Thinking of this possibility, Marquis Minyang frowned slightly: "Father, after my child asked me just now, although we were not responsible for the auspicious beast thing this time, our family did arrange personnel at the Royal Beast Garden, and some of them even It has something to do with the empress in the palace, does this?"
"What happened to that white tiger? Can we find out?" Duke Ye did not answer him directly, "Is it man-made or is he too weak to be used to the animal garden?"
"As far as the child knows, it seems that it has not adapted well since entering the Royal Beast Garden." Marquis Minyang said truthfully, "But because it is auspicious and Chunjia personally sent it there, the Royal Beast Garden does not dare to say anything. I can serve him in various ways. But after I have tried every means to delay it for many days, the white tiger is still getting weaker day by day. Now I see that it is dying, and I am worried that it will not be able to explain if it dies, so I bite the bullet and report it."
Duke Ye said in a deep voice: "The Imperial Beast Garden is owned by the royal family. Even if this matter is reported, it should be reported to the imperial court through the hands of the young master. How could it be Ouyang Yanran, an old man, who brought it to the Taichu Palace? He is an imperial prince. Doctor Shitai, what does it have to do with the Royal Beast Garden? It seems that this matter is probably caused by Chunjia."
In this case, he ordered, "Send a message to the queen, asking her to erase all the people and things that have anything to do with the Royal Beast Garden, so that Chunjia will not mess around. Ask her again, where is the Royal Beast Garden? Is there any clue left?"
This is inside the palace. As for Ji's side, "Let people spread the news about Chunjia's great success. They disguised the ordinary yellow tiger as a white tiger and pretended to be auspicious. As a result, they were discovered by the Royal Beast Garden, which was familiar with animals... Chunjia was so heartbroken that he actually wanted to kill him. Wipe out everyone in the Royal Beast Garden."
Marquis Minyang asked in confusion: "Father, is that indeed a white tiger? Even if people who have never seen it outside don't believe it, wouldn't it be enough if the Royal Beast Garden takes the cage out and lets people take a look?"
By then, wouldn’t their efforts to spread rumors be in vain
It would be better to just say that Chunjia's virtues are not enough and his blessings are meager, and he cannot support the auspicious beast's survival in the human world.
"What do you know?" Duke Ye Guo said, "Emperor Shenzong had never played with such auspicious beasts at that time. There were white deer, white bears, and white tigers... At that time, my father was Shenzong's confidant, and Shenzong ascended the throne. The white deer of that year was dedicated to his father! For this reason, my father also learned a little bit about the situation of these auspicious beasts: the auspicious beasts must be young animals, otherwise they are used to staying in the mountains and wilds, and rarely can Get used to the complicated world."
"Being presented to the emperor with great fanfare, and then sent to the Imperial Beast Garden with great splendor, and being served by the people inside like an ancestor, yet he still died in depression, that's too much!"
"The few who survived no longer had the same energy as when they were traversing the mountains and forests."
"Although my father has never seen the white tiger auspicious beast this time, I guess it is in a similar condition."
"I lived a good life in the mountains and forests. How can I be happy once I'm caught and locked up in such a big cage? I'm so angry that I just don't want to live anymore, just like those Haidongqing who would rather die than surrender."
"Of course it could be that he was overly frightened."
"No matter which one it is, it's really not a good time now anyway."
"In that case, Chunjia might have some backup plans to save the white tiger. With his scheming, he will not be able to tell the world at that time. This is because of his profound blessings, so he came to the Royal Beast Garden in person. The auspicious beast that was originally dying, If you have the blessing and protection of the Emperor, you will live."
"But if we do this, Chunjia will have no choice but to bring Bai Hu to everyone to refute the rumors, whether he likes it or not."
Duke Ye's expression was subtle, "Originally, animals are afraid of places with many people, let alone the curiosity of the people. Who would miss the opportunity to see the auspicious beasts with their own eyes? In such a situation, how could a beast who grew up in the mountains not be more and more frightened? ? In short, no matter whether this white tiger can survive or not, since Chunjia said it is auspicious, it is better for it to die."
Marquis Minyang suddenly realized: "Father, don't worry, the child understands - there are still some firecrackers left over from last year's celebration in the warehouse at home. Although more than half a year has passed, they are still usable. When the time comes, it will be time for someone to bring them to the auspicious beast to pay tribute to the auspicious beast." Beasts ward off evil spirits!”
Even if the white tiger can survive the crowd of people watching, if a few firecrackers are suddenly thrown into the crowd, it will shock everyone, let alone a sick animal
Don't be afraid that the beast will not die when the time comes.
With such a death, not to mention who wins in the blame game, Chunjia's auspiciousness is gone anyway - even if the Ji family loses in the blame game, they will not lose.
After all, Chunjia's throne was meant to be more stable, and with such auspiciousness, it was almost considered destiny!
How can a powerful official like the Ji family behave like this
So the white tiger must die.
As long as this living auspiciousness dies, no matter whether it dies because of the emperor, because of Guo Zuo, or because of the treacherous officials, in short, this heavenly favor is gone.
Then Chunjia's love from heaven is naturally weakened.
After all, a true dragon that is truly blessed by nature will surely benefit the world, let alone an auspicious beast that he has personally painted? Even if someone attempts to murder, it should not be successful.
