In the Prince's Mansion, the Prince hurried back and happened to see the Crown Princess scolding a maid he usually liked very much, and he became even more angry.
"Good job you did!"
The prince walked into the room angrily, knocked the tea cup brought by the prince to the ground, and glared at her.
The princess was almost burned, but she was also angry and cursed: "Why are you so crazy? What have I done?"
"You're still asking me? What a good thing you two have done! I think I, as the prince, should just stop being the prince and apologize to my third brother and admit defeat as soon as possible, so that our family will not end up with the head and the body missing in the future!"
"We grandpas? What happened to my grandpa?"
The Crown Princess was a little stunned. The two grandfathers mentioned by the Crown Prince were naturally referring to her and her grandfather.
The prince was dissatisfied with her attack, obviously because of what happened in Weiyang Palace in the afternoon. But what does this have to do with her grandfather? She was kicked out of the palace by the queen early in the morning, and she was ordered not to leave the palace for a month and to think about her mistakes at home, so she didn't know
The matter of Chonghua Palace.
"You don't know? Your grandfather was at the birthday banquet of the Supreme Emperor today, and in front of the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he petitioned the Supreme Emperor to cancel the land clearing policy.
Who in the court didn't know that this land clearing policy was a national policy promoted by the emperor. It was better for him. If he couldn't persuade his father, he would move the emperor's grandfather out and embarrass his father in public!
Now it's fine, he got his wish, but my father took his anger out on me!
Originally, in the past few months, I helped Grandpa Huang prepare the birthday banquet, and at the same time, I and the two imperial sisters assisted my father in coordinating the clan. This has greatly changed my father's view of me. Not long ago, he even asked me to join the South Study Room to assist in the affairs of the court!
It's good now, because of your grandfather's relationship, not only did my father scold me, he even exempted me from assisting in the affairs of the government!"
The more the prince talked, the angrier he became. You must know that when Emperor Ningkang was still the prince, the overt and covert fighting between him and the third prince had already begun.
Over the years, the reason why he has been able to dominate the third prince is simply because he is the eldest among all the princes of Emperor Ningkang. In terms of origin, after the death of the queen's only heir, his second prince brother, among the princes,
The third prince is of the most noble birth.
The third prince's mother concubine, Concubine Wu, was first the crown prince's concubine. After Emperor Ning Kang ascended the throne, she naturally became the only concubine who doted on the harem, surpassing the empress.
Even Concubine Jia, who was newly promoted in the past two years, was completely unable to compare with Concubine Wu in terms of status in front of Emperor Ning Kang.
The prince is very smart. He knows his advantages. By virtue of his identity as the eldest son, he unites the clan, honors relatives, and successfully wins the title of heir apparent and crown prince.
And his younger brother, the third emperor, was not to be outdone. The third prince, who had performed well since childhood, was not only loved by the academicians in the study room, but also praised him highly by the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China. What's more, some of these ministers were originally
He actually wanted Emperor Ningkang to establish the third prince as his heir on the grounds that he should establish direct descendants rather than elders, and establish superiority rather than inferiority!
Huh, as long as he is not the daughter of the queen, he is still a "concubine", so how can he say that he is a direct descendant? Such stupid suggestions were naturally not adopted.
Now that my father has been on the throne for seven years, not only has his throne been gradually stabilized, but his position as prince is also becoming increasingly smooth.
This can be seen from the fact that even though Emperor Ningkang was dissatisfied with him, he still asked him to join the Daming Palace to assist in the affairs of the government. No one knows how much he felt when he heard from Emperor Ningkang that he was asked to assist in the affairs of the government.
So happy and excited!
Because this means that his identity as crown prince has been fully implemented.
Who would have thought that less than a month after being happy, this honor would be lost, or that it would be lost due to implication. Who can understand the sadness, pain and loss involved?
The Crown Princess would definitely not understand. After hearing this, she asked in question: "You mean, at the birthday banquet, my grandfather asked the Supreme Emperor to revoke the land clearing matter, and the Supreme Emperor agreed, and then my father
I'm angry at you and won't let you enter the palace to help manage the government?"
"Huh, what do you think?"
The Crown Princess said: "I'm not going, I'm going. Don't you think my grandfather is right? This land clearing is obviously wrong. If it is not done well, it will cause turmoil in the whole country. Didn't you also not do it at the beginning?
Do you agree?
Now that's good, since the Supreme Emperor agreed to my grandfather's advice, it means that he also thinks that this is a disorder of government, and that it is just the father and those in the court who insist on their own way.
