Nihuang is the princess of Prince Mu's Mansion in Yunnan. She alone commands a hundred thousand cavalry. Emperor Liang has to give her three points of face.
But Yue Guifei dared to trick the princess into drinking wine with "aphrodisiac" effect, intending to let Sima Lei take the opportunity to have a relationship with Nihuang.
Concubine Yue gave Nihuang "aphrodisiac wine", what a despicable method! What is Concubine Yue's intention in doing this?
vying for the power of Nihuang
The prince and King Yu have been fighting openly and secretly for ten years. During these ten years, the prince wanted to stabilize his position as the prince, and King Yu wanted to ascend to the throne. Both of them are forced by the other party and can only move forward and cannot retreat. If they take one step back, all their previous efforts will be wasted.
The prince and Prince Yu have been fighting for many years, but the power in the court is very balanced. The Ministry of Punishment , the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Industry are the people who praise the king. The Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites are the prince's people.
The prince of the military force has Xie Yu. Originally, King Yu also had a Duke Qingguo , but in the "Land Invasion Case", King Yu defeated Duke Qing. So when Emperor Liang proposed to choose a son-in-law for Nihuang, King Yu made every effort to gain Nihuang's power.
But the prince is not idle either, looking for suitable candidates everywhere. If he could gain Nihuang's power, it would be "even more powerful than a tiger" for the prince.
However, Nihuang did not intend to obey the emperor's arrangement and marry herself off obediently. Mei Changsu helped her deal with Bailiqi, and the other nine candidates were all taken care of by Nihuang alone. The emperor's "kindly arranged" contest to recruit a bride ended like this.
This means that Nihuang's power is still in the hands of the emperor and does not favor either King Yu or the prince. But this is not what everyone wants to see, at least Concubine Yue is very unwilling. She wants to capture Nihuang's power.
Therefore, Concubine Yue tried every means to make Nihuang drink "Love Silk".
Isn’t it possible that Concubine Yue is not afraid that the princess will settle the score with her when she wakes up? Aren't you afraid of the emperor's punishment? Of course
is not afraid!
There are three reasons why Concubine Yue dared to do this! Every reason is doomed: Nihuang cannot escape this disaster!
First: Concubine Yue and the prince are both cruel and ruthless people.
Compared with Prince Yu, the biggest characteristic of the prince is that they are stupid but cruel. (In the early days, King Yu was also very ruthless in the later period.)
Use two things to prove it:
First: When King Yu was patrolling Jiangzuo, the prince learned that as soon as King Yu returned to Beijing, the emperor would designate him as Prince Qizhu. The prince then sent an assassin to assassinate King Yu, but King Yu dodged him.
Second: When Xie Yu told the prince that Mei Changsu lived in the snow hut, the prince and Xie Yu had already decided: if they can't get it, they will eradicate it immediately! After that, Xie Yu sent Zhuo Dingfeng to assassinate Mei Changsu many times.
Both of these two incidents happened before Princess Nihuang’s incident. After Princess Nihuang drank "Love Silk", Prince Jing came in to rescue her. In order to prevent their plan from failing, Concubine Yue ordered someone to shoot Prince Jing.
In addition to the incident of Prince Jing, Concubine Yue and the Crown Prince have already assassinated the Prince twice. Would someone who didn't even take the prince seriously, would take Princess Nihuang seriously?
As long as they can achieve their goals, Yue Guifei and the prince will do whatever it takes. Therefore, it is not surprising that Concubine Yue gave Nihuang a drink of "Qingsiwan".
Second: There was a successful case
The wine that Concubine Yue gave to Nihuang was brought by the palace maid to an old nanny. The palace maid asked the nanny: "Are you sure this is what the Queen Mother used on Princess Liyang?"
The old nanny was very sure that it was, and said that this was the only bottle in the palace.
It can be seen from this that Concubine Yue knew the inside story of Princess Liyang’s marriage to Xie Yu.
More than twenty years ago, Princess Liyang drank the wine served to her by the Queen Mother herself, and was taken advantage of by Xie Yu, who eventually had to marry him.Outsiders said that Princess Liyang and Xie Yu were in love, but they didn't know that Princess Liyang was forced to do nothing.
At that time, the eldest princess of Liyang had her own lover. He was a prince of Nanchu, but because of "love", her life was missed.
But what does this have to do with Princess Nihuang? Of course
is related!
In the view of Concubine Yue, the dignified eldest princess of Liyang could only marry Xie Yu, whom she did not love, after drinking this kind of wine.
Not to mention Princess Nihuang!
Even if she is in charge of one hundred thousand cavalry, so what? She must be a girl. Girls are all worried about their reputation. As long as such things are made public, they will be embarrassed to marry in the future.
Therefore, Concubine Yue was determined that when the rice was cooked, even if the princess was angry again, in order to save her own face, she would compromise and marry Sima Lei.
But Concubine Yue underestimated Princess Nihuang's ability. Nihuang was not an ordinary woman. She had been on the battlefield for many years. She would not be manipulated by others, nor would she swallow her anger and suffer the consequences of being dumb.
Third: Concubine Yue is confident that she can control the emperor
The most important reason why Concubine Yue dared to kill Nihuang: She is the emperor's favorite concubine! She is confident that she can control the emperor!
Concubine Yue has been favored in the palace for many years. It can be seen that Concubine Yue has her own tricks when it comes to pleasing the emperor. At the same time, it also shows that Concubine Yue knows the emperor's temper very well, and only by understanding can she control it.
