The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 250. Second imperial edict

Three days later, most of the courtiers of the DPRK and China suddenly joined the Zhezi to petition for Xuanli. Please Xuanli immediately ascended the throne. This time the movement turned out to be very big, and Xuan Li decided to really do it. Looking up and down, those courtiers who were used to not knowing the depths, who had been working for Xuanli in private, stood up, and everyone was shocked that the power of the eight princes was so wide that it really made people shudder. Among them, there are many veterans of the two dynasties, civil servants and military attaches, and those who hold heavy powers. Compared with those who support Xuan Pei, it seems that those who support Xuan Pei are too weak.

No wonder Xuan Pei has few supporters. It is true that Xuan Li has been planning this matter for many years. Many years ago, he began secretly buying courtiers just for this day. When Xuan Pei was a waste prince, Xuan Li had an excellent reputation among the Korean people. The thin camel was bigger than Ma, not to mention that he was accustomed to hiding his strength.

Under such strong pressure, the Queen Mother Yi De was also somewhat unable to support her. The notes of those people are very clear, since ancient times, unless the emperor had personally identified them, they would have been standing up forever. During the emperor’s reign, he also valued Xuanli very much. Now Xuan Pei is still young, and he is not a candidate to provoke a big responsibility. Moreover, Xuan Pei still carries a suspicious point of killing his father.

At the Jinluan Temple, the officials were talking endlessly, but if you look closely, you can see that most of the people who speak are Xuanli people. Even if Xuan Pei’s people are willing to argue a few words, they can’t match the large number of Xuan Li’s people.

Xuan Li stood quietly on the spot, still smiling like before, making people feel as warm as the spring breeze, as if deaf to these quarrels, and there was a faint confidence in it. It seemed that the next moment the position in the world should be taken by him. In fact, it should be the case.

Xuan Pei was still under house arrest, so naturally he couldn’t let go. Lord Gu of the General Military Mansion saw this, his brows were almost wrinkled out of water. Because of Jiang Ruan, Gu Yi supported the thirteenth prince Xuanpei with all his heart. His reason is also very simple. He said to Gu Daren: “Miss Jiang is so smart, look at how she has suffered under the hand from the beginning to the present. Believe in her is right!” An angry Gu Darenzhi He slapped him hard, but when he turned around, he showed his loyalty to Xuan Pei. It’s not that Gu Yi’s words were believed, but since Jiang Ruan was on Xuanpei’s side, Jinying Palace was naturally on Xuanpei’s side. The power of Jinying Palace was never underestimated by Lord Gu. This pair The couple are not fuel-efficient lamps, but Mr. Gu is more optimistic about them.

Who knows that this happened now, Jiang Ruan’s life and death are unclear, Xiao Shao is determined to find his wife, Xuan Pei is under house arrest, just at this time Xuan Li will be pushed to the upper position, the situation is really not good. Mr. Gu couldn’t help but worry in his heart. Could it be that he took this step wrong again?

The Queen Mother Yide sat in a high position, and her long armor unconsciously drew across her sideburns. Under such a general trend, who can reverse it? No matter what, the anger cannot be committed. The power of courtiers should never be underestimated. Her gaze flicked over Lin Wei who was standing in the hall. Since this person had made up his mind to find a future here, how could he still be indifferent at this time.

Lin Wei smiled at the corners of his lips, as if the things around him had nothing to do with him, and he looked a little bland, but this appearance fell in the eyes of Xuan Li’s people, just thinking that he was pretending to be mysterious, but just pretending to be. That’s it.

At this moment, only a clear voice came from outside the hall: “Hold on!”

Everyone turned their heads, and saw a young man wearing a long black official gown walking slowly, with firm eyes and a look a little different from usual, slowly walking into the hall.

This person is no one else, but the current Tai Fu, the number one scholar Lang Liu Min.

This Liu Min’s position in the court is very strange. It is said that he has a high position, but he is just a crown prince and has no real power, but if he has no real power, he is highly respected and trusted by the emperor. The true celebrity, if he offends him, he won’t get any benefits.

Seeing him suddenly speak out at this moment, everyone is a little confused, knowing that Liu Min was later given to the thirteenth prince Xuanpei by the emperor. He probably also had some teacher-student friendship with Xuanpei, but it is impossible for a Taifu literati to reverse the current situation. situation? Don’t say it is idiotic about dreams, even dreams make people feel a little ridiculous.

