Upon hearing Wei Ji's question, everyone present pricked up their ears.
How should today's people treat Emperor Gongrang in the future? How to treat the Queen Mother? How to treat the crown prince?
This is the question that the government and the public, as well as civil and military officials, are most concerned about, but no one has dared to ask it.
And it's useless to ask. How can you ask the emperor to tell the truth about this kind of thing? You can't say that I want to learn from Xuanmiao.
Wei Ji asked bluntly today because he wanted the emperor to promise not to follow the stories of Xuan Miao and King Han.
Zhu Qiyu had already thought about how to answer this question, but he still lowered his head and pondered for a long time, showing a very serious attitude. Then he just replied:
"Eldest brother, I respectfully ask the emperor to work diligently in state affairs for fourteen years. He has made great contributions to the country. He should live in Nangong in peace and participate in political affairs.
The title of Crown Prince has been determined and cannot be changed unless there are serious mistakes. "
When King Min and King Dongwu heard this, they also had an indifferent attitude.
Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong looked at each other. The emperor's words were both implicit and straightforward.
It's reserved because no one can find anything to say about it.
To put it bluntly, it is because the emperor's implicit meaning is that sooner or later the emperor or the crown prince will make a big mistake.
As for what this 'big mistake' is, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable and no one can guess it.
Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong were not fools. They all knew that the prince would definitely change his position. But what is the reason for changing the crown prince, and how to deal with the deposed crown prince, are the issues that everyone is concerned about.
Wei Ji still asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, what will happen if the Crown Prince really makes a serious mistake?"
"Jianshen is not only the prince, but also my nephew. No matter what happens, he will be rich and prosperous, and he will enjoy it endlessly."
Wei Ji nodded and acknowledged the emperor's words. Because it would not work without recognition, Wei Ji himself could not come up with a better solution.
Zhu Qiyu continued: "I won't hide some things from you. I was adopted into my mother's name, and my mother died young for no apparent reason.
One day, if it is found out that my mother was indeed killed by an adulterer, I will not be the son of a human being unless I kill the tribes of barbarians, enemies, and bandits. "
Tuqiong's dagger appeared, and Zhu Qiyu finally said the most critical sentence in the entire banquet.
Wei Ji and Xu Chengzong's eyes widened, and they couldn't hide the surprise on their faces.
Zhao Hui just wished he could grease the soles of his feet and get out of this hellish place.
Wei Ji asked the emperor how he would treat Emperor Gongrang, the Empress Dowager, and the Crown Prince in the future.
Zhu Qiyu first answered the arrangements for Emperor Gongrang and the Crown Prince.
That means that the sentence just now, although not named, was directed at the Empress Dowager.
What does it mean to say, 'If I don't defeat the three tribes of barbarians, enemies, and pirates, I am not a son of man in vain'? Could it be that the emperor actually planned to destroy the Sun Jiayi clan?
Is the hatred so deep?
Without waiting for everyone to speak, Zhu Qiyu continued to explain: "Don't worry, I will never frame you. If no one harms my mother, then I will not be unreasonably angry with anyone.
But the death of my sister, Princess Shunde, has been confirmed. Shi Jing, the consort who poisoned Princess Shunde, has been executed by Lingchi.
From this point of view, it is difficult to say that there is no problem with my mother's untimely death.
If you want to stop me from fulfilling my filial piety, you can make your attitude clear now. Everyone has his or her own ambitions, and I will never overpower each other. "
Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong were all immersed in thought, and no one wanted to speak easily.
After a long while, Zhao Hui replied: "Your Majesty, sir, can I reserve my opinion? I am old, it is really..."
Before Zhao Hui could finish speaking, Zhu Qiyu made a gesture of invitation: "Don't worry about my great-granduncle. I said that everyone has his own ambitions and should never be stronger than others. Since you are not willing to wade into this muddy water, go back to Nanjing as soon as possible. "
Zhao Hui bowed, then resigned and left.
After Zhao Hui left, Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Chengzong again.
Xu Chengzong bit his tongue and made his final statement: "As long as there is conclusive evidence that Queen Zhen was harmed by a traitor, I am willing to help your majesty get revenge."
In this case, Wei Ji was the only one left.
Some things are more efficient if communicated face to face.
After this back-and-forth trial, Wei Ji had already figured out the context: the emperor wanted to completely overthrow Sanyang first for the crime of "colluding with the inner court and conspiring to dethrone the queen."
