I don’t know where the rumor came from, but everyone was saying that the Lu family was warning the emperor in order to vent their anger on the son-in-law Lu Yanzhi.
The Lu family was already unhappy about a princess whose biological mother was of humble origin marrying their most beloved second son. Now Lu Yanzhi was wronged everywhere in the princess's mansion and was seriously injured, almost losing his life. After finally recovering, he had to go back to the princess's mansion. It was said that Lu's mother was so heartbroken that she wanted to beat the princess.
Later, news of Lu Yanzhi's facial injury also came out. It was said that the princess beat Lu Yanzhi because the empress dowager was frightened, and directly scratched Lu Yanzhi's face. It was also said that the princess had directly chopped the prince consort with a knife before.
Regardless of the order of events, Lu Yanzhi was wronged. The Lu family is powerful, so how could they not support their son?
So, to sum up, the Lu family had an absolute motive to do this, especially since Lu Yanzhi's father was the Minister of Rites. He could easily do this, find a scapegoat, and then stay out of it.
Fang Wenfu, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, is obviously the scapegoat. Didn’t you see that the Fang family is crying out for justice everywhere?
Three people make a tiger, and many words can melt gold.
Even if this matter was originally false, but everyone said so, and there was a bit of plausible "truth", then in the end, the false would become true. Even a family as huge as the Lu family could not shut everyone up.
A total of three people died at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, three people were seriously injured, ten people were slightly injured, and many more were frightened.
Although the banquet was hosted by the emperor, he was also frightened and the empress dowager even fainted. These people could not blame the emperor, but only the mastermind behind the scenes.
It would have been fine if we didn’t know who did it before, but now that we know, all the resentment must be directed at the Lu family.
The Lu family claims to be innocent? But who would believe that now? And even if they were innocent, their resentment needed someone to bear it. Now that the Lu family has been pushed out, can't they vent their resentment?
Especially the three families whose people died. Those who were able to attend the banquet were all people of status and position, and the young ones were outstanding descendants of the family. They died in this accident. Those were the lives of three blood relatives. How could the blood feud be let go?
The three seriously injured people have only managed to save their lives temporarily. It is hard to say what will happen next. How can we not hate them?
All the resentment was directed at the Lu family, but this was not enough.
In addition to strength, you also need weapons.
Because the banquet was hosted by the empress, the empress was also responsible for the mess. The emperor had a big quarrel with the empress and punished the empress to copy scriptures to pray for the empress dowager. Then the emperor favored the concubine Shu, who had always been against the empress, for two consecutive nights. This concubine Shu was also the one who gave birth to the emperor's eldest son.
One's own failure is certainly hateful, but if one's own failure helps one's opponent succeed, that is simply heart-wrenching.
The queen didn't care that she had no children, but the Wang family couldn't help but feel sad. Now the queen was punished, but the mother of the eldest prince was favored, and even the concubine was helping to manage the harem, and maybe she could become a noble concubine in the future.
Seeing that the Queen's status was increasingly threatened, how could the Wang family sit still?
The Wang family actually looked down on the emperor, but the emperor was still the son-in-law of the Wang family after all.
How dare that old man from the Lu family do this?
Lu family: “…”
The Lu family was wronged, the Lu family was innocent, it was really not them who did it, but the Lu family refused to say anything.
The arrogance of the big families makes them ignore the words of ants, and the pride of the scholars makes them disdain to engage in verbal disputes.
Therefore, when someone in the court pointed the finger at them, Prime Minister Lu just said coldly that it was all slander.
The Lu family firmly believed that the innocent would be innocent. This was a slander. The emperor had no evidence and could not do anything to the Lu family. He then handed the battlefield over to his vassal families and let them charge into battle.
The Wang family was originally not much worse than the Lu family, but now they have the support of some people who hate the Lu family, and they are directly breaking off relations with the Lu family.
The Lu family caused the Queen to be punished and the Wang family to lose face. This matter cannot be let go like this.
Besides, it is time for their Wang family to take the position of the number one family.
The two factions in the court were arguing fiercely, while the neutral faction watched the show silently. The emperor felt a headache listening to it, but he was also happy to see it happen.
It's rare to see this court... full of vitality.
I have to say that his royal sister is really capable. You know, it's only the fifth day. If she continues at this pace, it wouldn't be surprising if she can really make the Lu family disappear.
He was also curious about how the imperial sister, a princess with no power, could bring down the Lu family. He didn't expect that she was using the power of others to gain advantage over them and directing all the hatred towards the Lu family.
At this point, it doesn’t matter how the lion was released. What matters is that it must have been done by the Lu family.
The emperor approved of everything Xiao Li had done so far, but the next step would be very difficult for him.
She wanted him, the emperor, to show weakness to the Wang family. Where was his imperial dignity when the emperor pretended to be pitiful in front of a minister?
Xiao Li: I never thought about that at all.
Just asking you, do you want to win this game?
The emperor wanted to win. Through Xiao Li's analysis, he gradually felt that he could completely control the court.
He was the emperor and the court should have been under his control, but before that, he had to discuss everything with the five ministers in the cabinet. If Prime Minister Lu did not agree, his ideas and policies could not be implemented. Even if those officials committed crimes, whether he wanted to confiscate their property or behead them, it all depended on whether these cabinet ministers wanted to save them. He had been feeling frustrated for a long time.
And now he finally has the feeling of watching tigers fight from a mountain, with everything under control, and he wants to continue to be in control.
Xiao Li remained calm and said, "This isn't a sign of weakness, nor is it a show of pity. It's about telling your subjects about your predicament. The emperor treats you sincerely, and in exchange for a family fighting for you and dying for you. This is the emperor's gift, and it's the honor of the Wang family."
The emperor thought about it and realized that it was sincerity, not a sign of weakness or pity, but a reflection of his appreciation and favor for his subjects, so he agreed.
The emperor called the queen's brother into the palace and comforted her first, saying that he was not really blaming the queen for neglecting her, but that the empress dowager was frightened and the queen needed to give an explanation to her and the people of the world.
Copying Buddhist scriptures was not a punishment, but a way for the queen to show her filial piety to the empress dowager.
After explaining all this, he talked about his own difficulties, saying that the wedding of Lu Yanzhi and the princess caused resentment in the Lu family, and then Lu Yanzhi was injured, and the Lu family held a grudge. He also said that all court officials had to look at Prime Minister Lu's face, and so on.
He always flatters the Lu family, complains about the difficulties of being an emperor, and of course gives the Wang family some sweet treats in the end.
He did not directly promise profits, but expressed that he also wanted a legitimate prince.
The bait doesn't have to be very big, as long as it's something the fish likes, the greedy fish will definitely take the bait.
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