The father and son of the Sheng family were worried that their relatives would take power and disrupt the imperial court, so the family backgrounds of everyone in the harem were not very good.
The Xu family was originally a family of minor officials and ran a small business. After she was elected to the palace, the Xu family saw no hope of promotion, so they focused on business.
If you can't hold the power, then just get money.
However, Dasheng’s internal market is only so big, and it can’t make any waves. By chance, the Xu family came into contact with a businessman who had returned from overseas, and the Xu family became interested in the small countries around Dasheng.
At that time, someone from the Xu family went to sea.
She became pregnant soon after entering the palace. Unfortunately, she had a miscarriage and was unable to give birth to an heir.
But this incident made the Xu family's desire to take power sprout.
It happened that the Xu family got a strange poison from overseas, and she poisoned Queen Zhou.
The reason why he attacked Queen Zhou early was because Queen Zhou was virtuous and generous, and was deeply loved by Sheng Hong. Although the Zhou family's official rank was low, the Zhou family was stable and low-key, which was also praised by Sheng Hong.
If Queen Zhou does not die, the rest of the harem will have no chance of taking the throne.
The other concubines and concubines in the harem each have their own weaknesses. As long as Queen Zhou is gone, the Xu family is confident that they can outperform the others.
This is also true.
The Peng family, the mother's family of the third prince, and the Dong family, the mother's family of the fifth queen, were both stupid, poisonous, and greedy. These two families did not need the Xu family to do anything, and they themselves perished.
The Seventh Prince is a bit tricky.
The seventh prince's ability to do things and his jealous temper actually pleased Sheng Hong, so the Xu family took action against the seventh prince.
As a result, the seventh prince escaped.
He was drugged again, but the seventh prince escaped again.
Since then, the guards around the Seventh Prince have become even tighter. The Xu family had no chance to make a move, and they were afraid of disturbing the situation, so they did not touch the Seventh Prince again.
When the fifth prince wanted to rebel, the Xu family wanted to see Sheng Hong's true defense capabilities through the fifth prince's rebellion, but they were afraid that the fifth prince's rebellion would succeed, so they hesitated again and again. In the end, the Xu family finally reported the letter to the seventh prince and Zhou Zhengye. .
Although the rebellion was unsuccessful, Sheng Hong began to assess the Forbidden Army, and the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army increased a lot. This brought a lot of trouble to the Xu family and Chen Mei, and the Xu family could only train more people.
Later, after the construction of the Grand Canal was completed, Xu Fuxing approached the Sixth Prince and expressed that he wanted to go to the canal system.
The Xu family has been doing business openly in the past few years and has some experience in naval warfare. Dasheng had no naval division before, so Xu Fuxing easily got the position of deputy commander of the naval battalion.
Knowing that Sheng Hong was going to tour the south, the Xu family placed the location of their rebellion on the Grand Canal.
The guards are not good at water warfare, and the terrain of Xiaozhou Prefecture is special. As long as they plan properly, there is a 99% chance of success.
But after all, it was not 100%, so Concubine Xu found a way out for the Sixth Prince at the last moment.
Facing Xu Fuxing's angry rebuke, Concubine Xu didn't regret it at all. Even if she kept the sixth prince, the Xu family would not be able to succeed. Didn't they see that Xu Fuxing and Chen Mei's ship actually took on water and sank? !
The boats of these two people were inspected and maintained every day, but tonight they were flooded. What does this mean?
It shows that God is always on the side of the Holy One!
There is also the Yulin Gate. The gate is obviously very strong. After all, the Grand Canal has just been opened to navigation. In addition, in order to rebel, the Xu family focused on this gate, and the gate was frequently inspected and maintained.
The results of it?
Tang Dian knocked open the gate easily!
God is not on the side of the Xu family, her decision is right!
The brother and sister, Concubine Xu and Xu Fuxing, almost quarreled. Chen Mei knelt aside with a gray face. He thought he was sure of success, but his ship sank.
So damn evil!
At this moment, he really misses the ups and downs of the past. Although it is hard to collect information, he is still the leader of the secret cabinet. He has a lot of power and a lot of people in his hands...
But it's too late to regret it now.
The only thing waiting for him was death.
After finding out the story of the Xu family's rebellion, Sheng Hong was extremely tired.
He no longer wanted to tour the south, so he stayed in Xiaozhou Prefecture for three days, killing local officials who deserved to be killed and replacing those who deserved to be killed, and then turned around and returned to Beijing.
Back in Shengjing, Sheng Hong waved the butcher knife at the Xu family who had been arrested.
Concubine Xu poisoned Queen Zhou and also the eldest prince. Although the sixth prince begged for mercy, Sheng Hong still gave her a glass of poisoned wine.
As the mastermind, Xu Fuxing was charged with intercepting and killing the seventh prince, and was sentenced to Lingchi.
