latelenovela Chapter 750 Rumors about Empress Dowager Cheng
Chapter 750 Rumors about Empress Dowager Cheng
This day, the Golden Palace.
Xie Shang was under pressure and besieged by many ministers. There was another saying among the people that someone wrote a book specifically about Empress Dowager Cheng. The book said that Empress Dowager Cheng had poor personal morals. Not only did she have an affair with her cousin, she was also caught in bed by the late emperor. The emperor's identity was in doubt, and so on.
The secrets of the palace were compiled into "wild history" and circulated among the people. All the names in the book were real names. Early in the morning, the book was delivered to Xie Shang's desk.
Xie Shang was so angry that he slammed the table, his eyes flashing with coldness, "Go and find out who is spreading rumors for me."
"The person has been arrested and imprisoned. I have interrogated him and found out that the author of the book is named Cui Tao. Overnight, Cui Tao spread the book to the streets of Shengjing City."
Jiang Jinyan recounted the events in detail, "Cui Tao happened to appear in front of the Jiang residence. It seemed that she deliberately wanted me to keep an eye on her whereabouts. She even deliberately got caught. She also claimed that everything she said was true. She also said that Empress Dowager Cheng finally killed my cousin in order to keep her position as queen."
"Cui Tao was very cunning. She gave money to children to pass on the books she copied by hand, and that's how they spread. Her confession attitude was very similar to that of the Fourth Princess. She didn't argue or struggle, but directly admitted that she wrote it all by herself. Her purpose was to expose the Queen Mother, and she also said that the Queen Mother was very resourceful and pretended to be merciful. In fact, her purpose was to murder the other heirs, to make them all useless, and to push Your Majesty to the throne."
The Third Prince's feet were also crippled by the Queen Mother, making others think that he was born with a disability. Queen Mother Cheng was even more excessive towards other princes, making them all become addicted to women and ruin their health, and so on, their evil deeds were exposed.
After hearing this, Xie Shang felt as if a dark cloud was pressing down on his head, making it hard for him to breathe. All of this was planned by someone long ago. First, they framed him for having an affair with Zhang Yurou, ruining his reputation. Now, someone was accusing the Queen Mother of having an affair with a man outside, and now someone was trying to force him out of his position because of her cousin.
The ministers whispered to each other, and they sensed a conspiracy as things had developed to this point. However, people with common sense knew it was a conspiracy, but ordinary people did not!
What’s more serious is that if the emperor is really not a descendant of Xie, it may affect the morale of the army and cause chaos in the world.
Xie Shang had just come down from the court. The ministers looked at him with strange eyes, which made him very uncomfortable. His image was greatly affected. Some ministers suggested that Zhang Yurou be executed immediately, but he found an excuse to get away with it.
Zhang Yurou cannot die yet, only she can clear his name. The clan prison is filled with his men, guarding it tightly for fear that someone will kill Zhang Yurou.
Cui Tao cannot die either, he has to interrogate her personally. Xie Shang did not rush to see Cui Tao. It was obvious that this matter was planned by someone in advance, making him think that the other party only came to fight against the Jiang family. In fact, the other party wanted to deal with the emperor, so he had to deal with it calmly.
In the imperial study, Xie Shang also kept Shu Shilang. His eyes were cold and he tried to control his emotions. His eyes were full of coldness. "Shu Lang, tell me, why did you help Zhang Yurou kill Shu Xue and frame Jin Ji?"
Shu Lang knelt on the ground in fear, "I didn't help the Fourth Princess kill anyone. She is my niece. Xue'er is dead, and I am very sad. It was the Fourth Princess who threatened me. The Fourth Princess did something for me before. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been greedy and let the Fourth Princess hold the handle on me..."
Xie Shang stared at Shu Lang and thought of what Jiang Fenghua said about his relationship with Concubine Chang. Concubine Chang had been in the palace for decades, so it was not surprising that she knew these things about his mother.
At this time, Tutor Pan and Tutor Jiang came together. They were the emperor's teachers, and they were more worried than anyone else about the emperor's reputation being affected.
Especially Master Pan, whose eyes were full of anger and he sighed repeatedly, "Now that the emperor says no, people won't believe it! It's hard for the emperor to convince the people if he has bad morals. I, an old minister, want to help but feel powerless. How could the emperor be so foolish as to plant such a root of evil? There are rumors about Empress Dowager Cheng. The impact of these two rumors on the Great Zhou Dynasty is almost predictable."
Xie Shang said in a deep voice: "I am sorry to have worried you, Master. I am also trying to find a way to deal with these rumors. It is obvious that someone is deliberately setting up a trap to destroy my reputation. I would like to ask Master Pan and Master Jiang to help me think of a way to break the situation."
Grand Tutor Pan said, "Your Majesty has made contributions to the people and the country since he ascended the throne more than a year ago. I will gather scholars to write some stories praising Your Majesty and spread them out, hoping to let everyone know that someone deliberately spread rumors and framed Your Majesty."
Jiang Huai stood aside calmly, his eyes looking in the direction of Minister Shu, "Master Pan's method is also a method, but I'm afraid it won't be very effective. Writing an article praising the merits of the emperor at this time will inevitably make people feel that there is a suspicion of covering up, and people will think that there is something fishy going on here."
Master Pan said, "Master Jiang, what do you think we should do now? The Emperor's reputation has been ruined, and the Great Zhou Dynasty is in chaos. Now the Queen Mother's past private affairs have been exposed. It's really raining on a leaking roof!"
Jiang Huai said: "Since it is a false accusation, I believe that the truth will not become false, and the false will not become true. I always believe that there is always a loophole, and I will definitely be able to find the flaws and scrutinize the details..."
They discussed what had happened in the past few days in front of Shu Lang. Shu Lang knelt on the ground and listened quietly, thinking quickly of a countermeasure in his mind.
At this time, Wu Xin walked into the imperial study and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Queen sent someone to invite Your Majesty over. The banquet has begun. Also, Shu Ronghua fainted for no reason."
Xie Shang frowned and stood up from his seat. "There are a lot of things to do in the harem. I am overwhelmed. Minister Shu, please accompany me! Minister, I haven't seen your daughter for a long time!"
Shu Lang's eyes were full of defense, and he wanted to refuse, but Jiang Huai suddenly said, "The emperor is really partial!"
Xie Shang asked, "What do you mean, Master Jiang?"
Jiang Huai said with a cold face, "I haven't seen my daughter for a long time. The emperor allowed Minister Shu to see his daughter, but he didn't expect how jealous I was when I heard it."
Xie Shang paused and said, "I was not thoughtful enough. Master Jiang, please come with us!"
Master Pan said, "I don't have a daughter who has married into the palace, so there is no need to visit. I will wait for the emperor here. The matter has not been discussed yet, and I am also worried."
Xie Shang was stunned. "I asked Master Pan and Master Jiang to come to the palace to help me with ideas. How could I leave Master Pan aside?"
Jiang Huai said: "Master Pan, let's go together! We can discuss countermeasures on the way."
Shu Lang didn't want to go to the harem at first, but when he heard Jiang Huai say that they wanted to discuss countermeasures, he agreed to go to the harem.
Why did Yan'er faint?