Chapter 84: Heir Candidates

On the next day in the temple, Ouyang Yanran, the doctor of imperial history, took the lead in the battle, counting Ji's twenty-five major crimes, including but not limited to murdering an official of the court, assassinating a Dingbei military captain, intimidating a good family, falsely accusing a good person, corrupting the law, and seizing power. Zheng... from the Duke of Ye down to the younger generations of the Ji family, he impeached them all over and over again!

And the Ji family was not to be outdone, and collected a lot of black material on Ouyang Yanran's side, which in turn impeached almost the entire royalist faction!

After such an outburst, the two sides can be said to have completely torn their faces. You come and go, fighting with each other, swords are on the verge of breaking out in the hall, and the atmosphere is tense.

At first, Chunjia was still able to occupy the throne, but as the situation became more intense, she had to go off to help break the sidelines—the court meeting was later than usual, and it was almost past meal time, but After all, there was no result, because everyone got really angry after tearing and tearing, and all the old accounts of old sesame seeds and rotten millet were turned up, and they were too busy venting their grievances, but they went off topic.

So Chunjia's face was not very good-looking when he came down to court. During this time, he tried to correct the topic many times. However, over the years, the Ji family has suppressed the royalists quite a lot, such as Ouyang Yanran, who has been fooled by them for many years. One can imagine the resentment and resentment in the heart of an old minister whose family reputation has fallen!

It's usually fine, but today, when I'm really angry, I can't control it.

Of course, in Chunjia's view, it was because his own prestige could not completely subdue such courtiers.

Otherwise, if Shenzong is in power, how dare the subordinates suffer some grievances and act according to the face of the emperor first?

He silently told himself not to worry, after all, he had only been in power for a few years, but he thought that the Ji family would not discuss with him how long he had been in power, and whether he was invincible.

Slowly exhaling, Chunjia took a few mouthfuls of lunch casually, and then ordered someone to invite Ouyang Yanran and other veterans to Taichu Palace to discuss countermeasures.

After some communication between the monarchs and ministers, the next day's court meeting was much safer. This time, the royalists gave up their approach against the entire Ji family, and instead specifically attacked the Minyanghou lineage.

Originally, the various evidences submitted by Chao Jingyou when she filed a complaint could only prove that it was related to the Ji family, but it had nothing to do with a certain important child of the Ji family. ——After half a day of tug-of-war, it ended with Marquis Minyang being stripped of his position as marquis, relieved of all his duties, and his family exiled in southern Xinjiang.

To achieve this result, the Regent has made great efforts.

That's why after the dynasty was over, Chunjia left this cheap uncle to cultivate his relationship, and discussed how to make persistent efforts in the future, and get rid of those people like Duke Hai Xihou of Ye State.

The regent reminded him: "Your Majesty, the matter of the royal tomb has been delayed for a long time. Even if there is a reason to comfort the emperor, it is impossible to continue like this. Your Majesty should make a decision as soon as possible on the choice of heirs and the way to deal with the aftermath."

"I was just going to tell the emperor about this." Chunjia personally made him a cup of tea, and said warmly, "I practiced Zuo when I was young, and the people in the Fuyang King's line were thin. Clear. But I don't know who the emperor thinks is suitable to be the successor of King Fuyang?"

The regent introduced several candidates to him, all of them were relatives from distant branches, some of them didn't even have titles, and they were no different from ordinary wealthy families. There are people of all ages, from those who are babbling, to those who are full of children and grandchildren... The regent said: "The change of the royal tomb is probably inseparable from the Ji family. Please be careful in choosing candidates, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Ji family." .”

Chunjia nodded noncommittally, said some homely things to him, and sent him away before driving to Huanhua Temple.

Yun Fenghuang was looking forward to it, seeing him walk in with a relaxed expression, guessing that today's result might not be very happy, after all, the Ji family has three nobles, and now they only dealt with the weakest Marquis of Minyang.

This plan started years ago, and finally caught Ji by surprise!

After this time, how could the Ji family not learn a lesson?

I'm afraid there won't be such an easy chance to turn around in the future.

In fact, she also sighed sadly, but she didn't show it on the face. She greeted Chunjia and took a seat, handed her tea, and talked with her gently and carelessly for a while.

Then Chunjia retreated to the left and right, and discussed with her about the heirs of the Fuyang King's lineage: "The regent recommends all the downcast children from the distant branch. I thought about it, and the Fuyang King's lineage is weak. I'm afraid it will be difficult to support the family."

This kind of down-and-out child has the advantage of being easy to control, but also has the disadvantage, that is, generally speaking, he can't help Chunjia or anything.

Although it is said that after Chunjia succeeded Emperor Xiaozong, his relationship with King Fuyang has become a distant relative.

But the principles of law are nothing more than human feelings. He is the emperor who has gone out from the lineage of King Fuyang, how can he have no feelings for the lineage of King Fuyang? Furthermore, Empress Dowager Yuan and Empress Dowager Qu, the two wives and concubines of Fuyang Duan Wang, were still respected by Chunjia as his mother in the palace.

Therefore, the heirs of Fuyang King's lineage can be said to be with him naturally.

Yun Fenghuang speculated that Chunjia wanted a son from the clan with a better background to inherit the lineage of King Fuyang, she thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. As the so-called Canglan knows the truth Etiquette, those poor children from distant branches, I am afraid that they have lost their hearts, and their speech and behavior will inevitably be petty. If they are the heirs of Fuyang King, I am afraid it is not appropriate. Why don't you choose from the knees of the vassal kings?"

