Chapter 839 Between the Emperor and the Crown Prince
"The King of Wei has been thrown into prison by the Emperor!"
"What?!"
Nan Yan was stunned and could not believe her ears: "How could this happen?"
Is it just because Zhu Chengxuan complained a few words?
But it doesn’t mean you will be thrown into jail!
Princess Anping's cries were about to lift the roof of the Yikun Palace. Nan Yan seemed to come to her senses at this moment. She hurriedly reached out and took her out of the cradle, gently rocking her twice to comfort her. Then she asked, "For what crime did the emperor throw the King of Wei into prison?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "It seems that it is because the emperor went to Chengqian Palace today to check the homework of the King of Wei."
"And then? Was he thrown into jail?"
"No, it's because the emperor found a rebellious poem in some of the letters written by the King of Wei."
"What?!"
Nan Yan was shocked.
Anti-poetry?
The King of Wei wrote a rebellious poem?
Nan Yan asked, "What anti-poem?"
Ran Xiaoyu frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "I don't remember it clearly either. I only vaguely heard them say a few words, something like: Why should Weisheng cling to worldly pleasures? The only sage of all ages is King Wen."
Upon hearing this poem, Nan Yan's face darkened.
King Wen refers to Ji Chang, the wise ruler of the Western Zhou Dynasty. During his reign, he appointed talented and capable people to important positions, laying the foundation for King Wu to defeat King Zhou and establish the prosperous Western Zhou Dynasty.
He himself did not become a king. He was posthumously named King Wen after King Wu ascended the throne.
These two lines of poetry sound like praises to King Wen of Zhou, but if they were written by King Wei, the meaning would be completely different.
He was urging Zhu Feng to give up his position as soon as possible!
You have to know that the emperor has always disliked the crown prince; this is human nature. Although he is his own son and the successor he chose, the moment the emperor sees the crown prince, he will think that no matter how great his achievements are or how many things he has accomplished, he will eventually be replaced.
In this situation, there is always a subtle hostility between the "Emperor" and the "Crown Prince".
Although the King of Wei has not yet been officially crowned as the Crown Prince, everyone can see from Zhu Feng's recent actions that he intends to appoint a Crown Prince.
It just so happened that something like this happened at this time.
You know, other emperors disliked the prince just for this reason, but Zhu Feng disliked Zhu Chengxuan for more than just this reason.
There are also some things that Zhu Feng himself is unwilling to mention.
Everyone, including Nan Yan, can feel it, but no one can see through it.
Such a complicated situation made Zhu Feng always have a bad attitude towards Zhu Chengxuan, even harsh. In his eyes, any small mistake made by Zhu Chengxuan was like a thorn in his side.
What's more, this poem would never be forgiven by emperors in any dynasty!
Nan Yan was immediately in a state of confusion, and the little princess in her arms was crying so hard that it seemed as if she was going to overturn the entire Yikun Palace.
Nan Yan could only coax her carefully, and while coaxing her, she asked, "Then, did the ministers in the court react?"
"certainly."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded and said, "I just went over and saw Ye Zheng and some other ministers had already entered the palace overnight."
"Has the Emperor seen them?"
"Yes."
"How do you say that?"
"The door to the imperial study has been closed. I don't know what's going on inside."
“…”
"I just heard from Xiao Shunzi that the emperor seemed to be furious."
Nan Yan's brows were furrowed.
Just before, Zhu Feng's attitude towards Zhu Chengxuan had finally improved a little, and he had even added some people to his entourage, reaching the level of the crown prince. The enthronement of the crown prince was almost imminent.
Such a thing happened at this very moment!
Zhu Chengxuan is really something, why did he have to write a poem praising King Wen?
Ran Xiaoyu said worriedly, "My Lady, are you going over there?"
Normally, when encountering such things, she would not ask, but would stop Nan Yan from interfering if she wanted to.
But this time, it was Zhu Chengxuan.
She taught Zhu Chengxuan archery for a period of time. Although she didn't say anything on the surface, she had some feelings for the child in her heart, or in other words, some kind of master-disciple relationship.
That's why I asked Nan Yan.
But Nan Yan calmed down as she held the crying little princess in her arms.
She asked, "Where's the Queen?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "I saw someone heading towards Yonghe Palace. They must be going to report the news."
“…”
"I just don't know how the Queen will react."
The Queen will definitely react.
Although everyone knew that Zhu Chengxuan was not the Queen's biological son, the Queen was the Prince of Wei's biological mother, and she was the one who had raised the Prince of Wei over the years.
As the queen and the legitimate mother, she has no choice but to take responsibility for what happened.
She must save the King of Wei.
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said, "Let's wait for the Queen to go and see what happens."
If Zhu Feng was just angry for a moment, and the court officials pleaded for him, and the Empress Dowager consoled him, once his anger subsided, the matter should be resolved.
If that doesn’t work, find another way yourself.
If we go over there and gather together now, I'm afraid Zhu Feng will be angry and even more annoyed.
So, she asked Ran Xiaoyu to call someone over and keep an eye on the movements in the imperial study. She herself remained in the Yiku Palace, with red eyes and sleepiness. After coaxing little An Ning for a long time, she finally coaxed her to sleep.
At this time, it was almost dawn.
She could only lean against the headboard and doze off.
However, after dawn, the situation did not get better.
Ran Xiaoyu came back and reported even worse news.
"Although the Empress went to plead for mercy, she was reprimanded by the Emperor and told to return to Yonghe Palace and not come out again for the time being."
"What?"
Go back to Yonghe Palace and don’t come out for the time being?
Doesn't that mean that the Queen is forbidden?
Why is Zhu Feng so angry?
As Nan Yan put on her clothes, she asked, "Is there any other news? Why is the emperor so furious?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "I just heard the news from Ye Zheng. It seems that the anti-poem was not just written casually."
Nan Yan turned around and looked at her: "What do you mean?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "I heard that the anti-poem was written in the letters exchanged between the King of Wei and General Xu."
"What?!"
When Nan Yan heard this, her eyes widened.
The correspondence between Zhu Chengxuan and Xu Shifeng?
Her heart suddenly sank.
No wonder Zhu Feng was so furious and directly put the King of Wei in jail.
You must know that Xu Shifeng is a military general. He has a large number of troops under his command and is the defender of Beiping City where Zhu Feng is about to move the capital.
At the same time, he is also the queen's maternal relative, Zhu Chengxuan's uncle, and the backer of King Wei!
Zhu Feng had just planned to appoint King Wei as the crown prince when King Wei wrote a letter to this military commander, hoping that Zhu Feng would give up the throne as soon as possible.
This is no longer just anti-poetry.
Since ancient times, the emperor's greatest taboo was the princes colluding with relatives and military generals.
Zhu Chengxuan stood both of them in one go!
If someone were to say that this was a conspiracy to rebel, it would make sense!
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