Chapter 1642 Jia Heng: Your Highness is not the emperor yet!
Chapter 1642 Jia Heng:... His Highness is not the emperor yet!
palace garden,wuying palace,middle palace
Chen Ze, wearing a python suit, hurried towards the palace as he spoke, and a look of surprise could not help but appear on his face, which was as white as jade.
Immediately, a young man in a python suit with a tall and straight body and a majestic look on his face quickly walked up and asked, "Brother-in-law, why are you here?"
Jia Heng said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince, I will have a few words with Mr. Li Ge."
Chen Ze raised his eyes to look at the young man in the python suit, with deep eyes, and called out: "Brother-in-law, the Empress Dowager Zeng wants to meet her brother-in-law."
Obviously this "new king" is also a smart person and wants to suppress Jia Heng in the name of Queen Mother Feng.
"Your Highness the Eighth Prince, I will go to see Empress Dowager Zeng later." Jia Heng looked unmoved and said: "Your Highness the Eighth Prince, Li Zan and Xu Lu conspired to depose the young emperor.
Those who disrupt the order of the Han Dynasty need to be dealt with immediately."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Ze felt inexplicably frightened.
Jia Heng said, regardless of the reactions of the people around him, he turned to look at the Jinyi Palace Guards on the side, and shouted: "Come here, capture Li and Xu quickly!"
"Ping ping ping pong..."
But there was a burst of rapid and chaotic footsteps, and then, a large number of royal guards in brocade robes, holding embroidered spring knives, quickly entered the palace.
Then, the guards of the Jinyi Palace held down the arms of Li Zan and Xu Lu all of a sudden, looking fierce and murderous.
Li Zan's expression suddenly changed, he calmed down immediately, and said in a deep voice: "King Wei, in the Wuying Palace, you use weapons and weapons against cabinet ministers indiscriminately, and you don't know where the court's laws are?"
An eagerness surged in my heart.
Where are Cao Bianjiao and Yan Ye now?
Jia Heng said coldly: "A few days ago, you forced the new monarch to abdicate in the Wuying Palace. Can you take the court's laws to heart?"
Chen Ze was very worried and asked: "Brother-in-law, what crime did Mr. Li Ge commit?"
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Deposing a young king, bringing trouble to the imperial court, such a treasonous and unethical thing was originally a matter of killing the nine tribes. As a veteran of three dynasties and a minister appointed by the late emperor to take care of his life, how can I just sit back and watch instead of helping the country?"
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As he said that, he looked at the Jinyi Palace Guards on the side and shouted: "Take Li Zan and Xu Lu away! Take them to the imperial prison!"
"Yes." The guards of Jinyi Mansion heard this and responded in unison.
Xu Luji shouted: "King Wei, according to the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager Zeng, a new emperor has been appointed. Now that the imperial edict has been issued at home and abroad, it has been repeated again and again. How do the scholars in the world view the imperial court?"
Under Jia Heng's sharp eyebrows, his cold eyes fell on Xu Lu's face, and he sneered: "The Empress Dowager Zeng was deceived by you and others, and the edict she established was just a false edict. How can she win the trust of the scholars in the world?"
After waving his hands, several Jinyi palace guards were seen holding down the arms of Li Zan and others, and then pushing them regardless of Li Zan's struggle, they were about to leave Wuying Palace.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ze felt anxious and shouted: "Stop it!"
Then, when the guards of the Jinyi Mansion saw this, they paused in their movements and stared at the young man in the python suit.
It’s not that they are afraid of Chen Ze’s title of “New Emperor”, but everyone knows that Chen Ze is Jia Heng’s brother-in-law.
Jia Heng's attitude did not give in, and said in a deep voice: "Take it away!"
Seeing this, the guards of Jinyi Mansion agreed in unison, and immediately escorted Li Zan and Xu Lu out of the hall.
At this moment, the entire palace was completely silent, except for the sound of swordsmanship.
