Ji Muzi walked in the door with a sullen face.
She didn't want to come at first, but she quietly persuaded her, saying that although the emperor was lucky enough to see Yi Xing'en last night, he still came over to accompany Yun Fenghuang for breakfast this morning before going ahead. This shows that he is sincere towards Jieyu. How much attention should be paid to the pretense? Maybe Yun Fenghuang heard something and wanted to come to discuss it with her
After all, everyone knows that Yun Fenghuang's backer is the Queen, so that's it for Yuan Ke. Ji Minggan is the Queen's brother. If Yun Fenghuang dares not to pay attention to his affairs, how will he explain to the Queen later
For this reason, Ji Muzi came, but she did so coldly. After saluting solemnly, she raised her chin and asked, "Jieyu, why are you inviting me?"
"Who called Concubine Ji just now?" After hearing this, Yun Fenghuang didn't respond and instead asked the people below.
Chen Zhu hurriedly came out and said a name, which was one of the additional personnel after Jin became the concubine. Yun Fenghuang laughed and said: "I clearly said that the concubine who passed away Ji was here. Who gave him the courage to tamper with this book?" The order of the palace? Drag it down, the stick will be thirty!"
If the Thirty Court Staff is cruel enough to kill someone, even if it is merciful, I am afraid he will have to lie down for several months. Of course Ji Muzi does not value the life of a subordinate whom he has only met once, but Yun Fenghuang's behavior was clearly intentional to make her lose face!
She clenched her fists subconsciously and glared at the concubine not far away: "Is it possible that Mao Jieyu summoned people here just to show off her power!?"
Yun Fenghuang first asked Chen Zhu to pull the person down for execution, and then asked everyone on the left and right except Xile to step back. Then he raised his eyelids and looked at her, and said with a smile: "I want to show off my power, but now I don't Well, even the Queen has to be passive, who has the thought?!"
Ji Muzi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. If Yun Fenghuang said this in vain, she would definitely not believe it, but Ji Minggan and Yuan Ke... She immediately restrained her arrogance, frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?" mean?"
"How many people in the temple are there who have not been involved in right and wrong?" Yun Fenghuang said coldly, "I am not sure what your Majesty will do next, but in short it is definitely not what we hope for. !”
Ji Muzi was stunned for a moment, and after a quick calculation in her mind, her expression changed and she couldn't sit still anymore: "I'm going to ask someone to deliver a letter home!"
"Stop!" Yun Fenghuang stopped her and said, "I already knew about the letter you sent to Qishan when you turned around. Do you think His Majesty will not know about it? Now the elders in the palace are not here, and neither is the Queen. , what can I do to His Majesty with you? Since he didn't stop you from leaking the information, he was obviously prepared for it. He is sure that your information will either not be sent out, or it will be useless if it is sent out... Do you know that Haixi Marquis and Xingning Uncle came yesterday, and Your Majesty didn't see them all night! Even now, I don't know if they can meet the saint!"
When Yun Fenghuang said this, he looked at Ji Muzi's expression carefully and saw a startled look on her face. He thought to himself that it seemed that Ji did not trust Queen Ji. After all, the Queen was the most supportive person in the palace. This Ji Muzi After all, she is the direct daughter of the Ji family, so she is not very well-informed.
Well, of course, there is also a possibility that Ji Minggan fell into the hands of the emperor yesterday. In order to avoid angering Emperor Chunjia, Ji did not tell Ji Muzi who was staying with him to prevent Ji Muzi from doing anything. This move made the emperor aware of it. Thinking of the collusion between these young people in the harem, he became even more angry and refused to be lenient.
With this thought in mind, she continued, "I am in the harem and know very little about the affairs of the previous dynasty. Now even I feel that something is going wrong. How much hope can there be for us to turn around?"
Ji Muzi twisted her handkerchief subconsciously and immediately raised her head: "If Guo Guo is already helpless, why should Jieyu waste time with me?"
"You're right." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, looked around, and asked everyone to retreat. Ji Muzi's confidant palace maid stayed for a moment, but Ji Muzi hesitated and nodded, so she left too. .
"Now there is only one way, but I am beyond my reach here." There were only two people left in the room, but Yun Fenghuang was still worried. He stood up and walked down, and whispered in Ji Muzi's ear, " We can only ask the Queen and even the Queen Mother to take action...that is to attack Concubine Shu!"
