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In this assassination, except for the parties concerned, everyone was frightened and terrified.Apart from eagerly begging the emperor to accept the empress, the officials discovered another thing: why was Prince Ming in the mermaid palace at that time? !

Yes, of course it is impossible to hide this matter, or the person involved did not care too much about concealing it.Until the accident happened, the onlookers didn't find much wrong. After all, Prince Ming was the prince of the three dynasties, and it was normal for the new emperor to rely on him.

But when the emperor took a big bath, Prince Ming was by his side, which was a bit wrong.What is this for?Take a bath? !

The turmoil that was successfully suppressed a month ago began to revive, and it was the prosecutor who was small and upward who spoke out first.The reason for the impeachment of Prince Ming this time is still the same as last time, but the intensity of the attack is not the same - the ministers have legitimate reasons to criticize, but they cannot express their guesses, so they must be used in a curve to save the country other reasons.

This time things developed so fast that Rong You didn't expect it, he had to stand up to Xiaochao unprepared.

It is still far from the time to have a showdown with the officials below or to die, but both sides have already discovered from the attitude of the other party: the emperor will not give up Prince Ming, and the officials will not be on this fundamental issue of state affairs. compromise.

After returning from court, Rong You found that his uncle Xiao Ming was feeding the fish in the garden—well, feeding the fish with wine again.

Since the beginning of this month, Prince Ming's political activities have become less and less, and the whole person is more reclusive than before. Rong You only vaguely understood the reason until today: he is preparing to withdraw completely from the political arena.

However, the authority can be resigned, and the official position can be dismissed, so how can the title be revoked?His influence in the military department was not achieved in a day, and it must not be completely eliminated in a short period of time.

The emperor couldn't bear to think about it, so he stepped forward, sat next to Prince Ming, and asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

Timing turned his head, with a smile on his lips: "Huh? What did you steal again?"

Rong You didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "I mean, should I hide it? I shouldn't be so ostentatious, but so many people rebelled. At first, I thought I could have the best of both worlds. I thought we had done nothing wrong, so we wouldn't Will be afraid of any criticism..."

"There are some things that you didn't do wrong, but you are the one who gets hurt in the end." Di Ming said slowly, "There is no reason in this world."

The emperor thought for a while, sighed softly, and asked with his ears drooping: "You are not going to court now, are you going to move out of the palace next?"

Di Ming glanced at him, smiled and said, "Why are you so wronged? I didn't say anything, Xiaoyou, you didn't drive me away, why did I move out of my house?"

Rong You felt at ease, so she leaned on Di Ming's shoulder, squinted her eyes, and finally fell asleep exhaustedly.

After the small court meeting the next day, the emperor stayed with his military minister Xue Tai, and the two had a special talk about the rebellion a year ago.

A small wave of red crystals suddenly attacked and seriously injured the then eldest son Rong Qing, who was still trapped in the crystals and was unconscious.This sneak attack was unexpected and caused heavy losses to the fleet. This incident caused very strong dissatisfaction among the people, but they were temporarily suppressed by the atmosphere of the New Year.Until now, the atmosphere of seeking war has intensified on the Internet, and many young students have begun to appeal to their superiors.

But this matter was discussed in the small court meeting, and the important ministers agreed that it was not yet time to start the war.

Firstly, the emperor has just ascended the throne for less than a year, and his foundation is not stable, so he might be taken advantage of by others; secondly, Empress Jing is actually dead, so going to attack Hongjing now is essentially using resources to drain Hongjing's population base, strategy The meaning is very small, it can only be said that one thousand enemies are injured and eight hundred are self-damaged.

After chatting about this matter, the military minister said again: "Your Majesty, the old minister has one more word."

In fact, seeing his expression before he spoke, the emperor probably knew what he was going to say.

Sure enough, the soldier talked about the recent joint letter to impeach Prince Ming by many people, and said: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big mess. Your Majesty, please order Prince Ming to go back to the territory and think about it."

Rong You was a little annoyed, he didn't expect the Minister of Military Affairs to propose such a proposal - Minister of Military Affairs is the top official in the Ministry of War, and he was classified into Prince Ming's camp very early on, the emperor felt that he was now blatantly betraying Di Ming.

Rong You said: "He didn't make any mistakes, what are you thinking? Xue Qing, I thought you had known him for many years, and had fought together on the battlefield, so you should know him very well. How could you be bewitched by the recent rumors? ?”

