Dressed as the Queen Mother to grasp the script of a strong country

Chapter 8 You still need me as the Queen Mother
Jin army garrisoned in the camp
The eldest prince rode on a war horse and galloped into the camp.The lieutenants beside the eldest prince followed closely and rushed into the camp.

"Huu..." Then he turned over and dismounted, and quickly rushed into the main camp.The deputy general rushed in front of the eldest prince and said: "Your Highness, please don't be impulsive."

The eldest prince looked at the lieutenant who blocked him quietly: "Get out of my way, I must ask for an explanation for what happened today." After saying that, he rushed towards the main camp.The deputy general followed behind and kept persuading.

"The eldest prince, Prince Su and Prince Yong are discussing the military situation at this time." The soldiers guarding in front of the main camp gate stopped the eldest prince and said.

"Go away." The eldest prince shouted loudly, pulling away the soldiers and rushing into the main camp without hesitation.

Prince Su, Prince Yong, and Prince Li, who were discussing strategies against the enemy in the main camp, were attracted by the angry sound outside and looked up to the source of the sound.

"Your Highness." The deputy general was still trying to stop him.

The eldest prince who broke into the main camp quickly ran towards Prince Su who was sitting in the main seat. Before he could react, he grabbed Prince Su's clothes with his left hand and clenched his fist with his right hand and punched Prince Su hard in the face.

The muffled sound made the main camp silent.

Prince Su treated the fist mark on his face calmly, licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, then spat the bloody saliva on the ground, and looked at the eldest prince gloomily.

Seeing that Prince Su didn't look guilty at all, he was furious, and the second punch came immediately. Just as the fist was swung, Prince Li quickly grabbed the strong arm of the eldest prince.Prince Yong stood in front of Prince Su, showing a confrontational attitude.

"Let go, I want to teach him a lesson." The eldest prince said to Prince Li unceremoniously.

"That's enough. Do you know what it's like to beat the general in front of the battle?" Prince Li asked.

"So what if you know, so what if you don't know, I will teach this shameless person a lesson." The eldest prince said angrily.

The anger within the main camp once again reached a deadlock.

"It's because the emperor and the Queen Mother of the West Palace knew that Prince Su would never let the eldest prince go, and they deliberately ordered Prince Su to be the general. They wanted to use Prince Su's hands to get rid of the eldest prince, so that they could kill with a borrowed knife." Prince Li said. I thought about it in my heart, and the more I thought about it, the colder I felt.

"The eldest prince is back. I don't know where I have offended you." Prince Su said with an innocent face.

"Don't pretend to be innocent. Didn't you send me to stop the Sunset Army because you wanted me to die at the hands of the Sunset Army?"

"As the commander-in-chief and under the orders of the emperor, don't I have the authority to arrange for the eldest prince to stop the enemy's army? The eldest prince cannot be placed in a dangerous place and cannot be in any danger. Or should the eldest prince disobey military orders in front of the battle? Or maybe the eldest prince is dissatisfied with the emperor’s arrangements.”

"On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and death and injury are commonplace. I don't know what the eldest prince's intention is when he comes to raise troops today. Is he a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death? How can he command my golden army and horses? How can he be the commander of a soldier? ." Prince Su asked unhurriedly.

Prince Yong challenged.

The eldest prince was blocked and very angry: "I clearly know that he is deliberately using his authority as the general to put himself in a desperate situation, but there is nothing I can do." The overly angry eldest prince tried his best to throw away Prince Li's arm. Open, turn around and leave angrily.

Prince Yong smiled triumphantly, Prince Li thought about everything that happened with a complicated mood, and Prince Su looked at the eldest prince who left with a gloomy look.

As the eldest prince left, the deputy general who had no sense of presence slowly retreated from the main camp. "My subordinates are resigning."

"Your Highness, the eldest prince, my subordinates have something to say and I don't know whether to say it or not." said the deputy general.

"Now that you've spoken, please tell me, mother-in-law." The eldest prince said impatiently.

