Mikago

After the storm, no matter how big the waves are, they will eventually return to silence.

More than a month has passed since the incident in the East Palace.Now Zhao Yun is still imprisoned in the edict prison, and Lu You, the young servant of the internal servant, because of his meritorious escort, led the general of Zuo Wuwei and the privy envoy, rewarded him with gold and silk land, and even got a mountain pool on the outskirts of the imperial capital.

At the same time, disputes continued to spread in the court, and the prince's cronies were also implicated one after another.

It was the forces of the Xiao family who presided over the sweeping of the imperial court.In particular, Shang Shu ordered Xiao Youqian to avenge the murder of his son, and to fortify the wall and clean up the country. Anyone who has some sympathy for Zhao Yun will be dragged down, no matter how close or distant he is.

During the catastrophe, Jiang Qiguang was the only one who protected himself. Those who were officials in the same dynasty respected and feared him.

As a result, many positions were vacated in the imperial court.Emperor Huiming ignored the government, and the power of disposal was delegated to the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the three provinces.

The Ministry of Officials appointed some of the Jinshi of Enke High School this year as officials below the fifth rank.However, positions above the fifth rank, and even many important positions, were added up, but they often fell into the hands of the members of the Tang family.

There are two main reasons why this is the case-

First, all the candidates for senior officials selected must be reported to Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and then transferred to the provincial government for review.And Zuo Pu shot Tang Quan, who was originally from the Ministry of Officials in Menxia Province.

Second, Tang Quan's eldest daughter married Kang Wang Zhao Jing.

Those who hang out in the court, even if they are not human beings, at least know how to read words and expressions.What's more, the crown prince has already collapsed, and the future of the Great Ning Dynasty seems to be clearly discernible. If you don't stand in line and pledge allegiance at this time, when will you wait?

After tossing around like this for a few more days, perhaps because he realized that his health was deteriorating, Emperor Huiming finally had to accept the advice of his ministers and made Kang Wang Zhao Jing the new crown prince.

In a great country, it was originally a very important thing to appoint a crown prince.It is not only necessary to issue an edict to the world, but also to make a big deal and have a grand scene.

I remember that when Zhao Yun was canonized, thousands of people in the capital were empty and the people celebrated together.But now, Zhao Jing, the crown prince, was canonized almost silently.

On the selected day, the Ministry of Rites held a grand ceremony for the establishment of the crown prince in the Taimiao.Emperor Huiming was unable to go due to illness, and Empress Xiao was also absent, and only a dragon robe and imperial seal was placed in the hall as a symbol of power, and the ceremony process was simplified a lot because of this.

According to the old practice, when the crown prince canonize the grand ceremony, officials in the court, concubines in the harem, and people in the city can all watch the ceremony.However, on this day, the imperial city was heavily guarded, as if it was on guard against possible changes at any time.

It's true, although the crown prince fell, some of his henchmen fled into the folk, and they might bite back at any time.If even Zhao Jing was plotted against by them, wouldn't the battle for the crown prince in the Daning Dynasty turn into a joke?

Fortunately, it was deserted and deserted, and Zhao Jing didn't care about these red tapes.After hastily finished the ceremony, he had already put on the nine-pronged white bead crown and the black clothes.He was originally a talented person, but now he looks even more heroic.

After the ceremony, Honglu Temple set up a banquet in Wude Hall.Before the banquet, Lu You and Rui Lang accompanied Zhao Jing to rest in the Daji Hall.

The two were also wearing court clothes at this time, and it was the first time they saw each other dressed so grandly, so they couldn't help but look at each other a few more times.

At this time, Zhao Jing, who was sitting in the inner hall, sighed, "This king is about to die of suffocation. Shaojian Lu, can't you come in and talk to this king?"

Lu You responded, turned around and went to the inner hall.At this moment, Tang Ruilang hurried to his side with a few quick steps.

The two opened the bead curtain and walked in at the same time. When Zhao Jing saw it, he smiled wryly: "Either you don't come, or you two come. You don't like being alone with me so much?"

Tang Ruilang rushed to the front and replied: "Your Highness is now the crown prince, so naturally he needs to be treated more seriously. Shaojian Lu's personality is too boring. I followed him because I was afraid that the crown prince would be bored."

"You are a prince? So what, I'm not your brother-in-law yet."

Zhao Jing naturally didn't take his words seriously, and casually threw the banquet list presented by the Ministry of Rites on the desk in front of him.

"This time, the Tang family got a big deal."

"That's true." Tang Ruilang did not deny it, "The Tang family is naturally duty-bound to balance the power of the crown prince."

