Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 76 The Storm 4
Xuan Ting stayed in Prince Yu's Mansion until the end of Haishi before sending Xinyi back to the palace.

She went back to her room and changed into her official uniform, and went to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint. Ming Xuanyu was eating dinner alone. He was eating while watching the minister's memorial. Waiting, Zhang De reminded the emperor that Ming Xuanyu put his hand on the plate, looked at it for a while and drew a sign, the eunuch of the dormitory bureau quickly left with the plate.

Xinyi went over to have a look, and it turned out to be Defei's cousin Zuo Cairen.She suddenly remembered that Zuo Cairen's father's servant Zuo Tong was also in Prince Yu's mansion in the afternoon.

The current court situation is complicated and confusing, and Xinyi doesn't know whether Zuo Tong is also a member of King Yu, and Zuo Tong's current official position is equivalent to the deputy prime minister!
She was standing beside him. He knew she was coming long ago, but he didn't look at her.

In the silence, he ate dinner, and the palace people hurriedly withdrew the banquet.

After busying for a while, he, Xinyi and Zhang De were left in Dongnuange again.

Thinking about what happened in the afternoon, she felt very uneasy, but he didn't want to ask any questions.

In another hour or so, Zuo Cairen, who is serving the bedroom, is about to arrive, and she has to withdraw. Xinyi keeps looking at him, and his eyes are always on the memorial. Push her, motion her to say.

"My lord—" she called.

He raised his head, lowered it again, and said, "The opera is good!"

"Ah! Hmm!" She replied, and Zhang De sighed.

"Your Majesty—" she shouted again, Ming Xuanyu closed the memorial, crossed his index fingers on the table, and stared at her.

"Slaves, servants, I met you at King Yu's Mansion, I met Minister Zuotong," she stammered with her head lowered.

"Hmm!" He just said that, no attitude could be heard from his voice, Xinyi couldn't help but looked up at him, and continued: "In addition to Mr. Zuo, there are--" She told everyone present There are a total of 25 officials who I have met in court.

Neither Ming Xuanyu nor Zhang De could believe that she remembered so many people.

"There are a few others, I have never seen before, so I don't know who they are!" After she finished speaking, she looked up at him.

He knew what the purpose of King Yu's banquet was, among them——

"Why are you telling me this?" he asked.

She didn't expect him to ask, why, yes, why?How can I say this?
After thinking for a while, she replied: "Now is a sensitive period to cut down the feudal clan. The prince has invited so many important court officials, maybe it is for that matter!"

"Then why did you tell me these things? What do you want me to do?" He continued to ask.

She didn't think about why at all, saying this was just her own subconscious behavior.However, from his words, she heard his suspicion.Did he think that this time was the same as every time in the past, and he said it to find out something?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help feeling sore in her heart.

"I know my mistake! Please forgive me!" She knelt on the ground.

I said this because I was worried about him, because I doubted King Yu's motives, because I was worried!She finally understood, but could he understand?
Don't blame him for being suspicious, if you want to blame, you can blame the things you did before, you can only blame yourself!
Ming Xuanyu looked at her kneeling in front of her, and beckoned Zhang De to go out. After Zhang De closed the door, he walked up to her, coughed and said, "Get up! Talk slowly if you have something to say!"

She glanced at him and stood up.

"You think King Yu is discussing countermeasures, don't you?" he asked, and she lowered her head and nodded heavily.

"You yourself said that Yu Wang is a shrewd person. In the current situation, he can't sit still and wait for death!" He paced on the ground with his hands behind his back, "He is so mobilizing, he must be able to come up with a way to shock the whole court. Just wait and see!"

Looking at his back, she was very puzzled, and asked, "Don't you worry, Your Majesty?"

He turned his head and smiled indifferently, and said: "If King Yu doesn't jump out to take the trick, wouldn't the prime minister's scene become a one-man show? What's the point of a one-man show?"

She nodded with a vague understanding, but said worriedly: "The ministers of the court, either follow the prime minister or follow Yu Wang, the emperor, how should we deal with it?"

"Idiot! If you understand this kind of thing, can I still carry my head on my shoulder?" He laughed.

She bowed her head in shame and smirked.Indeed, how can a little girl like me understand the emperor's mind?

He came over, straightened her collar, and said seemingly unintentionally: "Xuan Ting, it seems—"

She knew that he and Yu Wang and his wife suspected the same thing, but she deliberately said: "Didn't you take the initiative to ask the prince to educate the servants?"

He smiled helplessly, but asked displeasedly: "Xuan Ting said you can still sing! Why are you keeping these things from me?"

"How do you understand, servant girl! I used to watch other opera singers sing, and secretly followed them for fun! If the emperor likes to listen to opera, wouldn't it be enough to ask an outside troupe to come into the palace to perform for you?" She replied.

"People are different!" He said lightly, seeing her puzzled face, he sighed: "You are really stupid to say you are stupid! Forget it, I am too lazy to tell you!"

Time passed quickly, and Xinyi received a notice to meet her younger brother at Huangze Temple outside the city on the [-]th!Her mood became excited, but at the same time, Eunuch Nian asked her if she had ever known the emperor's true attitude towards the cutting of the feudal clan.

"Is it the emperor's intention to decree to cut down the feudal clan?" Eunuch Nian asked her.

Qinglan Hall was still so dark.

My brother is close at hand, for my brother, this is the last time, the last time!
She gathered herself together and said: "The emperor said, 'The wealth in the world is taken from the people, and it should be used for the people!' As for what the emperor really thinks, he never revealed it!"

After hearing this, Eunuch Nian sighed: "In these years, what the emperor has practiced has become more and more unpredictable!" How many people can know? Even civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty can’t do it, let alone you? That’s all, you just need to write these down, and naturally someone will know the truth!”

