colorful butterfly

Chapter 88 The Battle for the Throne
Li Qi's father also took the opportunity to visit his son and came to the capital. The arrival of this uninvited guest added fuel to the emergency situation. Frequent disturbances and troubles will cause the country's instability and endless troubles.

Duke Zhen holds the military power and the lifeline of the imperial court. He is currently stationed in the capital, like a needle that stabilizes the sea, maintaining the stability of the capital. Fortunately, he has no ambition to become emperor.Under his power, others naturally dare not make mistakes.Candidates for the new emperor are under discussion.

The royal family currently has direct bloodlines, leaving only: King Duanning, King Yongning, and King Kangning, who are the emperor's uncles, and the crown prince Li Kuo.The new emperor can only choose among these four.

King Duanning is the third uncle of the emperor, but he is old and has ignored the government for many years, so it is basically impossible.The crown prince Li Kuo is less than one year old, he is the son of the deposed prince and Situ Feng, and the deposed prince has died of illness.Also excluded.Only one of the two, King Yongning and King Kangning, can be chosen. King Yongning was favored by the late emperor when he was young, and he has made military exploits, but a bad relationship ruined his bright future.King Kang Ping was in his prime of life and had outstanding literary talent, but his birth mother was of low status and had always been disliked.

The courtiers have been discussing for several days, but there is still no conclusion.Strange to say, this King Kangning should be more likely. After all, he has a son under him, and King Yongning only has two daughters. The throne cannot be passed down. conducive to national stability.King Kangning is also very capable and should be more respected, but half of the people in the court still support King Yongning. The reason for this is also understandable. After all, there is still a crown prince. If King Yongning becomes the emperor, the crown prince will have a chance to be the emperor. The emperor, after all, the little emperor is easier to control, and it is easier for some rebellious officials and thieves to overthrow the regime, so they don't want King Kangning to be the emperor.Some loyal ministers naturally hope that the country will be stable so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, so they hope to put King Kangning on the throne. , but no one is in charge, and it is in chaos. There are unavoidable people here who take advantage of the fire, pretend to be self-serving, ignore the king's law, and there are many complaints among the people. The return of the emperor is imminent.

Li Qingmei had nowhere to go, so she could only flee back to the palace for refuge. The prince and princess were somewhat suspicious, knowing that this time the rebels were under the banner of restoring the country, and must have been provoked by the previous generations. Although Li Qingmei did not expressly say that she and Those people have contacts, but she has a special identity and strange whereabouts, so she is indeed very suspicious.

The concubine is also well aware that although Li Qingmei once hijacked her, she does not hate her in her heart, after all she has guilt in her heart.What Li Qingmei didn't expect was that the last time she let the princess back, she planned to clean up their mother and daughter after the incident was successful.The reason why she came back at that time was because of Li Qingzhu's big wedding. If the princess didn't come back, it would inevitably make people suspicious and cause unnecessary incidents.I didn't expect to fail in the incident, and fell into the current situation. Not only did I lose the power of Butterfly Villa, but it was also difficult to protect myself, and I lost the prestige of the past.After all, she has something to do with the palace, if she is caught, the palace will also be implicated.

The princess can only hide it for her. After all, she is a person on a ship. If she does not do anything bad, she is not willing to expose her. Live in peace and help each other.

There has been a lot of quarrel outside about who should be the emperor, but the prince can be said to be calm and has no intention of fighting for the throne.Li Qingmei was also forced to have no choice but to persuade her every day.She can't help herself now, although she knows that the person who is coercing her is not a kind person, but there is no other way, saving her life is the most important thing.What's more, there are still handles in other people's hands, and they can only be controlled by others.

The prince has already spent half his life at ease, and has long seen through the affairs of this world. The person he loves is dead, and his heart has gone with him. He has no worries in his heart, and he doesn't want to manage the government.No matter how Li Qingmei tried to persuade him, he remained indifferent.

Li Qingzhu has been quiet recently, reading books in her room all day long. She didn't expect that there would be so many precious books here. It seems that the Jiang family not only has a lot of money, but also has a lot of books, calligraphy and paintings. Many books are hard to find in the market. .

Jiang Sijun's letter was like a panacea. The letter said that everything was well with him and his father, and everything in the palace was also well, so she didn't have to worry about it. The current situation is not clear and the capital is not safe. Let her live here. For a while, he obediently waited for him to come back, and promised that what he owed her on the wedding night would be doubled in the future.There is also a poem in the letter: "Looking at the distant mountains and rivers with dry eyes, I know how many times I have seen it in the past, I am afraid of drinking a glass of wine with an empty pot, and it is difficult to write a rhyme."

The maid outside the door brought a few plates of pastries, which were made by Mother Jiang specially. This mother-in-law is very caring for her, but besides this courtyard, people in the other courtyards are noisy.But they didn't dare to make noise outside Li Qingzhu's yard, and no one came to bother them.I don’t know if it’s due to her mother-in-law, but now I don’t think Jiang’s mother is so annoying, and sometimes she even sympathizes with her. Who can bear so many women to share her husband’s love? Know the pain like a knife!

Jiang Sijun sent someone to secretly search for the whereabouts of the emperor, but there was no clue at all. He knew that he might not be able to live, but he still did not give up. After all, the emperor once trusted him, promoted him, favored him, and regarded him as Be your confidant.

But now he is very confused and doesn't know how to take the next road. The current situation is full of internal and external troubles, and it is a mess. Even if a new emperor comes out to preside over the overall situation, it may not be possible to go far.In addition to finding the whereabouts of the emperor, he was also responsible for some aftermath work, arresting the remnants of the previous dynasty, restoring law and order in the capital, and arresting all the rebels. He acted vigorously and resolutely, which can be regarded as revenge for the emperor.

He hated them from the bottom of his heart. If they hadn't launched a rebellion and set fire to the palace, the emperor might not have died, and the world would not have been in chaos. They were the chief culprits, and they must be eradicated completely, so that no future troubles will come.

The prison cells in the city are overcrowded. Too many people have been arrested recently. Anyone who is suspicious or injured is arrested.There are dead people every day, and some injured people die before they receive medical treatment. Although Jiang Sijun hated these people, he knew that some of them were just bewitched by others to join the rebellion, so he didn't leave them alone and let them live on their own. Self-destruction, but the people below are negligent in management and unwilling to report. It is easier for them to die, and no one cares about the life and death of this group of people. Anyway, they are also labeled as dead.

(End of this chapter)