Everyone’s eyes were full of mockery, but Xuanli’s expression gradually became serious.

Liu Min’s clothes today are different. He has always liked to wear light-colored clothes, and he looks like a scholar. Today, he is dressed in a dark blue color, and I don’t know if it is because of the clothes, it will reflect his whole person a little bit harshly. It seemed that the literati’s hand finally held not a scroll, but a sharp blade, and he was facing the Shura battlefield, with a vague killing intent in his eyes.

What does he want to do? Xuan Li keenly felt a slight difference. He turned his head abruptly to look at Lin Wei. As expected, the smile on Lin Wei’s lips was deeper, almost grinning, that kind of joy from the heart was definitely not a pretense. how come? Xuan Li felt like he had fallen into a trap, but he couldn’t grasp the clues at all. At this time, he just wanted to stop Liu Min as soon as possible.

But before he moved, he watched as Liu Min took out a bright yellow scroll from his arms and unfolded, standing on the Golden Luang Hall, in front of the hundreds of civil and military officials, and said clearly: “Feng Tian, the emperor’s edict said- —”

Everyone was shocked when he said this, and they knelt down and shouted long live.

The Queen Mother Yide was also slightly startled, and then she sat upright. She suddenly realized something. She glanced at Lin Wei who was smiling, and then at Liu Min who was standing upright, her heart suddenly brightened. That’s it… It turns out that the real back hand is here.

Liu Min read aloud: “The thirteen sons of the prince, Jiu Chen, have a deep character and deep shame. I will be able to overcome the great rule and succeed me as the emperor after I ascend to the throne. This is—”

Jiu Chen is Xuan Pei’s word, a short sentence, it takes almost no time, but Liu Min deliberately speaks very slowly, his voice has always been a gentleman characteristic of a scholar, but today it is like a scabbard. It was so sharp, and the aggressive momentum in the bite hits his face, almost making people breathless.

Silence, deathly silence in the hall.

似乎连一根针掉在地上的声音都能听见，柳敏保持着这个姿势，他的脊背挺得笔直，好似可以扛起所有的背负。

一个臣子率先叫了起来：“怎么突然冒出来一份圣旨，柳太傅，假冒圣旨可是死罪！”这人正是宣离一派中的一个武官，本就看不起文人，如今柳敏这一出可为是出乎所有人的意料，将人原本的打算尽数掀翻。登时便有着出头鸟先声质疑起来。

“大人此言差矣，”王阁老也开口道，他本在朝中从来都不站队的，可自从林尉回来后，倒真是被林尉拉到了宣沛的阵营里。此刻见这人说话阴阳怪气，对柳敏的敌意丝毫不掩饰，于是也就嘲讽道：“柳太傅是何人品举朝皆知，这假冒圣旨一言从何说起，这可还真是以小人之心渡君子之腹了。”

柳敏是举朝上下公认的直性子，从来不干错事，在他的世界中黑白分明，对就是对，错就是错，是个极有原则的人。即便是与柳敏做对的人，也不得不承认这一点，说柳敏假冒圣旨，这实在是拿到任何人面前都没有说服力的事情。是以这话便堵得那人哑口无言。

“光说无凭，还是让人来亲自验看吧。”林尉出声道，说着就看向柳敏，柳敏会意，大步走到懿德太后面前，躬下身子，双手奉举圣旨到懿德太后眼前，道：“请太后娘娘过目——”

懿德太后伸手接过圣旨，看了一眼，继而微微笑了，只说了四个字：“千真万确。”

朝中登时一片哗然，众臣的目光都不由自主的落在宣离身上，宣离此刻的脸色已然十分不好看，虽然他竭力想要稳住情绪，做出一副与从前一般云淡风轻的模样。可是今日之事本就突如其来，依照计划，此刻他也是该顺利成章的在朝臣的拥护下接受皇位才对，可如今却突然冒出了一份圣旨，这份圣旨偏偏还写的不是他的名字。他两颊的肌肉在微微颤抖，袖中的手已然紧握成拳。他在说服自己，柳敏的圣旨不可能是真的，真的圣旨在琦曼那里，他们已经拿到了真正的圣旨，皇帝怎么可能会有两份圣旨？这不可能！

Even after hearing what the Queen Mother Yide said, Xuan Li couldn’t believe it. The only way was that the Queen Mother Yide had already been on Xuanpei’s side. Since Lin Wei went to meet the Queen Mother Yide that day, maybe she was planning this. The Queen Mother Yide is now just helping to lie. Thinking of this, Xuanli winked at the people on one side, and the courtier stepped forward and said: “The empress dowager, the first emperor’s decree is of great importance, can you let my ministers take a look?”

