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On the fifth day of the third month of the second year of Yufeng, the emperor Feng Wuxian was edicted to His Royal Highness Taihe, and ordered the household department to allocate 500,000 taels of silver to rebuild the tribute temple. Not only that, but he also ordered to strictly punish the group of errands who attacked Juzi in the examination room that day, the lightest of which was also exiled outside the Guan, and ordered Shuntianfu, the infantry army commander Yamen and the Criminal Department to join forces to track down the real culprit behind the scenes. After that, Feng Wuxian used the spread of cults as an excuse to order the Punishment Department to draft a reward document, and if anyone could provide any clues about the cult, a reward of ten taels of silver would be awarded. If anyone knows the clues of the head of the cult, he will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. All of a sudden, the people in the market were talking about it, and all kinds of rumors spread again.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that such a posture may make this cult have a greater impact." Hai Guanyu seemed to be a little unimpressed with the emperor's impatience, so after the court was over, he asked to see the emperor alone. "Since ancient times, evil has prevailed over righteousness, and the so-called cult has just taken advantage of the herd mentality of some people, supplemented by many tricks, to shape the confession and worship of the true god. Therefore, these things can only be visited secretly, not explicitly, and the emperor is also asked to learn clearly. Feng Wuxi's face showed a look of deep thought, but he shook his head and said, "Hai Lao Aiqing, you are only half right. I vigorously pursued this matter, although there is a possibility of startling the snake, but it is to give an explanation to the people of the world. If you don't investigate it, I'm afraid the rumors will only get bigger. I knew that in this way, anyone who wanted to make a big fuss about it, but I didn't care. He slowly stood up from his throne, his expression becoming extremely solemn, "Since I have taken over the throne from the first emperor, I must do my best to govern the country, and I cannot let these so-called minor illnesses go unchecked. The imperial court has accumulated deep evils, and this time I just took the opportunity to repair the tribute courtyard. It is not bad to block the tongues of those pedantic people, and to clean up the government and the opposition by the way. ”

Haiguanyu saw that the wind was traceless, and he made up his mind, so he didn't want to make another fuss about this matter. asked about the Empress Dowager Xiao's condition. At this point, Feng Wuxian sank his face. It was as if I remembered something unpleasant. "The Queen Mother is just a minor illness, the rumors of those people outside are really not true, if it really angers me, will it do them any good? As the minister of the DPRK and the central government, he actually spread rumors, these guys with many mouths and tongues are really impatient! ”

It's the first time Hai Guanyu has seen the wind without a trace, and he is angry about this kind of family matter. I couldn't help but be stunned.

He was also a little confused at this time, but he was speculating in his heart about what kind of medicine the mother and son were selling in the gourd. Thinking about it, Hai Guanyu opened his mouth and said tentatively: "The Queen Mother is sick, and it is natural for the officials of the DPRK and China to be concerned, but presumably they can't visit, and they are also a little anxious, so there are rumors." If the emperor issued an order to pray for the queen mother, it would also be good for their thoughts. ”

"Hmm, Hai Lao Aiqing's words are the same as what my uncle said, it's really tacit enough." Feng Wuxian couldn't help but laugh. Seeing that Hai Guanyu's face changed a little, he realized that he had made a mistake, "I'm just a joke." You don't have to care. The Queen Mother is my biological mother, and this time she is sick, she really should be a little more dedicated. According to the meaning of Hai Lao Aiqing, I will make an order tomorrow. Let the uncle go to Yuanzhe Temple to pray for blessings and prepare for the queen mother. ”

Hai Guanyu suddenly realized, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The emperor is shengming!" ”

After sending Haiguanyu away, Feng Wuxian went to Cining Palace again, and saw that the Empress Dowager Xiao was really a little clear, and couldn't help but be stunned. Rou Ping hurriedly whispered to her master about the changes in this period of time, and she couldn't help frowning when she heard it. He waved his hand away from a group of eunuchs and palace maids, and sat down at the head of his mother's bed, and then comforted: "Queen Mother, it's better to look at everything, I didn't want to cut off my uncle's authority so early, but he was in too much of a hurry." Besides, you did not hesitate to deceive his illness to draw out his sincerity, I really appreciate your reasonableness, if you still can't think about it, it is my fault. ”

Xiao couldn't help but show a wry smile, "Emperor, your temperament is still like this, and the mourning family doesn't know what to say about you." The mourning family is a member of the Xiao family, and it all depends on the power of the Xiao family to ascend to the back position, so you should be very clear about the family more than anything else. She stared at her son deeply, and when she saw that the other party nodded slightly, she continued, "Therefore, the mourning family must not allow someone to damage the foundation of the Xiao family, regardless of whether that person is the elder brother of the mourning family!" Speaking of this, Xiao Shi showed a slight look of slaughter, and his right hand also tightly grasped Feng Wuji's hand.

Feng Wuxian sighed deeply, despite his successful ascension to the throne, he was still wary of his mother. Not only because of the deep memory when she was young, but also because of her mother's determination like a strong man breaking her wrist, for her own future and the future of the family, or for the sake of the emperor's confession, she can ruthlessly cut off her favorite son. But now, he suddenly realized that although he was cold, his mother was still a person of flesh and blood. She was calculating all the time, calculating the courtiers, calculating her sons, calculating her brothers, but when she made her choice, there were still the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of ordinary people.

