At this time, in Zhangtai Palace, Yang Jin, the general manager of the inner court, reported to the emperor the causes and consequences of the Chen family.
When Mu Sheng heard this, he sighed and said: "The blood revenge has been avenged, but I will never consider establishing a queen in this life..."
The concubines in the harem used any means to compete for favor, and how many beauties were buried in these high palace walls. Mu Sheng really didn't want something like this to happen in his harem, but a bunch of women got together to scheming. It's always inevitable. We don't have children yet, so the fight won't be so fierce. Once we have children to compete for inheritance rights, it will be difficult to say. Having too many wives will be quite annoying.
Mu Sheng thought about the current rules and regulations of the harem, then he picked up his pen and wrote down seven commandments to add some supplements. He handed the commandments to the palace manager and ordered: "Yang Jin will cast these seven commandments into iron plates and hang them in the palace of all ladies." , if they ask about the reason, tell them the story of Prince Li’s biological mother, Mrs. Chen.”
"No." Yang Jin took the commandment, took a look at it, and then went to do his errands. He understood very well why the emperor did this. Even if it was a palace fight, he would draw a red line for all the ladies. The ugly words are ahead. Once you cross it, you can Don't blame the emperor for being ruthless. He established the rules to protect them in disguise. The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. No matter who had an accident, the emperor felt sorry for them.
At this moment, in the Zhangtai Palace, the captain Deng Qi, the governor Tian Jian, and the right prime minister Zhao Chu came to see the emperor.
Deng Qi and Tian Jian stepped forward and handed the memorial to the emperor together. After reading their memorials, Mu Sheng asked: "Deng Aiqing, father-in-law, I will leave it to you to jointly promote this matter. Food is the most important thing for the people. As long as the promotion is successful, it will be beneficial to the state." great merit."
Tian Jian added: "Your Majesty, I have repeatedly discussed with Mr. Deng and feel that this method is feasible. First, I will send people to take the seedlings to trial planting in small areas across the country. If it can be successful, it will be promoted throughout the country."
Mu Sheng said: "Yes, what my father-in-law said makes sense."
"Deng Aiqing."
"I'm here."
"I now appoint you to concurrently serve as the Captain of Millet Control. This time, you will be responsible for leading the promotion of this plant in the country."
Deng prayed: "I will definitely live up to your majesty's great trust."
After Deng Qi returned to Beijing, he was transferred to the Northern Army's Tunqi Commandery, and concurrently served as the Mill Control Commander. His military and civilian positions were to prepare for the promotion of the sweet potato crop across the country. He was an expert in farming, so he naturally took the lead in this matter.
After seeing the two people exiting the hall, the Right Prime Minister Zhao Chu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have something that I don't know whether to say or not."
"Uncle, speak directly if you have anything to say."
Zhao Chu said: "I recently heard that Young Master Xiu returned to the capital, and even went to the late Emperor's mausoleum to pay homage?"
Mu Sheng said in a deep voice: "When the late emperor passed away, Young Master Xiu went to Lingnan immediately to attend the funeral. I pitied his loyalty and filial piety, so I allowed him to come back to pay homage to the late emperor."
Zhao Chu frowned and said: "Your Majesty, An Guojun's son Xiu was the late emperor's favorite successor after the death of Prince Ni. Although he was never established as a prince, he was already regarded as the prince by default in the hearts of all the ministers. Your Majesty How can you put him back?"
Seeing Zhao Chu frowning, Mu Sheng quickly explained: "Uncle, please don't worry, he will return to the fief soon. I pity his longing for his mother, so I specially ordered him to come back and see Mrs. Yang."
Zhao Chu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, since Young Master Xiu is here, don't let him go back."
Mu Sheng was shocked when he heard this. Of course he knew what Zhao Chu meant by this sentence, which was to avoid future troubles forever.
Mu Sheng said: "Uncle, now that the young master cannot build an idle clan, what else can he do?"
