For Jiang Xinghe, today's pilgrimage meeting was a complete accident.

Indeed, he was the one who secretly awakened everyone's memories and spread the truth of natural disasters.

Through the officials in the East Palace who shared his weal and woe, the truth about the natural disaster was spread to the entire capital.

The subordinate officials of the East Palace were admired, nervous, and scared about this.

Because in the eyes of these people, the prince did this to force the palace to seize the throne.

However.

Jiang Xinghe not only had no intention of seizing the throne, but he never even thought that he would set off the same storm as Du Qianchuan.

After all, things have happened, whether it is natural disasters over the years, or Du Qianchuan's death, these things cannot be reversed.

In his opinion, it is far more important to seize the future than to dwell on the past.

He just wanted everyone to know and remember it.

In this way, the damage of natural disasters to Daqing and the people will be minimized.

In fact, there is also a bit of his own selfishness in this.

He was afraid.

I am afraid that my father will once again use natural disasters to harm the people.

I am even more afraid that after I ascend the throne, I will become the same as my father.

As he told Xu Chong before, at least for now, he is still the prince.

While he still wants to do it, he completely blocks the crooked road that his father is walking, as well as the crooked road that he may take in the future.

That's what he's ultimately aiming for.

Hou Rang would stand up so strongly, which he didn't expect.

There were so many people coming out, which he didn't expect.

And his father was going to kill him without guilt, which he didn't expect.

As for the end, Lou Youzhi's plan was beyond words, which was far beyond his imagination.

At this point, he knew that he couldn't let things continue to spiral out of control.

"Father."

Jiang Xinghe laughed. "You misunderstood that the pavilion is old, this incident was all caused by the sons, not only the pavilion elders didn't know, but these performers were also coerced by the sons and ministers, so they had to do it."

！！！

Prince?!

The officials were both shocked and stunned.

Not only the officials who are still in the queue, but also those who participated in the impeachment, such as Hou Rang and Shi Zheng.

"You?"

Emperor Yongtai's voice became cold, "Why? ”

Obviously, he didn't expect this either.

"Father."

Jiang Xinghe clenched his fists and bowed, "Erchen remembered what Du Qianchuan did, he couldn't sleep day and night, and he didn't think about tea and dinner. ”

"Just as Du Qianchuan said."

"First, those who have a heart for Daqing are all the people of Daqing."

"Those who were born in the provinces and died in natural disasters thought that they were Qing people and the people of Daqing until they died."

"And Daqing wants his own people to die, what is the reason?"

"Second, all my people who celebrate Daqing will be rewarded for their merits, and they will be punished if they have faults."

"Is Du Qianchuan meritorious?"

"Not necessarily."

"But did he have?"

"Or is it just over the course of avenging the refugees?"

"Where I am the people of Daqing, there are grievances to be heard, and there are injustices to fight!"

"If this is the case, why did Taizu write this article into the Great Edict?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Xinghe straightened his back and looked directly behind the curtain, "Could it be that Taizu Dayu has been abandoned by his father?" ”

"Presumptuous !!"

An angry roar came from the apse.

This is the voice of Emperor Yongtai.

Whether Lou Youzhi or Dou Tianyuan, even if it is Lu Zhong and King Qian, who are older, it is really the first time they have seen Emperor Yongtai lose his temper so far.

"Taizu Da Yu will not care about it first."

Emperor Yongtai's tone was full of suppressed anger, "You say, these people are all coerced by you?" ”

At this time, Hou Rang and the others woke up like a dream, and fell to their knees.

"This matter has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!"

"We all did it spontaneously, and we were not coerced by anyone!"

“……”

More than 40 people spoke one after another, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

This made the rest of the people a little confused.

Does it have anything to do with the crown prince?

"Shut up!"

Jiang Xinghe turned his head sharply and looked at everyone coldly: "There is no room for you to talk here." ”

“……”

Hou Rang and the others choked suddenly, stunned.

Jiang Xinghe turned his head and said calmly: "Father Emperor, Hou Rang, Shi Zheng and others were all forced by their sons and daughters, and in order to save the lives of their families, they had to risk their lives to play. ”

Quiescence.

The entire Heavenly Pole Hall fell into a deathly silence.

At this point, in fact, everyone understands what is going on.

