In the imperial study, Rencheng Wang Yuancheng, Taishi Feng Xi, and Taifu Muliang have been summoned by the emperor. The room was silent, and everyone was solemn.

The crown prince Yuan Sui knelt in front of Yuan Hong, feeling apprehensive in his heart.

The Three Treasures served tea to the crowd, and then led the attendants to withdraw.

Yuan Sui was already fat and afraid of heat, and it was difficult to kneel for a long time, so he strengthened his courage and said: "I don't know why Aya urgently summoned his son back to Luoyang?" ”

Yuan Hong didn't say anything, but asked, "Why did I take you back to Pingcheng?" ”

Yuan Sui's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "Aya ordered his son to return to Pingcheng to open a cave and engrave the Buddha. ”

Raising his head and glancing at Yuan Hong, Yuan Sui immediately lowered his head and said: "My son is stationed in Xiwu Divine Mountain every day these days, and he doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest!" ”

Yuan Hong never thought that Yuan Sui would dare to lie in front of him and suppress his heart, Yuan Hong said: "Resident in Xiwu Divine Mountain? There is a god three feet above my head, I can be bullied, but the sky cannot be bullied! ”

Hearing the emperor's words, although Yuan Sui's heart was tight, he still tried to justify: "How dare my son deceive Aya, if Ayah doesn't believe it, he can announce that the left and right Qingdao will come to inquire." ”

Yuan Sui said that, Yuan Hong was already furious, and shouted: "Left and right Qingdao rate generals? After entering the Great Xia Gate, Ting Wei has already taken it away... I have always believed you, but I never thought that you would dare to lie to me! In the court, I am the king, you are the minister, in the harem, I am the father, you are the son, you not only deceive the king, but also disobey the father, what crime should you be guilty of! ”

Yuan Sui originally thought that the mountain was high and the emperor was far away, and the people who served in Pingcheng were all the left and right clear rates of their cronies, although there were two people in the middle house and the middle concubine to supervise, but the two people stayed in the East Palace on weekdays, and they did not know all about their affairs in the West Palace, so they had a fluke heart. At this time, seeing that Yuan Hong was furious, he expected that Yuan Hong must have known what he had done.

Yuan Sui panicked for a while, and kowtowed again and again: "Aya forgives the sin, the son did not intend to deceive Aya, the son, the son is just panicked for a while, Aya forgives the sin!" ”

Yuan Hong's eyes were dignified, and he said: "The minister, the son, the father, the wife, the husband, these three are good, and the world can be governed, if the three are rebellious, the world will be in chaos." As the crown prince, I am the prince of Wei, but you don't follow the norm, how can I spare you! ”

After a pause, Yuan Hong continued to say sharply: "You are deceiving the king, arrogant and lascivious, how can I deliver this country to you in the future?" ”

Yuan Sui was frightened when he heard this, knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "My son is wrong, Aya forgive my son, my son must reform and never do it again!" ”

Seeing this, Yuan Cheng bowed down and saluted: "Your Majesty is angry, the prince is young after all, and it is inevitable that he will be confused for a while, and if he thinks of his first offense, His Majesty will forgive the prince." ”

Taishi Feng Xi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has never disobeyed his father on weekdays, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you for a momentary mistake." ”

Mu Liang wanted to speak, but when he saw Yuan Hong looking at Yuan Cheng and Feng Xi with a sullen face, he was busy and didn't dare to speak.

I only heard Yuan Hong speak: "I have these princes, but I care the most about you, but now you dare to lie to me face to face, maybe I am too arrogant and indulgent with you, and you have disappointed me to the extreme." ”

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and Yuan Hong continued: "Although I haven't personally taught you over the years, I have taught you the way of being a king and a man with the Taishi and Taifu, and I never thought that you would not grow up by half!" ”

When Feng Xi and Mu Liang heard this, they hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Your Majesty is angry, the ministers are derelict in their duties, and they are guilty of the capital crimes entrusted by Your Majesty!" ”

At this time, Sanbao came inside and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Xianyang asks to see you." ”

After Yuanhong's signal, Sanbao waited to welcome Xianyang Wang Yuanxi into the room, and then turned around and retreated.

