Gao Taotao has never been so grateful to Fan Ning as he is now, and the words Cai'e brought back suddenly eliminated the guilt in her heart, yes, what does the prince have to do with himself when he was taken away?

It was Zhang Yaozuo who secretly accused the Son of Heaven of the Julu King of rebellion, and the evidence was conclusive, which was the fundamental reason why the Son of Heaven was determined to deal with the prince.

I just want to protect my son and prevent my son from being implicated in this matter, why should I take the blame for my husband's guilt on myself, what does this matter have to do with me?

If this matter is his own responsibility, then the prince should have been taken away last night.

But the fact that the Son of Heaven did not take any action last night shows that he was not affected by himself at all.

The root cause is still Zhang Yaozuo, it was Zhang Yaozuo who harmed the prince.

Gao Tao's heart knot was all untied, she no longer had any guilt, but there was an indescribable ease and relief, at least she would no longer worry about her husband harming her son.

At this time, the maid reported at the door, "Gonggong Hong asks to see the princess!" ”

Father-in-law Hong's name is Hong Deyuan, he is the deputy head of the inner house, and he has a lot of power in the palace, Gao Tao nodded, "Please let him in!" ”

Not long after, a rich-looking middle-aged eunuch walked into the room, and when he entered the door, he respectfully kowtowed, "Old slave Hong Deyuan see the princess!" ”

Gao Tao said lightly: "Manager Hong, we haven't seen each other for many years!" ”

"Yes! Almost fifteen or sixteen years. ”

"What's the matter with Manager Hong looking for me?"

Hong Deyuan took out a small bag and put it on the table respectfully, "There are three and a half pieces of jade in it, which are the prince's jade pendant, and it is said that you can raise three thousand taels of gold, so the villain dared to take it and return it to the princess." ”

If no one follows up on this matter, then the three thousand taels of gold will finally go into the inner treasury, obviously, Hong Deyuan seized this opportunity to return the jade pendant to the princess, which can be regarded as standing in line in advance.

Gao Taotao glanced at the jade pendant and asked in a low voice, "What will happen to the prince?" ”

Hong Deyuan sighed, "I also listened to the palace maid who served the official's family for dinner, Zhang Yaozuo's complaint is very serious, saying that the prince colluded with the general to rebel, if it is really true, the prince is afraid that this pass will be sad, and the princess must be mentally prepared." ”

"What about me!"

Gao Tao asked again, "Will he be affected?" ”

Hong Deyuan said in his heart, 'If the imperial heir is affected, will I still come?' Such an obvious thing, this woman actually didn't understand. ’

"Please rest assured that the princess will not be affected in any way, although Zhang Yaozuo also sued the imperial heir, but the first thing the official family did after waking up was to order the left and right to comfort the imperial heir and let him not think nonsense."

Gao Taotao was indeed relieved, his prevention had worked, and his son was not affected.

"How's the Son of Heaven doing?"

Hong Deyuan glanced back at the handmaiden, Gao Tao waved his hand, the two handmaidens retreated, and Hong Deyuan lowered his voice and said: "The imperial doctor originally thought that the official family could last for half a year, but now he doesn't dare to say this, he told me, two or three months at most." ”

"I know, Mr. Hong has a lot of heart, and he actually returned the three thousand gold to me, I will remember it!"

Hong Deyuan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "It is the honor of the old slave to serve the princess, what does the princess need, although she told the old slave, as long as the old slave can do it, it will not be postponed." ”

"I know, if there's anything, I'll trouble Mr. Hong."

Hong Deyuan got up and said goodbye, Gao Tao fiddled with the three jade pendants, and gradually fell into deep thought.

………

Zhao Zhen suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, he moved slightly, and the two eunuchs immediately stepped forward to support him, "Your Majesty, do you want to get up at night?" ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and asked weakly, "He is still kneeling outside?" ”

A eunuch nodded, and Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Let him in!" ”

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor won't let you bother."

"I know, I have to take care of this matter, go quickly!"

The eunuch had to hurry out.

Outside Zhao Zhen's dormitory, Zhao Zhen was still kneeling in front of the steps, he had been kneeling at night until now, tears had dried on his face, he just wanted to beg the royal family to spare his father, he would rather give up the succession to the throne.

At this time, a eunuch gently supported him, "Your Highness, Your Majesty let you in." ”

Zhao Zhen stood up, bowed his head and followed the eunuch into the room, Zhao Zhen put on a robe and sat in front of the bed.

