Chapter 35
Chapter 35
Confidentiality
A heavy burden suddenly fell down without warning. The current situation in the palace is on the verge of chaos and collapse. Can he hold the reins?Can the situation be suppressed?How to decide whether to continue the riot or bow your head and surrender?He didn't know what to do in his mind at all, he just felt that there were so many things going on, and he didn't know where to start. He hoped that his father could show him a clear way.
Seeing his son waiting for his advice, Chu Yingrui said softly: "Go, don't worry about my thoughts, everything, you make up your own mind, think twice before acting, and don't regret it." The tone was full of vicissitudes and loneliness.
When he said let go, he really let go. He would accept any decision made by his son.Unloading the burden, although there is a loss, the heart is more relaxed than ever.
Seeing Chai Shiqing again, Yuan Kai couldn't help being a little funny: because the soldiers were afraid that he would run away, they tied him densely on the couch, almost becoming one with the couch, looking at it, it was really funny.
Unfortunately, Yuan Kai's heart was so heavy that he couldn't laugh, he just ordered the soldiers to untie him, and when he retreated, he asked directly: "What is your plan? What is the plan of the East Palace?"
Shi Qing said: "I want to tell Shizi about this..."
"My father was so angry with you that he vomited blood. You saw it too. Are you satisfied?" Yuan Kai couldn't help stabbing a few words, and then said: "He needs to rest. Now I am the head of the palace. What do you have to say to me?" I said, I can decide anything in the palace."
"Really?"
"There are so many big and small things waiting for me to deal with and decide. If my father didn't suggest that I come and talk to you first, do you think I'm still like before, and I like to talk to you when I have nothing to do?"
Seeing that it was getting late, Shi Qing didn't dare to delay the time, and said: "Unfortunately, the prince has passed away, you have no excuse to "take back" the throne, and the prince's soldiers are pressing the situation, if you act rashly at this time, there is no way Abandoning eggs against rocks, in my opinion, it is better to submit to the prince for now, wait until this test is passed, and then be like birds and beasts..."
"How did my grandfather die? Did you kill him?" Yuan Kai suddenly got into trouble, turned around and grabbed Shi Qing's skirt, pulled him up from the couch, and then pushed him violently, trying to push Shi Qing away. fall out.
Before Shi Qing was pinched by Chu Yingrui's neck, holding his breath and losing his strength, he appeared weak, and was pulled back and forth by Yuan Kaiti slipping his clothes, but now he regained his strength and was pushed back a little. After taking a few steps, he stabilized his figure: "The prince's business is not urgent, we can talk about it later, the important thing now is..."
"Hurry or not, I have the final say! Tell me, how did my grandfather die? What did you tell him?"
"Xiao Shizi, you are now in charge of the family. According to the rules, the prince will come to the door to announce the decree at noon. You are going to meet the [-] forbidden troops of His Royal Highness in such a messy, defenseless, and countermeasure situation?!"
"Hehe!" Yuan Kai sneered and said, "Do you want me to put up a welcome guard of honor, so that all the Portuguese can see you, so that your master will be happy? You are willing to be a running dog, it is your business, my palace will not be anyone's slave! He said coldly: "As long as I don't take the initiative to make trouble, what can the crown prince do to me? My family has the secret decree of Shenguang and the iron coupon of Danshu!"
Shi Qing said: "You think that if you don't take the initiative to take the initiative, the prince will not take the initiative?!"
"What!" Yuan Kai was startled: "How dare he provoke the secret decree of Emperor Shenguang?" Although the content of the secret decree of Emperor Shenguang is unknown, when Emperor Shenguang granted the secret decree to King Anruo, Emperor Jingning was watching , Emperor Shenguang said "in times of crisis, it can be used".Therefore, everyone guessed that it was a life-saving decree specially aimed at Emperor Jingning's lineage, to prevent brothers from fighting against each other.
"Do you think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mobilized all the people to bring the [-] forbidden troops to come here for a drill to show the old prince? Prince Bo smiled?"
"He dared to violate the secret decree of the gods and kill the clan. If he is so unfilial and unrighteous, he is not afraid of being questioned and scolded by the people of the world. What face does he have to be in the East Palace?"
Shi Qing felt that King An Ruo had lost in the battle for the throne, and that he really deserved the loss. His descendants still didn't fully understand the ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness of the emperor, and naively believed that a piece of life-saving decree and a piece of iron certificate of alchemy would be enough. To dispel the emperor's determination to eradicate them? !Do you think they have the initiative to attack first?
