If the name is not right, the word will not go well, and if the word is not good, it will not be done.

--- "Confucius: The Road to the Child"

Xiao Wen secretly ordered people to spread rumors throughout the Liang State, especially in the capital Jiankang, the content of which is probably that the current Empress Dowager Hu is the wife of the former dynasty thief, and the current emperor was born in less than a month, the implication is that Emperor Tianjian is not the first emperor's own flesh and blood, and ordered people to pretend to be gods and ghosts in various places, saying: "Although Emperor Tianjian is now inheriting the throne, his name is not right, and the queen mother and son bewitched the first emperor and sought to win the country." And so on. For a time, the words of ear eating were everywhere, and the people were talking about it.

Xue Taifu, the old fox, was naturally the first person to judge the situation, and on the surface he showed loyalty to the emperor and the Great Liang, but secretly he aided the abuse and connived at the rumors. Thinking that since Xiao Jing's drowning last time, although the emperor did not blame himself, he was afraid that sooner or later he would attack himself, so he had to secretly plan for himself, and still secretly exchanged news with Xiao Wen in private.

The matter soon spread to the aristocratic class of Jiankang City, and became a topic of conversation after dinner, and there were some officials who were not afraid of death who were used to write to Emperor Tianjian, and the meaning of the words was quite questionable and slightly ridiculed about Emperor Tianjian's accession to the throne. For example, Wang Qingjian, the Chinese scholar, and Hou Tingyu Bijie boldly wrote on the recital to Emperor Tianjian: "The current Empress Dowager Hu is the widow of the previous dynasty, and she was pregnant soon after being canonized by the first emperor, and the emperor is the widow of the previous dynasty, but now he has inherited the Liang world, if the first emperor knows, I am afraid it will be difficult to ......blind the eyes under the nine springs", the whole article is full of questions about the life experience of the Tianjian Emperor, criticizing the mother and son of the Tianjian Emperor for corrupting the dynasty and deceiving the first emperor and other cynical words.

Emperor Tianjian saw it, on the one hand, he complained about fabricating rumors and others, and felt extremely ridiculous. On the other hand, seeing that he had a nose and eyes as he said, he couldn't help but doubt his life experience, so he decided to ask the Queen Mother in person.

In the Anning Palace, the Empress Dowager Hu was in the Buddhist hall, holding Buddhist beads in her hand, reciting Buddhist scriptures sincerely, and suddenly Qingwen came to report and said: "Your Majesty is here, please come over and talk about it." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Hu put down the Buddhist beads in her hand and came to the outside of the palace, where she saw Emperor Tianjian sitting on a wide chair on one side, as if he was preoccupied. He spoke first and said, "Why does the emperor have time to come here today to mourn his family?" When Emperor Tianjian heard this, he immediately saluted his mother, Empress Dowager Hu, and said: "The son remembered that he didn't come to see his mother for a few days, and it was the son's negligence. Empress Dowager Hu smiled when she heard this: "As the king of a country, everything should be based on national affairs, and the mourning family has Qingwen and them to take care of, and the emperor does not have to worry." "

After hearing this, Emperor Tianjian said to Qingwen: "This tea is cold, go and make another pot." Hearing this, Qingwen hurriedly agreed: "No, the slave will go and make a new pot of tea." With that, he turned around and left to make tea in the kitchen.

Emperor Tianjian saw that only he and his mother were left in the house, so he said: "My son has heard some rumors recently, which are very ridiculous, and he wants to come and talk to his mother. "

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Hu asked curiously, "Oh? What is the rumor about? "

Emperor Tianjian chuckled lightly and said lightly: "There are rumors among the people that the son is not the flesh and blood of the former emperor, but the birth of his mother and the deceased husband of the former Qi. It is said that the son was born less than a month ago, and the son wants to come to this matter so absurdly, I wonder what the queen mother thinks? "

When Empress Dowager Hu heard this, she was first stunned, she didn't expect this matter to spread out, her face turned pale suddenly, and she was stunned for a while before she slowly came back to her senses and said: "Since the emperor knows that this matter is a rumor, you must not believe it." "

And just now, Empress Dowager Hu's expression was completely seen by Emperor Tianjian, and she had no doubt about her life experience, but after her mother's reaction, she felt covered up, and she couldn't help but start to question it, but seeing her mother's attitude and denying it, it was not good to continue to ask, and she left the Anning Palace at the moment and decided to investigate the matter secretly.

And Empress Dowager Hu has been frightened for so many years, thinking that this matter will not be turned out again and making a big fuss, but she doesn't want her son to ask herself, and she thinks that Zhong'er has been convinced of Confucianism since he was a child, according to his character, if it is found out that he is not the biological flesh and blood of the first emperor, then he will never continue to be the emperor, and then the world will be in chaos, and he is sorry for the trust of the first emperor. Thinking of this, he felt angina and unbearable, and when the palace people saw it, they immediately went to the Imperial Doctor's Office to ask Imperial Doctor Zhang to come and treat the Queen Mother.

Above the court, many ministers have controversy over this matter, and even suggested that Emperor Tianjian confess his relatives by dripping blood to prove that he is the true son of the dragon, so as to block the mouths of the people. The ministers headed by Gao Dazai held opposing views, believing that the emperor was the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, so how could he easily doubt his identity because of rumors, wouldn't he be ridiculed by the people of the world, and what prestige would he have in the future? The two sides argued endlessly about this, and each side insisted on its own words.

