Guo Chong never heard this past from the mouth of the Queen Mother, he only learned about the situation when he was born from other people's accounts. Whenever asked about the queen mother, the queen mother only smiled faintly and said that there was nothing to say, it was his own life. But Guo Chong knew that if it weren't for the persistence and careful care of his mother, he wouldn't have survived at all. After all, not only the imperial physician in the palace, but even his father didn't think that he could survive at that time, and persuaded his mother to give up on him. Everything he has is given by the queen mother. And the queen mother also fell into confinement disease because she was taking care of herself, and every time she encountered a cold, her abdomen was painful, her bones and flesh were sore, and she was in pain. Therefore, Guo Chongcai respects and loves the Queen Mother from the bottom of his heart, and he knows how difficult it is for him to obtain everything he has obtained.

The feeling of listening to others and listening to the queen mother tell this story is completely different. At this moment, Guo Chong's heart was shocked and grateful.

"Queen mother, thank you for giving everything to your sons, without the queen mother, there would be no sons today. The sons are grateful and remember it in their hearts. Guo Chong's eyes were also moist.

Empress Dowager Wei wiped her tears and said softly: "You don't have to thank me, you have today, and you rely on yourself." For the mourning family, they just don't want to lose their son. You are the son of the mourning family, and the mourning family can't watch you die. You should be able to feel that before you became an adult, you were frail and sickly, and the mourning family cared for you more than anyone, including your second brother. Your second brother was born in good health, so he didn't get my care. He often said that I didn't love him, and I thought about it myself, and I was really ashamed of him. I didn't care much about him. That's no way, when the emperor was born, I suffered so much, so I naturally prefer to care about him. But in fact, I have the same heart for you, you are all my sons, but if I live, I cannot allow you to die, even if it is in exchange for your life. ”

Guo Chong stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears, and said softly: "Queen Mother, Erchen doesn't know what to say, and Erchen is also very conflicted now." ”

Empress Dowager Wei shook her head and said, "You know what to do." Since you were a child, you have been very intelligent and have more thoughts than anyone else. Can I still not know what the emperor is thinking? I say this just to tell you what is in the heart of the mourning family. But you are the emperor, what do you want to do, the mourning family doesn't want to interfere with you. The mourning family will only punish me, blaming me for not raising your second brother well, something like this happened. Go ahead, do whatever you want, you are the emperor, the lord of the world...... But don't forget, you and the prince are brothers, and they are both sons of the mourning family. It's up to you. ”

Empress Dowager Wei's words are actually counterwords, and the more she says she doesn't interfere, it is actually a kind of blame. She recalled the incident of rescuing Guo Chong at the beginning, which was to remind Guo Chong of how everything he did today. also told Guo Chong that she would not give up her son's life, and she would never agree with his inner desire to do something to Guo Bing.

Guo Chong didn't know, he got up and paced, and roared in a deep voice: "You think I want to punish the second brother? Didn't he do it himself, he wants to fight against me? I will not kill him, but I will exile him far away, so that he can no longer rely on his status as a prince to mess around. Mother, this is the last thing I can do. ”

Empress Dowager Wei sneered: "I'm afraid this is the way you have already thought of to deal with him." What is the difference between you sending him into exile and killing him? You might as well kill him." Zhizi Mo Ruomu, what do you want, can I still not know? ”

Guo Chong became furious, opened his hands and shouted, "Then what should I do?" What do you want me to do? I finally started to change the law, didn't he dismantle my platform? I want Da Zhou to become strong, is this wrong? Why is he against me? How dare he do that? ”

Empress Dowager Wei looked at this son who was jumping in front of her, but there was not the slightest panic on her face. Since she was a child, she has seen her son like this countless times. When he was young, he liked to fight for some small things. If you can't fight, it's this angry and corrupt look, and Empress Dowager Wei has seen a lot. When I was a child, Empress Dowager Wei was conniving, but today, Empress Dowager Wei will no longer connive.

"That's your idea, your second brother didn't deliberately go against you, as far as I know, he is thinking about the country's welfare." Empress Dowager Wei said lightly.

"What?" Guo Chong said in astonishment.

Empress Dowager Wei said softly: "The mourning family didn't want to say these words, but since they have said so much today, the mourning family will have a few more words." Your Majesty, is your new law really as good as you think? Are Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru really reliable? If the new law can really enrich the country and strengthen the army, why should they even oppose Lu Zhongtian? What did Kang Zizhen do in Hangzhou? DID YOU KNOW? Do you know that the people of Hangzhou jointly wrote a bloody letter of complaint and sent it to the mourning family? That Kang Zizhen was simply overbearing in Hangzhou and did a lot of things that harmed the people, all in the name of the new law. Do you know all this? ”

"Mother, how do you know this? What blood book? What's going on? Guo Chong said in astonishment.

