The wooden box slowly opened.
An envelope rests inside.
Xiao Jingzhou hurriedly took out the letter and wanted to read its contents.
Take out the letter paper.
There was only one sentence on it: The True Emperor is dead.
What does this mean?
Emperor Dajing was alive and well, but he not only abolished the crown prince, but also made the people of Dajing live in misery.
Xiao Jingzhou frowned, unable to concentrate.
He even had a terrible thought.
Lu Heng murmured in a low voice: "So that's how it is, it's actually like this!"
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Lu Heng extended his hand to Xiao Jingzhou: "Your Highness, leave it to me."
Xiao Jingzhou handed him the letter.
Lu Heng took out a bottle of powder from his arms.
The envelope was opened and the powder was sprinkled on it.
He gently spread the powder with his palm, and soon words appeared on it.
Lu Heng lowered his head and read it quickly, then handed it to Xiao Jingzhou.
Xiao Jingzhou's eyes were dark and the shock in them was evident in his words.
The hands holding the envelope began to tremble slightly.
Jiang Zhenyu asked, "What exactly does this say?"
She recognized Da Jingchao's handwriting, but the characters were so small and written in cursive.
Sorry she can't do anything.
The moment Xiao Jingzhou raised his eyes, Jiang Zhenyu saw pain in his eyes, which made her heart ache slightly.
Xiao Jingzhou said in a deep voice: "My father went to fight in Beiliang many years ago, and the journey lasted for two years.
After all the efforts, they only ended up in a draw with Beiliang. ”
At that time, there was internal turmoil in the Beiliang royal family, and the princes were fighting for the throne. The old Beiliang emperor had no time to take care of it, so he ordered his men to stop.
Otherwise, I don’t know what the final outcome will be.
Xiao Jingzhou: "At the end of this battle, my uncle was seriously injured.
My father ordered people to send him back to the capital for treatment, and Zhang Ge Lao accompanied him. ”
In the final battle, Emperor Jing personally led the army to fight Beiliang in a draw and signed an agreement not to commit aggression for five years.
Emperor Dajing was also seriously injured and recuperated in Zhenbei Pass for three months before returning to the capital.
As soon as he returned to the capital, 'Emperor Jing' seemed to have changed his mind.
The Great Emperor, who once only loved the Queen, actually ordered a search for beautiful women.
In less than eight months, the Zhong Daifu, the Ye Ting Cheng and the Xiang Gong were looking for a good girl in Dajing.
Many officials in the court wanted to send concubines to consolidate their family's status.
No one dissuaded them from doing so.
Gu Zhenbei raised doubts in the court and was reprimanded by the "Great Emperor" and even put in solitary confinement for three months.
The general, who was in the limelight at the time, should have been given a high position and a high salary.
It has fallen to a point where no one cares about it.
Fighting on the battlefield and repelling the enemy seemed to have nothing to do with Gu Zhenbei, it was all because of the "Great Emperor Jing"'s good command of the army.
In the second year, many princesses and princes were born in the palace.
Princess Wanning and the third prince were born at that time.
As time went by, the late queen and 'Emperor Jing' became estranged, and the emperor never set foot in the late queen's bedroom again.
Little did people know that since returning to the palace, 'Emperor Da Jing' has never set foot in the former queen's bedroom.
Every time he saw the late queen, he looked disgusted.
I wish I had never met you in the beginning.
The late queen was also a woman of principle. She urged Xiao Jingzhou to study and asked him about his homework in detail.
Xiao Jingzhou showed his talent when he was young.
In addition, Beiliang did not abide by the agreement and frequently harassed the people in the border areas.
Gu Zhenbei fought in Beiliang and defended Zhenbei Pass for many years, making great military achievements.
The princes and princesses who were born together died of illness, accidents, and assassinations one after another.
Concubine Shen begged the late queen for mercy and sent Princess Wanning to be raised by the late queen.
Princess Wanning was able to save her life.
In the entire palace, only the third prince grew up safely.
