At this point, Lu Duan pondered for a moment, then looked at King Yong's expression before continuing: "Otherwise, it will be counterproductive and self-defeating. I believe that the false emperor replaced his predecessor Guilin County with the son of a concubine. The king's legitimate son will inherit the throne. This dynasty has always emphasized the establishment of legitimate sons. The founding king of Guilin County also left his last words: there will be legitimate sons for future generations, but there will be no legitimate sons."
"The previous Prince of Guilin abolished the direct lineage and established a concubine to inherit the title, which was against the practice of this dynasty. Moreover, the pseudo-emperor was not the legitimate son, let alone the eldest son. Even among his royal family, there was great criticism. However, among the previous Prince's With all the support and the extremely cruel suppression by the pseudo-emperor, the criticism within the clan was barely suppressed. But I believe that there is still serious dissatisfaction among the royal clan."
"This time the imperial court re-selects a successor, in order to uphold the principles of integrity, and also to convince the world and the ministers and nobles in the court. I think it is best to select a descendant from the legitimate son of the former Guilin County Prince. In this way. , Only in this way can those Wang Zong be convinced and reduce future criticism. The most important thing is to create a model for similar things to follow in the future. "
Lu Duan was recommended by Lu Mengzheng to Huang Qiong before going south. At this time, this man was assassinated in Huang Qiong and was sent to Sichuan West Road by the old man. He had already been the county magistrate on Sichuan West Road for several years. Lu Mengzheng knew that this man was talented. Although he didn't pay attention to small things, he was definitely not confused about big things. He is definitely a prime minister. It's just that Huang Qiong didn't take it seriously when Lu Mengzheng recommended him several times before.
Huang Qiong knew this person. Since Huang Qiong took office, he has been involved in checking the accounts of the Household Department. But it was discovered that this man's tenure as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was the biggest deficit of the entire Ministry of Revenue. Huang Qiong also knew that in those years there were frequent droughts and floods, and the court's annual revenue was decreasing every year. It was really difficult for him to be the Minister of Household Affairs. But as the Minister of Household Affairs, he could neither increase revenue nor reduce expenditure.
His minister of household affairs was really not doing very well. Although he is talented, he is also somewhat incompetent. This is also the reason why Huang Qiong has never resurrected him since he was the prince overseeing the country and then inherited the throne. However, Lu Meng was heading south, and Zhongshu was missing a deputy prime minister. Huang Qiong couldn't put all the blame on Fu Yuanshan alone. Before Lu Mengzheng left, he recommended him again and again.
Therefore, although Huang Qiong was a little hesitant, he still made him deputy prime minister despite the lack of capable manpower. However, the grade is still set at the third level for the time being. As for whether he can progress to a certain position in the future, it all depends on his own abilities. When it comes to employing people, Huang Qiong still thinks that she is good at employing people. As long as his moral character is passable, Huang Qiong will not be too serious in many aspects.
Because Huang Qiong also knows that no one is perfect and no one is perfect in this world. You cannot demand that all people be talented and have flawless personal ethics. It's just that after taking office, this man has often been at odds with trivial matters. But in many major matters, it plays the decisive role at critical moments, which makes Huang Qiong quite impressed.
The more important national affairs are involved, the more responsible this person becomes. Therefore, Huang Qiong still valued Lu Duan's opinion on this matter. Just as he said, the false emperor was born as the son of a concubine, but his father could use all his strength to persuade Emperor Sejong, who valued the distinction between concubines and concubines, to depose the emperor who had already been enthroned as the crown prince and had been received by the court. Canonize the eldest son.
He was made the bastard son instead, and eventually inherited the throne. Although it proves that his skill and mental skills are not ordinary. But there was also a nail buried inside the Guilin County Prince's Mansion. This guy must be gnashing his teeth in hatred towards his direct brothers. After he started a rebellion, he once appointed him as his ninth younger brother and the new king of Guilin.
As a result, the new prince who was conferred by himself was actually killed by him before he evacuated. The eldest son who competed with him for the throne of the prince died in mysterious circumstances less than half a year after he inherited the throne, along with his two sons. Now there is only one widow left, struggling with her two grandchildren. This is enough to show how much he cares about his direct brothers.
Selecting a direct descendant of the Guilin County King and canonizing him as the new County King will increase the internal rifts within his royal family. As for Xi's title, whether it is a county title or not, it actually doesn't matter. Even if he is allowed to continue to inherit the title of county prince, without the huge wealth support of the original Guilin Prince's Mansion. With only a few thousand dollars in salary a year, he no longer has any capital even if he wants to make trouble.
However, even if they continue to be granted the title of Prince of Guilin, they can no longer use the title of the Prince of Guilin. After pondering for a long time, Huang Qiong raised his head and said to King Yongyong: "Seventh brother is responsible for this matter. Select one person from the descendants of the direct sons of the previous Guilin County King. The rest will be screened together with the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai, and Dali Temple. They will all be found guilty. Yes, it will be dealt with according to the laws of the imperial court."
"The innocent ones are raised first, and I will wait until I think about how to deal with them. I will not abuse, kill or humiliate the rebellious family members of the king at will. Especially the female family members, they must not be humiliated. If I find out, someone will If you rely on your identity and status to insult women at will, I will definitely punish you severely. I am definitely not alarmist by saying this, nor am I trying to scare anyone."
