Chapter 17 Everyone has their own thoughts

While Zuo Xiang's family was happily talking about Zuo Xiang's embarrassment when he was young, several other parties involved were not having a good time, except of course the eldest prince, who was one of the people who benefited from this incident after all.

The second prince's study was in a mess, with pieces of porcelain all over the floor, pens, inks, papers and inkstones scattered on the floor. There was also a faint mark of a fist on one of the walls of the house, which showed his general skill.

The second prince sat on the ground dejectedly, looking blankly at the portrait in front of him. The woman in the painting looked like a fairy, standing in the mist and looking into the distance.

"The imperial edict has arrived!" A shrill and harsh voice came. The servants came out to receive the edict. A servant came to the study to report to the second prince. The second prince who was woken up looked at the servant fiercely and said: "Let him come in.

Declare!" The voice was hollow and lifeless. "What?" The servants were embarrassed. Since ancient times, they have gone out to receive the decree. How could there be any reason to let the father-in-law who announced the decree come in to announce the decree? The father-in-law who announced the decree represented the emperor, and this kind of behavior was unacceptable.

How disrespectful!

"Why don't you go?! Do you want to die?!" The second prince saw the servant didn't move, so he asked pitifully. The servant trembled with fright and began to stumble when he spoke: "Yes!

"

The eunuch who announced the decree came in with a displeased expression, and opened his mouth to curse: "Second prince, you are a minister. This is disrespectful. The Za family must report the truth to the emperor when they return!"

When the second prince heard his scolding, he smiled instead of getting angry, "Hahaha, what kind of thing are you! A dog slave!" After saying that, the second prince picked up the paperweight and threw it at the eunuch who announced the decree, "Even you

This little bitch dares to humiliate me?!"

The eunuch's head was smashed to pieces before he could react. He was about to say something else, but the second prince continued: "If you don't declare the decree, you will never have the chance to declare it in the future! Someone!" As soon as he finished speaking, two people came in from the outside.

A guard with a knife.

The eunuch had never seen such a posture before, and whenever he went out of the palace to announce a decree, the other party was not always respectful. He was so frightened that he quickly said: "No, no, no, please, please calm down, second prince, I will declare the decree right now, I will declare the decree right now."

"Okay, you bully dog ​​slave. Put down the imperial edict. You can go down and treat it as if you have declared the edict." The servant quickly put down the imperial edict, for fear that if he were slower, he would be dragged out and killed by the second prince. "You know, go back.

What should I say? If there is any news, watch out for your life!" The second prince's cold tone made the eunuch nod in agreement.

The second prince glanced at the content of the imperial edict, trembled with anger, and shouted angrily: "Bi Yuntao, Bi Yunxiao, I swear you will not be human until I kill you! Meng Ruoxi, you insult my face, wait until I seize the throne, have enough fun

If you die, I will send you to the military camp to be a military prostitute, and your life will be worse than death!"

"Come here! Prepare your horse! I have to go out!" The second prince carried his luggage, got on his horse, and hurried away.

I saw an imperial edict in the study that said that the post of General Bi Yundi was revoked and the general's palm seals and military symbols were handed over. Military affairs were managed by the old general and supervised by the left and right ministers.

The Second Prince was not at peace, and for a time almost all his efforts in the army were in vain because of a piece of paper. But the study of the Third Prince, the mastermind of this matter, was quiet and peaceful.

The third prince sat honestly on a chair, sipping tea, and listened to the counselors discussing the pros and cons of this matter.

After listening for a while, he felt a little irritated. He put down the tea cup with a little force on his hand and said, "Okay! This matter is over. What's the use of talking about gains and losses now? It's just a small thing. If it succeeds, it will only be eliminated."

A stumbling block, eroding the power of the left prime minister and the eldest prince, although it will make the subsequent plan go more smoothly, but it has failed, and there is nothing to lose. There is not much power in the DPRK. Now the main energy is

Deal with a few other people."