Was the prince involved in this?

Perhaps.

At least, to awaken everyone's memory, it is possible that the prince did it.

But Hou Rang and others impeached the first emperor, which was definitely not instigated by the crown prince, let alone coercion.

And the reason why the prince took the whole thing on his body should be to protect the more than 40 people, and to prevent the conflict between Lou Xiang and His Majesty.

Merely......

It's okay for others to do that, but you're a prince!

How can you do that???

The officials were incredulous.

Sure enough, Emperor Yongtai spoke again: "Do you know what price you have to pay for taking this matter?" ”

"Of course Erchen knows."

Jiang Xinghe let out a long laugh, "Natural disasters are ruthless, but people are merciful." ”

"Therefore, Du Qianchuan will sacrifice his life for the grievances of the soul."

"Therefore, Gu Chengren will be upset for Du Qianchuan and abandon his official position."

"That's why Erchen will coerce Hou Rang and others to reproduce Du Qianchuan's actions."

"Yes!"

"The law of the country is unforgiving!"

"Erchen instigated Hou Rang and others to impeach the first emperor, disloyal to the monarch and unfilial to the ancestors, and he is really disloyal and unfilial."

"And Taizu said that the prince of Daqing should not do it if he is not a person who has both loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness."

As he spoke, Jiang Xinghe lifted the hem of his clothes, slowly knelt down, and pressed his forehead to the ground: "Son, be willing to confess." ”

！！！

The audience was silent.

Again, Jiang Xinghe shocked everyone.

Willing to confess to sin?

Where is this confession of sin!

This is clearly a self-deposed request!

Hou Rang's blood rushed to the top of his head.

However, just when he wanted to speak, he was pulled by Shi Zheng.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he must have a deep meaning that we don't know."

Shi Zheng's face was stern, and his tone was solemn, "Our move has already harmed him so far, don't continue to make trouble." ”

"But the prince ...... him"

Hou Rang's face turned pale.

"Let's see what Your Majesty has to say."

Shi Zheng sighed and looked behind the curtain.

"Good, good, good!"

Emperor Yongtai said three good words in a row.

Everyone could tell that His Majesty was furious.

"From now on!"

"Abolish the position of the prince of Jiang Xinghe, and repent in the palace of self-denial!"

"The subordinates of the East Palace, if the persuasion and teaching are not effective, they will be locked up and imprisoned immediately, and handed over to the Zongren Mansion and the Three Law Divisions to negotiate and convict!"

"In addition, the Zongren Mansion will supervise the examination of the emperor's heir to determine the position of the prince!"

"Retreat!"

The hundred officials looked at each other and began to retreat out in order.

Even the retreat from the dynasty said in person, it can be seen that patience has been reduced to the extreme, it is better to go faster, so as not to be unlucky.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hou Rang stood up and staggered to Jiang Xinghe.

"I'm not the prince anymore, don't call it that anymore."

Jiang Xinghe smiled.

"Too ...... Your Highness is like this, why is it like this! ”

Hou let his hands and feet be cold.

Abolish the position of the prince and imprison the palace of self-denial.

For a crown prince, this is almost the highest level of punishment.

The former represents that the East Palace is about to change hands, and it is extremely difficult to restore it in this life.

And the latter......

The Katsuji Hall is located in the most desolate northwest corner of the imperial city, and it is said to be a hall, but in fact it is only the size of a tiled house, and it is like a prison on all sides.

Whether it is the official history or the wild history, no royal family who has been imprisoned in the palace has been released when he was alive......

In other words, Jiang Xinghe is likely to be imprisoned until he dies.

And those who provoked the incident were not punished in any way......

This made Hou Rang, a spokesman from a poor family, embarrassed.

"It's useless to talk too much, let's go."

Jiang Xinghe shook his head and walked out of the hall.

Hou Rang, Shi Zheng and others all had extremely ugly faces, and they wanted to speak again.

"Blood is not a bad thing, but it has to be used in the right place...... Let's go back and think about it. ”

Lou Youzhi said, took one last look at the curtain, and walked out of the hall.

When he got out of the palace gate, there were already eunuchs waiting with heavily armed armor soldiers.

Jiang Xinghe was removed from the crown and python robe, and was waiting there in plain clothes.