"Prince Su Sima Zhao's intentions are known to everyone. I feel that Prince Su will attack His Highness the First Prince again. I hope His Highness will make plans in advance," the deputy general said.

"Nonsense, of course I know that Prince Su is determined to kill me," the eldest prince said.

"I have a solution that can alleviate His Highness' urgent need." The deputy general said confidently.

"Let me tell you, if you can solve my urgent need, I will not treat you badly." The eldest prince's eyes were filled with anticipation, and he clapped his hands on the deputy general's shoulders.

"It's the Queen Mother of the East Palace," the deputy general said.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, yes, why didn't I think of it? I would immediately send a letter to the Queen Mother." The eldest prince said suddenly.Show your approval to the lieutenant and nod. "This king will not treat you badly."

"I would be honored to be able to serve His Highness the First Prince like a dog and a horse." The deputy general said happily.

In the study room of the Night Emperor
The emperor looked at the military report that had been rushed from eight hundred miles away. After seeing what was written in the military report, he threw the report to the ground in anger.

The eunuchs and maids fell to their knees.

"Huaiyu City was lost, the army retreated and stationed, Prince Jing and the eldest prince beat Prince Su." Walking back and forth in the hall alone, he then woke up and said, "I am going to see the Queen Mother of the West Palace to show off."

In the Queen Mother's Bedroom in the West Palace

The Queen Mother of the West Palace looked at the bamboo slips with great interest under the lights.

"The Emperor has arrived." After hearing the Emperor's arrival, he put down the bamboo slips in his hands.

"My son sees my mother."

"Your Majesty, why are you here late at night?"

"I just received a report that my Huaiyu City in Dajin was occupied by Sunset. The eldest brother actually beat Prince Su in public. I was very angry about this and came here to ask my mother for advice."

The Queen Mother of the West Palace pondered and then said: "Your Majesty, you know that when the late emperor passed away, Prince Su and the eldest prince were the best successors to the throne."

"My son understands," the emperor replied.

"In the end, it was the queen at that time who coordinated the forces of all parties, and finally you ascended the throne."

"I know that the person I rely on to sit on the throne today is the Queen Mother of the East Palace. I will definitely respect the Queen Mother of the East Palace."

"Well, although the emperor has ascended to the throne, in the eyes of some people, this is just a measure of power."

"The queen mother said that there will be people coveting my throne."

"How can Prince Su be content with being subordinate to others because of his outstanding military achievements? There is no guarantee that the eldest prince will not covet the throne due to his pure nature." The Queen Mother of the West Palace nodded.

The emperor did not refute it.

"My eighth prince is smart and will not be ignorant." The Queen Mother of the West Palace thought.

"I know everything the queen is thinking and everything the queen is doing behind her back. As an emperor, he needs to pretend that he doesn't know anything." The emperor thought.

Both knew what the other was thinking.

In Liang Meng's bedroom
"Your Majesty wrote, this servant has received the news. The Emperor has read the report sent by Babaili and is furious. Now he has gone to the Queen Mother's palace in the West Palace." Hongyu said.

"Oh... It seems that we have lost the battle. There are victories and defeats on the battlefield. This is just a common thing for military strategists. Don't be anxious. Go and see if the hot pot prepared by the Ai family at the Ministry of Internal Affairs is ready." Liang Meng said calmly.

"Empress, why are you not in a hurry?" Hongyu said.

"When the sky falls, there are tall people holding it up. There are the Queen Mother of the Western Palace, the Emperor, the previous dynasty, and all the ministers. Why should we be anxious? It's useless even if we are anxious. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. If the Ai family is rushing up, Historians still don’t know how to organize the Ai family in their writings,” Liang Meng said.

This baby was unhappy, and he couldn't be coaxed: "I will definitely not give you a chance to talk about my hen Si Chen this time, huh."

"Yes, I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs now." Hong Yu reluctantly left.

