8, the white moonlight of the ruthless regent (seven)
When the emperor was angry, blood flowed and the pestle was floating.
Emperor Yongping issued a ruthless order to capture the assassins on Mount He, and to see people alive and to see corpses, the entire imperial capital became very cautious.
Soon, the bodies of these assassins were found in the western suburbs. Their clothes were tattooed with the Du family's emblem.
The imperial capital was shocked.
Nothing else, the Du family is the mother's family of King Lu - the current fifth prince. The Du family was originally a commoner. Because of his niece, the current head of the Du family barely took the exam for the title of a juren, and was promoted by Emperor Yongping. In the imperial capital, he was really not even a third-rate.
In this case, the Du family must be humble and low-key, but they are not. The Du family is not very conscious and thinks that they are a "house of books" and "the emperor's family, the prince's mother's family" and can already be squeezed into the ranks of aristocratic families!
Therefore, the Du family was very particular about their behavior, and even spent a lot of money to ask someone to design a family emblem and learn from aristocratic families to buy a farm guard. It was originally a Fangxing family, but how could they withstand such troubles? It was just a swollen face and fat man.
Now, the Du family is a well-known joke in the imperial capital. Even King Lu himself would not be willing to pay attention to this mother's family if he had not been pleaded with his biological mother.
Therefore, when this result came out, Emperor Yongping's first reaction was that he did not believe it. However, no matter how he verified it, all of this was arranged seamlessly and no flaws could be found.
All kinds of rumors were rampant, and there was a lot of hint that this assassination was instructed by King Lu, who was the intention of killing his brother for the sake of the throne.
At first, King Lu also regarded this as a joke, but as rumors spread, he couldn't sit still and hurriedly comforted his mother. He took off his crown and took off his shoes and walked to Emperor Yongping's bedroom.
As soon as he walked into the hall, he burst into tears and hugged Emperor Yongping's legs: "Father! I don't know who is slandering me so much! My son only wants to be a wise minister in his life and assist the country. He will never have any disrespect! I hope my father will be a clear and clear-headed minister!"
Emperor Yongping's eyes were deep: "Do you know that even your uncle can't explain why the assassin had a family emblem sewn by the embroidered lady of the Du family?"
He is just a fool! The King of Lu secretly hated him. He was about to explain, and a little eunuch walked in in panic: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Your Highness, Lu, it's not good! Concubine Du, she hangs her on the beam!"
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When Prince Du went, she got the news, and she knelt on the ground and cried invisibly, fainting several times.
This is not only sad about his mother's death, but also because he knows that in this assassination, the Du family's suspicion and his suspicion cannot be cleaned.
The death of Du Ping only makes people think that she committed suicide because of fear of guilt, and no one will think about the doubts in it again.
Seeing that the matter was getting worse and worse, Emperor Yongping decisively took action and pushed Lu Wang's uncle, Du Bin, the head of the Du family, into the culprit, and sentenced him to Qiuri for assassination of the royal heir, and ended the matter in a hurry.
As for the other Zhao family members, they stripped away their imperial edicts for the sake of Lu Wang and sent them back to their original homeland.
The assassination came to an end, but the chain reaction it brought was far from over: in late June, after the funeral of Du Pin, Lu Wang invited him to the fiefdom. Looking at his thin and haggard son in front of him, Emperor Yongping was silent for a moment, but nodded and agreed.
In early July, a censor jointly submitted a memorial, asking Emperor Yongping to establish a crown prince and set a throne early on with the reason that "the reserve position is uncertain for a day, and the country is uncertain for a day." This memorial pointed out in a concealed and sharp tone that the fundamental reason for the assassination was that the reserve position was not determined, and even "the villain was ready to move."
Emperor Yongping read this memorial for a long time and finally let out a sneer. Since then, the continuous memorials of "please establish a prince" have made the obscureness in his eyes even more intense.
Of course, Emperor Yongping did not believe that this assassination was arranged by the Du family. Not to mention anything else, just the personal eunuch around Xu Guiren of Yongjia Palace was not bribed by him.
At the beginning of the incident, Emperor Yongping most suspected was Concubine Xie. King Yong and King Cheng were both about to enter the court, and the two tigers would be injured when fighting each other. She had the reason to get rid of Murong Zhao and had the strength.
Later, when the Du family's emblem was found, his suspicion of Concubine Xie reached its peak. This trick was used to secretly attack Chen Cang, and it was not King Yong, but Prince Du and Prince Lu? It was such a good plan!
Emperor Yongping felt cold. He was not willing to believe that the woman with a clever smile began to use such methods to play with people's hearts and be cruel and ruthless.
However, the memorials of "please give the crown prince" that are now full of memorials are like pushing open a window for him, making him suddenly realize that the purpose of the person behind him may not be to get rid of a certain prince, but to be in the throne!
