Previously, there was a fire in Huaguang Palace, and the emperor ordered officials from three provinces and six ministries to evacuate their offices. The concubines, princes and princesses also moved to the palace. At that time, because of the emperor's high-pressure policy, the courtiers kept silent. Now we know from Taifu Liu's memorial This happened because King Yong secretly sent people to enter the palace through a secret passage to do evil things. Just like the same ladle of water was poured into the oil pan, the whole Chang'an suddenly became noisy.
All the knowledgeable people in the court were as angry as Taifu Liu about what King Yong had done.
The vassal king secretly sent his henchmen to sneak into the palace through a secret passage, intending to do evil. What did he want to do? ! !
Rebellion? !
The loyal ministers were naturally shocked and angry when they heard the news - King Yong, as a vassal king, had received favor from the emperor, but he did such a treasonous and unethical thing. Not killing him would not satisfy his anger!
The cunning villain is also very unhappy - King Yong, you secretly did such a big thing of treason and seizing the throne without taking me with you. Why, after it was completed, our family was also in trouble? !
You don't treat me as one of your own, which makes it very difficult for me!
When a close relative of the Tian family like King Yong did such a thing, the rest of the clan had no choice but to condemn this behavior in order to clear their suspicions. Wouldn't it be a shame to speak for him at this time? Do people in the world think that they also have evil intentions?
Not to mention the nobles, many of their daughters were elected to serve in the palace, and they had common interests with the emperor. King Yong did not take them with him when he was doing trouble. At such a delicate moment, They are even less likely to stand up to King Yong.
Several parties have their own motives, but no one dares to defend King Yong. In fact, this cannot be blamed on the indifference of people. The main reason is that what King Yong did was really seeking death.
The official position of the vassal king is an iron rule. You have a deep relationship with your current brothers and are able to stay in Chang'an. This is your brother's great kindness. Even if you can't repay it, you can't repay kindness with hatred!
For a time, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were furious. King Yong instantly became a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouted for beating him.
After the public opinion fermented for several days, all the officials, led by Prime Minister Yan Chong, jointly signed a letter, asking King Yong to be punished!
In response to this, Li Yuanda's first reaction was - huh? !
Why does this dynasty still have a prime minister? !
Chapter 71
Looking at the past events of the Central Plains, there are nothing more than two lines.
One is the gradual strengthening of centralization of power, and the other is the increasing concentration of monarchical power.
The abolition of the position of prime minister is itself a symbol of the strengthening of monarchy.
Now, in this dynasty, there is actually a prime minister...
No, I have to find a way to fuck him!
The emperors in the space had a little emotion on their faces when they heard this position.
Which emperor has not had a love-hate relationship with his prime minister?
Ying Zheng looked sighing: "Lu Buwei, Li Si, and a few generations back, we in Great Qin still have powerful ministers such as Baili Xi, Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, etc..."
Liu Che reminded him: "The Qin Dynasty not only has these powerful ministers, but also Lord Changping who betrayed you and Zhao Gao who stabbed you in the back."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng was not angry or upset, looked at him with a calm expression, and asked: "Since Emperor Wu criticized me like this, I must be getting along well with the prime ministers, right?"
Liu Che: "..."
Ah this.
The two old enemies are fighting here, but Li Shimin sincerely misses his old ministers who followed him in the past, Feng Deyi, Du Ruhui, Yuwen Shiji, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling...
Although Wei Zheng is a bit annoying, since everyone is dead, it’s better to mention him again.
The three people sighed with different thoughts for a moment, and suddenly realized that there was someone in the space who had not said a word from beginning to end. They all turned their heads to look, and saw Zhu Yuanzhang with his hands on his waist, a little uncomfortable. The pestle is there.
Seeing the old guys looking over, he turned his face away from those eyes and whistled as if no one else was around.
OK.
Everyone who understands understands.
…
Taifu Liu had a stubborn temperament. Once he had made up his mind, he had no reason to change it. During the court meeting the next day, he insisted on supporting his sick body and boldly went to Emperor Shu: Please kill King Yong!
Most of the court officials followed Shangshu, and their momentum was extremely powerful.
