The Zhennan Prince's Mansion actually named the fifth emperor's younger brother as the crown prince? !
Han Lingfu could barely hold back the turbulent waves in his heart before, but Zuodu Yushi's last words made his emotions completely out of control.
Fear and anger intertwined into a raging flame that shot up from his heart and rushed straight to the top of his head, burning his mind into chaos, and he could no longer think calmly.
"Five emperors brother," Han Lingfu blurted out without thinking, looking aggressively at Han Lingfan and asked, "When did you have contact with the Zhennan Palace?!"
Han Lingfu's eyes were cold, and his words were full of deep meaning. He clearly meant that Han Lingfan had secretly colluded with the Zhennan Palace, which is why the Zhennan Palace named him as the crown prince.
Han Lingfan glanced at Han Lingfu quietly, then looked away, pursed his lips and remained silent.
Oops! The moment he met Han Lingfan's eyes, Han Lingfu suddenly realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.
He was worried about leaving the impression that the emperor and several cabinet ministers were narrow-minded and eager for quick success, so he hurriedly said to the emperor on the dragon bed: "Father, what is the meaning of this move by the Zhennan Palace?"
Han Lingfu intends to lead the emperor's thinking to Zhennan Wangfu's designation of Han Lingfan as the crown prince, but Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, intended for Peigong...
But at this time, the emperor didn't understand what Han Lingfu said. A pair of cloudy eyes stared fixedly at the Zuodu imperial envoy who was kneeling on the ground, and he confirmed again and again in an almost eager tone: "The king of Zhennan really said so. ?”
The Imperial Envoy of Zuo Du was stared at by the emperor and his scalp was numb, but what he said just now was indeed what Xiao Yi, the son of Zhennan Prince, told him personally, and what Xiao Yi relayed was not what Zhennan King meant!
Thinking about it, the Imperial Envoy of Zuodu raised his face calmly, and replied clearly: "Go back to the emperor, that's right."
The emperor frowned slightly, with his eyelids half-closed, seemingly thoughtful. After a while, he raised his eyes to look at Cheng Dongyang, and asked wearily, "Cheng Aiqing, what do you think?"
Cheng Dongyang showed a look of deep thought, and soon replied with confidence and respect: "Return to the emperor, according to my opinion, the Zhennan Palace should not have the intention of the Northern Expedition for the time being." Cheng Dongyang's face was solemn, but his eyes were firm.
Looking at Cheng Dongyang's affirmative expression, the emperor felt hopeful again, his eyes lit up, but then dimmed again...
Although he didn't know what the Zhennan Palace had in mind, even if it was true what Shoufu said, the Zhennan Palace had no plans for the Northern Expedition for the time being, but what about in the future? !
People's hearts are all greedy and insufficient.
The three kingdoms of Baiyue, Nanliang and Xiye were all barbarians, tigers and wolves. They had coveted Dayu for a long time, but they were quietly captured by the Zhennan Palace and belonged to them. This shows the strength and ambition of the Zhennan Palace... In this way, I am afraid that it will be a matter of time before they swing their troops to the north!
The more the emperor thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he clenched his fists tightly. A question lingered in his mind: Why did the Zhennan Palace choose Xiao Wu as the crown prince? !
Thinking about it, the emperor's deep eyes fell on Han Lingfan, showing a trace of scrutiny and doubts. Could it be that, as Xiaosan said just now, Xiaowu and Zhennan Wangfu had contacts behind his back, and secretly reached a certain agreement? kind of agreement? !
In the dormitory, there was silence, and the surrounding air was heavy with the wind and rain. All the ministers were standing still, waiting for the emperor's decision...
The news about Nanjiang and Li Chu spread among the courtiers and nobles in the capital like wings, and the entire court hall became commotion and chaos.
In the early morning of the next day, almost everyone in the court and the public knew that the Zhennan Palace had captured Nanliang, Baiyue and Xiye, and that it was a matter of respecting the county king as the heir. The atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall became weird and complicated. Anger, apprehension, deliberation, relief... All the ministers have different thoughts.
When the emperor was ascended to the throne, Uncle Xuan Ping almost couldn't wait to stand out from the queue, and said righteously to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I ask you to make the emperor's son Jingjun the prince, so as to be righteous and reassure the people." , to stabilize the government!"
Uncle Xuan Ping spoke impassionedly, which immediately attracted the support of many courtiers:
"Your Majesty, what Uncle Xuan Ping said is true. There is a saying, 'Establishing a son is not based on virtue, and establishing a son is not based on elder'."
"The minister reconsidered!"
"..."
The ministers stood up one after another. These ministers were all scared. Back then, the Western Frontier Army was defeated by the Xiye Army, and it was only a short while before the Xiye Army was about to invade Dayu in the Central Plains from Feixia Mountain. , Now that the Southern Border Army has captured even Xiye, which general of Dayu can stop the iron hooves of the Southern Border Army!
