Lai Dayong's bait had not yet lured Mo Binwei, Lai Qinniang and others to Xiliang City, but the hasty pigeon letter first brought great news - the crown prince had passed away!
The official reason was that Prince Shen Xun suddenly fell seriously ill. After being diagnosed by the Imperial Hospital, it was said that he would need to stay in bed for many years, which was not easy to handle. Therefore, Shen Xun felt that he was not qualified for the position of prince, so he specifically requested that the title of prince be removed, and that the emperor and the ministers in the court should choose a virtuous brother to take charge of the East Palace.
It is said that the writing was so touching that the Holy Emperor almost fell silent when he read it. After that, the Holy Emperor repeatedly comforted him, and almost all the ministers in the court went to the East Palace to visit Kanjie. It was right to ask Shenxun to relax and concentrate on his recovery. However, Shen Xun was not optimistic about his condition and insisted on refusing. He was even too excited about it and his condition almost worsened. In order not to irritate him, the Holy Emperor had no choice but to issue an order to remove him from the position of prince and change his title to Prince Heng.
… It’s okay to say such high-sounding words to the common people.
In reality, Shen Xun went too far. He coveted Zhang Shaoguang and Liu Ruoye, who were both ministers' wives, ministers' daughters, and concubines, which had already made the nobles worry about what he would do after he succeeded to the throne. As a result, before he succeeded to the throne, he actually made a serious attack on Wei Changjuan, his legitimate daughter...
It is not difficult to imagine that if he really asked him to inherit the throne, wouldn't the female family members of the noble family in front of him be like prostitutes who come and go when he is called
How could the nobles who boasted their rich heritage and noble blood endure any longer
Wei Xinyong, Liu Hai and others began to take the lead in lobbying due to their own considerations. It did not take long for the six domestic clans to reach a consensus - Wei Xinyong held the suicide note of Wei Changjuan ghostwritten by Min Yino and entered the palace alone. Your Majesty.
As everyone expected, the Holy Emperor, who had been indulging in wine and sex for decades and had not carefully interfered with the government's affairs for decades, had already lost the sharpness and determination he had when he first ascended the throne. Faced with the six clans joining forces to question the prince for rashly forcing the clan to have sex with his legitimate daughter, causing the Wei family's young legitimate daughter to commit suicide in hatred, how could such a character be entrusted to the world? Although the emperor did not panic on the spot, he was also caught off guard - speaking of it, the emperor was also tricked by Queen Gu. .
Originally, the Holy Emperor wouldn't have heard any news about Wei Changjuan in advance.
But Empress Gu was afraid that the Holy Emperor would be unfavorable to the prince if he knew the news... After all, the empress, mother and son still had Concubine Deng and Miao Jieyu as their formidable enemies in the palace. Out of selfish motives, the Queen resorted to all means to strangle all the channels through which the Holy One might know about the matter, in an attempt to make a desperate attempt to solve the matter without telling the Holy One...
As a result, on the one hand, Wang Yue and Empress Gu pretended to have a secret meeting with the snake, allowing Empress Gu to continue to hide the Holy Emperor from them in the hope of any eventuality; on the other hand, they stepped up their private discussions. Wei Xinyong's sudden entry into the palace left the Holy Emperor, who was leaning on Zhong Xiaoyi's jade arm and enjoying Miao Jieyu's newly practiced dance music, completely off guard!
However, the Holy Sage has not been involved in political affairs for decades, but he can still make the nobles quite fearful. Even if he is mediocre, he is not completely incompetent. So after being in a hurry, His Majesty calmed down, but he refused to follow what Fan Yue wanted.
However, the Holy One also has another... um, I don't know whether to call it a weakness or a strength, but he likes to think too much.
At first, the Holy Emperor speculated that Yue would not dare to fall out with the imperial power easily. Now, although the world is not very peaceful, it is not so peaceful that people are rising up everywhere - the spirit of the Wei Dynasty is still there. What's more, the six factions are in conflict with each other, so it is impossible for them to unite for too long.
