The child giggled: "I'm not worried. I have a father and an empress dowager..."
"Of course, my Honger has the support of his father and the queen mother, so don't be afraid of anything."
Emperor Hongwen was extremely happy.
At this time, he held his son and sat next to him.
For a moment, I felt very dazed - as if the overall explosion and realization of the warm emotions and expectations that have been accumulated over the years.
A beautiful wife and young son are a joy of family.
Finally so.
If you can achieve it through your abdication, then you will not regret it at all.
He looked at Fangfei casually and said softly: "Tomorrow, Honger's clothing will be ready for ascending the throne, there is nothing to be lacking, right?"
“All are good, nothing wrong.”
The child looked around curiously. Although the Grand Tutor had already tutored him the etiquette arrangements for the ascension of the throne, he never really knew what was going on.
Looking at the attitudes of the father and the empress dowager, I found it very interesting, as if two adults were sending children to study.
"Hong'er, go and rest first, you will get up early tomorrow."
"Okay. Queen Mother, Father, good night."
The child bowed and was taken down by two palace maids to rest.
Only Emperor Hongwen and Fangfei sat silently opposite each other.
Fangfei finally couldn't suppress her emotions and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, why are you?"
Emperor Hongwen's eyes were very bright, and even a kind of joy was revealed in his voice: "Fangfei, I longed to ascend to the Nine Five Lords in my early years. You have also helped me, you know all of these; but I did this
After many years of emperor, I felt nothing was left."
Fangfei was speechless.
"Fangfei..."
He stared into her eyes: "In the past few years, I have been scruples and swaying around for this throne, and I have never been able to obey my own wishes. So, it may be a good thing to really retreat. We will have
More time, maybe, you can live the life you want for a few years..."
Fangfei was shocked.
Only then did I understand Emperor Hongwen’s real plan.
He was trying to please himself - giving in and dodging at critical moments. In the end, all of them became pleasing - in order to completely resolve the gap with himself, he did not hesitate to do so.
She closed her eyes slightly and felt that breathing was very difficult.
It seems that I feel guilty about all this.
He doesn't like the till, isn't he really interested in the till?
But, she couldn't object.
"Fangfei, the edict has been issued. Everything is ready. In the future, we two will retreat behind the scenes and devote ourselves to assisting Honger. Isn't that good?"
Fangfei didn't know what it felt in her heart, as if she had reached this point, she forced Emperor Hongwen to desperate. Could it be that this is true?
Sure enough, what happened next quickly confirmed her worries.
On that night, King Dongyang, King Jingzhao, Lu Tai, and even the old minister Yuanhe who had just returned to Beijing, all went to Xuanwu Palace to pay their respects.
At that time, Emperor Hongwen had just returned from Cining Palace and was taking a shower in the house.
There is an excellent hot spring in the cliff against Xuanwu Palace. Whenever Emperor Hongwen feels uncomfortable, he always likes to soak in the hot spring here to soothe his body and mind.
When the ministers entered one after another, the eunuch told them that Emperor Hongwen was taking a hot spring bath and it would take at least half an hour to come out.
Everyone was waiting outside, and they were anxious and uneasy.
It was like the last time I discussed killing Li Yi.
This time, the matter is a hundred times more difficult than killing Li Yi.
Shi Yuan Hexian asked: "Why should your Majesty abdicate when the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak?"
The other people were also puzzled: "Yes, Your Majesty has handled political affairs over the years, and our northern country has flourished year after year, and it is no worse than the Southern Dynasties. Why is it abdicated at this time?"
Some people speculated: "Is it because the Queen Mother was poisoned a few days ago?"
Lu Tai could no longer hold it back and said angrily: "You only understand that all of this is the woman's trick."
Everyone was speechless for a moment. Looking at the closed door of the hot spring room, it was the hot temperament of the Xianbei people, and they were yelling one by one.
"Lu Tai, what do you mean?"
Lu Tai sneered: "You idiots don't know yet? This woman is acting, she has been acting all the time..."
"How can I see it?"
