He looked around and said, "All of you here today are ministers of the state, and there is no outsider, so I will take this opportunity to talk to you about my heart." ”

In fact, there are nearly 30 courtiers present at the moment, including people from the Tan Party, the Emperor, and the Neutral Party. No one could figure out why Jinshang said this, and they all waited to hear what he was saying.

The emperor looked at Liu Zhengming and the other three old ministers again: "In order to maintain the orthodoxy of heaven, the three Qing families did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for righteousness, which really makes me admire." However, there are many things involved in this matter, and there are other hidden secrets, so I think I need to hear what the other two people mean. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and said to a mica screen next to the spiritual seat, "I've been waiting for a long time after having a mother. ”

All the courtiers were taken aback, and even King Tan showed a look of surprise. The screen has been placed there for a long time, so it has not attracted anyone's attention, and there must have been no one behind the screen before, but I don't know when I sent someone to invite the Queen Mother to come over and wait there.

Two of the woman's soft coughs came from behind the screen, and the Queen Mother whispered, "It's okay." ”

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to say more, Cong Zhen first came to speak righteously: "Da Yan Ancestral Training, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, even if it is the Queen Mother's respect, it must not be violated!" ”

This is to say that this is the front court, where the monarchs and ministers discuss important matters, and the harem and palace relatives are not qualified to come, no matter what rhetoric the queen mother can come up with to defend the present, it is against the ancestral teachings.

King Tan is also wondering, at this time, the second brother really thinks that moving out of the queen mother will be able to reverse the situation by interceding for him? There has never been a precedent in this dynasty for a woman to influence the battle for a position. When the queen mother is invited to come out, doesn't she give people a handle and fall behind?

The emperor said indifferently: "Don't worry about Cong Qing's family, although it is not easy for the palace to set foot in the Imperial Palace, but what I want to say later when I want to invite my mother today is definitely not a national event, but a family matter." It is precisely because this family matter is closely related to the state affairs discussed by your family that I have to make this decision and invite the queen mother to be present. ”

Cong Zhen had nothing to say about it, and everyone was waiting in confusion.

A long sigh from the Queen Mother came from behind the screen, and before she could speak, she suddenly called softly: "Zhuo Jin? Then there were a few footsteps, and a young woman dressed in a vegan body stepped out from behind the screen.

After the eldest princess of Taiheng stepped out of the screen with a solemn face, a pair of red and swollen beautiful eyes stared at King Tan, and her expression was full of awe-inspiring majesty that was not commensurate with her age.

King Tan's heart trembled when he heard the queen mother's soft call, and when he saw the eldest princess appear, looking at him with condemnation and resentment in his eyes, he finally began to understand the layout of the second brother - so it is!

Only at this moment, he saw that the shape was about to be completely reversed, and he realized that the second brother invited his mother to come out, and it was by no means as simple as refuting the accusation of his unfilial piety. Original, come, such as, this!

Most of the courtiers have never seen the eldest princess in person, and when they saw that a famous female dependent suddenly came out, they all didn't know why, and they guessed whether this was the daughter of the guilty minister of the Zhao family. However, the old minister Liu Zhengming had seen the eldest princess when he was young, and because he stood in front and heard the call of the queen mother, he knew his identity, and hurriedly bowed to Shili: "Weichen has seen the eldest princess of Taiheng." ”

The rest of the courtiers also reacted, and they saw it.

"Don't dare to be," the eldest princess said in a cold tone, and gently blessed her in return for the gift, "Your Excellency, please get up." ”

The emperor was slightly disgusted and said, "Why do you need to come out? ”

The eldest princess said: "Brother Huang, forgive me, the little sister listened to the words of the adults behind the screen, and she was really depressed, and she couldn't help but show up, and she couldn't help but show up. ”

The emperor said no more. From the perspective of the Great Yan etiquette, the princess's avoidance of foreign men is always slightly more lenient than that of the palace family, and today's affairs are in a hurry, and everyone's attention is focused on the major events that are about to change the day, and no one cares about these subsections for the time being.