Although they were afraid in their hearts, they impassionedly expressed that they wanted to respect their sons.
Seeing the voices of the courtiers supporting King Jingjun getting louder and louder in the court hall, Duke En Guo in the queue half bowed his head and stood there calmly, his heart that had been hanging high for several months fell to the ground little by little, and he secretly rejoiced:
Fortunately, they had already shown their favor to the Zhennan Palace before, and they finally waited until today...
Now that the Zhennan Palace is in full swing, it is unstoppable, King Jingjun can take advantage of the trend and take advantage of it!
Just as fortunate as En Guogong is the queen who is in Fengluan Palace. At this moment, the silence of several months has been swept away in Fengluan Palace, and the cloudy weather has finally turned.
It has been a full eight months since the empress was placed under house arrest in the central palace by the emperor in the twelfth lunar month. During this long time, the empress thought that the future of her and Fan Er was bleak and that there would be no chance of turning over again, but she never thought that The situation turned out to be bright and bright, and the situation turned around.
After the early dynasty, an imperial decree was sent to Fengluan Palace, and the Phoenix seal was returned to the Queen's hands again.
Although Han Lingfan has not been canonized as the crown prince yet, the emperor asked her to hold the phoenix seal again. The implication is obvious. The Sacred Heart has already made a decision, but it is just because of face that it has not yet issued an order...
Based on her understanding of the emperor, it will be a matter of time before Fan'er is appointed as the crown prince.
The queen looked at the small phoenix seal in her hand and felt that it was heavy, her eyes were a little moist.
Seeing this, Mrs. En Guogong was also filled with emotion, with tears in her eyes, she sighed and said: "Your Majesty, it is finally coming to an end."
The queen sighed faintly, and said: "This time it is really thanks to A Yi and Yue'er."
This time, it was precisely because the Zhennan Palace clearly expressed its attitude towards the Crown Prince that she and Fan Er had the chance to reverse the situation!
She knew that A Yi and Yue'er were good boys, and she finally saw the right person, and she didn't treat them well in vain!
But Mrs. En Guogong frowned slightly, and said with a heavy heart: "Your Majesty, your father is just worried that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion will go north in the future..."
"In the future?!" The queen let out a faint sneer, "Mother, I only know that I can't even take care of the present... Now Bengong, Fan Er and Han Lingfu have long been in conflict, either you die or I die, If Han Lingfu is allowed to ascend the throne, the lives of our mother and son may be in danger..."
Mrs. En Guogong sighed secretly in her heart, she also knew what the queen said was right, if the queen mother and son were to lose power, with Duke Gong's narrow-mindedness, even their Duke Enguo's mansion would be destroyed...
"This time, I'm going to see what tricks Han Lingfu can play!" The queen gritted her molars and said bitterly.
Seeing that the Queen's expression was not right, Mrs. En Guogong hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, you want to deal with Prince Gong. You will have opportunities in the future. Now the situation has finally turned around. Your Majesty must not act rashly again." Mrs. En Guogong said Meaningful.
The queen took a deep breath, her expression calmed down a lot, she nodded and said, "Mother, I understand... I was the one who was anxious last time."
It is true that she was too impatient about the "friend of Cheng Ren", not only failed to bring down Han Lingfu, but let him take advantage of the loopholes, made the emperor suspect her, and even implicated Fan Er because of it...
Thinking about it, the queen still had a trace of regret in her heart. Hey, she was careless!
The year before last, Han Lingguan, king of Shun County, drugged the emperor to cause the emperor to have a stroke and blamed Han Lingfan. Cooperation... Only then did she learn the ulterior secret about Han Lingfu's son, Han Weijun.
The blood of the Tian family should not be messed up, this is a good bargaining chip, but she made a foolish move at the time...
The queen pursed her lips, still feeling a little bit unwilling, and said, "Mother, that secret may not be unusable... I have to think about it carefully, and next time, I have to hit it with one blow, so that Han Lingfu can never turn around! "Speaking, a sneer appeared on the corner of the Queen's mouth.
Seeing the queen's hideous face, Mrs. En Guogong felt heavy in her heart, moved her mouth, but finally said nothing.
The Tian family has no father and son, and the Tian family has no brothers. This has been the case for thousands of years.
Seizing the heir is a life-and-death battle!
Mrs. En Guogong regained her composure and sighed inwardly.
She was about to stand up and leave, when the queen said thoughtfully: "Mother, I remember that the little grandson of Zhennan Prince's Mansion has passed his first birthday, right?"
A gleam flashed in the queen's eyes, and her expression calmed down a lot, "It's not convenient for me to be in the palace. Please, mother, choose some gadgets and send them to Southern Xinjiang for the younger grandchildren to play with." Knowing that they received the "kindness" from the palace to Han Lingfan.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured." Mrs. En Guogong naturally agreed to this trivial matter without saying a word.