At this point, everyone present knew who was the real owner of this palace.
Chen Ze's fair and heroic face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the knuckles in the hands hidden in his sleeves turned white, clearly suppressing his anger.
He is the emperor, and my brother-in-law doesn't give him any face at all.
No wonder Li Ge always said that the disobedience of King Wei was so obvious!
Rebellious ministers and traitors are nothing more than that!
It can be said that Chen Ze has grown into a handsome young man. The blood of the Chen Han clan flowing in his body determines that he will definitely regard his relatives who are involved in the imperial power as a close friend.
Chen Ze almost gritted his teeth and said word by word: "King Wei, I am the emperor."
Jia Heng met those calm eyes and said with a sneer: "Your Highness, before the enthronement ceremony, Your Highness is not the emperor yet!"
At this moment, it is not only a battle for unification, but also a battle of life and death. He, his brother-in-law, must not be allowed to ascend the throne.
Even if you are supporting a puppet, you cannot find such an old prince as your king, but it will be even harder to depose him in a year or two.
He needs time to cultivate his followers and wings.
At this moment, looking at Jia Heng, Chen Ze felt the cold evil aura, his mind was shaken, and he did not dare to look at each other for a while.
After Jia Heng ordered people to take Li Zan and Xu Lu out of the palace, after a while, he looked at the eunuch on the side and said: "Come here, take His Highness the Eighth Prince back to Funing Palace."
The guard of Jinyi Mansion agreed, then came to Chen Ze, took Chen Ze's arm and said, "Eighth Prince, let's go."
When Chen Ze saw this, he shouted in shock: "What are you going to do?"
How dare these Jinyi Palace guards be so rude? He is the new emperor!
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "The Eighth Prince can go to Funing Palace to rest first."
By this time, we have completely broken up with each other, so we can no longer worry too much about our feelings.
Immediately, Chen Ze's face turned pale as paper, and his hands and feet were cold.
Is this going to put him under house arrest?
And as the guards of Jinyi Mansion stepped forward to surround Chen Ze, the situation was decided.
Jia Heng said loudly: "Where is Jia Fang?"
At this moment, a military general came out from under the eaves of the corridor, with a heroic face, cupping his fists and saying: "Here."
Jia Heng said: "Send the soldiers and horses of the martial arts camp to take over the palace confinement again, block the palace roads, and strictly guard against the evildoers and villains."
He never goes to a meeting alone. There are his people everywhere in the entire Shenjing City, from the capital camp to the palace guards, from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to the Jinyi Palace Guards.
If Li and Xu had not been "forced to rebel" before, they would not have been given a chance at all.
On the other side, Chen Ze left the Wuying Hall in an instant, accompanied by the guards of the Jinyi Mansion.
Jia Heng took a deep breath and looked into the frightened and distracted eyes of the cabinet officials in the hall.
Immediately, Jia Heng stared at Qi Kun, who was as pale as paper, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Qi Ge, next, you, Mr. Liu Ge, and Mr. Zhao Ge will jointly preside over the daily affairs of the cabinet."
Although the original imperial edict to depose the young emperor was drafted by Qi Kun, he was more coerced by Li Zan. Now, die-hards such as Li Zan and Xu Lu are being purged first.
At this moment, Qi Kun looked at the young man in the python suit who was looking around, and his heart was also immersed in a huge shock.
King Wei braved the disapproval of the world and arrested cabinet ministers in front of the "new emperor". Wasn't he afraid that the people of the world would attack him?
However, when thinking about the changes in the situation in the past six months, the changes in the situation in Shenjing City are almost like a revolving lantern, which is really dizzying.
In other words, the civil servants in the cabinet first braved the disapproval of the world and deposed the young emperor, which officially kicked off the political turmoil in Chen and Han.
And people in the world will gradually get used to it, and secondly, they will think that it was Li and Xu who broke the rules first.
Jia Heng took a deep look at Qi Kun and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Qi Ge, please wait here while I go to see Empress Dowager Zeng."
