Vol 5 Chapter 100: The scheming of the ten princes

The murder of Princess Xincheng was pressed down without much splash in the palace, which was ordered by the emperor himself.
Chunjia's explanation to Yun Fenghuang is that the wedding date is just around the corner, and Wei He's minister who greeted her has already arrived in the Imperial Capital two days ago. Now he is resting in the post house, and I am afraid that he will be brought along in two days. See you at the mountain.
At this time, their future mistress Xincheng princess was almost killed, and it was passed out. Where did the Guochao face?
Yun Fenghuang recognized his opinion, and at the same time, because of the lax supervision of his subordinates, he ordered several suspected minions to be violently killed and begged for crimes. Delivered to the Imperial City Division.
There was nothing wrong with this, because she had a faint expression when she said this, as if she was not asking for guilt, but asking for guilt.
Chunjia therefore felt very guilty, suspecting that the imperial concubine had seen through the truth, knowing that she had sent someone to destroy it.
He is actually very irritable now, after all, no emperor wants his adoptive mother to be in trouble with his favorite concubine.
The most important thing is that his current relationship with the Empress Dowager Yuan looks like a filial piety from a mother and son, but it has broken down before and no longer has the frankness of the earlier... It is not good for him to ask the Empress Yuan directly!
Because if it's the Queen Mother, it's fine, if not, the Queen Mother is very mindful.
The empress dowager was sad, and the emperor was guilty and uneasy...This was really not what Chunjia wanted to see.
......I can only let the Imperial City Secretary conduct a thorough investigation secretly.
The emperor sighed in his heart and turned off the topic calmly: "I heard that Xie Meng is pregnant? This is a good thing."
"Yes." Yun Fenghuang's expression softened a bit when he mentioned his favorite niece. "This child is more naive since she was in the palace. The concubine still remembers how she was when she was in the palace. I'm going to be a mother."
Chunjia was also a little emotional when he heard the words. When Xie Meng entered the palace, the Ji clan was still alive.
At that time, his situation seemed hopeful, but there was no way out. Once defeated, it is impossible to even be a puppet emperor.
These experiences were thought to be unforgettable for a lifetime, but now looking back on the past, they have been very indifferent for a long time.
He even mentioned Ji again, when he mentioned that he was cautiously walking on thin ice in those years, he didn't even complain, but he was calm and unhurried...
Perhaps the winner is easy to forget the suffering.
After all, all these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains belong to him now, what can't he think of?
Under the tacit understanding of the imperial concubine, the matter of Xincheng princess ceased.
Three days later, Wei He's envoy was brought to Qishan for an audience, and he submitted his credential with Chunjia. After a series of procedures were completed, he asked to pay a visit to the prospective mistress.
The emperor considered agreeing again and again, and ordered someone to lead him to the queen's Woxialou.
After all, Xie Kuo is certainly the niece of the imperial concubine, but now the two countries are married, but the queen is more representative.
If you ask the imperial concubine to come forward on your behalf, you don't have to be misunderstood and deliberately underestimated.
Yun Fenghuang didn't accompany him, and asked Xie Kuo, "How?"
"...That's it." Xie Kuo groaned. "This courtier is quite respectful to his niece, and he also brought a scimitar, which he said was used by Khan in his childhood and was specially given to his niece."
Speaking, let the maid bring out a scimitar inlaid with many precious stones. This knife is quite delicate, and it seems that it is indeed used by children or female relatives.
Yun Fenghuang took it, took it out, took a look, and nodded: "This knife is good. But if you talk about what the Khan used in his childhood, just listen to it. The condition of this Khan in his childhood is not good, otherwise the state of the country. When you choose to establish a new monarch, where will you get him?"
There were some discussions about the choice of the new monarch at the time, but the common point was: those clan families that had good status and ability in Wei He were absolutely not allowed!
The reason is simple, these people themselves have the possibility of taking advantage of the chaos.
When Wei He was weak, they played low and low, and when the Khan became famous, who knew they would still admit it?
Therefore, it is necessary to find the kind of little pitiful who is not loved by his father or his mother, even if he is a khan, he needs the support of the country very much. This is a long-term way.
Although this new Khan is the blood of the late Mu'e Khan, his mother is just a slave girl who was resold after the defeat of a small tribe. Her status is extremely humble, or she was accidentally pregnant by her biological father... Before he became a Khan, his status was not much better than that of a servant.
So don't even talk about having such gorgeous knives when I was young. It might not even have a scimitar that looks like a bit.
Xie Kuo was not disappointed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "My niece guessed the same way. This knife was either picked out from the warehouse after he became a khan, or he was made by a craftsman in the past two years... No matter which one it is. Kind, since he expressed this attitude, it can be seen that he still has respect for the country."
She saw clearly that this gesture of good was not for her, but for the country.
Yun Fenghuang nodded and asked, "What can a queen say today?"
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"The queen empress just said a few words according to the rules, and did nothing else," Xie Kuo said. "Later, the messenger resigned, and her niece hadn't spoken yet, so she sent her niece back first. It looks a little strange. My niece feels that the empress’s complexion is not very good...but I haven’t heard anything from Woxialou recently?"
