I smashed the emperor's daughter

Chapter 8 Returning the Seal

Chapter 8 Returning the Seal
There was something in Li Yuntang's words. On the surface, he was saying that Deng Sui sold his official titles, secretly putting the Empress Dowager Yi'an in a dilemma.

If she insists on comparing herself to Queen Mother Deng, then she will have to bear the title of being an official and nobleman; if she doesn't take Deng Sui as an example, then calling herself Zhen is an act of arrogance!

The etiquette is greater than the sky, the reason why the Empress Dowager Yi'an can subdue Yining and the little emperor is because of the status of a wife (mother) bestowed by the etiquette; if she actively violates the etiquette, she is digging her own foundation.

She couldn't hold her breath anymore, she stood up and walked lightly in front of Li Yuntang; relying on her tall stature, she began to examine this young eunuch who looked fifteen or sixteen years old.

After looking at it for a while, the Empress Dowager Yi'an slowly raised a hand, and put it in front of Li Yuntang's door; the latter stared at the slender and slender hand that was close at hand, and smelled the pleasant scent of the empress dowager's body powder, I was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager hooked her little finger fiercely, and the gold-encrusted tortoiseshell armor cover on the little finger was driven along and across Li Yuntang's neck, leaving a bloodstain about two inches long on it.

Li Yuntang gritted his teeth and buried his head, trying not to make a sound, but his heart was filled with anger; at this moment, he only had one thought in his head, asking the queen mother to see a painting in the wild history——

"Picture of Meng Gong after Tasting"!
Empress Dowager Yi'an didn't know how Li Yuntang slandered her, so she said lightly:

"This little eunuch is quite eloquent, but a slave must look like a slave. An eunuch who has read so many books and imitated courtiers to persuade him, does he want to be involved in politics!
It's better to take it to Chengqian Palace and let the aunts discipline it well. "

Facing a dilemma, the queen mother seemed to want to stop reasoning, but was going to solve the person who raised the problem first.

She can't do anything with the emperor's mother and child, and it's just right to use a little eunuch to scare the chickens and monkeys.

When Li Yuntang refuted before, the little emperor had a chance to breathe, and she had recovered; she was happy to see her aunt suffer, but Empress Dowager Yi'an oppressed Li Yuntang, so she had no choice but to make things right:

"It's just a few words of address for the mother, and it's not even an unintentional mistake. How can I take it to my heart?"

Having said that, Li Yu paused for a moment, seeing Empress Dowager Yi'an's complexion softened slightly, and continued:
"This little eunuch, I usually order it smoothly, so I won't bother my mother to teach me."

Empress Dowager Yi'an, who got off the steps, didn't bother, took off the blood-stained tortoise shell armor in disgust, threw it on Li Yuntang, and turned to look at Empress Dowager Yi'an, her tone became more severe than before:

"Tong Ji Niang, you really don't want to seal the last decree of the Ai family?"

With the support of her son, and Li Yuntang's previous words of encouragement, the Empress Dowager Yining also had a lot of confidence, and she made a blessing and apologized, expressing that she could not follow her orders.

"very good!"

Empress Dowager Yi'an glanced at it meaningfully, and then walked out; the person had already left the gate of the palace, and the voice left behind had not yet dissipated:
"Tomorrow morning, the Ai family will go to listen to the government. Since the inner court cannot make a decision, let the outer court decide!"

Seeing the master leaving, the maids and eunuchs accompanying the Chengqian Palace also bid farewell to the Emperor and Empress Dowager, and chased after him.

Seeing his aunt leave, the little emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and then pushed back most of the palace people, leaving only Li Yuntang, and then asked his mother:
"Mother, just now I heard the Empress Dowager Yi'an say outside the palace: 'It has been sealed twice, and this time is not bad'; one of them is the Yi decree to change my name, and the other is the seal that has already been stamped. what?"

"This……"

Hearing this question, Tong Jiniang was at a loss for words for a while, her eyes were also dodged, she hesitated for a long time before she said slowly:
"Emperor, mother, I'm sorry..."

"What's going on?" The more he looked at his mother's expression, the more anxious the little emperor became, and he urged again.

"That imperial edict was also ordered by the Empress Dowager Yi'an to seal it. It roughly means that the cabinet should be given the power to vote..."

"what!"

The little emperor turned pale with fright, and yelled at his biological mother regardless of etiquette.