Yuan Xi bowed down, glanced at Yuan Sui who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has followed His Majesty's instructions and interrogated He Zhengming together with Liao Tingwei. ”

Yuan Hong looked at Yuan Xi and said, "But there are others?" ”

Yuan Xi bowed his head and said: "He Zhengming defended what he did only because he was now a false lord, and he only wanted to fight for a future for himself, and he had no disobedience." ”

Yuan Hong snorted coldly and said, "All of them have the heart of a minister? Offering wine and food to the prince on the day of the ancestor fasting is to trap the prince in unkindness and injustice, knowing that the prince is in his youth, but he seduces the prince to indulge in it with a woman, He Zhengming has a bad heart, and his heart will be different! ”

After a slight pause, Yuan Hong continued: "How is the dancing girl now?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "The minister is about to report this matter to Your Majesty... The minister obeyed His Majesty's will and killed the dancing queen, but the dancing girl actually told the minister that she was pregnant with the prince's blood, and the minister announced that the imperial doctor diagnosed his pulse, and sure enough, she was more than a month pregnant. The minister did not dare to make an assertion, so he came to ask His Majesty to show it. ”

Yuan Sui was stunned when he heard this, and raised his head: "Uncle Huang, what you said is true?" ”

Yuan Xi lowered his eyes and said, "How dare the minister deceive Your Majesty." ”

It happened suddenly, and Yuan Hong also fell silent.

Seeing this, Yuan Sui suddenly felt that there was an opportunity to turn around, and kowtowed again and again, and said: "Aya, even if the son is at fault, but the child in the womb is innocent, Ayah, my son begs!" ”

Yuan Cheng bent down and persuaded: "Your Majesty, although the crown prince is wrong in words and deeds, he is not as guilty as the heir. The crown prince is the prince of Great Wei, and this son of the first son is extremely expensive, Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

Yuan Hong locked his eyebrows and kept playing with the teacup. When everyone saw this, they knew that the emperor must be in a dilemma, and they didn't dare to say anything else.

After half a cup of tea, Yuan Hong opened his mouth: "The emperor's heir is innocent, send this woman to the prince's mansion to live in another courtyard, be served by a special person, and must not meet the prince, and let him cut himself off after he gives birth." ”

Yuan Sui was cold and sour when he heard this, but he didn't dare to speak.

Glancing at Yuan Sui, Yuan Hong continued: "The prince is unruly, indulgent and willful, and deceives his father, the sin is unforgivable!" I remember the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Zhen, and now I will be responsible for fifty years, and I will not be able to leave the regent without an edict in the prince's mansion. I hope you will take this as a warning and change your ways! ”

Yuan Sui collapsed to the ground, and his face suddenly lost color.

Yuan Hong ignored Yuan Sui, and then said to everyone: "The righteousness of the king is benevolence, the righteousness of the minister is loyalty, the righteousness of the father is benevolence, the righteousness of the son is filial piety, and by extension, the husband and wife and brothers also have their own ways." If I tolerate the prince this time, how will I teach the sons in the future, and how will I treat the people of the world? ”

As soon as Yuan Hong's words came out, everyone did not dare to enter the words of persuasion.

After summoning the three treasures and the attendants inside, Yuan Hong said: "Take the prince to Licai Garden, and lead the battle in public, there must be no mistake!" ”

Although the attendants were cowardly in their hearts, they did not dare to slack off, and they went out of the imperial study after setting up Yuan Sui.

After Yuan Sui left, Yuan Cheng spoke: "Your Majesty, do you know if there is something to talk about?" ”

Yuan Hong bowed his head slightly and said, "Uncle Huang, it's okay to say it." ”

Yuan Cheng arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, as the head of the royal family, he has to make long-term plans for the first son of the crown prince. If the dancing girl gives birth to a baby girl, it is enough to give it to the left and right children to raise, and if a boy is born, then the person who raises it should choose carefully. ”

Yuan Hong knows what Yuan Cheng means, the first son of the crown prince will be the prince of Great Wei in the future according to the ancestral system, if this educated person is not the queen mother, he must be the queen, but the queen Feng has always been arrogant, how can Yuan Hong rest assured that he will take on this responsibility?

Yuan Hong glanced at Taishi Feng Xi, and saw that he was silent, knowing that it was a move to avoid suspicion, so he said: "What Uncle Huang said is reasonable, but it is too early to discuss this matter today, and let me think about it carefully..."

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