Chapter 4: Protecting the Queen and the Crown Prince
One day, suddenly a palace person reported that the queen had killed the beauty of the harem, and under the careful investigation of the king of Chu, it was true, and he was furious at the moment, and ordered the queen to be severely reprimanded to make her think about it behind closed doors, and even dismissed her as a minister.
The Yue beauty was originally a daughter of the Yue country, and she was once favored, but since Ju Ji entered the palace, she has fallen out of favor. On that day, the prince Huai passed through Guiyuan and met with Yue Meiren, one was frivolous, the other was lonely in the deep palace, and when he saw that there was no one around, he couldn't help but have a little ambiguity in his words, but it was just that. was seen by others and reported to the queen, the queen was worried about Xiang's pregnancy, and was furious when she heard the words, even on the grounds that Yue Mei was sick, she killed Yue Mei and reported her death. Prince Huai also had a dispute with the queen because of this matter, but the queen mother was strong, so he had to regret it.
I didn't want this matter to be turned out again after a few years, and even faintly pointed to the rumors that Prince Huai was molesting his father and concubine, and the queen was killing people. Prince Huaiben was also surprised when he heard that the matter of Yue Meiren was revealed. His temperament is not bad, but he is indecisive and frivolous, and he is also guilty of the matter of Yue Meiren, although he also has a grudge against his mother, but he does not dare to speak.
I didn't want this matter to come out again, and I heard that the queen mother was sick, and there was a rumor in the palace that the king of Chu intended to re-establish it, so I was surprised. But he didn't dare to plead with his father, who had always been afraid, so Jin Shang, a guest beside him, persuaded him: "Prince, if the king wants to abolish the matter, he will definitely discuss it with the young secretary." ”
When Prince Huai heard this, he hurriedly rushed to the Yin Mansion and asked Shao Si for help. He knew that Shao Si Ming loved beautiful jade the most, so he hurriedly collected a few pieces of the best beautiful jade in his palace as a gift.
Shao Si Ming saw Meiyu, but he only appreciated it slightly, and returned the original.
Seeing that he refused to accept the gift, Prince Huai only said that things were really bad, and his face changed.
Seeing him like this, Shao Si Ming had to comfort him and said: "Now if the minister accepts the prince's gift and runs away, it is unethical, I will go to your father and help you say some good things." ”
The prince was very moved when he heard this, and it seemed that it was better to be a master.
The young secretary ordered to present a letter to the palace and asked to be seen. Not long after, the king of Chu summoned Shao Si Ming.
When she arrived in front of the palace, she took off her green hat and entered the meeting, and saw that the king of Chu was only wearing regular clothes, holding a book of bamboo slips and carving letters.
Shao Si ordered to sit down on the table opposite the king of Chu, and said, "The minister also wants to be lazy, but he has to come to see the king." ”
The king of Chu put down the carving knife, gently blew off the bamboo shavings on it, and said, "What alarmed you?" ”
The young secretary ordered: "The minister heard that the king made the queen think about it behind closed doors because of his small mistakes, and then dismissed the ministers, so the queen was worried and sick, and the prince was uneasy. ”
King Chu snorted and said a little depressedly: "This matter has nothing to do with the crown prince, you can rest assured." ”
Shao Siming immediately asked: "It has nothing to do with the crown prince, isn't the king going to act against the queen......
King Chu snorted and did not answer.
Shao Si Ming sighed and said: "The princes of the world, because of their love for beauty, they are tired of the old age and decay of the concubine, and they are abolished, and there are more than one or two, and the minister knows that the king is an understanding person, but he can't keep this line if he doesn't want to!" ”
The king of Chu glanced at Shao Si Ming, knowing that she was using the method of agitation to provoke him, but he couldn't help but say: "It's not that the widow is tired of the old, but the queen is unkind." ”
Shao Si raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it the matter of Yue Meiren?" ”
The King of Chu shook his head and said, "No, the day before yesterday, the Ninth Princess Jin Pill played a sparrow and accidentally collided with the queen, and the queen fought hard." ”
Shao Si ordered: "Things have happened, you can just talk about it, if you deal with the queen because of these things, it will involve the prince, mother and son have always been connected, if the king wants to protect the prince, he can't be too much to the queen." ”
The king of Chu suddenly said angrily: "What do you say about the relationship between mother and son, instead of having a widow throw a mouse taboo, it is better for the widow to destroy this weapon together!" ”
Shao Si was startled, took two steps forward, and said hurriedly: "The king, the prince is not at fault." ”
King Chu lightly tapped his fingers on a few cases, but looked at Shao Si Ming and said: "Since Shao Si Ming said so, there must be a perfect strategy?" ”
Shao Si Ming stepped forward and said loudly: "The king, the queen is the queen of the Yuan, the crown prince has been canonized for many years, and the minister asks the king to think twice." If the king is stubborn, the ministers will not dare to obey the edict. ”
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the historian kneeling in the corner, and at this time he began to write hard.