Queen Mother's Bedroom in West Palace
"Prince Su regards the eldest prince as his strongest opponent, so how could he not seize the opportunity to attack and kill the eldest brother in this battle," the emperor said.

"I didn't expect that Prince Su would be so impatient. Not only did he fail to kill the eldest prince with one blow, but he also exposed his treacherous intentions. The eldest prince would definitely take precautions and miss the best opportunity." The emperor said.

"The first enemy in front of us is the Sunset Dynasty. Wang Yuan has fought with me, Dajin, for several times and knows the situation of my Daikin very well. The Ai family is worried that if Prince Su continues to fight with the eldest prince, it will give the Sunset Dynasty an opportunity to take advantage of, leading to my big disaster. Jin returned in a disastrous defeat," said the Queen Mother of the West Palace.

"What the queen is worried about is exactly what her sons and ministers are worried about. Does the queen have any countermeasures?" the emperor asked.

"The Queen Mother has a solution to this matter." said the Queen Mother of the West Palace.

The two smiled at each other.

"It seems that the emperor and his mother have gone to the same place."

Liang Meng's Palace
Hongyu entered the house with the meal.

"Your Majesty, I want to know how the battle is going on the front line."

Liang Meng buried his head in eating the food on the table, shook his head and said: "Hongyu, the Ai family don't listen, don't listen..."

"Empress, it was me, Dajin, who was defeated in the battle and lost Huaiyu City. The even more worrying news is that the eldest prince beat Prince Su in front of his account." Hongyu said worriedly.

"Hongyu, you are becoming more and more bold now. You don't even listen to the Ai family's orders." Liang Meng pretended to be angry.

Hongyu immediately knelt down and said: "I dare not disobey the Queen Mother's order. I believe that the Queen Mother is not caring on the surface, but she always cares about Dajin in her heart. I dare to let the Queen Mother know the news and ask the Queen Mother to punish me."

Liang Meng felt that Hong Yu had discovered that he was being naughty, and immediately felt embarrassed: "Get up, the Ai family knows about the frontline battle report, but even if the Ai family knows, there is nothing they can do."

Liang Meng stirred the hot pot with chopsticks in frustration.Hongyu slowly stood up and looked at the Queen Mother who had been accompanying her all the time, worrying about everything and enjoying herself.

At this moment, a white pigeon flew into Liang Meng's palace. Seeing this, Hongyu quickly went over to untie the leather wrapped around the pigeon's legs and opened it to check.

Liang Meng looked at Hongyu, and Hongyu took the letter over.

Liang Meng took it over, opened the content of the letter, and saw, "Mother, Prince Su's desire to get rid of his son is well known to everyone. I hope that the queen will save his life for the sake of the love between his mother and son. The only way to save her is for the Queen Mother to take charge of the battlefield herself. I hope that the Queen Mother will take pity on her sons..."

The room was so quiet that only the sound of hot pot boiling could be heard, and Liang Meng fell into deep thought.

"I didn't expect Prince Su to be so eager to get rid of the eldest prince and forget about the overall situation of Dajin, but why did Prince Li still recommend Prince Su to the emperor as a general?" Liang Meng murmured to himself.

"The Queen Mother, there is something strange about this slave. I don't know whether I should talk about it or not." Hongyu hesitated.

"What's the matter? Tell me!" Liang Meng said.

"Before the army set off for the expedition, I heard that the Queen Mother of the West Palace had summoned Prince Li. I thought this was nothing unusual, so I didn't pay much attention to it," Hongyu said.

After listening to Hong Yu's words, Liang Meng hugged Hong Yu excitedly: "Hong Yu, you have really helped me a lot." This made everything make sense.

"In order to consolidate the throne, the Queen Mother of the West Palace and the Emperor must not allow those who threaten the imperial power to exist. This can explain the poisoning of Prince Gong's son and grandson.

Prince Gong would think that Prince Su killed his son and grandson to prevent revenge, and would become an enemy of Prince Su.

