Chapter 137 Ascension to the Throne, King's Landing
When Wang received the news, he was in a state of confusion and was anxious to find a backbone, so he drove straight to Changxin Hall. When he saw the Empress Dowager, he was walking around and cried out and sobbed.
"Mrs. Queen Mother, Your Majesty... He... has gone!"
"What did you say? Say it again to the Ai family!" Empress Dowager Dou said dizzyly.
There was no reply, but the silent convulsions were so obvious. The queen's silence caused the empress dowager to collapse. Something must have happened to the person on the sickbed...
She hammered the pillar with both hands and roared. Empress Dowager Dou couldn't control herself. She sent her two sons away one after another. No one was willing to listen to her complaints. She had enough, and she smashed and slammed and slapped her. Soon after, the bedroom was in a mess.
The maids dared not come forward. They knew the queen mother's temper. When they were angry, they would inevitably be punished or even slaughtered. This old woman who had been in charge of three dynasties was intriguing and competing for the world and intimidating the harem. No one could control her.
In the future, she will assist her son with this old woman. The king can't say anything, but only a few bitterness left. His Majesty is not here, and she has to face the empress dowager's majesty and deal with the affairs of the court. The emperor will be criticized and leveled the harem, and she will be held hostage by her.
All of this tells her one thing: I will slowly draw it!
After the storm, there was peace and tranquility. After venting, the Queen Mother finally became safe. She held the scars covered with the smashing in her hand, supported her standing in the hall, and called the maid to invite the queen to take her seat, with a faint expression.
Lamenting the speed of the Queen Mother's change and a little scared, the king sat down.
Ignoring the busy cleaning maid, the Empress Dowager suggested: "Your Majesty has passed away, and the new emperor should ascend the throne. Please make Cheer ready. The Ai family will instruct Zongzheng and all officials to proceed on the process today. The Han Dynasty still needs the help of the Ai family, so don't dislike you and Cheer.
You are also going to become the empress dowager. Pay attention to influence in everything and promote people around you, but don’t do it too ruthlessly. This country is the emperor’s country, and all officials should be the parents of all the people.
The Ai family is not Lu Hou, and they will not learn from her style, which will cause trouble to the Han court. However, once someone breaks the rules of the Ai family and makes the old law unable to control the newcomer, the newcomer will definitely suffer. The Ai family will do what they say!"
"Empress Dowager, I will tell Cheer what you said, but there is one thing I want to discuss with you. Your Majesty said before his death that he would dismiss those irrelevant palace ladies. Now I have prepared this list, so you can take a look!"
A roll of paper was taken out from the cuff and handed it to the maid. After getting the meaning of the queen mother, the maid started reading it.
"The emperor still learned the legacy of the late emperor. He did a good job in this matter. The Ai family thought that it only needed to adjust the roster slightly. There was no big mistake. The Ai family would ask the female chief to send the modified roster back later. Queen, just wait." Empress Dowager Dou nodded and said.
"As soon as the Queen Mother told me!"
At this time, a maid in blue clothes walked in and called out, "The eldest princess is here!"
"Let her come in! I'm going to be broken in the past few days. Qi'er just passed away. The Ai family doesn't even have such sad skills. It's really painful!" Empress Dowager Dou shook her head and sighed.
"Then I..."
"Queen, please leave first. As long as the Ai family has not fallen, it will be in chaos!"
Wang Pao's face fluctuated a little more. He left the palace, exchanged a few greetings with his parents and princesses, and then said goodbye and left.
The throne ceremony was usually held within one month after the death of the old emperor. In most cases, the next generation of emperors and ministers would be around when the old emperor died. Once the old emperor passed away, the ministers would immediately visit the new emperor, which was actually considered as succession to the throne. Therefore, after the death of the first emperor, Liu Che would still be called the emperor by the ministers during this period before the new emperor ascendance ceremony. After the ascendance ceremony was held, he would become a legitimate emperor.
The pattern of the imperial court will undergo tremendous changes, and this change will inevitably be restrained by the forces from Changxin Palace and Yongshou Palace.
With Emperor Jing's death, Dou Ying's comeback was a foregone conclusion, and the Empress Dowager would never ignore Tian's position. In this way, Wei Wan's position as prime minister must be unsteady. Without background, he only relied on suppressing rebellions with Zhou Yafu, taught books and morality by Sixianyuan, and studied Confucian classics to establish words. Wei Wan had the consideration of retreating bravely.
But will Liu Che agree?
When he first ascended the throne, Liu Che needed Master Wei, a steady and upright person, to teach him the way to be a king. Even if he had no achievements, he only knew how to follow the rules and regulations.
The Qin Palace was not originally an emperor's bedroom. When Liu Che ascended the throne, he was eager to change his name to Ganquan Palace. As for why he was eager to change his name, one was that he felt awkward to call Qin Palace, and the other was that he wanted to live here, so he had to adapt to his habits in advance (to follow his own habits and to everyone's habits...)
There are many palace pavilions in Ganquan Palace, including (biāo) palace, front palace, Yingmen, front hall, Zi Hall, Taishi Hall, Tongtiantai, Wangfengtai, Yishou Pavilion, Yanshou Pavilion, Mingguang Palace, Lishi Palace, Zhu Palace, Zhaoxian Pavilion, Gaoguang Palace, Tonglingtai and many other palace pavilions. There is a wooden garden in Ganquan Palace, which was the garden in the era of Emperor Wu, and later commonly known as Xiancao Garden.
He was about to move in, so some renovations were bound to let Bao Sang in charge of the matter. Liu Che moved in early, one for viewing, the other for meeting the ministers here first and listening to the affairs of the court.
"Han Yan, I asked you to call Prime Minister Wei over, why can't he see him yet!" Liu Che curled his lips.
"It's getting soon, your Majesty, please wait a moment!" Han Yan wiped his sweat when he walked in from outside the door.
It is not convenient to connect to the Weiyang Palace in Ganquan Palace, and it is difficult to get on many places. Han Yan runs around and is exhausted.
Pussing his lips, Liu Che smiled and said, "There should be a flying pavilion between Ganquan Palace and Weiyang Palace, so you can communicate directly and quickly."
"Your Majesty, this is impossible, it's too far. If you do this, it will arouse public anger and denounce extravagance!"
When Han Yan heard the emperor's idea popping up, he panickedly advised.
Liu Che glanced at the tall cypress tree outside the door and said helplessly: "I know, it's just a talk!"
I only heard that after Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne, he built a Feige between Jianzhang Palace and Weiyang Palace. Liu Che just talked about it occasionally, but never thought of taking it seriously.
Ganquan Mountain is a barrier and an outpost. In order to defend against aggression, Qin Shihuang built Linguang Palace at the ruins of Ganquan Palace, and then built a straight road from Ganquan to Jiuyuan, Inner Mongolia to facilitate military preparations. Ganquan Palace ruins are high and cool, and are a summer resort. Qin Shihuang went to Ganquan Linguang Palace not only to avoid the heat, but also to deter the border of the Xiongnu.
Looking into the distance from the front hall, there are already many civilians on the lacquered palace walls. The yellow gates are stationed in various important locations, which can not only defend against emergencies and defend the emperor, but also scan the corners to detect illegal palace people.
Chapter completed!