Li Yuanda sat high on the throne, behind Twelve Pearls, his eyes were red and his voice was trembling: "What are you doing? Are you forcing the palace?!"
"How dare you, my ministers?!"
Taifu Liu knelt down and said: "It's just that King Yong has done such a treasonous thing. His crime is unforgivable. Please punish King Yong, so as to frighten the vassals with evil intentions everywhere in the world. Peace and stability." The ancestral temple and the country!”
"Master!"
The emperor's eyes were red, and he squeezed out each word through his teeth: "You are forcing me to kill my own brothers! Did you know that the emperor summoned me to the hospital bed before he left? Yin Yin entrusts..."
Another official said: "What the Empress Dowager said that day was to ask Your Majesty to be friendly to our brothers and to be kind to King Yong. It was definitely not to ask Your Majesty to condone King Yong's chaos and rebellion, and to try to subvert the ancestral temple and the country!"
The emperor was speechless, but after listening to the remonstrances of the ministers, no one came forward to intercede for King Yong. Instead, he sat alone on a high place, with even three points of pleading hidden in his eyes, and his eyes swept over him one by one. , but no one was willing to accept it.
"How come it has reached this level?"
The emperor burst into tears, stood up and left.
After a few moments of pause, the long and desolate singing voice of the chamberlain sounded: "Retreat from the court——"
…
There was such a commotion in the court that the ministers even forced the emperor to withdraw from the court. As the center of the storm, King Yong was naturally not immune to the disaster.
Ever since Taifu Liu was taken away from King Yong's Mansion, Chief Shi Liang Wenmin began to murmur in his heart. He then heard that the old man named Liu was inciting officials to impeach his family and ask King Yong to kill him. The sweat on my forehead was flowing harder than the river water.
This was a reason for him not to panic - regardless of whether King Yong could survive or not, if the lawsuit reached the court, his long history would definitely be in trouble.
The reasons are all ready. If the emperor wants to protect his younger brother - according to the relationship between the two brothers, this is a sure thing. When the time comes, he will be the one who takes the blame. If you are charged with not admonishing and restraining yourself, just wait to be dragged out and die with your household registration book!
If King Yong is also in trouble - the dignified prince and his younger brother are all in trouble, why don't you be in trouble? !
Liang Wenmin almost peeed and ran to King Yong. His knees softened and he knelt down, kowtowing like garlic, begging his master for help.
King Yong himself was actually a little flustered.
Although he had been impeached before, it was not as loud as this time, and the charges he was convicted of were terrifying - he opened his mouth to covet the throne, but kept his mouth shut to have evil intentions, all of which pushed him towards death. ah!
But he really doesn't have this intention, he just goes through the tunnel to rescue his sweetheart who wants to die!
It's not a big deal, but why do those personal officials and censors just refuse to let go?
There is also an old guy named Liu who is about to become an official, but he is still stepping on him to gain reputation? !
King Yong was inevitably a little worried about this situation, but he was still more aggrieved and angry. He wanted to come forward to defend himself and went to the palace to find his brother to show off. However, the palace was surrounded by the imperial army.
The emperor's confidants came to explain to him: "This is to protect you."
King Yong thought so too.
There was such turmoil in the court for several days, but the momentum not only did not decrease, but intensified. Even the people knew that the emperor had a younger brother who wanted to rebel against his elder brother. It was so bad that there were sores on his feet and pus on his head.
Slowly, King Yong began to feel uneasy.
The emperor carried hundreds of officials in the court for several days, feeling that he was unable to support himself. Finally he relaxed a little and was not allowed to touch King Yong, but he could ask the long history of the crime.
After the court meeting ended that morning, Liang Wenmin and other officials of Prince Yong's Mansion were arrested.
Everything was done by King Yong himself, and the truth cannot be denied. The arrest of the officials was just another straw on the precarious body of King Yong.
After three more days of this, King Yong was invited to prison.
People in Prince Yong's Mansion were in panic.
The most powerful maid of the Empress Dowager during her lifetime, Nanny Chen, who had served her elderly family for many years and was currently being raised in Prince Yong's Mansion, was taken in by the new internal guard commander Jiang Shuo at this time. palace.
