Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 404: Be Kind to the Crown Prince, Yi, Sun, and Three Clans
Upon hearing Wei Ji's question, everyone present perked up their ears.

How will today's emperor treat Emperor Gongrang in the future?How to treat the empress dowager?How to treat the crown prince?
This is the most concerned question of the ruling and opposition parties, civil and military officials, but no one has dared to ask it all the time.

And it's useless to ask, this kind of thing, how can you tell the emperor to tell the truth, you can't say that I want to learn from Xuanmiao.

Wei Ji asked bluntly today because he wanted the emperor to promise not to follow the stories of Xuanmiao and Hanwang.

Zhu Qiyu had already thought about how to answer this question, but he still lowered his head and pondered for a while, showing a very serious attitude.Then just replied:
"Brother respectfully let the emperor work hard for fourteen years in state affairs, and he has contributed to the community. He should live in Nangong safely, and he can also participate in political affairs.

The crown prince's title has been decided, and it cannot be changed unless there is a major fault. "

When King Min and Duke Wu heard this, they were also indifferent.

Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong looked at each other. The emperor's words were both implicit and straightforward.

Implicit, because everyone can't grasp the ground from it.

To put it bluntly, it was because the emperor implied that he would respectfully allow the emperor or the crown prince to make a big mistake sooner or later.

As for what this 'big fault' is, Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and no one can guess it.

Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong were not fools either, and they all knew that the prince would definitely change.It's just the reason for changing the prince and how to deal with the deposed prince are the issues that everyone cares about.

Wei Ji still asked: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, if the crown prince really committed a serious crime, what should we do?"

"Jian Shen is not only the prince, but also my nephew. No matter what happens, he will be rich and rich, and he will enjoy it endlessly."

Wei Ji nodded, expressing his approval of the emperor's words.Because it won't work if you don't agree, Wei Ji himself can't come up with a better solution.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "I will not hide some things from you, I was adopted under the name of my mother, and my mother died young for no apparent reason.

One day, if it is found out that the queen mother was indeed murdered by a traitor, I will not hate the three tribes of barbarians and invaders, and I will be a son of man in vain. "

Tuqiong's dagger appeared, and Zhu Qiyu finally said the most crucial sentence in the whole banquet.

Wei Ji and Xu Chengzong's eyes widened, and it was difficult to hide the astonishment on their faces.

Zhao Hui simply wished he could get his feet oiled and left this ghostly place as soon as possible.

Wei Ji asked the emperor how he would treat the Emperor Gongrang, the Empress Dowager, and the Crown Prince in the future.

Zhu Qiyu first answered the arrangements for Emperor Gongrang and the crown prince.

That means that the sentence just now, although not named, was aimed at the empress dowager.

What do you mean by "I will never end my hatred for the barbarians and the bandits, and I will be a son of man in vain"?Could it be that the emperor intends to kill the Sun family and the Yi family?

Is the hatred so deep?
Without waiting for everyone to speak, Zhu Qiyu continued to explain: "Don't worry, I will definitely not frame you, and if no one harms my mother, then I will not get angry with anyone for no reason.

But the death of my sister Princess Shunde has been verified.Shi Jing, the son-in-law who poisoned Princess Shunde, had already been executed by Ling Chi.

From this point of view, it is hard to say that there is no problem with my mother's untimely death.

If you want to prevent me from being filial, you can show your attitude now.Everyone has their own aspirations, and I will never compete with each other. "

Wei Ji, Zhao Hui, and Xu Chengzong were all deep in thought, and no one wanted to speak easily.

After a while, Zhao Hui just replied: "Your Majesty, minister, can I reserve my opinion? I am old, it is really..."

Before Zhao Hui finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu made a gesture of invitation: "Great-grandfather and uncle don't have to worry about it. As I said, people have their own ambitions and never compete with each other. Since you don't want to go through this muddy water, go back to Nanjing early. "

Zhao Hui bowed and then left.

After Zhao Hui left, Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Chengzong again.

Xu Chengzong bit his teeth and made a final statement: "As long as there is conclusive evidence to prove that Empress Zhen was killed by a traitor, I am willing to help Your Majesty take revenge."

In this way, only Wei Ji was left.

For some things, face-to-face communication is more efficient.

