Chapter 107: The Situation in the Imperial Court
It's a shame, Song Yi made Xianglian and the others believe that they would not be disgusted with the world because of the real prince's "dying life".
After everyone left, Song Yi lay alone on the bed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sometimes, "popularity" is too good, and it is also a burden.
Song Yi thought in his heart, but soon remembered Aunt Liu again.
Aunt Liu chose to tell Song Yi who the real mastermind behind the scenes was, and she did tell Song Yi.
Song Yi naturally didn't hide anything, and immediately told the true king when he turned around.
Song Yi and Zhenwang were not surprised at all by the mastermind behind the scenes. I just didn't think that Aunt Liu would be his person?
Before she died, Aunt Liu only said five words in Song Yi's ear, "Taishi, Imperial Concubine"
Afterwards, Song Yi and Zhenwang analyzed that what Aunt Liu was talking about was Master Gao.
When the court was the high prince, he was the biological father of the high emperor concubine and the maternal grandfather of the second prince Zhao Hongpu.
However, Song Yizhen didn't expect that the Yin Wang family of Jingzhao Mansion was a princeling, while Aunt Liu was the second prince's person.
I just don't know what Lord Wang's expression would be if he knew that the aunt in his house was actually a member of the second prince's faction? When Song Yi thought of this, he felt very interesting.
In the past, she only saw these conspiracies and calculations on TV, but now that she has experienced it herself, she can't get rid of the role of the audience in the past for a while, and she only feels full of interest.
Although the emperor had seven sons and two daughters, only three princes and one princess came of age.
The three princes are the eldest prince and Zhao Honghao, the prince of the East Palace; the second prince, Zhao Hongpu; The fourth prince Zhao Hongli. The third princess, Zhao Hongrong was once married to the true king by the emperor, but unfortunately died early; The eighth princess is only three years old this year, and she is only babbling.
The crown prince Zhao Honghao and the second prince Zhao Hongpu have always been evenly matched and do not let each other. This seems to be a lot darker for the fourth prince Zhao Hongli, and few people pay attention to it.
Over the years, as the adult prince has become full-fledged, the emperor's clamping power over the courtiers has gradually waned, and the feud between the two most likely princes has gradually become public.
The crown prince Zhao Honghao, the concubine of the queen of the Middle Palace, is naturally endowed with unique talents, and he is one step ahead of others by nature. In addition, the Gong family, the queen's mother, was very important in the Qian, and was one of the founding heroes. And the queen's brother Gong Xiao is the prime minister, and he is also a response in the court. Originally, the crown prince had the support of the queen's mother and maternal uncle, and it was only a matter of time before he inherited the throne.
But I didn't expect that a high-ranking concubine would emerge later, and since entering the palace, it has been smooth and unstoppable. Emperor Gao's concubine was originally a Han official woman, and because of her outstanding beauty, she went all the way until she became the most favored woman in the palace.
The high emperor and concubine, with a beautiful crown, have been in the palace for 20 years, and her holy grace is continuous, and her status is transcendent, as if she has the strength to compete with the middle palace. In addition, the Gao clan judged the situation and took advantage of the imperial concubine's momentum to fight steadily, and gradually became a force equal to the queen's mother, the Gong family.
Not only that, Gao Yixin, the father of Emperor Gao's concubine, was promoted from Lang Zhongling to Taishi, and above 10,000 people under one person, the Gao family is even more talented, and the young talents in the clan are extraordinary.
Coupled with the unrest of the border in recent years, the so-called troubled times produce heroes. There is a military wizard in the Gao clan - Gao Jinyun, who is less than forty, has already made great achievements, and has great prestige in the army.
The Gao family fed back the Gao Emperor and the concubines and supported the second prince. The second prince, Zhao Hongpu, has the possibility of competing with the crown prince for the throne.
And all this, the emperor did not hinder too much. If you think about it carefully, maybe the emperor deliberately supported the Gao Emperor and the Gao family, in order to weaken the strength of the queen's relatives.
It is said that the bed of the Son of Heaven will not allow others to sleep peacefully? The power of the Son of Heaven has been like this since ancient times, and it is not completely unreasonable for some people to think so.
