Chapter 503: The Wind Rises
Although Empress Wei reminded Emperor Duanhua, she didn't expect Emperor Duanhua to come up with any good countermeasures, so she followed and said: "The matter is big, let's ask Gu Xiang to discuss!" β
Although Emperor Duanhua was not as shrewd as her, he could also hear her distrust of him at this moment, and he didn't like it in his heart - however, he really couldn't come up with any subtle methods, so he had to keep his face calm and keep silent, and let Empress Wei tell the palace people to invite Gu Shao.
I didn't want Gu Shao to be invited, but another messenger galloped into the imperial city and hurriedly announced: "The person who assassinated King Xiang has a clue, and it is suspected that it is related to King Su!" β
"What?!" The emperor and queen were shocked when they heard this, but Empress Wei quickly came to her senses, squinted her eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, such a big thing can't be delayed!" We have to hold a court meeting as soon as possible and discuss it with the public! β
She knew that Gu Shao was not a fuel-efficient lamp!
What is the assassination of King Xiang, if this matter is not Gu Shao's mastermind, at least Gu Shao persuaded King Xiang to cooperate in a play!
Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that he received the notice of King Xiang's assassination, and then targeted King Su?
Obviously, there is a calculation of this hand against the king of Su!
After all, King Xiang's domain is far away in the southwest, thousands of miles away, this will be his assassination and pointing at King Su, what should the court do if he knows?
Of course, he quickly summoned King Su to the imperial capital to question!
Originally, King Su's domain was also very far away from the imperial capital, even if he did not openly resist the decree and refused to return to the imperial capital, but he found all kinds of excuses to delay the trip, and the court had nothing to do unless he tore his face with him.
Well, now King Su is suspected of murdering his blood brother and cousin in name - so any delay in his return to the imperial capital will be regarded as a thief!
If he returns, it will be a tiger in a cage;
If he simply raises the banner to rebel, then the court will crusade against him in a dignified manner!
It can be said that at the moment, King Su has fallen into a crisis that is difficult to solve and almost unsolvable - unless King Xiang suddenly turns against him and takes the initiative to explain that he was wrong before, and the assassin is not actually King Su.
However, Empress Wei is sure that Gu Shao will not give King Xiang the opportunity to be a wall grass!
King Su is not only a great threat to Emperor Duanhua, but also a big trouble for Empress Wei, so for the current situation, the queen is happy to hear about it, and after a change of heart, she hurriedly said to the emperor, "After all, King Xiang is also the blood of the first emperor, even if it is passed on to Uncle Xiangjing, after all, he is also our brother and sister!" He suffered such a catastrophe with such a good dignity, how can we not give him justice?! β
Gu Shao has set up the platform, how can he not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and when the Empress Dowager Su and the Su family have not yet reacted, they knocked to death the charge of King Su for murdering his brother?!
In fact, it doesn't matter if you can't decide it, anyway, it's decided to let King Su go back to the imperial capital to accept the crime, and it is natural that King Su will come to the imperial capital to defend himself - whether King Su comes or not, there is no good end for horizontal and vertical.
The emperor suddenly convened a court meeting, and the main officials of the three provinces and six ministries urgently entered the palace.
In Yanhou's Mansion, Song Yixiao was leaning on the couch, doing needlework for a while, while watching the three children lying on the wide case and painting red - they are not officially enrolled now, and the requirements are not high.
At this moment, Jian Qingyue pretended to have something he couldn't do, and leaned over to Song Xuan to ask him for advice.
Song Xuan didn't doubt him, and was lowering his head to explain to her in a milky voice, who knew that Jian Qingyue suddenly wiped his face with lightning speed, and laughed at the end - she secretly dyed a hand of ink in the inkstone before leaning over, which pasted half of Song Xuan's face, and a clear ink handprint on the boy's white and pure little face was naturally very funny.
Not only Jian Qingyue, but also the few little maids who were waiting next to him couldn't help but quietly turn their backs and shrug their shoulders.