"Regarding Miss Zhao's entry into the palace, I am also an important person to handle, and on this occasion, I have to come out to tell you about the past." The eldest princess glanced at King Tan again, and said, "Last year's Midyear Festival, I went to Taimiao with my two brothers to worship my ancestors, and on the way back, I happened to meet Miss Zhao who was kidnapped by a strongman, and I saved her. At that time, the imperial brother took pity on her plight, said that he exempted her from the crime of joint sitting, and wanted to arrange another way out for her. At that time, the imperial brother did not say a word to ask her to enter the palace, and it was actually me who really wanted Miss Zhao to enter the palace. ”

It's just an experience half a year ago, and speaking of it at this time, the eldest princess, the emperor and the king of Tan all feel a little like a world apart. If there had not been that encounter, if that day had been missed with her, how different would it be today?

"It's my guess that the royal brother seems to be in love with Miss Zhao out of pity and secretly affection, so he insisted on letting Miss Zhao enter the palace to accompany me as a maid. It was also after I entered the palace that I tried my best to place her in Longxi Pavilion to accompany the imperial brother. The eldest princess set her eyes on King Tan again, "As early as the day I first met her, the third brother also promised me personally that he would not reveal Miss Zhao's identity. ”

King Tan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

Seeing this, the members of the Tan Party among the courtiers couldn't help but secretly wonder: such a renegligent promise is not a bad deed, why is the prince's expression so grim?

The rest of the people were muttering: What is the connection between these past and today's events?

The eldest princess laughed softly: "The third brother had a talk about courting Miss Zhao that day, I thought it was just a joke, but I didn't think about it, when Miss Zhao entered the palace, she became more and more happy with the royal brother, but the third brother never gave up on her, and even did not hesitate to sneak into the palace maid to find her." ”

Hearing this, the courtiers who didn't know why generally understood what she meant by the semantics, and looked at King Tan one after another.

"You don't know that just ten days ago, there was a major event that almost wanted to change the day." The eldest princess slowly paced a few steps and asked the emperor with her eyes, and the emperor nodded.

The so-called abduction by the strongman can be vaguely mentioned, but if Qiwen was taken to Tanwangfu in public, it would really damage her reputation. Sooner or later, she will be made a concubine, and it is difficult to say what impact this past will have on the future.

The emperor knew that Qiwen didn't care about this, and he didn't care either, and now it was clear that it was more beneficial for them to make it clear. They need to keep the overall situation in mind and strive for the most practical and long-term interests, so they cannot ignore this subsection.

Besides, history is always written by the victors, and after the victory, it is a piece of cake to try to influence the evaluation of the people below and whitewash the reputation. In the past, there were still emperors who accepted widows into the palace as concubines, but now that lady is not a very famous and a series of gorgeous nicknames?

The eldest princess was confirmed by the second brother, so she said with confidence: "The third brother actually took advantage of the opportunity of the imperial brother to go to the Taimiao to pray for his father, sneaked into the dormitory of Longxi Pavilion in the middle of the night, and forcibly abducted Miss Zhao from the palace. ”

At this moment, everyone's eyes on King Tan changed instantly. Earlier, I heard that the main stream of the eldest prince accused King Tan of being jealous of doing such a thing, and the vast majority of the courtiers still didn't think so, and they were all a little puzzled when they heard this, if they didn't really have a heart for the woman and insisted on snatching it, how could they even do such a ridiculous thing as breaking into Longxi Pavilion?

The emperor had dropped out of the court for three days, and the courtiers had already guessed what the reason was, and when they compared it with this matter, they all knew it.

