Fengzhou, Ruiyu Hall.
Wen Yaozi walked out of Leyiyuan with a sad look.
"Your Majesty, please express your condolences!" Wei Huan and his son accompanied him, carefully comforting him.
"I have failed Xinyong!" Although Wen Yaozi had begun to be afraid and suspicious of Wei Xinyong in the past few years, this amazing and talented counselor really died young. Wen Yaozi Zi also felt regretful from the bottom of his heart, "Knowing that he was ill, you still let him work hard for so many years... Otherwise, at his age, why would he just die like this?"
After he received the news that Wei Xinyong was critically ill, he rushed to Fengzhou in the hope of seeing the minister who relied on him for the last time. But he didn't want to ignore the generals' dissuasion, throw away the army, and rush over with only a few hundred personal guards, but it was still a step too late.
Think about the thorny road along the way. You are now the supreme king, but your still young ministers took the first step...
Even though he heard that Yaozi had developed a hard-hearted heart during the struggle for hegemony, he couldn't help but sigh at this moment.
Wei Huan coughed a few times and said: "Your Majesty has said it before. As the saying goes, life and death are determined by destiny, wealth is in heaven, and my nephew died in his prime. This is all fate... If he had not followed Your Majesty, he would have been buried in the world in the end. Your Majesty. Gave him a chance to become famous... Sigh... "
"Mr. Wei, please take care of yourself." Seeing Wei Huan's trembling appearance, Wen Yaozi gave him a little help.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Wei Huan said gratefully.
The monarchs and ministers talked all the way in the main hall. Wen Yaozi remembered Wei Xinyong's rejection of the title of King of Jin, and mentioned to Wei Huan: "Xinyong refused to accept the title of King, and now he has gone. From my point of view, his contribution He is worthy of the title of King of Jin, and his heir, Changjie, should succeed him."
Before he finished speaking, Wei Huan had already declined and said: "His Majesty is giving this title to my nephew Xinyong, not to Changjie. Xinyong is still unwilling to accept the title of king, and I ordered Changjie to succeed Xinyong, just to continue Xinyong. With his blood and bones, he has done nothing for the country at such a young age, how can he be tolerated?"
His refusal was reasonable - originally Wen Yaozi made Wei Xinyong king just so that Wei Xinyong could leave Fengzhou Wei.
Now that Wei Xinyong has passed away, the Wei family really wants his heir to receive the title of king... This heir is young and is Wei Huan's direct grandson. How can Zi Wen Yao be relieved? How could someone like Wei Huan, who knew how to measure things, agree to this
So after pushing and pushing, Wen Yaozi finally took a step back and allowed Wei Changjie to attack the Duke of Jin.
Wei Huan continued to request not to grant Wei Changjie this hereditary gift, on the grounds that Wei Changjie was young and could not afford it. And in this way, I am afraid that he will not pay attention to his studies in the future... In fact, Wen Yaozi knew very well that Wei Huan was only worried about Wei Changjie, even though he was Wei Huan's direct grandson, he was not the eldest grandson designated to inherit Ruiyu Hall .
Wei Huan had established that his eldest grandson Wei Changfeng would take over Ruiyu Hall in the early years. Now there is no trace of the title of Wei Changfeng's lineage, so Wei Changjie is asked to give Wei Xinyong a hereditary and replaceable title... Although there is an age gap between Wei Changjie and Wei Changfeng, as well as restrictions on future training, even if Wei Changjie has a title and Wei Changfeng does not, it is unlikely that Wei Changjie will steal Wei Changfeng's future position. Theme.
But what about a few generations later
Isn't this the case where Liu Ruowo of the Liu family was granted the title of Duke before the head of the clan, Liu Xixun!
Therefore, even if Wei Changjie, like Wei Changfeng, is Wei Huan's biological grandson or direct grandson, Wei Huan would not let his team have a chance to overwhelm Wei Changfeng's team!
After hearing that Yaozi agreed to Wei Huan's request, he also mentioned that Wei Huan had not been awarded the reward yet - after some negotiation, Wei Huan was finally named "An Guogong". Since he had previously declined the hereditary treatment for Wei Changjie, now it was his turn - his contribution to Dayong probably came from Wei Xinyong. Wei Xinyong's heir did not receive hereditary treatment, so naturally he could not accept it.
