Film and TV: Traveling through countless worlds at the same time

The position of Crown Prince has finally been chosen.

The matter of establishing a crown prince was finally settled.

The boy in Concubine Liu's belly was destined to take the throne even before he was born.

The fate of each person is indeed different.

Some people's starting point is the destination that others will never reach in their lifetime.

However, in contrast to the other officials in the court, Prince Yong and Prince Yan were naturally completely despairing.

This news completely destroyed their ambitions.

People, that's how it is.

If you don't give him hope from the beginning, he probably won't feel any imbalance.

But once hope is given, and then when it is about to be fully realized, it is suddenly taken away, which may drive a person crazy.

This was the case with Prince Yong and Prince Yan.

Seeing the throne slipping away from their hands, both of them went crazy.

Crazy people naturally do things without any scruples.

So these two princes who had been fighting in the court for several years decided to join forces to do something big.

Early this morning, Concubine Rong from the harem invited many of the officials' wives to the palace for a meeting.

As Zhao Zhen's most favored concubine, Rong Guifei was often favored by Zhao Zhen.

However, she had suffered several miscarriages in the early years and had lost the ability to get pregnant.

But this did not affect Zhao Zhen's favor towards her.

Although the favor she received at this moment was definitely not as good as that of Concubine Liu, it was still much better than most of the concubines in the harem.

Therefore, after receiving the invitation from Concubine Rong, everyone from the wives of the Duke of Ying and the Duke of Yue to the wives of some fourth and fifth rank officials went to the palace to attend the meeting with great enthusiasm.

However, careful observers can notice that the husbands of the women invited by Concubine Rong are all military generals in the court.

Only the families of military commanders were invited, which is quite intriguing.

This alone meant that this banquet was definitely not a good one.

It should be the "Hongmen Banquet".

Sadly, no one has noticed this yet.

Imperial Palace, Courtyard of Rites.

Sheng Changbai, an official from the Ministry of Rites, hadn't been home for several days.

After the palace examination, Sheng Changbai naturally had a two-month vacation.

However, his family was in Bianjing, so he didn't really have to take two months off before he could start work.

Later, Sheng Changbai was appointed an official in the Ministry of Rites due to Sheng Quan's efforts.

After the imperial physician confirmed that Concubine Liu was pregnant with a boy, Zhao Heng immediately announced that he would be crowned the crown prince.

However, conferring the title of Crown Prince is a very tedious matter.

The crown prince is the future king.

The enthronement ceremony cannot be taken lightly.

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau would select an auspicious day, request approval, then go to the Ministry of Rites to consult materials and classics, formulate regulations, and transcribe the imperial edict, which would then be distributed to the prefectures, counties, and districts.

In addition, envoys were sent to the four corners of the world to offer sacrifices to the gods, various ceremonial robes and crowns were made, and all officials were required to present congratulatory memorials.

Especially when the final enthronement ceremony is held, there are even more rules.

It can be said that this is a very tedious and troublesome task that consumes both manpower and material resources.

For this reason, it is said that during this period, Sheng Changbai and other officials from the Ministry of Rites worked overtime every day and lived and ate in the palace.

In addition, due to a shortage of manpower, the Ministry of Rites also borrowed a number of personnel from several other ministries.

Among them was Sheng Changbai's father, Sheng Quan.

At this moment, the father and son, along with several colleagues, sat in the middle of the room. The tables in front of each of them were piled high with various books.

After finally finishing reading another classic book, Sheng Changbai decided to stand up and stretch his legs.

So he walked out of the house.

But just as he reached the door, he suddenly realized that the palace seemed unusually quiet today.

Sheng Changbai frowned.

Something is wrong. Something is wrong.

This is a bit too quiet.

harem.

"Oh, I really envy Sister Liu's luck. I'm also unlucky. I've been pregnant several times before but failed to keep the baby. I've been fasting and chanting Buddha's name every day, but in the end, it's all in vain."

Imperial Concubine Rong sat at the head of the table and sighed.

It seems that he feels that his fate is unfair.

Upon hearing this, someone immediately responded.

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. You are worth 4.8 gold. If your fortune is not good, we will be ashamed."

There are people who flatter others, and there are naturally people who disdain them.

Someone had already started to grumble quietly.

"A concubine without children, no matter how favored she is, is nothing more than a sunsetting sun, a grasshopper behind the ball. She doesn't know how to be less prominent, lest she offend too many people and face retribution later."

But besides these people, there are also smart people present.

For example, Princess Pingning, wife of Duke Qi.

Although Qi Heng's mother is very strong and unpleasant.

But at least her mind is normal.

After observing the surroundings silently for a while, she whispered to the British lady next to her.

