Jiapingguan Chronicle

"Wait a minute!" Jin Miaomiao stood up and interrupted Mr. Jiang's narration, "This is completely different from what was said before. It was said before that Emperor Yongjia was very reluctant to Queen Kangshun to give birth to a child, because It will hinder the relationship between them, won’t it?”

"Yes, that's true."

"But why is it okay now? After becoming the crown prince and the emperor, don't you worry about the relationship between the two people? Don't you worry about having a child that will affect their relationship? Or do you stop worrying about it? Will Queen Kangshun have an accident and leave him because of the childbirth?" Jin Miaomiao looked disgusted, "Looking at it this way, Emperor Yongjia's feelings for Queen Kangshun are not that strong, at least he didn't say so himself. He was so good. At that time, he was just a prince who was imprisoned in the fiefdom. If he hadn't been accompanied by Queen Kangshun, I'm afraid he wouldn't have lived so happily in the fiefdom for those ten years, right?"

"I think so too." Merlin came to Jin Miaomiao's side and echoed, "If you don't say anything else, let's just say that he wants to choose the crown prince, the concubine, etc. If he doesn't let me choose, I will give up the choice. That kind of attitude doesn't sound like someone who can take any responsibility. I even doubt whether he really loves Queen Kangshun, maybe he doesn't even know it."

"Maybe it's love, but not much!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "Besides, he has become the most noble person in the world. Is there no need for him to have feelings or anything like that?"

"I think so." Merlin curled his lips in disgust, "Once you become the crown prince or the emperor, there will be many small clans sending beautiful girls to the East Palace and the imperial palace. No matter how good Queen Kangshun is, her appearance It's definitely not as good as before. Emperor Yongjia must have been fascinated by these fresh flowers and plants when he saw them, right? He may also feel that he was simply short-sighted in the past. Those ten years in Yongzhou were simply a waste of time, right? Bar?"

"I think so. Although he doted on so many concubines, allowed them to give birth to children, and was ruthless enough to keep the children from their mothers, it was precisely because of this that his harem had more fresh faces. This is He’s after it!”

"That's right!" Merlin and Jin Miaomiao gave each other a high-five, "You hypocritical man is so disgusting!"

The two people vented all their anger and looked at the other people in the room. They were all looking at them dumbfounded, and they were a little confused.

"Why are you looking at us like that? What are we saying?"

"Yes, that's right!" Jin Jing pulled the two of them to sit down again and handed each of them a cup of tea, "Calm down, don't jump to conclusions in such a hurry, listen to the second master slowly."

"That's it, sit down and listen to me." Jiang Erye couldn't help but laugh when he saw the angry expressions of the two children. "Calm down, there is no need to be angry with such a person, and there is no need to How about you make yourself angry because of him?" Hearing Jin Miaomiao and Mei Lin snort, he shook his head helplessly, turned to look at Shen Cha who looked calm, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "This time Xiaocha is very calm, aren't you angry?"

"Angry? Don't be angry. Why are you angry for someone who has nothing to do with you?" Shen Cha chuckled, "Emperor Yongjia has been dead for so many years, so dead. Why should I be angry for a dead person? Because he Going back on his word? No, he will change, it is within my expectation."

"why?"

"Since his brother passed away and he could become the crown prince, and he agreed to this decision, his change was inevitable!" Shen Cha spread his hands and said expressionlessly, "An unknown prince, and a supreme figure in the world. How could the emperor be the same? His identity changed, and his thoughts changed. The whole world belonged to him, so why bother to stick to one Queen Kangshun? But he still had to think about the Zhou family looking after Yongzhou for him, Kangshun Queen Shun and her aunt have been with him for so many years, so they need to give him some face, right? Moreover, the excuse he used was very good. The throne needs to be inherited. If there are no children, the elders of the clan will not agree. Xi Those talented families in the capital would not agree. With such an excuse, even if Queen Kangshun felt uncomfortable, there was nothing she could do about it. She was not a qualified concubine in the eyes of the clan or the powerful family. If she expressed it at this time My dissatisfaction actually gave the clan and aristocratic families an excuse to force Emperor Yongjia to completely abolish her."

