As a great scholar of the generation, He Xiu returned to Luoyang again, and naturally he would not remain silent. In a short period of time, many party members came to visit this prominent figure among the party members, and even Chen Fan and Dou Wu both came to pay their respects cautiously. This was the first time for the little fat man to see Dou Wu like this. Unfortunately, He Xiu had no intention of taking up the post.
The little fat man's original plan to use He Xiu to open up the situation among the party members naturally failed. Under the little fat man's plea, he just agreed to stay in Luoyang and serve as the emperor's master, just like the Hou Mansion. Having personally taught the little fat man, both Dou Wu and others were very relieved about He Xiu. The current "sage" of the little fat man was also recognized by them as being taught by He Xiu.
They had no objection at all to He Xiu becoming the Imperial Master.
But what the little fat man didn't expect was that Zheng Xuan didn't stay to hold an official position. Instead, he entered Taiyuan College and wanted to continue to improve his knowledge.
This year ended in such strange silence.
At the end of the year, Empress Dowager Dou held a family banquet again, but this banquet was not as harmonious as the last time.
"What are you thinking about? You still have me as your father in your eyes!!"
Dou Wu angrily shouted at the most prominent woman in the dynasty. Queen Dou's expression was normal, without any anger at all. The little fat man also sneaked to Dong's side. Since the little fat man took control of the power in the palace, Dong also He was often taken to the Hall of Houde by Su Wei, and mother and son were reunited. The little fat boy did not hide his ambition, but showed it off in front of his mother.
This also made Dong become more arrogant and arrogant in daily life, and he often had fierce quarrels with Empress Dowager Dou.
However, he is the biological mother of the little fat man, and the little fat man is no longer the helpless and crumbling emperor without roots a year ago. Although the current little fat man is still nothing in the eyes of Empress Dowager Dou and Dou Wu, but He also gained popularity in the world, and all the officials were very satisfied with him, not to mention he also had a small group of followers who were known as the imperialists.
Under these circumstances, Queen Mother Dou had no way to harm Dong.
"Guan Ba and Su Kang, if the clan is guilty, then the clan will be punished. Why should my father bother to kill these two people?"
"If it weren't for these two thieves causing trouble in the palace, how would those thieves dare to despise the king's law and oppress the people!"
"The punishment is just that, why take his life?"
"Oh, if the eunuch is not removed, the family and the country will be uneasy. Should you do it or not?"
It was a good family dinner, but now it was mixed with the smoke and flames of war. The little fat man lowered his head and said nothing, but his heart was full of joy. The more noisy, the better. As for Mr. Dong, he was really laughing. She opened her face and didn't even try to hide it. Queen Mother Dou looked at it and felt even more furious. She waved her hand and said somewhat rudely: "This is a family banquet. Don't make people laugh. This matter will not be discussed again in court." Discuss."
"Humph, a foolish woman is ruining the country!" Dou Wu said these angry words, indicating the official break of their father-daughter relationship. He didn't even stay here anymore, and stood up to leave. The little fat man quickly stood up and stood in the way of Dou Wu. In front of Wu, he said with a respectful expression: "Don't be angry, Mr. Dou, this is a family banquet. We are all close relatives, why are we here?"
Dou Wu could not turn a blind eye to the little fat man. At least, the little fat man was the emperor and his legitimate monarch. Dou Wu cupped his hands and said: "Wu is not feeling well, and I hope the emperor will forgive me!" After saying that, he left directly. Here, Queen Mother Dou looked even more ugly. The little fat man sighed again, slowly came to the Queen Mother, held the Queen Mother's hand, and said, "Don't be angry, Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Dou was stunned, and looked at the little fat man with a sincere expression next to her. Suddenly, she felt a little tenderness in her heart. She smiled at the little fat man for the first time and said, "It's okay, my father is doing it for his family and country."
, the little fat man nodded and whispered: "I really envy my mother..." Empress Dowager Dou and Mrs. Dong were stunned, looking at him in unison, a little strange.
The little fat man lowered his head and said softly: "I lost my father when I was young. I don't know what his father taught me. I have a father after my mother, so I envy him..."
After saying this, Mrs. Dong's eyes were a little red and she couldn't help wiping away tears. Empress Dowager Dou also fell silent. The little fat man suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "But now it's okay. My mother loved me before.
I was a parent then, and now I have two mothers, how lucky I am!" After saying this, Queen Mother Dou was really touched. At first, she disliked the little fat man very much.
Because of Emperor Xiaoheng, she has always been full of hostility towards this successor who is not the heir of Emperor Xiaoheng. She has always been cold and indifferent. But now that she thinks about it, this son has never been disrespectful to her at all since he entered the palace.
On the contrary, he would come to visit him every two days. Although he never let him in, every time he would worship himself first and then his biological mother...
Every moment of this year, the Queen Mother, who had no son, suddenly felt some love for this little fat man in her heart. She lowered her head, her eyes were a little soft, and asked in a low voice: "The emperor has fallen out of love with me.
Do you have any resentment in your heart?" The little fat man shook his head quickly and said sincerely: "How have I ever fallen out of love with my mother? If not for my mother's love, how could my child be in this position?"
Empress Dowager Dou was originally very favored by Emperor Xiaoheng, but after the Dou family's children completely surrendered to the party members, this favor disappeared. She was still dissatisfied with her family in her heart, and after the death of Emperor Xiaoheng, Dou
Wu's various actions made her feel dissatisfied and threatened, and the eunuch was indispensable to fan the flames. Within a year, she was alone, without an emperor or a family.
But now, the little fat man's remarks seemed to give her some warmth and cheer her up.
.......
"Why should Da Lang be so polite to her? Emperor Xiaoheng has passed away for a long time, how can she succeed the Queen Mother?" On the way back, Mr. Dong asked jealously. The little fat man frowned and his expression became a little bit...
Seriously, he raised his head and said: "The Empress Dowager Dou is my mother. Why did my mother say this? It just makes people's hearts hurt."
Dong was stunned. For a moment, she couldn't figure out whether this guy was pretending or sincere.
.........
When Dou Wu returned home, he immediately summoned Chen Fan, but did not summon Liu Shu. He proposed that by taking control of Su Kang, he would completely eliminate the eunuchs in the court. There was no reason for Chen Fan to disagree. He thought
This was a joint plan between the Queen Mother and the general, and she immediately agreed. However, she recruited a large number of party members to plan with the general's palace. One party member, He Yong, proposed to take control of the Northern Army first, and then kill Jieshu by force. The party members thought that
However.
Before you know it, the end of the year has passed, and the ministers are busy again, because in the new year, it is necessary to establish a new reign name and to determine a series of issues after the new king ascends the throne. Dou Wu also temporarily hid his thoughts.
, led the ministers, got busy, negotiated for six or seven days, and finally decided. During this period, the little fat man was always invisible. Only in the end, Dou Wu informed him of the final result.
At the end of the tenth year of Yanxi's reign, the ministers discussed the title of the reign and chose it as Jianning. Three people, including Grand Tutor Chen Fan, General Dou Wu and Situ Hu Guang, participated in recording the affairs of the Secretariat.
He also honored the little fat man's father Liu Chang as the "Emperor Xiaoren", his mausoleum as "Shenling", and his mother Dong as "Noble Person of Shenyuan".