Dong Huayun, who is the backbone of the Tan Party, is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, who stepped forward and said: "Please forgive Weichen for being rude, but the princess wants to say that the three princes are all jealous of competing with the saint, so they deliberately provoke trouble and incite the ministers to accuse the saint of unfilial piety?" This statement is too absurd to be true! The prince cares about the world, even if there was a princess who said that he broke into Longxi Pavilion at night, it must be for the sake of the overall situation, not why he is jealous! ”

"Not bad!" Xu Wen, the left attendant of the ministry, said, "The prince saw that the Zhao woman was confusing the king's heart, so he came up with this plan to take her out of the palace, what's wrong?" If the Holy Lord had escaped from the woman and had not found her, he would not have done the absurd act of delaying the first emperor's illness for her, and maybe the first emperor would still be alive at this time! ”

When the eldest princess heard them reversing black and white like this, her face was already red with anger, and she couldn't help but shout angrily: "You guys are talking nonsense! ”

"Brocade." The Queen Mother's voice suddenly came from behind the screen, interrupting the eldest princess, "These two Qing families don't know Yuan Ying's sincerity, so it's normal for people to guess like this, and it's understandable." ”

Dong Huayun and Xu Wen couldn't hear it clearly, so they looked at King Tan together. King Tan's eyes were dim, but he was still silent, as if what the people in front of him said had nothing to do with him.

The Queen Mother cleared her throat and continued: "Yuan Ying once personally admitted to the mourning family that he had true feelings for that Miss Zhao, and he also called that girl from Longxi Pavilion to meet him under the guise of me, and the mourning family didn't take it seriously at that time. I didn't expect it...... Alas, he was obsessed with the girl like this, and just because he couldn't get her, he did such things to his brother in order to get revenge. If anyone in your family doesn't believe it, you might as well ask Yuan Ying on the spot if what the mourning family said is true. ”

The subordinates dared to contradict the eldest princess, but they never had the guts to be so presumptuous to the queen mother. And the prestige of the queen mother is far beyond the reach of the eldest princess, what the queen mother said, the courtiers don't refute, and they almost don't even question it.

Seeing that King Tan himself did not mean to deny it, all the courtiers, including the members of the Tan Party, almost believed that he was moved by Qiwen's true feelings. For a while, all the party henchmen were embarrassed and embarrassed, and they all thought: The prince really went to think about the woman, and he was really young and vigorous, regardless of the overall situation, how could he fall into such a handle for others?

Now, King Tan has nothing to deny and refute. The words came out of his own mouth, so did he still accuse his mother and sister of lying in public? The crime he prepared for the second brother was unfilial piety, if he was so rude to his mother, what else could he accuse the second brother?

"Not bad." The eldest princess sneered, "Afterwards, Miss Zhao escaped from the Tan Palace, and for fear that the palace gate would be intercepted, she went to my residence for the time being. The third brother chased me to my house, and he also admitted to me that he was sincere to Miss Zhao and begged me to hand him over. Do you want to say that the queen mother and I deliberately lied and spread rumors because we favored the royal brother? ”

The two courtiers looked at each other, speechless.

"I didn't agree because I was afraid that Miss Zhao was in love with the imperial brother. Later, when the royal brother found him, he returned Miss Zhao to him. I thought that when I saw Miss Zhao and the imperial brother had a deep relationship, the third brother would give up, but I didn't expect that he would be angry and use such means to deal with the imperial brother, not only to break up the imperial brother and Miss Zhao, but also to put Miss Zhao to death. ”

The eldest princess took two steps towards King Tan, "I really want to ask the third brother, and I also ask everyone present, although Miss Zhao is the daughter of a criminal minister, it is not a violation of the etiquette law if the criminal minister did not enter the inner court as a slave after that, right?" The imperial brother has always been fair, no matter how much he dotes on Miss Zhao, he has never canonized her as a concubine, he would rather let his loved one suffer grievances than break the rules, what is the crime? As for what kind of neglect to delay his father's illness, it is even more of a fictitious thing! As we all know, most of the eunuchs in the palace are Qiao Anguo's henchmen, how can those people's statements be credible? Isn't it all too clear what the third brother did today's bureau for? ”

As soon as her voice fell, the entire hall fell silent, and it was almost audible that a pin dropped.