After all, no one in the palace believed that the Zhang family had nothing to do with these dirty things.
It concerns the royal heirs.
The former empress, concubines, or ministers in the court asked Emperor Dajing to conduct a thorough investigation, but they were all reprimanded by Emperor Dajing, and many censors had their property confiscated and were exiled.
At this point, the number of heirs to the throne of Dajing was slim, and no one dissuaded him.
There is a shocking secret in the envelope.
At that time, a woman was pregnant with twins. Because her husband started an uprising, she was left at home with her parents-in-law to take care of the children.
Ten years later, the husband returned home and wanted to reunite with his family.
Unexpectedly, in the fourth year of his uprising, disaster struck from the sky and the earth turned upside down.
My parents-in-law and twin brothers are buried underground.
The woman fled all the way to the capital with her brother, and they met again after several years.
The woman suffered physical damage during childbirth, and the escape from famine and the death of her own child all devastated her soul.
The couple had been together for less than three years when the woman passed away.
The husband once ordered the collection of his parents' remains, but only the parents' remains were found, not the children's.
People speculated that it might have been eaten by wild dogs, wild cats, or crows.
In troubled times and natural disasters, human life is the least valuable.
The husband didn't think too much about it and raised the twin brothers.
Many years later, the twin brother ascended the throne and became Emperor Dajing.
When the people present heard the shocking news, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, as if time had stood still.
Qian Wuyou asked, "Is it because Your Majesty didn't find his brother back then?"
"What about the real Majesty?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence again.
The letter left by Grand Tutor Lu clearly stated: The True Emperor has passed away.
Lu Heng said: "No wonder he said that once His Highness becomes the emperor, everything will return to normal. So this is what he meant."
"And I am just a piece of alchemy stone."
Lu Feng no longer understood.
He asked, "Second brother, please explain clearly."
Lu Heng seemed to be smiling, but his expression returned to calmness in a moment.
Before Lu Heng could speak, Xiao Jingzhou spoke.
"My father must have died in battle. Uncle Zhang was afraid of being held responsible, so he found the twin brothers."
Jiang Zhenyu raised his eyebrows: "Three months? He is lucky."
Xiao Jingzhou: "I guess my mother and the Grand Tutor knew the truth long ago. According to the laws of Dajing, it is common sense for the younger brother to inherit the throne after the elder brother dies.
Dajing had been in war for many years and the political situation was unstable.
If the matter of the fake emperor were to be uncovered, at best the emperor's younger brother would succeed to the throne, at worst there would be civil strife in Dajing.
I was only a teenager at that time, so I had to rule the country from behind the scenes or appoint a regent.
The officials of Dajing and even the children of aristocratic families would not allow the empress dowager to rule the country from behind the curtain and listen to the orders of a woman.
Gu Zhenbei is the only one who can be qualified to be the regent, and the right to speak is in the hands of the Gu family, so it would be better to let his step-brother inherit the throne. ”
In order to ensure Xiao Jingzhou's ascension to the throne, Taifu Lu's plan not only involved his own son, but also himself.
Lu Heng said: “Your Highness’ exile is also part of your father’s plan.
The fake emperor will not allow Your Highness to succeed to the throne, but he will not kill Your Highness easily either.
Because, Your Highness is the only bargaining chip to restrain Uncle Zhang. ”
Lu Chen was puzzled: "Why?"
Xiao Jingzhou said in a deep voice: "Uncle Zhang wants to be the regent and control a puppet emperor."
"The only variable is loneliness."
"As long as I am alive, even if the Third Prince ascends the throne, it will not be his turn to be the Regent."
Jiang Zhenyu's breath was stuck in his chest, and he cursed in a low voice: "How shameless!"
Lu Chen echoed: "Shameless!"
Jiang Zhenyu said: "The emperor is not your biological father. If you don't rebel now, when will you rebel?"
The officials recovered from their shock and said in unison: "Your Highness, this is a rebellion!"
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