Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 69 I am willing
There were tears on King Wei's face, his eyes flashed violently, full of unwillingness and panic, and he continued to say:
"Father... I was wrong. I admit that I was the one who framed him. I was just thinking about the future of the Tang Dynasty and was too impatient. Can't I change now? I can also be kind and generous, and I can also dare to do something. Dare to take it, what's so difficult about it, isn't it just willfulness?

Xiaojiu is still young, and I am eight years older than him. I am more famous and talented than him. There are many people who support me in the court and among the people. It is not that I have no one to support me as my father thinks.

No matter how you calculate it, I am better than Xiaojiu.If my father really prefers him, wouldn't it be enough if I kill my own son and pass the throne to him in the worst case? "

When King Jin heard this, his heart trembled, and a layer of ice instantly formed between his brows. He squinted and looked at his fourth brother with shock and disgust, as if he had met him for the first time.

The emperor was also stunned. Looking at the expression on King Wei's face, he couldn't express his words. He retracted his hand, lowered his head for a while, and said:

"I understand. You go first. I'll discuss it with some ministers and see what their opinions are."

After that, he glanced at the eunuch and said:
"Take King Wei down to rest first."

The eunuch in charge immediately responded in a low voice, saluted King Wei, lifted him up from the ground, and took him away.

After King Wei left, the emperor did not speak for a long time.

It was King Jin who spoke first and said:
"Father, since neither my fourth brother nor I are suitable, let's choose another brother from a concubine."

The emperor turned his head, smiled bitterly at King Jin, and said:
"... I have never cared about those concubines, and I don't even know their temperament. How can you trust me to hand over the world to them? What's more, I don't want to... Xiaojiu, I can only rely on you. .”

King Jin suddenly panicked when he saw the emperor's serious expression.

In his own mind, he had always been a kid who followed the emperor and the prince's footsteps. Suddenly, the emperor asked him to take the lead. It felt like the sky was low, and it was so heavy that it was weighing on his head, and he was about to fall. Come down...

"Father, I...I really don't want to be the emperor. Let someone else be the emperor. I can't do it." King Jin almost cried.

His usually dignified and peaceful temperament collapsed, and he even took a step back in panic, with rejection all over his body.

The emperor's deep brows suddenly became sharp and he angrily said:
"Do you still have two words of loyalty and filial piety in your heart? I say I can only rely on you. As a subject and a son, if you shrink from the battle and only think about your own comfort, you are disloyal and unfilial!"

King Jin was completely frightened, his eyes flashed and his whole body tensed up. He looked at the emperor for a long time and was speechless.

This label of unfaithfulness and unfilial piety was indeed more effective than anything else for the King of Jin who always restrained himself and paid attention to morality.

He is only 15 years old.

The emperor couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At the age of 15, he lives a simple life in the palace and likes to take things as they come. He has never seen big storms or suffered human suffering. Even though he behaves dignified, steady, calm and reserved, he is just a child at heart.

The emperor changed his tone to a gentle tone and repeated in a lamentable tone:
"I can only rely on you, Xiaojiu."

The king of Jin was so confused that he did not dare to say anything.

The emperor said as if to persuade or explain:

"In a moment, I will summon the important ministers of the court to the Liangyi Palace to discuss who should be appointed as the crown prince. You can go with me and watch from the side. I cannot act arbitrarily. If most of them don't agree, then that's fine. That's fine. ?"

After hearing this, King Jin seemed to have found a chance to breathe, and his tense body relaxed a lot.

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In the Liangyi Hall, all the important ministers of the court came. More than 20 ministers from Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province, civil and military officials stood in the Liangyi Hall.

The emperor took Jin Wang Li Shan into the back door of Liangyi Palace and stood at the entrance directly to the throne of the main hall. The emperor took a long breath, turned his head and told King Jin:
"Watch carefully for a while to see who supports King Wei, and keep it in your heart."

After saying that, he walked in with a heavy expression.

He sat down on his seat and was guided by the eunuch. The ministers below him first saluted and shouted long live the mountain.

Before the emperor could speak, he began to take out his handkerchief and wipe his tears.

He looked much older these days, and the splendid tones in the hall, the black futou hat, and the golden dragon robe made his face even more gloomy, and the white hair on his temples burned his eyes.

These close ministers were all worried about his health.

Changsun Wuji first persuaded him in a gentle voice:
"Your Majesty, you must take good care of your health. You must not get sick at this juncture. The country of the Tang Dynasty still depends on your Majesty."

As soon as he spoke, the old ministers below also responded. Everyone looked up at the emperor, their eyes tense, as if they were worried.

The emperor glanced at the ministers and put the handkerchief back into his sleeves. He tilted his head, as if sighing or complaining, and gave a loud "hi" and said:

"Earlier today, I recruited Wei Wang Li Tai into the palace and clarified everything. The prince's rebellion is indeed inseparable from his secret persecution and provocation. I won't tell you the details. Telling them will only make you laugh. .

