northernbook Chapter 831 The Queen Should Have Other Plans
Chapter 831 The Queen Should Have Other Plans
"never mind?"
He looked up in confusion, staring into her eyes, as if wondering if she was joking or serious.
Shu He put down the teacup and explained, "Actually, the current situation is the best outcome for everyone."
"The Second Prince's death is out in the open. Even if the Emperor doesn't issue an edict of apology, everyone knows about it. If he truly refuses to admit his guilt, we really can't do anything about it. So, why should the Empress be buried with him?"
Baili Moqing shook his head, his face determined. He stood up and walked away, his voice firm.
"If the edict of apology is not issued, this matter will forever remain a 'rumor', full of uncertainty. And once the hype has died down, he can easily suppress it with force and prohibit the public from expressing any opinion on the matter. Over time, this matter will eventually be forgotten by the people."
"It will not be recorded in history books, and the people will eventually forget it. How can such a truth be called 'clearly revealed to the world'?"
"The deaths of those people must not become a thing of the past. Otherwise, no one in this world will remember they ever existed."
This is his obsession, the goal he has always been striving for, and an explanation to the brother who once walked side by side with him.
"What about the eldest prince?" Shu He was a little confused. In order to vindicate the second prince, the eldest prince had to bear the stigma of impure blood. Then who would announce his death to the world? Who would explain it?
Baili Moqing, you shouldn't be such a selfish person.
He was silent, his eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained firm.
"I understand that you have a deep bond with the Second Prince and want to seek justice for him, but you can't allow the First Prince's reputation to be trampled upon just because you're helping the Second Prince. He's innocent too!"
Once upon a time, the emperor only suspected that the queen was unfaithful, and the death of the eldest prince was apparently due to the struggle for power and favor in the harem; but once the decree to depose the queen came down, both the queen and the eldest prince would be doomed and would become despised by everyone in Tianqi!
The Queen and the Eldest Prince never harmed the Second Prince, and they shouldn't have paid such a painful price for this matter.
He stood by the window, looking at the flowers, plants and trees outside that were washed by the heavy rain and looked wilted, with a gloomy look on his brow.
She stood beside him, looking at him quietly. At this time, a cool breeze blew in from the window, and the fine rain in the wind sprinkled on her face. It was obviously very cool, but at this moment, she felt extremely cold.
"Do you have any other plans?"
She didn't want to believe that the man she liked would be a selfish person who would disregard the lives of others in order to achieve his goals.
He must have a perfect solution.
"It's not me." He turned to look at her and said, "Although I'm not entirely sure, I know the Queen isn't someone who would sit still and wait for death."
"That day, she only made one request: when the edict of apology and the edict of deposing the empress were issued, she wanted to attend the court and witness the edict being issued with her own eyes."
"Do you think she did this for the show?"
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This heavy rain lasted intermittently for fifteen days, and the water in the moat almost overflowed. Fortunately, the imperial city opened the underground canal in time to divert all the water from the moat out of the city.
This diversion directly submerged all the fertile fields outside Kyoto, and all the crops and seedlings in the fields were drowned. Even more serious was the situation in the villages downstream of Kyoto.
The continuous heavy rains forced all the villages and towns upstream to dig canals to divert the excess rainwater into the river outside Kyoto. The water level of the river rose sharply and finally broke through the dam, flooding all the downstream villages west of Kyoto!
Houses were destroyed, fields were flooded, and countless people were swept away by the flood, their fate unknown. Some of the survivors, having lost their homes and shelter, became refugees and all flocked to Kyoto.
Emperor Qiwen claimed to be ill and stayed away from court for more than ten days, causing chaos in the entire capital.
Recently, urgent news came from the border, saying that a four-nation alliance has been formed, and the head general of the Northern Di army is leading the other three countries to advance towards the Tianqi border, and will arrive at the border soon!
One division, two prime ministers, six ministries, all the important officials were as anxious as ants on a hot pan; going to the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor every day became their daily must and only thing they did.
In the face of national crisis, no one cares about the edict of apology or the truth. They just want someone to stand up and hold up the sky for the millions of people in Tianqi.
However, they knelt for three days in a row, but no sound came out of the Taiji Hall.
They all knew that the emperor was still brooding over what happened that day in the Western Chu Palace.
In the end, they had no other choice but to rush into Prince Li's mansion.
Prince Li is the only capable person among the emperor's descendants. If the emperor cannot hold on to the world, he is definitely the only one who can.
"We beg Prince Li to come forward, preside over the government, and plead for the people!"
Grand Tutor Zhu Heng was the first to speak. Once he knelt, everyone else followed suit. "We beg Prince Li to step forward, preside over the court, and plead for the people!"
Looking at the ministers kneeling on the ground, Shu He stood in the side hall and sighed slightly.
Although these people have done a lot of bad things and embezzled a lot of money, when it comes to the survival of the country, some of them still have a sense of responsibility in their bones.
Baili Moqing stood up and helped Master Zhu and Yan Xiang up from the ground.
"Everyone, please get up."
The Grand Tutor and the Right Prime Minister both stood up, and naturally the others followed suit.
"The Emperor is in seclusion, and Tianqi is facing internal and external troubles. It is already extremely critical. Your Highness, if you don't take action, then our Tianqi will be finished!"
Strictly speaking, Zhu Heng and Baili Moqing had a family feud. His daughter Zhu Zifeng died at the hands of Prince Li's wife.
Although the matter was very secret, he was still able to find out.
However, he knew that his daughter deserved to die, so he did not hate anyone!
In his opinion, as the prime minister of a country, the rise and fall of the country is what he should pay most attention to.
"Grand Master, you are too kind. I am just an idle prince with no power or influence. The government is the responsibility of the emperor, and I cannot overstep my bounds."
Zhu Heng knew what he was worried about, but he had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
"But Your Highness, the situation is critical now. If we continue to dwell on these red tape, the fate of our nation will be annihilated!"