The emperor can easily dismantle Prince Gong's troops, and everyone will regard Prince Su as the murderer. Prince Su will have no basis for public opinion when he ascends the throne.

The Queen Mother of the West Palace wooed Prince Li and appointed Prince Su as the commander-in-chief. The eldest prince was under the command of Prince Su. How could Prince Su not take action at such a perfect opportunity to deal with the eldest prince.

It is indeed not easy for women and children to survive in the palace, but I wonder if they will stop fighting because they are worried about Dai Jin's future and will unanimously speak to the outside world. "

"Thinking of the eldest prince's letter, if this is the case, the eldest prince's situation will be in danger. I can't help but worry about the safety of the eldest prince. The eldest prince is sincere, kind, generous, and brave. I really don't want anything to happen to him."

"Hey..." Liang Meng knocked on his head, "Where have you gone? Don't worry too much, just think about yourself."

"Thinking about it this way, my identity as the Queen Mother is also very dangerous. There are powerful relatives and the Queen Mother of the West Palace to check and balance. After all, I am not familiar with the Emperor. Fortunately, I did not listen to politics behind the curtain before. Otherwise, the Emperor would kill me for the sake of imperial power. "He patted his chest happily.

"Late Emperor, I have too much time to take care of myself right now, and I can't take care of Daikin's future either. Please don't come to me." Liang Meng clasped his hands together in a prayer gesture.

Hongyu was shocked when she saw the Queen Mother walking back and forth for a while, meditating for a while, patting her chest for a while, and praying for a while.

"God, I just escaped from the turmoil of being buried under the emperor and the imperial power, and I finally feel comfortable. Why is my life starting to be threatened again?" Liang Meng cried in her heart.

The next morning, Liang Meng kept thinking about various countermeasures last night, and not surprisingly fell asleep.

"Hongyu, please let Aijia sleep for a while, I'm too sleepy."

"The Queen Mother, you can't sleep anymore, you need to get up."

Liang Meng was being groomed and dressed by Hong Yu. Liang Meng opened her eyes and saw herself with two panda eyes in the mirror. She begged Hong Yu: "Hong Yu, Hong Yu, let Aijia sleep for a while, these dark circles are too big." Ugly."

Hongyu was not moved by Liang Meng's plea.

"The Queen Mother of the West Palace has arrived." The eunuch shouted at the door.

Liang Meng probably understood why the Queen Mother of the West Palace came, and then looked at Hongyu clearly.

Hongyu went down to prepare tea.

"Aijia, say hello to my sister." After saying this, he bowed.

"There is no such etiquette between you and me. Please get up quickly."

"I wonder, sister, have you ever heard that the front line was defeated?"

"Defeat, when did it happen? Was it my Daijin who was defeated? Did my Daijin suffer serious losses? Why did the Ai family never know about it?" Liang Meng pretended to be surprised, thinking in his heart: "I can't let you catch me. It seems that I am very concerned about the court, my current route is to hide my clumsiness, and the Gou Zi Jue is still useful."

"Your Majesty received information last night that Huaiyu City was lost." The Empress Dowager of the West Palace said sadly.As he spoke, he paid attention to Liang Meng's face. "Does she really not know what happened?" the Queen Mother of the West Palace asked in confusion.

"Ah... Huaiyu City was lost, is this true?" Liang Meng was surprised.

"Sister, there is more shocking news."

Liang Meng waited expectantly for the announcement from the Queen Mother of the West Palace.

"The eldest prince beat Prince Su in front of all the princes."

"What, beating Prince Su." Liang Meng stood up pretending to be shocked.

"Yes, there is a powerful enemy, and the generals are at odds with each other. This is a taboo for marching and fighting. The emperor is very worried about this."

"After all, you put Dajin first. It turns out you want me to win the battle. Am I so easy to invite?" Liang Meng thought to himself.

"There were countless officials in the previous dynasty. My sister listened to the Ai family's advice and should not interfere too much with the affairs of the court. Women have not been allowed to interfere in politics since ancient times." Liang Meng patiently advised.