Aunt Chen had been in the palace for many years and was the empress dowager's most trusted person. Her vision was extraordinary. After the incident broke out, she couldn't help but have some ominous premonitions. When King Yong was "invited" After entering the imperial edict, his liver and gallbladder were completely broken.
She really wanted to use the name of the Empress Dowager and her last words to intercede with the emperor, but Prince Yong's Mansion was surrounded so tightly that not even a fly could be let out, and she was old, so what could she do?
Seeing the emperor's confidants coming to pick her up, Nanny Chen felt confident. She suppressed her anxiety and sat down in the small sedan chair, quietly entering the palace.
Li Yuanda was waiting for her at Chongxun Palace, where the Empress Dowager lived during her lifetime.
Stepping into this familiar palace again, Nanny Chen couldn't help but burst into tears. When she saw the emperor sitting alone in front of the window with a forlorn expression, she knelt down without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, His Highness King Yong is wronged!"
She kept saying: "Others don't know the character of His Highness King Yong, don't you? That is your compatriot's brother, how could he have such rebellious thoughts? Even if he really did something wrong in a moment of confusion What - the Queen Mother earnestly told her before she died, are you going to make her old lady uneasy underground?!"
Li Yuanda also burst into tears on the spot: "If I really had this intention, how could I invite grandma into the palace?"
He personally helped Nanny Chen up: "It's just that the court officials are pressing me very hard, and I really have no choice, so I have no choice but to do it!"
When Grandma Chen heard what the emperor said, she temporarily let go of her uneasy heart. She burst into tears and said, "But His Highness King Yong——"
"Mom, don't be anxious, just listen to me."
Li Yuanda said with a pleasant expression: "The courtiers used those trumped-up things to frame the emperor's younger brother. They have to force me to deal with him. I have the intention to protect him, but the country's laws are very strict."
The look on Nanny Chen's face turned anxious. She was about to speak, but Li Yuanda raised her hand to stop her: "This dynasty has always governed the world with filial piety, and filial piety comes first. How can the courtiers stop me from doing this?" Is your mother a filial piety?"
At this point, he lowered his voice slightly: "If the Queen Mother left a will, ordering me not to kill the emperor's brother no matter what happens, in the name of the Queen Mother's death, who would dare to do it? Two words?"
Grandma Chen suddenly became enlightened.
Li Yuanda showed a bit of embarrassment: "There's just one thing. In the past, the imperial edicts issued by my mother and queen were all handwritten by my grandmother. There was no shortage of special cloths in the palace to write the imperial edicts. It's just my mother's personal privacy. All the seals used have been buried in the mausoleum, and all the seals of all the empress dowagers of the past dynasties have been sealed in the Shangshu Taiwan..."
However, Nanny Chen was overjoyed and said immediately: "Your Majesty, please be at ease. I have a seal here that was given to me by the Queen Mother. You can use it now!"
"Oh?" Li Yuanda's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but his face showed the same joy as hers: "In this case, the emperor's brother can live!"
Immediately ordered people to prepare the things needed to forge the Queen Mother's decree.
Seeing him caring so much about Prince Yong, Grandma Chen couldn't help but laugh a little and said with a forced smile: "The Empress Dowager has a spirit in Jiuquan before she died. , knowing that His Majesty and His Highness King Yong are so friendly, I must be able to feel at ease."
Li Yuanda wiped his tears with a handkerchief: "Mommy, stop talking, brother and sister, if I don't love him, who should I love?"
[Cheng Xi, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji and others clicked on it and initiated a report on the grounds of false news]
Aunt Chen told Li Yuanda where the Empress Dowager's private seal was hidden. Li Yuanda responded and sent someone to get it. He also recalled many things with her when the Empress Dowager was still alive with a sentimental look on his face. Come.
Yes, how can we not reminisce about it?
The original owner, the emperor, didn't know the secret passage, but King Yong knew it. How did he know it?
He couldn't have discovered it by himself, right?
There is only one truth - what the Empress Dowager told him!