Ji Muzi thought about it for a while and then understood in a low voice: "You want to use Concubine Shu to drag Duke Yi's palace into trouble so that you can negotiate with His Majesty? But Concubine Shu has always been very cautious in her speech and behavior, and even if you find an excuse for her in a hurry, , I’m afraid it will be difficult to pursue his father’s family... "
"It depends on what it is." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "Don't forget, His Majesty has nothing on his knees!"
"Mother Yuan?" Ji Muzi looked at her suspiciously. Although there was a concubine in the palace who was also pregnant with Liujia, in comparison, Mother Yuan was much easier to deal with than the concubine, especially for such a difficult operation as framing Concubine Shu. Therefore, Ji Muzi never considered the concubine, "But concubine Shu is not involved in the affairs of Huzhu Palace at all... And didn't you already say that you had arrangements?"
Yun Fenghuang was not surprised that she knew that the Queen wanted to hand over her name, and he laughed and said: "Of course I have arrangements, but that happened after I went to Qishan Palace, and do you think I entered the palace?" In just a few days, you can frame Concubine Shu, who you find difficult to attack? If you are not at ease, it doesn't matter if I insist on spreading the news right now. Anyway, if Your Majesty wins this time, I will The left and right will not end well, it is better to strike first and kill one by one!"
Saying this, he called Xile to come in.
"Wait!" Ji Muzi saw this and quickly stopped her, pursed her lips and said, "How sure are you...?"
Of course, she was not asking how sure Yun Fenghuang was of killing Yuan Yuniang and framing Concubine Shu, but how sure she was that the emperor was up to something big.
"I don't know much about the outside world." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "But I also know that since the death of Duke Ye Guo's wife, both Haixi Marquis and Minyang Marquis Ding You resigned from their posts to concentrate on keeping filial piety. As a result, yesterday After Young Master and Young Master Yuan were captured, they came to Wannian County at midnight. Concubine Ji thought this was a big deal or a small matter?"
Ji Muzi remained silent. Haixihou was the father of the queen, her biological uncle, and one of the most powerful figures in the Ji family. Of course, Ji Muzi believed in his decision.
After the death of Mrs. Ye Guogong, as his son, Haixi Marquis Minyang Hou had to take the initiative to resign to observe filial piety, regardless of whether he was happy or not. Of course, due to the current situation between the government and the public, and because Ye Guogong was already old and needed a son in his prime. In order to share their worries and solve their problems, the two went to build a cottage in front of the old lady's graveyard. After a few days, they were moved to another courtyard on the pretext that they were suffering from excessive grief and illness, and they were behind the scenes.
This kind of manipulation is much more troublesome than going into battle in person. The most important thing is that many times their presence has a different effect than the presence of their subordinates. This is also an important reason why the Ji family knew that the emperor was heavily suspected but was unable to oppose his pro-government.
And in order to prevent the emperor from getting caught, the two brothers acted very carefully in the other courtyard. They even hired a trusted doctor to guard them and cook medicine on time every day, making it look like the two brothers were bedridden. To prevent outsiders from prying.
This time, he personally came to Wannian County to seek mercy from the emperor...
Ji Muzi thought about it for a long time, and finally said in a low voice: "That's all, I'll contact my sister right away... But, His Majesty..."
"Your Majesty will only take charge of the government in the end." Yun Fenghuang achieved his goal, but still had a solemn look on his face, and said slowly, "I'm afraid the manpower is limited, and we may not have the strength to fight now... This is a big matter, you can weigh it yourself. . Anyway, you know my background well. If I can’t do anything myself, why should I ask you to explain it to me?”
After Ji Muzi left in a hurry, she called Xile over, "Keep an eye on that place and keep an eye on everyone Ji Bin comes into contact with right now."
Eighty percent of those people belong to the Ji family, and there are many nails buried deeply.
Xile understood, but was a little worried: "Mother, can this be done? Your Majesty has managed to plan it to this day, this...?"