Zhao Chu said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten about Jiang Yi? Back then, Young Master Yiben was the legitimate son of Prince Zhang. He has never forgotten it after hundreds of years. When Prince Ping passed away, if Prince Zhang succeeded to the throne smoothly, Jiang Yi It is very likely that Yi Yi will be the next king of the Jin Kingdom, and it is absolutely impossible for Li Gong's line to succeed him. Jiang Yi is so desperate to assassinate the king and kill the king. He is not just trying to repay Lu Xianggong for his life. I guess, in He has always believed that the kingdom of Jin should belong to his father, Prince Zhang. If it were Gongzi Xiu instead, do you think he would be willing to do so?"
Seeing the emperor's silence, Zhao Chu continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, I suggested that Prime Minister Huo spare the life of Young Master Xiu in the first place, so that Your Majesty can legitimately inherit the position of Crown Prince and make the world feel at ease. Let everyone in the world believe that this is the edict issued by the late emperor himself. Now that your majesty has secured your position, it will be a disaster sooner or later if the young master Xiu is retained. Please think twice, your majesty."
When Mu Sheng heard this, of course he knew that his position was unfair. He always felt guilty, so he thought about whether he could compensate Young Master Xiu a little. It wouldn't hurt to let him come back to visit relatives or something, but Zhao Chu's words made him sober. Come here, the series of operations for your succession to the throne can only be concealed from outsiders. Who is Gongzi Xiu? He was once one step away from the throne, and he was a serious insider. No matter how clever he was, he could not hide it. Now, although the overall situation has been decided, there is no guarantee that Young Master Xiu will be unhappy in his heart, now that he has taken this position. , you have to respect the rules of the power game, either don't do it, or do it to the extreme, eradicating even the slightest possibility of threatening your throne.
Seeing that the emperor was still hesitating, Zhao Chu said in a gloomy tone: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being disrespectful. Suppose, I mean, suppose that the person sitting in your seat today is Gongzi Xiu. Will he let you go? Your Majesty, I will never let you go." There must be no kindness as a woman.”
Mu Sheng's heart tightened when he heard this, and then he said in a slow tone: "Uncle, we are all members of our own family. Let me tell you from the bottom of my heart. I don't want to bear the reputation of killing my brother. Does your uncle understand my intention?"
When Zhao Chu heard this, he understood it. The subtext of the leader was that it is okay to kill people and silence them, but if the leader does not bear the blame, it is up to you.
Zhao Chu said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will leave this matter to you. I will not let Your Majesty's holy name be tarnished. I will leave." After that, he left the hall.
There are ten thousand ways in this world for people to die in a reasonable way. Young Master Xiu definitely cannot die in Qingyang City, otherwise no one will be able to get away with it. We can only wait for Young Master Xiu to return to Lingnan before dealing with it. For example, let Young Master Xiu return to Lingnan. There was a slight accident on the road. The carriage suddenly and inexplicably lost control and rushed down the cliff. The person and the carriage were smashed to pieces...
Leaving the palace, in the courtyard of the late emperor's widow, Mrs. Yang, the obese young master Xiu came all the way to visit his mother, Mrs. Yang, with his two sons. At this time, a maid was accompanying Mrs. Yang in the courtyard, chatting and sunbathing.
Mrs. Yang was overjoyed to see Gongzi Xiu visiting with her grandson. She stepped forward and held Gongzi Xiu's hand, with tears in her eyes.
Seeing Young Master Xiu's plump and fat body, Mrs. Yang said: "Xiu'er, originally my mother was worried that you would suffer hardship when you went to the barbaric and smoky land of Lingnan, but I didn't expect you..."
When Young Master Xiu saw Mrs. Yang, his eyes turned red, and he knelt in front of her and said, "Don't worry, mother. My son is living a good life there, eating well and sleeping well."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Yang helped the young master to repair himself and said, "Okay, okay, this will make my mother feel at ease."
Young Master Xiu called to the back: "Jun'er, Zhu'er, come and see your grandma."