"Chaoping!" Seeing this, Song Yixiao naturally wanted to interfere, and hurriedly ordered someone to fetch water to wash Yizi's face, and scolded her daughter, "Tell you to paint red, what are you doing?" Look at what you've done and what you've done to make your brother's face look β don't you apologize to your brother soon! β
Jian Qingyue stuck out his tongue and blessed Song Xuan with a smile: "Brother Song, I'm sorry, I'll make you a little flower cat!" β
When she said this, she was facing Song Xuan, looking at the ink marks on his face, and the unknown look, she couldn't help but laugh again.
Although Song Xuan couldn't see the situation on his face, he could guess from the reactions of the people around him that he was worthy of being a child specially picked out by Song Luoshi, and he was not angry or aggrieved, but smiled: "It's okay, just wash it off." β
"Chaoping, come here!" Song Yixiao saw this situation, but her face sank, put the needle and thread in her hand aside, called her daughter to the front and back, and said to the bell, "Go and get the ring ruler!" β
The bell was stunned, Jian Qingyue also heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly put away the playful look, and said, "Mother, I'm joking with my brother!" There is no intention to humiliate my brother! β
"Is that how the joke is made?" Song Yi smiled coldly, and glanced at the bell that was still standing still, "Are you alone and can't hold the ring ruler, or haven't you heard?" β
"Slave and maid, go now!" Originally, because of Song Yixiao, the bell is now a child, and he is usually loved by a thousand people, as if he is careful, but Song Xuan is just a righteous son in the end, but a child is frolicking, Song Xuan didn't cry, and he was almost the same, so he didn't plan to take the ring ruler at all, and at this moment, he saw that Song Yixiao really wanted to teach his daughter a lesson, so he hurriedly blessed and went to execute.
After a while, she came back from next door with a ring ruler, and the little maid also made water, Song Yi pursed her lips with a smile, twisted the handkerchief with her own hands, wiped Song Xuan's face, washed her daughter's hands again, and ordered someone to bring out the basin and handkerchief, Fang said to her daughter: "Stretch out your hand!" β
"Mother, I know it's wrong!" Jian Qingyue was already in tears, and begged, "Don't you beat me, okay?" I'll never tease my brother again next time! β
Song Xuan also helped her intercede: "Mother, my sister is just joking, don't blame her." I sometimes play with my sister like this. β
Song Yixiao ignored it, held Jian Qingyue's little hand, slightly retracted the force, and only gave up after hitting her palms ten times - although she controlled the strength, the children of this age had tender hands, and in the end they beat their palms red, and the pain made Jian Qingyue teary-eyed, pouting and looking at her mother with grievances.
"Do you know it's wrong?" Song Yixiao couldn't help but feel distressed, handed the ring ruler to the bell, and asked with a calm face.
ββ¦β¦ Got it. Jian Qingyue obviously thought that he should not be punished so severely, although he admitted his mistake under the pressure of his mother, but his little face was full of unconvinced.
Song Yixiao saw it, and was about to continue to teach her a few words, not wanting a maid from outside to rush in, and said: "Grandma, someone from the Fuyang Hou Mansion sent someone to say that Mrs. Fuyang Hou seems to be a little pregnant...... I would like to ask you to come and have a look! β
Not long ago, Ji Zifu had a falling out with the county lord of Qingjiang and Shou Chunbo because he asked for help from the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, and he naturally didn't have the face to ask for help at this moment - his cousin-in-law Wei Yinlian has nothing to do so far, and she is also inexperienced in this kind of thing.
Right now, Su Shaoling is pregnant, and she can really only find Yanhou Mansion.