Chen Xian listened to the opinions of both sides and said to Emperor Tianjian: "The minister thinks that His Majesty's dragon body is noble and cannot be easily damaged. Now the top priority is to solve the case of grain and grass corruption, not to mention that His Majesty has an edict left by the emperor himself, and all the ministers can testify, who dares to doubt it?!"

Wang Qingjian, the servant of the Chinese book, said: "I'm afraid that the first emperor was also kept in the dark, and now Your Majesty is suspected as the king of a country, so it is natural to prove your identity, make it clear to the world, and convince the people of the world." "

Chen Xian replied: "Lord Wang dares to speak disrespectfully to His Majesty above the court, what crime should he be guilty of?" "

Wang Qingjian, the squire of the Chinese book, sneered: "Who doesn't know that General Chen is a close confidant of His Majesty, and he has made a lot of achievements, if he wants to attack the lowly position, the lowly position can only be captured." "

Chen Xian listened and said dissatisfiedly: "Lord Zhongshu can not take Chen in his eyes, but if he does not put His Majesty in his eyes, then don't blame Chen for ignoring the feelings of his colleagues." "

When the two were arguing, the other ministers were coaxing, and the Chinese scholar Wang Qingjian and Yu Houting were the most treacherous and cunning, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, all because Emperor Tianjian was virtuous, ruled the world with benevolence, and was kind to the ministers and the people. Therefore, he didn't take Emperor Tianjian in his eyes, thinking that his official position was very small, and if he could really help the second prince regain the throne, he would inevitably be promoted to become rich and prosperous. At that time, he was above 10,000 people under one person, so he disregarded the face of Emperor Tianjian, and put out his net worth and future, and told the story of how the first emperor accepted Empress Dowager Hu as a concubine and how Emperor Tianjian was born.

Seeing this scene, and thinking of his mother's reaction, Emperor Tianjian decided to personally confess his relatives on the day of the sacrifice to the first emperor, completely ignoring the opposition of Chen Xian and Gao Dazai.

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Xiao Wen was already on the way back to Daliang, when he received a secret letter from Xue Taifu, knowing that Emperor Tianjian's move was in his own hands, and thinking that he would overthrow Xiao Zhong on the sacrificial ceremony of the first emperor no matter what, he decided to come up with a foolproof strategy, no matter what means were used, Xiao Zhong would be killed. Because he knows very well that Emperor Tianjian has been a fair and upright person since he was a child, and it is precisely because he is too upright that he does not understand political conspiracy theories, even if he sits on the throne, it is difficult to subdue the ministers, and he will be full of omissions, giving those who have ideas an opportunity, and his own opportunity will come, as long as Xiao Zhong thinks that he is a criminal seed, and then he can ascend to the throne openly without a single soldier, so he can't wait to take the witness he found to the coachman to rush to Jiankang City.

And Chen Xian was very puzzled and worried when he saw that Emperor Tianjian really decided to confess his relatives with blood. After retreating from the court, he entered the palace again and said: "Your Majesty is the true son of heaven, and you can't condescend to the dragon body for a few gossips." "

Emperor Tianjian said stubbornly: "You and I have known each other for so many years, don't you still know the widow?" I only want to be above board, and I am the son of my father, there is no doubt about it. But I'm going to stop this crowd myself. After speaking, he ignored Chen Xian's prevention and ordered people to prepare blood to recognize relatives and other matters on the day of the sacrifice.

Chen Xian saw that he couldn't move Emperor Tianjian, so he had no choice but to send people to watch Wang Qingjian, Yu Houting and others closely, so as to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Suddenly, the court and the people were waiting to see a good show, and Wei Yanliao of Qin Tianjian had already had a premonition that this matter would be bad, and he wrote many times to prevent Emperor Tianjian from letting Xiao Wen return to Beijing, but Emperor Tianjian did not accept this at all, and still insisted on going his own way. Wei Yanliao saw that the overall situation had been decided, and it seemed that he was powerless to turn around, so he was disheartened and couldn't bear to see the lives ruined, so he decided to resign and return to his hometown.

In the Yuncui Temple.

Xiao Mingyue received a letter from Li Nuo, and the letter did not explicitly state, but said: "In the future, the safety of Daliang will depend on himself, and I hope that I can protect Daliang's safety and save everyone's lives." "Wait. Xiao Mingyue was confused, feeling how she could control the fate of the world, and thought that the fortune teller was like a god, if it wasn't for the critical moment, he would never send a letter to himself, and he was worried about the safety of his cousin and aunt, Chen Xian and others, and he couldn't leave Yuncui'an for the time being.

And Chen Xian told Xiao Mingyue what happened in the court truthfully, Xiao Mingyue learned that this was a conspiracy of Xiao Wen and his party, and asked Chen Xian to stop Emperor Tianjian from agreeing easily, and said that if he had to confess his relatives with blood, the people who prepared the water and porcelain bowls should be carefully checked, and there should be no loopholes to give Xiao Wen a chance.

And he couldn't sleep and eat in Yuncui'an every day, thinking that a thoughtful person like Xiao Wen had hollowed out his mind and came up with this trick, it would never be a simple drop of blood to recognize his relatives and verify his bloodline, there would definitely be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind it, if he succeeded, with his gloomy and vicious character, he was afraid that he would be killed.