Chang'an is good

Recently, Xu's rebels played up the defeat of Li Yi and Chang Kuo in the south of the Yangtze River, and insisted that the Empress of Ming Dynasty was exhausted, and threatened to invade the capital in the near future, so that the Empress of Ming Dynasty would return to the Li family's crown prince.

There are more and more responders. In addition to the dissatisfied bureaucrats and gentry, there are also various forces mixed with selfishness secretly contributing to the flames.

In addition, Xu's rebels were forcibly recruited everywhere. It has only been a few months since the uprising, and now they have more than [-] soldiers, and their power has grown rapidly.

People in the ruling and opposition parties are uneasy.

On the morning of this day, Emperor Shengchu discussed with all officials the countermeasures against the chaos. Some people wantonly impeached Li Yi, thinking that the unfavorable progress of the battle was due to Li Yi's inability to use troops, and the commander should be replaced immediately.

Some people objected, thinking that changing commanders during the war would be detrimental to the morale of the army.

Many other officials suggested that all kings and parties should be gathered together to fight against the rebels.

This proposal was also refuted. The princes from all walks of life may not be unanimous. Asking them to send troops may give them a chance to strengthen their own power by crusade against the rebellious army, and they may worry about raising tigers.

Amidst the dispute, Emperor Shengji did not express his position for the time being, until Sun Yuan, the prime minister of the left, came out and said solemnly: "The law of your lords can only suspend the danger of the appearance—"

Standing in front of all the officials, he slightly raised his eyes to look at the empress sitting on the dragon chair: "And I have a method, which can prevent future troubles forever, completely quell this war, and make all parties return to their hearts, but I don't know if the saint is willing to do it?"

"As long as the danger of Dasheng can be resolved, no matter what method, I, as the king, should follow the advice."

Changsun Yuan bowed slightly, and his voice was frustrating and forceful: "The minister has the courage to ask the sage to return the power to Crown Prince Li Zhi!"

Above the golden hall, all the sounds suddenly disappeared, only the silent sense of fear and alert spread rapidly.

Prince Li Zhi's face was shocked, and he looked at the left prime minister in disbelief.

"You must know that the purpose of Xu's rebel army is to make the saint return to power. The reason why they can gather more than [-] people is precisely because of this. It can be seen where the hearts of the people in the world are going!"

Changsun Yuan's voice came to everyone's ears clearly: "If the sage is willing to return to power, the rebellious army will lose the hearts of the people, and there will be no foundation to stand on. The world will return to the heart, and the Li family will be safe!"

"I have said all I have said. I don't know if the sage is willing to consider for the people of Dasheng Jiangshan and retreat to the position of the Supreme Emperor?"

He was quite polite in his words, and he never explicitly pointed out that the Ming Dynasty was the root cause of the disaster, but only used the tone of remonstrance to force him to abdicate.

And in Changsun Yuan's view, he wished to respect the Empress Ming as the Supreme Emperor instead of the Empress Dowager, and he was giving the other party enough face, which was already the greatest buffering compromise.

The officials of the emperor's faction have changed their colors. Some people want to come out, but Wei Shuyi stops them.

On the dragon chair, the empress was neither shocked nor angry when she heard the words.

"If this action can save the Li family from suffering, I have no hesitation, and today I can hold the Zen throne ceremony in this hall—"

The empress raised her hand, untied the crown of the emperor, and handed it to a servant beside her, ordering it to be handed over to the crown prince.

Hundreds of officials were shocked, and some courtiers came out and knelt down, exclaiming in horror: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor turned his head slightly and looked at the prince, his voice was not angry or angry: "It's just that I am concerned about the stability of the great prosperity of the country, so I still want to ask the prince if I think I have the ability to govern the country, if so, my heart You can be safe."

The servant had bowed his head and came to the prince holding the crown.

The servant's hands were trembling, and the beads on the crown were shaking accordingly, but the crown prince trembled even more.

