Empress Changsun's sudden collapse in the palace was an opportunity for some people, but it was also a crisis for others.
Although the Crown Prince and his five brothers had long been confirmed as successors, if it was really so confirmed, the Eighth Prince's faction would not have appeared!
Behind the Crown Prince were the new nobles led by Zhangsun, but behind the Eighth Prince was a family with a long history in the Central Plains. The important Consort Liang sat on the Empress's seat, so the Eighth Prince was also a legitimate son, so why couldn't he be the Crown Prince?
When the Crown Prince's faction saw this situation, they began to panic. The Crown Prince's central think tank, Imperial Uncle Zhangsun, fell ill from grief because of the Empress' death. They began to panic.
The more chaotic they were, the more mistakes they would make.
In the south, it had already been two months without a drop of water. The drought had engulfed the people of the Great Tang, causing a series of problems that were even more frenzied.
The disaster relief ministers sent by the Emperor were killed one after another. The Imperial Court was shocked, and all the ministers knelt down and remonstrated with the Emperor.
The Emperor once again sent three court officials to South China to provide disaster relief. Other than using Cheng Yuqin, who had not been used for a long time, he also specially allowed the Sixth Prince to wear mourning clothes.
A month later, Cheng Yuqin and the Sixth Prince returned to the capital with evidence and corrupt officials, directly proving that the local officials had colluded with the first-rank official Du Chenghai to seize the disaster relief funds.
Who was Du Chenghai?
He was the father of Crown Princess Du Hui 'niang.
Although Cheng Yuqin and the Sixth Prince did not directly take out evidence to point out that the person behind this matter was Du Chenghai, anyone could guess that Du Chenghai was one of the Crown Prince's people.
The pest of the country was actually the Crown Prince!
How could they not be shocked?
Even if this matter had nothing to do with the Crown Prince, Du Chenghai was the Crown Prince's man, so the Crown Prince would definitely be implicated.
The Emperor did not make things difficult for the Crown Prince. Not long after, the Crown Princess passed away due to illness. The Du family, which had been expected to become the second Zhangsun family, was ultimately destroyed.
The commotion caused by this caused the Crown Prince's faction to panic, because the Crown Prince clearly felt that his father did not treat him as well as before.
How good was Emperor Li Yuanxuan?
When Empress Zhangsun passed away, Eunuch Shou, who was closest to him, saw that more than half of his hair had turned white. He did not expect the Crown Prince to do such a foolish thing. The Emperor originally had even more white hair, and his spirit was not as good as before. There were a few times when he felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Princess Huayang was released early because of the death of the Empress. Li Yuanxuan trusted her the most.
Since Huayang entered the palace, he had been following Huayang's left and right. This also showed others how close the two siblings were!
It wasn't hard to deny that the brother-sister relationship was deep, but her maternal instincts were even stronger.
When Li Yuanxuan felt dizzy again and held onto the table, Hua Yang knelt in front of him.
"Brother, I have something here. Should I give it to you?" Asked Hua Yang.
She asked this because she was worried that he would be angry.
No matter how angry he was, it couldn't compare to his son's incompetence!
"Show it to me. I won't be angry."
Princess Huayang took out a small porcelain bottle and handed it to Eunuch Shou. Eunuch Shou took it and gave it to Li Yuanxuan. Li Yuanxuan poured out two pills from the bottle. No one could tell what he was thinking from his calm face.
Emperor Li Yuanxuan forbade him from refining pills.
But when people get older, will they be different?