Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Su Tong didn't expect the court struggles to be so serious. Although he had not asked about what was happening in the capital in these years, there were always some rumors that reached his ears.

The two wives and concubines that the late emperor gave to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince both had prominent family backgrounds. Therefore, after they married His Royal Highness the Crown Prince one after another, neither of them submitted to the other, and the Crown Prince's Mansion was in chaos because of this matter.

After waiting for a long time, the prince ascended the throne, one became the queen and the other became a royal concubine, and they both happened to have children at the same time.

The Emperor naturally doted on the Imperial Concubine, and since she had a prominent family background, she had the confidence to go against the Empress. Although the Empress was not favored by the Emperor, she was his legal wife after all. The two of them were fighting fiercely, and the Empress Dowager happened to get involved.

The Empress Dowager favors no one except her niece, Concubine Shu. However, the Emperor does not love Concubine Shu, and three forces are formed in the palace.

Until the Empress and the Imperial Concubine were about to give birth, they were both plotted against one after another, and both assumed that the other was the first to attack. Later, after both of them had little princes, they fought more and more fiercely, because they both understood that they were not fighting for the Emperor's favor, but the power in their hands.

But after all the fighting, the emperor's health was getting worse day by day. In fact, the emperor had been in poor health when he was the crown prince. This was why the late emperor hesitated at the beginning. He thought he had recovered over the years. But after the emperor ascended the throne, he doted on the imperial concubine more and more, and there were many concubines in the harem, so his health was also not good. Therefore, he only had two sons in total over the years, and not even a daughter.

Now that the two little princes are gone, the former dynasty and the harem are in chaos again. Although many of Zhao Yan's descendants want to take advantage of this opportunity to find a way out, even the second and third princes have written to them, saying that as long as they are willing to support them, not only will their fiefdoms become larger, but they will also be exempted from taxes for three years.

Su Tong's son was also very interested, but was stopped by his servant. The current queen mother is not as weak and easy to bully as others seem. Although she has lost her son, she is not someone who can be easily controlled. They should not take advantage of this opportunity to touch the tiger's tail.

The empress dowager took extreme action and killed the two princes directly. She first tricked them into coming to the capital, saying that whoever arrived in Jincheng first would be crowned as the new emperor. The two princes did not think much about it. After all, the empress dowager's sons were all dead, so she must choose one from the descendants of the previous emperor.

The Queen Mother would indeed choose one of Zhao Yan's descendants as the heir, but she would definitely not choose an heir who jumps around like a grasshopper.

So these two people became cannon fodder. After being tricked into going in, they were given a cup of poisoned wine, and their wives and concubines also suffered. They were exiled to the frontier for the crime of treason. It was a blessing in disguise that they were able to keep their lives.

The late emperor had a total of fifteen princes. Excluding those who died in recent years, there were at least 10 princes left. These 10 princes got married and had children early in these years, and also had offspring.

Although Su Tong was very interested in that position, he also understood that it was not easy to get that position, so he immediately told his son to give up the idea.

I don't have this idea, but others do.

"Mother, Concubine Qing is here." Su Tong's face changed when he heard his son's report. It must not be a good thing that she came here at this critical moment. Alas, she didn't stay in her own fiefdom honestly, but had to run to his side. It seemed that she had other intentions.

Su Tong thought about his many years of friendship with the other party, so he went to meet the other party. The first thing he said was to persuade the other party to give up this idea.

"The current queen mother is a female Zhuge Liang. If you want to get a piece of meat from her, you can't just rely on the support of a few princes. I advise you to stay in your fiefdom honestly. Maybe with this honesty, she will consider your son."

Concubine Qing was naturally unwilling to accept this. They were all sons of the previous emperor. The queen was only able to become the empress dowager because of her status as the legitimate wife, but why couldn't she do the same? They were all sons of the emperor, so who was losing to whom?

"My dear sister, that woman is now a toothless paper tiger. What's there to be afraid of? I have already convinced the other princes. Let's go to the capital together. Even if she is not happy, I will take the throne. I just want to ask you, do you want to go with me?"

Concubine Qing thought about the friendship between her and Su Tong for so many years, and that the other party would definitely accompany her, and by then they would be good sisters for many years. But she had underestimated this friendship after all, and the other party shook his head cruelly.

"Now that I have children and grandchildren, I don't want to get involved in this matter. I will just live my life in this small piece of land. If you have such ambitions, you can go by yourself.

But I still have to advise you to leave yourself a way out. If it really doesn't work, you can put some of your grandchildren on my side. I can at least have some face in front of the Queen Mother. If something bad really happens, I can at least leave you a bloodline."

"Pfft, pfft, pfft." Concubine Qing spat a few times on the ground. "Don't say anything discouraging over there. It's OK if I can succeed, and the other princes can also succeed. Anyway, she has to choose one of them. I don't believe that the other party can kill all the sons of the late emperor."

Su Tong didn't think much about it at first, but when he heard the other party say this, his eyebrows jumped fiercely. According to the other party's ruthless method...

Su Tong wanted to persuade the other party a few more words, but Concubine Qing didn't want to say anything anymore. She immediately left wrapped in a black cloak. It was obvious that she was blinded by wealth and power and couldn't hear anything else.

Seven or eight princes led their troops directly to the capital. This would be magic in ancient times, but who made the current emperor die? He has no sons. If the queen mother wants to live out her days in peace, she can only choose one of them. But who is the queen mother? She was able to survive in the harem of the previous emperor and still have the last laugh. She must have some skills.

Although he did not kill all of these princes, he did something extremely disgusting anyway. He crippled all of them, either turning them into eunuchs or crippling their hands. He even destroyed the faces of some of the princes.

This...those ministers are indeed on the side of the Queen Mother, and that's because of the Queen Mother's status. She stands at the highest moral position. These princes came to the capital without being summoned. What's the difference between this and rebellion?

Moreover, these princes were not stabbed to death. They were just disabled or crippled, and they had no chance of competing for the throne in their lifetime.

The empress dowager also said that the throne would naturally be inherited by the descendants of the late emperor. As for who it would be, it would require careful consideration. And it did not have to be chosen from Zhao Yan's sons, but could also be chosen from his grandchildren. In any case, it would be a descendant of the Zhao family.

The issue of the throne had been dragging on for nearly half a year. In the end, the country could not be without a king for a day, so the empress dowager chose a prince's illegitimate son, who was only three years old this year. His mother died early. When the prince learned that his son had become the heir to the throne, he laughed heartily and then died on the spot. It was said that he died of joy.