Chapter 17 Everyone has their own thoughts
While Zuo Xiang's family was happily talking about Zuo Xiang's embarrassment when he was young, the other parties involved were not having a good time, except of course the eldest prince, who was one of the people who benefited from this incident.
The second prince's study room was in a mess, with pieces of porcelain all over the floor, and pens, inks, papers and inkstones scattered on the floor. There was also a faint mark of a fist on one of the walls of the house, which showed how skilled he was.
The second prince sat on the ground dejectedly, looking blankly at the portrait in front of him. The woman in the painting looked like a fairy, standing in the mist and looking into the distance.
"The imperial edict has arrived!" A shrill and harsh voice came. The servants came out to receive the edict. A servant came to the study to report to the second prince. The second prince who was woken up looked at the servant fiercely and said, "Let him come in. Declare!" The voice was hollow and lifeless. "This?" The servant was in a dilemma. Since ancient times, people have gone out to receive orders. How could there be any reason to let the father-in-law who announced the order come in to announce the order? The father-in-law who announced the decree represents the emperor. This kind of behavior is extremely disrespectful!
"Why don't you go?! Do you want to die?!" The second prince asked pitifully when he saw the servant didn't move. The servant trembled with fright and began to stumble when speaking: "Yes!"
The eunuch who announced the decree came in with a displeased expression, and opened his mouth to curse: "Second prince, you are a minister. This is disrespectful. The Za family must report the truth to the emperor when they return!"
When the second prince heard his scolding, he smiled instead of getting angry, "Hahaha, who are you! A dog slave!" After saying that, the second prince picked up the paperweight and threw it at the eunuch who announced the decree, "Even you This dog slave dares to bully me?!"
The eunuch's head was smashed to pieces before he could react. He was about to say something else, but the second prince continued: "If you don't declare the decree, you will never have the chance to declare it in the future! Someone!" As soon as he finished speaking, two people came in from outside. A guard with a knife.
Eunuchs have never seen this kind of posture before, and whenever they go out of the palace to announce an edict, the other party is not always respectful. He was so frightened that he quickly said: "No, no, no, second prince, calm down, I will declare the decree right now, I will declare the decree right now."
"Okay, you bully dog slave. Put down the imperial edict and go down. It will be treated as if you have declared the edict." The servant quickly put down the imperial edict, for fear that if he were slower, he would be dragged out and killed by the second prince. "You know what to say when you go back. If there is any news, be careful of your life!" The second prince's cold tone made the eunuch nod in agreement.
The second prince glanced at the content of the imperial edict, trembled with anger, and shouted angrily: "Bi Yuntao, Bi Yunxiao, I will not kill you until I kill you! Meng Ruoxi, you insult my face, wait until I seize the throne, have enough fun If you die, I will send you to the military camp to be a military prostitute, and your life will be worse than death!"
"Come here! Prepare your horse! I have to go out!" The second prince carried his luggage, got on his horse, and hurried away.
I saw an imperial edict in the study that said that the post of General Bi Yundi was revoked and the general's palm seals and military symbols were handed over. Military affairs were managed by the old general and supervised by the left and right ministers.
The Second Prince was not at peace, and for a while almost all his efforts in the army were in vain because of a piece of paper. But the study of the third prince, the mastermind of this incident, was quiet and peaceful.
The third prince sat on the chair honestly, sipping tea, and listened to the counselors discussing the pros and cons of this matter.
After listening for a while, I felt a little irritated. I put down the tea cup with a little force on my hand and said, "Okay! This matter is over. What's the use of talking about gains and losses now? It's just a small matter. If it succeeds, it will only be eliminated." A stumbling block, eroding the power of the left prime minister and the eldest prince, although it will make the subsequent plans go more smoothly, but it has failed, and there is nothing to lose. There is not much power in the DPRK. Now the main energy is Deal with a few other people.”
At this time, a carrier pigeon flew in. The third prince opened the note, looked at the content on the paper, laughed loudly, and said: "Haha, God helps me." When the counselors saw the good news, they hurriedly asked: "Third prince , is there any good news?!"
