The originally chaotic court was quiet in an instant, even the most stupid courtiers understood at this time that the emperor's question was not so much asking everyone whether the Chao family should be handed over to the Empress Dowager Ji to take to the harem for interrogation, but rather asking, how many people are on the side of the Son of Heaven?

Needless to say, the royalists who supported him as early as when Chunjia was not in power were in power, but now they only have more firm support for him.

The embarrassment is the neutral faction, and even some people in the Ji camp who are not very determined.

After all, Chun Jia is in the prime of life, not to mention, over the years, he has also shown his prudence, calmness and astuteness, coupled with this battle around the harem of the former dynasty, the enemy is expected to strike first, and then strike, all of which confirm his posture as a wise monarch - if the evaluation of last year is still carefully managed by the Son of Heaven himself, but now, especially after today's temple drama, he can already be considered with a clear conscience that he has the ability to revitalize the dynasty.

Especially the courtiers who came from the Xiaozong Dynasty, they were particularly touched.

Back then, the age of Emperor Xiaozong's succession to the throne was similar to that of Chunjia now. In contrast, Chunjia is a concubine of a remote branch, although he has been cultivated by his mother, but he is very different from Xiaozong, who is the son of Shenzong and the Empress Dowager's main palace.

In particular, Xiaozong has a recognized and wise father, Emperor Shenzong's words and deeds.

There is also the full support of many old ministers.

The most important thing is that Xiaozong entered the East Palace as the eldest son of Yuan Pei, and then inherited the throne, and was truly a grandson, and his name was impeccable.

That's it, I was overwhelmed by Ji's pressure, and I died young without even leaving a son.

Is filial piety not strong enough?

Shenzong has two sons under his knees, and he has never thought of establishing the regent as a concubine, so he naturally devotes the power of the country to raise Xiaozong to become a qualified monarch.

Emperor Xiaozong was recognized as gifted, intelligent, sensitive, and studious...... Maybe this evaluation is somewhat based on his noble status. But judging from the manuscripts and various measures left by this former emperor, his talent is better than ordinary people.

In terms of conduct, Xiaozong neither covets beauty nor has any special hobbies, is diligent, takes the lead in frugality, and hides wealth from the people with light forced labor and reduced taxes; In terms of open-mindedness, before he died, he wanted to establish the emperor's younger brother, regardless of the fact that he had no children behind him, just for the regent to be older, not as easy to control as a child...... I can't really fault anything with it.

ended up like that, it can only be said that the Ji family is too strong.

Otherwise, why did Xiaozong not pass on the regent in the end, but Gongxiangji, who was far away in Fuyang County, took the pie that fell from the sky?

Xiaozong, who has the name of righteousness, coerced the momentum of the Northern Army and was also cultivated by Xiaozong on his deathbed, as well as Cui Wan, who was the leader of Shilin, and Zheng Gu, who was in charge of the forbidden army...... These are all well-known important ministers of the dynasty, but before Chunjia became pro-government, they were all in front of the Ji family, like a great enemy.

However, since Chunjia tore off the disguise of pro-government, so far, he has not really been defeated against the Shangji clan?

So much more

According to filial piety, the judgment is made.

It's even hard not to think of the father of Xiaozong, His Majesty Emperor Shenzong.

That one's ascension to the throne was not as easy and natural as Xiaozong's, but he stepped on the corpses of many brothers and nephews to ascend to the throne - after he ascended the throne, he was not ambiguous, and sent his former rivals and families down to accompany the first emperor. Otherwise, although the descendants of Shenzong Xiaozong are scarce, the father of Shenzong has more than 20 princes and hundreds of emperors.

At first, Shenzong was not prominent among his father's sons, neither the eldest nor the elder, and the position of the biological mother was not high, nor was he favored, and he was also annihilated among the sons and was not taken seriously.

Summing up his ascension to the throne, it is nothing more than to first taoguang and raise obscurity, wait for a few brothers who are either older or strong or favored by the mother family to fight until they lose both, hide the shady hands behind the scenes, and make an attitude of being an idle prince who has no intention of the throne and just wants to be a filial piety, hiding his identity and fame.

When the time is right, it will be a blockbuster and quickly plump up its wings.

In this way, although his father still favored other princes and was not very willing to hand over the throne to him, but under the general trend, he had to make it the East Palace.

From the East Palace to the throne, in order to keep the position of the prince, Shenzong also used frequent means...... There are no particularly detailed records in those bloody history books, only a few understatements, and decades have passed in a hurry.

But among the ministers standing in the court at the moment, there are many generations of hairpins from families, and there are people who have experienced it in their ancestors, or when their status is reached, naturally many unknown secrets will be known.

…… In fact, Mingjun's posture is okay, after all, Mingjun is also divided into many kinds.

It's just that for those neutral courtiers who originally stood on the side of the Ji family, the most terrifying thing is that there is no Ming monarch like Shenzong.

There are really few emperors who have engaged in liquidation throughout the ages, and there are really few who are as simple as him and so radical.

Chunjia's path is too much like him......

Moreover, there is also the meaning of becoming more and more similar.

For a while, many people subconsciously went to see Yiguo Gong.