"Hmph, you didn't want me to listen to politics from behind the curtain at first, but now you want me to solve this mess. What a beautiful thought. The late love is worthless. I'm not easy to get along with."

"This..." The Empress Dowager of the West Palace never expected that her words would be blocked before she even left her mouth. She felt really uncomfortable.

"Sister, don't care about those pedantic people. Dajin cannot be without my sister at the helm."

"Sister, don't talk nonsense. The Ai family has decided to enjoy their old age in peace and not ask about the affairs of the court. I also ask my sister not to cause my sister to be criticized by the historian. The Ai family is tired. My sister should resign." Liang Meng pretended to be shocked and stood up. .

"Then...sister, please leave first." The Empress Dowager of the West Palace was confused by Liang Meng's actions and scolded the historian in her heart.

After the Queen Mother of the West Palace left, Liang Meng was in the palace.

Hong Yu watched the Queen Mother laughing unbridled, and was also infected and started laughing too.

"Hongyu, it's so funny..." Liang Meng thought this kind of acting was really good.

"Empress, this way I can avenge the historian's impeachment." Hongyu said.

"Yes, but it can't be too much. It can't let the emperor think that the Ai family has ideas about listening to politics behind the curtain, and it can't offend the historian." After Liang Meng finished speaking, he lay back on the chair sadly. "Things are hard."

Queen Mother's Bedroom in West Palace
"Mother, what do you say to the Queen Mother of the East Palace?" the emperor asked expectantly.

"Today Aijia was talking to the Queen Mother of the East Palace. She found that the Queen Mother of the East Palace acted differently today. Aijia told her about the defeat on the front line, so she blocked Aijia's words by not allowing the harem to interfere in politics, so that Aijia never said anything. Exit." Queen Mother Nisigong still said doubtfully.

"Does she really have no intention of intervening in the government affairs, is she unwilling to listen to politics behind the curtain, or is she dissatisfied with the historian." The emperor asked doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, what does the Empress Dowager of the East Palace mean? We need to test her before we know, but we cannot delay matters on the front line."

"My son understands."

The sun shines on the earth again, signaling the arrival of a new day.

In Liang Meng's bedroom

"Empress..." Hongyu hurriedly walked to Liang Meng.

He said joyfully, "Your Majesty, this morning, Prime Minister Zheng asked the Emperor to plead guilty, saying that impeaching the Queen Mother to listen to politics behind the curtain is pure nonsense..."

"Ah, this, you just gave in, you are a scholar." Liang Meng thought in his heart.

The Queen Mother of the West Palace has arrived

"Greetings to my sister, I wonder if my sister has heard that Prime Minister Zheng publicly stated in the court that my sister did not listen to politics behind the curtain, and she has been reprimanded by the emperor."

"This matter has spread a lot. The Ai family just heard about it from the maid in the palace." Liang Meng said calmly.

"Sister, I feel relieved. My sister is here because of the frontline matters. Sister Wanwang will no longer refuse. She will sit on the battlefield and ensure that I, Da Jin, will be victorious and triumphant."

"Such a big matter is entrusted to the Ai family, and the Ai family is terrified." Liang Meng said.

"Sister, if you say no, I, Dajin, will not be able to take on the big responsibility."

"The Ai family is not interested in court matters, but the emperor's entrustment must not be disrespected."

The Queen Mother of the West Palace left after getting the answer she wanted.

Watching her leave, Liang Meng suddenly felt that the imperial power was so boring. He kept scheming every day. I wonder if Prime Minister Zheng holds a grudge against me because of this. I wonder if my words can dispel the emperor's fear of me...; Prime Minister Zheng, who is known as a scholar and the head of the civil service, can just change what he said at will;
We are all trying to survive, so who am I to condemn him?Maybe the emperor told him that I need to be on the front line, and now I am declining for his impeachment. He changed what he said for the sake of justice, or maybe he was just forced by the imperial power...

(End of this chapter)