Changsun Yuan looked over and said firmly, "Your Highness is thirteen years old, it's time to take on the heavy responsibility of the Li family!"

Seeing that the crown prince was still hesitating, with cold sweat rolling down his face, Chang Sun Yuan lifted his robe and knelt down, raised his hand and said: "Minister Sun Yuan, please Your Highness the Crown Prince to inherit the great order, and focus on the overall situation!"

At this juncture, the time has come, and immediately many officials knelt down in agreement, shouting one after another: "I invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to inherit the rule!"

The crown was removed, and the emperor with gray hair was shown in front of the officials, sitting still, only quietly looking at the crown prince who was being pushed up by Changsun Yuan and others.

The prince plucked up his courage and raised his eyes to see where the dragon chair was above the imperial steps.

However, he didn't have time to fantasize about the situation when he sat on the dragon chair, and he was overwhelmed by instinctive fear when he met the emperor of the holy book for a moment.

The prince knelt down tremblingly: "My son is still incapable of governing, please take back this statement, sage!"

Changsun Yuan's voice sank: "Your Highness!"

The crown prince knocked his head down, and said in a trembling voice: "My lords... I am still young, and I really cannot bear the great responsibility of the country...!"

The 13-year-old child's voice already showed the cry of fear.

Changsun Yuan was both pained and hated.

On this occasion, it is the best opportunity to force Ming Hou to abdicate. Even with his eldest grandson's family and all the ministers admonishing him with their lives, they can't help this cowardly prince!

This is the prince of the country who was "cultivated" by the empress of Ming Dynasty!

The ministers wanted to persuade him again, but the crown prince had already smashed his forehead, begging every word, "I beg the sage to take back this order!"

The Holy Book Emperor sighed softly, and the tense servant understood, and returned to the imperial steps holding the crown.

Under the signal of Emperor Shengji, the servant put the crown lightly on the dragon case.

She looked at Changsun Yuan and the others who were kneeling there: "The prince refuses so much, how can I hand over the important task with peace of mind?"

"In that case, I would like to ask my eldest grandson, at this time of turmoil, do you have the intention to abdicate me in this way to make a mess of the government with the ignorant young emperor?"

The gray-haired emperor stood up with a flick of his sleeves, and his tone suddenly became solemn.

Changsun Yuan raised his head: "I have always been loyal to the Li family, and I have never had a different heart!"

The matter has come to this point, the face has been torn, and there is no need to cover up: "It is a saint who claimed to be the interim government, but he has been reluctant to return the power to the Li family. It is because of such retrograde actions that we have caused the current disaster! Let us admonish you according to the facts, with no shame to the heaven and earth, no shame to the former emperor, no shame to all the people of the country, let me ask you why there is any mistake!"

"What's wrong with such a good one!" The emperor asked in a steady voice: "In the face of the current disaster, it is still a dangerous move to change the commander in front of the battle, let alone the change of the emperor's throne! Now there are not only internal worries, but also foreign and foreign aggressors. My lord has ordered me to abdicate at this time, and let the child ascend the throne, where is the safety of Dasheng? Are you really innocent and worthy of no shame!"

"As for the disaster of the Xu family's rebel army, whether it is my fault or the result of internal cooperation and external cooperation, my lord Changsun should know better than me!"

Changsun Yuan's complexion changed, and he was about to speak, but he saw an official quickly stepping out of the line, saying: "... Xu's rebels threatened to invade the capital in a few days, and there must be internal responses in the court! Please ask the sage to investigate thoroughly. !"

Soon, the adherents came out one by one.

"That's right, there are many doubts about the robbery of grain and grass. There must be an insider who leaked the secret of grain transportation to Xu's rebels in advance!"

"Everyone knows that Xue Ren, Xu Zhengye's subordinate, is the wife's cousin of Lord Changsun's family. When the other party makes trouble, he will definitely try his best to win over the courtiers. Since Lord Changsun is in a high position, how can the other party do nothing? So if the eldest grandson Your Excellency didn't know about Xu's rebellion beforehand, I really can't believe it!"