Therefore, the Holy Spirit believes that as long as he is firm in attitude, it is not difficult to retreat to the new chant.
But Wei Xinyong's attitude was extremely respectful and firm as a mountain... The emperor thought too much: since Wei Zhenghong had recovered, Ruiyu Hall no longer needed Wei Xinyong. But he was adopted from Zhibentang to Ruiyutang. Can he go back to Zhibentang again? That would make the world a laughing stock.
Then the Holy Emperor thought of what many people had speculated about. Wei Xinyong was outstanding in talent and appearance. Judging from the fact that he was originally the son of Zhibentang but became the adopted son of a disciple of Ruiyu Hall who died decades ago, he was obviously also very ambitious... How could such a person give up his bright future just because of Wei Zhenghong's recovery
Wei Changjuan and Wei Xinyong are uncles and nephews in name, but in fact they have only officially met once or twice, so they don't have much friendship. Could it be that Wei Xinyong got this suicide note and deliberately negotiated the terms
Based on this idea, the Holy Emperor repeatedly promised Wei Xinyong to be promoted and reused in order to differentiate.
However, Wei Xinyong simply told the truth of the matter directly to the Lord. He did not even hide the grudge between Zhang Shaoguang's mother and daughter and the Crown Princess Liu Ruoyu. In the end, Wei Xinyong said truthfully: "Xinyong's position is humble. It's just a matter of running errands for the elders. This is also for the sake of the whole royal family and the Wei family, sending Xinyong to see the emperor without attracting attention. If it were his father and brother at home, I'm afraid that his niece Xinshang would be easily gossiped about now. The elders, the six clans, the houses, and the female relatives have received the emperor's favor, and they all come in and out of the palace from time to time..."
There is no need to say the following words - in short, the prince does not trust the prince. The prince has 80,000 women of the common people, robbed and raped the women of the common people, and killed them at will. In the eyes of the nobles, it is nothing, but the prince is now They all put their hands into the family, and it's not a distant branch... Since ancient times, the hatred of killing one's father and taking away one's wife has been the greatest hatred. Now the prince has committed such a great hatred and the public is outraged...
Speaking of this, the Holy Emperor also understood that even if the prince did this because he was plotted by Liu Ruoye and his daughter, the governor was determined not to allow him to ascend the throne again!
If you don't comply with Yi Chu's request that Wei Xinyong came to in private, you will have to fight directly with the Six Clan!
With his old age and loss of vigor, how could His Majesty find the determination to offend the world's nobles headed by the Six Clan
Therefore, Shen Xun fell ill.
Then, he "self-invited" to remove the crown prince's position.
The last sentence in the pigeon letter was that Liu Hai's wife Zhang Shaoguang fell ill and thought the imperial capital was too noisy, so she went to the Gyeonggi Hospital to take care of herself, accompanied by her daughter Liu Ruoye.
No matter how noisy the imperial capital is, it can't easily disturb the ladies and ladies in the courtyard. This was obviously because the Holy One wanted to take it out on them.
It was only because of Wei Changjuan that she "died of a sudden illness". Something happened to Liu Ruoye and her daughter, who were friends with her. It's hard not to think too much about it. In order to preserve the dignity of the royal family and the Wei family, they were asked to move to the Gyeonggi Villa first, away from the public eye. When no one pays attention to them, they can die naturally.
Because the pigeon letter is short, I can't write a few words. Moreover, the road is far away, and the possibility of being intercepted or accidentally falling into the hands of others is not small. Therefore, the Shen family's pigeon letters are always written in code.
Wei Changying lay on her husband's shoulder for a long time, waiting until Shen Zangfeng had translated all the letters. After reading it, he took a deep breath and said, "The prince is..."