This is actually unreasonable, but the prince standing by the emperor now has the reputation of being a possible father-killer. It is too far from the emperor in the eyes of the courtiers, but it is also excusable. As for the Queen Mother Yide, she also readily agreed, and casually ordered people to circulate the imperial edict.

What can’t she dare? These people just hope that this imperial decree is false, but unfortunately, this imperial decree is absolutely true. She was not the one who slapped her face, and what did she do not to let these people give up completely. It’s just that… Empress Dowager Yide’s eyes fell on Lin Wei, and Lin Wei was afraid that he would have known what happened today. This person really has exactly the same temperament as before. Once he comes to Chaozhong, he has to stir up Chaozhong before he is reconciled. For example, at this moment, the imperial decree that was suddenly taken out from the Jinluan Temple was heavy enough to weigh more than a thousand catties.

The sacred decree was circulated in the hands of the courtiers. These were all veterans who were old and had official positions and grades. Among them, many of them had great powers and had a good time with the emperor and the courtiers. Naturally, it can be seen whether the decree is true. From the handwriting to the imperial seal, there is indeed no place for fraud. Even if the people of Xuanli tried to find a trace of evidence that the imperial decree was false, they failed in the end.

The imperial decree finally returned to Liu Min. Liu Min took the imperial decree and said loudly: “His Majesty was seriously ill, and he secretly wrote that this imperial decree was delivered to the hands of the ministers. Grandpa Li was also there on that day, but now he passed away. No one to testify, but the imperial decree is nothing false. The minister is to do things by decree. Now your majesty is dying, and the country cannot be ruled for a day. Since your majesty has appointed a candidate, he shall be respected.” He walked to the Queen Mother Yide again In front of him, both hands were offered, and he said respectfully: “Please host the ceremony for the enthronement of the empress dowager, and choose a day for the new emperor to ascend to the throne——”

Liu Min had the emperor’s trust, and it was not impossible to hand over the imperial decree to him. This statement was indeed irrefutable. The people of Xuan Pei’s faction, who had been at the disadvantage, saw the situation suddenly changed, and this time the imperial decree was truly irreversible. Naturally, they raised their eyebrows fiercely, and immediately followed Liu Min to kneel down, unanimously. He shouted: “I implore the Empress Dowager to host the enthronement ceremony, and choose a day for the new emperor to ascend to the throne——”

Lin Wei also mixed in with these people, his lips were smiling, his handsome face was filled with unstoppable joy, and he even looked provocatively at the Xuanli group. Those people were all humiliated at the moment, and all those words that believed that Xuanli was the rightful emperor seemed to slap them in the face with one slap, but now everything they say is wrong. There was no more smile on Xuan Li’s face. His expression was very stiff, but after a closer look, it was not difficult to see the horror in it. The success failed, and a joke from beginning to end was an irreversible blow to purpose and self-esteem.

The Queen Mother Yide also smiled. She lifted her chin slightly, and smiled in a solemn tone: “Quasi—”

The dust settled.

No one thought that Liu Min would suddenly stand up and come up with an imperial decree at this time. The tremendous power of this imperial decree was obvious to all. From the moment when the imperial edict came out, no matter what happened in the future, Xuan Li, even if he drew his sword, stood in a position for no reason at all. Without the support of the people, taking a step back, even if Xuanli was the last to ascend to the throne, that would be unjustifiable and would only have a reputation for usurping the throne. For an emperor, it’s hard to stop everyone, the people in the world are inexhaustible, and he has fallen into an irreversible situation.

