Chapter 101 The Empress Dowager Comes Out
Please give me a clear warning, Your Majesty!" After saying that, the Queen knelt down on the ground, looked at Tong Luoyang and snorted coldly, Tong Luoyang, don't think that I can't punish you by using some small tricks.
Let's just wait and see.
"It sounds like the queen mother is trying to confirm what her son and minister did?"
"Seventh Prince, it's not that I want to doubt you. It's just that among the princes, only you and the second prince are at odds with each other. You said you were drinking and having fun with your friends, but you don't necessarily have to do it yourself."
"Hmph! I mobilized my men, and they all have tokens. My token is..." Tong Luoyang said, touching his waist, his face suddenly changed, and he was speechless.
"Is this the token?" the queen said, taking out the token with the word "Yang" from her arms.
"How come this token is in the hands of the Queen Mother?"
The queen listened to Tong Luoyang's words and laughed: "Your Majesty, you heard it too. The seventh prince has admitted that this is his token. As for whether the seventh prince sent someone tonight, it is very simple. Just send someone.
You can naturally find out clearly by looking at when the Seventh Prince's men were dispatched."
"Father, I..." Tong Luoyang panicked after hearing the Queen's words and hurriedly called to the Emperor.
"Luo Yang, did you really do this?"
"Father, I, I don't want to either. It's just that the Second Emperor Brother is so hateful that I have no choice but to take this step. Originally, I just wanted to teach the Second Emperor Brother a lesson, but it's not like the Second Emperor Brother would be hurt like this.
Seriously. Father, I know I was wrong, so please ask father to atone for my sins." Tong Luoyang said, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.
"You, you are so bold, you really piss me off."
"Father, I really know that I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I will never do such a stupid thing again in the future."
This shout of "Father" made the emperor's heart soften. The queen saw that the emperor actually felt compassion at this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this time the seventh prince made such a big mistake,
If you don't punish him severely, how can you convince the second prince?"
"Then what should I do according to your wishes, Queen?"
""This seventh prince is so bold that he willfully assassinates his brother. However, he is still young because he has done meritorious service to the court. He can avoid the death penalty but cannot escape the crime of living. He will cut off all official positions in the court and stay in seclusion for three months. He is not allowed to go out without any reason.
."Three months is enough time. I can find any reason to send these seven princes to the border at the next time, so that I can have no worries. Now these princes seem to not have so much trouble. This is the last step.
The main thing seems to be the emperor!
"This time, I really know that I was wrong. Do you still hope that your father will forgive me?"
"Your Majesty, these seven princes are only allowed to go out for a few months. I don't know if the second prince will wake up. If this sister Jade Concubine has a spirit in heaven, if she knows that her only son died in the hands of this brother,
I guess she is extremely heartbroken." As she said this, the queen burst into tears. People who didn't know it really thought that the queens were sisters!
"Humph! If your second emperor brother really had any shortcomings, I would never let you go like this." After saying that, he shook his robe and left first. The queen naturally followed behind.
"Father, father—"
Bazong watched the two of them walk away and stood up slowly. With these people gone, the play was over. Let's go and see the desperate Thirteenth Lang. He was really cruel, and he could even think of a move of self-mutilation.
Looking at Tong Luofeng lying on the bed with his eyes closed, Ba Zong stepped forward and poked the wound.
"hiss--"
Looking at Tong Luofeng who was gritting his teeth in pain: "Is it true? The second prince is so cruel!"
"The queen is a very thoughtful woman, and she won't be easily fooled without paying a price."
"I always thought that this second prince was the most gentle and elegant among all the princes, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be the most sinister one!"
"You, your substitute, didn't come to me just to talk about this, right?"
"Haha, look what you said. This Xiaoqi is not in the capital now, so I will take his place in matters here. Now we are also grasshoppers tied to the same rope, so we can't have internal strife."
These words made Tong Luofeng nod. He was right. He thought that there would be no trouble in the court for the time being, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. After all, the woman couldn't wait any longer.
"It can be said that two of the four sons have been eliminated now. If I guessed correctly, the next step will naturally be to establish the crown prince."
"Haha, the second prince is really smart. What we have to do now is to pull out the queen's fox tail."
"How are you going to pull it?"
"I have received news that enemy troops at the border have been attacking us without any reason recently. What do you think you would do if you were that woman?"
"Tomorrow the imperial doctor will order me to become a living dead. Among the princes, you are the only one she fears the most. Are you saying that she wants to take you away so that she can use the ministers to force my father to establish a heir apparent?"
"I don't know yet. For the current plan, we can only take one step at a time." It seems that the Tiansheng Dynasty is about to change, and I don't know if the throne will eventually be defeated.
