Chapter 197 Suspicious
Emperor Jianming hurriedly helped him up, "I am incompetent and cowardly. I have been a puppet for many years. The family wants me to go east, but I dare not go west. I can't stop whoever the family wants to kill. Instead, I want to help the tyrant. For the sake of the new policy, the first emperor, I would rather die than surrender, I am the most life-hungry emperor of the Yuwen family, I am useless and almost killed you."

"The new policy is imperative, and the emperor must not be shaken." Zhenbeihou was upright, "If the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister has to die. If the emperor really wants the minister's life, an imperial decree is enough, and there is no need to risk his life. If the dragon's body is damaged, it is the minister's fault."

"It's my fault, it's all my fault..." Emperor Jianming was annoyed and regretted, "I was obsessed with ghosts for a while, and I lost to Qing."

Zhenbeihou's face was slightly dark, "Your Majesty, I said that after the implementation of the new policy, I will return the military power, reduce troops on the border, and Xie Zhang will be stationed in Ningzhou. I and my wife will accompany their children in Beijing and share the family relationship. Please believe in your loyalty. .”

"I believe you!" Emperor Jianming sighed, "However, the Grand Scholar once discussed the New Deal with me, and felt that the implementation of the New Deal was too strict. The Lin family did not support the New Deal. Mrs. Hou is an old and beloved daughter, and you are caught in the middle. So what?"

Zhenbei Hou was slightly taken aback. He had discussed the New Deal with Mr. Lin Ge, so Xie Jue went to the cabinet to discuss the New Deal with them.Now Emperor Jianming says that Lin Hongyuan rejects the New Deal, has the attitude of the Lin family changed?
"Your Majesty, you must firmly believe that one person, one family, and one family can stop the national policy. Whether it is the Lin family or the Xie family, as long as it benefits the country and the people, no one can stop the implementation of the new policy. The first emperor died in the deep palace, and the ministers are incompetent. The minister Zeng I swear, I will never let this tragedy happen again in my lifetime. Don’t worry about your majesty, you will definitely win back your power, Yanyang will also be clean, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment.” Zhenbei Hou said in a deep voice, “The minister will return the military power, and the family will not force you. The emperor."

Emperor Jianming was moved and burst into tears, "It's my incompetence..."

When Emperor Jianming returned to the imperial tent, the crown prince was already sitting in the tent drinking tea. When he saw him coming in, he stood up and saluted. Emperor Jianming gave him a hand. Eunuch Xu and several court ladies stepped forward, took off his cloak, and hung it beside him. On the side, the maid came with hot water and served Emperor Jianming to clean his hands.

After Eunuch Xu served a cup of green tea, he led the maids to quietly exit the imperial tent.

The prince asked, "Father, what did the Hou say?"

The imperial tent imitates the layout of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. A screen separates the bedroom from the living room. There is a warm couch on the right side. Next to the warm couch is a shelf for items commonly used by Emperor Jianming.Emperor Jianming sat on the warm couch after cleaning his hands. The crown prince sat sideways and opposite him. There was a desk on the warm couch with a chess game on it. Two cups of tea and three plates of snacks were placed beside the living room.

Emperor Jianming swept away his decadent appearance in front of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and looked thoughtfully at the prince he had always liked and trusted, "Master Hou has promised to return the military power. After hunting and returning to Beijing, His Royal Highness will announce it."

When Emperor Jianming returned to the camp, the prince was already in the camp. He heard that Zhenbeihou was injured, so he asked Emperor Jianming the truth.

"Congratulations, father, for getting what you want. As long as we take back the military power and reduce the troops on the border, we will no longer be restrained by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion." The prince picked up a black stone between his fingers, landed it on the chessboard, and swept away all the white stones, "Military Power With it in hand, the New Deal will naturally be implemented as scheduled, and there is no need to fear the control of the aristocratic family anymore."

