I didn't sleep well this night, and it was easy to get to the morning of the next day, and I packed up and took a sedan chair to the palace, and the courtiers in the palace arrived earlier than before, probably because I couldn't sleep, and I got together in twos and threes to talk about what happened last night, and it was like a dream in a blink of an eye.

After a while, the time had passed, and the emperor did not come forward, and the ministers were suddenly very surprised, and they couldn't help but wonder if something had happened again.

After another cup of tea, Li Desheng entered the main hall and walked to the front to proclaim: "The emperor's dragon body is not good today, so you should go back first." ”

"This ......" doesn't mean that in the court today, what the emperor said in person has changed, you look at me, I see that you don't know why.

Li Desheng left after announcing his decree, and he had to go back to restore his life.

The courtiers have time to ask Li Desheng if he will go to court tomorrow, seeing that Li Gonggong is gone, yes, this is another busy work today, let's come tomorrow morning, when will this be the end.

Murong Mansion, Murong Xuan learned the news that Chunfu had been postponed and immediately went to the study to ask his father the reason. What happened to my father when he was called to the palace last night?

Murong Rui was thinking about things in his heart, when he heard a knock on the door and shouted, "Come in." ”

"Daddy." After Murong Xuan entered the house, he went straight to the point and asked the doubts in his heart, "What is the reason for the postponement of the Spring Festival?" "The last time it was postponed was because of officialdom.

When he came back too late last night, Murong Rui's mind was in chaos again, so he didn't ask Murong Xuan to come and talk about the affairs of the palace.

The holy decree of the postponement of the spring this morning has been issued, and Murong Xuan came to Murong Rui at this time, and he didn't feel that there was anything he couldn't tell his son.

"The emperor's dragon body is not safe, and it hasn't improved for so long." Murong Rui still hadn't figured out what the emperor's condition was, and said thoughtfully: "Whether the postponement has little impact on you, but it is beneficial." "Soon after autumn, spring is ushered in, and the time is a little tight.

"I understand." Murong Xuan saw that his father was a little puzzled, and asked, "Dad, what happened in the palace last night made you frown." ”

"The second prince's attempted rebellion was killed by the emperor on the spot." Mentioning this, Murong Rui's face condensed. "The emperor did not say anything about the specific situation, and neither I nor the ministers could do so." I didn't even hear any rumors before, which shows how strict the second prince's secrecy work is, but unfortunately it ended the same way after all.

After listening to his father's detailed explanation of last night's event, it was really a thrilling incident. He was also skeptical, "Did the Zunyi County Lord appear too suddenly?" "It's as if you knew the plan of the second prince early on, and waited in the Longhua Hall to save the driver? How did a girl take down the second prince without the power of a chicken, when the second prince was going to assassinate the emperor, then there must be a sharp weapon in his hand, he didn't believe that the lord of Zunyi could do this dangerous and difficult thing to save the county lord alone. The emperor didn't elaborate on what happened, and the rescue of the county lord became a mystery.

The emperor said this so that the truth would not be buried, was it indeed done by the county lord of Zunyi, or was it to cover up the truth of the matter by saving the county lord of Zunyi?

"I'm afraid that others will be with you and I." Murong Rui has not been able to guess what the emperor wants to achieve for the Zunyi County Lord, or only use the Zunyi County Lord as a guise to achieve or test some people?

"Now that there are only two princes left in the court, will the emperor take the three princes back to the palace?" In Murong Xuan's heart, this is already a sure thing. If the emperor wants to maintain the balance of power between the court and China, he will use the support of another person to suppress the powerful one, so as to achieve a situation where he is evenly matched with the great prince.

"Obvious opinion." Murong Rui nodded approvingly, "What the matter is depends on what the emperor means." "When the emperor can go to court, he can understand what happened in the palace that night. The emperor was afraid that he was hit hard last night, so he didn't want to say more.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ouyang Ye was sick in bed, and Ouyang Lin came with a full stomach.