The soldier said: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because I know that His Royal Highness Prince Ming is not at fault, so I hope that he can retreat from the cusp of this storm. You are fighting for Prince Ming's reason in the court. It is the belief of favor, and it is also like pouring fire on you." Oil. His prestige in the court has already reached its peak, and there is no way to advance, and His Majesty has no rewards, and the next step is only the throne—”

Rong You said coldly: "If he is interested in the throne, this country will already belong to him long before I ascend the throne."

The soldier said: "Of course your Majesty trusts him, and the veterans also firmly believe in this. But the ministers don't believe it, and the people don't believe it. That's why they have come to this point. If you really want to protect the prince, you must not continue to praise him like this." he."

——Praise and kill.

Rong You never thought that his excessive trust and reuse has also become an important reason for today's situation.

In order to change the emperor's mind, the officials began to exert pressure consciously in all aspects, even the important officials in Prince Ming's camp finally began to persuade the emperor in this way, Rong You gradually felt the pressure.He is the emperor, so naturally he doesn't have to be too afraid of the threats from the officials, but Di Ming is not after all, I am afraid that Prince Ming is really struggling now.

The next day, Rong You summoned Fu Ding, his acting finance minister.

Since Rong You ascended the throne, the position of Minister of Finance has been vacant.One reason is that there is no competent person in the court in terms of ability and prestige. Although Fu Ding is sufficient, his qualifications are too low to convince the public; the second reason is that apart from the Fu family, there is really no one in the center of the empire who can control the country. This is the second family that is the lifeblood of the economy. This is also because Fu Qian's foundation was too deep back then. As a result, there are not even a few forces that can support his foundation now.

The current financial affairs are handled by the three adjutants left behind by Fu Qian and Fu Ding, the agent appointed by Rong You.

Fu Ding is getting more and more busy. Not only does he have to work around outside, but he also occasionally acts as the emperor's mouthpiece internally, conveying some information to the aristocratic family.

Rong You hadn't summoned him like this for a long time, but this time he really needed his advice.

And Fu Ding's answer to this was: "A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Your Majesty, you need to treat Prince Ming coldly."

These days, Rong You has heard enough of all the truths.It's just that his rationality still can't overcome his feelings, he just can't do what others suggest, as if a person got the only piece of flawless jade in the world, no matter what others say, he can't bear to let it be stained with even a speck of dust .

The tongue belongs to someone else, but the jade belongs to him, how can he be willing.

As if seeing Rong You's struggle, Fu Ding said again: "Your Majesty, since you took the throne, you have never disappointed the officials. You understand the emperor's selfless righteousness, and you have treated the Feilian District and the refugees well. It can be fair, but why are you so indecisive on the matter of Prince Ming? A person's political career will always have peaks and troughs. Now is the best time for Prince Ming to retire bravely, and you take the initiative to centralize power. Please don't let it go missed."

Rong You narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "What are you talking about, Fu Ding, you mean that I was a good emperor, but because of Prince Ming, I am no longer. Is that right?"

Fu Ding said, "I dare not."

Rong You took a deep breath, paced back and forth, and murmured: "Even you persuade me like this. Why can't you tolerate a prince who is innocent of both the country and the people?"

Fu Ding hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is something you may need to know."

Rong You said: "Speak."

Fu Ding said straight to the point: "His Majesty the late emperor may not have died of blight, and the last wish of the late emperor may not have been to choose you to succeed the throne. Although Prince Ming was also in Feilian District at that time, the Minister of Royal Affairs and the imperial physician were both They are from his side, and the two of them happened to be the only two people who were present when the late emperor passed away."

Rong You interrupted him: "What do you mean? Are you implying that Prince Ming has committed such a major crime?!"

Fu Ding said: "Your Majesty still doesn't know how Prince Ming treats outsiders? This His Highness doesn't care about the lives and deaths of members of the royal family, but he cares about you. Judging from the situation at that time, you made the earl related to him, It was also related to him that he happened to be absent during the sensitive period of the death of the late emperor, and the death of the late emperor and the last edict were also related to him, these coincidences... are really too coincidental."

His words reminded Rong You of the Huacaihui back then: Did Di Ming say "I don't want to give it to anyone except you, and it is necessary to use some special methods for this"?

Rong You calmed down, and said: "Fu Ding, you know me well, it is impossible for me to doubt people like this without enough evidence. And I believe in him, although he is indeed indifferent to people, but the late emperor is different after all, he is my own Father."

Fu Ding was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, Shenlong doesn't care about love and relationship, in my opinion, Prince Ming is even more so. Maybe he didn't pay attention to anyone except you, let alone you and The relationship between the late emperors was not harmonious."

Yes, as early as when Di Ming was still Mr. Qing, he said it.For Shenlong, bloodlines and relatives are not important. After all, their nature and social structure are completely different from human beings.