Because the Imperial Chamberlain only briefly mentioned that the princes came to plead guilty, the emperor and his ministers were generally in a relatively relaxed mood.
Who would have thought that after the King of Qin entered the house, he asked himself to be deprived of his title and demoted to common people... Before hearing this, many of the courtiers could not react, but Chunjia already had a gloomy look on his face: "Nonsense!"
"Father, I am not messing around!" Before coming, several princes had already discussed their excuses. At this moment, King Qin burst into tears and said, "As the eldest son of the emperor, I have been doted on by my father and mother since childhood. In the past few years, I have done nothing to repay my father, mother, and concubines! Now I have made such a big mistake. I really have no face to face my father, mother, and concubines again! Let alone the eldest brother of my younger brothers and sisters! Please take it back. The title of king and nobles demoted sons and ministers to common people, which not only ruined the reputation of the royal family, but also allowed unfilial sons and ministers to become their fathers and emperors... "
"Shut up!" Chunjia laughed angrily. After interrupting the eldest son's pretentious acting with a loud shout, he scanned the audience with sharp eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Are you satisfied?!"
The ministers did not dare to say a word.
The keen minister knew that something was wrong just now.
Originally, everyone knew that even though the King of Qin was more domineering, he always listened to the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine was not the kind of master who would only bully others without a lot of brains.
The prince and princess in front of her always seemed to be flamboyant, but in fact they were very measured.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been like having a knot in the throat of Zhonggong for many years.
Therefore, this so-called greed for beauty and forcing a good family to death is probably a conspiracy.
They knew this. How could the emperor not know this
There were many impeachments in the past few days, but Chunjia kept silent. As everyone knew, it was probably to give the King of Qin a slap in the face, so that the prince would not be fooled again in the future.
Besides, even if it is true, one is the eldest son of the royal family and the other is from a poor family, can their status be the same
If the King of Qin simply came to plead guilty, if it worked well, he might be able to be punished.
As a result, people now invite themselves as vassal kings as soon as they come up...
What do you think about being a father
Sure enough, when the emperor said "You are satisfied," the important ministers exchanged glances with each other, and they all knew that the emperor was suspicious.
It's not that he suspected that his sons would come to do misfortune, but that someone forced King Qin to a point where even the vassal king didn't want to do it!
Normally it would be fine, but the key point is that King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing just found out about her life experience not long ago.
Normally, Chunjia would have thought that his sons were doing this on purpose, but at this moment, what he was thinking was that King Qin knew that he was not the imperial concubine's biological son, so he might not be able to confidently ask the imperial concubine for help like before.
In the past few days, he and the imperial concubine were very busy. Because Yanguan Jiantian was impeaching him in front of him, it was impossible for the emperor to forget what King Qin said. However, he did have the idea of letting King Qin remember it. He was mainly waiting for the imperial concubine to say something. How to deal with it... Now it seems that either the imperial concubine is trapped by other things, or the imperial concubine thinks that she needs to stay with the King of Qin for a few more days. No matter which way it is, the emperor speculates on the King of Qin's thoughts and thinks that the son probably feels that the father, the emperor, the mother and the concubine. Ignore him!
That's why I came to plead guilty in despair, even the feudal king didn't dare to do it!
One thing that the Ninth Prince thought about his father was very accurate. At this moment, it was hard for Chunjia not to think of his own youth.
But what he thought of was not the trepidation he felt in front of the Ji family when he first ascended the throne.
But after the common man Ji Sheng left, Minghui returned from the Qishan Palace. Under the instigation of the regent, he went to the palace to make a fuss and criticized the imperial concubine...
At that time, Chunjia had not been in power for a long time, and the ministers in the court were either members of Xiaozong's remnants, or members of the regent, and even some remnants of the Ji family. In short, there were only a handful of the emperor's cronies.
Therefore, in full public view, Concubine Min was once forced to commit suicide by touching a pillar.
As the emperor, Chunjia sat on the throne. Not only could he not publicly protect his beloved concubine, he was even horrified by the concubine and himself when he thought about it.
More than ten years have passed, and the feeling of powerlessness at that time has been forgotten, but it was all brought back to life by the words of the four sons kneeling in front of me, and the favorite eldest son tremblingly asking to be a commoner.
