"You said that, as if the throne is within easy reach," Helan Ya said with a smile. At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief, "But this way, I can feel more at ease."
"The throne is indeed within easy reach. But I still had some hope that Mingwei would inherit the throne legitimately, but the reputation of a son violating his father's will is too bad." Zhong Zhiling said in a deep voice. At this point, he sighed softly, "Forget it. I can't care so much. How can he be worthy of being the emperor or a father with that kind of face?"
"Yes, now that you have figured it out, don't worry about it anymore." Helan Ya also said, while picking up the teacup in front of her and raising it in front of Zhong Zhiling. At the same time, she said cunningly, "I wish the Prince of Pingxi immediate success and victory!"
"Thank you, Madam!" Zhong Zhiling smiled widely, took the teacup from Helanya's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.
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August 4, 34th year of Jiasheng
The capital.
Imperial study.
“Crash!”
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Ling Shian looked at the memorials and inkstones scattered on the ground, and was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed. "Your Majesty, I have done a bad job, please punish me! But please take care of your health!"
"Do you think I won't punish you?!" Zhong Mingzheng pointed at Ling Shi'an with trembling fingers. He gritted his teeth and said, "I just asked you to track down a weak scholar. It's been nearly a month. The Jinyiwei sent out so many people, but he hasn't been caught yet. What's the use of you for me?!"
The thing is, on the day Zhong Mingzheng ascended the throne there were thunder and lightning, and it rained heavily for half a month. The people in the capital were in a panic. They didn't say it, but they all wondered in their hearts whether the new emperor's throne was not obtained in a legitimate way, which angered the heaven. At this time, an article entitled "On the True Dragon Emperor"* signed by the top scholar Chen Qingxuan was circulated in the capital. There was not a single word about the current emperor in the article, but it used the past to satirize the present, and exposed the ugliness and absurdity of traitors pretending to be the true dragon emperor.
Chen Qingxuan was very famous, especially in the capital. Not only among scholars, but even ordinary people knew that he was the top scholar selected by the emperor, and was highly respected and admired by the late emperor. This made people think deeply. At this time, Chen Qingxuan jumped out and risked the execution of his entire family, pointing the finger at the emperor, and even accusing him of being a traitor. Was he crazy or was he really angry about what the new emperor did? But what did the new emperor do to make a weak scholar stand up and speak for the emperor?
The court naturally listed "True Dragon Son of Heaven" as a banned article at the first time, strictly prohibiting the people from circulating and discussing it. It also listed several major crimes of Chen Qingxuan and sent Jinyiwei to search for his whereabouts. At the same time, the court publicly executed several students who dared to discuss the new emperor's enthronement in public, and sent a large number of guards to closely monitor the people in various places in Beijing. For a time, it only caused panic in the capital. People dared not even say a word when they went out. However, in this way, the people of the capital inevitably felt more sympathy for Chen Qingxuan, and at the same time they couldn't help but think more. Is the new emperor so afraid of people's discussions because he is guilty? Is this throne really not obtained legitimately?
Naturally, no one could answer them, but as the people watched the incessant heavy rain and the guards holding steel knives on the streets, they had a vague idea of the answer in their hearts.
"I failed to do my job well, please punish me, Your Majesty!" Ling Shi'an knelt deeply again, his forehead pressed against the cold floor tiles, and he took a few quick breaths while speaking in a deep voice, "Although I know that I failed to do my job well and should be punished, I still hope that Your Majesty can temporarily forgive me and give me a chance to make amends."
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