Chen Zhu swallowed his saliva and then said hastily: "The people in Yushouyuan confessed that the royal family has not had any heirs for three generations, and even... Even the reason why the late Emperor Xiaozong exterminated his heirs was because... because the Empress Dowager and his mother, the Empress Dowager, Caused by intentionally raising civet cats!"
After saying this, Yun Fenghuang and his attendants were shocked: "Seriously?"
Seeing Chen Zhu nodding affirmatively, Yun Fenghuang took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and said, "But I don't know how the civet cat hindered the heirs of the Tian family?"
Regarding the fact that Empress Dowager Ji had no good intentions for keeping civet cats in the palace, no matter whether she, Concubine Xuan or Ruifei, any concubine who was in the same position as Chunjia was not suspicious.
The problem is, the key has never been found.
After all, these civet cats roamed between palaces. Except for the rare case of the palace maid Miaocai who died after being scratched and bitten, at most they only damaged the face of a certain concubine.
And someone like Yun Fenghuang, who is very suspicious and sick, has been vigilant since she first took charge of the first palace, and will not give any civet cats a chance to get close to her... Anyway, she hasn't seen what those civet cats have done to her so far
Therefore, when I heard that the two generations of Phoenix Masters actually used this little beast to deceive the third generation of direct descendants of the Gongxiang family, even Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but be confused, "Although not everyone is raising civet cats in the community, there are quite a lot of them." . I am from the Xie family in the North, and some aunts and sisters in the family also keep one or several civet cats for fun... But after leaving the palace, they still have children? "
After all, civet cats have been kept by people for many years. If they were seriously raised and they would hinder the offspring, how could there be no news
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The imperial envoy conveyed a lot of medical theories, such as the Three Corpse Insects and the like. I have little education, so I couldn't write them all down. In short, this confession has been obtained by several adults in the court who are proficient in the art of Xinglin. Agreed." Chen Zhu wiped cold sweat, "Even the clan members were alerted. When the servant came, His Majesty had already sent someone to invite Her Royal Highness Princess Dongxing and other clan members."
The two generations of the direct branch of the Gongxiang family have declined due to their small population, but there are still some brothers and sisters of Shenzong and their descendants.
Although the vassal kings were enshrined outside and could not return to the capital without an imperial edict, the princesses were not subject to this restriction because they could not inherit the throne.
Therefore, some were wealthy or disliked that the fiefdom was not as prosperous as the Imperial Capital, some wanted to facilitate the relationship with the emperor, and some were unwilling to part ways because their consorts and their heirs were serving as officials in the court... In short, the Imperial Capital was home to several eldest princesses and princesses.
Although these are all married women, they are all of the Gongxiang family's bloodline after all, and most of them are the elders of Chunjia. How can they not be present for a major event involving the heirs of the three emperors and princes
And since Chunjia invited these people to the temple, I am afraid that this time the target will not only be aimed at the Ji family, but also the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji will not let them go.
Yun Fenghuang was surprised at the emperor's ruthlessness, but also felt a little confused.
Last time, everyone was waiting to see how Chunjia would break the situation. The Chao family traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to avenge her husband, but he quietly made a change in the court; this time, everyone was waiting to see the emperor, the regent and his son, comfort the Ancestral Temple. At this time, what will happen? Even after the news of the auspicious beast's accident came out, people inside and outside determined that the accident to the auspicious beast with eyes and bones must be related to the trip to the Ancestral Temple.
Then what
A trip to the Ancestral Temple is a hoodoo, and auspicious animals are also a hoodoo.
The real drama is the veterinarians in the Royal Beast Garden who no one even knows their names!
Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but recall the conversation between her and Chun Jia. Of course, it wasn't the time when Chun Jia was killed horribly by her when she deliberately hid her clumsiness, but the time when this pro-in-law didn't need to hide her true chess prowess and killed her. When you want to vomit blood.
Her own chess style is one of eccentricity and aggressiveness, while Chunjia's style is erratic and erratic, making moves here and there, seemingly at random. In the end, the opponent often dies without knowing how. This is also Not long ago, she got interested and asked him to play chess, but she regretted not winning the game.
You don't know what he wants to do until the end.
...Speaking of such an emperor, can you really hide the things you do in private from him
Yun Fenghuang was a little sad. She felt that her life was too miserable. It was okay to enter the palace in a daze. Why did she have to catch up with such a shrewd and powerful emperor
Not to mention comparing herself to those idiots in the history books who don't know how to differentiate between rice and rice, it would be better to replace her with someone like Xiaozong!
How wicked is this, Mr. Ji
There are so many children from the clan, and the orphans and widowers who were selected from thousands of people met Chunjia
Thinking about it this way, it seems that her moral character is not much better, otherwise she would be in trouble with Chunjia...
Forget it!
After calming down, Yun Fenghuang said slowly: "What about Ji? How is Ji now?"
"Of course Ji is complaining for the two empresses." Chen Zhu said, "The servant also saw some servants running to Qingci Palace and Yanfu Palace, thinking they were going to inform the two empresses... But judging from the imperial city envoy The appearance is conclusive evidence..."
Of course the evidence is conclusive, Yun Fenghuang thought to himself. Chunjia, a person who can tolerate it, is not just dealing with the Ji family now. He is not even planning to let go of the two biggest cards of the Ji family, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Ji. If you have passed, how could you not be fully prepared before launching
Even if the Empress Dowager and Empress Ji rush to the front court at this moment, they may be unable to save their lives.
She didn't want to miss such a big excitement, so she immediately ordered: "Ge me dress up, and I will go and have a look."
Concubine Xian was still thinking about whether to wear a sweet bun or a frightening bun, but in front of the court, an explosion had already occurred!
