Countless pairs of eyes in the capital were staring at King Huai. They watched him enter the palace and never came out again.
Tangning's attention was temporarily diverted from King Huai because he encountered a difficult matter.
Princess Anyang just told him that Prince Fu probably already knew that he was the head of Xiaowan Kingdom. She didn't pay attention when she was talking to Zhao'er two days ago. She heard something moving outside and opened the window to find Prince Fu standing in the yard.
I don't know how long it's been.
Tangning had a headache, looked at her and asked, "Are you sure Prince Fu heard what you said?"
Princess Anyang shook her head and said, "I'm not sure either. He doesn't seem to have changed much in the past two days. He hasn't asked me about it, and he hasn't done anything unusual."
Tangning waved her hand and said comfortingly: "Then don't worry. Even if he tells His Majesty about this, it won't change anything. At most, it will just be a little troublesome."
To be honest, he didn't want Emperor Chen to know his identity, but he couldn't show too much trouble at the moment, as this would make Princess Anyang fall into self-blame.
Tang Ning looked at her and changed the subject: "King Huai has been in the palace for so long, why hasn't he come out yet? Why don't you go into the palace to find out?"
Princess Anyang nodded and said, "I'll take a look at Xiao Man again..."
Before Princess Anyang returned, Tangning learned some shocking news.
The people of the Yulin Guards raided Prince Huai's Mansion, and the mansion of General Youyu Linwei was also raided. Even though the Yulin Guards had kept a low profile, it was impossible to cover up such a thing.
Prince Huai's Mansion was raided, and Li's Mansion was raided. This can be concluded without too much speculation.
King Huai rebelled.
If Emperor Chen was just dissatisfied with King Huai for holding on to things that happened twenty years ago, he would never implicate the Li family. The only explanation is that King Huai and the Li family rebelled together...
Not only that, they failed.
Compared with King Huai's rebellion, what Tangning couldn't believe even more was that he failed.
Based on Tang Ning's understanding of King Huai, how could he act rashly before he was completely sure? Although the case of Concubine Yang and the Queen was exposed these days, King Huai is not the kind of person who will be affected by external objects.
.
But thinking about it carefully, he was not sure.
The hatred between the biological mother and the adoptive mother is right in front of us. As a normal person, it is normal for a normal person to do some abnormal things.
However, King Huai may have underestimated Emperor Chen's vigilance.
After experiencing the rebellion of his two sons, King Kang and King Duan, Emperor Chen would probably become even more suspicious than before. Successful rebellion in his territory would be even harder than reaching the sky.
Tangning finally recovered from the news and said in disbelief: "How is this possible? Does he want to die?"
Bai Jin stood in the courtyard and said, "Even if he doesn't die because of the rebellion, he only has half a year to live."
Tangning turned to look at her and asked, "What did you say?"
Bai Jin said: "He was poisoned."
…
Before Tang Ning could finish hearing Bai Jin's story, the eunuch summoned him again, and His Majesty announced that he should be admitted to the palace.
Tangning walked into the palace and could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the palace was many times more tense than before.
The moment he stepped into the imperial study room, he found that there were many people in the hall.
Almost all the important ministers in the court, including the Prime Minister, the Grand Scholar Zhang, the Six Ministers, the Minister, including the Sixteenth General, are here.
Apart from the morning court, His Majesty summoned so many courtiers to discuss matters at the same time. It was obvious that something big had happened.
Tang Ning walked to the front of the crowd and stood side by side with the Prime Minister.
Tang Ning raised her head and glanced at Chen Huang. She felt that he was older than the last time they met, and his face looked extremely haggard. He had obviously suffered a serious blow.
Thinking about it, three of his sons rebelled against him. He may not be remembered in history because of his political achievements, but he will definitely leave a mark in history because of this incident.
Chen Huang was sitting on the dragon chair, looking down, and said coldly: "King Huai has rebelled."
"What?"
"King Huai rebelled?"
"How can this be!"
…
After Chen Huang finished speaking, there was a sound of gasping for air in the palace. The faces of all the officials showed extreme surprise and shock. The originally quiet palace immediately became noisy.
Emperor Chen stood up from the dragon chair, and everyone immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.
Emperor Chen glanced at them and said: "King Huai has conspired to rebel. From now on, he will be deprived of his position as prince, demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned in the palace for life... Do you have any objections?"
Including Tangning, everyone bowed and no one raised any objection.
Although King Huai rebelled, he was still the son of Emperor Chen. Tang Ning didn't know what Emperor Chen was like before, but he had obviously become much more merciful in recent years. Although the punishment for the three rebel princes was
It's not light, but it still spared their lives.
