Yes, there have been many struggles for power and profit since ancient times. Which generation of royal families has had less disputes?
What's more, compared to the vicious thoughts of mother and son Gu and Rong Chen, King Yu was just greedy for a little money, and he didn't do anything harmful to the world.
Sure enough, people's hearts are complicated.
When the king is angry, the crime of deceiving the king is worthy of death. Even his own son is equally unforgivable.
Now, as time goes by, Emperor Mu only feels that he is just greedy for a little money, and has completely forgotten the real intention behind his greed for that little money.
Emperor Mu stood in silence for a while, then turned around and sat on the chariot: "Go back to Qinzheng Hall."
"yes."
After going to court the next day, Emperor Mu summoned Rong Cang to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters. When he mentioned King Yu, he seemed to ask casually: "Autumn and winter are approaching, and the case between King Yu and the Zhenguo Government should be settled as soon as possible. Yesterday Xie Lin submitted the Come up with their charges, do you want to take a look?"
Rong Cang already knew the crimes of King Yu and Duke Zhen Guo. He didn't need to look any further and just asked: "What do you think, father?"
Emperor Mu said calmly: "I want to ask you."
"The prince breaks the law and is as guilty as the common people." Rong Cang said, "However, in the case of false reporting of disasters, the Fourth Emperor Brother is not the mastermind, but just cooperates with the situation to cover up. If the father cannot bear to deal with it, it is better to exile the whole family of the Zhenguo Palace. The Fourth Emperor Brother Just like Brother Sixth Emperor, he will be imprisoned in the palace for life."
Emperor Mu looked at him with some surprise: "If you don't kill him, you won't exile him?"
"My son is just a suggestion." Rong Cang lowered his eyes and said softly, "It is up to the father to decide how to deal with it in the end."
Emperor Mu was obviously a little moved, but he still had some concerns: "Will this make the courtiers feel that my treatment is unfair?"
Rong Cang pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head: "Actually, the ministers know very well who the real culprit of this matter is. The Fourth Emperor Brother is indeed unavoidable, but being demoted to a commoner and imprisoned for life is already a serious problem for him. A great punishment.”
The real culprit is the Gu family, but the Gu family is still at large.
What's more, no one in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty dared to say that he was completely innocent.
Changing the exile to confinement can, on the one hand, cut off the hope of King Yu and the Zhenguo government to join forces in the future, and on the other hand, it can also make the ministers feel that the emperor also has softness.
Three times...
Rong Cang narrowed his eyes, since the emperor couldn't bear to deal with his son, why not fulfill his wishes as a father?
Emperor Mu closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, feeling that what Rong Cang said made sense, and he was also deeply pleased with his willingness to let his brother live.
When Rong Cang ascends the throne in the future, he probably won't kill a few of his brothers.
Emperor Mu's brows relaxed a little: "Do you have any other ideas about Qi Jin and Princess Qixia?"
"Not yet. We will discuss everything later."
Emperor Mu hummed, took out a memorial from the imperial case and handed it to him: "Your eldest brother has handed me a memorial. He wants to go back to Beijing next month and says that he has something urgent to do. Do you think we should let him know?" Is he coming back?"
"As long as the father makes the decision." Rong Cang didn't care about this. "The eldest brother has indeed not returned to the capital for some days. It just so happens that the Queen Mother is no longer closed in the palace. I think she has already missed her dearly, so I can satisfy the Queen Mother's wish."
Emperor Mu glanced at him silently, and actually wanted to ask him what he thought of the Queen Mother's favoritism. However, when he thought that Rong Cang had been used to not being favored since he was a child, he couldn't ask this question.
Before the truth about her life experience was revealed, Mrs. Gu was much more partial than the Queen Mother, and Rong Cang had never slandered her. Nowadays, I probably don’t feel anything about the Queen Mother’s favoritism.
"You should go back first." He said, "Stay with Yun Fei more these days. She is getting heavier, so you need to be more careful."
"Yes." Rong Cang saluted, "I take my leave."
…
After Chu Yunfei finished breakfast, she received two pieces of news in the East Palace. One was that Qi Jin went to the post house last night to beat up the Mobei Crown Prince, and the other was that the deposed Princess Chen Jiang Ying was pregnant.
These two pieces of news were handed over to her by a letter from Gu Yilan, and were handed over to her by a reliable person in person. They had not passed through the hands of a third person.
