Qianxue smiled and said: "Husband, you have already thought about it many months ago, and you still have the nerve to pretend to ask us.
While issuing an edict to sin against oneself, pretending to be innocent and pitiful, at the same time he was kind to and respectful to the emperor, pretending to be kind and filial, pretending to be respectful to his brothers and sisters, it was really a good calculation. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "According to what you say, I, the emperor, am so hypocritical."
Qianxue consoled him: "It's nothing, a foot of cloth can be sewn, but brothers are incompatible. Emperor Xiaowen, the eternal holy master, still tried his best to kill his brother.
The emperor, a true loner, should have been the most cold-blooded man in the world.
My husband is already very gentle in his behavior.
It’s just that most people don’t know how to cherish it. "
Hearing this, Lin Xiangyu teased: "My Jade Concubine, you are starting to brag again. Don't you just want to say that only you are my husband's confidant?
Just say it directly, there is no need to beat around the bush. "
Hearing this, Qianxue hugged Zhu Qiyu's neck and kissed her hard, provocatively saying: "I am your husband's confidant, you little slave, why don't you come here to fight for your favor if you don't accept it?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go to bed later and see who my husband loves more."
Zhu Qiyu accompanied several beloved concubines to fight and play a game of competition for favor all day and night.
But it was said that Xiangbo Guo Deng's begging for retirement was approved by the emperor, and he was now returning to the capital from Datong to report on his duties.
As soon as he arrived outside Xizhimen, Guo Deng was blocked. After asking, he learned that the whole city was under martial law.
After much investigation, Guo Deng finally returned home. As soon as he entered the house, he was told by his concubine, Mrs. Wang, that his only son Guo Song had been imprisoned in imperial prison.
Although Guo Song was not his biological child, but adopted from his elder brother, he still felt so distressed that Guo Dengzhi slapped himself:
"Oh, look at my bad mouth, I can't say anything bad except asking the emperor to let Guo Song serve as a bodyguard in my petition for divorce.
The emperor really asked him to serve as a Suwei, but there was nothing wrong with Suwei, he had to go to Suwei Nangong.
Now I'm fine, I went to prison, and I have to shed my skin even if I don't die. "
Mrs. Wang quickly advised: "Master, you should hurry up and catch the young master."
Guo Deng sighed: "Okay, I'll go to the Huichang Marquis Mansion first."
"Sir, the Marquis of Huichang is dead. Now all the Sun family are in prison, and there is no longer the Marquis of Huichang's mansion."
Guo Deng was surprised at first, and then nodded as if he had some understanding: "Then I'll go to Wenxinhou Mansion to have a look."
Mrs. Wang still shook her head: "Wenxinhou Mansion closed its doors to thank guests, and saw no one."
Hearing this, Guo Deng was stunned for a long time: "That's all, then I can only be shameless and go to Wuding Hou Mansion."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang persuaded her again: "Now Concubine Wu lives in the Wuding Marquis Mansion, and the gate of the residence is crowded with people every day, but Concubine Wu is not seen at all.
There is no need to think about the other nobles. Most of them were killed, and the few who survived had their houses closed and never saw visitors. "
After saying that, Wang took out a document and handed it to Guo Deng: "Sir, this is from the inner court. It contains the confession note written by the Marquis of Huichang before his death, pointing out the seven major crimes of the Queen Mother Sun.
The matter involved the Empress Dowager Sun secretly taking the son of the imperial concubine as her own son. The inner court ordered the master to be questioned by a meeting of relatives on the tenth day of the lunar month. "
After seeing it, Guo Deng frowned. He had already heard about this incident in college. What can one say? His sister Guo Ai really has problems with Xuanmiao. Otherwise, Xuanmiao would not be able to include her sister in the palace when she is seriously ill.
If he said at the meeting of his relatives that his sister and Xuan Miao had no affair, he would simply be seeking death.
In this mutiny, the emperor killed 30,000 people in one day. Now it shouldn't matter much if he kills one more or one less.
In desperation, Guo Deng had no choice but to lock himself in the study and meditate alone.
On the next morning, the five kings of Qin, Tang, Zhao, Huai, and Qing were called to the Qi Palace.
In Qingyun Pavilion, the two little princesses still received the five princes.
