Chapter 213: King Qing and the eldest princess join forces to block
In the past, two sons were competing for the title of heir, and many officials were still waiting and watching, not making a choice yet. But now that the former prince has fallen, everyone has no choice, so many people have devoted themselves to King Xiang's banner and want to With some seniority, if one day King Xiang really takes over the throne, these people can be regarded as loyal ministers, who will be able to see the moonlight in the sky.
King Xiang's strength also greatly increased as a result. The expansion of power made King Xiang's ambitions continue to expand. After meeting many officials who had taken refuge in him in a few days to reassure him, he also had more plans. , that is, to make his mother-in-law, Concubine Yuan Guifei, a queen.
Once the mother-in-law becomes the queen, King Xiang's strength will be greatly increased, and there will be fewer variables in his becoming the next emperor's successor. This is also the most important content of his discussion with the officials who have taken refuge. one.
Even if they took refuge in King Xiang, they certainly hoped that their master would get better and better, and the status of these people would rise accordingly. A large number of memorials were sent to the palace and in front of Emperor Qianwen.
There are also capable people around King Xiang, such as the chief staff officer Han Ce, who is a great talent who can always accurately see the situation and make reasonable suggestions.
If King Xiang didn't have the ability to know people well and was always willing to point fingers on some things, he wouldn't have been an enemy of Shen Ao. Even according to Han Ce's idea, King Xiang and Zhongguo You should be a good partner.
By using the wrong Shi Zitong, coupled with Lou Bucheng's amazing assist, he finally stood on the opposite side of Shen Ao, suffered a loss, and lost face. All of this was not Han Ce's fault. His original suggestion was still correct. Like this time, his suggestion was to ask the ministers to ask the emperor to make Concubine Yuan the imperial concubine first, to take the first step. If there is no queen in the harem, and there is no environment for the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine is equivalent to the harem. Lord.
Han Ce played a trick of boiling the frog in warm water. First, let Yuan Guifei become the actual master of the harem, and then the title will become much smoother. To say that this idea is a bit conservative, but it is better. It's safe, after all, no one knows what Emperor Qianwen was thinking, whether he really wanted to establish Prince Xiang as the crown prince. If he wanted to take the position of queen and push the emperor into a hurry, things would be counterproductive.
it is a pity!
Han Ce's correct decision was once again ignored by King Xiang.
If in the past, with the former prince around, King Xiang still needed a think tank like Han Ce to give him advice and resist the prince's suppression, then without this big mountain, Han Ce's role was obviously much less.
In particular, Shi Zitong and others have always been jealous of Han Ce's talents. They criticized Han Ce in front of King Xiang more than once, saying that he was too arrogant and always questioned King Xiang's orders. In fact, they looked down on King Xiang and thought that he was too arrogant. Wang just came from a good family and had a good status.
After telling too many lies, especially when the content was the same, King Xiang could not help but believe it. In addition, the number of officials who had taken refuge in him had greatly increased during this period, and King Xiang developed an arrogant mentality, and he would not believe it. Taking Han Ce's decision seriously, he did not listen to the advice and seek the imperial concubine first, but went straight to the queen's position.
The fold was placed in front of Emperor Qianwen. His eyebrows had already wrinkled, and his impression of Prince Xiang was even worse than before.
Emperor Qianwen had no intention of establishing a queen.
In his opinion, to be called the latter, one not only needs to be virtuous and virtuous, but also needs to have a good son, a good prince who can inherit his great legacy, so that he can become the queen.
On the other hand, Concubine Yuan Guifei seems to have no merit other than her beauty.
She has a bad temper, an arrogant personality, and does not know how to advance or retreat. When Concubine Li Huang was still the nominal master of the harem, the two of them fought countless times. Concubine Li Huang did not have many means. , but Concubine Yuan Guifei still had more defeats than victory, which shows her mediocre ability.
How could such a person become a suitable candidate for queen in the eyes of Emperor Qianwen?
As for King Xiang, he has always been regarded as a whetstone and has never been truly cultivated as an heir. Then there would be no possibility of becoming a queen. If not for the fact that the supporter behind King Xiang is King Qi , worried that the alliance between King Qi and King Jin would threaten him. The day the prince fell, it would be the time for King Xiang to be left out in the cold.
Under the general trend, it was not possible to fall out with King Xiang, but it was absolutely impossible to grant Yuan Guifei the title of concubine. Faced with so many courtiers' memorials, Emperor Qianwen made another choice and promoted Fan Shitong to the throne again. Zuo Pushe once again pretended to be optimistic about the eldest prince.
He called Fan Shitong to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and comforted him with some words. He even said inadvertently that as long as he was talented, what would happen if he was disabled? The emperor did not have to do everything personally. As long as he could control the overall situation, he would He will be a good emperor even if he is lying on the dragon bed.
These words seemed to be referring to something, as if they were saying that King Qing's leg disease was nothing at all. Fan Shitong's face turned red when he heard this, and he knelt down and shouted long live.