"Dad, has my little sister always lived in the palace?" What Ouyang Lin couldn't figure out was that Ouyang who was supposed to stay in the mansion had not been in the mansion for more than a year, and his father told him not to ask too much at that time, and now he saw Ouyang in the Qinzheng Hall last night. And still staying by the emperor's side, how could he not think about it.

Ouyang Ye was displeased by his son's sudden questioning, "There are some things that you shouldn't ask." He didn't want to answer Ouyang Lin's question, he was annoying.

"But, Dad, the ministers of the DPRK and China saw it that night. This will be spread and the reputation of the house will be damaged. Ouyang Lin didn't understand, from the very beginning, whenever he asked about this little sister, his father always shirked it for various reasons, and it was so difficult to tell the truth. Don't even trust your own son?

Ouyang Lin was very puzzled by what his father was hiding, and even his eldest son was unwilling to talk about it. Can this make him not have a knot in his heart?

"That's something the emperor should consider." Ouyang Ye raised his eyes to warn his son, "Don't ask what you shouldn't know, no one can save you if you get into trouble." "He doesn't have a penchant for scaring his son.

Ouyang Lin saw his father's solemn appearance for the first time, and a few wisps of cold appeared in his heart for no reason, and he nodded in response to his father's wishes.

"Now is not the time, and you will understand by then." Ouyang Ye comforted Ouyang Lin a few words, and then sent someone away, he was a patient who needed to rest.

The next morning, the civil and military officials discussed whether the emperor still couldn't see the shadow of the emperor in the early court today, some people were really worried about the emperor's dragon body, and some people were not.

"The emperor has arrived." This sound can be regarded as a reassuring pill for the ministers, and they hope that the emperor can answer their questions.

Mu Haoyu sat on the dragon chair, his face looked much better than before, and he looked at the ministers below, and everyone had a little doubt on their faces.

At this time, Li Desheng stepped forward and read out aloud the results of the follow-up disposition of the two princes and the party under the signal of Mu Haoyu.

"Officials and thieves in the palace who collude with foreign ministers to commit rebellion will be ambushed on the spot, and all officials belonging to the two princes and one party, who have no contact, will be taken into custody for post-trial at the first rate, and once verified, they will be punished according to the criminal law." No one can escape, and it is even more impossible to drag the relationship and find someone to intercede. Today's courtiers are all holding their tails and believing themselves, so how can they have their heads in charge of other people's affairs.

The ministers have no objection to this matter, the second prince is the emperor's biological son, and he should be disappointed to see that his son can't wait for his big act and make a big rebellion.

What did the second prince be blinded by and do irreparable things, and the people who followed the second prince were all finished. The door is full of crimes, and how many people have to die and how much blood will be shed to calm the emperor's anger.

The guilty should be punished, and the meritorious should be rewarded, Mu Haoyu threw a thunderbolt in public. The ministers were stunned for a moment, and their surprised expressions suddenly appeared.

"I am deeply saddened by the previous incident, the prince who has been raised for twenty years is so bold that he dares to force the palace to seize the throne and hate to let me die, until I ignore my biological father, this rebellious son, I should never give birth to it." Mu Haoyu looked at the Manchu Dynasty civil and military with an indignant expression, "I don't want to mention this matter again, and I don't want to see someone relying on righteousness to force me to open up to the traitors, no matter who they are, they will be guilty of the same crime as the traitors." Deal with it according to the law. ”

Listening honestly, those who really want to intercede for their colleagues have already stood up, how can they get a deliberate warning from the emperor, unless they are really tired of crooked and dare to tease the emperor's dragon beard. Officialdom is self-preservation, and one is the reason that goes deep into the bone marrow.

