Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 96 Beauty, Country 6
"My lord, last night, I, I, yes, it was my fault! Please, forgive me!" She knelt in front of him for the first time, he lifted the quilt, jumped out of bed, squatted in front of her and helped her up, said : "I was wrong about what happened last night. I shouldn't be so frivolous and hurt you!"

She raised her face to look at him, his sick appearance made her feel more guilty.

"Let's all forget about that, okay? I, I don't want to, I don't want to be the kind of person you don't like! So, please forget about it!" His tone and expression were so sincere that she felt ashamed.

She nodded heavily, unable to hold back the tears in her eyes.

He raised his hand, wiped away tears for her, showed his usual smile, and said, "Don't cry, you cry so much, how can you be reassuring!"

She covered her mouth, turned her face away, and couldn't stop the tears.

I did that kind of thing and hurt him that way, but he took all the mistakes on himself and thought about her.

She didn't know how many years she hadn't felt such a touch, such a warmth, such tears because of happiness.

He gently held her in his arms, trying not to lose her.

Many things about Xinyi in the palace were passed on to outsiders, the prime minister, Nian Gonggong, and even Ming Xuanyu and the empress dowager.

In Xiyuan, the Empress Dowager was painting under the shade of a tree by the lake, when Hong Shanggong told her about Xuanting and Xinyi.

"So, Xuan Ting really fell in love with that girl?" The Empress Dowager asked while drawing.

"Your servant thinks so too!" Hong Shanggong said, "Right now, people are trying to choose a concubine for the prince, what do you think?"

The Empress Dowager picked up the pen, looked at the blue waves in front of her eyes, and said with a smile: "Whoever Xuan Ting likes, let him marry him! In this matter, we should give more consideration to Xuan Ting's thoughts. After all, he is a prince. You don’t need to think too much about other things! It’s a mess outside, so don’t let him get confused!”

Hong Shanggong thought for a moment and said yes.

The Empress Dowager nodded, and said, "Is Yue'er's wedding date set yet? Go to Prince Yu's Mansion some other day and ask them what else they need!"

"Yes, the servant obeys the order!" Hong Shanggong retreated.

"Lafayette, King Yu did this—" It was the Empress Dowager's elder brother Ying Gong who spoke.

"People, after all, you can't escape the word right! Cong'er has been unable to see clearly for so many years, I really don't know when he will grow up!" The Empress Dowager only said this, and then bowed her head to paint.

The British Duke was silent, and heard the Empress Dowager say: "But, maybe he lived a clearer life than me, an old woman! We onlookers don't know about this!"

"In this way, there are more variables!" The British Duke sighed.

"Do you think the emperor will lose in the end?" the empress dowager asked.

The British Duke stroked his beard and smiled, "With Lafayette supporting you, how could the Emperor lose?" Then he sighed: "It's not easy to win!"

The Empress Dowager glanced at her brother and said with a smile: "Brother, you are wrong about this!" The British Duke was puzzled, and she asked, "Would you like to make this bet with me?"

"bet?"

The Empress Dowager nodded, and said: "Let me tell you, within a year, Xuan Yu will definitely deal with Yang Dezhang, do you believe it?"

The British Duke didn't know how to answer, he just stroked his beard and smiled dryly.

"At this time next year, brother, just watch how the boy surnamed Yang is lost forever and decapitated!" The Empress Dowager sank her pen again and continued to draw.

"Lafayette, why do you draw so many flowers and flowers all over the page?" the British Duke asked with a smile.

"The flowers are not yet in bloom, so of course you can only see the flower bones!" The Empress Dowager said, "I'll show you what the garden looks like in spring in the coming year!"

The British Duke smiled and said: "So, this bet, I am willing to admit defeat!"

The Empress Dowager shook her head with a smile, and said: "Xuan Yu, he is the child I teach, and he will definitely not be as worthless as his father, and he will not let me down!"

"That's true!" Ying Ying said, "Pay the father's debt! The emperor is really pitiful!"

"Since you are sitting in that seat, you are not qualified to be sympathized with!" The Empress Dowager said, "Only the weak are waiting to be sympathized with!"

"Emperor, you must not be a weak person!" The Empress Dowager said, seeing her sister's gloomy expression, the British Duke stopped talking.

The wind blew over gently, but the drawing paper on the table remained motionless, as firm as her expression.

Autumn entered people's lives in this way, and it soon came to the end of September.

The wedding of Princess Mingyue and Yang Yichen was scheduled for October 25, and the two families were making great preparations for this day.

In the court, the dispute between King Yu and Yang Dezhang did not ease at all because of this marriage.Therefore, it remains to be seen whether this political marriage can ultimately be what people want it to be.

Therefore, although Ming Xuanyu felt the pressure was increasing, he was not at all worried that the two forces would truly unite.After everyone turned their attention away from him, he finally had the opportunity to arrange his own campaign to defeat Yang Dezhang!
First of all, he made excellent use of the incident of "Concubine Zhen poisoning Concubine De" to frighten Zhen Zhongyan, the general of the town, and through Concubine Zhen, Zhen Zhongyan made up his mind to stand with him.Then, with the help of Zhen Zhongyan, he began to gradually seize the military power in the hands of Yang Dezhang.Zhen Zhongyan's family has been in charge of the army for many years and has a great influence in the army.Ming Xuanyu knew that a considerable number of generals who had taken refuge in Yang Dezhang were inextricably linked with the Zhen family, and that he needed Zhen Zhongyan's assistance to get them to join him.

