Chapter 499: Candidates for the New Monarch
What Song Yixiao didn't know was that at this moment in the Qingxi Hall of Mingren Palace, the Empress Dowager had the same troubles as her: "After today's outing, Ah Xuan will most likely be separated from the emperor, so except for Gu Shao and He Wenqiong, there are basically no important people to support the emperor - it's just, who should be called to be the new monarch?" ”
Yuguo held a small jade hammer to beat the queen mother's legs, and said uncomfortably: "Lord Hou has always been kind-hearted, and he has a small friendship with His Majesty, although I am aggrieved for you today, but if I want to say that I will centrifuge Your Majesty ......."
I guess it's going to have to be delayed, right?
"Have you forgotten your daughter-in-law?" The Empress Dowager smiled slightly, "The mourning family has never asked Ah Xu to stand on the side of the mourning family these days, in addition to not wanting to embarrass the children he raised, it is also to give Ah Xu's daughter-in-law a reason to persuade Ah Xu to stand on the side of the mourning family - the mourning family has long said that talking to a smart person is to save worry, and Ah Xu's daughter-in-law is naturally a smart person, how can she not understand the intention of the mourning family?" ”
Yuguo thought of the past, the hand holding the hammer paused, and said apologetically: "The slave maid's brain! I forgot about Grandma Song! ”
That Grandma Song really won't let go of this kind of opportunity.
"Although the prince is smart, he is a little younger." The Empress Dowager didn't care about this kind of trivial matter, and continued to think about the previous question, "Her mother Wei is a sensible person, to tell the truth, Xu to the emperor is really wronged - according to Wei's style of wife over the years, if she becomes the queen mother, she should not pressure her son to favor her mother's family!" ”
Although the Empress Dowager doesn't like Emperor Duanhua, and even thinks that Empress Wei, the granddaughter-in-law, is more cute than Emperor Duanhua's own grandson, this doesn't mean that she doesn't care about the dictatorship of her relatives!
And Empress Wei's performance on this issue, the Empress Dowager still approves.
However, the Empress Dowager is not particularly satisfied with the crown prince himself.
This is mainly because when Empress Dowager Su came over two days ago, she specifically mentioned Concubine Xu.
Of course, the real purpose of the Empress Dowager Su is not to talk about Concubine Xu, but the dispute between the prince and the son of Concubine Xu, the King of Shu - when this incident happened, the relationship between the Empress Dowager and Emperor Duanhua had not yet reached the point of inextricability, and Empress Wei also went to Concubine Xu to apologize, and asked the prince to go to Jiamu Palace, where the princes lived, and asked the king of Shu to ask for guilt.
When the Empress Dowager heard about the result, she didn't say anything more.
After all, the Empress Dowager had not abolished the idea of Emperor Duanhua at that time, and she didn't want the King of Shu to have a stiff relationship with the emperor and the prince because of such a trivial matter, otherwise it would definitely be the King of Shu who would suffer in the future.
But at the moment when the Empress Dowager wanted to abolish Emperor Duanhua and set up a new monarch, after Empress Dowager Su reminded her of this matter, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel, "Although the King of Shu ran to the East Palace to find the prince for the sake of a grasshopper, the theory is wrong, but the prince actually injured his uncle, this temperament is ...... It's really not what Mingjun should be! ”
If you don't take the requirements of the king of a country to see the prince, a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, when he is young and vigorous, is approached by a young uncle of the same age to find trouble, and it is normal for people to do it in a hurry, so if the blame is too much, it will be too harsh.
But from the standard of the monarch, the prince's move made the empress dowager very worried, "Although Duanhua is not good, when he was the prince, he was repeatedly embarrassed by the country, and he didn't say anything about it or do it!" The prince he set up, in terms of qualifications, is still young now, and it is not easy to talk about it in the future, but this temper, looking at the mourning family, is more violent than Duanhua! This will be able to do something to your own uncle, and you will encounter other things that don't go well in the future......"
The Empress Dowager did not continue, but her frowning eyebrows obviously showed that she was not very optimistic about the crown prince.