In this scene, the queen lost her morality, causing the king to be angry and wanting to abolish the queen, endangering the prince.
His voice was a little louder, and the sound of small footsteps began to rush away.
Next, it's the turning point of the second scene.
The king of Chu coughed and said in a loud voice: "Then in your opinion, you have to wait until the widow returns to heaven, and the queen kills on a large scale, and then you will give the edict, but unfortunately the widow is no longer there at that time, and there is no edict to give." ”
Shao Si ordered solemnly and said: "There is the law of the country, there is the temple, there are all the clan vassals of the surname Mi, and there are hundreds of civil and military officials, and the rules will not be chaotic." Great King, although the queen has been a little arrogant over the years, she has never really exceeded the rules too much. She knows better than anyone else what she can do and what she can't. ”
The historian buried his head in the book.
Hearing what Shao Si Ming said, the King of Chu suddenly sat up straight, took the silk handkerchief on several cases, wrote down the edict with a pen, covered it with a jade seal, put it in the brocade bag, and then sealed it with copper seal outside the brocade bag with seal mud, and handed it to Shao Si Ming.
Shao Si Ming took the bag and looked at the King of Chu.
King Chu said: "After the death of the widow, no concubines or children are allowed to be buried. ”
Shao Si Ming took the bag and said, "The minister does not dare to lose the king." ”
The King of Chu waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." ”
The young priest ordered to quit.
King Chu watched Shao Si Ming withdraw and slowly closed his eyes.
As Shao Si Ming said, he didn't want to abolish the queen, let alone abolish the prince. However, he could not tolerate the queen's increasingly arrogant behavior.
The queen is just a way for him to beat the queen.
He deliberately wanted to create a kind of wind direction after the abolition, so that the queen was frightened, the prince was frightened, the queen and the prince asked for help from the young secretary, and then let the young secretary order "make a direct admonition" to protect the queen and the prince, so that the queen and the prince owed the young secretary the great affection. After that, let Shao Si Ming protect his children and grandchildren in the name of the clan, that is, no matter how reckless the queen and the crown prince are, they have to give Shao Si Ming this face.
What's more, this kind of abolition rumor slapped the queen's face and damaged her prestige, so that after the new king succeeded to the throne, she could not stretch out her hand too long, and she could also ensure the safety of her concubines and heirs.
Shao Si Ming put away the bag, put on the green shackles, walked down the steps of Zhanghua Terrace, turned into the corridor, and walked slowly.
There were many corridors, twists and turns, and at the corner, the queen was seen standing quietly.
The young secretary saluted and said, "The minister and the young secretary order to see the queen." ”
Wei Hou turned sideways, sighed, hid his face and whimpered: "I am a person who treats sins, and after today, I don't know if I can accept your gift." ”
Seeing her like this, although he knew that he was playing, he also had compassion in his heart, and said, "The queen is here to see the king?" ”
Empress Wei nodded and cried: "I have angered the king, and I have come to take off the hairpin to deal with the sin." ”
The young secretary made a gesture: "In this way, the minister will retire." ”
As soon as Shao Si gave up his hand, he walked around the queen and continued to walk forward. Empress Wei looked at Shao Si Ming's back, and suddenly shouted sharply: "Let me ask you, does the king want to discuss with you about the abolition of the queen?" ”
Shao Si Ming stood still, motionless.
Empress Wei's eyes were even more crazy, she took two steps forward, and hissed: "Ling Yin, do you dare to swear, you dare to swear that the king summoned you today, and he didn't say anything about it!" ”
Shao Si Ming slowly turned around, and slowly approached the queen step by step, his eyes were stern and sharp: "Then the queen dares to swear, if the queen dares to swear, for the rest of the queen's life, will not harm any of the king's children, and will not kill the king's concubines?" ”
Empress Wei trembled, her instinct let her know that she should seize this opportunity, and said in a trembling voice: "If I dare to swear, will Ling Yin also dare to swear?" ”
Shao Si ordered a solemn expression: "If the queen dares, the minister also dares to swear that he will protect the status of the queen and the crown prince for the rest of his life." ”
Empress Wei suddenly relaxed, cried with joy, knelt down and thanked Shao Si for his order: "I thank Shao Si for his life on behalf of the prince." ”
Shao Si ordered to hurriedly avoid bowing back and said: "The king does not live up to the queen and the prince, please do not fail the queen." ”
Empress Wei breathed a sigh of relief, but she sat on the ground, and she couldn't stand up all of a sudden.
Shao Si Ming seemed to ignore the queen's desire to know more, and only said, "In this way, the minister will retire." ”