After Chu Yunfei read it, he ordered Gu Yilan to be summoned to the East Palace and asked him face to face about deposing Jiang Ying of the palace.
"The common people are leaning against the railing to see the Crown Princess."
"No need to be polite." Chu Yunfei sat in the main seat and said in a calm voice, "Jiang Ying is pregnant. How did you know?"
Gu Yilan raised his eyes and smiled, his face charming, blooming like a mountain flower: "Prime Minister Jiang, who is suspended from duty, has been secretly sending things to the Abandoned Prince's Mansion recently. He uses the back door of the Abandoned Prince's Mansion. Does the Crown Princess want to know who is the guard at the back door of the Abandoned Prince's Mansion? ?”
Chu Yunfei said calmly: "I have been staying in the palace to raise my baby recently and rarely go out."
"It's Chu Yuxiao, the crown prince's brother."
Chu Yunfei was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "What did you say?"
"Young Master Chu met a nobleman and was promoted to the Forbidden Army. In order not to attract attention, he was temporarily assigned as a guard at the back gate of the Wasted Prince's Mansion." Gu Yilan looked leisurely and told the whole story unhurriedly, "It is said that the person who secretly promoted him received instructions , knowing that this man is the Crown Princess’s brother-in-law, he thought that the Crown Princess was taking care of him.”
Chu Yunfei's expression darkened, and his eyes were cold.
Prime Minister Jiang delivered something to Jiang Ying from the back door of the Wasted Prince's Mansion. Chu Yuxiao happened to have joined the Imperial Army and was guarding the back door of the Wasted Prince's Mansion?
Unexpectedly, after they moved into the East Palace, someone would actually have an idea for the Chu family.
That idiot Chu Yuxiao cannot study well and has no brains. If he relied on himself, he would never be able to hold an official position in his life.
In the previous life, it was because his father and Chu Yunjiao were useful to the imperial concubine and King Chen, and helped them ascend to the throne, that the Chu family was able to ascend to heaven. In this life, without the imperial concubine and King Chen, Chu Yuxiao could not find a way out. If someone gave him a little benefit, he would be trapped.
Chu Yunfei came back to her senses and raised her eyes to look at Gu Yilan: "Young Master Gu is not short of money, but you have done meritorious service in passing on information. How should I reward you?"
Reward?
Gu Yilan was startled, then subconsciously smiled and said: "Why don't you let the common people stay and serve the prince--"
"Gu Yilan." Chu Yunfei frowned, "Are you itchy again?"
"The common people deserve to die." Gu Yilan narrowed his eyes obediently, "The common people haven't decided what reward they want yet. We'll talk about it later when we do."
He just thought it was exciting to jump around on the edge of death from time to time, but he still found it interesting once or twice. The more times it happened, the Crown Princess's bland reaction gradually made him lose interest.
And she was so serious and tolerant, which made his little tricks look childish and clumsy.
"What does the Crown Princess need me to do?" Gu Yilan asked, "For example, kill Chu Yuxiao, or directly create an accident and set fire to the Jiang family?"
Set fire to the Jiang family?
Chu Yunfei thought she had heard wrong for a moment and looked at him in disbelief: "Although the Prime Minister has been suspended, the Emperor has never made any other mistakes so far. Are you going to set fire to the palace of the first-rank Prime Minister?"
Did he feel that the court would not be able to catch him, or did he feel that his bones were too hard to withstand the torture of Ling Chi and his car being broken apart?
As for confiscating the family and exterminating the clan, that probably doesn't scare him.
After all, those people in the Gu family are his enemies. Except for his two sisters, there is no one he cares about long ago. Even if they die, he may not feel sad at all.
Gu Yilan smiled: "If ordinary people really want to do it, they really can't find any evidence."
"You should be calm." Chu Yunfei gave him a blank look, "What will happen to Prime Minister Gu in the future will be decided by the court, so don't mess around."
"yes."
"There's nothing else to do, so let's go back first." Chu Yunfei said calmly, "You can keep an eye on as many people as you want. I rarely leave the palace during this period, and I am very bored."
"Prince Princess, don't worry, Cao Min will do everything in detail." Gu Yilan expressed his loyalty sincerely, and then asked, "How are Cao Min's two sisters recently?"
Chu Yunfei said: "They are very nice. If you want to see them, I will let them come out to see you."
"No need, as long as they live well." Gu Yilan bowed and saluted, "The common people leave."
