Reincarnation of Soul Cultivation 2

From Jia Mu's letter, Jia Min also knew that Jia Yuanchun was referred to the fourth prince by the emperor - at the same time, she also knew that Jia Mu was very sorry that Jia Yuanchun was not referred to the fifth prince.

But Jia Min is in the south of the Yangtze River, so he is very familiar with the Zhen family's style of work and the public opinion, and also knows that the Zhen family's extremely party members have really caused a lot of trouble for Lin Ruhai's salt administration work.Therefore, Jia Min's affection for the Zhen family and the fifth prince is very limited.

How could a Zhen family who was in a rival faction with Lin Ruhai, and the fifth prince who secretly instigated the Zhen family to make trouble for Lin Ruhai, how could Jia Min have a good impression?

Therefore, Jia Min was a little lucky. Fortunately, Yuan Chun was not accused of being the fifth prince.If her natal Jia's family and the fifth prince's Zhen's family formed a party, she, the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, would not know how to get along with her natal family.

In addition, Jia Min didn't have much impression of the fourth prince, because he really didn't have any reputation—neither good nor bad.

In the past, the fourth prince also did a lot of practical things, but at that time, the fourth prince wholeheartedly assisted the prince and gave all the credit to the prince. He has been hiding behind the scenes and doesn't care about his reputation.So in the past few years, the prince's reputation among the people was very good. If the emperor hadn't become more jealous of the prince in recent years and deliberately poured a lot of sewage on the prince, the prince's reputation would not be too bad even if he rebelled.

In the past, the four princes all thought that when the prince became emperor, he could reform the government with the support of the prince, kill all corrupt officials in the world, and do everything he wanted.The fourth prince is a reformer through and through. Unfortunately, the emperor is getting old and wants to have a stable court. He will never support the reform of the fourth prince. That's why the fourth prince pins all his hopes on the young prince.

At that time, the waste prince also felt that his fourth brother was too naive and thought everything too simply.But at that time, all the princes were restless, and only the fourth prince always supported him, the prince, so the prince cherished this brother very much, and indulged the fourth prince's various ideas.When the fourth prince offended people everywhere, only the prince would not blame him for his actions.

The deposed prince regards the fourth prince as the last bastion of family affection. He is a man of temperament, even if he is clever and resourceful, but the incidents are enough to make the prince cold-hearted towards the so-called relatives and no longer expect superfluous family affection—of course, Except for the fourth prince who was always on the prince's side.

The four princes regard the abolished prince as their confidant, and feel that as long as the abolished prince can ascend the throne as emperor in the future, then their brothers will join hands to completely change this corrupt court, restore the vitality of the people, and realize the rule of ZTE.

Now that the abolished prince has been defeated in a straightforward manner, he also left a way out for the fourth prince—so that the fourth prince will not be implicated in the incident of the abolished prince forcing him into the palace.

The fourth prince lost his best brother and confidant, and now he is being pushed by the emperor to fight against the fifth prince in the court—if he cannot win the throne, then he will be crushed by the imperial power just like the deposed prince in the future Ashes to ashes.

The emperor has never seriously cultivated the fourth prince—because the fourth prince has shown an overly serious temperament since he was a child, he likes to pay attention to right and wrong in everything, and has extremely high requirements for his own moral standards.

The stubborn character of the fourth prince who couldn't rub the sand in his eyes made the emperor think that he was not suitable to be a ruler very early - otherwise, it would not only embarrass the fourth prince himself, but also embarrass the courtiers.

The emperor knew that the fourth prince had a noble character, but a good person with a noble character did not mean he could become a good emperor.In the eyes of the Fourth Prince, love and hate are too clear, black and white are too clear, but politics is not that simple.

In the past, when the emperor was still focused on cultivating the prince, he tacitly allowed the fourth prince to follow the prince. The fourth prince is not suitable to be an emperor, but if he meets a suitable monarch, it is more than enough to be a virtuous king.

It's a pity that the current situation is that the prince was defeated and died, and the other princes who participated in it were also abolished by the emperor.

Now the emperor only has five princes and four princes to choose from.

Perhaps in the eyes of the ministers, the emperor can also choose to train those younger princes, and then re-train an heir who satisfies the emperor.

But the emperor himself knew that the incident of the crown prince's coercion had dealt a particularly severe blow to the emperor.

It was precisely because the emperor was old and suspicious that he persecuted the prince more and more, which made the prince unable to bear it and finally decided to force the palace to rebel.Although the emperor questioned the prince and his party, he knew deep down that the prince had no objection, and he had persecuted the prince too much these years.The emperor also had some remorse in his heart, which tormented the emperor's heart.

