This prince is going to heaven

Chapter 738

At the beginning of October in the 31st year of Tianyuan, the Great Zhou Emperor passed away and was succeeded by Prince Wen Ruyu.

The originally bustling city of Yanjing suddenly became lifeless, with dark clouds covering the sun, wind blowing, and fallen leaves swirling on the desolate streets.

Two days later.

Imperial Mausoleum.

Wen Ruyan was dressed in plain clothes and knelt in front of the mausoleum of the former emperor of the Great Zhou without saying a word. In fact, he wanted to cry, but for some reason, he still couldn't cry.

The daughters of Prince Jing's Mansion who were also dressed in plain clothes persuaded him countless times, but Wen Ruyan could not afford to kneel all the time. During this period, An Lingwei brought him some food, but Wen Ruyan took a piece The pastry was put in his mouth but it seemed that he couldn't feel the taste, and then An Lingwei took it away with a worried face.

He couldn't eat it.

Prime Minister Su Dinghe came, just sighed and turned to leave. Su Bai also came, but just patted him on the shoulder without saying anything.

night.

Today, Wen Ruyu came to the mausoleum with two wine jars and knelt beside Wen Ruyan. He respectfully kowtowed three times, and then sat down on the ground. Everyone around had already withdrawn. At this moment, except for a huge mausoleum in front of them, there are only the two of them and their brothers.

"Okay, stop kneeling. Father didn't like you and my brother kneeling before he was alive. Now that we're gone, it's better for us brothers to be more casual." Wen Ruyu looked at Wen Ruyan and said.

Hearing what he said, Wen Ruyan suddenly remembered that he hadn't knelt a few times when the first emperor was alive, and their father did indeed tell Wen Ruyu that he didn't like to see them kneeling.

Thinking of this, Wen Ruyan also sighed and imitated Wen Ruyu and sat directly on the ground.

"Give!"

Wen Ruyu handed him a wine jar, Wen Ruyan took it, Wen Ruyu sighed and said, "Father doesn't like drinking very much, so just pour him a glass and treat it as drinking with us brothers."

After saying this, he took out a jade cup from his sleeve, opened the seal and filled it up, and placed it in front of the mausoleum. After finishing all this, he held the jar and gestured to Wen Ruyan, then raised his head and took a drink. gulp.

The same is true for Wen Ruyan.

After taking a sip, Wen Ruyu hugged the jar and looked at Wen Ruyan and said, "You lied to me a few days ago. You said that the father would be fine, but you still went."

Wen Ruyan didn't answer his words, but looked at him and said, "I've already ascended the throne, it's time to call myself Zhen."

Wen Ruyu smiled and said, "I'm not used to it."

"Slowly get used to it."

Wen Ruyu sighed suddenly, then lay straight on the ground on his back, looked up at the waning moon in the sky with his hands on his pillow, and said, "When I was the prince, I also helped my father deal with some government affairs. I imagined it to be so tiring, but it took only two days for me to be enthroned, and all the trivial matters of the whole week made me a little out of breath. No wonder the former mother and the empress always complained that the father slept very late every day. Father is so tired."

"You are still young, you will suffer from this kind of life in the future, get used to it slowly."

"Sometimes I really feel that you have the foresight to be an emperor. Wouldn't it be good to be an idle prince? You have a high status, you can enjoy endless glory and wealth in your life, and you can do whatever you want. That's great, you say."

Wen Ruyan interrupted him before he finished speaking, saying: "Stop it, if you want me to feel better, just swallow your words back."

Wen Ruyu suddenly smiled bitterly: "Actually, to be honest, you are more suitable than me."

"If you want to say this again, I will leave."

Wen Ruyu immediately glared at Wen Ruyan angrily, but Wen Ruyan didn't care, and said directly: "The throne was left to you by my father before he died, and you said this in front of his face just two days after he passed away. In other words, are you really not afraid of having nightmares at night?"

Wen Ruyu looked up at the sky, and sighed: "That's what I said casually, how could I not understand you when you grew up following my ass? Others think that the throne is very important, but I know you don't have it Mind, what do you think Chen Ling is worried about?"

"Your father-in-law is just afraid that I will threaten your status." Wen Ruyan said angrily.

"Eat salty radish and don't worry about it. I hope you have such thoughts now. To be honest, if one day you really have the idea of ​​becoming an emperor, just tell me directly, so why not let it to you? You and my brother No matter who sits in this position, the remaining person will always be able to live out this life safe and sound, what is there to fight for? What is there to fight for?"