Before stepping down from the position of servant, Fan Shitong comforted King Qing on the surface, saying that as long as he still wanted to go to court, he might be able to get back together. But in fact, Fan Shitong had already been beating the drum in his heart, and he could no longer even see the future. Already going into depression.
Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed, and the former prince failed in his rebellion and was imprisoned in the sky prison. Later, he drank poison and died in prison. Not only that, even Concubine Li Huang hanged herself in Yaohua because she was so angry that she was ashamed to see others. In the palace.
At this point, the prince's power was wiped out overnight. All the important ministers who supported the prince were arrested, the East Palace was raided, and the former prince's concubine and the crown prince were also imprisoned in the heavenly prison. It is conceivable that they will never see the sky again in their lifetime. Today, the best result is to die early, and you can suffer less yang sins.
The prince fell, and Zuo Pushe's position became vacant again. It was impossible for Fan Shitong to say that he had no idea at all. But he didn't have much hope, because King Xiang was still there?
At this time, Emperor Qianwen personally summoned him and gave some words of comfort, saying that Daqian could not do without him as a wise man. He was not old yet and still needed to use his remaining energy. He also shot Zuo Pu, the leader of all officials. The position of leader was returned to him, and not only that, he also gave an insinuation speech.
He regained the position of Zuopushe, and the emperor also said that his leg disease was not a problem, which all meant that Prince Qing also had the possibility of inheriting the throne. Fan Shitong was so excited that he went directly to Prince Qing's Mansion after leaving the palace. He heard that originally Prince Qing's Mansion, which had been silent for a while, started playing music that night, and it was lively for a long time.
Fan Shitong returned to his post as Zuopushe, but he was so angry that King Xiang was so angry. Especially after someone spread the news that Emperor Qianwen said that even with a weak leg, he could be the emperor. King Xiang felt great pressure, and he finally saw clearly. He is not the only successor in his father's hands, he actually has a formidable enemy like Brother Qing.
Fan Shitong came to power, and the next day was the day of the Little Dynasty. As the head of the hundred officials, his first memorial was to prevent Yuan Guifei from being granted the title of queen.
It is more of a critical message than a memorial. In the memorial, Concubine Yuan Gui was belittled as useless, saying that she had a bad temper and only knew how to seduce His Majesty with her beauty. She did not have the virtues of the mother of the world at all.
The bayonet was red, which was clearly Fan Shitong's declaration of war on behalf of King Qing to King Xiang. For a while, there were constant quarrels in the court, and it was very lively.
First, the courtiers who supported King Qing and those who supported King Xiang quarreled, but it was obvious that King Qing did not have the upper hand. He was usually lonely and cold-tempered, and due to his leg disease, not many officials were willing to take the initiative to contact him. If it weren't for the support of Fan Shitong, the leader of hundreds of officials, I'm afraid he wouldn't be his opponent at all.
But soon, another wave of officials suddenly joined the quarrel, and they actually sided with Fan Shitong. This also surprised Emperor Qianwen who was sitting in the hall. But when he carefully observed the officials who joined later, , then it was discovered that these were officials who had a close personal relationship with the eldest princess.
The eldest princess finally took action.
Relying on the prosperity of the country and making money, the status of the eldest princess rose. Not only did she win the Sacred Heart, but she also had a lot of money in her hands. Gradually, officials began to come into contact with the eldest princess. The eldest princess, who loved power in her heart, naturally caught her. Opportunities, as long as those who are willing to do so, regardless of their moral ability, will accept them and do not be afraid of those who come.
The former prince fell, and an unknown number of positions were vacated. The eldest princess took action again, and won the hearts of some officials. With her efforts, a large amount of money was spent, and she actually got several former princes. An important position left by the prince's power.
At this point, the eldest princess finally gained her own influence in the court and started her campaign against King Xiang.
The eldest princess will never forget the scene when King Xiang wanted to arrest Shen Ao during the Guochanglong store, and she stepped in to stop her from being arrested. From that moment on, the eldest princess and King Xiang were at odds with each other, one without the other.
Now that the former prince has fallen, the possibility of King Xiang succeeding him is undoubtedly the greatest. For her own safety, the eldest princess made the decision to find the right opportunity to attack King Xiang with all her strength. Today is the time when King Qing takes action, and Fan Shitong... The leader of the hundred officials rushed to the front line. After making eye contact, the officials of the eldest princess family thought that the opportunity was rare, so they stood up one by one and dealt a heavy blow to the Xiangwang family who had enjoyed the advantage.
With the help of the officials from the eldest princess's line, the Qing King's line was no longer alone. After gaining the support of these officials, Fan Shitong also showed his style as the leader of hundreds of officials, refuting the officials from the King Xiang's line one by one. It came out casually, which made the civil servants who had always followed the gentleman's words and not take action almost roll up their arms and sleeves and move their hands. Or Emperor Qianwen stopped him, and in order to calm down the anger of Prince Xiang and his family, he conferred the title of Concubine Yuan Guifei on that day. Being an imperial concubine and being promoted to a higher level can bring peace to the court again.