Among the few remaining officials in the court, there are those who have not really taken refuge in the door of the second prince on the surface. Secretly, there are some officials who are optimistic about the second prince, but now that this has happened, for the sake of the lives and safety of the family, they dare not mention half a word, the emperor has already made up his mind to kill this time, whether it is related or not, he has to pass the review of the criminal department and then talk about other things.

Don't complain about the emperor's anger and show no mercy. Whoever sits in that position will not allow anyone to be disobedient, let alone his own son, the second prince is still too young, regardless of the consequences, who can blame him for a miserable end.

After this incident, there was only one prince left in the palace, and the pending storage position was suddenly unveiled at this time. There is no doubt that the eldest prince has at least half of the chances of winning the championship, and some officials have calculated their little Jiujiu in their hearts.

The officials of the eldest prince's faction are like a mirror, and although the emperor is suspicious of the eldest prince because of the matter of the second prince, it will be diluted after a long time, and by that time. The eldest prince doesn't have to do anything, the storage position is right in front of him, and it's really within reach.

Mu Haoyu's eyes turned around on the faces of the ministers, how could he not understand the different colors in some people's eyes, the slightly raised corners of his eyes could not hide the pride in his heart, hum, what a fool who forgot the pain after the scar was good.

Mu Haoyu will never let the wishful thinking in the minds of some of them become a reality, giving anyone a chance to take advantage of.

"The imperial heir is already thin, and I intend to recall the third prince Mu Jinming back to the palace." Mu Haoyu didn't give the ministers at his bottom time to react, and directly ordered, "The third prince will go directly to the court to listen to the government when he returns to the palace." ”

The will is not abrupt, most officials have a basic expectation in their hearts, that is, in the expected and unexpected, the emperor wants to balance the two forces in the court, after the complete collapse of the two princes and one party, the big prince is powerful, and it is bound to find another prince to contain the big prince, and the royal family is only left with the three princes who are outside the most suitable, this matter is expected, what is unexpected is that the emperor directly allows the three princes to participate in politics instead of finding someone to teach in the palace, with the current knowledge of the three princes, most officials are not very optimistic, The ability of the eldest prince is obvious to all, and it is not the best, and it is more than one grade better than the third prince who has never participated in politics and has a shallow foundation.

The emperor's intentions are really intriguing, whether it is to balance the power or to keep the remaining princes under his nose to watch, it is unknown, anyway, it is not a bad thing for the officials of the eldest prince's faction.

Those officials who often sang against the court did not dare to make another mistake because of the emperor's anger, and whether they opposed it or not, the final result was in the hands of the emperor, and what the emperor said was the holy decree, and daring to resist was purely impatient.

The wood has been completed, the rice has been cooked, and the eunuch who passed the decree took the holy decree and left, heading to Wenchang Academy.

"I said before that I would reward the lord of the county." Mu Haoyu ordered Li Desheng beside him to take the empty holy decree and put it on the imperial case, and took a pen and ink to write the content of the holy decree himself.

The ministers were very surprised by the emperor's move, but no one dared to stand up and ask, thinking in their minds what the emperor wanted to reward the lord of Zunyi, and he needed a letter from the imperial pen.

"I am deeply gratified that the county lord of Zunyi has a meritorious escort, although he is young, his courage is commendable." Mu Haoyu put down his pen and said, "I decided to make an exception to the county lord of Zunyi. ”

The courtiers felt that the emperor said that the exception was to crown the princess of Zunyi County as a princess, and give the title and reward richly, who would have thought that the emperor's next words completely let the ministers try the taste of being thundered, and their brains were buzzing from the inside out, there has never been such a reward, and the person who was specially sealed is still a woman.

"I think about it, no matter how many rewards I have, I can't express the importance I attach to the lord of Zunyi, and I am specially named the lord of Zunyi as the king with a different surname, and I will give the palace a palace, and the gold and ten thousand taels of brocade and jade can be selected by myself in the internal affairs store.

