bayedsolid Chapter 184 Holy Wrath
Chapter 184 Holy Wrath
Li Dan's rage came from three aspects.
He couldn't control his three sons who were involved in the imperial seal.
Chu Yan and Jiang Feng each served their own master, and when they spoke to the emperor, their words were 70% true and 30% false.
Another regret is, what if the edict had been made public when Empress Wei was executed? At that time, the eldest son would have been enthroned according to the will of heaven, and would there have been all this mess afterwards? !
Jiang Feng endured the pain in his knees and knelt down again with a plop.
Although he was kneeling, his words were not at all disrespectful.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report this! If it is a crime of deceiving the emperor, I should be executed for hiding the imperial seal and the imperial edict when the previous emperor was in power." Jiang Feng said solemnly, "Although I am a woman in the inner palace, I also hope that the prosperous times will return. I have seen the previous emperor's behavior. He indulged Wei and Princess Anle without any bottom line, and appointed many officials with oblique titles. This is definitely not what a wise emperor would do in a prosperous era. I was so bold that I risked my life to hide the imperial seal and the imperial edict."
Li Dan snorted coldly and said, "You are sincere! Let me ask you, later your second sister married Sanlang, and Wulang couldn't do without you. You had many opportunities to present the two holy objects, why did you hesitate to take them out? Later, when the dispute over the extermination of Wei and the establishment of Chu was so fierce, why didn't you say a word! Do you know how much trouble you caused!"
This is naturally the most difficult question to explain: Jiang Feng knew that Li Longji was the emperor, so she didn't dare to give the imperial seal and imperial edict to others. She didn't want to do anything that would make Li Longji unhappy on the throne!
Of course she couldn't tell the story of her foresight, so she had to tell the lie she had thought of many times.
She kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't present it to His Royal Highness Prince Ning because Princess Cheng'an had been eyeing me since I entered Chang'an. I was trembling with fear at that time. I didn't know whether she was looking for faults in me because of Shen Guxing or other reasons. I was worried that I would be exposed and bring disaster to His Royal Highness Prince Ning! Later, I didn't dare to present it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Xue because I was worried that they would compete for the throne. When I was in a dilemma, I was not careful and Chu Yan, who was attached to my family at that time, found out the secret. She wanted to give the jade seal to the late emperor first in order to gain the favor of heaven. In a panic, I had to contact Prince Xue. Unexpectedly, Chu Yan took the holy object away before me and gave it to Prince Xue, and threatened that Prince Xue would take her as a concubine, otherwise she would expose the matter. I lost the initiative and made Prince Xue lose trust in me. Prince Xue and I had a big fight and almost died. Prince Xue, my family, Shen Guxing and the imperial physician Zhou Guang can all testify for me on this matter."
Li Dan looked unhappy: "I will naturally verify them one by one."
Jiang Feng said, "It was because of the rift between Prince Xue and I that I was taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives. Because of the rift between Prince Xue and I, many things were not made clear at the time. I thought Chu Yan gave both holy objects to Prince Xue, but Chu Yan only gave the jade seal and kept the imperial edict privately. Prince Xue didn't know about the imperial edict at all. Later, at Tangquan Mountain, Chu Yan arranged for someone to throw me into a trap, and after the plot failed, I was placed under house arrest by the prince. When I was chatting with the prince, I found out that the prince didn't know about the imperial edict at all. When I went to look for Chu Yan again, she had been rescued and disappeared until yesterday, when she beat the drum to report the incident."
Jiang Feng was afraid that he would not verify it. She had lost half her life for the imperial seal, and it was true.
She added, "As for the execution of Empress Wei, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was made the heir for his great achievements, I was pushed into the lake by Cheng An and have been living in Princess Taiping's mansion ever since, and I have no news of it. Even if I later knew that Prince Ping was made the Crown Prince, I only thought that he was the one who made the greatest contribution. Princess Taiping and Prince Xue can also testify to this for me."
Li Dan was aware of the love-hate relationship between Jiang Feng and Princess Cheng'an because of Shen Guxing.
Her relationship with Wu Lang was not smooth sailing, and he understood that.
Therefore, the two life and death nodes that Jiang Feng just mentioned also match the time when the jade seal was presented.
How much did you believe Jiang Feng?
But because of this trust, he became even more annoyed and said angrily: "No matter what, no matter what the reason is, you are the instigator. Don't you think you have no responsibility at all?"
Jiang Feng knelt, but his back was straight. He raised his head and asked one question after another: "Your Majesty! Are you going to punish me? Or are you going to find an excuse to make a new crown prince?"
Li Dan was stunned for a moment, then became furious and shouted, "This woman is talking nonsense, why don't you slap her in the face!"
The attendant was also frightened by Jiang Feng's words and broke out in a cold sweat!
After receiving the order, he stepped forward and slapped him twice.
When a eunuch beats someone, it feels different. It hurts in a sinister way.
Jiang Feng's mouth tasted fishy and salty, with blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.
After being slapped in the face, she became more daring!
Her voice was not loud, but she spoke very slowly, so every word seemed very heavy, making it difficult for Li Dan to breathe.
She said, "Your Majesty, you must have regretted making Prince Ping the Crown Prince! So, you have been dividing power through Princess Taiping and constantly giving favors to Prince Ning to suppress the Crown Prince! Now, with the imperial edict as an inducement, Your Majesty, are you going to make your eldest son the Crown Prince again?"
Li Dan has always been docile, but it is rare for him to be provoked by Jiang Feng.
Looking at Jiang Feng, without saying anything.
Jiang Feng sneered, and then said: "Your Majesty has given up the throne twice, and in the bloody storm, you protected yourself and the five princes. How wise you are. Now that you have won the throne for less than a year, are you going to kill each other among yourselves?"
Jiang Feng was afraid that he would open his mouth again, so he did not wait for the emperor to speak and immediately asked: "If Your Majesty appoints Prince Ning as the crown prince, where will the current prince be placed! If Prince Ning ascends the throne one day, I wonder how he will feel when he thinks that there was another prince sleeping beside his bed! By then, I am afraid that not only the third prince, but also the fourth and fifth princes will inevitably become victims of the royal power. Your Majesty Gaozong has many branches and leaves, but now looking around, how many are left? Your Majesty is a king, but also a father. Your Majesty's five sons are like five fingers, all connected to your Majesty's blood and sweat. If brothers quarrel and the disaster of Xuanwu Gate happens again, your Majesty will be the most sad and painful one."
Li Dan was silent for a long time before he asked, "Do you think Dalang can't tolerate three younger brothers?"
Jiang Feng replied: "If your majesty had gone against all odds and appointed Prince Ning as the crown prince, his brothers would not have had any intention of vying for the throne, and everything would have been fine! But your majesty, the crown prince has already been appointed!"
Li Dan sat back in his chair and turned into a kind, helpless old man again.
After a long while, he murmured, "Can Sanlang accommodate Dalang?"
Jiang Feng said: "Now, only Princess Taiping and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have torn their faces. I don't know whether Prince Ning did not get involved or hid behind the princess. However, if the edict is released, His Royal Highness Prince Ning will definitely be pushed to the front. The dispute between brothers will be difficult to reverse!"