"Your Highness."

Lou Youzhi walked over and bowed.

"In the eyes of Xinghe, Ge Lao is the first wise man in Daqing."

Jiang Xinghe's expression was slightly puzzled, "But why are you so unwise today?" ”

"The wise may not be, and the unwise may not."

Lou Youzhi shook his head.

"Don't you know that once that sentence is said in its entirety, the royal family, which has remained silent so far, will completely stand on the side of his father?

Jiang Xinghe asked again.

The royal family, for a long time, has always been a group that has been valued in terms of status and neglected in politics.

As a member of the royal family, Jiang Xinghe deeply understands how much influence the royal family will have if they are twisted into a rope.

Lou Youzhi was able to climb all the way to become the biggest minister in the history of Daqing, although there are factors of his own wrist, but more because of Lou Youzhi's position.

From beginning to end, Lou Youzhi maintained a high degree of respect and submission to the royal family and His Majesty.

In the eyes of the royal family, Lou Youzhi can only be regarded as a capable minister, not a powerful minister.

Those who are given power by the emperor are called Nengchen.

Only those who seize the power of the emperor are called ministers.

Therefore, the royal family, which is scattered into countless factions, is not disgusted by the existence of Lou Youzhi.

Until the last time Du Qianchuan happened.

In that case, many royal families have begun to be dissatisfied with Lou Youzhi.

It's just that there is no tangible evidence, and Lou Youzhi still maintains respect and submission, and the royal family doesn't pay too much attention to it.

But today is different.

Lou Youzhi said that if it is complete, it should be: 'Your Majesty is in poor health, and it is not appropriate to deal with the government anymore, and the court will ban it from now on, and all matters of various sizes, and then there will be a transcript, and they will be sent to the cabinet'.

To put it bluntly, in the future, this Tianji Hall will not be allowed to come, and any government office or any matter will not be allowed to play the Son of Heaven directly and change the cabinet.

This is the seizure of power.

Whether it is the court discussion, the first assistant or not, the draft, the approval of red, and the seal, these are all the authority granted to Lou Youzhi by Emperor Yongtai.

Even if Emperor Yongtai is powerless to take back this authority now, no one can say anything about it.

But the morning will be different.

The court meeting is a power that belongs to and will always belong to the emperor.

Once Lou Youzhi dares to seize this right, he is a naked minister.

At that time, the scattered royal family will definitely unite and fully support Emperor Yongtai.

Jiang Xinghe didn't believe that Lou knew this clearly.

Really.

Lou Youzhi said: "Naturally know." ”

"Then why are you so impulsive?"

Jiang Xinghe stared at Lou Youzhi tightly, for fear that he would miss the answer.

"Because it doesn't matter."

Lou Youzhi said lightly.

Jiang Xinghe's pupils shrank suddenly.

"If you want to continue to be this prince......"

Lou Youzhi pointed to the eunuch who was following Jiang Xinghe, and continued: "He will serve you to put on the crown robe again." ”

Hearing this, the eunuch bowed down and put the folded clothes in his hand in front of Jiang Xinghe.

This scene attracted the attention of those who were still lingering outside the temple.

In an instant, the expressions of these people became extremely exciting.

It's the same as Jiang Xinghe.

“…… It turns out that the elder of the pavilion has been laid out so far, and the word building is appropriate. ”

After a long time, Jiang Xinghe slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, then smiled and said, "However, there is no need. ”

Lou Youzhi raised his eyebrows.

"The elder said that it doesn't matter, he should not be afraid of confrontation with the royal family, and he has not already enveloped the royal family, right?"

Jiang Xinghe asked, and without waiting for Lou Youzhi to answer, he said to himself: "Once the dispute starts, the government will inevitably be chaotic, and it is the local people who will suffer in the end, so there is no need for that." ”

"It's ...... anyway"

Lou Youzhi didn't refute, and turned to look at the eunuch, "The rules of the previous self-denial hall are invalid, you can do it yourself." ”

"Your Highness understands that he will not let His Highness suffer."

The eunuch bowed in response.

Lou Youzhi nodded, waved the sleeves of his robe, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Jiang Xinghe, on the other hand, walked to the northwest corner of the imperial city at the invitation of the eunuchs and the armor soldiers.

