After thinking about it again, I felt that my mood was complicated.
Because for the Sixth Prince, this is indeed a good opportunity to counterattack an army.
Because of the deviation of the emperor's heart and the queen's first move, even if the emperor's eldest son really died suddenly here, he would not pay a huge price for it.
But the Sixth Prince actually chose to give up.
The reason is simply because the queen has taken care of their mother and son insignificantly in the past few years.
Should we say that this young prince is a man who repays his kindness?
of course not!
The key to this was difficult for the nobles who were born into wealth and enjoyed wealth to figure out in a short time, but the prime ministers who climbed to the political stage with their top minds figured it out very quickly!
When the Sixth Prince received the order, he dared to go to Gaolinghou's house to take Gaolinghou's life lightly, and then escaped unscathed. This was his courage and determination!
He has the upper hand today, but he can let go of his biggest enemy in the battle for the throne because of a little kindness from the past. This is his magnanimity and magnanimity!
The person he really wanted to show kindness to was not the eldest son of the emperor, nor the queen, but the nobles in the South Hall, and even the prime ministers standing outside the door.
I have inherited the emperor's will and must sweep the old aristocracy into the dustbin of history.
However, I also know that the contributions your ancestors have made to this country will not be wiped out, but will always leave a glimmer of hope for you.
I can let go of someone like the eldest son of the emperor who has a direct and sharp conflict with me, let alone you?
If you force a dog into a back alley, it will inevitably suffer a backlash. The old aristocracy can restrain a strong man like the emperor. Do you really think that they are made of clay?
Even in the Tang Dynasty, the suppression of the gentry was accomplished through the unremitting efforts of several generations of emperors.
These emperors are Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian. Which one is not SSR?
At the same time, this was also a signal sent by the Sixth Prince to the courtiers represented by Tang Yikang who had participated in criticizing Concubine Quan.
The queen wants to take my life, but I care about her past kindness. The board is raised high and gently lowered. Will your enmity with me be deeper than a matter of life and death?
I will not launch irrational revenge on the queen just to gain temporary momentum, and I certainly will not retaliate against you after many years.
In the blink of an eye, the prime ministers figured out the key and couldn't hide their amazement in their eyes.
Looking at the heroic sixth prince, and then looking at the eldest son who had no idea why he just wished he could hold up his belt and scratch his head on the spot, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
Political wisdom is subtle and profound. It can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.
And this kind of wisdom often exists as talent.
In other words, when you are born, you have it, and if you don’t have it, you don’t have it. It is difficult to cultivate it through acquired training.
This is the luck of the sixth prince, but it is also the tragedy of the eldest son!
If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster. This sentence has been deeply interpreted in the royal family!
The head of state is a smart man, and the late prime ministers figured out the actions of the sixth prince in one step, and looked at their grandson who was still confused next to them, full of pity.
After the other nobles understood, their expressions became obviously respectful - facing the sixth prince.
At this moment, Ying Zheng laughed leisurely and said to the Queen: "Since your Majesty has left the palace, and today is the birthday banquet of the Head of State, why don't you join us and drink together?"
Then he smiled apologetically and said, "The abbot is celebrating his birthday well, but he was disturbed by an uninvited guest like me."
Everyone had mixed feelings in their hearts. They were speechless for a few moments, and then they all expressed compliments to save him.
Ying Zheng smiled and waved his hand: "If you are wrong, you are wrong, and you should be punished."
He half-clasped his palms, flexed his knuckles and clasped the table, and said politely: "Brother, come and pour some wine for your sixth brother. I'll punish myself with one drink!"
Let me do what a slave should do for you? !
The eldest son of the emperor's body was shaken, and he almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and he couldn't help but look humiliated.
The queen's eyes swept across his face lightly, and her voice was very soft, but she could not refuse: "Go."
The eldest son of the emperor: "..."
The eldest son of the emperor stood up and walked over with humiliation. He poured a drink like a bar girl. When he wanted to go back, he found that his seat was still occupied by his mother.
He stood behind the queen aggrievedly.
However, Ying Zheng did not give him any more eyes. He looked around with a calm expression, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, and raised his hand to show everyone the bottom of the cup.
"This matter is over."
With these last words, he put down his wine cup and stood up calmly: "Everyone, please take your leave."
Chapter 213
The sixth prince left without any nostalgia.
With his departure, this banquet seemed to become boring.
The nobles had different thoughts. They exchanged information with their eyes as they came and went. No matter how many ideas they had in mind, they could not express them with their mouths because there were too many people at this time.
The prime ministers, after today's incident, can already understand why the emperor violated the ancestral system, or in other words, the current public order and good customs, and did not establish the eldest son, but had to establish a bastard who ranked second.
If the eldest son of the emperor is really promoted to a high position in order to support the so-called patriarchal system——
Thinking of this, the prime ministers subconsciously looked at the eldest son of the emperor, who looked confused and had a clear and stupid look on his face, and felt their eyes darken.
