faint [rebirth]

Chapter 18 Good Minister

When Xiao Junye was facing Xiao Wuchen, he was gentle and considerate, wishing to send all the good things to Xiao Wuchen.

However, when he was facing outsiders, he was really indifferent, making people tremble with fear when they heard the name of King Zhao.

Especially for those who might plot against Xiao Wuchen, Xiao Junye naturally couldn't laugh anymore.

He only looked coldly at those palace people who might have harmed Xiao Wuchen, and on the first day, without saying a word, he separated them into men and women and locked them up.

One test lasted two days and two nights, and it was not until the third day that Xiao Junye ordered them to be locked up one by one, and asked them to surrender and report to each other—of course, the content of surrender and reporting was not just this time. What happened to the eighth princess also included other things.

Xiao Junye was the first to let go: "If it was reported and verified to be true, or although it was not verified, but the number of people who reported him was enough, but the person did not turn himself in and say this matter... Oh, the prince is kind. , but this king can't tolerate the person who serves the prince of Daxing, he is such an unbearable person! Even at the risk of being blamed by the crown prince and the sage, this king will definitely make that person and that person's family pay the price for it! "

The servants were a little reluctant to listen at first, but after they found out that what they reported was true, they would get a certain amount of reward, and the reward was up to them to choose whether to give it directly to them or send it back to their family. And once it was reported that he was wrong, King Zhao really punished him severely, and even implicated that person's family, and the prince and the Holy One never felt that there was anything wrong with King Zhao's handling of the palace people. The prince even sent snacks to King Zhao every day. To show favor.

In this way, how can those palace people hide it?But anyone who could speak, did so.

But the person who really did this did not want to speak.However, after discovering that Xiao Junye had listed out the birthplaces and family members' livelihoods, properties, etc. of these palace people, and read them one by one, the man's face was ashamed—the person behind him was of course It was extremely dangerous, and he could endanger the lives of his family members at every turn, but now, the ruthless King Zhao could also threaten the lives of his family members.So, how should he choose?

The man hesitated for a while, and when he heard that someone had reported him, he immediately became desperate.Forget it, he is just a small person in this world, but because of his bad luck, his family's life was taken by someone, and he had to do wrong things, so he ended up in this situation.

Let it go, since he ignored the lives of those golden branches and jade leaves for the sake of his family's life, then it is reasonable for him to speak out at this moment.

I just hope that this King Zhao can really speak, even if his family members are involved, don't let his family members lose their lives.

So Xiao Junye soon knew the truth of the matter, not only knew the truth of the matter, but also knew many secrets of the deep palace—even if there were only Xiao Wuchen and Xiao Wutan left in the deep palace, it was possible The successor prince, even though Xiao Wuchen has already obtained the position of crown prince, but in the past when the five kings seized the heir, and the abolished prince forced the palace, even though the five kings were and the abolished prince was imprisoned, these kings and the abolished prince stayed behind. There are many heirs, and these heirs, the kings, and the original supporters behind the abolished prince are now trying their best to support those grandsons who are older than the prince...

In this way, the concubines of the deep palace will inevitably be involved in it, and they will put people in the East Palace. They don't want to attack the prince, but they also need to know the prince's movements from time to time.

Xiao Junye originally guessed that the East Palace might be unclean, but he never thought that the East Palace would be so unclean, and his Xiao Wuchen lived in such danger every day.

Xiao Junye immediately became annoyed, and after torturing all those people severely, he made these confessions in triplicate, kept two for himself, and sent one to the Holy One.

Emperor Chengguang was also furious.

He didn't want King Zhao to intervene too much in the affairs of the East Palace before, but now it seems that if King Zhao hadn't intervened in the East Palace, then it is uncertain whether his crown prince will live healthy and healthy enough to inherit the throne.

"Bastard!" Emperor Chengguang was furious, "My prince, who is beautiful and beautiful, holds a wisdom pearl, is benevolent and generous, he is a descendant of Zitong, and he is really suitable to be a prince. And let the prince be in danger every day, how absurd!"

"Come here, pass on the decree. Last night, I dreamed of the Tai and Zu. The Tai and Zu said that although the world is settled now, there are still small countries around Daxing making troubles, making the people on the border of Daxing miserable. When the concubines and the queen dowager, Go to the Buddhist hall to pray for the people on July 49 and [-], kneel down and recite Buddhist scriptures a hundred times every day, so that the mother and ancestor can feel at ease."

The servants around Emperor Chengguang listened, and said: "If you dare to be Your Majesty, what about the empress's funeral?"

Emperor Chengguang said: "In the days of the empress, it is natural for the concubines to still act according to the etiquette, and for the rest of the time, they all go to the Buddhist hall to stay! No one is allowed to come out!"

Under the order of Emperor Chengguang, the servant immediately went to the harem to inform the matter.

Xiao Junye still knelt on the ground,

Emperor Chengguang looked at him with a complicated expression for a long while, and then stepped forward to help him up himself.

"Brother Ye, get up quickly. If it wasn't for Brother Ye, I wouldn't know that my emperor is being calculated by people around him." Emperor Chengguang sighed, "My Pope taught him the way of governing the country. I only teach him how to manage slaves. This is the way of a woman. Let him leave these things to the empress. It's a pity that the empress has not been in good health these years, so I have to leave these trivial matters to Concubine Shen... ..."