"When the late emperor passed away, according to the rules of our northern country, the Han women should have been buried with them. At that time, she didn't want to die, but she deliberately performed such a fire. Now, not only can she not die by herself, but also
Winning the reputation of the northern country, I have portrayed myself as a role model of a chaste saint. But how did she behave later? You all saw that you favored the Li brothers, Wang Su and others... These men and women, who are you?
A minister who is not under her? Since His Majesty killed Li Yi, she has formed a grudge with His Majesty..."
Everyone listened without saying a word.
Lu Tai said nothing: "This time, I guess it was her trick again. She said it was poisoning. If she really wanted to be poisoned, wouldn't she die? What did the imperial doctor say? The poison was blood-sealed. It is said that Cining
The two Persian cats in the palace took poison and died in a blink of an eye. Why is she okay? She is so cunning that only the genius knows whether she was poisoned. I guess she was pretending to be poisoned and caused great damage to His Majesty.
pressure……"
"Lu Tai, what basis do you have?"
Lu Tai groaned.
"You all know that I was helpless at that time and reported Li Xin. Since that woman had known about Li Xin's poisoning, she was going to be poisoned. What do you think is this?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"I tell you, this is another firefight! Just like last time, just a performance. It turns out that she won again. The last time she saved her life, this time, she even took down the throne."
"But how can you say that your Majesty will abdicate once she is poisoned?"
"Our northern country emphasizes benevolence and filial piety. His Majesty and his son are both known for their filial piety. After such a fuss, how can he explain to the subjects of the northern country? She made the poisoning incident so big that everyone knows that Li Xin is His Majesty's man. Isn't it indirect?
It was His Majesty who poisoned her? This woman was so sinister and vicious that every step was carefully designed and carried out step by step. Otherwise, how could she defeat us one by one? His Majesty is both very proud and unreliable, so
, forced to abdicate... "
When everyone heard this, it really made sense.
They nodded and said yes.
"This woman has always liked to play with this trick, playing with our Xianbei ministers. Have we suffered less losses in recent years? But this time, she was too much and dared to force His Majesty to abdicate...
…”
The King of Dongyang hesitated and said, "But, your highness is also His Majesty's flesh and blood..."
"So what if it's Your Majesty's flesh and blood? Over the years, isn't it all her who covers the sky with her hands? Your Highness has always listened to her alone. Even the arrangements of the Grand Tutor, the education of the courses, and even the textbooks are all her own.
Written by Your Highness, a child, what does he know? In the future, he will not completely listen to this woman."
"Yes. If Your Majesty really abdicates, she will be the only one in the world in the future. She doesn't even have to hide her head and tail with us or fight any puzzles."
"Women are not allowed to interfere in politics, but, now, what else can we, the ministers, have any meaning?"
"What are we the ministers who are entrusted with orphans? Look, that woman won't allow us to interfere..."
"I'm so cowardly. When the late emperor was there, how many times were we so cowardly?"
...
The crowd was full of passion and talkative words.
In the door of the hot spring room, Emperor Hongwen sat quietly, and could hear clearly the discussion outside.
If it were the past, he would definitely be furious.
It is about a man's self-esteem, the dignity and majesty of a king.
However, at this time, he lost interest in refuting—and he had no energy to do such a verbal dispute again.
Of course, he had thought about these results.
But now, everything is redundant.
Even if I admit defeat to Empress Dowager Feng, I bow my head and surrender.
Two eunuchs who served him wiped him clean, and he changed into comfortable underwear. When he lowered his head, he suddenly saw the patterns on his underwear.
It was a light blue, light embroidery. The craftsmanship was not very exquisite, but the stitches were dense.
The clothes have been kept for more than ten years, but when they were taken out, they were still new. They looked so warm and sturdy.
This was done by Fangfei for herself when she was in the Prince's Mansion. She should have done all the food, daily life, and clothes all seasons.
He put on such clothes on such a night.
I feel relaxed all over and feel very spacious.
Outside the door, the old ministers were still talking, and he felt that these voices were gradually passing by. How many years have they been? For these languages, these swaying ideas, these power struggles that are coming and going, ups and downs...
…Isn’t it exhausted?
Wei Qiyuan came in, took his coat and asked quietly: "Your Majesty, all the ministers are waiting outside."
He smiled faintly: "Let them."
Wei Qiyuan hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty, they are very determined. Have you never seen them?"
