Chapter 17 - To each his own mind

Just when Zuo Xiang's family was happily talking about Zuo Xiang's embarrassment when he was young, several other parties were not very happy, of course, except for the eldest prince, after all, he was one of the people who benefited from this incident.

In the study of the second prince, the house is full of messes, the ground is full of porcelain fragments, and pen, ink, paper and inkstones scattered on the ground, and a fist print is faintly visible on one of the walls of the house.

The second prince sat on the ground decadently, looking at the portrait in front of him sluggishly, and the woman in the painting looked into the distance like a fairy, standing in the mist and looking into the distance.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!" A shrill voice came, and the subordinates hurriedly came out to receive the order, and a subordinate came to the study to tell the second prince, and the second prince who was woken up glanced at the subordinate viciously and said, "Let him come in and announce the decree!" "The voice is empty and lifeless." This? "The subordinates were embarrassed for a while, and since ancient times, they have gone out to receive the decree, how can there be a reason to let the father-in-law who announced the decree come in and announce the decree? The father-in-law who announced the decree is on behalf of the emperor, and this kind of behavior is very disrespectful!

"Still not going?! Do you want to die?! The second prince saw that his subordinates did not move, and asked a sad question. The subordinate shuddered with fright, and began to stumble when he spoke: "Yes!" ”

The eunuch who announced the decree came in with a displeased face, and opened his mouth to scold: "Second prince, you are a courtier, this is a great disrespect, and the miscellaneous family will definitely tell the emperor truthfully when they go back!" ”

When the second prince heard his scolding, he didn't laugh angrily, "Hehehe, what kind of thing are you!" A dog minion! With that, the second prince picked up the paperweight and smashed it at the eunuch who announced the decree, "Even you, a dog minion, dare to bully me?!" ”

Before the eunuch could react, his head was smashed and bleeding, and he wanted to say something more, but the second prince continued: "If you don't make a decree, you won't have a chance to announce it in the future!" Come! As soon as he finished speaking, two guards with knives came in from outside.

Where have eunuchs seen this kind of posture, and when they go out of the palace to announce their decrees, the other party is not all respectful. Frightened, he hurriedly said: "Don't don't, the second prince is angry, I will announce the decree, I will declare the decree." ”

"Okay, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard dog minion. Put down the decree, and go down, and you will have declared your will. "The subordinates hurriedly put down the holy decree, for fear that if they slow down, they will be dragged out and killed by the second prince." You know what to say when you go back. If there is a little rumor, be careful of your dog's life! The second prince's cold tone made the eunuch nod his head again and again.

The second prince glanced at the content of the holy decree, trembled with anger, and shouted angrily: "Bi Yuntao, Bi Yunxiao, I will not kill you and swear not to be a person!" Meng Ruoxi, you insult my face, when I take the throne, I will send you to the barracks as a military prostitute when I have had enough of you, so that your life is worse than death! ”

"Someone! Prepare the horses! I'm going to go out! The second prince carried his bags, turned over his horse, and galloped away.

I saw that the holy decree in the study read, revoke the post of General Bi Yundi, hand over the general's palm print and military talismans, and the affairs of the army are managed by the old general, and the left and right sides are jointly supervised.

The second prince's side was not calm, and for a while, almost all his efforts in the army were in vain because of a piece of paper. And the study of the mastermind of this matter, the third prince, was quiet and peaceful.

The third prince sat honestly in the chair, sipping tea, listening to the strategists talk about the pros and cons of this matter.

