I was a princess in ancient times

Because everything was not going well, Emperor Changping, who had recuperated for a long time and barely pulled himself together, was lingering on the sick bed again.

He declared to his close ministers alone, but before he even opened his mouth, there was an unconcealable tiredness in his eyes.

"According to the opinions of all the ministers." Emperor Changping took a quick breath, "How to quell the rumors and restore the late emperor's innocence?"

The courtiers who were lucky enough to be summoned lowered their heads subconsciously, avoiding looking at Emperor Changping.

clean?

The end of a stream whose upper reaches are used for nothing is cleaner than the reputation of the first emperor!

Emperor Changping stared fixedly at the person closest to him, "Rong Situ?"

Rong Situ's heart trembled instantly, and he only blamed Princess Baoding for punishing Bai Qianli and the old officials when Emperor Changping was outraged by the rumors.Otherwise, those people will definitely rack their brains to come up with ideas for Emperor Changping, and he and his colleagues don't have to worry about making mistakes and stepping into the sewage.

If Emperor Changping asked him how to prove the "innocence" of the late emperor before the entire court knew the ironclad evidence that the late emperor killed his father and seized the throne, colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country.

In order to please the present, it is not impossible for him to make suggestions against his conscience.

Now...it's too late.

He is Situ, the eldest and second sons are all in important positions, and the grandchildren are also entering the court one after another. The Rong family is already the head of the upstarts in the court, and it is time to keep a low profile.

How could he become a courtier ridiculed by the world because of this incident?

'I can't help it, I have to face it. '

Rong Situ plucked up the courage to look at Emperor Changping, but he still failed to make Emperor Changping understand his answer through his eyes, so he could only bite the bullet and say nonsense, "The former emperor was benevolent, righteous, loyal, filial, loving and tolerant, and he would definitely not do such a bastard. thing."

Emperor Changping stood up abruptly and held Rong Situ's arm tightly, "You are right! How can the foolish people who listen to the slander of villains and distrust the late emperor know the benefits of the late emperor?"

Rong Situ was silent for a while, and gave up struggling.

"Maybe..." He paused for a moment, and changed his words in time. "It must be the sinners in the prison of Dali Temple who wanted to get rid of their crimes, so they deliberately slandered the late emperor. Your Majesty might as well send another person who is good at interrogation to Dali Temple."

A dead fellow is not a poor fellow, anyway, he is not good at torture.

Among the officials present, except those who were serving or had served in the Ministry of Punishment, they all agreed with Rong Situ's opinion.

They can stand here, the worst grade is the third rank, or the third rank official with real power.

If you want to climb up or keep the power in your hands, you must not only have the ability, but also not have the taint of being attacked by others.

No matter how outrageous Rong Situ's opinion was, it would not be more terrifying than becoming notorious because of washing the reputation of the late emperor.

Emperor Changping asked the courtiers for their opinions one by one, and the suspicion on his face became more and more serious. He suddenly said, "At first, Feng Lang interrogated the sinners in Dali Temple, and then the imperial envoys interrogated them for half a month. Will it make people feel uncomfortable if they change again?" The common people doubted it, because the late emperor did have... I sent people to try the prisoners in Dali Temple again and again, and I insisted on getting the result I wanted."

The courtiers, who were trying their best to avoid Emperor Changping's eyes, were cheered up when they heard the words.

I always feel that Emperor Changping's eyes are on his face, and the courtier who is afraid of being called out said, "Your Majesty is worrying too much. It is related to the late emperor. You can't be too cautious. Presumably the people understand your difficulties."

"Mu Shilang's words are very true." Having already made up his mind, when Emperor Changping's condition worsened, he immediately agreed with the courtiers who found a reason to ask for leave, and by the way recommended several courtiers who were not present to go to Dali Temple to interrogate the sinners of the aristocratic family.

The courtiers who didn't want to go half a step closer to the river chose to delay tacitly. Under their persuasion, the hesitation between Emperor Changping's brows gradually dissipated.

That's right, the first emperor would never do such an outrageous thing, it's because the person who handles the matter has a problem.

Emperor Changping cheered up and issued several orders.

Political affairs are still handled by Princess Anwu.

The matter of quelling the rumors is handed over to Princess Jinming and Duke Pingguo.

Another five courtiers known for their uprightness and uprightness were selected to interrogate the family sinners imprisoned in Dali Temple again.

Ji Mingtong was working at home, and when he was on an errand, he suddenly saw Songnian holding up an imperial decree to read her and Ji Cheng's names, and his heart almost stopped suddenly.

Falling softly into the arms of the maid, she suddenly realized that Emperor Changping was suffering from the rumors among the people and the sinners of the family in Dali Temple, so he didn't have the energy to take care of her and Ji Cheng for the time being, and he would not know that she and Ji Cheng were quietly outside. stay overnight.

The shock immediately turns into surprise.

When Princess Jinming and Duke Pingguo, who were on a mission, went to greet Emperor Changping, they failed to see Emperor Changping.

Emperor Changping hoped that they would spend all their time on errands and not waste their time paying him homage.

In the next half month, Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng were so busy that they never touched the ground, and they never stepped into the gate of the palace.

