More than half of the ministers in the court jointly requested that the prince be deposed. In an instant, the court fell silent.
"You, you..." The prince turned his head, looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground, and said in horror: "You, do you want to rebel?"
"What are you doing?"
"presumptuous!"
…
The Grand Master and the Grand Tutor trembled and pointed at the crowd and said angrily: "You are committing the following offense and are being treasonous!"
"cough!"
On the dragon chair, Emperor Chu's face turned red, he covered his chest and coughed violently.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." A eunuch immediately stepped forward and said in panic: "Imperial Physician, please send the Imperial Physician to you quickly!"
He glanced down, waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty is ill, retreat from the court, retreat from the court!"
The two eunuchs helped Emperor Chu leave. The Grand Master and the Grand Tutor snorted coldly, waved their sleeves and left. The ministers who were kneeling on the ground slowly stood up.
The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Rites next to him and asked: "Master Zhang, you made your own decision, aren't you afraid that the prince will blame you?"
The Minister of Rites looked at him and asked: "Someone has been poisoning the food in the palace for half a month. Does Mr. Zhao know what poison they used?"
The Ministry of Punishment was responsible for investigating this case. The Minister of Punishment naturally knew the specific details and said: "Zinnia, it is said that this poison has no cure. After one month of poisoning, it will be difficult for the gods to save it."
The Minister of Rites said: "Your Majesty has collapsed. If even the prince has collapsed, the next one to collapse will be the court and the State of Chu. The prince has been bullied to the head. How can the prince be indifferent? I believe that the prince's order yesterday will definitely
It has profound meaning.”
Today's morning session lasted only a short time, but two major events happened one after another.
The Grand Master and Grand Tutor, who had ignored court affairs for a long time, rarely spoke in the court hall, pointing the finger directly at King Xin, saying that King Xin was arbitrary and arbitrary in order to attack dissidents and disrupt the imperial court.
Another thing is even more shocking.
Led by the Minister of Rites, nearly half of the important ministers in the court jointly petitioned His Majesty to depose the crown prince. Although no results were achieved, the impact of this matter was enough to make the entire Kyoto boil.
Everyone knows that the prince has no virtue. Half of the success of Chu State is due to the regent. But the prince is a prince after all. According to the ancestral etiquette, only he can become the next emperor of Chu State.
However, both among the people and the court, there are countless knowledgeable people who are completely disappointed with the prince. They hope that King Xin can lead the Chu country to become more prosperous and powerful, instead of letting the unscrupulous and incompetent prince destroy this finally stable country.
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When news of what happened in the court today spread, such noises continued for a long time.
At noon, an imperial decree came from the palace. The prince had lost his virtue and was ordered to reflect and repent in the palace. He should not leave the palace for half a month. In the future, he should know how to be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains. At the same time, he was ordered to teach in the East Palace...
The East Palace was in a state of panic at the moment.
After the morning court ended, the prince fell ill in bed with a high fever. Several doctors from the palace came, and they were very anxious.
"Don't waste me, don't waste me..."
"I am the crown prince, I am the emperor..."
"You treasonous ministers and traitors, treasonable ministers and traitors!"
…
The prince was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and he was still mumbling to himself.
The Taifu walked in from outside the door, grabbed an imperial doctor, and asked: "How is the Prince?"
"It's not optimistic." The imperial doctor said with a serious face: "The prince is mentally traumatized. If he can't survive it, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone heard the deeper meaning of his words.
At the court this morning, more than half of the important ministers jointly petitioned your Majesty to depose the prince. The prince was in the palace at that time. How could we not be surprised?
As the crown prince of a country, His Majesty's only prince, it is unprecedented for him to be so estranged from his moral character.
The Taifu let go of the doctor and said, "Everyone, get out."
The doctor and the servants in the room immediately left.
The prince's eyes were blank, and he said in a trembling voice: "Taifu, they are going to abolish me, they are going to abolish me..."
The Taifu walked to the Prince's bed and said slowly: "Your Highness, don't worry. The ancestral etiquette cannot be neglected. As long as Your Highness changes his ways, ascends the throne in the future, and has a group of virtuous ministers to assist him, he can still become a wise king."
