Chapter 268 The Person Who Disturbed the Situation Had Ulterior Motives

The tea drinking and reminiscing of the past princes did not last long.

In fact, for the idle princes in Jiangnan who had long been away from the center of the court, there was no need to stay for long after the purpose of this trip was achieved.

After bidding farewell to several old brothers, Wuning King Liu Xinwu locked himself in the study of the palace, thinking and digesting everything that happened in and outside the court today.

Liu Xinwu thought it was no big deal that the three former princes in Jiangnan did not take the initiative to express their position in the dispute over the establishment of the new dynasty and stand on Liu Shujun's side.

These people were originally the old people of the previous dynasty who had no voice in the court. It was the new emperor Chen Huaian who thought of their old relationship with his father Chen Polu as the eight kings of different surnames in Daxin, so he was happy to let them be mascots in the new dynasty and continue to retain their titles and titles;

These former princes also knew this very well.

Therefore, they would keep their posture very low in the court of this new dynasty. How could they possibly participate in the struggle in the court?

What made Wuning King Liu Xinwu uneasy and worried was the remarks made by the Minister of Rites Guo Xiaoru in the court today regarding the emperor's enthronement of the empress;

Liu Xinwu did not believe that the "opening a precedent in history, enthroning the empresses of the East and West Palaces" would be a rumor that Guo Xiaoru had accidentally heard in the streets.

Although, in the court today, the expression on the face of the new emperor Chen Huaian did not change significantly when he heard these remarks;

However, Liu Xinwu, who had dealt with Chen Huaian for so long and almost watched him step by step from the prince of Jin to the throne, was sure that this matter was not groundless.

Seven or eight out of ten, the new emperor Chen Huaian really intended to enthronize the empresses of the East and West Palaces.

Otherwise, how could he have delayed marrying Shujun and brought the Huihe princess Yue Qiluo from the Western Regions from the Jinwang Mansion in Longcheng to live in the Jinling Palace?

Liu Xinwu had also heard about the story between Chen Huaian and Yue Qiluo.

The old prime minister Has, who had ulterior motives, did not hesitate to intervene in the game and let Chen Huaian bear the life-saving grace of Yue Qiluo. Wasn't it just to win a first-line advantage for Yue Qiluo, the Princess of the Uighur Khanate, in the dispute over the establishment of the new dynasty?

Even in the thousands of years of history of the Central Plains dynasty, there has never been a precedent of a foreign woman being canonized as a queen;

However, in the eyes of Wuning King Liu Xinwu, the new emperor Chen Huaian, who had just ascended the throne, was an emperor who had the courage and ability to do some shocking actions.

Therefore, Liu Xinwu could not see through Chen Huaian's thoughts on the matter of the establishment of the new dynasty.

At this time, Chen Huaian, who had already become the emperor, was no longer the nephew who could talk with him by candlelight at night, and he would not call him uncle affectionately.

After all, there is a difference between the monarch and the minister!

But Liu Xinwu was very sure of one thing, that is, the mastermind behind deliberately spreading the rumor that the emperor wanted to "set a precedent in history and establish the empresses of the East and West Palaces" was definitely a person with ulterior motives.

He wanted to muddy the waters in the court of the new dynasty so that he could profit from it!

From today's court meeting, when Guo Xiaoru, the Minister of Rites, requested the emperor to enthrone Shujun as the empress of the new dynasty, and then when Liu Xinwu's adopted son, Liu Ziyu, the head of the military generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, took the lead and asked the emperor to enthrone Shujun as the empress;

It is not difficult to see that the purpose of the mastermind behind the rumor has been achieved.

It is understandable that in the first court meeting of the new dynasty, two deputy marshals of the army took the initiative to hand over their military power, which set a good example for the generals in the court and won the emperor's favor;

However, a group of former generals headed by Liu Ziyu, a general of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, had no intention of returning their military power to the emperor;

Not only did they not take the initiative to hand over their military power to show their loyalty, but they also asked the emperor to appoint Liu Shujun, the daughter of King Wuning, as the new queen on the issue of the next empress. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for the emperor?

To be fair, Liu Xinwu was not aware of this matter in advance.

Otherwise, with his wisdom, he would never let Liu Ziyu and others do this.

Last time, the civil officials and generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun jointly wrote a letter and handed the memorial for the empress to the Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun, but it ended up in vain.

After that, Liu Xinwu tried to find out the attitude of the new emperor Chen Huaian on the issue of establishing a queen.

It is simply not feasible to use coercion to force Chen Huaian to enthrone Liu Shujun as the queen of the new dynasty.

Not to mention that, like today's court meeting, making the emperor lose face in front of the whole court will only make him more disgusted, which is exactly the opposite!

Now, the repeated "forcing and abdicating" behavior of the civil and military officials of the Sixteen States of Youyun will definitely make Chen Huaian wary and disgusted with the Sixteen States of Youyun when he weighs the various forces in the court in the future.

And he, Liu Xinwu, as a respected old prince in the group of civil and military officials of the Sixteen States of Youyun, is also a vested interest in the dispute over the establishment of a queen in the new dynasty;

No matter whether these events were approved and instructed by him, Liu Xinwu, the final "black pot" must be put on him.

This is not a good sign!

When Liu Xinwu thought of this, he immediately felt that he had to do something quickly to make up for it as much as possible!

"Someone come!"

"Your Majesty, you are looking for me!"

Soon, Liu Xinwu called the accompanying housekeeper Zhuge Yunsheng to the study and ordered him immediately: "Yunsheng, go to the inn where Liu Ziyu is staying and ask him to come to the palace to meet the king immediately!"

"Go now!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Looking at the back of the housekeeper Zhuge Yunsheng who left in a hurry, Liu Xinwu's mood finally calmed down a little, and he said to himself: "I hope this Liu Ziyu will not make trouble for the king again!"

"Hey--"

After another stick of incense, the drunken deputy general Liu Ziyu finally came to the study to meet Wuning King Liu Xinwu with the help of Zhuge Yunsheng, the housekeeper of the palace.

"Father, father!"

Liu Ziyu staggered and saluted to Liu Xinwu.

The latter knew that he must have drunk too much when he saw his state.

If it were normal, Liu Xinwu might have asked the servants to help him go down to rest and drink the sobering soup.

But today's matter was of great importance, so Liu Xinwu had to frown and ask, "Zi Yu, how much did you drink?"

"No, not much!"

Liu Zi Yu laughed and said, "Father, father, I drank with the civil officials and military officers of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in the inn;"

"Please, please rest assured, father, I know my limits in Jinling City, and I will never make any remarks that damage the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in public, let alone do anything that damages your image!"

Although Liu Zi Yu drank a lot of wine, he could still guess that his father summoned him here late at night. It should be to warn him and let him keep a low profile during his stay in Jinling City, which is not comparable to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

So, before King Wu Ning could warn him, Liu Zi Yu took the initiative to report his itinerary.

Hmm!

Liu Xinwu nodded. It was not a big problem to drink and brag with officials from the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in the inn.

He asked again: "Except for our own officials in Youyun area, you have no contact with other people, right?"

Uh——

Liu Ziyu hesitated for a moment, and his expression was obviously stagnant.

This question from his adoptive father Liu Xinwu stumped him.

It turned out that at the end of today's drinking party, the special envoy of Liangjiang Governor Su Chen secretly visited the inn where Liu Ziyu was staying at night, and brought a secret letter from Liangjiang and Jianghu Governor Su Chen and Jiang Ning.

Liu Ziyu was sobered up in an instant.

He was hesitating whether to report the matter to his adoptive father Liu Xinwu truthfully.