The rise of the prince

Chapter 278 The King is Ruthless

Time flies, at the beginning of April, unknowingly, spring is coming to an end. Jingguo has been in constant turmoil and disasters since the beginning of spring.

First, the rebels rebelled last year, then the Liao Kingdom and Jurchen jointly invaded Guanbei, and then the emperor was assassinated, the Ansu Mansion rebelled, and the prince was defeated. Nothing good happened one after another.

The people of the people are in panic and restless all day long, thinking that they are afraid that God will punish Jing Guo from heaven.

Recently, some merchants and peddlers from the Liao Kingdom brought back news that the Liao Kingdom was gathering a large army. They encountered most of the army from various tribes of the Liao Kingdom rushing to Shangjing. In the Qing Dynasty, with the spread of gossip, the atmosphere of panic and anxiety spread even more, and the price of rice in Kyoto even rose a bit. Although it was not much, there was a hint of it.

Many keen and insightful people gradually became vigilant. This is a sign of the decline of the national fortune!

Of course, no one dares to say this publicly, but some smart people know in their hearts that no matter how big the country is, no matter how strong the army is, it cannot withstand this continuous toss, and they can only hope that things will be resolved when they are anxious. There is a turning point.

Many talented scholars and beauties gathered in the waterside pavilion, full of poems and poems, lashing the government, talking about the current situation, feeling sorrow and hatred, and the words that ambition is hard to pay are spread everywhere.On the contrary, the Jing Dynasty was relatively open in this regard. Taizong once set the iron law of "not to sin with words", so it doesn't matter how talented scholars and women write poems and lyrics, but it also exacerbates the tense atmosphere.

At the same time, because everything was not going well, many people did not have any expectations for Pingnan King Li Xingzhou's going south.

"How about the crown prince?" the emperor asked while reviewing the recent memorials. These memorials were all processed by the Political Affairs Hall headed by Wang Yue, and it was naturally much more convenient to deal with the list of simplified key points to be submitted.

"The prince has been taken back to the palace by the empress, and it hasn't caused too much trouble." Fu An replied quickly.

The emperor just nodded, "Is there any news about King Pingnan?"

Fuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War came to report at noon, and there is no news about Pingnan King, but Wen Daoli, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, also said that His Majesty need not worry. Going south must have decided to only rescue Princess Qing'an, and not confront the rebels, so it should be fine."

"Of course I know." The emperor said, "Wen Dao has been supervising the army for many years, and he finally changed his defense and returned to Beijing. There is no credit but hard work. Tomorrow morning, he will send someone to announce that the Ministry of Officials will enter the palace and discuss the matter of conferring titles."

Fu'an nodded, and quickly remembered it in his heart.

The emperor didn't speak, looked at piles of memorials, Fu An also became quiet, and stood aside, not daring to disturb.

As time passed, the heat in the hall gradually rose. After noon, with the end of spring and beginning of summer, the temperature in Kaiyuan gradually increased. The eunuchs and maids opened the carved windows to let in the breeze, and then put down ice cages at the four corners to cool down.

A large amount of ice is stored in the ice storage of the imperial palace every winter, and the same is true for the rich families. They put it in the cellar, wrap it with thick cotton wool, and fill the entire ice storage to keep the temperature low. It can be used in summer and autumn, and the large ice cubes in the cold storage can be used for one year. .

After waiting for more than half an hour, the emperor finally finished reviewing all the reports, then put down the pen in his hand, stood up and stretched his body slowly, and the maid of honor stepped forward to squeeze his shoulders for him.

Then someone served tea.

"Fu'an, how is the queen mother?" The emperor got up and asked expressionlessly.

Fu An hurriedly said: "All the empresses in the harem are here, the imperial physician said. The imperial physician said that I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I will be sad tonight, even after tonight, tomorrow night."

The emperor was expressionless, just nodded and did not speak for a long time.

Finally, he sighed.

Fu'an also bowed his head and dared not speak. He has been with the emperor for decades, so how could he not know what kind of position the empress dowager has in His Majesty's heart.

Back then, the emperor had more brothers than he has now, and it was not all smooth sailing for the Eastern Palace to inherit the throne.

And the queen mother was not the mother of the world at the beginning. It was the mother who was named the first emperor and queen because of the preciousness of the son. The mother and daughter supported each other and shared weal and woe. Coupled with the kindness of nurturing, the love of the calf was deep, so the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother was very deep. .

Therefore, the last time King Pingnan sent perfume to make the queen mother happy, the emperor was rarely happy.

But now, when the Empress Dowager is dying, the government is in turmoil and chaos is everywhere. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the government cannot be ignored for a day. Even if you want to accompany the Empress Dowager, it is even more difficult.

And what is even more cruel and terrifying is that.
Sometimes Fuan dare not think about it, but he has to think about it. He is also over 50 this year. He has followed the emperor for decades. He has experienced too much and understands too much. .

But sometimes, things are done as a last resort, because there are too many bloody lessons.

The emperor walked slowly into the garden and looked up into the distance. His voice was old, and he said each word slowly: "Fu'an, remember, I have a will. The queen mother is dying, and the princes, grandsons, and princes should be ordered Entering the palace to accompany, to fulfill filial piety, to obey the virtues of heaven, to obey, to obey"

Halfway through, the emperor couldn't go on.

The person stood there trembling slightly, staring fixedly at the distance, and the fingernails behind his back had been pinched into the flesh, bleeding.
Fu'an lowered his head, tears pouring down his face, what could he say, what could he do even if the emperor couldn't do anything about it.

The most recent one was the rebellion of the King of Wu ten years ago, and there are countless times farther away, which ones did not shake the foundation of the country, and which ones did not make people lose their lives.

The more unsatisfactory the country's fortune, the more dangerous the time, the more vigilant and frightening it is.

The chaos of King Wu left His Majesty with too deep a knot in his heart. The supreme emperor was besieged in the capital, his favorite son died in battle, and the plan to conquer Liao that had been carefully planned and prudent for many years failed. Among them, Jingguo began to gradually fall into the disadvantaged
Some things cannot be clearly stated, but they have to be guarded against, especially when things are not going well, after two consecutive defeats in Guanbei and Anxia, ​​the hearts of the people in the world are floating, and they are all complaining to the court.

And how to solve it.
This is exactly what Fuan couldn't help crying. The matter has come to this point, and the solution is simple, because of the opportunity given by God, the queen mother is dying
For this reason, all the brothers and sisters of the emperor, the princes and grandchildren were called into the palace, and they were said to be condolences, but in fact they were placed under house arrest until the turmoil subsided.

But what is filial piety in acting like this?Where is Zidao?

Even relying on each other for life, sharing joys and sorrows, the birth mother can't let him rest in peace, but uses it ruthlessly.

But if not, so what?
At a time when people's hearts are fluctuating, if there is another king of Wu, how many people will die, how much money will be spent, and how much the country's fortune will be damaged.

It is said that since ancient times, the family of ruthless emperors, sometimes the emperor would not want to have feelings, but if the emperor has feelings, the world will be chaotic, and if the emperor is passionate, the country will be in trouble. This is an unchanging lesson from ancient times.
Seeing the emperor's chest rising and falling, unable to speak for a long time, his face still unable to show any emotion, just standing there, Fu An could only wipe away the old tears from the corners of his eyes, stepped forward to support him, and dared not say anything.

The silence speaks.

I only hope that the young Pingnan County King who went south can return safely and bring back Princess Qing'an, and His Majesty will surely be relieved a lot by then.

It's just that if thousands of people go south, it may be bad luck.

(End of this chapter)