And all this is not something that Song Yi cares about.
She was just angry about Gao Taishi's attack on the True King's Mansion and the True King.
I remember that she told the real king that it was when Gao Taishi asked Aunt Liu to do it.
The true king didn't have any surprised expression at all, and it was because of this calm performance that Song Yi felt even more distressed.
How ordinary should it be to make people so unexpected? The real king is so big, he must have experienced a lot of deception and hidden arrows behind his back, so he is not surprised.
King Zhen said, "When I knew that the person behind the scenes was Aunt Liu, I already suspected that it was not arranged by the prince."
"The Wang family is in the prince's camp, this is a well-known thing. If they were to do something to the king, they would not have been so careless. Obviously, Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu, must not be of the same heart as the Wang family."
Song Yi thought about it and understood the reasoning logic of the true king.
As the prince came of age, the competition for the throne became increasingly fierce.
The court is also divided into three factions, one is the camp of the crown prince and the queen; One faction is the camp of the second prince and the high emperor concubine; There is also a faction that is neutral, also commonly known as royalists.
The true king belongs to the third faction. Since the founding of the country, the True Wangfu has been deeply trusted by the royal family, and it has been favored continuously, and it is a rare king with a different surname who has been a lord for generations, and his status in the Qianzhou Dynasty is also very transcendent.
In addition, the current true king Zhu Xi, Wen Taowu is strategic, and his talents are outstanding, which is beneficial to the emperor's society. It has always been the mainstay of the royalists, and they are the best among them. Naturally, Gong and Gao regarded them as objects that must be wooed.
However, over the years, Zhu Xi has been indifferent to the overt or covert pull of the crown prince and the second prince, which will naturally make the Gao family and the Gong family unhappy.
Only then did the Gong clan and the Gao clan think of finding another way to support other forces in the True King's Mansion. Therefore, the two brothers, Zhu Yuanshan and Zhu Yuanchuan, belong to different camps.
Zhu Xi has already seen everything and knows the situation in the court well, and it is precisely because of his insight into the situation in the court that he did not believe that Aunt Liu was a member of the prince's faction from the beginning. Because it's so logical.
If it was arranged by the prince or the Gong family, it would naturally not be so easy to find out who was behind the scenes.
It's as easy as if someone was deliberately exposing a flaw.
Until Aunt Liu personally admitted it, this also confirmed Zhu Xi's previous speculation.
Sure enough, it was Gao Taishi who wanted to kill two birds with one stone. If Aunt Liu succeeds, it will naturally be the best, not only can she not only get rid of Zhu Xi, but maybe she can also rely on Wang Shuyao to gradually eat away at the power of the real palace. If it is not successful, Aunt Liu is the aunt of the Yin family of Jingzhao Mansion, and who doesn't know that Yin of Jingzhao Mansion is the prince's person? At that time, the second prince's faction can naturally use Aunt Liu's identity to make a big fuss about the crown prince.
Gao Taishi thought it was quite beautiful, but unfortunately, he underestimated Zhu Xi's strength.
He grew up in intrigue and intrigue since he was a child, and in the face of internal and external pressure from the court and the palace, he has already learned not to let go of any clues around him.
Otherwise, how could he be safe and sound in assassinations and assassinations?
Song Yi listened to Zhu Xi analyze the situation in the court to her for the first time, and she became even more worried about her future.
To be honest, the reason why Song Yi was reluctant to get too close to the real king in the past was also due to this consideration.
The status of the True Wangfu in the Qian, Song Yi had heard a lot in the past. In addition, Song Yi has watched a lot of Qing court dramas in the past, all of which tell the story of the prince seizing power, cannibalism, and brothers.
The royal family is like a bald eagle, and the strong eagle will kill the other siblings. As the prince grows up, he naturally will not leave other brothers who threaten him.
And the court officials naturally can't stand alone, and in the end they still have to choose to stand in line. Success and defeat are not only the top two, but also the life-and-death contest between the two camps.
If you choose the wrong side, it is equivalent to a catastrophe.
Such an involuntary feeling of life and death, Song Yi doesn't like it too much.