"Although King Jing and Your Majesty are from the same mother, he and King Yan were more similar in temperament when they were young, and have always been closer to each other."
Emperor Qingming's biological mother came from a humble background and passed away after giving birth to King Jing. King Jing was mostly raised by King Yan's biological mother, who is also the Queen Mother. The child was ignorant when he was young and always regarded the Queen Mother as his biological mother.
He treated him well, and because his second brother, King Yan, took a lot of care of him, he naturally became very close to him.
"Perhaps there is still contact between Prince Jing and Prince Yan, and perhaps there is some subtle move that caught the eyes of the Emperor and aroused his suspicion..." Duke Zhen Guo frowned: "Maybe there is no need for any real mistakes.
"
It is normal for brothers to have contact with each other, and King Yan has deliberately kept taboos with his courtiers and clan over the years.
But in the eyes of the emperor, I'm afraid it's not enough.
King Jing did not have much military power in his hands, but Liangzhou was in a critical location, and what the emperor wanted to guard against was that if King Jing and King Yan stood together in the future, he would be attacked from both sides.
Xu Mingyi was silent for a moment, then asked: "Grandpa, what kind of person is King Yan? In Beijing, few people seem to mention this prince."
When she was young, she knew almost nothing about King Yan, so when she suddenly heard that the other party was raising troops in Yangzhou, she couldn't help but be shocked.
At that time, there were many different opinions about this 'rebellious' prince in Yangzhou city, and she couldn't tell the truth from the lies.
However, she could clearly feel that the Wu family trusted this son-in-law.
Otherwise, when Wu Ran, the only direct descendant, was handed over to her, she would not have told her in every possible way that she would definitely find an opportunity to hand him over to King Yan in the future.
Speaking of King Yan, Duke Zhen's tone was a little complicated.
"When I first met the late emperor, the prince was only three or four years old... But when he turned ten, he began to follow me to learn how to march. By the time the late emperor ascended the throne, the prince was already marching with the army.
He has been fighting for a full ten years, but he can take charge of his own duties at the age of sixteen or seventeen. He is very good at using soldiers and is a man of friendship, so he has a high prestige in the army."
In comparison, His Majesty, who was not even a prince back then, had almost nothing outstanding in his eyes.
Xu Mingyi couldn't help but understand.
No wonder Emperor Qingming was so taboo about it.
She also understood why few people in the capital mentioned King Yan.
only--
"According to this, my grandfather and this prince were quite close in the old days."
The Duke of Zhen Guo sighed noncommittally.
When he first met the late emperor, he was forced to find a way out by the tyranny of the imperial court. Moreover, the world was already in chaos at that time, and everyone was rebelling. He was born with a lot of strength, but he had no place to use his energy, so he
I just wanted to find something to do—how could I have imagined that I would eventually be able to do such a big job?
Therefore, at that time, he just treated King Yan as an ordinary child. The child knelt down and kowtowed and called him "Master", and he also spanked him with a military stick with a black face.
"After the death of the late emperor, the prince went to the north. Over the years, there has not been a word with me."
In addition, there were constant wars in the north, and they were often invaded by foreign vagrants. King Yan had not been to the capital for many years, and he could not remember the last time the two of them met.
Xu Mingyi raised his eyebrows slightly.
So what if there has been no contact for many years? In the eyes of the current emperor, I am afraid that he has always been doubtful about the position of the Zhenguo Government.
Perhaps, my grandfather had an old relationship with King Yan, which was one of the reasons why the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion suffered a disaster in his previous life.
Duke Zhenguo seemed to be aware of his granddaughter's worries.
He did not use words to whitewash the peace, but said: "If the prince's danger is really the emperor's intention... If the King Jing and the emperor's mother are guarded to this extent, it goes without saying that our Zhenguo Palace.
"
Nowadays, the Xie family is not very stable, so it is normal for the emperor to be wary of the feudal kings, especially King Yan.
If the King of Yan cannot be moved, the only option is to attack the relatively weak King Jing first, both to intimidate and to centralize power.
Many lessons learned from past mistakes showed that hastily reducing the vassal vassal would have too many disadvantages, and the emperor did not want to be known as narrow-minded, so he staged such a big drama of the prince respecting the prince and murdering the prince——
But this is to respect the king——
There are similarities between Zhenguo Gongfu and Prince Jing's Mansion, but there are also differences.
As the Duke of Zhenguo spoke, he looked at his granddaughter and said, "Fortunately, what Zhaozhao said before, otherwise my grandfather would have almost chosen the wrong path."
King Jing is weak, so the emperor can act without any scruples.
And he holds the military power. Even if the emperor has doubts in his heart, he still has to think twice about what he wants to do——
In the past, he thought he was quite clear-headed and knew how to advance and retreat, but he never really saw the depth of His Majesty's suspicions, so he acted in such a way that no one could survive.
"As the saying goes, even a tiger's poison will not eat its children." Thinking of what happened to the prince, Duke Zhen frowned: "Not to mention, the prince is still his only heir."
Now that all the sons are gone, who will pass on the empire that he has maintained?
Not only is this not leaving a way for others to survive, it is not even leaving a way out for oneself!
"Probably after seeing that Concubine Rong is pregnant, if there is one, there will be a second one -" Xu Mingyi paused slightly, and finally said: "What's more, the prince is sick and weak. If he continues to let it go, he will only be able to survive for a long time."
It’s been three to five years.”
The imperial doctors would not dare to hide this from Emperor Qing Ming.
If a prince whose life is not long can be used to solve a problem for him, I am afraid it will be very worthwhile in the other person's heart.
But no one should deprive others of their right to live.
What's more, that child has a very strong will to survive.
The Duke of Zhen was surprised when he heard this.
"Three to five years?"
The old man couldn't help but ask his granddaughter: "How did Zhao Zhao know about this?"
"It's Akui's inference after observing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's physical condition."
The Duke of Zhen Guo was stunned.
In this way, that girl A Kui is much more useful than Mr. Yao?
"Can you still see it like this? In that case, can you ask Akui to show it to me too——"
Looking at his grandfather's serious look, Xu Mingyi said helplessly: "Where are you thinking? It's because His Highness the Crown Prince is too weak, old diseases are difficult to get rid of, and the foundation of the body is damaged. Only from this can we roughly deduce one or two -
"
As the girl spoke, her nose suddenly became slightly sour, but her eyes sparkled with a smile: "Your body and bones are so strong, you will definitely live a long life."
The Duke of Zhen also laughed.
Yes, he must live a long life. After all, he doesn't trust his two unreliable sons to guard his precious granddaughter.
He must live longer and take good care of his children at home.
"With the current situation like this, he wouldn't have the guts to forcibly seize the military power from me without a legitimate name. Of course, we should be careful, but there is no need to worry too much about Zhao Zhao."
The Duke of Zhen Guo looked kind and serious: "If you have anything to do, just explain it to your grandfather. Although my grandfather is old and his brains are not as good as those of you young people, and he is inevitably a bit stubborn, he still listens to Zhaozhao's words."