He suppressed his rage forcibly, and after the Queen Mother Yi De spoke a few more words at random, she announced the next court. She let it go easily. Since the future prince of Dajin Dynasty has been decided, why should she hold on to the affairs of the government here. As soon as the Queen Mother Yide left, the Jinluan Hall became lively, and the people of Xuan Pei’s group had suffered a loss under the people of Xuan Li. It was so easy to find the place, and it would be strange not to ridicule. I caught people immediately and began to sneer.

Xuan Li ignored the fighting here, turned and walked out of the Golden Luang Temple, without a person by his side, walking in a hurry, and the expression on his face was really distorted and terrifying.

“Myna.” When I put it on the corner of the corridor, I heard a familiar voice. Xuan Pei walked over from the other side. He had been under house arrest for so long. He suddenly appeared at this moment. Someone must have brought the news the first time. With him, with the imperial edict, his guilt was almost immediately cleared up, and all the sayings of father killing were all dirty water. After disappearing for so long, this young man reappeared, dressed in brocade clothes and beautiful clothes, with a delicate face and a smile on his face, but the temperament of a noble boy faded a lot in an instant, the sharpness hidden in the surface, like a still The sleeping beast originally thought it was just a wolf that has not grown up. Now it seems that it is not a wolf, but a lion cub that has been lurking all the time and has begun to have the instinct to prey on life.

This lion cub is gradually growing up, and has faintly revealed the color of the emperor.

Xuan Li was taken aback by his own thoughts. He actually felt that the young man in front of him looked like an emperor? Xuan Pei is nothing more than a child who is still young, the color of an emperor? It’s incredible!

“Mynah doesn’t look very good,” Xuan Pei said with a smile: “I’ve heard about the things at the Jinluan Temple just now. Why don’t mynahs congratulate me?”

“Congratulations.” Xuan Li said stiffly. There are some courtiers around here who are watching from a distance. Now how many people are thinking about watching his jokes, are they going to lose their dignity in front of a child? It was impossible for Xuan Li to do this, so even if his teeth were to be crushed, the courtesy on the face still had to be achieved.

Xuan Pei didn’t seem to add enough blockage to Xuan Li, and said with a smile: “I’ve already told Mynah. I’ve always had good luck. Maybe it’s time to turn around. Look, mynah, I just took it a few days ago. With the indestructible name, now that the truth has come to light, isn’t it everyone’s joy, mynah, do you think my luck is good?”

“Okay.” Xuan Li only said one word. The young man in front of him looked at him with a smile. The man with bright and moving eyes gave Xuan Pei a good skin, but he had never seen a young man with such a wicked heart. Even at his age, he was used to it. Only forbearance, but Xuan Pei is like a poisonous snake, silently lurking, he can’t even be forbearance, he doesn’t think it is patience at all, but enjoys the process very much.

Xuan Li stared at Xuan Pei’s eyes and suddenly felt that Xuan Pei looked like Jiang Ruan at this moment. The same was true for that woman, smiling, leading people to the trap, and then pushing others unhurriedly. The funny thing was that the prey thought she was about to succeed. And the quiet irony afterwards, the skill of sprinkling salt on people’s wounds, is also very skilled.

“Myna seems to have something important, so I won’t bother.” Xuan Li smiled again, turned and walked forward slowly: “Farewell.”

The last two words were extremely frivolous, as if faintly revealing another sentence: “I have already won this round. It is useless for you to stay here. Go away…”

Standing on the spot, Xuan Li calmed down his ups and downs. If he could, he could not wait to break Xuan Pei’s body into pieces at this moment. The shame of being stepped on his face was enough to drive him mad, but in this madness, Xuan Li maintained an extreme sense of reason, which is really strange. How could Liu Min have two imperial edicts? He has also seen the imperial edict that is facing up today. It is indeed true. What is the imperial edict that Qiman took away? what is the problem? He must ask Qiman immediately.

At night, in the frozen Canaan Mountains thousands of miles away, in the spring blooming Green Yang Villa, is the old man with all white beard and hair sitting on the top of the mountain? Looking at the hexagram in front of him, he sighed deeply, and he lifted it up. Starting from the head, looking at the vast starry sky, the stars flickered, his eyes only stayed in one place, and finally closed his eyes and shook his head, his voice was hoarse and old: “The new Lord is here, change his fate, and make sense.”

On this day, Dong Ying’er in the palace also got the news. She stood up incredulously and looked at the slightly panicked maid in front of her and said sharply: “What, the imperial edict made the thirteen princes the emperor?”