The prince trembled and said: "But he won't let me be the emperor. He wants to be the emperor himself. The courtiers have been bribed by him, and the people have been bribed by him. I can't fight him. I can't fight him. Those ministers, he said, arrest them."
Just arrest him, and scrap him as soon as he says it, he is warning me, he is warning me..."
The Taifu looked at him and said slowly: "He is not warning His Highness..."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the prince, and said: "Your Highness should listen carefully to what I will say next..."
…
"Master Taifu."
Seeing the Taifu walking out of the Prince's room, everyone saluted. When they saw the Taifu walking out behind him, everyone was startled for a moment, and then immediately said: "See Your Highness."
The prince waved his hand and said: "Send off to the master for me."
The Taifu looked back at him and said, "Your Highness, take a good rest. I have returned home."
The imperial doctor looked at the prince with a puzzled look. A quarter of an hour ago, the prince was in a trance and couldn't extricate himself. The other doctors were at a loss what to do. They didn't know what medicine the imperial doctor had just poured into the prince, and how he got better so quickly.
After the tutor left, the prince looked at the person behind him and said, "Send someone to those prairie barbarians and tell them..."
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Xinwangfu.
A young general cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, this morning, Lord Zhang took the lead, and dozens of important ministers jointly begged Your Majesty to depose the crown prince..."
"I got it." King Xin took a sip of tea, with no expression on his face. He stood up and said, "Send someone to tell them to stop doing these unnecessary things."
"Yes." The young general nodded and said, "The princess is waiting for you to eat."
King Xin walked to the dining hall, and after sitting down, he looked at Princess Xin and asked, "What's the matter? You're looking sad?"
Princess Xin looked at the dishes on the table and said worriedly: "Is there someone poisoning this dish?"
King Xin shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the chef who cooked each dish has tasted it himself. There is nothing wrong with it."
Princess Xin shook her head and said: "But what if it is like the kind of whooping incense that is not poisoned immediately, or the poison is added later, and even if it is tasted, it will not cause an immediate attack?"
King Xin thought for a while, looked to his side, and said, "Lan Lan, go and invite Tang Ning over, and say that yesterday's banquet was considered a discourtesy of the palace, and it will be made up for today."
Li Tianlan stood up and said, "Okay."
Seeing her walk out neatly, King Xin shook his head and sighed.
Splendid Palace.
Ten Beggar Clan disciples held eyebrow-level sticks and easily disintegrated the formation of thirty guards. There was a burst of applause from the surroundings.
Lu Teng stood at the front and said: "This formation is really wonderful. The weak can defeat the strong, and the few can defeat the many. If used in a military formation, wouldn't it be an amazing army that can defeat the weak with the strong?"
A young general next to him said: "Master Tang is so powerful, even the guards around him are so powerful."
Along the way, the accompanying guards were convinced of the young wedding messenger and knew that he was not as weak as he seemed at all. He was proficient in everything from literature to martial arts. If he hadn't been there along the way,
They don't yet know how many manpower they will lose.
A guard came over and said, "Commander Lu, there is a woman outside looking for Mr. Tang."
The young general said: "I will report to Mr. Tang."
Tang Ning was originally playing Go with Zhao Man in the room, but she received a message from the Ministry of Etiquette.
The content of the post is very simple. The wedding banquet that was supposed to be held tonight has been temporarily canceled due to some force majeure factors. The Ministry of Rites would like to express its deep apology to the Chen Guo mission.
You don't need to think about it to know that there are loud voices in the Chu court to depose the prince. It is not certain whether the marriage can be successful. What kind of marriage will be welcomed and what kind of banquet will be held?
When Zhao Man heard this, he was startled and asked: "The prince of Chu has been deposed, does that mean I don't have to marry?"
Tang Ning nodded and said, "If the Crown Prince of Chu is deposed, we can prepare to go back."
"Very good!"
Zhao Man's eyes suddenly burst with light, and she almost threw herself on Tang Ning, hugged him, and said happily: "I don't have to get married..."
"Master Tang, there is a woman outside..." A young general named Chen Zhou walked in from the door. His footsteps suddenly stopped. The next moment, he stretched out his hand and groped forward while saying: "Master Tang, my
My eyes suddenly lost sight just now. You have superb medical skills, can you help me see..."
