Chapter 100: The Scheme of the Ten Princes

The murder of Princess Xincheng was suppressed without causing much splash in the palace. This was ordered by the emperor himself.

Chunjia's explanation to Yun Fenghuang was that the wedding was coming soon, and the ministers from Weihe who were welcoming the bride had already arrived in the imperial capital two days ago, and now they were resting in the post house, and they might be brought back to the capital in two days. See you at the mountain.

At this time, their future mistress, Princess Xincheng, was almost murdered, and when the news got out, where would Guochao face her?

Yun Fenghuang agreed with his opinion, and at the same time apologized for his lax supervision, causing several suspected servants to die suddenly. It was handed over to the Imperial City Division.

There is nothing wrong with these words, but when she said these words, her expression was calm, as if she was not asking for guilt, but asking for guilt.

Chunjia then felt very guilty, suspecting that the imperial concubine had seen through the truth and knew that she had sent someone to kill her.

He is actually very irritable now, after all, no emperor wants his adoptive mother to flirt with his beloved concubine.

The most important thing is that the current relationship between him and Queen Mother Yuan seems to be a loving mother and filial piety, but after all, it has broken down once and is no longer as honest as before... It's not easy for him to ask Queen Mother Yuan directly at this moment!

Because if it's what the queen mother did, it's fine, if it's not, the queen mother will be careless.

The empress dowager felt sad, and the emperor felt guilty and uneasy... This is really not what Chunjia wants to see.

... and the Imperial City Secretary can only investigate in secret.

The emperor sighed in his heart, and changed the topic calmly: "I heard that Xie Meng is pregnant? This is a good thing."

"That's right." Speaking of his most beloved niece, Yun Fenghuang's expression softened a bit, "This child is naturally naive, and I still remember her appearance when she just arrived in the palace. I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, I would I'm going to be a mother."

Chunjia was also a little emotional when he heard the words, when Xie Meng entered the palace, the Ji family still existed.

At that time, his situation seemed hopeful, but there was no way out. Once defeated, it is impossible to even be a puppet emperor.

These experiences were thought to be unforgettable for a lifetime, but now looking back on the past, it has been a long time ago and indifferent.

He even mentioned the Ji family, and mentioned that those years of being cautious and cautious, he didn't even have any complaints or dissatisfaction, but took it easy...

Maybe the winner is the one who forgets the suffering easily.

After all, these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains belong to him now, what else can he not think about?

With the tacit understanding of the imperial concubine, the matter of Princess Xincheng ceased.

Three days later, Wei He's envoy was brought to Qishan for an audience, and he and Chunjia handed in their credentials. After completing a series of procedures, they asked to meet the mistress-to-be.

The emperor considered and agreed again and again, and ordered someone to lead him to the Queen's Woxia Tower.

After all, although Xie Kuo is the niece of the imperial concubine, but now that the two countries are married, the empress is more representative.

If the imperial concubine is asked to act on her behalf, she will not be misunderstood and deliberately underestimated.

Yun Fenghuang didn't go with her either, and only asked Xie Kuo when she came back: "How is it?"

"...That's it." Xie Kuo pondered, "This minister is respectful to his niece, and he also brought a machete, which he said was used by Khan when he was young, and was specially given to his niece."

As he spoke, he asked the servant girl to take out a scimitar inlaid with many precious stones. This knife is quite exquisite, and it seems that it is indeed for children or female relatives.

Yun Fenghuang took it, pulled it out casually, glanced at it, nodded and said: "This knife is not bad. But just listen to what Khan used when he was young. The situation of this Khan when he was young is not good, otherwise the country would have When choosing a new king, where will it be his turn?"

At that time, Guochao had some discussions about the choice of the new monarch, but the common point was: those clans who had a good status and ability in Weihe earlier would definitely not want it!

The reason is simple, these people themselves have the possibility to take advantage of the chaos.

When Wei He was weak, they worked as low-level juniors. When they become Khans and have a name, who knows if they will admit it?

Therefore, it is necessary to find the kind of poor little boy who does not love his mother and does not love him. Even if he becomes a khan, he still needs the support of the country. This is the long-term solution.

Although the new Khan is the blood of the late Mu'e Khan, his mother is just a slave girl who was resold after the defeat of a small tribe. Before he became a khan, his status was not much better than that of a slave.

Therefore, not to mention owning such a gorgeous knife when I was young, I might not even have a decent machete.

Xie Kuo was not disappointed when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "My niece also guessed the same way, this knife was either picked out from the warehouse after he became a khan, or it was made by a craftsman in the past two years... no matter which one it is Well, since he expressed this attitude, it can be seen that he still has respect for Guochao."

She could see clearly that this overture was not for her, but for Guochao.

Yun Fenghuang nodded, and asked again: "What can a queen say today?"

"The empress only said a few words according to the rules, and didn't say or do anything else." Xie Kuo said, "Later, the envoy resigned. Before my niece could speak, she sent her niece back. Said It sounds a bit strange, my niece thinks that the Empress's complexion is not very good...but I haven't heard any movement from Woxia Building recently?"