Zhao Jing laughed: "Your family speaks in the same tone. They are full of principles of benevolence, righteousness and morality. If you get a bargain, it seems to be picking up garbage that others don't want. You are like this, and so is your sister. This king has never seen her. What's the point of laughing boldly and living so cautiously and humbly?"

Discreet and courteous?Lu You couldn't help but slandered from the sidelines.

Tang Ruilang was tired of being with himself on weekdays, how could he be able to match these four words in his gestures?To say it's a show of teeth and claws is an understatement.

At this moment, I only heard Tang Ruilang respond: "There is a saying that's full of losses, modest benefits', be cautious, and only then can the blessings last forever."

Zhao Jing nodded: "It's pretty good that you have this kind of thought. It's always better than those Xiao family who are aggressive."

These words reminded Tang Ruilang: "Recently, the Xiao family seems to be somewhat dissatisfied. They feel that their people have suffered a lot from this change in the government."

"Small?"

Zhao Jing sneered, his eyes seemed to sharpen.

"Xiao You, that old man, thought that he helped me bring down Zhao Yun, and that this king would be in his pocket... Hmph, he's still dissatisfied? Why don't you think that if I was the one who died in the Crane Feather Palace back then, what would happen to his family today? Son, it's time to fight Zhao Yun to the death!"

Crane Feather Hall?While observing the words and expressions, Lu You thought secretly.

Crane Feather Hall is a separate courtyard of the harem, which has been unoccupied for a long time.Judging from the specifications and grades, it should be the bedroom of the concubine.

After the prince became an adult, he was restricted from entering and leaving the harem. Could it be that the Crane Feather Palace was the place where Concubine Zhao Jing's mother once lived?

Lu You then recalled that Zhao Jing was adopted into Empress Xiao's palace after hearing that Zhao Jing's mother and concubine died young.Over the years, I have never heard of any discord between Empress Xiao and King Kang. Why is Zhao Jing suddenly so angry with the Xiao family?

He was puzzled, but his expression had already caught Zhao Jing's eyes.

"What? You don't know the story of the Crane Feather Palace? I thought that all the secret and explicit news in the palace had been compiled into a book by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Lu You shook his head: "I really don't know."

Zhao Jing looked at Tang Ruilang again: "What about you? You should know."

Tang Ruilang scratched his ears: "I only heard her mention a few words occasionally when my sister went home to visit her relatives. She said that your mother and concubine were originally the daughters of Hanlin scholars. When the father was still the prince, she entered the Eastern Palace as a concubine. Even before Empress Xiao. After the emperor ascended the throne, he named her a virtuous concubine and lived in the Crane Feather Palace. It's a pity that she is weak and sick..."

"Weak and sickly? Except for Xiao Yourong, all the women in the harem are weak and sickly."

Zhao Jing's words were joking, but his expression gradually turned cold.

"No matter what others think. I only know that the concubine mother was poisoned to death, and the person who should have died was me."

As soon as these words came out, Lu You's eyelids twitched slightly, but he was not surprised to be honest after seeing too much treachery in the palace.

Zhao Jing didn't explain what happened in detail, but changed the subject with a sigh.

"Actually, it's not just me alone? Zhao Qing, who was so beautiful and lovely back then, his mother fell into the pool in the imperial garden and drowned for no reason. He was adopted into Xiao Yourong's hands, and suddenly he became mad. Night drug confinement... Only when he was crazy, those who tortured him would stop and look at his ugly appearance with a smile. So later on he started to pretend to be crazy... Slowly, he didn't know what he was doing. When is it sober and when is it crazy?"

Lu You had vaguely heard about Zhao Qing.But it was only limited to Empress Xiao who was jealous of Zhao Qing's appearance and often treated him harshly - but never thought that the truth would be so bad.

Having said that, Empress Xiao is indeed not a kind person.A few years earlier, An Le Wang Zhao Nanxing also suffered from her.Although the deceased was innocent, the death of Dongjun and Zhao Yang, as well as Zhao Yun's loss of power, may be a kind of retribution from God.

Here Lu You was sighing secretly, but Zhao Jing let out a long breath.

"Can you imagine? A prince who was about to be poisoned to death, has lived under the fence of killing his mother and enemies for many years. He has been pretending to be crazy and foolish in order to protect himself, but he has come all the way to today's prince. Let me ask you, in the world of the Great Ning Dynasty, who is more worthy of the supreme authority than this king?"

After listening to his confession, Lu You and Rui Lang were silent.It's not that I have nothing to say, but I feel empathy, and my heart is full of tangled feelings.

Just at this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door from far to near.

It was people from Honglu Temple who came to respectfully invite the prince to the banquet.