Chapter 528: Secret Revealed (2)
Looking at the expressions of more than a dozen ministers in the palace, the Emperor Taishang knew that if Mu Qiubo's words could not be clearly explained, he was afraid that the doubts in their hearts would not be solved.
On this trip to Iron Net Mountain, he first encountered an assassination, and then a coup d'Γ©tat, and the mastermind behind the coup was still the emperor, so the royal face has been swept away.
If there is another big scandal and suspicion about the bloodline of the Heavenly Family, I am afraid that the foundation of Daxuan will be turbulent!
This is something he will never allow.
But he also knows that blocking is better than sparse......
Simply, open it up, make it clear and make it clear, people will not have doubts, and they will not be so curious.
It just so happened that he also wanted to hear what kind of emperor the emperor was.
After so many years, he thought that he knew enough about the emperor, but now it seems that it is far from enough.
Emperor Taishang, whose face was like a dark cloud, stood in front of the imperial steps, looked at Emperor Jingtai in front of him, and asked:
"Emperor, what do you say?"
Emperor Jingtai's face was gloomy as water, and after staring at Mu Qiubo for a while, he turned his head.
In the end, he is still an emperor, and when Mu Qiubo turns a blind eye to him, he will not scold the street......
However, not losing his temper does not mean that he has not stirred up turbulent waves in his heart!
Why is he in a hurry to seize power from the Emperor?
In addition to being aggrieved for so many years, in addition to the huge blow to him from the death of the eldest prince, what Su Yucheng said before he died gave him a warning!
There are no impermeable walls.
His biggest secret, sooner or later, will be revealed, and at that time, in the face of the accusations of the world, how can he deal with himself as an emperor who can't say anything?
I'm afraid I can only die of shame!
But what if he has completely grasped the power and become the true supreme emperor of the world?
Naturally, this is not the case.
I believe that under the blade of the butcher's knife, there are few people who are willing to risk their lives to "despise him".
Therefore, he must seize power, seize power as soon as possible, and he must succeed......
Unfortunately, he still failed.
Not only did he fail, but he failed so completely, so powerlessly!
He was unwilling, he was angry.
Unwilling to fail, angry at his weakness in front of the emperor, and resentful of his father, he has been guarding against him so far......
Under the failure and these negative emotions, he felt that he could no longer suppress himself, and he did not want to suppress it.
Therefore, in the face of the emperor's questioning, he no longer made compromises and no longer endured humiliation.
At this time, hearing the words of the emperor, he even burst out of laughter in his heart, and then replied lightly: "The son obeys the will of his father, and his father can do whatever he wants." β
Since you want to hear it, then listen to it.
It doesn't matter......
This world is yours, the royal decency is also yours, and I, except shame, am nothing.
Seeing Emperor Jingtai like this, Emperor Taishang forcibly held back the anger in his heart, ignored him anymore, and turned to Mu Qiubo and said:
"Do you know that if your words are not true today, from now on, Daxuan will no longer have Mu Wangfu."
"The minister understands, Emperor Xie is gracious."
Mu Qiubo didn't seem to hear the coldness in the emperor's words, and he bowed to the ground to thank the emperor.
The scene was quiet for a while, and even Wu Tianyou, Zhao Quan and others, who were still kneeling in the hall and no one cared, had already stopped wailing and waited with pointed ears to hear such royal secrets.
Li Shoushan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was a little anxious, and knowing that it was inconvenient for the emperor to ask about this kind of thing, he took the initiative to come out and ask: "Lord Mu, do you have any evidence for what you just said?" Although His Majesty has a slight preference for the eldest prince, it cannot be speculated that the second prince, the third princess and others are not His Majesty's heirs!
Does the prince know how much impact your words will have on the government and the opposition if they are spread out? β
Mu Qiubo straightened up, turned his head to look at Li Shoushan, the flesh on his cheeks moved slightly, and said in an inexplicable tone: "Credentials? Even with the fact that His Majesty today could not be humane twenty years ago, is this enough? β
Although Mu Qiubo's words were light, in the ears of Li Shoushan and others, they were as loud as thunder on the ground!
The dignified son of heaven, the ninety-five supreme, actually ...... How is this possible?
Everyone's eyes unconsciously looked at Emperor Jingtai, wanting to be true or false.
Xu was mentally prepared, Emperor Jingtai didn't react much, his cold gaze met everyone, and everyone looked at him and avoided it.
In any case, Emperor Jingtai is the emperor, even if today is the most depressed time of Emperor Jingtai, but the majesty of the imperial power added by the emperor for more than ten years is still terrifying.
Only Mu Qiubo didn't, he didn't have any expression on his face, if he really wanted to say it, it would probably be a faint mockery.
When Emperor Jingtai saw it, his eyes were even more gloomy.
However, he still didn't say anything.
The pride of the emperor made him disdain to dwell on such matters and make meaningless arguments.
Of course, he won't take the initiative to admit anything.
Just slowly turn your head back, keep your previous state, and stand with your head down.
In this way, no one can see his demeanor.
