Chapter 294 The Adoptive Prince
Zhuang Chengrong disagreed and sneered: "Why should I explain to the people of the world? They are the best to be dismissed. As long as they are fed and clothed, they will not bother to care about the things above. As for the posthumous name, I have no one."
No, I don’t care about that. Besides, my reputation has already been bad, so I’m afraid someone will add another one to my reputation? If I am so forward-looking and hesitant every day, what energy will I have in my life?”
When the Supreme Emperor saw that Zhuang Chengrong was unable to make money, he said helplessly: "I have already discussed this matter with everyone in the royal family. If the Zhuang family has such a wife, it will not only disgrace the ancestors, but also bring disgrace to the descendants."
"If the ancestors have spirits on earth, they will naturally understand the queen's grievances and not care about it. If they don't, haha, it's useless to say anything." Zhuang Chengrong retorted, and then laughed: "How much damage did Taizu do when he conquered the world?
Those of the close bloodline, those remote branches of the Outer Eighth Route, should be satisfied with a title, and they come here to pretend to be elders, without looking in the mirror to see if they are worthy of discussing my matter as Queen of Daqi!"
The Supreme Emperor turned red with anger and said: "Even if they are not worthy, you still have several brothers, how can your good queen convince everyone?"
Hearing this, Zhuang Chengrong smiled at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes shone coldly, and said with a smile: "In that case, let's kill them all. In this way, only my lineage will be passed on. Who dares to say that his ancestors are not good?
It’s too late to cover up the queen’s beauty.”
When Zhuang Chengrong said this, he couldn't help but applaud his idea: "It just so happens that I am the youngest and the last one who should take the throne. As a result, the throne will be given to me."
The Supreme Emperor was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and said: "You can't do this, they are your brothers."
Zhuang Chengrong looked at the Supreme Emperor and sneered: "You can always push me to that day by being at home all day long. After all, the queen and I are one and the same. We will both prosper and suffer. If something bad happens to her, what can I do?
Is there a good one? If I'm not good, if they don't take the opportunity to come up, my life will be over by then. It's better to strike first."
The Supreme Emperor was so angry that he pointed at Zhuang Chengrong and cursed: "You evil beast! Why was I blind at that time and gave you the throne!"
Zhuang Chengrong knocked the Emperor's hand crooked and sneered: "You don't have to say it so nicely. We were just making faces for each other that day. If you just didn't let me, wouldn't I be able to become the emperor? You know what I did at that time
But having controlled the entire capital city and beyond, now even the imperial palace
It is also under my full control. I hope you can take care of yourself. Otherwise, if you really annoy me, I will kill any father and son who are not father and son. I think judging from the current situation, we still maintain the filial piety of father and son.
My appearance is better, anyway, I am not afraid of good or bad reputation."
Zhuang Chengrong sternly ordered the people below: "The Supreme Emperor is not in good health. It's because the previous servants didn't take good care of them. They all kicked them out and asked Manager Cheng to select some people. Also, there is no need to leave the palace after the Supreme Emperor.
No one is allowed to visit, so as not to disturb his rest."
After that, Zhuang Chengrong walked away without looking at the Emperor, whose face turned purple with anger.
Returning to the palace, Zhuang Chengrong told Shen Qiujun the whole story. When Shen Qiujun heard the words of deposing the prince, he was so angry that he could not speak, but his resentment towards the Supreme Emperor was relieved a lot.
Shen Qiujun was relieved to see that Zhuang Chengrong did not act recklessly to kill his father and king. Moreover, now that the Supreme Emperor is officially under house arrest by Zhuang Chengrong, he is equivalent to a tiger without teeth. It is not something to be afraid of. In this case, it is really not worth letting go. Zhuang Chengrong was charged with killing his father.
Hearing that Zhuang Chengrong seemed to have murderous intentions towards his brothers, Shen Qiujun said hurriedly: "Brother Three Emperors have a good relationship with you. Brother Four Emperors, although he has a cold temper and is not close to you, does not have much trouble with you. , As for the Fifth Emperor Brother, although he embarrassed you several times when he was young, his maternal ancestor, the Jiang family, helped you a lot in winning the throne. Now there are still many places outside the capital that use the Jiang family. Just leave it behind. Not to mention these things, no matter what they think in their hearts, at least they are surrendering to you on the surface. If you want to kill them, you will have no reputation, but you will have a reputation for cruelty and cruelty."
Zhuang Chengrong smiled and said: "Wouldn't it be better to make the world afraid and dare not have other thoughts? Although I have been called a tyrant, as long as Song'er is a little kinder, I will be an immortal wise king, and the country of Qi will still be stable. Pass it on safely."
When Shen Qiujun saw Zhuang Chengrong joking, he also laughed and said: "Of course it's not good. How can a country built on violence be stable? Besides, future generations will have to be tabooed by the venerable. I'm afraid that dirty water will be poured on me." Okay, beauty is a minor disaster, I'm afraid even the bad words of Meixi Daji and others will be hurled at me."
After Zhuang Chengrong heard this, he thought seriously for a while and said: "There is some truth in this. Although I am a little clever, I have no skills in governing the country, and I am impatient to pretend to be a hypocritical virtuous monarch. It seems that I can only be a mediocre person." My Lord, I also hope that future generations will remember you, so why not establish a reputation for you as a virtuous queen, so that I can also pass on your reputation."