Would you leave such a gap for Yunfeng Huangzuan
"Do you think His Majesty acted calmly and without fail?" Yun Fenghuang sneered and said, "He also had no choice - don't forget how he became pro-government? In the final analysis, public opinion is just an introduction. The important thing is that Duke Ye was at the summer banquet. The assassination of the wife caused the two mainstays of the Ji family, Haixi Hou Minyang Hou, to retire in their prime, and the grandchildren had to resign one after another out of filial piety to their grandmother... Even though they had been in power for many years and had party members, in a hurry, the eunuchs and regents were The king and the important ministers are not dead, so how can we not take advantage of the opportunity to take action? The relatives who were originally cooking in the flames were severely damaged almost overnight!"
There was a severe drought in three states, the victims gathered for charity, and there were heated discussions in the countryside...
Don't look at the fact that these things are said hoarsely in the temple, as if the dynasty is about to die. In fact, the dynasty is the largest in the world. Since the founding of the dynasty, there has never been a foolish king with special skills to subjugate the country, nor has it been encountered. The foundation of a major disaster is still there, and it cannot stop the upper levels from continuing to call upon the wind and rain, leaning against the red and green trees.
The most important thing that allowed the emperor to come to power was the death of Duke Ye Guo's wife, which caused all the main heirs of the Ji family to have Dingyou. The vacant position was also competed for by political opponents. In order to avoid being tricked by political opponents through public opinion, they simply supported her. Chunjia was in charge - after all, the emperor who was still "concentrating on studying" at the age of twenty-three was not the only one who prevented Ji from doing business.
But according to popular opinion, it was the Ji family who murdered the emperor's heirs and left the emperor with a void; it was the Ji family who usurped power and disrupted the government and alienated the emperor.
There was no way, as lessons from the previous dynasties showed, it was difficult for Quan Huan and his relatives to obtain virtuous names, let alone the relationship between the Ji family and Shilin, who dominated public opinion, was not very good.
In this case, if Ji didn't let go, he would gain more notoriety and further offend the emperor.
So we simply agreed that the emperor would come out to listen to politics, so that the family could breathe a sigh of relief. Over the years, the emperor had been in name only, and everyone was used to making the final decisions. Suddenly the emperor came out. Who would be willing to hand over the power that was already in their hands? In this case, could the main target of the temple be replaced by the Emperor
Yun Fenghuang analyzed Xile casually, and finally said, "But although Duke Ye's wife has gone, Duke Ye is still here. According to the rules, when the father dies when the mother dies, the sons and unmarried daughters only need to Just go to the Qi-fai wand period! As for the grandchildren, they will be in the Qi-fai wand-not period... Although the shapes of the two are slightly different, the time is the same, only one year!"
In today's world, men are superior to women. Only when the father dies can the three-year ritual of beheading be used. Or if the father has died, the mother can only enjoy three years of filial piety, but it is only a lower level of Qisheng than Zhansheng.
Of course, the emperor didn't care about the specific way Ji's children kept their filial piety. The key was not to disturb him in seizing power.
The problem is that a mere year is too short for a person who has been on the throne for eight years but has not yet exercised the power of the emperor. Especially the year of filial piety is calculated as nine months, that is, It is said that Ding You, the disciples of the Ji family, will last until the beginning of next year, that’s about it!
"So even if there was no case of Zheng Fengli, and His Majesty Ji Minggan and Yuan Kezhi did not fall into the water, there must have been other things." Yun Fenghuang said with a stern face, "Your Majesty does not intend to just sit back and wait for death, and how could he not seize the opportunity of the Ji family's children who are still alive?" Take advantage of the opportunity to keep your filial piety and pursue victory?!"
She glanced at Xile and said calmly, "So His Majesty is in a hurry now. Being anxious means that he is not invulnerable. Do you understand?"
Xile was shocked: "Yes!"
In fact, she was still a little confused, but she didn't dare to show it. After all, she had a history of defecting from Gong Xiangxiao and succumbing to Yun Fenghuang. If she showed some fear now... Who knew if Yun Fenghuang would doubt her? Will he defect to the emperor again
She knew Jieyu's methods and tricks. Even if Ji was really in trouble this time, Yun Fenghuang might not have the means to kill her.
For Xile, who wants to live on her own despite giving up her family, this kind of master is what scares her the most.
She didn't dare to think too much and could only silently pray that Ji Muzi would go well.
Yun Fenghuang knew what he was thinking, but he had no intention of continuing to comfort him. He just avoided Xile and called Xijing to come over.
Just like what she said to Ji Muzi, the matter was so big that it was one thing for Ji's people to charge forward, but how could it be possible to place all hope on Ji Muzi