Thanks to Song Nian serving Baihuo tea to the lingering Emperor Changping six times a day, the horror of His Majesty sitting up in a dying illness did not happen.

The courtiers in charge of interrogating the family sinners in the Dali Temple prison again did not waste any time.

They are all notoriously upright, somewhat ignorant.Hearing the gossip of his colleagues about them, while feeling insulted, they all tried their best to prove themselves.

If the late emperor really had a problem, let alone concealing the actual situation for the sake of the future, even if it cost the lives of the whole family, they would have to expose the true face of the late emperor!

The courtiers who quietly followed the movement of Dali Temple were almost agitated by them.

These people actually posted the confessions of the guilty ministers of Dali Temple every day?

Are they crazy, or are they trying to drive Emperor Changping crazy?

The courtier subconsciously wanted to stop them.

People haven't arrived at Dali Temple yet, only chaos remains in their minds.

can not go!

Ninety-nine percent of these people will become Emperor Changping's eyes and thorns, but anyone who has any relationship with them will risk being angered by Emperor Changping.

How about...pretending not to know, no, they believed in the first emperor!

Because I firmly believe that the late emperor's crimes are all slander, so I will not prevent my colleagues from proving the late emperor's innocence.

It’s not that there are no extraordinarily solid courtiers who are worried that Emperor Changping’s various evil deeds will implicate Emperor Changping, and try to persuade Emperor Changping to be sober, stop extravagantly hoping to prove the innocence of Emperor Xian, and first minimize the influence of folk rumors and family sinners in the Dali Temple prison.

It's a pity that these people are not humble and can't see Emperor Changping when Emperor Changping recuperates behind closed doors.It just made Emperor Changping furious, and was thrown out of Fengxiang Palace, and he could never see Emperor Changping again.

Half a month later, after the unremitting efforts of Ji Mingtong, Ji Cheng and the new imperial envoy.Not only the courtiers, but also the foolish people, the first emperor killed his father and seized the throne, and there are countless evidences of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.

The hidden dangers are getting bigger and bigger, and the courtiers can only hope that Emperor Changping's illness will last a little longer, and if it is a little longer, it is best to forget about it completely.

However, everyone tacitly concealed it, and it only lasted for three days.

In Liangzhou, the eastern province of Shannan, the common people gathered together outside the government office, asking loudly whether the confession of sinners posted outside the Dali Temple in Chang'an was true or false.

But all the evil deeds done by the remnants of the previous dynasty and the aristocratic family are all due to the late emperor?

Only half a day later, similar incidents happened on Shannan West Road, Guannei Road, and Hedong Road.

The local government didn't know the situation in Chang'an. Seeing that the rumors came from Chang'an, and there was no sign of being suppressed after a long time of noise, they all thought that Emperor Changping did it on purpose.

They didn't know how to answer the people's questions, and they didn't dare to expel the people at will, so they let it go and let the people shout outside the government office.

In the past three days alone, the situation has become more and more out of control.

The common people spontaneously knelt outside the government office and shouted loudly that collaborators and traitors should not be enshrined in the imperial mausoleum.

The urgent documents sent to Chang'an one after another in eight hundred miles, after all, Emperor Changping still knew the situation that was becoming more and more uncontrollable, and was so angry that he passed out again.

However, even if he fainted this time, Emperor Changping had to deal with the aftermath immediately after waking up, and there was no way to calm down and recuperate.

During the court meeting, Emperor Changping sat on the dragon chair expressionlessly, looking down at his courtiers.

From the princes and princesses at the front to the Jinwu guards guarding the gate, the whole hall was kneeling heavily, only showing the thick or sparse back of the head to Emperor Changping.

The matter has come to this point, and it is so bad that it is unimaginable. Emperor Changping is not in the mood to blame anyone, and only cares about how to quell public grievances and expose this matter.

There are many people in the court who survived the Changping Dynasty only by enduring humiliation and hating the late emperor. They had no chance to revenge Emperor Yanguang before, and they were worried about Emperor Changping's filial piety to Emperor Yanguang. They dare not say a word about the late emperor. .

Now waiting for an impossible opportunity in hopelessness, even disregarding the future, he opened his mouth to say that the Yu Dynasty cannot have a collaborating and traitorous emperor.

Emperor Changping lowered his head in silence, neither angry nor in agreement, his silent appearance was more frightening than the previous two times when he found out that the development of the situation was contrary to his expectations.

Ji Xinxue silently counted seven numbers in her heart.

An old sobbing voice sounded from behind, "I know that your majesty is filial, and I can't bear to see anyone say something bad about the late emperor, but the evidence is solid... If you can't quell the anger of the people, I'm afraid your majesty will be implicated too." From the 21st year of Yanguang to the Now in the ninth year of Changping, His Majesty has devoted all his energy to order the recuperation of the crumbling building, can he bear to see it crumble again overnight?"

When the courtiers who were originally indifferent heard the words, approval appeared in their eyes, and they all echoed the old minister's words.

They don't care about the late emperor who has been buried for ten years, they only care about whether they can see all nations come to court when they are alive.

