Chapter 595: Falling Ill
The Fenyang Royal Mansion is far away from the current royal family. The earliest generation of princes in their family was the brother of Emperor Taizu, and he was originally a close branch. But after experiencing the inheritance of three generations of princes, by the time of Gao Zhen's generation, they are about to come out of five suits. Compared to other branches of the clan, they are still closer to the royal family. But when it comes to the order of inheritance, it is estimated that it will be their turn until all the male descendants of Emperor Taizu have died.
Since the opening of the Fenyang Palace, it has been staying in its hometown of Jiading, not involved in court politics, nor military power, and relying on the property left by the ancestors to live, at most it is more decent in the clan group in Jiading. If you change to the capital, this dignity will be discounted. Because of the clan in Beijing, most of the people are closer to the royal family than his family.
The Fenyang Royal Mansion is a representative of the royal palace of the clan with no prince and no real power at all. Since the founding of this dynasty, no matter which monarch is in power, no one will take them seriously. When it's time to show favor to the clan, just express it, speaking of precautions? Wary? Even the first emperor only thought that this idea was too ridiculous.
But now, the current saint has always been recognized as a monarch with more brains than the previous emperor, and he actually made the decision to detain the prince of Fenyang. This decision has too deep a proton connotation, which makes people have to think more, what is the emperor going to do?
Does this mean to guard against the clan? But if the emperor really wants to guard against someone, he should first take these clans in the capital with some real power in their hands, and what is the point of using a Xianfu County Mansion thousands of miles away as a target?
The clans seriously recalled the emperor's actions recently, and there seemed to be no particularly obvious actions against them. But the Fenyang Mansion has never done anything to make the emperor jealous? Wang Shizi of Fenyang is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he is also very honest and mediocre in his studies. is not outstanding but not stupid, neither so good that the emperor can't help but stay for cultivation, nor is he unlearned enough to let the emperor order him to study in the capital. According to the recollection of the princess of Fenyang, not long after the new granddaughter-in-law entered the door, when she entered the palace to chat with the queen mother, she had never heard the queen mother say that she wanted to keep her grandson. The emperor made this decision. must have never asked the Queen Mother what she meant.
The clans could secretly discuss and guess the emperor's intentions, but the king of Fenyang and the princess of Fenyang did not have this patience. The Emperor's decrees have come down. If they are asked to return to the south, they will not be able to delay for a few days. Before leaving, you have to figure out the emperor's intentions. Wang Shizi of Fenyang was still a young man and stayed in Beijing alone. There is no elder to take care of it. God knows if it will be bad? His new wife had to stay with him, but the new daughter-in-law had not even seen the old lady and the princess, and it seemed that she did not follow the rules. The most important thing is, what exactly does the emperor want to do to their Fenyang Palace?!
However, in the face of the temptation of the mother and son of the king of Fenyang, the emperor behaved very calmly and indifferently, except that his attitude was not cordial enough, he could not see anything wrong. He just said. I want the children of the clan to read more books and study reasonably. Don't always eat, drink, be idle, and don't do anything practical.
King Fenyang didn't believe it at all! It's not that there are no smart and capable people in the clan, and now there is a Gao Zhen standing there, and he has the merit of supporting it, and he is still the emperor's own nephew. In addition to him, there are also a few children of the capital clan who can handle it, both civil and military, how can I not see that the emperor has the intention of carrying it? If they don't mean that, then why should their children suffer that? The prince of Fenyang also studied and practiced martial arts in Jiading, and he had not wasted his years, so he was not a gentleman, so why did he have to be separated from his family for thousands of miles?
The emperor did not give an answer, and the princess of Fenyang went to the queen mother to beg.
The queen mother was actually very surprised, she was angry with her youngest son, it had been some time, the emperor coaxed her in a low voice, and she gradually had some meaning to turn around, but she was still a little wary of her younger son, and she always had to beware that he would be unfavorable to her eldest son. When did the Fenyang Mansion offend the youngest son? She had no clue at all.
Seeing this, the princess of Fenyang faintly had a conjecture. On the day when the new granddaughter-in-law recognized her marriage, King Guangping also came. Seeing that his eyes had regained his sight, his son congratulated him happily, and agreed with him to the invitation of another prince to go to a poetry meeting. When the interest came, he also chatted with the king of Guangping for a long time while having a drink. When King Guangping lived in Jiading, the two had the opportunity to get along from time to time, and they were more intimate than others. In front of so many people that day, King Fenyang was overjoyed for a while, and said several times: "It's good to regain your sight, if you really become blind, wouldn't it be a pity?" In the future, you can make great achievements again, and I am really happy for you. ”
Is it because of these few words? But which of these words is wrong?
If this is the only reason, there will be no danger for Sun Tzu in Beijing. The princess of Fenyang deliberately used small talk to inform the queen mother of the situation that day, and at the same time secretly calculated in her heart, this year will not be done, after the spring of the next year, will she let her son have a fold, say that she or her mother-in-law is sick, and let her grandchildren and daughters-in-law go back to the south to serve the sick, so as to rescue their little couple?
What the princess of Fenyang could think of, the queen mother also quickly thought of. Before, she just didn't know what King Fenyang had said, but now that she knew, she suddenly felt a little angry in her heart. In front of the concubine, she didn't have a seizure, but when the people left, she couldn't help but drop the cup.