The couple joked for a while, then Zhuang Chengrong frowned and said: "I am the youngest among the brothers, but I eventually became the emperor. They are also afraid of my bad reputation. If someone instigates me in the future, it will definitely be a problem. Kill them." There is no reason, it is always a trouble in my heart."
Shen Qiujun thought for a while and smiled: "I don't have any ideas here, but I believe that with your intelligence, you can naturally think of a way to kill without bloodshed. Killing is always the most helpless way."
A few days later, Zhuang Chengrong went to see the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor knew that Zhuang Chengrong meant what he said, and he had been in panic ever since. When he saw him coming, he hurriedly said: "That's all, I'm old, and I can no longer care about worldly affairs. The world is in your hands anyway, good or bad, you will be the one to face the Zhuang family's ancestors in the future, so just let your brothers go."
Zhuang Chengrong looked at the gloomy-looking Supreme Emperor, smiled brightly and said, "You should have done this long ago, but it's too late to say it now!"
The Supreme Emperor almost fainted: "Did you really kill your brothers and sisters, you evil beast?"
Zhuang Chengrong continued with a smile: "That day, I mentioned that there are only a few side branches left in the Zhuang family, and the closest ones are almost extinct. So for the sake of the inheritance of the Zhuang family, I had to do a good deed and give them adoptive heirs to carry on the legacy. This I still need to worry about the Emperor's decree."
Only then did the Emperor understand Zhuang Chengrong's intention, knowing that Zhuang Chengrong was determined to promote Shen Qiujun. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then thought that this was also a way to save the lives of his sons. No matter how they adopted him, they would still have him in their bones. Blood.
So Zhuang Chengrong happily made a decree in the name of the Supreme Emperor: The Supreme Emperor accidentally dreamed of his uncles and brothers crying and complaining that no one was offering incense. He felt sad, so he decided to adopt all his sons to them, so that the spirits of all the brothers would be at peace in heaven.
As soon as this decree was issued, the whole capital was in an uproar. The third prince and others suddenly learned about it, and they couldn't help but feel angry. They suddenly changed from the son of the Supreme Emperor to the nephew of the Supreme Emperor. Naturally, they were very upset. However, after thinking about it carefully, they felt relieved.
Be determined.
Zhuang Chengrong becoming emperor is really a torture for them. After all, the royal succession has always been orderly. Although the crown prince rebelled against the wise king and Zhuang Chengrong did his best to quell the chaos, the throne should be passed down from the third prince.
Now that Zhuang Chengrong is sitting in that seat, there are some hidden dangers. If things go on like this, Zhuang Chengrong will not feel at ease sitting there, and they will not feel at ease either.
Everyone was happy about this adoption. Zhuang Chengrong became the only one who could legitimately inherit the throne, and they inherited the title of uncle as earl and continued to be their princes. They were no longer in trouble and could settle down and enjoy wealth and glory as a family.
It's actually cost-effective to hide it.
But in this way, the deposed prince and the wise king suffered. As sinners, they naturally had nowhere to adopt them, and Zhuang Chengrong obviously would not let them continue to be the sons of the emperor.
A few days later, the emperor's eldest grandson colluded with the virtuous king, his mother and his son to plot a rebellion. It was announced to the world that because the emperor was merciful and could not bear to punish his son, they did not expect to repent and went the extra mile, so they demoted the deposed prince, virtuous king and others to common people.
, because the emperor thought of brotherly love and interceded for him, he should have been punished by death, but now he was imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum, facing the wall for the rest of his life.
I have to mention that Concubine Qi was a little unjust because Zhuang Chengrong refused to let her go and branded her mother and son as colluding with the emperor's eldest grandson.
When Zhuang Chengrong reached this point, he was still worried about the deposed prince's words that day. He felt that chopping off his arm would be too easy for him, and he would not be willing to let him die happily, so he ordered people to torture the deposed prince day and night, but he also let him
People are given good medicine and good medical treatment, but they are not allowed to die.
On this day, Zhuang Chengrong was reviewing memorials when he suddenly saw something interesting in one of the memorials. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "You are just talking about it. I want you to be a real living bastard."
So Zhuang Chengrong agreed with what the zhezi said: Nowadays, Daqi has been fighting for many years, and the population has dropped sharply. Many men among the people cannot marry, but there are some widows who live in poverty and live in poverty. For the sake of the prosperity of Daqi for generations to come, widows among the people are encouraged to remarry.
, anyone who remarries will have a dowry funded by the court.
Of course, in order to protect those pedantic old scholars, there will be no penalty for not marrying those who keep the moral integrity.
Although this decree dissatisfied some pedantic people, the widows and some single men who had difficulty living alone were extremely supportive of it.
At this time, another minister in the court said: The sinner, the deposed prince and the virtuous king are afraid of being common people and do not deserve to have so many wives and concubines. Moreover, they have to face the wall and think about their faults, and they should be pure and ascetic. Instead, they let those young women go in vain.
It would be better to ask the court to marry them off together.
Zhuang Chengrong glanced at Wang Qing with great satisfaction, nodded with a smile, and said: "After all, they are from good families, and there were many high-ranking ones in the past. It would be too unfair for them to be married by the court, so they couldn't help but let their family members marry them."
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She must get married within a few months, and the court will also make up for the dowry, otherwise her family will be punished." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is mine.
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