Emperor Hongwen did not speak and walked straight to the secret door on the left.
Go out from here and open an exquisite wooden door. Outside, there is a cliff with picturesque scenery all year round. It is winter, but it does not affect its beautiful scenery at all. But the trees are all covered with ice and snow.
There was no trace of green, the entire white, and the ice on the branches pointed to the sky in various strange ways, forming a majestic and magical scene.
The little eunuch presented hot tea and he took a sip of it comfortably.
After a long time, the court officials outside could not stand it anymore and had to retreat.
Emperor Hongwen then said in a deep voice: "Give orders to prepare for Honger's throne ceremony, and you must not be careless at all."
"yes."
But these ministers were devoted to the interests of the Xianbei people. Although they did not see Emperor Hongwen, they cursed Emperor Hongwen's cowardice and concession a hundred times.
However, it has to be admitted that only Emperor Hongwen is to restrain Empress Dowager Feng.
If Emperor Hongwen retreated completely, I am afraid that Empress Dowager Feng will immediately cover the sky.
They had no choice but to jointly draft a letter that night and went to Cining Palace to ask for a meeting with Empress Dowager Feng.
At that time, Hong'er had already fallen asleep. Fangfei was still under the light, looking at the details of the throne tomorrow. She felt very dazed and felt that everything was strange.
She remembered her childhood, a lazy and greedy little palace maid who destroyed her country and her family. Her biggest wish in her life was to be free and eat and chew all kinds of delicious pastries as she pleased.
However, after more than 30 years of ups and downs, today, his son is about to ascend the throne.
From the Queen to the Queen Mother to the Queen Mother.
How can a woman say her life?
There was a notice outside the door saying that several Xianbei ministers wrote a letter together.
She was not surprised, but she felt very tired, but she cheered up and went outside to meet the ministers.
Everyone knelt on the ground and gave the honorific ceremony of the Empress Dowager.
This was the first time Empress Feng had met a foreign minister after being poisoned.
While looking around, she saw that Empress Dowager Feng was so young, so how could she show signs of being poisoned and haggard? Especially after so long rest, her body seemed a little more energetic than before. It was really in line with what Emperor Wu of Han said.
"The strong mother and weak son are the greatest danger to the country."
Such a woman should be as wise as Emperor Wu of Han and kill her immediately.
However, at this time, I was already powerless.
Everyone could only kneel on the ground together and take out a joint letter to write.
Fangfei did not immediately order them to stand flat and let them kneel on the ground one by one.
She carefully read the joint letter. The Xianbei nobles unanimously requested that although the Supreme Emperor abdicated, the young emperor was young and asked the Supreme Emperor to call the "Uptimate Emperor" in the edict of abdication.
Although the Supreme Emperor and the Supreme Emperor are only one word different, they have completely different meanings.
The Supreme Emperor can only live up to his old age, but the Supreme Emperor has the same rights as the Emperor. They are two suns alongside the Emperor. When the little emperor was young, of course, the Supreme Emperor could be ruled by the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor - This is unique in history. Emperor Hongwen is the first and last person.
Fangfei looked at it twice, then raised her head and glanced at the ministers.
The ministers were also staring at her.
But she saw that her eyes were surprisingly calm and she completely disappeared from her previous murderous aura.
She smiled, stood up, and said loudly, "Okay, I totally agree with you."
Everyone couldn't believe their ears. This was such a clear balance of her rights. Can't she see that? Everyone thought that she would at least stop it, but unexpectedly, they agreed so readily.
"Supremember this. The Supreme Emperor is called the Supreme Emperor."
Everyone knelt down and thanked: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for being wise."
Everyone received the order and came out one after another. They were still overjoyed.
King Dongyang said: "Lu Tai, just say you are very sensible. If you don't believe it, look, didn't the Empress Dowager agree immediately?"
Genga also said: "You can't say that the Queen Mother has made great contributions over the years."
Lu Tai was so angry that he vomited blood secretly, but there was no way. After all, he seemed to have made mistakes every time he was in front of this woman.
He was so angry that he didn't say a word, and walked a long way, then sneered: "If you don't believe me, please come and see. With the promise of the Supreme Emperor, one day, you will find that my worries today are right."