Emperor Xuande suddenly burst into tears, and everyone was shocked. Zhao Pu, who had just resigned as prime minister, was the closest to Emperor Xuande. Looking at the eight hundred li that had fallen under his feet, Zhao Pu turned sideways toward Emperor Xuande's back and cupped his hands. Waist, picked up the emergency report with both hands, frowned at it, and the old eyes slowly widened.
King Qin, no, the uncle who was demoted to Fangzhou actually died
Zhao Pu couldn't believe it. Uncle Huang was not yet forty, and he was in his prime. How could he die so well
After the shock, Zhao Pu immediately felt a surge of joy in his heart. The uncle of the emperor intended to kill the monarch and rebelled. This crime was planned by him for the emperor. Last year, the emperor was in a hurry to solve the problem of the succession of the throne. He chose his son among his own son and his own younger brother. The younger brother died suddenly. If the emperor remembered his former brotherhood and wanted to be a good older brother, wouldn't he have to put the blame on him
Hearing the emperor's inability to tell the difference between true and false cries, Zhao Pu was more and more fortunate, fortunate that his prime minister had withdrawn in time. One day later, the emperor was afraid that he would make up a crime for him instead of letting him return in the name of old age. Heyang Three Cities.
"What's wrong with Uncle Huang?" Above the hall, the one who cares about Uncle the most is undoubtedly the King of Chu. Hearing his father cry "Fourth Brother", King Chu has a bad thought in his heart and strode to Zhao Pu. Beside him, without waiting for Zhao Pu's answer, he snatched the emergency report. At the same time, Zhao Heng, Prince Rui, and Prince Gong also surrounded him with a solemn expression.
As soon as Zhao Heng stood firm, he saw his elder brother's tiger eyes staring, his face turning blue, and his hands clasping the report were trembling. Hearing his father's cries, it was similar to when his cousin Wu'an County committed suicide. Although Zhao Heng couldn't believe it, But it has basically been determined that his uncle, who is in his prime, is probably...
Before he could think of it, Zhao Heng was shocked when he saw his brother choking on the opposite side. He was about to ask, when the King of Chu spat out a mouthful of blood. Witnessing his own elder brother vomit blood, at that moment, Zhao Heng's mind went blank. His uncle died, and he could analyze the court situation rationally and quickly. It was elder brother's turn...
"Big brother!" After a brief shock, Zhao Heng stepped forward and supported his brother who was vomiting blood and fainted in time. The King of Chu was good at martial arts, with a burly and sturdy body, as strong as a hill. Zhao Heng held his brother's shoulders with one hand and supported his waist with the other, shouting to the imperial physician. Emperor Xuande cried halfway, when he saw that the eldest son was so sad that he vomited blood. He was surprised at the status of the uncle in the heart of the eldest son, and worried about the accident of the eldest son.
When such a big incident happened, of course the officials could not leave the court, and Zhao Pu, Cao Yu, Guo Boyan and other important officials followed to the side hall, standing in the distance, looking at the emperor and his sons with a heavy heart. Before the Imperial Physician arrived, Emperor Xuande sat beside the bed and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth for the unconscious eldest son, with tears streaming down his face: "My uncle passed away, and my heart aches. "
Until this moment, everyone in the hall was truly certain that the uncle had passed away.
"Your Majesty's condolences!"
Although Zhao Pu was not a prime minister, he was the most prestigious among his courtiers. He immediately led Guo Boyan and others to kneel.
"My condolences to the emperor!" The three princes also knelt down. Prince Rui glanced to the side and saw that the third child was covered in blood. He stared at the unconscious Chu prince with a pale face. His thin lips were tightly pressed and he did not say a word. Prince Rui had to replace him. Said: "Father, the death of the uncle, the son and the minister is also as painful as a knife, but I also ask the father to take care of the country, the mountains, and the mountains, take care of the dragon's body, and never be more sad."
Emperor Xuande still cried, holding the hand of the eldest son and remembering his uncle: "I have grown up with him for a round, and treated him like a father and son, if he hadn't made a mistake, how would I have demoted him to the land of Fangzhou... He must be resentful I'm gone, I'll leave with a heartless heart, and I'll call my heart broken, if I cut off my limbs, I'm old, it's okay to go with him, but you big brothers..."
