Empress Dowager Sun looked at Wang Zhi, looking a little struggling.
Wang Zhi's meaning is very clear. Now that the matter has come out, we should try to solve it within a small area.
After all, Prince Yin was the one who took charge of the court affairs. Li Yongchang led his men to attack her, and the commotion was so big that even people were injured. There was no conclusive evidence. If the news spread to the outer court, it would definitely cause an uproar.
Therefore, the best way is to put all the blame on Li Yongchang. Everyone tacitly agrees that it is best to let the past pass.
However, Empress Dowager Sun was unwilling to give in. Li Yongchang had been with her for so many years, and this time he went on her order. If he really wanted to deal with it, how could she control the Sixth Palace in the future?
What's more, she has already lost consecutively in the outer court. If she loses this game, what will she do to restrain this King Tao who obviously has evil intentions in the future?
Besides, even if she was willing to throw out Li Yongchang as a scapegoat, how could this King of Tao get over this issue so easily?
He's still kneeling!
However, what Empress Dowager Sun did not expect was that Zhu Qiyu did not pursue and fight fiercely, but said:
"Holy Mother, I think what Otsuka Zai said is true. Li Yongchang relied on the power in the palace to slander the virtuous concubine and cause trouble. These thieves cannot be tolerated."
Just...that's it?
Queen Mother Sun frowned, always feeling that something was wrong.
Zhu Qiyu's words indeed beat Li Yongchang to death, but how could he be satisfied with a mere eunuch in charge?
Looking steadily at Zhu Qiyu, who had his head lowered, Empress Dowager Sun did not see the trace of indifference in his eyes.
When Zhu Qiyu said this, he naturally had his own considerations.
If we really want to pursue this matter fiercely, we have to do it. With Yu Qian, a stupid young man, we really have to discuss it in detail. How can we be related to the Empress Dowager Sun? After all, this matter was handled very poorly and there are loopholes.
Hundreds of things.
But the thing is, it’s not necessary!
What happened in the palace was actually unexpected by Zhu Qiyu. As he said, he was more concerned about the safety of the Wu family and the Wang family than the extra boost to his plan.
Lifting the lid and breaking the window paper would certainly cause Empress Dowager Sun to lose face, but it would not be able to do anything to her.
The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother after all. As long as she does not seek to usurp the throne and claim power before the court, no one can do anything to her. The most they can do is make her lose some face.
Doing so will do more harm than good!
If a riot was really going to happen, Empress Dowager Sun would have to go through a thorough investigation to save her face. Wu had just checked for him in the palace the influence of Empress Dowager Sun in the outer court. Although he didn't know how to check,
If you are caught with any clues, it will be troublesome.
It would be better to let Li Yongchang take the blame, saying that he was obsessed with his superiors and caused trouble, so that the Empress Dowager Sun would not be able to attack the Wu family again in the future. This would not only keep his mother and concubine safe, but also cut off an arm of the Empress Dowager Sun.
Method.
Of course, the most important thing is that from Wang Zhi's attitude, Zhu Qiyu saw the attitude of civil servants.
This court is, after all, the emperor's court!
Even if the civil servants outwardly turned to him, they were just forced to do so. The emperor had been in power for fourteen years and had been in charge for five years. His orthodox status had long been deeply ingrained, and many ministers in the court were promoted by him.
These people understand the current affairs and know that in a situation where the army is suppressing the situation, he, the King of Tan, must take charge of the overall situation, but in their hearts, he is not orthodox.
Therefore, they will never stand on Zhu Qiyu's side unconditionally. When they need to fight against the enemy together, they will give orders. But if we really want to say that they are not even half loyal to him, King Tan.
As for Yu Qian, Zhu Qiyu could also guess what he was thinking. Ever since Zhu Qiyu and he discussed the matter of the capital camp that day in the palace, the two of them had a tacit understanding.
Under this situation, everything should focus on the overall situation!
Specifically, it is to strengthen the prestige of King Tan, who is in charge of the dynasty, and to gather the scattered powers in the dynasty as much as possible, so that he can have the greatest certainty of victory.
Therefore, Yu Qian would cooperate with Zhu Qiyu to suppress the nobles, and he would personally go into battle to supervise the capital camp regardless of the comments from his subordinates that he was seeking personal gain.
It is precisely for this reason that from Yu Qian's point of view, he hopes that the bigger the trouble, the better, because the bigger the trouble, the more the Empress Dowager Sun will have to pay to calm the incident.
In the final analysis, the emperor was held hostage in the hands of the bandits, and as the emperor's biological mother, even if the Empress Dowager Sun is resolute now, she will always be an unstable factor in resisting the enemy.
