"In the eyes of outsiders, there is no connection between the two people except for working together in Yanshan Mansion. But in fact, that person was promoted by your grandfather from among the generals who were born in commoners. The water and fire between the two are incompatible on the surface, it is just for others to see, but in fact, they are obedient to your grandfather in private. ”

It's just that the relationship between the two people is not clear to outsiders, including Emperor Sejong at that time. In addition, Emperor Sejong began to indulge in wine and began to ignore the government. Your grandfather took advantage of the military power in his hands, and through various means, he spent eight years to install his henchmen in the capital to the Eighth Army of the Praetorian Guard and the four major battalions in the capital. ”

"By the time Emperor Sejong, whose body was hollowed out by wine, died, your grandfather had secretly controlled sixty percent of the garrison in the capital. The crown prince of that year, that is, when Emperor Liezong succeeded to the throne. Your grandfather, who is the minister of Gu Ming, used the other three ministers to compete for power, and successively got rid of these three people, and firmly controlled the power of the DPRK and the central government. ”

"When Emperor Liezong noticed that something was wrong, he found that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were basically under the control of your grandfather. Emperor Liezong, who was not willing to become a puppet, also tried to find a way to regain power. I even thought of sealing your grandfather as the king of Huaiyang County to confuse your grandfather. ”

"It's a pity that this Emperor Liezong only has the qualifications of a middle-aged person, and at most he is as ambitious and talented as Emperor Sejong, and even inferior to Emperor Sejong in terms of wrists. It's okay to play with self-righteous cleverness, but when it comes to scheming with your grandfather, he's really too bad. ”

"It didn't take long for his plan to be discovered by your grandfather. Your grandfather found an excuse to abolish him as King Xiang and set up your father, the Emperor, who was King Shou at that time, as the emperor. As for the reason why your grandfather fell in love with your father, the reason is actually very simple. Your imperial grandmother was the daughter of a criminal minister, and she was confiscated into the palace as a slave. By chance, Emperor Sejong took a fancy to him, and only after his luck did he have your father. ”

"Although your imperial grandmother gave birth to your father, her circumstances have not changed, and she is just a concubine until she dies. Your father and emperor are also cold-eyed in the palace because of your status as the emperor's grandmother, and even palace maids and eunuchs of a certain grade can reprimand him. In the DPRK, there is no foreign family that can support him. It can be said that there is no foundation in the palace and the court. ”

"Choosing a puppet emperor, there is no more suitable son of Sejong than your father, which is also the most fundamental reason why your grandfather takes a fancy to your father. The new emperor, who has no foundation inside and outside the court, will make it easier for him to control the government. Otherwise, with your father's origin, unless Sejong has only one son left, he will not be able to take the throne at all. ”

"After your father succeeded to the throne, although he did not have any foundation in the court and the palace, your grandfather was still not at ease. In order to better monitor and control him, follow Cao Cao's example to control Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and depose your father's original princess as a concubine. Together with the four princes born to him, he was imprisoned and sent me to the palace to be made queen. ”

Speaking of this, after her mother turned her head and glanced at Huang Qiong, she let out a long sigh: "Your father is not Emperor Han Xian, so naturally I don't want to be Cao Jie." Besides, your father is well aware of your grandfather's intention in sending me to the palace. It's too late to guard against me, and how dare you be the same as a normal couple? ”

"So since I entered the palace, your father and I have always respected each other like ice, and we have never had a round room at all. He's guarding against me, so why am I avoiding him? It's just that I didn't expect to be discovered by your grandfather, and only after your grandfather took some measures did I finally have you. ”

"I know that no one will welcome your arrival. For your father, your birth also means that his throne and life, and even the lives of thousands of people in the entire Huang family. He has nothing but fear for you and no joy of fatherhood. ”

"And your grandfather is just using you. When he is completely in control of the situation, your results will not be better than your father's. Even if you are his own grandson, what if I am his favorite daughter? Once he has a solid foundation and ascends the throne as the emperor, you, the bloodline of the royal family of the previous dynasty, will naturally be eradicated as soon as possible. ”

"How could Emperor Zhou Jing not be the grandson of Emperor Wen of Sui back then, and he died unclear? How many of those who are in high positions will consider family and blood? I once wanted to leave you behind, but I never escaped the cycle of being a mother, and in the end I was not able to do it. ”

Hearing her mother's words, Huang Qiong roughly understood why her mother was abolished and imprisoned in the cold palace. It's just that what he doesn't understand is that with his mother's ability, even if his grandfather forces her to enter the palace, if she doesn't want to enter the palace, no one can stop her, how can she obey her grandfather's arrangement to enter the palace?

And listening to the meaning of his mother's words, his grandfather has almost reached the point of power. That is, he is already one step away from the throne, why did he finally let his cheap old man turn the tables? According to his mother, he has taken control of the government and the military.

Even if his old man drove a crane west, he should still have an uncle. Grandpa is not considered to be a successor, why didn't he pass on his power like Sima and his son in the Western Jin Dynasty? How can you still let your cheap old man finally take back the rights?

