Chapter 583: The Emperor Chooses, and the Empress Will Be Deposed
When the Jianchang Mansion arrived in front of the Imperial Palace, it was already mid-May, and the two cabinet scholars were facing the Holy in the imperial study that day, and the two urgent letters with fire seals were directly handed over to the palace by the post office, and they did not go through the General Administration Department and Zhongshu Province but directly to the Imperial Palace, and the Son of Heaven did not avoid his cronies and close ministers, and after dismantling it, it was naturally a thunderous rage.
The Kong family assassinated the prince, so that the three princes were seriously injured and disappeared, and the three princes publicly exposed the queen's jealousy and assassinated Concubine Wan, and wanted to kill him in order to cover up the crime! This undoubtedly forced the Son of Heaven into a situation where he had to make a choice.
Yu Feng and Su Yi exchanged glances at the secret music that the Son of Heaven was angry in front of him, and the two looked at each other, thinking of the same two things, first of all, it seems that the three princes are determined to give up the throne, and when such a thing happens, even if the saint disposes of the queen for the sake of Concubine Wan, the three princes will also bear the mistake of making their own opinions, without the judgment of the monarch's father and there is no holy judgment and the public accusation of the middle palace, it will definitely let the Yanguan Yushi seize the handle intended to seize the prince and impeach, whether the prince will be implicated by the queen and the Kong family or two, the three princes will have to lose first" The name of "virtuous" fell behind in the battle for storage positions.
Secondly, I don't know how the Son of Heaven decides, whether to reprimand the three princes for defiling the queen, or to protect the son of the queen to implement the queen's crimes.
The three princes have no real evidence that the queen assassinated Concubine Wan, and there is not even evidence that the queen instructed the Kong family, but everything is based on the holy judgment.
The Son of Heaven did not discuss this matter with the two cabinet scholars, and immediately issued a holy edict, and the Jianchang Health Division immediately escorted the two murderers who arrested and assassinated the prince on the spot to Kyoto for trial, and ordered the Criminal Department to immediately send personnel to Jiangxi to arrest Xunyang Bo.
Yu Feng and Su Yi glanced at each other, secretly wondering how the queen was still unknown, and the Kong family would definitely be destroyed this time.
Sure enough, the next day disappeared for a period of time, Zhang Tai, an official of the Ministry of Rites who was suspected of the case of the dance of the court, was captured by Yin of the Shuntian Mansion and handed over to the Three Law Divisions, and almost immediately confessed to Kong Zhishang.
A few days later, several of the soldiers who accompanied the three princes to Jianchang also rushed back to Kyoto and handed over the letters written by the three princes to the Son of Heaven.
Yu Feng was also in front of the emperor that day, and saw the Son of Heaven smiling sadly after reading the letter, as if he wanted to stand up, but he collapsed on the throne, pressing his chest and coughing repeatedly, his face was blue.
Yu Feng hurriedly instructed the imperial physician to pass quickly, stepped forward to support the Holy Body, and inadvertently swept the unfolded letter on the imperial case, but saw that there were only a few short lines, indicating that the hatred of killing his mother with the queen was incompatible, if he could not redress his mother's grievances and was willing to die, he was ashamed to ignore the overall situation because of his personal hatred, and he was really unbearable to be trusted by his father.
After this day, the two cabinet scholars were finally allowed to return home, and because the Son of Heaven was ill, even the court meeting was suspended for two days.
After listening to Yu Feng's information about this, Yijing was silent for a long time before asking, "Did the third prince really go to Xiliang?" ”
"Nine times out of ten, if you want to be sure, and look at Xiliang's next reaction, I am also waiting for the secret report handed back by Wei Ran." Yu Feng said.
Almost at the same time that the envoys of the Western Liang were allowed to enter the Tongling Pass, Yu Feng also received the long-awaited secret report, telling Yijing: "The three princes have indeed arrived in Xiliang, An Jin and Wei Ran have witnessed it with their own eyes, and they are sure that it is me who is undoubtedly the envoy, Yiyangjun was appointed as an envoy, and will soon arrive in Kyoto, and there is a small conflict between the two subject states in the rule of Western Liang, and the king of Xiliang sent Xue Guoxiang to mediate, and ordered the three princes to accompany him, and it seems that he intends to let the three princes be familiar with and participate in the affairs of Xiliang, it seems that the three princes have basically achieved his intentions and will gain a firm foothold in Xiliang." ”
For some reason, there is a sense of relief.
