Chapter 295: Wen Die’s Remonstrance
Shen Ning stood up and left with the Queen Mother...
When they reached the deserted part of the Imperial Garden outside, the Queen Mother spoke in a cold voice: "Chen Ning, do you admit your guilt?"
Shen Ning immediately knelt down.
The Queen Mother looked at her and said, "How many heads do you have to dare to hurt the dragon's body?"
Chen Ning raised her head and said, "Queen Dowager, I swear I never harmed the emperor. It was just that the situation was urgent, so I had no choice but to resort to this last resort to make Your Majesty fall into a coma... Your Majesty is now suffering from the poison, and I'm afraid he will listen to the deposed queen's orders. Daxuan is currently facing internal and external troubles. If the deposed queen takes advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, the country will be in turmoil!"
The Queen Mother snorted and laughed: "Really?"
Shen Ning continued, "Of course, I am also trying to save myself... The court has a strong foundation, but I only have one life left. I cannot withstand the revenge of the deposed queen. I don't want to die in such a worthless way."
The Queen Mother looked at her quietly for a long while, then sighed deeply: "You are honest and didn't play those roundabout ways with me."
Chen Ning said seriously, "The Queen Mother has been very kind to me, and I believe that you, Her Majesty, will be able to figure out the reasons behind this... Now that Daxuan is about to fall into chaos, it would be better to let Your Majesty fall into a coma rather than become a butcher knife in the hands of the traitors to slaughter the loyal and good..."
The Queen Mother hadn't expected this. She took a long breath and closed her eyes: "The world will be in chaos... The world will be in chaos!"
Shen Ning got up and supported the old lady.
The Queen Mother grabbed her hand and sighed, "Now, who can believe what the Emperor has done over the years?"
Just did nothing!
Shen Ning complained in her heart, but she had to comfort him on the surface: "I will send someone to find a witch doctor from Southern Xinjiang and bring him to the palace as soon as possible. As long as His Majesty can wake up, everything will not be the worst yet."
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and sighed: "I hope so..."
In fact, Shen Ning was not sure either.
Empress Wei poisoned Emperor Jiaping. What was she trying to do with him? It was obvious that she was trying to release the Crown Prince from his confinement... and then what?
Committing such a treasonous act as poisoning the emperor, which resulted in the execution of the entire family, was just to release the prince from confinement?
How is that possible!
Wait until the Crown Prince resumes his position as Regent, and then... Emperor Jiaping, who was poisoned by the Gu, will die suddenly, and then the Crown Prince will naturally inherit the throne...
This method is very dangerous, but it is the simplest and most effective.
Chen Ning thought, if Emperor Jiaping had not deprived the Crown Prince of his power as regent when he confined him to his house, and had not spread rumors that he intended to depose the crown prince... the Queen would have probably killed the king directly.
Anyway, his son was the legitimate heir to the throne. Now that Emperor Jiaping was gone, the crown prince would naturally succeed him.
But now, the prince has been confined to his house and his power has been taken away, and there are rumors in the court that he will be deposed. Queen Wei is one step too late and can only try to restore the prince's status first.
That was why Shen Ning risked her life to make Emperor Jiaping fall asleep.
As long as the crown prince's confinement order is not lifted, he will not be able to inherit the throne legitimately, and Emperor Jiaping will be able to live in peace... Empress Wei and her people will not be too radical.
However, the facts proved that Shen Ning did not understand the politics and underestimated the decisiveness of these people.
At the court meeting the next day, Emperor Jiaping adjourned due to illness, and the head of all officials, Xu Ge Lao, asked to see the emperor... The fact that Emperor Jiaping was in a coma could no longer be hidden.
Chen Ning had asked Golden Eagle to send a letter to Xiao Nanchen to ask him how to deal with the situation. Was it right for her to knock Emperor Jiaping unconscious? Xiao Nanchen wrote back to tell her that her remedy was decisive and timely. He told her that if the emperor had not been unconscious, the prince would have returned to govern the country... and then it would be the time for Emperor Jiaping's death.
There were only four words at the end of the letter, written with such force that the words could be seen through the paper: Wait for me to come back.
Only then did Shen Ning realize that Xiao Nanchen seemed to have anticipated this...