"And the clan and powerful families may have been waiting for this day." Shen Haolin sneered, looking at the looks the others gave him, and explained, "If Queen Kangshun is deposed, it will mean that Emperor Yongjia's harem It is completely empty, which also means that Emperor Yongjia was forced to break with the Zhou family in Yongzhou and completely draw a clear line. Without the escape route of Yongzhou, wouldn't Emperor Yongjia just have to be at the mercy of others?"

"Really?" Jin Miaomiao swallowed a sip of saliva, looked at Shen Cha who was nodding towards him, then looked at Qi Bo and Jiang Erye, "Will you really tell the Duke of the country like this? The clan and the powerful family are Is this the plan?"

"Really." Mr. Jiang nodded, "Emperor Yongjia also wrote this in his handwriting. He felt that this was the purpose of these people. Moreover, he was not the only one who thought so, the Zhou family of Yongzhou and Queen Kangshun also I think so."

"Queen Kangshun?" Jin Miaomiao frowned slightly, "So, she also noticed this? Did Emperor Yongjia's transformation be tacitly approved? Is it a tacit understanding between them?"

"That's right!" Mr. Jiang nodded, "For their own future and to prevent the clan and powerful families from succeeding, they must give in and make some changes. There is no way around this."

"Sure enough, with a different identity, everything is different." Jin Miaomiao sighed softly, "However, I still have a question, why does Emperor Yongjia have to inherit the position of crown prince? His brothers should They all have heirs, right? If I remember correctly, the eldest brother of Emperor Yongjia, the former prince, is fourteen or fifteen years older than Emperor Yongjia. He has three children in total, and the eldest son is younger than Emperor Yongjia. At one or two years old, you can completely eliminate the trouble of Emperor Yongjia and establish the emperor's eldest grandson. This is not without precedent, right?"

"The three sons of the late prince are all dead, including the eldest grandson of the emperor." Qi Bo sighed softly, "Emperor Yongjia's brothers and his adult nephews did not have a good ending. Although The reasons given are all either death from illness or an accident, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the truth behind it is definitely not that simple."

"I also heard that when the old people in the palace were chatting, they mentioned that there was a hidden secret here." Xue Ruitian thought for a while and sighed softly, "You know, although many years have passed, the palace is still... Many secrets are passed down by word of mouth, and you can only find out what is going on by chatting with them. I remember a Grandpa Dong said that he heard from people in the past that several brothers of Emperor Yongjia and their children were all dead. It’s very strange, very inexplicable.”

"Grandpa Dong?" Second Master Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, "Old man Dong, he does know a lot. I heard that when he was young, he especially liked to inquire about these gossips and listen to other people's ancient stories. Generally speaking, What comes out of his mouth is very reliable nine times out of ten."

"Really?" Shen Cha blinked, "Is he the old man who smiles all day long and lazes in the sun in the Queen Mother's yard?"

"That's him!" Mr. Jiang nodded and looked at Shen Cha with a smile, "He didn't ask you to talk about ancient times?"    "Hmm..." Shen Cha shook his head gently, "No, he gives it to me every time he goes there. There are a lot of delicious food." She looked at Shen Haolin, "If you don't let me take it, let your brother take it, right?"

Shen Haolin nodded, smiled, and said, "Later, Grandpa Dong passed away. We were fighting at the border and couldn't get back in time. Only after we got back did we find out that Grandpa Dong left all his things to us, Xiaojue and Xiaobai. , and Xiaotianer got the pile of books he left behind, as well as his letters, and Chaer got the gadgets he had collected for many years, and left me a lot of military books, and I don’t know where he collected them. Yes." He sighed softly, "Grandpa Dong is a good man."

"Yes, he is a very good person."

"He likes children very much, so he is very kind to you, especially Xiaocha. He loves you very much." Jiang Erye smiled, "He and you..." He paused, "Grandpa has a good relationship, so , he also knew what happened back then. But he was very opposed to that plan and wanted to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds, but before he could think of it, an accident happened. "

"So, the first time I entered the palace, he knew who I was?"

