When Emperor Mingguang received the news from the secret guards, he was shocked.
Just after the blood letter from the Yao family was delivered to him, smallpox appeared in the prison where the Yao family was imprisoned?!
How lucky is it to be like this?
Emperor Mingguang didn't believe there were so many coincidences in the world, he believed more in man-made things.
"bump--"
Emperor Mingguang slapped his hand on the table, furious.
"Damn it!"
Emperor Mingguang wished he could kill the man behind the scenes. He had already sent someone to pick him up, but that man still dared to commit such a crime. It was obvious that he had no intention of taking him seriously.
A majestic emperor, being looked down upon by others, isn't this a slap in the face?
It's strange that Emperor Mingguang wasn't angry. Without saying a word, he summoned the eldest prince Li Jian.
"My son has met my father, but I don't know why my father called me here."
"I need you to go to Yunyang City quietly."
"Ah? But my son is 'guarding' the Gu family." The eldest prince Li Jian raised his head, a little confused.
"When the time comes, I will order the second prince to take care of the Gu family on your behalf."
The eldest prince Li Jian: "..."
——It’s obviously my job, why did it go to my second brother?
He frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy. He always felt that his father was partial. As expected, he called his second brother whenever something good happened...
What about him?
He is also a prince, why didn't his father consider him?
However, the eldest prince did not dare to say this to Emperor Mingguang, so he could only lower his head and say "yes".
How could Emperor Mingguang not see the expression on the eldest prince's face?
He was also very helpless towards this eldest son. You said that the eldest prince was incompetent, but he was not completely useless, otherwise he would not have been the "eldest prince" for so many years, making it difficult for people to make mistakes.
But if you say he is capable, he is not as good as the second prince in terms of just trying to figure out his thoughts. Otherwise, he would not be crushed by the second prince. Apart from being "mature and steady", he has nothing to offer at all.
If they were just an ordinary family, and the eldest prince was like this, Emperor Mingguang wouldn't think there was anything wrong with him. At most, it would only be enough for the eldest son to keep a share of the family property.
It happened that the eldest prince was born in the royal family. If he didn't have the ability to suppress the brothers and the bunch of people below him, if Emperor Mingguang really sent him to that position, he would have no choice but to "die".
Emperor Mingguang sighed in his heart, assigned an assistant to the eldest prince Li Jian, and asked him to retire.
Before the eldest prince Li Jian left, Emperor Mingguang also said: "Go see your mother and concubine and say goodbye to him."
"Yes, Father."
The eldest prince Li Jian honestly went to meet his mother-in-law, Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu was very surprised. She was put into "confinement" by Emperor Mingguang's order, and her son was also sent to the Gu family as a punishment by Emperor Mingguang. Why did she suddenly ask her son to come over to pay her respects?
"First Prince, please tell my mother honestly, what did His Majesty say to you?"
"Father said..."
Li Jian did not hide anything from Concubine Yu, and told her one by one.
He even complained to Concubine Yu: "Concubine, do you think my father is partial to others? He is also a son, and I have done a good job, but he took away my job and sent me outside..."
"Shh..."
Concubine Yu quickly told him to shut up. Although she had already asked the palace servants to go down, there were only mother and son in the room, but who knew whether there might be ears across the wall?
Concubine Yu scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your father's arrangement is naturally justified by your father's reasons. You just need to be honest and obedient. Why is there so much nonsense?"
Li Jian looked unhappy.
When Concubine Yu saw the eldest prince's expression, she could only sigh: "Oh... you silly child!"
She poked Li Jian's forehead.
"Are you stupid? When did your father like to take other people's work and give it to another person?" Concubine Yu said, "Your father clearly wants to reuse you, but your affairs are also very important.
, that’s why I sent your second prince to help you guard the rear. You have to get things done, and the credit belongs to you; but if something goes wrong in the rear, it’s the second prince’s responsibility... Do you understand?"
"Is that so?" Li Jian was surprised.
Concubine Yu was a little helpless. She seemed to have taught her son to be a bit "too stupid". Look, he couldn't even see through this kind of thing, and she still needed to teach him personally.
No wonder Emperor Mingguang asked the eldest prince to make a trip to her. What if he didn't make that trip? What if he didn't take the matter to heart and instead complained about this and that, making things worse?
Concubine Yu could only crush it, take it apart, and analyze it bit by bit for Li Jian to listen to.
Only then did Li Jian realize that Emperor Mingguang did not want to take away his job, but wanted to give him an opportunity to "make contributions".
Li Jian was suddenly pleasantly surprised, with a smile on his face: "So, my father wants to reuse my son? That's great, my son will definitely do a good job and let my father know that my son is no worse than the second child."
Concubine Yu was heartbroken, but she was not afraid of dampening the enthusiasm of the eldest prince, so she could only change the subject and teach the eldest prince to contact her natal family, who would send someone to help him complete this matter.
Concubine Yu finally figured it out. Her son was so well "protected" that he didn't even know how to look at others. He seemed to be a bit "innocent".
In the royal family, innocence can kill people!
Concubine Yu could only place her hopes on her parents' family, hoping that someone would teach the eldest prince how to do things.
Concubine Yu's original name was Xuan Wan'er, and she was born in the Taibao Mansion. Her father, Xuanru, was one of the "Three Masters" of the dynasty.
The second prince Li Jin's mother-in-law has a low status. Compared with the eldest prince, this maternal family is not worth mentioning.
He only received the appointment order from Emperor Mingguang the next day. Inexplicably, he was suddenly thrown into the Gu family. However, Li Jin quickly figured out what was going on, because Emperor Mingguang was angry and cursed the courtiers, saying
They are all a group of vegetarians and no one knows about such a big thing happening.
Then, Emperor Mingguang handed over a memorial and asked Li Jin to read it to everyone to see what it actually said.
Li Jin was shocked when he read it, because it said "The ceiling of Yunyang City appears".
A few big words almost made him throw out the memorial in his hand.
He suppressed the surprise in his heart, forced himself to calm down, and read the memorial.
At this time, the whole court was shocked and all knelt down: "Your Majesty, calm down, I am guilty!"
"You are guilty. You don't have any news about such a big matter. What use do I need from you?" Emperor Mingguang said with an angry look on his face, naming names and cursing people.
Those who were scolded all shrank their necks, scared to death.
They also secretly called Guan Si and signaled to each other with their eyes:
——What's going on?! Why is Your Majesty always staring at us? What have you done?
——No, I didn’t do anything.
--Sure?
——Are you sure it wasn't you who did something?
——No, I have been honest recently. Otherwise, why would I ask you if I had nothing to do?
…
The discerning people quickly turned around because they discovered that those named by Emperor Mingguang were basically from the Zhennan King lineage.