"Father, don't say it, you will live a hundred years, and your elder brother will also live a hundred years. The uncle intends to conspire to let you down. The father only demoted him to Fangzhou. It is a matter of righteousness and righteousness, and it is not worth hurting the uncle. , please take care of your royal father!" Prince Rui walked forward on his knees, hugged Emperor Xuande's thigh and cried, "Royal father, the uncle is gone, you still have us, you must not have any thoughts of suicide!"
Emperor Xuande's eyes finally moved from the eldest son to the second child's face. Seeing Prince Rui's face full of tears, Emperor Xuande felt a little better. The eldest son valued the uncle more, but the second child put his father and emperor first. bit. Patting Prince Rui's shoulder, Emperor Xuande looked at the two sons kneeling beside him.
"Father, the eldest brother is in good health, but he vomited blood in a hurry. It will be alright, don't worry." King Gong persuaded sincerely. The father now has two worries. The second brother on the uncle's side has already said it, and he will appease the elder brother.
Emperor Xuande didn't respond, he turned to the third child, and saw the blood on the third child's chest, Emperor Xuande was startled at first, where did the blood come from? The eldest vomited!
Zhao Heng didn't say anything, but slowly turned to Emperor Xuande. In his usually indifferent and distant eyes, he finally lost his calmness and calmness. Looking closely, there was a faint floating of water. Emperor Xuande's heart shrank, and the third child actually cried? Before marrying his wife, the third child, who had broken his emotions like a fairy, actually cried. When was the last time the third child cried in front of him
Emperor Xuande tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember. The man didn't cry easily, and his third child cried the least. Although there are no tears now, the water color can't deceive people. why cry? Crying Uncle? Certainly not. When the uncle was demoted, the third child was calm and only helped him to persuade the eldest. Therefore, the tears that the third child forbeared were for his own brother, and were worried about his own brother's injury.
Emperor Xuande also had direct brothers, as well as simple memories of several brothers climbing trees and digging birds together, but as early as he decided to be the emperor of Dazhou, the brotherhood was not pure. Much more than that brotherhood. Just like when he saw the emergency report, Emperor Xuande cried with sincerity, but he was very happy. When he was happy that his uncle died, he could be completely relieved. In this world, no one can shake the qualifications of his sons to the throne. .
But now, seeing the third child crying worriedly for the eldest, remembering the time when the eldest rushed to the Chongzheng Palace to ask him why he arranged the third child's palace in the outer city. The memory suddenly became clear, as if seeing their brother eating at a table with their mother, and seeing him and the fourth brother riding behind the eldest brother, excitedly going hunting.
So what about the emperor, the emperor is also a human being, and everyone has feelings. Emperor Xuande's vision gradually blurred, at least at this moment, the tears he shed were real. Why did the fourth brother go? He was only in his thirties, and Zhao Pu was still alive in his sixties. Why did the fourth brother play such a big joke with him? The urgent report said that the uncle was depressed and died of depression, so the fourth brother must have been there. Blame him and blame him, blame his own brother...
Emperor Xuande looked at his son in a daze, and the tears kept flowing. Zhao Heng could see that the father was really crying, and the two tears that were hard to hold in his eyes also rolled down. Zhao Heng was secretly startled, and quickly erased it before Prince Rui and Prince Gong looked over, and then whispered, "My Royal Father, my condolences. "
Prince Rui, Prince Gong, and courtiers persuaded many words of condolences, but Emperor Xuande did not take it to heart. Only the words of the third child, Emperor Xuande listened, because he knew that the third child was sincerely persuading him. The courtiers don’t talk about it, the second child has said a lot, and he should really care about him, but when the second child persuaded him, he accused the uncle of the emperor. Emperor Xuande both liked to hear it and felt ashamed. He knows, he knows.
Only the third child's feelings are the purest.
"Don't be afraid of Yuanxiu, your eldest brother is fine." Emperor Xuande comforted his son in turn.
Zhao Heng knew that his brother's health should be fine. He was only worried that his brother's unintentional revealing of his true feelings would anger his father. At this time, the elder brother vomited blood for the emperor's uncle. Can the emperor mind? Therefore, Zhao Heng can only show weakness, and hope that the father emperor can remember his brother's innocence, remember that his brother has been affectionate since childhood, and not deliberately block the father emperor.
"Go and change your clothes." Emperor Xuande said thoughtfully.
Zhao Heng looked at his brother on the bed and shook his head.
The brothers were deeply in love, so Emperor Xuande ignored it and told everyone to get up and stop kneeling, and then drooped his head, feeling sad.
