One thousand one hundred and sixty-nine: The Queen... Incident
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The homes of dozens of officials of Prince Qing and the Five Temples were searched and ransacked. The commander of the Jinyi Guard was found to be involved in the disappearance of the prince. He was dismissed from his post and thrown into prison, and his entire family was beheaded.
In just six months, nearly a quarter of the officials in the DPRK and China have been replaced.
Bringing this up again today... tsk tsk.
After a long time, Zhao Qin, the Minister of Rites, who received the look from the eldest prince, was filled with bitterness and could not help but echo: "My lord, I think what King Ding said is reasonable."
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
His leadership seemed to inspire the courage of others, and all the officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment came out and paid their respects.
The scene was extremely spectacular for a while.
Think about it, there are nearly two hundred people in the palace including the palace maids and guards. However, just like that, more than fifty people knelt down, a quarter of them.
It can be said that except for the Dongji Bureau and the people on the roster that Yan Wan obtained before, all the remaining officials have come out.
This can even be regarded as... forced to have an uterus.
This kind of scene rarely happened throughout the Ming Dynasty.
After all, most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very sensitive to grabbing power and were extremely strong in many matters.
Seeing this scene, Liu Fu, who had already prepared a way to deal with it, secretly gestured to a certain guard.
Seeing this, the guard raised his chin toward the palace door without revealing any trace, and then passed it on one by one. The guard at the door knocked on the palace door with a special rhythm.
"Okay, in that case, I agree to your request."
After a long silence, the emperor suddenly smiled softly: "Liu Qing has drafted an edict to tell the world that I want to appoint Zhu Li as the crown prince and heir apparent of the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what you think of it."
Zhu Li is not the eldest prince, but... the little guy who has just learned to walk.
As soon as he said this, King Ding shouted: "Your Majesty, think twice."
"Your Majesty,... something bad is happening."
At this moment, an imperial doctor opened the door of the hall in a panic, rolled and crawled into the hall, bowed his head and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, something big has happened."
The emperor's eyes flashed, and he asked calmly: "What's the matter?"
"Queen, the Queen..." the imperial doctor said, tears streaming down his eyes, his voice choked with sobs, mixed with sorrow: "It's a funeral!"
(Funeral day: describes the death of the queen. The emperor is called 'die', and the death of the empress dowager is called 'die'hong.)
"What?" The emperor was so frightened that he didn't even bother to say anything, and hurriedly walked down the steps: "Lead the way."
In the blink of an eye, the emperor came here immediately. Only the ministers who had not yet risen were left kneeling on the ground.
"Interesting, interesting."
This banquet was too much to eat, so Yan Wan took a pot of wine, chuckled a few times, glanced meaningfully at the livid-faced eldest prince, and turned around to leave.
A few days later.
"A dog will jump over the wall when he is anxious. A rabbit will bite when he is anxious." Yan Wan muttered at home, drinking rice porridge made from ginseng.
The queen's funeral lasted for days, and the whole city was in mourning. For seven days, no meat, no alcohol...
Yan Wan is now very strong due to his martial arts training, so he needs a lot of meat every day to supplement his nutrition. Now that he can't eat meat, he can only make do with these supplements.
Zhu Wanying took out a silk handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of Yan Wan's mouth: "Husband, I am about to enter the palace. If you are hungry, you can call Xiaoying and the others to make some food."
"Go ahead, be careful." Yan Wan patted her little hand.
"Yes." Zhu Wanying agreed and walked out of the house wearing plain brocade.
They have to go to the palace to pay their respects, which is commonly known as mourning. Compared with Yan Wan who can still eat, they can only drink some water these days, which is even more unlucky.
…
The emperor's few words in the palace were already a signal to the courtiers. He really had no intention of establishing a eldest prince.
I'm afraid the eldest prince will be completely stunned. After all, he has been planning for so long...
It won't take long for this grandson to cause trouble and force Dongchang to mobilize people to leave the capital.
By then, the capital city will be empty, and the palace will have no defense. If the palace changes, it will be easy.
Yan Huan thought of this and opened the system's taskbar again.
Mission: Black Hand
Several things happened one after another, making you vaguely smell the atmosphere of conspiracy, but you, being a quiet person, did not dare to say it out loud.
Jinyiwei, Dongchang, Reincarnation Forest, Xian'an Palace secret passage, the prince's disappearance... What roles do these forces and people play in these events?
There seems to be a black hand behind everything, controlling everything.
Completion reward: 5 skill points
Punishment for failure: Participate in royal private affairs and be punished.
This task has never been completed. I don’t know what the completion conditions are.
It stands to reason that the mastermind behind this is the eldest prince. The emperor should have known about this a long time ago.
Could it be... that he had to say it himself before he could admit that the mission was completed?
Yan Wang scratched his head, gave up thinking about this problem, and focused on another task.
Mission: The Sorrow of the Holy Beast (1/4)
The four sacred beasts of the Reincarnation Forest faked their death and came back to life, transforming themselves into masters in silk robes.
They have an irresolvable hatred against you...
Completion reward: 4 skill points/person
Failure penalty: death
Regarding this task, he still doesn't understand a few things.
Suzaku is already dead. If the eldest prince assigns this code name to another person, will his mission be considered completed if he kills this person?
Although the total number remains unchanged, it is still four. However, the upper and lower limits of task difficulty vary greatly.
However, this mission can be verified. When he meets Qinglong and others again, if the eldest prince really gets a candidate Suzaku, he can figure out the secret here.
Thinking of this, Yan Wan murmured and lay on the bed, half-squinting his eyes: "The next step is up to you."
What decision will the emperor make?
What secret order will be sent to the East Police Factory?
How far will this drama develop?
Soon!
Now, the civil strife provoked by the eldest prince has gradually come to an end.
If the eldest prince wins, Dongchang will naturally be wiped out, and Yan Wan's life will be worse than death. This is...the victory of the noble clan and the aristocratic family.
If the emperor wins, the imperial guards will be completely eliminated, the vassal kings will disappear, and the entire Ming Dynasty will usher in an unprecedented blood change and purge, and accordingly the emperor's power will be unparalleled.
However... Dongchang still couldn't escape the fate of being revoked, and Yan Wan couldn't escape death either.
After all, as a tool that came into being in a special period, when it is no longer useful, it will naturally be thrown out to take the blame.
Yan Wan muttered nonsense: "I just hope that the emperor can spare my life for the sake of me being your son-in-law, otherwise..."
A few days later.
The emperor announced at the court meeting that the eldest prince showed his filial piety and planned to observe the filial piety for the queen for three years.
This... Prince matter will be discussed later.
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In the palace.
"Has the thing... been developed?"
Wearing a white scarf and mourning robes, the eldest prince's thin cheeks looked a bit ferocious under the candlelight.