The eunuch beside the emperor in the court hall shouted in a high-pitched voice: "If you have a foundation, start playing, if you don't have a foundation, withdraw from the court -"
"Your Majesty, I have written a memorial for you." The person who spoke was Zhang Yuqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Zhang Aiqing, please speak."
"Your Majesty, I heard that the second prince who was imprisoned in Dali Temple was assassinated. The assassin was none other than the seventh prince. The seventh prince who was supposed to be responsible was only imprisoned for three months when the life and death of the second prince was unknown.
."
When the emperor heard about this, he immediately frowned and asked, "What? Does Zhang Aiqing think I should kill my own son to be satisfied?"
"I don't dare. It's just the state's laws and the family's rules. Your Majesty, although these seventh princes are your sons, as a prince, if he knows the law and breaks the law, he will only be a source of gossip in the future."
"Presumptuous - do you think that I am doing things unfairly?" The emperor looked at these ministers and was really bored. He would hold on to something if he caught it.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times loyal words have been harsh to the ears. The humble ministers are just risking their lives to give advice." Zhang Yuqing said and suddenly knelt on the ground, knelt down and kowtowed.
When Zhang Yuqing was like this, the right minister also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, these seven princes are really willful. As a prince, it is unfilial to hurt his brother wantonly, and it is unfaithful to know the law and break the law. Such unfaithful and unfilial people are ashamed.
As a prince, I also ask the emperor to abolish the status of the seventh prince and demote him to a commoner."
Naturally, the people in the Seventh Prince's group refused to agree to such belittling of the Seventh Prince, and said one after another: "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince is certainly at fault, but this is just a conflict between two brothers, and there is no mention of assassination. Furthermore,
Now that the Seventh Prince has realized his mistake, Your Majesty has also been punished. As the saying goes, knowing a mistake can correct it, and there is no greater good. Do we have to kill them all?"
"Yes. Aiqing is right. The Seventh Prince already knows that this matter is wrong, so there is no need to pursue it any further." I didn't expect that this was just thinking about Luo Yang being left out in the cold, but this group of old ministers became more energetic.
"But how can such a virtuous person be qualified to be crown prince in the future?"
The court also exploded because of Zhang Yuqing's words.
"Master Zhang, what do you mean by this, is that the emperor's judgment was unfair?"
"You, have the heart of a villain. The humble minister is just speaking out and giving advice. These seven princes are already acting erratically and have wild personalities. They are really too arrogant. The position of the crown prince will bear the fate of the entire Tiansheng Dynasty in the future. So,
How can a moody person qualify?"
At this time, the two factions were so quarrelsome that no one noticed that a young eunuch who was originally behind the court quietly disappeared.
The eunuch in Zhaoyang Palace whispered in Qingyun's ear, Qingyun nodded and said: "You go down first, I will report to the empress."
"yes."
Qingyun watched the little eunuch leave and then turned around and entered the room. He looked at the queen and Rouyue, bent down and said to the queen: "Queen, there was someone in front of me to report that there was a quarrel in the court."
Already."
"Oh, really? What is this for?"
After listening to Qingyun's words, Rou Yue stopped touching her belly and said with a smile: "Queen, if Rou Yue's guess is correct, the ministers of the court should be arguing about the seventh prince stabbing the second prince.
Already."
"Fu Jin is so smart. Lord Zhang insists on asking the emperor to take heavy responsibility for these seven princes."
"Okay! Your Excellency is so bold and always speaks out when giving advice. I guess the emperor won't agree to it, right?" The queen didn't care much about this unfavorable incident. After all, those old ministers could only make a fuss.
"Of course the emperor won't agree. We're making a fuss now."
"Queen, Rouyue thinks this is an opportunity for us."
"What should I say?" This opportunity? These veterans only know these things. As long as the emperor firmly disagrees, it won't be settled in the end.
"Have you forgotten, Queen, that enemy troops have been invading this pass in recent days? The Emperor is really having a headache right now. I hope that at this time, Queen, you can come forward and offer a plan. Not only does the Emperor think of your kindness,
, this is sending away another plague god, wouldn't it be more helpful to our plan?"
"You mean to ask the Seventh Prince to go to the border?"
"Now that the second prince has become a living dead, the only one who can lead the army is the seventh prince. As long as the seventh prince leaves the capital, our side will have an extra chance of winning. At this time, what kind of succession will the eldest prince have?
That's not what the Queen has the final say about. It would be best if the Seventh Prince dies at the border. If he is lucky enough to come back alive, it will already be a certainty by then. What can he do then?"
Chapter completed!