"Queen Mother, I have already ordered the house to draft a decree, ready to promote Xiao Chonghua to the third-class Chengenhou, and transfer him to Guanglu Temple. It was an idle messenger, and it happened to be in line with his title, so that there was enough weight to hand over to the courtiers. As for his eldest son, who is too mediocre, he will not be promoted for the time being, and the prefect of Hangzhou happens to be vacant, so he can make up for his second son. Although he has not been promoted to the center of the imperial court so quickly at the moment, it will only take ten years, and he should be able to use it. "He didn't intend to completely weaken the Xiao family, so he arranged it well.

"Well, if you are so careful, the mourning family is also very pleased." Xiao Shi nodded and said, she leaned on a pillow, her expression slightly revealed a lazy meaning, which seemed to be unique, "Although my brother has always been a servant of the ministry, the real messenger has always been the left attendant of the ministry, Lang Mi Jingfu, so once the position of Shang is vacant, it will not be lost." The mourning family cheated this time, but it was just to strengthen their determination. You are now a rightful emperor, with great power in your hands, and you naturally do not need to act in a completely complex way. According to your wishes, let my brother go to Yuanzhe Temple tomorrow to pray for blessings, and then let Bao Huasheng and them play the stamp, and then remove him from his official position. ”

At the court meeting the next day, the emperor announced the decree of the queen mother, from Xiao Yunchao to Yuanzhe Temple to pray for its blessing and disaster, and the affairs of the ministry were temporarily handled by the left servant Lang Mi Jingfu. At this will, Xiao Yunchao was certainly shocked, and even the civil and military officials were all different. Although some people have also proposed to pray for blessings before, the emperor left these folds in the middle, which undoubtedly shows his attitude. However, this time the emperor suddenly changed his attitude, not only agreed to the matter, but also let Xiao Yunchao personally lead the way, which made people with a heart even more worried.

Xiao Yunchao received the will, and as soon as he returned to the house, he invited Mr. Rong to the room and told him what happened in the court. I saw that Mr. Na Rong seemed to be extremely shocked, and it took a long time for him to come to his senses and replied in a deep voice:

"Dong Weng, I think this matter is fraudulent!"

One sentence suddenly shocked Xiao Yunchao to his feet, and after he finally stabilized his body, he asked with an uneasy face: "Mr. Rong, how can you say this?" Since the emperor has the heart to pray for the queen mother, it proves that the queen mother's illness is not what the emperor wants. In addition, I have visited the palace before, the Queen Mother's illness is a real illness, and she has never revealed the intention of being plotted by others, how can there be fraud? He poured out all the questions in his heart in a series of ways, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

Mr. Rong's face did not change at all, I saw him walk to the table in a few steps, casually pulled a piece of white paper, dipped a pen in ink and wrote a few names on it. "Dong Weng, you see, how powerful He Furong was at the beginning, at this time, he had already retired from his old age to recuperate at home, and the He family no longer had the strength to fight. After Haiguanyu resigned, he only raised objections to major military affairs, and ignored ordinary trivial matters, and now that the access control of Haifu is becoming more and more strict, it is rarely handed over to foreign officials, and even those Hai protégés rarely gather. One of the two families is a former relative, and the other is a current relative, but they are both in Taoguang. And Yue Qianfan's daughter is pregnant, and it is only a matter of time before she becomes a concubine, don't you think he has settled down a lot recently? Since ancient times, what the emperor feared most was the dictatorship of his relatives, Dong Weng, your authority is too great! ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Xiao Yunchao immediately realized, but it was also a little confused. "After the emperor ascended the throne, the power of the Xiao family has not expanded, isn't it the situation when the emperor was the first emperor, why did the emperor work hard?" He said angrily, "If it weren't for the support of the Queen Mother, where would he come from, and he would not be an ordinary prince!" Now that he is firmly seated on the throne, he wants to threaten his mother's family, which is simply crossing the river and demolishing the bridge! ”

Mr. Rong secretly sighed in his heart for Xiao Yunchao's stupidity, if it weren't for the fact that he went to visit Wang Feng of Ningjun without regret and repeatedly constrained the emperor in court politics, how could this disaster come so quickly? However, these things have nothing to do with him, all he has to do is to pour another scoop of oil on the fire.

"Dong Weng, now that the situation has been decided, you can only figure it out for yourself. If you take a step back and resign, then you can be safe in your old age, otherwise it will be a fish dead and the net will be broken. He shrugged and said, "Since ancient times, there have been many dignitaries and dignitaries who have been powerful all over the world, but there are few who have a good end. ”

"No!" Xiao Yun stood up towards Huo Di and categorically refused, "The Queen Mother is also a member of the Xiao family, and she will not let the emperor come." Besides, why should the foundation and connections that my Xiao family has worked so hard to create be enjoyed by the emperor alone? has no military power, "Hmph, does he really think that my Xiao family has no military power?" ”

Mr. Rong was suddenly shocked, and he looked at the person in front of him in disbelief, almost having a feeling of not knowing. Xiao Yunchao has always given people the impression that he is more than ruthless and lacks knowledge, but it was Xiao Yunchao's words at this time that made him, a person who had been watching for a long time, feel a chill. Could it be that the power of the Xiao clan is far from what it is in front of it?

Unlike Xiao Yunchao's self-confidence, Mr. Rong's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.

Either way, he's already lit the lead, and this is the best chance, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. Lingyun Zhiwei Without a Trace Volume 9 Jiangshan Chapter 21 Seizure