"The mourning family is in the deep palace, but the mourning family is not deaf and blind, and they know more or less about the things outside. The blood book was sent into the palace by someone else to show the mourning family, and the mourning family showed it to you. Look at how much public outrage this Kang Zizhen caused in Hangzhou? ”

Empress Dowager Wei took the blood book from the bookshelf next to her and handed it to Guo Chong. Guo Chong took it and looked at it for a moment, then suddenly jumped up and said angrily: "Bold, bold, who is so bold, and slandering the new law in private, dare to engage in these actions?" Got it to my deep palace. Unforgivable, unforgivable. Queen Mother, who sent this blood book? Who is it? ”

Empress Dowager Wei frowned and looked at Guo Chong and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to punish them for their crimes?" This blood is written clearly, and the people on it have names and surnames. These things must be true, otherwise how dare they do it? Judging from Kang Zizhen's actions, the mourning family felt that this new law was unreliable. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru used such people to change the Fa, what would this new Fa look like? Your Majesty, the new law is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, not to make the people miserable. You govern the country like this, have you ever thought that your ancestors and ancestors agreed? ”

Guo Chong opened his mouth in astonishment and stayed there in a daze. The queen mother's words were already very heavy, and the meaning of the words was actually to question his ability. The queen mother had never spoken like this, which made Guo Chong feel a little panicked.

"Your Majesty, I know that you have great ambitions, and the mourning family also knows that you want to do something. However, as far as this matter is concerned, the mourning family is not to exonerate your second brother. But when he killed this Kang Zizhen, he really eliminated harm for the people. The mourning family also doesn't know whether this new law is good or bad, and the mourning family believes that the emperor's actions must be for the sake of the country. But as far as Kang Zizhen is concerned, these are all crimes of his evil. Even if your second brother kills him, it will be for the sake of the community. The mourning family was definitely not trying to shield him, he was indeed to blame for killing court officials at will, but this time he killed the right person. The emperor said that he deliberately murdered court officials in order to resist the new law. After reading this blood book, the mourning family also has to say that if this Kang Zizhen has committed many evil deeds is this new law, then the mourning family must also oppose such a new law. Naturally, no one can object to your second brother's assignment, so you will also distribute it to the mourning family, and the mourning family has also said that they oppose the new law, so you can drive us away together. ”

Empress Dowager Wei finally showed another side of her kindness, she was a strong-willed woman who had seen strong winds and waves. Just like the experience of being just a talented person back then, and finally becoming a queen. Just as she did to her niece Wei Yourong, she is a person with a strong heart. It's just that she rarely shows it.

Guo Chong's face changed greatly, and he knelt down and kowtowed. He shouted in his mouth: "Erchen doesn't dare, Erchen doesn't dare." The queen mother was angry, and Rong Erchen explained. ”

Guo Chong actually understood very well in his heart that the words of the queen mother had become more and more severe, all because of the case of King Liang. If he insists on severely punishing King Liang, then things may worsen. Of course, you can force yourself to do what you want, but in that case, it will completely hurt the heart of the queen mother. Guo Chong didn't want to do that, especially in front of this woman who gave him everything, Guo Chong would never break her heart.

He knew he had to compromise. Otherwise, not only will there be a pot of porridge outside, but also a pot of porridge in the palace. If the queen mother really left the palace, then her unfilial reputation would be known to the world. Under the circumstance that everyone knows that it was the Queen Mother who saved his life and gave him everything, forcing the Queen Mother to leave in a bad mood will undoubtedly collapse his image among his subjects.

Guo Chong's mouth was dry, and he reached out to grab the teacup and drink tea, but found that there was not a drop of tea left in it. So he got up and shouted angrily: "Come, come, tea, tea." ”

An attendant stumbled in at the door and hurriedly made tea for Guo Chong. The waiter secretly watched the scene when he was making tea, and was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head. Because he found that there were tears on the Queen Mother's face. And the emperor's face was gloomy and angry.

Guo Chong took the teacup and drank it, and the waiter hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, be careful of scalding." ”

But Guo Chong had already burned his lips, and he was even more annoyed in his heart, shouting: "Get out!" ”

The attendant hurriedly ran out as if he were crawling.

Empress Dowager Wei looked at Guo Chong in a daze, and said softly: "Emperor, don't blame the queen mother for forcing you today, in the eyes of the queen mother, this is not a state affair, this is a family matter." The queen mother doesn't want you to leave behind an eternal infamy that does not tolerate your siblings. That's why the mourning family is like this today. As long as you don't embarrass your second brother too much, the mourning family won't talk too much about the rest. The emperor worked hard for Da Zhou, and the queen mother did not know it, how could the queen mother bear to ask for all your hard work to be in vain. The queen mother wishes that my big Zhou is thriving, and the country is rich and the people are strong. For the sake of the queen mother, let the queen mother beg you once, and let the queen mother compensate for the debt to your brother that year. ”