While the officials in Jingzhao were worried about Emperor Yongning's dragon body, decrees were sent out from the Zichen Palace one after another.
The first one was to withdraw the oral order that ordered Tai Fu Du's youngest son to enter Prince Zhan Shifu.
The second one was to appease the scholars kneeling outside Jingzhao Mansion. Cui Xie held the imperial edict in hand and preached that the cause of Zhou Meiren's death would be thoroughly investigated and that no evil would be hidden and no innocent people would be harmed.
Cui Xie's tongue was really good, even though it was just a simple imperial edict, he still said it out loud.
With the imperial edict and his description, the scholars who had gathered outside Jingzhao Mansion left with relaxed expressions.
As for dealing with the Jiang family, that's even simpler.
Emperor Yongning summoned Jiang Baoshan and Jiang Han into the palace and reprimanded them, telling them to stick to their duties and not do anything to form cliques for personal gain, and so on.
At the same time, he also directly told the female official Tong Shi that Concubine Jiang was not feeling well, so she was exempted from the qualification to sleep with Concubine Tao Xian, and stayed at Concubine Tao Xian's Jiayi Palace that day.
After the Jiang family left the palace, the things they did became even simpler and rougher.
Jiang Yan changed his practice of going to the Xue family to send money first, and directly attacked the shops and banks under the Xue family's name. He was determined not to give up until he got back the money he had given away.
There was also a distant relative of the Jiang family who sold a batch of linen clothes at a very low price...
For a time, merchants of all sizes in Jingzhao sensed the trend, and they all rushed to sell the linen clothes they had hoarded at low prices.
In this way, the poor people in Jingzhao will benefit greatly.
After the decrees from Zichen Palace came out, the court officials were keenly aware that they might have thought too much before.
Especially after the imperial physician ordered Fan Zhishou to visit Chunfeng Tower for two days in a row, and held a full moon banquet for unknown concubines and grandchildren with great fanfare, the court officials finally confirmed that the emperor was in good health.
If there is something really wrong with the emperor's body, the officials of the Imperial Medical Office will definitely be worried, and the first person to bear the brunt will definitely be the Imperial Medical Order.
Fan Zhishou still has such interest, which means that there is nothing wrong with the emperor's health.
Those before were all rumors!
Some people deliberately spread such rumors in order to shake people's hearts and thus destabilize the court!
Immediately afterwards, an urgent report came from the Zhenbei Protectorate, saying that the scouts had captured several spies from the Northern Yi at the border and also intercepted a secret letter.
On the secret letter, there are words such as "Jingzhao has been in turmoil, people's hearts are unstable, and they can wait for the opportunity to move." Although it does not refer to it specifically, as long as you think of the movement in Jingzhao, you can guess what it means.
The recent changes in Beijing are caused by the Beiyi people!
Fortunately, the court responded quickly and calmed these crises in time, otherwise we really don’t know what would have happened.
When the urgent message from the Ministry of War reached the East Palace, Prince Zheng Zheng almost laughed out of anger.
"What did the Northern Yi do? Oh, who doesn't know that the girl from the Tao family in Northern Xinjiang is in Changding's team!"
This so-called secret letter must have been forged by the Tao family in Northern Xinjiang, otherwise, it would not have arrived in such a timely manner.
This is the best scapegoat for this rumor!
If Bei Yi was so capable of causing such chaos in Jingzhao, how could he be caught at the border?
There is also a secret message left, which is clearly giving evidence to the country!
Although the Beiyi people have always been known for their brute strength and rarely use their brains, they are not that stupid.
After hearing these words, the officials present were all silent and looked at Huang Pushan at the bottom left.
Huang Pushan, Prince Zhan Shi, Zheng Zheng's most trusted confidant.
There are too many officials and generals under the crown prince, and all of them are capable. There are few things that require the trouble of going to Huangpu Mountain.
But this time, although the rumors were spread about Emperor Yongning's body, the real target was the prince.
If he is not careful, it will affect the relationship between the emperor and the prince, the prince's position as the crown prince, and even the prince's future enthronement. Huang Pushan has to appear for such major events.
"Your Highness is right. What happened was such a coincidence that I thought
, it must not have been done by the Northern Barbarians. Huang Pushan nodded in response.
He looks mellow and kind, and always has a smile on his face, like a Maitreya Buddha.
Hearing Huang Pushan's words, Zheng Zheng lost some of his anger and humbly asked for advice: "Master Huang, what should I do now?"
Huang Pushan shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you don't have to do anything. The Emperor has already done it. All you have to do is do nothing."
"But..." Zheng Zheng subconsciously wanted to say something, but under Huang Pushan's smile, he couldn't.
But Huang Pushan knew what he was going to say, so he said: "Your Highness, you are already at a disadvantage in this round, and the opponent is unknown. I think it is best to stay still."
Zheng Zheng didn't say anything, but Meng Hesong next to him said respectfully: "Teacher, there is something that the student doesn't understand. The opponent...has already figured it out? The student thinks that the person behind it is either Taifu Du or His Highness Chang Ding."
Meng Hesong once sent a scroll to Huang Pushan and worshiped under Huang Pushan's door. He was one of his proud disciples.
Huang Pushan didn't mind his sudden interruption and replied patiently, "The emperor's decrees do seem to be beneficial to the Taifu Mansion and His Highness Changding, but... aren't they beneficial to the Crown Prince?"
Zheng Zheng and Meng Hesong were both stunned for a moment, and then Meng Hesong's attitude became more respectful: "Teacher, please clear up the confusion."
"The emperor's decree has calmed down the unusual changes in the capital, and then the talk about the emperor's great move and His Highness's enthronement has passed. Now, His Highness is still on the throne and is still the prince who has high hopes for the Emperor. This is a good thing for His Highness. .”
Doesn't that return to the previous state?
So, all the things Donggong did before were all in vain?
Huang Pushan saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and continued: "Your Highness, there is no wasted effort in this world. Now it seems that we have returned to the previous state, but what Your Highness wants to know now is still the same as before?"
Zheng Zheng shook his head and subconsciously replied: "Of course it's the same."
But...Donggong didn't get any benefits either.
Huang Pushan still smiled and said: "Your Highness, sometimes you don't need to get any benefits. You are already the crown prince. Maintaining the status quo is the biggest benefit."
"I know what you plan to do to Du Tong's youngest son, but I don't think it's a good idea. You know, Du Tong is extremely talented and beautiful, how can his youngest son be an ordinary person? He probably won't be easy to deal with."
He knew that his student Meng Hesong planned to deal with Du Tong's youngest son, but he didn't have time yet.
Fortunately, he didn't do anything, otherwise he would definitely not get any benefit from Du Tong. As a student, he was cautious enough and smart enough. However, relying on His Highness the Crown Prince's respect, he still acted a little impatiently.
But that’s okay, young people always have moments of impulsiveness and poor thinking.
However, the real crisis His Highness is facing is not this!