Take our Prince's Mansion as an example. How many acres of farmland have our servants donated to you at the end of the year? If you really want to implement this, even our own family will suffer big losses."
The prince looked at the princess in front of him, and felt a little frustrated. This woman, let's say she doesn't understand government affairs, but she knows a little bit, let's say she understands, it's all superficial!
It was only proposed when it was first proposed, so naturally he, the prince, could oppose it.
But Emperor Ningkang obviously had to do this later. Didn't his son and the crown prince choose to follow the trend and go against Emperor Ningkang?
He would not feel a pity at all if someone else took the lead in clearing the land and clearing the acres. But it happened to be his Lord Taiyue, and Emperor Ningkang did not listen to his explanation at all, which left him in a dilemma.
.
"You know nothing! Let's put this aside, I heard that you actually pushed Miss Zhen to the Furong Pond in the Queen Mother's Weiyang Palace? Are you crazy?"
The prince pointed at the princess's nose and cursed.
"Oh, are you feeling distressed? You still call Miss Zhen and Miss Zhen so affectionately!"
I might as well tell you, don’t say that I didn’t do it on purpose today, so what?
I am the Crown Princess, and that little girl is just a concubine even if she has passed the imperial examination. What’s more, she has not yet passed the imperial examination, she is just the daughter of a fourth-rank official. I just pushed her and waited.
how?"
The Crown Princess's rhetorical question stunned the Crown Prince, who was stunned and said: "Do you know that today is Grandpa Huang's birthday? Do you also know that the Zhen family was summoned to the capital by the Queen's order? You
But we also know that although the Zhen family is only a fourth-rank official, when the emperor was in power, he was ordered to be the president of the three major weaving bureaus in Jiangnan. He was an imperial envoy, and his status was not inferior to that of the local governor!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The prince did not say that the Zhen family has been in charge of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau for decades, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the country is extremely rich.
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Thinking of the possible adverse effects of what the Crown Princess did today, the Crown Prince wanted to strangle the stupid woman in front of him to death.
"So what if he's not inferior to the local governor? He's just a local official."
The Crown Princess couldn't reply to the Prince's first two points, so she avoided the important and took the easy. Indeed, as the Crown Princess, she had the right to despise all the officials who could not interfere with the Prince's succession to the throne! In other words, all those who could not speak in the center of government affairs, she dealt with them all.
Don't take it seriously.
"you!!"
Seeing that this woman had clearly made a big mistake and looked unrepentant, the prince raised his palms in hatred.
After all, after weighing it in his heart, he lowered his arm bitterly and said coldly: "Since the queen has ordered you to stay and reflect, you should stay in the house during this period and don't go anywhere, otherwise don't blame me for being unreasonable.
noodle."
After saying that, the prince walked away.
…
Just when the prince left the prince's residence in a hurry, thinking about how to remedy today's incident, Emperor Ning Kang also came to Changchun Palace to visit Concubine Li.
As soon as I got off Luanyu, I saw that there were more eunuchs and maids on duty at the gate of Changchun Palace than before, and they all had unfamiliar faces.
Emperor Ningkang only glanced at it twice, without asking any more questions, and waved away his attendants and went in alone.
Then he discovered that although there were many people in Changchun Palace, it gave people a feeling of loneliness. Almost every palace person he saw was timid and silent, and an invisible feeling of depression was born from this.
"Where is the concubine?"
"Back to the emperor, the concubine is worshiping the Buddha in the pure hall."
Concubine Li believed in Buddhism and set up a Buddhist hall in Changchun Palace. She liked to sit there and even meet her children and grandchildren.
Therefore, Emperor Ning Kang was not surprised. He got up and went to the Jingtang, and he saw Concubine Li. However, Concubine Li was obviously in a bad mental state at this time, and her haggard face still had a look of severity.
"Your Majesty, you are here."
"I heard that my mother-in-law is in poor health, so I came here to visit her."
Concubine Li, who had originally seen Emperor Ning Kang's expression slightly gentle, suddenly straightened up on the kang after hearing Emperor Ning Kang's words, and her face became very gloomy and terrifying.
"I'm fine! It's all that woman from Weiyang Palace. It's that bitch who wants to harm me. She wants to kill me! And your father, he was bewitched by that little bitch. No, maybe he wanted me too.
Die, they all gang up to bully me, they want to force me to death..."
Emperor Ning Kang's heart suddenly tightened when he noticed that his hand was so painful from being grabbed by Concubine Li.
Although Mrs. Li was disrespectful to the Queen Mother in front of him in the past, she still had some concerns. She had never been as crazy as she was today.
