"PS: The main character's marriage chapter is short because there is no explosive plot. To avoid people saying I'm stupid, I'll just briefly describe it. If there's anything I've missed, I'll write it back in the future."
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The draft document of King Yong Hongyu's enfeoffment of brothers was ghostwritten by his aide Zhang Qigong.
The essence is very simple, that is, to kick out the brothers who compete with him for the throne one by one, and let him take charge of the government alone.
To be fair, given the current situation, it is not difficult to achieve this. After all, among the eight brothers of Yongwang Hongyu, the fourth brother, Zhao Hongjiang, has been sent to Shanyang to take the post of "Hanoi Guard"; the fifth brother, Zhao Hongxin, is in Song County
To appease the people's grievances, he would not be able to come back for three to five years; Zhao Hongzhao, the sixth child, served as the left prime minister of Qi State; Zhao Hongrun, the eighth child, had already been granted the title of Shangshui County in disguise; Zhao Hongxuan, the ninth child, had also been granted the title of Anyi.
Therefore, after counting, only three brothers, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, the third oldest Xiang Wang Hongjing and the seventh oldest Wang Hongyin, were left in Daliang.
The eldest prince Zhao Hongli is his legitimate son. As long as Yong Wang Hongyu fails to overthrow Brother Wang Huang, it is impossible to completely eliminate the eldest prince.
But the third brother, Wang Hongjing, and the seventh brother, Wang Hongyin, were the two brothers who could be kicked out early by Yong Wang Hongyu.
Of course, the main reference is Xiang Wang Hongjing. After all, the old Qiyi Wang Hongyin, this brother has no sense of existence in Daliang. To put it harshly, he is the worst among the brothers. He is worthy of the name of the Xian Wang. This kind of person can deal with
What threat does Yongwang Hongyu pose? Whether this person stays in Daliang or not makes little difference.
But Xiang Wang Hongjing and Yong Wang Hongyu never dared to take it lightly.
He always felt that Xiang Wang Hongjing was at a disadvantage because his mother's natal family was not powerful enough, which did not mean that Xiang Wang Hongjing was not capable enough. This brother was far more powerful than the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Qing Wang Hongxin, Huan Wang Hongxuan and others.
Originally, in order to avoid people misunderstanding that he was not looking forward to it, Yong Wang Hongyu could barely let Xiang Wang Hongjing go for a while, and then wait until the spring of next year before making a proposal to send Xiang Wang Hongjing to Yangzhai. However, these two
On that day, King Xiang Hongjing frequently visited the Jinxiu Palace and tried every possible means to please Concubine Shi, but this irritated King Yongyu Hongyu.
Therefore, no matter what outsiders think, Yong Wang Hongyu has decided to let Xiang Wang Hongjing get out of Daliang as soon as possible!
Because of this, today Yongwang Hongyu brought this drafted document to the Manlu Palace where his father was resting, and asked for his father's approval - after all, he was only the prince of the country, neither the prince or the crown prince, nor the king of Wei.
, without the approval of his father, he is not qualified to grant external titles to his brothers.
When he went there, King Yong Hongyu felt a little uneasy. Unexpectedly, after reading his draft document, his father said simply: "Just follow King Yong's wishes."
Before Yong Wang Hongyu could even utter his prepared words, his father had already agreed.
Although he didn't understand the reason, Yong Wang Hongyu was still very happy. After returning to Chui Gong Hall, he ordered Zhongshu to order Lin Yuyang to write a formal edict and prepare to officially confer Zhao Hongjing, the third child, and Zhao Hongyin, the seventh child, as kings.
As long as these two brothers leave Daliang - mainly the third oldest Xiang Wang Hongjing leaves Daliang - then only the eldest prince Zhao Hongli will be able to pose some threat to him, but it is only a slight threat.
With today's momentum, he is not afraid of Zhao Hongli's challenge at all.
An hour later, the edict was delivered to Prince Xiang's Mansion by the eunuch who served as the eunuch. Prince Hongjing of Xiang received the edict in the mansion.
"I'm really impatient... Ha, but it doesn't matter, I'm almost ready here."
There was no trace of disappointment or resentment that others thought. Xiang Wang Hongjing behaved quite calmly, as if he had already looked past the fact that he was sealed to Yangdi.
After passing this summons to Liang Xu, the chief of the imperial clan, King Xiang Hongjing ordered his people to prepare the carriage and headed to the palace.
He went to the palace today not to say goodbye to his mother and concubine, but to once again come to the "Splendid Palace" of King Yong Hongyu's mother-concubine, Concubine Shi.
In the past two days, Xiang Wang Hongjing made Concubine Shi very happy with his sweet words and flattery. Therefore, when she saw Xiang Wang Hongjing coming to visit again, Concubine Shi seemed quite enthusiastic: "It's Hongjing, why are you here this morning?"
This side of the palace."
Upon hearing this, King Hongjing of Xiang said respectfully: "Reporting to Concubine Shi, the little king has received the summons. Brother Yongwang has changed my title to "King of Yangzhai". The little king is about to leave in the near future, so he came to say goodbye to the imperial concubine in advance.
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Hearing this, Concubine Shi showed a slightly embarrassed look on her face, and scolded: "Hongyu is a real kid, why can't he tolerate his brother? Hongjing, I will go back and talk to Hongyu...
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Prince Hongjing of Xiang said quickly: "I can't concubine your concubine. How can the edict be changed day by day?" After a pause, he added: "I can understand what the second brother did. After all, it was me who betrayed him at the beginning, and now he doesn't believe me either.
I should... But that's fine. Once I leave, only Zhao Hongli will be left in Daliang... Even if Queen Wang comes to help, Zhao Hongli can't compete with the second brother Wang."