This prince is definitely on the emperor's side, he came out to oppose it, everyone followed suit, or the royalist group of people tore up with the Ji clan again, so that they didn't need to express their stance to get by, well, at least to fight for a buffer, so that they could go home and find all the allies' staff, discuss carefully, think carefully, and make a decision, isn't it better than being forced to stand in line at this time?

However......

Yi Guogong lowered his eyebrows and did not move.

It's like I didn't hear it at all.

He pretended to be deaf and dumb, but Chunjia didn't mean to urge him, but on the others, he looked at him and asked slowly: "Everyone? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the reason why this Chao clan can be here is because of the drum." After a short silence, Ouyang Yanran, the new chief official of the Yushi Observatory, stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Therefore, we should first follow the regulations of beating the drum and settle the matter, and then investigate the inside story of Concubine Shu's death!" ”

"After all, Concubine Shuniang is gone, and it is impossible to find out the truth sooner or later, and it is impossible to bring people back to life."

"But what Chao said is very important, if

If you don't find out as soon as possible, deal with the relevant people, etc., and spread it out, not only the Dingbei Army is cold, but the people of the world will also be suspicious. ”

As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Yiguo Gong and said apologetically, "Don't blame Yiguo Gong, the old man does not despise the death of Ling Ai, but there are priorities. ”

Yi Guogong turned sideways to avoid the half-salute as a sign of respect, bowed his head slightly, and expressed his willingness to compromise.

"However, the death of Concubine Shu is a one-sided statement of the Chao family." The people of the Ji family came out to refute, there was no way, it was not okay not to refute - about the Ji family's plot to kill Qi Jiulu and force Chao Jingyu to go to Beijing to falsely accuse Concubine Xian and the Xie family, they had already torn it up, and they had been defeated miserably when the emperor had already prepared.

If it is according to Ouyang Yanran's words, the next step is to directly deal with the people related to the Ji family.

Although Ye Guogong, Haixi Hou and Minyang Hou have not personally touched their hands, and there is still room to get out, but among the children, including the son of the second marquis, as well as some valued children, arms, and henchmen, they will almost be wiped out!

This kind of loss is even more sudden than the tragic death of the Duchess of Ye Guo last year.

Rao is the Ji family has been in power for many years, and after this, I am afraid that it will take a year and a half to recover - the question is, Chunjia may give them this year and a half to ease?

So they can only drag on the matter of Concubine Shu, "What the truth is, it is not yet known!" If the Chao family is framed in this matter, it can be seen that the previous accusations against the Ji family are also nonsense! It's just that the Ji family is defenseless and deliberately slandered. ”

"The middle palace has no children so far, but Concubine Xian has both children under her knees, and she is the eldest son and eldest daughter of His Majesty."

"The people in Sangzi sued the descendants, and they may not have no inside information!"

"Therefore, I also ask Your Majesty to hand over this Chao clan to the Queen Mother for personal trial and thorough investigation!"

His allies came out one after another to echo him, saying that Chao Jinghe should be handed over to the Empress Dowager Ji to take away, and the plan must not fall into the hands of Concubine Xian.

Some people even said that since Concubine Xian entered the palace, there were not many high positions in the palace, and they have withered one after another, which shows that this concubine is not a good stubble, and even, her life is to overcome the concubine, or let her follow Kang Jieyu's example, close the door, and concentrate on praying for the blessing of our country's court?

At this time, I can see the weakness of the lack of family background: if this is the queen or Luo Hanyi, Ouyang Fusu, or even Shun Jieyu Xue Jieyu and the like, some courtiers would have come out to refute it, and even beat it upside down!

But Yun Fenghuang didn't have a father or brother in the court, and he didn't even have a close side relative, he didn't stand here.

Therefore, although he knew that such a request could not be realized, when there was such an impassioned proposal from a courtier, no one directly spoke for Yun Fenglian.

Everyone's attention still revolves around who Chao Jingyou should hand over.

Yi Guogong and Chunjia cooperated tacitly, and they were silent at this time, not giving those who tried to pretend to be dead a chance to fish in troubled waters.

Although Ouyang Yanran and the courtiers of the Luo family and the Yin family came forward to argue with the Ji family, they did not have a tacit understanding with the Ji family, and they fought evenly for a while.

And Chun

Jia mixed a few words from time to time, forcing many courtiers who had already hidden behind the people to come out and express their positions.

…… In the end, after listening to almost everyone's words, the Son of Heaven announced slowly: "The Chao family can be handed over to Empress Ji to take away, and according to Empress Ji's wishes, let Concubine Xian thoroughly investigate this matter!" ”

"The evidence of Ji's plot to kill the captain of the Dingbei Military Academy, the persecution of his wife to falsely accuse Concubine Xian and the Xie family is conclusive, there is no need to question it, and there is an order to discuss his crime and punishment!"

"The imperial doctor went out of the palace to diagnose and treat the captain of the Dingbei Military Academy, and all the expenses were allocated from the inner library!"

"In addition, Zhao Zhao Wubo thoroughly investigated the whole army and put an end to similar situations, so as not to disturb the army!"

"This matter is supervised by Uncle Regent!"

The emperor's throne is high, and sitting in it, you can easily see the expressions of the courtiers in the palace, with mixed joy and anger, but they are all silent. Even, some people secretly clenched their fists, and the pain in their hearts was beyond words.

Chunjia hooked the corners of her lips happily, patted the armrest, and slowly got up, "Retreat!" ”

(End of chapter)