King Xiao led his troops into the city, but when he arrived at the gate of the palace, he disbanded his troops and horses and left the capital alone. People in the capital did not understand his intentions. It was not until the third prince Xiao Zian came to meet him at the gate of the palace that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty understood. .
It turned out that Xiao Wang was already prepared!
"Uncle Xiao, the Empress is already waiting in the hall, please..." Xiao Zi'an looked indifferent, neither happy nor sad.
Xiao Tianyao didn't even look at him, he walked straight into the palace, and the ministers behind him saw it and followed him one by one.
A few deliberately fell behind a few steps, walked to Xiao Zian, and whispered to him what happened to the emperor
Unfortunately, Xiao Zian didn't say anything, just shook his head.
Everyone was helpless, so they had to follow King Xiao into the hall uneasy.
In the main hall, the empress was holding the seventh prince and stood beside the dragon chair. The seat of the dragon chair was empty. Obviously, the emperor would not appear.
Without waiting for everyone to ask questions, as soon as Xiao Tianyao entered the hall, the queen said: "The dragon is not in good health, and the matter of King Xiao will be dealt with by this palace. I wonder if you all have any objections?"
"Empress Empress, where is Your Highness the Crown Prince?" A gray-haired old minister stood up and asked.
He didn't target Xiao Tianyao, he just paid attention to the rules.
"Since the last time His Royal Highness was frightened in the temple, he has been in a state of semi-madness and is not awake." When the queen said this, her eyes fell on General Zhou.
Although the events of that day were hidden, anyone with a little knowledge knew what had happened.
On that day, although the Crown Prince was drunk and overpowered Miss Zhou, is this really the case
I'm afraid not many people believe it.
"Cough, fortunately, with King An and His Highness the seventh, it is better for His Royal Highness to take care of his body early." The right minister coughed lightly and expressed his opinion.
And his words also represented the opinion of the aristocratic family. Although the aristocratic family did not explicitly say that they were on the side of King Xiao, they did not speak for the emperor.
When the family made a statement, more than half of the court officials had to agree. As for the generals
The military generals with military power are not in the court, and there are several generals in the court who are not favored by King Xiao. The current situation is obviously very favorable to Xiao Wang, how could they raise objections.
When the emperor was not there, the courtiers did not need to bow down and bow. After bowing to the queen and the seventh prince, the eunuch moved to the phoenix seat and asked the queen to sit down.
"Queen Empress, I don't know if the emperor has an explanation, how will King Xiao be dealt with?" As soon as the queen was seated, a minister who understood the wink stood up to start the game.
"The emperor said that he can't wrong a loyal minister, and he can't let go of a wicked person. Didn't King Xiao say that he brought troops into Beijing under the emperor's secret order? Then let him come up with the secret order."
"Didn't King Xiao say that there is not so much gold and silver in his palace? Was it framed by officials from the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Punishment? Then order someone to re-calculate the silver in the state treasury and the property of Prince Xiao's palace."
"Didn't King Xiao say that his soldiers and horses have insufficient food supplies all year round? Then let someone recalculate the amount of food and grass allocated by the Ministry of Household and Ministry of War in the past few years. When the numbers come out, what King Xiao said is true or false, with eyes. People can see it for themselves.”
The Queen's words were just and righteous, but inside and outside the words were all overturning the emperor's decision and making it convenient for Xiao Tianyao. The ministers of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War were terrified.
"Oh? Why not?" The Queen's voice remained unchanged, but everyone could clearly hear that she was angry.
"Niangniang, the matter of King Xiao's rebellion is a case decided by the emperor. The evidence on this matter is conclusive. King Xiao led troops to attack the city, and then sent troops to stop the rescuers from entering the city. It is an iron-clad fact, and he can't be allowed to refute it." Of course, the Minister of War knew that now they said it was useless, but it would be worse if they didn't say that they died.
If you really want to do the accounting, Xiao Wang must be innocent. At that time, it will definitely not be the emperor who is at fault, but they are those who do things in detail. They are the ones who framed and framed King Xiao. At that time, they will not be as simple as beheading.
"Although the emperor has settled the case, the information the emperor has received is what you said. Now you and Xiao Wang have their own opinions. Who knows who is real and who is fake? This palace said that the emperor will not let go People with dissimilar hearts, but they will not harm loyal ministers. The matter has reached this point, whether or not King Xiao rebels is not up to you unilaterally. Since King Xiao wants to verify, he will naturally give him this opportunity." The queen did not Speaking slowly, in terms of bearing and majesty, he will not be much weaker than the emperor, and all the ministers are cautious when facing the queen.
"Niangniang, the minister wants to see the emperor!" The ministers of households, punishments, and military officials knew that the queen must be on King Xiao's side. Unless the emperor came out to preside over the overall situation, things would definitely fall to King Xiao one-sidedly.
"Holy Upper Dragon is in poor health and cannot see you."
"Niangniang, the sage was fine yesterday, why is the dragon's body in bad shape today? Could it be that Niangniang, you don't allow the ministers to wait to see the emperor? Niangniang, why are you doing this?" .
"It's not up to this palace to decide how the emperor's body is. If you don't believe me, you can ask the imperial doctor Qin." Although she was about to attack the emperor, she didn't think she would fall before the emperor. It can be seen that God is helping her.
Soon, Imperial Physician Qin was taken to the main hall. Qin Imperial Physician has already cleaned up and looks in good spirits, but the spot on his forehead will not go away for a while, it looks obvious.
"Doctor Qin, what's wrong with the emperor? Imperial Doctor Qin, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. This is the main hall, and no one can move you." The three ministers looked at Imperial Doctor Qin eagerly, and the words were full of hints.
Qin Taiyi smiled bitterly: "In response to the words of the adults, the saint has a headache, and I am afraid that he will not be able to handle the political affairs in a short time." He wanted to let the queen and Xiao Wang take the blame, but the emperor did have a headache, there is no such thing. way to fake.
"Head attack? When did the sage have a headache?" The emperor often had headaches, and not many people knew about it.
There are many things, complicated official business, and headaches are normal.
"The sage has been suffering from a headache for some time now. He has had frequent attacks recently. He passed out yesterday." Imperial Physician Qin didn't dare to add fuel to the fire, but he didn't hide anything. Some ** has something to do with Xiao Wang.
However, even if it is related, it is of no use. The emperor has a headache because of Wang Xiao's anger, and it doesn't mean anything to the emperor. Others will not say how hateful Wang Xiao is, but only say that the emperor does not have the mind that an emperor should have. with temperament.
It is true that the emperor has a headache, and it is true that he is unable to handle official duties, so it is reasonable to leave the matter to the queen. It is useless for the three ministers to talk about it. …