Emperor Chengguang narrowed his eyes slightly, "But I don't think that although Concubine Shen is the aunt of the crown prince, she is also the biological mother of the eighth prince. It's not surprising that the eighth prince is young, and Concubine Shen doesn't care about the East Palace. I don’t know if I don’t sweep a house, why sweep the world, forget to teach the prince, this matter of the East Palace should also be his responsibility, and should not be entrusted to the other concubines.”

Xiao Junye bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty and the prince are worried about the country and the country. If you really put these thoughts on the inner house, it will be the danger of the country. The danger of the prince's east palace is because the prince is weak and the east palace can't support it. People in the palace take care of all the affairs of the East Palace for the prince. If someone takes care of these trivial matters for the prince, the prince can concentrate on studying political affairs with His Majesty. Things are reduced, and the body is getting better."

After Xiao Junye finished speaking, he just stood aside and waited quietly.

He knew that after what he said, Emperor Chengguang would definitely think about it carefully.

After all, what he meant by doing these things and saying these words has long been clear - he wants to stand by the prince's side, not only now, but also in the future.

Emperor Chengguang thought for a long time before finally opening his mouth, and said slowly: "Qin Xiaogong has Shang Yang, and Qin Shihuang has Li Si, but he doesn't know the crown prince. Are you lucky to have such a good minister?"

Xiao Junye was slightly stunned, although he understood that Emperor Chengguang didn't really want to use him in his heart, if he really wanted to use him, then he had to come up with some kind of guarantee.

Xiao Junye pondered for a moment, then knelt down on the ground: "For the stability of Daxing, for the stability of the people, and for the inheritance of the Xiao family for thousands of years, my younger brother, Shang Yang who is willing to be the prince, even if he is an enemy of all the ministers, he must let you The crown prince's decree is passed, so that the power of the Daxing Dynasty can be unified in the emperor alone, so that the power in the hands of the kings can no longer compete with the emperor, and the military power behind the emperor can fight against any small barbarian countries that are around!"

Every word of Xiao Junye's words touched Emperor Chengguang's heart.

Emperor Chengguang's mind was shocked. Instead of helping Xiao Junye up, he said, "Brother Ye, have you really made up your mind? You must know that once among the kings, there is also King Zhao. And Li Si is confused in his later years, so he doesn't mention it, Mr. Shang You are wise, but you still haven't got a good ending. If Brother Ye really wants to be a Shangjun, do you know that in the future, the new emperor after the crown prince will really be able to accommodate you?"

Xiao Junye no longer bowed his head at this moment, but raised his head suddenly, looked at Emperor Chengguang, and said in a deep voice: "If it is for the sake of the world, my brother will not marry a wife and have children in the future, and he is willing to be buried for the prince! The same year as the prince Die on the same day in the same month! I hope that in the future, my name will be left in history!"

Emperor Chengguang finally laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, okay!"

Then he personally helped Xiao Junye up, patted Xiao Junye's shoulder heavily, and said with a smile: "My prince, from now on, I will entrust it to Brother Ye!"

Xiao Junye finally showed a real smile, bowed slightly, and said, "I will definitely live up to the prince in this life!"

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Of course, Xiao Wuchen didn't know what Emperor Chengguang said to Xiao Junye.

When he recovered from his illness, he went to see the eighth princess.

The eighth princess wandered on the edge of life and death for two days before finally waking up.

Doctor Zhang only said that the eighth princess is blessed with a great life. Although her body will be weaker than ordinary people in the future, if she is willing to take good care of herself and learn bow and horse archery or simple health-preserving fists and feet when she is older, at least she will still be healthy compared to the prince. Much better.

Although Xiao Wuchen was lucky, he never forgot his original plan.

On the day he was sober, he specifically interceded for Concubine Shen and the Eighth Prince, so that they would not have to be grounded anymore.

Emperor Chengguang always liked to see Xiao Wuchen cherish his brothers and sisters and those grandchildren who were older than Xiao Wuchen, he hesitated for a moment when he saw this, and then agreed.

So Concubine Shen relieved the confinement, and summoned Mrs. Wei Yanghou and her young daughter in a fair manner.The people next to him had eyeliner in the East Palace, and the East Palace naturally also had a little eyeliner in the other palaces. Xiao Wuchen soon got the news that the Eighth Prince had been playing with the daughter of Marquis Wei Yang for a long time.

Xiao Wuchen only laughed when he heard the words, and immediately asked someone to find a way to change the purse that the Eighth Prince's wet nurse carried with her.

Two days later, King Zhao resolved the case of the East Palace and told Emperor Chengguang about it. Emperor Chengguang was furious and locked up many concubines in the Buddhist hall.The young princes and princesses all lived in the prince's courtyard and princess courtyard with their mothers and maids.

On the same day, the news that the daughter of Wei Yanghou's mansion had smallpox came into the palace, and the eighth prince was quarantined.

Six days later, the eighth prince had a high fever, and two days later, rashes spread all over his body.

Smallpox confirmed.

Concubine Shen cried bitterly several times in the Buddhist hall, but still did not get the news that the Holy Majesty asked her to leave the Buddhist hall and take care of the Eighth Prince.