The appearance of that man caused several other people around him to laugh in low voices. After a moment, someone said with emotion: "The position of the Duke is not so easy to take. Even though His Majesty is submissive now, everyone knows the dangers involved, that is, Xiao Yan Oh, if it had been anyone else, he would have been dead."
The He family was dead, so regardless of whether Xiao Yan was the real son of the He family, it was not easy for Xiao Yan to endure the humiliation and reach this day as a servant.
Who among them doesn't know what Xiao Yan looked like when he first entered the palace?
But no one expected that the humble "eunuch" would almost overthrow the Wei Dynasty.
After all, there was still a discerning person, and he whispered: "Actually, it is understandable that His Majesty made him a Duke. Xiao Yan has made it clear that he wants to reverse the case for the He family. If Your Majesty is not allowed to appease him with his high position, do you think Xiao Yan is willing to give up?"
"Well, there was a princess in the He family back then, and the family was wiped out because of that person. If Xiao Yan continues to investigate, what if..."
They were all veterans of the court, and many of them knew what happened to Prince Ru. At that time, they said it was treason, but something happened suddenly, and a fire burned the East Palace completely. Afterwards, they were convicted without waiting for a detailed investigation. Who can guess what the inside story is?
At that time, there were many people in the court who were under suspicion. It was just that the late Emperor and Emperor An were determined to suppress the situation, and the cronies of the violent prince were all dead, so no one in the court dared to mention it again.
The He family and Prince Li are tied together. Right now, it's just He Wenzhuo's matter, but the Lu family has been found out, and Emperor An has been affected. If Xiao Yan refuses to stop and continues to investigate, who knows what kind of trouble will be found. After all, who doesn't know that their Majesty was the person least qualified to inherit the throne back then?
The man looked around and lowered his voice: "Do you still remember what Zheng Kun said on the day of the palace banquet? Although he was bribed to frame Xiao Yan, I saw that he mentioned the past events between the deposed queen and His Majesty. It’s somewhat true.”
"Your Majesty is able to use even the person next to him to set up a trap for King Cheng. He is willing to give up even the queen to seize the throne. Who knows how the person in front of him got away. If Xiao Yan really finds out something, let alone a prince. , I’m afraid that even His Majesty’s throne..."
"cough!!"
There was a heavy cough behind him, and the man was startled. He turned around and saw King Ji Hei with a sullen face, and King Huan beside him, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Your Majesty..." The man who spoke turned pale.
King Ji looked calmly: "You don't want your life, you dare to make nonsense of anything?"
Those people quickly fell silent.
Prince Ji had a high status, and he was very scary when he had a straight face: "Now that Your Majesty is awake, you have to pick up all the affairs of the court. Since you are all veterans, you should pay more attention to business and be less like women with long tongues. Don’t bring trouble to yourself!”
Seeing that several people were chattering, King Ji said in a deep voice:
"Why don't you leave now? What are you doing here?!"
The courtiers quickly dispersed.
After everyone had finished leaving, King Huan stood by and said in a strange tone, "Brother Ji Wang is actually protecting the emperor brother."
King Ji frowned: "Your Majesty and we are close brothers, so I will naturally protect you."
"Really? Brother Ji Wang is really generous, but there is no need to scare Mr. Tan and the others. They were right. The rumors outside are much worse than what they just said."
"You also said that those are all rumors. If they are rumors, they are nonsense. They are ministers of the court, how can they be the same as those ignorant women and children?"
King Huan sneered: "It's not just ignorant women and children. Who doesn't say that the emperor's virtue is not worthy of the throne?"
"Speaking of which, after the prince's brother passed away, the most promising brother besides King Cheng was the nobleman of the mother clan, Prince Ji. But who would have thought that the emperor's brother would suddenly rise to prominence. I thought that he would only be favored by his father because of his outstanding talents and virtues. He jumped above all the brothers, but now I look at..."
Prince Huan's chubby face was full of shame, and he obviously despised the fact that Emperor An used the person on his pillow to plot against Prince Cheng and willingly wore a cuckold.
"A shameless man who can use his bed partner to scheme against his brothers is worthy of sitting on the throne. He might as well sit on the throne with Brother Ji Wang..."
"King Huan!"
King Ji sharply scolded and subconsciously looked around.
Seeing that there was no one else in the corridor, he became angry: "How can I allow you to make fun of the throne? I have never had any intention of exceeding the rules, so you can't talk nonsense!"
"There's no one else here, what is Brother Ji Wang afraid of?"
Seeing that he was so timid and fearful, King Huan couldn't help but ridicule: "You should know that Long Tingwei did not listen to the emperor's orders. Although Xiao Yan covered up the specific things outside the palace gate that day, Yu Yanfeng was also tight-lipped. I can’t tell you why, but as a royal bodyguard passed down from Taizu, you refused to accept the emperor’s orders and rebelled with an eunuch. Brother Ji Wang doesn’t want to know why?”
"Back then, the prince's brother suddenly set fire to the East Palace, and without any further investigation, he was sealed in a coffin and accused of treason. Don't you know the relationship between the father and the prince? You said that he would be heartbroken because of the prince's brother's treason. Do you believe that he lingered on the sickbed until he died?"
"He has never looked down on Xie Tianyong, and he has no reliance on him. However, after he died suddenly of illness, the imperial edict on passing the throne actually mentioned Xie Tianyong. Didn't Brother Ji have any doubts at all?"
King Ji frowned tightly, his heart rising and falling because of King Huan's words.
No doubt?
How can it be.
As King Huan said, Xie Tianyong was the least conspicuous among them at first. Even after the death of the prince, except for having an additional daughter of the Lu family as his wife, and having a little more confidence in the court, who else Nor did he regard him as a real opponent.
No matter he, Prince Cheng, or other princes, they only regarded Xie Tianyong as a brother who could win over and help them win the throne. They only valued the Lu family behind him, but who would have thought that Xie Tianyong would become the final winner? ?
King Ji's mind was wandering and he clenched the fists in his sleeves. However, facing King Huan who was full of instigation, he still said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty will deal with the Longting Guards yourself. Shang Qin has already been executed for his ambition and rebellion. Other matters are not yours or mine's to interfere with."
"Ninth brother, Your Majesty treats you well. Prince Huan's Mansion has been famous for being wealthy and carefree in recent years. You have always ignored the affairs of the court, why do you need to interfere at this time?"
King Ji's words were full of advice: "There is enough chaos in the court now. You should guard your palace and live a good life, and don't get involved in things that shouldn't be involved..."
"It's not your turn for me to reprimand you!"
King Huan originally wanted to encourage King Ji to cause trouble. After all, who doesn't want imperial power?
Nowadays, the court is in chaos. The prince and Emperor An are fighting fiercely. Xiao Yan is watching eagerly from the side. Emperor An has a bad background in the throne. They are all surnamed Xie. That yellow-haired boy Xie Pingjia can do it, so can uncles like them.
But he didn't expect King Ji to be so timid.
