The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 180: Deposed Emperor

The Emperor issued an edict to depose the Queen!
The ruling and opposition parties were shocked!

The ministers didn’t understand what was going on. Wasn’t the Seventh Prince sick?

When the ministers were puzzled, Jia Rong said righteously: "Your Majesty! It is my fault that I failed to save the Seventh Prince. The Queen should not be blamed! Please think twice!"

The emperor said coldly: "You are the imperial physician, and there is nothing you can do when you encounter an incurable disease. I don't blame you, but the queen is a mother, but she doesn't care about her own children. She is immoral and has no morals!"

Jia Rong bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Seeing Jia Rong leading the charge, several ministers quickly knelt down!

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

A group of people quickly knelt down and pleaded for the queen.

Anyway, the law does not blame everyone.

Can we cut them all down?
If anyone is to be killed, kill Jia Rong first!
The emperor looked at Jia Rong and said angrily, "You..."

Jia Rong said quickly: "Your Majesty, please calm down! I have spoken out of turn! Your Majesty has his reasons for doing so!"

Jia Rong did not wait for the emperor to get angry and curse. He decisively stood aside without saying a word, retreated to the second line, and sold out the group of people kneeling on the ground.

Look! Look at them!
Several ministers on the ground were sweating profusely, feeling badly betrayed by Jia Rong.

As expected, the emperor frowned, looking at the obedient Jia Rong, and then at the several ministers on the ground who were disobeying his orders.

The ministers never expected that Jia Rong, that bastard, would retreat.

After all, he was a man of integrity. The Grand Secretary shouted, "Your Majesty! Duke Ning is right! Please think twice!"

Duke Ningguo Jia Rong quickly said, "Your Majesty, I was young and ignorant and I contradicted you. I beg your forgiveness!"

Jia Rong has absolutely no dignity as a civil official.

He is no longer a civil or military official.

Seriously deviated from other people's definitions.

The emperor gave him a bored look and said, "I'll forgive you this time out of kindness, considering that you are young and ignorant. If you do it again, I won't forgive you next time!"

Jia Rong quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I dare not do it again!"

The emperor thought about what had happened and quickly returned to the throne to weigh the gains and losses.

As the ruler of an empire, he can act on his own, but in many cases he must plan before he acts.

After a few minutes, the emperor said, "Order the queen to go to the palace to take care of the prince and make amends for her crime!"

Jia Rong understood his plan.

Deposing the queen would affect the prince's status, but there would be no problem if the queen died.

If you grant death penalty, you will inevitably have a bad reputation.

It was the Queen's fate that she was left to take care of the Seventh Prince who was suffering from severe smallpox and was infected and died.

In short, this queen has affected the emperor's rights, especially now that the emperor is infertile and cannot sleep with the queen or concubine, so naturally there is no affection between them.

Also, the Queen's relatives interfered in the affairs of the Imperial Pharmacy this time, which made the Emperor very uncomfortable.

If the Queen's power could affect a safe area like the Imperial Pharmacy, the Emperor would decisively break her hand!

In order to save their own lives, the ministers did not dare to persuade the emperor to think twice.

All the ministers shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty!"

"I will obey the Emperor's order!"

Seeing that everything was about to be fine, Jia Rong asked for permission and said, "Your Majesty, I had smallpox when I was young, but luckily I recovered. Now I won't get it again. Can you see the Seventh Prince and the Empress?"

The emperor looked at Jia Rong, nodded and said, "This is a good thing, but you don't need to worry about it. Go back and prepare to make medicine."

The emperor had never had smallpox, and when he saw that Jia Rong had recovered from smallpox, he felt more confident in using him.

Seeing that everything was fine again, Jia Rong said again: "As ordered! I request to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very polite and filial, and they often meet each other in harmony. It would be bad if he was also infected. I am not afraid of this disease. For the sake of the emperor's country, I request to go and investigate in person!"

The emperor really needs a prince.

The prince is not only a son, but also the heir to his own power.

If the crown prince is gone, the princes outside and the important officials of the court will become dishonest.

