"Lord Zongzheng, are we really not going to come forward in this matter?"
A few days later, in a room in the Zong Mansion, Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, who served as Zong Ling, asked Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan again.
Hearing this, Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan frowned and pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and said: "King Xiang has received an edict to seal Yangzhai. This is a promise from His Majesty and was issued from Chui Gong Palace. This edict has been announced to the whole country. We
It would be inappropriate for the Zongfu to intervene midway and capture him..."
When he said this, Zhao Yuanyan was also secretly shocked by Xiang Wang Hongjing's city government and plans.
After learning about the incident in the palace that day, Zhao Yuanyan discovered that this incident was planned by King Xiang Hongjing from beginning to end.
Although Yong Wang Hongyu also noticed something was wrong during this period, he asked Ganlu Palace for instructions in advance, and immediately announced to the public the edict of "Sealing Xiang Wang Hongjing to Yangdi", but unfortunately, this move was also expected by Xiang Wang Hongjing.
After receiving the edict, King Hongjing of Xiang suddenly launched an attack that day and instigated Concubine Shi to go to the Queen's Fengyi Hall to provoke. With the help of Concubine Shi's aggressive arrogance in front of the Queen, she angered the Queen and forced the Queen to admit that she "had
"The exchange of Zhao Hongli and Zhao Hongyu".
Later, he used heart-wrenching words to stimulate Concubine Shi, using words such as "Finally 'succeeded' in dethroning his own son from the position of crown prince," and finally forced Concubine Shi to commit suicide.
Even Zhao Yuanyan was secretly frightened by such a cruel method of playing with people's hearts through applause.
What frightened Zhao Yuanyan the most was that King Xiang Hongjing had obtained the edict to "Feng Yangdi" in advance, and after the incident, he decisively left Daliang and went straight to Yangdi, not to mention that the clan government did not do so in time.
To intercept Xiang Wang Hongjing is to intercept
So what if we can live here? - This edict was issued by King Yong Hongyu in Chuigong Hall, who was responsible for supervising the country. It was approved by Emperor Wei of Ganlu Hall and has been circulated throughout the country. Can the imperial court or the clan still pursue it?
Can't you respond to this edict?
If the imperial court or the clan recovers the edict, how will the people of the world view Yong Wang Hongyu who issued the edict? Will they misunderstand that Yong Wang Hongyu is alienated from the court and the clan?
What's more, imperial edicts are most taboo when they are changed overnight. There has never been a precedent in the Wei State for recalling an edict after it was issued.
Therefore, even if Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan knew that it was Xiang Wang Hongjing who deliberately provoked trouble before leaving, there was nothing he could do against him - at least in this matter, in the recent period, there was nothing he could do against Yong Wang Hongjing.
"The "evil" left before leaving...?"
In the house, Zhao Yuanyan's eldest son Zhao Hongmin murmured.
Similar to his father Zhao Yuanyan's character, Zhao Hongrun, his cousin, was also a member of the royal family. He was quite disgusted with the actions of Xiang Wang Hongjing. Therefore, his concept was similar to that of Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao: the clan had a need
Come forward to punish Xiang Wang Hongjing!
But after listening to his son's words, Zhao Yuanyan shook his head.
The reason is that this matter is really difficult to define: let’s say the plot is bad. King Xiang Hongjing only exposed the truth that the Queen and Queen had deliberately concealed back then, and did not do anything harmful to nature. Moreover, Concubine Shi also committed suicide by taking poison.
Xiang Wanghong
Jing put a sword on his neck and forced the latter to commit suicide, and it was not killed by anyone from Xiangwang Hongjing's side; to say that the plot was not bad, it was the Xiangwang Hongjing who instigated this incident and deliberately used words to force Shi Guifei to do so.
The dignified concubine of the harem committed suicide.
Under such circumstances, how should the clan government convict Xiang Wang Hongjing?
At best, the Zongfu could only reluctantly convict Xiang Wang Hongjing of "murder by speech" - embarrassingly, these comments were not rumors, but solid facts.
How can one be convicted of forcing someone to commit suicide by poisoning because he told the truth? To be honest, there are no relevant regulations in Wei's laws.
At best, the Zongfu could only vaguely accuse him of "causing trouble in the palace." But in the worst case, he could be made a prince and lose the qualification to compete for the throne. The problem is that Xiang Wang Hongjing himself has been sealed to Yangzhai.
Now that you have gone to a place where you can't shit, your highness may not be superior to the children of the aristocratic family in Daliang in the future, so what else can you do?
Do you really want to fight to the end and cut off the nobles for the people? Prince Hongjing of Xiang did not commit any rebellion.
Therefore, combined with these circumstances, it is really difficult to convict Zong Zheng Zhao Yuanyan, even if he knew that sending people to Yangzhai at this time could recover Xiang Wang Hongjing - what would happen if he could recover Xiang Wang Hongjing?
Not only is it meaningless, but it will only make the situation worse.
After much deliberation, Zhao Yuanyan discovered that the most his clan could do was issue a document to condemn King Xiang Hongjing, which was not painful to the latter.
"King Yong...hasn't he gone to Chui Gong Hall to handle government affairs in the past few days?" Zhao Yuanyan asked.
Zhao Hongmin nodded and said respectfully: "According to the news, King Yong has been drinking heavily in his house these days. Even Concubine Shi did not show up for the funeral a few days ago. For this reason, Shi Fen and Shi Liang of the Chen Liu Shi family
, and even cursed in front of Prince Yong’s Mansion. Oh, by the way, in the end it was the eldest prince Zhao Hongli who put on mourning for Concubine Shi."
"Well..." Zhao Yuanyan frowned at first, but after hearing about Zhao Hongli's actions, he relaxed his brows slightly and asked: "Zhao Hongli, what have you done in recent days? Have you ever used this to make things difficult for King Yong?"