Emperor Ningkang then turned around and glanced at the pair of eunuchs and palace maids standing in the corner. Seeing that they both lowered their heads in understanding and pretended not to hear, he ignored it and looked back at his mother and concubine.
He was a little worried about her condition, so he asked: "What happened?"
Xu Shi also noticed that she had lost her composure. Concubine Li's gloomy brows condensed for a long time, and finally she shook her head and asked: "How did you know that I am sick?"
"My mother and concubine did not come to my father's birthday party today. My father said that you are not in good health..."
Emperor Ningkang looked a little downcast when he mentioned the birthday banquet.
Concubine Li kept looking at him and continued to ask: "What's on your mind?"
"It's nothing..." Concubine Li was obviously ill, and Emperor Ning Kang didn't want her to worry about other things.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li had a strong personality. When she saw him hesitating, her face immediately changed and she said sternly: "Your father is alienated from me and unwilling to talk to me. Even you are too lazy to talk to me, right?"
Emperor Ning Kang frowned. After all, he did not argue with Concubine Li, but followed her wishes and told her what happened at the birthday banquet.
After all, she is his biological mother. As Emperor Ning Kang talked, he could not help but reveal some of his doubts. For example, why did all the kings of the clan retort at the birthday banquet, and why did a minister like Xiao Jing know that he would
How dare you act like that even if you offend him.
Also, why did the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China, including those who originally held a neutral attitude, follow Xiao Jing's orders and stand up against him at a critical moment? Does this mean that in their hearts, they have not yet regarded him as a true emperor?
The monarch in their hearts will always be the Supreme Emperor? Questions like this have been constantly circling in Emperor Ningkang's mind since today.
No wonder the ancients often said that emperors were suspicious, because there were too many things for emperors to consider, and they had no choice but to be suspicious. In other words, emperors who were not suspicious eventually became stepping stones for their enemies, and they were killed by swords.
After all, the loss of an ordinary man is only the loss of a life. But the negligence of an emperor may lead to the loss of the country and the country!
Concubine Li saw Emperor Ning Kang's hesitation and sneered: "Can't you understand? Huh, I'm here to tell you that this matter is exactly what your father meant! It's a shame that you have been the crown prince under him for so many years.
, actually can’t see that this is his usual method!”
"What do you mean, concubine mother?"
Although Emperor Ningkang was questioning, his expression was not. Instead, he gave the palace officials in the room a look and told them to retreat.
Concubine Li said: "I would like to ask you, have you ever reported to your father about your plan to clear the land?"
"My father has not allowed me to inform him about court affairs since two years ago, so I only mentioned it in front of him once. Seeing that he didn't care much about it, I didn't say much.
However, this matter has caused great repercussions in the government, the opposition and the clan, so my father must have known about it for a long time."
"That's it. Don't even think about it. If your father really doesn't care about national affairs, it has already been seven years since you took the throne. How did you get here in the previous five years?"
Emperor Ningkang was silent, thinking about the scenes in the first few years after he ascended the throne, when the courtiers spontaneously went to the Chonghua Palace for the "noon court" after the morning court, as if it was yesterday.
Some things are just so helpless. Although you don't want to think about them, they are just there, naked, and you can't do anything about them.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Taifei continued: "So, it's not that he doesn't care about this matter, but he knows that as long as he says a word, no matter what you do, you will end up with nothing but
Act according to his will.
If you are incapable of suppressing the ministers and clan, and the matter is settled, he will naturally be happy to have the reputation of not interfering with you. Who knows, you will actually succeed, and he will naturally not allow it. This Xiao Jing is him
Just a pawn."
What Concubine Li said did not go beyond Emperor Ningkang's imagination. In fact, Emperor Ningkang also thought this way, but he was more inclined to believe that the princes of the clan were unwilling to throw away their interests. They obeyed him on the surface, but secretly united together.
This persuaded the Supreme Emperor, who had long stopped being involved in political affairs.
Just like the Cheshire Prince who was crying and fussing, the Supreme Emperor had soft ears, so...
This is the best case scenario, and on the surface, it is also the most appropriate for the situation at the time.
Ruoning Kangdi was just an ordinary person, so he was naturally willing to believe in his father, the biological father who took the initiative to hand over the family business to him.
But since he is the emperor, he cannot help but think of all possible situations.
So he asked Concubine Li: "If it is as my mother and concubine said, why should my father do this? If he disagrees, he only needs one sentence from the beginning. How dare I disobey him? Why wait until today, when I will tell everything
When everything is ready, do you want to do this again?"