In fact, as we all know, King Tan has coveted the throne for a long time, no matter what the position of the courtiers present, even including the queen mother and the eldest princess who testified, no one will be naïve enough to believe that he is fighting for the throne completely for the sake of fighting for women, at most he will only feel that this is one of the reasons, and it can only be a secondary reason.

But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what these people in the front court and the back court think, the key is to let out this statement, so that those people outside who don't know the inside story hear that the queen mother and the princess testified in person that King Tan wanted to seize the throne because of jealousy, of course those people will believe it!

This is much more reliable than having a eunuch testify about the emperor's delay in his father's illness.

The emperor and Yuan Ying are fighting a battle of wind reviews, whoever can take the lead in ruining the reputation of the other party will win, this so-called wind criticism is not limited to the court.

No matter how much the courtiers present believed, they all understood the situation and knew that the three princes had lost the opportunity to justify themselves forever.

At the same time, in the eyes of an upright old minister like Liu Zhengming, Yuan Ying's image was also greatly discounted. If such a prince who dares to break into Longxi Pavilion at night for a woman is a great treasure, who can guarantee that he will be more reliable than today?

Liu Zhengming and the other three old ministers looked at each other, and they all felt that their faces were dull, and they each sighed.

The eldest princess sighed: "I'm too young, and I don't know anything about the affairs of the court, and what I say may be difficult to trust, but the words of the queen mother, you can still trust it, right?" What kind of person is the royal brother, and what kind of person is the third brother, if you don't listen to our mother and daughter, you should also have a number in your heart. ”

The emperor is strict and solemn, and has always had a reputation for not being close to women, but the king of Tan is famous far and wide, and he has a merry demeanor all year round, which is obvious to all. Whether the emperor delayed his father's illness in order to favor his concubine, or whether the king of Tan was jealous and spread rumors because of love and hatred, which of the two is easier to win people's trust is already self-evident.

The queen mother behind the screen also sighed for a long time, and said earnestly: "Since now I have taken over as the unification, I have saved internal money everywhere and reduced the amount of money, but the Ciqing Palace has been very rich in all kinds of use, and since more than a year, I have taken care of the first emperor and the mourning family a lot, and there are countless examples, and the Zhiyang Palace is up and down, which is obvious to all." Today's filial piety to the first emperor can be expressed in heaven and earth. On the night of the death of the first emperor, the situation in the Longxi Pavilion was unknown, but if it was said that the first emperor would be delayed for the sake of a woman, the mourning family would never be believed. ”

If the Queen Mother had said this when she had just arrived, it would not have been much convincing, and it would have been much easier to be convincing when everyone had accepted King Tan's love for Qiwen.

The Queen Mother coughed lightly a few more times, and her tone was even more painful and regretful: "Yuan Ying, why do you make waves so much for a woman?" You make people accuse Yuanchen of being unfilial, is your filial piety like this, even if your father's soul in the sky cannot rest in peace? ”

For a while, there was no sound in the hall. Everyone's eyes were focused on King Tan.

The emperor looked at King Tan silently.

That time, after hearing Qiwen talk about Yuan Ying's past when she went down to find her, this is the plan he made. Gradually lead Yuan Ying to compete with him for Qiwen, so that Yuan Ying can see that he attaches great importance to Qiwen in every way, in order to ensure that Yuan Ying will eventually use Qiwen as a breakthrough to attack him.

He had already known Yuan Ying's attitude towards his mother, and he was still thinking of waiting for an opportunity to pick some rights and wrongs to let Yuan Ying's true form be revealed, so that he could win over his mother, but he didn't expect that because of the incident of breaking into Longxi Pavilion and the incident of the concubine a few days ago, Yuan Ying himself achieved this goal for him, and when he went to talk to his mother about his plan the day before yesterday, his mother agreed to help without any hesitation.

