Chapter 236; Anxious

Wen Songtao, who was standing in front of Wen Chen, could not help but applaud Emperor Hongwen's move.

The reason why officials from these aristocratic families protect Gao Yanming is simply because they are worried that the position of left prime minister will fall to someone outside the aristocratic family.

Now with Emperor Hongwen's move, he not only dealt with Gao Yanming, but also suppressed the whole family.

It seems that His Majesty has also discovered that something is wrong with today's matter. The Dong family did not get involved. I am afraid that there are some situations within the family that they are not aware of.

In this case, it is a very clever move to knock down Gao Yanming and then promote the Dong family.

Not only because of the bad temper in the court, but also because of the position of left prime minister, there were some conflicts between the Dong family and the Han family.

You must know that in the past year or two, the power of the Han family has been expanding due to the presence of Gao Yanming, and there is a faint intention to suppress the Dong family and replace it as the leader of the aristocratic family.

Now that Gao Yanming has passed away and the position of left prime minister has fallen to the Dong family, what will the Han family think?

Wen Songtao was happy when Emperor Hongwen above spoke again.

"The decree is passed, the eldest prince Xiao Yi is named Prince Ning, and he will leave the palace and open his mansion from now on."

The fall of this decree was even more shocking than the removal of Gao Yanming from the post of left prime minister and the temporary replacement of Dong Qingyang.

Especially when Duke Zhen Guo heard this decree, he was completely stunned.

He really wanted the eldest prince to be canonized as the crown prince. How much effort did he put into getting the crown prince position?

Today, for him to stand up and express his position, does he really want to cooperate with the family?

In fact, this was not the case. He just took advantage of the fact that the aristocratic family was exerting pressure and His Majesty was powerless, so he wanted to take a wrong approach and give His Majesty an illusion.

There was an illusion that he might fall in love with the noble family, so His Majesty helped the eldest prince to the throne in order to tie him up.

Because as long as the eldest prince ascends to the throne, not only will his attitude be unwavering, but he will also be able to target the noble family because he wants to help pave the way for the eldest prince.

He thought very well, and felt that based on his understanding of His Majesty, he would definitely take this step.

But this was all what he thought.

But he ignored some subtle changes in the court today and Emperor Hongwen's anger today.

Instead of achieving his goal, he stood up and gave Emperor Hongwen some illusions.

The family's performance today was too confident, and they dared to openly put pressure on such an important matter. This made Emperor Hongwen have to wonder if something had happened that he didn't know about.

That’s what made the family so bold, and now that Lord Zhen Guo stood up, wouldn’t it be a good idea to take his seat?

"His Majesty."

Duke Zhen Guo regretted it very much and wanted to explain. However, Emperor Hongwen refused to give him this chance at all.

She just glanced at him coldly, said no to retreat, and strode away directly.

Soon, the imperial edict reached the harem.

When he heard that he was suddenly crowned king instead of prince, the eldest prince was completely stunned.

He grabbed the imperial edict and opened it to view.

"Impossible, how is this possible?"

"Why is this happening?"

In his mind, the position of prince is his, and it can only be his forever.

Not only did he think so, but people around him had always said so since he was a child. Over time, even if he was not granted a title, he himself would already consider himself a prince.

Now there was a sudden decree without warning, which caught him off guard.

At the same time, the King and Queen of Fengqi Palace also received the news, and they were also shocked.

"You're talking nonsense. Someone come here and drag this nonsense bastard out and kill him with a cane."

She didn't believe it either, very much.

His Majesty wanted to confer the eldest prince on the throne, but she had no news or word of it before.

This title of king is no small matter. How could the decree be issued so suddenly without any news leaking out?

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm not talking nonsense. Your Majesty's decree has been issued."

"This slave came here after hearing the imperial edict. There was absolutely no nonsense."

Although the maid cried and begged, Queen Wang didn't believe it at all.

"Why don't you quickly drag this slave dog out and kill him with a cane?"

"My dear, please spare my life."

The servant girl who reported the news was so frightened that she never imagined that her death would come so suddenly.

Soon there was a scream outside Fengqi Palace, and after a few screams, a life ended like this.

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

The female official next to Queen Wang comforted her softly.

"Slave, I'll go and inquire again. No matter whether the empress is real or fake, please don't mess around at this time, so as not to make some people in the harem laugh."

After hearing this, Queen Wang was still furious. In fact, she had already determined the truth of the matter in her heart. She just didn't want to believe it. To kill the maid who reported the letter with a stick was just to vent her anger.

"Go ahead and let me know everything about today's events."

The female officer in charge responded quickly, and after helping the Queen to sit down, she told the people below to prepare tea.

She just went out to inquire about the news herself.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the female officer in charge returned to Fengqi Palace and reported all the news she had learned.

After listening, Queen Wang grabbed the tea cup next to her and smashed it out.

She never imagined in her wildest dreams that the person who caused such a situation was actually her most trusted brother.

"What on earth is he thinking? He clearly knows that His Majesty does not want to see the family, but he actually openly stands up to speak for the family."

Queen Wang was so angry.

Although the two brothers and sisters do not see each other very often, they have very frequent contact.

There have always been two consensuses. The first is to support the eldest prince to ascend to the position of crown prince.

The second is to be determined not to have any contact with aristocratic families, and even target aristocratic families when necessary.

Because they all knew Emperor Hongwen's attitude towards the aristocratic family, and if the eldest prince became the crown prince, he would also face threats from the aristocratic family in the future. Therefore, targeting the aristocratic family would not only gain Emperor Hongwen's favor, but also clear obstacles for the eldest prince in advance.

But she never imagined why her brother would act out of character today and go against their long-standing consensus?

"Lord Zhen Guo Gong, you are in a hurry this time."

As soon as the female officer in charge opened her mouth, Queen Wang frowned and then nodded repeatedly.

Really anxious.

"Your Majesty, the matter is a foregone conclusion. No matter how much you think about it, you can't change it. I think this matter is not that bad."

"Um?"

If it were another palace official who said this, Queen Wang would definitely be furious. Think about the palace maid who reported the news just now. She even lost her life just because she didn't tell the truth.

However, the female official next to her who spoke at this time was the maid she had grown up with, and she had done a lot of things for her in the palace over the years.

A proper confidant.
Chapter completed!