Compared with the peace and happiness in Fengluan Palace, the court hall is full of wind and clouds.
The response of the Zhennan Palace to the candidate for the prince stirred up a pool of muddy water in a short period of time, and a stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the courtiers had different attitudes.
Jingjun Wangdang and a group of courtiers who "put peace as the most important thing" all advocated making Han Lingfan the crown prince, but Gongjun Wangdang and a group of noble officials did not.
On the morning of the second day, Li Heng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, reprimanded the emperor for treason and immorality to the emperor, not only announcing the independence of the South, but also pointing fingers at the matter of the crown prince, which is disrespectful!
Immediately, several ministers agreed one after another, saying that a great and rich country should not be manipulated by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to mess up the rules and regulations.
Naturally, the peace-seeking faction headed by Uncle Xuan Ping would not remain silent, refuting that they did not know how to put Dayu as the most important thing. If they angered the Zhennan Palace and sent troops to the north, Dayu would be in danger. Moreover, the king of Jingjun is the emperor's son, and it has been a rule since ancient times that "a son should not be established".
In the court hall, there were endless quarrels every day. Although the emperor had not expressed his position, those courtiers would guess the holy will. In a few days, the clues of the holy heart were seen, and the Lidi faction gradually gained the upper hand.
At the same time, the emperor summoned Princess Yongyang to the palace several times, but Yongyang refused on the grounds of poor health.
The pool of muddy water in the royal capital became more and more chaotic, and the people in the court were panicked and turbulent.
These days, Han Lingfu knew that the situation was not good for him, so he went to the palace every day to show his filial piety to the emperor, hoping to recover the disadvantage.
This day is no exception.
Han Lingfu entered the palace at dawn, but it was only after noon, and he returned to Gongjun Prince's Mansion from the palace with a gloomy expression. As soon as he returned to the outer study, he lost his temper and smashed all the things in the study, only to hear the "bang, bang, bang" sound of falling things one after another...
Xiao Lizi stood guard outside the door of the outer study, sighing secretly, but there was nothing he could do.
The study was in a mess, with broken porcelain, books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones everywhere, and almost all the objects that could be dropped were dropped. However, Han Lingfu still felt that the evil fire in his heart showed no signs of calming down. His veins were erect and his eyes were red.
After the early court today, the emperor announced that several cabinet ministers were discussing the establishment of the crown prince in the imperial study, and the words revealed the intention of making the fifth emperor's younger brother the crown prince. After several cabinet ministers left, the emperor had a private conversation with him again, but it was nothing more than dryly praising him for his filial piety, saying that he would not treat him badly...
The guilt in the emperor's eyes was already overflowing from his eyes, how could Han Lingfu turn a blind eye, he felt as if he had been stabbed with a knife in his heart, resentful, but he could only suppress and endure, until now he dared to burst out.
How could he be willing? !
In order to ascend to the supreme position, he has been planning for so long and sacrificed so much... so much so that he hasn't even left any blood left!
Father said that he would not treat him badly? !
Apart from the throne, all his father can give him is the position of prince or vassal king. How could he be willing to submit to the knees of the queen and Han Lingfan!
What he wants is this Dayu's ten thousand li country!
What he wants is for everyone in the world to submit to him!
Obviously he was only one step away from being the crown prince, yet Chen Yaojin appeared in Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Zhennan Wangfu, because of Zhennan Wangfu's words, he lost everything.
He swears that he is incompatible with Zhennan Wangfu!
Thinking about it, Han Lingfu clenched his fists, his eyes blazed with hatred!
At this moment, Xiao Lizi's respectful voice came from outside the house: "I have seen Concubine Bai, please Concubine Bai..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a random sound of opening the curtain, and Bai Muxiao, who was wearing a taupe-coloured willow pattern carved silk gown, had already walked in through the curtain on his own, with a graceful figure. Xiao Lizi followed behind her in a state of embarrassment.
Bai Muxiao walked into the room at a leisurely pace, as if she hadn't noticed the mess in the room at all, her expression was indifferent, and her steps were leisurely. However, Han Lingfu, who was sitting behind the red sandalwood desk, felt extremely embarrassed, as if someone had been It's like stripping off your clothes in broad daylight.
He looked at Bai Muxiao coldly, bristling his spines like a hedgehog, and asked impatiently, "What are you doing here?!"
Still calm and calm, Bai Muxiao walked gracefully to the window and sat down, ordering Xiao Lizi to serve tea in a leisurely manner.
As the scalding hot water is poured into the blue and white porcelain teacup, the faint fragrance of tea permeates the study soon...