Emperor Jingning and Emperor Lezhang have been tolerant and did not attack Prince Anruo's mansion, because they had scruples about King Anruo and had been waiting for an opportunity.This timing is the death of King An Ruo.
It's a pity that King Anruo's life is hard and long, he killed Emperor Jingning, and it looks like he is going to kill Emperor Lezhang again.
Shi Qing said: "Little prince, you and I have read the history books together, and the iron coupons of the Dan book are not unique to this dynasty. Those officials who had obtained the iron coupons of the Dan book in the previous dynasty, how many of them used the iron coupons of the Dan book to protect themselves and their families?" Don't you know that there is a sentence on the iron certificate of the Danshu, which is called "Except for conspiracy and rebellion"! "
Regardless of what the Wangfu said, in the eyes of the court and the people of the world, what the Wangfu did was treason, and it cannot be pardoned with the iron coupon of the Danshu!
In Yuan Kai's astonishment, Shi Qing continued: "The secret decree of protecting life was given to the prince alone, saying that no matter what the prince did, he must be forgiven and should not be punished. Now that the prince has passed away, the secret decree has passed away." It's like a decree, you can't count on it, relying on the alchemy and the secret decree to keep the entire palace."
Yuan Kai was taken aback: "How do you know the contents of the secret decree?"
When the secret decree was issued to King An Ruo, it was sealed in a jade box.Later, it was enshrined in the main hall, and was guarded day and night. Even the prince and the prince dared not unseal it to watch, only knowing that it was a secret decree to protect his life.
If the secret decree is really what Shi Qing said, then they really missed the opportunity to seize the throne!
"You want to "take back" the throne, whose throne are you taking?Will His Royal Highness sit idly by?Will you stand still?You have been planning to deal with him, but you never thought that His Royal Highness is also planning to get rid of all the people who pose a threat to him?Since His Highness regards you as a threat, in order to know the enemy and yourself, he used some means and finally learned the contents of the secret decree. "
"How is it possible? Leaking the secret manuscript is a capital offense!"
"It's not the prince who died. The one who wants to know the contents of the secret decree may be the one here. The matter of leaking secrets can be reduced to a small one and let it go." Emperor Jingning and Emperor Yuezhang were clearly afraid of King An Ruo, and wished they could Get rid of it quickly, but dare not do it for a long time, what is scruples is also the secret decree of the divine light.
The bad news came one after another, and directly stunned Yuan Kai. It was in vain for three generations of their family to plan painstakingly for 20 years, thinking that there was a secret decree, so they could advance and attack, retreat and defend. None, it was just a vain delusion!After 20 years of hard work, it is still man-made for the knife, and I for the fish!
Where is the way out for the descendants of King An Ruo's lineage?
Yuan Kai gritted his teeth, and was going to ask the opinions of the three uncles and guest ministers: Do you want to fight to the death?Or be a prisoner of wealth for a lifetime?He didn't have the time to talk to the time here.
Shi Qing stopped Yuan Kai who turned to leave: "What you just heard is His Royal Highness's plan, don't you want to hear about my plan and the teacher's?"
To put it bluntly, the prince's plan is very simple, that is, to lead the troops to directly wipe out Prince An Ruo's mansion, and then charge him with treason, so as to quell the criticisms of the people in the world.
In fact, even the crime of treason is not counted as framing, and many evidences of treason can be found in the palace, which is enough to set off a wave of bloody purges.
Yuan Kai said coldly: "No need!" Just now, Shi Qing said that his plan was to make the palace look like a bird and beast.Heh, Chai Shiqing has taken refuge in the crown prince, so can he still count on Chai Shiqing to really think about their palace?
"You want to die..." Shi Qing continued to stop Yuan Kai: "You have to have the strength to fight. There are at most [-] soldiers in the government, how can you fight against [-] imperial troops? The result can only be to make people loyal to the palace The soldiers sacrificed in vain! You just persuaded the elder son not long ago, and in a blink of an eye, you did the same thing yourself, how can you bear it?!"
Shi Qing hugged Yuan Kai desperately, dragged him back, and tried his best to persuade him: "Just listen to me, trust me, what I do is for the good of the palace."
