surnamed Wang

Chapter 10
Drinking alcohol can quickly test a person's character. Some people make trouble after drinking, some talk too much after drinking, some are silent after drinking, some cry bitterly after drinking, and some even run away after drinking.

Obviously, the current Holy Majesty is the kind who talks a lot after drinking.

"Son, do you know how hard it is to be a father these years?"

It's over!According to Wang Gangquan's understanding of the drinkers, the emperor is about to start complaining.

"I remember that it was the second year of the dynasty. Your grandfather worked hard to conquer the world. Before the throne was firmly established, the generals under him led troops to rebel."

Then the emperor began to narrate the history of the country...

In the first year of the dynasty, the country finally ended nearly ten years of war.Wang Jinquan's grandfather, Wang Jin, was supported by his subordinates as king after defeating the biggest competitor at that time, established a dynasty, and became the founding emperor.

As a result, the Central Plains ended the situation of the separatist regime.

I thought that the country and the people would finally not have to suffer from the war, but Hou Dachang, one of the four great heroes of the founding of the country, conspired to rebel against him the following year.As one of the four generals, Hou Dachang holds an army of 20, and he may send his troops northward at any time to take the capital directly.

Emperor Taizu, who had received the news in advance, was so worried that his head turned gray overnight.

He was hesitant, and at this point he didn't know who to trust.In the end, it was his second son, Wang Gangquan's father, who took the initiative to lead an army of 15 to attack Hou Dachang in the south.

This battle lasted for half a year. After half a year of fierce fighting, both sides suffered nearly [-] casualties. In the end, Wang Gangquan's father won the tragic war with great difficulty.

"The 20 soldiers, which one is not a brother who once fought side by side, and we all survived the war-torn era, but we didn't expect to die in the hands of our own people in the end, in the struggle for power."

The emperor with red eyes trembled and said these words. He had woken up countless times in the middle of the night, and he can still clearly remember the scene at that time until now.

"We won that battle. But we didn't have the joy of victory at all. On the battlefield where corpses were strewn across the field, many survivors cried, and one of them even committed suicide on the spot after the war. I recognize him, He also had a brother who was also a soldier, but in that war, they had to fight each other, and finally he killed his own brother! He didn't know how to explain to his old mother, and finally chose to kill himself .

His old mother lost two sons in one day.We can only tell her afterwards that her son died fighting for the country, and she received a large pension.But what's the use of that, no amount of money can exchange her two sons and her blind eyes from crying! "

The emperor still slowly narrated the past word by word.

"Since then, I have been tired of power struggles. The other two brothers have torn their faces for the succession of the throne, but I am not interested in it at all. I walked into this river and lake alone, met some people and understood Some things. I regard myself as a chivalrous man, I have traveled far and wide, I have seen too many people’s sufferings, and I have taken action against injustice, but I gradually realized that I cannot punish all injustices.”

The emperor raised his head and drank a bowl of wine, while Wang Gangquan filled it up for him silently.

"That year I traveled to the border, where there was a beautiful border town with simple folk customs, and the sunset there was also beautiful."

The emperor showed a look of reminiscence, and the corners of his mouth raised inadvertently, obviously it was a good memory for him.

"I live in a farmer's house. There are four members of the farmer's family. They have a son and a daughter. The daughter is very well-behaved and the son is naughty.

I thought I would settle down in this border town and live a comfortable life, but the sky seemed to be looking down on people. On the twenty-twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was heavy snowfall from the sky, and a thick layer lay on the ground.The children were making snowmen outside the house, and the adults were busy preparing for the Spring Festival at home. At this time, there were suddenly rumbling hooves and neighing of horses outside the house, followed by the cry of children. When I rushed out of the house, I found that there was already a The flames burst into the sky.

It was early in the winter that year, and the food of the Hu people was frozen to death before it was cooked.Without food and grass, they began to harass the border, burning, killing and looting. The nearest border garrison was twenty miles away. Even though I held a long sword and fought hard, I could only watch them chase and kill civilians , Light a house.

They have no humanity at all. Not only will they slowly insert their knives into the chests of the common people, tear apart women's clothes, and even children will not be spared, and they will be picked to death by guns.

All I can do is to kill these invaders desperately, but in the end I realize that they are endless. "

Speaking of this, the emperor was already sobbing.Regret and unwillingness surfaced on his face, Wang Gangquan couldn't imagine how desperate he was at that time.

"I hate them for being cold-blooded, and I hate myself for being useless. In the end, I couldn't protect the family of four. When I was exhausted and about to be dismembered, the reinforcements finally arrived and I survived, but the village Almost all the people in the hospital were dead, looking at the corpses everywhere, smelling the smell of burnt human flesh in the air, the choking people coughed, but I didn't cover my mouth and nose, I must remember this smell, remember this A disgrace, remember what they did that day!".

The emperor hadn't spoken so much for a long time, and the court ladies and eunuchs had already retreated, leaving only the father and son in the room.

"Afterwards, I buried their family of four with my own hands, and resolutely returned to Kyoto.

The first time I returned to Beijing, I found my father and told me about my experience.I told him that I wanted to be an emperor, I wanted to change this unfair world, and I wanted these alien races to dare not invade my Central Plains for generations.

