newbobooks Chapter 512: Death of King Huai
Chapter 512: Death of King Huai
"I know this, don't worry. I will take care of it." Li Jianguo naturally understood this.
There was no way he could make any mistakes in this matter.
"Okay, I'm full too." Song Qingci put down the spoon of porridge, "I'll be leaving the palace soon. If you have any problems, come to Shan Li. If you two can't handle it, come to me."
Having said that, Song Qingci stood up and walked out.
When she was almost at the door, she suddenly turned back and warned, "By the way, you should think about what to do about the edict of apology! As the emperor of Dachen, you can't go back on your words."
"Yes. I will definitely get it done." Li Jianguo promised.
However, he did not expect that his promise would be strongly opposed by his master.
He handled everything that happened after the palace coup in an orderly manner.
Lu Xin did a very good job in both reprimanding and appeasing the court officials.
For those who are already royalists, it only takes a few gentle words of comfort, and they will consciously stand behind you to deal with the problems that remain to be dealt with.
As for those who were originally fence-sitters, it was also easier to control them. They were fence-sitters to begin with, and now that one side of the wall had collapsed, they would naturally lean towards the other side.
But such people cannot be reused and can only be assigned some unimportant tasks or used to play a supporting role.
The more difficult ones are the original Queen Mother's party.
Those who were directly related to the palace coup would naturally be dealt with immediately.
But there are still many people who cannot be directly linked. These are the ones who are really in trouble.
We can't kill him all at once, because that would cause shock in the court, but we can't just leave him alone.
Finally, Lu Xin collected all the names of such people and used a trick of promoting them in public but demoting them in private.
The official positions were basically promoted by half a level or one level, but the real power in their hands was all weakened silently.
Some were even sent out of Beijing.
In short, the main point is that high positions carry empty power.
After more than half a month, the court of the entire Dachen Kingdom finally returned to normal.
During this period, Shan Li only went back once, and that was in the middle of the night, and he left just after dawn.
Except for Song Qingci, no one in the entire general's mansion knew that he had returned.
Recently, the old lady, together with Lou and Shan Xi, has been chanting scriptures and praying in the small Buddhist temple day and night.
Although the old lady didn't say anything, Song Qingci could see that she was sad.
No matter what, the Empress Dowager is still her daughter.
Now that he has ended up in confinement, how can a mother not be sad?
However, when faced with the interests of family and country, the old lady did not say a word.
The Empress Dowager's name was never even mentioned in the general's mansion.
Song Qingci had been resting in the mansion these days and keeping an eye on the old lady's health, fearing that she would get herself into trouble in a fit of anger.
Fortunately, nothing serious seems to have happened so far.
Only then did Song Qingci feel relieved.
Adults need to pay the price for their choices. The Queen Mother's current situation is her own fault and she can't blame anyone.
However, King Huai committed suicide on the tenth day after the coup, leaving a letter of repentance.
This was within Song Qingci's expectations.
If King Huai was not a fool, he would understand that if he continued to live, his end would be even more miserable. It would be better for him to do it himself, so that he could end up cleanly.
And only once he dies will other people in Prince Huai's Mansion have a chance to live, such as Princess Huai.
Things should have gone smoothly, but Li Jianguo ended up arguing with his teacher in the imperial study over the edict of repentance.