"For the sake of the palace? Tell me, what is a good way?" Yuan Kai felt that he had never been so calm, so calm that his blood was almost cold: "Being like birds and beasts, is it that you planned for the palace?"
Shi Qing hurriedly said: "What's wrong with the birds and beasts being scattered? Is it true that King Anruo's lineage will be tied together forever? Parents are here, and there is no separation of families, so the masters must live with the prince and the eldest son. Now, King Anruo and The concubine has passed away, so the lords can naturally separate the family. His Royal Highness has promised that after the separation, the lords can leave Heqizhou, do business in the imperial examination, and do business at your own discretion. Just like other clans, wouldn't it be better to be tied to death? Prince An Ruo's mansion, why don't you all plot the land together? If you are undecided, you can discuss it with the three masters first."
It turned out to be such a bird-beast-scattering method?Yuan Kai was silent for a while, and asked: "What about our Dimai?" The side branches can separate and leave, so will Dimai be trapped in Heqizhou all the time?
"The death of the prince can be regarded as eliminating the serious troubles of the confidantes of the present and His Royal Highness. After the prince takes over the title, as long as he is quiet and obedient, the court will not make things difficult for you. His Royal Highness promised that when he succeeds, he will decree to move you to the throne." When you return to Fengjing, you can compare the treatment with other palaces, counting from the generation of the old prince, you will not be allowed to be an official within five generations of your lineage."
All the royal family, the five generations of the lineage are under the control of Zongzheng Temple, they are not allowed to conduct business through imperial examinations, and they have to rely on their kindness to become officials.After the Five Dynasties, they were not under the control of Zongzheng Temple, and they could do business through imperial examinations.
According to the meaning conveyed by Shiqing: After the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will not be kind to the children of King Anruo's descendants within the fifth generation, but after the fifth generation, the descendants can become officials through the imperial examination.
The person who is qualified to come forward to collect debts and has the secret decree of the gods is dead. The descendants of King Anruo only have an iron certificate of the alchemy book in their hands, which poses no threat to the throne. If you force it too hard, you are afraid of being criticized, and even more afraid of leaving a stigma in the history books.
It is foreseeable that as soon as King Anruo of the previous generation dies, the brothers who cannot inherit the title will break up and separate their families and go their own way.
Although the prince is hereditary, but the descendants of King An Ruo are not cohesive, and the lineage will become weaker and weaker.
What followed was that the strength became weaker and weaker. After five generations, a declining palace, even though it was noble, could no longer pose a threat to the throne.
However, Yuan Kai heard something strange in Shi Qing's words: "You always say that the prince agreed to this and agreed to that, and you asked the prince?"
"Oh, how am I qualified to bargain with the prince?" Shi Qing said, "It was my teacher who asked the prince. I will prevent you from rebelling in advance. If I succeed, it will be good for everyone. If I fail, the prince's plan will not be successful." No hindrance."
Yuan Kai figured it out at once: the palace had repeatedly tried to plot against Zou Fanchen, not only was it ungrateful, but there were also grievances. If it hadn't been for pleading from time to time, how could Zou Fanchen have intervened on behalf of the palace?
Shi Qing said that everything he did was "for the good of the palace", although the direction of "for the good" ran counter to the plot of the palace, but it was sincere!
"Is this how you persuaded my grandfather?" Yuan Kai suddenly thought of many things.
"I just told the prince what I know..."
Before Shi Qing finished speaking, Yuan Kai grabbed Shi Qing's skirt again, gritted his teeth and said, "So, you forced my grandfather to death!"
"No!" Shi Qing pulled Yuan Kai's hand away vigorously, and shouted: "Where to go, it is up to the prince himself!" He just passed a pack of poison for the prince to die without pain, whether he dies or not, it is King An Ruo himself Decide.
At that time, Chu Chengze was still alive, the divine light secret decree was still valid, and King An Ruo's mansion still had the power to compete. However, King An Ruo still chose to use his own death in exchange for the safety of the whole mansion and the relief of his children and grandchildren.
King An Ruo ordered Shi Qing to be treated kindly, called an impromptu family banquet, and at the family banquet he looked forward to the prospect of his sons and grandchildren becoming officials and doing business. All this proves that death is Chu Chengze's own choice.
Even though he knew it was his grandfather's choice, Yuan Kai was still filled with grief and indignation: "My grandfather is already in his twilight years, how can you bear to force him!?"
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