"Your Majesty, does His Highness the King of Qin have some misunderstanding?" Seeing this situation, Duke Yi tried to smooth things over and went out to report, "What happened that day..."
As the ceremonial grandfather of King Qin, although he had never done anything to take care of his grandson because he was afraid of Concubine Min, the female relatives of the Duke of Yi State often visited King Qin and took great care of him.
Through the female relatives at home, Duke Yi thought he also understood the King of Qin.
He didn't expect the Ninth Prince's instigation, but he suspected that it was Concubine Min's trick. At this moment, he wanted to point it out tactfully to prevent his grandson from being taken advantage of by the Concubine.
When he finally opened his mouth, the Ninth Prince abruptly said: "What qualifications does Duke Yi have to say that there is a misunderstanding? My eldest brother has been detained in Qiongjiu Palace these days. He has not thought about food and drink, and cannot sleep at night. My younger brothers and sisters are all worried. While I was racking my brains, Duke Yi didn't even send a message, which shows that I don't care about my eldest brother at all! Now regarding the misunderstanding, could it be that I want to use my grandfather's identity to force my eldest brother to settle the matter, so that you can be prepared among your colleagues? Respected?"
These words made Duke Yi stunned and Chunjia also looked at his ninth prince in surprise.
The Ninth Prince faced the scrutinizing gazes of the monarch and ministers and continued as if nothing had happened, "Eldest brother is also your grandson after all! Over the years, eldest brother has encountered difficulties. Have you reached out your hand? Have you ever spoken to me? My biological mother is humble, and only my father is the only one who encounters troubles. Mother and concubine, no one cares about you anymore, so let’s forget it. Your Yiguo Palace has been a wealthy family for many years, but when have you ever helped your eldest brother? At most, you just said something nice and free of charge! Now you still want to take advantage of your eldest brother. It’s simply unreasonable to make a raft in front of my father!”
After saying this, he bowed to Danchi and cried, "Father, please see, in front of you, these people bully a few of my sons. It's no wonder that the eldest brother doesn't dare to be the vassal king. Even the sons and ministers, I don’t dare anymore! After I tie up my hair, you can just find a corner and send me away. Otherwise, I will be really afraid of myself... "
"...Shut up!" Chunjia twitched the corner of his mouth. After calming down from the anger of being reminded of the past, he finally understood what was going on. He was quite surprised. The princes in front of Yun Fenghuang, Those who are closer to the water and the towers, who get the moon first, will definitely be more favored by him.
But the main ones who received favoritism were actually King Qin and Zhao Qing.
Relying on his maternal family and his own well-behaved and sensible nature, the seventh prince also had a good impression on Chunjia.
King Jin is Yun Fenghuang's biological son. He is smart and naughty. Of course, the emperor will not ignore him.
In fact, the Ninth Prince's position among the princes of Xuanqing Palace has always been rather awkward.
He has the eldest brother of the emperor's eldest son, and the younger brother of his adoptive mother. The seventh prince's biological mother is of a noble birth... As for him, his biological mother is humble and has passed away. He could still get attention and support by relying on his status as the only heir of his adoptive mother. Resources were tilted, but not long after, a younger brother was born, and everyone in Xuanqing Palace could still turn to him
Out of long-term considerations, Yun Fenghuang didn't harsh him, but the originally planned resource tilt was definitely gone.
Even the number of times this son was mentioned in front of the emperor was greatly reduced.
In short, Chunjia was not deeply impressed by the Ninth Prince.
Even if he knew that he had such a child, it didn't seem to be a bad thing, but there were no highlights for him to remember.
Compared with other princes who have a weak impression in the palace, that is, if this child is raised in front of the imperial concubine, then if there is no more favored prince, the emperor will look at the imperial concubine's face and prefer him.
Probably so.
But when he came out like this today, the emperor suddenly remembered him.
The title of king is about to come, and the struggle for the crown prince has also begun to emerge. Chunjia himself has been here, how could he not think more about it
At this moment, he was thinking the same thing as Yun Fenghuang: The princes are capable of getting ahead, why should I stop them
Whoever comes to power will inherit his position and pass on his bloodline.