Emperor Ning Kang asked this question not only to Concubine Li, but also to himself.
Concubine Li did not seem to have any doubts at all. She said without even thinking: "Of course he did it on purpose! Since ancient times, there have been no two days in a family and no two masters in a country. He was probably afraid that he would be comfortable in Chonghua Palace.
After being there for too long, the courtiers forgot about him!
Now we just take this opportunity to let everyone see again that he is the true master of the world."
Concubine Li really has nothing to worry about. Almost every word she says can be said to be taboo in today's world.
Fortunately, the person opposite her is his son, the new supreme one in the world. Let's see, after the old guy dies, people in the world will know who is the most noble woman in the world! By then, she
That little bitch must die a good death.
Thinking of Concubine Li here, she felt inexplicably better. She even said to Emperor Ning Kang with some seriousness: "It's not because your father put me under house arrest in Changchun Palace that I said this.
He will not be willing to hand over the entire world to you. This is proved by the five years after you ascended the throne. The reason why he abdicated was just because he was tired of the trivial daily affairs of the government.
But you, since you came to the throne, you have been ambitious and worked hard to govern. You have repeatedly raised armies to conquer unconquered ministers externally, and you have repeatedly launched new policies internally.
If your martial arts skills continue like this, even his father, who has ruled the world for decades, may not be able to suppress you anymore.
That’s why he deliberately gives you a wake-up call when you are very proud. It is not only a warning to you, but also a warning to the world that he is the real master of this world!"
The bells in Emperor Ning Kang's heart kept ringing, and an indescribable emotion surged into his heart.
To be honest, the concept that Mrs. Li mentioned had appeared in his mind more than once, but no one had ever pointed it out to him like Mrs. Li.
For a moment, he felt that what Mrs. Li said might be the truth.
Because he is also an emperor.
He could understand the emperor's thoughts, but he couldn't agree with him. He couldn't agree that his efforts and achievements would become a threat in the eyes of his father. He couldn't agree with his father, who had been as majestic as a mountain in his mind since childhood.
The image in his mind will collapse again and again, even in his old age, to the point that he looks down upon it!
Yes, Emperor Ning Kang looked down upon this kind of behavior. He thought that when he gets old in the future, he will definitely not treat his prince with such a fighting attitude.
Either don't let it go, or let it go completely. This is the demeanor of a man and the love of a father.
Some problems, once you think them through, are actually less uncomfortable.
Emperor Ning Kang no longer wanted to talk to Concubine Li about the Supreme Emperor. He thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Actually, the mother-in-law does not have to compete with the Queen Mother at all times. How can the conjugal relationship between the mother-in-law and her father be comparable to that of the Queen Mother.
As long as the mother and concubine relax and stop worrying about trivial matters, the father will not deliberately not want to see the mother and concubine.
Please rest assured, my mother and concubine, I have already planned to find a suitable opportunity for the ministers to submit a memorial to establish my mother and concubine as the Queen Mother of the West Palace to establish the rule of law."
Perhaps it was the outsiders who came to their senses. Emperor Ning Kang had long known about the conflicts between Concubine Li and the Queen Mother, and even he understood that many times, it was his mother and concubine who stirred up troubles, while the Queen Mother chose to tolerate it.
In fact, he couldn't understand that with her mother-in-law's friendship of accompanying the Supreme Emperor for more than fifty years, why should she fight with the Queen Mother?
How many years has it been since the Queen Mother entered the palace?
Even if she loses the title of the main palace, who in the world dares to look down upon her? Which of the current princes, dragons and grandsons is not the blood of her concubine Li?
Passing Concubine Li?
Therefore, although Mrs. Li is named Taifei, she is actually the same as the Queen Mother.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously not a wise move to fight with a queen mother who has no heirs in name only. It will only increase the emperor's disgust.
Therefore, Emperor Ningkang told her about his intention to appoint the Queen Mother of the West Palace to her, hoping to relieve her heart and make her feel at ease.
"When you complete this matter, you can come and claim credit from me."
Obviously, Concubine Li did not accept Emperor Ning Kang's kindness. When she heard Emperor Ning Kang mention the Queen Mother, she instinctively felt disgusted, and she showed a bit of cruelty.
Emperor Ningkang only knew about the more than fifty years of conjugal love between Concubine Li and the Supreme Emperor, but he did not know that it took more than fifty years for Concubine Li to fight off her former love rivals one by one, and her own son successfully ascended the throne.
When she turned around, she was ridden on top of her head by a wet girl. The maddening pain and hatred she felt could not be eliminated with reason.