On the 22nd day of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Tianshun, Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne and was named Chenghua. On February 12, the eighth year of Tianshun, he was given the posthumous title of Emperor Tianshun. However, from this moment on, the harem began to have unrestful intrigues, which were mixed with overt and secret fights in the court, all stemming from the imperial concubine Zhou. Concubine Zhou's son became the emperor, and she was promoted to the empress dowager. Empress Qian was originally the empress. Now the position of empress dowager is natural. The emblem was first selected as empress dowager Ciyi, but it has not been finalized. At this time, concubine Zhou began to act everywhere. I am squeezing out Queen Qian, thinking that you, a blind and lame woman, have occupied the position of queen for so many years. The most annoying thing is that you have nothing to do in your life. In the end, you are on an equal footing with the mother of the emperor, and you have chosen in advance. Emblem, how can this make Concubine Zhou feel comfortable? As a result, Concubine Zhou squeezed Empress Qian everywhere and was very dissatisfied with the emblem. Someone, under the suggestion of Concubine Zhou, began to discuss the matter at court, saying: "Queen Qian is a sick person and cannot be called a queen. The late emperor passed away, and Queen Qian had nothing to do with her life. So where did the idea of ??the empress dowager come from? In my opinion, we should follow the precedent of the Xuanzong Dynasty and waste Queen Qian just like Queen Hu. " "According to your opinion. See, what you see is that you have no father and no king, it is not allowed by heaven, and you are short-sighted." Someone shouted loudly, and everyone looked up and saw that it was Li Xian. Although the minister was supported by the noble concubine of Zhou Dynasty, he did not dare to contradict Li Xian. , Li Xian is the minister appointed by the late emperor to take care of his fate. At the same time, everyone also knows that behind him is the cruel and ruthless Lu Qingtian who caused several waves. Of course, there are some who are not afraid of death. At this moment, they stood up and said: "But the emperor's biological mother should be respected, how can the two palaces be respected at the same time, so according to the opinion of the subordinates, the Empress Qian emblem should be removed, and the emperor's biological mother should be chosen first, and then It is only right to give Queen Qian the honorary title and establish Queen Mother Zhou as the First Queen Mother. " Li Xian looked at the person who spoke. It turned out to be Xia Shi. This person was Li Xianyi, a close eunuch of Concubine Zhou. He glared and said, "Are you giving the Queen Mother's decree or are you just talking nonsense?" Otherwise, Concubine Zhou will definitely punish herself. When the time comes when the ministers are gone and the ministers are gone, it will be a place of death. It is better to take it on herself. Even if it is better, Concubine Zhou can save her own life. After all, Concubine Zhou is the leader of today's society. The emperor's biological mother is the empress dowager, so Xia Shi said: "It's my own idea." "You are a eunuch and an internal official. It is your turn to intervene in such important matters in the court." Li Xian said: "First of all, The emperor's edict has been finalized a long time ago. You, a eunuch, can change it at your request. Do you think you are more noble than the late emperor?" He might be beaten to death in front of the main hall with a combination of fists and kicks. This has happened before. These civil servants were more desperate than the military attach¨¦s in fighting. Peng Shi, a great scholar, also entered the cabinet and said at this moment: "I think Master Li is right. The ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth are supreme. The emperor should rule the world with filial piety. How can there be no reason to respect only the biological mother but not the legitimate mother? "Seeing that the two important ministers had spoken, everyone in the court quoted scriptures and vowed not to do this. They fought to the end with Concubine Zhou. Concubine Zhou sent someone to invite Lu Qingtian, but was told that Lu Qingtian had gone to enjoy the mountains and rivers, so she had to give up. In fact, Lu Qingcai met Li Xian yesterday and entrusted Li Xian with a lot of things. He has already developed Li Xian as a pillar of the country and included him in the Secret Thirteen. Who is Li Xian? He is an important minister of the country. He was a chess piece buried next to Xu Youzhen. He keenly discovered the organization of Secret Thirteen. Although he did not know who was behind it, he decisively joined forces with him to destroy Xu Youzhen. Later, Lu Yunzhi explained the truth to Li Xian. Li Xian became a disciple of Lu Yunzhi, but Lu Yunzhi did not allow him to join Secret Thirteen. However, Li Xian's rise has been soaring in recent years, and he is inseparable from Secret Thirteen. Relationship. In short, Li Xian's identity and power, coupled with the full support of the courtiers, forced Concubine Zhou to give up temporarily. However, she did not give up. Instead, she tried to trick Zhu Jianshen in the hope that he could help her win the most distinguished position. The person Zhu Jianshen had the deepest feelings for was. Wan Zhen'er, followed by Lu Yunzhi, of course he did not realize that Lu Qingtian was no longer his second father Lu Yunzhi at this time. Wan Zhen'er is already a member of Secret Thirteen. Although she does not participate in daily operations and does not follow orders very much, she is still a member of the organization. Wan Zhen'er is Zhu Jianshen even more so. Although he does not say it explicitly, Who doesn't know that Emperor Zhu Jianshen is Lu Qingtian's adopted son, and Li Xian is Lu Qingtian's son. They are the same power. Although Zhou Guifei is Zhu Jianshen's biological mother, she did not raise Zhu Jianshen from childhood. She was locked up in Nangong. In order to avoid suspicion, Concubine Zhou did not even meet Zhu Jianshen for fear of getting herself into trouble. Zhu Jianshen still remembers the tragedy of his childhood, so?For this own biological mother, I only have the kindness to live, not the meaning of nurturing, and not much affection. Initially, Concubine Zhou thought that Zhu Jianshen agreed to help her because he was her biological son after all. However, she never thought that Zhu Jianshen also agreed with Concubine Zhou and Empress Qian as empress dowagers, sharing the same honor and honor. Concubine Zhou was extremely surprised. But he had no choice but to cry secretly, and then run to Lu Qingtian's government office every day. As the empress dowager, she went out of the palace every day to find Lu Qingtian. Lu Qingtian was also a widower, which is not pleasant to say, but for the grievance she had "endured" for half her life and for her future dignity, Concubine Zhou also risked her life, but said It was aggrieved, and she just thought so. Lu Qingtian finally "came back". Although he didn't go far and just wanted to avoid Concubine Zhou, he didn't expect Concubine Zhou to be so perseverant and come to the house every day as the empress dowager, so they could only meet each other. But what was not surprising was that Lu Qingtian also supported the proposal of respecting Queen Qian, because Lu Yunzhi knew about Queen Qian's admiration and would naturally not indulge Concubine Zhou in such a matter. Concubine Zhou was greatly disappointed, and Lu Qingtian made compensation accordingly, agreeing to build three identical tombs for Yingzong in the underground palace of Zhu Qi Town, so that Concubine Zhou and Queen Qian could be buried in the underground palace of Zhu Qi Town a hundred years later. , which can be regarded as compensation for Concubine Zhou. Concubine Zhou was quite satisfied with this result, because Zhu Qizhen's will did not mention his wish to be buried with her, only Empress Qian was mentioned. In March of the eighth year of Tianshun, two months after the death of Zhu Qizhen, Queen Qian was officially given the title Empress Dowager Ciyi. On that day, Concubine Zhou did not eat.