Chapter 1343 The Decline of the Empress Dowager
Kong Anguo said he would set off in two days, and the time was very accurate.
The other party was Zhang Xuezhou’s colleague at Jinmamen, and he was also responsible for delivering the news.
At five o'clock, someone knocked on the door outside Zhang Xuezhou's house.
After looking at the empty space in the carriage, Zhang Xuezhou quickly greeted Rong Tianding.
"Let that little girl take the risk on her own!"
Rong Tianding boarded the carriage happily.
Although he wanted to wait for Xu Yuan and others to come back in Chang'an City, it was only January, so it was okay to go out for a while.
And this is the imperial court's motorcade, which is much faster than normal carriages and horses.
I heard from Zhang Xuezhou that there is a high probability that the imperial convoy will go to Liangdi. If it gets there, it will not be too far from the northern border. It is possible for Tianding to return to Chengdu.
He carried a small package packed with clothes in advance and got into the carriage.
The carriage that Zhang Xuezhou and others rode was not unusual. When many carriages gathered at the gate of Chang'an City and slowly came out, Zhang Xuezhou realized the hugeness of this convoy.
This is a group of at least a hundred carriages. The carriages are lined up hundreds of meters away, and are escorted by an elite cavalry regiment of thousands of people.
Compared with the dozens of people in Lingnan's trip, the new emperor's current trip was more than ten times larger.
"The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty has left Chang'an City!"
In Anle Palace, Mrs. Dou received the report and quickly reported it to the Empress Dowager.
Her face was a little heavy.
The Empress Dowager asked her to stay at Anle Palace, and she chose to travel in the middle of the night, but she was still hit by the spell, and she had been patrolling around the palace without noticing anything unusual.
When the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, she was obviously much older than before, and there were even many age spots on her skin.
The decline of the Empress Dowager made Mrs. Dou obviously very nervous.
Outsiders thought that the palace of the Han Dynasty had a profound history, but Taizu Dou knew that the Empress Dowager was exhausted.
The eminent monks from the Western religions whom I had hoped for a few days ago were unable to do anything. The Empress Dowager ran back from Yangling, and the other party also took advantage of the chaos.
If the Empress Dowager hadn't sworn that the other party was a top cultivator, Grand Master Dou would have almost thought that he had encountered some big liar.
Right now, she only hopes that the Han Dynasty can safely take over this baton, but the Empress Dowager's changeable temperament makes Dou Taishu unclear about the direction.
Even the Empress Dowager even showed some considerate care for the new emperor for the first time.
Mrs. Dou did not understand for a moment whether the Empress Dowager was a precursor to launching a coup, or whether she was sincerely concerned.
She personally reported the matter to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was somewhat silent.
When the main force of Anle Palace was inserted into the court, the new emperor sitting on the throne seemed to be in name only, and his rights were completely eclipsed.
In this case, it is the same whether there is a new emperor in the court or not.
It’s just that Xintei left too simply and heartlessly.
The other party simply left Chang'an City without any nostalgia.
If it were the former Empress Dowager, she would have at least scolded her for being ridiculous, even with her permission in advance.
At this time, not long after the New Year, King Huainan was still in Chang'an City and had not yet returned, so the new emperor ran away.
If Chang'an City cannot be stabilized, this is almost a prelude to changing dynasties and emperors.
“It’s time to leave Chang’an City!”
But at the moment, the Empress Dowager just agreed casually and did not do much to hold people accountable.
She even wanted to praise the new emperor for running without sloppiness.
The new emperor is undoubtedly placing a bet to see whether the Empress Dowager will favor King Huainan or whether she will still choose her grandson.
The new emperor who withdrew from Chang'an City undoubtedly avoided the whirlpool of conflict and completely left the decision-making power in the hands of the Empress Dowager.
"What is Liu An doing over there?" asked the Empress Dowager.
"He has been drinking and having fun with Tian Fu, Dou Ying, Zhuang Qingzhai, Xuchang and others these days," Mrs. Dou replied.
"Really drinking and having fun?"