Although Xinyi really wanted to know who was above Eunuch Nian, she didn't say anything, she just said one thing: "That day, King Yi asked me to go to King Yu's mansion, King Yu, did he fight against the emperor? "She knew that it was difficult for her to answer this question, and besides, Eunuch Nian might not be able to tell the truth, but she observed him carefully.

Eunuch Nian remained calm, and only said: "King Yu wants to survive and preserve his strength, so he will naturally take action!"

This sentence is the same as what Ming Xuanyu said.

Xinyi couldn't help being a little disappointed, although she didn't have much hope at first.

"I heard that Princess Yu has done a lot for King Yu, is that true?" she asked again.

But Eunuch Nian said: "No wonder Wuchen sent you here, you are really different from others!" Xinyi was about to speak, but Eunuch Nian stopped smiling and said with a gloomy face: "You shouldn't ask, Just don't ask, watch out for your life!"

She dared not say any more.

"Prepare to meet your brother!" Eunuch Nian left Qinglan Palace with a lantern behind his words.

Xinyi stood in the darkness, she wasn't afraid of the darkness in this room, but she fell into deep fear in her heart!
On the [-]th, a major incident broke out in the court, and Ming Xuanyu did not expect it!

Not only Ming Xuanyu was shocked, but even the prime minister was surprised by the memorial to ask the emperor to appoint Yang Dezhang, the prime minister, as his father in Qianqing Palace!
The next day, the melodies with the same content flew over like snowflakes, drowning Ming Xuanyu!

The memorial said that since the time of the first emperor, the prime minister has been deeply favored and worked tirelessly for the country. After the death of the first emperor, he devoted himself to assisting the new emperor. There is nothing to add to the merits. I implore Your Majesty to confer the prime minister as the second father, and the Mingde Hall will list a single one to bestow it on the prime minister, which will show the greatness of His Majesty's grace!

Specific measures are being drawn up for the reduction of feudal vassals. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the situation has changed drastically, pushing Yang Dezhang to the forefront of public opinion!If the memorials on the first day were maliciously harming him, then on the second day, his own cronies followed suit.

Although Yang Dezhang thought this was not a good thing, the officials under him were very positive.Besides, it will be Yang Dezhang's [-]th birthday in five months, and the officials also want to take advantage of this time to curry favor with him.He is in power now, what he needs is a title, and the emperor to reward him.

However, everyone knew that the emperor would not take the initiative to speak, only they came out to speak.Under the vigorous instigation of Yang Yichen and King Mu, although Yang Dezhang objected, all the officials still joined the ranks of requesting imperial seals in full swing!
Yang Dezhang knew very well that this matter was deliberately provoked by King Yu to harm him, so he was too busy dealing with this matter, so he had no time to take care of the reduction of the vassal.King Yu's disposition, since he can start this way, must have a second move, but Yang Dezhang can't guess what he will do next.

As soon as this incident happened, Yang Dezhang fell into a deep contradiction, surrounded by vanity and restlessness.From the moment he decided to cut down the vassal again, he believed that he could hold King Yu in his palm, but King Yu's move was beyond his expectation.However, the most elusive person for him is not King Yu, but the little emperor sitting high on the throne.Will all this be led by him?
After thinking about it again and again, Yang Dezhang still made a fatal mistake. He once again regarded Ming Xuanyu as a fatuous and incompetent son-emperor!

Just when the ministers asked the emperor to reward the prime minister, another force began to oppose it!The person in the lead is Zhongshu Sheren, the emperor's teacher Wang Wei.Although Wang Yan was recuperating at home and unable to enter the court to discuss affairs, he had a pivotal position in the literary world and the hearts of scholars all over the world. He was known as a figure in the literary world!

Since Ming Xuanyu came to power, the power in the court has fallen to the side. No matter what, Wang Wei is just a scholar, has no real power, and can't help Ming Xuanyu at all. He fell ill in depression and was driven home by Yang Dezhang to recuperate.

Over the past few years, the officials have almost forgotten about this stubborn old man, and they did not expect him to stand up at this time.At first, he just appealed to the court, cursing Yang Dezhang as "the number one traitor in ancient times" and "wolf ambition", but Yang Dezhang didn't care. This really made Yang Dezhang anxious!

Every article written by Wang Yu is a model for literati to learn from. The publication of this "Appeal to Thieves" undoubtedly spread the fire that King Yu ignited to the whole country.In this way, how could Yang Dezhang keep Wang Xu's life?
Since the occurrence of the "Yafu incident", Ming Xuanyu actively tried to deal with it.Although he was surprised at first, soon, he began to change from passive to active.

In order to let the situation develop according to his own ideas, he secretly ordered Zhang Chongying, a member of Zhongshushe, to contact the ministers, push the matter to the point of being out of hand in their respective camps, and push Yu Wang and Yang Dezhang to the fire.

The current situation is changing rapidly. For Ming Xuanyu, every step of the change is crucial. He must clearly grasp the dynamics of all parties. For this reason, knowing that Princess Antai is in deep trouble, he gave her an order that Yang Dezhang's The action must be communicated to him truthfully and as soon as possible.Princess Antai received the order, and she knew that if she acted at this time, the intelligence network she had worked so hard to build in the Yang family would be in danger of being exposed.However, after finally waiting for King Yu and Yang Dezhang to start fighting, once this opportunity is missed, the future situation will be even more unpredictable.

"Zheng Nan, send a message to Qingtong, and at all costs, you must report every move of the Yang family!" An Tai said, Zheng Nan looked worried.

(End of this chapter)