Chapter 783: Find the traitor first
Emperor Minghua was still young and had four children, three princes and a princess.
Among them, the princess is the daughter of the queen - even though everyone knows that she is not a real princess, because she is just a harmless princess, no one wants to expose it.
The eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince are all children of concubines in the harem. Their ages are not much different, they are all sixteen or seventeen years old.
When Emperor Minghua was hiding in his residence, some counselors said that Emperor Minghua had no children or that he was disliked by the late emperor and advised him to have children early.
At that time, Emperor Minghua had not yet accepted any concubines, only a concubine sent by the late emperor, and the current Empress Qin.
Empress Qin was still young, and Emperor Minghua couldn't bear her giving birth too early, so he kept delaying it.
But Empress Qin saw the situation clearly and insisted on dragging the then prince to see the noble daughter, and appointed concubines and several concubines for him.
Emperor Minghua was also angry. After welcoming people in, he made them pregnant one after another.
Many of them used tricks against Emperor Minghua and were directly killed by Emperor Minghua.
Later, those concubines who gave birth to children were promoted to positions because of their merit in childbirth, but Emperor Minghua never got close to them again.
After he ascended the throne, the harem was fully handled by Empress Qin. When the concubines saw that Emperor Minghua showed no affection, they stopped thinking and devoted themselves to pleasing Empress Qin.
How sincere it is, only they themselves know.
Because of these things, the emperor and empress had a rift and could not reconcile for a long time.
Emperor Minghua had been sulky for a long time. Empress Qin felt that he was indulging in the love of his children and was not a wise king, so she treated him coldly.
By the time Emperor Minghua realized that he wanted to get close to Empress Qin, the two had nothing to say. Even if he changed his temper, he couldn't coax her.
So he thought that it was the concubines in the harem and his three princes who delayed their feelings.
And the two twin sons he thought were dead became a thorn in Empress Qin's heart.
Emperor Minghua didn't love anyone, but the one he liked most was Empress Qin. Knowing that Empress Qin valued Qin Huai, a child who had "resurrected from the dead," he was willing to build bridges and pave roads for him.
It can be said that as long as Qin Huai is good enough and has the ability to be the king of a country, he will give up the throne.
In order to leave some time to spend time with his queen.
So after the third prince rebelled, not only did he not feel sad at all, he even wanted to laugh.
The prince who was raised by the concubines in the harem and the influence of the family behind him was really unworthy of publicity.
There were so many scholars and scholars in the Imperial College and the Upper School, but they failed to teach him to be a qualified prince.
"Death is not a pity." Emperor Minghua learned of the death of the third prince ten days later. An urgent letter from 800 miles away arrived, and he didn't even raise his eyelids.
Under the imperial power, even if he did not have the intention to let the princes fight, others would.
This is unavoidable.
Empress Qin thought more deeply: "The remnants of the Eastern Desert Kingdom have not yet been eliminated. A message came from the Qin family in the south of the Yangtze River, saying that a group of forces in the south of the Yangtze River had also gathered and colluded with the small countries in the north. The Qin family has asked the local prefect to investigate. There will be news soon.”
Emperor Minghua looked serious: "If the internal struggle escalates to the level of Dachang, I will never tolerate it! They can fight openly and privately. I will turn a blind eye and let them make trouble. It will shake the foundation of the country and harm the country. It is not an exaggeration to kill the nine tribes of the common people.”
"Hmm." Queen Qin's thoughts couldn't help but drift away, thinking of Qin Huai and Ayu. These two children went on an expedition with General Hua, so naturally nothing big would happen to them. But the third prince's rebellion was really fishy and had to be guarded against.
She used to be too stubborn, but now she can't completely look away, and she can't convince herself to let go completely, but in the end she puts her child's safety and happiness first.
Empress Qin looked at Emperor Minghua with an imperceptible searching look in her eyes.
Her emperor husband's thoughts seemed to be similar to hers before.
He wanted to push Qin Huai to the position of emperor. This was the only good way he could think of as a father.
Empress Qin lowered her eyes and suddenly thought of the people in the harem. They were all poor people, and she neither envied nor sympathized with them.
But the Ayu beside Qin Huai was different from these people, and even more different from himself.
She is a person destined to shine brightly. If she is placed in the harem, she will not be respected as a queen but will also kill her nature.
To put it more seriously, it is a loss for Dachang.
"What are you thinking about?" Emperor Minghua talked to himself for a long time, and found that Empress Qin was distracted for the first time. He felt a little aggrieved in his heart, and his head unconsciously turned to Empress Qin's eyes, "Huh?"
Empress Qin shook her head: "It's nothing. Although the third prince is a commoner, he is still a prince. This matter can be big or small. Before the matter is completely resolved, the Holy One should make a decision early."
Di Ming Hua instantly looked like a wilted boiled vegetable: "Oh."
Fengming City, the prefect's office.
General Hua and Ayu sat on either side of the main seat, and Qin Huai sat in the second place.
On the surface, General Hua is the commander and a third-grade general.
Ayu is a new nobleman given by the emperor and a military governor.
They are all a little taller than the prefect.
Only Qin Huailing's Hanlin Academy compiled it, and his status as a military follower was barely equivalent to that of a prefect.
The **** wiped the cold sweat from his forehead without leaving a trace, and whispered: "Commander Hua, Inspector Wang, the third prince... No, the sudden death of the rebel bandit has been submitted to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment. The next step is to plan..."
Since the news of the sudden death of the third prince came, rumors spread among the people, and the prefect had people suppress them again and again, with little effect.
This is a premeditated rumor spread, and of course it cannot be eliminated quickly.
General Hua is a big boss and doesn't like these meanderings, so he often lets Ayu speak.
At first, the prefect didn't take Ayu seriously because she was still a little girl. It wasn't until he communicated with her several times that he realized that this military inspector sent by the imperial court was really serious, so he stopped scorning her.
He was able to sneak into the position of border prefect, and he was not a loser.
After recognizing the situation clearly, he showed his kindness to Ayu without hesitation.
As for Qin Huai, he was suspected to be a prince, and the prefect had heard about it.
But he didn't curry favor with Qin Huai, because he was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would take advantage of him in the future.
Anyway, he has observed that as long as he treats the king inspector well, Qin Huai will be very kind to him.
Ayu doesn't like these messy relationships. She knows that the war cannot be used to practice her skills, so when she can ask Tuanzi to help, she will let Tuanzi help.
Tuanzi had already given her a layout map with a radius of ten miles, and she also knew which forces were hiding where and what camps they were in.
Therefore, Ayu said straightforwardly: "Master Taishou, let's not beat around the bush. There are still many spies inside and outside Fengming City, and there are also many enemies on the other side. In my opinion, we should first find these black sheep before talking about anything else."
The prefect was a little dumbfounded: "Huh?"
Hand on directly? Who?
Did he skip any steps?
He turned his head to General Hua and Qin Huai, and they both nodded at the same time.
“Let's do it.”
Rumors are not that important, but the bad guys must be caught first.
Especially spies, everyone can find them and punish them.
Chapter end
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