After all these trials and tribulations, Wei Ji has already figured out the context: the emperor wants to overthrow Sanyang completely for the crime of "colluding with the inner court and plotting to abolish the empress".

Then he used the crime of "colluding with Zaifu, bewitching the emperor, killing his wife with his concubine, and killing the empress" to overthrow the empress dowager and destroy the Sun family.

As for Gong Rang, the legal rationality of the emperor and the crown prince completely collapsed.

After that, the Emperor Gongrang or the crown prince would commit what the emperor called a 'big mistake'.

In the end, the emperor Gongrang completely lost the possibility of restoration, lived in seclusion in Nangong, and was imprisoned until death without worrying about food and clothing.

The crown prince, please abdicate, downgrade to the prince, and spend his life in the fiefdom.

Wei Ji inferred the emperor's intentions in a wide range.

With Wei Ji's qualifications, he can actually learn from Zhao Hui and walk away.

But Wei Ji has a greater sense of responsibility, and he also hopes that the two lines of brothers, today's emperor and Emperor Gongrang, can be properly continued.

So after weighing it, Wei Ji felt that the plan proposed by the emperor was already the most compromised and feasible method.

In this way, the current emperor, the emperor Gongrang, and the crown prince can all get a good result.

As for the Empress Dowager and San Yang, it is not unacceptable to sacrifice them for the harmony of the Tian family.

It is true that the Yi tribes have gone too far, but the emperor held high the banner of 'filial piety', and it is impossible to refute it.To wipe out the traitor who killed the empress and wipe out the three clans, whether it is about legal principles, filial piety, or human feelings, is just and aboveboard, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Just when Wei Ji was thinking hard, Zhu Wengui suddenly spoke to persuade: "Old Wei, the Holy Majesty is full of filial piety, how can we as ministers prevent the Majesty from being filial.

Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent king, I can trust you, Mr. Wei, what do you think? "

Zhu Wengui opened his mouth, and Wei Ji knew that the overall situation had been settled.

At today's banquet, if you want to refute the emperor's remarks, you must either start with the theory of concubines or concubines, or start with the righteousness of monarchs and ministers.

To talk about the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, Zhu Qiyu is the monarch, and everyone else is a minister, even the emperor respectfully.It is difficult for others to refute Zhu Qiyu's righteousness.

When it comes to the dispute between the concubine and the concubine, Zhu Wengui is sitting here, making it impossible for others to support the emperor Gongrang.Because everyone uses the etiquette and laws formulated by the sages to study one by one, whether it is talking about Confucius and Mencius, or Cheng Zhu, you can only come to one conclusion in the end: if you are a true loyal minister, you should support Zhu Wengui to God bit.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Wengui and nodded approvingly.As long as Zhu Wengui sits here, no one can pretend to be a wolf with a big tail for me.Whoever dares to advertise himself as a loyal minister, see if I don't spray him to death, even Taizong himself is a rebel, whose loyal ministers are you?

In the end, Wei Ji chose the path he thought was the most feasible: support the emperor and liquidate Sanyang.With Sun's sacrifice, in exchange for the wealth and safety of the Emperor Gongrang and the crown prince.

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, as expected, only Sun's injured world was achieved.

Next, it was chatting and feasting.

However, because King Min and Wei Ji were too old, the banquet broke up in just an hour.

Zhu Qiyu returned home, lay down on the bed, and never moved again.

It was evening when Wei Ji and the others returned to their respective homes.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Ying came to visit Wei Ji's residence.

Wei Ji told Jin Ying all the details of the banquet, and promised to go to Nangong to see the Emperor Gongrang tomorrow.

Other things are fine, Jin Yingcai doesn't care about Sanyang's posthumous name and the fate of their family.But when Jin Ying heard that the emperor wanted to investigate the death of Queen Hu and destroy the three clans of traitors, he was completely uneasy.

Others don't know how Queen Hu died, how can Jin Ying not know.

If this is found out, not only will the whole family of the Sun family suffer, but also the large number of eunuchs who were in power in the inner court back then, few of them could escape, and they would all have to line up on the road.

Jin Ying bid farewell to Wei Ji, hurried back to Nangong, and stumbled into Zhu Qizhen's bedroom.

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen's heart skipped a beat. He didn't need to ask, he knew that the situation was extremely bad.

Jin Ying repeated Wei Ji's words, and hurried to report to the Queen Mother again.

(End of this chapter)