The imperial concubine laughed: "Have you forgotten what happened here? How can outsiders know if something really happened?"

He told the Qing people next to him, "Go and find out."

After noon, the eyeliner at the Woxia Building reported the news, but they were not very clear. They only said: "The empress seems to have found out about Miss Jue's private relationship with the third prince. She was quite angry and punished Miss Jue." After a while... His Highness the Third Prince didn't go to intercede. It seems that the Tenth Prince found out about this matter again, and invited the Third Prince to go to the horse race. It seems to have suffered a loss."

"The queen empress loves the third prince very much, but it's hard to say anything when the tenth prince is in the way."

Yun Fenghuang smiled, and said: "The children today are not very old, but their minds are not small."

He also said, "If the queen has this ability, Gu Jue would not dare to play tricks under her nose. This matter must have been revealed to the queen after we told Xiao ten."

"It's just that Xiao Shi actually took care of Gong Xiangbing himself... I thought that he would force the queen, and even Gong Xiangbing would be dealt with."

Chi E couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, although the empress is not very good, but the servant girl sees the tenth prince as arrogant and rebellious! Anyway, the empress is not picky about the tenth prince. The tenth prince beat Xiao would rather get close to his biological mother than the empress, this is really..."

"Do you think Xiao Shi is stupid and heartless?" Yun Fenghuang smiled when he heard the words, and said calmly, "In my eyes, this is Xiao Shi's smartest move."

Seeing that Chi E was puzzled, she sighed softly, "Do you know why His Majesty insisted not to allow the prince under my palace to have any hope, and broke his promise and refused to appoint women from the Luo family and other families as successors?"

Before waiting for the attendant to reply, the imperial concubine continued to speak, "In the final analysis, I am afraid that what happened to the Ji family will happen again!"

"At the beginning, the empress was able to take advantage of being the successor, except that her natal family had no successors and her reputation was gradually declining, and she herself had no talent. Among the people who were qualified to be a queen at that time, Gu Zhen, from herself to her natal family, was the best. It is the least likely to be able to grasp the new king!"

"The problem is that the Gu family has no successors. The main reason is that they have no talents, not that they are weak."

"Ms. Gu is very scheming. Since there is no one outstanding among the younger generation, she simply admits it directly and let the wind go..."

"Over the years, many people have mentioned the Gu family, and what impresses them the most is that this family seems to be running out of time."

"But in fact, the family is very prosperous."

"May I ask, in the previous dynasty, the relatives who had authority over power, could it be that they were all talented?"

As a close servant, Chi E used to follow Jiang's family, but now he follows Yun Fenghuang. He is also literate and has read some books.

Thinking about it now, his face changed slightly: "No..."

"That's right." Yun Fenghuang nodded calmly, "There are not a few relatives who are thriving like the Ji family, but there are actually not many relatives who are prosperous and talented like the Ji family. The reason why many relatives are able to exercise power , It is often a problem with the monarch himself. Either he is too young, or too playful, or lacks ability, or is foolish, loyal and filial..."

When it came to the last one, she said lightly, "For the empress, the more filial the prince is, the better. It's even better to be like the twelfth prince, who simply sheds the blood of her mother's family."

"But for His Majesty, it is not a good thing for the prince to be too close to the queen, too filial and gentle!"

"Don't forget that your majesty's heir is the first emperor Xiaozong. Let's put it this way, the more the prince resembles the first emperor Xiaozong, the less he will be liked by your majesty!"

It's not that the emperor didn't like Xiaozong. In fact, Chunjia, who lost his father when he was young, didn't have much impression of his biological father.

Because the throne was obtained from Xiaozong, the emperor has always respected Xiaozong.

There is also gratitude in my heart.

But this does not conflict with his dislike of the prince whose temperament has something in common with Xiaozong.

He sympathized with Xiaozong's experience, so he didn't want his heir to become the next Xiaozong.

And what kind of temperament was Xiaozong?

Just by looking at the posthumous title, one can tell that even though Yun Fenghuang heard over the years that Xiaozong once had a conflict with the Empress Dowager, there must be no problem with being filial in general.

Because Shenzong's descendants are weak, and Xiaozong is the eldest son of his wife, he is the undisputed son and grandson. He has been favored by Shenzong since childhood, and the regent is not even qualified to compete with him... This emperor has many The heirs of the royal family have such a brisk childhood and youth that they can't even imagine, so they have a gentle and calm temperament, treat others generously and sincerely, generally speaking, they are rare good people among emperors.

The problem is that wise and capable rulers often cannot be good people.

"Don't look at how His Majesty scolded the Tenth Prince for disrespecting his aunt..." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "If His Majesty really thinks that he is a wolf-hearted and unbearable person, how many years have he been scolding him, what chance does the Tenth Prince have?"

"But so far, Xiao Shi is still the most likely prince to inherit the throne, isn't he?"

Chi E and others listened, only felt that the vest was covered with cold sweat.