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In the twelfth year of Wenxiao, the new emperor ascended the throne.
Emperor Wen Xiao’s illness was dangerous this time. After some treatment, although the condition has stabilized and his life is not in danger, according to the imperial doctor, Emperor Wen Xiao’s illness needs to be recuperated, and he must not bother to work hard in the future, so Although the court has not yet been fully rectified, Emperor Wen Xiao can only hastily hand over the throne to the sixth prince.
One morning, half a month after the succession ceremony, the fourth prince, who had been under house arrest by Emperor Wen Xiao for three full years, was carried out of the cold palace in an unremarkable sedan chair.
The sedan chair quietly left the palace through the side door of the harem, and finally stopped in front of the fourth prince's mansion.
No, this place can no longer be called the Fourth Prince's Mansion. After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the princes were entrusted to the brothers, and the four princes were named King Jin. The plaque on the door was also replaced with the brand new words "Prince Jin's Mansion" not long ago.
Caution means prudence and caution.
This is a warning given to him by the abdicated Emperor Wen Xiao.
The fourth prince got off the carriage and stood in front of the door staring at the new door plaque for a long time.
After three years of staying at home, his whole body has changed. Not only has he lost a lot of weight, his already tall and thin body looks thin, and his face has lost its original warmth. Instead, there was a lingering gloom.
The carriage and driver who sent him out of the palace were all from the palace. After sending him to the place, he turned around and returned to the palace. The fourth prince stood alone in front of the door for a long time before knocking on the door.
After knocking three times, the servant opened the door from the inside, muttering as he opened it: "Who is it, it's so early in the morning..."
Ever since the fourth prince was inexplicably taken to the palace by Emperor Wen Xiao, their mansion has been deserted for a long time. The fourth prince left little savings. In order to save unnecessary expenses, all the servants in the mansion have been dismissed in recent years Quite a lot, the entire palace is supported by the princess's dowry.
Since their family lost power, except for the concubine's natal family, few people have come to visit. Now it is strange that someone knocks on the door early in the morning.
He had just woken up, was washing up when he was attracted by the sound of someone knocking on the door, hurriedly wiped his face and came over to open the door, with a hint of impatience on his face.
After seeing the people outside clearly, the boy opened his eyes wide in an instant, and shouted: "Your Highness, Your Highness!"
There has been no news from the palace when the fourth prince will be able to leave the palace. Not long ago, the fourth prince was named King Jin, and a new door plaque was installed on their house. Seeing that there seemed to be a glimmer of hope of letting him go, the princess even asked The family asked the new emperor about their master, but as usual, they were blocked back, saying that the matter was still decided by the Supreme Emperor, so they could wait with peace of mind.
So they don't have any hope for the fourth prince to leave the palace.
Who would have thought that the fourth prince would come back without making a sound...
The fourth prince gave a faint "hmm" with a gloomy expression.
He sized up the young man with indifferent eyes, and asked, "Where is the princess?"
The boy came back to his senses, quickly gave him a big gift, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, come in quickly, the princess, the princess should not be up yet, the little one, I will inform the princess..."
The fourth prince glanced at the servant who was lying on the ground, and walked towards the mansion.
After some panic, the servants in the mansion soon knew the news that the fourth prince had left the palace and returned to the mansion.
In the bedroom, the former fourth prince concubine, now the present princess Jin, was weeping silently in front of the fourth prince.
She was originally born dignified and graceful, with a beautiful face, but now the expression between her eyebrows and eyes has dimmed a lot, adding a bit of haggardness, and even her figure has lost a lot of weight, giving her a morbid sense of beauty.
Although the fourth prince had been estranged from her for a long time before the accident, as a woman, she had supported the entire palace for three years alone, and she still couldn't help but miss her husband.
Looking at the princess who was crying so much, the Fourth Prince's eyes flashed a trace of disgust, but he quickly covered it up. The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, showing a tender look, and he stepped forward to embrace the princess. In his arms, he comforted softly: "Don't cry, the king has already returned."
The wall fell and everyone pushed him away. He came out after being under house arrest in the palace for three years. His original subordinates have all been scattered. Now, if he wants to make a comeback, he can only rely on his concubine's mother clan .
Although the new emperor is not the smartest among all the princes, his wisdom is self-knowledge and he is good at asking for advice with an open mind. This was the case when he was a prince, and now he is an emperor and he still keeps his head clear.
He knew early on that it would be very difficult for him to control those old officials in the court with his courage and talent. It was completely missed by the fourth prince after he fell out of favor, so he relied very much on Prince Su after he ascended the throne.
He was very relieved of this imperial uncle, and said nothing else but that his imperial uncle had married a man, and that even his first son was adopted, so it was impossible for him to have any thoughts about his position.
So after Emperor Wen Xiao abdicated, Prince Su still couldn't take time off. In order to help the new emperor and prevent Emperor Wen Xiao who was recuperating, he was even busier than before. In this way, the time spent with his Ah Ming It's a lot less.
But it is also beneficial, because the new emperor almost obeyed his orders if he wanted to use him to stabilize the court. Naturally, he did not encounter any obstacles in rectifying the Fourth Prince.
The new emperor was actually a little puzzled.
The fact that the fourth prince framed the second prince was kept a secret by Emperor Wen Xiao. Except for Prince Su and himself, no one else knew about it. He only learned about this secret from Emperor Wen Xiao after he succeeded to the throne.
But in the final analysis, it was the grievances between his fourth brother and second brother, and had nothing to do with Prince Su, and his fourth brother seemed to have a good relationship with this uncle before he was placed under house arrest. The two even went out to drink together. There is no grievance, how do you look at his uncle's posture, as if he has a deep hatred with his fourth brother
However, compared to the four princes who have a very ordinary relationship, Prince Su, who can obviously help him restrain those old officials, is more important in his heart, so as long as his uncle doesn't kill people, it will be troubled by Emperor Wen Xiao. Go there, and he will see nothing else.
