What happened that night shocked both the government and the public.
First, something happened in Prince Yan's palace. A concubine disappeared out of thin air. Prince Yan got drunk and lay on the bed with blood staining his clothes. A maid died mysteriously in front of the bed.
Then something happened in the King of Chu's Courtyard. Assassins entered the King of Chu's Courtyard. The King of Chu who was there was injured. I heard he almost died.
The most unlucky person is His Highness Prince Xuan. His Highness was drinking in the flower building in the middle of the night, but unexpectedly the whole building collapsed. This romantic His Highness Prince Xuan pressed down completely and was rescued from below. , I was dying and still unconscious, so the good medicine from the palace was sent to his house for free.
Such a big thing happened to the three princes on the same night. Because he was the victim, King Yan, whose maid died inexplicably in front of his bed, suddenly became the one with the least soreness and the most suspicious one. In addition to being infected with some There were blood stains, but the rest was unscathed; of course, some people suspected that the King of Chu directed and acted on his own.
After all, no one actually saw what happened in the Prince of Chu's Courtyard that night. It was just what people from the Prince of Chu's Palace said. Whether it was true or not, no one really knew.
The most innocent person is of course Prince Xuan. This gentleman's reputation for being romantic spread far and wide. He went into the balcony and ordered some dancing girls to have fun. When something like this happened in the middle of the dance, everyone thought he was unlucky. How could the building collapse? Someone must have tampered with it. I heard that there were cuts on the large pillars at the balcony.
This means that this romantic and enchanting Prince Xuan will die!
The most likely ones are of course King Chu and King Yan!
But the next day at the court meeting, before the matter could be investigated clearly, several censors knelt down in front of the palace and cried loudly about the misappropriation of the disaster relief money from the two lakes. They said that the people had lost their homes and had exchanged their children for food. They were miserable. He spoke and presented evidence, one by one, and investigated clearly.
It also has the big red seal of Chaoting on it!
There was also a talisman written on the Book of All Peoples, saying that the people were suffering and they could not survive, so the surviving people insisted on writing the Book of All Nations in blood to convey it to the public.
The entire Yushi Yamen was shaken. Suddenly, memorials floated in like snowflakes, all pleading for life. Those admonishers rushed to the front, only willing to keep their reputation for eternity.
But some ministers suddenly lost their voices. These ministers were all the ministers who had previously supported the King of Chu. They praised the King of Chu as the smartest and most benevolent prince throughout the ages. Everyone knew that most of the military and political leaders in the two lakes were the King of Chu. Su Guifei's family was established in Lianghu, which was the sphere of influence of the King of Chu.
How can there be any silver in the lake and disaster relief without passing through the hands of the King of Chu!
With such a momentum, if something is really found to be related to Chu King Feng Juoran, the matter will definitely be difficult to solve. King Yan's faction was immediately shocked. Several old ministers, even regardless of their old age and frailty, went to court with their support and knelt down. Under Danque, he kowtowed to the ground and burst into tears, telling Emperor Zongwen that he must save the people of these two lakes and catch the mastermind behind the scenes.
The arrow points directly at King Chu.
Anyone with a slight political sensitivity knows that the situation has begun to turn from calm to intense. This kind of thing happens in every dynasty. The fight for the throne has reached a point of dire straits. Either the King of Chu or the King of Yan, there are even faint secret words among the ministers. Dongwen, something like this happens when standing in line.
The King of Chu's faction is in danger.
Emperor Zongwen sat high on the white marble Nine Dragon Pill Tower, looking coldly at the quarrels among his ministers below, his face turned red and his neck thickened.
Those who asked him to punish all the officials in the two lakes were Feng Juelei's people. On the contrary, it was Feng Juexuan's people who wanted Huairou to deal with it slowly. There were also some officials who did not help each other. It did not mean that they did not take sides. Some people were still there. Observe the wind and listen to others quoting scriptures, but do not express your own opinions.
The elders looked down at their boots, as if they could see flowers on them.
Before things become clear, the one jumping up and down may not be the final winner.
After a court meeting, the two factions couldn't stop arguing, but the palace was like a vegetable market. Some grabbed the ground with their heads and knelt down to interrogate the case; some made loud and impassioned speeches; some even had fierce debates and wonderful arguments... Emperor Zongwen looked on coldly, without saying a word, and finally smashed a ruby jadeite in anger. A paperweight was used to calm everyone down.
"Ask the inner court to draw up a decree immediately and send people to the two lakes to investigate the situation." Emperor Zongwen left these words, threw up his sleeves and left.
The responsibility was immediately placed on the cabinet. Wang Chief Assistant had no choice but to bring his people into the inner court to discuss the matter. After deliberation for most of a day, he could not come to a conclusion. This matter involved two princes, and they were the two most vocal. If there was a slight discrepancy, it would be It is doomed and no one can guarantee who will be the master of Great Qin in the future.
If you accidentally stand in the wrong team now and something goes wrong, you won't be able to bear the responsibility alone in the future. The emperor will be angry and lay down millions of people. What's more, if the emperor is still suffering at his own hands, it's really embarrassing to talk about it. Although Emperor Zongwen is not old, who can guarantee what will happen in the future.
The most conservative method now is not to take sides, but to be loyal to Emperor Zongwen and be a solitary and direct minister. However, this also has shortcomings. Whoever becomes the emperor in the future will not treat them as confidants. The elders are all old and treacherous. , all have their own plans, and no one can really tell which side they stand on.
So they all seem to be fair and matter-of-fact.
