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Chapter 172 Destroy the boat, fifteen banquets!

In the main hall, what did Emperor Yongping talk to those women in the Eastern Palace?Nobody knows at all.In fact, apart from the time spent 'inquiring' about the new concubine Luo who entered the palace, he spent more time than others on that stick of incense.For the rest, they were kicked out of the hall by Emperor Yongping after only a cup of tea.

——All feet are confined in the East Palace, and they are not allowed to go out.

"Deal with" the crying concubines, including those who were scared to piss, and Emperor Yongping ordered Zhong Siyou, who had no expression on his face, to escort the concubine who had an affair with the prince and changed the color of his hat in the "Chuanwen", After the secret trial in person, Emperor Yongping suffered from insomnia for several nights.In the end, he finally lost his eyesight, and began to deal with the 'Prince Incident' in a big blow.

Suppressed Luo Chuning's complaint, and ordered Jingzhao's prefect to take care of her to protect her safety, and the case will be tried after a year.Emperor Yongping was calm on the surface, but in private, he really let go of his troops.Unlike before, the secret guards were ordered to conduct a secret investigation, the ultimate purpose of which was to cleanse the prince of his crimes.This time, Emperor Yongping, who had finally given up on the crown prince after getting 'verifications' everywhere, really wanted to abolish him.

It's just that, after all, it is firmly seated as the second place in the Jin Kingdom and the future heir for so many years, even Emperor Yongping, who wants to abolish the prince, is not as easy as imagined.

After all, when the prince was young, he was actually not as absurd as he is now. No matter whether it is in the court or in the provinces, although the power is weak, it is still intertwined and full of nets... I want to pull it out at once, even for Emperor Yongping. , is not easy.

In particular, he was heartbroken for his son's bastard, and he wore a cuckold again. Emperor Yongping hardly got over his anger. He is not young, and he will be sixty in the next year. His body and bones have long since deteriorated. When he wakes up every morning , I feel that the bones are all 'groaning in pain', even he himself doesn't know how long he can live?

Originally, there was the heir of the prince—Emperor Yongping thought it was a power grab, and he was afraid that his son would take over the position in the future. !Emperor Yongping finally started to get scared! !
He was afraid that he would not be able to survive this storm, he was afraid that his new successor would not be able to resist the remaining power of the prince, he was afraid that his life span would be limited, and he would not be able to keep his new successor's position stable...

He was afraid that even if he abolished the crown prince, King Chang'an would still not be able to secure the throne.

That's right, since the crown prince is going to be abolished, the next heir in Emperor Yongping's favor is naturally his most beloved youngest son, King Chang'an, but King Chang'an—Emperor Yongping has to admit that although sweet talk will cause trouble, he has to his heart.But this man was indeed raised according to the prince's 'standards' since he was a child.There are all kinds of cleverness, but the big picture...

To be honest, it's not as good as the prince!

At least, the crown prince has been the second in command of the country for so many years, what about his personal morals... We don't care, but in the overall situation, in the government, there really hasn't been any major mistakes.

Such wise and powerful people will definitely not be able to press the crown prince's head.But being an ordinary lord of the mean like Emperor Yongping is not a problem.Although the Great Jin Kingdom has internal and external troubles, but after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In a short period of time—without a dead emperor—the country will not be easily subjugated.

——No matter what, I can survive three or five generations! !

However, this time the disturbance of the abolition of the crown prince... It is obvious that after this anger, Emperor Yongping, who is getting weaker and weaker, feels that things are going to go bad. The power of the crown prince is deeply rooted, and some are quite hidden. He is absolutely not clean.Of course, if you give him three, five, or seven years and operate slowly, he will be the emperor in charge, and he will be able to clean up... But when I touched my heart, I felt a throbbing pain inside, and my heart was beating violently. Emperor Yongping felt that he probably didn't have three, five, or seven years to live!
It is easy to abolish the crown prince, as far as what he did, an imperial decree can be done cleanly.It is also easy to establish King Chang'an. He had his own thoughts early on and was ready to seize the heir.Now that the name is justified, naturally there is no problem!
But... that is the crown prince, the future heir of a country!Once the establishment is abolished, it is not just a matter of talking about it.Originally, the Crown Prince and Chang'an King's battle for succession was already fierce enough to cause turmoil in the court.However, with Emperor Yongping on his head, he could at least minimize the damage caused by the struggle between the two, but now... Emperor Yongping abolished the prince, and he couldn't clean up the prince's remnants, and instantly established Chang'an Wang, let him who has never been "imperial education" suddenly rise to power, and his foundation is unstable...

