Wu Dashou was dismissed from his position and retired, which shocked the world! Li Liangcheng's position did not change, and he was given the title of Taifu. The signal sent out was very obvious. The old emperor owed the deposed prince temporarily, so he made up for it through this move. At the same time, it was also a warning to some people, such as some princes and some princes, not to have unreasonable expectations. Don't think that you have a chance because the prince was deposed. The real purpose of the old emperor to depose the prince was that he did not want the imperial power to be constrained. He could not jump into the same pit for the second time, and would not appoint another prince to constrain himself. But many people couldn't understand it, and always felt that they had a chance. On the broken ship of King Zhong, no one got on board except those who were already on board. Even those who were originally on board were trying to get off the ship. What if you can't get off the ship? Then you can only go all the way. The previous mutiny missed the opportunity. Now that the old emperor has released goodwill, you must seize the opportunity. How to seize it? Be a powerless, pure filial son!
His Royal Highness Prince Zhong followed the advice of his subordinates and began to study Taoist scriptures, learn to write Qing poetry, try to contact some Taoist priests, and even set up a courtyard in the palace and converted it into a Taoist temple. He also asked the princess to learn Taoist culture with him. This turmoil has received mixed reviews from the outside world. Most people are looking forward to the show, believing that Prince Zhong is still treacherous and trying to make a comeback, which is purely a pipe dream. But the old emperor is very fond of this. The old emperor is so smart, can't he see that Prince Zhong is trying to please him? The old emperor certainly knows that Prince Zhong is trying to please him. Countless people try to please him every day, and Prince Zhong's flattery makes him particularly satisfied. In private, he even said to Qiu Defu: "The third prince finally got it, and my efforts were not in vain." "Your Majesty has worked hard." "Everyone scolds me for being incompetent and not deposing the prince. However, the third prince has been in the position of prince for too long, so long that everything is taken for granted. I am very worried. If I hand over the world to the third prince, I don't know what kind of fool the third prince will be bewitched by those court officials. At his age, he should suffer a little, so that he knows that people are treacherous and should not listen to the people below in everything." "Your Highness Prince Zhong will definitely understand your Majesty's good intentions." "If he doesn't hate me, I will be satisfied." The old emperor was like a kind old father, as if deposing the prince was a last resort, just to make Prince Zhong suffer a little, not to really take away Prince Zhong's chance to inherit the throne. His behavior is a typical manifestation of flattering himself and being both a leader and a successor. Qiu Defu naturally understood the old emperor's knot. He was unwilling to accept being cursed by the world. He wanted to use His Royal Highness Zhongwang's belief in Taoism to slap the world in the face and change the direction of public opinion. However, the world, mainly scholars and court officials, did not buy his tricks at all. We are all thousand-year-old foxes. Don't play Liao Zhai. Who doesn't know who? In terms of intelligence and talent, the ministers in the court are all academic masters and stand out from thousands of competitors. They can interpret 108 concepts of the old emperor's every move in an instant, and there is always a concept that can accurately hit the old emperor's mind. The old emperor is extremely shameless, but also extremely face-saving. While he did all kinds of evil things, he had to whitewash the peace and not allow people to discuss and evaluate. However, this time the abolition of the prince had too far-reaching an impact, and it could not stop the world's endless mouths. The old emperor was anxious and began to find ways to make up for it, like a paper-hanger, fooling his face, and the people below could only cooperate. Don't cooperate? OK.
Either go to prison or go to jail. There is always one suitable for these officials with strong bones. Officials with less strong bones can't escape the prison. Zhang Wenfu, the second son of Zhang Yushi's family, is a good friend of Mr. Ye, the cousin of the eldest lady of the Marquis's Mansion. He got a job in the Imperial Household Temple two years ago through his connections. Recently, he was sued for forcing good people into slavery and letting slaves commit crimes. In theory, such cases will generally be suppressed in the first stage and eventually come to nothing. However, it happened that the dethronement of the crown prince was a rare event in a hundred years. His father, Zhang Yushi, had offended many people in the past, so naturally someone wanted to use the case to clean up the Zhang family. So Zhang Wenfu's corruption during his tenure was dug out. Corruption is corruption, and there are few officials who don't embezzle. It happened that the corruption involved the Eastern Palace, which was a big deal. Small cases had to be handled as big cases, and the Ministry of Justice personally supervised the case. In the end, Zhang Wenfu was invited to drink tea by the Six Gates, and as expected, he was imprisoned in the Tianlao. When Master Ye learned that his best friend was sent to the prison, he went to the prison with two or three friends to visit him. Before coming, he sent someone to say hello to Chen Guanlou. Thinking that they were barely relatives and friends, he wanted Chen Guanlou to give him some convenience. Chen Guanlou didn't mind giving people convenience, but he didn't like Master Ye. It was not easy to make things difficult for him, so he told Xiao Jin to follow the rules. The implication was that he would get paid for his work! As soon as Master Ye entered the prison, he was hit hard. He was told that he could not enter without money. If he wanted to visit the prison, he had to pay. He was immediately furious. He had promised his friends that the prison had already been arranged. Who would have thought that Chen Guanlou would be so disrespectful and ask a jailer to humiliate him. Master Ye was so angry that he almost walked away. With his temper, if he met such a blind person in his hometown, he could make the other person unable to survive in the village with just one word. But this place is the capital, and a gatekeeper may have several wealthy relatives behind him. What's more, Chen Guanlou's surname is Chen, the Chen in Houfu. Over the years, Master Ye has been doing well in the capital, relying on the power of the Marquis' Mansion. He has a good reputation, an official position, and a promising future. He cannot tear his face with Chen Guanlou in front of outsiders. He can not give Chen Guanlou face, but he cannot not give face to the Marquis' Mansion and the Chen family. In short, he has to endure this anger. With a sense of depression, he admitted his defeat and paid the money, and met Zhang Wenfu as he wished. Zhang Wenfu, the second master of Zhang, has never suffered such hardship. He has been locked up for only a few days, and he has lost a lot of weight, looks haggard, and his clothes are sour and smelly. He is in an extremely embarrassing state. When the two sides met, they were a little impulsive and said some taboo words. The jailer knew the origin of Master Ye, so he turned a blind eye and didn't care. If he really wanted to care, he would report it directly, and these young masters would have to drink a pot. Master Ye promised to help Zhang Wenfu out. He didn't have the ability, but he had the Marquis' Mansion! With the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, it would definitely work. After Master Ye returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he met his cousin, the eldest young lady Lu, hoping that Lu could think of a way to help Zhang Wenfu. By the way, he reported Chen Guanlou, saying that Chen Guanlou didn't give him face, played tricks on him, and made him lose face in public. Looking down on him means looking down on Lu and the first wife. Chen Guanlou relies on the first wife for food, but stabs the relatives of the first wife in the back. This is a complete traitor, born with a rebellious nature.