Chapter 2 The powerful minister who fell from the altar
In other words, the Dongling clan can allow Ximen clan to enjoy the honor of being the head of the group of ministers, but the premise is that Ximen clan must be under the control of the Dongling clan. If this law is broken, Ximen clan will lose all its aura!
However, the Ximen family eventually had rebellions among their descendants, and their halo naturally fell from the altar when Emperor Hongwen decreed that Dongling Yuanxi's crown prince position should be abolished.
Because Dongling Yuanxi is the eldest daughter of the Ximen family and the son of Ximen Ruofeng. In other words, if there is no coup, their mother and son will be an even more powerful support for the Ximen family.
Of course, the Ximen clan had been rooted in Dacheng for more than a hundred years, and Emperor Hongwen knew that it would be very risky to order the destruction of the Ximen clan if he did not make complete preparations.
Therefore, before he awarded the title of crown prince who deposed Dongling Yuanxi, he had secretly handed over the imperial seal and military talismans to Dongling Yuanyong.
In order to gather troops for his own use, Dongling Yuanyong returned to the imperial city one day late.
Emperor Hongwen knew that his body would not be able to wait for Dongling Yuanyong to return to the imperial city in time, so Emperor Hongwen could only implement the planned arrangements in advance.
First of all, he had secretly ordered the generals stationed in the imperial city. Before he died, Chu Pingyi quickly led his troops to control the Ximen clan, as well as the other two powerful families who followed the Ximen clan. The Xia clan and the Shang clan were also controlled by the imperial army.
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As long as these three powerful families are detained, even if Emperor Hongwen closes his eyes, Dongling Yuanyong and his army can just return to the imperial city to control the situation.
Before Ximen was deprived of power, he held an important position in the Dacheng Kingdom for many years, and the whole court was afraid of him. In recent years, the trend of threatening the imperial power has become more and more obvious.
As for the Xia family and the Shang family, they were powerful officials trained by Ximen family who secretly obeyed Ximen family.
The Xia family was in charge of the treasury revenue of Dacheng State, and the Shang family was a military general family with the power of 200,000 soldiers.
In other words, the power in the hands of the Xia family and the Shang family has been subordinated to the imperial power of Dacheng in recent years, but in reality, the Ximen family can fully utilize the power in their hands when necessary.
This is the main reason why Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family were destroyed without any flaws fifteen years ago!
Ximen, Xia and Shang were the three masterminds who worked together to frame Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family fifteen years ago!
After the decline of Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family, the power of Dacheng Kingdom almost fell into the hands of these three families. Of course, the Ximen family is the head of the three families!
At the last moment of his life, Emperor Hongwen suddenly ordered the destruction of the Ximen, Shang and Xia clans. His order was so sudden that few people could have predicted it.
In particular, the three major clans were caught off guard. They all believed that once Emperor Hongwen left, the entire Dacheng Kingdom would become their shared fat. Therefore, they fell into Emperor Hongwen's execution order without any precautions.
They never imagined that the reason why Emperor Hongwen wanted to destroy them was because their conspiracy to frame Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family in fifteen years was exposed.
In fact, they were the masterminds who plotted to murder Emperor Hongwen and put the blame on Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family. That's why Emperor Hongwen ordered "Qingjun's side" before his death!
Regarding the secrets that had been buried for fifteen years, the Ximen, Xia and Shang families had always thought that no one would know what happened that year except themselves.
Therefore, they have long had a consensus that they will both prosper and suffer, and it is impossible for any of them to take the initiative to lift the veil of the conspiracy!
Only by "working together" can they conquer the entire Dacheng Kingdom!
However, the return of Dongling Yuanyong is destined to end the power of the three families, and Dachengguo is no longer a place where they can call the shots!
Next, it was time for Dongling Yuanyong to take drastic measures. On his way out of Fengyi Hall to the "Mingzheng Hall", Eunuch Cao asked him for instructions:
"Your Majesty, should Fengyi Palace be repaired?"
"No, don't move anything, just leave it like that!"
Dongling Yuan Yong commanded quietly, "Fengyi Hall" was not only a symbol of his mother's former dignity, but also the place where she died unjustly.
It is not difficult for him to restore the former glory of "Fengyi Palace". What is difficult is that his mother is gone. Without Queen Fuxuan, "Fengyi Palace" is nothing more than a bloody and dilapidated palace!