When she said that, she quickly thought about the princes of the next dynasty.

The rule of the country is that the prince has fifteen kings, if he is not established as the East Palace, then he will go out and become a vassal, and he will not be allowed to return to the imperial capital without an edict.

At the time when the tripod was just set, there were still many vassal kings because Taizu and Taizong had prosperous heirs.

However, after Shenzong came to power, he went through a series of liquidations, and the Gongxiang family's direct branch withered away from then on.

The vassal kings who are still in peace at this moment are all descended from the heirs of Taizu Taizong. It happened that there was nothing involved, so they can survive to this day.

According to Yun Fenghuang's understanding, among them, the princes with the most prosperous descendants and who will manage the fiefdom are the princes of Zhou Wang, Han Wang, and Mao Wang; the county kings include Ninghe King and Changle King.

These five are the most influential among the vassal princes of the Gongxiang Clan. Before Emperor Xiaozong's death, he failed to establish the emperor's younger brother. They wanted to adopt his step-gong Xiangxiao as his heir, but after being blocked by the Ji Clan, they seemed to be ready to move... However, the Ji family was afraid of their large numbers and power, and finally chose the lineage of King Fuyang, who was orphaned and widowed.

Now Chunjia wanted to select a son from among them to be the successor of King Fuyang, but it was precisely because of their large numbers that they wanted to win over them to fight against the Ji family and the regent.

Just judging from the regent's statement, he didn't want Chunjia to choose an heir for Fuyang King's lineage from these vassal kings.

"The face of the regent is always given, but the selection of heirs from the lineage of King Fuyang is very important..." Chunjia was in a dilemma. He could not turn against the regent at the moment, and even wanted to find ways to strengthen cooperation, so as not to fall short and be punished by discipline. Shi escaped from birth.

The problem is, if this opportunity is missed, it may be difficult to have a more suitable reason to win over the powerful vassal.

Yun Fenghuang suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the wind out, and those who wish to take the bait?"

Even if it is a prince, he can only pass on one son.

With so many heirs, no one would be unwilling to be able to get a county prince for nothing, and he would definitely receive special care from the emperor.

In this way, it was a fight, and how could those distant branches who were already down and out could compete with the clan's children who were backed by the vassal king?

Not to mention that after doing so, anyone who stops them will be in trouble for the future of these people... When the regent wants to stop him, he will inevitably have conflicts with these vassal kings.

So even if things don't work out, Chunjia still has the possibility to win over people, doesn't he?

"What Concubine Ai said is very true." Chunjia pondered for a while, nodded slightly, and saw Yun Fenghuang's eyes rolled, and said: "It's just that I have little knowledge after all, otherwise, I'd better tell Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui about this matter." Let’s hear what they have to say?”

She took the initiative to mention this, and the emperor couldn't help but persuade her not to think too much: "Even I have never heard of the colored note, how can I blame my concubine?"

But being coaxed by Yun Fenghuang's soft words, he finally agreed that before doing this, he should talk to those two concubines from famous families.

Seeing that he could listen to him, Yun Fenghuang sighed inwardly, knowing that Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fulu were relying heavily on him and could not stop him.

She reassured herself that this was not a bad thing.

Because I planned it before, to properly restrain my edge, so as not to be considered too capable and powerful by Chunjia, and I don't need care and pity.

Now that Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fulu are valued by the emperor by virtue of their family background, she can also do the opposite to win the emperor's love.

...Well, but I feel uncomfortable after all.

She quietly talked with the emperor for a while, seeing that it was time for dinner, and was about to order someone to prepare it, when Chunjia suddenly remembered, and said: "My concubine, that Chao Shiyan wants to see you."

Yun Fenghuang was startled, frowned and said: "What does she want to see my concubine? I don't have a good relationship with her."

When she said this, she quickly thought in her heart that since Chunjia made arrangements so early, she must not hide the bad relationship between herself and Chao Jingyou.

It seems to make sense to refuse it at this point.

But the question is, Chao Jingyou is now Qi Jiulu's wife, and if she refuses so directly, will it appear that there is no silver in this place?

But if he agreed to summon her, would Chunjia suspect that he was worried about Qi Jiulu and wanted to take advantage of the situation to find out from his wife?

It seems that no choice is safe enough.

Yun Fenghuang bit her lip, raised her head and glanced at Chunjia: "Your Majesty, the son of heaven, actually personally delivered a message to this woman?"

Chunjia looked at her calmly as if she wanted to beat her up, and said: "It's just that the Secretary of the Imperial City thought that she and you are the same family after all, and this time publicly exposing the conspiracy of the Ji family will always return you and the Xie family's innocence. Thinking that you might be summoned in an unusual way, I helped to report."

"...Then, the concubine should just see her." Yun Fenghuang wanted to see Chao Jingyou very much in her heart, so she asked clearly. Now that the emperor said so, she made quick calculations and followed the words. Nodding, "Although this is all His Majesty's clever calculation, it can be considered her hard work."

Because Chao Jingyou was injured before, even though she agreed, she still had to wait a few more days until Chao Jingyou recovered from her injury in the Imperial City Division before she could come.

Yun Fenghuang put the matter aside and talked to Chunjia about the ceremony of the three princesses descending.