"Shao'an, how did you guess that I set up an ambush in Xiyan Mountain?" Emperor Jianming called the crown prince's name with a gentle tone, "Chen Mo told you?"

The crown prince stood up and made a confession, "Father and Emperor Mingjian, Chen Mo is the commander of Jinyiwei. How could I tell my son about such a confidential matter. My son wanted to ask Chen Mo to do something important yesterday, but he was not in the camp. My son guessed To one or two. Father's plan to kill Zhenbeihou is too radical and risky, unless you use your body as a bait to convince the family that your relationship with the Houfu is like walking on thin ice."

Emperor Jianming looked at the prince silently, his eyes were cold, he used his body as bait, life and death were on the line, but the prince sat firmly in the tent, waiting for news.Knowing that your majesty is harming the body of the dragon and not admonishing him, what is he thinking?If Fusha made a careless move and he died of hunting, the prince would just let the flow take its course and become the emperor.Why didn't he come to exhort?
Emperors are suspicious, and Emperor Jianming is no exception!

The crown prince is the eldest son of Emperor Jianming. He has been smart since he was a child and has a gentle personality. He is very fond of Emperor Jianming.Emperor Jianming loved the prince very much, and when the prince turned fifteen, he asked him to assist in the government affairs. He arranged Taifu Zhang and elder Lin Ge to be the prince's teachers, and tried every means to make them the prince's officials.

He carefully selected concubines for the prince, and when he chose Lin Yushu, he took a lot of effort to consolidate the prince's power and position through marriage, so that the aristocratic family could become the prince's backing.He never thought of cultivating others to replace him. The position of the crown prince is solid and no one can shake him.

The prince lived up to expectations, he was kind and caring, loved the people like a son, and had a good reputation. Emperor Jianming hoped that the prince could change the situation of the court and stop being a puppet king.

The prince can mobilize all the power behind him at will, including Chen Mo.

"The body of a thousand gold can't sit down, and my son wants to persuade you, but he is afraid of ruining your plan, so he told Chen Mo before the hunt that he will protect you at all costs. If necessary, Chen Mo can die on your behalf." The prince knelt down. Said in a deep voice, "Father is a king, a father, and my children will never stand by and watch my father's dragon body get damaged."

The coldness in Emperor Jianming's eyes gradually receded, yes, the crown prince has always been loyal to the emperor and loved his father, knowing his plan, how could he sit idly by.Emperor Jianming supported him with one hand, "Shao'an, I know your filial piety, get up."

"Thank you, Father." The crown prince got up and sat on the warm couch, "Now that the military power has been gathered, after the peace talks, the new policy will be handed over to Xie Jue and the cabinet to take the lead. We just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. No matter how afraid we are, we will fight with them, and we will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, reaping the benefits of the fisherman."

Emperor Jianming shook his head slightly, "The tiger talisman is just a stone, and we can't adjust the Zhenbei iron cavalry."

The prince smiled like a spring breeze, picked up the ambushed Bai Zi with his slender fingers, and said slowly, "Father can't move the Zhenbei cavalry because the Marquis is still alive."

After the white pieces were taken away, the chess game took on a new look, "But what if Lord Hou is dead?"

Emperor Jianming's pupils constricted, and there was a sound of landing in the imperial tent. This was something that Emperor Jianming never dared to think about. He set up an ambush, and indeed he never thought of killing Zhenbeihou.

If the Marquis of Zhenbei dies, the cavalry will rebel!
"He is physically strong, has no hidden diseases, and has no arbitrariness, how could he die?" Emperor Jianming was frightened and excited, his hands were shaking, "You...don't act recklessly!"

The prince smiled and said nothing. For the first time, Emperor Jianming couldn't understand his always kind eldest son, "If Zhenbei Marquis dies, how will the new policy be implemented? Once the new policy cannot be implemented, the imperial power will be controlled by the family, and we will always be puppets. If the family can burn the late emperor to death, they can kill you and me."

(End of this chapter)

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