367: Kill the Queen!
Disgust with victory is "disgusted and victorious", using spells to curse others through a certain medium to achieve the goal of victory, also known as witchcraft.
The famous "witch curse" in history occurred in the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which not only caused the death of the then crown prince Liu Ju's family, but also implicated many imperial relatives and important members of the imperial court, with a total of tens of thousands of people suffering.
Before the crown prince Liu Ju, there was an example of Chen Ajiao, the first empress of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who cursed her rival Wei Zifu with witchcraft after falling out of favor, and regained her favor with luxury.
Emperors of all dynasties hated witchcraft and punished them severely if they were discovered, but such things were still repeatedly forbidden in the court.
The big palace maid next to the queen suddenly stood up to expose the queen, and mentioned the "art of disgust with victory", in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and clan relatives, although Yu San restrained the palace maid in time, the emperor could not treat this incident as if it had not happened.
This is a killing game against the Queen!
Cheng Qing subconsciously turned his head to look at Xiao Yunting, Xiao Yunting's face sank like water, and there was a storm brewing in his eyes that people couldn't look at directly-could it be Xiao Yunting?
With Xiao Yunting's understanding of the palace and the opportunity to be in charge of the Qianqiu Banquet, he does have the ability to set up a killing game against the queen.
No, Cheng Qing can't understand the reason why Xiao Yunting did this, it can't be that the queen has raised Xiao Yunting for two years and raised a grudge!
Xiao Yunting's mood at this time was not like the pleasure of the conspiracy succeeding, but more like anger.
Someone laid out a killing scheme against the queen's mother, and Xiao Yunting was angry because of this?
Cheng Qing's mind was in a mess, the queen's reaction was not slow, after Yu San subdued the palace maid, the entire imperial palace fell into an embarrassing silence, and the queen immediately broke free from the emperor's hand.
It's strange to say, I couldn't break free just now, but now with a little force, the queen's hand is free.
The empress faced the emperor, her husband, and slowly knelt down.
"Zitong—"
The emperor wanted to help her, but the queen refused.
The queen knelt like that, took off the crown on her head, put it beside her, and bowed to the emperor:
"The phoenix weeps blood, a bad omen. The art of disgust with victory is a taboo that cannot be touched, the concubine may really be unworthy, and can not continue to be qualified for the position of the mother of the country, the concubine is willing to abdicate and make way for the virtuous, only asking the emperor to return the concubine a clean slate! ”
"Zitong!"
The queen's words were too harsh, and she seemed to suspect that the phoenix stone was shattered and the palace maid exposed it was all arranged by the emperor.
Even this year's special banquet was a foreshadowing of the emperor's early morning, that is, in front of the ministers and clan relatives, to expose the queen's impropriety, and justifiably abolish the queen.
Will that be the case?
Then this dog emperor is too scummy.
It's better to say directly that you have no feelings for your wife, Lao Tzu is going to choose an heir now, so you can take the initiative to make way for the heir's biological mother and go to the cold palace to live in seclusion.
The emperor's face was painful, and the queen couldn't kneel for a long time.
The fifth prince also knelt down with a puff, "Father, how can the queen mother do that disgusting technique, I hope my father will see it." ”
The five princes banged their heads, and the other princes also knelt down to intercede for the queen.
The clan and the courtiers reacted in the same way.
The emperor sighed: "I have been married to the queen for many years, and no one knows the queen's personality better than me, and the palace maid is disrespectful to frame the queen, and her crime should be punished!" ”
The emperor has already set the tone for this matter, and it is a false accusation by the palace maid.
The queen remained on her knees and did not get up.
Killing the palace maid, others will also have doubts, and if this matter is turned over in the future, it will be evidence that the queen is not worthy of the position and is unstable.
"A palace maid dares to climb the queen, there must be someone behind her, please Your Majesty to return the innocence of the mother, if this matter is vaguely suppressed, how will the mother manage the harem in the future, how to be an example of women's morality in the world? The minister and Cheng Bian are willing to atone for their sins, and I implore Your Majesty to allow the minister and Cheng Bian to investigate this matter together! ”
The princes are all interceding for the queen, and what they say is clichés.
"Looking at my father's clear inspection", how to check?
None of them are willing to stand up and take responsibility.
The princes are not born to the queen, and they don't have much contact with the queen on weekdays, so they don't know the true nature of the queen.
In case the queen is really cursing someone with the "art of disgust with victory", the evidence is conclusive in the end, and now she is categorically vouching for the queen, wouldn't it be too much of a slap in the face in the end.
What's more, if the queen is really deposed, it will be a good thing for the princes.
Like the eldest prince and the second prince, they are all hot in their hearts.
Their biological mothers are Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui, all of whom are high-ranking concubines with heads and faces in the palace, and the possibility of being successors is very high!
On the contrary, it is the third prince, and I really hope that the queen will survive this catastrophe safely, even if the queen is deposed, the subsequent position will not fall on the head of the virtuous concubine, the virtuous concubine is not favored, and the position is not enough.
Several princes have their own thoughts, and it is Xiao Yunting who stands up and takes responsibility.
Xiao Yunting took the initiative to investigate the matter and dragged Cheng Qing into the water.
When he said this, how could Cheng Qing refuse?
Naturally, he has to stand on the same side as Xiao Yunting.
The Five Princes also pleaded to join.
Meng Huaijin looked up, and from his angle, he could only see the back of the queen kneeling on the ground.
The mother has taken off her crown and pleaded guilty, and she wears a wide dress on her body, which makes her more and more lonely.
Meng Huaijin looked at Cheng Qing again, was dragged into the whirlpool by Xiao Yunting, couldn't help but sigh secretly, and also lifted his robe and knelt down:
"Wechen is also willing to make a modest contribution to this case."
Xiao Yunting.
Cheng Qing.
The Five Princes.
Plus a Meng Huaijin.
All four are young people.
It seems that people are fearless when they are young.
The emperor felt that this was a harem secret, and if he wanted to investigate, he would start from the harem concubines.
However, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the clan relatives all looked at it, this is not only the harem is private, but the abolition of the queen is related to the national system!
Handed over to others for investigation, the emperor is really not at ease, afraid that others will have interests related to the harem.
However, Xiao Yunting and Cheng Qing, the two champions, are all protégés of the Son of Heaven, Cheng Qing only entered the office this year, and Meng Huaijin is the champion of the previous subject, and the two are not very deeply involved with the courtiers.
The fifth prince is invisible in the palace, and the queen is unlucky and Zhao Jieyu will not take the throne.
Xiao Yunting has been raised by the queen for two years, and his health has always been bad, and framing the queen is not beneficial to Xiao Yunting.
These four young people are barely credible.
The Qianqiu banquet was destroyed, and Xiao Yunting and Cheng Qing were in a hurry to make meritorious contributions, and they didn't dare not do their best.
The emperor quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, agreed to Xiao Yunting's request, and ordered Xiao Yunting and Meng Huai to investigate the matter, Cheng Qing and the fifth prince to be the two deputies, and asked Jinyiwei to command Tongzhi Luo Jun to assist the four of them!
This is like child's play, and he actually handed over such a big case to four young people?
But if you want to say that Cheng Qing and the four people are not suitable, you have to put forward better suggestions, such as replacing these four people to investigate this matter, and everyone is unwilling to get involved in such a thing, for a while, no one questioned the emperor's will.
The queen finally raised her head.
"Your Majesty has already made a holy decision, please issue an order to search the Kunning Palace where the concubines live!"