The capital is not at peace.
King Yan was identified as a traitor by Emperor Yongping, which was undoubtedly a thunderbolt for the people of the capital. After all, King Yan has always been shaped by the court as the God of War to protect the Tang Dynasty, and he is the pride of countless people.
But now, this pride has been directly targeted at the pillar of shame.
Common people often believe and follow blindly.
But sometimes, they are very stubborn, and stubborn to a terrifying degree.
When Emperor Yongping issued an edict that King Yan was plotting to rebel and rebel, the people were silent, watching, and wondering. But when many local aristocratic families raised the flag of the Qing Dynasty, the people in the capital thought they had discovered the truth.
King Yan is not rebellious, but there are treacherous ministers in the court.
As for who is the traitor
Sorry, they don't know.
But this does not prevent them from making their voices heard.
Why did the people believe that King Yan was not treasonous? The reason is actually very simple.
King Yan had obviously entered the palace with the whirlwind, and later left the capital without any damage. If King Yan really conspired to rebel, shouldn't the palace be already a river of blood? Shouldn't that useless emperor sitting on the dragon throne have his head chopped off
Why did the people think that Emperor Yongping was a useless emperor
Well, at first, the people did not think that Emperor Yongping was a useless emperor. On the contrary, they thought that Emperor Yongping was a wise emperor and a good emperor.
But over the past year or so, Emperor Yongping has really been making stupid moves.
Two imperial conquests were made in person, but the first time failed, and the eldest princess took her into the palace.
The second time, I went on a personal expedition, but the result was a loss of troops and generals.
Furthermore, the Imperial Tomb in Xishan was hit by fire from heaven. This was a warning from God!
Further forward, Qiantian Temple was struck by lightning!
Oh, by the way, just this time when King Yan led his troops into the palace, Qiantian Palace was struck by lightning again!
Most of the people are ignorant. After all, this will help the court and local officials control the people of the world. But the drawbacks of this method also emerged.
That is, many people really do not have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong.
So, everyone follows what they say.
Outside the palace, more and more people gathered.
They came to petition, hoping that Emperor Yongping could get rid of the sycophants around him and vindicate Zhaoxue for King Yan.
It's already summer, but Emperor Yongping feels really cold, his heart is cold, and his body is cold.
The people gathered to petition. If there was no one behind this, Emperor Yongping would not believe it even if he was beaten to death. The Imperial City Department, which controls the information about the Imperial City, failed to find any clues under the supervision of Prince Gong.
"Uncle Prince Gong, you disappoint me so much!"
Emperor Yongping looked at Prince Gong standing aside and was really dissatisfied with Prince Gong's ability.
At this moment, Emperor Yongping couldn't actually tell whether Prince Gong was really incompetent or whether Prince Gong was hiding something.
"Come here, Princess Xuan has an audience!"
Emperor Yongping could no longer trust Prince Gong.
Even Prince Yu, who served as the clan leader, was no longer so trustworthy in Emperor Yongping's heart.
Today's Emperor Yongping only trusts two people.
The first is the Queen Mother. It is a pity that the Queen Mother is ill now because King Yan forced her to go to the palace and cannot help Emperor Yongping with suggestions.
The second most trusted person by Emperor Yongping was Princess Dachang.
Why the eldest princess
This is why Emperor Yongping fell into a misunderstanding in his thinking.
In Emperor Yongping's view, everyone in the world could betray him, and it was impossible for the eldest princess to betray him. After all, the eldest princess is a woman, and it is impossible for a woman to sit on the throne.
During this time, the eldest princess has been investigating the truth behind the poisoning of the old lady of Xu Mansion.
I have to say that the eldest princess is really capable.
In just a few days, the eldest princess was already very close to the truth.
The death of Mrs. Xu is inseparable from the new An Taigong Xu Yuanzu.
It's a pity that the eldest princess didn't determine Xu Yuanzu's motive for poisoning Mrs. Xu, otherwise, she could have closed the case.
When the chamberlain came to Duke Dingguo's palace to convey the order, the eldest princess immediately brought people into the palace. While investigating the poisoning of Mrs. Xu, the eldest princess was not idle either.
The people in the capital were able to gather in front of the palace to petition so quickly, and the eldest princess was actually indispensable.
Emperor Yongping summoned her to the palace probably because of this incident.
The eldest princess entered the palace and went directly to Qiantian Palace.
"Aunt, did you see it?"
Emperor Yongping looked at the eldest princess with a tired look on his face.
The eldest princess nodded and said: "The people are ignorant, and the Holy Spirit does not need to take it to heart. After some time, the people will naturally disperse!"
"impossible!"
Emperor Yongping said with a bitter look on his face: "There are people behind this matter. Although I don't know what they want to do, I know that these people will not give up until they achieve their goals."
"Aunt, now I can only trust you!"
No one really can trust Emperor Yongping now, even his sons are not trusted at this moment.
No matter how noble the prince is, he cannot compare to the emperor.
Emperor Yongping believed that if possible, his sons would eagerly replace him.
"What do you want me to do, Your Majesty?"
The eldest princess did not take the initiative to share the worries of Emperor Yongping. Instead, she gave the decision-making power to Emperor Yongping to show that she was just a tool who obeyed orders.
The eldest princess without ambition is what Emperor Yongping needs.
The eldest princess understands this very well.
After listening to the eldest princess's question, Emperor Yongping recognized his aunt more and more.
Once upon a time, Emperor Yongping thought that the eldest princess was stupid, why would she choose that loser Xu Shuo. But now, Emperor Yongping suddenly felt that the eldest princess was the true loyal minister.
The more useless Xu Shuo is, the more pure the eldest princess’s loyalty becomes.
Although the eldest princess sometimes behaved very domineeringly and did not take Emperor Yongping seriously, these former shortcomings have now become advantages in the eyes of Emperor Yongping.
Wouldn't it be easier to handle a eldest princess with many faults
Moreover, the eldest princess's son is now dead.
"Aunt, I hope you will take over the Imperial City Department and find out who is behind this."
"No matter who is involved, my aunt can kill them first and tell them later!"
"Your Majesty, what if King Yu is involved?"
The eldest princess glanced at Emperor Yongping and spoke softly.
King Yu is the Zongrenfu Zongling. Among the many royal families in the Tang Dynasty, except for Emperor Yongping, King Yu is the most noble.
"If Uncle Yuwang is also involved, I will allow my aunt to capture Yuwang!"
Follow the authority in emergencies!
Emperor Yongping felt that he was truly decisive at this moment.
"I obey the decree!"
For the first time in history, the eldest princess called herself a "minister" in front of Emperor Yongping.
This was originally a little trick used by the eldest princess to reassure Emperor Yongping, but it actually gave Emperor Yongping a great encouragement. (End of chapter)