There is no way, the situation is stronger than the people. King Yin, who was once at the bottom among the princes, has now become the emperor. After being destroyed, he has won two great victories in suppressing the mutiny, and his prestige has become so great that no one can compete with him.
In addition, the two big mountains behind the emperor: the Empress Dowager and Emperor Gongrang have completely fallen. The rise, fall, honor and disgrace of each sect is now decided by the emperor's thoughts.
People under low eaves have to bow their heads. The five princes all chose to regard the two little princesses in front of them as queens, and they all chose to kneel down and kowtow.
Yesterday King Lu went back to spread the news, and today the five princes probably have a score in mind.
The two little princesses were still cold and did not return the greeting. They just calmly ordered the five princes to stand up and take their seats.
After the five princes sat down, they glanced upward and saw that the two princesses were both pink and pretty. Although they were pretending to be reserved, they looked forward to the love and could not hide the spring in their brows.
None of the princes knew how tortured the two little princesses were in the Hehuan Palace last night. They only knew that King Lu deliberately deceived everyone and forcibly described the two little princesses as iceberg beauties.
The five princes all thought that they would talk about moving the vassal state, so King Qin was very worried, while King Qing was looking forward to it.
The King of Qin was in Xi'an and was afraid of being moved to a remote place. And Prince Qing was in Ningxia, and it was impossible for him to be moved to a worse place.
Qianxue first confirmed the deposing of the Queen Mother to the five princes. After receiving a positive reply, she asked King Qin:
"Your Majesty wants to change the Zongren Mansion back to the Dazongzhengyuan, with King Min as the Dazongzheng, the King of Dongwu County as the Zuo Zongzheng, and my uncle as the You Zongzheng.
The next meeting of relatives will be chaired by three Zongzhengs. What does your uncle think? "
The King of Qin was stunned when he heard this, and asked himself to be Zongzheng. He wanted to stay in the capital and not leave. But then I thought about it, and I heard that several princes were going to be relocated to Fengyang. It seemed that because King Qin was the head of the vassal and the leader of the clan alliance, the emperor gave them some dignity.
Thinking of this, King Qin nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Qianxue then said to the other four kings: "My uncles and brothers participated in the conspiracy to overturn the restoration and should have been executed. However, considering the friendship between relatives, Your Majesty is willing to invite the kings to live in Zhongdu. What do you think, uncles?"
The four princes had no objections. As long as they could survive now, they wouldn't be picky.
The next step is to move the feudal vassal. Qianxue smiled at Tang Wang and Zhao Wang and said: "The Miao rebellion continues in the south. Your Majesty wants to move Tang Fan and Zhao Fan to Changsha. What do you think?"
The King of Tang had no objection and just let him be accommodated. Anyway, his fiefdom was in Nanyang, not far from Changsha, so there wasn't much difference.
But King Zhao curiously asked: "Can there be three princes in one palace in Changsha?"
Qianxue smiled and said: "It's not three princes, but two princes. Prince Xiang will be deposed."
When King Zhao heard this, he had nothing to say. If he continued to raise objections, he would be deposed in a short while.
Now the kings have long understood that whether he is deposed or not is entirely a matter of the emperor's words.
As for the fiefdom of King Huai in Raozhou Prefecture in Jiangxi and the fiefdom of King Qing in Ningxia, Qianxue ignored them and asked King Qin:
"Xi'an is an important town. Your Majesty wants to feudalize three princes in Xi'an. What does your uncle think?"
King Qin nodded and agreed. Just seal it, I can't refuse it anyway.
Qianxue then smiled and said: "Then your Majesty will confer the title of King of Han on the second prince, and when he reaches adulthood, he will conquer Xi'an. Please ask your uncle to take care of you in the future."
The five princes were stunned when they heard this. Good guy, the emperor is too cruel. The second prince was given the title of king just five days after he was born?
Moreover, he was granted the title of king in retaliation. The emperor himself was initially granted the title of the lowest king, King Yin. Now, when he gives his son the title of king, he is given the first-class title of King of Han.
But there was nothing they could do. Until they left Prince Qi's Mansion, the five princes did not say a word "no" from beginning to end.
By July 7, martial law was lifted in the capital and everything returned to normal.
At noon, the cabinet academicians arrived at Prince Qi's Mansion, excited to finally see the emperor.
(End of chapter)
