Chronicle of Emperor Jing

"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, Qi'er will always be your heir. No matter how bad the empress is, you should have some pity for the first prince."

These years, the queen mother has grown old, she has long been hidden in the harem to eat fast and chant Buddha, and no longer cares about the government, but in fact she still knows what she should know, but what the emperor has done these years can still let her know. Satisfied, so she just listens to it and doesn't need to intervene.

Tonight, when such a big event happened, the entire harem was alarmed. As the real mistress of the harem, she could no longer ignore this matter.

Regarding the empress dowager's accusation, the emperor neither admitted nor defended, but just talked about a long time ago.

"Many years ago, I resented my mother for that incident. Now, I can finally understand my mother's painstaking efforts. Those who achieve great things do not care about small details. Those who achieve great things do not hesitate to sacrifice."

The emperor's words were vague and unclear, but the queen mother knew exactly what the emperor was talking about.That incident was the beginning of their mother-child separation; that incident was a thorn in the emperor's heart, which would throb from time to time.

However, the Empress Dowager has never justified that matter, and there is no need to explain the matter until now, just like the emperor does not need to defend at all tonight.Whether they ordered it or not, what difference does it make? Everything happened with their connivance and persecution.

Killing always needs a legitimate reason, to force the other party to the point of injustice, let one's own side occupy a righteous position, and you can justifiably raise the butcher's knife.Years ago, the queen mother did just that, and now the emperor is just doing the same thing.

The queen mother looked at the faint smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth and stopped talking.

The emperor has painstakingly arranged it for many years, and what she says at this time will not change the result that the first prince may be sacrificed in this matter.

Up to now, the will of the emperor has been unstoppable.

Maybe the first prince Jing Qi is really blessed, or maybe things are not as everyone thinks.No matter what the reason was, at dawn, he was still out of danger, just like he was in the queen's belly many years ago, and he survived strong.

As soon as the queen put her heart back into her belly, she got the news that the queen mother had trained the emperor for this matter, but the emperor did not defend himself.Obviously, this matter has nothing to do with the emperor.

As long as the emperor's hatred for this child does not change, such things will happen one after another. In this deep palace, it is impossible to guard against it. It is impossible to say when the mother and son will be murdered.

"Your majesty, your hand... slave girl, go and call the imperial physician." When the maidservant finally settled down and served the queen to sleep, she found that the queen's palm was covered with bloodstains, and she couldn't help crying out.

"It doesn't matter." The queen had already made up her mind, and she didn't care about this little matter at all.

On the fifth day of September in the 11th year of Tianxi, a servant in the emperor tested the poison in the emperor's tea.Seeing that the incident was exposed, Xie's family took a risk and tried to force the palace, but was defeated by the forbidden army who had been prepared for a long time.

In the history of history, the Xie family's treason case that happened at the end of Tianxi's 11th year has always been regarded as a continuation of the "rebellion against the king", and the reasons for it are not enough for outsiders to understand.

After the Xie family incident happened, it was once again connected with the "rebelling king case" in Tianxi's first year under the trial of the three jurisprudence, which had been changed many times.After several months of trial, the Sanfa Division found all kinds of personal and material evidence, and finally proved that Xie's family was Youwang's party, which survived many years ago by luck.

Regarding this conclusion, the entire court remained silent.

The sleazy ministers kept silent because they absolutely did not contradict the emperor, and the upright and loyal ministers also remained silent, but for the sake of the prince.

The Xie family poisoned the palace and forced the palace to commit a treason. The evidence is undeniable and the crime is unforgivable.However, as the first prince's family, the reason why the Xie family conspired against him was very important to the first prince.If the Xie family plotted rebellion in order to let the prince succeed him, how should he deal with himself when the prince grows up?

At this time, the emperor instructed the Sanju to refer the case to the "Niwang case", which obviously stems from the relationship between father and son, and is planned for the future of the prince.Those upright and loyal ministers also understood this truth very well. At this moment, they only felt that the emperor's actions were generous and benevolent, and naturally they would not intentionally sabotage the emperor's plan of trying to get the direct prince out of this matter.

