Steel Dynasty - Chapter 393

[Chapter 393: Voting Certificate]

A bright moon hung on the treetops. Under the silver moonlight, everything in the palace seemed hazy and mysterious.

Xiao Ming was assassinated and the prince was imprisoned. In just one day and one night, the city of Chang’an was already in turmoil.

“Your Majesty, the Queen has been kneeling outside for half an hour. What should I do if I kneel down again and my body is exhausted?”

Feng Deshui looked at Xiao Wenxuan, who was pacing back and forth. Xiao Wenxuan had been very irritable since he came back from the East Palace. He knew that the prince’s hiding of barbarians in the East Palace had thrown Xiao Wenxuan into confusion.

“If she likes to kneel, let her kneel. If she hadn’t doted on the prince so much, would the prince have been so useless?” Xiao Wenxuan said angrily.

Feng Deshui shrank his neck. This time Xiao Wenxuan seemed to be really angry.

With a sigh, he continued: “Your Majesty, if you don’t think about Queen Zhao, you have to think about the dragon fetus in the Queen’s belly.”

Xiao Wenxuan frowned, and then he remembered that Queen Zhao was pregnant. He snorted coldly and said, “Let her in.”

Feng Deshui nodded. He knew that Xiao Wenxuan was only angry with Queen Zhao because of the prince’s affairs, but he still cared about Queen Zhao in his heart.

He has been with Xiao Wenxuan since he was a child, and he is very clear about the status of Queen Zhao in his heart.

Many people think that Xiao Wenxuan supported the prince many times because of King Zhao, but few people know that this is only one of the reasons. The real reason is that Xiao Wenxuan’s favorite in this palace is Queen Zhao.

When Xiao Wenxuan was still a prince, he and the then prince went to Zhao at the same time.

It was at that time that they met Queen Zhao, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Zhao land at that time.

At that time, the prince and Xiao Wenxuan fell in love with Queen Zhao at the same time. Later, the barbarians invaded. Queen Zhao was besieged by the barbarians when she was visiting relatives. It was Xiao Wenxuan who rescued Queen Zhao alone.

During this period, the two gradually developed feelings.

However, King Zhao valued the prince at that time and tried his best to obstruct it, but Queen Zhao threatened her with death. In the end, King Zhao had no choice but to finally agree to their marriage.

After that, Xiao Wenxuan fought everywhere and achieved outstanding military achievements. He increasingly gained the favor of the emperor, and the ministers also praised Xiao Wenxuan well.

Under this situation, the prince gradually showed murderous intentions towards Xiao Wenxuan, and secretly trusted the then King Kang to take advantage of Xiao Wenxuan’s trip to Jizhou to quell the rebellion and set up an ambush to kill Xiao Wenxuan.

However, this secret message was obtained by Xiao Wenxuan. From then on, he completely strengthened his determination to seize the throne. After leading his troops back to the court, he launched a mutiny and forced the prince to commit suicide. The late emperor was also imprisoned in the cold palace.

Recalling the past, Feng Deshui couldn’t help but lament in his heart. There were too many unbearable things that he could ignore in his heart, both worthy and unworthy, but now they are all a thing of the past.

When he arrived at Queen Zhao’s side, Feng Deshui carefully helped Queen Zhao up and said, “Your Majesty, your Majesty is angry, so be careful what you say.”

Queen Zhao wiped her tears. She followed Xiao Wenxuan when she was fifteen, and it has been thirty years now. After that, she naturally understood her husband.

She nodded slightly and said, “Thank you, Minister Feng, for reminding me.”

Feng Deshui smiled softly, helped Queen Zhao to the door of the royal study, and then withdrew and stood guard at the door.

Inside the room, Xiao Wenxuan just glanced at Queen Zhao who came in and ignored her.

Empress Zhao smiled bitterly and said: “Is the emperor still complaining about his ministers and concubines and protecting the prince?”

Xiao Wenxuan snorted and still said nothing.

Seeing this, Empress Zhao said sadly: “Your Majesty, do you think that I really only want the prince’s future throne? The prince is certainly at fault this time, but if he assassinated King Qi, how could he hide the assassin in the East Palace? The second prince was just killed by a traitor. There is probably a struggle for the throne behind this. “

“In the end, you still have to keep the crown prince’s position. I don’t know that the prince is just being used by others, but this barbarian is indeed him. Hidden in the East Palace for fun, it is so stupid, how can I hand over the country of Chongqing to such an unsatisfactory prince?”

Empress Zhao said slowly: “I understand that the prince is unsatisfactory, but the emperor has not given up on this assassination. Does the emperor understand? The prince is still there, and there are still people who want to kill Xiao Ming. If the prince is deposed, what methods will these princes use to kill each other? And if any prince ascends the throne, they will kill each other. How will you treat the King of Qi? Don’t forget, Your Majesty, you refused to save the country in order to eradicate King Kang, which almost destroyed the country of Chongqing. Although this was a dangerous move, and the barbarians did not continue to move south, but in recent years, your I haven’t had a better day in my heart, have I?”

“Shut up!”

Xiao Wenxuan was furious, and Queen Zhao’s words hurt Xiao Wenxuan’s heart.

It was he who secretly ordered the Imperial Army to stand still, which enabled the barbarians to seize the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. The reason why he did this was all because of the secret order from the prince.

“Your Majesty, I know you are unwilling to mention this matter, but please think twice. Now these princes want to kill King Qi. How will they treat King Qi after they ascend the throne? I am afraid that these princes will also collude with the barbarians to bring Qi to Qi. If the king dies, the barbarians will definitely not give Dayu another chance, and no next King of Qi will be able to resist the barbarians.” Queen Zhao said one word at a time.

“Hmph, the other princes will kill Xiao Ming, so won’t the prince kill King Qi? Didn’t you see the prince’s attitude towards King Qi when we were in the East Palace?”

“I can ask the prince to write a letter of surrender and give it to all the princes. “If the prince breaks his promise after he ascends the throne, everyone can kill him!” Queen Zhao said solemnly: “But please ask the emperor to let Prince Qi and other princes also sign a pledge of surrender!”

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Wenxuan changed his expression slightly. The name certificate was an oath made by Emperor Gaozu and seven other vassal kings with different surnames.

At that time, in order to prevent brothers from killing each other, the declaration of surrender stipulated that those who killed their brothers would be killed by the brothers. This declaration of surrender has been passed down as a good story in the country of Chongqing.

Then the War of Prosecution was used again during the period of Emperor Gaozu, when the struggle for the throne was at its most severe. On his deathbed, Emperor Gaozu asked all the princes to sign the War of Prosecution before his death, and made it known to the world. Only then did he save the throne. The throne of the great ancestor.

It’s just that Xiao Wenxuan understands that the letter of surrender is nothing more than a contract. It’s up to the prince himself whether he abides by it or not. He cannot regard the letter of surrender as a panacea.

“Queen, you take the certificate of surrender too seriously.” Xiao Wenxuan shook his head, “A woman’s opinion!”

Empress Zhao was still very persistent, she said: “I naturally know that this certificate of surrender cannot completely restrain other princes. , but the concubine can ensure that the prince fulfills his promise, and your majesty can name the King of Qi as the executor of the oath. If the prince violates the oath, the King of Qi can raise troops to attack the prince. “

(End of this chapter)