If you want to re-establish the son of Empress Song, you still need Empress Dowager Feng's decree and endorsement in legal terms.
But before that, I have to go see Tianniuer.
Palace garden, palace——
Empress Song was sitting in the side room, her fragrant and jade-skinned face seemed to be covered with a layer of rouge, as bright and bright as a peach blossom.
Empress Song stared at Chen Luo who was not far away, her eyes were charming, and her fair-skinned face was full of joy and pampering.
"Luo'er, you will be crowned emperor soon." Empress Song raised her eyebrows, with a look of joy in her eyes, and told her son.
Chen Luona, who had inherited the handsome face of Empress Song and Jia Heng, showed a look of confusion and asked: "Concubine, isn't the new emperor a myna?"
The news that Chen Ze was appointed as the new emperor by Empress Dowager Feng has spread throughout the palace in the past few days, spread intentionally or unintentionally by Concubine Duanrong.
Empress Song said: "Luo'er, that doesn't count. This is your father... Your brother-in-law supports you as the emperor. After you become the emperor, you must work diligently and love the people."
In the future, she would have to check out King Wei's opinion on whether she could sit on the throne for a longer period of time.
At this moment, a young eunuch with a white face and no beard entered the palace and said: "My Lady, it seems that King Wei is here."
While he was talking, he saw the tall young man in python suit coming from outside, bypassing a colorful wooden embroidered screen, and quickly entered the square warm pavilion in the palace.
The man, Xiao Xuan, raised his head lightly and had a tall and straight figure. In an instant, he came close to him.
"Ziyu, you're here." Empress Song raised her beautiful head with black hair like a waterfall, and under her two slender willow eyebrows, her beautiful eyes looked lovingly at the young man in the python suit.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "I came here this time to tell you something."
The Empress of Song Dynasty couldn't hide her joy on her fragrant skin and jade face, and asked: "Previously, sister Concubine Rong told me that you plan to make Luo'er the emperor?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "What I mean is, it is indeed Luo'er who is the king."
After hearing this, Empress Song asked, "What should we do over there, Ze'er?"
Jia Heng said: "The establishment of Ze'er was all done by the cabinet's chaotic orders, which is not trustworthy. Now is the time to bring order to the chaos."
When Queen Song heard this, her charming eyes flickered and she said, "Will Concubine Rong and Xian Ning be sad?"
After all, Concubine Duanrong is Jia Heng’s mother-in-law.
Jia Heng said: "Everything is for the sake of the Han Dynasty. I can't care about the personal affairs of so many children."
Some of Xianning’s “best of both worlds” ideas are quite normal.
In fact, when he usurped the world of Chen and Han, except for Xiaoxiao's strong support and Empress Song's hatred of Emperor Chongping, Xianning was able to maintain a neutral attitude, which was already a deep affection for him.
The kind of love-minded person who gives up his country is one of a kind.
Empress Song said softly: "That's fine, I will give Concubine Rong some good advice in the next two days."
Jia Heng said: "Wait a minute, you take Luo'er and follow me to Changle Palace to meet Empress Dowager Zeng."
Empress Song nodded and asked: "What about Zhen?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "I'll talk to her later."
In fact, the establishment of Chen Luo can be regarded as a buffer zone for him to compete with civil officials, or it can also be said to be a correction to the Bashu rebellion in the past half year.
If you look at the experience of the past six months, you can find that Jia Heng used Chen Jie to depose him to wipe out all the opposition forces such as Gao Zhongping and Li Zan in the court, and then eliminated Zhen Qing's ambitions.
And Chen Luo is the real "son emperor".
Tian Niu'er's temperament is inherently softer, well, that is to say, she is naive and easy to control.
It is conceivable that after this incident, his control over the Han Dynasty will reach a higher level.
This is the reason why Li Zan and Xu Lu deposed Chen Jie, through political turmoil again and again, to cleanse the opposition forces in the court and gradually establish his prestige as King Wei.
