"In the eyes of outsiders, there is no connection between the two except that they worked together in Yanshan Mansion. But in fact, that person was promoted by your grandfather from among generals with civilian backgrounds. On the surface, the relationship between the two You are incompatible with fire and water, that's just for others to see, in fact, in private, you obey your grandfather's orders."
"It's just that outsiders, including Emperor Sejong at the time, didn't know the relationship between the two. In addition, Emperor Sejong began to indulge in drinking and sex, and began to ignore government affairs. Your grandfather used the military power in his hands to adopt various means and spent eight years. He placed his confidants in the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard and the four major camps in the capital."
"By the time Emperor Sejong passed away, his body drained by alcohol and sex, your grandfather had secretly controlled 60% of the garrison in the capital. When the crown prince, Emperor Yeoljong, succeeded to the throne. As a minister who cares about life, your grandfather also He used the other three ministers of Gu Ming to fight for power and got rid of these three people one after another, firmly controlling the power of the DPRK."
"When Emperor Liezong realized something was wrong, he discovered that the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty were basically under the control of your grandfather. Emperor Liezong, who was not willing to become a puppet, tried to find ways to regain his power. He even thought of naming your grandfather as a The Prince of Huaiyang County has come to confuse your grandpa."
"It's a pity that Emperor Yeoljong has only middle-class talents. At most, he is as ambitious and talented as Emperor Sejong, and even worse than Emperor Sejong in terms of skills. It's okay to play with self-righteous cleverness, but when it comes to fighting with your grandfather, he It’s really too different.”
"It didn't take long for his plan to be discovered by your grandfather. Your grandfather found an excuse to depose him as King Xiang and make your father, who was the then King Shou, the emperor instead. As for the reason why your grandfather fell in love with your father Emperor, the reason is actually very simple. Your emperor's grandmother was the daughter of a guilty minister, and was punished as a slave in the palace. By chance, she was favored by Emperor Sejong, and it was only by chance that she became your father."
"Although your imperial grandmother gave birth to your father, her situation did not change. She was just a concubine until her death. Your father was also looked down upon in the palace because of your imperial grandmother's status. Even those with some rank The palace maids and eunuchs can both reprimand him. In the court, there is no outsider who can support him. It can be said that there is no foundation at all in the palace and the court."
"Choose a puppet emperor. Among Sejong's sons, no one is more suitable than your father. This is also the most fundamental reason why your grandfather likes your father. Only a new emperor who has no foundation inside and outside the court will make it easier for him to control the government. . Otherwise, given your father’s background, unless Sejong has only one son left, he will not be able to take the throne at all.”
"After your father succeeded to the throne, even though he had no foundation in the court or the palace, your grandfather was still worried. In order to better monitor and control him, he followed Cao Cao's example in controlling Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and removed your father's original The princess was deposed as a commoner. She and the four princes she gave birth to were imprisoned, and I was sent to the palace to be made the queen."
At this point, her mother turned her head and glanced at Huang Qiong, then let out a long sigh: "Your father is not Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, so of course I don't want to be Cao Jie. Besides, your father didn't like your grandfather for sending me to the palace." You know your intentions well. It's too late to guard against me, how dare you act like a normal couple?"
"So since we entered the palace, your father and I have always respected each other like ice, and we have never consummated our relationship at all. He was guarding me, and I was hiding from him? I just didn't expect that your grandpa would find out. After your grandfather took some measures, he finally got you."
"I know that no one will welcome your arrival. For your father, your birth also means the end of his throne and life, and even the lives of thousands of members of the Huang family. He has no regard for you. There is only fear and no joy in being a father."
"And your grandfather is just using you. When he completely controls the situation, your result will not be any better than that of your father. Even if you are his grandson, I am his most beloved What can my daughter do? Once his foundation is firmly established and he ascends the throne as emperor, you, the direct bloodline of the former royal family, will naturally be eradicated as soon as possible."
"Why wasn't Emperor Zhou Jing the grandson of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty back then? Why did he die in an unknown way? How many of those in power would consider family ties and blood? I once thought about not keeping you, but I still can't escape. I fell out of the strange cycle of being a mother, and in the end I couldn’t get rid of it.”
After hearing his mother's words, Huang Qiong roughly understood why his mother was deposed and imprisoned in the cold palace. But what he didn't understand was that with his mother's ability, even if her grandfather forced her to enter the palace, if she didn't want to enter the palace, no one could stop her. How could she obey her grandfather's arrangement and enter the palace?
And listening to what his mother meant, his grandfather had almost reached the point of dominating the world. In other words, he was already one step away from the throne, so why did his cheap man finally turn the tables? According to his mother, he has taken control of the government and military.
Even if the old man traveled westward, he should still have his uncle after all. Grandpa didn’t have anyone to succeed him, so why didn’t he pass on his power like Sima and his son did in the Western Jin Dynasty? How could he let his cheap man finally take his rights back?
Regarding Huang Qiong's questions, her mother did not answer immediately. Instead, she sat opposite Huang Qiong and looked at him quietly with a strange look in her eyes. It wasn't until Huang Qiong was looked at that she felt a little embarrassed that her mother sighed softly again: "You are his son after all. In your bones, you still inherited the tradition of the Huang family that is good at figuring out people's hearts and scheming."