The imperial physicians hurried over, and the King of Chu woke up just before the imperial physician entered the hall.
"Yuan Chong." Emperor Xuande called eagerly as soon as he grabbed the hand of his eldest son.
The King of Chu stared blankly at Emperor Xuande, his eyes swept away, facing his blood-stained younger brother, the King of Chu's pupils shrank, and Emperor Xuande felt that the eldest son's hand was suddenly clenched, as hard as Same as stone. Emperor Xuande did blame his son for being partial for a while, but now he doesn't want to care anymore, he just wants his son to be well.
"Yuan Chong, Uncle Huang passed away, I know you are uncomfortable, so I cry out, don't hold it in your heart." Emperor Xuande was sad and loving. Crying can vent the pain or resentment in his son's heart.
The King of Chu stared at his father, his lips trembling slowly, and various complex emotions surging in his eyes.
Prince Rui clenched his fist nervously, and Prince Chu's lips trembled, and his heart rose a little, and it almost jumped to his throat. He just hoped that Prince Chu would speak quickly, blame the father and the emperor, and be uncle for the emperor. Father's heart.
"Royal father, the imperial physician is here." Zhao Heng said at this moment, and he kept his eyes on his brother from beginning to end.
The King of Chu tilted his head and met his younger brother's dissuasive look. Thinking of his brother's previous advice, the anger that King Chu was about to blurt out was suppressed by him a little bit. On the top of his head is the face of the father. The King of Chu didn't want to look at it. He closed his eyes and flashed the emperor's uncle, Feng Zheng and his two sons, and the father and his younger brother in his mind.
"He intends to rebel, and he deserves it!"
"If you move to another place, your uncle will also expel your father."
"The lord only has the uncle in his heart, is there no mother of us three?"
His father's righteous words, his younger brother's calm and indifferent statement, and Feng Zheng's desperate cry rang in his ears one after another. The King of Chu couldn't hear what the imperial physician was saying, and only thought about these words over and over. It doesn't matter whether the father is right or wrong, the uncle is dead, and Feng Zheng's sons are still alive.
Can't be mad anymore.
The King of Chu kept persuading himself, persuading and persuading him, and suddenly felt calm in his heart, as if he really didn't care that much, and then heard that the imperial doctor said that his blood was attacking his heart and he needed to rest.
The King of Chu opened his eyes.
If Emperor Xuande felt anything, he immediately looked over.
The King of Chu said wearily: "My son and minister are not filial, which makes the father and emperor worry."
Emperor Xuande stared closely at the eldest son, seeing that the eldest son was still calm, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pressed the eldest son's shoulder and said, "You have always been close to the uncle, so I will decree to restore the title of the uncle and return to Beijing for burial. , these few days, you will rest in peace in the palace, and when the uncle's body arrives in Beijing, you will bring a few younger brothers to the funeral."
The King of Chu nodded: "My son obeys." After he finished speaking, he added with a complicated mood, "Thank you, Royal Father."
Emperor Xuande became more and more gratified, feeling that after this incident, the eldest son became more calm.
As expected of a martial artist, he vomited a mouthful of blood, and after lying on the bed for a while, the King of Chu got out of bed and walked around again, insisting on returning to the court with Emperor Xuande. After crying and crying, Emperor Xuande sat on the dragon chair again, holding the letter 800 li and looking at it for a while, then sighed, and repeated what he had just said to the king of Chu, and ordered to restore the emperor's uncle. His body was transported back to the capital for burial.
Civil and military ministers praised the emperor's benevolence in unison.
Emperor Xuande was condescending, his eyes unintentionally swept across Guo Xiao behind Guo Boyan, Emperor Xuande's heart moved, and he sighed: "Uncle Huang passed away at an early age, I am in a heavy heart, and to express my condolences, Princess Duanhui's marriage will be postponed for a year, and next year Choose another auspicious day to get married. Duke Wei, do you have any objection?"
Guo Boyan immediately came out and said loudly: "The emperor is magnanimous, regardless of previous suspicions, the marriage is delayed, the minister only admires it, and has no complaints."
Emperor Xuande snorted: "That's it."
Guo Boyan returned to the line of military attachés, and behind him Guo Xiao looked down at the ground, and no one could see a trace of joy hidden in his eyes.
After the court was over, Zhao Heng walked over to his elder brother and wanted to comfort him, but the King of Chu patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said tiredly, "I know what you want to say, don't worry, my elder brother understands everything, but I don't want to hear anything right now. , give me a few days, and when I want to find someone to drink, I will take the initiative to go to your house."
