The Queen Mother's side.
Still thinking hard about today's events.
In her heart, she was somewhat unwilling to not agree to rule the country from behind the scenes.
"Lao Ai, tell me, are we overthinking this? What if the Emperor knows he can't handle the current situation, and that's why he wants me to come out of retirement?"
Lu Zhi said with a frown.
She found it difficult to resist the temptation to rule from behind the scenes.
It is really difficult to take this step.
She also fantasized that Ying Yuan was just a foolish and tyrannical king.
Nothing great can be accomplished.
But the fact is, with the establishment of the East Factory and a series of actions, it was proved that Ying Yuan was not a tyrant at all.
Lu Zhi's current state is somewhat self-deceptive.
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the Emperor truly intends to make you a scapegoat. However, since he can strike first, so can we."
Lao Ai knelt down affectionately in front of Lu Zhi and massaged her feet.
They would kiss from time to time to add some romance between the two of them.
Lü Zhi was aroused by her and continued, "Well—we have already lost the initiative, how can we take the initiative?"
"Tonight, I will contact all the ministers in the court and have them join forces to challenge Your Majesty during tomorrow's morning session.
"Put the national crisis squarely on your Majesty. Even if you, the Queen Mother, rule the country from behind the scenes, any unpredictable events that arise in the future will have nothing to do with you."
Lao Ai's hands slowly moved upwards from Lu Zhi's feet.
The latter lay on the bed with a look of enjoyment on his face, muttering, "Very good."
Lao Ai sneered in his heart.
His ambitions are big and he wants a lot.
However, if he wanted to achieve his goal, the first thing he had to do was to kill Ying Yuan.
In order to achieve this, the emperor's power must be weakened or even undermined.
......
Half an hour later.
Lao Ai left the palace.
Go to the residences of the six ministers and several generals.
They decided to use Zhao Feiyan's identity to talk about the national crisis during tomorrow's morning court session.
After that, the empress dowager was allowed to rule the country from behind the curtain.
In fact, regarding the matter of ruling the country from behind the curtain, the Empress Dowager and the ministers had reached a tacit understanding last year.
However, Ying Yuan would rather die than obey at that time, so for the sake of long-term planning, he had to put the matter aside for the time being.
Lao Ai thought that now that he had this opportunity again, with the Queen Mother in charge of government affairs, it would be a win-win situation for everyone.
There is no way they would not agree.
This is indeed the case.
No matter which mansion Lao Ai went to inquire about this matter, the answer he got was surprisingly consistent, that is, he must put pressure on the emperor during the morning court.
After receiving this satisfactory response, Lao Ai returned to the harem in high spirits.
Just wait for tomorrow morning's court session and the slightly embarrassing situation that Emperor Ying Yuan will face.
......
late at night.
Many ministers gathered together to discuss Lao Ai's instructions.
"The Queen Mother is delusional! At this moment, could it be that she still wants to rule the country from behind the scenes?"
"With the Emperor's methods, the Empress Dowager is absolutely no match for him. In other words, the Empress Dowager has a very poor understanding of the current Emperor's true character."
"You say, the emperor made a prostitute his concubine. Didn't he really know how big of an impact this would have? When she was canonized as a concubine, we at the Ministry of Rites didn't receive any news at all."
"Are you saying that Your Majesty did this on purpose? His purpose was to anger the ministers and even the Queen Mother? To use this incident to trick us into falling into Your Majesty's trap?"
"That's right. His Majesty just appointed a concubine, and the Queen Mother took action. Without His Majesty's support, how could such a coincidence happen? Everyone, don't forget that His Majesty still has leverage over us."
"Hiss, hearing you say that, it's really terrifying when I think about it! Your Majesty is going to drag the Queen Mother or us into the abyss step by step.
As the saying goes, once, twice, never a third time. Your Majesty has already had two chances to kill me. We must not take the third chance."
"That's right. Tomorrow, we will pretend we don't know anything about this. Only in this way can we protect ourselves!"
"Your Majesty's methods are truly brilliant!"
"Your Majesty is a capable monarch, naturally wise!"
“…”
No matter what, in the eyes of these ministers.
Everything Ying Yuan does is not as simple as it seems.
There is a profound meaning behind each of them.
Even if it is a really ordinary thing, they will still feel paranoid that things are not that simple.
In short, in their hearts, Ying Yuan is already a capable king.
......
The next day.
Ying Yuan is about to attend the morning court.
As Daji dressed him, she said, "I'm afraid those ministers in the court today are going to use Sister Feiyan's incident to make things difficult for Your Majesty."
This is expected.
After all, even if other officials didn't say anything, the Ministry of Rites would jump out.
He took the girl from Zuixianju as his concubine.
Not to mention the Qin Dynasty.
Even in other countries, this has never happened.
The emperor has the majesty of an emperor, and the royal family has the rules of the royal family.
Even if he had an affair with an ordinary woman, he would be criticized by officials for disgracing the royal bloodline.
What’s more, she is a prostitute.
Even though Zhao Feiyan was still a novice.
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