The eldest son of the emperor has not thought about it until now. He is just wondering what happened today?
The queen mother poisoned the sixth brother. After the sixth brother found out, he brought people to my grandfather's birthday party. However, he did not want to retaliate against others, but instead let us go with a noble hand. ?
Ah this...
Does your father know about this?
Surely it will?
My mother and I - especially my mother, are we going to have trouble with each other?
There were so many shocking changes today that it was only at this moment that the head of state realized that it was extremely inappropriate for the queen to appear here today.
If the emperor was merciful and asked the queen to come out of the palace to celebrate his birthday, the family should have known the news long ago. Why was it in such a hurry?
When I think about why the queen left the palace, I have some ominous guesses in my mind.
He asked the queen in a low voice: "Today's matter, Your Majesty..."
The queen smiled bitterly and uttered four words: "I'd love to see it come to fruition."
The abbot's brows furrowed slightly in sadness.
The birthday banquet will continue, but obviously everyone's thoughts are no longer on this.
The eldest son of the emperor stood behind the queen on crutches, gritting his teeth angrily in an attitude of "I don't understand what happened, but the queen actually asked me to serve my sixth brother like a slave. I'm so angry."
But at this moment, who would care about him?
Everyone ate the meal without knowing the taste and finally dispersed.
The eldest son of the emperor had a bad look on his face for a long time. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he could only become docile and asked his solemn-looking mother in a low voice: "Mother, my son is going back to the palace. Are you coming with me or with your grandfather?" Let’s talk for a while and then go back?”
The head of the state almost sighed: This silly boy, until now, has not realized what the Queen's appearance here means.
The queen's lips moved slightly, and she wanted to speak, but the head of the state raised his hand to stop her.
He told the eldest son of the emperor: "Your mother is not feeling well and will stay at home for a few days. My dear, please go back to the palace on your own."
The eldest son of the emperor finally realized something was wrong: "Is the queen feeling unwell?"
He looked over with some worry and saw that the queen's eyebrows seemed to be shrouded in sadness. He actually believed it a little bit. He just paused and then said with some confusion: "In this case, it is more important to go back to the palace. In this vast world, who has better medical skills than the imperial physician?"
The queen also smiled bitterly: "Father, I'd better go back..."
The abbot raised his hand and stopped her resolutely.
He first told the eldest son of the emperor: "Your mother has a heart disease, and heart disease requires heart medicine."
He then advised his daughter: "Why bother? Now, will Your Majesty still punish you because of the so-called palace rules? The palace is indeed rich and noble, but in terms of intimacy and comfort, in the end, it is better to have your mother's house."
How can being someone else's wife, even a royal wife, be as comfortable as being a daughter in one's own family?
The empress and the emperor were similar in age, middle-aged and strong-willed, but her father's words made her eyes wet with tears: "My daughter is just afraid that this will involve you..."
The abbot smiled kindly and said: "Without today's incident, would your Majesty be satisfied with the palace? This is a dispute between the government and the government, not a personal grudge. He will not get involved needlessly. Silly boy, my husband is not gentle enough for you. My son is born stupid, so if I don’t care about you anymore, who will care about you?”
After hearing this, the queen's eyes became sore and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"...No, there's no need to say it in such an exaggerated way."
The eldest son of the emperor was a little reluctant: "Grandpa, my father is a bit too cold and tough, but I..."
"Idiot, get out!"
The father-in-law couldn't bear it and said: "If you had half the talent of the Sixth Prince, even one-tenth of the talent, my girl would not be like this!"
The eldest son of the emperor: "..."
The eldest son of the emperor looked at him in shock and aggrievement: "Grandpa."
The queen was enjoying her misery, but she smiled and comforted her father: "This child has no talent, and it's because I didn't teach him well. Now that things have happened, there is no need to blame him anymore."
The father-in-law waved his hand to his stupid grandson in a low mood: "Go back and don't worry about anything else. If His Majesty doesn't summon you, just stay peacefully in your own palace."
The eldest son of the emperor was confused and aggrieved and left.
…
After the crown prince of Song Dynasty returned to the palace, he first went to pay his respects to his father.
At that time, the King of Song was sitting on the porch playing with two parrots. When he saw his son coming here, he felt slightly surprised and then laughed: "It seems that something interesting happened at today's banquet."
The prince of Song Dynasty then told his father what happened today.
After hearing this, the King of Song Dynasty did not comment, and only said: "Your Highness, the Sixth Highness, is indeed talented as a hero. It's strange that His Majesty values him."
Then he asked: "Are there any others?"
The prince of the Song Dynasty said: "Xu Guogong has always been safe. Even though the queen and the emperor's eldest son have lost power recently, they are not as good as before, but they still treat the father-in-law and his family with great respect."
"This is the blessing of Changhua and the blessing of everyone in Duke Xu's mansion,"
