December 25, the twenty-fifth year of Tai'an, Beijing.
There is a great court meeting in the imperial city at the moment, and today will be the last great court meeting in the Tai'an era.
In a few days, the Yuan Dynasty will change, and the new emperor Zhao Weilong will start his Jingping era.
There are two agendas for today's court meeting. The first is to read out the edict of the Empress Dowager, and the second is to announce the edicts of the feudal kings.
These two important things were done according to the ancestral system, so no one can criticize them.
It can be said that Zhao Weilong and the late Empress Li each took what they needed and eliminated each other's hidden dangers.
The imperial edict was being read out at the previous court meeting, but an uninvited guest came to Li's Yanshou Palace at this moment.
"The Empress Dowager, Weiheng is still young after all, and now he has to leave the capital to join the vassal, and he is going to Nanyang County. This is very dangerous!"
The speaker was a woman, with gray hair on her temples and in her fifties.
But seeing that she was wearing a first-grade python robe, it was obvious that she had an official mission, but she was cautious in front of Mr. Li.
The woman half-tilted her body and said with a begging tone: "Please have mercy on the Queen Mother and save the life of this child Weiheng!"
While the woman was talking, the Empress Dowager Li didn't even raise her eyes, looking at the steam slowly rising in the teacup.
"Every mouthful is a Weiheng, every mouth is a child... You have to know that he is now the spiritual king of my Dajin!"
It has to be said that Zhao Weilong was very malicious towards his younger brother. He even gave him the title of "Spiritual King", just to accuse Zhao Weiheng of not being a thing.
"Since we are descendants of the clan, our ancestors have their own system, and being granted the title of vassal is the proper meaning. Why do you come to tell the Ai family this?"
"Moreover, the emperor has issued an edict regarding this matter. The ancestral harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Do you want to ask the Ai family to disobey the ancestors?" At this point, Li's tone was full of questioning.
"The Empress Dowager, this Spirit King is Su Xin's child after all..."
Before the woman finished speaking, she heard a "pop" sound and Mrs. Li put the teacup down on the coffee table.
The woman trembled with fright and suppressed her next words.
Li Shi said in a stern tone: "What Su Xin's child? King Ling is from the royal family of our Jin Dynasty. If the Ai family hadn't called you sister-in-law, the Ai family would have to punish you for your nonsense today!"
It turns out that this woman is Li's sister-in-law Wu and Li Suxin's biological mother. Today she is interceding specifically for her grandson Zhao Weiheng.
The woman raised her head and prayed with a full face: "The Empress Dowager...is she really so decisive?"
But her behavior can be regarded as questioning Mr. Li, and is a crime of "great disrespect".
"Presumptuous..." the eunuchs in the palace shouted loudly. This is their duty.
"Take her out!" Ms. Li stood up and left without looking back.
"According to the order!"
After Mrs. Li left, several palace maids came to Mrs. Wu. One of them bowed her head and said: "Rich man... please!"
It was useless to continue staying here, so Wu had no choice but to leave.
After her daughter asked for help, Wu had done her best, and then she had to comfort her daughter.
On the other side, the great court meeting in Huangji Hall has ended.
The courtiers withdrew one after another and went to the Yamen respectively, without discussing anything about today's court meeting.
The matter of today's court meeting was too sensitive, and discussing it in private could easily lead to trouble, so naturally everyone kept silent about it.
After the courtiers dispersed, several feudal princes who came out to express their gratitude were now leaving the palace gate together.
Zhao Yanyuan, King of Light, was fifteen years old, Zhao Yansong, King of Heng, was fourteen years old, Zhao Yanxiao, King of Sui, was thirteen years old, and Zhao Weiheng, King of Ling, was fifteen years old.
These four vassal kings are all under the age of becoming a vassal, but now they are about to go out and become a vassal.
"Eldest nephew, this dear eldest brother of yours... is really ruthless!" King of Light Zhao Yanyuan sneered.