It was my failure to teach my son well and act only to please myself, which made King Wei want to seize the throne... My Cheng Qian, when I think of this, I want to die! "

As he spoke, he cried more and more sadly, and finally his dignified and dignified face twisted with remorse. Then he suddenly stepped down from the throne, ran towards the sword of the guard on guard, and said angrily:
"I'm not alive anymore!" All the ministers were frightened by him and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.Press his hand that is about to pull out the sword and let him go.

The guard with the sword turned pale. He was surrounded by ministers and the emperor. He stood stiff and stared at the emperor with frightened eyes, not daring to move.

King Jin was also dumbfounded.

He knew that his father sometimes did not have a formal appearance, especially when in front of these old ministers, he was very careless.

Because these old ministers have been with him since he was the king of Qin, and they are generally older than him. They have a better relationship in private and are used to speaking casually.

But he has never really done it before committing suicide in public. A man in his 40s was making trouble like a child, and he still had ministers with gray beards to stop him.

Everyone pulled him away, and Changsun Wuji said to him angrily:

"Your Majesty! You yourself just reflected on your careless behavior, and now you are making this mistake again!... Your Majesty has so many sons, and the deposed prince cannot bear the heavy responsibility. All he needs to do is establish a new one and train him more. Why is it like the sky is falling?"

"Yes! Your Majesty has someone in mind. Let us discuss it." Li Ji, the Minister of War, looked at him eagerly and said.

The emperor seemed to have calmed down. He stood in the crowd, took a breath and said:

"How about passing it to King Wei. He wants to be the emperor so much that he even said that he would kill his own son to pass the throne to Xiaojiu. What else can he do?

I have already lost one of my three legitimate sons. If I make Xiaojiu the remaining two, King Wei will definitely be unhappy and will cause trouble again. "

When several ministers heard this, they looked at each other with shock and fear.

Everyone exchanged glances, and it was obvious that their idea fell on Changsun Wuji and asked him to give some advice.

Changsun Wuji asked cautiously:

"...Wang Wang, is this really what he said? Will he pass it on to His Highness the King of Jin in the future?"

"Yes." The emperor agreed nonchalantly, "He knelt on the ground, pulled my sleeves, and cried and promised me."

Changsun Wuji's face became darker and darker, and he raised his hands to persuade:
"Your Majesty, whether he can really do it or not, even if he keeps his promise, it will be a bloody storm, disrupting the rules of succession, and disturbing the peace of the court. "

At this time, Chu Suiliang, who was also admonishing the doctor, also spoke and reminded:

"Your Majesty, if you intend to let King Wei succeed to the throne, you should not show your intention to favor His Highness the King of Jin. Now in view of King Wei's words, if he becomes emperor in the future, in order to protect his son's lineage, no matter what, We can no longer keep His Royal Highness King Jin alive."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and reminded in a low voice:

"This is inconsistent with His Majesty's original intention of settling the matter and preserving his beloved son."

When the emperor heard this and looked at Chu Suiliang, his eyes were shocked and he silently praised Chu Suiliang in his heart.

Then, as if he was about to suddenly realize something, he walked out of the crowd and walked around in circles.

Then he suddenly turned around and said:
"Then...the only choice is to establish the King of Jin. Xiaojiu is pure and kind-hearted and will never harm his two brothers. But Xiaojiu is too young. Although he worked in political affairs with the prince for a period of time, he was not very outstanding. I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the public.

When the time comes, the King of Wei will fight with him. What should he do if he can't fight? "

The emperor showed his hands to all his confidants in embarrassment and threw the question out.

After Changsun Wuji heard this, he immediately bowed his hands in salute, knelt on the ground and said:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to assist the King of Jin with all my strength, and wish him success and consolidate the position of the crown prince. As for His Highness the King of Wei, in the past, the King of Wei could compete with the deposed prince because the deposed prince did not praise himself, and your majesty favored the king of Wei more. , so that it confused the eyes of some courtiers and misunderstood His Majesty's meaning.

In the future, if Your Majesty can distinguish between the two sides and follow the rules and send the vassals sent by the King of Wei to guard them, those courtiers who once supported the King of Wei will naturally disperse. "

"you're right."

The emperor responded as if he was thinking deeply, and then glanced at the other ministers with his deep phoenix eyes, his eyes as sharp as a sharp blade out of his body, shining like snow.

Everyone immediately understood the idea and knelt down one after another and said:
"I would also like to wish the King of Jin success and consolidate his position as the crown prince."

"I am also willing to support the King of Jin as the crown prince."

"The minister is also willing."

Although there was a sequence and inconsistent words, within a few breaths, in the dazzling Liangyi Hall, more than 20 civil and military officials all knelt on the ground, wholeheartedly supporting Jin Wang Li Shan as the crown prince, and no one objected.

King Jin, who was standing next to the throne, looked at the courtiers on the ground, panicked, and stood there upright, as if he had been frozen.

(End of this chapter)