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Chapter 567

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of autumn.

It has been ten years since Emperor Long'an passed away.

The ten-year weekly sacrifice is naturally indispensable.Emperor Qing'an issued an oral order, calling Zhao Wang and his son into the palace, and calling the clan to enter the palace.

The Zhu family has been passed down to the world for more than a hundred years, and the royal family is a huge number.There are only a few who are eligible to be named princes.Prince Fu died of illness in Lingnan, and now there are only two princes who are over [-] years old in the capital, one has been ill for many years, and the other is very old.I couldn't come today.

A total of seven county kings were summoned. King Ping, who was the Zongzheng of the clan mansion, entered the palace, and King Kang, who was nearly sixty years old, was still the Zongling of the clan mansion.

King Pingjun's father was Emperor Long'an's cousin, and in terms of blood relationship, he was a close branch of the royal family.King Pingjun has been friends with King Yan since he was young.After King Yan became the crown prince and ascended the throne as emperor, King Pingjun was also honored, and succeeded Prince Fu as Zongzheng of the clan's mansion.In other words, the Clan Mansion is now completely under the control of Emperor Qing'an.

As for Duke Kang, after Xiao Feng's death, his whole person became silent.When it is not necessary, he rarely enters the palace to have an audience.

Today, the seven kings of the county, headed by King Ping, bowed their hands to the emperor together: "I have seen the emperor."

Emperor Qing'an's expression was cold, and he was not angry: "The kings of the counties are free from courtesy, and they are flat."

The county kings thanked the emperor for his kindness and got up separately.

When Prince Ping got up, his eyes quickly passed Zhao Wang and his son, and his heart was filled with embarrassment.

After Concubine Tian Shu was buried, King Zhao stayed in Zhao Wang's mansion for several months in the name of keeping his filial piety, neither going to court nor accepting errands.Prince Zhao's son was also detained in the mansion and could not come out and move around.

The father and son, who had kept their filial piety for a few months, did not look haggard and thin, but became fatter and fatter.Especially Prince Zhao, who is one year younger than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is in his prime, but he looks obese and dull.Tut tut!
Emperor Qing'an's words were concise: "I announce you to enter the palace today to discuss with you about going to the imperial tomb to pay homage to the late emperor." His eyes swept away and fell on Zhao Wang: "Third brother, please tell me first."

Zhao Wang looked respectful: "This matter is the emperor's decision, and all the ministers obey."

Emperor Qing'an remained motionless, and looked at King Pingjun again.

King Pingjun thought for a while and said: "It is a custom to pay homage to the late emperor. I think that everything can be done according to the custom."

It has to be said that King Pingjun accurately grasped the emperor's mind.

The large-scale memorial ceremony is huge, not to mention spending too much, and there are many people and many things.With Emperor Qing'an's temperament, he was naturally unwilling to spend extravagance and waste manpower on this matter.

Sure enough, Emperor Qing'an nodded his head: "You are the Zongzheng of the clan's mansion, and you are the one to make a regulation on this matter, and present it to me."

King Pingjun had the courage to take the blame, so he opened his mouth and responded.

After discussing a few words hastily, everyone retreated and left.

Prince Zhao, who had been silent for a long time, endured all the way to the carriage, and then complained in a low voice: "This King Pingjun is like the emperor's answering man. This kind of person is also worthy of being Zongzheng of the clan's mansion!"

Zhao Wang, who was in a bad mood, glanced coldly at Zhao Wang Shizi: "He is not worthy, are you worthy?"

Prince Zhao was so choked that he almost didn't come up, and shut his mouth embarrassingly.

King Zhao closed his eyes and said nothing.

Prince Zhao's son didn't know what he was planning in his mind, and his eyes were wandering.

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Four days later, the emperor led the clan to the imperial mausoleum.

This time, not only the prince accompanied him, but also the young grandson.Accompanied by two thousand emperors' personal guards, the formation can also be called mighty.

One day at the imperial mausoleum, after a short rest, the emperor led the crowd to worship in front of Emperor Long'an's mausoleum. Burning paper and kowtowing is indispensable.

After Emperor Qing'an and the prince and grandson worshiped the late emperor, it was the turn of King Zhao and his son.

King Zhao knelt in front of Emperor Long'an's mausoleum, kowtowed his head three times, and suddenly burst into tears: "My father has been gone for ten years, and my son misses me every day! My father is alive in heaven, please protect my son, Leave the capital safely and join the feudal clan! Erchen is in his 40s, and he still doesn’t know what his feudal palace looks like. In the future, if this is recorded in the history books, Erchen may get a notoriety of being attached to power and ambition .”

No one expected that King Zhao would suddenly do such a thing.

All the county kings were startled, and quickly turned their heads to look at Emperor Qing'an.

Zhao Wang's words were clearly for the emperor to hear.In the first two years since Emperor Qing'an ascended the throne, the throne was unstable.Zhao Wang may still have ambitions, and he really doesn't want to leave Beijing.

In the past few years, King Zhao has repeatedly submitted memorials and asked himself to be a vassal, but he was stopped.The resentment in Zhao Wang's heart also accumulated deeper and deeper.Today, in front of the mausoleum of the first emperor, he broke out by crying and complaining, embarrassing the emperor.

Anger flashed in Emperor Qing'an's eyes, and his expression was slightly stern.

Prince Zhu Yun coughed and stepped forward to support Zhao Wang: "Weeping and hurting. Third uncle, don't be too sad, get up quickly!"

King Pingjun stepped forward quickly, supported the other side of King Zhao, and shook it firmly calmly, hinting to King Zhao to restrain himself: "His Royal Highness is right. King Zhao has lost his composure, so get up quickly." Now! If there is anything, just talk to the emperor slowly."

Zhao Wang had planned for a long time, and deliberately picked the attack at this time, but there was no result, so naturally he refused to stop.

King Zhao turned his head and cried to Emperor Qing'an: "Brother Huang, in front of the mausoleum of the emperor today, I beg you to be merciful, let me go to the vassal! If the emperor doesn't nod, I won't go back , has been kneeling here."

Before Emperor Qing'an could say anything, King Zhao burst into tears again: "Father, you have a spirit in heaven, open your eyes and see! The elder brother and the fourth younger brother have all gone, and now there are only two remaining brothers, the emperor and the son. .Perhaps, the son will soon go to find his father, and meet his father in Huangquan."

These words are even more heartbreaking.

Based on what King Qin and King Han had done, each of them deserved their own death.It's just that this matter is not very glorious after all.On weekdays, no one dared to mention King Qin and King Han in front of Emperor Qing'an.

At this time in the imperial mausoleum, in front of the mausoleum of the first emperor, Zhao Wang said these things in public, which is tantamount to exposing the scars of the emperor in public.

King Pingjun was terrified when he heard it, and subconsciously glanced at Emperor Qing'an.

Emperor Qing'an was furious in his heart, without showing his face at all, he sighed and stepped forward, reached out and patted King Zhao on the shoulder: "I just found out today that my third brother has a lot of resentment towards me in his heart."

"I only have a brother like you left, and I don't want you to go away, so I specially keep you in the capital. If you don't want to, just talk to me directly. Why bother crying here, disturbing my father and not being quiet in the sky."

"Forget it, if you want to be a fan, I will accept you. Wipe away your tears quickly."

King Zhao's goal was achieved, and he accepted it as soon as he saw it. He immediately wiped his tears and bowed deeply: "My brother, thank you for your kindness."

You have no jokes.Emperor Qing'an agreed to him in public, and it was hard to go back on his word, so the matter became a foregone conclusion.

(End of this chapter)