Zhao Hongmin shook his head and said with a strange expression: "The eldest prince seems to have decided to withdraw from the fight for the throne. In the past few days, the eldest prince's family is packing up and seems to be leaving Daliang."
Zhao Yuanyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then fell silent.
At this moment, a Zongwei Yu Linlang walked into the house, clasped his fists and said: "Master Zongzheng, Master Zongling, a moment ago, the eldest prince (Zhao Hongli) and his family left the city from the east gate. It seems that they intend to travel far.
His Royal Highness King Huan is accompanying me to see him off..."
Zhao Yuanyan was silent for a moment and ordered his son: "Hongmin, in the name of the clan, go and say goodbye to Mr. Zhao Sheng on behalf of the clan."
"Yes!" Zhao Hongmin bowed his hands and retreated.
At the same time, on the official road in the east of Daliang City, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and King Huan Zhao Hongxuan were riding together, followed behind them were Luo Yao, Zhou Min, and ten clan guards including Feng Shu who were protecting Zhao Hongli's wife, children, and young ones.
While riding the horse forward slowly, Zhao Hongli told King Huan Zhao Hongxuan: "Hongxuan, after Brother Yu left Daliang, there will be no one in Daliang who can be the opponent of King Yong. You must not fight with him to manage Anyi... After this incident,
The Wang family in Zhengcheng may turn to King Yong, which can no longer be trusted, but Brother Yu's wife's family "Ji"
"Yang Li Shi", but you can trust that Brother Yu has written a letter in his own hand, asking your sister-in-law to send it to Li Shi in Jiyang. In the future, you and Li Shi in Jiyang can support each other. In addition, Brother Yu has also
There are some connections, and Luo Yao knows all about them, and there are many talented people among them, so you should make good use of them."
"Brother Chang Huang..." Listening to the words of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, who seemed to be explaining his funeral arrangements, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan felt moved and sad at the same time.
What is touching is that the elder brother in front of him has left all his connections to him; what is sad is that the elder brother who was still ambitious a while ago seems to be frustrated and is now dealing with the funeral affairs, as if he has just passed away.
Once they said goodbye, the brothers never saw each other again.
Suppressing the sadness in his heart, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan solemnly pleaded: "Brother Changhuang, just listen to my advice and stay. Although King Yong has become the general trend, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?...
I heard that King Yong has become increasingly depressed these days, drinking heavily all day long, so Brother Changhuang may not have a chance to turn around!"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongli shook his head with a half-smile, and then said melancholy: "King Yong... Hehe, I never thought at that time that King Yong and I would end up like this."
Having said this, he sighed and murmured: "Hongxuan, Brother Yu has always been the eldest brother, very noble, but Brother Yu's talents are mediocre, far inferior to King Yong... You know that Brother Yu has been the most angry over the years.
What's the word?"
"..." Zhao Hongxuan stopped talking.
"Someone is saying behind my back that I once held the position of prince just because I was born a moment before King Yong. Otherwise, if King Yong became the prince, he would be a hundred times better than me!"
"That's just some rude people gossiping behind their backs!" Zhao Hongxuan said to Hate House and Wu Di.
Zhao Hongli shook his head and said: "I don't really care about what those people said. I have always been worried about my mother... The person I once called my mother may be disappointed in me when she hears these words. That day
On that day, I took the secret letter to Fengyi Palace and begged the Queen Mother to help me. At that time, she told me that I was not suitable to be the king of Wei. In fact, that day, I was already disheartened. It’s just that
Your words are still motivating Brother Yu, making him work hard to compete with King Yong... But I didn't expect that the woman I have called my mother for decades is not my biological mother, but that
The woman who used to be cruel to me..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Hongli couldn't help but recall the day when Concubine Shi Gui fell in his arms, coughing up blood and crying and begging for his forgiveness. He couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but get wet.
At that time, he still admitted that Concubine Shi Gui was his biological mother, but deep down in his heart, for some reason, he felt a deep sadness that lingered.
At that moment, Zhao Hongli felt disheartened.
He has always wanted to prove in front of Queen Wang that even if he is not as talented as Yong Wang Hongyu, he will not disappoint his mother. But if the queen he has called for decades is not his biological mother, then this
Being stubborn becomes meaningless.
After arriving at Shili Pavilion in the east of the city, Zhao Hongli reined in his horse, turned to Zhao Hongxuan and said: "After a long journey, you must say goodbye. Hongxuan, you and I will say goodbye here."
"Brother Chang Huang..." Zhao Hongxuan was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind.
The two of them turned around and saw the eunuch Feng Lu galloping towards them with more than a dozen guards.
"Your Highness."
When he came to Zhao Hongli, he turned over and dismounted. Feng Lu held a yellow parcel in his hand and handed it to Zhao Hongli. He said respectfully: "Your Highness, this is what the Queen specially ordered the old slave to deliver when she learned that His Highness wanted to leave Daliang."
"What is it?" Zhao Hongli did not take the package, but asked calmly.
"It's some money, and...the robe that the Queen ordered the female workers to sew for His Highness. After all, it's late autumn now, and winter will come in a few days..." Feng Lu said with his head lowered.
Next to him, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan felt an unknown anger rising in his heart. He raised his riding whip and was about to pull the package from Feng Lu's hand, but the eldest prince Zhao Hongli grabbed his arm.
"Feng Shu, accept it for me." After instructing Zong Wei Chief Feng Shu to accept the package on his behalf, Zhao Hongli looked at Feng Lu deeply, and after a while he said seriously: "Thank you, Eunuch Feng, please thank the Queen for your kindness.
.”
"Queen...?"
Feng Lu nodded, bowed his hands and said, "I wish your highness a safe journey."