The system forced me to be emperor

But if this is the case, then the strategy of the Prince Zhao is too powerful.

Xiao Rui sighed and came back to his senses.

Sure enough, people in the world should not be underestimated. Although Jia Xu and Guo Jia are counselors with first-class IQs, many of the local counselors here are also masters!If you think that you can despise the world by virtue of descending characters, then your own road will not be long or short.

"The smarter the enemy, the more exciting the game!" Xiao Rui clenched his fists, full of fighting enthusiasm.

At this time, Emperor Xia called out Zhang Jinfu, Mu Chen, and Hai Dafu, and ordered: "Leaded by Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the Patrol Battalion cooperate to thoroughly investigate the spies from all over the capital! Hai Dafu, pry open these spies for me!" My mouth, I want to know who in the Xia Kingdom is traitorous and seeks glory, and cooperates with them internally and externally!"

Sure enough, His Majesty entrusted Dongchang with the task of eradicating the enemy's spies, exactly as Jia Xu had guessed, so the next step is to watch Wei Zhongxian's performance.

Xiao Rui secretly glanced at Xiao Feng, and saw that he lowered his head, not wanting others to notice his bewildered expression.He already suspected that Xiao Rui had a relationship with Wei Zhongxian, so now that Wei Zhongxian is investigating Zhao Guo's spies, he will definitely start to involve himself!

"It's troublesome, this is a big trouble!" Xiao Feng cursed secretly, clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, stealing chickens without losing money, this is the portrayal of him now.

Next, no one dared to report other things, so the early court ended early.

Now Xiao Rui can finally breathe a sigh of relief, of course the matter is endless, besides dealing with Xiao Feng, there is still a hidden character to deal with.

King Ruyang!

When it comes to King Ruyang, Xiao Rui has a headache. After all, he is Xiao Qingqing's biological father, and Xiao Qingqing is his own daughter. It turned out that he was put in the position of the old man. What should we do now?

Let him go?

There are no doors!

Xiao Rui wouldn't spare King Ruyang just because of Xiao Qingqing. This time he almost fell victim to him, and he absolutely couldn't spare him, but he also kept his secrets hidden. How to find out his problem?This matter is a bit of a headache, let Jia Xu and Guo Jia handle it.

In the next few days, there was a lot of tension in the capital. Dongchang began to arrest people and thoroughly investigated the enemy's spies in the capital. Therefore, anyone who had business, relatives, or contacts with Zhao, Yan, and Qi were all The number of objects under investigation is as many as tens of thousands. There are countless people who are brought into Dongchang every day. Trembling with fright.

At this time, only Hai Dafu served Emperor Xia in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Have you found it?" Emperor Xia was reading the memorial and asked.

Hai Dafu said respectfully: "The servants have investigated the old people in the palace. According to them, the Empress Dowager Xiaoshen had a close relationship with Concubine Mu and Concubine De during her lifetime."

When it came to His Majesty's harem, Hai Dafu didn't dare to say too much, so he would answer whatever His Majesty asked him to investigate, and absolutely didn't dare to say anything else.

Emperor Xia nodded and said: "Back then, Emperor Zhao was guilty and told Empress Xiaoshen the identity of Concubine Rong. Although the Empress Dowager is not my biological mother, she is the empress dowager. She wants to uphold the ancestral precept that the harem should not interfere in politics, and even more so. Xia Guo is orthodox, so she gave Concubine Rong a white silk without telling me, but fortunately Ye Qianying and Ye Wendao rescued Concubine Rong, but it also caused subsequent disasters."

Having said that, Emperor Xia put down his pen, stood up and stretched his waist.

"Back then, I threatened Empress Xiaoshen not to reveal the identity of Concubine Rong, and at the same time wiped out the roots and cleared the palace, but in the end there were fish that slipped through the net, and Wei Wuxian was one of them. Concubine Mu, Concubine De and Empress Xiaoshen were close, so this Do the two of you know?" Emperor Xia murmured to himself.

Hai Dafu was silent, not daring to answer.

Emperor Xia thought of another matter and asked: "I seem to remember that when the British Duke was young, he traveled around various countries, especially living in Zhao Guohuang for a long time! This matter has been going on for a long time, and I have forgotten it. I just remembered it all of a sudden."

Hai Dafu said respectfully: "The British Duke likes to visit the mountains and rivers, and the slaves have also heard about it."

Emperor Xia nodded, narrowed his eyes, and said: "I still remember that the British gentleman was a first-class Confucian scholar. About the same age as Zhao Huang, I heard that Zhao Huang also liked to make friends when he was young..."

Hai Dafu continued to remain silent, His Majesty's meaning was already very clear, as a slave he did not dare to say more.

At this time, Emperor Xia said again: "When I was young, I devoted myself to the affairs of the country and didn't pay attention to the affairs of the harem. Even the childhood education of the princes was entrusted to the doctor. You go to Dongchang yourself and send someone to investigate the situation of the harem. Teach Duan Wang's Enlightenment Doctor, and see how Duan Wang's learning ability was when he was a child."

Hai Dafu replied: "Yes!"

After finishing speaking, Hai Dafu left in a hurry, and would come back in an hour.

"Your Majesty, this servant has already found out..." Hai Dafu felt that the situation was serious when he thought of what he had found out.