Therefore, she was not worried at all that this matter would not be able to end if the emperor knew about it.
After causing trouble in the Yangju Palace, Concubine Yue showed her methods vividly.
First of all: playing rogue and shifting the focus
Before Prince Jing came in to testify, Concubine Yue "battled" against Princess Nihuang and the Queen alone, but she was not at a disadvantage at all.
Concubine Yue has been denying it, saying that she has never harmed the princess. The most important thing is that she cleverly led this matter to the "battle for the legitimate inheritance". She said:
"The princess thinks that I have evil intentions, and I don't want to argue. The princess is closer to the Queen and Prince Yu, rather than to me and the prince. This is because of our shortcomings in moral cultivation. I dare not feel resentful."
With the emperor's suspicious character, what would Concubine Yue think after hearing these words? He would think: "Is Nihuang already involved in the battle for the right to inherit? Is she helping King Yu and the Queen deal with the prince?"
Once the emperor had such an idea, the matter of Concubine Yue harming the princess would become a battle for the right to inherit. If this was really the case, the emperor would only handle this matter lightly in order to balance the power of both parties.
Concubine Yue captured the emperor’s suspicious character and successfully shifted the focus.
This is why the emperor has been "watching the battle" without saying a word.
Secondly: Taking advantage of the emperor's suspicion again, he took the initiative to plead guilty
After King Jing came in and confirmed the despicable behavior of Concubine Yue and the prince, Concubine Yue still refused to admit her crime, but she was willing to be punished. She said this:
"Since the Queen, Prince Jing, and the princess all keep claiming that I am guilty, I dare not argue anymore, and I dare not ask them to provide any more evidence. How can I resist such a unanimous statement? I only ask your Majesty to be wise and wise. If Your Majesty also thinks that I am guilty, then I will follow The prince should accept his punishment and never complain! "
Concubine Yue's words can be interpreted as the following three points:
First: The three of them ganged up to bully me. I am only one person, how can I be able to defeat them.
Since Concubine Yue had already reminded the emperor that this was a "battle for the legitimate son", she emphasized again that the three of them were in a group. Regardless of whether the emperor believed it or not, at least the emperor did not scold Concubine Yue and the prince, which meant that the emperor was suspicious of Concubine Yue's words, so he remained silent for now.
Second: I accept the punishment, but I do not admit guilt.I was forced to do nothing by the three of them, so I accepted the punishment. As for whether I am guilty or not, your Majesty, you can judge for yourself!
Concubine Yue is "betting" on whether the emperor will believe that this is a "battle for the legitimate heir". As long as the emperor believed it, this matter would be settled quietly and quietly.
Unfortunately, before the emperor could figure it out, Commander Meng, the god of assistance, came in.
Finally: Spelling out the way to survive in failure
Sima Leina broke her leg after being glanced at by Little Prince Mu, confirming Concubine Yue's crime. No matter how eloquent Concubine Yue was, she could no longer argue.
But do you think Concubine Yue has just given up? How is that possible!
I have to say that Concubine Yue’s IQ is definitely ranked second in the harem. (The first is Concubine Jing)
Concubine Yue knew that she could no longer escape the blame, so she immediately cried out for injustice, not for herself, but for the prince.
Concubine Yue took all the responsibilities on herself and left the prince completely.
Concubine Yue knew very well that as long as the prince was still the prince, she would have time to make a comeback. But if the prince was punished together, they would really be finished, and her position in the East Palace would be in jeopardy. If one person must be sacrificed, it can only be herself.
When Concubine Yue first heard that Sima Lei had been caught, her eyes were as big as bells, indicating that she was really frightened, but after just a few seconds, she regained her senses and made the best choice, saying that she had the second most intelligent quotient in the harem, and she really didn't have any water.
At this point, Concubine Yue has done all she can do, and now it’s the prince’s turn.
Concubine Yue and her son definitely ranked first when it came to controlling the emperor. Otherwise, with the prince's intelligence, it would be impossible for him to remain seated in the East Palace.
What is the emperor most afraid of?
He is most afraid of power and people who are stronger than him. As long as someone is stronger than him, he will be jealous. Isn’t this how Qi Wang and Lin Xie died?
Therefore, whoever is the most submissive in front of the emperor and looks the least threatening, the better off he will be.
Prince Jing has always been disliked by the emperor. Isn't it because he is too stubborn and doesn't know how to say nice things and be soft?
But the prince knows how to do it! When the prince saw that the emperor was really angry, he immediately knelt at the emperor's feet, cried bitterly, and pretended to be helpless, and the emperor relented.
After this combination of punches between Concubine Yue and the prince, Concubine Yue, who should have been severely punished, was only demoted to a concubine, and the others were no longer pursued.
I have to say that Concubine Yue and the Crown Prince worked together flawlessly, grasping the Emperor's seven inches to death!
Final summary
It is undeniable that Concubine Yue is a powerful character! She has the courage and means! Otherwise, the prince would not be able to remain firmly seated in the East Palace, let alone the emperor's pampering for many years.
But all the cleverness was used in the wrong place!
She thought that with her high IQ and cruel methods, she could manipulate everyone and play with power. Unexpectedly, he fell into the hands of the princess.
Any cleverness, as long as it is not used in the right way, will eventually reap the consequences!
Concubine Yue is like this, and so are you and me!
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