"Perhaps they are also probing the tone of these important officials of the imperial court, and even judging your thoughts!" The Queen Mother asked, and Mrs. Dou had to Some rumors came out.
“He is just a little bit behind,” the Queen Mother whispered: “If it were just a little bit more, he wouldn’t need my opinion as an old woman!”
"What did the King of Huainan miss?"
Mrs. Dou asked curiously, but the Empress Dowager did not respond.
She thought of the two tomb-robbing passages leading to the imperial mausoleum in Yangling, and her brows were extremely solemn.
The King of Huainan seems to know some things that she does not know.
If this were not the case, King Huainan would not need to dig a passage to rob the tomb.
It was just that King Huainan bumped into the imperial mausoleum and the evil spirit leaked out, making it difficult to enter the deep interior of the imperial mausoleum.
There is a high probability that there is something that King Huainan is pursuing in the tomb of Emperor Jing. This item may be related to King Huainan’s practice, or it may be related to King Huainan’s rise to the stage of the Han Dynasty. There is no other answer other than that. .
"Let him go back to Huainan!"
There was silence for more than ten seconds. It was only after the Empress Dowager spoke.
"Will he go back so easily?" Mrs. Dou was confused.
"He doesn't know the extent of my injury at the moment, and he still needs me, so he doesn't dare to take the risk to test me." The Queen Mother nodded: "Of course he will go back!"
"But he is likely to do it in the future. "It's clear," Mrs. Dou said.
"After leaving Chang'an City, without Gu's permission, he would have to lead his troops to rebel," the Empress Dowager replied.
If King Huainan can get along with his courtiers and subjects honestly, there is a 60% chance that the other party will make the Empress Dowager make up her mind.
This may be the closest King Huainan has ever come to the throne, but the other party should not dig those two passages to rob the tomb.
The other party dared to dig up the late emperor's grave even though he was not an emperor. This kind of behavior that secretly exceeded the rules made the Empress Dowager unhappy, and she was even worried that there was something she didn't understand hidden under King Huainan's courteous appearance.
She was not at ease with the new emperor, but she was also not at ease with King Huainan.
In this case, her inspection time will undoubtedly be extended.
Maybe give the new emperor some time to grow up, or maybe get to know King Huainan better.
Everything depends on what these two people do next.
"Got it!"
Mrs. Dou bowed in agreement.
"Is it true that your Majesty can't afford it?"
Before leaving Anle Palace to make arrangements, Mrs. Dou couldn't help but ask.
"Liu Qishao lived for ten years!"
The Empress Dowager muttered.
If Emperor Jing lived ten more years and the new emperor was nearly thirty years old, it would be a period of youth and strength, while people such as the King of Liang and the King of Huainan were already old.
In this case, there is no need to make comparisons at all, and there is no need for the Queen Mother to stabilize the court.
The new emperor has been missing for these ten years.
Without strong enough support, others will not give Xintei ten years to grow.
The new emperor has been trained by Emperor Jing for many years, and his temperament and cognition are somewhat similar to that of Emperor Jing. The Empress Dowager does not know how to train the new emperor, and the new emperor may not listen to her, and may even misjudge her. Many people think that she Possible harmful behavior.
"It's like the Dragon's Spirit and Tiger's Fierce Pill..."
The Empress Dowager thought about how she once showed kindness to the new emperor, but was treated as a scourge by the other party, and had to obey the Queen and the Empress. Shengsing and singing every night, and even stayed in Weiyang Palace for a long time without returning to the palace.
The other party never thought about the unlimited energy brought by something that can make a man sing and sing every night. Can it really only be used to carry on the family line?
“The harmony of yin and yang in the top Taoist elixirs will give you endless energy. Even if you practice day and night, it will not cause future troubles. It can effectively shorten your time of lack of growth. I have given you a chance, but whether you can take it or not is a matter of course. Look at yourself!”
She mumbled quietly.
She used to have endless energy and could not help but feel a little dizzy. For the first time, she fell asleep during the day.
(End of this chapter)