Chapter 233: The Stunning Secret Guard in Ancient Power Conspiracy and Hegemony (36)
Gongyi Mu knelt on the cold gold bricks of Zichen Palace. At this moment, his heart was probably three points colder than the gold bricks.
He is not stupid, he also reacted at this moment.
Xuandehou's rebellion must be inextricably related to Gongyi Shuo.
But he couldn't say this to his father.
The person sitting above him is not a father who can act coquettishly, but an emperor who weighs the pros and cons.
He also knew that his father had pulled him out of that turmoil so that he could check and balance Gong Yishuo, who had a pair of auspicious sons.
The pair of auspicious sons were too popular among the people. In order to consolidate their rule and strengthen Dadi's status as a god-given monarch, it was impossible for the father to suppress this popular momentum.
Even to a certain extent, he wants this voice to be louder and better.
But in his heart, any emperor would worry that his son would be too outstanding.
Therefore, he resigned from his post as Gong Yi Shuo and gave himself enough time to catch up.
In order to fulfill his father's expectations, he also formed his own power in the court as soon as possible.
After all, he entered the DPRK and participated in politics much later than Gong Yishuo. How could he catch up without using some special means in private?
Especially now that he has fallen out with the Xie family, he is even more strapped for money.
But unfortunately, something happened.
In the eyes of his father, I am afraid that he is a useless person like Adou who cannot hold up the wall, right?
Now, can I still escape this situation?
Gongyimu didn't dare to think about it.
"Zhou Yu'an, I'm yours. You don't have to quibble about this. I know it all in my heart. I just want to ask you, are you willing to let it go?"
The evidence given by Xuande Hou is all empirical and cannot be denied at all.
How can the Holy One not be angry?
Of course, he still felt in his heart that Gongyi Mu was not capable of this.
How did he, a prince who had just joined the court and participate in politics, get such scheming and skills?
Mr. Xie plays a great role in it.
After all, the Holy Spirit still wanted to keep Gongyi Mu alive.
Not because of the deep love between father and son, but to retain a layer of power that binds Gong Yishuo.
I urgently summoned Gong Yishuo back to the court this time, and he did his job so well. I am bound to let him return to the court again.
Then there must be a prince in the court to fight Gongyi Shuo.
Otherwise, after waiting for Gongyi Shuo to accumulate enough strength in three to five years, how could he be able to secure his seat?
My father is still willing to give me a chance!
Gongyi Mu quickly caught the meaning of the Holy Sage's words and immediately kowtowed.
"Father, my son and minister are naturally willing to give up."
As long as he can live, he doesn't care about others!
"Okay, that's quite courageous."
The Holy One casually threw a volume of imperial edict from the desk.
"Then you go and declare the decree. Remember, Prince Cheng, this is the path you have chosen. You will have to go on it for me even if you grit your teeth in the future."
Becoming a prince? !
He became a prince.
Gongyimu's joy suddenly stopped after he opened the imperial edict with trembling hands.
The content above made him feel like he was struck by lightning.
He wanted to say something, to beg for mercy.
But his father's words about becoming a prince made him unable to say anything.
In the end, he could only kowtow respectfully.
"My son, I obey your orders."
The palace's decree had not yet been fully communicated to the front and back palaces, but it had already been spread through hidden posts.
Mr. Xie was sentenced to beheading, and all the officials in the Xie family who were serving in the court were dismissed from office. Fortunately, the Xie family had a deep foundation and returned to their ancestral land. Although they would no longer enjoy their former glory, there was still a way to survive.
The married daughters of the Xie family were specifically ordered by the Holy Emperor not to implicate their husband's family with the sins of their mother's family, which at least saved their lives.
Otherwise, being abandoned or even dying quietly would be the fate of many married women of the Xie family.
Concubine Xie Gui in the palace was demoted to Yousi Pavilion for several crimes including murdering concubines, and was banned from leaving for the rest of her life.
Perhaps it was because she cared about giving birth to a prince, but she never abolished her position as a concubine, but this was no different from being relegated to the cold palace. It was just that she had an honorable position and could eat a little better.
When Mrs. Xie was favored back then, she offended many concubines. She was not the only one living in Yousi Pavilion, but there were several concubines who had been demoted there before.
There is a deep hatred between them and the Xie family.
Now that the Xie family does not have the support of the Xie family, most of the people in the palace are worshiping the superiors and suppressing the inferiors, so life may be very difficult.
"Prince Cheng. Your Majesty has given him the honor of a prince. This is to promote Gongyi Mu and His Highness to compete in the ring. However, His Highness, your position as Crown Prince has also been determined."
After reading these decrees in the palace, Shi Ran made up his mind.
It seems that I have predicted it well.
No matter how fearful the Holy Emperor was, he could still see that Gongyi Mu was of no use at all.
As an emperor, you can be ruthless, but you must never have no bottom line.
If Gongyi Mu was willing to take on this matter by himself today, he might be left in the cold for a few years, but in the end the emperor would give him the last chance.
After all, no one except himself knows that the Holy Emperor will be seriously ill in a few years.
Your Majesty is in his prime, so there is no harm in waiting a few more years.
But now, for the sake of his own survival and the honor of becoming a prince, he chose to give up the Xie family and his mother-in-law, thus giving up his last hope.
How can you expect a person who can even abandon his biological mother to have compassion for his subjects?
To put it more bluntly, how can he be expected to respect his father after becoming the prince? !
"Oh? My father is actually willing to do it."
Gongyi Shuo was teasing a pair of children.
Both children have been named.
The boy is called Gongyixu, and the girl is called Gongyijin.
Gongyi Shuo stayed in the mansion these days, and his relationship with his two children became deeper and deeper.
He had to look after these two children carefully every day, even more than Shi Ran.
"It's been decided in my heart, but it's not certain when it will be given. Your Highness just needs to maintain the same appearance as before, and be a straight minister with a pure mind. A pure minister, do what you need to do, and don't worry about offending anyone. You The more people you offend, the more stable the crown prince's position will be. It doesn't matter if the Holy One reprimands you, or if you reward Gongyi Mu generously. He will never have a chance to control this prince in his life."
The decree that the emperor asked Gongyi Mu to issue in person was tantamount to confirming his reputation as unfilial.
He even told everyone that Gongyi Mu had abandoned his biological mother and uncle in order to protect himself.
Who dares to do everything for such a cold-hearted and heartless person?
Could it be that they could compare to the Xie family in the past?
The Xie family has met such an end, how can they be better off?
"I'm afraid Mrs. Xie won't live long."
Gongyi Shuo hugged Jin'er, with a bit of sadness on his face.
Perhaps, that throne can really change people.
It allows people to cut off love and cruelly plot against their bedfellows and sons.
My father felt that Gongyi Mu was cruel and unfilial, but wasn't he cruel?
In order to completely control Gongyi Mu, Xie's biological mother was afraid that she would have to die.
Shi Ran sighed softly.
"Xie should have thought about this ending when she bet on the Holy One."
Not being able to win the wealth and wealth from the sky, and being crushed into mud is also one of the endings.
From the beginning, she should have planned for this ending.
Moreover, I am afraid that the Holy Emperor will involve Ye Hui in Xie's death.
In this way, he can achieve his goal of weighing all parties to the greatest extent.
He chose Gong Yishuo, but he didn't want Gong Yishuo to be too proud. He weighed many aspects and let the two princes compete, so that he could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Really, the emperor’s thoughts.