Lady forced to seek prince

There was a knock on the door of Longtuge in the palace, and the chamberlain in charge opened the door. When he saw the people standing outside, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise. He wanted to reach out and rub his eyes to see if he had seen it wrong.

There were seven people standing outside Longtuge, three officials from Zhongshu Province and four chamberlains. Among the three officials, the leader was the bachelor of Longtuge. This old bachelor was 74 this year. After suffering a serious illness last year, He rarely enters the palace, but for some reason he was brought here today.

In addition, there are two officials from Zhongshu Province, who are the powerful assistants around Taifu.

What's going on here?

The chamberlain in charge couldn't help but swallowed. This year was not good. There was a commotion caused by the boss in Cining Palace, the palace, and outside. He was also glad that he was in charge of Longtuge. As long as he did his job well, he would not do anything ordinary. Implicate him.

Unexpectedly, it was my turn in the blink of an eye.

The chamberlain hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My lords, what do you mean when you come to the pavilion? Do you have any orders?"

Longtu Pavilion contains the emperor's handwriting and important documents, which are not accessible to ordinary people. Of course, a few adults can come here, and the imperial army can let them go, and naturally there are documents. In addition, Mr. Sun Ge... He didn't need to check separately, but something went wrong. He had been in Longtuge for many years and had never seen such a battle. No matter what the reason was, it must be a big deal. In this case, he must abide by his duties.

The chamberlain helped Elder Sun Ge up, and Elder Sun Ge slowly moved forward. Seeing this, the chamberlain in charge bowed forward, and Elder Sun Ge handed over his decree.

"The emperor personally issued an edict, and the grand master wrote it on his behalf. He wanted to go to Longtuge to get an imperial edict for review."

The steward's chamberlain carefully checked the seal. Hearing Mr. Sun Ge's words, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and told the young eunuch: "Open the door."

Elder Sun Ge walked slowly among them. He walked extremely slowly, but no one dared to urge him.

The chamberlain in charge couldn't help but ask the two adults from Zhongshu Province in a low voice: "I don't know what I want to get?"

One of them looked at the chamberlain and said, "Remember today, it may become a big day for Longtuge."

It's not just a big day for Longtuge, but a big day for the entire Daqi.

If the evidence is there and can be identified as true, then a huge case is about to surface, involving Queen Xianzhang and the two princes...

Maybe three princes.

Throughout the Longtu Pavilion, the footsteps of Mr. Sun Ge could be heard, clumsy but urgent. For people who have lived to this age, nothing could make them like this, but this time it was unusual.

The shelves of Longtuge were filled with books and brochures. The young eunuch wanted to step forward to help, but Elder Sun Ge waved his hand: "I remember... I remember, I should have put it there myself, there... 20 years."

"No one has touched it in 20 years."

Old Sun Ge's eyes passed over the rows of books and the enshrined boxes, and then his eyes were fixed on the row of cabinets at the top.

That is a thin book related to Taizu.

"Over there," Mr. Sun Ge stretched out his hand tremblingly, "Quickly... put up a ladder and I'll get it."

Everyone wanted to persuade him, but at this moment, Mr. Sun Ge was staring directly at the shelf. With this look, it was impossible for him to listen to anyone else's words.

"The things in Longtuge, apart from anything else, were all sorted by me during Taizu's reign. No one has ever touched them except me."

Mr. Sun Ge said as he climbed up the ladder.

Everyone's hearts suddenly rose, and it was understandable that Mr. Sun Ge would take it with his own hands. After all, it was a very important matter.It is incredible that the evidence is hidden in Longtuge.

Elder Sun Ge tremblingly took a brocade box in his hand, and then climbed down with the help of the young eunuch.

Elder Sun Ge looked at the seal on the brocade box: January 23, [-] AD
The seal had his seal on it and, for safety, wax.Mr. Sun Ge said: "The paint is intact and the seal is correct. The handwriting is mine. I affixed it with my own hands. There is no mistake. No one has opened it in 20 years."

The adults and servants of Zhongshu Province all came over to look at it, and then nodded.

The chamberlain in charge asked someone to bring a booklet to look for records to make sure that no one had taken the brocade box and looked at it.

Old Sun Ge said: "Then come with me to the main hall and open it in front of everyone!"

officials responded.

The steward and chamberlain of Longtuge also followed the crowd, and everyone stared at the brocade box guarded by Mr. Sun Ge from time to time.

Elder Sun Ge touched the brocade box and thought of the past.

On January 23, the [-]rd year of Zhengyuan, he was ordered to go to Prince Duan's Mansion, the late emperor's late residence, and obtain an imperial edict from Princess Duan's concubine Zhang.That is the purpose of canonizing a king with a different surname and inheriting it hereditary.

Zhang's father went to war with Taizu and assisted Taizu in establishing the Qi Dynasty. He was named a king with a different surname by Taizu, and his descendants inherited it hereditary.When he first conquered the world, rewarding heroes was not only a reward for following him all the way, but also a sign of friendship for his dedicated help. At that time, what Taizu wanted to do was to write a good story about the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers.

However, with the country firmly established, how could the emperor let his power slip away?The canonized kings with different surnames were always a threat to the country, so Taizu decided to attack the kings with different surnames first in his later years.

Zhang's father was the closest to Taizu, and he had already guessed Taizu's thoughts. In addition, he had no children, so he was willing to end this good story of emperor and minister in his hands.Mr. Sun Ge could understand what Zhang's father was thinking. The Zhang family's direct relatives had long since disappeared, and the only ones who were close to him were his wife, his wife, and their daughter.His daughter married the royal family and was already under the royal control. In this case, only by complying with Taizu's wishes can the daughter's future be less bumpy.

Zhang's father passed away, and her mother also went with her. Zhang arranged the funeral for her parents. After Zhang's parents were buried, the palace should retrieve the decree given to the Zhang family.

Although Zhang's father had already submitted a petition to the imperial court to take back his hereditary title.

But only when the imperial edict of Taizu's reward was truly retrieved can this matter be considered settled.

Mr. Sun Ge was then ordered to go to Prince Duan's Mansion.

It happened that that day, Mrs. Zhang was sad and tired and gave birth ahead of schedule. When Sun Ge heard that Princess Duan was in danger, he ignored the decree and ordered people to go to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial doctor. Until Princess Duan gave birth to the child safely, Mr. Sun Ge Only then did he remember the imperial edict, and returned to Prince Duan's Mansion to hold the edict in his hand. If something went wrong, it would be at that time.

Elder Sun Ge held the brocade box and led everyone into the hall.

The civil and military officials in the palace looked at Mr. Sun Ge one after another. They saw the gray-haired Mr. Ge hand the brocade box to the Grand Master and the Emperor, then tremblingly tore off the seal, and then carefully took out the imperial edict.

The two chamberlains stepped forward and slowly unfolded the imperial edict, slowly revealing Taizu's handwriting.

From now on, nothing unusual is seen.

The courtiers only felt strange. Could it be that what Princess Changle said was false?Or did the princess also believe the slander?Just when everyone had different thoughts, the imperial edict was revealed to the end.

"Then... what is that?"

Someone shouted.

Standing nearby, Mr. Sun Ge opened his eyes wide. There was a small handprint printed at the end of the imperial edict. It should be a baby's handprint. It was stained with cinnabar and printed on the imperial edict. The skip lines on his palms and fingers were clearly visible. .

Whose handprint is this?

Mr. Sun Ge was able to confirm that when the imperial edict was obtained from the palace that day, no fingerprints were printed, so the mistake was only made before and after Zhang gave birth. From this point of view, the fingerprints most likely belonged to the child Zhang gave birth to.