In addition to the Xu family, the Secret Pavilion also needs a major overhaul.
Sheng Hong was completely unaware of the Xu family's rebellion this time. His spies seemed to have disappeared and did not provide him with any information. Even though he was sitting in the Hall of Seeking Xian, Sheng Hong was still a little scared when he recalled the situation at that time.
But at this time, news came that there was a serious plague in the three southern provinces.
Plague broke out in Dongguang, Yun, and Xiguang provinces at the same time. Although local officials implemented a series of epidemic control measures in accordance with what the doctors said, the most important thing about the plague was that there were not enough local doctors.
Officials from the three provinces requested support from the imperial court.
Sheng Hong was feeling decadent because of a series of things such as feeling guilty towards the sixth prince, not knowing that the seventh prince had been intercepted and killed, the eldest prince of the seventh prince hiding many secrets from him, Chen Mei's betrayal, etc., and just wanted to show off.
When he received the report at this moment, he immediately had the urge to abandon his business.
It's endless, right?
Why do bad things happen one after another?
Why are there so many disasters in recent years? !
Skull pain.
For the first time, Sheng Hong had the idea of abdicating.
It's not that he can't cope with it, it's that he doesn't want to cope with it anymore.
He tried his best to deal with it, but in the end his subordinates rebelled and his son was alienated. He really might as well not do anything and imitate his father and just go around and have fun.
Besides, he is getting older, and the imperial doctor told him not to work too hard. He has been following the path of health maintenance in the past few years.
Sheng Jun returned to Beijing just because of the Xu family's rebellion.
He revealed his thoughts to Sheng Jun.
Sheng Jun understood very well how frustrated he felt at the moment. There was no way to have both worlds in the world. Sitting in this position, it was impossible to be worthy of everyone.
But since he is the emperor, the most important thing is to protect the great prosperity of the country and his people. It is absurd to decide the prince based on his ministers, but it is not wrong.
The only thing to blame is God's will.
Blame some people for being too greedy.
But no matter what happens, you can't blame him as the emperor.
As for the matter of Queen Zhou, the eldest prince, and the seventh prince, he has many things to deal with every day and his energy is limited, so he cannot take care of everything.
In short, Sheng Jun felt that compared to himself, Sheng Hong's fatherly love was impeccable.
After some advice from his father, Sheng Hong thought about it.
But no, even though he had neglected his duties, he still treated his seven sons sincerely. He was really not to blame for what happened today.
But he really didn't want to be this emperor anymore.
Too much trouble.
In the past, because he could see all the latest news in the world, he could endure no matter how busy he was.
But there is nothing new under the sun now, and he himself is low on energy. In this case, it is better to abdicate early.
So the question is, who should be chosen as the successor?
The second prince was eliminated by him first. This second son only wanted to be in ruins and could not bear the burden of prosperity.
As for the younger son, this younger son has been fighting for the throne for his eldest son, so the younger son is also excluded.
Only the fourth son and the eldest son are left.
He first found the fourth prince and summoned him to the Hall of Seeking Xian. He asked the fourth prince what he really thought about the throne.
The fourth prince was a little stunned when he heard it at first, and then fell silent for as long as a cup of tea. During this period, his face kept changing, frowning and sighing.
Finally, he shook his head.
He was not very committed to the throne, but now his eldest brother was carrying a blood feud and wanted to win the throne. In this case, why should he continue to fight for it.
That's all, it's good to be a prince.
Not so tired, I can continue to shine for Dasheng Jiangshan.
The fourth prince gave up, and Sheng Hong had only one choice left.
Although the eldest prince is in poor health, he has a good son. Although Sheng Shiyu, the grandson, is young, he is impeccable in all aspects.
Moreover, this little emperor's grandson has a very good relationship with the three cubs of Li Qiao's family.
Sheng Hong summoned the eldest prince into the palace and discussed the succession of the throne with him in detail.
But to Sheng Hong's surprise, the eldest prince shook his head after listening to his words and being silent for a long time.
"Jian'er, do you know what you are doing?" Sheng Hong's brows were so furrowed that they could kill a fly.
"My son knows."
The eldest prince spoke in a low voice. He took a long breath, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled as if he was relieved: "Father, the culprit will be killed. My wish has been fulfilled."
"With my body, I can't cope with the complicated government affairs. I still want to live for a few more years, so I can't take the throne."
Sheng Hong: "..."
He frowned and carefully observed his eldest son's face, trying to uncover evidence of his eldest son's duplicity.
But after a while, he was disappointed.
His eldest son's eyes and expression were extremely calm, allowing him to look at him.
"Jian'er, do you really mean what you say?"
"Seriously." The eldest prince looked serious.
"You don't want it, and neither does your fourth brother. Who will give this throne to?"
After saying these words, Sheng Hong felt ridiculous.
