Unparalleled Concubine

Xiao Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen is too worried. My Dajin's harem is no better than that of Beizhou. It has always been in order. It's impossible..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he turned around and suddenly saw a timid court lady standing not far from the emperor's bed.

The Grand Duke was stunned, his eyes widened, and his voice trembled.

"Chu... Noble man Chu?"

Chapter 902

The Great Jin is the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains, and there is no precedent for a son taking over a mother, but there was in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Northern Zhou Dynasty was established for more than a hundred years, and many emperors occupied their father and concubines, and even one was established as a queen!

Because the Northern Zhou Dynasty was too powerful that year, these stories were once circulated in Dajin as romantic affairs.

That's why this young nobleman of Chu listened to the words of others and sneaked into Weiyang Palace.

She was a 14-year-old draft girl who entered the palace. After entering the palace, she only served the first emperor once, and was named a sixth-rank noble. Fortunately for the second time.

Who knew that instead of waiting for the fortune of Emperor Taikang, he waited for the news of Emperor Taikang's death and made her a widow at the age of 17.

A woman of this age is naturally restless, but with the death of Emperor Taikang, her future has come to an end. The nobleman of the former dynasty will never see the slightest light in his life.

But a few days ago, someone went to Yuxiu Palace and told her that the new emperor fell in love with her at first sight.

The story of the woman who served two generations of emperors in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was later named a queen is still circulating in the Jin Dynasty. No girl can refuse this kind of temptation.

Even if she can't become a queen, being an ordinary concubine is better than staying a widow for a lifetime in Yuxiu Palace. She is the only one, and this life is still very long.

So she came bravely.

But now, the face of the eunuch standing in front of her was surprisingly ugly.

Chu Guiren was also stunned. She didn't have any city in the first place, but now she froze in place, at a loss what to do.

At this time, Emperor Yuanzhao was still in a daze, Xiao Zheng, the chief eunuch of the inner guard, had already reacted, stepped forward and picked up a candlestick, and walked directly to the nobleman Chu, he struck decisively at the back of the nobleman's head, and directly smashed it go down!

Immediately, blood flowed horizontally.

The girl didn't even hum, she fell to the ground softly, bleeding all over the floor.

The complexions of the Zaifu suddenly changed, they stood up one after another, and shouted angrily: "Eunuch Xiao, what are you doing!"

Xiao Zheng's face was gloomy, he turned his head slowly to look at several ministers, and lowered his head slightly: "Everyone, just now our family made a mistake, this person should be a maid from Yuxiu Palace, I don't know why she ran to Weiyang Palace, Our family is in charge of the Forbidden Palace, just now it was just exercising the rules in the palace, which made several Xiangye laugh."

Shen Kuan's face turned black, he took a step forward, and shouted angrily: "Such things happened in the palace. As the emperor's close servant, Mr. Xiao not only refused to warn, but instead violently murdered me in front of us. He didn't hurt me at all. Wait and see!"

He was upright, and shouted: "Since Mr. Xiao wants to destroy the evidence, why don't you kill us all together, and today's affairs will be cleaned up, and no outsiders will know about it again!"

It is naturally impossible to kill the prime minister. These people are not just the prime ministers who are officials in the court. Behind them are the core figures of interest groups. Some of them are also great masters in the literary world. Even ransacking the family and exterminating the family is not a problem, but they can't die without knowing why.

Today in the palace, not only is Shangshutai's prime minister, but also the two assistant ministers Shen Kuan and Yan Shouzhuo. Once something happens to them, the officialdom of Dajin will be in chaos immediately, and the situation will only get worse.

Xiao Zheng took a deep breath and bowed his head respectfully to the ministers.

"Masters, our family's handling of palace affairs does not seem to have violated the national law, but it has violated it. At most, our family's life should pay for hers."

This eunuch, who always obeyed the rules in front of everyone, was surprisingly tough this time, he took a deep breath, and said: "You are all ministers who govern the country, and a mere life is handed over to the San Judicial Department to investigate and deal with it. There is no need for a few gentlemen to ask in person."

