Chapter 829: Mother and Son Have Dissension
The mother and son stabbed each other in the heart with such precision and blood.
The officials present were stunned at the time.
The Empress Dowager occupied the moral high ground and controlled the young emperor in the name of filial piety.
The young emperor was in his prime, strong and capable, and had great control over the court.
He completely disregarded his reputation and was not afraid of being accused of being unfilial. He insisted on building the imperial mausoleum in the south and burying his own mother there. No one could stop him.
It was a farce that ended with the young emperor's great victory.
The Queen Mother cried day and night, but her tears could not soften her son's heart.
However, Concubine Tong often went to comfort the Empress Dowager, but this only brought trouble upon herself and displeased the young emperor, who ignored her for a long time.
"Oh my god. Their family is so crazy." Cui Sanlun exclaimed.
Back then, the Empress Dowager was graceful and elegant, a role model of womanhood, but as she grew old, she seemed to have lost her mind.
Gu Nanxi was also sighing.
She suspected that the emperor's family had a hereditary mental illness, just like the most famous Gao family in history.
The Gao family's abnormality is obvious, while the Zhou emperor's family's abnormality is hidden.
The mental illness in the Zhou Dynasty emperor's family is called paranoia. They always suspect that the generals and civil officials are dissatisfied with them and will usurp the throne.
The late emperor successfully killed those he felt were a threat, so his condition did not worsen.
The little emperor was so suppressed by himself that he could not breathe, and he developed many mental illness symptoms, such as paranoia, hallucinations, etc.
"Foster father, do you think I should send a few doctors to the south to check on the young emperor and the empress dowager?"
Cui Sanlun choked up and said, "You really are my ancestor. Please, can you stop causing more trouble?"
Killing people and destroying their hearts is nothing more than this.
Just now, Gu Nanxi dared to send the doctor over.
Soon after, the Emperor of the Great Zhou dared to start a massacre.
A doctor's life is also a life. Is it easy for Bian Que to train a reliable doctor?
Besides, if you want Emperor Ku Ku of the Great Zhou to kill him, you have to trick the food to the north first, and then let him kill him.
Gu Nanxi lowered her eyes regretfully.
She also thought that if the young emperor's mental illness could be cured, perhaps the two sides would have a chance to sit down and negotiate.
Cui Sanlun was afraid that she would do whatever she wanted, so he quickly changed the subject: "Jiulang, what's next? What does this have to do with Jiangnan's richest man and Huang Jincheng?"
Song Zhizhou: "The young emperor entrusted the construction of the mausoleum to the richest man in Jiangnan. His life is also very difficult. The emperor asked him to build the mausoleum, and he dared not not do it. But the empress dowager is the empress dowager after all, and the descendants of her mother's family are standing in the court. They can't fight against the emperor, so how can they not deal with the richest man in Jiangnan?"
Cui Sanlun understood, his eyes sparkling: "He can transport stones and stone tablets from our Kyoto!"
Not only can the emperor complete his mission, but he can also give an explanation to the empress dowager.
"That's right! The same stone and stele as the previous emperor's mausoleum!"
“Hahahaha, good idea!”
When building a tomb, in addition to funerary vessels, the most commonly used materials are large pieces of stone, carved stones, and various kinds of stones.
The stones were large and heavy, and no one was interested.
If we want to transport so many stones to the south, we will need a lot of manpower.
If we mix calligraphy and paintings and gold on a stone boat and place some of our own people there, there will be no problem at all.
Yulang smiled and said, "It's not a good deal if you rush to help. We have to make Nanmian beg us to let him go!"
Song Zhizhou smiled like a little fox: "Don't worry, I'll talk to Huang Jincheng. They are like monkeys once they get close to Mao, they are very smart and will definitely know what we mean."
Time was running out, so Zhizhou Song left the mansion and went to find Huang Jincheng.
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Yingtian Prefecture, Ciyuan Hall.
The Queen Mother lay on the bed, tears unconsciously falling from the corners of her eyes.
How come life has become like this?
"My queen, please eat something." The confidant asked with concern, holding a bowl of fish porridge.
The Queen Mother turned her head away and choked up, "What should I eat? When people get old, they will be despised. Why doesn't God take me away? Why does he keep me in this world and let me suffer?"
The maids in the palace almost hung their heads to their chests.
Isn't the Empress Dowager accusing the current emperor of being unfilial by saying this?
Two great gods were fighting each other, and a gust of wind was enough to make these small fry lose their heads.
The confidant comforted her, "Madam, the emperor is upset. When people are angry, they usually vent it on the people closest to them. In his heart, you are his closest mother."
The Queen Mother shed tears silently.
Ever since she married the late queen, her life has been smooth sailing, and she was promoted from queen to empress dowager.
Who doesn’t envy her good luck, who doesn’t envy her good life?
But at this age, she was actually slapped in the face by her own son.
"I want to be buried in the imperial mausoleum and accompany the late emperor. Is that wrong? Who among the empresses of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not buried in the imperial mausoleum?! What does he mean? Does he think I am not worthy? If I am not worthy, does that mean he is worthy?"
"Oh my, my dear queen, you can't say angry words." The confidant nanny was almost frightened to death by the Queen Mother's words.
The emperor's temper was getting worse day by day. The Empress and Concubine Tong would rather avoid him when they saw him.
If the Empress Dowager's words were to reach the emperor's ears, it would be like a tit-for-tat confrontation, causing a bloody storm.
The confidant whispered, "You know the emperor's temper! Once he gets stubborn, no one can persuade him. The decision to build the imperial mausoleum in the south cannot be changed. You might as well relax and ease the relationship with the emperor."
The Queen Mother was unable to accept this reality.
"My dear queen, the richest man in Jiangnan is a shrewd man. How could he embarrass you?"
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up: "What do you mean by that?"
"You and your majesty are biological mother and son. Can a mother be more stubborn than a son? If your mausoleum is built, it can be built, but the stone used to build it must be the same as that of the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto."
The Queen Mother's heart moved. In fact, she had regretted it a long time ago and knew that her proposal was too unreliable. But things had come to this point, and she had no way out!
This suggestion from Mammy is very good!
"That's right! Alas, children are debts from previous lives. I really owe him. Well, I will take ninety-nine steps forward on this road, and let him take the remaining step."
It's just a matter of transporting some stones from the north. The Empress Dowager is confident that the Emperor will not disobey her on this matter.
The confidant Weiwei reminded: "It's easy to deal with here, but the key is in the north! What if they don't let us go..."
"Nonsense! Gu Nanxi won't even give me this little face?" The Queen Mother paused, suddenly feeling uncertain.
Could it be that Gu Nanxi really wasn't going to give me face?
"Someone! Go call the prince's uncle over!"
The Empress Dowager and her brother whispered for a long time until it got dark, and then the King's uncle left Ciyuan Hall.
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