Chapter 112 The Princess Has a Problem
Concubine Xian listened attentively to the words of the Empress Dowager, and recalled what happened in the past six months.
Yes, the Jiang family was originally powerful, and the Empress Dowager and Concubine Jiang Gui were all-powerful in the harem. The Empress was in name only. Although Emperor Mingxi saw everything, he was cowardly and did nothing.
But suddenly, everything changed.
When did it start?
The Empress Dowager was right, it was after the little princess was born, that seemed to be a node.
Since then, Emperor Mingxi's personality has changed drastically, and he is decisive in killing in the court. Under the protection of Emperor Mingxi, the Empress also took back the power of the Central Palace.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince have made great contributions and have a very good reputation in the court and among the people.
The Jiang family, on the other hand, was constantly in trouble. Now, a prominent noble family was severely damaged in less than a year, stripped of its title and convicted, and its descendants were scattered.
Usually, I was cold to the queen and seldom interacted with her, so I didn't see the little princess very often. I didn't notice anything unusual about the little princess.
Maybe there was something wrong with this Princess Anguo.
Maybe she was a monster.
Concubine Xian frowned and thought carefully, maybe I could start with the little princess.
That night, after Concubine Xian returned to her Xiande Palace, she dismissed the palace people and whispered to her confidant, Eunuch Yang, "Find a few trustworthy people to keep an eye on the little princess."
In early winter, the days become shorter, it gets light later and gets dark earlier.
When Xia Zhengqi went to court, it was still pitch black.
He asked the nanny to hastily clean up Xia Miaoyuan, wrapped her in a quilt, and took her to court.
Because he loved his daughter, he was reluctant to wake her up every morning to go to court. Only when there were difficult things would he hold Xia Miaoyuan to listen to his heart.
But yesterday, when Xia Yi and King Jing were beheaded at the Meridian Gate, some accidents happened on the scene, which caused a lot of discussion in the court and the streets. It was expected that today's morning court would definitely not be peaceful.
[Oh, this princess has a miserable life! ]
Xia Miaoyuan woke up again to the voices of civil and military officials cheering long live the emperor.
[Mom, this movement is more shocking than the passing of a green train, and more annoying than the dancing ladies in the square in the morning. ]
Xia Miaoyuan lay beside the dragon chair, complaining angrily.
In order to make his daughter more comfortable, Emperor Mingxi simply placed a small bed next to the dragon chair and let Xia Miaoyuan lie on it.
Xia Zhengqi: What is a green train? What is a square dancing lady?
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Yu Shi Dongfangyi stepped out of the line and said loudly.
Xia Zhengqi nodded to Dongfang Yu Shi, indicating that he should continue.
"When the beheading took place at the Meridian Gate yesterday, the traitor Xia Yi shouted at the execution ground: The emperor is incompetent, the government is dark, talented and ambitious people are buried, and the Great Xia will soon perish. He then uttered a lot of obscene words... "
"I think that the traitor Xia Yi has not repented even at the end of his life, and has been extremely disrespectful to Your Majesty, which has really damaged the reputation of the court."
As soon as Dongfang Yushi finished speaking, officials below were whispering.
"Oh, this is really outrageous. Xia
Yi should be cut into pieces." "If it were you, drag out his corpse and whip it."
Xia Zhengqi slapped the armrest of the dragon chair and cursed, "Traitor! How despicable!"
He only heard a little rumor yesterday that there was a small incident on the execution ground. He didn't expect that Xia Yi would dare to insult him and curse Da Xia on the execution ground.
If he was accused of being too kind and weak, he would tolerate it. But he actually scolded him for being stupid and not valuing talents. This was really intolerable.
"My dear ministers, what do you think should be done about this?" Xia Zhengqi asked in a cold voice.
Seeing that Xia Zhengqi was so angry, the civil and military officials immediately rushed to answer.
A minister shouted, "Whip the corpse!"
Another general said, "Chop it up and throw it into the sea to feed the fish!" Another
minister thought it was too exciting and shouted, "Kill his entire clan!"
Xia Zhengqi and other ministers looked at him at once.
Xia Zhengqi: Are you sick? His nine clans are me and the entire royal family. Do you want to destroy the royal family and become the emperor yourself?
The sentence of "Kill his nine clans" made Xia Miaoyuan sober up: [Oh my god, this minister is not awake yet, let me see who said that.]
She got up from the small bed, rubbed her eyes, and searched among the ministers.
The powerful general Wu Yong was blushing and lowered his head in embarrassment. The ministers around him looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"General Wu, if you have any opinions about me, you can write them down in detail on a memorial like the civil servants do and hand it to me to read." Xia Zhengqi said coldly.
Wu Yong knelt on the ground with a thump and kowtowed several times: "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant, I..."
Wu Yong's brain turned quickly, looking for an excuse. Finally, his eyes lit up and he said, "I have suffered from severe insomnia recently, so my brain couldn't work, so I said the wrong thing." "
Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Xia Zhengqi rolled his eyes in anger. After calming down, he said, "I reward you with a month without going to court. You should sleep well at home, but your salary will be stopped for one month."
"Pfft!" Xia Miaoyuan covered his mouth and laughed: "Daddy is so stingy that he doesn't even give me paid leave. γ
Xia Zhengqi then ordered Debao: "After the court session, go to the treasury and get 100 kilograms of walnuts for General Wu, so that he can eat more walnuts to nourish his brain."
"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion." A wise voice came.
Xia Miaoyuan looked down and saw that the person who spoke was Yan Wenjing, the prince's teacher and the academician of the Hanlin Academy.
"Oh? Lord Yan, what insights do you have? Speak them out." Xia Zhengqi said seriously.
"I think that Xia Yi, as a prince, should be satisfied and grateful for his position and salary, and enjoy a life of luxury, but he hides so much dissatisfaction."
"So what?" Xia Zhengqi asked with a frown.
"There are probably two reasons why Xia Yi behaved like this. Either he is vicious by nature and never knows how to be satisfied, or he suffered some injustice and harbored resentment towards the court."
"So I think Your Majesty should reconsider this."
"Perhaps there are some unknown drawbacks of the court."
Although Xia Zhengqi was a benevolent monarch, he was still angry just now. After hearing Yan Wenjing's straightforward words, he couldn't help but surge with anger.
[Lord Yan is amazing!] Xia Miaoyuan clapped his hands in admiration after hearing this.
[In fact, Xia Yi's experience is indeed sympathetic.]
[I remember in the book that he was a talented man with both virtue and talent. Whether it was Mingjing or governing the country, he was an outstanding person.]
[Such a person, if he entered the court, would definitely be a talent for governing the world. It would not be a problem for him to be a minister or even a prime minister.]
Xia Zhengqi was stunned when he heard this.
Last time, he just heard his daughter talk about Xia Yi's talent in both civil and military affairs, but he didn't expect that he would be so talented.
[It's a pity that Xia Yi has a bad fate. His family is really in a mess. ]
[According to the system of Daxia, if a member of the royal family wants to be an official, the only way is to be recommended. ]
[He has no power in the royal family, and no one recommends him. So, his talent was buried. ]
[But he was really unwilling to be an idle prince, so he had the intention of rebellion. ]
Xia Zhengqi felt his heart sink. At that moment, he actually felt a little regretful.
[Alas, in fact, from Xia Yi's perspective, he was very painful. γ
γFor a mediocre person, being a royal bee bug may be a particularly happy thing, but for a talented and ambitious person, not having a stage to display their talents is like killing them. γ
Xia Zhengqi clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were heavy, and suddenly, an idea came to his mind.