Chapter 113 Ji Changwang is Dumbfounded

Ji Changwang was dumbfounded.

At this moment,

he suddenly felt that everything before him was so unfamiliar.

The unfamiliar Golden Hall, the unfamiliar floor tiles, the unfamiliar officials on both sides, the unfamiliar steps, and as for the dragon throne on the steps and the emperor on the dragon throne, he didn't dare to look up, but he thought, it would only be more unfamiliar.

Since the time of the late Emperor, the Great Yan Dynasty had erupted in a chaos among the princes. Ji Changwang survived, protecting himself wisely. He had always considered himself to be an image of "great wisdom appearing foolish" or "a small impatience spoils great plans."

After his nephew ascended the throne, he gained the position of Grand Clan Elder by handing over the power of sending clan money and food from the Zongrenfu (Court of the Imperial Clan).

He still believed that he was walking steadily;

In fact, during the most difficult time for Great Yan last year, the reason why Ji Lao Liu (Sixth Prince) was able to unscrupulously target the imperial clan was also because the power of money and food was no longer in the Zongrenfu.

Therefore,

this pair of stingy and ungrateful father and son were able to easily cut and chop at the imperial clan, preemptively preventing the emergence of a large group of financial parasites and useless desserts like the former Fu Prince of Qian.

Ji Changwang knew what His Majesty wanted to do, so he yielded, satisfying the emperor's idea, and he himself would drink some soup along with it.

He had always lived cautiously,

living in the shadow of his third brother, who only knew how to seek gods and ask Buddhas after ascending the throne. The world believed that the late Emperor of Great Yan was greedy for enjoyment and absurd, but only Ji Changwang knew what kind of person his third brother was.

Among the many brothers who fought for the throne back then, who would have thought that the third brother, who was driven out of the capital, could move the Zhenbei Hou (Marquis Who Pacifies the North) mansion to come forward?

After finally surviving his third brother, he thought he had become a senior and could take a breather, but who knew that his nephew was even more terrifying than his third brother.

Continue to endure, continue to wait.

Waiting for this nephew to be on his last legs, seemingly healthy, but in fact, some hidden ailments were constantly worsening.

Some people are bold when they are young, but become more timid as they get older.

Some people are the opposite, timid when they are young, and as they get older, they look back on their lives and feel more and more regret.

Subconsciously, they think of rising up and doing something.

Of course, Ji Changwang wouldn't really use this excuse to persuade himself; there were many other high-sounding excuses.

For example, his nephew the emperor had cut the imperial clan and meritorious officials too harshly, really devoid of human feelings;

After the emperor ascended the throne, his brothers resigned from their titles as princes, but the emperor directly gave them titles of marquises.

Other members of the imperial clan followed suit, and when the next assessment came, being downgraded by two levels would be considered small; he couldn't wait to strip you of half your skin directly.

Among the imperial clan and meritorious nobles, except for those exceptions who could produce promising offspring, the rest were not only good-for-nothing wine bags, but who didn't have some dirt on them?

Ji Changwang's current title was still very high, but the problem was that he was now very awkward. If he had known, he would have died earlier so that his son could inherit a higher title and his descendants could enjoy a few more generations of blessings.

Furthermore, compared to the Sixth Prince, who was more like his father, the benevolent Crown Prince was the favorite of the imperial clan. The Crown Prince was more humane and emphasized mutual assistance among relatives.

He wanted to gamble,

not for his own cautious half-life, but for his descendants.

Then,

he discovered that

when he really stepped out of the forbidden zone,

his mind

instantly became insufficient!

To be precise, when the Sixth Prince knelt down, his mind was racing.

Perhaps this mind had never run so fast in his life, but after turning around and around, he couldn't come up with any results.

How could it be that he, a flag-waver, had suddenly become the target of public criticism?

Moreover,

no matter what he said or what reasons he gave, the dead knot was right here with him!

Either,

you are helping the Sixth Prince fight the Crown Prince,

or,

you are helping the Crown Prince fight back against the Sixth Prince.

Regardless of who wins or loses between the two princes,

he had become a complete piece of stinky dogshit!

The crime of deceiving the Emperor,

the crime of defiling the bloodline of the imperial family,

other crimes, as a member of the imperial clan, and a close relative, at most he would be stripped of his title and fined some money and food, that would be it.

But such a crime, as a member of the imperial clan, was a crime on top of a crime!

As far as the imperial court and His Majesty were concerned, it was one thing for outsiders to cause trouble and try to subvert the Ji family, but how dare you, a member of the Ji family, do such a thing?

What is this called?

This is called betraying the ancestors!