And if we want to establish a crown prince, is there any better candidate than the twelve princes who were born in the queen?
The Queen, the Wei family... did not hesitate to treat everyone as chess pieces for the sake of the throne. This was the real heart of a snake and scorpion! Emperor Yongping was extremely angry for a moment. He looked at some people jumping up and down in the court coldly, and had a secret plan in his heart.
It’s just that the human mind’s calculations can never keep up with the changes in nature.
July is a month of many disasters in Daxia. First, there were earthquakes in Yaozhou and Tongzhou, with countless casualties, and then there were famines in Qingzhou, which attracted refugees. For a moment, there were wailing everywhere, and people in the imperial capital were even more panic.
Emperor Yongping immediately issued a self-criticism and allocated a large amount of silver, ordering relevant departments and local prefects to be responsible for disaster relief.
Finally, he issued an order to book the twelve princes Murong Yi as the crown prince, sacrifice to the Taimiao, and announce it to the world.
Everything was going in an orderly manner, so people's hearts gradually settled, and good news came from everywhere. In September, the world showed a peaceful scene. All over the place said that the disaster had been calm and the people were stable, and praised Emperor Yongping's wise and kindness to fly into the imperial capital like snowflakes.
Emperor Yongping was very happy and issued an order to the Imperial Heavenly Supervisor to select an auspicious day to hold a banquet to celebrate the blessing of the Great Xia.
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Under a harmonious appearance, there are surging undercurrents surging.
At night, in the newly built Yongwang Mansion, a dark room was brightly lit.
In the room, King Yong Murong Zhao sat on the head, his expression as cold as ever. He listened quietly to the grief and angry statement of the scribes in the green-clad essay below: "...The millions of silver for disaster relief in Tongzhou came down to give to the people, but only the porridge and water were given to the people, and the children were not enough to fill their stomachs! In the end, the people were hungry and went to Yizi to eat! The tragic situation in the world is all that far away! The Chief of the General of Tongzhou was not only greedy for gold and silver, but also took the opportunity to occupy land to make money, forcing countless people to destroy their families... He was so cruel and unjust in his position!"
Taking a deep breath, the genius in green dressed in a deep look and bowed: "I hope your highness will give these countless people in Tongzhou justice and make this matter heard from heaven!"
Murong Zhao nodded gently, and he said, "If this matter is true, I will not tolerate it."
The Qing-style scholar said solemnly: "I have already collected the relevant account books with your highness Mr. Zheng, a staff member, just need to verify and compare them one by one, and everything will naturally be clear."
Mr. Zheng, who was standing beside him, had a look of hesitation on his face after hearing this.
Murong Zhao said: "Sir, do you have any doubts, but it doesn't matter."
Mr. Zheng stood up and bowed, looking ashamed: "Return to Your Highness, the methods recorded in these books are unusual and visible. Each stroke is complicated, and a talented person is superficial, but he really cannot understand the mystery."
The genius in blue looked disappointed. He kept saying, "Is there no other capable person in Your Highness's mansion? If you can't go to heaven before Your Majesty holds a banquet, wouldn't the Wei Chang escape? Wouldn't the people of Tongzhou never have peace?"
Mr. Zheng knew his anxiety and did not mind his impulsive offensive words. He shook his head and turned his eyes to Murong Zhao.
——Everyone present knew that time is the most important thing now.
If you wait until Emperor Yongping’s celebration is over before reporting the matter, it is like slapping Emperor Yongping in the face. Even if Emperor Yongping knows about this, he will only press and pretend to know nothing. Then if the Wei family takes the opportunity to smooth the matter out, they will only pay a small price to protect the Wei Changdao.
However, it is almost impossible to sort out the account books in this short time. The Yong Palace was just established, and only Mr. Zheng knew more about planning and martial arts. Such confidential matters could not be done at will. If you accidentally use the Wei people, it would be a waste of life.
The room was silent for a moment, and the eyes of the genius in blue were stained with despair. He used countless efforts to sacrifice many family and friends to bring them to the imperial capital from Tongzhou. He didn't expect that in the end, no one could see the mystery. Could it be that all this was in vain?
Murong Zhao's eyes were calm. He did not mention Wei Changdao, but he was unwilling to sit idly by the people of Tongzhou just for the sake of the people of Tongzhou.
——But, counting is not an orthodox study. Mr. Zheng is already well-versed, but he cannot unravel the mystery. It can be seen that the people who record the account books are cautious and cunning. There are no such talents under his command, and he is in trouble for a moment.
During the long silence, one person spoke, breaking the silence: "I knew that there was a person who had talent and attainments in mathematics and mathematics, which could be described as rare in the world, and could solve the mystery of this."
Murong Zhao looked at him. The man was dressed in green clothes and was gentle and gentle. He was Wen Sanlang at the former Qingqing banquet.
Everyone's expectant eyes were gathered on him.
Chapter completed!