The third prince glanced at the counselor who asked, and said, "Let it be seen for yourselves." He threw the note on the table, and the counselors hurriedly came forward to check. The third prince spoke again: "Now go to the army at all costs. No matter what method you use, win over those who can be won over, and note down those who cannot be won over first, and then take action directly when the time comes. Without further ado, go now. When the Lantern Festival is held, I will personally go to win over the Minister of War." Counselors. They all said they were resigning.
The third prince looked at the note burning in the brazier, pondered for a while, then wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, put the carrier pigeon in, and walked out happily.
At this time, in Cining Palace, the eldest prince and the queen were sitting at the dining table, preparing to enjoy lunch.
After a table of delicious food was served, the Queen waved the servants to leave, and said to the eldest prince: "Yun Xiao, what do you think of today's events?" The eldest prince smiled leisurely and said, "What about you? What do you think?" The Queen gave him a rolling look, "You! It's just the two of us, and you're hiding it and not telling the truth to my mother."
The eldest prince said helplessly: "I guess the whole thing was done by the third prince. The purpose was to eliminate the fourth brother and remove a stumbling block. If Xi died, the left prime minister would fight with the fourth brother to the death for revenge. , but he didn’t expect that Ruoxi faked her death and was discovered by the fourth prince, and became a favor of the left prime minister. Didn’t my mother see it a long time ago? "
The Queen Mother looked at her son's boastful talk and was very pleased. She replied: "Yes, but it was just a guess before. After all, the fourth prince has a good reputation and a bad reputation. When he sees a beautiful woman, he will definitely find a way to bring him into the palace, and so will my mother." I was speculating whether the Fourth Emperor would really do something irrespective of ethics, and he had been kneeling at the door of Zuoxiang's Mansion. Fortunately, it was early in the morning and there were not many pedestrians on the road, otherwise everyone would have known about it. , not only will the left prime minister’s face be disgraced, but the royal family’s face will also be lost. But fortunately, the final solution is good.”
The eldest prince nodded and said: "It is true, but it is a pity that the father did not agree to my other conditions in the end, but I can accept it. At least the child has one less opponent. The fourth brother has no chance now. Emperor Ren It’s hard for the imperial concubine to stir up big troubles by herself.”
The queen said: "That's very good! Let's have lunch quickly, it's almost cold."
"The imperial edict has arrived!" The two of them hurriedly put down their bowls and chopsticks and hurried out to receive the edict, "By God, the emperor has issued an edict that from now on, the eldest prince will form a party for personal gain. The eldest prince only has to go to court to observe, and cannot approve memorials or participate in government affairs. The prince is banned from the house and fined half a year's salary. I admire this."
"My son, I accept the decree." When the eldest prince heard the decree, his face changed and the color drained away, and his body trembled as he accepted the decree.
Back in the house, the queen was trembling all over and asked anxiously: "My child, what is going on? Why should I punish you?! Is it because the emperor is going to preside over the government himself?!"
"Yes, the third brother and the others made such a big fuss this time. Not only did they lose the face of the royal family, they also lost the face of the left prime minister. Even the fourth brother and Ruoxi almost died. If the imperial concubine hadn't been scheming behind the scenes, the fourth brother would have lost his temper. I have saved Ruoxi again, but I'm afraid that after some time, when my father calms down completely and figures this out, the punishment for the rest of us will probably be heavier than it is now, and we may even be imprisoned." The eldest prince was at this moment. He also calmed down and analyzed the purpose of the emperor's decree.
"Father has always known that a few of us formed a clique for selfish purposes and developed our own power privately. This purpose should be to warn the children not to go too far.
The father did not completely give up the idea of the child. The child could continue to observe the government affairs, which seemed to be for balance.
Grounding and fines should be the real punishment. The father is currently ill and presides over the government affairs in person. It seems that the father has guessed that there may be unrest in the future and allows the child to stay away from the disputes for the time being to preserve his strength. "
After hearing the analysis of the eldest prince, the queen pondered for a moment and felt that what the eldest prince said was reasonable. However, she was a little confused and seemed to have guessed something. She hurriedly said: "The second prince and the third prince are not going to have a fight first. Will you live and die?"
