"Who is the True Dragon Son of Heaven you are talking about?" Zhong Mingwei heard the subtlety in Kong Wenmin's words, "Is it the current emperor, or is it someone else?"
"My Lord is really a man of many minds," Kong Wenmin said, pausing for a moment before continuing, "The Imperial Guards have been passed down for a hundred years, and they value loyalty the most. They only regard the True Dragon Son of Heaven as their leader. Back then, the late Emperor wanted to make the King of Pingxi the Crown Prince, but the current Emperor, in order to seize the throne, took advantage of the King of Pingxi's trip to Mobei and killed him to seize the throne. With such perverse actions, how can he be worthy of being the True Dragon Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou? And how can he be the leader of the Imperial Guards?"
"What? Didn't the late emperor die suddenly of a serious illness?" Pang Yi was speechless. "What you mean is that the death of the late emperor is actually related to the current emperor?"
"Yes, the current emperor, who was the eldest prince back then, was afraid that King Pingxi was favored by the late emperor, so he took advantage of the time when King Pingxi went to Mobei to attack the late emperor. With the help of the empress dowager and the Xu family, he took the opportunity to wipe out the other princes. In less than half a month, he successfully ascended the throne as emperor." Kong Wenmin said.
"But if he really killed the late emperor, then...how could the queen mother forgive him? And how could she agree to let the Xu family help him ascend the throne?" Pang Yi frowned even more. "I heard that the queen mother and the late emperor had a deep love for each other. How could the queen mother support a man who killed his father to ascend the throne?"
"She would," Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice, "In her eyes, the interests of the Xu family are above everything else. At that time, the Prince of Pingxi could not come back, so of course he could not be counted on. That was not the time to worry about who killed his father. At that time, the only way to protect the interests of the Xu family was to support the eldest prince to ascend the throne. Otherwise, the eldest prince would be sentenced to death for regicide, and the Prince of Pingxi could not come back. No matter which prince ascended the throne, it would be a disaster for the Xu family. What's more, with an eldest prince who killed the regicide and seized the throne, the Xu family would never have the face to stand in the court again."
"So the Queen Mother doesn't care how the late emperor died?" Mei Ya felt a chill all over her body. She was speechless for a long time before she could speak again. "Not only did she not care how the late emperor died, she helped the eldest prince to the throne, and then turned around and forced the eldest daughter of the Xu family to marry him. Then the mother and son are still loving and filial. This good show has been going on for thirty-four years. How... How can it be so terrible?"
Yes, how could such a terrible thing happen?
He is obviously the enemy who killed your husband, but you act as if nothing happened. You are usually kind and gentle, a loving mother and a filial son. It seems that you never knew how the late emperor died, and it seems that you forgot it long ago.
Under the table, Zhong Mingwei gently held Mei Ya's hand. Mei Ya then let out a soft breath, turned her head to look at Zhong Mingwei, and turned over to hold the man's hand.
"The late emperor had appointed Prince Pingxi to lead the Imperial Guards, so the current emperor was wary of the Imperial Guards. When he first ascended the throne, he killed the then commander of the Imperial Guards on trumped-up charges. The next two commanders also had bad endings. It was not until Ma Zhiming was appointed as the commander that His Majesty felt a little relieved, but he no longer trusted the Imperial Guards. It was at that time that he set about letting Dai Jingfeng form the Jinyiwei," Kong Wenmin took a sip of tea and continued, "Within a few years, the Jinyiwei was able to keep pace with the Imperial Guards, which had been passed down for a hundred years, and even suppressed them in every way. If Dai Jingfeng's death had not been sudden, the Jinyiwei would have suffered a great blow. I'm afraid the Jinyiwei would be even more powerful now."
"So the Imperial Guards have always regarded the King of Pingxi as their lord," Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice, looking at Kong Wenmin, "Then why do the Imperial Guards protect me so much? What is my relationship with the King of Pingxi?"
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