If he could live ten more years, no, even if he only lived five more years, he would have the confidence to deal with the prince's remnants and train King Chang'an to be a monarch of the next generation. Unfortunately, after hearing the trembling results of the imperial doctor's consultation... Emperor Yongping thinks so! !
——What a blessing to him!

If he wants to solve this situation, unless he is ruthless and directly kills the prince once and for all.Cutting off the root of the disaster is a one-and-done... But, even if the prince is not a thing, it's okay to change his hat and wear it!But, that was his own son after all!
It was because he was hugged and hurt when he was a child, because he was very happy because of his existence, and he once greatly admired the existence of the world! !Let him kill his son himself, how could Emperor Yongping be so cruel?
Just thinking about it, the crown prince will die miserably... Emperor Yongping feels his heart throbbing!He is not the brave man who waits for three-figure children. In his life, he has only four sons, let alone kill them! !He felt very distressed when he bumped into each other.

What's more, as the father and emperor, he was reluctant to kill his son with his own hands. Let alone how to record him in the history books in the future?Is mediocrity not enough, and you want to kill your son?Isn't he a fool?
——how can that work?
The choice of killing his son was absolutely unacceptable to Emperor Yongping.But if he is not killed, he will collapse in the future, and there will inevitably be a fight between the crown prince and the king of Chang'an. At that time, no one dared to suppress him, and the situation would definitely not be as controllable as he was still.Once internal troubles affect the country, foreign troubles will inevitably follow...

——That would be a catastrophe for the destruction of the country! !
Even if the country is not destroyed, the people will live in dire straits! !

In this way, Emperor Yongping fell into an extremely painful situation where both ends were blocked.Either kill his son, or risk the possible subjugation of the country, or harm the people... Such a choice really made him unable to choose, and he felt like dying from a headache.

However, it is precisely because of this that Emperor Yongping's physical condition is getting worse and worse!On the contrary, the worse his health became, the more worried he became... Such a cycle is endless.

Mental entanglement, physical discomfort, and fear of the unforeseen New Year made Emperor Yongping's attitude towards the prince capricious, saying whether to abolish it or not, or whether to keep it or not... Today, he ordered an investigation of the harem to "control" the prince. The grand eunuch who proved the crime was cleaned up again, as if she wanted to clear the evidence for the prince, and tomorrow she will order to sue the prince, scolding him for being unfilial and disobedient, a sinner through the ages... The repeated attitude now really makes the prince desperate , want to die can not.

In particular, what frightened the prince even more was that no matter how much he begged, Emperor Yongping did not see him at all. Instead, he brought King Chang'an by his side and never left him day and night. For some not-so-important excerpts from other places, Emperor Yongping will have King Chang'an approve them...

You know, even he, the current prince who has been the "heir of the Great Jin" for more than 20 years, has never enjoyed such treatment!
……

Outside the palace, Badao Street, and inside Lianxiang Building.

Badaodai is a well-known Goulan place in the capital, where all the well-known brothels, courtesans, and oiran ladies, no matter if they are alone or for prostitution, gather here.

Every night, the whole street is brightly lit, sleepless nights, soft words and low smiles, and fragrant breeze... It can be said that nephrite jade is warm and fragrant, all in this street.

Only now, the sky is bright, and the red sun hangs high in the sky.Places like Goulan Street have always been bustling and bustling at night, and deserted and depressed during the day, even Lianxianglou, the leader of brothels known as the first floor in the capital, is no exception.

In the clear sky, the three-storey building Lianxiang was empty of people, and the sisters who had been 'tired' all night were sleeping soundly in their respective rooms.In the whole building, except for a few sleepy-eyed, yawning big teapots (Guigong) who were still working and looking at the yard, there was no movement.

Lianxiang Building, in the inner room of the third floor, in the room of Xiao Xiangyu, an oiran lady, the prince with a pale face, walked back and forth in the room like a trapped animal, and from time to time threw the teapot that had been smashed into pieces, from this corner of the room, Kick that corner.

The annoying sound of 'smack, smack' made the forehead of Xu Rongcheng who was sitting on the other side of the table twitch and hurt, but looking at the red-eyed, exhausted and haggard prince who seemed to be going crazy, he held on tightly. He kept his mouth shut and didn't dare to say a word.

