Of course, Li Yu didn't forget the night when she knelt in front of her father's palace and asked to be married to the Wilderness. She didn't forget the night when she cried silently before she got married. But as time went by, she buried the sadness in her heart and sometimes even thought that she had forgotten it.
She didn't expect that her brother, who was still young at that time, would always remember those things. He hid it in his heart for so many years and finally broke out after he ascended the throne. At this moment, apart from being touched and a touch of sadness, what else could she feel? Naturally, she couldn't reprimand him again.
"Besides Miao Kechi, there's also that woman! If she hadn't added fuel to the flames around father, if her ministers hadn't added fuel to the fire, how could the Imperial Astronomer's commentary have caused such a big turmoil? How could you have been forced to marry those abominable barbarians in the Wilderness? "
Li Huiyuan's voice became colder and colder. He reached out to hold Li Yu's hand and said, "Don't worry, sister. Now that I'm the Emperor of the Tang Empire, no one dares to bully me and you like before. Miao Kechi's death is just the beginning. I will also make that woman stay in Helan City and never return to Chang 'an!"
Hearing this, Li Yu suddenly came to her senses. She held his hand tightly and stared into his eyes. She said with a very serious expression, "I have already made arrangements in Helan City. You must not mess around. After all, in name, that woman is our mother and now the Empress Dowager. If you want to do something to her, you need the right time and reason. She must return to Chang 'an. What we need to do now is to delay her return."
Li Huiyuan had something to say.
Li Yu shook her head and looked at him seriously. "I know there are rumors in Chang 'an City that the edict is fake, so you are a little uneasy. But rumors can only be rumors. I also know that Lord Xu wrote that the Dark Moon invaded the Star Empire and the country will not be peaceful. That was just what he did when he was angry. Don't make things difficult for him. Your Majesty, you must remember that the edict is not the key, that woman is not the key, and the Imperial Astronomer's commentary is not the key. The key is who the civil and military officials in the court and the people support. "
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Li Yu's words made sense. As an emperor, he should have this kind of breadth of mind and magnanimity. Even if he needed means to govern, he could not rely on those petty means.
But she didn't make it clear. The Edict and the Imperial Astronomer were not the key. But the Empress in Helan City was the key to Li Huiyuan's throne. Besides that, the most important thing was the attitude of the military and the Academy.
Li Yu was most worried about the Academy and that woman in Helan City. At this moment, she suddenly began to miss Ning Que. If Ning Que were still in Chang 'an, everything would be much smoother. However …
His father liked Ning Que very much, and Ning Que must have some true feelings for his father. If he knew that Ning Que had tampered with his father's edict, would his attitude toward Ning Que change?
The light carriage moved silently in the darkness of the Imperial Palace, and finally stopped in front of a quiet hall. Li Yu got off the carriage and waved to the eunuchs and palace maids not to follow her into the palace.
This palace had a special status in the Imperial Palace. It was the bedroom of the Empress.
Li Yu felt that she was a little weak at this time, so she came here. Every time she came to this palace, she would always feel a lot of anger, and anger would often turn into strength.
The owner of this palace was still far away in Helan City and had not returned. So there were only a few candles in the hall, and it was a little dark. Even so, the magnificent furnishings in the hall could still be seen clearly.
The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall were all driven out. So there was only Li Yu in the hall at this time.
She stood quietly in front of the phoenix bed embroidered with brocade and inlaid with jade. Suddenly, there was a hint of mockery on her face.
Her mother should have been the real and only Empress, but she had been sick and died many years ago. She had never slept on this phoenix bed that should have belonged to her.
The woman who slept on this bed was very beautiful and gentle. From her father to her uncle to Second Uncle Chao, everyone had persuaded her to call her mother when she was young.
But she had never called her mother.
It was not until she grew up that she began to call her mother.
Every time she called her mother, a drop of blood would flow from her heart.
For more than ten years, there were many mottled scars on her heart, and she had never really recovered.
She had to admit that her father and that woman did not treat her too badly. But she could not forgive them, because she always remembered the day her mother died.
That day, she greeted her mother happily and climbed into bed to play with her newborn brother. Then, for some reason, her mother began to cough up blood in pain and then closed her eyes.
The imperial physicians kept going in and out, but her mother still did not open her eyes.
But her father was not there.
Her father was beside that woman.
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Li Yu stood quietly on the ground and looked at the phoenix bed. She did not know if she saw her mother or that woman. Her fists slowly clenched and her body began to tremble.
This was the feeling of anger.
With the trembling caused by anger, that familiar power returned to her body. She gradually calmed down and turned to walk out of the hall.
Even if that woman returned to Chang 'an City, she could not sleep on this bed again.
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After returning to her palace, Li Yu continued to review the memorials. Her efficiency was much higher than before, but there were too many memorials, and it was obvious that she could not finish them in a short time.
She rubbed her eyebrows tiredly and ordered a eunuch to serve her a cup of strong tea. Then, she ordered a maid to wet a towel with boiling water and soak her face. She felt a little refreshed.
When she finally finished reviewing all the memorials, the morning light penetrated through the hall door. She rubbed her sore wrists and ignored the eunuch's persuasion. She ordered someone to invite two people into the palace to talk.
Everything that had happened in the court over the past few days had been within her expectations. However, she had not expected His Majesty to be so impatient. Although she did not agree with the emperor's tough methods, she would not lower her vigilance against the empress's ministers. Under the current circumstances, she must first firmly control Chang 'an City.
The most important thing to control Chang 'an City was the army. The Yulin Royal Guards were the most important, followed by the Valiant Cavalry Battalion. As for the bodyguard office responsible for the palace's security, it was also the most important.
Once there was chaos, in addition to the army, there was another place in Chang 'an City that was very important. That was the Chang' an Local Government, which had enough bailiffs and arresters and was familiar with the city's terrain.
So, one of the two people she wanted to see was the prefectural magistrate of Chang 'an City, Shangguan Yangyu.
There was another man named Chao Xiaoshu.
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(There is one more chapter. It may be a little later. I am a little tired.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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