"I won't fight with you. I won't fight with you for anything. This position is yours. You just need to sit at ease. When you need me, I am obliged. When you don't need me, I will stay in Prince Jing's mansion to grow flowers and fish. Fisherman, I'm sick to compete with you for this position!"

Hearing this, Wen Ruyu's face also showed a trace of longing, and he got up from the ground at that time, looked at Wen Ruyan and asked seriously: "Little brother, just tell me how brother has treated you these years?" ?”

Wen Ruyan looked at him cautiously and said, "What do you want to say?"

"Just say, how have I treated you since I was a child?"

"It's okay, so-so."

Wen Ruyu was furious immediately, stepped forward and grabbed Wen Ruyan's neck, gritted his teeth and said, "So-so? How many times have I blamed you for you since I was a child? What about the reward from my father since I was a child?" Didn't you let you choose first? When did I refuse the request you made with me? Is this so-so?"

"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense, you have been very good to me since I was a child, okay?"

"That's right! I treat you well, shouldn't you also treat me well? I have protected you so many times since I was a child, and it is your turn to repay your favor. Can you come and sit on this dragon chair? My mother's brother there Say it personally, I will assist you when you become the emperor, your planning and martial arts are all above mine, with you in Dazhou, you will be free from worries for a hundred years! This is also worthy of the entrustment of the father before his death. Are you optimistic about it? Okay?" Wen Ruyu looked hopeful.

On the other hand, Wen Ruyan's face turned dark at that time, and he scolded directly: "Get out, I can satisfy you for other requirements, but you can't say anything about this!"

"Are you worried about Chen Ling and the others? Don't worry, I'll help you out!"

"Worried about him?" Wen Ruyan sneered immediately, and then said: "If I really don't like him, I can go to his house to kill him tonight, believe it or not? If it wasn't because he is the empress's father, I would Let him live until now? Do you really think that I didn't know that he was cheating on me last time? It's just to save face for you."

Wen Ruyu was stunned for a moment. He couldn't refute this statement. The last time Wen Ruyan was deposed from the throne and suffered eighty battles. Behind this incident was Chen Ling's mischief. Well, Wen Ruyu was not surprised at all, to be reasonable, with Wen Ruyan's martial arts, it really wasn't too difficult to kill Chen Ling quietly.

Thinking of this, Wen Ruyu felt a touch of emotion in her heart. After all, Chen Ling was also his father-in-law. If Wen Ruyan really killed him without saying anything, he would not be able to explain to the current queen!
Wen Ruyan didn't wait for him to speak again and said again: "So, Chen Lingzhen is not a threat to me, but I'm really not interested in this position."

"Then you can't be considerate to me?" Wen Ruyu said angrily.

"If I understand you, who will understand me? There is only one woman in your harem, and it will be considered good if you will give birth to two or three princes in the future. If you look at my Prince Jing's mansion again, there are so many women, and the number of children born in the future is bound to not be too few. You and I are two brothers and one mother, so there is no need to question this relationship, but what about me in the future, do you want me to watch my sons fight to the death for the throne?"

"Maybe they won't fight at that time? Isn't it?" Wen Ruyu said with a smile.

Wen Ruyan immediately glanced at him angrily, and said, "Your words are completely nonsense, do you think it's possible? Throughout the dynasties and dynasties, how many princes have been able to keep calm under the temptation of the throne? Just because I don't argue, doesn't mean that my sons won't fight either, one person has one idea, I can't force my own ideas on them, what do you think, Brother Huang?"

Wen Ruyu suddenly fell into silence, because he knew that what Wen Ruyan said was not wrong, not to mention the fact that there were so many princes, now the former emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was just these two princes, and all the civil and military officials under him were still fighting for this picture. Virtue, if there are more children and more choices, I don't know what chaos will be in the court!

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wen Ruyan smiled and said: "Brother Huang probably understands what I mean, so you can sit in this seat. I'm not interested in this seat at all, and I don't want to sit in it." I don't want to see the scene of my future heirs fighting for this position and fighting for this position."

Wen Ruyu let out a long sigh, picked up the wine jar and drank several more swigs, then closed her eyes helplessly.

I don't know what Chen Ling and the others are worried about!
To be honest, Wen Ruyu doesn't even want to sit in this position now, what's so good about this position?Not to mention exhausting yourself day after day, you won't get any benefits.