With his brother like this, Zhao Heng was worried but could not persuade him any more, only the word "take care".
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It didn't take long for the emperor's uncle's death and the two wills of Emperor Xuande to spread.
After Princess Duanhui heard about it, she ran to Changchun Palace and cried to her mother, Concubine Shu, and cried in Concubine Shu's arms: "How can the emperor be like this, the uncle is guilty, and the emperor is willing to restore the title of uncle. You have already done your best, why do you want to postpone my wedding?" She has liked her cousin since she was a child, and year after year she looks forward to growing up quickly and marrying her cousin, and finally she is sixteen years old, and she will be married in half a month. To get married, but at this time, the royal father decreed to postpone the marriage date, one year, can Princess Duanhui not cry
Concubine Shu touched her daughter's head and felt a little distressed. Once a woman has someone she likes, she would like to marry her immediately. The husband and wife love Qin Se and Ming. But Concubine Shu also understood the emperor's decision. Back then, when the King of Wu'an County committed suicide, there were rumors among the people, accusing the emperor of forcing the death of his relatives and nephews. to scold him.
Compared with Qianqiu's reputation, what does it mean for her daughter to marry a year later
But Concubine Shu couldn't tell her daughter the truth. Her daughter was reckless and reckless. If only a few words were spread, the emperor would be unhappy if she knew that she was talking behind her back, even though what she said was the truth.
"Stop crying, it's a joke, only men are anxious to marry a daughter-in-law, how can a girl cry because of a late marriage?" Concubine Shu helped her daughter to wipe her tears while trying to be as relaxed as possible.
"I just want to marry my cousin quickly!" Princess Duanhui pulled the veil and wiped it by herself. Princess Duanhui always felt that her cousin was not gentle and considerate enough to her. Having witnessed the love between the father and the mother, Princess Duanhui couldn't help thinking that as long as she was married, the two would become husband and wife, cousin. Naturally, she will be warm to her.
The daughter is really a princess, she is more courageous than others, and her face is thicker. Concubine Shu has a headache, and suddenly realizes that this is no longer a matter of whether the marriage is delayed or not, and the daughter's attitude is not the correct way to be a wife.
Breaking her daughter's shoulder, Concubine Shu looked at her daughter's eyes and said earnestly: "Duanhui, mother knows that you like your cousin, and mother also supports it, but today, mother must make it clear to you that men are scumbags, the more you like him The closer he is to him, the less he looks down on you and the less he cherishes you. If you are lukewarm to him, he will try his best to please you, begging you to put him on top of your heart, understand?"
Princess Duanhui opened her mouth blankly and looked at her mother puzzled. Women like men, men should be happy, how could they not cherish them
Concubine Shu continued to remind: "You like Pingzhang, everyone in the capital will know about it, but has your cousin said anything? Every time you meet, you take the initiative to approach him, he doesn't have to do anything, just wait If it wasn't for the arrow that was almost hit... and never see you again, your cousin might not even realize that he has you in his heart."
Princess Duanhui bit her lip, trying to find evidence to refute.
Concubine Shu nodded her daughter's forehead and gave a ready-made example: "Look at your fourth brother, you disliked your fourth sister-in-law before going to Beiyuan, but your fourth sister-in-law showed her skills in the paddock. Later, Li Mulan still likes to ignore the answer, so your fourth brother takes the initiative to send a few concubines and try to please her. If Li Mulan is nervous about your fourth brother from the beginning, she will be satisfied if your fourth brother gives a good face. Will brother take the initiative to send the concubine?"
Princess Duanhui understood a little, but she still thought of a counterexample: "Sister-in-law San is also obedient to Brother Third, and Brother Third doesn't like her yet."
Concubine Shu smiled: "Jianing is gentle, the lord is kind to her, she happily went on, if the lord delays his business, she doesn't bother him, she has a degree of advance and retreat, which man doesn't like such a sensible wife? Look at you, you are gentle and considerate, and you will cry when you feel unhappy. If you tell your cousin that you are crying because you are in a hurry to marry him, he will not be happy, but will despise you for not knowing the general situation."
Princess Duanhui pouted, not wanting to hear it anymore.
Concubine Shu hugged her daughter and said softly, "Just right, my mother will teach you well this year, as long as you study hard, my mother promises that after you get married, your cousin will be obedient to you, and only you will be in his eyes. "
Princess Duanhui's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Concubine Shu pinched her daughter's nose and smiled, "When did mother lie to you?"