After scolding the Ninth Prince, Chunjia maintained his angry expression and said in a cold voice: "I ordered the Imperial City Department to thoroughly investigate the matter that King Qin committed a few days ago, and the results came out the next day. It only involves an old minister, and I don't want to be ruined. The relationship between the king and his ministers has not yet been decided whether to make it public. Who knows, you may just follow the wind, or you may have ulterior motives. You continue to criticize the King of Qin without saying anything, and even force him to the point where you don't even dare to take the title of the king... What? When you feel that I have done something wrong, will you ask me to abdicate without asking any questions?!"
These words were so serious that all the ministers were shocked.
For a time, everyone in the hall fell to their knees and kept arguing.
The four princes looked at it and felt happy.
The emperor's heirs raised by Yun Fenghuang have a common characteristic, that is, they are very affectionate towards Chunjia and are not afraid of him.
Prince Jin, who was the most out-of-the-box at the moment, even grinned and secretly gestured to the Ninth Prince beside him, signaling him to look at the terrified expressions of the important ministers.
The Ninth Prince was quite speechless. He knew very well that the ministers were prostrate on the ground, or he was unaware of their little actions.
But Chunjia at the top, what can’t you see
He didn't dare to say anything to Prince Jin, so he could only secretly tug on his younger brother's sleeves to signal him to keep up his acting skills.
However, the emperor had already noticed, snorted in his heart, and suddenly shouted: "Prince Jin, what are you doing?!"
King Jin was startled by this sudden scolding and subconsciously straightened up on his knees.
But the next moment, he realized that it was his father who was scolding him, not his mother and concubine, and he immediately calmed down: when his mother and concubine scolded him like this, she would often come down with a ruler.
Father?…
He has never been beaten by his father.
Furthermore, even if his father, who is sitting high on the throne, wants to hit him, he cannot.
So the King of Jin calmly denied it and said, "If I go back to my father, I haven't done anything!"
Chunjia: "..."
I kind of understand why the concubine of King Qin, Zhaoqing, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince, who was raised by a loving mother and a filial son, can't help but transform into a Hedong lion when facing King Jin.
"You go out and kneel for me." The emperor knew that this boy had passed on the concubine and was very articulate, so he did not argue with him and waved his hand, telling him to get out and kneel as punishment.
As he spoke, he glanced around at the ministers in front of him and was about to speak. Unexpectedly, King Jin did not stand up after hearing the words. Instead, he opened his eyes wide and seemed to look at him in disbelief for a while. When he saw the emperor frowning slightly, tears suddenly fell down. He turned to follow King Qin and other three brothers said: "Eldest brother is indeed right. Our father no longer loves us, so the ministers will bully us more and more..."
Chunjia: "..."
He said expressionlessly, "Try talking nonsense again!"
"My son is kneeling here and has done nothing. He has not said a word!" King Jin wiped his tears aggrievedly and choked, "My father wants my son to go out. Isn't this because I am tired of my son... wu wu wu Wuwuwuwu... No matter how bad I am, I am still your prince... Don't you like Erchen... Erchen... Wuwuwu... "
At this moment, Chunjia had an illusion.
The person kneeling below is not the King of Jin, but the imperial concubine...
Yes, this messy look is not what Concubine Min was back then
However, when the imperial concubine cried like this, the emperor was completely at a loss and distressed.
Now it's my son's turn to follow suit...
Chunjia stopped looking at him and directly ordered: "Drag him out!"
He also said, "A high-ranking prince, after all, he has been in school for a while, and crying in public, there is no manliness at all! He is simply an embarrassment to me!"
King Jin: “…………………?!!!!!”
this? ? ?
biological father? ? ? ?
What's the deal with the biological father who likes the biological mother the most? ?
Or is the information I heard incorrect? ? ? ?
He was dragged out with a confused look on his face. Because of this interruption, the atmosphere in the palace became much more relaxed.
Chunjia ignored the restless fifteenth son, calmed down his tone slightly and asked everyone to stand up, and said in a low voice: "The Imperial City Secretary will give the full details of King Qin's matter later. As for the official who impeached King Qin in the past few days, , I will not pursue the responsibility. Others, especially those who act in private to alienate the Tian family's flesh and blood... should also be dealt with by the Imperial City Department!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Mr. Gu coldly.
Old Mrs. Gu was sweating profusely, but remained silent. He had nothing to say now, so he just supported himself and did not dare to faint on the spot.
Having dealt with the turmoil lightly, the emperor didn't care about other things. He stood up directly and told his three remaining sons: "Follow me!"