Tang Ning lowered her head and pinched the sachet hanging on her waist. It was given to her by Xiao Yan during King Cheng's torture.
Mr. Tong opposite did not notice the strangeness on her face. He just rubbed the tea bowl and thought about the past events that he had not thought of for a long time.
"When the late emperor first came to the throne, he had a gentle temperament, and he had a deep father-son relationship with the prince. He only had one legitimate son, Prince Ru, and was not very close to the other princes."
"Although the aristocratic family was the leader in the court at that time, Taizu's power was too great, and Taizu also saw the hidden dangers of the aristocratic family, and he wanted to eradicate it. Except for the He family who had shown their loyalty early, other people such as the Lu family and the Cui family They were all severely suppressed.”
"Prince Ruo was brought up by Taizu, so he naturally inherited his ambition. After Taizu's death, he has been adhering to Taizu's wishes, intending to purge the family and restore purity to the court."
Prince Ru was born to be a wise king. His administration was clear and he was very prosperous in the Wei Dynasty. In addition, those people left behind by Taizu, even after Taizu passed away, there were still countless supporters in the East Palace in the court hall.
In the court at that time, the prince's words were equivalent to the imperial edict, and the prince's will was the king's will. But everyone had forgotten that the late emperor was the reigning emperor and he was the true lord of the people.
As an emperor, he should be above all others, but his legitimate son is above him and has more power than him.
How could the late emperor endure it?
When Taizu was around, the late emperor could endure it.
When Taizu just passed away, the late emperor could endure it.
But he endured it and saw that the prince's power was growing, even surpassing him as the emperor at one time. How could the late emperor not hold grudges in his heart.
Tang Ning couldn't help but frown: "Since Taizu intended to be cruel to the prince, why didn't he pass the throne directly to him?"
The blue-eyed and cruel prince allowed the late emperor to ascend the throne. Isn't this tantamount to pushing the father and son to turn against each other?
Mr. Tong sighed softly: "Perhaps Taizu didn't want to, but Prince Ru was still too young at that time, and the young master moved the country. In addition, although the family was suppressed, it still occupied the court. Taizu suddenly abdicated due to illness. At that time, I didn’t know how long my life would be.”
The ten-year-old prince is fine, but the ten-year-old monarch cannot control the ghosts and monsters in the court.
Mr. Tong was still young at that time and did not know the inside story, but he guessed that the injury when Taizu abdicated should be very dangerous.
Perhaps he was afraid that he would not survive, so Taizu hurriedly passed the throne to the late emperor and decided on the position of prince. However, he survived and persisted for another four years before passing away. However, the imperial edict had been issued at that time, and he could not continue to do so. The late emperor replaced him.
Tangning had obviously thought of this and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The tea was boiling on the stove and foaming.
The fragrance of tea filled the whole room, and Tang Ning was silent for a long time before asking: "Did the ruthless prince really die because of treason?"
Mr. Tong shook his head: "The ruthless prince is like the rising sun. He is a prince. As long as he continues step by step, the throne will be his sooner or later. Why should he do something perverse and rebellious?"
Prince Ru was not a powerful person. He noticed that the late emperor was aloof and was not willing to give up part of the power because of the antagonism between his father and his son. After the wedding, even if he found out that the late emperor was supporting other princes and wanted to distract the power of the East Palace, he would not Never cared too much about it.
It was not that he did not understand the king's suspicion, and he tried his best to appease the late emperor, but the late emperor never felt his concession and was only afraid of the power of the East Palace.
Everyone said that the prince was plotting rebellion, but who with a discerning eye would believe it?
After the massacre in the East Palace, there were countless people who interceded on behalf of Prince Ru, but the late emperor did not believe a word of it, and even charged all those who interceded with him with the same crime of treason.
Rivers of blood flowed in the capital, and countless people died in the court. In the end, no one dared to speak anymore. The crimes of the violent prince were exposed to the world, and with the help of everyone, the falsehood became true.
Mr. Tong took a sip of tea and suppressed his dissatisfaction.
"Back then, the violent prince wanted to destroy the family and almost drove them to a dead end. Moreover, he had already done this once when he was still here. Many of the courtiers who come from poor families in the court came from that time. The court."
"But later on, for some unknown reason, things went wrong repeatedly in the East Palace, and many of his errands became infamous. Prince Brutal also suddenly became murderous and vicious. In the year before his rebellion, he once killed officials for some trivial matters without sanction, and even Killed a prince and a prince with my own hands.”
"The government and the public were furious. The late emperor wanted to abolish the throne, but he suppressed it due to the love between father and son and the will of Taizu. He only imprisoned Prince Ru in the East Palace. But who knew that Prince Ru suddenly went crazy. Not only did he burn the Forbidden Palace, he also sent the East Palace to prison. His subordinates assassinated the late emperor with the intention of treason, and later, the East Palace was burned down, and the violent prince was buried in the fire."
Tang Ning frowned: "Everyone in the East Palace was burned to death?"
Mr. Tong lowered his eyes: "They are all dead. The prince, the prince's concubine, the emperor's eldest grandson, and even the retinue, no one survived."
"..."
Tang Ning only found it ridiculous. Even though she had never experienced what happened back then, she could detect that there was something wrong with these things.
If the violent prince really intends to rebel, the foundation left to him by Taizu, even if it is reduced by the late emperor and damaged by years of mistakes, will not be completely incapable of resistance.
He could have killed the late emperor, even if he burned the Dragon Yutai, why did he burn the East Palace? He also burned everyone in the East Palace alive, and even if the ruthless prince is really crazy as the world says, the princess is not crazy, right? The emperor's eldest grandson They're not crazy, are they? Could it be that they didn't move and allowed themselves to be buried in the flames?
Seeing Tang Ning's speechless expression, Mr. Tong drank all the tea in his hand and said, "Don't you think it's ridiculous? But at that time, the late emperor insisted that he was treasonous, and the family put the evidence of the prince's rebellion on the stage."
He said angrily, but in the end he could only sigh.
"Many years have passed since this matter. It is useless to mention it again. Today, I am very tight-lipped about Prince Ru's affairs. Just listen to it and don't say more to others."
Tang Ning nodded: "I know."
What the two said was a bit heavy, and the atmosphere in Sheng Ning Juli became tense for a moment.
Mr. Tong was also filled with emotion for a moment before he spoke a few more words to Tang Ning. Seeing the little girl lowering her eyes as if in deep thought, he calmed down and started talking to her about the academy.
"In the past few days of assessment, the academy has admitted more than 500 students. There should be some more students in the next two days. When the assessment ends at night tomorrow, there will be a total of about 600 students. These people will not be divided into classes after admission. , they will enter the school according to the same teacher and class, take the exam one month later, and then be divided into classes according to their scores."
"As the county leader said before, after being divided into classes, they will receive different courses and treatment according to grades A, B, C, and D. After that, they will take exams every two months, and they will be divided into classes again based on their scores, and the fittest will survive."
Tang Ning put aside her complicated thoughts and came to her senses and said, "One more thing. If Ding and others end up with the same person in two consecutive exams, they will quit the academy directly."
