Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Chapter 690 Emperor Ming Kang meets Emperor Tai Kang again

"Father."

In Taihe Palace, Emperor Ming Kang had a look of fatigue in his eyes. In just a few months, this emperor seemed to have aged dozens of years, even though he was still in his prime.

"Xia Cheng, go wait at the door!"

Emperor Taikang waved his hand, signaling the eunuch who was still in the room to leave first.

The old eunuch secretly glanced at Emperor Taikang and saw that he was squinting his eyes, as if he was dozing off. So he secretly glanced at Emperor Mingkang. The reigning emperor seemed to be worried. He secretly guessed that there must be something important between the two of them, so he bowed and slowly retreated.

But at the moment the door closed, when the sunlight hit Emperor Taikang, Xia Cheng suddenly felt that he could not understand the emperor he had served for almost his entire life.

This emperor who emerged from the military had an upright character and swift and decisive methods. Even after abdicating, he was still able to call the shots in the court. He fought openly and secretly with Emperor Ming Kang, and supported the prime minister to control the court.

But is this really the truth? ?

At that time, Emperor Taikang was full of vigor and ambition, aiming at the nine frontiers and expanding the territory. But in the end, his weapons came to an abrupt end and his horses were put into storage and released into the mountains.

People only know the result, but no one knows what happened in the middle. Why did the powerful ruler who was so ambitious to conquer the world finally become addicted to beauty and go to the south of the Yangtze River three times? Why did he abdicate early? Why did he support the prime minister to fight his son to the death? What was the secret behind this? It all became a mystery.

"sit down!"

Emperor Taikang pointed to the stool beside him without opening his eyes.

After hearing this, Emperor Ming Kang did not refuse. He walked slowly to the table and sat down on a stool next to it.

At this time, the room fell into silence again. Emperor Ming Kang stared at the teacup on the table, lost in thought.

From the gilded dragon incense burner, the fragrance was curling up, and a wisp of white smoke slowly rose into the air and then slowly dissipated.

"What's the matter?"

After a long silence, Emperor Taikang asked again.

"Is destiny really unchangeable?"

Emperor Ming Kang's tone was very depressed, as if he was carrying a mountain on his back, making it hard for him to breathe.

Emperor Taikang's eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly raised his eyes. A trace of helplessness flashed across his cloudy eyes, making this old man look even more vicissitudes of life.

"You think I didn't try it before?"

After a long time, the slow voice of Emperor Taikang was heard in the room. Emperor Mingkang subconsciously raised his head and looked at his father. He did not expect this would be the answer.

He still thought that everything he encountered in the court was arranged by the other party, just like those offerings. After all, only Emperor Taikang could order them around.

"Very unexpected?"

There was a hint of sarcasm on Emperor Taikang's lips, but no one knew who this sarcasm was directed at, the emperor who had controlled the court for more than a decade, or those people hidden behind the scenes.

"Don't dare!"

Emperor Ming Kang withdrew his gaze. On the surface, he was still very respectful to his father. At least he would not turn against him over these trivial matters.

"Hmph!" Emperor Taikang snorted coldly. Even now, he still looked down on Emperor Mingkang's mentality, but then he sighed in his heart.

How to be a good emperor? Every emperor has his own way. Some are self-centered and tyrannical, some are benevolent and unite the world, and some are low-key and accumulate strength for a breakthrough.

He takes the approach of being overbearing, while his son takes the approach of keeping a low profile. This means that when the two of them look at a matter, their reactions will be different.

"Back then, I led the Dakang army to sweep across the nine borders and expelled all the foreign tribes. I beat the foreign wolf cubs so hard that they cried for their parents."

When talking about the past glory, Emperor Taikang still had some excitement in his tone.

Drawing a sword and riding a horse, fighting on the battlefield, this is the dream of many men, even Emperor Taikang who sat on the throne is no exception.

"But later, when I took Liu Quande, Niu Tiande, and Jia Yan with me and wanted to go a step further and completely wipe out those bastards in Hou Yuan to prevent future troubles, we met three people."

At this point, Emperor Taikang's hands on the chair unconsciously grasped the armrests of the chair. It was obvious that Emperor Taikang was not in a calm mood at this time, or it could be said that at this moment, the emperor who once dominated the Great Kang Dynasty had already set off a huge wave in his heart.

"Is it someone from the upper realm?"

Emperor Mingkang had some guesses in his mind, and when he saw that Emperor Taikang had not spoken for a long time, as if he was trying to calm himself down, he said something.

"No"

Emperor Taikang narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sharp look appeared in his eyes, as if a tiger suddenly escaped from a cage, ready to bite someone.

"They are three people who claim to be priests."

"Just. People??"

Emperor Ming Kang was puzzled. If it were just people, how could they stop the army led by Emperor Taikang? Although he didn't know what happened in the meantime, if Emperor Taikang had solved the troubles in the nine borders back then, there would be no Jia Hong later. So Emperor Taikang must have encountered something at that time and failed to deal with those people.

"It's a human!"

Speaking of the word "people", Emperor Taikang suddenly gritted his teeth.

"Those three bastards!!"

They were indeed three people, three extraordinary people, or three people like Da Kang Gongfeng.

They are indeed not immortals from the upper realm, but these people are immortals from the human world.

Back then, when he was leading thousands of troops to attack Hou Yuan, those three people blocked them like a solid wall. At first he thought he was dazzled, but later, he was intercepted by those three people in the midst of thousands of troops.

After taking him away, these three people did not attack him, but just told him some things, such as their identities. If Emperor Taikang insisted on continuing to attack Hou Yuan, they would not stand idly by.

In the end, they even mentioned that there were guardians like them in Dakang, so when Emperor Taikang returned to Dakang, he deliberately went looking for these people. Fortunately, he found them in the end.

"They are just like our Da Kang's worshippers, they are all true practitioners. Mortals are like ants in their hands. Even if I am surrounded by thousands of troops, they can kill me as easily as taking something out of their sacks. So in that battle, I had no choice but to retreat!"

"After returning to Beijing, I went to look for those people they mentioned, the guardians of the Dakang Dynasty. Fortunately, I found them. Unfortunately, I got a very absurd answer."

"Just as you know now, my reaction back then was not much better than yours. This picturesque landscape with countless people is just a tool for those people to amuse themselves!!"