Song Yixiao didn't dare to slack off when she received the news, she didn't care about giving her daughter a lecture, explained that the bell was optimistic about the children, she hurriedly went into the inner room and hurriedly changed her clothes and skirts, and invited Aunt Yun to board the car together - but after hurrying to the Fuyang Hou Mansion, she was led to the place by the subordinates guarding the door, and in the inner room with heavy curtains, Su Shaoling was not seen, but Ji Zifu and Su Shaoge were sitting in danger, and when they saw her come in, they got up to greet each other at the same time!
"What does Cousin Ji mean?" Song Yixiao saw this situation, how could she not know that she had been deceived?
She couldn't help but stop at the door, no longer walked inside, and asked in a deep voice, "I believe the people you sent to Yanhou Mansion, I think there is something wrong with my cousin-in-law, because I don't even care about my own children, and I am in a hurry to lead people to come, but you have prepared for this battle...... What is the meaning? β
While questioning, Song Yi smiled and pondered: "This situation is really strange! Why did Cousin Ji go with Su Ergongzi? Didn't these two support King Xiang and King Su respectively before? Could it be that King Xiang and King Su want to cooperate again? But there was news from Fangcaimen, which clearly said that the assassination of King Xiang was done by King Su, and it can be seen that King Xiang most of them took refuge in His Majesty, and this is to help His Majesty deal with King Su in exchange for his own life! β
The two urgent reports from the southwest today do not belong to the category of secrecy, so the person who reported the news almost shouted all the way to the Xuanming Palace from the time he entered the imperial city, so it naturally spread to the outside of the palace in a very short time.
Although it can't be said that even the people in the market know about it now, the big families almost already know about it - when Song Yixiao watched the children do needlework, he also thought that the Su family didn't know how to deal with it now?
This will inevitably groan in his heart, "Could it be that the Su family also plans to abandon King Su?" However, this seems unlikely, because although King Su's own qualifications are good, they are not enough to threaten His Majesty. The real threat is actually the Su family, so if it is King Su who abandons the Su family, it is still possible, and it is impossible for the Su family to abandon King Su. After all, unless King Su ascends the throne, they will have a chance to live, otherwise whoever becomes the emperor will not be able to keep them with confidence! β
Even if King Su ascends the throne, the Su family may not be safe.
After all, throughout the ages, there have been many emperors who have killed their own foreign families - the current Duanhua Emperor is an example, and the Cui family can't even threaten this emperor at all.
Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, and it is like this.
"My brother and sister are also pregnant, please sit down and talk!" Ji Zifu's voice interrupted her thoughts, and Song Yixiao raised her eyes, but saw that his expression was very complicated, and he was making a "please" gesture to herself.
Song Yixiao only said that he was worried about the current situation, and he didn't think much about it, and after thinking about it for a while, he sat down in the guest seat according to his words, and then bowed his head to Su Shaoge-only then said: "I have already sat down, shouldn't my cousin also tell me the reason for doing this?" β
"I'll tell you!" Ji Zifu groaned, but Su Shaoge suddenly spoke, and said gently, "Actually, the matter is very simple, Your Majesty's qualifications are mediocre, and since he ascended the throne, he has made no achievements, if it weren't for Gu Xiang's and other old ministers to support the court, I'm afraid that the world would have been chaotic a long time ago!" Originally, we could still hope that as Your Majesty grew older, he would become old and respectful, thinking that it was the trust of the society. Who knows that Your Majesty has become more and more moody in the past two years......"
Of course, this is a clichΓ©, because everyone here knows in their hearts that they don't want Emperor Duanhua to continue to be the emperor, and it doesn't have much to do with Emperor Duanhua not being a Ming monarch, and the most important thing is that Emperor Duanhua is in power, which is not in line with their interests and safety.
But the three of them are not familiar enough to discuss the rebellion directly, and this kind of clichΓ©-style opening statement still needs to be had.
Song Yi smiled so patiently. After listening to Su Shaoge's tirade, he finally got to the point: "The matter is big, and there are many people in the court who don't understand, or who are difficult to decide, for the sake of the country, I think, we should discuss it carefully, the next situation, where do you and I go!" β