It has to be said that although King Cheng's reaction was a little slow and a little late-minded, he was not a fool after all. By connecting the events that had happened in the past few days, he could probably guess the prince's purpose.
Fu Nanchuan bluntly stated in front of all kinds of civil and military officials that he was ordered by the prince to investigate the case, and he left two months ago. This shows that the prince's information was so powerful that it probably exceeded everyone's expectations.
"No wonder he doesn't even keep the queen at home. It turns out that his wings have been full for a long time and there is no need to win over anyone." King Cheng's eyebrows were gloomy and he couldn't help but sneer, "I should have thought of it a long time ago. Prince Xuan's Palace has lost power, and Prince Rong's Palace has lost power.
, how can Prince Cheng’s Mansion escape? Ha, the prince is so powerful, so powerful.”
Since ancient times, everyone who has ever thought about his position will become a thorn in the side of the person who is in power. How can the prince let them go?
Princess Cheng looked uneasy: "Then...then what should we do?"
King Cheng was silent for a long time and gently closed his eyes: "I have done what I have to do, and now I can only leave it to fate."
Now, with his own power, he can no longer do anything to the prince. He has done many mistakes and made many mistakes, and he has just given people a reason to use them.
The entire family of the Minister of Civil Affairs was imprisoned, and Emperor Wu decreed that the Qiu Queen should be executed. Anyone who dared to intercede on their behalf would be deemed to be guilty of the same crime.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were frightened, and the evidence of corruption and perversion of the law by officials and ministers was conclusive. To dare to plead for mercy was to go against the imperial power and the law. No one would be stupid enough to risk his life at this time.
There are not even people running around.
Sicang and Yun Zishu slept in the Prince's Mansion for most of the day. They got up to wash and change clothes near dusk. The servant sent by Emperor Wu patiently waited in the pavilion to drink tea, not daring to disturb the two masters to catch up on their sleep.
It wasn't until Sicang and Yun Zishu woke up that Aunt Shi came over to report: "The emperor sent a servant to send a message, saying that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess had made great contributions, and the gold and silver copied from the Shangshu Mansion were put into the treasury for military pay. Those antiques, calligraphy and paintings, strange
There are rare treasures and so on, the emperor asked you to pick a few to keep for your enjoyment."
Yun Zishu raised her eyebrows: "I'm not interested in those."
Aunt Shi was surprised: "This is a reward from the emperor, I should choose some."
Yun Zishu couldn't help but clicked her tongue. In two months when Sicang ascends the throne, the entire treasury will belong to him. They will have full rights to dispose of antiques, calligraphy, paintings, jewelry and jade. They can enjoy whatever they want. What's so surprising?
However, Yun Zishu still didn't know at this time that the plan could not change quickly.
Sometimes people's thoughts seem to be fleeting, and they suddenly make decisions on a whim - for example, Emperor Wu originally planned to abdicate in September, and then move to a quieter palace to take good care of his body and enjoy his old age.
But no one expected that the day after the official's house was confiscated, the emperor suddenly decreed that the crown prince and crown princess would jointly supervise the regency. This decision instantly caused an uproar, and all the civil and military officials in the court protested.
After all, there has never been a precedent of the harem intervening in politics since ancient times. Even the only regent queen of Dongyou hundreds of years ago slowly handed over the power of regency after becoming the queen, was willing to remain silent, and was even buried quietly in the harem.
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The Crown Princess is the official wife of His Highness the Crown Prince. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, she will become the Queen of the Palace. In any case, she has no right to interfere in the government affairs.
But Emperor Wu had made up his mind and asked in front of the civil and military officials of the court: "Do you think the Crown Princess has no ability to serve as regent?"
Of course not.
"The prince was assassinated and poisoned. It was the prince who was under pressure to deal with all kinds of malicious temptations and difficulties from the outside, and at the same time she had to take care of the prince. It was the prince who made a decisive decision and went to the palace to report the crime to the official minister, and led the imperial guards to ransack the house!
Emperor Wu's expression was indifferent and majestic, and every word conveyed a frightening pressure, "I would like to ask all of you here, do you not know about the corruption and perversion of the law in buying and selling officials and titles, or are you just pretending to be deaf and dumb? Are you there among you?
Who dares to be as fearless as the Crown Princess?"
All the civil and military officials in the court knelt down and said, "I must die!"
"As a dignified man of seven feet, but inferior to a woman in every way, you still dare to shout here that 'the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics'? Who gave you the courage, don't you feel ashamed?" Emperor Wu was furious, "Several imperial censors in the imperial court used to say
Did you not see that the officials were unclean, so you never impeached them, or did you know that but didn't dare to impeach them? Today, you finally waited until someone ransacked Wang Shangshu's house, and you just joined in the fun and started to impeach and crusade. Shouldn't I praise you?
Are you smart and upright?"
The ministers were still panicking and shouting: "I deserve to die!"
Emperor Wu was sitting on the dragon chair, and the words of Concubine Gua rang in his ears: "The Crown Princess has the talents of a general, and will be the most suitable wife and comrade for the Crown Prince in the future. They will conquer the world and govern the country. They can advance and retreat together.
Only the feelings tempered in adversity, life and death will become more solid as a rock, and this is also the way to perfect the prince."
"Your Majesty, does your Majesty still remember the Queen Dongshu in history? Her retirement and early death directly contributed to the early death of Emperor Wen and the civil strife in the following years. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess must not repeat the same mistakes."
We really can't repeat the same mistakes. Emperor Wu was sitting on the dragon throne, thinking that in the life of Queen Dongshu, Emperor Wen still had several brothers. After the death of the emperor, because the prince was young, Dongyou once again faced the situation of the young emperor ascending the throne.
There were many ambitious people, and all parties were vying for their own interests. The situation was chaotic for a time. Fortunately, the little emperor had the guidance and assistance of famous teachers and endured for ten years before he recovered and slowly took control of the power of the government.
Now the prince is the only heir to the country. If something happens to the prince, the country will really have no successor and will be in disaster.
The ministers protested, but no one could really object to what His Majesty the Emperor wanted to do, so the matter was settled.
Another day later, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess appeared together in the morning court. The Crown Prince was dressed dignified and calm in court attire, and he had a sense of coercion around him. He seemed unchanged from before he was assassinated and poisoned.
The Crown Princess has cold eyebrows and a beautiful and noble face. She looks no less impressive when standing next to the Prince. They seem to be a match made in heaven.
King Cheng's eyes narrowed, and he became more and more sure that the prince's assassination was a fake, and the princess's tire slip was also a fake. The purpose was to more smoothly weaken King Rong and him, King Cheng, and achieve the goal of eradicating dissidents.
What a scheming prince, what a cooperative prince.
All the ministers kowtowed and said: "I am here to attend His Highness the Crown Prince, who is a thousand years old and a thousand years old!"
"See Your Highness the Crown Princess! Your Highness is a thousand years old!"
Sicang stood on the steps of the palace, looked around at the civil and military officials of the court, and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, please excuse me."
They originally thought that the situation had been settled for the time being, and that the crown prince and crown princess would supervise the regency of the country as princes. However, they did not expect that the emperor's willfulness would be fully demonstrated in just a few days.
After the prince took charge of the country, Emperor Wu completely stepped down. No one knew what he was thinking about when he stayed in the palace every day. They only knew that seven days later, he suddenly and willfully dropped an edict of succession and decided to take the hexagram with him.
The concubine went out to travel around the world.
This undoubtedly shocked a large number of courtiers, and even Concubine Gua was caught off guard: "Leaving the palace to travel?"