As soon as they heard Wei Ji's question, everyone present pricked up their ears.

How will the son of today treat Emperor Gongrang in the future? How to treat the Queen Mother? How to treat the crown prince?

This is the question that the government and the opposition, civil and military officials, are most concerned about, but no one has dared to ask it all along.

And it's useless to ask, this kind of thing, how can you let the emperor tell the truth, you can't say that I want to learn Xuanmiao.

Wei Ji asked bluntly today, and he also wanted the emperor to promise not to follow the story of Xuanmiao and King Han.

Zhu Qiyu had already thought about how to answer this question, but he still lowered his head and pondered for a long time, showing a very serious attitude. Then he replied:

"The eldest brother Gong let the emperor work hard for 14 years in state affairs, and he has contributed to the society, and he should live in the South Palace, and he can also participate in political affairs.

The title of the crown prince has been decided, and it cannot be changed unless there is a major fault. ”

When King Min and King Dongwu heard this, they also had an indifferent attitude.

Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong glanced at each other, and what the emperor said was both subtle and straightforward.

is subtle because everyone can't grasp the handle from it.

To put it bluntly, it is because the emperor's implicit meaning is to respectfully let the emperor or the crown prince commit a big mistake sooner or later.

As for what this 'great transgression' is, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and everyone can't guess.

Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong are not fools, and all three of them know that the prince must change. It's just that for what reason to change the crown prince and how to dispose of the deposed prince is a matter of concern to everyone.

Wei Ji still asked: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, if the crown prince is really wrong, what should he do?" ”

"Jianshen is not only the prince, but also my own nephew, no matter what happens, it is glorious and rich, and the enjoyment is inexhaustible."

Wei Ji nodded and agreed with the emperor's words. Because it doesn't work, Wei Ji himself can't come up with a better solution.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "I won't hide some things from you, I was passed to the name of my mother, and my mother died young without explanation.

One day, if it is found out that the queen mother is indeed a traitor, I will not do anything to avenge the three tribes, and I will be the son of man in vain. ”

The picture was poor, and Zhu Qiyu finally said the most critical sentence in the entire banquet.

Wei Ji and Xu Chengzong's eyes widened, and their faces were surprised, and it was difficult to hide it.

Zhao Hui simply hated to smear oil on the soles of his feet, and quickly left this ghost place.

Wei Ji asked the emperor how he would treat Emperor Gongrang, the Empress Dowager, and the Crown Prince in the future.

Zhu Qiyu first answered the arrangements for Emperor Gongrang and the crown prince.

That means that the sentence just now, although it was not named, was aimed at the Queen Mother.

What does it mean to 'I will not do my best to destroy the three tribes, but I will be the son of man in vain'? Did the emperor actually plan to kill the three clans of Sun Jiayi?

Is the hatred so deep?

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Zhu Qiyu continued to explain: "Don't worry, I will never frame me, if no one harms my mother, then I will not be angry with anyone for no reason."

But the death of my sister Princess Shunde has been confirmed. Shi Jing, the concubine who poisoned Princess Shunde, has been executed by Ling Chi.

In this way, it is difficult to say that there was no problem with the untimely death of my mother.

If you want to stop me from doing my filial piety, you can show your attitude now. Everyone has their own ambitions, and I will never be strong. ”

Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong all buried their heads in contemplation, and no one wanted to speak easily.

After a long time, Zhao Hui replied: "Your Majesty, minister, can you reserve your opinion?" The minister is old, it's really ......"

Without waiting for Zhao Hui to finish speaking, Zhu Qiyu made a gesture of please: "Great-grandfather and uncle don't have to worry about it, I said it, everyone has their own ambitions and will never be strong." Since you don't want to wade into this troubled water, go back to Nanjing as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Hui saluted and left.

After Zhao Hui left, Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Chengzong again.

Xu Chengzong bit and made a final statement: "As long as there is conclusive evidence to prove that Empress Zhen was killed by a traitor, the minister is willing to help His Majesty take revenge." ”

In this way, only Wei Ji remains.

Some things are more efficient to communicate face-to-face.

