Chapter 142: Aftermath

Concubine Jiang Shu's family background and conduct are not faulty, and she has two princes, who have been made crown princes successively, no matter how you look at it, she is the first person in the harem. If you really want to choose one of the concubines in the harem to be the queen, there is no other choice but her. Moreover, she became the queen, the crown prince is the heir of the main palace, and the succession is justified, and all the other princes have to stand behind. After an attempted palace coup d'Γ©tat, the emperor saw that he could not hold out for long, and the court really needed a steady change of power. Therefore, the courtiers listened to the emperor's words, and not a single one objected, and the matter was settled.

The Ministry of Rites went to draft the decree and cooperated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare the post-book ceremony. Although the emperor looks like this now, the ceremony must be simple, but the queen's crown clothes and supplies also need to be prepared. Other important ministers also had to deal with urgent affairs. Especially since the prince has just returned, he has brought the truth about the collapse of the Chuansha Dam, Hong Wencheng and other rebels are still at large, and they need to be arrested and brought to justice, interrogated the truth, and eradicated the remaining party, and the officialdom in Shanghai needs to be cleaned up. Zhu Lifei and the former Ming clan have been killed by King Ying in the past few days, and the rest who escaped must be captured as much as possible. There is also King Ying, the emperor said, he is the real culprit of the poison, so he and his henchmen naturally can't let go.

The emperor had seen the crown prince and the courtiers, and after talking for a while, he was already very tired, and when he wanted to rest for a while, he asked everyone to retreat, leaving only the medical officer of the Guangping palace to wait. There is an imperial doctor in the Tai Hospital who colluded with Zhu Lifei, and the whole hospital can't keep his innocence, and he can't get close to the emperor until he finds out which one is against the party. Therefore, the king of Guangping brought the medical officials of the palace into the palace to treat the emperor. Now there is no shortage of doctors around the emperor, and no matter how high the level of medical officers is, there is only one person. The crown prince and the courtiers felt unsafe, so they discussed outside the palace to summon the former imperial doctor of Zhishi in Beijing. This old imperial doctor is an old minister of the first emperor, and when he was working in the Tai Hospital, Zhu Lifei had not yet waited by the emperor's side, so he thought it was the most reliable.

King Guangping did not participate in the discussion, and Gao Zhen had already left the prince's side. Helping my father walked to the side of the corridor under the eaves in front of the hall.

King Guangping listened to the voices of others and knew that the surroundings were quiet, and his originally tense face relaxed. His eyes were slightly red, and his hand grabbed his son's right arm tightly: "Is this road dangerous?" Suffered a lot, right? I didn't expect that it was the Zhao family who saved you and your imperial uncle, and when you see the Zhao family in the future, you must thank you solemnly. ”

Gao Zhen knew that although his father did not show his face. But I've been worrying about myself. Busy whispered: "My son knows." The father didn't have to worry, the son was not injured, and there was no danger along the way, and he came back very smoothly. It's just that he has just entered Beijing, and his son has been following the emperor and grandson, and he hasn't had time to go home to see, so I don't know what happened to his mother. This time there was an accident in Shanghai, and my uncle ...... No. Deputy General Ma Wanyan also participated, but I am afraid that the Zhong family will not be able to get out of it. Mother ...... It's going to be uncomfortable. ”

King Guangping's face paled a little: "Your mother has already seen the true face of the Zhong family, although she is sad, she no longer has extravagant hopes for them." But a bunch of idiots! When your grandfather died, there were last words for them to keep filial piety at home and not to get involved in the storage of the position, but they just didn't listen. Your mother is also regretting, if she knew this, she shouldn't have helped them recover in the first place, and she wouldn't have been in trouble today. After a pause, his expression softened: "Your mother is actually more worried about you, although Hong Wencheng and the Shanghai prefect did not mention your safety at all, and Ma Wanyan refused to disclose the news, but she has always been afraid that you will be hurt." Now that you have come back safely, you should go back to the palace to see her first, and let her feel at ease. ”

Gao Zhen responded in a low voice, and was a little puzzled: "Isn't my father going back?" Now that the imperial uncle has returned, Zhu Lifei is dead, the six emperors and grandsons are imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, the remaining parties in the palace are eliminated, and King Ying will also be captured and brought to justice. You are blue now, and you must have worked hard these days. ”

King Guangping shook his head: "I can't leave yet, your imperial grandfather can't leave anyone." ”

Gao Zhen blinked, and suddenly felt a little anxious in his heart: "Father, the imperial uncle has returned, you can leave the affairs of the imperial grandfather to him......"

King Guangping smiled lowly: "Silly boy, do you think I have something else to think about?" Don't say that your fourth emperor and grandson have returned safe and sound, but he can't come back, what can I do if I'm blind? ”

Gao Zhen felt a pain in his heart, held his father's arm tightly, lowered his head and did not speak.

King Guangping raised his hand and gently touched his head: "It's okay, don't worry, my father knows it." Your imperial uncle is the crown prince, and he will soon ascend the throne, and there are many things that need to be done by him. Don't look at your imperial grandfather who has come to his senses now, and he also knows that Zhu Lifei is an adulterous concubine, and the sixth emperor brother and King Ying have bad intentions, but he has always been the most soft-hearted, and he ......" He paused, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "He is also the best at admonishment, not only the advice of the military generals of Naven, but also the words of the harem concubines, and even the eunuchs and palace people waiting around him, as long as they are smarter, they can persuade him, but they don't believe much in the words of me and the prince, as well as your second imperial uncle and fifth imperial uncle." Don't look at the fact that King Ying is planted now, and Zhu Lifei is also dead, how many of those courtiers are innocent and reliable? When the harem concubines heard that your grandmother was sealed, would anyone have other thoughts? No one is watching, maybe someone is admonishing your imperial grandfather again. I saved his life this time, and he can still listen to me now, and I will guard it in the Qianqing Palace, so as not to cause any extraneous branches. ”

Gao Zhen suddenly remembered that the great eunuch who had always followed the imperial grandfather was gone, and the imperial grandfather was usually inseparable from him, could it be that this person also had a problem, so he was cleared?