Huang Qiong's last words were basically addressed to King Yong. But although Huang Qiong has almost made it clear. But King Yong is King Yong after all. Although he is a little older, his face is still thick enough. Regarding Huang Qiong's last words, which were full of warning, Quan Dang was not talking about himself. But when other issues were discussed next, the Yongwang refused to leave.
Huang Qiong, who was well aware of Prince Yong's shameless refusal to leave, never paid attention to him. It wasn't until Huang Qiong left people to have lunch that all the prime ministers left Wende Hall to go on errands. King Yongcai rubbed his hands with a playful smile and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to return that thing to me. Look, I've also received this beating. Your Majesty is still satisfied with the terms of the agreement. Is this what your Majesty promised?"
He knew what this guy was talking about, but Huang Qiong still put on his clothes unhurriedly. Until King Yong scratched his head and scratched his head, almost rubbing the chair under his butt to make a big hole. Huang Qiong picked up the tea, took a sip, and then said: "I still know the temperament of Brother Qi. Brother Qi has never been a person without aim. Tell me, who do you like this time?"
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, King Yong couldn't help but be stunned. Only then did he remember that his little tricks seemed not to be hidden from his ninth brother. It's just that the people from before haven't come back yet. How could he dare to expect anything else now? He hurriedly rubbed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't like anyone. The reason why I said that is because I have fallen in love with a rural gentleman."
"Your Majesty doesn't know that Lao Ba is not picky about women like me. He still likes some elegant women. When I went to see Wang Zong in Guilin County Prince's Mansion, I met Lao Ba on the way. He knew that I was going I had to go with him when he was on an errand. As a result, when I went there, I fell in love with the eighteen-year-old rural gentleman. The rural gentleman was only average in appearance, but he only played the piano well."
"I originally thought that Lao Ba was an honest man, and I was very curious about those people who rebelled against the palace. So I agreed to him and took him for a tour. But I didn't expect that something like this would happen. Lao Ba himself didn't Dare I tell you, it’s been a long time coming to my house all day long, and I can’t help it. Lao Shi also tried to sneak in a few times, but I never took him with me."
In response to King Yong's explanation, Huang Qiong smiled softly: "Brother Eight, of course you have someone you like. I think Brother Seven may not have some thoughts. The princes of Guilin in the past dynasties all accepted darling wives and concubines. Presumably, Those female relatives of the Guilin County Prince's Palace should be quite pretty. I still know the temperament of Seventh Brother. If Seventh Brother doesn't fall in love with one of them, I won't believe it at all."
After being revealed by Huang Qiong, King Yong laughed awkwardly. Just looking at Huang Qiong's increasingly cold eyes, she finally said honestly: "A few days ago, when I went to investigate those Wang Zong, I saw a woman. After asking about it, I found out that she was a Yuanzhi Wang Zong who had left the third server. Wife. Your Majesty doesn’t know that not only is that woman beautiful, but her figure is no worse than the previous one.”
King Yong's words made Huang Qiong pinch the bridge of her nose a little tiredly. After looking at him speechless for a long time, he said: "You are trying to deceive me with your Eight Brother. If I nod, you will get off your back. I think Sister-in-law Seven is not strong enough to control Brother Seven. I just said before, you must not Insulting the families of the kings and clans of the Guilin County Prince's Palace, you have chosen a married woman here. Seventh Brother, you are really trying to support me."
"Don't even think about this now. I'm warning you today, if you take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and do something bad while you are on errands, don't say that I will directly demote you to the rank of county king. If you feel dissatisfied with your Now that you have worn enough royal robes, you can try it out to see if I am scaring you. That woman has now been sent back to Prince Yong's Mansion. Now, you can disappear in front of me happily."
Having said this, Huang Qiong, who was too lazy to continue talking to this guy, stood up and walked to the door of Wende Hall. To the stunned King Yong who heard that the person he wanted had been sent to Prince Yong's Mansion, he said: "Brother Qi, there are some things that cannot be done again and again. I did it once before, but for the sake of brotherhood, I still tolerated it. But this time, I feel enough is enough and I don’t want to do it again.”
After hearing Huang Qiong's words, seeing Huang Qiong's leaving figure, and then looking at the thick fold on Huang Qiong's imperial case. After hesitating for a long time, he got up and returned home. The reason why he delayed leaving was not because he felt sorry for his ninth brother, but because he was afraid of the tigress in the family. Because he knew that he really pissed off his wife. Even though he was angry before, he did it to himself, but he didn't hit him in the face.
This time, he greeted me directly to the most obvious place, which was enough to see how angry my wife was. Especially a few days ago, my old father-in-law passed away from illness, and my wife was in a period of mourning. Now that a person is sent to his own house, there may be consequences. When he thought of his wife's temper, King Yong didn't know how many beatings he would receive when he returned this time.
Now he is really scared about returning home. Just thinking about that woman makes me feel itchy again. And although Huang Qiong left, the eunuchs in Wende Palace were staring at him, obviously about to see off the guests. But when he was about to leave the palace, Prince Yong, who was really frightened by his wife's anger, wanted to go to his mother's palace for help and asked his mother-in-law to help him persuade him.
But when he was about to walk to Concubine Zhuang's bedroom, he was stopped by a eunuch. The eunuch told King Yong in a respectful but unquestioning tone that the emperor had ordered that Master Qi must return home immediately after leaving Wende Hall. He is not allowed to linger in the palace or wander outside. His Majesty asked him to tell King Yong that there are some things that cannot be avoided and must be faced.