"That traitor Luo Guanlin had a close relationship with Mr. Eldest Sun when he was serving as the censor in the court!"

"My ministers, please thoroughly investigate whether the Changsun family has colluded with the rebel army, so as to clean up the court!"

Emperor Shengchi immediately ordered Si Gongtai and the imperial army to search Changsun's mansion, and soon found evidence of secret letters.

Many other courtiers claimed that "Changsun Yuan had long been rebellious."

"If you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse!" Changsun Yuan sneered, "Ming's surname has repeatedly planted insults, how can he be tired!"

This remark satirizes himself being framed by the Ming Dynasty, and it also refers to the previous Ming family's act of framing Mr. Chang's family.

Therefore, the other party has secretly set up this game, just waiting for today.

This situation may have already been laid out when Ming decided to deal with Ming Jin.

First push the boat forward to show that he is ashamed, and it seems that he will be at the disadvantage of killing his relatives, but in fact he has already made up his mind to take the opportunity to get rid of his eldest grandson in one fell swoop!
Changsun Yuan stood up trembling, with sad and angry eyes: "...my Changsun family has been loyal to the Li family for more than a hundred years, and is destined to rise and fall with the Li family! Now I want to watch this country die at the hands of a woman with a foreign surname!"

Emperor Shengji closed his eyes, and he also looked distressed: "Come here, take the leader of the rebel, Sun Yuan, into the prison to await trial."

Some ministers shouted "no", trying to stop the imperial army.

Looking at those who are still using the crowd to put pressure on her, Emperor Shengji did not hesitate: "Anyone who obstructs them will be regarded as Xu's rebellious army and punished together!"

Since she was determined to get rid of the Changsun family, she was ready to break her arm.

There were still some people who did not retreat, and the forbidden army entered the palace with their swords in hand, and took them all away.

There were countless angrily scolding and cursing, and it was not until those voices disappeared that the Holy Book Emperor lowered his eyes and slowly sat back in the dragon chair.

Looking at the list of hundreds of officials in the hall, it can be seen that many important positions are surprisingly vacant.

These officials, headed by Changsun Yuan, either hold important positions, or are the heads of a large clan, and their interests are closely linked with each other. Killing them is like pulling out a malignant sore, and it is also self-destructing.

This is why she has not dared to move these people rashly.

The vacant important positions need to be filled by competent people so that the order will not collapse. The dissatisfaction, anger and resistance caused by this move also need to be quelled one by one...

These are all huge problems, and no matter how they are done, there will be endless troubles.

But today, the relationship between the Changsun family and her is already a life-and-death situation. She needs to kill the Changsun family to temporarily quell the chaos between the government and the opposition, and also needs to kill the Changsun family to deter the Xu family's rebellious army.

She had no choice but to act first.

Overnight, the Changsun family was thrown into prison, and all those involved were dismissed and imprisoned.

The Queen's actions were like a sudden storm, and for a while, the court and even the entire capital were shrouded in a bloody storm.

In the early morning, Chang Suining stood under the porch, watching a dead leaf covered with frost falling in the morning light.

The person who escorted the grain and grass of Chang's family had left Beijing for several days, and she never left Beijing together, so it's not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't.

Although this matter was approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is impossible for the Empress not to know, if she is also included in the escort of grain and grass, it is impossible for this trip to be approved.

Even though the empress is busy with court affairs, it is impossible to just watch her and elder brother go out of Beijing with everyone to find father. This move is too suspicious and too conspicuous.

Instead of arousing suspicion from the empress, and not being able to leave any of them, the best way is of course to let the people who escorted the food and grass from the Chang family go farther away, and then she will take her elder brother away from Beijing alone to "seek medical treatment".