In addition, the prince was once the emperor's most valued and beloved son. Even though the relationship between father and son has become increasingly tense these years, even if the prince forced the palace this time, the emperor only wanted to imprison the prince like the eldest son of the emperor, and never thought of killing this son. .But the crown prince would rather commit suicide than live a meager life. The death of a once beloved son was a great blow to the emperor.

So the emperor was ill for a long time after the prince forced the palace. In fact, the emperor had a stroke. The imperial doctors said that the emperor could not continue to work hard.

The emperor hid his illness and dealt with the prince's allies and enemies ruthlessly.

It was precisely because the prince chose to commit suicide that the emperor's treatment of the eldest son and the third prince was aggravated.The emperor felt guilty towards the prince, and angered the two princes who were on opposite sides of the prince.

Also because the prince chose to commit suicide, the prince's family members and children who should have been angered by the emperor, as well as the prince's best friend, the four princes, were lightly let go by the emperor.

After the incident, the emperor also named the prince a "Prince Yizhong", and made one of the prince's sons the son of Prince Yizhong.

The prince once rebelled. For the court and the emperor, it was really not "loyalty" or "righteousness".

It is not incomprehensible that the emperor wanted to give the dead prince the title of prince.Only the word "Yizhong" always has a sense of irony here. I really don't understand why the emperor chose these two words?

In fact, the ministers who were neutral in the court did not have any ill feeling towards the abolished prince, because the abolished prince was not of the character of the fourth prince, and he did not do anything that aroused public outrage.

Even the courtiers who stand in a hostile position with the prince cannot say that there is something wrong with the prince's character or ability.

In fact, all the problems are on the emperor, because he is more and more afraid of the prince.

The prince and courtiers who saw this would want to take advantage of the rift between the emperor and the prince to push the prince down from the position of prince.

It was the emperor who gave the other princes the opportunity to trouble the prince, and the prince was eventually overthrown—but not by the other princes, but by the emperor himself.

The other princes can cause trouble for the prince, but they can't actually hurt the prince's foundation.

But the emperor can.

The emperor said that if the servant brought the crown prince down, he could dispose of all the eunuchs around the crown prince, even if some of them were confidantes who had followed the crown prince for more than ten years.For example, a confidant of the prince tried poison for the prince, blocked the sword, and has been in charge of various news from the East Palace and the inner court. He is loyal to the prince and has never had any second thoughts.Such people were regarded by the emperor as ordinary eunuchs in the palace. Without informing the crown prince, they were executed together with other ordinary servants in the East Palace.When the prince heard the news, how could he not feel hatred in his heart?

The prince can't be said to be good at buying people's hearts, but he is a sweetheart, treats his own people very well, and has a natural willfulness that can convince the hearts of those who follow him - such as the fourth prince, such as those confidantes who have followed the prince for a long time, are basically right. He is dead set.

Doesn't the emperor know that these people are the prince's confidantes?Of course he does.He just doesn't care.He has been the emperor for too long, and even his loyal ministers are used as disposable items, so how can he take the prince's confidants to heart.

The emperor said that the courtiers in the East Palace were incompetent, so he could reprimand and exile them. In addition to ordinary courtiers, there were also some friends who were regarded as friends by the prince.These people have no guilt, but because they were close to the prince and were angered by the emperor, they were sent to exile in the frontier at will, and maybe their family members were involved.

The emperor made the prince unable to protect his own people at all.

All these things, in recent years, the emperor has almost trampled on the face and dignity of the prince, forcing an originally clever and filial prince to become crazy and gloomy.

It is not surprising that the prince chose to force the palace with all his eggs in one basket. The emperor himself had already prepared himself.

The prince also understands that it is very difficult to succeed in coercing the palace, but for him, he would rather die happily if he fails in coercing the palace, rather than continue to endure piecemeal suffering.

The prince is the only direct prince. He was established as a prince when he was born. He has a magnificent temperament and acts upright. He always likes to use conspiracy instead of conspiracy in his actions. He is also proud and unparalleled in nature.

It is impossible for a prince with such a temperament to learn from Han Xin's patience in humiliation and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, who endured humiliation in all kinds of ways, just like the prince of Zhu Di, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, who finally survived the emperor and succeeded to the throne himself.

If the prince succeeded in forcing the palace, it would be a completely different story.

It's a pity that the old emperor became more and more proficient in court tactics, and his skills became more mature.This emperor no longer cares about the people and their livelihood, so he is no longer a wise king.But his scheming is getting deeper and deeper, and no one who is idle will be his opponent.Several of his sons, including the prince, were played by him in the palm of his hand.

The emperor always felt that he was in good health and could live for many years - so a few years ago, the emperor disliked the very popular prince and tried every means to force the prince back.