"Alright!" The emperor looked at Jia Rong, his expression softened. "When I was angry, you were the only one who dared to advise me. I am not the kind of tyrant who will not listen to advice. If there is such a thing again in the future, you must advise me like you did today."

The ministers on earth really felt that the emperor was blind to think that Jia Rong was extremely loyal.

Jia Rong said, "I was impulsive just now. The emperor is wise and powerful, and he has reviewed more memorials than I have read. I should think twice before speaking about the emperor's will, instead of speaking whatever comes to my mind on impulse."

The emperor smiled and said, "My dear minister, you don't need to flatter me. I am not the kind of person who gets carried away by a few compliments. Go and do your work. Tell the prince to stay well for a few days and come back to study state affairs in a few days."

"Yes! I'll take my leave!" Jia Rong quickly ignored the group of people on the ground and ran away.

After Jia Rong left, the emperor looked at these mediocre people.

"Go kneel outside. When I leave, you leave too."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers thanked him in unison and knelt obediently outside the study door to bask in the sun.

Jia Rong rode away on horseback and went directly to the Prince's Mansion.

When the prince saw Jia Rong coming back, he quickly asked, "Duke Ningguo, what's the situation?"

Jia Rong dismounted and said, "Let's go in and talk. The situation is a bit complicated."

After entering the house, the prince asked, "Is he seriously ill?"

Jia Rong said, "It's not just that. The emperor just wanted to depose the queen, saying that the queen did not take care of the seventh prince when he was seriously ill, but avoided him. He has summoned the court officials to depose the queen."

When the prince heard this, his heart almost stopped.

Throughout history, when the queen was deposed, the prince would definitely be doomed as well.

"Really?" The Crown Princess came out from behind the screen, no longer caring about the distinction between men and women.

Jia Rong said quickly: "Don't worry, I risked my head to persuade the emperor, but the emperor is still very angry. Now there are several ministers in the imperial study who are discussing something."

The prince stood up anxiously, "What should I do! What should I do..."

Jia Rong sat down and said, "Prince, please sit down. I have persuaded the Emperor to stop. Now the Emperor has changed his order and directly asked the Empress to take care of the Seventh Prince, but he does not allow me to go over and check on him."

The prince stood in front of Jia Rong and asked hurriedly, "What did the emperor say?"

Jia Rong sat down and told the story, then said, "Prince, please sit down and tell me. I have been running around and risking my head to persuade the emperor. Now my legs are a little weak and I can't stand well. Please don't mind it, Prince."

As Jia Rong spoke, he shook his legs to prove that he was not lying.

The prince sat down, then stood up again as if a needle had grown on his buttocks, "I'd better stand up and talk. What exactly does my father mean?"

Jia Rong looked at the door and then at several eunuchs nearby.

The prince quickly said, "Get out!"

Jia Rong said directly: "Forget it, forget it. There is no need for us to hide it. It will make us look guilty. The prince and the emperor should be honest. The emperor has no intention of making things difficult for the prince. The prince should not panic. He is your father. The prince should remember this."

The prince was still very anxious when he saw this, "What should we do now?"

Jia Rong said, "Of course I will listen to the emperor. Sit down and I will examine you. If you are infected with smallpox, it will be troublesome. You should worry about yourself first."

The prince then became obedient and quickly sat down and stretched out his hand.

Jia Rong checked on the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, then rode his horse to the imperial study to report the safety situation, and then worked hard until dark before returning home.

After I get home, I don't allow anyone to disturb me, and no one can get close to me.

Night is falling! !
Jia Rong put on a headgear that he had secretly bought from a Western merchant, and took advantage of the cover of night to quickly leap over houses and courtyard walls.

It wasn't long before Jia Rong arrived at the queen's bedroom.

Jia Rong quickly jumped in front of the gate that was guarded only by eunuchs and palace maids, and kicked the door open!

"There are assassins!!"

Everyone soon saw the rumored white-haired assassin with a masked face. The assassin broke into the queen's bedroom, kicked several eunuchs in the crotch, and then pulled off the pants of the seventh prince on the bed.