Seeing this situation, Ye Qiong, who was kneeling beside the Emperor, couldn't help but shake his body......
Emperor Jingtai's reaction was undoubtedly acquiescing.
If this is the case, then Jing Hao, is it really not the blood of the emperor?
Although the second prince is no longer as obedient to his words as before, in the end, he is the nominal grandson who he watched grow up, and he also has feelings for him.
It was hard for him to imagine what kind of doom it would be for that little man who had been strong in his heart since he was a child and was not yet in the age of his crown.
He might have withstood such a blow?
Hehe, what if you can't stand it? The most unfair thing in the world is fate, and the fairest thing is also fate.
Looking back, from Emperor Jingtai's behavior over the years, there are actually some clues that can be observed, but no one dares to doubt it in this direction.
Nowadays, it seems that everything makes sense.
It turned out that the dignified son of heaven, His Majesty the Great Xuan Emperor, had only one great prince from him.
But why, why is this so?
There are many people who see the clues like Ye Qiong, and there are many people who are as confused as him.
Li Shoushan was calm and calm, he didn't dare to ask Emperor Jingtai about his physiological problems, so he could only throw the questions back to Mu Qiubo: "How do you know this?" β
Yes, how can Mu Qiubo know about such a secret thing?
Twenty years ago, Mu Qiubo was only a few years old, right?
Mu Qiubo didn't explain why he knew, he spoke slowly, his tone was calm, as if recalling the past for many years:
"Since the death of Prince Chengrui, the position of the prince is vacant, and among the few remaining princes under the knee of the emperor, the third prince is brave and resolute, and the fourth prince is gentle and modest, and he is the most promising candidate to win the position of prince......"
There was no shortage of old people from the Emperor Taishang Dynasty present, and after hearing the words, he was stunned for a moment, and then sighed in his heart.
In retrospect, wasn't that exactly what happened back then?
The three princes are good at martial arts, good at military affairs, the emperor has been personally recruited several times, and will accompany him, and in the year of the weak crown, he has made great achievements in the army, and has won the love and respect of the generals in the army.
On the other hand, the four princes, although they are usually unknown, are famous for their good personalities among the princes. In addition, after the death of the heirs of the Emperor Taishang at that time, there were not many princes left, and the teeth of the four princes were in front, so when the Emperor Taishang went out of Beijing, almost all of them stayed in the four princes to supervise the country.
Although the four princes have no natural talent, they are very diligent in handling the government, so they have come and gone, and they have also won the favor of many ministers in the court.
Back then, they had guessed which of the two of them the Emperor would choose to be the crown prince.
Of course, most people's guess is still the three princes, after all, the three princes are both concubines and elders compared to the four princes.
Pity......
"The three princes and the fourth prince have their own strengths, although they are brothers and sisters on the surface, but in fact they are not convinced by each other, and even fight openly and ......secretly in order to win the position of the prince."
Ordinary people didn't dare to mention these old things of the royal family, but Mu Qiubo had no scruples, just like commenting on ordinary wealthy families, and revealed these things one by one.
In the battle between the two highnesses in secret, they won and lost each other, and in the end, it was His Royal Highness the Third Prince who won, and the Emperor Taishang made it clear that he intended to make the three princes the princes.
So His Royal Highness the Third Prince was at ease, he thought that he and the Fourth Prince were just a conflict of interests, or maybe he felt that there were not many siblings left, and he wanted to retain this brotherhood, of course, it was also possible to show his generosity as a victor.
In short, the third prince did not take advantage of the victory to pursue in the end, but took the initiative to show goodwill with the fourth prince.
The Four Princes gladly accepted the ......
But what the third prince didn't know was that the fourth prince at that time had already hated him to the core, so how could he really accept his overtures?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the third prince to be involved in the case of Concubine Li under the planning of the fourth prince, and had to raise troops to force the palace, and after the defeat, he apologized and died. β
These past events are that they, the important ministers of the court, only dare to mention them quietly and occasionally with close people in private, and never dare to tell them to outsiders.
Now that he heard Mu Qiubo's words, he naturally seemed very silent.
Moreover, Mu Qiubo talked for a long time, and he didn't seem to get to the point......
"But I want to ask you, what do you do with this? Or why do I say that the four princes have long hated the third highness?
Hehehe...... In fact, this is a problem, because, as early as in a battle, the chivalrous warriors under the Third Highness accidentally injured the four princes, causing the four princes to be physically deficient and become incomplete people!
As for what year and season this is, Xiao Wang doesn't know clearly, if you really want to know, you can only ask our Emperor His Majesty. β
The ministers sneered, and sighed deeply that Mu Qiubo was bold, and he dared to laugh when he said such a thing?
Even if Emperor Jingtai can't pass this hurdle, but you are like this, in the eyes of the Emperor Taishang, it is also a proper crime of contempt and insult to the royal family.
But just like Mu Qiubo, who was not very wise, among the ministers, there were also some irrational people who really cast inquiring glances at Emperor Jingtai......
Your Majesty, are you really a eunuch?
Emperor Jingtai saw it, and his face turned slightly hideous.