Although he is the prince's pillow lover, he can be called a close friend...but he is not the only one of the prince's close friends. Just a wrong sentence, he was beaten to the point of bleeding by the crown prince, and was pushed into the darkroom of the building by the bustard and Mr. Gui, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

They are all the prince's bedside people, Xiao Xiangyu's fate...why not let Xu Rongcheng be afraid!
Lianxiang Tower - it is clearly the first building in the capital, but in fact, it is secretly controlled by the prince, and it is a place to collect information.Brothels, Chu houses, tea houses and restaurants have always been the most well-informed local intermediaries.There are countless such hidden industries among the people, the princes have countless, all managed by Xu Rongcheng, and Lianxiang Tower is the most successful one among these hidden industries.

"Prince, please calm down. Now... Long live Lord has not been arrested by others, it means that Long live Lord still wants to protect you!" Seeing the prince getting more and more angry, the atmosphere is getting more and more tense, I really can't bear it Go down, Xu Rongcheng spoke softly.

In fact, what did Emperor Yongping think?Just looking at his deeds, Xu Rongcheng really couldn't guess it.But... as he said, he was sued by Luo Chuning for 'having an affair with the prince', since he was not arrested by Emperor Yongping and thrown into prison, he was cut into pieces.Then, can it be guessed that Emperor Yongping still wants to keep the crown prince?
"Protect me? Rong Cheng, are you joking?" The prince glared at a pair of violent eyes that were almost irrational, and smiled nervously, "Look at him? Si is stuck to his body... is he trying to protect me? Hahaha, he is afraid that I will not die!!"

The prince leaned over, resting his hands on the table, and turned his veins-protruding face towards Xu Rongcheng, only to make Xu Rongcheng's heart skip a beat, his thighs trembling... "His attitude towards me is nothing more than to make me panic and uneasy, and gather strength to protect him." Myself... This is convenient for him to wipe out my influence, so as to protect his beloved young son!!"

Xu is in a desperate situation, although the prince looks crazy, but his mind is very clear.Emperor Yongping's "little trick" was noticed by him within a few days.

There are people around him who are treacherous, and their confidantes are uneasy. The ministers of the court who were once subdued or bought by him and recognized him as the master can now run and avoid them. Except for those who lost, the princelings are basically on the verge of collapse.

It's not as serious as Emperor Yongping thought, the prince is not a good master, and his personal ability is limited, but he is only moderate.Although his power seems to be huge and long-lasting... But the foundation is not stable, and it is useless if it is too deep.

Emperor Yongping has made so many troubles and struggles twice, and there is also the seemingly promising and flawless King of Chang'an... the people who are with the prince who are desperate and bereaved... I am afraid that they have already parted ways. planned.

——At least, Xu Shangshu already has it! !

He has already started to think about expulsing Xu Rongcheng from the family and removing his name from the family tree... Well, in fact, he has already started to prepare, and he is even going to 'do it' soon! !
Well, although Emperor Yongping hadn't confirmed what Luo Chuning told him, the crown prince didn't fall.So Xu Shangshu didn't announce the decision, but Xu Rongcheng heard her mother secretly tell him that his father had personally ordered someone to escort the genealogy from his hometown to the capital, and now it is 'offering' in the family temple of Shangshu's mansion. ! !

Xu Rongcheng knew that his father was ready at any time, and he would be expelled from the ancestral hall depending on the situation! !

— how terrible it is!
Although Xu Rongcheng knew for a long time that he was playing like this, something would happen sooner or later, but he never thought about it.This 'accident' will be so serious that the Xu family will expel him.

That's 'removal'. After removal, he is no longer from the Xu family, and he will not have the glory of being the son of Shangshu.For those who have no family and no family, even beggars would look down on him.

It was also because of fear that he did not avoid suspicion at such a critical juncture, and the reason why Babaer came to Lianxiang Tower after hearing the prince's secret call.

"Then, that wife, the prince..." He swallowed, and asked in a trembling voice, "What, what should we do?"

In the end, I have been infatuated with the prince for several years, and I have been a bedside person, and I have been 'intimate' with the prince to the point of 'I am in you, and you are in me'.Facing the prince who was like a ghost and god, his whole body seemed to be emitting black air, Xu Rongcheng didn't faint from fright, and was able to speak, which is really admirable!

"What should I do? What do you say?" The prince sneered, clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyes and looked out of the window, looking in the direction of the palace, his eyes were wild and gloomy, "I am the prince. I was destined to be The future master of the Great Jin Kingdom. No one can change this, not even the emperor father!!"

Even if he died, he would die in the position of prince.

……

This year's New Year was spent slowly amidst the 'hustle and bustle' of everyone pretending.

