In the Prince's Mansion, the Prince hurried back and happened to see the Crown Princess scolding a maid he usually liked very much, and he became even more angry.
"You did a good job!"
The prince walked into the room angrily, knocked the tea cup brought by the prince to the ground, and glared at her.
The Crown Princess was almost burned, but she was also angry and cursed: "Why are you so crazy? What have I done?"
"You're still asking me? What a good thing you two have done! I think I, as the prince, should just stop being the prince and apologize to my third brother and admit defeat as soon as possible, so that our family will not end up with the head and the body missing in the future!"
"Both of us? What happened to my grandpa?"
The Crown Princess was a little stunned. The two grandfathers in the Crown Prince's mouth naturally meant her and her grandfather.
The prince was dissatisfied with her revolt, obviously because of the incident at Weiyang Palace that afternoon. But what does this have to do with her grandfather? She was kicked out of the palace by the queen early in the morning and ordered not to leave the palace for a month to think about her mistakes at home, so she didn't know about the Chonghua Palace.
"You don't know? Your grandfather was at the birthday banquet of the Supreme Emperor today, and in front of the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he petitioned the Supreme Emperor to cancel the land clearing policy.
No one in the court knew that the land clearing policy was a national policy promoted by the emperor. It would be better for him, if he couldn't persuade his father, he would move Grandpa Huang out and embarrass his father in public!
Now it's fine, he got his wish, but my father took his anger out on me!
Originally, in the past few months, I helped Grandpa Huang prepare the birthday banquet, and at the same time, I and the two imperial sisters assisted my father in coordinating the clan. This has made my father have a great change in his view of me. Not long ago, he even asked me to join the South Study Room to assist in the affairs of the court!
It's good now, because of your grandfather's relationship, not only did my father scold me, he even exempted me from co-managing government affairs! "
The more the prince talked, the angrier he became. You must know that when Emperor Ningkang was still the prince, the overt and covert fighting between him and the third prince had already begun.
The reason why he has been able to suppress the third prince for so many years is simply because he is the eldest among all the princes of Emperor Ningkang. In terms of family background, after the death of the Queen's only heir, his second brother, the third prince had the most noble family background among the princes.
The third prince's mother concubine, Concubine Wu, was first the crown prince's concubine. After Emperor Ning Kang ascended the throne, she naturally became the only concubine in the harem who dominated the harem, surpassing the empress.
Even Concubine Jia, who was newly promoted in the past two years, was completely unable to compare with Concubine Wu in terms of status in front of Emperor Ning Kang.
The prince is very smart. He knows his advantages. By virtue of his status as the eldest son, he unites the clan and relatives and successfully takes on the status of heir apparent and prince.
His younger brother, the Third Emperor, was not far behind. The Third Prince, who had performed well since childhood, was not only loved by the bachelors in the study room, but also praised highly by the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China. What's more, some of the ministers actually wanted Emperor Ningkang to establish the third prince as his heir on the grounds that he should establish a direct descendant rather than an elder, and he should establish superiority instead of inferiority!
Huh, as long as he is not the daughter of the queen, he is still a "concubine". How can he say that he is a legitimate descendant or an honorable person? Such stupid suggestions were naturally not adopted.
Now that the father has been on the throne for seven years, not only has the throne of the father gradually stabilized, but also his position as the prince has become increasingly smooth.
This can be seen from the fact that even though Emperor Ningkang was dissatisfied with him, he still allowed him to enter the Daming Palace to assist in the affairs of the state. No one knows how happy and excited he was when he heard from Emperor Ningkang that he was asked to assist in the affairs of the government!
Because this means that his identity as Crown Prince has been fully implemented.
Who would have thought that less than a month after being happy, this honor would be lost, or that it would be lost due to implication. Who can understand the sadness, pain, and loss involved?
The Crown Princess would definitely not understand. After hearing this, she asked in question: "You mean, at the birthday banquet, my grandfather asked the Supreme Emperor to cancel the land clearing matter, and the Supreme Emperor agreed, and then my father I'm angry at you and won't let you enter the palace to help with government affairs?"
"Hmph, what do you think?"
The Crown Princess said: "Don't go, don't go. Don't you think my grandfather is right? This land clearing is obviously wrong. If it is not done well, it will cause turmoil in the whole country. Didn't you also not do it at the beginning? Do you agree?
Now that's good, since the Supreme Emperor agreed to my grandfather's advice, it means that he also thinks that this is a disorder of government, and that it is just the father and those in the court who have their own way.