After listening to it for a while, I was a little irritable, my hand was slightly forced, I put down the teacup, and said, "Okay!" This matter is over, what's the use of talking about gains and losses now? It's just a small thing, and if it succeeds, it will only get rid of a stumbling block, encroaching on the power of the left prime minister and the great prince, although it will make the future plan go more smoothly, but it has failed, and there will be nothing to lose, and there is not much power in the DPRK and China. Now the main focus is on dealing with several other people. ”

At this time, a carrier pigeon flew in, and the third prince opened the note, looked at the contents of the paper, laughed, and said, "Haha, God help me." Seeing the good news, the strategists hurriedly asked, "Third prince, what good news is there?!" ”

The third prince glanced at the advisor who opened his mouth to ask, and said, "Show it to yourself." Saying that, he threw the note on the table, and the strategists hurriedly stepped forward to check, and the third prince spoke again: "Now those who go to the army at all costs, no matter what way they use, they will be won over if they can be wooed, and those who can't be won over will be noted first, and when the time comes, they will do it directly." Without further ado, let's go now, and when the lantern festival comes, I will personally go to win over the military department Shangshu. The strategists said they were retiring.

The third prince looked at the note that was thrown into the brazier and burned, pondered for a while, wrote a few lines on the note, put in the carrier pigeon, and walked out happily.

At this time, in Cining Palace, the eldest prince and the queen mother sat at the table and prepared to enjoy lunch.

A table of delicacies was served, and the queen mother waved her hand to let the slaves and maids retreat, and said to the eldest prince: "Yun Xiao, what do you think of today's events?" The eldest prince smiled leisurely and said, "What about you?" What do you think? The queen gave him a blank look, "You! It's just the two of us, you still hide it, and don't tell the truth to your mother. ”

The eldest prince reluctantly said: "The whole thing Erchen guessed that it should be the third prince's doing, the purpose is to eradicate the fourth brother and remove a stumbling block, and if Ruoxi is dead, he will let Zuo Xiang fight with the fourth brother in order to take revenge, but he didn't expect Ruoxi to fake his death, and he was recognized by the fourth prince and became a favor of Zuo Xiang." Didn't my mother see it a long time ago? ”

The queen mother was very relieved to see her son's boastful talk, and replied, "Yes, but it was only speculation before. After all, the Four Emperors are famous, infamous, and when they see beautiful women, they will inevitably find a way to be included in the mansion, and their mothers are also guessing whether the Four Emperors will really do anything unethical, and he has been kneeling at the door of the Zuo Xiang's Mansion, fortunately, it is early in the morning, and there are not many pedestrians on the road, otherwise this matter will be known to everyone, not only will the Zuo Xiang's face be dull, but the royal face will also be lost. But fortunately, the final solution is still good. ”

The eldest prince nodded and said: "That's true, but it's a pity that in the end, my father didn't agree to my other conditions, but I can accept it, at least the child has one less opponent, the fourth brother has no chance now, and it is difficult for the imperial concubine to provoke a big thing alone." ”

The queen said, "So good! Let's have lunch, it's getting cold. ”

"The Divine Decree has arrived!" The two hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and hurriedly went out to receive the order, "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, the eldest prince will form a party for personal gain, and the eldest prince only needs to go to the court to observe, and he cannot approve the performance, and he can no longer participate in the court politics, and the eldest prince will be confined to his home and fined for half a year." Chin this"

"Son's command." When the eldest prince heard the will, his face changed, he lost his blood, and his body trembled and took the holy decree.

When she returned to the house, the queen was also trembling and asked anxiously, "Son, what's going on?" Why did you punish you?! Could it be that the emperor is going to personally preside over the government?! ”

"Yes, this time the third brother made too much trouble, not only broke the royal face, but also folded the face of the left minister, and even the fourth brother and Ruoxi almost died, if it weren't for the imperial concubine behind the scenes, the fourth brother saved Ruoxi again, I'm afraid that after a while, my father will completely calm down and figure out this matter, I'm afraid that the punishment of a few of us will be heavier than now, maybe there will be prison." The eldest prince also calmed down at this time, analyzing the purpose of the emperor's decree.

"My father has always known that a few of us have formed a party to develop our own power privately, and this time the will should be to warn the children not to go too far.

The father did not completely break the child's thoughts, and the child could continue to listen to the government, which seemed to be for balance.