Zhao Jiulang, as the Prime Minister, stepped forward to directly pressure him, bringing him great panic.

The civil officials of Great Yan were different from those of Qian, not yet at that level;

But the problem was that some things were inherited in the same vein. The civil officials were inherently at odds with the imperial clan and meritorious nobles, and they simply looked down on these rice worms of the imperial court. What's more, Zhao Jiulang himself came from a humble background and accompanied the Yan Emperor in trampling down the aristocratic families. This murderous aura came down,

Ji Changwang just… just… just…

just gave up thinking directly,

and chose to help the Crown Prince fight Lao Liu (Sixth Prince)!

In fact, he didn't need to think.

Silence was a great crime, as Zhao Jiulang said, in the imperial court, were there still things you couldn't say?

Open your mouth,

and several options were all sins.

You can't just laugh it off,

and apologize to everyone:

"I'm sorry, I'm old, I just said nonsense, I was just teasing everyone, hahahaha."

His link

had collapsed.

Lu Bing stepped forward, this emperor's milk brother, a true confidant of the emperor. His few words completely declared the collapse of Ji Changwang and his line.

Colluding with the palace,

the evidence,

was there.

Even the Crown Prince's autograph letter… he didn't burn it, he kept it.

Even in his mansion, there were servants, even his youngest son, who had contacted people from the East Palace.

Shit,

was a big pile,

no need to smell it carefully,

upon entering the house, you couldn't wait to cover your nose.

In the Great Hall,

the ministers finally completely understood the whole thing.

The specific details were unclear, and there were still doubts, but it was only the ambiguity in the middle process; the beginning and the end were there.

The prince's struggle, the Sixth Prince, with everything in his grasp, had the last laugh.

Next, following the vine, the Crown Prince bullying his younger brother, using despicable means, deceiving the Emperor, and other crimes would all be dragged out.

Again,

put it in the sunlight,

and even the tiniest things behind the scenes could cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack.

This court struggle during the Grand Assembly

made the officials in the court who were neither in the Crown Prince's faction nor the Sixth Prince's faction, the purely "opposition party" officials,

exclaim with satisfaction!

This was real factional struggle, this was real technical work, this was a good show, this was wonderful!

The Crown Prince faction officials were somewhat muddleheaded, they had lost, and lost without any temper.

Because the Sixth Prince faction officials were mostly younger officials, a large part of them were still confused.

Huh,

how did the situation suddenly become so good?

How did it suddenly feel like we had won a great victory?

Then,

they immediately reacted,

oh,

never mind,

let's cheer up first!

Ji Lao Liu raised his head and looked again at the empty spot at the very front of the right side.

What a pity,

the Zheng guy was called out by his imperial father to mobilize troops,

he didn't see this scene.

Ji Lao Liu's level had increased; there was no longer any pleasure in showing off in front of ordinary people.

Then,

Ji Lao Liu turned his gaze to the Crown Prince again.

The Crown Prince also happened to be looking down from above. The two brothers' eyes met.

The Crown Prince's face showed a state of relief.

Ji Lao Liu didn't act smugly either, and lowered his head after making eye contact.

Ji Changwang, this senior member of the imperial clan with high seniority, was not comparable to Rou Gu (a term of endearment).

But this was not the Crown Prince's fault.

It's not that the Crown Prince party had to choose this character who seemed very scheming to ordinary people but was still a useless dessert in a big scene to attack; the Crown Prince party was not without capable people.

But because,

this plate of dessert,

was chosen by Ji Chengjue (Crown Prince's Name).

Decades ago,

the head of the Min family first dug a pit,

decades later, the Crown Prince used this pit to dig another pit for Ji Lao Liu.

Ji Lao Liu guessed this pit and then dug a pit for the Crown Prince on the edge of this pit.

Facts proved that

scheming

was nothing more than me predicting your prediction of your prediction of your prediction…

Fighting a war was like this,

the imperial court was the same.

Of course, this was not unsolvable. For Ji Changwang, the best way to stop the loss was to realize in advance that the development of things was wrong, like Rou Gu, sacrificing himself to stop the out-of-control wheels.

Unfortunately,

Ji Lao Liu chose him because he knew that he didn't have this courage and insight.

Thank your grandfather and father for their ability to recognize people.

And the most fundamental part of the whole thing was Lu Bing.

Lu Bing was his imperial father's man. Ji Lao Liu personally went to Lu Bing's door last night, which was actually to inform his imperial father in advance through Lu Bing.

But the imperial father sat and watched the development of the situation, and the imperial father's hand had also participated in this game.

In this way,

the imperial father would no longer continue to support the Crown Prince as he had done before, right?