She remembered that in the ninth year of Yuanqing, the Yu Dong family, who had already lived in separate houses, went to the Chu Wangfu to reunite and worship their ancestors, and that night, Huang Jiangyue blocked her in the flower garden, which was the last conversation between the two in their lives.
After the establishment of the mansion, Huang Jiangyue's situation is even worse than before, Yu Dong and his wife blatantly embezzled most of her dowry, Xiao Xie's treated her harshly, in just a few months, Jiang Yue has been thin and boneless, she feels that this fate is caused by the beautiful scenery, and people hate it to the bone, and because the establishment of the mansion is completely torn apart, there is no need to be false, this night it is easy to have the opportunity to question, Jiang Yue can no longer hold back her anger.
"Su Yijing, when I was in the boudoir, I treated you like a brother, for more than ten years, no matter how strong and competitive you were, I was humble and tolerant, and treated each other sincerely, but in exchange for your alienation and disdain...... I asked myself that I didn't owe you anything before, the only thing that was wrong was to borrow the poems you wrote down casually to win the championship, and it didn't cause you any loss, if you were dissatisfied, you could have said it to your face, but you were so hypocritical, and on the surface you said you didn't care, but you held a grudge against me...... When I was newly married, you designed to frame me, and I ended up like this today, are you satisfied? ”
This kind of questioning really made Yijing ashamed, and he didn't want to deal with it, but he was pulled by Huang Jiangyue's arm: "You say, what do I have to do with you, you have to work hard to humiliate me like this!" ”
Yijing grabbed her away: "You didn't stand up to me?" Huang Jiangyue, so far, do you still have the face to question? Whose instructions did you get to please me a lot, and what kind of purpose do you have, you know it, and you are like a brother......" Yijing slurred his hands and smiled sarcastically: "You and your fifth cousin are real siblings, how did she suffer from acne, who is the culprit, don't you realize it?" I don't dare to comprehend this kind of brotherhood, Huang Jiangyue, don't misunderstand that today's situation is my revenge, I'm not afraid to tell you that the real retribution is far from what you are suffering now, and what you have done is not too much to compensate for with your life. ”
At this point, there is no point in arguing about shouting injustice, Huang Jiangyue is not hypocritical, and sneered: "Su Yijing, do you think you don't have the slightest responsibility?" That Yunshui monk is not what I found, without the acquiescence of the three princes, who would dare to attack the three princes and concubines of the imperial seal! Why did the third prince imply that the fifth sister was violently ill? It's not because of you, why did the fifth sister die because of you, if there is really good and evil retribution in this world, I will pay for it with my life, can you escape retribution! ”
The faint suspicions that have been hidden by Yijing for many years have finally been implemented in the mouth of Huangjiang Yuekou.
Of course, she will not be ashamed of Huang Wuniang because of this, she thinks that it is really her responsibility, she is the person who does not want to have any contact with the third prince, but helplessly, there are too many grievances and disputes between them in this life.
In the previous life, whether it was the eldest brother and sister-in-law, or even Yu Feng and her death, there were more or less reasons for the three princes, although as Yu Feng said, she couldn't ask the three princes to stand on their side, regardless of planning for power, but if there was no grudge at all, Yijing couldn't do it.
But in this life, except for Huang Wuniang's death, the third prince did not do anything to hurt her or endanger the Su family.
even went out of his way to save her life, which is a fact that Yijing can't ignore no matter what.
She doesn't know what attitude to use to face that person, she can't write off the previous one, and she can't forget the debt she owes him in this life that she doesn't know how to repay, the grievances are not complicated, for her, she may barely be able to conclude that she doesn't owe anything, but for the third prince, she undoubtedly can't forget Yijing's inexplicable alienated and bored attitude, don't look at the six years after Yuanqing, he seems to let go on the surface, but Yijing always feels that the third prince will ask her a reason.
She couldn't give him an explanation, and we were doomed.
Perhaps with the three princes leaving Xiliang, everything can really be broken.
There should be no more days to meet in this life, as time goes by, each of them is safe, the grievances and grievances disappear, and there is no need to face it, and there is no need to dwell on this bad relationship that should not have started.
"I've been thinking about it all this time, and it seems that the saint has already known that Concubine Wan was harmed by the queen."
Yi Jing's contradictory and wandering thoughts were pulled back by Yu Feng's words, and she stared subconsciously: "How do you say this?" ”
"When I reported this to the Holy Lord that day, although the Holy Lord was shocked, it seemed that it was because the third prince knew the truth, but he was not surprised by the cause of Concubine Wan's death, and even said that it ......was so" Yu Feng shook his head: "If this is the case, it means that the Holy Lord has shielded the queen for many years, and this matter, for some reason, was discovered by the third prince, which may be the key reason why he made up his mind to leave Dalong." ”
"If that'......" Yijing frowned slightly: "No wonder he's so stubborn." ”
I just hope that the man will get what he wants.