At this time, a carrier pigeon flew in. The third prince opened the note, looked at the content on the paper, laughed loudly, and said: "Haha, God helps me." When the counselors saw the good news, they hurriedly asked: "Third prince

, but what’s the good news?!”

The third prince glanced at the counselor who asked, and said, "Let it be seen for yourselves." He threw the note on the table, and the counselors hurriedly came forward to check. The third prince spoke again: "Now go to the army at all costs.

No matter what method you use, win over those who can be won over, and note down those who cannot be won over first, and then take action directly when the time comes. Without further ado, go now. When the Lantern Festival is held, I will personally go to win over the Minister of War." Counselors.

They all said they were resigning.

The third prince looked at the note that was burned in the brazier, pondered for a while, then wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, put the carrier pigeon in, and walked out happily.

At this time, in Cining Palace, the eldest prince and the queen were sitting at the dining table, preparing to enjoy lunch.

After a table of delicious food was served, the Queen waved the servants to leave, and said to the eldest prince: "Yun Xiao, what do you think of today's events?" The eldest prince smiled leisurely and said, "What about you?

What do you think?" The Queen gave him a rolling look, "You! It's just the two of us, and you're hiding it and not telling the truth to me."

The eldest prince said helplessly: "I guess the whole thing was done by the third prince. The purpose was to eliminate the fourth brother and remove a stumbling block. If Xi died, the left prime minister would fight with the fourth brother to the death for revenge.

, but he didn’t expect that Ruoxi faked her death and was discovered by the fourth prince, becoming a favor of the left prime minister. Didn’t my mother see it a long time ago?”

The Queen Mother looked at her son's boastful talk and was very pleased. She replied: "Yes, but it was just a guess before. After all, the fourth prince has a good reputation and a bad reputation. When he sees a beautiful woman, he will definitely find a way to bring him into the palace, and so will my mother."

I was speculating whether the Fourth Emperor would really do something irrespective of ethics, and he had been kneeling at the door of Zuoxiang's Mansion. Fortunately, it was early in the morning and there were not many pedestrians on the road, otherwise everyone would have known about it.

, not only will the left prime minister’s face be disgraced, but the royal family’s face will also be lost. But fortunately, the final solution is good.”

The eldest prince nodded and said: "It is true, but it is a pity that the father did not agree to my other conditions in the end, but I can accept it. At least the child has one less opponent. The fourth brother has no chance now. Emperor Ren

It is difficult for the imperial concubine to stir up big troubles by herself."

The queen said: "That's very good! Let's have lunch quickly, it's almost cold."

"The imperial edict has arrived!" The two of them hurriedly put down their bowls and chopsticks and hurried out to receive the edict, "By God, the emperor has issued an edict that from now on, the eldest prince will form a party for personal gain. The eldest prince only has to go to court to observe, and cannot approve memorials or participate in government affairs anymore.

The prince was banned from his home and fined half a year's salary. I admire this."

"My son, I accept the decree." When the eldest prince heard the decree, his face changed and his blood drained away, and his body trembled as he accepted the decree.

Back in the house, the queen was trembling all over and asked anxiously: "My child, what's going on? Why should I punish you?! Is it because the emperor is going to preside over the government himself?!"

"Yes, the third brother and the others made a big fuss this time. They not only lost the royal family's face, but also the left prime minister's face. Even the fourth brother and Ruoxi almost died. If the imperial concubine hadn't been scheming behind the scenes, the fourth brother would have lost his temper.

Ruo Xi has been resuscitated again. I'm afraid that after some time, when my father calms down completely and understands the matter, the punishment for the rest of us may be heavier than now, and we may even be imprisoned." The eldest prince was at this time.

He also calmed down and analyzed the purpose of the emperor's decree.

"Father has always known that a few of us formed a clique for selfish purposes and developed our own power privately. This time's decree should be to warn the children not to go too far.

The father did not completely give up on the child, and the child could continue to observe the government affairs. It seemed to be for balance.

Grounding and a fine should be the real punishment. My father is currently ill and he personally presides over the government affairs. It seems that my father has guessed that there may be unrest in the future and wants the child to stay away from the disputes for the time being to preserve his strength."

