The Princess Royal 度华年 Episode 31

Today, for the emperor, he is worried about the power of his family at home and the nuisance of enemy countries externally. If he can form a royal army, conquer the Rong and Di in the north, and control the floods in the south, peace in Great Xia will be just around the corner. Even though the grand blueprint drawn by the emperor was promising, Pei Wenxuan knew that his physical condition was worrying, and his words were intended to let him understand that the Han clan relied on supporting King Su as his ultimate destination.

It is well known that Cui Yulang took refuge in Concubine Rou, and Pei Wenxuan was also very useful as a tester for Concubine Rou and someone she relied on. Concubine Rou summoned Pei Wenxuan to the Inspectorate, implying that he had touched Wang Houwen and caused trouble for herself. Pei Wenxuan bluntly said that this was a good opportunity for Concubine Rou to establish her prestige and recruit talents for King Su.

This was what Concubine Rou wanted. She handed over the list to Pei Wenxuan in order to arrange for the children of the aristocratic family to pass the exam. She also emphasized that these people were not included in the genealogy, and at most they had some relationship. Pei Wenxuan knew very well that the so-called relationship was nothing more than money exchanges. He reminded Concubine Rou that the current need was to weigh the pros and cons between the comfort of the harem and supporting King Su as emperor.

This year's imperial examination is unprecedentedly grand. With Pei Wenxuan as the examiner, anyone trying to cheat must think twice before proceeding. From the registration of candidates to the grading, the palace examination and the release of the results, through the entire process, Concubine Rou gradually accumulated the power of the "King Su Party" in the court, and joined hands with the poor family to form a force that cannot be ignored.

The Queen of Autumn is about to be beheaded, and all the aristocratic families have begun to take action. The seven surnames, who have a prominent position in Hua Capital, suddenly visited the princess's mansion, intending to support the eldest princess in seizing power and regaining control of the Inspectorate. Li Rong understood the intentions of the seven surnames. They were unwilling to confront the emperor directly, but wanted to manipulate her as a puppet.

Li Rong broke through everyone's thoughts with one word and seriously warned them that given that Concubine Rou was ambitious and resentful towards the family, if she was not stopped, she might become a troublemaker. The children of the aristocratic families present did not dare to look down upon Li Rong, and they all showed sincerity and expressed their willingness to follow her as a leader. After the seven surnames left, Li Rong told Jinglan to inform the consort that Chen Houzhao would go to the city tonight to file a complaint with the Ministry of Punishment. Pei Liming needed to intercept Su Rongqing to prevent any accidents, and asked Shangguan Ya to sort out Concubine Rou's confession of threatening the students in preparation for tomorrow's battle.

The next day, Li Rong went into the palace without being summoned, dressed in fine clothes, and united all the aristocratic families to play Concubine Rou in the court hall. Since these people had been making trouble in the court and arguing with each other for decades, no one who came out was a good person, and Concubine Rou was quickly defeated. However, the emperor was determined to protect Concubine Rou, so Li Rong had no choice but to let Shangguan Ya take Chen Houzhao to the palace. Chen Houzhao accused Concubine Rou of engaging in favoritism and malpractice in court, conniving with his cousin to snatch imperial examination quotas, and sent people to hunt down witnesses with the intention of silencing them.

Faced with Chen Houzhao's accusation, Concubine Rou was horrified and tried her best to defend herself. Immediately afterwards, the second batch of victims went to the temple to submit evidence of Concubine Rou's crimes, revealing the fact that Concubine Rou forced them to give up the complaint. At the same time, the seven major surnames also produced letters from Concubine Rou asking for bribes, further convicting her of multiple crimes such as corruption and bribery, bending the law for personal gain, intentional murder, and framing Zhongliang.

Li Rong asked the emperor to take Concubine Rou into custody and conduct a thorough investigation and punishment according to law. Everyone responded one after another, from the aristocratic families that Concubine Rou had offended to the ordinary students from poor families. Looking at the crowds of people kneeling in the palace, the emperor could not help but turn his eyes to Pei Wenxuan and Su Rongqing to give him a glimmer of hope.

But even if Su Rongqing was very capable, there was nothing he could do at this moment. He and Pei Wenxuan knelt down at the last moment to second the proposal, so that the emperor could no longer find an excuse to protect Concubine Rou. Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Li Rong reminded him that as an emperor, he was responsible for the welfare of all people and should set an example and not bend the law for personal gain. No matter how partial he was to Concubine Rou, he should not destroy the loyalty of hundreds of students for the sake of a woman. Justice destroyed the Great Xia Dynasty.

In the end, the emperor had no choice but to order Concubine Rou to be imprisoned and handed over to the Inspectorate. Before leaving the court, he ordered people to take Concubine Rou to the Imperial Study Room. Then, with the support of eunuch Fulai, he supported his weak body and slowly left the hall. Although he tried to maintain the dignity of the emperor and walked more honorably, people could still see that the emperor had been beaten down by time and became a frail old man.

Li Rong's mood was complicated and difficult to understand. The joy of victory did not well up in her heart. Instead, because of Concubine Rou's incident, she deeply felt the cruelty and endless struggle between the aristocratic family and the Han clan, and her heart was filled with disappointment and sorrow. Pei Wenxuan gently held her hand and gave her firm support, and was pleased that Li Rong was finally walking side by side with him in this life.

In the imperial study, the emperor scolded Concubine Rou for being short-sighted and ruining half of his life's hard work for a few taels of silver. Concubine Rou desperately begged the emperor to save her, but in the face of everyone's joint efforts and her own powerlessness in the court, she had offended the aristocratic family, and no Han tribe dared to come forward. If today's incident spreads, everyone in the world will definitely treat her. Verbal and written criticism.

The emperor told Concubine Rou that the only thing she could do was to leave a personal letter at the right time, accusing the prince of frame-up and dying to prove his innocence, which might preserve King Su's reputation. Concubine Rou couldn't believe what she said, and was heartbroken. She scolded the emperor for being weak and incompetent, and revealed that the reason why he had not had an heir for many years was because he had taken Anshen Decoction. The emperor was angry and grabbed Concubine Rou by the neck, but he couldn't do it after thinking about his old love.

For this reason, Concubine Rou mocked the emperor for being neither kind nor ruthless. He was unqualified as a king, son, husband and even father. He was obviously selfish but had some conscience. His heart was higher than the sky and his life was thinner than paper. In the end, he could only be punished. Controlled by an aristocratic family, it ended up being betrayed and separated from relatives. It seems that at this moment, the emperor has really become a loner in the eyes of the world.

Later, Hua Le came to the prison to visit his mother. Concubine Rou told her that she had only two choices at the moment: either sever ties with herself and ask the emperor to let her and King Su go to the northwest to stay away from royal disputes and live a peaceful and peaceful life; or risk killing the prince and Li Rong, and only King Su could Only when she becomes emperor can she become the eldest princess of the Great Xia Dynasty.