It was clearly a game between brothers, yet you, as an elder, always intervened to pull the other side. It was really inappropriate.

"Ji Changwang."

The Yan Emperor opened his mouth and called out.

"Your Majesty…"

Ji Changwang, at this moment, was shaken by Lu Bing's words, as if he were a blank sheet of paper.

If, next,

the Yan Emperor asked:

Who exactly instructed you?

Then,

Ji Changwang would probably confess everything.

Everyone who had participated in interrogations knew that once a criminal's psychological defenses collapsed, the rest was actually a simple question-and-answer session.

The ministers were also waiting, waiting for the moment when that melon was brought out by the vine.

The Crown Prince faction officials had already lost all hope.

But the Yan Emperor's next sentence was:

"As a member of the imperial clan, plotting against the country and trying to cause chaos in the imperial family, his heart is punishable."

The Yan Emperor supported himself on the dragon throne with both hands,

stood up,

took a few steps forward,

then pointed his finger at the dragon throne behind him,

and reprimanded sternly:

"Ji Changwang, you are the late Emperor's brother, and you are my imperial uncle."

At this moment,

Ji Chengjue, who was kneeling below, clenched his fists tightly,

with an expression of disbelief on his face.

As soon as the imperial father started, he instantly understood the imperial father's thoughts.

This was father and son, truly similar father and son.

But in Ji Chengjue's heart, there surged a monstrous unwillingness and grievance.

Was it still going to be like that,

imperial father,

were you still going to be like that!

How could you, how could you, was your blood flowing in my body too? Am I, Ji Chengjue, a bastard!

Why until now,

why at this moment,

you actually,

you are still,

you still want to…

Yes, Lao Si's (Fourth Prince) troops, saw into the palace;

the Zheng fellow took the Emperor's sword to mobilize troops, but it was impossible for him to mobilize the Jingnan army.

Lu Bing took down Ji Changwang's entire family early on; without your order, it was impossible for Lu Bing to act in advance.

You had already known all of this, this I know;

you had also already intervened in all of this, this I also know;

But I originally thought that you wanted to stabilize the situation,

hehehe,

it turns out that

you still want to protect him.

The flames of jealousy were burning fiercely in Ji Chengjue's heart.

At this time, scenes suddenly appeared in his mind.

In the scenes,

the young him, watched his birth mother hanging on the beam.

The virtuous and beautiful birth mother, at that time, looked terrifying and frightening. That was the young him's last impression of his mother;

In the scenes,

he ate his food heartily and even ate what Xiao Qi (Seventh Child) couldn't finish. He ate very sweetly, and with one of your imperial decrees, you sent all the concubines in the palace to the Jiaofangsi (Entertainment quarter), and he still had to continue gobbling while smiling and thanking you for your grace.

In the scenes,

he was in the Ministry of Revenue, working hard, forgetting to eat and sleep, being a good person. Who couldn't be a good person? Who couldn't learn benevolence?

Throughout history, which emperors who were known for their benevolence were not useless garbage to the country and the family!

Was it difficult to learn?

Why am I being this villain? I am a businessman; I am more capable than any of you at being a good person!

Until today,

until now,

dear father,

father!

The Yan Emperor then continued to say:

"Ji Changwang, I know that you have always had resentment in your heart, a kind of resentment that has been suppressed for decades.

Do you hate the late Emperor,

for taking away your throne?"

"………" Ji Changwang.

"Do you hate that the one sitting on this dragon throne is the former late Emperor, not you?"

"Your Majesty… your subject… no… your subject… doesn't… doesn't have…"

"Do you hate that the one sitting on this dragon throne now is me, not you, or even your descendants?"

"Your Majesty… your subject doesn't… your subject…"

"Come, uncle, I will now give up my position. You, come up and sit on this dragon throne, come up, sit!"

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

Without Lord Zheng here, the ministers were even more naturally unified, kneeling down.

"I must be a foolish ruler, unworthy of my position, in your eyes, Ji Changwang, unworthy of sitting in this position. Good, I can now give up my position to someone more capable.

Come,

don't be polite with me,

you are also named Ji,

you come sit,

or,

you now report a name, choose one of your sons or grandsons,

and let him sit.

Come on,

I have now vacated the position. You sit!"

"Your subject never thought… your subject never…"

Ji Changwang was about to go crazy.

Although his mind was not clear now, he vaguely realized that a black pot that was more serious than deceiving the Emperor, than defiling the imperial bloodline, than being昏聩(muddle-headed), than dereliction of duty, was being thrown at him.

That was called……… rebellion!

"You don't? You don't have? Men of the Ji family, if you dare to do it, you must dare to admit it. Lu Bing, tell me, and tell all the ministers, what exactly did you find in Ji Changwang's mansion."

