Tang Ning and King Huai handed over the arresting task to Wu Liehou and exited Prince Duan's Mansion. Behind them, Prince Duan's wailing continued, the sound was extremely shrill.
King Duan has collapsed.
Anyone who was named a prince yesterday will become a prisoner today, and his performance will not be much better than him.
Tang Ning breathed a long sigh of relief. After today, the once prominent Tang family no longer existed.
King Huai looked at him, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Prime Minister Tang, for your great revenge has been avenged."
Tang Ning did not show any expression of joy on her face. She looked at King Huai calmly and said, "Tang Jing and his wife have nothing to do with this matter. Please let them go."
King Huai thought for a while and said: "Although Tang Jing and his wife did not participate in the regicide, they are still members of the Tang family. I can spare their lives, but Tang Jing's official position cannot be preserved."
Tang Ning originally had no intention of retaining his official position, so she nodded and said, "That's how it should be."
King Huai said: "Thank you, Prime Minister Tang, for your understanding."
He finally looked back at Prince Duan's Mansion and said, "Leave this place to Your Highness."
King Huai nodded and said: "So many things happened last night. Prime Minister Tang must have not slept well. Why don't you go back home and rest? I will leave this place to you."
Tang Ning slowly left Prince Duan's Mansion. Inside Prince Duan's Mansion, Prince Duan was captured by two Golden Feather Guards. He was so angry that he fainted.
On the other hand, the Tang brothers, although their faces were pale and bloodless, performed much better than him.
Wu Liehou stepped forward and said, "I had known this before, why did I do it in the first place?"
Tang Huai shook his head and said: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is how everything in the world is."
Wu Liehou leaned into Tang Huai's ear and said, "I know it was you who killed Chong'er."
Tang Huai's body trembled suddenly and he looked at him.
Wu Liehou grinned and said: "But it doesn't matter, because I also killed your son."
Every word Wu Liehou said was like a heavy hammer hitting Tang Huai's heart.
His face turned blue, he pointed at Wu Liehou and hissed: "You, you..."
Wu Liehou didn't look at him again. He looked at a young Jin Yuwei guard beside him and said, "Take them down..."
…
There were many high-ranking officials in the capital, and early in the morning they discovered that Prince Duan's Mansion was surrounded by Jin Yu guards.
After many inquiries, they finally learned that all the guards from Prince Duan's Mansion came out last night to attack the Prime Minister's Mansion at night.
Unfortunately, the attack was unsuccessful. Instead, they were stopped by the Jin Yuwei who patrolled the streets. This is how Tang Xiang led the Jin Yuwei to surround Prince Duan's Mansion.
This news shocked everyone, but they soon realized that the Jinyu Guards would not be able to surround Prince Duan's Mansion for long.
Prince Duan's Mansion is today Prince Duan's Mansion, and tomorrow it will be the Prince's Mansion. The Prince is the Crown Prince, and it is natural for a king to let his ministers die. If a minister lets the king die, it is an act of rebellion and rebellion.
This time, Tang Xiang will definitely suffer a big loss. Not only that, when King Duan takes full power, his life will be even more difficult.
However, the development of things once again exceeded everyone's expectations.
Until daybreak, Jin Yuwei did not retreat. Instead, some people saw that including Prince Duan, the two Tang Huai brothers and Tang Qi, as well as several famous counselors from Prince Duan's palace, were taken away by Jin Yuwei and imprisoned in Dali Temple.
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Of course, King Duan had a special status, so he was escorted directly into the palace.
Next, a piece of news that shocked the capital and Chen State came out from the palace.
The Tang family united with Tang Huifei to commit regicide, and Prince Duan was deposed as crown prince. His Majesty temporarily handed over the government affairs to the two prime ministers. As for the case of Tang Huifei's regicide, it was handled by King Huai.
When they heard the news, whether they were ordinary people or officials and dignitaries, they all felt the same way.
Fear, doubt, shock, and disbelief.
Who is Prince Duan? He was appointed as the crown prince by His Majesty just one day ago. One day later, it was revealed that Concubine Tang Hui collaborated with the Tang family to kill the king. This is completely unreasonable!
Prince Duan is already the crown prince, and His Majesty has been seriously ill for a long time. He doesn't have many days to live. Can't Concubine Tang Hui and the Tang family even wait for this little time?
However, the details that came from the palace one after another dispelled their doubts and made everyone clear about the whole story.
It turns out that Concubine Tang Hui and the Tang family have been regicides for half a year. It is precisely because of them that His Majesty's health has been deteriorating day by day in these six months. If His Majesty's body had not suddenly taken a sudden turn for the worse, where would the throne be for King Duan?
