Chapter 408: Shocking Change
In December, Duan Rongxuan's first child was just a full moon, and Duan Rongxuan made an edict to make this child the crown prince. As soon as the edict of the prince was transmitted to various places, it immediately annoyed his brothers. The original Seven Kings of Southern Chu have endured for many years, but now they have finally calmed down, he secretly deployed an army, taking advantage of Duan Rongxuan's serious illness and inability to control the court situation, in just half a month, Duan Rongxuan was completely elevated.
After that, the Seven Kings strictly locked the palace and cut off Duan Rongxuan's henchmen, making Duan Rongxuan a nominal king. The Seven Kings cut off Duan Rongxuan's medicine, Duan Rongxuan was already poisoned, and then he poured some poison, and on the day of Laba, Duan Rongxuan's eyes that had been open for three days finally closed slowly......
To death, he didn't believe that he had been defeated so quietly!
But Duan Rongxuan's unwillingness did not arouse the vigilance of the Seven Kings, and due to public opinion, he could not justifiably ascend the throne, so he had to follow the advice of the strategists and support Duan Rongxuan's only son to become the emperor.
How can a child who can't even turn over be an emperor?
So, the Seven Kings naturally became the regent of Southern Chu and the prime minister of all affairs of Southern Chu - since then, everyone knows that Southern Chu is already the world of the Seven Kings!
In two months, Nanchu has had ups and downs, which makes people fall through the eyeballs. How many people sighed and sighed, but no matter what, the civil strife in Southern Chu coupled with the consumption of the war for many years has put the country on the verge of collapse. The rich land, lacking the rule of the Ming Lord, is still gradually coming to the end of overthrow.
And in the same situation as Nanchu, there is also Xizhao. Since Zhou Ruxu entered the harem, Xizhao is also in chaos, the domestic people are full of grievances, and several princes and princesses are in a mess, and there is almost no peace.
In December, under Qiao Fengqi's planning, Mu Ruyan once again gained the upper hand and regained control.
At this time, Queen Qi, who had experienced several ups and downs, accidentally fell into the water, the water was cold in winter, and the woman in the deep palace was delicate and weak, so Queen Qi couldn't afford to be sick, and she endured for more than a month, and then died.
Empress Qi's death was simply cheap Zhou Ruxu, Mu Shuzhi liked her to the extreme, and resolutely made her the queen despite the opposition of the courtiers.
This annoyed the Qi family, how could there be a queen who had never been mourned, and she was clamoring to establish a new queen? Zhou Ruxu has some means in the harem, he doesn't have to cry, make trouble and hang himself, he only sighed slightly, Mu Shuzhi didn't want to go, and he still firmly issued an edict and made Zhou Ruxu the queen.
The Qi family was not convinced, so they decided that there was another mystery in the matter of Queen Qi's falling into the water, and someone deliberately.
Zhou Ruxu, the queen, has not yet been canonized, and the Qi family immediately launched an investigation. Unexpectedly, this investigation followed in the footsteps of Mu Qingrui at the beginning, and under layers of questioning, it once again involved the old affairs of the previous dynasty.
It turned out that it was none other than the queen who pushed Queen Qi into the water, it was a palace maid who served Rong Xiuye in front of the emperor back then, she had been in the palace for a long time, and seeing that she was getting older, she could no longer avenge Rong Xiuye.
The angry Qi family didn't expect that the queen's falling into the water had nothing to do with Zhou Ruxu, and severely tortured the palace maid, in a vain attempt to splash the sewage on Zhou Ruxu. However, during this torture, the palace maid confided the truth about Rong Xiuye's unjust death, and told the tragic experience of the former queen mother.
Empress Qi's father, Qi Hanxuan, is nearly seventy years old, and he also deeply admired the Empress Dowager Fu Caiyi, but for various reasons, he finally passed by Fu Caiyi.
One of the very secret reasons why he supported Mu Shuzhi to ascend the throne was that Mu Shuzhi promised him that once the Rong family was overthrown, Fu Caiyi would be released and return with him. But later, Fu Caiyi cut himself in the palace, and Qi Hanxuan was annoyed that Mu Shuzhi didn't believe it, so he stayed away from the court.
At first glance, I heard that behind Fu Caiyi's death, there was such a shocking secret, that night, he locked himself in the study all night, no one knew what he thought, but the next morning, Qi Hanxuan called all the children and grandchildren of the Qi family.
When the children and grandchildren of the Qi family came out of their grandfather's study, their faces were full of righteous indignation, and they almost wanted to kill!
The Qi family has such a big handle as Mu Shuzhi, so they naturally have to make more use of it. Qi Hanxuan wanted to clear Fu Caiyi's grievances, so he naturally had to find a way to publicize Mu Shuzhi's conspiracy to the world.
Qi Hanxuan didn't know that just when he learned this secret, Zhou Ruxu in the deep palace also made a move.
She put the medicinal powder that can make people suffer from wind and cold in the white fungus soup for Mu Shuzhi to drink, and the day after Mu Shuzhi drank it, he couldn't afford to get sick.
Qi Hanxuan got a God-given opportunity, and immediately united with the old ministers of the year to reveal the inside story of Empress Qi's death to the world. Previously, Chen Shaofu shouted grievances, and now there is a patriarch Qi Hanxuan shouting grievances for Rong Xiuye, and the dynasty was in an uproar immediately.
By the time Mu Shuzhi's drowsiness improved, there was already a boiling voice inside and outside the government and the opposition.
Qiao Fengqi persuaded Mu Ruyan to adapt to the situation, join the camp of the Qi family, and seek the support of the Qi family. Mu Ruyan believed it to be true and fully supported the Qi family to dig up the true face of the old case.