Chang Kuo's old veterans were in charge of escorting the food and grass this time. Those who were supposed to leave had almost left, and the rest were mostly official slaves who were bestowed upon them.

People, money and food were all taken away, and it would be much easier for her and brother to leave.

"Look, Ningning!"

Chang Suian, who was being supported by Jiantong in the courtyard, suddenly called her and smiled at her: "I can walk half a circle today!"

Chang Suining also smiled and nodded with him.

The medical officer sent by the palace to treat Chang Suian's injuries, and the servants who came to "visit" every day also smiled all over their faces: "...Mr. Chang's recovery is so fast, I can't think of a hundred days You can definitely cultivate your muscles and bones, and you can act as usual!"

Chang Sui Ning smiled: "I hope so."

Then she suggested to Chang Suian: "Brother, since you can move around, follow me to Dayun Temple tomorrow to fulfill your vows. Brother, don't rush around, so let's stay in the temple for a few days."

Chang Sui'an nodded knowingly: "Okay!"

After hearing the words, the medical officer explained some matters that need to be paid attention to.

When the servants returned to the palace, they reported the matter to Emperor Shengji.

Emperor Shengji then confessed: "Go to Dayun Temple to pass on my oral instructions. Mr. Chang's family is injured, so ask the monks in the temple to take care of him."

Although there are many abbots in the temple, many monks are her eyes and ears. Besides taking care of her, they can also pay attention to every move of the Chang family brothers and sisters in the temple.

But also because of this, Emperor Shengji didn't really feel subconsciously that Chang Suining would choose what to do on this trip to fulfill his vow.

Earlier, when she heard that the Chang family wanted to send money and food to help the army, she thought for a moment that the girl would take this opportunity to leave Beijing, but that was not the case.

In this way, she agreed to let the Ministry of Households approve the matter, and at the same time let go of her guard.

Moreover, recent political affairs are in a hurry, and her mind and sight are all occupied. For example, in addition to liquidating and suppressing the Changsun Clan, recently, secret reports have come to Beijing from the Western Regions, saying that the expansion of Tubo is getting bigger, and the small border countries may be annexed or surrendered to Beijing. Tibet.

However, Tubo's appetite is obviously not limited to this. Recently, it has the intention of harassing Dasheng's neighbor Tuyuhun.

It was late at night, and Emperor Shengji concealed the tiredness in his eyes, which made people Xuan Mingluo.

Ming Luo arrived soon.

Since the Confucian Temple incident, she has not been able to serve in the Ganlu Hall again.

She knew the reason, one was because she was from the Ming family, and Ming would like to make such a big mistake, at such a critical moment, she would cause unnecessary criticism if she accompanied the imperial court all the time.

Now that the eldest grandson family has been imprisoned... Is my aunt going to use her again?
It's a pity that she knew in her heart that she hadn't seen her holy face in the past few days, not only because she was from the Ming family, but also because of the look Chang gave her when he mentioned that Chang Suining was a disaster in the Confucian Temple... …

What kind of person is my aunt, how can she not have doubts?
Therefore, compared to being reused, Ming Luo prefers that this is the emperor who finally calmed down the turmoil in the court temporarily, and was able to spare time to question her and deal with her...

Should she deny it to the death, or find another excuse and ask the saint for a lighter punishment?
Ming Luo imagined many punishments that would fall on her, but he never imagined that what was waiting for her would be a decree of bestowal.

When she bowed and knelt down on the ground, she only heard the maid read loudly: "...Ming Luo, the daughter of Duke Ying's mansion, has been with me in the palace since she was a child, and has been with me for many years. She has been taught by me. Wei Ze, who is intelligent and talented, has the ability to participate in politics, and also has the merits of sharing my worries for me, so I made you the princess of Gu'an, bestowed a gold book, and will be the queen of eternity, what a blessing!"

Ming Luo was stunned.

Not only did my aunt never punish her, but she even conferred the title of princess on her... why? !

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