The Tang family and Tang Huifei had a very good plan, but it was a pity that they failed to deal with the beginning and the end, and exposed this treasonous thing, which led to such an end.
After this incident, Right Chancellor Tang Ning has become a taboo in Beijing.
He used his personal experience to prove that no one who opposed him would end well. No matter whether they were officials or dignitaries, prime ministers, princes, or even princes, they could not escape the curse of being a broom star.
Time and time again, people thought that his luck had reached its limit. However, Prime Minister Feng, King Kang, and King Duan used their personal experiences to prove to them that there is no limit to the Broom Star, and anyone who dares to go against him must be prepared to die.
Tangning, who was preparing to pack and move, felt helpless when she heard such rumors.
He was blamed for the downfall of Prime Minister Feng, he was blamed for King Kang's rebellion, and he was also blamed for King Duan's regicide. These stupid ancient people, who are obsessed with ghosts and ghosts all day long, should really be allowed to accept the influence of socialist materialist values.
A Duo came over with a puzzled face and asked: "Brother Tang, what does the broom star mean? Why do they all say you are the broom star?"
She is from the Gu tribe. Although she speaks Chinese very well, she does not have a deep understanding of Han culture.
Tangning explained: "The Broomstick is a very powerful god. They are saying that I am powerful."
When A'duo looked at Tang Ning with admiration, the old beggar glanced at him, picked at his feet and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.
…
Chuhui Palace.
Chuhui Palace is the residence of Concubine Hui of Tang Dynasty. She is the mother of Prince Duan and the most powerful concubine in the palace. When His Majesty was seriously ill, the entire harem was firmly controlled by her.
King Duan was established as the crown prince yesterday. If King Duan can successfully ascend the throne, Concubine Tang Hui will become the queen mother. By then, her status will be more noble and she will become the real master of the harem.
However if only if.
Prince Duan will never become emperor, because just yesterday, it was revealed that Concubine Tang Hui and Prince Duan conspired to poison His Majesty. Prince Duan was deposed. Concubine Tang Hui was given a three-foot white silk ribbon for murdering His Majesty. Today is the time of execution...
After last night, Concubine Tang Hui was imprisoned in Chuhui Palace. The eunuchs and maids outside the palace looked at the palace with complicated eyes.
So what if you are loved and favored, what if you have power for a while, but after an hour, you will turn into a pink skeleton?
Several figures came from a distance. Everyone saw this and saluted: "His Royal Highness King Huai, Mr. Wei."
Wei Jian looked at the palace door in front of him and said, "Open the door."
Immediately, a guard came forward and opened the palace door.
After Wei Jian and King Huai walked in, he immediately closed the palace door.
In the palace, Concubine Tang Hui was sitting on the couch. Although her face was a little haggard, her posture was upright and her pretty face had not changed. She still looked extremely graceful and luxurious.
Wei Jian stepped forward, placed a tray filled with white cloth on the table, and said, "This old slave, on your Majesty's order, invites your Majesty to die."
Concubine Tang Hui looked at Wei Jian. This was the first time she had looked at this slave with a straight eye. Ironically, the slave she had never looked at with a straight eye had now become her life-threatening Yama.
Tang Huifei looked away and sat there, motionless.
Wei Jian sighed and said, "Madam, if I had known what would happen today, why would you have done it in the first place?"
Concubine Tang Hui asked: "How did you find out? Was it Zi Zhu who snitched?"
Wei Jian shook his head and said: "My Majesty knew how to use strange poisons from Guizhou, but she didn't know that Mr. Tang had strange people from Guizhou. Her Majesty's poisoning was concealed from the imperial doctor, but not from her."
Concubine Tang Hui showed a trace of regret on her face and said: "I only regret that I was not cruel enough. If I had used more poison earlier, I wouldn't be here today..."
Wei Jiandao: "If the Tang family had not exterminated mother and son more than twenty years ago, they would not be here today."
Concubine Tang Hui looked at him, with a trace of regret on her face, and nodded: "Yes, if I could turn back time, I would never do that..."
Before she died, she finally did not care about the face of the Tang family and Concubine Hui, and sighed.
If it hadn't happened more than twenty years ago, today's Marquis of Dingguo, Right Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, General of the Imperial Guard, and your Majesty's most valued minister should be the most outstanding nephew of the younger generation of the Tang family. With his help,
Why do they need to do these futile things?
Wei Jian glanced at her, shook his head slightly and said, "It's a pity, there is no what if..."