The next day, Hou Rang played, and the news of the prince's deposition spread.

Under the control of well-intentioned people, the details of the entire court meeting were shown in front of the people as much as possible.

Was the prince deposed on his own initiative?

In order to avenge the souls of the dead under natural disasters?

Combined with the matter of Du Qianchuan, which was already well-known to the public, the people's faith finally began to waver.

At the same time, Xu Chong, who was disguised as Fang Leshan, was also one step slower than the court and learned about it.

Almost instinctively, he felt that something was wrong.

So after leaving a phantom, he found Dou Tianyuan and asked about the complete details.

"Something is wrong, or something is wrong......"

Xu Chong frowned tightly.

"What's wrong?"

Dou Tianyuan asked, "Do you suspect that Lou Heizi is in the suspicious array?" ”

"Nope."

Xu Chong remembered the news that had been circulating in the East Palace for a long time, and shook his head: "Lou Xiang's attitude has almost been put on the surface, there is no need to do this at all...... When I say something wrong, I mean the crown prince. ”

"How?"

Dou Tianyuan's eyes flashed.

"The prince's response was too aggressive."

Xu Chong pondered and said, "It feels like he is deliberately getting rid of the position of the prince." ”

"That's what you think."

Dou Tianyuan nodded, "I thought of going with Lou Heizi." ”

"Huh?"

Xu Chong raised his eyebrows, "What does Lou say about this matter?" ”

"He believes that the impeachment of Hou Rang and others was indeed an accident."

Dou Tianyuan replied, "But the crown prince did seize this accident, on the one hand, to stop the conflict between Lou Heizi and the royal family, and on the other hand, he was deliberately trying to get rid of the position of the East Palace." ”

"What does he want to do?"

Xu Chong was puzzled, "Does he really have the world in mind, or is he like Emperor Yongtai back then, how can he not give up the throne?" ”

"I don't think I want to do anything, but I really want to get rid of the position of the East Palace."

Dou Tianyuan shrugged his shoulders, "After all, no matter what he wants to do, after losing his status as a prince, he can only rely on himself, which is unreasonable...... It's just that why you want to get rid of it, we don't know for the time being. ”

"Okay."

Xu Chong nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't talk about that."

Dou Tianyuan waved his hand and asked, "How are you over there?" ”

"Nothing has progressed."

Xu Chong replied, "The head of the Fang family suddenly asked us not to go back to the Spring and Autumn Tomb and not to go back to the building boat, Fang Lezhong and I are still staying in the capital." ”

"No wonder you got the news of the court meeting so quickly......"

Dou Tianyuan tugged at the corners of his mouth, "I won't let you go back, because I'm afraid that you have the means arranged by the imperial court?" ”

"That's what Fang Lezhong told me, but I don't feel like it."

Xu Chong frowned, "If you just don't let us go back, there's no need for Fang Lezhong to drag me to continue to stay in the capital, waiting for orders...... This is more like the Fang family deliberately leaving two masters outside, ready to do something at any time. ”

"What does it take for two realms and three realms to be dispatched together?"

Dou Tianyuan was a little surprised.

"I don't know the specifics, I have to wait for the news from the Fang family."

Xu Chong shook his head.

"Is that ......?"

Dou Tianyuan pondered for a moment and said: "Anyway, you are waiting for news in the capital, if there is anything you can't do at that time, just come here to find me, now that the prince has been deposed, I don't have anything to do for the time being." ”

"Okay."

Xu Chong smiled and pushed the door away.

Dou Tianyuan looked at the action that was exactly the same as his own, and couldn't help grinning the corners of his mouth, with a look of disgust.

……

Day 3.

The imperial heir examination is held on auspicious days.

I have to say that the Zongren Mansion is moving too fast.

It was so fast that no one reacted.

At this time, most of the officials of the Zhan Mansion were imprisoned pending trial, and they could not find enough manpower to run this assessment, and finally had to select someone from the Hanlin Academy to fill the position.

As one of the very few officials of the Zhan Mansion who has not been replaced, Xu Chong was not unimpossible, and even presided over one of the most basic assessments.

This big test was carried out for the purpose of establishing reserves.

