"What's wrong?"
"When Lord He holds all the military power and influence, if Marquis Shi succeeds to the throne one day and disagrees with Lord He, Your Majesty, will the Emperor listen to you or to your uncle?"
He's expression froze, and she fell into deep thought.
"Furthermore, Lord He controls all military power and has the Eight Commandants of the Western Garden. If Lord Shi becomes emperor one day and disobeys him and acts like Huo Guang, what will Your Majesty do?"
He looked straight at Lin Han.
"You want to sow discord between me and my brother?"
"No, this is not to sow discord, but to let Your Majesty make a careful decision. Tomorrow, Marquis Shi will succeed to the throne in front of the coffin, and Your Majesty will be the Queen Mother. Marquis Shi is Your Majesty's son. Even if the military power is not given to Marquis Shi, Your Majesty will have it in her hands. Holding great power is better than giving it to Lord He. With military power in your hands, Your Majesty will have confidence. There are some decisions that Your Majesty can make on her own without Lord He's support. For example, the matter of Liu Xie."
He's eyes lit up and she was quite interested.
After thinking for a long time, he nodded.
"That makes sense. If the palace guards are not handed over, they are better in my hands than in my brother's."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Cao Zhengchun echoed from the side.
Hearing He's agreement, Lin Han breathed a sigh of relief. He felt lucky to be able to retain the military power of the palace guards.
The Yellow Turbans failed to change history. He knew that the system would correct the main history, so he did not want to change it again. Instead, he chose to seek his own greatest benefit from it.
"Cao Zhengchun, take Jian Shuo's head and hand it over to my brother. Tell him to withdraw his troops and say that I have the imperial guards in my hands and that Luoyang is completely under my control."
"As you command, my lady."
Cao Zhengchun took Jian Shuo's head and left quickly.
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