That night, I received a message from the fox.

She looked at it and sighed softly.

It all started when she woke up.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the situation has changed, and there are doubts in the court waiting for Yaocang to wake up. The "ministers of the humerus" who were strongly suppressed by the empress many years ago rebelled one after another, forcing her to abdicate and make way for Xian, and proposed to welcome back her younger brother Chang Yi.

The courtier's nature is very clear. Those bad old men thought that they were soft persimmons that they were easy to handle, but they didn't expect to be a hard bone. originally wanted to use her as a puppet to control the government, secretly change the country, and enjoy the position of the lord of a country. Who would have thought that the new emperor would be twelve years old, and he would have such a thunderous method, but he couldn't catch the slightest mistake, so that people couldn't pick the bones in the eggs.

I have known for a long time that these old men are not easy to deal with. Five years ago, I was so safe and quiet that I had nothing to do now, but now I am afraid that it will be more difficult to kill her because she is full-fledged, so I began to jump over the wall in a hurry.

But that's fine. This time she never left the palace, Su Ye came to the door by herself, saving her the energy to find it.

The House of Parliament.

Looking at the thick pile of folds, Yaocang was still very calm.

Most of them pretend to be thinking about the country, pretending to be "outspoken", but in fact they are full of impeachments against her.

However, with a good look, he can also pull the crown prince, and he is so serious that he doubts the bloodline, and these people really can't come up with such a bad idea. The ministers would not have been so bold as to suspect the monarch's lineage for no reason, they must have caught some key evidence so that they could force her to abdicate.

It doesn't matter, the emperor is tired of it, and he is used to trickery and intrigue and turmoil and blood, so it is better to abdicate quickly, so as to save her from worrying all day. It's just that the emperor Lao'er told her that Chang Ning and Chang Yi must not be allowed to ascend the throne. These two are lazy, and they follow their biological mother, they are gentle people who do not fight or grab, and they have no heart. If he ascends the throne, I don't know how chaotic the country will be.

When he went to court on the second day, sure enough, the ministers were mighty, all of them came to ask for an explanation. She glanced at Liu Xing and Zhang Yue, who were separated from everyone by the sky, and suddenly found that Zhao Langkun was also among them. It seems that Yijiang's affairs have also been done.

She sighed.

"Zhong Aiqing, if there is anything, just say it, I will not be held accountable."

Prince Shou's faction has long been ambitious. Hearing this at this moment, Gu Dequan, the head of the household, hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Thank you for the emperor's grace." But for the sake of the people, there are some things that the ministers have to say. ”

Yao Cang frowned and motioned for him to continue.

Gu Dequan received the order and continued: "When the emperor was dying, he handed over the country of Chen to His Majesty, and His Majesty was ordered to live up to the emperor's expectations, repel the three armies, recover the lost territory, and unify the rivers and mountains as before. Since then, it is the blessing of Chenguo to cultivate and recuperate, develop production, and let the people of Chenguo stay away from war and live and work in peace and contentment. ”

He paused, pretending to shake his head: "However, at that time, the border was in an emergency, and the ministers had no time to take care of the new emperor's accession to the throne, so they only hoped that the mountains and rivers would be recovered and stable as before." In retrospect, His Majesty's accession to the throne has many loopholes. ”

Prince Shou stood up and bowed, and continued: "Your Majesty was only six years old back then, and the nurse suddenly disappeared. As far as the minister knew, this person was sent to the mountains and wastelands by the emperor, so he could not distinguish the identity of the emperor at that time. Besides, the personal grandmother is gone, why don't you have a trace of nostalgia, Your Majesty? ”

Hearing this, there was a chorus of echoes in the court.

Prince Shou and Gu Dequan sang and harmonized, and they were stunned to say that the events of the year had become the only folk book of the tanuki for the prince. Yaocang, who listened carefully, felt that perhaps the truth revealed by the mouths of the ministers was not much different from the actual situation, so he almost applauded vigorously to express his affirmation.

Just as he was about to speak, Liu Xing, who was waiting on the side, took the lead to speak: "Your Majesty, Prince Shou and his party should be punished for their crimes." ”

"Oh?" Yao Cang was interested, and just wanted to test the ability of this military advisor, so he said: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Liu Xing stepped forward with a limp, bowed, and his voice was neither humble nor arrogant: "Prince Shou and his cadres, as courtiers, suspect the saint and deviate from the way of the monarch and minister, it is the crime of rebellion, this is one of them." ”

His eyes gently swept over Su Ye and Gu Dequan, caught a glimpse of the faces of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty repelled the three armies, recovered the lost territory, and defended our country's great rivers and mountains from being violated. Not only were these two people grateful, but they also maliciously speculated about the saints, and their hearts should be punished. This is the second one. ”

As he spoke, he slowly walked up to the two of them and continued: "We have followed the emperor for many years, and the emperor's order must not be disobeyed. His Majesty is the new emperor appointed by the previous emperor, but he was questioned by these two people, which violated the last order of the first emperor, and this is the third. ”

"Finally," he paused, "now that Chenguo is also coveted by other countries, and many incidents have been set off at such a critical moment, and the ministers are afraid that these two people are spies for other countries, and come for the interests of other countries, and try to merge Chenguo into the pockets of others, which is a crime of treason." This is the fourth. ”

"Good!" Zhang Yue was upright, and his blood boiled immediately when he heard these words, and the exit was a "good" word.