As soon as she heard the title "Queen Wang", Concubine Shi's face could not help but darken.
Glancing at Concubine Shi's face calmly, Prince Xiang Hongjing continued to compliment her as if she didn't notice anything: "...I believe that in a short time, the second brother will be able to take the position of the crown prince of the East Palace. In time, he will be the king of the Wei Dynasty.
When the time comes, the imperial concubine will also be extremely precious. The only flaw is that the two prince brothers may have to call the queen queen in the future..."
After hearing this, Concubine Shi's face became even more ugly.
It has always been a rule of the Wei court that no matter which concubine the prince who becomes the crown prince of the East Palace is born to, he must address the queen as his mother and his son in formal occasions.
Concubine Shi obviously knew this rule, and her mood suddenly became extremely bad when she heard this.
Concubine Shi was elated when she thought that her son was about to become the Prince of the East Palace, and that one day he would be able to ascend the throne and become the king of Wei.
The hatred taken away by women.
However, it is very difficult to change this situation unless she can replace Queen Wang and sit on the throne of Queen.
When she thought of this, Concubine Shi's heart skipped a beat.
In fact, she had mentioned this matter to her son Yong Wang Hongyu a long time ago, but Yong Wang Hongyu politely refused because doing so was against the rules - Empress Wang was established by his father Zhao Yuansi, not to mention that Yong Wang Hongyu is now connected with the East Palace.
Even if he becomes the crown prince of the East Palace in the future, he must not act in an attempt to depose the queen.
Unless his father changed the name of King Yong Hongyu's mother, Concubine Shi Guifei, as his queen, but this possibility is really slim.
But Concubine Shi did not give up, and still mentioned this matter to Xiang Wang Hongjing, because in her opinion, Xiang Wang Hongjing failed in the fight for the throne, and now she can be regarded as one of her own because of the breath of their mother and son.
As a result, Xiang Wang Hongjing's reply was the same as that of Yong Wang Hongyu. He said righteously: "The imperial concubine must not do this. If you do this, you will only cause trouble for the second brother...Now that the second brother is expected by everyone, you must not do it."
It’s an extraneous problem.”
Although King Xiang Hongjing's answer made Concubine Shi believe that this was one of her own, deep down in her heart, Concubine Shi was still very uncomfortable and said angrily: "Can I just watch that woman take away my child?"
What?"
After hearing this, King Xiang Hongjing smiled and said with relief: "Concubine Shi, you are serious. The second brother is your biological flesh and blood. How can the Queen take it away? It's just..."
"Just what?" Concubine Shi asked.
I saw Prince Xiang Hongjing pondering for a moment and said: "A few days ago, I tested Zhao Hongli... You also know that Zhao Hongli wants to pay now. Unless he gets the support of the Queen, he can barely compete with the two princes for the throne. But.
The strange thing is that Zhao Hongli does not seem to have the support of Queen Wang, as if Queen Wang has decided to give up the position of prince to the second brother..."
"Is this happening?" Concubine Shi asked with a frown.
Prince Xiang Hongjing nodded, and then said with a smile: "I guess, he probably wanted to show his kindness to the second brother. Her son Zhao Hongli's virtue, Concubine Shi, is well known to him. He is definitely not as good as the second brother. I think,
Even though Queen Wang is in a high position, she is probably envious of you for giving birth to such a capable son..."
Concubine Shi's heart sank when she heard these words, with a faint expression of gritted teeth: "That bitch... is wishful thinking!"
After that, she stood up.
Seeing this, Xiang Wang Hongjing asked in surprise: "Where is Concubine Shi going?"
"I want to meet that bitch and tell her to put away her wishful thinking!" Concubine Shi said angrily.
"This..." Xiang Wang Hongjing's face showed a hint of fear and uneasiness.
Seeing this, Concubine Shi's face turned cold, and she said calmly: "Hongjing, are you afraid that this will implicate you?"
Prince Xiang Hongjing gritted his teeth and said nonchalantly: "Concubine Shi is joking, of course Xiao Wang... of course he is on your side."
Concubine Shi took a deep look at Prince Xiang Hongjing, then smiled and said, "Then come with me to the Fengyi Palace!"
"This is."
Xiang Wang Hongjing lowered his head seemingly helplessly, but a trace of smile appeared on the corner of his mouth without leaving any trace.
A moment later, King Yong Hongyu, who was handling government affairs in the Chui Gong Hall, suddenly heard an eunuch from the inner chamber coming to report that his mother, Concubine Shi, had taken dozens of maids to the Fengyi Hall of the Queen for some unknown reason and treated the Queen.
Ridiculing in every possible way, the maids of Jinxiu Palace and Fengyi Palace are about to start a fight.
Hearing this, Yong Wang Hongyu was shocked, and then bursts of anger filled his heart: Zhao Hongjing!! You didn't stop even before leaving, do you have to cause me something?!
Thinking of this, Yong Wang Hongyu had a serious face and quickly headed to Fengyi Hall with his clan guards.
At the same time, someone from the eldest prince Zhao Hongli's house also came to report: "Your Highness, something bad happened. Concubine Shi led a group of maids from Jinxiu Palace to Fengyi Palace and humiliated the Queen in every possible way..."
"What?!"
Zhao Hongli was furious when he heard this and said angrily: "This is unreasonable!"
Having said that, he quickly entered the palace with his clan guards.
About half an hour later, Zhao Hongrun came out of Ningxiang Palace with Queer and Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao. He saw several eunuchs running past in front of them with anxious faces, but he asked curiously and learned from the mouths of these eunuchs.
I was shocked when I found out about this.
"What? Concubine Shi and Empress Wang got into a fight?"
A flash of astonishment flashed across their faces, and Zhao Hongrun and Wei Jiao looked at each other.