Zhao Ji stepped forward and knelt down, "Imperial Grandfather"

"Come here!"

Zhao Zhen stepped in front of Zhao Zhen with his knees, Zhao Zhen suddenly raised his hand and slapped him hard, then coughed violently and curled up in a ball.

Zhao Ji covered his face and cried: "Grandson should die, grandson should not disturb the emperor's grandfather's recuperation." ”

Zhao Zhen finally stopped coughing, sat up slowly, pointed at Zhao Zhen and said: "You useless thing, I handed over the Great Song Jiangshan to you, you are like a woman who does not distinguish between right and wrong, you tell me, no!" ”

Zhao Zhen turned around and ordered the eunuch to say, "Go to the side store and bring all the signs in the mourning hall!" ”

The two eunuchs rushed away, and after a while, they brought back three spirit cards and put them on the small table next to them, and the spirit cards were the names of Song Gaozu, Song Taizong, and Song Zhenzong.

Zhao Zhen pointed to the spirit card and asked Zhao Ji, "You told me in front of your ancestors and ancestors, is it the Great Song Sheji that is important, or is your father important?" ”

Zhao Ji looked at the spirit card, finally lowered his head, and whispered: "The Great Song Sheji is important!" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Since you understand this, then I will tell you that the reason why I don't allow your father is not that he wants to take away my throne, but that he wants to take your throne, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and for the eternal stability of the country, even if you hate me again, even if you dig up my mausoleum in the future, I still won't spare him, get out!" I don't want to explain any more. ”

A eunuch held Zhao Ji and said in a low voice: "Don't make Your Majesty angry anymore, let's go!" ”

Zhao Ji was so helpless that he had to kneel down and kowtow, get up and leave.

Zhao Zhen watched him walk away and sighed lowly, "I hope this matter can make him completely mature!" ”

..

Zhao Ji walked out of the dormitory, and suddenly fell on the bridge and cried bitterly, at this time, Hong Deyuan, the deputy chief of the eunuch, appeared in front of him and looked at him quietly.

After a while, Zhao Ji wiped away his tears and asked, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Hong?" ”

Hong Deyuan handed him a roll of paper, "This is a copy of the confessions of the three generals, you take it and look at it, and then you will understand." ”

Zhao Ji nodded, took the paper roll and turned to leave, at this time, Hong Deyuan suddenly said: "I saw your mother this afternoon, she has accepted the reality." ”

Zhao Ji was shocked, "Mother knows?" ”

"The princess said that she had repeatedly persuaded your father, but your father did not listen and insisted on going his own way, so your mother knew that this result would be achieved, she calmly accepted the reality, she only hoped that you were safe and sound."

Zhao Ji nodded silently, turned around and left the palace quickly.

..

The time gradually came to the middle of December, and the East Palace Deliberations had been running for more than three months, but the operation was not smooth, and it was always facing various contradictions and collisions of ideas.

In mid-December, the Overseas Economic Strategy Office submitted an application to relocate another 40,000 people to the Ryukyu Prefecture to build a new government, which caused an uproar within the Imperial Court, and the Governor's Office resolutely opposed this plan.

However, this plan was supported by the Donggong Deliberations, and Donggong Zhan Shi Fanning believed that the Ryukyu Prefecture had not been able to open the situation for many years, on the one hand, because the popularity of the imperial court had declined, and on the other hand, there were too few migrants, only 15,000 people had migrated in more than ten years, and it was not like Kunzhou that could recruit Japanese laborers, and of course the development was slow.

In the short term, it is true that the expenditure on the development of the Ryukyu Prefecture is far greater than the gain, but if you look at the history of decades or even hundreds of years, the development of the Ryukyu Prefecture is definitely a major event that will be important for a long time.

Fan Ning played up the future very well, but he did not convince the Xiangguo of the Zhizheng Hall, and the immigration plan that he easily persuaded Wen Yanbo and Han Jiang to pass was unanimously rejected in the Zhizheng Hall.

Even if Zhao Ji supported Fan Ning's plan, it was useless, and Han Qi even warned Fan Ning for the first time in history.

At this moment, the condition of Zhao Zhen, the son of heaven, showed signs of deterioration, and he often fell into a coma, and he was in a coma for several days.

Due to the deterioration of the Son of Heaven's condition, the imperial court temporarily shelved the Ryukyu Prefecture immigration plan, and on December 21, the Son of Heaven Zhao Zhen once again fell into a severe coma, and the Son of Heaven, who had ruled for 40 years, finally reached the moment of death.