“Niangniang calms down her anger.” The court lady knelt down quickly: “Now everyone knows this, Niangniang…”

Dong Ying’er sat down on the carved chair, as if all her strength had been taken away from her body in an instant. What’s the matter, how can a decree suddenly appear, how is it… to make the thirteen princes the emperor?

Why the emperor made this choice, Dong Ying’er herself couldn’t figure it out. Even if she waited on the emperor for a long time, she seemed to have the emperor’s trust. But that man, she had never figured out what was thinking in that man’s heart. She also hoped that she would be able to express some words, but the emperor was more vigilant than anyone, and almost let her reveal her identity, and then she didn’t dare.

But at that time, the emperor never showed that he favored either of the two princes, as if he already had other candidates in his heart. And it seems that he has never communicated with Liu Min alone, so where did this damned imperial decree come from?

So many courtiers have seen it, it must not be fake. What this means, Dong Ying’er knows very well.

When the emperor was about to enter the imperial tomb, she didn’t want to be buried, so she desperately wanted to request Xuanli to be a free body. If Xuanli succeeded, their Dong family would not only be able to make progress, but she would also be free. But now Xuan Pei turned out to be the rightful future prince. Xuan Li may be able to lead the army in rebellion, but before that, it was only a trivial matter to execute her in the name of the emperor. She slandered Zhao Jin and used Jiang Xinzhi to get involved in Xuan Pei. How could Xuan Pei let her go? Thinking of this, Dong Ying’er only felt chills all over her body.

How could it fall short? Could this be her destiny, she staking everything on, without friends, shame, and conscience, she didn’t get anything in the end. Is it just that the wealth and wealth can’t last for a long time? Their Dong family is all in the Xuanli faction, what will happen in the future?

Dong Ying’er suddenly felt pain in her head. She suddenly felt a faint, almost fainting, and almost fell down. The maid on one side was startled, her eyes were quick, and she quickly supported her, and said in shock: “What’s wrong with you, maid? The slave and maid will go to the imperial doctor…”

The Zhao family members were also released, and it seemed to be a scene. They did not expect the rapid changes in the palace, and what they did not expect was that Dong Ying’er had an accident. Someone found the real southern Xinjiang poison in her palace. The poison is not the same as the poison that made the emperor deadly, but more like it. It is a kind of drug addiction, the more you use it, the more addicted you will become, and then your body will be slowly hollowed out. Dong Ying’er did just that. In those days, the emperor liked the imperial meal she made, all of which were poisoned by her, so she fell ill for a while.

However, this poison was not in vain. If it was left on the body for a long time, the infected person would also become poisonous, but I didn’t know it. Dong Ying’er poisoned the emperor for many years, even his own body was harmed. Yesterday, I also fainted in the sleeping hall for some reason. Someone called the imperial physician to check. She was surprised that she and the emperor’s symptoms were very similar, so Xia Qing was invited for treatment, and only then discovered the secret.

It turned out that the most innocent Dong Xiuyi was actually the culprit, and the identification of Zhao Jin went smoothly. Chen Zhang’s wine became dirty. Dong Ying’er was guilty of public outrage this time, and the Queen Mother Yi De’s methods were never playful, but only when she was in prison at night, she took poison and killed herself.

He said that he committed suicide, but I heard from the jailer that Dong Ying’er didn’t seem to have committed suicide. How could someone commit suicide to take the poison so painful, and what arsenic can solve is the drug of Nanjiang. Xia Qing has already seen it. People who use that kind of poison will suffer great pain before death. They drink the worm eggs into their stomachs together with the potion, and are bitten to death by the worm eggs in the body. Dong Ying’er’s death was also extremely miserable, and it was almost impossible to see the prototype of her body.

When Zhao Jin heard the news, she was stunned for a while, did not say anything, did not eat, and ran into the house alone, and did not even notice Jiang Xinzhi.

Jiang Xinzhi touched his head: “Hurry up and eat.”

“She didn’t kill herself by taking poison.” Zhao Jin said dullly: “She is most afraid of pain, and she loves beauty the most. , It’s too bad.”

