For a while, it was a little cold.

Fortunately, there are now two hostesses in the East Palace.

Empress Dowager Bo came out in time to play a round and said: "Today is a family banquet, the queen mother and the emperor, why bother to talk about those annoying political affairs?" The emperor quickly punished himself with a cup and apologized to the queen mother......"

At the beginning of Liu Che's ascension to the throne, Empress Dowager Bo actually only took the title of Empress Dowager, and almost all the affairs of the East Palace were in the hands of Empress Dowager Dou.

Empress Dowager Bo can only be a clay statue.

But time passed, and as Liu Che's authority gradually stabilized.

Power involuntarily slipped from the hands of the Empress Dowager Dou to the Empress Dowager Bo.

There are no fools in the East Palace, who doesn't know that the Empress Dowager Dou is old and the Empress Dowager Bo is in the prime of life, and not long after the Empress Dowager passed away, the Bo family has a wide range of contacts in the court.

Fortunately, Bo has always been very peaceful, and he also likes to fight for power and profit, and he does not like to make waves.

Therefore, this East Palace can maintain tranquility.

When Liu Che heard this, he immediately went downhill along the donkey, and said respectfully to the Empress Dowager Dou: "What the queen mother said is very true, it is me Menglang, and I hope that the emperor's grandmother will not be surprised......

Empress Dowager Dou originally asked casually, but when she heard this, she stepped down the stage and said with a smile: "The emperor sits down, and the mourning family just asks casually......"

Liu Che smiled slightly, bowed again, and then sat down.

It's just that......

Liu Che understands that after today, cracks have appeared in Liu Dou's ruling alliance, which once seemed unbreakable and extremely strong.

Cause?

Liu Che no longer needed to get support from Empress Dowager Dou to consolidate his throne, and he was no longer afraid that the East Palace would shake his position.

Once the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and the Empress Dowager of the East Palace was almost in the face of the dynasty. Now, I am afraid that even a lieutenant of the North and South armies will not be able to take command.

Especially after June of this year. Liu Che excused himself for rotation and took the garrison of Chang'an City. Almost all of them have been replaced.

The gun of the Han family has been firmly held by Liu Che since then.

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet.

If Dou didn't feel anything, he wouldn't believe it if he killed Liu Che.

Even, if you don't speculate with the greatest malice, it is very likely that there is a shadow of the Dou clan behind the great tandem of the liehou this time.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are contradictions.

Historically, the cooperation and confrontation between Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace has been a constant theme.

But......

Liu Che's eyes swept over the noble sons and buddies of the Dou family.

Do these fools think. Will they always maintain the status and wealth they have today?

………………………………

After the family banquet, Liu Che stayed in Changle Palace and chatted with Dou Bo and the two queen mothers.

Chatting and chatting, Empress Dowager Dou suddenly said: "Emperor, since the death of the first emperor, the monarchs of Chu and Zhao have not been decided for a long time, and the people have many hesitations, and there are a lot of discussions in this world, but the mourning family is not in good health." The energy is not as good as before...... Or...... This matter is left to the emperor to decide, how? ”

For a moment, the scene froze.

Liu Che raised his head and looked at the Empress Dowager Dou with a calm face, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart in turn.

After Liu Che ascended the throne. In order to seal Liu Yan in Jiangdu, and at the same time enable Jiangdu to retain most of the shipbuilding and smelting industries of the old Wu period, Liu Che made a deal with the Empress Dowager Dou.

The decision on the selection of the king of Chu and the king of Zhao was handed over to the Empress Dowager Dou. In exchange for Empress Dowager Dou's consent to Liu Que as the king of Jiangdu and support most of Liu Che's decisions.

The last two years. The two pieces of fat meat of Chu State and Zhao State have aroused the covetousness of countless people.

The king of Chu is fine. The main competitors are all descendants of King Chu Yuan, mainly the two sons of King Chu Yuan, the brothers Pinglu Hou Liu Li and Honghou Liu Fu.

After all, no one can erase the merits of King Chu Yuan's father and son, and the people in Chu State will not accept other monarchs except for the bloodline of King Chu Yuan.

But Zhao Guo's problem is troublesome.

Zhao, this huge feudal state in the history of the Han Dynasty and Qi Chu Wu, even if it has been divided and weakened several times, its jurisdiction has shrunk at least three times compared to the huge vassal state of 'south of Changshan, between the big rivers, and east of Taihang' at the beginning of the Han Dynasty.

Today's Zhao State still nominally owns Handan, Wei County, Qinghe County and Julu County, four large counties.

Handan is even more famous as a heroic city in the world, a first-class gold cave.

Although, if he was crowned King of Zhao again, Liu Che would definitely separate the two counties of Julu and Qinghe from the territory of Zhao (in fact, after Liu Sui entered Chang'an, the two counties of Julu and Qinghe were already de facto independent.

Even so, for the sake of King Zhao's throne, Liu Che's brothers still broke their heads.

Liu Rong, Liu Sheng, Liu Duan, Liu Fei, Liu Yu, and even Liu Yan coveted the title of King Zhao, and hated to wear the crown of King Zhao on his head.

In the past two years, Liu Che heard about it, in order to get the title of King Zhao.

Inside and outside the palace, Liu Che's brothers have used all kinds of tricks.

Bribes, bribes, kneeling and licking, crying, almost all the means that can be used, dear brothers, are used without restraint.

However, since Liu Che had agreed to hand over the decision of King Zhao and King Chu to Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Che did not care too much about the competition between these brothers.

Anyway, King Zhao is a pit, and Handan City is a pit within a pit.

Feng Shui has always been bad, starting from Zhang Ao, all kinds of moths have emerged in an endless stream, except for Liu Yan, who likes to go, Liu Che doesn't care about anything.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Dou's sudden words did not make Liu Che fluttering, but on the contrary, she immediately became alert.

Liu Che almost subconsciously thought of it: This is the Empress Dowager Dou testing him.

Obviously, if he stupidly agreed, then Donggong might really have to tear his face with him.

Don't look at Liu Che now in power, it seems that he is invincible in the world.

But under the Han Dynasty's special two-palace quasi-dualistic imperial system, if the East Palace is determined to show the emperor's face, the emperor will also suffer a big loss!

Don't you see, didn't the piggy's old mother play with the pig to death after the death of the Empress Dowager Dou?

So much so that in history, Xiao Zhu deeply felt that he couldn't let his son suffer another loss in his later years, so he killed Liu Fuling's biological mother, Mrs. Gou Yi.

Therefore, Liu Che immediately smiled and said: "The imperial grandmother said that she is laughing, I am still young, and you still have to make up your mind for such a major matter, ...... imperial grandmother" While saying, Liu Che walked in front of the Empress Dowager Dou, knelt down, and gently slapped her shoulder, as filial as in the past: "Besides, my Han family rules the world with filial piety, and the existence of these princes should be something that the imperial grandmother can decide!" ”

When Empress Dowager Dou heard this, she laughed.

Obviously, Liu Che's reply made her very satisfied.

What she fears most is being ignored and losing power.

This is a nightmare for Empress Dowager Dou! (To be continued.) )