In the midst of the storm, the New Year has arrived.
On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, according to the practice of previous years, the courtiers wanted to enter the palace to congratulate the emperor and empress on the auspicious New Year, but I did not expect that this year's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, Mu Shuzhi did not wait for auspicious congratulations, he supported his sick body to host the palace banquet, but only waited for Qi Hanxuan's questioning.
At this New Year's banquet, Qi Hanxuan was aggressive, and his words were not shocking, which forced Mu Shuzhi to a desperate situation, and the out-of-control Mu Shuzhi seemed to have been untied by someone The old scar was still dripping with blood and the pain was unstoppable. And Zhou Ruxu, who has always been gentle, also completely changed his face at this New Year's banquet, and asked together with Qi Hanxuan, pointing to the truth of the old things.
Mu Shuzhi was desperate, and when he lost his mouth, he shouted: "He snatched my clothes, just damn it, damn it!" ”
As soon as these words are spoken, the rest is much easier.
Mu Shuzhi sat down on the dragon chair, tears running across his eyes, and patted the dragon's head with hatred: "The clothes were originally mine, if he hadn't intervened sideways, how could it have been...... He deserves to die, and so does his son. Could it be that I killed them by mistake? ”
"Yours of the clothes?" Qi Hanxuan sneered: "It's true that she has a marriage contract with you, but once upon a time did you take her to heart?" In order to get the power you want, you pushed her to Rong Huling's side with your own hands! When she really fell in love with Rong Huling, you repented and begged her to get back together with you. How can there be such a good thing in the world, once people's feelings are lost, they will never come back! ”
Speaking of the latter sentence, he couldn't help but think of himself, and it was inevitable that he would feel related.
Mu Shuzhi laughed, but his eyes were sad: "What qualifications do you have to say me?" At the beginning, if you hadn't been afraid that your Qi family would abandon her, she would have gone away with you a long time ago! ”
These words were like a boulder falling on Qi Hanxuan's heart, his face turned white, and he suddenly sat down in the chair.
Qi Hanxuan's lack of speech does not mean that others do not speak.
Qiao Fengqi watched the entire New Year's banquet with cold eyes, such a chaotic situation was not his expectation, he had waited for this day for too long, and he would never let his plan collapse here.
He sneered, stood up and said, "I didn't expect that the Rong family would be destroyed in the hands of the elder of the children!" ”
"Child-like love?" Zhou Ruxu pulled the corners of his mouth very cooperatively: "If the love of children is long, why is there bloodstains?" ”
Qiao Fengqi smiled and said: "The love of children is just an excuse to cover up your ambitions." If you're really just for the Fu family, why bother so much? I heard that the Fu family had a strong temperament when she was young, if you really love her, how can you not know that once the Rong family is overthrown, she will definitely be martyred? Since you know that she will die, isn't it ridiculous to say that you won the country for the Fu family? She is just a woman, and she has become a shield for you to seek treason, which is really sad and lamentable! ”
"Who are you?" Only then did Mu Shuzhi notice Qiao Fengqi, his old eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a little inquiry.
Qiao Fengqi, as Mu Ruyan's strategist, has never entered the palace to face the saint, nor has he attended any gathering with Mu Ruyan, today is the first time to show his face in front of the ministers, no wonder Mu Shuzhi doesn't know him.
Qiao Feng smiled and didn't answer, but continued: "The Fu family is pitiful, but the courtiers and people who are kept in the dark by you are pitiful!" Your Majesty the Emperor, have you ever slept peacefully at night after all these years? When it is more exposed, have those old people ever dreamed? ”
Mu Shuzhi screamed "ah-" and sat down on the dragon chair, already full of horror.
After this scream, his eyes rolled and his breath was short, and he soon passed out.
had a good New Year's banquet, and in the end it ended so coldly, Mu Shuzhi was carried back to the harem in a panic, and all matters in the harem were temporarily handed over to Zhou Ruxu.
Zhou Ruxu strictly obeyed Qiao Fengqi's orders, closed the palace door, and strictly controlled all the pieces to be sent into the palace. Now Mu Ruyan is the princess in charge, and the government is naturally handed over to her.
Mu Ruyan used the power of the court for the first time independently, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after doing two major things to stabilize the people's hearts with the help of Qiao Fengqi, she realized that she had become a qualified princess in charge, and was instigated by her girls, so she hid from Qiao Fengqi and went to the Eastern Wei Dynasty with a letter of resignation, and expressed the idea of marriage to Wei Shi.
Qiao Fengqi got the letter, and pretended to scold a few times in front of his subordinates: "Confused! Confused! ”
As soon as he turned around, he pursed his lips and smiled, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Eastern Wei Dynasty, when Wei Shi and Mu Yunge got the marriage letter, it was almost the Lantern Festival, the two met and smiled, Wei Shi made the marriage letter public, and announced his reply to the world.
Mu Ruyan was so blatantly rejected by Wei Shi that she was so angry that she almost killed someone in the princess's mansion.
She didn't expect that it was this letter that completely ruined her path to the emperor!
Qi Hanxuan scolded her for her confusion in the court, saying that such a princess was not qualified to be the head of Xizhao's family, Zhou Ruxu completely grasped the most practical rights of Xizhao, with the support of Zhou Ruxu, Mu Ruyan, who had not a deep foundation in Xizhao and was rebellious, soon lost the power and responsibility of being the princess in charge and was placed under house arrest in her own princess's mansion.
The situation changed abruptly, at this moment, Mu Yunge and Yun Rao packed their bags and decided to go west in person, and go to the palace of Xizhao to kill their father and enemy for a while......