"There are no ifs." Tang Huifei murmured for a long time, then looked up at him and said, "You all go down."
Wei Jian asked two eunuchs to hang Bai Ling on the palace beam, and then led them out.
Although Concubine Hui is a sinner, she is also Concubine Hui's empress. When she hanged herself, those who were slaves need to avoid her.
He is not worried about what tricks Tang Huifei will use. His Majesty's decree is that if she obeys, she can still have some dignity left. If she resists, she will not even have the last dignity left. I believe Tang Huifei understands this truth better than anyone else.
After Wei Jian and others left, only King Huai and Concubine Tang Hui were left in the palace.
Concubine Tang Hui stood up and walked to the stool under Bai Ling. Without looking at King Huai, she said calmly: "Even if King Kang Duan is deposed, you will not be able to become the prince..."
King Huai nodded and said, "I know."
Concubine Tang Hui looked at him, "You know?"
King Huai said: "Because my father is afraid of me. He is afraid that I will know what happened when you killed your mother and concubine, and that you killed your empress. He is afraid that I will avenge your mother and concubine, and that I will expose what happened back then."
Tang Huifei's body was shaken, she took a few steps back, and said in horror: "You, you know everything?"
King Huai looked at him and said, "I knew it when my mother-in-law and empress died."
Tang Huifei's body shuddered, and she suddenly felt shuddering. The shadow of a young man seemed to appear in front of her eyes. The young man often showed a timid expression on his face, but his eyes were exceptionally bright, as if he could see through everything, just like him
Look at yourself like this now.
"Thank you for taking care of me in the early years, and thank you for taking care of Zi Zhu for so long. Zhao Rui is sending me on my way today." King Huai looked at her, stretched out his hand, and said, "I'm kindly requesting you."
"It's you, it's you..." Looking at his indifferent eyes, Tang Huifei seemed to realize something. She backed away repeatedly, knocked over the stool, and said in shock: "So the purple pearl is yours..."
"There is one more thing that I don't know yet." King Huai looked at her and said with a smile, "The Tang family's Anshen Incense was actually given to me."
Tang Huifei's face was pale and her body couldn't help but tremble. Only at this moment did she understand that every step she and the Tang family took and everything they did was part of King Huai's plan.
What they thought was the only hope for King Duan to win was something he deliberately created!
It turns out that from beginning to end, it was all a trap set by him!
Concubine Tang Hui looked at him and lost her voice: "Devil, you are the devil..."
"Maybe." King Huai stepped forward, straightened the stool that Tang Huifei knocked down, patted the dust on it, and said, "Actually, for all these years, I have never thought about being an emperor and sitting in that position.
Those who are above are the real devils. I just want to seek justice for my mother-in-law and my empress... I have already sought justice for Concubine Zhang Xian, and now it is my turn."
Concubine Zhang Xian was thrown into the cold palace because of Prince Kang's rebellion, and she died of illness there two months ago. Concubine Tang Hui looked at him, as if she had realized something, and said in a trembling voice: "Then, that's you too..."
King Huai did not deny it and continued: "But there is no need to worry, Queen. Many times, death is also a kind of relief. For some people, living will be more uncomfortable than death."
"Hehe, hehe..." Tang Huifei looked at him, and at a certain moment, she suddenly laughed, but this smile had a tragic taste no matter how you looked at it.
She knew that there was no way she could escape today. The palace had fallen into the hands of King Huai. If he had the intention, it would not be difficult to kill the king and become emperor. She looked at King Huai and said sadly: "What happened back then is all...
This palace is the work of one person. I beg you, after you become the emperor, spare Ming'er's life..."
"I have no intention of killing him." King Huai shook his head and said, "I also have no intention of killing my father and becoming emperor like you."
Concubine Tang Hui looked at him and asked, "Don't you hate him?"
"Hate, how can you not hate?" King Huai clenched his fists and asked, "If it weren't for him, would you have succeeded back then?"
He took a deep breath, then unclenched his fist and said: "Death is too cheap for him. I want him to live well and let him see all this with his own eyes..."
Concubine Tang Hui showed a self-deprecating smile on her face and said: "Retribution, retribution..."
King Huai looked at the white silk hanging on the beam and said, "It's getting late. It's time for the empress to get on her way."
…
A moment later.
The palace door of Chuhui Palace opened.
King Huai walked out of it. Wei Jian bowed to him, walked into the main hall, and said loudly: "Send to the empress..."
[ps: I had a break-up meal with my teachers and classmates in the evening. Today’s update is 4,000 words long.]