Otherwise, how could there be a saying that auspicious people have their own destiny
"The auspicious beast is just a lure, used to fool the people below." Ye Guogong said slowly, "If you can kill him, kill him. The key is what exactly does Chunjia want to do this time? He is going to comfort the Ancestral Temple soon. , something is wrong with Rui Shou now, and it is not good for him... unless Rui Shou gets better in these five days. Or, he plans to make Rui Shou get better after comforting the Ancestral Temple? "
Originally, something happened to the auspicious beast, but it was actually a big or small matter.
If word spreads, it becomes a big deal; if it doesn't spread, it becomes a trivial matter.
Anyway, when he got the white tiger, he had already shown off Chunjia's virtues to the world. After that, no one would stare at the Royal Beast Garden all day long to see if the white tiger was eating well and sleeping soundly.
The normal approach was that Bai Hu was dying and was quietly reported to the imperial court. Even if Chunjia was angry, he would do so quietly and quietly in private. On the surface, he would suppress the matter and pretend that nothing had happened.
Like this time, the Yushitai doctor personally led his people to consecrate the emperor in front of the ministers, and the emperor immediately set up a beast garden, which was a deliberate attempt to cause trouble in the city.
Duke Ye thought for a while and said uncertainly: "Is he planning to play another trick of destiny?"
Now everyone in the imperial capital knew that Bai Hu was in trouble, which was a blow to Chunjia's view of being blessed and recognized by God. But isn’t this a sign of comfort that the Ancestral Temple is around the corner? If Chunjia took the regent and his son to visit the Ancestral Temple, the white tiger would suddenly become more energetic!
Well, it goes without saying that the ministers in the temple may still understand it tacitly, but how can the common people in the countryside know so much? They will only firmly believe that Chunjia is really a wise king, and he is blessed by the ancestors of the Gongxiang family and God.
"But so what?" Marquis Minyang frowned and said, "What can ignorant people do?"
Duke Ye said calmly: "It is true that ignorant people cannot do anything to our family directly for Chunjia, but you must not forget that since Chunjia joined forces with the regent and won over Zheng Ju, why didn't Chunjia directly do what he did to your mother? Kill him? It's just because everyone in the world knows that he is the one who supported the throne of our family, and we even married our most outstanding legitimate daughter to him and became the queen."
"His aunt's grandmother, aunt's mother, and aunt's wife are all members of our family."
"If he dares to kill us without a reasonable reason, everyone in the world will talk about him, and the history books will not forget his viciousness... This emperor is very ambitious and wants to leave his name in history. How could he do this? Bad reputation?”
"But if in the eyes of the people of the world he is the true emperor who is loved and cherished by God, and the heir that the ancestors of the Gongxiang clan dream of, then even if he lets Zheng Ju rush in directly and slaughter our whole family, do you think that the world What would people say?”
"They will say that others should just pay it back. Such a virtuous emperor must have killed a traitor and a traitor. Even without Chunjia spreading rumors, someone would have made a bunch of charges against our family and nailed us as a traitor."
Marquis Minyang's face became solemn. He knew that his father's words were not alarmist, because there had been such an example in the previous dynasty. After a person's reputation was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if he was found to have done bad things in private, there would be consequences. There is no room for black and white; conversely, if a person is considered despicable, then he will be considered to have ulterior motives for doing anything casually.
In fact, there was a ready-made harem in the imperial dynasty: Yuan Yuniang had been harsh on the palace people for many years, and she had murdered low-level concubines. So much so that before she fell out of favor, there were no concubines in the palace. Sometimes everyone was too lazy to use their brains, thinking that she was the one who did it. .
What
Find out it's not her
It must be Chunjia and Queen Mother Yuan who are trying to sideline her again and find a scapegoat!
"Father, it's only been a few days since Chunjia came to comfort the Ancestral Temple. Rumors have spread to the point where Chunjia is forced to show the white tiger to the public. I'm afraid it won't be enough." Marquis Minyang muttered, "If Chunjia comforts the Ancestral Temple and the white tiger regains its energy, then even if We use firecrackers, but there is no guarantee that it will die."
Moreover, "Chunjia is a cunning person. If he exposes the white tiger to the public, how can he not be prepared? He can even send people to mix in the crowd to disturb the white tiger and frame our family."
"Even these days, other auspicious signs are secretly prepared to replace the white tiger."
Ye Guogong said: "What you said makes sense, so with the white tiger, kill if you can, and the focus is still on Chunjia. The idea you said last time was a good one, let's follow it. It's just that this time, the father is a little bit I'm not sure what Chunjia's intentions are, but I'm afraid that he will be harmful to the two empresses in the palace. After all, your sister stayed at the palace, and the Empress Dowager has gotten old and hasn't had much control over the years. As for the Queen, although She is young, but she is closely watched by Concubine Xian and others, and it is inconvenient for her to act."
"If Chunjia takes advantage of the situation to do something in the harem..."
He was silent for a moment and sighed, "You must know that auspicious changes occur... sometimes it also indicates the death of a member of the royal family!"
Not just any member of the royal family can use the word "collapse" when someone dies.
Apart from the emperor himself, only the empress dowager and the empress dowager are qualified to say that the mountains and mausoleums have collapsed after their death.
If the auspicious beast dies and follows the death of the Empress Dowager, in the eyes of those foolish men and women, it is completely logical and reasonable: isn’t the death of the white tiger a sign that the Empress Dowager and she are going to meet the late emperors
As for the current Ji family, if the Empress Dowager really makes a mistake, the loss will be incalculable and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Duke Ye's eyes were dark.