Yan Shouzhuo took a step forward, looked at the Chu nobleman who was lying on the ground, and then at Xiao Zheng who was standing in front of the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Xiao, no matter whether this person is a Chu nobleman or not, you will always kill someone violently." We have seen with our own eyes that the people I waited for were all officials in the court for decades, and Shen Xiang and I were the assistant ministers appointed by the late emperor. where?"

"If there is no explanation for today's matter, the official I am waiting for will not do it!"

He is in charge of Yushitai, and he is usually in charge of nosy affairs, not to mention this matter is no longer nosy matter, he shouted: "I don't believe it anymore, you are an eunuch, and you can turn black and white, pointing a deer into a horse?"

At this time, Emperor Yuanzhao who was standing behind Xiao Zheng finally came to his senses. The young emperor was flushed with anger. He pushed Xiao Zheng away and looked at these ministers viciously.

"I never knew that there was such a nobleman in my palace. Today, several prime ministers came together, and this nobleman ran out out of nowhere. What a coincidence!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng frowned.

Regarding political matters, even if you know some things, you can’t say them directly. You have to leave some room for compromise. For example, in the current situation, you can compromise with several ministers and pay some price to suppress this matter. go down.

But once the emperor said this, there was no room for compromise.

Shen Kuan held the imperial wat in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we are all foreign ministers and we can be said to be ignorant of the affairs of the palace. Today is not a letter delivered by someone else, so we have no knowledge of this matter at all."

He looked at the other people left and right, then continued to lower his head and said, "Today we are here together, and our intention is not to find some nobleman from Chu, but to persuade Your Majesty, to cultivate morality and self-cultivation. It is really chilling to shirk it on me and others."

"It is the duty of ministers to remonstrate with the emperor. This is the sacrament of Emperor Wu. Will His Majesty rebel against Emperor Wu before he is in charge?"

This era pays attention to the order of respect and inferiority, that is to say, there is no way for you to speak directly of someone with a higher status than you. Ancestors speak.

God, the emperor lost his virtue, and the sky was furious.

As for the ancestors, it is even simpler. They will memorize the "quotations" of the emperors of the past dynasties, and then either cut off the beginning and end, or discard the background and use them separately. In this way, the right to interpret these "quotations" is in the hands of their civil officials. hand.

A word of "filial piety" and a word of "virtue" can suppress the emperor and make him unable to move.

What's more, the current Emperor Yuanzhao is not yet in power, and he can't even use force against these prime ministers.

The little emperor flushed with anger.

He pointed at several prime ministers angrily, and shouted angrily: "Are you here today to force the palace!"

Several prime ministers knelt down together and said in unison: "I dare not wait."

Yan Shouzhuo kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, there must be an explanation for today's affairs, otherwise what is the justice of the Great Jin?"

As he said that, he took a look at the noble Chu who was still bleeding on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "The lady, I'm going to take you out of the palace, and I, the Sanju, will investigate this matter clearly."

Xiao Zheng stepped forward silently, expressionless.

"Yan Sikong, this is impossible."

Chapter 903 Aggressive

It is unknown whether this nobleman of Chu is dead or not, but no matter whether she is dead or not, Xiao Zheng cannot let her leave the palace.

Once he leaves, the emperor will take the "crime" of messing with his mother. If these prime ministers add more fuel and jealousy, maybe the injury of Chu nobles can be pushed to Emperor Yuanzhao.

Emperor Yuanzhao's mother clan is not strong. In the capital, apart from Xie's family, who are the emperor's best friends, although other forces are also close to the emperor, they cannot be regarded as loyal. Once this kind of thing is exposed, everyone in Yongle Fang Every family needs to reconsider the people on the throne.

At least [-]% of the rich and powerful in the capital live in Yongle Fang.

The Forbidden Army, Jinwu Guard, Jingzhao Mansion, Imperial City Bingma Division, and various yamen in the capital all have to reconsider which side they want to stand on.

The first emperor had more than one son. Concubine Shu of the Chong family and Concubine De of the Ye family had princes under their knees. Behind these two families were hundreds of thousands of military power. It's hard to say how many people are on the emperor's side.

After all, standing in line this time is a moral issue.