For Huang Qiong's questions, her mother did not answer them immediately, but sat opposite Huang Qiong and looked at him quietly with a strange look. It wasn't until Huang Qiong was a little hairy that her mother sighed softly: "You are his son in the end, and you still inherit the tradition of their Huang family being good at figuring out people's hearts and intriguing." ”

"When I was traveling abroad, when my grandfather sent someone to find me, I used to check your grandfather's pulse. I know that although your grandfather didn't like to drink, he was too greedy for bed. Perennial indulgence, the body has been by his dozens of beauties. ”

"On the outside, it looks okay, but it's survived by tonics. And the tonic he took was basically the medicine of the tiger and wolf. It may be effective for a while, but it is harmful to the body and not beneficial. Even if your grandfather stopped those tiger and wolf medicines at that time, he could maintain a maximum of three to five years of life with careful conditioning. ”

"But your grandfather is the kind of stubborn person, and he can't listen to my daughter's persuasion at all. Your grandfather took in wives and concubines back then, and he had a lot of sons. But among those uncles, there were originally a few personalities that followed your grandfather, and they were all shrewd and capable masters, but it's a pity that the sky is not a dummy. ”

"Your eldest uncle died in Danzhou when he was in the border army, and your second uncle was killed in Ledu by a Tibetan arrow when he followed your grandfather to conquer Qinghai. Your fifth uncle also died of lung disease at home when your grandfather was fighting abroad. Your third uncle and sixth uncle are the only two of your uncles to learn Chinese. ”

"It's just that your third uncle disappeared during his study trip, and his whereabouts are still unknown for decades. The sixth uncle is too angry, maybe it's okay to be an overseer of the imperial history, but he doesn't have the ability to take over your grandfather's power. As for the rest of your uncles, they're just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags. ”

"Except for relying on your grandfather's power to bully men and women, or to go out of their way and release eagles, no one can inherit your grandfather's mantle. Once something happens to your grandfather, no one can come out and take over the overall situation. And your grandfather is in the court, and he just blindly presses the civil officials. Those who did not listen to him were either cut to civilian positions or exiled to serve in the Northwest Frontier Army. ”

"Even those who were killed by him at every turn were not a few. As for those military attachés, in the later period, your grandfather was stubborn and self-serving, and except for a few cronies and staff, he couldn't listen to outsiders at all. Many people still respect your grandfather on the surface, but in fact, they are already detached. ”

"The force that your grandfather built up seems to be huge, but in fact it is just a giant with feet of clay. Your grandfather can still be suppressed when he is there, but once your grandfather is gone, and no one in the family can come out to take over the overall situation, it is a matter of time before it collapses. ”

"In addition to suppressing civil officials, when your grandfather abolished Emperor Liezong, in order to prevent the rebellion of the feudal kings in various places. In order to buy the hearts of the people, he killed more than ten princes and county kings in the name of arrogance and lawlessness and interference with Yousi. Many times in the same name, more than 20 princes, county kings and county dukes were killed one after another. ”

"Since Emperor Taizu came to your father and emperor since the founding of the country, Daqi has inherited Taizong, Gaozong, Xuanzong, Duanzong, Xianzong, Lizong, and Shizong, not counting Emperor Liezong, who reigned for less than a year and was deposed, has inherited eight emperors. After more than 100 years of inheritance, the world's clans are already flourishing. ”

However, although it is flourishing, according to the system of demotion formulated in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, by the time Emperor Liezong was deposed, there were only more than 20 princes and county kings of the Manchu Dynasty, and most of them were descendants of Emperor Duanzong, Emperor Lizong and Emperor Sejong. Your grandfather almost killed the descendants of Emperor Rijong and Emperor Sejong in one go. ”

"Except for your father Emperor and King Yong, the eleventh son of Sejong, who was still young, and the descendant of Emperor Duanzong's sixth son, King Fufeng, who was disabled, the princes and princes of the clan have been killed by your grandfather, and even less than half of the county princes are left. Civil officials, clansmen, your grandfather has offended many times. Once the power he has built up collapses, it will be light for the family to be wiped out. ”

"For the sake of the family, I had no choice but to enter the palace. Your grandfather thinks that your father is helpless, and there is no power of his own in the palace and the court, and he can be firmly controlled by making him the emperor. It's just a pity that your grandfather really saw the wrong person this time. No matter what shortcomings your father has, he has an advantage that ordinary people can't compare, that is, he can endure. ”

"After succeeding to the throne, he has always been patient with your grandfather's arrogance. Even the queen was deposed and the fourth son was imprisoned, and he endured it. But that's just the surface of your father's life. He bowed down to your grandfather on the surface, but in private, he took advantage of the civil official's dissatisfaction with your grandfather and quietly did a lot of tricks. ”

"Your father is very smart, he didn't deliberately try to win over those six ministries and nine kings. He knew that those people were in high positions, and it was not only easy to expose them to woo them, but most of these people were wall-to-wall grass. When an official reaches a certain level, he has long regarded his net worth and life as more important than anything else. ”

"He turned the target of his wooing to the Hanlin Academy, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, and the middle and lower-level officials in the six ministries, which your grandfather didn't pay attention to. These young officials still have a certain amount of blood, and they are relatively easy to be co-opted. Although these people do not have any real power, they are well-informed and cannot be compared with ordinary people. ”