"But the two kings of Suxiang have already been passed out." Yuguo heard this meaning, and after pondering for a while, he strengthened his courage and whispered, "His Royal Highness the King of Shu and His Royal Highness the King of Qing, they are really too young......
She didn't mention Liang Guogong, because she knew that the Empress Dowager would never agree to let Liang Guogong ascend the throne.
It would be good if the Empress Dowager did not kill this grandson in the future......
"The King of Shu took the initiative to go to the East Palace to make trouble for a grasshopper, and this alone is not suitable for him!" The Empress Dowager vetoed the King of Shu very simply, "This kid has really been spoiled by King Su and the first emperor, and it's almost the same to be an idle king in this life, but it's not realistic to expect him to pick up the burden of Sheji!" What's more, he was raised as an idle king when he was young, when did he learn the way to govern the country? ”
As for King Qing, "King Qing's bloodline has been suspected, and even Ah Xu's three have made blood confessions with him!" The emperor and queen all know about this matter. Although it is said that the result of blood recognition is good, once he ascends the throne, the emperor will inevitably publicize this matter in order to prevent him from succeeding to the throne - a prince who has been questioned about his bloodline is only so big, how can he convince the public?! ”
Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager paused, revealing a look of remorse, "Actually, although the Empress Dowager has selfish intentions, it is right to say that the most suitable person to be the new monarch is her biological son, King Su!" ”
Yuguo hesitated: "But this is the ...... And the crown prince is His Majesty's son and son in the end! ”
There has never been a precedent for the Darui Dynasty to be a brother and a brother, and when the crown prince is alive, whether Emperor Duanhua retreats to the harem in the name of the emperor or dies violently inexplicably, it is natural that the crown prince ascends the throne!
Because the crown prince is officially canonized as a prince - as soon as the current emperor dies, it is only natural that he will become the new monarch!
In other words, if you want to follow the Empress Dowager's wishes at the moment, let King Su be the new monarch, Emperor Duanhua will be abolished, and the prince will not be able to stay!
Even if the Empress Dowager is ruthless and gives up her eldest grandson and great-eldest grandson, it is actually very difficult: because King Su has already succeeded her.
The conspiracy of the Duke of Liang to usurp the throne was revealed, and there were reasons not to let him ascend the throne, and the King of Shu and King Qing, in terms of name, were more qualified than the two kings of Suxiang after all!
Even if the Empress Dowager is biased towards King Su, it is impossible to kill the two grandsons of King Shu and King Qing, right?
It's no wonder that the royal family is not messed up!
"The mourners know!" When the Empress Dowager heard this, she sighed, waved her hand and said, "Because of this, the mourning family feels a headache - although Darui can now be regarded as the country and the people, he can't afford to toss the frequent change of dynasty!" Wu'er Xianjia has already chosen the wrong one, and this time, the mourning family committee really doesn't want to choose a waste or a faint gentleman to come to power! ”
She looked out of the hall with some sadness, "After all, this prosperous world is the result of Wu'er Xianjia's dragging his sick body for more than 20 years!" How can the mourning family allow his unworthy descendants to be ruined!! ”
The emperor who slaughtered his siblings but did not hide his wisdom should not be tarnished by his incompetent successor!
"Your Majesty's attitude towards the Empress Dowager yesterday was too casual!" At this moment, it is not only Song Yixiao and the Empress Dowager who are calculating around the throne, but the next morning, Gu Shao entered the palace to ask for a meeting, and after the salute, he hurriedly admonished, "The minister knows that His Majesty is wronged, but Your Majesty must not forget that those who have achieved great things must endure what ordinary people can't bear - even though the Empress Dowager is unfair to Your Majesty, she loves Yanhou very much!" Yan Hou witnessed the Empress Dowager being forcibly sent back to Mingren Palace, how could he not worry about the Empress Dowager in his heart?! ”
"Isn't that just right?" But Emperor Duanhua said, "The Empress Dowager has already had murderous intent towards me, so I can't see it?" Even if I am her grandson, do I deserve to be in her hands? Such a contradiction will break out one day, rather than letting Ah Xuan pretend to be confused all the way and be at a loss when the time comes, it is better to let him think clearly now! ”
Gu Shao almost wanted to vomit blood: "Your Majesty is sure that Yan Hou will be on your side?" ”
"I'm not sure!" Emperor Duanhua sneered, staring at the old minister under the Danqi with his eyes like a knife, and said in a cold voice, "However, even if I didn't let people forcibly send the Empress Dowager back to Mingren Palace yesterday, would Gu Xiang be sure that Ah Xu would be on my side in the future?" ”
"If Your Majesty has always respected the Empress Dowager and does not tell the truth, there may not be no hope!" Gu Shao said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, how dare the minister repeatedly persuade Your Majesty to be lenient with Yanhou?" ”
If Jian Xubai was a person who couldn't be reached, Gu Shao would have nothing to do when he was full, so he would persuade the emperor to coax this cousin all day long!
