Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 272 Disputes in the Capital

Gu Yichuan's eyes were dark, and he sighed, "A letter came from the capital saying that His Majesty is seriously ill. When the letter was sent, he had not attended court for half a month. The situation in the court is not optimistic."

Shen Nankui was stunned, "Who is in power in the court now?"

Gu Yichuan said: "His Majesty has ordered that the eldest prince shall be the regent, and the third and sixth princes shall assist in governing the country."

Shen Nankui asked: "Are you worried about their internal conflicts?"

Gu Yichuan sighed, "I haven't been in the capital for a long time, but I can sense that there are many undercurrents in the court. King Jing was originally the most powerful one, but he rebelled and failed. Although he was blessed by the Queen Mother and was able to save his life, what about the others who sacrificed in this power struggle?"

"For example, Guang Yu, he is loyal, brave and dedicated to protecting the peace of the Western Border. With him around, even though the people of Xiliang wanted to get involved in the Central Plains, they never dared to invade. He was originally a good general and a good commander, but he was deceived and took the wrong path. The culprit, King Jing, is still alive, but these people can only sacrifice the lives of their entire clan."

His face was solemn, and he shook his head and said, "Nan Kui, I don't want to see this happen again."

Your Majesty has not appointed a crown prince, but has ordered the eldest prince to be regent, which is bound to make him the target of public criticism. The third prince and the sixth prince are also jointly assisting in the administration. Such an ambiguous attitude makes it impossible to guess who Your Majesty favors.

With such signs, naturally everyone wants to compete.

As a result, there are fewer people who actually do things in the court, but more open and covert struggles. Everyone wants to unite and eliminate dissidents. It is not ruled out that someone will succeed in the end and everyone around him will benefit, but what about those losers?

In this power struggle, these people either volunteered, were forced into it, or were simply dragged into it for no reason. Should they be treated as pawns in the hands of those in power and ultimately become victims?

Shen Nankui sighed softly, put her hand on the back of his hand, and said nothing.

Thinking back to my previous life, it seemed that such a thing did happen. I still remember that at this time in my previous life, His Majesty was seriously ill and did not care about state affairs. He also ordered several princes to take charge of the government. During that period, the capital was really in chaos for a while.

Several princes fought for power, causing quite a stir and putting the whole city in a state of panic.

His Majesty knew all this, but never intervened. He just watched his sons fighting each other. In the capital at that time, people had to go to several different government offices to file complaints and seek redress for grievances. It was common for people from the patrol camp and the military department to fight in the streets.

Seeing that the capital was becoming more and more chaotic, His Majesty ordered his trusted minister, Marquis Jianning, who was also Shen Nankui's father-in-law, to serve as the commander of the Beijing Guard, in charge of the Beijing Guard and the overall defense of the capital. Under his strict supervision, the friction among various government offices gradually decreased.

Shen Nankui still remembered that in his previous life, when Marquis Jianning took over the Beijing Guard, he stayed in the guard post for two full months and never returned to the Marquis' Mansion. When he came back, the turmoil in the capital had subsided. In other words, this power struggle lasted only two months.

His Majesty retired due to illness and entrusted important tasks to three princes. It seemed that one of the three would be the final winner. However, two months later, all three were eliminated from the battle for the throne. His Majesty, who was rumored to be seriously ill, went to court in perfect health after two months of recuperation in the palace. He demoted and punished the three princes, and took back almost all the power that was originally given to them. The three were doomed and could no longer make a difference.

On the contrary, it was the Second Prince, who had not been competitive since His Majesty became seriously ill, and won His Majesty's favor. Although His Majesty did not reveal the idea of ​​making him the crown prince, he gave him a lot of real power.

As the three princes were demoted, their respective camps also suffered heavy losses, and they were demoted, had their property confiscated and were exiled...

After a series of procedures, the court experienced a major purge. The court officials were all frightened by His Majesty's thundering measures. Everyone was in danger. For a long time, the court officials did not dare to have too many private relationships, let alone form cliques and factions.

After the turmoil in the capital ended, everyone was shocked when they recalled it. Who could tell whether His Majesty was really ill or faking it?

Shen Nankui knew the truth, but couldn't tell it directly. He smiled and comforted him, "Yichuang, your majesty is in his prime, and he has the entire Imperial Hospital to take care of him. Even if he is ill, he will recover soon. The disputes in the capital may not last long."

That being said.

But she knew clearly that even though the battle for the throne lasted only two months, many people were implicated, just as Gu Yichuan had worried.

She sighed in her heart, the most unavoidable thing in the fight for power is bloodshed and sacrifice.

Gu Yichuan sighed deeply, "The person who wrote the letter was a fellow student who passed the imperial examination with me. He entered the Hanlin Academy and has always had a good relationship with me. He told me that under the strict control of the Hanlin scholars, two Hanlin scholars in the academy, which has never participated in party disputes, were dismissed from their posts and expelled from the capital."

Even the important Hanlin Academy was not spared from the disaster, let alone other departments.

Shen Nankui was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Yichuang, some things are inevitable. In fact, at this moment, I am somewhat fortunate that you are now in Yongzhou, otherwise..."

Otherwise, with his momentum in overthrowing King Jing, his reputation as a young top scholar, and his high regard by Your Majesty, he would be a hot commodity in the eyes of all parties, and they would surely compete to win him over. And with the network Your Majesty has laid, no matter who he turns to, he would only be destroying his own future. But if he is loyal and upright and just serves Your Majesty as a loyal minister, he would certainly become a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh of others.

All I can say is that if he were in Beijing, his current situation would definitely not be easy.

Gu Yichuan curled up the corners of his lips and forced a smile, "Yes, it's a blessing for me to be away from the capital. It's a pity for those who are trapped in the vortex and can't escape."

Shen Nankui shook his hand and said, "Your Majesty will clean up the situation as soon as possible after your health recovers. This incident will not implicate so many innocent people like the case of Prince Jing. You don't have to worry too much."

Gu Yichuan held her hand back and said "hmm", with a hint of worry between his brows.

"Without a crown prince, the country will not be at peace. I wonder if Your Majesty will choose one of the three princes to be the crown prince after this incident?"

Shen Nankui really wanted to say no, but she just smiled.

"Your Majesty has only been on the throne for five years, and the three princes are still young. Your Majesty may just want to train them and may not intend to appoint a crown prince. Anyway, no matter what the situation is, Your Majesty will make his own decision. Now that you are the official of Yongzhou, as long as you govern Yongzhou well, you will be loyal to Your Majesty."

Gu Yichuan's brows relaxed after hearing this. "What you said is true. These things are not something I can change. I am the one who is causing trouble for myself."

Seeing that he had come to his senses, Shen Nankui was relieved and stood up and said, "You take a rest for a while. I'll go see Ah Nao."

But just as she reached the door, her body suddenly froze in place, as if she was about to push the door, without moving.