The imperial concubine laughed: "Have you forgotten what we are here? How can outsiders know if there is a real movement?"
He instructed the Qing people next to him, "Go and find out."
In the afternoon, the eyeliner on Woxialou reported the news, but it was not very clear. She only said: "The Queen Empress seems to have found out about Miss Jue going with the Third Prince in private. She was quite angry and punished Miss Jue. Something... His Royal Highness the Three Princes did not go to intercede. It seems that the ten princes knew about this, and they asked the Third Prince to go to the horse race. The two princes didn't know what happened. Anyway, when the third prince returned, his body was covered with dust. It seems to have suffered."
"The empress empress loves the third prince very much, but it is difficult for the ten princes to say anything."
Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "The children today are young, but they are not young."
He also said, "If the queen has this ability, Gu Jue would not dare to do anything under her nose. This must be revealed to the queen after we told Xiao Shi."
"It's just that Xiao Shi actually cleaned up Gong Xiangbing himself... My palace thought that he would force the queen, and even Gong Xiangbing would solve it."
Chi E couldn't help saying: "Manny, although the empress is not good, but the maidservant looks at these ten princes, she is really arrogant and rebellious! After all, the empress did not pick the ten princes. The ten princes would rather get close to their biological mother than the queen’s mother. This is really..."
"Do you think Xiao Shi is dull and conscientious?" Yun Fenghuang smiled when he heard the words, and said lightly, "From the perspective of this palace, it is Xiao Shi's smartest hand."
Seeing Chi E's puzzlement, she sighed softly, "Do you know that in those days, your Majesty insisted that the princes of the palace were not allowed to have any hope, and he ruined the promise of not allowing the women of Luos and other families as successors. Why?"
Without waiting for the attendant's answer, the imperial concubine herself has continued to say, "In the final analysis, I am afraid that Ji's incident will happen again!"
"At the beginning, the queen was able to take advantage of the advantages and become the successor. Except for her natal successor and her declining momentum, she has no talents. Among the people who were qualified to be a queen at the time, Gu Zhen, from herself to her natal family, Most unlikely to hold Xinjun!"
"The problem is that there are no successors to the Gu family, mainly because there are no talents, not because of poor people."
"Gu's is a good plan. Since there is no outstanding one in the younger generation, he simply admits it directly and let out the wind..."
"In the past few years, many people have mentioned the Gu family, and the most impressive thing is that this family hasn't been much the same in time."
"But in fact, my family is very prosperous."
"In the previous dynasty, was it possible for a foreign relative who was competent in power to become a talented person?"
As a close attendant, Chie used to follow the Jiang clan, and now follows Yun Fenghuang. He is also literate and has read some books.
After reminiscing for a while, his face changed slightly: "No..."
"That's right." Yun Fenghuang nodded calmly, "There are not a few relatives like Ji's who have lived through the day, but there are actually not many relatives like Ji's who are prosperous and talented. The reason why many foreign relatives are able to take authority. , It’s often the monarch’s own problems. Either he is too young, or too playful, or lacking in ability, or just being foolish, loyal and filial...
Speaking of the last one, she said lightly, "For the queen, the prince is of course the more filial the better, even the best of the twelve princes, who simply shed her own blood."
"But for your majesty, it's not a good thing that the prince is too close to the queen, too filial and too gentle!"
"Don't forget that your majesty's heir is the first emperor Xiaozong, let's put it this way, the more the prince resembles the first emperor Xiaozong, the less liked by your majesty!"
It's not that the emperor didn't like Xiaozong. In fact, Chunjia, who lost his father at a young age, didn't have much impression of his biological father.
Because the emperor was derived from Xiaozong, the emperor had always respected Xiaozong.
There is also gratitude in my heart.
But this is not in conflict with the prince who does not like his temperament and Xiaozong's in common.
He sympathized with Xiaozong's experience, so he didn't want his son to become the next Xiaozong.
And what kind of personality is Xiaozong like?
Just by looking at the posthumous title, even though Yun Fenghuang has inquired over the years that Xiaozong had a conflict with the Empress Dowager, the overall filial piety must be no problem.
Since Shenzong’s heirs are thin, Xiaozong is the eldest son of Yuanpei, and he is the undisputed grandson of Shenzong. He has been favored by Shenzong since he was a child. The regent did not even have the qualifications to compete with him... This emperor has many The royal heirs have a brisk childhood and adolescence that they can't even think of, so they have a gentle and calm temperament, and they treat others with generosity and sincerity. In general, they are rare good people in the emperor.
The problem is that Mingjun and Nengjun are often unable to be good people.
"Don't look at your majesty, and you didn't scold the ten princes for disrespectful aunts..." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "If your majesty really thinks that he is terrible and unbearable, how many years have been scolded, what chance do the ten princes have?"
"But so far, this little ten is still the prince most likely to inherit the throne, isn't it?"
When Chi E and the others listened, they only felt that the vests were all in cold sweat.
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