After hearing the analysis of the eldest prince, the queen pondered for a moment and felt that what the eldest prince said was reasonable. However, she was a little confused and seemed to have guessed something. She hurriedly said: "It's not like the second prince and the third prince are going to fight first."

Will you live and die?"

"They are not necessarily the only ones. My father may also intend to bring the fourth brother in, so that the fourth brother can be used as a whetstone to see if the two of them can withstand the grinding."

"Then why should you be calmed down? You should also be involved! Otherwise, if their knives are sharpened, you might..." The imperial concubine was puzzled.

"Because of this, the father allows the child to continue to observe the government affairs! So that he can watch their fights and plan for the future in advance. Moreover, the father is convinced of the child's strength. Even if they really sharpen their knives, they are just a person.

A dilapidated sword can be destroyed at will." The eldest prince touched his lips, thought for a moment and spoke again.

"My father has doted on my fourth brother since he was a child. Even if the fourth brother fails, his life will not be in danger. And if he succeeds, my father has never allowed his fourth brother to participate in government affairs, maybe just to pave the way for his children..."

A word woke up the dreamer, and the queen said: "Do you want to..."

The eldest prince gave his mother a meaningful look, smiled, and said: "Mother, let's have a meal! If you don't have a meal, it will really get cold."

In the royal study room in the palace, the emperor looked at the imperial decree on marriage and pondered.

"My body is no longer what it used to be. If we continue to maintain balance, the four of them will inevitably suffer casualties when I am gone. Especially now that most of the troops are in Yun Di's hands, there will definitely be a mutiny.

If the balance is broken and they are allowed to bite, it will allow them to grow their ambitions. If their ambitions are too inflated..." Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing murderous intent.

After making up his mind, he wrote an imperial edict and stamped it with a jade seal. But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't bear to let his beloved fourth son fall into the mud, and fell into deep thought again. After burning incense, he wrote again casually.

An imperial edict was stamped with a jade seal.

"Come here! Deliver the edict!" The emperor picked up the first imperial edict and gave it to the old eunuch who was close to him, and ordered: "For this imperial edict, you ask a young eunuch to announce it to the second prince." The old eunuch stepped forward to take it, and the emperor

He picked up another decree and said, "This one, you go and declare the decree to the eldest prince. Get down!"

Looking at the old eunuch who was retreating, he showed an imperceptible smile.

"I specially gave this order to Yun Xiao. I wonder if Yun Xiao can understand the deep meaning of being a father.

This time, Yun Di was directly removed from the post of General Yun Di and his military talisman was taken away, which would make him feel resentful. And there was no punishment or reward for Yun Peng, the mastermind behind the scenes, which would make him feel even more uncomfortable, and he could not help but feel towards Yun Peng.

If Peng takes action, Yunpeng will also take the opportunity to add insult to injury.

At this time, only Yun Tao's goal was clearly stated. Although he had no inheritance rights, he was the only one who benefited from the whole thing and ruined Yun Di's good deeds. It would only make Yun Di hold a grudge and a person would fall into a trap for revenge.

crazy.

Yun Tao has the help of the imperial concubine behind him, and he will tell the truth to the imperial concubine when he returns. Then he will also guess that Yun Peng is the mastermind behind the scenes, and he will also guess Yun Peng's intentions, and he will definitely take revenge on Yun Peng.

Although Yun Xiao can only observe the government affairs for the time being, he can help Yun Tao secretly. With the help of Yun Xiao and the imperial concubine, Yun Tao's life can be guaranteed."

"The more chaotic the better now, let me see who among you is whose whetstone and whose knife is sharper!"

"As long as one of them can stand out, even if he cannot sit on the throne, I will protect him from death."

He retracted his thoughts and murmured to himself: "Yun Xiao, I have paved the way for you. Yun Tao hopes you will not disappoint me. As for Yun Di and Yun Peng, I hope you will not make that choice in the end. Otherwise...
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