Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 287: Trap (1)
"According to my palace, this empress will never wake up again." In the back garden of Chonghua Palace, Concubine Jin stared contemptuously at the withered hibiscus petals all over the place, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Sister, but if Baosi can't wake up for a day, the king won't leave Jianjia Palace for a day, should we wait, or take this opportunity to act?" Concubine Ge asked tentatively.

"No, we managed to eradicate the Jiang family and Lu Wang Chuxiu's party. All rash actions can only be superfluous. Now all we have to do is wait, wait for Baosi to die, and wait for Qutu to lead his troops into Beijing. As long as he takes the bait , our trap can be tightened," Imperial Concubine Jin ordered sharply.

In the Hall of Shuilong Shuren, Ming Gong looked haggard. He sat down on the dragon chair slowly under the endless call of the officials, and reluctantly summoned the officials. Today's court meeting seemed extraordinarily heavy, and all the princes and ministers dared not say a word He just stared at Mingong blankly.

"My Majesty, it is clear that the King of Lu rebelled. Please issue an order to deal with the King of Lu." At this time, Prime Minister Lu Kai stood up first, held up the imperial wat, and urged Ming Gong.

"This rebellious son, I don't want to see him anymore, pass on the oral order of the widow, and imprison King Lu in the Punishment Department of the capital forever, and don't allow him to go out to meet people!" Ming Gong panted heavily and said angrily.

"I will obey the decree and report to the king, what will happen to Lu Wang's mother and concubine Jiang?" Lu Kai continued to ask.

"Break into limbo, the widow will never forgive her again!" Ming Gong said angrily.

"I will dare to ask the king again, what will Song Wang Huien do?" Lu Kai asked again.

"Hui En? He is still young, but he is quite patient. The widow named him Prince as a sign of encouragement." Mingong said kindly.

"Please slow down, tell the king, what the prime minister said is really inappropriate!" At this moment, Cheng Rong, who was silent at the side, suddenly stepped forward to stop him.

"Cheng Rong, what do you mean by that? Could it be that the decision made by the widow and the prime minister is not correct?" Ming Gong stared at Cheng Rong suspiciously and asked dissatisfied.

"My Majesty, King Lu and King Song, in this incident, one is active and the other is silent. It is not so much a rebellion and a loyalty as a filial piety. It is better to say that one is enthusiastic and the other is indifferent. Deliberately sending someone with a tiger talisman to inform King Lu and King Song was under the pretense that someone forced the palace and that the king was critically ill. With so many relatives and noble ministers in the court, more than half of them were indifferent to the crisis in the palace. King Lu was able to lead his troops into the palace to rescue him without avoiding suspicion, and on the other hand, rather than saying that King Lu is rebellious, it is better to say that King Lu is truly loyal to the king." Cheng Rong smiled and analyzed catchily .

"Master Cheng Rong, you are simply confusing right and wrong. It is clear that the king of Lu raised his troops to rebel. How can you say that he led his troops to rescue him?" Lu Kai frowned, retorting Cheng Rong.

Cheng Rong smiled, and continued to say: "My lord, this time I asked someone to pretend to be a palace man with a tiger charm to test the two kings, but the king's meaning, the king can be said to be very clear. Something happened in the harem, and the king of Song There was no reaction, but the king of Lu was able to make a decisive decision and led his troops to rescue him. According to what the minister saw, the king of Lu was the most benevolent and righteous. Instead of rewarding the king of Lu, the king imprisoned him. The minister thought it was too unfair .”

"Cheng Rong, don't you talk nonsense, kid! King Lu rebelled, but you are still defending him. Are you King Lu's running dog?" Zhou Jing, the imperial historian, took the opportunity to scold Cheng Rong loudly, with raised eyebrows.

"Okay! The ins and outs of this matter have not been clarified yet. Let's make a conclusion after the Ministry of Criminal Justice finishes interrogating the criminals." Mingong waved his sleeves impatiently and retreated into the apse.

(End of this chapter)