Yao Cang smiled lightly. Sure enough, this Liu Mazi and Zhang Cripple are not vegetarians, and as soon as they took office, the effect came out. Not only is the word reasonable, but also aggressive, and people can't find the slightest mistake under the fright.

But...... Yao Cang glanced at Su Ye and Gu Dequan, who turned from blue to red and then gradually returned to normal, and deduced that this group of people should have a back hand.

The key evidence is on the field.

It's an old mother, she looks plain, wears a half-new floral jacket, and her face and hands are cleaned up.

According to Su Gu and the others, this woman was the wet nurse of the little emperor back then, and she grew up with the late queen mother since she was a child. After the death of the Empress Dowager, she took on the obligation of raising the little emperor, and it can be said that she watched the emperor grow up gradually.

This old mother didn't dare to look at the emperor, so she knelt on the ground tremblingly, asked what to answer, and didn't say much else.

Su Ye asked about the characteristics of the little prince at that time. She pointed out that the real prince had a small cinnabar mole on his neck. This is direct evidence, I think that after the two of them learned the news, they would stare at the neck of the new emperor every time they went to court, and after repeated confirmation, they led this woman into the palace.

Yao Cang raised his eyebrows.

Liu Xing said suspiciously: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can such grass people be able to snoop on?" I don't know where I got a country woman, so I can say that this is His Majesty's wet nurse? It's a ridiculous joke! ”

After being beaten down several times, Prince Shou's face couldn't hold it, his face was full of anger, and he wanted to eat Liu Xing into his stomach.

However, Zhang Yue's face was fierce, and his round eyes glared, and their momentum went to three points. I had to endure my anger and said in a voice from between my teeth: "Liu Xiang is too worried." The palace maid who served the Queen Mother back then is still in the palace. Yes or no, you'll find out in a moment. As for the word snooping, it is not so serious, just hope that Your Majesty will turn his head and look at us. ”

Liu Xing sneered, and was about to step forward to say something more, but was stopped by Yaocang. She said coldly: "I've seen enough of this farce. If there are no other after-performances, let's stop here. Gu Dequan, Su Ye, I am not thin on you, you know it in your own hearts. Can you remember the four charges that Liu Xiang said? ”

Both of them thought that something good was coming, and they said "clear" in unison, and fell to their knees.

Yongle sneered, got up, and stepped down from the throne step by step. Suddenly, the cold and noble breath hit one after another, and the closer you get, the more you can feel the majesty of the emperor and the suffocating charm of the extreme beauty, so that people do not have the courage to raise their eyes, as if it is blasphemy to take one more look.

After a long time, I heard the empress's voice faintly and said, "The two of you can see clearly, is there a cinnabar mole on my neck?" ”

The two of them suddenly felt that something was wrong, and raised their heads tremblingly, but saw that on the empress's neck, which was as white as jade, a scarlet cinnabar mole was extremely eye-catching. Suddenly, the two of them collapsed to the ground, like beasts that had given up their struggles, their expressions glazed over, unable to speak any longer.

Yongle glanced at the two of them coldly, turned around, and walked back to the throne step by step, gracefully and calmly.

There was not a single superfluous expression throughout.

Even when it was announced that the two would be executed and all their families would be used as prostitutes and workers, his cold face never changed.

Is this what the empress really looks like?

The outcome of this farce was unexpected, but it made sense. His Majesty was benevolent and spared the lives of the two families, and as for the officials who followed behind in the court, they were all exiled or dismissed, and it was difficult for them to set foot in the imperial capital again for the rest of their lives.

Liu Xiang was promoted to prime minister, and he can finally be worthy of his title of "Liu Xiang"; Zhang Yue was sent to the border and was also given the title of general.

When the fox heard this, he smiled slyly: "Ah Yao, you said that if the rats knew that you were not the real emperor, and that cinnabar was a spell cast for you, how desperate would they be?" ”

Yao Cang chuckled.

She and Gu Ning both have a cinnabar on their necks, but the position is different. Whenever he went to court, he would always coat it with a thick powder to cover it up, and he had already noticed Gu Dequan's fluttering eyes. Although there were suspicions before, there was no evidence to prove the relationship between Su Gu and the two, and now, the two hidden dangers were finally eliminated.

"The deaths of these two men were expected by me. A courtier who is not loyal to his lord will only end up biting his master. It's just a matter of trying to clean up the trouble a little bit more. ”

"Oh? So, if you don't make a move, these two people still have to finish playing, right? The fox squinted, half-jokingly and half-seriously: "It seems that the lonely A-Yao is an expert in strategy." ”

Yaocang replied: "The fox is not a fuel-efficient lamp." I used to be called A-Yao, but now that I think about it, the grave grass is afraid to be two meters high. "Plus threats.

The stupid fox then stopped talking and said, "Then ...... Xiao Yaocang called Gu Ajiu. This name is not something that ordinary people can call! ”

"Okay fox." Yao Cang said lightly.

"......" The fox walked away with a messy face and a sullen face.

Come back to your senses.

She remembered that Pei Jue had left only after that incident.

Look at the note in your hand.

The fox said that everything was normal in the court, and she was relieved to find Luan Feng's whereabouts.

That's the way it goes......

But what about that damn essay exam!