The henchman said in a trembling voice: "Doesn't Ling Jun want to follow the example of the first emperor and Jiang Maoyan, and be a pair of monarchs and ministers with me?" ”

Li Yan gasped, his body trembled, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.

After a few moments, he opened his eyes again, lowered his voice, and said word for word: "Rotten this matter in your stomach, don't mention it again in the future!" ”

The henchmen responded tremblingly and respectfully retreated.

Leaving Li Yan in the spot, his heart was frightened, and finally he smiled bitterly: "Emperor Daxing can only be regarded as blind until today!" ”

Chapter 231

The eldest princess of Changhua was about to finish freshening up, when she heard a sudden noise outside.

After nearly a night of dull pain in her head, she couldn't help but raise her hand to rub the Taiyang acupoint.

And over there, her henchman palace maid had already walked out angrily: "I don't know if the eldest princess can't be disturbed, why is she so ignorant of the rules......

Halfway through that, he was shut down with a scream.

A group of heavily armed sergeants, armed with weapons, killed the guards guarding the palace gate in three or two blows, and then rushed forward with their blood-dripping swords and halberds.

The palace maid looked timid, but still a little loyal, and shouted: "Your Highness, run-"

The eldest princess of Changhua heard the sound outside, and it also changed color, Huo Ran got up, and met the cold and cold gaze of the person who came up.

She was quite calm, and scolded sharply: "Who are you waiting for, who dare to make trouble in this inner palace?!" ”

The sergeant at the head treated her politely, put the sword into the sheath, and then stretched out his arm and made a gesture of invitation: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, your majesty is coming to court today, you should also go to the front hall!" ”

Your Majesty...... Zhou Ming?

The eldest princess of Changhua instantly turned a few thoughts in her heart, but her expression became more and more cold: "Okay! I'd like to see what he's up to! ”

The palace has clearly undergone a change.

From the temple where she was located, there were corpses everywhere that could be seen to the bottom, and even she saw ......

"Bai Yanqing!"

The eldest princess of Changhua walked a few steps quickly, chased after her, and saw that the prime minister, who had always been beautiful and beautiful, was controlled by a few samurai, and her mouth was tightly gagged, and she couldn't help but say: "Why don't you let him go quickly, don't you know who he is?!" ”

The strict person who was ordered to preside over the matter was not moved in the slightest, but just waved his hand lazily: "Take it away!" ”

The eldest princess of Changhua stopped in front of Bai Yanqing: "Who dares?!" ”

Strict then waved his hand to the person next to him: "Take her away with you!" ”

Before the eldest princess of Changhua could react, her arm was restrained, like an eagle carrying a chicken, and together with Bai Yanqing, she was easily led forward.

The eldest princess of Changhua's mouth was not blocked, and she should have screamed and scolded, but she didn't.

Because she saw the officials standing outside the front hall who had come to participate in the court meeting, the more they were brought forward, the more conspicuous the color of the official robes on the officials' bodies became, and she did not want to compromise her honor, and she was ashamed to appear like a shrew in the market at this time.

Strength should be kept in the time that matters.

She thought so.

On the top of the main hall, Li Yan stood at the forefront, and the civil and military officials behind him stood one after another, with a clear order, and there were so many people that there was no sound, and the silence was almost terrifying.

And at the top of the jade steps, it was her half-brother who was sitting precariously, Zhou Ming, the son of heaven.

Bai Yanqing was especially controlled, but the eldest princess of Changhua was let go.

She moved her hands and feet, and at the same time straightened her clothes, trying not to lose the dignity of the auxiliary princess, and then said coldly: "What does Your Majesty want to do today?" Are you going to disobey the edicts of the first emperor and Empress Xiaozhao?! ”

Empress Xiaozhao is the name of the eldest princess of Changhua who is the assistant to her mother.

Ying Zheng ignored her, swept his eyes down, and said lightly: "Where is the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Someone hurriedly came out of the queue and responded: "Return to Your Majesty, the minister is here to standby." ”

Ying Zheng said: "Who is Empress Xia?" ”

When the Ministry of Rites heard this, he knew where the emperor intended to make trouble, but even if he knew, how could he change the matter?