Besides, Prince Su didn't actually do anything to the fourth prince.
He just found someone to unintentionally reveal to the second prince the truth that the fourth prince was rejected by Emperor Wen Xiao three years ago, and then focused on suppressing the mother clan of the fourth prince and concubine.
Since Prince Su returned to Beijing three years ago, the elder brother of the fourth concubine has become the highest-ranking general at the border, holding a lot of military power in his hands.
In order to ensure the smooth movement of troops during war, the generals must have enough power. This is the requirement of the situation, but the border wars have ceased, and the generals still hold the generals in their hands, which inevitably seems a bit dazzling.
What courtiers are most afraid of is masters with great achievements - of course, except for Prince Su, who is forced to go to court - courtiers who know the method of preservation, after realizing that the emperor has already become jealous of them, most of them will go to court. Will consciously hand over power to save life.
Taking the initiative to hand over power can also result in property and land rewarded by the emperor and a good reputation. If the emperor really gets impatient and starts to punish them, it will be easy to go to prison.
But the elder brother of the fourth concubine didn't know what he was thinking. Emperor Wen Xiao hinted several times, but he would just pretend to be stupid and refused to take the initiative to hand over power for the elderly.
Even if Prince Su doesn't do anything, he will definitely start to rectify the mother clan of the fourth prince and concubine in a short time.
Let's talk about the second prince.
What is his temper
Apart from lust and fickleness, this master is probably most famous for being narrow-minded.
After the second prince knew that he was almost framed by the fourth prince twice that year, he was so scared that he didn't touch the beauties for three days. He hid in the mansion by himself and stabbed countless villains for the fourth prince. He gritted his teeth and decided to repay him. Fan himself is a good brother!
That was a human trafficking case. If Emperor Wen Xiao hadn't found out the truth back then, he might have been imprisoned now. His fourth brother wanted to ruin his life directly!
Although I don't know why the Fourth Prince hates him so much, but since the Fourth Prince has already done it, he has no reason not to reciprocate!
In the past, he was the least favored son of Emperor Wen Xiao, but the fourth prince was given the most high hopes. He was always the one who could not hold his head up in front of the fourth prince, and he was often ridiculed by the fourth prince on weekdays.
But now, their positions have been reversed. Although he is not close to the new emperor, and has little power in his hands, he cannot compare with a prince like Prince Su, but the fourth prince is the prince who was detested by Emperor Wen Xiao after all. The current situation is much more bleak than his, and he has more ways to treat the fourth prince well!
So just a few days after the fourth prince was released from the palace, he found that his second brother, who had always been dull, started to make trouble for him.
At the beginning, he just asked people to go to the shops under his name to make troubles, which caused serious losses on the books of those shops, and later it developed to start tampering with him.
Once, when he was taking a carriage to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing to do business, the horse suddenly lost control and pulled the carriage. Although the fourth prince was not in danger in the end, he also broke his leg and had to recuperate in bed for half a month before he could walk.
Something is wrong.
His second brother, who has no brains, must have known something... But Emperor Wen Xiao kept his mouth shut about what happened back then, and he never told the truth to the second prince three years ago, and it will be even more impossible after three years, so this matter, Eighty percent of it was deliberately revealed to the second prince by others.
Thinking of this, the fourth prince suddenly remembered a question that had been lingering in his mind three years ago.
At the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting that year, he had clearly arranged it perfectly, but in the end a mysterious force suddenly appeared and destroyed his arrangement. Including the subsequent human trafficking case, he thought that although the arrangement was a bit hasty, he kept his tail tightly hidden all the time, and the worst expected result was that he could not be framed. Emperor Wen Xiao was caught out!
The fourth prince's intuition told him that there must be a force behind this controlling his every move, spying on him from time to time!
This feeling is simply chilling!
It's just that his wings have all been cut off now, even if he doubts in his heart, he doesn't have the ability to find out everything behind it.
What's more, the second prince Nang put all his energy into making trouble for him, which made him burnt out almost every day, and he didn't have time to think about it.
He also filed a tactful complaint in front of the new emperor because the second prince kept making trouble for him, but because he couldn't produce any evidence, the new emperor just called the second prince to beat him every time. punish.
This attitude of the new emperor has fueled the second prince's arrogance to take revenge on him. Every time the fourth prince finishes his complaint, the second prince will retaliate even more fiercely. Seek refuge before the emperor.
In addition, the elder brother of the fourth prince was seized by the new emperor with thunderous means, and the fourth prince was completely isolated and helpless. He could only let the second prince toss and pay the belated price for the fact that he framed the second prince three years ago.
This day, Prince Su returned to the mansion near the evening again.
After having dinner with his wife and children, Prince Su took He Yan's hand and strolled around the back garden as a way to digest food. Under the quilt, and then stuffed himself in.
After three years of unremitting efforts, Prince Su managed to regain some of He Yan's flesh. Although he still didn't feel as good as when he was newly married, it was still not satisfactory.
Prince Su's general He Yan, while holding his waist, succinctly described how the second prince dealt with the fourth prince today.
Naturally, He Yan could also know about these things through the spies in the mansion, but he could see that Prince Su intended to use this to please him, so he cooperated and listened to these things as a joke.
The sins committed by the fourth prince will be repaid by the second prince.
After Prince Su finished speaking in a serious manner, his hands became restless, and he stared at him unblinkingly, with undisguised longing in his eyes, like a coquettish fawn on its master, wagging its tail and begging for meat. Bones eat like large dogs.
He Yan squinted his eyes and smiled, patted the head of his big dog, and generously rewarded him as a bone.