Take our Prince's Mansion as an example. How many acres of farmland have your servants donated to you at the end of the year? If you really want to implement this, even our own family will suffer big losses. "
The prince looked at the princess in front of him, feeling a little frustrated. This woman, let’s say she doesn’t understand government affairs, but she knows a little bit, let’s say she understands, it’s all superficial!
The proposal had just been made, so naturally he, the prince, could object.
But Emperor Ningkang obviously had to do this later. Didn't his son and the crown prince choose to follow the trend and go against Emperor Ningkang?
It would not be a pity for him at all if someone else took the lead in clearing out the land and clearing out the acres. But it happened to be his Lord Taiyue, and Emperor Ning Kang didn't listen to his explanation at all, which put him in a dilemma.
"You know nothing! Let's put this aside, I heard that you actually pushed Miss Zhen to the Furong Pond in the Queen Mother's Weiyang Palace? Are you crazy?"
The prince pointed at the princess's nose and cursed.
"Oh, are you feeling distressed? And Miss Zhen is calling Miss Zhen so affectionate!
I might as well tell you, don’t say that I didn’t do it on purpose, so what?
I am the Crown Princess, and that little girl is just a concubine even after passing through. What's more, she hasn't married yet, she's just the daughter of a fourth-rank official. I just pushed her, so what do I do with her? "
The Crown Princess's rhetorical question stunned the Crown Prince, and he said blankly: "Do you know that today is Grandpa Huang's birthday? Do you also know that the Zhen family was summoned to the capital by the Queen's order? You But we also know that although the Zhen family is only a fourth-rank official, when the emperor was in power, he was ordered to be the president of the three major weaving bureaus in Jiangnan. He was an imperial envoy, and his status was not inferior to that of the local governor!"
The prince did not say that the Zhen family had been the general leader of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau for decades. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Zhen family was as rich as a country. It was the queen who carefully selected his future assistant.
Thinking of the possible adverse effects of what the Crown Princess did today, the Crown Prince wanted to strangle the stupid woman in front of him to death.
"So what if he's not inferior to the local governor? He's just a local official."
The princess couldn't reply to the prince's first two points, so she avoided the important ones and chose the easy ones. Indeed, as the Crown Princess, she has the right to despise all officials who cannot interfere with the Crown Prince's succession to the throne! In other words, she looked down upon all those who could not speak in the political center.
"you!!"
Seeing that this woman had clearly made a big mistake and looked unrepentant, the prince raised his palms in hatred.
After all, after weighing it in his heart, he lowered his arm bitterly and said coldly: "Since the queen has ordered you to stay and reflect, you should stay in the house during this period and don't go anywhere. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unreasonable." noodle."
After saying that, the prince walked away.
…
Just when the prince left the prince's residence in a hurry, thinking about how to remedy today's incident, Emperor Ning Kang also came to Changchun Palace to visit Concubine Li.
When I got off Luanyu, I saw that there were more eunuchs and maids on duty at the gate of Changchun Palace than before, and they all had unfamiliar faces.
Emperor Ningkang only glanced at it twice and without asking any questions, he dismissed his attendants and went in alone.
Then he discovered that although there were many people in Changchun Palace, it gave people a feeling of loneliness. Almost every palace person he saw was timid and silent, and an invisible feeling of depression arose from this.
"Where is the concubine?"
"Back to the emperor, the concubine is worshiping the Buddha in the pure hall."
Concubine Li believed in Buddhism and set up a Buddhist hall in Changchun Palace. She liked to sit there and even meet her children and grandchildren.
Therefore, Emperor Ning Kang was not surprised. He got up and went to the Jingtang, where he saw Concubine Li. However, Mrs. Li's mental state was obviously not good at this time, and her haggard face still had a look of severity.
"Your Majesty, you are here."
"I heard that my mother-in-law is in poor health, so I came here to visit."
Concubine Li, who had originally seen Emperor Ning Kang's expression slightly gentle, suddenly straightened up on the kang after hearing Emperor Ning Kang's words, and her expression became very gloomy and scary.
"I'm fine! It's all that woman from Weiyang Palace. It's that bitch who wants to harm me. She wants to kill me! And your father, he was bewitched by that little bitch. No, maybe he wanted me too. Damn it, they all gang up to bully me, they want to force me to death..."
Emperor Ning Kang's heart suddenly tightened when he noticed that his hand was so painful from being grabbed by Concubine Li.
Although Mrs. Li was disrespectful to the Queen Mother in front of him in the past, she still had some concerns. She had never been as crazy as she was today.