Crowned king. The king with a different surname is still a girl, this, this. It's just a big anecdote, unheard of and unseen, how can it be like this, ridiculous is ridiculous.

"The emperor can't do this matter twice, it's not in line with etiquette!" There are admonishing officials who directly come out and loudly oppose it, and they say one after another about etiquette and law, but in short, they do not agree with the emperor's decision to be crowned king.

"The emperor thinks twice!" All the ministers knelt down and begged the emperor to take back the order.

"Your Majesty, the Zunyi County Lord deserves a reward for his meritorious service, but this matter of being crowned king must not be hasty." The ministers, especially the old ministers who had lived to this age, had never heard of a young girl who had not yet reached the age of king. Even the eldest prince has already reached the crown and should be crowned, but he has not seen the emperor's intentions. How can there be a precedent for sealing a person with a foreign surname as a king, not only has it never been recorded in the ritual system, but there has never been such an unthinkable thing in all dynasties from ancient times to the present.

The officials of the Great Prince's faction were stunned for a long time, where did they think that this would be the case, it was like a fantasy. The soles of your feet are like stepping on cotton.

"The emperor thinks twice!" The ministers knelt down again and bowed to the emperor to change his mind.

"Everyone, Aiqing, this is forcing me to be an ungrateful villain!" Mu Haoyu's already gloomy face added a touch of coldness, and his eyes were full of terrifying light.

The ministers who knelt on the ground only felt that their scalps were numb, and cold sweat broke out in an instant, but it was nothing compared to making a little girl a prince.

"Your Majesty, you can be crowned the princess of Zunyi. Reward pearls and treasures and other things, or be named a princess to protect the country, as for the king, it is absolutely impossible, even if a prince is a king with a different surname, it should not be a little girl. ”

"Please ask the emperor to take back his order." The courtiers below followed the crowd. I just don't want a little girl to press on their heads, what is this called?

Mu Haoyu had already expected that he wanted to be crowned king, and he understood that it was not an easy task, and the reaction of the courtiers was also expected by him.

"Presumptuous, you are persecuting me through the ancestral system. What a guts! Mu Haoyu was furious, and directly ordered the forbidden army outside the palace to take down the courtiers who took the lead, stripped off their official uniforms and reduced them to commoners.

When the ministers saw that the emperor was really angry and sent down four ministers on the spot, they couldn't help but panic in their hearts, their brains were instantly sober, and they suddenly remembered that they had just experienced the forced palace not long ago, and now they were forced by the ministers again, isn't this rushing to find death? However, the two of them were already kneeling here, how could there be any reason to get up, one by one lowered their heads and remained silent, panicking that the emperor's anger had affected themselves, and secretly complaining that they were just acting impulsively, why didn't they want to think about the emperor's intention to dare to do this, and knelt down to echo the general stream, they were really dizzy.

I don't look at the previous emperor's postponement of the reward and the personal imperial decree, all these things are completely telling everyone that this matter cannot be ignored, how can such an eyeless thing be done! It's too late to say anything about the current situation, so he simply shrank aside and try to reduce his sense of existence, so as not to give the emperor a chance to catch himself.

Under the emperor's anger, no one dared to commit an offense, and the ministers dared to be angry like quails.

"I see that none of you have taken me seriously." Mu Haoyu scolded angrily.

"The ministers don't dare." As soon as the ministers heard it badly, they dared to hurriedly confess, and despised the big hat of the saint and listened to it, and they had to peel off their skin if they didn't die, and the ministers only found that the crisis was imminent at this moment.

"What don't you dare?" Mu Haoyu angrily picked up an object on the table and threw it down, and only after throwing it out did he see clearly what he was throwing. The jade seal is made of jade finely carved, the weight is not ordinary, and when it is thrown into the middle of the ministers, it hurts and hits the two leading officials, and the head of the smashed official is broken and bleeding, even if it hurts, he does not dare to make a sound, and he does not dare to wipe the blood stains that flow.