"Say!" Emperor Xia asked.

Hai Dafu said: "Your Majesty, three of the four doctors who taught His Highness Duan Wang have passed away!"

"Three people died? How did they die?" Emperor Xia asked.

Hai Dafu replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Dr. Li Kaiyuan was in charge of teaching His Royal Highness Duan Wang's Five Classics and Four Books. He died suddenly at the age of 45. Dr. Huang Hai was in charge of teaching His Royal Highness Duan Wang's calligraphy, chess and painting. He fell ill and died at the age of 52. Zhang Zhiqiu, who was in charge of teaching His Royal Highness the Analects of Confucius etiquette, drowned and died at the age of 38. Only the teacher in charge of riding and shooting was safe."

After hearing this, Emperor Xia couldn't help sighing.

"Sure enough, it was hidden from me. When I was young, I took care of the prince's studies flawlessly, and I just gave him an opportunity to take advantage of it. In order to deceive me, this move is really long. British Duke, British Duke, no wonder the late emperor called you It's Tsukatora! From what I can see, it's completely wolf Gu Zhixiang!" Xia Huang said at the end, his tone gradually became indifferent.

When the Emperor Xia was young, he devoted himself to government affairs. Otherwise, how would he develop the barren and backward Xia Kingdom into what it is now?

But everything has advantages and disadvantages. His negligence of the harem caused the death of Concubine Rong, which caused an unforgettable pain in his life.It is also because he is above the government and does not care about the education of princes such as King Jin, King Chu, King Wu, and King Duan, so that he doesn't care much about whether King Duan is smart or straightforward.

It wasn't until I knew the Mandate of Heaven that I didn't concentrate so much on government affairs, and began to pay attention to the teachings of Xiao Rui, Xiao Jing, and Xiao Yan, and regularly checked their schoolwork.

So this gave the British public an opportunity. In order to hide some truths, he asked Xiao Feng to open a mansion at the age of 12 and teach him personally. He probably also bought the three doctors, and did not let them reveal the wisdom of King Duan to the outside world. He took a chance and killed the three of them, completely concealing the truth.

When Xiao Feng is older and understands the ways of the world, he can pretend to be a fool. In addition, His Majesty cares less, and as time goes by, he can hide it from everyone.

"The royal family has no family ties. This is what my mother told me after she took me to recognize my ancestors. I have never forgotten it. I never thought that it would be my turn to have an heir, and I would go through this process. It's ridiculous!"

Emperor Xia shook his head and sighed, feeling a sense of loneliness in his heart.

Hai Dafu has followed Emperor Xia for nearly 30 years, and has witnessed with his own eyes how Emperor Xia rises and takes the throne, and how worried he is about the country, the people, and state affairs. At this moment, he is so lonely, and he has not seen it for many years.

"Show me! Go to Concubine Mu!"

Suddenly, Emperor Xia made a decree, and at the same time, the loneliness on his face disappeared.

As the king of a country, there should be no sighs!

Chapter 410: Since ancient times, the struggle for power has required military power

More than ten days have passed since the death of the King of Chu. Emperor Xia ordered the family branch to preside over the funeral for the King of Chu. Because the King of Chu is not a prince, there is no need to build the Prince's Mausoleum. He only needs to be buried in the Prince's Mausoleum. Can.

But even the prince's death has a variety of specifications.The body of the King of Chu has been put into the "golden coffin", and all the ministers, officials, princes, princesses, and concubines have expressed their condolences.

Of course, this kind of "golden coffin" is not made and decorated with gold, but made of fir wood, and then painted with gold lacquer fifteen times, painted with vermilion lacquer on the outside, and then painted with patterns such as clouds and dragons.

The day after the golden coffin was filled, the golden coffin was moved to the royal cemetery outside the city for a temporary rest, waiting for the next sacrifice.

Because the King of Chu was assassinated and died, His Majesty felt sorry for him, and specially gave him the posthumous title of "Prince Yongmin".Then there are "First Sacrifice Ceremony" and "Exit Sacrifice Ceremony", both of which are sacrificial ceremonies.

Today, Xiao Rui and other princes and civil and military ministers accompanied Emperor Xia to personally attend the "Great Sacrifice Ceremony".

Because the king of Chu is not a prince, the following Zhouyue ceremony, hundred-day ceremony, and ancestral memorial ceremony have been cancelled. Just choose a time to carry out the ceremony and move the ceremony. At that time, the coffin will be sent from the sacrificial place to the place of burial to wait, and then the funeral ceremony will be performed. , that is, formal burial.

In the end, the Clan Mansion chose February 23 for the burial.

After the great sacrificial ceremony, the turmoil of King Chu’s death subsided, and the common people stopped talking about it. However, Dongchang’s pursuit of the enemy’s spies was not over yet. Coupled with the strong support of Daxia Daily, many common people were in despair. For the people of Chaoyang District, they began to report and expose, so a large number of problematic spies were found out and sent to Dongchang to learn to be a good man.

If you want to deal with Xiao Feng through Dongchang, you can't do it overnight, otherwise it will arouse His Majesty's suspicion. Xiao Rui doesn't want to reveal the design, so you can't target Xiao Feng now.