My father greatly appreciated my ideas, but I still underestimated human desires.My return is regarded as a thorn in the side of my brothers, if you want to get rid of me, then hurry up, we are brothers!The brothers who once accompanied their father in the battle and died together, but they value the throne more than anything else. "

Speaking of this, the emperor cried again, he covered his face, and this time he cried even more painfully, Wang Gangquan had vaguely guessed the result.

"I didn't want brothers to kill each other, but they did. I couldn't stand soldiers killing each other anymore, and neither could the country, so I ended up killing my two brothers with my own hands."

Having said that, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore, and burst into tears, like a child, venting the things that have been pressing on his heart for these years.Wang Gangquan finally understood that his father, the king whom he slandered all day long, paid such a painful price to get the current throne.

The emperor was tired, lying on the table, and continued to whisper:
"Not long after I ascended the throne, the former emperor passed away and left me with such a big mess. Years of wars and unstable people's hearts, this country is on the verge of collapse. When I can’t stop, I can always think of those scenes where the corpses are everywhere.”

The emperor is drunk, he hasn't been so drunk for a long time, everyone wants to be an emperor, but is it so easy to be an emperor, especially a good emperor.

The emperor shook his own wine jar, but it was already empty, and immediately threw it aside, took the altar from Wang Handquan's hand, and drank it on his own.

Now that the chatterbox has opened up, it's better to say it in one breath!

"I thought I could change everything when I became an emperor, but I didn't expect that I couldn't change people's hearts. I worked hard and devoted more than ten years to manage the country properly. When I looked back at the harem, I found that it was almost rotten. Yes. I deal with government affairs in the court every day, watching the civil and military officials one after another, fighting openly and secretly, and looking back at the harem, guess what? It’s even more damn exciting!"

The emperor said a lot in one breath, and at the end he couldn't help laughing out loud. Tears of laughter came out, but there was no smile in his eyes.It took a while to stop laughing, and continued to take a sip of wine.

The harem is full of intrigues, and it is much more lively than the court. The concubines and princes all want to compete for favor, and there are many cases of fighting for favor and killing people. These kings are all aware of power.

"I will hand over the harem to the empress to handle the trivial matters in the palace. But the empress made the harem a mess, how many people died in the palace, I don't know? But I can only turn a blind eye. The affairs of the world are enough for me to have a headache, and I really can't control their small actions. No matter how high the status is, it will not be higher than the means of villains!"

Wang Gingquan was silent, the words of the emperor can be said to be cruel, seemingly ignorant of the affairs of the harem, but in fact his heart is like a mirror, but nothing can be changed, should he kill again?Can't kill anymore...

The emperor looked at Wang Binquan.His face also softened a lot, and there was even a ray of kindness that was rarely seen in ordinary times. Wang Gangquan suspected that he was dazzled.

"What makes a qualified emperor? I asked each of you the same question when you were young. Do you know how you all answered?"

Wang Gangquan shook his head.

"Some said to develop the country's economy to make the country rich; some said to recruit wise men and let them serve the court; some said to develop the military so that foreigners would not dare to invade."

Wang Gangquan thought it all made sense, so he kept nodding.

"Do you remember what you said then?"

Without waiting for Wang Gangquan to reply, the emperor gave the answer on his own:

"You said that you want to let the people of the Li people have enough food and clothing, and not suffer from the war... I was shocked when I heard that, after all, you were only four years old at that time!"

Hearing this, Wang Gingquan was stunned, for a four-year-old child to say such a thing, if he hadn't been tricked by a villain, given time, he might be another wise ruler.

"My child, it was I who harmed you. If I hadn't spoiled you exclusively, you wouldn't have been plotted against by villains. But I can't stop spoiling you, because you are too much like me when I was young. I thought you were stupid You won’t be missed, but I still underestimated their ruthlessness. All I can do now is to canonize the prince as soon as possible, so that they will never miss you.”

It's really aggrieved to be an emperor for this sake, and his heirs can only make concessions when they are targeted.Compared with being aggrieved, the emperor blamed himself more. In the final analysis, if he hadn't been favored alone, why would he have caused his death.

The emperor put his hand on Wang Pingquan's head, and pampered the eighth prince's head.

Wang Gangquan felt his father's warmth after a long absence, and also felt his mood, and grinned.

"Father, the kidney will get cold if you don't eat it."

"Just know how to eat! You are so indecisive, it's time to find you a concubine to take care of you."

Wang Gingquan rolled his eyes when he heard this, and he just chatted, he didn't mention marriage when he had nothing to do, he was old and unprincipled, thinking that everyone was as serious as you!
Unfortunately, before Wang Gingquan could say these words, the emperor was already snoring, drank too much, and talked too much, and fell asleep before he knew it. Wang Gingquan moved the emperor to his bed, covered him with the quilt, and himself He continued to drink, his eyes flashed from time to time, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Finally, when the first ray of sunlight came into the house, Wang Gingquan put down his wine glass, pushed open the door, stretched his waist against the rising sun, and looked outside, or because the morning sun was a bit dazzling, he couldn't help squinting his eyes and murmured muttered:
"You are old and can't be killed anymore, so leave it to me to kill you!"

The emperor turned over on the bed and continued to snore loudly...

(End of this chapter)