Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

The more hopeless you are, the more impatient you will be, and the more impatient you will be, the more mistakes you will make.Jiang Yuan felt that this was how the remaining princes felt to him.

The former prince was given the title of Prince Yizhong by the old emperor to cultivate himself, but in just a few months, his hair turned gray, his bones were broken, and he tossed himself away.This incident was like a thunderbolt before a heavy rain, making the entire royal family uneasy.The former prince died, leaving behind a ten-year-old concubine who inherited his title and became the king of Yizhong County, but the uncles of this county king were in constant fear.

What is Yizhong?Who is righteous?Who is loyal?What is the law of righteousness and loyalty?

The former prince was abolished because of his immorality, but he was not bad to the emperor. What does it mean that the old emperor specially gave him and his descendants this name?Isn't it knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger?But who else in the imperial court is worthy of being so intimidated by the emperor?Aren't they the only princes left?

Situ Sheng has always been very calm. He already has the blessing of the Sacred Heart, and he is protected by weapons. Jiang Yuan and other capable ministers are his wings. What is he afraid of?He is not afraid of anyone, and there is no need to be afraid, and he has done nothing wrong, so there is no need to be surprised.But the other princes couldn't be so magnanimous...

The eldest prince Situ Xu's subordinates had been cut thinner and thinner, and by the time he found out, there was no one left who could use him.

The fourth prince, Situ Hui, is similar, don't laugh at the second brother, the number of people under him is getting smaller and smaller.A few days ago, the emperor in the court angrily reprimanded him for forming a party for personal gain in front of his ministers, saying that he was "feminine and treacherous, with arrogance and ambition", and also said, "I will never owe any kindness to my father and son".Situ Sheng who was standing next to what he said was a little chilled, and seeing that the emperor was going to order Situ Hui to be imprisoned in the clan's mansion to wait for his release, he quickly stood up to stop him, and Jiang Yuan and Yu Yi also came forward to stop him. Stopping the emperor's will was nothing more than putting Situ Hui in confinement again, so there was no question of guilt.Everyone knew that Situ Hui would never have a chance to stand up after such a disturbance. The best thing in his life might be to join the new prince and become an idle prince. The crown prince has nothing to do with him.

The subordinates of the fifth prince, Situ Yi, did not suffer much, but his subordinates were all pure civil servants. The so-called scholar failed to rebel for three years, how could he win the world by talking about it?If before the formation of the three armies, Situ Yi was confident that he would not take the third child seriously, but when he saw an army like that under Situ Sheng's command, could Situ Yi not make a fuss?The relationship between him and the third child is not very good.He understood, why did the third child defend the second and fourth child?The second child has already lost his position as the crown prince, and Feng Ao has retired from office, so he has nothing to show for it, and it doesn't matter if he is good to him.Where is the fourth child?The fourth brother's subordinates are also civil servants, and half of them were thrown to the barren land by the old man, and the rest of the aristocratic family's influence will not be able to turn around in the capital. Helping the fourth brother can gain the reputation of a friendly brother for nothing.But I am different, these civil servants in my hands still have some status, longing for the third child to show mercy to his subordinates, it is a beautiful idea!

The more frightened he is, the more he will mess around, Jiang Yuan squinted his eyes, he wants to see what tricks this "true dragon emperor" in the original book can do.

This time, counting the days passed.There is a folk saying, turn three times, sit six times, roll seven times and climb eight times.It is said that children can turn over at three months old, sit at six months old, crawl at seven or eight months old, and Jiang Yuan's son can also crawl at the blink of an eye.Moreover, this child speaks early, and can jump words at eight months. Although the speech is vague and unclear, but if you listen carefully, you can still hear the "father" and "mother" in it. Tease him every day.

Jiang Yuan held this poem and read it to his son, regardless of whether he could understand it or not, there is nothing wrong with nurturing it first.But the poems of the previous dynasty were not very famous, and Lord Guanying didn’t care about it. He simply put Cao Cao’s Cao Pi’s, Tao Qian’s Li Bai’s, Du Fu’s Wang Anshi’s, poems, texts, lyrics and songs, as long as he wanted to Give everything he can afford to his son.He didn't care that Yuehua was shocked by his book, and asked him who wrote the poem, and pretended he didn't hear it...

The wind is getting colder, the sound of the wind is getting tighter, and even the air seems to be frozen. Although there seems to be no change on the surface, Jiang Yuan believes in his intuition from the battlefield. There must be something important behind it. will happen.Is there really someone who dares to seek power and usurp the throne? !

It's possible... the rabbit bites people when it's in a hurry, the dog jumps over a wall when it's in a hurry, and this person is in a hurry?You won't just sit there waiting to die.

According to the rules, the imperial court will sacrifice to the sky every winter solstice.The winter solstice is usually in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar. It is the day with the longest night and the most yin energy in the whole year. After this day, the yang energy will gradually grow, and the days will become longer and the nights will be shorter. Sheng, all things can be revived.There is a saying that "earthworm knots at the first time, moose horns dissolve at the second time, and water springs at the third time", that is to say, the yang energy germinates, and the earthworm gets curly when it gets the yang energy, which means that the yin elk grows new horns when it gets the yang energy. The spring water feels yang and gurgles.Because the sky represents yang, the emperor, as the son of heaven, must go to the southern suburbs to worship the sky on the day when the yang period begins, that is, the winter solstice, and pray for the safety of the yang period.The sacrifice to heaven on this day is very important, just like the beginning of the year, it needs to be well prepared.