But just like that, the matter was involved in wrangling and it was difficult to solve for a while. Later, we had to ask Emperor Zongwen to send people to Guangdong and Guangxi to investigate and obtain evidence before making a decision.
In contrast, although the story of the fifth princess falling into the water was widely spread, not many people paid attention to it!
What’s more, Mo Xuetong’s matter is something that no one pays attention to!
Not many people knew that Mo Xuetong disappeared at the piano concert, and that she returned to the house that night. Although there was something wrong, the whole climate had changed at this time. Who cares about these small things between boudoirs? The impact was suppressed to a minimum, and almost no attention was paid to the fact that Mo Xuetong's disappearance was related to King Yan and King Chu.
But just because few people know about it, doesn’t mean that no one knows about it.
Bai Yihao's mansion in Beijing is very quiet. The turmoil in Qin's political situation has nothing to do with him. He is still just a proton, a proton who is closely related to the Qin royal family, but that's all.
When Bai Yichen came to Kyoto, Bai Yihao, as his own brother, naturally wanted to invite this eldest brother. He also invited some people to accompany him, and specially invited some kabuki performers. The music was melodious in the hall, the sleeves were dancing, and the slim waist was moving. It was really It makes people feel happy.
Bai Yihao's hall had a couch from the Jin Dynasty. He sat in front of the couch, raised the wine glass on it, took a sip, and glanced sideways at Bai Yichen. The elegance was truly engraved in his bones, exactly the same. The movements he performs are completely different from others.
This romantic posture is enough to make people feel ashamed.
"Brother is here. I heard that he is asking to marry a princess. Aren't our women from the Yan Kingdom outstanding?" Bai Yihao asked Bai Yichen with a raised face and a smile. There was some warmth in his smile, which made people think that he was He asked this question sincerely, but the meaning of his words made Bai Yichen feel a touch of irony.
"It's just that the queen mother hopes that the two countries of Qin and Yan will become closer to Qin and Jin, so my father asked me to come over. How come my brother said that our women from the Yan country are not outstanding!" When he said this, Bai Yichen's eyes lit up. Be a little more vigilant. This younger brother of yours is very resourceful. Don't be caught in a trap without realizing it.
The plan to plot against the fifth princess was to catch him off guard. Who knew that such a big thing would happen in the Qin State? Emperor Zongwen now has no time to care about the marriage of the fifth princess. Even though he has made a lot of rumors, no one cares about it.
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"There are no outstanding beauties in the Qin Kingdom. They are not as beautiful as our daughters from the Yan Kingdom!" Bai Yihao said with a hint of ridicule in his tone, "I heard that my eldest brother's childhood sweetheart also entered the eldest brother's prince's house. Is it possible? Brother, do you still want to wrong her?"
Bai Yichen did have a childhood sweetheart, but that woman came from a humble background. Although she entered the palace, she had no name or status. I heard that although she was pregnant recently, she was drugged, and her four- to five-month-old child was lost and injured. Originally, this matter was a soft door for Bai Yichen. When Bai Yihao mentioned it, hostility immediately emerged.
"What did the fifth brother say? The eldest brother didn't have any childhood sweethearts. But when I was in the Yan Kingdom, I heard that the fifth brother was willing to get hurt for the sake of a woman and to save her. It's really enviable!"
He was talking about the time when Bai Yihao was injured while saving Mo Xuetong. After the people sent out reported back, although he thought it was Bai Yihao's fault, as long as he insisted that Bai Yihao had someone he liked, The fifth princess will turn against him, and then it will be natural for him to marry the fifth princess.
When he said this, Bai Yihao's handsome face froze, and then he put on a look of disapproval: "It's just a coincidence, how can I take it seriously like a childhood sweetheart."
After speaking, he picked up the wine bottle at hand and took a sip. His robe was lifted up to hide the suspicious sharpness in the corners of his eyes.
"I heard that the princess is still the princess and is very valued..." Bai Yichen curled his lips and smiled.
"I'm just the princess..." Bai Yihao suddenly said something, branching off to another question, "What kind of noble girl does the eldest brother want to marry? I have been in Qin for a long time, and I have a lot of knowledge about these famous beauties. Hear it, see it.”
Those gentle jade-like eyes with a faint smile were hard not to fall in love with, but it made Bai Yichen even more vigilant.
Fighting against Bai Yihao lasted for a day or two, and he failed again and again. If he still couldn't change his vigilance, he would have lived in vain for so many years. Especially when he thought about the time when he planned to marry the daughter of the Prime Minister, somehow this matter was Bai Yihao knew that he had accidentally ruined his marriage. The daughter of the Prime Minister had married her cousin. He would never let Bai Yihao have the chance to ruin him this time.
Not only did he not give him a chance, he also took the opportunity to destroy Bai Yihao's marriage.
"Is there any famous beauty among the noble ladies of the Qin State? I would like to ask my fifth brother to tell you about it." He pretended not to care, but his eyes were fixed on Bai Yihao, not missing every expression on his face. .
"Of course the most famous beauty is the second young lady of Duke Dingguo's palace. But there is no hope for this great beauty. King Chu's marriage has been decided for a long time, but this beauty has her own wife!" Bai Yihao's eyes are gentle, and the gorgeous waves are shining lightly in them, like an autumn lake, the depths are lofty and elegant, without a trace of dust.
"But there is a beauty. Although she is a little younger, in a few years, she will surpass Miss Ling Er. I have never seen such a flower-like beauty in Yan country. If any man in the world can win her, Wife, what do you want in this life!" Bai Yihao looked at him sideways, with a slight smile on his lips and said: "Brother, you can guess who this beauty is!" (To be continued)