It would be best for her to return to the harem in disgrace, let go of all the power in her hands, and stop interfering in government affairs!
However, this time, his idea was destined to fail.
The old-school civil servants represented by Wang Zhi prefer stability and will not support him. Without the backing of the civil servant group, even if Yu Qian is the new Seventh Minister, it is impossible to overthrow the Queen Mother Sun.
What's more, Zhu Qiyu was not willing to risk Wu's life at this time.
So this matter can only be compromised!
But sometimes, compromise does not mean concession, but often means a more violent counterattack...
When Zhu Qiyu relaxed like this, all the ministers present breathed a sigh of relief, and Hu Xi, the Minister of Rites, followed suit.
"Holy Mother, what His Royal Highness King Xi said is true. He slandered the late emperor's concubine, led a crowd into the palace, disobeyed the queen's decree, and injured the clan princess. These are all serious crimes. Li Yongchang is an internal prisoner in the palace. Such actions are
Slaves and masters must not be tolerated, and we beg the Holy Mother to punish them!"
Chen Yi, the imperial censor of Zuodu, also said: "I also think so. In our dynasty, there was Wang Zhen's party who was arrogant and domineering and oppressed the courtiers. Now there are people like Li Yongchang who run rampant in the inner palace and hurt the concubines. This shows that this kind of power
Eunuchs who are afraid of power but not virtuous need to be severely punished in order to make all people in the world feel at ease."
Immediately afterwards, ministers stood up one after another and spoke one after another.
As long as the direction is determined, civil servants are best at changing the way to curse people.
In a short time, Li Yongchang became a great traitor among the courtiers, comparable to Wang Zhen.
Queen Mother Sun sat aside and rubbed her forehead, feeling discouraged.
She knew that Li Yongchang's outcome was doomed from the moment Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth.
Looking back on what happened these days, she always felt that she was not facing a royal prince who had no experience in government affairs, but an old fox who had been in the government for many years.
He never seems to be impulsive!
What happened today, if it had been someone else, they might have impulsively escalated the matter and pressed on step by step.
But Zhu Qiyu won’t!
He can always see the situation clearly and choose the solution that is most beneficial to him.
Empress Dowager Sun could imagine that after what happened and lost Li Yongchang, her control over the inner palace would be greatly weakened, and she would not even be able to protect her own people, and the slaves below would definitely be upset.
And after this trouble, the Wu family can no longer move. The most important thing is that in the eyes of the courtiers, Zhu Qiyu, the king, has become a wise king who takes the overall situation into consideration and endures humiliation.
She is the only one who loses soldiers and generals and has to be talked about behind her back!
But now that the matter has come to this, with so many ministers coming to remonstrate, Empress Dowager Sun can only come down the steps and say:
"What the ministers said is correct. Jin Ying, take the Jin Yiwei and Dongchang troops to the Changchun Palace immediately, capture Li Yongchang and a group of people with him, and send them to the imperial edict. Li Yongchang slandered the late emperor.
The widowed concubine committed a rebellion against her superiors and was sent to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum. She will never be able to return to the capital!"
After hearing the Queen Mother Sun's treatment, the officials were quite dissatisfied and felt that it was too light. However, they looked at Zhu Qiyu and saw that he had no expression, so they swallowed their words.
Empress Dowager Sun took in the expressions of the ministers below and sighed in her heart. She knew she would be criticized by others, but she couldn't care less.
Distributing Fengyang to Fengyang is already very serious. If she really kills him, how will she manage her subordinates in the future?
She took a step back and admitted that it was Li Yongchang who slandered the Wu family. In fact, she was subduing Zhu Qiyu and ensuring that she would not attack the Wu family again. Similarly, Zhu Qiyu should not pursue Li Yongchang fiercely.
Looking at it like this, Zhu Qiyu should have understood...
Of course Zhu Qiyu understood. Although this kind of treatment for the culprit who injured Wang was far from what he wanted, now was not the time to care.
Zhu Qiyu kowtowed and said, "I thank the Queen Mother for her kindness."
Having said that, Zhu Qiyu still knelt and did not get up.
Empress Dowager Sun had a headache. She knew that this matter was not over yet. The affairs of the harem had been dealt with. However, because of this matter, Zhu Qiyu had just made another fuss about his resignation, and there was still no explanation.
I have to say some more good things...
Holding back the nausea in her heart, Empress Dowager Sun tried her best to look nicer. However, before she could speak, someone came out of the office and kowtowed three times on the ground, saying:
"Holy Mother, the Holy Mother is now hunting in the north. The country is in danger and people's hearts are turbulent. I risk my life and ask the Holy Mother to make a plan in advance to build the ancestral society."
