The fact that Empress Hua is critically ill is a sudden change for everyone, and its shock to the government and opposition in the country of silk is really no less than an earthquake. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Even at that time, people could not understand why Empress Hua suddenly became critically ill, and it was not until later historians combined the diagnosis left by the imperial physician at that time and the analysis of the overall political situation that they came up with a more convincing inference. As we all know, Queen Hua had a serious illness after giving birth to Liu Jie, and the root of the disease was never completely removed, and after she gave birth to Princess Liu Sixian, her body had actually become very weak, but fortunately, she recuperated carefully and her body recovered to a certain extent. But all these efforts were in vain in the end, all because of the changes in the political situation of the Silk Country. Due to the rapid rise of the power of the national abbot Pingguo Gonghua Tianyu and his henchmen, the Houdang has become a pivotal faction in the government and the opposition, and as the fundamental figure of the Houdang faction, Empress Hua can be said to have to be involved in this power dispute. If Empress Hua can take good care of her body, then her body is likely to improve, at least it can be maintained as it is, but it is a pity that Empress Hua is a woman who is good at power change and strategy, if she does not escort Hua Tianyu in secret, the power of the Hou Party faction will not be able to grow so rapidly. In this process, Queen Hua's physical condition gradually deteriorated, but she was so strong by nature that she refused to easily show her pathology to shake the heart of the army, so the disease worsened year by year, and it was not until this time that the attack came out, and at this time, Queen Hua's body was completely unable to support it anymore.

After many consultations with the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital, Liu Yan got the result that the queen's pulse was already out of pulse, and even if he exhausted the world's medicine, it would only take some more time. Hearing this news, Liu Yan was saddened, although Queen Hua has a strong personality and refuses to admit defeat, she has gradually been snubbed by Liu Yan in recent years due to old age and decay, but after all, the two have been husband and wife for many years, Liu Yan is still in her prime but wants to say goodbye to his wife, and her grief is naturally not understandable to outsiders.

Throwing down the greetings played by the ministers, Liu Yan came directly to the Moon Palace where the queen lived. Speaking of which, Liu Yan hadn't stepped into the Moon Palace for more than half a year, and Liu Yan couldn't help but feel even more guilty when he thought about it. When he came to the queen, he was shocked by the queen's weakness: Originally, Queen Hua was a beauty who captivated the country and the city, even if she was now past the age of her establishment, that beauty was not comparable to that of ordinary women, but now a layer of gray color appeared on the queen's face, and even her eyes had lost their former light.

"Queen, I ?????? I've come to see you. Speaking of this, Liu Yan couldn't help but choke up a little.

Empress Hua smiled at him and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is only afraid that she will go before Your Majesty, and the concubine is also very reluctant in her heart." ”

"Don't be cranky, the doctors have already consulted, they have prescribed prescriptions, and the medicine will be delivered soon. You are just worrying too much about this disease, you just need to take care of it, and you will recover naturally in time. ”

Empress Hua smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to be comforted, how is the body of the concubine, and the concubine also has some numbers in her heart." The concubine still has a few things to do in her heart, and she wants to ask the emperor to fulfill it. ”

Liu Yan said softly: "The queen just speaks, and I will do it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Empress Hua coughed a few times, and after gasping for a long time, she said: "The prince is still underage, and I heard that his schoolwork has been delayed a lot today, and the concubine knows that the prince Taibao is also kind to do this, but there must be a limit to such a play." In the future, His Majesty will need to worry a lot about Jie'er's affairs, but the concubine thinks that His Majesty is busy with government affairs, and she is afraid that it will be difficult to have the art of separation. And Sixian is still young, and she needs someone to take care of her, and the concubine thinks that Concubine Li has not yet given birth to a son and a half daughter to His Majesty, so it is better to hand over Jie'er and Princess Sixian to Concubine Li to raise, so that you can not only share your Majesty's worries, but also relieve the scruples of the concubine. Please also ask Your Majesty to do this. ”

Liu Yan nodded and said: "I am accurate in this matter, Concubine Li usually caresses my children, if I can hand it over to her to discipline these two children, I can rest assured." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The concubine's father is now old, and his physical condition is not as good as before. If he is still allowed to continue to work in the province, he is afraid that it will delay the major affairs of the country, so the concubine wants His Majesty to issue an order to remove his father from his position in the province and change to an idle position, just to give advice to His Majesty, and save him the pain of the case. ”

Liu Yan nodded secretly when he heard this, but he couldn't bear it in his heart: Queen Hua is really a far-sighted woman. She knew that after her death, the Hou Party would lose its biggest pillar, and it was not impossible for her party members to have internal strife and split in the future, and Liu Yan himself was not very at ease with the Hou Party, and would inevitably take the opportunity to disintegrate the power of the Hou Party. Instead of doing this, it is better to let his father retire from the front line first, and at the same time recruit Concubine Li, who is not usually involved in political affairs, to become the prince's stepmother. Although Concubine Li still doesn't care about political affairs, her younger brother Mi Yiguo is in charge of the army in the Western Regions, and his strength cannot be underestimated. With their relatives as Liu Jie's foreign aid, then the prince's power will naturally be strengthened, and Hua Tianyu, who has retired from the front line, will naturally stand by his grandson, and the party's power will soon be transferred to the prince's name. This not only stabilized the position of the prince, but also sought a way out for the later party, which can be described as retreating and advancing, killing two birds with one stone. Thinking that the queen has run out of oil now, but she is still worried about these political affairs, how can her body not collapse?

Thinking of this, Liu Yan nodded and said, "Since the queen said so, I should take care of it." It's just that Ping Guogong has served me for many years, but he retired from politics overnight, and I can't bear it in my heart. ”

Empress Hua said with a smile: "It is a blessing for my family that the emperor can allow his father to retire." The concubine also has a reluctant request, please ask Your Majesty's permission. The concubine wanted to meet the crown prince. ”

"See him? Why? Liu Yan was puzzled by the queen's request, but he knew that the queen must have already calculated this matter in her heart, but he couldn't guess what the queen's intentions were for a while, and he didn't know whether he should agree or not.

The queen sighed and said, "Your Majesty has no need to worry. The concubine only heard that this person was very favored, and this person had always acted arrogantly and was difficult to control, and she was afraid that no one but His Majesty could control him. How can such a person cope with such a young age? Therefore, the concubine wants to meet this person, if this person can serve Jie'er, then the concubine should use His Majesty's heavenly power to warn him, if this person will lead Jie'er astray, then please also ask Your Majesty to remove this person from the post of prince Taibao and release him outside the capital. ”

When Liu Yan saw the queen say this, he said: "The queen has such a mind, I summoned him to come, but if I see him alone after all, it will arouse suspicion, it is better to invite the prince, the prince, the master, and the princess together." ”

The queen nodded and said, "Your Majesty is still thoughtful." ”