Of course, there is nothing to say about the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, it is nothing more than the same set, it is the same every year, as long as you follow the password of the Ministry of Rites, you will be right.At the beginning, Liu Kanggong once said: "The great affairs of the country lie in the sacrificial offerings and the soldiers. The sacrifices have to be held, and the soldiers have to be honored. This is the great festival of the gods." Although this Liu Kanggong is, people who have never read "Zuo Zhuan" often know I don't know, his Liu country is quite unknown among the Eastern Zhou countries, and he has never heard of it, but this saying is widely spread.Sacrifice is very important, it is not a matter of belief or not, it has evolved into ritual.It's like people who don't believe in ghosts and gods will worship their ancestors on Qingming Festival, or they must paste blessing characters and hang Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. It is impossible to do this kind of etiquette.

Worshiping the sky was very solemn, and after the ceremony, they had to go to the Qianqing Palace to enjoy a palace banquet. The relatives of the emperor and officials above the fifth rank in Beijing would all enter the palace together, and Situ Sheng and Jiang Yuan were no exception.It's already deep winter, if the dishes served at the palace banquet are ordinary dishes, they might be cold before serving, so the emperor waved his hand and put the soup pot directly, one pot for each person, put neat tofu, vegetables and meat in it, and poured The soup that has been boiled in the morning is cooked in a charcoal stove, and it feels hot even without eating.

To be honest, in this era when there is no white sugar, there are all kinds of corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, peppers, pumpkins, and pineapples. The things that are not polluted by pesticides have the original flavor and are very delicious to eat.The vegetables in winter are all obtained from the royal hot spring village, and they taste crisp and refreshing, much rarer than the frozen persimmons and pears that Jiang Yuan prepared at home.However, the pistachios had already been introduced to the Jing Dynasty by this time, but they were called Ah Yue Hunzi, and they were served in a small plate as a snack for the officials to eat.

All the officials congratulated and everyone had a banquet.Everyone was having a good meal, but at this moment the palace door opened wide, and more than a hundred soldiers rushed in. They raised their swords and swords together and killed the maids serving on both sides within a moment. The ministers in the palace did not dare to act rashly for a while. When I looked outside the hall, I saw from the broken windows that there were at least a hundred soldiers surrounded outside, and the officials couldn't rush out at all, so they could only stand in a stalemate.

Taking advantage of the chaos and panic among the officials, Jiang Yuan approached Situ Sheng. Looking at the sergeants who had unleashed their swords, Jiang Yuan clenched his fists.The officials of the Jing Dynasty really regarded carrying swords as a beauty, but they had to take off their swords when they entered the palace hall. No matter civil or military, there was nothing to deal with at this time, and there was nothing on him that could be used as a weapon. If they really wanted to fight, The bows and arrows in the hands of those sergeants are enough for him to drink a pot.He is powerful, but he is not immortal, and even if he is hit by a sword, he will not be able to save his life.

Situ Sheng glanced at him, how about it?

Jiang Yuan shook his head and had to wait.Since the swords and soldiers are facing each other, there must be someone who is in charge. If these sergeants were just to take the lives of the officials and the emperor, they would have taken action a long time ago. Don't dare to do it privately.They want to force the palace, not assassinate!

The emperor naturally understood this truth, and he turned his head to look at his four sons.The third child, it is impossible, he is only one step away from the throne, and he will not do stupid things at this time.Fourth, it's impossible. Several of his capable men are no longer in the capital. Even the Minister of Rites, Cao Zhang, was demoted by him and thrown to Guangdong. this strength.Then only the boss and the fifth are left...

The emperor's eyes were fixed on Situ Xu and Situ Yi. The boss still has some power in Beijing, but he alone is not enough to make things happen. Then Situ Yi...his fifth son is hiding very deeply. Why didn't he see it earlier? Woolen cloth?

Standing on a high place, he shouted loudly: "Boss, brother, come out, why don't you admit what you have done?"

Situ Xu laughed and walked to the center of the hall, "Hahahaha, father, the emperor will win the king and lose the bandit. I just ask you to sign the edict and pass on the throne to your ministers. Please rest assured that as long as you sign the edict, you will still be the emperor. Enjoying all the glory and wealth of the world, even the three thousand beauties in the harem can still continue to serve you."

Situ Yi also stood up, standing silently behind Situ Xu, without saying a word, but there was a haze in his eyes.Dozens of courtiers came out behind them, their faces were full of pride, and they looked like a villain who had achieved success, as if Conglong Zhigong was right in front of him.

The emperor snorted coldly, "How do you plan to treat your brothers?"