At this moment, Empress Song stared at Chen Luo who was standing aside, her eyes flickered, and she whispered: "Luo'er, go to the side hall to study first. I'll have a few words with your brother-in-law."
Chen Luo said "hmm" softly, and then, accompanied by an internal prisoner, returned to the side hall.
Empress Song's tone was full of worry, and she whispered: "If Luo Er is to be crowned emperor, will the cabinet agree?"
Jia Heng's eyes were piercing and he said in a deep voice: "Li Zan has been imprisoned, and all the ministers in the cabinet have no objection to Luo'er's ascension to the throne."
Those who objected were already in jail, and the rest agreed.
When Queen Song heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's it, that's fine."
At this moment, the beauty gently licked her pink lips to moisten her lips, clearly wanting to speak but stopping.
I wanted to ask Jia Heng whether he would usurp the throne in the end, but he suppressed it in his heart again.
On second thought, he asked about other things, asking: "After Luo'er ascends the throne, how can he deal with national affairs at a young age after all?"
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, his eyes seemed to be burning, and he stared at Empress Song quietly, and asked thoughtfully: "Do you also want to listen to politics behind the curtain?"
Queen Song's eyes flickered and she whispered: "I was thinking that Luo'er is still young after all, so I'll take care of him from behind."
Jia Heng said: "That's not necessary. After all, your reputation is a little bad, which may easily affect Luo'er's orthodoxy."
Queen Song: "..."
What nonsense is this little fox talking about?
"What about the state affairs?" Queen Song asked.
Jia Heng's eyes flickered and he said, "I have my own way."
When the time comes, let Chen Luo make him the auxiliary king, and then he will take back the power of government affairs from the hands of civilian officials.
At this point, the civil and military power can all be in the hands, the imperial examination can be held, and the hearts of scholars from all over the world can be gradually won, and preparations for the change of dynasty can be made.
This is the process of cutting sausage.
Well, it's not that the regent is not needed, but the regent, the smell of usurping the throne is too strong.
Jia Heng gently touched Queen Song's shoulder, looked at Queen Song with twinkling eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Pack up, let's go to the Queen Mother's place."
Empress Song said softly "Hmm", and while speaking, she stood up and followed Jia Heng towards the outside.
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Palace Garden, Changle Palace
Empress Dowager Feng was wearing a dress with the Chinese character "Shou" and was sitting on her knees on an apricot-yellow futon. In front of her was a black lacquered wood desk, and a painting in the nave hung on the wall.
Empress Dowager Feng was holding a wooden fou in her hand and was beating the wooden fish non-stop, and the sound of the wooden fish resounded throughout the palace.
At this moment, the sound of wooden fish sounded in the hall, which made it feel empty and quiet.
In the hall, among the three-legged and six-eared animal head incense cage, you can see the aroma rising up, and a refreshing sandalwood scent spreads in the hall.
The maid entered the palace and said: "The Queen Mother, King Wei wants to see you."
Empress Dowager Feng turned around and followed the sound.
While speaking, Jia Heng entered the palace first, saluted Empress Dowager Feng, and said, "I have seen your empress."
Empress Dowager Feng looked at the visitor and said in a neutral tone: "The King of Wei is in peace."
At this moment, looking at the young man who was bowing and saluting, Queen Mother Feng's eyes seemed to be in a trance without realizing it.
Strictly speaking, King Wei is still her son-in-law.
But this son-in-law is really... hard to describe.
Empress Dowager Feng suppressed her thoughts and asked, "Why did King Wei come here?"
Jia Heng's eyebrows were raised, his eyes were deep, and he said: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Li Zan and others have used monstrous words to confuse the public, are treasonous, and have abolished the establishment. I have come here to report to the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Feng said: "Zi Yu, Li Zan also told the Ai family before that there are still doubts about Chen Jie's bloodline. It is also recognized by the Ai family to abolish Chen Jie and establish Chen Ze."