Zhao Weiheng didn't say a word. At this moment, he still held out hope that his grandmother could ask for the Emperor's decree.
Old Eleven said in anger: "Brother Ten, you are so unkind as an uncle, and your eldest nephew is also bullied. If he were your biological brother, would you still grant him the title of Spiritual King?"
They were rivals when it came to electing the crown prince, but as a prince, Zhao Weilong had never fucked his grandson.
After all, they were brothers who grew up playing together. After the conflicts of interest ceased, Zhao Yanyuan and Zhao Yansong got back together.
Now running against Zhao Weiheng is one of the only pleasures they have.
At this moment, Zhao Weiheng was in no mood to argue. Of course, he couldn't fight these two people, so he quickened his pace and left.
Zhao Yansong immediately showed concern and said: "Eldest nephew, walk slower, be careful not to reach the fiefdom, you will fall to death first..."
Hearing the laughter coming from behind, Zhao Weiheng's face turned livid, but he left without looking back.
"Ten brothers and eleven brothers, I think Heng'er is quite pitiful, so please don't bully him..." Sui Wang Zhao Yanxiao said, who had not spoken yet.
He is the youngest and has never actively been involved in the power struggle from beginning to end, so he still has the heart of a child.
Zhao Yanyuan immediately scolded: "You idiot, they even killed us...you still have the heart to pity others!"
He didn't have time to pay attention to Zhao Yanxiao, and only heard Zhao Yansong say: "Tenth brother, our fiefdom is in Hanoi County, he clearly wants us to die..."
After hearing this, Zhao Yanyuan no longer wanted to curse.
He glanced towards the west, which was the direction they were about to conquer, and there were endless zombies there.
"Brother Eleven, sometimes I envy ordinary people's families. They don't have such nonsense. They say they are a family, but they all think about how to kill their loved ones..."
Nodding, Zhao Yansong took over the words and said: "Those officials in the imperial court are also those who are unjust and unjust. They keep talking about the ancestral family law of the imperial court system, but they have done what they are doing now..."
"They? Hahaha... they're just a bunch of bitches!"
When he said this, both of them laughed out loud, but Zhao Yanxiao on the side was confused.
Sighing, Zhao Yanxun looked back at the imperial city behind him and murmured: "Brother Eleven...it seems like he was just like when he was a child, flying a kite with Brother Ninth in front of Huangji Palace!"
The Huangji Hall is where the great court meetings are held. The square in front of the hall is extremely wide, but it is not a place where kites can be flown. However, when they were young, the three of them did it once under the leadership of Zhao Yanxun.
Of course, they were punished that time and were sent to the ancestral temple to kneel for a whole day by Emperor Tai'an, and this was the result of Concubine Duan's plea.
The carefree time of youth is really nostalgic.
Zhao Yansong nodded and said: "Brother Ninth...Brother Ninth is luckier than us. He died early and didn't have to suffer the humiliation he is facing right now. He also got the title of Prince!"
But Zhao Yanyuan turned around and said in a low voice: "If Brother Ninth hadn't died, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been his turn to become emperor!"
After the two were silent for a while, it was Zhao Yanyuan who spoke first: "Let's go... go back and clean up, find more things for self-defense, how many more days can you survive in the fiefdom!"
Glancing at the confused Zhao Yanxiao, Zhao Yanyuan couldn't bear that this little brother died in vain, and then asked: "Old Twelve, do you want to come with me?"
Their three fiefdoms are all in Hanoi County, and they are only seventy or eighty miles apart, so they can travel together.
At this time, Zhao Yanxiao interjected: "You are so stingy, you won't let us celebrate the New Year..."
The three fellow sufferers walked out of the imperial city together. They still had two days to prepare, and then the imperial army would send them to Hanoi.
On the other side, Zhao Weiheng also learned the bad news from his servants after returning to the mansion.