Only by breaking the hatred can he start a new life, to pursue the great cause of power he wants, and not to dwell on the past.
And Yu Feng was thinking about another problem: "Looking at the attitude of the saint, it should not force the three princes to face a desperate situation, then the queen can only be punished, but the matter of the throne has become confusing, the queen will not sit still, she will definitely find a way to protect the prince's throne, and the saint has no absolute favorite in his heart, I have to say that except for the three princes, the rest of the princes are indeed not absolutely suitable." ”
The next emperor can not just keep the success, but to carry out drastic reforms, the prince will not say, although the king of Fu has the Weiguo Mansion to rely on, his own ability is limited, the saint may not be worried about a son of heaven and a courtier, when the Fu King ascends the throne, the monarchy is weak, and the power of the Weiguo Mansion will be more hostage to the monarchy.
The Four Princes are not easy people to control, and the Holy Lord initially allowed him to hold a certain amount of real power, but the purpose was to use the Four Princes' Party to oppose the Empress and the Confucian Party, and clear the way for the Three Princes.
The fifth prince is good at forbearance, and the mother clan also has a certain strength, but the fact is that the saint has never considered him, if the dragon body is healthy, after several years, he may be able to observe and sharpen, but Yu Feng is worried that the saint dragon body may be in danger, and the sentence "time does not wait for me" is by no means the son of heaven casually sighed.
The actions of the third prince undoubtedly disrupted the overall plan of the Holy Lord, and now the ownership of the storage position has truly become a puzzle.
And in the following June and July, Yu Feng and Su Yi did not receive edicts almost every day as they did in April and May, as in April and May, as if the imminent Yichu turmoil some time ago suddenly subsided, and the attitude of the Son of Heaven returned to ambiguity.
Of course, the assassination of the prince in Jianchang Mansion could not be concealed, and gradually spread to Kyoto.
The subjects and the people were in an uproar, but the killing turmoil of May had just passed, and everyone was cautious in their discussions, and they did not dare to talk about it without scruples.
The queen mother also heard what the three princes did, she was very angry, when she knew that the three princes actually kept the memory of the swaddling clothes, and she was stunned for a while after knowing that Concubine Wan died at the hands of the queen, and only after half a sound did she scold: "For the sake of personal hatred, he actually ignored the overall situation, and the saint also said that he had the talent of the emperor, didn't he know that those who occupy the throne must have a choice, everything is based on the great cause of national politics, and you can't just take care of personal feelings!" Even if he is unhappy for Concubine Wan, the crown prince is deposed, and the queen will be liquidated, and he will compensate with his life, how can he be so stubborn and reckless? Holy Lord, what are you going to do now, do you want to make the events of the past public? ”
The Son of Heaven did not answer the Queen Mother directly, but smiled bitterly: "The Queen Mother, the person who occupies the throne is also flesh and blood, how can I be completely iron-hearted, I wanted to keep the storage position stable, in desperation, I had to compromise with the times, so many years, thinking of Concubine Wan felt very guilty, I promised her to join hands with the elderly, but in the end I could not keep her safe, knowing that she was the real murderer, but covering up for many years...... San Lang, he really made me sober, I can't stand their mother and son, and I can't make up for it with all my might. ”
"Holy!" The Queen Mother slapped the case heavily: "It's time for the saint to be sober, and now, there must be no expectations for San Lang." ”
The Son of Heaven closed his eyes and sighed for a long time: "Yes, he has made up his mind, I shouldn't have any more expectations......"
With a slight stagger, he left Ci'an Palace under the cold gaze of the Queen Mother.
In June, the Three Law Divisions concluded the case of the dance of the department, and Kong Zhishang was not spared and was killed.
Immediately afterwards, the Three Law Divisions continued to judge the case of Kong Jiaxing's assassination of the prince.
In July, the envoy of the Western Liang Dynasty, Yiyangjun, arrived in Jinyang, and the Son of Heaven immediately issued an edict to the King of the Western Liang to let the three princes stay in the Western Liang for a long time, and the Son of Heaven agreed.
The next day, with the participation of Yiyangjun, the Son of Heaven announced the crime of assassinating Concubine Wan in front of the princes and nobles, civil and military courtiers, and wanted to punish the queen.