And the play that Qiwen brought Yuan Ying to the Ten Princes' Mansion that day helped him win the important ally of the eldest princess.

If you want to overpower the other party in reason, you don't necessarily need to argue with him on a case-by-case basis, as long as there is a way to prove that what he said is unreliable and prove that he is not a trustworthy person, then you can completely ignore what he says, it is enough to kill him with one blow.

Yuan Ying accused him of something bad, he didn't need to argue with him that he was actually very good, but instead turned to prove that Yuan Ying had bad intentions, and what he said was not credible, and the accusation would be self-defeating.

When Yuan Ying really made a fuss with Qiwen, he invited his mother and sister to confirm that Yuan Ying made these rights and wrongs out of jealousy, and there was no need to explain what delayed his father's illness.

The so-called plan is so simple that it may not sound reliable, but when it is actually implemented, it is very effective. As long as Yuan Yingxuan's breakthrough is Qiwen, no matter what the rhetoric is, he can fight back like this.

In the end, the same sigh was the king of Tan himself. As the saying goes, if you are not careful, you will lose all the games. At the beginning, it was just for a momentary convenience, and he claimed to be truly in love with Qiwen, but how could he have imagined that this would become the key to the second brother's counterattack.

I sued my second brother for being unfilial, and the second brother accused myself of being jealous and deliberately retaliating, if this was said by the second brother himself, it would be a big deal to become a different word, which is comparable. It's a pity, how can I get such a powerful witness as the queen mother and Zhuojin?

However, these two people testified in public, but they really claimed in front of them that they were sincere to that girl, and they couldn't even refute it, and they couldn't deny it.

After planning for a long time, paving for a long time, I felt that my planning was leaky and impeccable a moment ago, but I didn't expect that I had inadvertently sold such a big flaw. I never thought that my mother and sister, who seemed weak and useless, could bring a fatal blow to me at a critical moment.

He attacked with wind criticism, and the emperor also fought back with wind criticism. In the eyes of the world, he has become a person who fights and does everything to grab women with his brother, how else can he remedy his reputation and block the mouth of the world?

The battle of wind reviews, the battle of wind reviews!

bet all his bets on this time of the wind review dispute, vainly trying to completely push the second brother into the target of the public, but the result was to destroy his own wind review.

King Tan closed his eyes and smiled dejectedly and self-deprecatingly. If you gamble, you may lose, but no matter how much you calculated before, you never imagined that you would lose so simply and so funny.

However, his so-called loss is only limited to losing the battle of wind reviews.

The emperor turned around and said, "Zhuo Jin, the queen mother is unwell, you can accompany her back first." ”

The eldest princess nodded, Shi Li retired, and went back to the back of the screen.

King Tan stood close to the side corner, looked up in the direction of the back hall at this time, and saw his mother being supported by the eldest princess to the back door of the hall, the queen mother glanced back, and he briefly touched the eyes, and then stepped out of the threshold and left.

The two people who were once closer than their biological mother and son, but this time they looked at each other, but it was complicated and indescribable.

After that, there was silence for a long time in the Imperial Palace. And the silence at the moment can be described as dangerous.

The eyes of the members of the Tan Party were all fixed on King Tan, eager to see his reaction.

The battle for wind reviews has been cleared, but the prince still has chips in his hand. Most of the senior generals of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division are their own people, and they are all ready, but no matter how they plan now, the military power in their hands is also very limited.

The situation has fallen to this point, which can be said to be on the bow, and there is no choice but to completely tear your face and fight hard. If you don't fight hard, you can only wait for death. They have chosen a good camp, in order to fight for a rich future from the ministers of the dragon, of course, they have to fight hard, of course, they are not willing to sit back.

Some reckless generals are even considering directly pounced on the general to assassinate the emperor, and that's it.

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