Emperor Ningkang then turned around and glanced at the pair of eunuchs and palace maids standing in the corner. Seeing that they both lowered their heads in understanding and pretended not to hear, he ignored them and looked back at his mother and concubine.
He was a little worried about her condition, so he asked, "What happened?"
Xu Shi also noticed that she had lost her composure. Concubine Li's gloomy brows condensed for a long time, and finally she shook her head and asked: "How did you know that I am sick?"
"My mother and concubine did not come to my father's birthday party today. My father said that you are not in good health..."
Emperor Ningkang looked a little downcast when he mentioned the birthday banquet.
Mrs. Li kept looking at him and continued to ask, "What's on your mind?"
"It's nothing..." Concubine Li was obviously ill, and Emperor Ning Kang didn't want her to worry about other things.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li has a strong personality. When she saw him hesitating, her expression immediately changed and she said sternly: "Your father is alienated from me and unwilling to talk to me. Even you are too lazy to talk to me, right?"
Emperor Ning Kang frowned. After all, he did not argue with Concubine Li, but followed her wishes and told her what happened at the birthday banquet.
After all, she is his biological mother. As Emperor Ning Kang spoke, he could not help but reveal some of his doubts. For example, why did all the kings of the clan retort at the birthday banquet, and why did ministers like Xiao Jing dare to act like that even though they knew they would offend him?
Also, why did the civil and military ministers of North Korea and China, including those who originally held a neutral attitude, follow Xiao Jing's orders and stand up against him at critical moments. Does it mean that in their hearts, they still do not regard him as the emperor as a true monarch? The monarch in their hearts will always be the Supreme Emperor? Questions like this have been swirling in Emperor Ningkang's mind since today.
No wonder the ancients often said that emperors were suspicious, because there were so many things that emperors had to consider that they had no choice but to be suspicious. In other words, unsuspicious emperors eventually became stepping stones for their enemies, and they were killed by swords.
After all, the loss of a man is nothing more than the loss of a life. And the emperor's negligence may result in the loss of the country and the country!
Concubine Li saw Emperor Ning Kang's hesitation and sneered: "Can't you understand? Huh, I'm here to tell you that this matter is exactly what your father meant! It's a shame that you have been the crown prince under him for so many years. , actually can’t see that this is his usual method!”
"What do you mean, concubine mother?"
Although Emperor Ning Kang was questioning, his expression was not. Instead, he gave the palace servants in the room a look and told them to retreat.
Concubine Li said: "I want to ask you, have you ever reported to your father about your plan to clear the land?"
"My father has not allowed me to inform him about court matters since two years ago, so I only mentioned it in front of him once. Seeing that he didn't care much, I didn't say much.
However, this matter had great repercussions in the government, the opposition and the clan. His father must have known about it for a long time. "
"That's it. Don't even think about it. If your father really doesn't care about national affairs, it has already been seven years since you took the throne. How did you get here in the previous five years?"
Emperor Ningkang was silent, thinking about the scenes in the first few years after he ascended the throne. After the morning court, the courtiers spontaneously went to Chonghua Palace for the "noon court", as if it was yesterday.
Some things are just so helpless. Although you don't want to think about them, they are just there, naked, and you can't do anything about them.
Mrs. Li continued: "So, it's not that he doesn't care about this matter, but he knows that as long as he says a word, no matter what you do, you can only act according to his wishes in the end.
If you are incapable of suppressing the ministers and clan, and the matter is settled, he will naturally be happy to have the reputation of not interfering with you. Who knows, if you actually want to succeed, he will naturally not allow it. This Xiao Jing is just his pawn. "
Concubine Li's words did not go beyond Emperor Ning Kang's imagination. In fact, Emperor Ningkang also thought this way, but he was more inclined to believe that the princes of the clan were unwilling to throw away their interests and obeyed him on the surface, but secretly united to persuade the Supreme Emperor who had long been out of touch with political affairs.
Just like the Cheshire Prince who cried and made noises, the Supreme Emperor's ears were soft, so...
This is the best case scenario and, on the surface, the most appropriate to the circumstances.
Ruoning Kangdi was just an ordinary person, so he was naturally willing to believe in his father, the biological father who took the initiative to hand over the family business to him.
But since he is the emperor, he cannot help but think of all possible situations.
So he asked Concubine Li: "If it is as my mother and concubine said, why should my father do this? If he disagrees, he only needs one sentence from the beginning. How dare I disobey him? Why wait until today, when my son will tell everything When everything is ready, do you want to do this again?"
Emperor Ning Kang asked this question not only to Concubine Li, but also to himself.
