Yes, if Zhong Ming'e still had some affection for the Cui family and let Zhen Zhaosi go, whether he listened to Cui You'an's advice or ignored it, he would be killed. Zhong Ming'e must cut off all ties with the Cui family clearly and decisively, only then would he have a chance of survival, and the praise and trust of His Majesty.
But such praise and trust are really creepy.
"Oh!" Gao Zhiqi threw the food box on the ground, picked up a handful of hay, took out the flint and steel, lit it, and threw it in.
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July 3, 34th year of Jiasheng
Zhili Governor's Office.
Zhong Mingwei and his party entered Zhili the day before yesterday, and were escorted all the way to the Zhili government office by Song Duan and his men. Song Duan came here with Kong Wenjie on the orders of Fang Zuotang, but Kong Wenjie went to the capital, while Song Duan came to Zhili to report the matter to Zhili Governor Fu Zhongtian first, and then be ready to receive Zhong Mingwei and his party to Zhili at any time.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Guards just brought this over." Zhong Mingwei, Mei Ya, and Pang Yi were having breakfast when they saw Fu Zhongtian hurried in with this memorial in his hand. He handed it to Zhong Mingwei, looking as if he wanted to say something but stopped. "Your Highness, please take a look."
Zhong Mingwei put down his chopsticks, opened the letter, and immediately curled his lips in sarcasm: "Oh, Prince Rong can't wait to ascend the throne. The coronation ceremony is scheduled for the seventh day of the seventh month, and there are only a few days to prepare. He doesn't mind the rush and is quite adaptable. Only officials like you who are not far from the capital can get the news. For those who are farther away, I'm afraid it will take more than half a month after the coronation ceremony for them to know that the country has changed hands."
According to the ancestral system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the coronation ceremony of the new emperor is always held one month after the death of the previous emperor. Although the situation is different now, Zhong Zhiheng has not passed away, and he announced to the public that he abdicated. Seeing Zhong Mingzheng's anxious look, he doesn't want to wait even one more day.
"Yes, it's only been a few days since Prince Rong forced the emperor to abdicate, and he can't wait to hold the coronation ceremony. Now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites are probably very busy," Fu Zhongtian also said with emotion, "It's time for An Zishang to show his loyalty again."
"Yes, An Zishang has been looking for an opportunity to show his loyalty, but he has never been able to get the pulse of Prince Rong. Now, he finally got the chance. If the coronation ceremony goes well, he, the Minister of Rites and Prince Rong's father-in-law Taishan, will probably be promoted," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, taking a sip of tea, and then said, "But I don't know if he will be blessed enough to be the father-in-law of the emperor."
"I don't think he has this blessing," Meiya also read the memorial, and then said casually, "I have always heard that the relationship between Prince Rong and his wife is very tense, and Prince Rong is very dissatisfied with the An family. Even if An Zishang has made a lot of efforts for Prince Rong to ascend the throne this time, I am afraid that it will not change Prince Rong's attitude towards him. Moreover, how can the Zhao family watch the An family's daughter rule the country? At that time, they will definitely beg Prince Rong to choose a suitable woman from the Zhao family to be the queen. As long as Zhao Changrong suppresses An Zishang in the previous dynasty, it will definitely not be the turn of the An family to issue orders in the harem."
"What the princess said is very true," Fu Zhongtian said respectfully. He did not know Meiya very well, and thought that Meiya was just a woman in the harem with no vision. However, he had seen Zhong Mingwei's attitude towards Meiya in the past two days, and heard Meiya's analysis with his own ears today, so his opinion of Meiya had changed a lot. At the same time, he said to Zhong Mingwei cautiously, "Moreover, July 7th is the anniversary of the death of Empress Zhenxianxiao, but Prince Rong chose to ascend the throne on this day. It is really disrespectful to Empress Zhenxianxiao. I wonder if the emperor knows about this?"
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