"They are not necessarily the only ones. My father may also intend to bring the fourth brother in, so that the fourth brother can be used as a whetstone to see if the two of them can withstand the grinding."
"Then why should you be calmed down? You should also be involved! Otherwise, if their knives are sharpened, you might..." The imperial concubine was puzzled.
"Because of this, the father allows the child to continue to observe the government! So that he can watch their fights and plan for the future in advance. Moreover, the father is convinced of the child's strength. Even if they really sharpen their knives, they are just a person. A dilapidated knife can be destroyed at will." The eldest prince touched his lips, thought for a moment and spoke again.
"My father has doted on my fourth brother since he was a child. Even if the fourth brother fails, his life will not be in danger. And if he succeeds, my father has never allowed his fourth brother to participate in government affairs, maybe just to pave the way for his children..."
A word woke up the dreamer, and the queen said: "Do you want to..."
The eldest prince gave his mother a meaningful look, smiled, and said: "Mother, please eat! If you don't eat, it will really get cold."
In the palace, in the royal study, the emperor looked at the imperial edict on marriage and pondered.
"My body is no longer what it used to be. If we continue to maintain balance, the four of them will inevitably suffer casualties when I am gone. Especially now that most of the troops are in the hands of Yun Di, there will definitely be a mutiny.
If the balance is broken and they are allowed to bite, it will allow them to grow their ambitions. If their ambitions are too inflated..." Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing murderous intent.
After making up his mind, he wrote an imperial edict and stamped it with a jade seal. But when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't bear to let my beloved fourth son fall into the mud, and I fell into deep thought again. After burning a stick of incense, he casually wrote down another imperial edict and stamped it with the jade seal.
"Come here! Deliver the edict!" The emperor picked up the first imperial edict and gave it to the old eunuch who was close to him, and ordered: "Ask a young eunuch to announce this imperial edict to the second prince." The old eunuch stepped forward to take it, and the emperor He picked up another decree and said, "This one, you go and declare the decree to the eldest prince. Get down!"
Looking at the old eunuch who retreated, he showed an imperceptible smile.
"I specially gave this order to Yun Xiao. I wonder if Yun Xiao can understand the deep meaning of being a father.
This time, Yun Di was directly removed from the post of General and took away his military talisman, which would make him feel resentful. There is no punishment or reward for Yun Peng, the mastermind behind it, which will make him feel even more uncomfortable, and he can't help but take action against Yun Peng, and Yun Peng will take the opportunity to add insult to injury.
At this time, only Yun Tao's goal is on the surface. Although he has no inheritance rights, only he has benefited from the whole thing, and it has ruined Yun Di's good deeds. It will only make Yun Di hold a grudge, and a person will fall into a trap for revenge. crazy.
Yun Tao has the help of the imperial concubine behind him, and he will tell the truth to the imperial concubine when he returns. Then he will guess that Yun Peng is the mastermind behind the scenes, and he will also guess Yun Peng's intentions, and he will definitely take revenge on Yun Peng.
Although Yun Xiao can only observe the government affairs for the time being, he can help Yun Tao secretly. With the help of Yun Xiao and Huang Guifei, Yun Tao's life can be guaranteed. "
"The more chaotic the better now, let me see who among you is whose whetstone and whose knife is sharper!"
"As long as one of them can stand out, even if he cannot sit on the throne, I will definitely protect him from death."
He retracted his thoughts and murmured to himself: "Yun Xiao, I have paved the way for you. Yun Tao hopes you will not disappoint me. As for Yun Di and Yun Peng, I hope you will not make that choice in the end. Otherwise... "The emperor's eyes were filled with murderous intent. The breeze blew by, gently blowing over the unsealed imperial edict spread out on the table, as if to remind the emperor that it had not yet been sealed, and also as if it was a pity...