"Brother? Huh." Situ Xu said arrogantly: "I will make him the regent of the fifth child, and the hereditary inheritance will never change. I can also spare his life for the fourth child, but I will wrong him to live in the palace for the rest of his life. As for Third... my good third brother, how do you think I will treat you?"

Situ Sheng just glanced at him coldly, but there was a hint of disdain in his obviously meaningless eyes, Situ Xu gritted his teeth fiercely in anger. "Father, you know, I can't let the third child survive!"

"Then what about the third son's two sons, and your two nephews?" The emperor's voice seemed to be filled with ice.

Situ Xu laughed, "I wanted them to live on, but then I thought their parents had already passed away, so how could they survive with only two children left? It would be better to send their family underground for a reunion. It is the kindness of the king!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes sharpened, and he calmed down again, but Situ Xu obviously saw him, and said arrogantly: "Isn't this the Lord of Guanying? Heh, I heard that you were a hero who won the three armies bravely, and was able to beat millions of people. It is only after taking the head of the general in the army that you have such a title, now that your wife and children are all in my hands, what can you do?"

Situ Xu lost his usual forbearance, and looked at Situ Sheng with a bit of madness in his tone, "The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the capital are all yours, but so what? If you die, the emperor will pass on the throne to me, Could it be that those soldiers and horses still want to commit rebellion? At that time, these soldiers and horses will have no one to be loyal to, and they will not be able to surrender to me! This king can take away their food and grass with one will. How can they dare to attack the city without food and grass? By the way, I forgot, your Mo Dao soldiers are indeed powerful, but they can only fight on flat ground, can they attack the city?! Then I can rub them as I want!"

He turned to the emperor, "Father, don't hesitate, the palace is controlled by my men, and the outer city walls are also full of my men and horses. No one can break into the imperial city to rescue you. You should sign the edict quickly." Bar!"

He took out a written imperial edict from his pocket, all that was left was to seal it with a jade seal!

A courtier looked at the forged imperial edict angrily, and the expression on his face was short of the words "You rebellious courtier and thief".Jiang Yuan thought to himself, he even did rebellion, so he is afraid of forging another imperial edict?I'm afraid that even the dragon robe has been prepared in this family, and they are just waiting to wear it tomorrow morning.

The edict uses jade as the axis, silk brocade as the surface, auspicious clouds and auspicious cranes on it, and silver dragon patterns on both ends. The text on the edict is simple. Since it is about seizing the throne, it is useless to play tricks. Jiang Yuan's eyes are easy to use, and he can see clearly what is written in the imperial edict at a glance, "Situ Xu, the eldest son of Emperor Yong, has a noble character. I am the Supreme Emperor, and I will announce it both at home and abroad, and the salty people will hear about it."

The emperor was furious when he read the edict, his hands trembling with anger, "You...you unfilial son!"

Situ Xu pressed forward every step of the way, as if he was about to force the emperor to take the throne. Anyone who tried to stop the officials was dragged down and tied up by the sergeant. Dare to act rashly, he could only watch Situ Xu ascend the imperial steps, getting closer and closer to the emperor.

At this moment, something happened suddenly. The fifth prince, Situ Yi, pulled out a foot-long dagger from his sleeve. In the back, this knife pierced Situ Xu's heart.He pulled out the dagger suddenly, and was splashed all over his face by the blood spurted by Situ Xu, but Situ Yi didn't care, and just pushed his elder brother off the imperial steps, as if he wasn't his real brother, but It's just an inconspicuous ants.

Situ Xu rolled all the way and fell under the imperial steps. Looking at the fifth younger brother standing on the high place, he opened his mouth, but he didn't make a sound in the end.

Situ Yi showed a sneer, "The mantis is catching the cicada, and the oriole is behind. Brother, you can't blame me. Haven't you thought of killing me to eliminate future troubles forever? So I have to kill you first."

Seeing Situ Xu dying, Situ Yi glanced at the sergeants in the hall, "What do you want?"

The sergeants outside the hall didn't care about guarding, and rushed in immediately, but now that Situ Xu is dead, what can they do?These sergeants looked left and right, gritted their teeth, and shouted in unison: "I will follow His Highness and obey Your Highness's orders."

Situ Sheng was not surprised at all. These sergeants had already participated in the rebellion. Now that their master is dead, if they don't listen to Situ Yi and fail to usurp the throne, they will all die, and even bring disaster to the whole family. A contribution from the dragon.Presumably those soldiers on the towers would think the same way, this old man has a deep conspiracy, and he must have sent someone to arrest the descendants of the boss, so that they have no way to retreat.Without those who are loyal, if they don't obey the fifth, I'm afraid they will all lose their lives, so it's better to demote the fifth and protect him from becoming the throne.

With the blood on his face, the fifth prince turned around and looked at the emperor, "Father, Situ Xu is a traitor who tried to kill the king and usurp the throne, but now he has been killed by the son. Now that the son has done a good job in saving him, naturally he can Conquer the emperor and inherit the throne." He was talking nonsense with his eyes open there, and took out an imperial edict that was exactly the same as Situ Xu's from his arms, except that the name was changed to his own, and it was matched with the fact that Situ Xu's hand was full of words under the steps. It's an edict of blood, it looks so ironic!