Lu Bing said loudly:

"Answering Your Majesty, your subject found in Ji Changwang's mansion, a dragon robe privately hidden by Ji Changwang, and an imperial seal privately carved."

Ji Changwang suddenly turned his head and looked at Lu Bing kneeling beside him.

Some things, he knew, were difficult to hide, but this thing, he had never done!

"Injustice, Your Majesty, injustice, Your Majesty, I am wronged!!!!!!!"

Give Ji Changwang ten guts, or cut off half his brain,

he would not dare to privately hide a dragon chair or privately carve an imperial seal at home.

He, Ji Changwang, had never thought of rebelling, let alone doing such stupid things in his own home!

At this moment,

Ji Changwang suddenly realized that

the reason why he had not participated in the muddy waters several times before was not because he knew the times, but because he clearly knew that he… was stupid.

But after getting older, he thought he had become an old fox;

then,

cautiously stretched out a foot and touched the edge of the pond,

and then,

he was dragged into the pond and his body was gone.

"Your Majesty, it's the Crown Prince, it's the Crown Prince…"

Zhao Jiulang stood up, his eyes coldly swept towards Ji Changwang, directly scaring Ji Changwang into silence.

What kind of thing are you?

To put it nicely, you are His Majesty's uncle.

But the affection between members of the imperial family is pitifully thin, after all, they are not born of the same birth mother.

Can your relationship with His Majesty compare to His Majesty and his own son?

"Your Majesty, I, in the name of the Prime Minister, request the punishment of Ji Changwang to rectify the court and to rectify the imperial family!"

The word "诛 (exterminate)" cannot be used for members of the imperial family.

The ministers also said in unison at this time:

"Your subjects request Your Majesty to rectify the imperial family!"

"Your subjects request Your Majesty to rectify the imperial family!"

Among them, the Crown Prince faction officials shouted the loudest, because they saw hope again; they had survived the disaster!

His Majesty was not planning to follow the vine,

He was planning to directly cut off the vine as the melon.

The Crown Prince was still the Crown Prince after all. Until now, His Majesty was still maintaining the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince's greatest reliance came from His Majesty's support!

The Sixth Prince faction officials were somewhat disheartened. This was an unequal confrontation, especially when His Majesty's years were numbered, and he still showed his attitude of continuing to protect the Crown Prince.

How could they win?

Where His Majesty was, that was where the general trend of Great Yan was. Who could go against it?

Therefore,

this confrontation

seemed to be that the Sixth Prince had won and the Crown Prince had lost;

but His Majesty, as the final arbitrator, still forcibly announced with his 독부 (独夫, absolute dictator) heart, who was truly unshakable.

So, who exactly won and who lost?

"Pass on my decree, Ji Changwang, strip him of his title and make him a commoner, confine him to the Lakeside Pavilion, and send all his close relatives and descendants to the Northern Frontier County. Didn't they want this dragon throne? I will give his family a chance to let them learn from their ancestors and fight in the desert."

This was to completely cast Ji Changwang's line into the dust.

It was said that after going to the Northern Frontier County, a team of barbarians who no one knew where they came from would suddenly appear, and then there would be no afterwards; the whole family would have no afterwards.

Then,

the Yan Emperor waved his dragon sleeve,

and said:

"Withdraw from court."

Wei Zhonghe stepped forward

and shouted:

"Withdraw from court!!!"

Ji Chengjue slowly stood up.

On the Crown Prince's side, no, to be precise, two ministers walked up the steps to help the Crown Prince up.

But he was somewhat alone.

He turned his head and looked at the gradually dispersing officials behind him.

His expression was calm.

When he walked down,

he saw Zhao Jiulang and still gave Zhao Jiulang a half-bow;

Zhao Jiulang also returned the salute.

The Sixth Prince was still calm and composed, with good self-cultivation.

Then,

Ji Chengjue slowly walked out of the Golden Hall.

When he walked down the steps,

in his heart,

he silently murmured:

Father,

since you don't treat your son as a son at all,

then your son,

will also

not treat you as a father, okay.

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There were a few too many explanations in the front of this chapter, but if this paragraph is not explained, many readers will not be able to understand it, so I will give a few more explanations.

This plot, I have been brewing and thinking about for a long time, in fact, the next big plot will be very燃(burning, exciting), that is, they are all high潮(high tide, climax), and I guarantee it will be very exciting.

Finally, I will ask for monthly tickets again. We have fallen to eighth place again. The gap from sixth place is not too big. Our goal this month is to maintain sixth place.

I ask for monthly tickets, I embrace everyone!