"It's just hope." It's just that Emperor Duanhua sighed, "What do you think, what are the methods of the Empress Dowager?" ”
Gu Shao was slightly stunned when he heard the emperor ask, but he understood a little - sure enough, Emperor Duanhua continued, "The Empress Dowager's methods are not just to fight with me with the shelves of the elders!" Just when I was enveloping Ah Xu, do you think the Empress Dowager will do nothing? There are so many people staring at me now, so many that I can't even pay attention to it, what has the Empress Dowager done in private these days? and the Queen Mother......"
The emperor's face showed a hint of gloom, "In this huge imperial city, except for Zhu Qin, no one can be trusted, no one dares to believe it, and no one can believe it!! ”
"In this case, instead of leaving Ah Xuan ambiguous in front of me, in the future, like Liang Guogong, he will give me a blow at a critical moment, it is better to make it clear now!" The emperor said in a deep voice, "If he chooses the Empress Dowager, then I can guard against him in the future!" If he chooses me, there will be nothing to say - I will treat him as a brother from now on! He will not live up to him! ”
The emperor said these words to the core, but Gu Shao felt chills all over his body when he heard this!
He was stunned for a long time before he said astringently: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because Yan Hou has been hesitating that we have to pull him over!" We're going to have hope of pulling him over! You force him now, he ...... Eight times out of ten. Nine will choose the Queen Mother! On the Empress Dowager's side, Her Majesty is busy with government affairs so he has no time to pay attention, but the minister has always paid attention, the Empress Dowager has never forced Yanhou - this is the Empress Dowager's means! ”
Compared with Emperor Duanhua, who has angrily reprimanded you several times so far, "I treat you well, but you repay me like this", the Empress Dowager, who has always regarded Jian Xubai's family as a treasure, even if she was lost face by her grandson in public yesterday, she didn't forget to give Jian Xubai a look, and asked him not to help him speak, so as not to annoy the emperor - even if there was no Song Yixiao behind his back, Jian Xubai would probably choose the latter!
The Empress Dowager uses Yangmou, she is good to Jian Xubai, all kinds of good, and she never says that she is good to Jian Xubai, she doesn't mention anything, she doesn't want anything in return, she is done watching her own goodness coldly, and comparing the emperor's goodness to Jian Xubai in all aspects!
In this case, Emperor Duanhua didn't want to keep a cousin with an ambiguous attitude by his side, so as not to become the second Duke of Liang Guogong, but it was better to deliberately force Jian Xubai to the side of the Empress Dowager!
"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to pardon the queen mother immediately!" Gu Shao looked at Emperor Duanhua with frowning brows, knowing that he still had a knot in his heart, he sighed extremely slowly, and knelt down with a "plop", "And take the power of the six palaces and the phoenix seal in He Xiuyi's hands, and return them to the middle palace!" ”
He clenched the elephant wat in his hand, "I beg Your Majesty to grant what the minister asks!" ”
"Otherwise, the ministers will not be able to kneel down - the old minister begged His Majesty!!"
Losing the support of Yanhou's vein, the two elders above, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Su, are all looking at Emperor Duanhua with ill intentions, in this case, if the queen and the Wei family are not pulled to the side of Emperor Duanhua, even Gu Shao is not sure to keep Emperor Duanhua!
After all, he's not a god!