Chapter 587 The Emperor's Decree

Xiao Jingcheng sent someone to check the matter.

There was a little eunuch around the emperor. Because he recognized a few words, he was promoted by the eunuch in the general manager last year and served paper and ink in the imperial study.

In this era, reading and recognizing words was a privilege of aristocratic families, and they did not recognize words just by just a little person.

Little eunuch: "I entered the palace at the age of seven and have been serving the tutors in the sects before."

He studied in the sect for ten years and listened to the teachings of the Masters every day. I don’t know how many princes and nobles learned. He recognized a lot of words and could write them anyway.

The tutor will ask him to help read his homework.

The emperor and the eunuch listened and checked his identity. They found that it was true and praised him for his hard work.

But no one thought that this little eunuch named Yu Tian was the eyeliner of Prince Rui’s Mansion.

After Wen Jieyu passed away, the emperor would occasionally rest in the imperial study. At this time, the eunuchs and palace maids served in the imperial study.

The young eunuch Yu Tian was valued by the emperor. When the emperor was tired, he took a nap on the side hall. He served him and helped the emperor read some memorials that were not important. When he woke up, he would tell the emperor to listen to.

On the afternoon of the day, the emperor suddenly dreamed of Concubine Wen.

When I woke up, things changed, and the emperor had a very bad temper that afternoon.

"Get out!" he shouted.

Everyone left.

Yu Tian also returned to the short palace where he was staying, and someone was waiting.

He told the man what he saw.

In less than half an hour, the news arrived at Prince Rui's Mansion.

Xiao Jingcheng did not enter the palace immediately, but reported to the emperor after the morning court the next day and went to Wanjing Palace again.

He told Empress Dowager Qi the emperor's will.

It was not a last edict at all, but an edict left by the emperor to later generations.

The edict reads: "I have inherited my ancestors for fourteen years and worked hard to govern, but never let the entrusted emperors down. I am dying and thinking that the prince is weak, his virtues have not been achieved, and both benevolence and filial piety are gone, so I abolish his throne. I am determined to understand the Empress Dowager Qi, and conspire with civil officials and military officials from both inside and outside to choose a good king."

After hearing this will, Empress Dowager Qi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Do you have any eyeliners in the imperial study?"

"Yes." Xiao Jingcheng said lightly.

Empress Dowager Qi nodded slightly.

She pondered for a moment and smiled, "The emperor has never known the superiority and ethics of ethics. He has had a friendship with the Ai family since he was young."

Xiao Jingcheng: “…”

"...I guess you must have heard the rumors. The Ai family tells you so that you won't guess randomly. After the Ai family gave birth to you, they thought about how our mother and son survive in the new dynasty in the future.

The Ai family used a little trick and calmed him down. He never let his father down for years and could live in the palace. He felt a little guilty about the emperor," said Empress Dowager Qi.

He has used him for many years.

"In the end, he will cheat the Ai family and pay it back." Empress Dowager Qi said again, "I am very happy to see this 'noble edict'. It would be best if we don't owe each other."

Everyone has a little understanding of their physical condition.

The emperor probably realized that his life was not long.

He was a little tired of the world. If he lost Concubine Wen, he would be discouraged. Even Empress Dowager Qi finally saw through it.

This woman never fell in love with him.

Therefore, when he was dying, he arranged for Empress Dowager Qi and Qi.

He decreed the crown prince in his will, which was unprecedented; then he asked Empress Dowager Qi to choose the heir.

What will court officials and families think at that time? Their first thought: This matter is unreasonable, and this will definitely be fake!

No one has seen the content of the will. Only three old ministers knew where the will was placed, and Empress Dowager Qi couldn't explain it clearly.

Next, no matter who Empress Dowager Qi chooses, people from other forces will not be satisfied. For the sake of themselves, they dare not attack the new king, and will first attack the Qi family.

Qi's family is a giant boat, and the part hidden underwater is deeper. With Qi's family sharing worries, the new king can take advantage of the opportunity to accumulate his own strength and grow up.

Qi and Empress Dowager Qi were the first stepping stones the emperor gave to the new king. It is predictable that the destruction of Qi was, and Empress Dowager Qi had a rare good end.

Xiao Jingcheng, a powerful emperor, will also be curbed.

Only when everyone suspects that the will is fake can they temporarily put aside their prejudices and join forces to deal with Qi first.

The emperor was vicious!

So, Empress Dowager Qi knew that the emperor wanted her to die, but he finally used a method that Empress Dowager Qi looked down on him, rather than simply shouting and killing.

He is promising.

"... He didn't have serious ideas, but there were many bad ideas." Empress Dowager Qi stood in front of the case, her smile a little sinister.

Their mother and son are so similar that Xiao Jingcheng could see that she was not really angry at this moment.

She felt like a thoughtful thing.

"What should I do with my mother?" Xiao Jingcheng asked her, "The emperor thought the plan was exquisite because he overestimated our opponent.

In the current court, the nobles are extremely lonely. Mei'er gave him the imperial examination system, so that he personally suppressed the prominent clans. He also hoped to rely on other prominent clans to restrain us, which was a bit delusional."

Qi and the Empress Dowager, supported by Xiao Jingcheng, don’t need to be afraid at all.

Since the emperor asked the Empress Dowager to make a choice, the Empress Dowager could choose King Rong with justification. After all, King Rong had children, but King Yu did not.

The issue of offspring is a clan plan, and King Rong beat King Yu in this regard.

As for the impact encountered, doubts must be measured in the face of power.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he would be the first thing he did was to promote poor scholars and to attack the current officialdom first, so that those old and prominent families could know the greatness.

The living has means than the dead.

"The last order is changed, and the handwriting is not in line with it, and this matter is even more difficult to convince the public. Your Majesty wants us to the forefront, so go." Queen Mother Qi said, "Let him die with peace of mind."

Her voice and words were very mean.

Xiao Jingcheng: “…”

Can a little trick still make Queen Mother Qi desperate?

If things are done well, it will only be more beneficial for Empress Dowager Qi and Xiao Jingcheng.

The emperor always did this, thinking that he could play with people's hearts, but he didn't know that his ability was limited, and he always thought of others as he did, and he was helpless in the face of difficulties.

Empress Dowager Qi pondered for a moment and said to Xiao Jingcheng: "When you leave the palace, go to the grandfather's house, tell your aunt, and take Siran back."

Xiao Jingcheng: "Check her back?"

"It would be better if King Rong and Qi have a closer relationship. The Ai family wants to give Siran a marriage and let her marry King Rong as her concubine." Empress Dowager Qi said.

Xiao Jingcheng pondered for a moment.

Empress Dowager Qi: "Why, you don't agree?"

"I wonder what Mei'er would think." Xiao Jingcheng said, "Princess Rong is her cousin, and she has a deep relationship with Princess Rong."

Queen Mother Qi: “…”

In the face of political interests, talking about the love between children is both a bit childish and touching.

"Then the Ai family will ask Princess Rong first." Empress Dowager Qi said, "You go to the Qi family first to instruct, the Ai family will invite Princess Rong to the palace."

Xiao Jingcheng said good, and slowly left the palace.
Chapter completed!