The emperor thought he had regarded the prince as an enemy.Unexpectedly, after the crown prince failed and committed suicide, the emperor discovered that he still had feelings for the son he once loved the most.The death of the prince was a serious blow to him.He even suffered a stroke, and his body could no longer bear the strain.

The emperor regretted it very much. He knew that his health would deteriorate so quickly, so why did he bother to abolish the prince?

Originally, the prince was the most outstanding among the princes. If there was a prince, the emperor would not have to worry about having no successors.

Outsiders who don't know the inside story think that the emperor still has a lot of time and can slowly train the young princes.

In fact, the emperor's health was already failing, so he could only choose one of the fourth and fifth princes as his successor.

The emperor chose the fourth prince without any hesitation.

The fourth prince did have various shortcomings that made the emperor feel dissatisfied.But the way the emperor looked at the fifth prince was from the perspective of a beloved son, and he never really considered making him his heir.

Now when the emperor is seriously considering whether the fifth prince can be the heir, he finds that he has a low opinion of the fifth prince in his heart, just like the emperor has always looked down on the Zhen family.The emperor felt that the fifth prince was narrow-minded, had a narrow vision, was obsessed with insidious methods, and was not grandiose, so he was definitely not suitable to be the heir to the dynasty.

Even if the emperor is not very satisfied with the character of the fourth prince, compared to the fifth prince, the fourth prince is a very suitable heir.At least the four princes are following the dignified and upright path, and what they think about is government affairs and people's livelihood.

As for the fifth prince, he bought some officials with the money enshrined by the Zhen family, and hooked up with other officials by marrying concubines and concubines. Even the emperor despised the infamous means of insidiousness.How could such a person be the heir that satisfied the emperor?

So when no one expected it, the emperor suddenly issued an order in the court to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor and pass the throne to the fourth prince.

This startling news caused an uproar in the court.

Concubine Zhen and the Fifth Prince were of course dissatisfied, but unfortunately everything they got came from the emperor's favor, and the emperor could easily take back those favors and the power they had given them.Therefore, Concubine Zhen and the fifth prince were powerless to resist the emperor.

The enthronement ceremony of the fourth prince was held soon.

The situation changed so quickly that the Zhen family and Lin family who were far away in the south of the Yangtze River could barely react.

Before, the emperor deliberately attacked the Zhen family's party in the south of the Yangtze River, causing the Zhen family to shrink their tails and start acting in a low-key manner.Although the Zhen family kept a low profile, they were not in despair. After all, the fifth prince hadn't failed yet.If the fifth prince becomes the crown prince, then the Zhen family still has a chance to stand up.

For the emperor's confidantes such as the Lin family, the good days are coming, and there are fewer constraints in the office, which makes it a lot easier.

The emperor's confidantes are basically royalists, and they would not consider joining the prince, so whether it is the former prince, or the current fourth and fifth princes, it doesn't make any sense to Lin Ruhai, the emperor's confidant officials .

Because the emperor would not allow his confidants to turn to one of his sons, which was a betrayal to the emperor.If someone does this, he is not far from death.

As a result, the emperor suddenly abdicated and gave up the throne to the fourth prince.

This sudden incident made the Zhen family hopeless.

And for the emperor's confidants such as Lin Ruhai, this is not good news.The so-called one emperor and one courtier, the person they are loyal to becomes the Supreme Emperor, and the current emperor will have his own confidants.They, the confidantes of the Supreme Emperor, are probably getting old gradually.

If the relationship between the emperor and the fourth prince is very good, then the fourth prince may accept the emperor's confidants and choose to continue to trust Lin Ruhai and the others.

It's a pity that the relationship between the emperor and the fourth prince is not good.

The emperor regarded the fourth prince as normal, and felt that the fourth prince was a filial son and a fairly qualified heir.

But what the emperor didn't know was that deep down in the fourth prince's heart, he hated him as his father, hated him for being too harsh and harsh to the prince, hated him for forcing the prince intolerable, and would rather force the palace for pleasure.

Moreover, the four princes also looked down upon the various "benevolent governance" of the emperor in his later years, disliked the court's official governance, and disliked the emperor's indulgence of corrupt officials.I can't understand that the emperor chooses to protect the scum like the Zhen family, and doesn't care about the death of some upright officials.

Although the fourth prince's attitude towards the emperor was superficially filial, he would do whatever the emperor requested.

In fact, his ruling ideology ran counter to the emperor's.

Under such circumstances, the fourth prince would probably look at the emperor's confidants with scrutiny, and would not trust or accept them easily.

Lin Ruhai, the emperor's confidantes in his later years--in the early years, because the emperor indulged the Zhen family, they were very aggrieved as officials.Finally, the emperor stopped pampering the Zhen family, and he abdicated due to his poor health—it was really not luck.

Where should they go from now on?