Thinking about it like this, he no longer persuaded King Guangping, but only persuaded softly: "Father is in the palace, you must always pay attention to your body, don't be tired yourself." The son first went back to the palace to visit his mother, and then he brought some clothes to his father. ”

King Guangping nodded slightly, Gao Zhen gave a salute, turned around and was about to leave, but saw the prince coming over and hurriedly saluted his uncle.

The prince hugged Gao Zhen: "My uncle and nephew, what kind of courtesy do you have?" Then he took two steps forward: "Brother Huang, this time it's really thanks to Brother Huang, if you don't block the Qianqing Palace, eradicate the traitors in the palace, and save your father, my brother doesn't know what to do." This time I was in distress in Chuansha, and it was my nephew who saved my life, so I could come back safely. ”

King Guangping smiled and said, "Since you say that you are your own uncle and nephew, why do you say such polite words?" Our own flesh and blood, the affection is naturally not the same as others, and there is no need to mention this word of thanks. I save my father and the emperor, it is my duty to be a son of man, in fact, I am also worried in my heart, if you don't come back, I will guard the Qianqing Palace, how many days can I guard? King Ying pulled a cadre of the clan and forced the courtiers to agree to make him the emperor's younger brother, if he really got this title, I am a waste person, and I can't stop him from entering the Qianqing Palace. It can only be said that the father and the younger brother are both true dragon sons, and with God's protection, they can save the day. ”

The crown prince sighed: "It's really dangerous, when I was in trouble, I thought I couldn't come back, but fortunately, my nephew saved me regardless of life and death, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family took the risk to send me back to Beijing, and the imperial brother stabilized the overall situation for me." Even if God blesses me, I wouldn't be able to do it alone without your help. He said to King Guangping again: "Brother Huang, my father is like this now, I am only afraid of ...... There's still a lot to do, please help me. King Guangping smiled and nodded: "Of course, you just have to say something." I was going to stay by my father's side, lest someone say something in front of him that shouldn't be said and do you a bad thing. You can do things with confidence in the previous dynasty. ”

The crown prince solemnly saluted the king of Guangping, and a few zhang away, the courtiers all saw his salute, exchanged glances with each other, and all had their own thoughts.

Gao Zhen reminded King Guangping in a whisper, and King Guangping also returned a salute to the prince: "Your own flesh and blood, the prince doesn't have to be polite." ”

The prince smiled, hugged King Guangping, and wanted to return to the palace with him, and beckoned Gao Zhen to come with him. Gao Zhen said that he wanted to go back to the palace to see his mother first, and he nodded: "The imperial sister-in-law must be worried about it these days, and there is Ma Wanyan's ......" He paused, "Ma Wanyan cannot escape the death penalty, but the Zhong family ...... If there is no clear evidence, what if it is released? In the end, it is the royal sister-in-law's mother's family. Zhen'er went back and told your mother that you don't have to worry too much. The official position and wealth cannot be saved, but the life is not afraid. ”

King Guangping said lightly: "The prince doesn't have to look at Zhen'er's mother's face, so he indulges the Zhong family, and he can do whatever he wants." If you commit the crime of rebellion, you can still escape the crime because of your status as a royal in-law, and you will be the king in the future, where is your prestige? ”

The prince smiled: "I know, don't worry, brother Huang, I also said that if there is no clear evidence, I will let them go, but if there is evidence to prove that they participated in the rebellion, I have no choice but to deal with it impartially." It depends on the luck of the Zhong family, I just thought that the imperial sister-in-law would be worried, so I asked Zhen'er to comfort her. ”

King Guangping couldn't see it, the prince glanced at Gao Zhen, Gao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted. Is the prince suggesting that he will notify the Zhong family first and hide the evidence? Is this a reward for the meritorious service of his father and son? Gao Zhen was silent and did not say anything.

The crown prince discussed with King Guangping again: "The sixth emperor brother is still in the Zongren Mansion, I think King Ying's plan has failed, and most of the people will kill people, so as not to confess to the six emperor brothers, so I thought, should I send someone to the Zongren Mansion to guard the rabbit first?" If King Ying really sent someone to come, the six emperor brothers would be scared, and maybe they would tell everything about it. Fang just sent someone to take King Ying, King Ying didn't have time to escape, he didn't admit that there was anything poisoned, and said that he had been in the gold and jade bonsai for more than a year, and the perfume that was originally used on the organ was also used up, and the later perfume was found by Zhu Lifei herself to make up for it, thinking that Zhu Lifea changed the poisonous fragrance, and he was innocent. However, Zhu Lifei is dead, and the big eunuch next to her has escaped again, no one can prove that the incense came from King Ying's mansion, or Zhu Lifei found it herself, so King Ying can cry out so confidently. If the six emperor brothers can come forward to testify, are you still afraid that King Ying will not be able to ambush him? ”

King Guangping nodded, and his voice was low: "I thought of it a long time ago, so I have already sent someone to the Zongren Mansion in advance, and I am not afraid that King Ying will not send someone to come, even if he does not come......"

The brothers entered the inner hall to speak, Gao Zhen looked at their backs, and then looked at the courtiers who were talking to each other in the distance, turned around and walked silently outside the palace. (To be continued......)

PS: Khan, it rained heavily, I came home late, I updated late, I'm sorry