After this temptation of going back and forth, Wei Ji has already sorted out the context: the emperor wants to completely overthrow Sanyang first for the crime of 'colluding with the inner court and conspiring to abolish the queen'.

and then used the crime of 'colluding with Zaifu, bewitching the emperor, killing his wife with a concubine, and killing the queen' to bring down the queen mother and destroy the Sun family.

As for the fact that the legal rationality of the emperor and the crown prince has completely collapsed.

After that, the emperor or the crown prince would also commit what the emperor called a 'big transgression'.

In the end, Gong made the emperor completely lose the possibility of restoration, lived in seclusion in the South Palace, and was under house arrest until death without worrying about food and clothing.

The crown prince asked to abdicate, demoted to the prince, and went to the fief to spend his life in peace.

Wei Ji deduced the emperor's intentions from the same as the emperor.

With Wei Ji's qualifications, he can actually learn from Zhao Hui and leave.

But Wei Ji has a greater sense of responsibility, and he hopes that the two brothers of the Emperor and Gongrang can be properly continued.

So measured, measured, Wei Ji felt that the plan proposed by the emperor was the most compromise and feasible way.

In this way, today's son, Gongrang emperor, and crown prince can get a good result.

As for the Empress Dowager and Sanyang, it is not unacceptable to sacrifice them for the sake of the harmony of the Heavenly Family.

The three clans of Yi are indeed excessive, but the emperor holds high the banner of 'filial piety', which is also irrefutable. The traitors who killed the queen were wiped out by the three clans, whether it was about law, filial piety, or human feelings, they were all fair and just, and there was nothing wrong with that.

Just as Wei Ji was thinking hard, Zhu Wengui suddenly opened his mouth to persuade: "Old Wei, the saint is filial, how can we, as courtiers, stop the saint from fulfilling filial piety."

The saint is the wise king of benevolence, I can trust the saint, what do you say, Wei Lao? ”

Zhu Wengui opened his mouth, and Wei Ji knew that the overall situation had been decided.

At today's banquet, if you want to refute the emperor's remarks, you must either start with the theory of the concubines, or start from the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers.

If you want to talk about the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, Zhu Qiyu is the king, and everyone else is a minister, even including the emperor Gongrang. Zhu Qiyu occupies the position of righteousness, and it is difficult for others to refute it.

When it comes to the dispute between the concubines, Zhu Wengui is sitting here, which makes it impossible for others to support Emperor Gongrang. Because everyone uses the rituals formulated by the sages to study them one by one, whether it is talking about Confucius and Mencius, or Cheng Zhu, in the end they can only come to one conclusion: if you are a truly loyal minister, then you should support Zhu Wengui to ascend the throne of God.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Wengui and nodded approvingly. As long as Zhu Wengui sits here, no one will want to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf for me. Who dares to claim to be a loyal minister, see if I don't spray him to death, even Taizong himself is a rebel, whose loyal minister are you?

In the end, Wei Ji chose what he thought was the most feasible path: to support the emperor and liquidate Sanyang. The sacrifice of the Sun family was exchanged for the wealth and peace of the emperor and the crown prince.

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, as expected, only the injured world of the Sun family was achieved.

Next, it's time for small talk and feasting.

However, because King Min and Wei Ji were too old, the banquet was dispersed in just one hour.

Zhu Qiyu returned home, lay down on the bed, and never moved again.

It was not until evening that Wei Ji and the others returned to their respective homes.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Ying came to visit Wei Ji's residence.

Wei Ji told Jin Ying about the banquet and told him about it, and promised to enter the Nangong Palace tomorrow to meet Emperor Gongrang.

Fortunately, Sanyang's posthumous name, as well as the fate of their family, Jin Yingcai doesn't care. But when Jin Ying heard that the emperor was going to investigate the death of Empress Hu and would wipe out the traitorous clan, he was not calm at all.

Others don't know how Queen Hu died, can Jin Ying still not know.

If this is traced clearly, not only will the Sun family suffer, but the large number of eunuchs in power in the inner court back then could not escape, so they all had to line up on the road.

Jin Ying said goodbye to Wei Ji, hurriedly returned to Nangong, and stumbled into Zhu Qizhen's dormitory.

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen chuckled in his heart, and he knew that the situation was extremely bad without asking.

Jin Ying repeated Wei Ji's words, and hurriedly went to report to the Queen Mother.

(End of chapter)