High status?

What's the use?Isn't it the same to be an idle prince?Wouldn't it be fun for one person to be under one person and over ten thousand people to be at ease?
Seeing that he was silent, Wen Ruyan suddenly said, "It doesn't make any sense for you and my brother to say these things now. Dazhou is in a precarious state right now, and the most important thing is to find a way to overcome the disaster in front of us!"

"What do you mean?" Wen Ruyu was puzzled.

Wen Ruyan said seriously: "Brother Huang, are you really not worried at all?"

Wen Ruyu frowned lightly, and said, "You mean Pingyang Pass?"

Wen Ruyan nodded immediately.

To be honest, the Huns have retreated back to the grassland in a hurry, and the northern border is no longer worrying, but the Pingyang Pass is the most important right now.

The death of the emperor of Zhou and the ascension of the new emperor of the Great Zhou will definitely affect the morale of the soldiers at Pingyang Pass!Now that the army of Southern Chu is staring at it, if the morale of Pingyang Pass is low at this time, it is afraid that Pingyang Pass will be in danger.

"I have ordered the news to be blocked."

Wen Ruyan sighed: "The new emperor's ascension to the throne is not a matter of appearance anyway. An accident at Pingyang Pass is inevitable. Brother Huang should now consider how to solve the next matter."

Wen Ruyu's face tightened, and he didn't know what to say. He knew that what Wen Ruyan said was not wrong. When two armies fought, morale was the most important thing. If morale didn't exist, how could the war be won?
"Then how do you think it should be now?" Wen Ruyu asked.

"Dismiss the people of Jinling, Yangzhou, and Yuezhou, and retreat to the hinterland of the Great Zhou. Order General Yang Zhong to preserve his strength, and don't stick to Pingyang Pass!"

"What? Dismissing the people of the three prefectures? This is simply unrealistic. There are 26 cities in Jinling, Yangzhou, Yuezhou, and three prefectures. There are countless people. How can this be dismissed? Yanjing City is already overcrowded because it hosts the people of Yunzhou. Plus, how can the people of these three states survive?" Wen Ruyu immediately objected.

"It's not to retreat to Yanjing, but to let them go to other counties!"

"But if these three prefectures are lost, won't our Great Zhou region lose nearly one-third?"

Wen Ruyan shook his head, and said: "I have studied it several times in the past few days. The destruction of Pingyang Pass is inevitable, and Yang Zhong can't stand it. Really, the morale of Pingyang Pass was because of Yang Zhong shooting and killing the people of Yangzhou. It has already fallen to the bottom, and now the death of the new emperor and his enthronement will be a great damage to morale. How can we keep the Pingyang Pass under the ups and downs? Once Pingyang Pass is lost, the army of Southern Chu will inevitably fall. Divide the troops into three groups and attack the three cities of Jinling, Yangzhou, and Yuezhou. At this moment, my army strength in Dazhou is not enough to live in these three states, so I still need to make preparations early!"

Wen Ruyu didn't believe Wen Ruyan's words, and felt that he was taking it for granted, but there was no need to argue about this kind of thing, so Wen Ruyu got up and left the imperial mausoleum at that time.

Watching Wen Ruyu leave the back, Wen Ruyan also fell into silence.

In the middle of October in the 31st year of Tianyuan.

The news of the death of the Great Zhou Emperor reached Pingyang Pass, and the guards of Pingyang Pass fell into silence at that time.

Outside Pingyang Pass!

In the Southern Chu military camp.

In the big tent, Sima Zongheng became very excited when he received the news. A few days ago, he only heard that the Emperor of Zhou was in danger, but now that the news of Emperor Zhou's death was confirmed, Sima Zongheng also How can I not be excited?
I only heard him say to Mu Xiqiu at that time: "Your Majesty, the Emperor Zhou has indeed passed away. At this moment, it is the right choice for us to attack Pingyang Pass as quickly as possible! Your Majesty, there is no time to wait!" me!"

Mu Xiqiu frowned slightly, and then said, "How can you confirm that such news is true?"

Sima Zongheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Could it be that Da Zhou will use such fake news to confuse us? It's impossible, it's impossible!"

In fact, Mu Xiqiu also thought it was impossible, but after all, Wen Ruyan lied to death first, and he would naturally become extremely cautious after being fooled once.

"Your Majesty! Whether it is true or not, I will know once I try it!"

(End of this chapter)