Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1096 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 22

The previous dynasty had been quarreling for a long time, and Big Fat Orange took the opportunity to see the situation in the court clearly. Longkodo firmly stood on the side of the empress dowager and was reluctant to give up power. He was also infamous for having gained power illegally because of the secret possession of the imperial edict. Therefore, Longkodo could be regarded as the power of the empress dowager. The Han officials headed by Zhang Tingyu were loyal to him, but unfortunately they infringed on the power of the Manchu ministers. The Manchus were very dissatisfied with them and were constrained in their work.

Furthermore, the military power represented by Nian Gengyao has been frequently used in foreign wars. Big Fat Ju wanted to support more military generals, but was obstructed by Nian Gengyao. Therefore, Big Fat Ju's dissatisfaction with Nian Gengyao was not because Nian Gengyao's attitude towards him was becoming increasingly arrogant.

There were also those who just stood by and watched the fun of his emperorship, such as Fucha and Niuhulu.

The reason was that as the late emperor's confidant, the Fucha clan had chosen to support the eighth brother. Now the one in power was him, the fourth brother. As former political enemies, it was wise for them to temporarily avoid the spotlight. They even sent a relative of the Fucha clan into the palace to test his intentions.

Big Fat Ju felt that the Fu Cha clan was too powerful, and he had no intention of using the Fu Cha clan unless it was absolutely necessary.

As for the Niuhulu clan, they did not openly support any prince, but they did not support him either. Now they stand behind Prince Dun and protect him. This should have been the safest choice, but Prince Dun is obsessed with the eighth and ninth princes and keeps looking for trouble for him. Now he is even trying to win over Nian Gengyao!

In Prince Heng's mansion, Prince Heng and Concubine Yi were also very angry about Prince Dun's contact with Nian Gengyao.

Concubine Yi even beat her chest and said that she regretted it, "Back then, Imperial Concubine Wenxi took good care of me, and Prince Ten always followed Prince Nine, so I agreed to Imperial Concubine Wenxi's request to take care of Prince Ten when she was dying. Now it seems that Prince Ten is not a person who hides his incompetence, he really does act without restraint!"

Prince Heng closed his eyes, knowing that complaining would be of no benefit to the current situation. He could only try his best to find a way to make the Tenth Prince more sober. After all, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince could no longer be torn apart.

"Don't worry, mother. I'll go talk to the Tenth Prince. If I can't convince him to bow to the Emperor, then we'll have to cut off the source of the trouble and make the Tenth Prince and the Ninth Prince fall out."

Concubine Yi paused, but finally gave in. "...Just do as you say. The Niuhulu clan behind the Tenth Prince is very powerful and has deep roots. Our Guoluo clan cannot compare to them. As long as he doesn't commit the crime of treason and seizing power, he can always save his life."

Prince Heng sighed inwardly, his princely title was promoted by the emperor to show his kindness. Of course, the seventh prince Chun, who had a missing leg, also enjoyed the same preferential treatment as him.

Prince Heng is not just casually expressing his opinion to my mother, he really intends to follow the emperor's lead. He also has children and is too old to want to get involved in any fights. He now just wants to fight more for his children, so after this time, the energy he puts on his brother, the Ninth Brother, will definitely be greatly reduced.

It was because Concubine Yi understood Prince Heng's subtext that she said that if she failed to persuade the Tenth Prince, she would give up on him completely.

After talking about her own affairs, Concubine Yi couldn't help but think of the partiality of the man in Shoukang Palace.

Concubine Yi admitted that she was also partial to the first child, the ninth child, who grew up by her side. But she admitted that although she did not care as much about her first son, the fifth son, as she did about the ninth son, she would not demand that the fifth son be very filial to her. She also knew that she had never used the fifth son's things to subsidize the ninth son.

However, she was completely confused by the behavior of her mortal enemy in Shoukang Palace.

The fourteenth prince of the late emperor, the youngest son of the empress dowager and the emperor's brother, was eventually stripped of his title and imprisoned. However, he was not sent to the clan house, but imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum. The Prince Xun's Mansion that was left behind was also removed, making him even worse than the eighth and ninth princes who were imprisoned in the clan house.

At least the brothers' wives and children still lived in their former mansions, and the titles of Prince and Beizi had not been removed.

If the plaque had not been removed, it would mean that the emperor had allowed his female relatives to continue to enjoy their former titles and honors, and that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the imperial court would also distribute the relevant salaries and allowances to the relevant people on time and according to the rules.

The plaque of Prince Xun's mansion was removed, and without the empress dowager's summons, Wanyan and other female relatives were not allowed to enter the palace, and even they and their children had no share and salary.

It was fine for the legitimate wife Wanyan, who had a generous dowry and the support of her natal family, but for other wives, such as concubines and princesses, their dowries were not generous enough, or they even had no dowry at all. And now the Fourteenth Prince was officially stripped of his title and imprisoned, and even charged with the crime of being unfaithful and unfilial. So, not to mention the allowances and salaries, it would be very difficult for their children to get married.

Yes, the Queen Mother is still alive and can support the Fourteenth Prince’s family.

But the Queen Mother is so old, how long can she live? If she can outlive the Emperor, the Fourteenth Prince will have a chance to make a name for herself in the palace. Otherwise, she will have to wait until she has made some great achievements.

The Empress Dowager had failed to make trouble for Concubine Hua and ended up getting herself very angry. Later, the Fourteenth Prince was stripped of his title and imprisoned, and even the plaque on Prince Xun's mansion was removed. The Empress Dowager's health became worse and worse, but she did not dare to really collapse, so she kept making trouble for Jiang Xinxin, her cheap niece and daughter-in-law who refused to plead for her son.

Fourteenth Concubine Wanyan dared not show any disrespect anymore, and she did not dare to show any sign of jealousy like the sisters-in-law did when they were in the palace. Now they could only cling to the empress dowager, and dared not offend the queen Jiang Xinxin.

Jiang Xinxin was even more rude to the Queen Mother. She didn't even bother to clear the room. She just said something like, "The Queen Mother saw that Nian was favored, so she wanted to use Nian to control the Emperor and Nian Gengyao. But look at what happened to Fourteenth Brother. It was only thanks to Nian's family that her family wasn't as bad as mine."

"The only way for me to avoid being manipulated and threatened by the Queen Mother is to be brave and not care about anything."

"But Nian is different. Her brother Nian Gengyao is the emperor's confidant and the only general who can fight in the war. If Hua Fei is unhappy, then General Nian is unhappy. If General Nian is unhappy, then Fourteenth Brother and Uya will not be happy!"

"I am really envious. I only regret that I don't have such capable father and brother."

Some of Shen Meizhuang's words were really irritating, but they were very useful in irritating the empress dowager. Jiang Xinxin fed all the medicine in the bowl in her hand to the empress dowager, with a look of gloating on her face.

The empress dowager was so angry that her eyes went dark for a while, but she didn't dare to continue to provoke Jiang Xinxin. Although Jiang Xinxin was a very boring queen, not only was she childless, she was also old and ugly, and even her family was in decline. She only had the airs of a queen, but she was the queen after all. Apart from anything else, it was easy for her to control the women in the Fourteenth Prince's house.