Brother Jia Sheshu of the Red Chamber

Emperor Pingkang naturally didn't know that Mo Gu was determined to push the Great Jin Dynasty into a constitutional monarchy, and he would never have imagined that anyone would want to push away the rights he had obtained. Yes, I heard a little bit.

Originally, Emperor Pingkang's original idea was to establish Mo Gu as the new king first. With Mo Gu's temperament, he must be impatient to deal with trivial matters in the court. Besides, he has never been in touch with major affairs in the court. If he is in a hurry, he can continue to control the major affairs of the court in the name of giving advice, as the so-called retirement will never stop.

Emperor Pingkang never expected that Mo Gu, the child, would want to leave him alone and control the government by himself.Emperor Pingkang was furious. At first he thought that Mo Gu was a little sheep who didn't care about power. It turned out that he was very ambitious and refused to compromise at all. In an instant, he turned into a big wild wolf who wanted to monopolize the imperial power!

Emperor Pingkang was furious at the moment, "You have never been in contact with political affairs, so you know the twists and turns of political affairs. If you don't have my help, can you handle all the officials by yourself?"

Mo Gu's eyes were slightly cold, as expected, Emperor Pingkang still did not give up, and wanted to be the Supreme Emperor just like Qianlong.

"Learn literary and martial arts, and sell goods to the emperor's family." Mo Gu said bluntly: "As an emperor, only the emperor can choose the role in this world, and no one else can choose the emperor's role."

To put it bluntly, the court revolves around the emperor. All the courtiers are just working for the emperor. If they can’t do it, they can be removed and replaced. There is no need to win over this or that. The battle for the heir apparent would not have reached the point where it is now impossible to deal with.

Emperor Pingkang choked up and didn't know how to answer for a moment. He also understood this truth, but he didn't expect it to be used here, replacing people at will. Nothing.

To put it bluntly, even he is not necessary as an emperor, let alone other ministers, if he wants to replace, some people are willing to make up for it.

Seeing that there was nothing to say, Emperor Pingkang waved his hand helplessly, "How can this important matter in court be as simple as you said, that's all, you go back and let me suffer for a while."

Mo Gu raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Emperor Pingkang still wanted to change his puppet, but at this point, is it so easy to change his puppet?Besides, as long as it is a human being, there are those who are willing to be puppets.

Sure enough, after everyone broke up unhappy, Emperor Pingkang pondered for a long time, and finally ordered Xia Dequan: "You let people go to the clan mansion quietly, and bring the fourth prince into the palace."

Xia Dequan was taken aback, "Your Majesty wants to see the Fourth Prince?"

Could it be that His Majesty has the idea of ​​letting the Fourth Prince take over again?

Emperor Pingkang nodded slightly, this was his last chance for the fourth child, besides...

"I also have something to ask clearly."

The boss fights desperately, he can still understand a little bit, but why is the fourth brother running to Qin?He still doesn't understand this matter until now, why did the fourth child want Qin He to go in?

The Holy Majesty interrogated the fourth prince in secret, Xia Dequan didn't dare to pretend to be someone else, and went to the clan mansion to lead the fourth prince into the palace in person.

As a place to detain the clan, this mansion is naturally not comparable to the prisons of ordinary yamen. Both the first prince and the fourth prince have their own small courtyard. The food, clothing, housing and transportation are the same as before, but they are not free.

Xia Dequan took a special look at the food of the two princes, both of them had eight dishes and one soup for the princes, two meat and four vegetables and two dim sum, which was almost the same as the ones in the palace, but this dish was a traditional dish after all. The taste of the chefs in the mansion is not as good as that of the imperial dining room in the palace, and it is not as good as the chefs in the prince's mansion.

Xia Dequan took a sip and couldn't help frowning slightly.

The steward of the clan's mansion quickly said: "Excuse me, Eunuch Xia, the cook in this clan's mansion is not good enough, but it is more reliable. We are also looking for a cook, but we haven't been able to find a suitable candidate for a while..."

Xia Dequan coughed a few times, "Forget it, don't worry about it, I'll call the cooks from the two princes' mansions over tomorrow, so that the two princes can eat more easily."

The steward breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great, thank you, Eunuch."

Xia Dequan coughed a few more times, "Get some tea for our family first, to get rid of the smell in your mouth, this dish..." Xia Dequan clicked his tongue several times in disgust, as if he really disliked it.

The steward secretly envied, how good is the food in this palace?This prince has a lot of responsibilities, he used so much on weekdays, plus he was locked up in the clan mansion, full of thoughts, so he wanted to eat well, there are quite a lot of leftovers, and he also ate them secretly The taste of the leftovers of the two princes is not bad. I really don't know what Eunuch Xia dislikes?