These are not listed in detail.

For him, the harem is not only a family, but also a big bargaining chip in his politics.Everyone in the harem has power behind them.He must use it, this is what his grandmother taught him over the years, as the emperor, only by being ruthless can he truly control the world.Because, only by obtaining that supreme power can he obtain everything.However, before gaining that power, he must have the consciousness of losing everything, even his own life, and sink the boat!
Ruthless, this is the most basic quality of a qualified emperor!
But can he really be ruthless?
Since she told everything about herself, his heart can no longer be calm.

I can't imagine how she survived the pain of losing her parents. I can't imagine how much inhuman treatment she has suffered these years. How did she persist until today?

The only family member is still in the hands of others, but she chooses to betray the person who controls her life. What kind of courage is that?
What happened that night, he would always think of it from time to time, her resolute look, it was the determination to die wholeheartedly.He still remembered how he objected at the beginning, but he couldn't turn a blind eye to her words.

"If the throne really falls into the hands of traitors like Yang Dezhang and King Yu, what will the world look like? Corrupt officials, nobles and tyrants are rampant, how can the people of Li live a peaceful life?"

"Your family is ruined, you are suffering from hunger and cold, the servant girl can't understand it all too well! Your Majesty, do you want the people of the world to be like slave servants?"

"I don't understand what the big truth is. The servants only know one thing, that is, those traitors who only know how to fill their own pockets and don't care about the suffering of the people should not continue to be so arrogant!"

It was precisely because he believed in her loyalty and ability that he designed this terrifying plan, made such a thrilling decision, and started the final decisive battle.

"Gu Feiyan is the prime minister's eyes and ears. The Sanqinghui under her has reported everything to the prime minister about the officials of all sizes in the capital. It is through the Sanqinghui that the prime minister can know the privacy of the ministers in the court and in order to achieve control. Their goal is to hold the entire imperial court hostage." Fang Xin said so in the past.

It is very important to reverse Gu Feiyan's strategy from Yang Dezhang. Fang Xin has tried many times before, but he can't succeed at all.Not to mention instigating against her, it is not easy to get close to her.

Now, Xinyi offers to carry out this task by herself.

However, it is very difficult to get close to Gu Feiyan under the eyes of so many people. Before that, there are many problems that need to be solved.First of all, how should Xinyi leave the palace.Secondly, how to ensure her safety after leaving the palace.Also, how can I not be suspected by others that her fundamental purpose is Gu Feiyan.

After discussing with Fang Xin, Xinyi, Zhang De and others, Ming Xuanyu decided to expel her for "crime of disobedience".If she goes out like this, some people will definitely suspect that she was sent out of the palace by Ming Xuanyu, because no matter what name she uses to leave the palace, she has long been regarded as the emperor's confidant.If someone is suspicious, they will naturally interrogate her.The prime minister will be the first to look for her, because Ming Xuanyu has to find a way to let the prime minister know where Xinyi is.Princess Antai can do this, so Princess Antai also participated.Next, the whole plan came to the most critical step. After the prime minister found Xinyi, how did Xinyi gain his trust and let him arrange her by Gu Feiyan's side?
According to Princess Antai's information, although the prime minister relied on Gu Feiyan very much, for some reason, he began to feel worried about her in the past two years.Princess Antai believes that finding the root of the conflict between the prime minister and Gu Feiyan is the key to countering Gu Feiyan.Because the prime minister suspected Gu Feiyan, Xinyi needed to have enough reasons for the prime minister to send her to monitor Gu Feiyan with confidence.

How can the prime minister trust Xinyi?

Ming Xuanyu finally made a desperate decision, that is, let Xinyi tell the prime minister that Ming Xuanyu had no fertility at all.According to the current situation, the prime minister should be trustworthy.Also, she wanted to tell the prime minister that the emperor was not only infertile, but also extremely poisonous for which there was no cure!
Both Xinyi and Fang Xin didn't understand why the emperor would do this, it was almost suicide!

"Think about it, they see that I am a dying person, and they will definitely want to establish a new king, and since I can't have offspring, they need to choose a new king from among the royal family! All the attention is from the palace. If you are transferred outside the palace, you will no longer pay attention to my behavior! In this way, I can safely operate in secret." Ming Xuanyu said.

That's exactly what grandma said, if you want to survive this kind of political struggle, especially when you are in a weak position, you must act weaker, paralyze your opponents, and make them lose their vigilance.When the opponent is not paying attention, develop your own strength, and when the time comes, cut off the opponent's head in one fell swoop, so that he has no chance to fight back!

This is the strategy of "showing weakness" in political struggle!

Now, he gradually understood that if he wanted to succeed, he had to not only show weakness, not only to make his opponent think that he was seriously injured, but also to make his opponent think that Ming Xuanyu was about to die.Just imagine, what threat can a dying person pose?
No matter how smart people are, such as Yang Dezhang, Mu Wang and Yu Wang, they will no longer be wary of the emperor!

"We must let them believe this, and believe that I will die soon, let them find the new king! Let them fight for the distribution of rights after the new king succeeds!"

(End of this chapter)