In the capital, on the second day after Liu Jia left, the news spread that the prince was not His Majesty's biological son.
Soon it spread throughout the capital.
When the people from the six tribes learned about it, they gathered at Liu Lai's mansion one by one.
Discuss important matters together.
"Master Liu, have you heard?"
The first person to ask was He Zhi, Minister of Rites, "The current prince is not your Majesty's biological son. This is not in line with etiquette."
"We can use this as an excuse to impeach the Queen and the Crown Prince."
"They will surely be deposed."
"Our opportunity has come."
"Hahaha, not bad."
Liu Lai stroked his beard and laughed, "Let's all go down and prepare the memorial. Let's impeach now."
"But if His Majesty is not here, who should we turn to for impeachment?"
He Zhi asked again.
"Why do you care so much?"
Liu Lai said angrily: "Just hand over the memorial. Anyway, it's not our turn to have a headache now."
"Be careful during this period. Try to hide at home and not go out. Let's wait until those people at the top are done with the game before we take action."
Everyone nodded.
Anyway, just wait and reap the benefits.
If His Majesty is not here, there is no need to go to court.
Wouldn't it be nice to hide at home, lie under the quilt, and enjoy the service of your lovely wife and concubine?
When they are fighting life and death outside, they will have an absolute advantage when they take action.
Victory is guaranteed.
At least except for Liu Lai, almost all the other five ministers thought so.
I don’t know who are the people in the Palace of Eternal Life and why they want to spread this kind of news at this juncture.
According to Liu Lai's understanding.
If the Changsheng Palace can influence the promotion of court officials, they must be high-ranking and powerful people.
Shangshu Ling, two great scholars, the crown prince and Taifu, as well as the queens and concubines in the harem.
But Liu Lai rejected these people again.
After all, if they want to seek the throne, they only need to assist the prince to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
After His Majesty's death, Shangshu ordered that the two bachelors will definitely become auxiliary ministers.
No unnecessary movements at all.
Not to mention the Crown Prince and the Queen.
Could it be a concubine?
But why?
Even if the news spread that the prince is not your majesty's biological son, apart from affecting the queen's position and making your majesty disgusted, what else can it do?
Could it be that she is trying to gain a higher position?
However, His Majesty is not close to women and prohibits the harem from intervening in politics.
Is there any essential difference between being a queen and being a concubine?
I can’t understand it!
Liu Lai shook his head and sighed, "Let's wait and see what happens."
"It would be best to fight to the death, or even bring the Palace of Eternal Life out of the water, so that I can successfully break away from that organization, and then I can seek benefits for myself."
When Liu Lai was thinking about Shangshu Ling and the two great scholars, these three people also gathered together.
Others can not go to court, but the three of them cannot.
Although His Majesty has not assigned anyone to supervise the country, the three of them, as the mainstays of the Dawei Dynasty, need to go to the palace every day to help His Majesty handle memorials.
Although I don’t have the right to review, I can filter.
Sort out the priorities according to the importance of the things mentioned.
When His Majesty returns from victory, he can deal with it at any time.
If something is really urgent, we will send eight hundred miles to rush it and deliver it to His Majesty, who will decide it personally.
No, there is an urgent matter coming up right now.
The prince is not your majesty’s biological son.
Whether this news is true or false, it will affect the court.
The three people's opinions were surprisingly unanimous, that is, they sent eight hundred miles to rush to His Majesty's hands.
Then... just wait.
There's nothing we can do if we don't wait quietly.
After all, the matter has spread overwhelmingly, and the entire imperial city has almost reached the point where no one knows about it.
I can't block it even if I want to.
We can only wait and see who loses control first and starts taking action.
Of course, they also discussed some possible situations.
For example, the East Palace asked them to pursue the matter with all their strength, find the rumor mongers, kill without mercy, etc.
The three of them assigned the task.
Anyway, the main theme is a person who does not participate in the cooperation and protects himself wisely.
Bang bang bang!
In Kunning Palace, Hao Runxiang had dropped countless teapots.
The clothes were also torn and a little messy.
Clearly, the anger was at its peak.
The prince beside the key was still tugging at her sleeves and kept asking questions.
"Mother, am I really not your biological child?"
"Then where are my parents?"
"Why don't they want me?"
"Mother, if something like this happens, am I still the crown prince?"
"Can I successfully inherit the throne in the future?"
"..."
A series of questions filled Hao Runxiang's head.
He kicked him away and said angrily: "Stop asking, I have no comment."
"Someone, take the prince away and let him continue studying."
"Without my order, you are not allowed to step into Kunning Palace again."
Immediately, maids and eunuchs dragged the crying prince out of Kunning Palace and brought him to the Imperial Academy.
It's a pity that there is no one teaching in the Imperial College today.
Such a major event happened, and Mu Chen, who was the leader of the East Palace Faction, was almost frightened.