It's no wonder she reacted in such a way, how could she not be so impatient when she gave up so much power for no reason.

The cabinet of the Great Han Dynasty is different from the cabinet after the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, it is somewhat similar to the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing military aircraft department that does not exist in this time and space; the cabinet ministers only have the right to propose, and it is up to the emperor to choose one person.

The power of the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty is truly unfettered by no one!
"Why did Empress Dowager Yi'an want to divide power?" The little emperor was puzzled, as if asking someone or talking to himself, "What good is it for her?"

Tong Jiniang looked guilty, she didn't know how to answer her son's words, she found a chair silently, and sat not far from the little emperor.

On the other hand, Li Yuntang, most of the anger in his heart had gone at this time, was thinking about the reason why the Empress Dowager Yi'an did this, but he still couldn't get to the point, so he could only stop and think hard.

The little emperor thought about what was a foregone conclusion, and it was useless to regret it, so he sighed secretly, and asked his mother with a forced expression on his face:
"What is the content of the copy that the mother did not seal?"

"Which share?" Empress Dowager Yining thought for a while, and then recalled a rough idea, "It's about the Inspectorate of Ceremonies in the Palace, and she wants to take away the promotion and demote of the Inspectorate to the inner court officials from the Inspectorate The right to appoint and dismiss!"

Hearing these words, the little emperor's face changed suddenly, and his back felt faintly cold, and he was even more grateful in his heart, lamenting that it was a good thing his mother didn't seal this decree.

The Ceremony Disciplinary Inspection Department is in charge of all the supervisors in the inner court, and the financial expenditure, personnel transfer, and guard patrols and defenses in the imperial city are all under his management; since Emperor Taizu, the eunuch of this department has been held by the emperor's trusted eunuchs. Disputed monarchy.

The little emperor's aunt not only wanted to disturb the power structure of the outer dynasty, but she was not even prepared to let go of the inner court; if she really took away the right to appoint and remove personnel in the Forbidden City, it would be a big deal.

Because right now the little emperor can barely fight against his aunt in the palace, relying on the power of the ceremonial inspection department bestowed by the monarchy; with this limitation, even if the emperor cannot completely control the ceremony inspection department, the latter Do not place your own people in the palace at will.

If this power is given up, there will inevitably be a lot of personnel changes in the palace, and the Forbidden City will be filled with the eagle dogs of the Empress Dowager Yi'an; by then, the little emperor's decree is not to leave the Forbidden City, but to leave the Qianqing Palace!

Li Yuntang gasped when he heard this, and was thinking about how to fight back against the Empress Dowager Yi'an, and settle public and private grievances together; but he accidentally glanced at the Empress Dowager Yining, and suddenly remembered his mission - implying the emperor's birth mother Hand over the "treasure making" seal.

Now that Empress Dowager Yining has made a big mess, with a lonely expression and apologetic heart, isn't this the best time to speak up?

After making up his mind, he immediately submitted:
"The emperor, the empress dowager, the servant has a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not..."

Speaking of this, Li Yuntang looked at the little emperor and the queen mother, and after getting their approval, he took back the text:
"The empress dowager in the east is aggressive, but the empress dowager Yi Ning is kind and unwilling to fight with her; if the empress dowager Yi'an comes to force her seal one day, but the emperor fails to arrive, what should I do?
Why don't you use the seal..."

While speaking, Li Yuntang secretly winked at the little emperor. The little emperor understood that he was going to play a play with her, and immediately pretended to be furious:

"Things that don't know the depth, can you, an eunuch, be able to put your beak on this matter!"

Before the scolding was over, the little emperor stepped forward a few steps, as if he was about to raise his hand to hit someone, and Empress Dowager Yining's voice sounded exactly as Li Yuntang expected:
"My lord, what this little eunuch said is true. I don't deserve my virtue. Forcing this seal will definitely lead to greater disasters. You wait here for a while, and I will come as soon as I get the seal."

After speaking, without giving the emperor a chance to refuse, he got up and left.

Watching his biological mother leave, the little emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and found a nearby chair to sit down; then he put his hand on his face, looking haggard.

Li Yuntang at the other end squatted down calmly, quietly picked up the tortoiseshell armor set dropped by the Queen Mother Yi'an, held it tightly in the palm of his hand, and then glanced eastward and swore secretly:
Little widow, you made me hurt once today; one day, you will pay me back ten times!
(End of this chapter)

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