"I know!" Mr. Jiang nodded, "But if your grandfather doesn't confirm it, he can't tell you this. Besides, you were in poor health at that time and couldn't stand any big stimulation."

"I can understand it." Shen Cha nodded, "If Grandpa Dong knew something about it, he would be very pleased to know that we know each other."

Second Master Jiang smiled, took a sip of tea, and returned to the previous topic. He looked at Xue Ruitian and raised his chin towards him.

"What did Old Man Dong tell you?"

"He said that the deaths of Emperor Yongjia's brothers and the emperor's nephew were very strange, especially the first prince, which was too outrageous. He told me that the reason why Emperor Yongjia came to power was because he really couldn't find one. It’s more appropriate.”

"Yes."

"Also, the former crown prince, side concubines, concubines, several princesses, and people involved in these murder cases in the East Palace and various palaces, who were usually close to the brothers of Emperor Yongjia, were all immediately arrested. I went to the prison and never came out."

"He's right, that's it." Qi Bo nodded, "Not only were these people not released, but the natal families of the princess, concubines, and concubines were also implicated."

"Yes, because the so-called deaths from illness and accidents are not very accurate. Those who died from illness should have died suddenly, and accidents should have been caused by accidents."

"Sudden death?" Jin Miaomiao frowned slightly and looked at Xue Ruitian, "How was it determined? Did you not feel any physical discomfort or anything before you were sure of death?"

"Grandpa Dong said this, especially the former crown prince, the eldest brother of Emperor Yongjia. Even when he woke up in the morning, he couldn't breathe, and then he disappeared. He didn't even have time to call for help, let alone wait for the imperial doctor to arrive. When the imperial doctor arrived, Everyone was so cold. The emperor's grandson did not die in this way, but when he was riding to court, the horse was frightened and collided with another frightened horse. Both of them died on the spot. And the other horse The owner is the third brother of Emperor Yongjia." Xue Ruitian spread his hands and said, "Basically, all the princes later died like this, either they choked to death on a piece of steamed bun, or they were hit by a flower pot falling from the sky while walking on the road."

"This..." Jin Miaomiao and Mei Lin looked at each other, "This is indeed very strange!"

"So, the former crown princess, concubines, and several concubines were all arrested, as well as the princes' concubines, concubines, and concubines, as well as the girls, chambermaids, and attendants around them. But after a long trial, There was no trial. Later, when the former prince and those princes were buried, these people were forced to die, and their families were also ransacked and exiled. This matter just passed."

"Sacrificial burial?" Shen Cha frowned and said with disapproval, "This system has been abolished for many years, how come there are still people thinking of letting others be buried?"

"Because it was not a normal death, the big shots in the clan and powerful families all suspected that the people around them had tampered with it, so it was impossible to let them go." Jiang Erye spread his hands and added, "The former prince died suddenly. Starting from the second month, several of Emperor Yongjia's brothers had accidents one after another. Some of them encountered accidents and did not die on the spot. Those who thought they had escaped would encounter danger again within a few days. This time they were in danger. I was not so lucky to escape." He sighed softly, "Although the burial was very vicious, at that time, it could calm some of the panic in Xijing City. And it turns out that this is very effective."

"Emperor Yongjia's brother and nephew disappeared so quickly. In addition to the people around him, the first people to be suspected are those who may inherit the throne, right?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "The rest went to the fiefdom The Hungry Prince and the County Prince were not suspected? Were they not investigated?"

"In fact, they are all being investigated, but they don't know it. This investigation did find some problems, but it is not conclusive evidence, and it can only be dismissed. Among the people under investigation here , the only one who is truly clean and has no objections is Emperor Yongjia."

"Is it because he loves to play?"

"Yes, because he likes to travel around and doesn't care about what happens in Xijing City. He even..." Jiang Erye chuckled lightly, "When he received the news of the death of his brothers, he took Queen Kangshun to a small village in the south. Town, I was thinking about going out to sea for a trip."