Then he used the crime of "colluding with the prime minister, bewitching the emperor, killing his wife with his concubine, and killing his legitimate queen" to bring down the empress dowager and merge the family to destroy the Sun family.
As for the legal rationality of Emperor Gongrang and the Crown Prince, it completely collapsed.
After that, the emperor or the crown prince would still commit what the emperor calls a "big mistake."
In the end, Emperor Gongrang completely lost the possibility of restoration and lived in seclusion in Nangong, living under house arrest without any worries about food and clothing until his death.
The crown prince abdicates his throne, becomes a prince, and lives out his life in a fiefdom.
Wei Ji deduced the emperor's intention quite accurately.
With Wei Ji's qualifications, he could actually imitate Zhao Hui and walk away.
But Wei Ji has a greater sense of responsibility and hopes that the current brotherhood of the Emperor and Emperor Gongrang can be properly continued.
Therefore, after weighing it all, Wei Ji felt that the plan proposed by the emperor was already the most compromise and feasible method.
In this way, the emperor, the emperor Gongrang, and the crown prince can all get a good result.
As for the Empress Dowager and San Yang, it is not unacceptable to sacrifice them for the sake of the harmony of the Tian family.
The Yi clan did go too far, but the emperor held high the banner of 'filial piety', which was irrefutable. The traitor who killed the queen was annihilated and the three tribes were annihilated. Whether it was about legal principles, filial piety, or human relations, it was all fair and aboveboard and beyond reproach.
While Wei Ji was thinking hard, Zhu Wengui suddenly spoke up and advised: "Mr. Wei, Your Majesty is very filial, how can we, as ministers, prevent His Majesty from fulfilling our filial piety.
Your Majesty is a benevolent and wise king. I can trust Your Majesty. What do you think, Mr. Wei? "
Zhu Wengui spoke, and Wei Ji knew that the overall situation was decided.
At today's banquet, if you want to refute the emperor's remarks, you must either start with the theory of concubine or the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers.
To talk about the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, Zhu Qiyu is the monarch, and everyone else is a minister, including the respectful emperor. Zhu Qiyu occupies the right position, which is difficult for others to refute.
When it comes to the dispute between concubines and concubines, Zhu Wengui is sitting here, which makes it impossible for others to support Emperor Gongrang. Because everyone carefully studied the etiquette and laws formulated by the sages one by one, whether it was about Confucius and Mencius or Cheng and Zhu, in the end we could only come to one conclusion: if we are truly loyal ministers, we should support Zhu Wengui to ascend to the throne of God. Bit.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Wengui and nodded approvingly. As long as Zhu Wengui sits here, no one can pretend to be a wolf with a big tail on me. Who dares to claim to be a loyal minister? If I don’t criticize him to death, even Taizong himself is a traitor. Whose loyal minister are you?
In the end, Wei Ji chose the path he thought was the most feasible: supporting the emperor and liquidating Sanyang. Sun's sacrifice was used in exchange for the wealth and peace of Emperor Gongrang and the Crown Prince.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction. As expected, only Sun's injured world was achieved.
Next, it was chatting and feasting.
However, because King Min and Wei Ji were both too old, the banquet broke up in just an hour.
Zhu Qiyu returned home, lay down on the bed, and never moved again.
In the evening, Wei Ji and others returned to their homes.
Immediately afterwards, Jin Ying came to visit Wei Ji at his residence.
Wei Ji told Jin Ying everything about the banquet, and promised to go to Nangong to see Emperor Gongrang tomorrow.
Everything else was okay. Jin Ying didn't care about Sanyang's posthumous name and the fate of their family. But when Jin Ying heard that the emperor wanted to investigate the death of Queen Hu and annihilate the three traitor clans, he was completely uneasy.
Others don't know how Queen Hu died, how can Jin Ying not know?
If this was traced clearly, not only would the entire Sun family suffer, but also a large number of eunuchs who were in power in the inner court at that time. Not many could escape, and they would all have to line up and go on the road.
Jin Ying said goodbye to Wei Ji, hurried back to Nangong, and stumbled into Zhu Qizhen's bedroom.
When Zhu Qizhen saw this, his heart skipped a beat. Without asking, he knew that the situation was extremely bad.
Jin Ying repeated Wei Ji's words and hurriedly went to report the news to the Queen Mother.
(End of chapter)