In the end, Wen Yaozi was satisfied and withdrew the grace of making An Guogong hereditary: "Wei Gong is so humble. It's strange that all the Wei family's children are outstanding."
He mentioned that Wei Changjie's title was to prevent Wei Huan from inheriting the title - hereditary title is an important guarantee for the family's long-term prosperity, especially for a family with deep roots.
However, the former Wei Dynasty gave each of the six clans in the country a hereditary title, and the Wei family had more than one hereditary title... Wen Yaozi took out the king title that the former Wei Dynasty had not presented before, and won it at the first opportunity. the hearts of these people. If they are not given hereditary rights, there will inevitably be complaints.
But now it is Wei Huan who refuses to take it - as Wei Xinyong's uncle, morally speaking, although he is not close to Wei Xinyong by blood, he has the favor of promoting this nephew, and he has not been hereditary , others are embarrassed to ask for it
If it is not hereditary, one or two batches of dukedoms will be granted, and after a few generations, they will all return to the white body. Unless you catch up with the faint king, the most titles are granted at the founding of the country. The further you go, the harder it is to get titles... Wen Yaozi I was thinking about how to pave the way for my children and grandchildren and make it easier for future emperors.
Unexpectedly, not long after he returned to the residence prepared for him by the Wei family, his confidants hurriedly came to report the bad news: "The second son of Duke Jingguo died in infancy! It is said that it was the fault of the former wife of Duke Lu, Wang! Now the entire imperial capital is in an uproar!"
Wen Yaozi's pupils suddenly shrank!
About the same time, the imperial capital and the palace.
Queen Qiu's fingertips trembled slightly: "This matter is too big!"
"Otherwise, how can we force General Zheng to come to you?" Qiu Baoniang calmly supported her, "Don't worry, Mrs. Wang has long said that she would do anything to avenge Miss Zheng! This is nothing The secret... The maid who did it has already been dealt with, and now he is dead without any evidence! Besides, Wang originally asked him to be cruel to Liu Ruowo's wife and son in order to get 'justice' for Miss Zheng!"
"I'm afraid that His Majesty will definitely investigate thoroughly when he comes back..." Queen Qiu slumped on the jade chair, complaining in her heart that she was not living up to expectations - she had already promised to fight for her poor children. After Qiu Baoniang's repeated brainwashing about what their mother and son did, Queen Qiu no longer cared about the love between husband and wife, but when things came to an end, she became afraid again.
She watched her husband step by step from a commoner in the countryside to a supreme being. Outsiders all think that if it weren't for the severe epidemic, the world would definitely have a surname of Shen instead of Wen, but they don't think about how much higher Shen Zangfeng's background is than Wen Yaozi
Could it be that Wen Yaozi's journey to where he is today depends entirely on fate? I don't know how many methods he used... Qiu didn't know everything, but from what she knew, she already had a deep suspicion and fear of this husband.
What's more, she has always been accustomed to treating her husband as her first priority...
"The first thing your Majesty will do when you come back is definitely not to conduct a thorough investigation!" Qiu Baoniang was able to keep her composure at the critical moment and said calmly, "It is to appease! To appease the Liu family and the entire noble clan!"
"Because the Queen Mother and General Liu jointly interrogated Miss Zheng's death and it was revealed that it was done by Rong people! The matter had been settled. However, the Wang family took it upon themselves to act on their own initiative and listened to the villain's instigation, and brazenly attacked the son of Duke Jingguo - Jingguo. The prince sacrificed his life to save him, and he only has two sons!" Qiu Baoniang said with a sneer, "The Wang family has wiped out the Duke of Jingguo's lineage!"
Queen Qiu murmured: "So once it is found out..."
