Chapter 4: Grand Tutor Jiang's big news!
You are quite self-aware now! Why weren't you so tactful in the past?
Emperor Mingde did not comment, because he was not sure whether what Wei Yinuo said was true or false. In order to continue listening to Wei Yinuo, he deliberately continued to ask:
"Grand Tutor seems to be in a difficult situation. Why don't I ask more directly? What do you think of the eldest prince?"
"It's okay. You can think about this question carefully before answering."
Wei Yinuo: [System, tell me about the eldest prince! ]
System: [The eldest prince is actually a good person, but his mother is not so good. ]
Emperor Mingde was stunned. Why is Concubine Hui not so good?
System: [This eldest prince is the emperor's eldest son, but he was not born to the empress, but to Concubine Hui.]
[Concubine Hui's mother's family was of ordinary status. Before giving birth to the eldest prince, she was just a small Zhaoyi. Her current status is entirely due to her mother's status as a son. Fortunately, the eldest prince himself is also very filial, and his knowledge and character are impeccable.]
Emperor Mingde: Indeed, he is quite satisfied with his eldest son, but he still needs to observe whether he is suitable to be the crown prince.
Wei Yinuo: [Isn't that good?]
System: [But Concubine Hui doesn't think so. She was afraid that if the prince appointed by the emperor was not her son in the future, and she did not have a strong maternal family to support her, when the emperor died, she and her son might be bullied by others.
Emperor Mingde: !!! Is Concubine Hui thinking too far ahead? !!! He has never treated her badly, and now I am only in my 30s, and she is thinking about what will happen after my death?
Wei Yinuo: [So this time, among those who instigated the ministers to let the emperor appoint the crown prince, was Concubine Hui also involved?]
System: [You are right, Concubine Hui did participate in this matter, but she was not the initiator of this matter. The real initiator was actually Master Jiang.]
[Master Jiang secretly manipulated the whole thing behind the scenes, wanting to push the eldest prince to become the crown prince. 】
【Originally, those who supported the second prince were naturally unhappy. The second prince was born to the queen. Not only was he a legitimate son, but he was also as talented and virtuous as the eldest prince. That’s why the two sides started fighting, and it’s become so chaotic now.】
Emperor Mingde: What??? Master Jiang!!! How is this possible? Didn’t Master Jiang always value the second prince the most?
Could the system be wrong?
Master Wei lowered his head and dared not speak!
He knew a little about Master Jiang. Master Jiang supported the second prince on the surface, but actually supported the eldest prince. He overheard this once.
But he didn’t know the specific reason.
Wei Taifu does not want to get involved in this dispute over the succession of the crown prince.
There are so many people in history who were implicated because of standing on the wrong side. Wei Taifu does not want to follow in their footsteps.
Wei Yinuo: [Oh my god, it sounds so complicated! Then why does this Taishi Jiang want to protect the eldest prince? ]
System: [Of course, he thinks that the eldest prince's mother has no background to control! ]
Emperor Mingde looked incredible. Taishi Jiang has always been indifferent to fame and fortune. How could he have such an idea?
Wei Yinuo: [This Taishi Jiang has such a big ambition that he actually wants to control the royal family? ]
System: [The financial backer behind Taishi Jiang is actually Beijiang, and the one who really wants to control Beizhao is also Beijiang. ]
Emperor Mingde: What? Beijiang? ! !
Beijiang and Beizhao had been at war for many years. After Emperor Mingde succeeded to the throne, he finally defeated Beijiang. Since then, Beijiang has been subservient to Beizhao and has been paying tribute to the capital every year.
But now the system is saying that Master Jiang is colluding with Beijiang and that Beijiang wants to control Beizhao?
System: [Master Jiang has an illegitimate daughter named Cao Ying, who has been raised outside. Master Jiang has kept her a secret and almost no one knows about it.]
[One year, the third prince of Beijiang accompanied his father to pay tribute to Beizhao. The third prince met Cao Ying in the capital and fell in love with her. He launched a fierce offensive against Cao Ying, and Cao Ying soon fell in love with the third prince's fierce offensive.]
[By the time Master Jiang knew about it, the two had already done it.]
Wei Yinuo: [There is such a thing? What happened later? 】
【Later, Master Jiang had no choice but to acquiesce to the marriage, and the Third Prince took Cao Ying back to Northern Frontier. 】
【Unexpectedly, a coup d'état took place in Northern Frontier, and the Third Prince inherited the throne, and Cao Ying actually became the Queen of Northern Frontier. 】
【The Third Prince was ambitious and unwilling to submit to Northern Zhao, and he was determined to avenge Northern Zhao's defeat of Northern Frontier. After he learned that Cao Ying was Master Jiang's illegitimate daughter, he secretly contacted Master Jiang and promised him many benefits. 】
【After a few exchanges, Master Jiang agreed to the Third Prince's request, and in the process he leaked some of Northern Zhao's secrets to Northern Frontier many times. 】
【It's just that your Emperor Mingde is too powerful, so they dare not act rashly for the time being, so they think it's best to re-establish a new king. 】
【This eldest prince is the best candidate they have carefully selected. 】
Emperor Mingde is almost going crazy!!! He didn't expect that this Master Jiang would dare to collude with the enemy and betray Beizhao? ? ! !
If what this system said is true, then this Master Jiang must not be kept!!!
However, he still suppressed the anger in his heart, and it was not visible on his face for the time being.
Master Wei was also shocked!
He never thought that Master Jiang would do such a thing!
But at the same time, he was very worried. After all, this news came from her daughter and her so-called system. If the news is false, I wonder if the emperor will be angry with their family.
Slandering court ministers is a serious crime, and it may be punishable by death!
The other people present were even more shocked! Are these true? ? ?
Wei Yinuo: [Then is there any evidence that this Grand Tutor Jiang colluded with Beijiang? ]
Everyone immediately pricked up their ears again.
Emperor Mingde winked at Eunuch Cao, who immediately understood and turned on shorthand mode in his mind, ready to write down every word of the information mentioned in the system.
He had already mastered this skill by following the emperor.
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