This is an irresistible dream for any ambitious politician.

The courtiers who had been bullied by the former emperor took the opportunity to retaliate and make trouble; the courtiers who were loyal to Emperor Changping feared that Emperor Yanguang's crimes would implicate Emperor Changping; The prestige of the people has been reduced; the courtiers who are dawdling around are unwilling to get involved in trouble.

All of a sudden, the court could only convict Emperor Yanguang and persuade Emperor Changping to close the case fairly, regardless of Emperor Yanguang's voice, and no one spoke for Emperor Yanguang.

Even Bai Qianli and the others just knelt on the spot decadently and never spoke.

Ji Xinxue resisted the thought of raising her head, and stared at the dark lines on the cuffs in a daze.

When he sent people to guide the people and courtiers to have his hopeful thoughts, he realized that it was not only he and Yu Heng who hated the late emperor deeply, but Emperor Changping was still standing in the shadow of the late emperor.

There are too many people who hate the first emperor... so much so that the most laborious part of the whole thing is actually guiding the aristocratic family into a routine.

Even after a lapse of ten years or even longer, there is no need to deliberately awaken the hatred of the late emperor.

I don't know when, it has become as natural as breathing.

When Emperor Changping said weakly, "Let me think about it again", Ji Xinxue still couldn't completely hold back the thought of raising her head.

It just so happened that Emperor Changping was in a posture of bowing his head.

As the closest person to Emperor Changping, Ji Xinxue easily caught the bewilderment in Emperor Changping's eyes.

I don't know that Aye is the same as him, because the courtiers were surprised by the "ruthlessness" of the late emperor, and did not expect that it is such a simple matter to justify punishing the late emperor.

Or because of other things or emotional loss.

The father and son stared at each other in silence for a while, and Emperor Changping took the lead to look away, his always dark voice suddenly became hoarse, "According to public opinion, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" The most emotional courtier bowed down immediately, hiding a smile that was even more joyful than being promoted.

I don't know how many times the four words were repeated, and how many echoes there were before the court returned to silence.

After deciding to use Emperor Yanguang to quell the anger of the people, the courtiers fell into disputes because of new problems.

How to punish the dead emperor?

It is also necessary to punish the current emperor's own father without affecting Emperor Changping.

There is no doubt that the best way to quell public grievances is to abolish the late emperor's temple name, which is also the most acceptable way for courtiers.Because this is not the first time for Yu Chao.

King Yuan, the youngest son of Emperor Qianyuan, had been emperor for less than a year.Because Emperor Jianxing hurried back to Chang'an to ascend the throne, he was unable to fight against the courtiers, so he had to follow the courtiers' wishes and abolish the temple name of the younger brother.

But what about Emperor Changping?

Fabricate the identity of a grandson for no reason?

Not impossible, but far-fetched.

It may be easy to bluff people in decades, or even centuries, but not now.

However, from Emperor Changping to the successor of Emperor Changping, it will undoubtedly be the most prosperous period of the Yu Dynasty.

The courtiers did not want Emperor Changping, who was destined to be famous in history, to leave a deposed emperor in the history books that would drag his reputation down.

Seeing that there are more and more complaints from the people, there is no way to delay any longer, and the mood of the courtiers gradually became irritable, almost because they could not persuade the other party to take action on the spot. Successfully attracted the attention of all courtiers.

"I dreamed about the late emperor last night."

Not Emperor Yanguang, but Emperor Jianxing.

King Qinghe claimed that Emperor Jianxing ordered him to record Emperor Changping under the name of Prince Zhaoyan.

The courtiers looked at each other in blank dismay, half of them were bewildered, and the rest were surprised.

The son of the deposed emperor is the emperor, just like white jade with flaws.

The prince's son is the emperor, no problem at all!

There is an old story that Emperor Jianxing appeared last year when he worshiped the ancestors in the imperial mausoleum, and gave Emperor Changping the ice dragon jade pendant of Prince Zhaoyan.Now that Emperor Jianxing asked the patriarch of the clan to record Emperor Changping under the name of Prince Zhaoyan, it would not seem abrupt.

More than half of the courtiers had no doubt that King Qinghe's dream was fake. Emperor Jianxing could give Princess Huaian a dream, why couldn't he give Prince Qinghe a dream?

Besides, since this matter is related to Jiangshan Sheji, it is not surprising that Emperor Jianxing will appear.

The rest of the people, no matter whether they believed in the dream or not, said 'believe'.

So far, this is the best way to quell public grievances without hurting the prestige of Emperor Changping.

Facing the courtiers kneeling neatly on the ground again, Emperor Changping felt lost for a while, touched the ice dragon jade pendant hanging around his neck and nodded.

The next day, three imperial edicts were announced in succession.

Under the order of Emperor Jianxing, the jade dish of Emperor Changping was changed.

Emperor Yanguang was accused of numerous crimes and his temple name was abolished.

Emperor Changping couldn't bear the weakness of his father, Prince Zhaoyan, and ordered Princess Dewan, Princess Huayang, and King Xiang to be adopted under the name of Prince Zhaoyan, and his mother's jade plates were changed with the children.