As expected, only natural talents can participate in any political schemes. People like her should just focus on farming and doing business... She can't afford to offend them!
However, with Xiao Nanchen's words, Shen Ning's original panic and confusion were calmed down a lot. Even when the prince left the East Palace under the protection of Lord Xu and rushed into the court to "take charge of the situation", she was not too panicked.
Everyone knows that the prince has been ignorant and incompetent over the years. It is common for him to doze off and feel sleepy while attending court meetings. How can he be in charge of the overall situation?
It's just a way for Lord Xu to ensure the crown prince ascends the throne...
Most of the civil and military officials followed Lord Xu's lead, but when the crown prince took the stage for the court meeting, someone stood up to oppose him.
It was the Censor Li Chengmu...and also Li Yushi's father.
The entire court was silent, and everyone was looking at Li Chengmu who stood up to oppose the Crown Prince's regent.
Li Chengmu's face flushed, and he was obviously nervous and frightened, but he still straightened his back.
"Your Majesty has confined the Crown Prince and stripped him of his power as Regent, yet you haven't concealed your intention to dethrone him... Now that Your Majesty is unconscious, the Crown Prince has left the Eastern Palace without permission, which is disloyalty!"
"Your Majesty is ill and bedridden. As a son, the Crown Prince does not care to show filial respect by his bedside, but instead defies the Emperor's orders and seeks to influence the court. This is unfilial."
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With every word Li Chengmu spoke, the expression of Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu at the top became more gloomy.
Xiao Nanyu had been trembling with fear for many days because the emperor had confined him to his house, stripped him of power and was about to depose the crown prince. After being rescued by Lord Xu, Xiao Nanyu changed his previous indolence and set his full strength to seize power... He no longer wanted to be a son whose everything was taken away easily by his father's words!
But in the court, the Queen Mother and Lord Xu had already prepared for him for so long, and other ministers did not dare to say much even though they had doubts in their hearts. But this Li Chengmu was so ignorant of the consequences that he wanted to use him to gain fame?
Damn it!
Xiao Nanyu wanted to refute, but when he opened his mouth he didn't know how to refute. He looked around at the other officials in the court, who were all watching him with their eyes fixed on him, without any expression, but seemed to be watching the show openly or secretly. Xiao Nanyu suddenly felt angry.
"Li Chengmu, you dare to slander me as disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust. You don't even take me, the Crown Prince, seriously. You are disrespectful. Now that we are facing internal and external troubles, someone needs to take charge of the overall situation. But you are obstructing us with ulterior motives... Is your head too heavy for you to want?"
Xiao Nanyu had a sinister look on his face, revealing threats and murderous intent.
However, Li Chengmu stepped forward and shouted, shaking the sky: "The Crown Prince has lost his virtue and deceived the emperor to commit treason. As a loyal minister, I shall die with honor!"
After he finished speaking, without giving Xiao Nanyu any chance to speak again, Li Chengmu took off his official hat, turned around and bumped into the vermilion pillar.
With a dull thud, the censor slowly slid to the ground, blood gushing out... He died with his eyes open!
Xiao Nanyu stood there in shock.
He didn't even have time to do anything, just walked out of the Eastern Palace... just walked out of the Eastern Palace, and officials threatened to commit suicide!
He was probably the first prince in history to be admonished by the Censor-in-Chief...
But after the initial shock, Xiao Nanyu's heart was filled with intense anger and resentment!
Just because he walked out of the East Palace, these people threatened to kill him. How could he move forward and move up?
This is too much! This is too much!
He is the crown prince, the heir to the throne. What do these officials think of him... a deathbed remonstration?
He actually died for his advice!
No matter what happens in the future, today's events will undoubtedly be recorded in history books. Even if he later becomes a wise ruler, history books will still tell the world: a censor once cursed him as a traitor and killed him...
This Li Chengmu used his own life to pour dirty water all over his head and body, making him unable to have a clear mind for the rest of his life!
"Alright, alright, alright... Since you, Li Chengmu, are willing to die to clear your name, then I will grant your wish. Come, drag him out and throw him into the mass grave. Let his body be left exposed for three years without a burial!"
The hall was filled with dead silence. The head of the officials, Xu Ge Lao, stood there with his eyes downcast, not uttering a word...
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