Concubine Li did not seem to have any doubts at all. She said without even thinking: "Of course he did it on purpose! Since ancient times, there have been no two days in a family and no two masters in a country. He was probably afraid that he would be comfortable in Chonghua Palace. After being there for too long, the courtiers forgot about him!
Now we just take this opportunity to let everyone see again that he is the real master of the world. "
Concubine Li really has nothing to worry about. Every word she says can almost be said to be taboo in today's world.
Fortunately, the person opposite her was his son, the new supreme king of the world. Let's see, after that old guy dies, people in the world will know who is the most noble woman in the world! When the time comes, she will make sure that little bitch dies a good death.
Thinking of Concubine Li here, she felt inexplicably better. She even said to Emperor Ning Kang with some seriousness: "It's not because your father put me under house arrest in Changchun Palace that I said this.
He will not be willing to hand over the entire world to you. This is proved by the five years after you ascended the throne. The reason why he abdicated was just because he was tired of the trivial daily affairs of the government.
But you, since you came to the throne, you have been ambitious and worked hard to govern. Externally, large armies were raised to conquer unconquered ministers, and internally, new policies were introduced.
If your martial arts skills continue at this rate, even his father, who has ruled the world for decades, may not be able to suppress you anymore.
That's why he deliberately gives you a heads-up when you're feeling complacent. It is not only a warning to you, but also a warning to the world that he is the real master of this world! "
The bells in Emperor Ning Kang's heart kept ringing, and an indescribable emotion surged into his heart.
To be honest, the concept that Mrs. Li mentioned had appeared in his mind more than once, but no one had ever pointed it out to him like Mrs. Li.
For a moment, he felt that what Mrs. Li said might be the truth.
Because he is also an emperor.
He could understand the emperor's thoughts, but he could not agree with them. If he cannot recognize his efforts and achievements, he will become a threat in the eyes of his father. He couldn't even agree that the image of his father, who had been as majestic as a mountain in his mind since childhood, would collapse again and again in his mind, even to the point of being looked down upon by him in his old age!
Yes, Emperor Ning Kang looked down upon this kind of behavior. He thought that when he gets old in the future, he will definitely not treat his prince with such a fighting attitude.
Either don't let it go, or let it go completely. This is the demeanor of a man and the love of a father.
Some problems, once thought through, are actually less uncomfortable.
Emperor Ning Kang no longer wanted to talk to Concubine Li about the Supreme Emperor. He thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Actually, there is no need for the concubine to compete with the Queen Mother at all times. How can the conjugal relationship between the concubine and her father be comparable to that of the Queen Mother.
As long as the mother and concubine relax and stop worrying about trivial matters, the father will not deliberately not want to see the mother and concubine.
Please rest assured that my mother and concubine have already planned to find a suitable opportunity for the ministers to submit a memorial to establish my mother and concubine as the Queen Mother of the West Palace to rectify the rule of law. "
Maybe it takes outsiders to wake up. Emperor Ning Kang had long known about the conflict between Concubine Li and the Queen Mother. He even understood that many times, it was his mother and concubine who stirred up troubles, while the Queen Mother chose to tolerate it.
In fact, he couldn't understand that with her mother-in-law's friendship with the Emperor for more than fifty years, why should she fight with the Queen Mother?
How many years has it been since the Queen Mother entered the palace?
Even if she loses the status of a royal palace, who in the world dares to look down upon her? Which of today's princes, dragons and grandsons is not her bloodline to Concubine Li? Which one would dare to ignore Concubine Li when entering the palace to greet the queen, queen mother and others?
Therefore, although Mrs. Li is named Taifei, she is actually the same as the Queen Mother.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously not a wise move to fight with a queen mother who has no heir in name only. It's just the disgust of Emperor Tu Zeng.
Therefore, Emperor Ningkang told her about his intention to establish the Queen Mother of the West Palace for her, hoping to relieve her heart and make her feel at ease.
"When you complete this matter, come and claim credit from me."
Obviously, Concubine Li did not accept Emperor Ning Kang's kindness. Almost when she heard Emperor Ning Kang mention the Queen Mother, she instinctively felt disgusted, and she showed a bit of cruelty.
Emperor Ningkang only knew about the more than fifty years of conjugal love between Concubine Li and the Supreme Emperor, but he did not know that it took more than fifty years for Concubine Li to fight off her former love rivals one by one, and her son also successfully ascended the throne. When she turned around, she was ridden on top of her head by a wet girl. The maddening pain and hatred she felt could not be eliminated with reason.
(End of chapter)