"When I was wandering around, your grandfather sent someone to find me back. I once checked your grandfather's pulse. I knew that although your grandfather didn't like drinking, he was too greedy for bed. Years of indulgence, his body has deteriorated. It was because of the dozens of beauties of his that the outsiders fucked the middle."
"Although he looks okay on the outside, he relies on tonics to survive. And the tonics he takes are basically tiger and wolf medicines. They may be effective for a while, but they are harmful to the body without any benefit. You Even if grandpa stopped taking those tiger and wolf medicines at that time, he could maintain his lifespan for at most three to five years with careful conditioning."
"But your grandpa is the kind of stubborn person, and he won't listen to my daughter's advice at all. Your grandpa had many wives and concubines in those days, and he had quite a few sons. But among those uncles, there were a few who had easy-going personalities. Even your grandfather is a shrewd and capable master, but it’s a pity that God is not a fool."
"Your eldest uncle died in Tanzhou while he was in the frontier army. Your second uncle was shot to death by Tubo arrows in Ledu when he followed your grandfather in the expedition to Qinghai. Your fifth uncle also died of lung disease while your grandfather was in the expedition. At home. Your third uncle and sixth uncle are the only two of your uncles who are good at writing."
"It's just that your third uncle disappeared while studying abroad, and his whereabouts are still unknown for decades. Your sixth uncle is too bookish. Maybe he can be a supervisory censor, but he doesn't have the ability to take over the power of your grandfather. As for your uncle, he is too bookish. The remaining uncles of yours are nothing more than a bunch of drunkards."
"Except for relying on your grandfather's power to bully men and dominate women, or to take advantage of others, no one can inherit your grandfather's legacy. Once something happens to your grandfather, there will be no one who can take over the overall situation. And your grandfather is in the court. , and he just blindly suppresses civilian officials. Those who don't listen to him will either reduce their positions to serve the people, or they will be exiled to serve in the northwest frontier army."
"Even those who were killed by him were not a few. As for those military attachés, in the later period, your grandpa was stubborn and could not listen to outsiders except for a few close aides. Many people still respected your grandpa on the surface. But in fact it is already alienated from morality.”
"The power your grandpa established seems to be huge, but in fact it is just a giant with clay feet. It was still suppressed when your grandpa was here. Once your grandpa is gone, no one in the family can come out to take over. If you take charge of the overall situation, it will only be a matter of time before it falls apart.”
"In addition to suppressing civil servants, when he deposed Emperor Liezong, in order to prevent the vassal kings from various places from rebelling. In order to win over the people's hearts, he killed more than ten princes and princes at once in the name of arrogance and lawlessness and interference with Yousi. In the same name many times, more than 20 princes, princes and princes were killed one after another."
"Since Emperor Taizu founded the country and came to your father's residence, Daqi has inherited Taizong, Gaozong, Xuanzong, Duanzong, Xianzong, Lizong, and Shizong, not counting Liezong, who was deposed in less than a year. The emperor has been passed down to eight emperors. After more than a hundred years of inheritance, the clans all over the world have flourished."
"However, despite the luxuriant branches and leaves, according to the demotion system established in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, by the time Emperor Liezong was deposed, there were only about 20 princes and princes in the Manchu Dynasty, and most of them were Emperors Duanzong and Lizong. and the descendants of Emperor Sejong. Your grandfather almost killed all the descendants of Emperor Lizong and Emperor Sejong in one go."
"In addition to your father and the eleventh son of Sejong, King Yong, who were still young at that time, and the descendant of Emperor Danzong's sixth son, Prince Fufeng, who is disabled, all the princes and princes of the clan have been killed by your grandfather. Even the princes Only less than half are left. Your grandpa has offended many civil servants and clan members. Once the power he established falls apart, annihilation will be an easy task for the family."
"For the sake of the family, I had no choice but to enter the palace. Your grandfather thought that your father was helpless and had no power of his own in the palace or the court. By making him emperor, he could have firm control. It's just that It's a pity that your grandfather really misjudged the wrong person this time. No matter what shortcomings your father has, he has one advantage that ordinary people cannot match, and that is his ability to endure."
"After he succeeded to the throne, he has always tolerated your grandfather's domineering attitude. Even when the queen was deposed and the fourth son was imprisoned, he endured it. But this is only the surface of your father. He faces you openly. Grandpa was obedient, but privately he took advantage of the civil servants' dissatisfaction with your grandpa and quietly did a lot of tricks."
"Your father is very smart. He did not deliberately win over those six ministers and nine ministers. He knew that those people were in high positions. Not only would it be easy to be exposed if he tried to win over them, but most of these people were just outsiders. Once the official reached a certain level, he would have already done so. Put your own wealth and life more important than anything else.”
"He turned his targets to the Hanlin Academy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the middle and lower-level officials in the Six Ministries, which your grandfather did not pay attention to. These young officials still have a certain degree of bloodiness and are relatively easy to win over. Although these people have nothing He has real power, but he is not as well-informed as ordinary people.”
