It was the Taimiao again. Liu E had already caused a storm in the city because of worshipping the Taimiao during her lifetime. However, no one expected that after Liu E's death, there was another storm because of the Taimiao. This time it was also because of entering the Taimiao. This time it was not Liu E who went in personally, but her spiritual throne was going to enter the Taimiao.

Although the queen was not qualified to enter the Taimiao during her lifetime, she could enter the Taimiao after they passed away, and she had to be placed with the emperor's spiritual throne for future generations to pay tribute to her descendants. Generally speaking, there was only one queen, of course, it was also a special situation. For example, Zhao Heng had three queens, the first one was Pan. However, this woman had a short life and Zhao Heng died before he ascended the throne, so he was later posthumously named the queen.

The second one was Empress Guo, and unfortunately, Empress Guo was not alive and died at the age of 32. It was Liu E's turn to be Zhao Heng's empress. Of course, two empresses were later named, namely Zhao Zhen's biological mother, Li, posthumously named Empress Zhang Yi, and Concubine Yang posthumously named Empress Zhang Hui.

Now both Li and Concubine Yang are still alive, and they are not the queens enthroned by Zhao Heng himself, so they are not under discussion for the time being. When Empress Pan passed away, Zhao Heng had not ascended the throne, so he was excluded from the Taimiao. In this way, there are only two queens who are qualified to join Zhao Heng, namely Empress Guo and Liu E.

Compared to Empress Guo who died early and was not famous, Liu E was obviously more qualified to enter the Taimiao. However, Liu E suppressed the ministers too ruthlessly in the past, which also made many people dissatisfied with Liu E. In the past, no one dared to object explicitly when Liu E was alive. But now that Liu E has passed away, they vented this dissatisfaction. For example, in the matter of the empress's spiritual throne entering the Taimiao, many ministers suggested asking Empress Guo's spiritual throne to enter the Taimiao, because she was Zhao Heng's true first queen.

At the beginning, this matter was limited to the debate within the Ministry of Rites, but it soon became quarrel in the court. As a result, a third sound soon appeared. This sound also represented Zhao Zhen's idea, that is, he hoped that his biological mother, Empress Dowager Li, would enter the Taimiao. Although Empress Dowager Li is still alive, if he dies in the future, his biological mother would naturally accompany his father.

Of course, Zhao Zhen did not directly express his thoughts, but the most in the court was the minister who thought about the superiority, so someone soon spoke out his thoughts on behalf of Zhao Zhen, which also gained Zhao Zhen's support. As a result, this force quickly became the biggest voice in the court. No matter who supported Liu E or the Guo family, it was impossible to compare with the forces that supported Empress Dowager Li.

That morning, the court started arguing over the above incident again. Although there was no decision at the end, it still showed support for Empress Dowager Li's decision to enter the Taimiao in the future, which also made many ministers relax. If nothing unexpected happens, the court will probably settle the matter next time.

After the court meeting, Li Zhang accompanied Zhao Zhen back to the Chuigong Hall. The day after tomorrow, he would escort Liu E's coffin to leave the capital and go to the queen, so some things need to be discussed by the two.

However, at this time Li Zhang was also very confused. He had never expressed any clear attitude towards who would go to the Taimiao to accompany Zhao Heng, because he was also in a dilemma against this matter. Both sides were elders he respected, so he didn't know which side to help?

Zhao Zhen seemed to know Li Zhang's dilemma, so he did not force Li Zhang to express his opinion. At this time, he also began to discuss the matter of escorting the coffin the day after tomorrow. Li Zhang also cheered up and explained the detailed matters of escorting the coffin carefully. If Zhao Zhen had anything to be dissatisfied with, he could still modify it now.

"The Empress Dowager is here!" At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came, and then Empress Dowager Li slowly walked in. Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang also hurriedly stood up and saluted the emperor, "Son, please see the mother! Please see the Empress Dowager!"

"No need to be polite. The day after tomorrow, it will be the day when the Empress Dowager will go to the imperial tomb. I wonder how you are preparing?" Empress Dowager Li asked with a smile. Although she was also respected as the Empress Dowager, when she mentioned Liu E, she still used the title of "Empress" and seemed willing to live under Liu E.

"Qi Bi, my cousin has discussed it almost the same, so there should be no mistake!" Zhao Zhen stepped forward and personally supported Empress Dowager Li, and then asked her to sit down. After so many years of imprisonment, Empress Dowager Li was not in good health, especially because she missed Zhao Zhen, which caused her temples to grow white hair early and she looked a little old.

"It's good that there is no mistake!" Empress Dowager Li nodded when she heard this, then looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "I heard that there was an argument in the court about who entered the Taimiao. Is it true?"

"This..." Zhao Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded and admitted, "Yes, there were indeed some differences in the court because of this matter, but the mother is my biological mother, so the position around the father should naturally be kept for you!"

As soon as Zhao Zhen said this, Empress Dowager Li frowned, and then she shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, I know you are thinking about me, but no matter whether it is reasonable, Empress Dowager is more suitable to enter the Taimiao than me, so there is no need to argue for this matter. Let's invite the Empress Dowager's spiritual position to enter the Taimiao!"

"My mother, you..." Zhao Zhen also showed a shocked expression when he heard this. He didn't know what to say for a moment. No one expected that Empress Dowager Li would take the initiative to give up the opportunity to enter the Taimiao?

"Your Majesty, I have never liked to show up in public, and I don't want too many people to talk about the things that happened back then. I was not willing to accept the title of the Empress Dowager. I just thought of His Majesty's filial piety, but I couldn't bear to refuse. But in addition to the title, I really didn't want to snatch things that should belong to her from the Empress Dowager!" Empress Dowager Li also held Zhao Zhen's hand and said slowly.

In fact, Empress Dowager Li's temperament is a bit similar to Li Zhang. Both of them don't care much about fame and fortune. Li Zhang has been a man of two lives, so he saw through some things. Empress Dowager Li is focused on her. As long as she can reunite with Zhao Zhen and his son, she will not care about anything else.

Feeling the sincerity of her mother's words, Zhao Zhen also understood what she thought, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, since my mother is not determined here, I won't force it. Next court meeting, I will issue an order to invite the Grand Empress's spiritual position to the Taimiao!"
Chapter completed!