The prince is not His Majesty's biological son, so wouldn't all his years of efforts have been in vain?
There is no chance that he will be accused of helping a treacherous villain.
How to break the situation?
Mu Chen also thought of several ways.
First, stop gossip.
But now the news has spread all over the city, and it is extremely difficult to stop it.
Of course, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it.
While His Majesty is away, hurry up and put this matter to rest.
Otherwise, once His Majesty returns to Beijing to thoroughly investigate the matter, he, the Crown Prince and Tutor, may be in trouble.
Even if it is finally confirmed that the prince is your majesty's biological son, this incident will leave a grudge in your majesty's heart, and it will be extremely difficult for the throne to fall to the prince again.
I'm afraid Your Majesty will choose a few more sons while he can still work hard.
Secondly, it proves that the prince is his majesty’s biological son, so that the rumors will be broken.
But if you want to prove it, you need to shed blood to recognize your kinship.
Your Majesty is not here, so you can't go to Yuzhou and ask for a drop of His Majesty's blood to come back, right?
Didn’t the news reach His Majesty’s ears?
Maybe your Majesty will not even bother to suppress the bandits, but go to the capital to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Third, let the prince ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
While His Majesty is away from the capital, the prince ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, and the rumors will be solved.
But doing so is tantamount to treason.
After all, His Majesty is still alive and well.
Once he finished suppressing the bandits and returned to the capital, he found that the prince had ascended the throne.
This must be such a big deal.
After much thought, Mu Chen couldn't decide on a suitable method.
At this time, other people in the East Palace came to him.
Everyone thought together, but couldn't figure out the reason, so they could only wait quietly.
What are you waiting for?
Naturally, I am waiting for the Queen’s decision.
When something like this happened, the queen was the first to be unlucky.
Behind her stood the Qian family.
If this matter is not resolved, the queen will live in the cold palace.
Qian Shi, the head of the Qian family, also got the news. The first floor in the world had not yet opened, so he ran over and called the first oiran Ye Zi over. At the same time, he also sent someone to invite the queen Hao Runxiang.
Not long after, the three of them gathered in a closed box.
Qian Shi slapped the table and asked, "What's going on?"
"Why did this matter get spread?"
"Which of you leaked the news?"
Both of them shook their heads.
Especially Ye Zi said aggrievedly: "Father, I don't know about this matter at all, so how did it get spread?"
"You should ask the people who knew about it at the time."
Hao Runxiang also said hurriedly: "The woman Wen who delivered the baby, the maids, maids, and eunuchs who were taking care of her were all killed by me for various reasons. There is no way there is anyone who knows about it."
"Are you sure you've killed them all?"
Qian Shi asked coldly.
"Sure."
Hao Runxiang nodded, "There are a total of twenty-three insiders, and none of them survived."
"It's weird."
Qian Shi frowned, "Since we've all been killed, why is there still news spreading?"
"Father, is this everyone's guess?"
Hao Runxiang asked.
"Do you dare to spread rumors just by making guesses?"
Qian Shi said angrily: "I think someone is trying to deal with you."
"I have told you a long time ago that you should be kind to others in the palace and don't act like a queen, but what about you?"
"I always feel that I am the queen of the world, superior to others, showing off my power all day long, and not taking others into consideration."
"I……"
Hao Runxiang opened her mouth, but didn't dare to refute.
She's low-key enough.
After all, His Majesty is not fond of women and does not favor the harem.
As the supervisor of the harem, she only manages some trivial matters, and it is difficult for her to get involved in political affairs.
Why are you being targeted by others?
"What are you going to do about it?"
Qian Shi also knew that now was not the time for accountability, so he could only settle the matter first.
"check."
Hao Runxiang said coldly: "Get to the bottom of it."
"No matter whose head is found, I will chop off his head so that people in the capital will never dare to spread rumors again."
"Is this what I'm asking?"
Qian Shi said coldly: "This matter will definitely reach His Majesty's ears. What will you do when he returns?"
"Father, didn't you say he can't come back?"
Hao Runxiang bravely said: "How about we don't wait for his death."
"Help the prince ascend the throne now."
"Once Hong'er becomes emperor, those rumors will be self-defeating."
"It's better to wait."
Unexpectedly, Qian Shi still shook his head and refused.
"what is it now?"
Hao Runxiang was a little anxious, "Rumors are spreading, and many ministers will definitely question me by then."
"Some people may even assassinate me in order to protect His Majesty's dignity."
"I also asked my father to teach my daughter. My daughter was raised by the Qian family and has not yet repaid her kindness. I don't want to die now."
"hehe."
Qian Shi sneered, "Now do you know you are from the Qian family?"
"not bad."
"Seeing as you are so caring, I will teach you as a father."
"As long as you do these two things, it'll be fine."