Emperor Yongping was still "convulsed", he was capricious towards the prince, and the tossing prince became more and more crazy. On the surface, he used his power to "protect himself", but secretly, he began to encourage his confidants to start secret operations.

As for King Chang'an, this man probably saw that "victory" was just ahead, and Emperor Yongping was also leaning towards him, and he started to feel complacent, putting on airs of a future "emperor" everywhere, not to mention, I heard that he once talked with the prince at the gate of the palace. There were violent conflicts.

Specifically how the two quarreled, Emperor Yongping was furious and ordered a ban, and outsiders couldn't find out.But it is said that for several days later, King Chang'an hid in the mansion and did not show up, while the crown prince... was called back to the East Palace by Emperor Yongping, and did not show up for several days.

Originally, apart from the East Palace, the prince also had several villas outside the palace.Ever since Luo Chuning's complaint happened, the prince has always lived in Biezhuang.In the East Palace... there are only the concubine and others who have been imprisoned.Normally, no matter how much Emperor Yongping scolded the crown prince, he never forbade his freedom, but this time...

Once the prince entered the East Palace, he didn't show up... Doesn't this mean that he is under house arrest?
For this, there was an uproar in the court, and those who were afraid to bet because of Emperor Yongping's repeated attitude all quickly began to show their favor to King Chang'an.Even if King Chang'an stayed behind closed doors for some 'reason', they wanted to curry favor with the concierge and send in the list of gifts.

Even Luo Chuning, who was still under house arrest in the Jingzhao Mansion for the sake of recuperating, had begun to be taken care of.After all, she is the best witness to overthrow the prince, and because of her death-defying lawsuit, the prince's scandal is passed down to the world. The easiest way to please the king of Chang'an is to ensure the prince's "smooth" resignation. Can the king of Chang'an be firmly in power?

Therefore, protect Luo Chuning's personal safety, and when Emperor Yongping, who still seems to have some "fatherly" affection for the prince, understands it, when he is about to start the trial, let the healthy Luo Chuning appear and bite him to death Prince, isn't this the most convenient way to please King Chang'an?

With this thought in mind, for a while, Luo Chuning in Jingzhao Mansion actually felt better.

——It surprised Shen Cangyu.

Speaking of which, since the prince's scandal was brought to light, Shen Cangyu basically stopped intervening in this matter except for taking care of Luo Chuning in the Jingzhao Mansion to ensure that she would not be killed.In the end, whether it was a scandal about Emperor Yongping's family, or about the prince of a country, it was no better than King Chang'an who had the time and place - the innate condition for Emperor Yongping to love his youngest son.He, a clan who was not welcomed in the first place, intervened in it, and he would definitely not get any favors.

An emperor who is furious and can't find a place to spread his fire everywhere, especially an emperor who has been in power for so many years and is in power, is not so easy to provoke.Even if, even if he finds out that someone is meddling, he won't be able to kill Shen Cangyu for a while, but in the end... more things are worse than less things. Shen Cangyu's power is not brought by strong winds. Since losses can be avoided, why bother? The scalp is rushing upwards.

Isn't there still King Chang'an, who is eager for the death of the prince, standing in front of him?
Why should he join in the fun?
However, not intervening does not mean not paying attention.In fact, to a certain extent, Shen Cangyu, who can be regarded as staying out of the matter and being a bystander, also discovered some things that were not discovered by those who were involved in the situation—including Emperor Yongping.

Lowering her head, looking at the secret letter in her hand, Shen Cangyu smiled softly.

It seems that the prince can't bear it anymore, and it seems that he should also act!
……

On this day, on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, a lantern banquet was held in the palace to calm down the inexplicably tense and embarrassing situation in the court, and to show the harmony of the Great Jin Kingdom. Those who were not welcomed by him got the news.

King Rong didn't like to go out of the palace, especially he didn't want to see the eldest brother, Emperor Yongping.So, in Prince Rong's mansion, Concubine Xu Ji took Shen Cangyu and Luo Chuchen, and the three went together.

Before stepping out of the Qingcang Courtyard, Luo Chuchen was alone in front of the mirror, stroking her black eyebrows lightly, Shen Cangyu leaned over to her ear, and whispered in a low, almost whispering voice: "I am entering the palace today!" Chen'er, don't bring Danqing and Milu with you. I will arrange two personal maids for you."

"No matter what happens, Chen'er must not leave my side. If you accidentally get lost, you must follow the maids I arranged for you. They will protect you."

(End of this chapter)