The grounding and punishment should be the real punishment, the father is now in poor health, and he personally presides over the government, it seems that the father guessed that it may not be peaceful in the future, so that the child can stay away from strife for a while and preserve his strength. ”

When the queen heard the eldest prince's analysis, she pondered for a while, and felt that what the eldest prince said was reasonable, but she was a little puzzled, as if she had guessed something, and hurriedly said: "Wouldn't it be that the second prince and the third prince will fight to the death between the two of them, right?" ”

"It doesn't have to be just them, the father may also intend to pull the fourth brother in, let the fourth brother be a whetstone, and see if the two of them can withstand the grind."

"Then why did you calm down? You should be involved in it, too! Otherwise, their knives are sharpened, and you may ......" the imperial concubine was puzzled.

"Because of this, the father allowed the child to continue to observe the government! It is good to watch their battles, and you can plan for the future in advance. Moreover, the father is convinced of the strength of the child, even if they really sharpen the knife, it is just a broken knife that can be destroyed at will. The eldest prince touched his lips, pondered for a moment, and spoke again.

"My father has doted on the fourth brother since he was a child, and even if the fourth brother fails, his life will not be in danger. And if it succeeds, the father has not let the fourth brother participate in court politics, maybe just to pave the way for the child......"

A word woke up the dreamer, and the queen said, "Do you want to ......?"

The eldest prince gave the queen mother a meaningful look, smiled, and said, "Queen mother, let's eat!" If you don't have to eat, it's really going to be cold. ”

In the imperial palace, in the imperial study, the emperor looked at the holy decree of the marriage and pondered.

"My body is not as good as before, if I continue to balance, when I am gone, the four of them will inevitably be killed and injured. Especially now that most of the troops are in the hands of Yun Di, there will inevitably be a mutiny at that time.

If the balance is broken and they are allowed to bite, it will make them grow ambition, and if the ambition is too inflated......" Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes were slight, revealing murderous intent.

After making up his mind, he wrote a holy decree and stamped it with a jade seal. But after thinking about it, there were some people who couldn't bear to let their most beloved fourth son fall into the mud and fall into contemplation again. After a stick of incense, he wrote down a holy decree and stamped it with a jade seal.

"Someone! Message! The emperor picked up the first decree and gave it to the old eunuch who was close to him, and instructed: "This decree, you let a little eunuch go and announce the decree to the second prince." The old eunuch stepped forward to take it, and the emperor picked up another decree, "You go and announce the decree to the eldest prince." Let's go down! ”

looked at the retired old eunuch and showed an imperceptible smile.

"I specially gave an order to Yun Xiao, I don't know if Yun Xiao can know the deep meaning of being a father.

This time, he was directly dismissed from the post of General Yun Di and took his talisman, which would make him resentful. Yun Peng, who did not punish and reward the mastermind behind the scenes, would make him feel even more uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but make a move on Yun Peng, and Yun Peng would also take the opportunity to fall into the ground.

At this time, only Yun Tao's goal was placed on the bright side, although he had no inheritance, but only he got the benefit of the whole thing, and he destroyed Yun Di's good deeds, which would only make Yun Di hold a grudge, and a person would fall into madness for revenge.

Yun Tao has the help of the imperial concubine behind him, and he will tell the imperial concubine truthfully when he goes back, then he will guess that Yun Peng is the mastermind behind the scenes, and he will also guess Yun Peng's intentions, and he will inevitably retaliate against Yun Peng.

Although Yun Xiao can only observe the government for the time being, she can help Yun Tao in secret. With the help of Yun Xiao and the imperial concubine, Yun Tao's life can be guaranteed. ”

"Now the more chaotic the better, let the father see who of you is whose whetstone, whose knife is sharper!"

"As long as one of them can stand out, even if he can't sit on the throne, I will definitely protect him from death."

Retracted his thoughts and muttered to himself, "Yunxiao, I have already paved the way for you. Yun Tao hopes that you will not disappoint me, and as for Yun Di and Yun Peng, I hope you will not make that choice in the end. Otherwise...... "The killing intent in the emperor's eyes was Ling Ran, and the breeze blew, gently brushing the holy decree that had not been stamped on the table, as if reminding the emperor that it had not yet been sealed, and it seemed to be a pity......