The scope of selection is the thirteen sons and nine daughters of Emperor Yongtai...... Whether it is Qinglu, Taizu Dahu, or the royal patriarchy, there is no requirement that the prince or the emperor must be a man.

Xu Chong also learned about this after taking the position of washing horses.

However, the interesting thing is that although every time the prince is examined, there are royal princesses involved, but there has never been a 'empress' in the history of Daqing......

The Fang family's Tianxuan Chronicle has a record of every Qing Emperor, and Xu Chong remembers it.

It is equivalent to these royal princesses, who are purely accompanied.

I don't know if it's a matter of qualifications or an unwritten unspoken rule.

As for the content of the big exam, there are many aspects.

First of all, the first level is the cultivation qualification of Zhengyang Jin.

This one is more interesting.

The princes and princesses who had not awakened the bloodline memory and obtained positive yang energy from it were all deposed at this level, and they directly announced that they had no chance with the East Palace.

The rest of the people are not simply judged according to the level of the realm.

Rather, it is calculated from the day you start practicing Zhengyang Jin, and the shorter the time it takes, the more cultivation you improve, the higher the evaluation you get.

And the second level, the test Taizu Dahu.

The chief examiner, the Department of Economic Affairs and Economic Affairs, Xu Chong.

"Jiang Shengjun ......"

Xu Chong looked at the list in his hand, and involuntarily thought of that young figure - Princess Jun'er.

I have to say, it's very likely.

But the assessment of the first level of this girl's baby...... On the armor?

According to the evaluation rules of the first level, A, B, C, D, the fourth, middle and last four and other twelve orders, from the end of Ding, each higher order will be counted one more vote.

In other words, Jiang Shengjun got twelve votes in the first level.

Let's look at the other princes and princesses who have passed the first level, Bing Mo, B Shang, Ding Shang...... The highest is the first one, counting ten votes.

Don't look at the difference between the two votes, in the later assessment, the weight of the votes is far less than the first level.

For example, in the second level of his main exam, the rules of pacification are only A, B, C, D, and V.

Those who recite the Great Edict of Taizu in their entirety will be counted as five votes.

For every more mistake or omission, one vote is undercounted.

If there are more than five, the votes will not be counted.

It may be considering that the prince and the princess have the difference between the eldest and the youngest, or it may be that the Taizu Dahu is not so important in the establishment of the prince, and the highest thing that can be obtained in the second level is five votes.

The next level of the royal patriarchal law is only A, B, and C, with the highest three votes.

"If this Jiang Shengjun is really Jun'er, he is only six or seven years old now, seven or eight years old, right?"

A bold thought rose in Xu Chong's heart, and the corners of his mouth slowly hooked, "If she can win to the end, it will be fun." ”

- When!

A gong sounded outside the house.

The second level of assessment has begun.

"Second prince, Jiang Xingtian."

Xu Chong began to roll call.

A middle-aged man who didn't look much younger than Jiang Xinghe stepped in, his expression full of distress and depression.

"Why is Your Highness so worried?"

Xu Chong asked with a smile, without the slightest solemnity that the assessment should have.

"Forehead ......"

The second prince was stunned by this attitude, and immediately relaxed, and said: "You don't know, the eldest brother of the emperor became the crown prince very early, and after so many years, the brothers and sisters have long since lost their minds...... Who has nothing to do to memorize what Taizu edict? ”

Xu Chong thoughtfully, raised his eyebrows and asked, "So, you won't?" ”

"Taizu Dahu basically knows, but there should be mistakes, as for the patriarchal law and Qinglu ...... behind"

The second prince said depressedly, "Where can you write down such a long thing overnight?" ”

Xu Chong suddenly clapped his hands and said with great joy: "This is really good." ”

"What?"

The second prince was stunned.

"Well, it's not ......"

Xu Chong touched his nose, "I mean, you won't, and others naturally won't, so don't take it too seriously." ”

"Well, you have a point."

The second prince suddenly brightened, and his eyebrows fluttered: "Since that's the case, then I'll start?" ”

"Please."

Xu Chong raised his hand and gestured as if he was listening carefully.

However, in my heart, I have already begun to think about how to manipulate the assessment of the second level.

Tsk tsk.

Cheating in the imperial examination can make people on the list.

And cheating in the Lichu big exam......

(End of chapter)