Only the emperor's confidantes vaguely understood that the emperor insisted on linking this case with the "against the king case". Before Zu Xie's house, he slapped them hard, just for someone far away in the sky.

There are many people involved in the Xie family's treason case, and Xie Meng, as a side branch of the Xie family and a person who is not pleasing to the emperor, cannot escape the fate of being imprisoned.After he was imprisoned, he gave the emperor a long form in prison, which was a long-winded few pages, expounding his loyalty to the emperor and his ignorance of the matter. Important things should be reported to the emperor, so that the merits can be offset.

Emperor Jing laughed after reading the list.Xie Meng has been by his side for several years, he is serious and hardworking, worthy of being a capable official, and he has been watched by the secret guards all these years, and there is nothing wrong with it.He won't kill him for implicating him in prison this time, but there will definitely be punishment. Maybe he will have to be exiled for a few years before he can be reconciled.However, he really wanted to know what important things made Xie Meng feel that he could make up for it, so he was taken out of prison for careful questioning.

"Even the Empress Dowager doesn't know about this matter, only the guilty officials and her know about it." Xie Meng told the truth about what he knew, and then waited for the emperor's decision.

"It turned out to be like this." Emperor Jing stared at the people below, thinking in his mind whether he could benefit from this matter, and then decided whether to silence the people below directly to prevent the matter from leaking. Finally, after weighing, He still felt that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, so he finally said, "It is indeed possible to offset the merits."

Hearing what the emperor said, Xie Meng finally heaved a sigh of relief. After he calmed down, he felt the coolness on his back.He was sure that for a moment just now, in order not to let him have the opportunity to talk to someone, the emperor made a murderous attempt.

When Xie Meng talked with Emperor Jing, only the two of them were present, and no one knew what they said at that time.

Empress Xie has been under house arrest since the incident, and the entire Kunning Palace is surrounded by imperial guards, only allowed to enter but not to exit.The emperor did not treat her badly in terms of food and clothing, she can still maintain the appearance of the harem lord and the mother of a country, but those who can go out have already gone out, and everyone who stays in the palace to serve understands that this The days will soon be over.

When the trial of this case is over and the dust settles, that is the end of the Queen's life, including theirs.

The first prince Jing Qi was moved to another place at the beginning of his house arrest, and the female officer in charge of taking care of him, Zi Yan, was authorized by the emperor to enter the Kunning Palace every few days to report the situation of the first prince to the queen.

"Ziyan, I have always treated you kindly, why did you want to harm Qi'er? Why did you betray me?"

On this day, the Queen asked angrily again after listening to her report.This is the only thing she can't figure out.She always thought that Qi'er's distress was the result of the emperor, but she didn't expect it to be done by someone she trusted around her.

"Your Majesty, if you don't do it for yourself, you will be destroyed by heaven and earth." Lady Ziyan's resentment towards the Queen has become accustomed to her.

Since the first time she came to see the queen, the queen rushed down and tried to hit her, every time she came, she always stood far away from the crowd, at this moment she had finished what she should say, she bent slightly, gently Caressing her swollen belly, she retired peacefully.

She knew the emperor's intention for allowing her to see the queen. Her existence and the existence of the child in her womb are the best evidence of the queen's complete failure as a wife and mistress. Every time she sees the queen, she is beating the queen severely. face, so she was more than happy to come in and slap the queen in the face a few more times.And every time she comes, in addition to reporting the situation of the first prince, she will also tell the queen about the Xie family, and then take pleasure in seeing the queen's distorted face.

The queen wants to know the reason why she did this, she will never tell the queen, how many innocent court ladies died unjustly because of all kinds of accidents made by the queen, and her sister is one of them, let the queen take such disgrace Death to relieve resentment is the best punishment for the queen.

As for the child in her womb, she asked the emperor for a reward. She still remembers the emperor's astonished expression when she asked for such a reward after hearing that the matter had been accomplished.But the emperor quickly understood, and agreed without asking any more questions.