Even though he thought so, the steward hurriedly poured a cup of good tea for Eunuch Xia and let him drink it.

Xia Dequan sent people out, and while there was no one around, he quickly poured a pack of medicinal powder into the soup.

This is the medicine they got when they interrogated the Jurchen prince. The prince's temper has become more and more violent in recent years. Most of it is because of this medicine.

After the Holy Majesty knew about this, although he asked the imperial physician to treat the prince carefully, it was the first time that the imperial physicians encountered this poison, and until now there was no suitable prescription.

Although this medicine is ruthless, it is suitable to be used at this time. After Xia Dequan finished, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "Old brother! This old slave can only do this. "

Not many people know that he, Xia Dequan, was born in a peasant family in Henan, and he was unable to survive the yellow disaster, so he eunuched himself into the palace and became a eunuch just for a bite of food...

Xia Dequan waited patiently until night, guessing that the effect of the medicine had almost taken effect, and then led the fourth prince into the palace quietly.

Before entering the palace, Xia Dequan specially asked the steward of the clan's mansion to take care of the fourth prince carefully, and even changed into a plain new dress. Although it is not as gorgeous as the prince's clothes, it is refreshing and refreshing, making people feel refreshed when they see it .

It's just that the more leisurely the fourth prince looked, the more dissatisfied Emperor Pingkang was. He obviously intended to kill his father and seize power, but the two sons seemed to be spared the punishment at all! ?Not only did he live happily in the clan's mansion, but he was raised a little fat. On the contrary, he was outside, worrying about the government every day, and worrying about a few unfilial sons.

Thinking about Concubine De who knelt down in Yongshou Palace and fainted several times, Emperor Pingkang became more and more dissatisfied with the fourth prince. Although he was displeased, Emperor Pingkang still patiently expressed his doubts.

"Hahaha." Hearing Emperor Pingkang's doubts, the Fourth Prince couldn't help laughing up to the sky. He stared coldly at Emperor Pingkang, "You really don't understand?"

A wave of resentment welled up from the bottom of his heart. Why did he do this? Wasn't it all forced by his father?

Looking at the resentful eyes of the fourth child, Emperor Pingkang frowned slightly, "I have treated you well all these years. I was afraid that you, the son of a sinful daughter, would be looked down upon by others. The eldest daughter of Zhang Ge’s hometown, let you take charge of the household department, and made you the king of the county, and treats you well, why do you have the idea of ​​​​rebellion?"

Although he also admits that he can't treat the fourth prince as well as the boss and the prince, but compared to other princes, the fourth prince has received a lot of training and training over the years. Vigorously cut and train the fourth child, how can the fourth child have the capital to compete with the prince?

"It seems that you still don't understand." The fourth prince's voice was low and bitter.That's right, the emperor's eyes only see what is in front of him, and he thinks about what will happen to them in the future.

As early as a year ago, he realized that the matter of seizing the heir was as difficult as reaching the sky, so he deliberately changed his target and moved closer to the prince. If not, he would not have concealed the truth about the collapse of the embankment in Henan on behalf of the prince, but the prince has a heart Small and small, even if he wanted to seek refuge, he would not get any good looks from the prince's second brother. In addition, he later learned of his father's plan, forcing him to quietly seek refuge with his eldest brother.

The fourth prince said coldly: "I am the son of a sinner. I was trained by the sage, but I am better than the third child. But when the sage used me as the prince's whetstone, did he ever think about my future? If the prince Xindi, what will happen to my brother and I?"

The four princes have one mouthful and one sage, obviously they have no father-son affection for Emperor Pingkang.

Emperor Pingkang blurted out: "Why don't I think about you, I..."

The fourth prince didn't wait for him to finish, and said bitterly: "For the sake of the Holy Majesty, is the way to let people build another courtyard in Zhengjiazhuang, thousands of miles away, and imprison me and eldest brother in Zhengjiazhuang for a lifetime?"

If he hadn't learned about this, he and his eldest brother would not have been so hard-hearted and joined forces to make trouble.

Emperor Pingkang was surprised, "How did you know?"

The fourth prince sneered, "Your Majesty forgot that the minister was in charge of the household department and built such a large sum of money to build Zhengjiazhuang other courtyard. Would I not know?"

Originally, all the money for the construction of Zhengjiazhuang other courtyard came from his father's private treasury, and he didn't know it before. In the hands of the household department, the sudden addition of such a large amount of money to the household department naturally attracted his attention. After his investigation... he found the Zhengjiazhuang other courtyard.

Father seldom leaves Beijing, let alone Zhengjiazhuang, which is thousands of miles away. It is a strange thing to build a different courtyard in Zhengjiazhuang. Then he saw that Zhengjiazhuang courtyard was built according to the specifications of a county king, not an emperor. Guessed a bit.