At that moment, his heart was full of bitterness, and he said: "Empress Xia is Your Majesty's great-grandmother. ”

Ying Zheng asked: "Empress Xia is not the empress of Emperor Muzong, so how can she get the title of Empress Dowager?" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said: "Because Empress Xia gave birth to a successor for Emperor Muzong, after Emperor Zhuangzong ascended the throne, he obeyed the national law, preached filial piety, and canonized his mother as the empress. ”

Ying Zheng bowed slightly, his face was smiling, but there was a three-point murderous aura in his eyes, and he asked: "Since there is such an old example, why is my mother only a concubine so far?!" ”

The Book of Rites can't be right.

After Emperor Xian's great trip, he also proposed to canonize Concubine Quan as the empress dowager, but this proposal was strongly opposed by the eldest princess of Changhua, and even Empress Xiaozhao herself was noncommittal.

In the end, it is still the mother and daughter, and they do not feel that the concubine is qualified to sit on an equal footing with the queen.

It's just that time has changed, and now that Your Majesty is in power, he wants to make this matter clear and clear.

Seeing that today's events are like this, it is expected that most of the eldest princess of Changhua will not be able to turn over, and the young son of heaven is only afraid that he will not want to see an old minister like himself again, so he immediately took off his official hat and kowtowed to ask for sin:

"The minister is old and mediocre, he can't bear this heavy responsibility, he has made such a big mistake today, he doesn't dare to be brazen anymore, he is in a high position, and he only asks His Majesty and his ministers a chance to reform themselves, and after the concubine has completed the canonization of the empress dowager, he will return to his hometown!"

Ying Zheng's face did not change, and he said: "Quasi-play!" ”

For the courtiers, it didn't matter whether the concubine was a concubine or a queen - anyway, the new emperor came out of her belly, and no one could change that.

But for the eldest princess of Changhua, this is very important!

How can a lowly woman from the Western Regions get the same honor as her mother?

She was about to raise her voice against it almost immediately, but she did not think about it but did not seize the opportunity, and at the same time that Ying Zheng spit out the word "quasi-music," Lang Guan, who had already stood by her side, stepped forward and began to read out the will.

The long compliments were ignored by the eldest princess of Changhua, and she did not hear the sound of gold and stone on the paper, and only heard the last sentence: "The concubine is the empress, the supreme name is Cixian, and the empress dowager is called Cixian......

How can this be?!

The eldest princess of Changhua was shocked and angry, but the attendants outside the palace had already begun to chant loudly: "Empress Cixian has arrived——"

The queen wore a full set of queen clothes, and steadily entered the hall with the support of double red.

Ying Zheng stepped down the jade steps, went to greet him in person, and knelt down first, and the ministers were behind, how dare he not obey?

In the end, only the eldest princess of Changhua still froze in place, clucking her silver teeth.

Shuanghong stood beside the Empress Dowager, her eyes lit up when she saw this, and she said sharply: "Since the eldest princess has seen the empress, why is she unwilling to bend her knees to say hello?" Where is your filial piety and where is your upbringing?! ”

When will the eldest princess of Changhua look at such a servant girl in her eyes: "Presumptuous, you dare to talk to me like this?!" ”

The Empress Dowager Quan looked gentle, but there was a calm and unhurried force in her tone: "Shuanghong is explaining my mind for me, and what she said is reasonable and well-founded, what is the crime?" Changhua, when you see me, why don't you bow down? ”

The eldest princess of Changhua held back countless arrogant words to say in her heart, but she herself knew that she was inferior to others today, and she was at a loss.

After several embarrassments and humiliations, she finally lowered her noble head and unwillingly bent her knees to greet the Queen Mother.