"Not only did the Wang family create a deadly feud with the entire Liu family." Qiu Baoniang interrupted her, "The key is that you and General Liu have already settled Miss Zheng's case! But she would rather believe in Xie Xie's instigation - Now that he is dead, she can't tell whether this is true or not - and she doesn't want to believe that you and General Liu are one and the same. She knows that you and His Majesty are one and the same. If she doesn't believe you, it's like she doesn't believe in Your Majesty. General Liu is your Majesty's retainer. The people who defend the imperial capital are like your majesty... If Zheng Sanya doesn't ask you to intercede this time, who else do you think he can ask for? Liu Rong is so much younger than him, and he is still his junior in terms of seniority. You think Zheng San is the one who wants to ask for mercy. You are stubborn and irritable, so you are willing to go to Liu Rong! Unless you really have no hope here!"
"He came to beg me, and your majesty will give me this face?" Queen Qiu laughed sadly. The future that Qiu Baoniang told her before was too good and smooth. According to Qiu Baoniang's suggestion, the queen handled the palace affairs, and the queen indeed felt the mother's love for the world. Noble. But regicide—this is two different things from seizing power in the palace!
The queen can't muster the courage now!
Qiu Baoniang said in a deep voice: "My Lady, please don't forget that even if you confess to His Majesty, the eldest prince and Princess Xian'an will be dead! I don't care about this life. But how old are the eldest prince and Princess Xian'an?" The best outcome for them is to be imprisoned! Maybe their brothers will be worried if His Majesty is gone..."
"Of course I can't bear it, otherwise how could I agree to your request?" The queen rubbed her Zhai clothes and whispered, "I just... feel a little confused now. I don't know if I will be... by him. See? That’s it!”
"If you are afraid that you will be exposed, you don't have to." Qiu Baoniang said confidently, "My maid is just considering your kindness. Even if His Majesty feels sorry for you, you still can't bear to embarrass him. Only then You deliberately bribed the Wang family to do such a big thing - you said that you didn't know the cause and effect at all. Now the Liu family wants to tear the Zheng family apart, can you not be frightened? They are always relatives of you and His Majesty. With your soft heart, no matter how wrong they are, how can you not feel pity for them? "
"So when His Majesty comes back, it's not suspicious that you panic! On the contrary, if you are the same as usual, then forgive me for saying something heartbreaking, then Your Majesty will be surprised why you are so calm!"
Queen Qiu was silent for a long time and then said: "So you have already settled it?"
Hearing the suspicion in the Queen's tone, Qiu Baoniang was not alarmed and said with a smile: "My maid said that the eldest prince must be allowed to ascend to Dabao! Let you live in Huishu Palace!"
Huishu Palace was the palace where the Queen Mother lived during the former Wei Dynasty.
"Even if I am frightened, you try to hide it from me with the important matter at hand. But..." The Queen was still doubtful, "How are you going to let Zhi Qi ascend the throne?! Your Majesty is very kind..."
"My maid asked someone to get something, but I haven't gotten it yet." Qiu Baoniang said calmly, "Don't worry, as long as you do what my maid said, my maid guarantees... nothing will happen to you!"
Queen Qiu bit her lip: "If you do what you say, I will guarantee that you will be a first-class imperial concubine in the future! Moreover, Zhi Qi and Xian'an will definitely treat you like a stepmother!"
At this point, she can only rely on Qiu Baoniang wholeheartedly - just as Qiu Baoniang said, she is going to confess to Wen Yaozi right now, let alone whether she can survive, Wen Zhiqi and Wen Yulan's brother and sister may not have a way to survive. !
"You can't blame me for this, but you can only blame you for being so cruel after becoming rich! Even if your own flesh and blood, even if Zhi Qi and Yu Lan's brothers died one after another for you, you still treat them worse than your new favorites! You forced me to do this!" After Qiu Baoniang resigned, Queen Qiu was alone in the inner room, holding the armrest of the jade chair, and murmured, "Come back quickly... I can't bear this kind of life... Hurry up. The end, whether victory or defeat..."
At the same moment, hearing that Yaozi was urging people to prepare their horses, he did not bother to explain to the Wei family, and flew towards the imperial capital at starry night!
"I hope Liu Rong and Qiu can hold on to the situation and prevent major changes!" Wen Yaozi, who was anxious, murmured a prayer while pushing his tired body on the road. (To be continued)