Chapter 431 Emperor Long An
Chapter 431 Emperor Long An
The third day of the third month in the seventy-ninth year of the Daliang Dynasty.
Emperor Yongfeng died at the hands of treacherous ministers and rebels.
When the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau were trying to save Emperor Yongfeng, they discovered that in addition to the sword wounds, he also had meridian failure.
Even though they tried their best, they were still powerless to save the situation.
But no one dared to speak of this.
After all, they have been the ones who have been taking care of the emperor's health. Now that this problem has arisen, it is difficult to say who is responsible.
Since Emperor Yongfeng had issued an oral instruction before his death to pass the throne to his eldest grandson, even if some people had objections, they were still powerless to change the situation. They could only watch the child who had just been found ascend the throne.
Although Emperor Long'an was young, he never showed any sign of timidity in the court.
As regent, Prince Rui had full authority to handle court affairs on behalf of Emperor Long'an.
He decisively dealt with the rebellious family.
He also ordered the Dali Temple to conduct a strict interrogation and to find out the truth about how the prince was framed.
These aristocratic families are the typical example of those who can share the good times but not the bad times.
At the beginning, they were able to work together for their own interests.
Now that the goal cannot be achieved, the rope has come loose.
Everyone hopes to exonerate themselves, or at least not become the main culprit.
So King Rui didn't have to spend any effort and quickly got their confessions.
The third prince and the Fang family became the target of public criticism and were considered the culprits of the incident that year.
At the same time, Ye Xinran and the people cooperating with the Dali Temple found various poisons in the Huo family's clinic.
One of them is the forget-me-not that the emperor was sick with.
According to the waiter in the store, Doctor Huo started breeding forget-me-not worms in the clinic more than ten years ago, and he has used no less than a hundred worms.
As soon as the news spread, it immediately caused an uproar, and all the ministers in the court were worried that they might have been drugged.
Unfortunately, this poison is colorless and tasteless, and without a medicine to induce it, there is no noticeable difference. It can only cause minor symptoms such as memory loss and occasional headaches.
Everyone was even more worried after understanding this situation, because everyone has experienced headaches, and it is normal to lose things occasionally.
For a moment, everyone suspected that Huo Tingen had poisoned them.
Everyone began to re-evaluate the actions of the Third Prince's faction, concluding that they had resorted to all means and were actually trying to destroy Daliang.
Prince Rui took advantage of this momentum and completely wiped out the Third Prince's faction in the court.
And select all trustworthy people to fill important positions.
In just half a month, the situation in the court was stabilized.
Some people hadn't even realized that Prince Rui was already reviewing memorials in the emperor's study.
Sitting opposite him was Chang'an.
Chang'an's little face was tense, and he seemed to be looking down at the memorials in his hand, but in fact, his ears and thoughts had already run outside the study.
"Brother, let me see the cricket in your hand. Why do I feel yours is bigger than mine?"
"Mine is an iron one, even the belly is red, so of course yours is not as big as mine."
"Then can we switch careers?"
Changping discussed with Changan.
Changan immediately retracted his hand, "No, this one should be kept for Changan. If you want a bigger one, go find it yourself. There are many more over there!"
Hearing this, Chang'an secretly raised the corners of his mouth.
Just as he was feeling proud, he suddenly heard a voice in his ear saying, "Have you finished reading this memorial?"
Chang'an was startled and looked up, only to find that King Rui had come to his side without him noticing.
"Rui, King Rui!"
Changan felt a little guilty.
"What do you plan to do about the flood control mentioned in the memorial?" asked Prince Rui.
Changan thought for a moment and said, "Master once said that floods are solved by drainage rather than blocking.
The memorial said that the Lingshan area was plagued by floods all year round, and that area happened to be a low-lying area, which was prone to silt accumulation.
I plan to have someone clean up the river sand before the flood season arrives this year.
But this is only one aspect.
In fact, many floods are caused by natural disasters on the one hand and man-made disasters on the other.
The quality of dam construction is also very important. The court needs to have a simple and effective governance method, and also a strict inspection and supervision system. "
"Ah."
King Rui nodded with satisfaction.
"These are what the emperor will need to do in the future."
"I see."
Changan said, "Master has taught me a lot. As for effective governance methods, I will study them carefully with Master and the ministers."
Prince Rui smiled slightly, "We can't rush this matter. The emperor must be tired after reading the memorials for such a long time. Why don't you go out and relax."
"really?"
Changan opened his eyes wide with excitement.
Then, as if afraid that King Rui would go back on his word, he took two steps at a time and ran out quickly.
Changping and Changsheng were sitting under the porch basking in the sun. When they saw Changan running out, they were surprised: "Changan, why did you run out!"
"No, Your Majesty, how did you find time to come out!"
Changsheng quickly changed his words.
Chang An pouted and said unhappily, "Brother, why are you so distant with me? Have you forgotten what we said before, that we would be good brothers for life?"
Changsheng looked towards the door of the study room and saw that Prince Rui had not come out, so he took Changan's hand and said, "Of course we are good brothers, but Second Uncle has told me that you are the emperor now, and there is a difference between the monarch and the ministers. We should be careful in front of outsiders."
"Being an emperor is so troublesome!" Chang'an sighed, feeling a little unhappy.
"Thanks a lot!"
Changsheng held the cricket in his hand in front of Changan and showed it to him, "Didn't we agree on this? You become the emperor and protect your second uncle and aunt, and Changping and I will protect you!"
"Yep!"
Changping handed the cricket in his hand to Changan, "We know that being an emperor is very tiring for you, so we caught all the crickets for you! These two are for you, okay?"
Changan laughed happily, "Although I am a little tired, I am still very happy when I think that as long as I am here in the future, no one can bully my second uncle and aunt.
It would be great if my aunt could come to the palace to accompany me."
Changsheng smiled and said, "Aunt said yesterday that she missed you. But she is busy examining the health of the ministers in the court now, so she may not be able to come over recently."
"The examination isn't finished yet! Don't tire my aunt out!" Chang'an felt a little aggrieved.
"Hurry, hurry!"
Changsheng comforted him, "It's all because of that Doctor Huo, their methods are too cruel.
I originally thought that they would only poison ministers in the court. But that day, my aunt accidentally discovered that an official himself was not poisoned, but his wife was poisoned by someone without knowing when.
This time, the aunt not only had to examine these ministers, but also had to examine their families.
Talent has changed so much.”
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