"Why are all the families of military commanders here today? None of the families who are usually close to the Rong family are here?"

When the Duchess of England heard this, she immediately said, "You noticed that too?"

There was a hint of thought in her eyes at this moment.

Chapter 285 Rebellion

At this moment, a eunuch suddenly ran in in a panic.

"My Lady, something terrible has happened."

As soon as the man came in, he fell to the ground with a thud.

The house suddenly became quiet.

"what happened?"

Most people just looked confused, but a few suddenly became cautious.

Rong Guifei slowly stood up and walked towards the eunuch.

When she came to the eunuch, she didn't ask what happened, but raised her hand and slapped the eunuch in the face.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound stunned all the women in the house.

Then everyone heard Concubine Rong slowly say: "Why are you so flustered? Your clothes are disheveled and untidy. How can you behave like that?"

The eunuch immediately spoke up, "Your Majesty, someone just opened the Xihua Gate and broke in. Qian Youcai went to investigate, but he didn't return for a long time. So I bravely went after him and found him dead by the railings at the Xihua Gate."

He spoke very quickly, and by the end of his speech, his voice was filled with tears.

As a palace eunuch, one might be good at intrigue and vying for favors and love, but there are definitely few opportunities for real bloodshed.

After these words were spoken, the women in the room became even more panicked.

"Ah, someone's dead! This is in the palace, how could this happen?"

Some were surprised, some were confused, and some were panicked.

But Concubine Rong remained very calm, and she slowly gave instructions to the other eunuchs.

"Go, close the door, and no one can walk around freely."

The other eunuchs immediately went down to close the door.

At this moment, the Duke of England's eyes suddenly showed a sudden realization, she had guessed what had happened.

At the same time, they also guessed the reason why Concubine Rong invited these military generals' families today.

This is a rebellion.

The reason they were invited here was naturally to use them as hostages.

She looked at Princess Pingning with a very obscure look, and the other's face was also full of worry.

Among the people present today, apart from Concubine Rong herself, these two are the ones with the highest status.

But the highest is also the most dangerous.

At this time, Concubine Rong slowly turned her head, and her eyes immediately fell on Princess Pingning.

Then she said softly, "Drag him out and deal with him."

When these words came out, Princess Pingning was almost frightened to death.

She thought he was talking about her.

Fortunately, the eunuch who came in later dragged the eunuch who reported the news away from the ground.

Princess Pingning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My Queen, please spare my life!"

When the eunuch was dragged out, his cries were extremely miserable.

Then, Concubine Rong smiled and said to Princess Pingning.

"Don't worry, my sister has taken a fancy to your son. I won't do anything to you today, but you have to behave yourself."

At this time, Lady Yinggong questioned Concubine Rong.

"You let them in with the help of someone from inside and outside?"

Concubine Rong turned around and replied calmly, "That's right."

Then he looked at everyone and said, "I called you here today, not intending to let you go back."

When some people heard this, they immediately became frightened and their legs went weak.

"My Lady, we didn't do anything wrong, why are you..."

Concubine Rong interrupted him directly: "The women are all in my hands. If any general or unit dares to act rashly in or outside of Bianjing, I will destroy their entire family."

Hearing this, all the women were about to cry, only the Duke of England continued to ask sternly.

"Do you know what you are doing? We have no grudge against you, why are you trying to harm us?"

Concubine Rong sneered, "Hmph, no grudges? Just ask yourself, who among you hasn't ridiculed me behind my back? I know what I'm doing. Isn't it rebellion? To tell you the truth, I'm not the only one rebelling today. Prince Yong and Prince Yan have joined forces, and a rebellion is imminent. So I urge you to be sensible and cooperate obediently, or you'll suffer."

"Why do you do this? The government treats you well!" asked the Duke of England's wife.

Concubine Rong chuckled disdainfully and said, "Indeed, the Emperor has been very kind to me, but I never wanted temporary glory; I wanted a lifetime of prosperity. Unfortunately, I was unlucky and didn't have a child for the Emperor. Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen this path. Now I can only trouble the Emperor."

Rong Guifei's father was originally just an ordinary bricklayer. Later, because of her beauty, Rong Guifei was sent to the palace to be a concubine. As a result, she was immediately favored by the emperor and became his favorite concubine in just a few years.

At the same time, the Rong family also completed the class transformation through this relationship, and Rong Guifei's father was directly granted the title of Marquis of Fuchang.

The Rong family went from being an ordinary bricklayer to a prominent family of concubines.

However, this class transition could not erase the ridicule and contempt the old nobles and aristocratic families held towards the Rong family.

Because of Concubine Rong's power, these people appeared to be in frequent contact with them, but secretly mocked them as "a golden phoenix flying out of a bricklayer's house."