The younger son's suspicion has not weakened by half a point. Even the other clans are angry, is it possible that the emperor really can't tolerate his compatriots and brothers?!
The queen mother was angry and sad again, and summoned the emperor to ask, and the emperor used the words of the king of Fenyang to prevaricate her. The Queen Mother thought that her youngest son was lying to herself, and she realized in her heart that her words were probably not binding on the king of a country. She was sad and worried about the future of her eldest son and grandson, and she couldn't sleep all night until she fell ill the next day.
The queen mother's illness gradually became serious, and the emperor also became solemn, while ordering the hospital to treat him attentively, while Xuan Guangping's father and son entered the palace to serve the sick. He actually understood that the queen mother was worried about the royal brother. There was a little sour in his heart. But he also thinks that with the company of the royal brother, the queen mother should get better sooner.
Who knew that when the Queen Mother opened her eyes, she saw her eldest son beside the bed, saying that she was ordered to enter the palace to serve the sick. I was taken aback. Could it be that the emperor wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make it bad? The Queen Mother couldn't help but think about it, even if King Guangping and Gao Zhen repeatedly appeased, she still couldn't settle down, and she couldn't rest well at all. King Guangping entered the palace to serve the sick, but he didn't expect the queen mother's illness to get worse and worse.
Although King Guangping didn't know what was going on with his mother, he could see that she was frightened. There are still things in the world that can frighten her. It's not something that is beyond the reach of manpower, and there is only the emperor, it must be the emperor who has done something that makes the queen mother unable to feel at ease. King Guangping hesitated. I found an opportunity to see the emperor alone.
He advised the emperor that no matter what it was, if it was something that the queen mother was worried about. You can take it a long time. It is more important to let the Queen Mother settle down and recuperate first.
The emperor was upright in his heart, and said a little embarrassed: "Brother Huang is worried, where is the queen mother worried?" She was worried about the eyes of the imperial brother, isn't the imperial brother already healed now? Maybe the royal brother didn't enter the palace for a long time to greet her, and the queen mother was worried about it, right? After the royal brother accompanies his mother more, it will be fine. ”
King Guangping looked at the emperor seriously, and the emperor was uncomfortable: "What's wrong with the imperial brother?" King Guangping shook his head slowly, and said to him very seriously: "What is there to worry about the emperor? You are the king of a country. If you rightfully follow the will of the first emperor and ascend to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, who in the world can threaten you? You'd better relax. ”
The Emperor only felt as if he had been slapped in the face. quickly said: "My heart is very wide, I don't need to worry about the imperial brother!" After finishing speaking, he reacted, this sentence was too polite, and it did not match his image of a good brother in front of King Guangping, and he wanted to say something to save it, but looking at King Guangping's eyes that seemed to understand everything, he couldn't say anything.
King Guangping retreated without saying anything, and returned to the Cining Palace, where he whispered in the ear of the Queen Mother: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother, take care of your body quickly." With you, even if he really has some ideas in his heart, he still has to take into account filial piety and his reputation after his death. The son will not leave him a handle. ”
The Queen Mother's eyes were red, and she silently shed tears.
Since then, the Queen Mother's condition has gradually improved. She soon ordered the father and son of King Guangping to go out of the palace and return to the house, and she seemed to have returned to her previous friendly attitude towards the emperor, but compared with that time, there always seemed to be something missing between mother and son.
During the period when the Queen Mother was recuperating, there were also female relatives and juniors in the clan who went to greet her. Regarding the Queen Mother's illness, there are some conjectures in the clan. As the King of Fenyang and the Princess of Fenyang left the prince and the newly released princess with resentment and embarked on the road back to the south, this conjecture was recognized by more and more people in the clan.
The emperor is really suspicious of the clan, and the one he fears the most is none other than King Guangping, who is the same mother as him. Even if the king of Guangping had made great contributions to his ascension to the throne, and his eyes were sick, and he had not completely returned to normal, it did not prevent the emperor from being wary of this good brother.
The clan also has marriages or friendships with courtiers, and rumors circulate in the circle of the clan, and slowly spread to the circle of courtiers. Many courtiers felt that the emperor's idea was too stingy. Although there were courtiers who participated in King Guangping in the past, or persuaded him to beware of King Guangping in front of the emperor, it was mostly for his own selfishness, and no one really thought that King Guangping would do something to fight for power. If he had that heart, he would have acted as early as when King Ying was in turmoil and had not returned to the dynasty today. It will not be after ascending the throne today, he will return to the palace and will not touch the government at all.
Some of the more senior courtiers recalled that before the emperor ascended the throne, when the first emperor was still alive, he once said that he would not hold King Ying and the Marquis of Shanyin accountable, but only punish the first evil. At that time, they lamented the benevolence of the new monarch, but now their thoughts are very complicated. Although the world often says that the monarch has no jokes, the monarch's promise may not be fulfilled.
Thinking about the officials who were arrested and put in prison for the dam case, there are still many people who have not been convicted, is it really because the facts of the dam case are unknown? The so-called non-accountability of the remnants of the party is absolutely unbelievable. I really don't know how many people will be involved in the Yingwang Rebellion a few years ago and lose their lives?
The old ministers couldn't help but sigh in private, the emperor who was raised as an idle prince since he was a child still has some shortcomings. In terms of ability, temperament, character, and bearing, there is no way to compare with King Guangping, who has been a candidate for the prince for many years. It's just that providence is like this, and everyone sighs? (To be continued......)