Not long after she passed away, Shen Zangfeng became aware of Shen Xun's attitude towards Yue because of Jiang Zheng's incident, and began to plan Yi Chuqi. Wei Changying didn't say anything, but he felt a little burdened in his heart. In particular, Shen Zangfeng said before that the Holy Emperor is old and doesn't want to go to any trouble. Even if he is dissatisfied with the prince, he may not be willing to abandon him again - this dynasty has already abolished two princes and a queen. Speaking of your Majesty, even the world is a little annoyed by the frequent changes of owners in the East Palace.
So Wei Changying has always been worried about how much the husband's family will have to pay for this Yi Chu thing
Fortunately, Shen Xun committed suicide and suddenly made people angry.
Now that the six clans have joined forces to force him to ask for his position, the Shen family is inconspicuous among them... Uh, but why is it the Wei family who takes the lead
Wei Changying was depressed for a while, and then became suspicious again: "Is it possible that Wei Xinyong has some conspiracy?"
She was so suspicious. Shen Zangfeng really thought so too. He dusted off the rice paper and said, "Shen Xun changed the title to Prince Heng, so the East Palace is freed up. The Holy Emperor is so old, but if he has any clear sense, he should immediately establish a new crown prince." , to avoid unrest in the country.”
The Holy Emperor has so many heirs, and even though he was a bastard in the previous election, he has also been the Crown Prince for more than ten years, and his status as Crown Prince is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Now that a dynasty is deposed, no matter which prince is appointed as the crown prince, his foundation will be shallow.
As long as the Holy Emperor is not too confused, he will definitely choose a new crown prince as soon as possible and cultivate him vigorously... Shen Zangfeng put down the rice paper and said: "The Liu family has hated the Holy Lord for the fact that Shen Xun changed the title of Prince Heng. The same goes for Ruiyu Hall, the Holy Lord Among the princes, the older princes rarely see Tianyan, and their affection is naturally not comparable to that of the princes who have not yet joined the vassal. However, among the princes who have not yet joined the vassal, the twelve princes are not favored by the Holy Family. Even though the sixteenth prince is favored, his adoptive mother Miao Jieyu is also the emperor's favorite concubine, but she is too young. After Wei Xinyong's private audience, the emperor may be even more worried about the young master coming to court... King Yi... "
Wei Changying frowned slightly - the eleventh prince Shen Bo, who has been named King of Yi, may have some grudges with the Shen family. Previously, on Princess Linchuan's birthday, the female family members went to the palace to celebrate. Shen Bo bumped into Su Yufei in the imperial garden and was quite moved. He once pulled Shen Zangning to ask about Su Yufei's identity. As a result, Shen Zangning deceived Su Yufei because the prince was irritable and not a good candidate for a husband, and described Su Yufei as Wei Lingyue, the young lady from Zhibentang who had a rift with the captain of the guard.
At that time, Shen Zangning calculated that even if Shenbo knew that he had been cheated, there was nothing he could do about it.
But if Shen Bo succeeds to the throne... She gave a brief summary of the matter: "... But this time it is my sixth uncle who goes to the palace to meet the emperor, and the concubine Wei Lingyue who the King of Yi will marry can also be considered as my concubine. The daughter of the Zhou Wei family, but I don’t know if the Holy One will be angry. After all, the Holy One has many descendants.”
"It's because of Uncle Wei Liu that Your Majesty is more likely to establish King Yi." Shen Zangfeng reminded, "Zhi Bentang and Rui Yu Tang are not in harmony, and His Majesty also knows it. Uncle Wei Liu was originally a disciple of Zhi Ben Tang, but now he has adopted Rui Yu. Yutang. What the Holy Lord likes to see most about Yue is infighting.”
"... Could it be that my sixth uncle has made an appointment with King Yi?" Wei Changying's expression changed and he murmured, "And what on earth does he want to do here in Taohua County? Could it be that he also made an appointment with King Yi? Related?" (To be continued)