The grievances between the emperor and the Ji family were well known to all civil and military officials in the dynasty.
During this period, many people were aware of the imminent storm.
Therefore, if a big change occurs recently, even if it is a palace change, everyone is mentally prepared and will not be too surprised.
But no one thought that this destined dispute would be opened in such a way. Although most scholars at this moment have some knowledge of the art of Qihuang, the matter was serious, and after a lot of noise, the emperor and his ministers still left the hospital. , and all the veterinarians that Dijing could find in a short time were summoned!
Even the Imperial City Secretary put the civet cats in the Royal Beast Garden into cages and piled dozens of them waiting at the palace gate.
After such a battle was laid out, Chunjia, who was sitting high on the throne, looked around and said slowly: "It concerns the two late emperors Xiaozong and Shenzong, as well as the scarcity of heirs before I last year, and it also involves the virtues of the emperor's grandmother and empress Jimu. , you should not ignore it. Today I summoned Qi Tai Hospital and all the veterinarians to thoroughly investigate the truth in front of the civil and military officials of the court and all the royal aunts and sisters, so as to distinguish right from wrong... Do you have any objections?"
Duke Yi Guo and others below naturally all said in unison that His Majesty is wise. The clansmen headed by the eldest princess all had sinking faces and had no objections.
After all, the imperial power has declined over the years, and these golden people have to work hard to keep a low profile, and their status and power are far less than when Shenzong was in power.
At that time, although Shenzong did not give much preferential treatment to his sisters and nieces, he would not withhold what was due.
When Neng Jun is in power, as long as the clan members and nobles do not seek death and maintain basic majesty and dignity, there will always be no problem.
But in the later years of Shenzong's reign, when the Ji family came to power, even Emperor Xiaozong was so angry that he died in depression. How could he take them seriously
Although he did not say that he deliberately caused trouble for them, the Ji family controlled the government and developed party members, which actually suppressed the status and power of them and their husbands and children.
Moreover, several of the clan daughters' husbands took the initiative to join the Ji family in order to be promoted, which made them even more confused.
After all, a woman's status these days is closely related to her natal family. Just like when the Ji family was powerful before, Queen Ji didn't take Chunjia and the Queen Mother Yuan seriously at all, but she still lived a prosperous life, and no one in the Sixth Palace dared to disobey. Shenzong Even if you don't take special care of your aunts, sisters, and nieces when you are in power, life will never be difficult after they decline or leave the cabinet.
Because they are the daughters of the Gongxiang family, no matter how the emperor does not favor them, how can he sit back and watch them being bullied by outsiders
But since the time of Emperor Xiaozong, the royal family has gradually declined, and the status of the eldest daughters in their husband's family has also quietly changed.
Not to mention being deliberately harsh, but it is impossible to settle things in the back house like before.
It's okay for Princess Dongxing, who is already an old lady, but the younger ones, whose husbands are still in their prime, how can they not lament the decline of the royal family in front of the orioles in the backyard, so that their husbands don't let themselves go? In your eyes? !
"Your Majesty, please think twice!" These people all agreed with Chunjia's handling method, but Duke Ye had to stand up and stop him, saying in a deep voice, "How can the empress dowager and the empress dowager be the little ones in the Royal Beast Garden? Can a veterinarian slander you? Your Majesty, as the grandson of the Empress Dowager and the heir of the Empress Dowager, heard such ridiculous remarks and did not think about dealing with the person who spread the rumors seriously, but instead went to war. How could it be done by the Son of Man? "
"Furthermore, His Majesty Emperor Shenzong has always been wise and courageous, and His Majesty Xiaozong is also pure filial piety and astute. Neither of the two late emperors are stupid people. They are still in charge of the Imperial City. How could they be tricked by a mere civet cat to have an heir?"
"Is it possible that the Imperial City Department of the Taiyuan Hospital, who came from the time of His Majesty the Emperor Shenzong, knew the inside story but no one was loyal, so they all worked together to hide it from His Majesty?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the imperial envoy Sun Yu, who was under his eyes, either intentionally or unintentionally, and said in amusement, "If I remember correctly, Sun Zi Xun, you also came from the time of the late Emperor Xiaozong. At that time, there were civet cats in the palace... Why didn’t your Imperial City Secretary say anything about such beasts being harmful to the heirs? The Imperial City Secretary monitors the world, and the Royal Beast Garden is also one of them, isn’t it?!”
Then he looked at a group of imperial doctors not far away, "Same as Gu Yuanzhang, you are more senior than Sun Tzu Xun. You were admitted to the imperial hospital when Emperor Shenzong was emperor. You even asked for a pulse from His Majesty Xiaozong. Why do all the veterinarians know this? Son, you have been going up and down the hospital for so many years, but you haven’t noticed anything?!”
Duke Yi couldn't help but stood up and reprimanded: "Absurd! Are you openly threatening the Imperial City Department and the Taiyuan Hospital in front of His Majesty and in front of everyone?!"
"I made a mistake?" Lord Ye snorted, stroked his long beard, and said proudly, "If someone tells your majesty, not long after Prince Duan of Fuyang passed away, his mother, Princess Zhuang, died immediately. , the Fuyang Palace completely fell into the hands of the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, because there was an inside story - Concubine Zhuang was actually murdered by the loving mother, the Empress Dowager! But I don’t know whether your majesty will conduct a thorough investigation, or strictly deal with those who spread rumors? "
Astonishingly, it was clearly stated that Chunjia did not trust and protect his mother-in-law enough. He was nominally the heir of Xiaozong, but in fact he still cherished the affection of King Fuyang!
Everyone subconsciously looked at Chunjia on the throne!