The two and a half young men rushed over and threw themselves into Mrs. Yang's arms, shouting "grandma, grandma". Mrs. Yang smiled and hugged her two grandsons. The whole family was having a great time.
When Mrs. Yang saw the two children, she couldn't help but think of the children's biological mother, Mrs. Yang, but felt a little sad in her heart. She sighed: "They are Xin'er's children..."
At that time, Gongzixiu was convicted by Prime Minister Huo, and the Yang family was executed. The wife of Gongzixiu, Yang, could not bear the blow and committed suicide by swallowing poison.
Hearing this, Young Master Xiu felt sad and angry in his heart. He clenched his fists and unclenched them, but could not say a word. He was now in a state of guilt. No one in the court could speak for him, a prince who had lost power and was involved in the struggle to seize the throne. The prince who fought so hard was lucky to be able to save his life. Young Master Xiu knew very well that there would be no justice for people like them once they lost their power.
Mrs. Yang rewarded the two children and sent them to play in the yard.
Mrs. Yang looked at her son who looked in pain and persuaded her: "Xiu'er, if you didn't fight for that position, maybe Xin'er would still be alive, and our family of five could still be reunited in Qingyang, alas!"
Young Master Xiu said in a deep voice: "Mother, I..."
Mrs. Yang knew what he wanted to say, and she knew best who her son was. She took Young Master Xiu's hand and explained in a slow tone: "Xiu'er, mother knows that these words are not pleasant to hear, and mother does not blame you. I mean, I was born into the Yang family, and now everyone in the Yang family is being slaughtered, all because of the dictatorship and chaos of Prime Minister Huo. Now that old thief has also gone. What I want to say is, Xiu'er, it's God's blessing that we can survive. I know you I'm not willing to give in, but now that the position has been decided, what can you do if you live in Lingnan? My mother sincerely hopes that you can stay safe and keep your peace, so that Jun'er and Zhu'er can live well, and don't attract the new king's suspicion for both of us. A good grandson brings death."
Gongzixiu held his mother's hand, nodded repeatedly and said, "Mother, I remember it. Don't worry, I know my current situation very well. If not for His Majesty's kindness, my son would not be able to see his mother."
Mrs. Yang nodded happily and hugged Young Master Xiu.
At this moment, a loud voice sang from outside the door of Madam Yang's courtyard: "The *** is here."
After hearing this, Mrs. Yang quickly took Young Master Xiu to greet the princess. After opening the door, a beautiful woman came. The person who came was none other than Princess Qinghe, the elder sister of the current emperor. Now that her brother has ascended the throne, she has also received the favor. , was granted the title of Prince Yitong, and had a high status among the clan members.
Young Master Xiu stepped forward and saluted: "I see you here."
Princess Qinghe was a little surprised and said: "Brother Ninth, when did you come? You didn't even tell me when you came."
Young Master Xiu smiled and said: "***, your majesty's gift, I have been here just a few days ago. I have been praying for the late emperor at the imperial mausoleum in the past few days, and I just came to the palace today to visit my mother."
*** nodded slightly and said: "Well, Brother Ninth, I brought some pastries made by myself to visit Mrs. Yang today. Brother Ninth also came to try my sister's craftsmanship."
Young Master Xiu smiled and said, "Yeah, okay."
When Mr. Xiu and his two children saw Mr. Xiu arriving, they called their aunt affectionately and ran over. Mr. Xiu was very surprised to see his two nephews there, and he quickly held their little hands and asked questions.
Although Princess Qinghe was born to Zhao Ji, she was given to Mrs. Yang to take care of her since she was a child. The brother and sister grew up together. In fact, Gongzi Xiu and this sister have a very good relationship on weekdays. Mrs. Yang is like an adoptive mother to Princess Qinghe. Needless to say, Princess Qinghe often came to the palace to visit Mrs. Yang.
At this moment, their family is enjoying themselves together, and they really feel like a family...
"Due to work reasons and insufficient subsequent manuscript storage, I have to stop updating for a month. Although this book does not have many readers, I will definitely stick to it until it is finished."