Princess Duanhui was finally satisfied, but she still hugged her mother coquettishly, and whispered, "Forget it this time. Next time, no matter what happens, the royal father will not be allowed to postpone my wedding." Song Jianing married three people at the age of fourteen. Brother, wait until next year, she will be seventeen, and she will soon become an old girl.
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When the uncle died, Princess Duanhui, the niece, didn't miss anything, but in the palace of the king of Chu, the king of Chu was uncomfortably unable to eat.
Feng Zheng coaxed his brother to sleep, and came to persuade her husband with a tray in person. Putting the tray on the table, she sat next to the King of Chu, stretched out her arms to hug him, then leaned against his strong shoulders and said softly, "My lord, eat as much as you want, you don't take medicine or drink when you eat like this, I, I'm afraid." I was afraid that the prince would vomit blood again.
The King of Chu turned his head and looked at the princess who was leaning against him. He used to like her gentleness, but tonight this gentleness annoyed him.
For the sake of his wife and his son, he knew that his uncle was wronged by his father, and he endured it. Even when his uncle died, he did not accuse his father of anything. When he returned to the palace, he could miss his uncle alone, but she came to persuade him. Eating and drinking medicine, and talking about fear, does he have to think of her only at all times
"I'm going to sleep, you go back first, I want to be alone tonight." Turning his head, the King of Chu said to the bed.
The man's voice was indifferent, Feng Zheng raised his head, only to see his cold and tough profile, as if he didn't want to look at her at all. Feng Zheng guessed something vaguely, slowly let go of his arm, took two steps out, turned around, and saw that he was still sitting there motionless, Feng Zheng's eyes were sore, he forced a word of consolation, and walked away with blurry tears.
Eunuch Kang watched the princess leave and glanced at the inner room. He sighed and silently guarded outside. He didn't enter the room until a day later, and persuaded the master to change his clothes and rest.
The King of Chu finally moved. He glanced at him, did not wash his feet, took off his robe with a sullen face, turned and lay on the bed, facing inward.
Eunuch Kang knew the relationship between the master and the uncle best. He put down the tent, and before leaving, he said quietly: "My lord, the uncle has a spirit in the sky. Seeing you like this, I will definitely feel distressed."
The King of Chu sneered, if Uncle Huang really saw it, and saw that his dearest nephew did nothing for him, it would be cool.
It was quiet in the dead of night, and the King of Chu had an uneasy conscience. Thinking about it every day, the king of Chu had a dream. He dreamed that the king of Wu'an was chasing him with blood all over his head. He dreamed that his uncle was sick in bed and stretched out his hand to call him over. One was a cousin who grew up together, and the other was fond of him Son's uncle, all dead! Died at the hands of the emperor!
With a sound of "Ah", King Chu sat up with disheveled hair, covered his head, jumped out of bed, and ran out barefoot.
Eunuch Kang and a little eunuch were guarding the night together. When they heard the prince shouting, they woke up immediately. After putting on the shoes, the prince had already rushed out. The moonlight was hazy. Ghostly. Eunuch Kang's heart was about to be broken, so he rushed over and hugged his master, loudly urging the little eunuch to ask for an imperial doctor.
"Bold, I'm going to see Uncle Huang, who dares to stop me!" The King of Chu was blocked, and with a backhand grab, he threw Eunuch Kang to the ground.
Eunuch Kang was so in pain that he could not make a sound, and the little eunuch ran out of fear when he saw that the prince looked crazy. The King of Chu wanted to continue to beat Eunuch Kang, but Yu Guang saw that he was about to run away, so he went to catch the little eunuch as soon as he turned his eyes. When Feng Zheng heard the movement in the backyard and brought people over, he saw that under the moonlight, a few guards were in a hurry. Trying to subdue the mad prince.
"Your Highness..." Feng Zheng called tremblingly.
The King of Chu just threw off the two guards, and when he heard the voice, he turned around and saw his wife in a white dress. The King of Chu was stunned. Then, when Feng Zheng had hoped again, the King of Chu ran towards the gate of the main courtyard. He was still clamoring to see King Qin, crazy, really crazy.
Feng Zheng's legs softened and he fell to the ground.
In the middle of the night, at the Shouwang Mansion, Zhao Heng suddenly woke up and listened carefully. Sure enough, there was the sound of horse hooves on the street, and his heart skipped a beat.