old friends return

The national mourning lasted for a long time, but state affairs should not be delayed for too long. The practice of the Great Zhou Dynasty was only for the prince to observe the mourning for three days, and then held the enthronement ceremony.

On this day, Cheng Muzhi did not go.After all, the imperial decree has said that he is not allowed to enter the capital without a summons. Now, he is an idle prince who can only stay in Qizhou.

It was also on this day that many people in Cangzhou found broken eggs in the backyards of their homes. The yellow-white egg liquid was mixed with a note, and the same sentence was written on it, "The new emperor is not the emperor, and the emperor's star will fall. "

Those who can understand and those who can't understand, neighbors start to talk to each other, and gradually spread more and more, and the more they talk, the more bizarre they become.

"Yeah, this matter is really strange, what kind of prince should be abolished properly!"

"That's right, the emperor who just ascended the throne has a bad name, so why..."

"You can't say that, don't you mean the edict? The old man wanted to abolish the crown prince that day, who can control it? Oh, what do we common people think about the emperor's family? You are not afraid of being caught and killed if you talk too much. head!"

"Who can't control the emperor? Heaven can't stand it! How else can you tell us this? It's obviously not in line with the way of heaven."

"Who knows..." The people in the vegetable market in Dongtou, Cangzhou, were talking about it.Although the government issued a notice to show the taboo, everyone talked about it.

What's more, Dazhou's commerce is prosperous, and An Ling has the intention to manipulate the public opinion this time. It didn't take long for several cities in the south to spread the news.

At the same time, Shengjing is not peaceful.

The officials began to submit memorials for Cheng Muze to be the queen mother. After all, all goodness and filial piety are the first. There is no reason why the country's title has been changed, but the queen mother has not yet taken the position.What's more, it has been a long time since I saw Yan Huiqian.

Cheng Muze was very busy with the first two. Of course he didn't want Yan Huiqian to take the position of queen mother. This woman who has already spread the scandal in the harem is not qualified to be the queen mother at all. It is considered kindness to live in the cold palace instead of giving her death .

Not to mention an acquittal?

Cheng Muze looked at the pile of memorials piled up on the table, and kicked the eunuch next to him fiercely, "I asked you to find Yan Qing?! So many of you can't find such a big living person." Where is it? What use do I need you for?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the slave has already been sent to the Shangshu Mansion to watch. As soon as there is news, he will..."

The eunuch was interrupted by Cheng Muze, who patted the table, "Stare? Are you going to the Shangshu Mansion to stare at people? Everyone has already run away and you are still waiting for them to come back and catch you? A bunch of trash!"

Cheng Muze sat on the dragon chair, touched the armrest twice before he finally calmed down, "Show me, go to Luanfeng Palace."

The officials of the previous court did not know where they heard the news.

Concubine Yan Gui had an affair with other people, and put a green hat on the emperor's head. Not only that, but she also faked pregnancy to fight for favor... Everyone realized that this was the reason why Cheng Muze refused to be the empress dowager, and that was really embarrassing of.

So this matter was put on hold, and few courtiers dared to go to the emperor every day to make trouble.

Cheng Muze was also happy about this for a few days.

It's one thing to look at something in the imperial palace, but it's another thing to look at it among the people.The common people always have infinite curiosity and voyeurism about the affairs of the royal family, and they will be particularly excited to hear these anecdotes.

Coupled with the fact that Xu Buyun deliberately leaked one or two things, the more these words spread, the more ugly they will sound.

"A jealous woman can't be the queen mother. This has killed many other concubines. If she becomes the queen mother, she must bring the queen down again!"

"It's no wonder that there are so few descendants of the late emperor. Could it be that this woman killed them all?"

"Let me tell you, my son was on duty in the palace, and he said that this woman had an affair with someone outside the palace! Back then, he used this reason to kill the former empress..."

"Oh, why is this woman like this... What kind of good son can she raise! Maybe the current emperor is not a purebred!"

"Don't talk nonsense, don't be afraid of beheading! This is a serious crime that implicates the nine clans..."

The West Market grocery store in Shengjing, the aunt on the east street and the mother-in-law on the south side whispered.

Cheng Muzhi and Liu Qingyan nodded when they heard Gao Xuan and Lin Anyou's return.

Liu Qingyan looked at the floating tea in the cup in his hand, "Is this what you discussed with them a few days ago?"

"Yeah." Cheng Muzhi nodded, "Cheng Muze has just ascended the throne, and he hasn't completely won over the hearts of the people, and he hasn't fully prepared his power. This is the perfect time to build momentum."

Then he said: "Moreover, the common people cannot experience wars. There is usually famine after a war. This is not a good thing for the common people, and it will also have a great impact on the government."

"But this battle must be fought." Liu Qingyan said in a deep voice, "It is impossible for Cheng Muze to choose to quit because of these things, let alone hand over the throne he just acquired willingly."

"Yes," Cheng Muzhi was noncommittal, "so we must minimize the losses in the battle. In the final analysis, this battle was fought by the soldiers of the Great Zhou. In terms of the number of troops, Cheng Muze's guards plus the Imperial City The army is comparable to the army and An Ling in the hands of the emperor's brother."

Liu Qing said clearly, "Arrange troops in formation."

Cheng Muzhi smiled and said, "The only one who knows me is Qing."

"Mu Zhi," Liu Qingyan touched his teacup with his hand, "I don't know if you still remember, Prince Ling, Cheng Wei."

"Cheng Wei? He's also here for the enthronement ceremony?" Cheng Muzhi frowned. Of course he remembered that at a state banquet a few years ago, he nearly offended Emperor Hengde by speaking rudely to his mother. He Cheng Wei solved the siege.

Speaking of which, Cheng Wei's fief is in Nanning, in the east.

Liu Qingyan said: "Since we want to build momentum, how can we do it with only Cangzhou and Shengjing? The more troubled Cheng Muze is, the more likely he is to make mistakes."

That's right, the more embarrassing he stepped down now, Cheng Muzhi's reputation will be more justified when he ascends the throne again.

It's time to talk to Cheng Wei.

Bigger news came from the palace.

One is Cheng Muze bestowing death on Concubine Yan.

One is that Cheng Muze made Cheng Liyin the prince.

Logically speaking, the emperor who had just ascended the throne would not have established a crown prince so early, after all, he only had one heir now.This situation can only be caused by Cheng Muze to divert everyone's attention.

The former is not surprising.Although he will be charged with unfilial piety, at least he can settle the matter and appease public anger.

The latter is really good news for Cheng Muzhi and the others.

In the future, the throne will definitely belong to Cheng Liyin, and Cheng Muzhi's reascension to the throne will not abolish the prince, but will win the hearts of the people.

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