Without any hesitation, the assassin quickly ran towards the emperor's bedroom like the wind amid shouts.

Jia Rong twitched his nose. The emperor actually changed his sleeping place and even hid it from him!

Soon Jia Rong found the emperor hiding in the Cining Palace, stuffed the seventh prince's virus pants into the emperor's mouth, and then kicked him in the lower body!
After the fight, I went home and went to sleep.

After returning home, Jia Rong waited with his eyes open all night, but he was still puzzled until the next morning.

Was it discovered that I did it?

When Jia Rong was being changed into clothes by his maids, a servant came in from outside to report the news.

Xiao Hong quickly entered the room, "Master, the palace sent a message that the emperor is seriously ill and unconscious. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took charge of the situation last night. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned Master to the palace to discuss state affairs."

Jia Rong frowned and suddenly regretted his decision.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Jia Rong quickly rode into the palace on horseback with a sword in hand, and as soon as he entered the palace, he ran to the Golden Palace where all the ministers were holding court.

The prince was seen sitting on the supreme throne, while all the civil and military officials in the court were standing happily on both sides as if they were discussing something.

"Your Majesty! What happened to your Majesty?! Why! Why didn't you call me!!"

Jia Rong loudly rebuked all the ministers and the crown prince.

"How dare you!" The Prince's tutor glared at Jia Rong, "How dare you disrespect the Emperor and be so disrespectful in front of the palace! Capture him!"

Jia Rong angrily said, "Fuck you! Did you guys do this on purpose by not calling me last night?!"

The prince felt a little embarrassed. After the emperor fell into a coma last night, he did call Jia Rong the first person he wanted to call, but was stopped by the others.

Everyone in the Prince's Palace wanted the Prince to take the throne quickly, and several important officials in the court also supported the Prince to take the throne quickly.

If Jia Rong came, it would be troublesome if the emperor was cured.

The prince's tutor shouted, "Imperial guards! Capture this thief!"

Jia Rong threw the long sword on his waist to the ground and said, "It just so happens that I don't want to be the Duke of Ningguo anymore. I'm going back to my hometown to retire! Who cares about your wealth and glory!"

The prince stood up quickly, "Duke Ning, please stay! Let's go see my father. I was very upset last night. The imperial doctors said that my father was beyond saving. I have only calmed down a little now."

The Prince's tutor quickly shouted, "Your Majesty! State affairs are of the utmost importance! The Emperor is seriously ill now, how can Your Majesty be so weak and listen to the instigation of this sinister villain!"

Jia Rong scolded, "Everyone, please judge for yourself. Who is the sinister villain? Who is the disloyal and unfilial person who held the prince hostage?"

The Prince's Grand Tutor said calmly, "Duke Ning is lawless and speaks wildly. Now that the Emperor is seriously ill, if the Prince disregards his ancestors' kingdom, he would be disloyal and unfilial!"

"Who said the emperor was seriously ill? Did you guys say that? Or did I say that?" Jia Rong looked at these people calmly, and then looked at the people from the royal family, "You elders, you just watched the prince do stupid things? Now that the prince has realized his mistakes, you still want to keep silent, right?"

Prince Gongshun quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please give your orders!"

Prince Beijing also said: "Please give your orders, Your Majesty!"

We are not stupid. We will listen to whoever is the emperor.

The uncle of the emperor was so excited that he stood up and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! I have reported thirty-six crimes of Ningguo Duke Jia Rong! Ningguo Duke Jia Rong is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, unjust, and has lost all conscience!"

Jia Rong sneered, "My uncle is so majestic, his face is so red, is there something happy going on?"

Watching Jia Rong quarreling with a group of people, the prince quickly walked down from that uncomfortable position.

"Your Majesty! No! You can't do that!" The Third Prince's Wife and the Third Master tried their best to dissuade him, but he still walked down.

"Duke Ningguo, I know why the emperor uses you so highly. Come! Go to the Cining Palace! Go visit the emperor!"

All the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the emperor's voice came from outside.

"Get in!"

A large group of guards in armor and carrying swords quickly filed in from outside, and the emperor and eunuch Wei appeared at the gate.

