Chapter 382 Princess Rouan 32
Chapter 382 Princess Rouan 32
In less than six months, more than a hundred people in the Wang family had died or been injured.
Some of these people died on the way to investigate a case, some died in violent confrontations with powerful families, and some died at home without any explanation.
Even Wang Dao's two sons died accidentally in the street because of a startled horse.
The way the neck was broken made no attempt to conceal the perpetrator's malice.
Wang Dao was shot three times with arrows while collecting the body, and nearly died on the spot.
They have sacrificed so much for Lingyi's great cause.
Ling Yi couldn't help but shed several crocodile tears for them, and incidentally wrote down all the families that dared to assassinate the Wang family in her little notebook.
I don't even want to think about what you might do tomorrow if you dare to assassinate me today.
Liquidation!
A liquidation is necessary!
Of course, this was just something she was thinking.
This liquidation cannot begin yet.
At the very least, it won't work if the court is stable and there are enough scholars.
But the matter of turning a minor branch into a major branch and causing chaos among several aristocratic families still needs to be done!
In just six months, the powerful families were driven to the brink of despair by the combined efforts of the Wang family and Ling Yi, nearly breaking down the threshold of the new emperor's residence.
But the new emperor kept repeating the same thing: "I am in poor health, and I have entrusted all important matters of the court to the Princess Regent. If any of you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
Isn't that infuriating? If we could control the princess, why would we be coming to His Majesty?
Isn't it precisely because it's not working that I'm asking for your help?
Your Majesty, how can we support you if you act this way?
Don't you know that the several noble families that were dealt with by Her Highness the Princess have now been broken and have begun to follow Her Highness the Princess?
The old man kneeling below the hall cried out hoarsely, "If Your Highness continues to act this way, the world will only know Your Highness and not the Emperor!"
He wasn't from a powerful aristocratic family; he was a staunch royalist.
For half a year, the emperor did not show his face, while the princess was busy running around in the court and the country, suppressing aristocratic families and winning over the people. Her power expanded to an unprecedented level.
This isn't about assisting the country; it's practically usurping it!
The new emperor looked at his teacher, whose hair and beard were all white, and sighed: "Teacher, you are overthinking it. Rou'an is not that kind of person."
The old man turned pale with anger at his words. He couldn't understand why the wise Crown Prince would be so foolish as to indulge the Princess of the State. Didn't he think about his descendants and the continuation of the dynasty?
If this continues, a conflict between the next emperor and the princess who assists the state will be almost inevitable!
This old man, who had taught the crown prince for decades, now seemed to have returned to his youth, and he explained these words to the new emperor in great detail.
The new emperor listened to his words for a long time, then suddenly spoke up: "I intend to establish Rou'an as the King of Qin, granting him the authority to establish his own government and the same rank as the Three Excellencies."
The old man's voice abruptly stopped, and he looked up at the new emperor as if he were looking at some monster.
The titles bestowed upon the Princess of Qin and Jin were only granted to the Crown Prince. Now, the new emperor has bestowed such a title upon the Princess of the State and granted her the right to establish her own residence. Isn't this a prelude to bestowing a title upon the Crown Prince?
wrong……
If it is a concubine's sister, then she cannot be called the crown prince.
This……
This is unprecedented!
The emperor smiled as he looked at the old man's unsteady figure: "I'm tired, I'll go back to rest now, teacher, please go ahead."
After saying that, he got up and left, returning to his study.
At this moment, the study was occupied by Ling Yi, who was talking to several trusted ministers.
This was also a way for her to show respect to her elder brother, the emperor, by not hiding anything from him and ensuring that he had the right to know everything.
If he has any objections, they will be carried out without fail.
This was Ling Yi's way of showing him respect, and also her way of ensuring he lived a happy life in the end.
As for the emperor's decision to make her his successor...
Her confidantes and several heads of powerful families who quickly sided with her already knew about this.
Otherwise, no matter how skillful she was, she wouldn't have been able to create this one-sided situation.
At certain times, righteousness and orthodoxy are very important.
Most importantly, it was the merit of following the dragon's lead.
This achievement is enough to make countless people risk their lives to follow her into battle.
"Don't bother me, you all have your business to attend to." The emperor listened with a smile as his sister and several trusted ministers discussed military matters and the spring planting and flood season for the coming year, his expression becoming increasingly gentle.
In the six months or so since he became emperor, his health has actually improved considerably.
He doesn't care about anything else, and all he does every day is eat and sleep. With a few skilled doctors watching over his health every day, his body can't help but get better.
It's just that his younger sister has suffered; her face has become so thin and sunken.
But being thinner is good, it gives you more authority, that's how someone in a position of power looks.
Leaning on the soft couch, toying with the famous painting from the previous dynasty that Ling Yi had given him yesterday, the emperor waited until the ministers finished their meeting before saying, "I told my teacher today that I want to bestow upon you the title of Prince of Qin."
Ling Yi, who had just finished working and finally had time to drink some water, paused for a moment and looked at her brother: "Don't you think the capital is chaotic enough?"
The Wang family was so useful that, at the cost of almost wiping out their own bloodline, they filled their treasury with vast amounts of wealth and land, and their prisons with a large number of prisoners waiting to be sent to the four corners of the country.
But at what cost?
The price she paid was that from the beginning until now, she has never slept for more than three hours a night, has seen Wang Suizhi no more than ten times, and has had no sex life.
But what about her brother?
Not only did they hide in the back and watch the show, but they also caused trouble for her when things had finally calmed down!
Ling Yi's face turned ashen at this moment.
She could imagine how devastated those powerful families who had temporarily gone into hiding, waiting for the emperor to die and settle scores with her, would be upon receiving this news.
She clung to her last glimmer of hope: "You only told the teacher, right?"
The emperor smiled: "But the teacher has disciples all over the world, and he is not the type to keep things to himself."
The teacher is innocent and straightforward, and has a wide circle of friends.
Otherwise, why would he release information from him to test the officials?
Ling Yi: "..."
"Angelica dahurica, Coptis chinensis!" she called out loudly, "Quickly go to the outskirts of the capital and bring Wang Suizhi back!"
Since she stirred up trouble in the capital, she sent Wang Suizhi out of the city to take control of the army.
Only the pressure from the outside army could temporarily deter the powerful families in the city from their desperate attempts to take drastic measures.
But now...
If you kick a dog hard in the butt, even a lame dog will have to jump over a wall to survive, let alone these dogs that have eaten people!
She paused, then continued, "From this day forward, the number of palace guards will be doubled, with three shifts patrolling continuously. No one may enter the palace without my order, nor may they have any contact with the princes and princesses!"
"Especially Cong-ge'er!"
She was genuinely afraid that those powerful families would directly establish a new emperor and teach the capricious emperor a lesson.
Cong-ge'er is still a child, he can't be ruined by his father like this!
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