Chapter 156 The eldest princess commits suicide
Chapter 156 The eldest princess commits suicide
Lingyang County, in the Wen family mansion.
Close the door and refuse visitors. Even though some people may come, it's better to be quiet.
Wen Jian sat in the small garden drinking tea and watching the transition from spring to summer.
This yard can't even be called a garden. There are three small houses at the back, which are good for reading, talking, etc. There is an old osmanthus tree in the small yard, and there are a few pots of flowers. Wen Jian didn't allow some weeds to be pulled out under the eaves, and a few small wild flowers have bloomed. There is a stone table under the tree, surrounded by a few stone benches and a chair.
Wen Jian sat in a chair, drinking tea, feeling relaxed and comfortable.
Several sons and grandsons came over to disturb the old man's peace and chat with him.
The sons sat on the stone benches, looking at the chess pieces on the stone table and making a few random moves.
Wen Yan is a grandson, like a zhilan jade tree, got some news, and said: "Many people ran away."
Wen Jian looked at his grandson with bright eyes, as if he was watching a fun event.
Wen Yan smiled and said, "In Jiangnan Township, anyone who wants to run will be stopped, and they are not allowed to take anything with them. It is said that all the roads that can be blocked have been blocked."
Wen Jian laughed, and from another angle, it really looked like a child playing.
The fourth elder frowned and said, "They joined forces to deal with the prince, and some of them were stopped in Jiangzhou."
Wen Jian sneered, "Can they stop it? As long as His Majesty supports the prince, no one can stop it. Pay attention, if they try to stop something, or if the prince needs something, we will get it if it's easy. Don't think about the credit, this is what we should do."
The fourth brother nodded and remembered it.
A strong servant came hurriedly over, as if to join in the fun.
Younger people like Wen Yan are quite polite.
The strong servant met the old master and the young masters, and said to the old master: "The news is that Princess Yongshou went to see the emperor and committed suicide when she returned. The empress dowager is really ill this time. The emperor issued an edict saying that the empress dowager and Liu Jie are like mother and son, and Liu Jie has disappointed the empress dowager too much, so he wants to invite some nuns to accompany the empress dowager in chanting sutras."
The Wen family members looked at each other in surprise. The melon was delicious!
Wen Jian was still a little unhappy. The Empress Dowager had given Prince Wei so much face, and the Emperor and Prince Wei could only obey her.
The third brother said, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of what people say this time?" Seven years ago, it was said that he forced Prince An to death. A princess is probably not the same as a prince.
The fourth brother said, "They must have got something on the eldest princess."
The servant continued to tell everyone the gossip: "It's probably the Liu family who are busy saying that the Empress Dowager treats Liu Jie well because she treats the eldest princess well, and she loves the whole family. Others say that the eldest princess has a good relationship with Liu Jie, so she chased after him."
Everyone looked at each other.
Wen Yan taunted, "You don't even dare to admit that the Queen Mother is nice to Liu Jie?"
Wen Jian said quietly, "The Empress Dowager and Liu Jie are as close as mother and son. Where does that put Your Majesty and Prince Wei? Everyone in the world knows that the Empress Dowager dotes on Prince Wei the most. The Liu family will say that the Empress Dowager was mad at Prince Wei, and the Emperor will say that the Empress Dowager was mad at Liu Jie. The Liu family also wants to maintain the reputation of the Empress Dowager, which will be useful in the future. The Emperor can only continue to be a filial son, but there are many things to consider when being a filial son."
Wen Yan nodded, and the emperor said that this was just filial piety, and if anyone dared not to admit it, the emperor would argue with him.
The strong servant still had a melon, and continued: "The emperor has ordered General Zhenwei Su Boyu to continue south to Jiangzhou, and ordered Zhu Liang to Jiangzhou to investigate the case."
The fourth brother remembered: "During the autumn examination last year, it was said that the scholars had a commotion and two of them died in mysterious circumstances. That was the Sun family's territory."
Therefore, the emperor asked General Su Boxu to go. This was a big deal! The Sun family would suffer a lot if they didn't die.
The fourth brother only felt that the emperor’s way of killing was different from that of Prince Wei, but in fact the emperor’s killing was more brutal.
The King of Wei hit a little, and the Emperor hit a lot.
The fourth elder suddenly laughed and said, "Some people are running towards Jiangzhou. Wouldn't Su Boyu run into them?" Although the army was not arriving so soon, the fourth elder sneered again, "Jiangzhou wants to do something to King Wei. The actions below are probably even bigger, so the decree is correct."
Jiangzhou has become the property of the Sun family. The Sun family has become the uncrowned king. How can the emperor tolerate this? If he does not take action against the Sun family now, he will be even more powerless when the Sun family becomes even bigger.
Wen Jian sighed, the emperor was willing to take action this time. He used to just mess around.
However, it is easy to ascend the throne now, as Xianzong has paved the way for him. But it is not easy after ascending the throne, which is very similar to the situation of King Wei taking the throne.
The powerful and wealthy families had already formed a huge force, and it was not easy for Xianzong. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he was forced to act in accordance with the interests of the powerful and wealthy families. The emperor could only follow him, and now he has suddenly become tough.
In fact, the emperor still has a lot of power and can do a lot of things. He also has certain abilities, it just depends on whether he does it or not.
Just like King Wei, he really did it and that was it.
Another strong servant came back in a hurry, saying, "The King of Wei has wiped out the Huangliu Camp and is targeting Liu Jie."
Wen Jian is very imposing!
Everyone was in high spirits!
Wen Yan understood that he had the best reason to deal with Liu Jie and the princess. Everyone had heard of Huangliu Camp, just like Jinliu Village. It was the Liu family who did it, and the Liu family had a lot of leverage. The key was that the King of Wei had the ability to solve it!
Wen Jian put away his momentum, but he was in better spirits. Well done, Prince Wei!
This is not something that can be achieved just by having the Tiger Guards. Even though the emperor had such strong power, he was unable to overthrow the Liu family.
How many battles have the Tiger Guards fought in less than a month? Aren't some people afraid? They are.
Someone else hurried to find the Wen family.
Wen Jian smiled and ordered: "Are they in cahoots with the Liu family? Then we can't cover up for them."
A nephew came over and said to the old man, "There are rumors out there that the King of Wei is going to massacre the city or something."
Wen Jian didn't talk about that first, and said to his nephew: "What do the people say?"
The nephew laughed and said, "I heard it myself. They said when the prince would take action against so and so? They are all ready."
Wen Jian laughed and ordered, "We must keep them stable and not act recklessly. The most important thing for the common people is to live a good life. The King of Wei will definitely make sure everyone lives a good life."
A woman came over and asked, "The prince's procession will arrive soon. What preparations should we make?"
Wen Jian said, "No need to do anything. The prince didn't bring any female relatives with him."
The woman smiled and said, "It is said that there are some beauties."
However, the prince did not follow the procession, so it naturally had nothing to do with the beauty.
Just like there is no need to be formal when dealing with the prince before the guard of honor arrives, there is no need to worry about an ordinary beauty if she does not have a formal status.
The Wen family relies on themselves honestly and does not use those connections.
The woman smiled and said, "It is said that the Yun family is also very strong in Wei County."
Wen Jian nodded: "The Yun family is really capable."
The Wen family also has one thing in mind: as long as they do well, they are tough enough.
Outside, another person came running in and shouted, "The Gu family in Chang County actually slaughtered a lot of people and ran away."
Wen Jian was stunned! This must be crazy.
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