Eunuch Wei and another eunuch carried a chair that looked like a bed and slowly walked in with the pale emperor on it. Behind the emperor were several people dressed as military generals.

"Father!" The prince quickly knelt down before the emperor.

Of course, several princes quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty!"

All the civil and military officials knelt down quickly.

Jia Rong looked at the emperor in confusion. Damn, what a waste of emotion.

I fucking thought you were kicked to death by me...

The emperor looked at Jia Rong who was stunned and said with a smile: "I heard everything from outside. My dear minister has lived up to my trust."

Jia Rong then remembered that, because this guy often suffered from testicular pain and he didn't want to go to the palace to serve him at night, he left some anesthetic for him and taught the eunuchs how to apply medicine to the emperor.

Jia Rong followed the emperor onto the platform with a puzzled look on his face, and stood higher than the prince.

Shit, what the hell.

While Jia Rong was distracted, the farce in the court also quieted down.

The emperor has much stronger command ability than the prince, especially since he controls important military forces within the Forbidden City and has a group of truly loyal followers under his command.

Although the emperor did not trust these people 100%, for example, the eunuch Wei who had followed him for decades was not considered a confidant in his eyes, but it did not prevent these people from being loyal to him.

Whether it is the restrictions of etiquette or personal interests, it is obviously easier to follow the emperor.

There are too many variables in being loyal to the prince, and the most crucial thing is that eunuch Wei and others relied on Jia Rong's technology to wake up the unconscious emperor in time. In addition, the civil servants under the prince did not have the courage to kill the emperor, which led to the emperor quickly taking control of the situation as soon as he woke up.

Of course, there were also dangerous aspects. Without Jia Rong to cause trouble and attract attention, and the prince was too immature to take over the power, and his masters did not quickly recruit several leaders in the palace, which led to problems.

It is obvious that a large number of people are going to die in the capital again.

"Duke Ningguo has been rewarded for his service in protecting the emperor, and shall be conferred the title of Loyal and Fili

Jia Rong was immediately shocked!
Why is he a prince and not a prince?
You son of a bitch, don't you know that a county prince is much, much worse than a prince? !

If I had known, I would have kicked him one more time last night!

Damn it, just wait, I’ll find you again tonight!
However, the emperor did not give Jia Rong this opportunity and looked at the prince with a pale face.

"Prince."

"Father!" The prince quickly knelt down and admitted his mistake.

The emperor sighed and said, "Stand up."

The prince stood up quickly and carefully, not looking like an emperor at all.

The emperor said softly, "I am dying soon. I forced myself to come here just to see if you are qualified to succeed me."

The prince cried, "Father! I am an unfilial son!"

The emperor said softly, "You have governed the country well, which is filial piety. Now, in front of all the officials and kings, I will pass the throne to you. Come up."

The prince cried, "Father!"

Jia Rong couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he walked down and shouted, "Your father asked you to go up, hurry up."

Hurry up, I'm still waiting to get off work!
The emperor quickly watched the prince walk up step by step, and then watched him sit beside him.

"Remember! You got this throne fairly and squarely! You are the emperor!"

Only at this time did the prince realize his father's true love and became a filial son just like Jia Lian once was.

The Emperor and the Crown Prince sat on the same throne, but soon they struggled to stand up with the help of the eunuchs.

"My dear, why don't you pay your respects to the Emperor?"

Jia Rong quickly took the lead in kneeling, "Greetings to the Emperor! Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

Not only Jia Rong, but even the soldiers and commanders who had just entered knelt down.

The emperor soon abdicated and became the emperor emeritus, and left the throne with the help of the old eunuch.

"Dismiss the court!" The emperor quickly took Jia Rong to see the retired emperor, along with several princes and ministers from the royal family.

The six people including Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, Grand Guardian, Junior Tutor, Junior Preceptor, and Junior Guardian, as well as the King's uncle and some meritorious officials who followed the Emperor last night all understood that they were doomed.

Damn Jia Rong, this bastard turned out to be a loyal minister!!!
(End of this chapter)