just a talented person back then and finally became a queen. Just like how she treated her niece.
As Wei Yourong did, she was already a strong person at heart. But she rarely showed it.
Guo Chong's face changed greatly, and he knelt down and kowtowed. He shouted: "I don't dare, I don't dare. Mother, please calm down and let me explain."
Guo Chong actually understood in his heart that his mother's words had become more and more severe. All of this was caused by the case of King Liang. If he continued to insist on severely punishing King Liang, things might get worse.
Of course, he could force himself to do what he wanted, but that would completely hurt his mother's heart. Guo Chong didn't want to do that, especially in front of this woman who gave him everything. Guo Chong would never hurt her.
of her heart.
He knew that he had to compromise. Otherwise, not only would the outside world be in chaos, but the palace would also be in chaos. If the Queen Mother really left the palace, then his reputation as an unfilial porridge would be known to the whole world. Everyone would know it.
When the Queen Mother saved her life and gave her everything, forcing the Queen Mother to leave in anger will undoubtedly destroy her image among her subjects.
Guo Chong's mouth was dry. He reached out to grab the tea cup and drank tea, but found that there was not a drop of tea left in it. So he stood up and shouted angrily: "Come here, come here, serve tea, serve tea."
A chamberlain stumbled in at the door and quickly made tea for Guo Chong. While the chamberlain was making tea, the chamberlain secretly took a look at the scene, and was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head because he found hidden tears on the Queen Mother's face. The emperor's face was gloomy and angry.
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Guo Chong took the tea cup and drank it. The chamberlain quickly said: "Your Majesty, be careful because it is hot."
But Guo Chong had also had his lips burned, and he was even more angry and shouted: "Get out!"
The waiter hurriedly ran out as if he was running away.
The Queen Mother Wei looked at Guo Chong blankly and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't blame the Queen Mother for forcing you today. From the Queen Mother's point of view, this is not a state matter, but a family matter. The Queen Mother also does not want you to leave a reputation that will not be tolerated by your brothers.
.That’s why the Ai family is like this today. As long as you don’t embarrass your second brother too much, the Ai family won’t talk about the rest. The emperor has worked hard for Dazhou, and the queen is not unaware. How can the queen have the heart to ask for your hard work?
It's all in vain. The Queen Mother wishes that our great Zhou Dynasty is prosperous and the country is rich and the people are strong. For the sake of the Mother's sake, I will beg you as the Queen Mother, and I will ask you to make up for the debt I owed to your brother."