Moreover, although Zhengjiazhuang is exquisitely built, its surrounding walls are twice as high as the palace walls, and there are also a large number of residences for the imperial guards in the other courtyards. It is not so much a quiet courtyard as it is an exquisite prison. He guessed that this Zhengjiazhuang other courtyard was built for him and his elder brother.

If he hadn't known that his father wanted to imprison him and his eldest brother, he would not have been forced to join forces with his eldest brother, let alone kill the county magistrate Shan and intercede for Governor Chenghe in order to please his eldest brother.

This matter was discovered by the fourth child, and Emperor Pingkang also said it bluntly. He said with heartache: "I let people make sure that Zhengjiazhuang has been properly arranged. This day is definitely not worse than that in Beijing. Although the prince is domineering, you guys Thousands of miles away, even if I think about it, I won't bother you.

Even if I die in the future, both of you brothers will be able to live peacefully in Zhengjiazhuang. I have made arrangements for your future, why don't you be satisfied! ? "

As a father, when he realized that several children were fighting like black-eyed chickens for the throne, he also regretted it, and then tried his best to save each child, passing them on to the prince, and before the prince, the eldest and fourth child Locking him up was already the best way he could think of.

Although Zhengjiazhuang is thousands of miles away, the construction inside is definitely not inferior to their county palace, which will surely allow the two children to spend the day comfortably.Although the boss and the fourth child lost their freedom, they were able to save their lives, and the three sons were able to survive. Unexpectedly, his kindness caused a backlash from the boss and the fourth child.

The more distressed Emperor Pingkang showed, the more disgusting the fourth prince felt. It would be better not to have such fake mercy!

He roared ferociously: "The so-called appropriateness of the father is to imprison me and the eldest brother for a lifetime? If the father really thinks this is an appropriate way to deal with it, why didn't he dare to tell me and the eldest brother?"

If the royal father also thinks this is the most appropriate result, why didn't he dare to tell them openly?In the end, he himself knew that it was wrong, so he didn't dare to say it all the time. He just built Zhengjiazhuang privately, and when the time came, he and his eldest brother would be sent in to give the prince a clean court!

Emperor Pingkang was speechless for a long time, but he couldn't say yes against his conscience. He and the fourth prince looked at each other for a long time, and finally waved weakly, asking Xia Dequan to send the fourth son back to the clan's residence.

"Dequan..." Emperor Pingkang murmured, "Did I make a mistake?"

Even from the bottom of my heart, I felt that Emperor Pingkang was wrong, but Xia Dequan quickly replied: "The Holy Majesty, how could he be wrong? The eldest prince and the fourth prince are young, so they don't understand the compassion of the Holy Majesty."

The Holy Majesty will not make mistakes, only other people can be wrong.

"No! It's my fault." Emperor Pingkang sighed: "Not only the boss and fourth child, but also the crown prince. If I hadn't pushed so hard, how could the crown prince join hands with the Jurchens!?"

Compared with the boss and the fourth child, what hurt him more was the fact that the prince and the Jurchen teamed up. Although it was poisoning, if the prince and the Jurchen hadn't joined forces, how could the Jurchen have the opportunity to poison him?

This link is interlocking, and the reason for it is his fault after all.

For a moment, Emperor Pingkang just felt tired and didn't want to care about anything.

Xia Dequan lowered his head and dared not speak.

"That's all." Emperor Pingkang ordered: "You go to Rongjun Prince's Mansion in person and tell him that I agree with what he thinks, but..."

Emperor Pingkang sharpened his eyes, "I want him to save the lives of the boss, the prince, and the fourth son!"

To this, Mo Gu replied disdainfully: "Does he think I'm a murderous maniac?"

Even if he hated the prince and the others even more, he wouldn't kill the three of them, but... If the three of them do something else, don't blame him for being rude.

He paused and said: "As long as they stay peacefully in Zheng's Village, I will treat them as if I can't see them, but if they do something else..."

Mo Gu's eyes were slightly cold, "Even if I bear the name of killing my brother, I can't let the three of them mess around."

After getting Mo Gu's answer, Emperor Pingkang was silent for a long time, but silently doubled the number of imperial guards outside Zheng's Village.

Three days later, Mo Gu ascended the throne for Emperor Jingrong, and the first thing Emperor Jingrong did was not to honor Emperor Pingkang as the overlord, nor to mention the status of his adoptive father Jia Daishan and others, nor Instead of settling accounts for the diehard Qiu Hou who belong to the prince's lineage, it's an order for the ministers to take the exam!

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, subconsciously picked out their ears, exam! ?them! ?

All the ministers looked at the sky in unison, it must be because they got up in the wrong way.