Jia Heng said: "This is just a rumor, how can I believe it?"
Empress Dowager Feng said: "According to what Li Zan said, there are many suspicious things, but it doesn't seem to be groundless. Moreover, when Gao Zhongping started a rebellion in Bashu, it was also because of blood. Otherwise, Gao Zhongping's loyalty to Emperor Shizong
, will not raise troops to rebel, and the recent earthquake in Taiyuan, isn’t it Haotian’s warning?”
After saying that, Empress Dowager Feng said seriously: "The matter of the Tian family's bloodline is no small matter. King Wei, even if Jinyang comes over, the Ai family will say the same thing."
Jia Heng said loudly: "Li Zan and others decided to depose the emperor based on their own speculation. It is really treasonous!"
Empress Dowager Feng said: "This is what the Ai family has also believed."
Jia Heng said: "My dearest lady, such a presumptuous act of abolition is actually a move that brings disaster to the country and the people. It is a disaster rather than a blessing to the country and society."
Empress Dowager Feng said: "Ziyu, the country has no eldest king, and the young ruler is doubtful. Ze'er is the bloodline of Emperor Sejongxian, and he can inherit the throne, so he can be regarded as a man who obeys the will of heaven."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and with a stern look under his sword-shaped eyebrows, he said, "My dear, Ze'er is not suitable for sitting in that position."
In fact, Chen Ze is more suitable for that position.
It is precisely because he is suitable that he cannot be allowed to ascend the throne. From his previous performance in Wuying Hall, it can be almost seen that in three to five years, this brother-in-law will definitely have sex with him.
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, his clear eyes flickered, and said, "My dear, Li Zan and Xu Lu have been imprisoned."
When Queen Mother Feng heard this, she was shocked and said in shock: "Zi Yu, why did you put Li Zan and Xu Lu in prison? They are both loyal and upright ministers."
Jia Heng said: "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, we have never done anything like this. How can Li and Xu be loyal and upright ministers?"
No matter how much he tried to cover it up, Li Zan was deposing a ruler as a minister and violated the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Rules.
The most honorable way for the two of them was to commit martyrdom.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Chen Luonai, the ninth son of the emperor, was born to the Song family. If we talk about bloodline respect, it would be more legitimate for the ninth son of the emperor to ascend the throne."
Queen Mother Feng: "..."
Chen Luo? The son of the Song family? The Song family has not been abolished yet because of King Wei's affairs.
Empress Dowager Feng stared at the young man in the python suit and said: "Zi Yu, Chen Ze is Xianning's younger brother. Even if he becomes the emperor, he will still be close to you."
"It is precisely because the eighth prince is Xianning's younger brother that I can't let the world think that I deposed the son of Emperor Guangzong and supported someone close to me to ascend the throne." Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "How can I be worthy of Jiuquanxia?"
Emperor Sejong?”
After hearing this, Queen Mother Feng couldn't help but feel frightened and inexplicable.
Jia Heng bowed his hands and said, "I would also like to ask the Empress Dowager Zeng to change the decree and make Chen Luo the emperor."
Empress Dowager Feng said: "It's impossible."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "The humble minister will let Chen Jie, the son of the Zhen family, be reinstated."
In fact, he can still reinstate Zhen's son and announce that Li and Xu had previously coerced Empress Dowager Zeng into correcting the edict.
Empress Dowager Feng's old face with a few ridges couldn't help showing a look of embarrassment, she shook her head gently and said: "No."
Jia Heng said: "Then make the son of the Song family the emperor. The Song family was originally the first wife of Emperor Sejong Xian."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Feng's eyes flickered and she said in a deep voice: "The two vassals of Wei and Liang forced Emperor Shi Zongxian into the palace and violated the filial piety and human ethics. As the aunt of the second treason, the Song family is also responsible for lax teaching. How can we let her
Will the youngest son be born into the country?"
At this moment, Queen Song outside the palace was very angry as she listened to her mother-in-law complaining about her fault.