Bai Muxiao ignored Han Lingfu who was glaring at her and took a sip of hot tea slowly. The expressions of the two were leisurely and angry, forming a stark contrast.
After Bai Muxiao put down the teacup, she looked at Han Lingfu slowly and said, "If you don't have anything to go to the Three Treasures Hall, I'm here to establish a reserve." Otherwise, she wouldn't be interested in seeing him so as not to spoil her eyes !
Hearing this, Han Lingfu's emotions finally calmed down, and he looked eagerly at Bai Muxiao, with a gleam in his eyes.
He suppressed his anger and disgust towards Bai Muxiao, and asked forcefully, "You... What's your idea?"
Today's Bai Muxiao doesn't care about what Han Lingfu thinks of her at all, the corners of her mouth are slightly raised, and a small smile is drawn out, smiling sweetly, like a girl in a boudoir who doesn't know how to worry.
At this moment, she is sitting with the backlight, and the hair on the right side seems to be shining under the sunlight. However, her beautiful face looks a little gloomy because of the backlight. Sen Leng's chill makes people shudder just looking at it like this.
"Since the emperor is disobedient, let him be obedient." Bai Muxiao said slowly, as if she was talking about a trivial matter, "I heard that the emperor has been ill recently, my lord, do you have something in your hand?" 'Good medicine'?"
Good medicine? ! Han Lingfu was startled, his pupils shrank sharply, and he looked at Bai Muxiao in disbelief. What she meant was to...
Bai Muxiao made it clear directly: "My lord, Wuhe ointment is a panacea. Since my lord wants to serve the emperor, why don't you offer medicine to make the emperor feel better?!"
As she spoke, the corners of Bai Muxiao's mouth turned higher, and her eyes were dark. When she learned of Nanjiang's attitude towards Lichu, she also panicked for a while, but she and Ayimu finally negotiated a way to deal with it!
Han Lingfu stared blankly at Bai Muxiao, his gaze fixed. How could he not understand the meaning behind Bai Muxiao's words, she wanted to use Wuhe ointment to control her father! This woman is really brave!
Seeing that Han Lingfu remained silent, Bai Muxiao was not in a hurry. Based on her understanding of this man, he would eventually be tempted.
Bai Muxiao took another sip of hot tea unhurriedly, and then continued: "My lord, it's okay even if the emperor makes the king of Jingjun the crown prince, it's already worth the money if you can temporarily restrain the Zhennan palace. !" Bai Muxiao's eyes were as sharp as an arrow, "In the future, as long as there is Wuhe Paste, the lord is afraid that the emperor won't listen to you!"
She raised her eyebrows, and looked at Han Lingfu with a half-smile, as if to say, isn't the prince the most clear about the efficacy and power of Wuhe ointment? !
Han Lingfu's brows were tightly furrowed, and the center of his brows was tangled together.
Prescribe medicine to the emperor... that is his father, the emperor of Dayu!
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Han Lingfu's mind, fast and chaotic, his mind was muddled, and he could hardly think.
Seeing Han Lingfu's tangled expression, Bai Muxiao chuckled disdainfully.
"I thought the lord was willing to do anything for this supreme position, and that he was bound to win it!" Bai Muxiao's eyes were full of sarcasm, "Why is the lord still thinking about 'father-son love'?"
Bai Muxiao deliberately increased the volume on "father-son relationship". If Han Lingfu really cared about father-son relationship, why would their child die in the past!
Bai Muxiao's expression became colder and colder, and she taunted unceremoniously: "The one who was afraid of wolves before, and the tiger later, it's no wonder the prince hasn't done anything yet!"
Han Lingfu seemed to have thought of something, and a look of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.
"Knock—"
Han Ling stood up abruptly, and slammed into the armchair behind him with a harsh crashing sound.
"Bai Muxiao, this king is being polite to you, don't push yourself too hard! Have you ever heard the saying: 'A good swimmer drowns in water'?!"
Han Lingfu looked down at Bai Muxiao who was sitting by the window, but with a snap of his fingers, his eyes became cold and decisive, like a poisonous snake staring at its prey sticking out its red tongue.
Bai Muxiao couldn't help replaying the scene when he strangled her neck tightly that day... her breath was suffocated, and her body was cold.
But she didn't want Han Lingfu to see her abnormal state, so she still had a flat expression, sneered twice, and said pointedly: "The lord, instead of frightening a weak woman like me who has no power to restrain a chicken, would you rather Why don't you think about how to make our ship stable, and don't accidentally capsize the ship... "
Han Lingfu's eyes became colder, and their light became dark and deep, like an abyss that could not be seen to the bottom at a glance.
"Srustling..."
The branches and leaves outside were swaying in the summer wind, and the sound was like a woman's mocking chuckle, which lasted for a long time.
The sun in the sky was hidden by layers of clouds at some point, and the sky became gloomy...