Zhao Jin was supposed to hate Dong Ying’er, but when she really knew her miserable ending, she also had an indescribable feeling in her heart. It was naturally not pity or sympathy. She was not selfless enough. It’s just that the heart is heavy, there is a full depression. Denying Dong Ying’er is like denying her original carefree youth. Not everyone can be a stranger to someone who was previously close, and there are still some ups and downs in their hearts.

“It’s Xuanli’s hand.” Jiang Xinzhi patted her shoulder: “After using this poison, he is now mad with anger, and he is also used to vent his anger against a pawn.”

Dong Ying’er is the person of Xuanli, so Dongchuang’s incident of Xuanli naturally wanted to kill people. But this torture poison was used, which was not in line with Xuan Li’s usual style. It can only show that he was already angered by Liu Min’s imperial decree, and there is no way to vent his raging anger, so after Dong Yinger’s accident, he was used as a tool for venting.

“He’s not a human!” Zhao Jin said bitterly: “A beast with a human face and a beast heart!” Seeing a gentleman with such a cruel method, he can be successful against a weak woman, especially a former ally. Zhao Jin now thinks of Xuanli. Feeling disgusting.

“The success of the king and the defeat of the invaders have been the truth since ancient times.” Jiang Xinzhi said: “Furthermore, she and the tiger are looking for skin. After making this decision, she must have the courage to bear the consequences.” He looked at Zhao Jin and said helplessly: “You don’t have to be too concerned about this, although I know you are sad, but you have to know that she is not a good person, people are not kind to you, and you are not a bodhisattva. This is just self-inflicted, or God opens your eyes.”

Jiang Xinzhi didn’t have a slight impression of Dong Ying’er. How could someone who can drag Zhao Jin’s family into the water? He is a soldier, and the cruel methods of death he has seen on the battlefield have gone away. I only feel that Dong Ying’er is self-inflicted. However, when she framed others or poisoned the emperor, she left a little room for it. This point.

Zhao Jin sighed, and did not refute his words, Jiang Xinzhi pulled her up and said: “If you eat something, the capital may not be peaceful for a while, your house will be more strict, and Xuanli may act. Since your Zhao family has offended He will naturally be listed by him as the number one enemy.”

Jiang Ruan still doesn’t know what happened in the Golden Luang Temple. She felt sleepy more and more easily every day, and even ate more and more unconsciously. Even if she was patient, she still couldn’t hide it. Looking at his bulging abdomen, Jiang Ruan couldn’t help but smile wryly. When this went on, the next time he saw Xuan Li, he was afraid that he could not hide it anyway.

Just thinking about it, the maidservant dumb came in, holding some clothes in her hand, Jiang Ruan was startled slightly, the maidservant dumb laughed, and gestured to her a few times, and Jiang Ruan understood that this was something new with her. clothes. But after being here for so long, no tailor had ever measured her body. Of course, the people here couldn’t let her come into contact with outsiders. No one would be successful, lest she would play tricks. Jiang Ruan looked at the clothes sent by the dumb maid: “Ready-to-wear?”

The maidservant nodded, Jiang Ruan took the clothes and said, “You go out first.”

The maidservant left first by herself. Jiang Ruan opened the clothes. None of them were red. They were all light colors. I was afraid that she would be discovered. These light-colored clothes were not noticeable, and I just wanted to transfer them in the future. It’s also much easier. Jiang Ruan shook off a piece of clothing and draped it on himself, finding that it was a little bigger. Then suddenly, the clothes sold in the ready-to-wear store have such a good fit, but this is too big.

But after a while, Jiang Ruan showed a little smile on her face. She stroked the clothes. Although such big clothes were not good before, they couldn’t be better now. Maybe you can cover your lower abdomen to prevent it from appearing so noticeable. It’s great. If Xuanli came in person next time, it could probably be hidden. She glanced at the scratches on the bedside of the date recorded, and she didn’t know what it was like now. Whether Xuanli did it or not. If she did, the imperial decree came out. Xuanli would come to the door very quickly if she wanted to. At that time, she could leave without thinking.

But why haven’t Xiao Shao’s people come up yet? Jiang Ruan was a little puzzled. If she had been in the past, she would never have been afraid of dragging it down with these people, but now there is still a small one in her belly. If it drags a point, it will be more dangerous to the child. She didn’t want to take the child to risk, and her expression gradually became serious.