However, imprisoning them in the palace for a lifetime is not much better than killing them.
At this moment, Emperor Chen looked at them again and said: "I thought about it carefully. King Kang, King Duan, and King Huai rebelled one after another. The biggest mistake is my fault... A country cannot be without a king for a day, nor can it be without a king for a day.
There will be no crown prince in the future. I should learn from the Chu State and establish a prince as early as possible to put an end to future disputes over princes..."
As Emperor Chen spoke, the expressions of the officials in the palace also changed.
The determination of the crown prince is related to the situation in the court. Because of what has happened in the past few years and your majesty's vigilance, no one has ever dared to interfere in this matter. This time, after King Huai's rebellion, will your majesty finally make up his mind?
?
Emperor Chen glanced at everyone and said: "King Run Zhao Yuan is talented, intelligent and virtuous. He has won my heart. I want to make him the prince. What do you think?"
The officials in the palace lowered their heads, neither agreeing nor objecting.
The matter of establishing a prince is of great importance and no one dares to talk nonsense.
Moreover, all the princes in the capital have rebelled, leaving only King Run, who has no stain on his body. His Majesty appointed him as the prince, which was expected by everyone. Who will object, who dares to object?
Not to mention that there is only one prince left, King Run. Let’s talk about the forces behind King Run. The Fang brothers are his uncles, Prime Minister Tang is his husband, and Bachelor Zhang is also his teacher. Counting those who have friends with these families.
With good families and officials, it is almost certain that King Run will ascend to the throne.
After a moment of silence in the palace, an official finally stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty is wise..."
"Your Majesty is wise..."
"Your Majesty is wise..."
…
Everyone knew that King Run's wings were already full. His Majesty's decision this time was nothing more than confirming their suspicions in advance. Therefore, no one in the palace objected to the matter of making King Run the crown prince.
Emperor Chen's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and he waved his hand: "Since none of the ministers have any objections, let's leave..."
The expressions on the faces of the courtiers varied, some were shocked, others were delighted.
Only Prime Minister Wang and Academician Zhang frowned, while Fang Zhe, the Minister of Household Affairs who had an interest in this matter, had an expressionless face and could not tell what was in his mind.
Tang Ning looked at Emperor Chen, and suddenly she had a bad premonition in her heart. At this time, Emperor Chen also looked at him and said, "I will leave the matter of King Huai's rebellion to you. All of them will inevitably be dealt with."
Catch all the rebels in one fell swoop and not let a single fish slip through the net..."
Tang Ning cupped her hands and said, "I obey your order."
…
Deep in the palace, there is the Shengshen Hall.
Tang Ning stood in front of the palace door and said, "Open the door."
Two Yulin guards opened the palace door, and Tang Ning walked in. King Huai stood in the palace, slowly turned around, looked at him, and said with a smile: "You're here..."
Tangning asked, "Did you know I would come?"
King Huai shook his head and said, "If you don't come to see me, you won't feel at ease."
Tangning did not deny it, looked at him and asked, "What did you say to His Majesty?"
King Huai smiled and said: "Nothing, I just told him that the younger brother of King Run will be a better emperor than him."
Tang Ning's body was shaken. At this moment, he finally understood why Emperor Chen had such an expression when he announced that he would make Prince Run the crown prince.
He didn't really want to make King Run the crown prince, he was just testing!
He was testing how many people supported King Run, or in other words, how many courtiers the Fang family had won over...
Emperor Chen may really want to make King Run the crown prince, but he never wants to see that before he passes the throne, King Run has already taken control of the court and has the ability to subvert him...
He would even change his decision to establish the crown prince because of this incident - for an emperor with a strong desire for control and suspicion, it was impossible for him to accept such a fact.
Although the choice in this matter lies with Emperor Chen, it is obvious that Emperor Huai understands his father very well... and so does Tang Ning.
In other words, King Huai's words made the Fang family, Prime Minister Wang, Academician Zhang, and even Tang Ning all stand against Emperor Chen.
He finally understood why King Huai's rebellion failed today.
Because he didn't want to succeed at all. He didn't want to let Emperor Chen go so easily. He wanted Emperor Chen to be betrayed by his fourth son, by his most respected ministers, and by the entire court...
And Tangning was just a tool that he used to pull her into this quagmire to realize his plan.
The most frustrating thing is that this is a dead end, a dead end where the situation is out of their control after they enter the game.
King Huai is still the same King Huai, strategizing as before. In this matter, even the Fang family, Wang Xiang, Zhang family, and countless ministers in the court, including Tang Ning herself, are all his pawns.
He used his body as bait to get all of them into the game...
Tangning looked at King Huai and asked helplessly, "Tell me, is this something done by humans?"
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