The emperor probably thought that she, like other women in the harem, hoped that the mother would be more expensive than the child, so that she could reach the sky in one step.But she didn't explain, and there was no need to explain.She knows very well that soon, everyone involved will disappear, and she will be no exception.This child will be the only proof of her existence, even if her name will never exist in the world, but her bloodline will continue in this way.

In April of the 12th year of Tianxi, the trial of the treason case was finally completed, and the land at Caishikou was once again dyed red layer by layer.

In the middle of a certain night, the emperor quietly appeared in Kunning Palace.

"There is no interrogation, no charges, and no deposed. Your Majesty is going to secretly use the three-foot white silk to end your married wife, the lord of the harem, and the mother of a country?" After months of house arrest, the queen especially After the Xie family was imprisoned, they knew their fate long ago.

At this moment, when she saw the white silk in the hands of the two servants following the emperor, she was not panicked at all, and her tone of voice was full of unconcealable sarcasm.

Even if everyone thinks she deserves what she deserves, she doesn't feel that she did something wrong, the only mistake is that she failed.She is his official wife, she is the lord of the harem and the mother of a country, why does she have to endure the emperor's endless hugs from left to right, why does the emperor deprive her of the right to bear children, the reason why she is reduced to being jealous with a man, Isn't it the emperor's fault to embarrass a man?

Perhaps, there are thousands of mistakes, and being the daughter of the Xie family is the biggest mistake in her life.

"Empress, even if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about Qi'er." Emperor Jing calmly looked at the woman in palace attire sitting in the hall. Since Tianxi welcomed her into the palace in the first year of Tianxi, now it has been 12 years. Maybe he once treated her badly, but to this point, it's not only his fault.The eldest son of the emperor, concubine Shu, Wei Yan, and perhaps many unformed little lives, and finally himself.So many debts must be repaid by her.

But no matter what, she was always his wife and the mother of his first son, even if she was going to die, she should die in a way that fit her status.For the dignity of the royal family, and for the future of the first prince, his queen can die of a sudden illness, but she must not be executed for treason.

"For Qi'er? Your Majesty, you can say that it is for Qi'er? You slaughtered his natal family, you forced his mother to die, and you have the nerve to say that everything is for Qi'er? From now on, Qier must be It will take my place and become the focus of the battle in the harem. In this way, even if your beloved comes back, you can still stay out of it and live his happy life, Your Majesty really has a good plan."

The queen can already confirm that Qi'er will not be implicated because of this matter, because he has the value of existence.A prince who has the status of a legitimate son but does not have the support of his family, and many princes who are bastards but have the support of his family, the battle for the throne can be predicted to last for countless years.

Even if the relationship between the emperor and that person cannot be concealed in the future, a man who is unlikely to have children can be ignored in the fierce battle for the reserve position, and he can still stay out of the storm.At this time, the queen had to admit that the emperor's game of chess was really brilliant.

"The empress really understands me." Emperor Jing did not deny this, as to whether it is the truth or not, it is not that important. "It's getting late, empress, please hurry up and get on the road."

"Your Majesty has waited for so many years, and I think you won't mind waiting a little longer."

The queen stood up slowly and called someone to come in to help her get ready.

Putting on the red palace attire, combing the towering cloud temples, inserting complicated phoenix hairpins, thinly applying makeup, lightly sweeping the crescent eyebrows, lightly painting the red lips, as if going to an occasion that requires dressing up, and striving for perfection in every aspect.

When drawing eyebrows, the maid's hands were trembling, but the queen was still extremely calm, took over Qing Dai, and dressed herself.After finishing, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and finally nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

She understood all the hidden meanings of the emperor's words.The emperor was right, she was a queen, even if she was going to die, she should die in a way that suited her status.

"Jingli, you will get retribution. Love is the most extravagant thing in this court. Even if you are the emperor, you can't get it. Your beloved will never reciprocate your love throughout his life."

This was the last curse that Empress Xie cast on her husband before she died.