Empress Quan smiled slightly, her eyes were cold, but she did not look at her again, and when she turned to the ministers, her expression became serious: "I came here today because I heard rumors among the people that Jiang Xiang was imprisoned for questioning, and it was an unjust case. ”

"When the first emperor was there, he got along with Jiang Xiang's monarchs and ministers, and I was in the inner palace, and I also knew that the relationship between the monarchs and ministers was extremely deep, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were heart-to-heart. With such deep affection and friendship, how could Jiang Xiang behave disrespectfully to the first emperor? ”

Speaking of this, she sighed: "Jiang Xiang has contributed to the Great Zhou, how can such a person be punished casually?" Because this matter was full of suspicions, I re-interrogated the attendants who accused Jiang Xiang that day, but they gave testimony that was diametrically opposed to before——"

When the Empress Quan's voice landed, someone escorted several attendants into the hall.

The first people wept bitterly and regretted: "The queen mother forgives her sins!" The events of that day were really the threat of Empress Xiaozhao with our lives, so we had to do it, the queen mother! ”

This group of people knows best that when they see the wind and rudder, they can bow down in front of Empress Xiaozhao because of their power that day and make false testimony for her, so why can't they kneel down in front of the Empress Dowager and drive her today?

Compared with the previous time when Ying Zheng canonized the concubine as the empress, the confusion caused by the confessions of these chamberlains was much more serious.

There is an extra queen in the palace, and the impact on the court is minimal, but Jiang Maoyan is different!

He has been the prime minister for decades, and his protégés are all over the world, and once there is turmoil in his body, it will be very involved!

With such twists and turns at the top, the low-level people dare not make a sound.

The high-ranking person looked at Li Yan's expression thoughtfully, and when he saw that he did not make a different sound, he knew that he also agreed with the Son of Heaven.

Someone else went to see the old god King Song who was here - there was no need to think about it at all, from the very beginning, he just wanted to keep Jiang Maoyan!

The Son of Heaven, the clan, and the important ministers have all reached a consensus, and Jiang Maoyan's release has become a sure thing.

Among the many eyes of ghosts, only King Song turned his gaze to the eldest princess of Changhua, and seeing that she was still in a chaotic state of confusion at this time, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head and sigh.

Such a person should not enter the court and try to stir up the situation.

So far, she didn't even know what had happened, or what was going to happen after that.

Look, the knives are all on her neck, and she still doesn't know it.

But......

King Song looked at the young emperor who was in the head, and then at the dignified and dignified Empress Quan, and sighed in his heart: Your Majesty serves the Empress Dowager, but he is really filial, and it is precisely because of this that he will use such a ruthless means to deal with Changhua!

Otherwise, there are many ways to release Jiang Maoyan, and there is no need to specially pick a few chamberlains to fight back in court.

Let him be.

King Song thought: It is already a blessing for the Great Zhou to meet such a monarch who can turn the tide, as for the eldest princess of Changhua......

How can he have the leisure to do so much!

The eldest princess of Changhua was especially ignorant, so someone came out to make trouble.

"The reason why Jiang Xiang was convicted in prison that day was because the chamberlain was accused as evidence, and Empress Xiaozhao acted arbitrarily. Now I know that this matter is purely fabricated, but Empress Xiaozhao coerced the internal officials, framed the prime minister, and intended to cause trouble to the dynasty and our society - how can such a person get the title of "queen mother", be buried with the side of the first emperor, and add such an honorific title as 'Xiaozhao'?! ”

The eldest princess of Changhua changed color in shock, but the person was already a poor dagger: "As the ministers see, she should be deposed as the queen of filial piety, and instead use evil words, stuff chaff with her mouth, and cover her face with hair, so as to warn the courtiers and harem!" ”

The eldest princess of Changhua trembled uncontrollably, her face had completely lost her blood, her lips opened and closed several times, and finally she made a sound: "You dare!" ”

She said sharply: "My mother is the wife of the first emperor and the queen of the main palace!" ”

The man saluted her without being salty and said, "What the minister is talking about now is Empress Xiaozhao's framing of Jiang Xiang, what does it have to do with her identity?" ”

The eldest princess of Changhua was speechless for a while, and after a few moments, she pointed to the servants again, with a cold face: "Can the slave's words be believed?" How can they ruin my mother's aftermath because of their untruthful words?! ”

The man laughed when he heard this: "But Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, Empress Xiaozhao convicted Jiang Xiang that day, relying on the words of these slaves and maids, why, what they said at that time was credible, but now it is not credible?" ”