Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 57: Zen position as the Supreme Emperor
Emperor Jing'an looked at his ninth son up and down with deep eyes, and found that his son had gone through many vicissitudes compared to three years ago. His hair was a little gray and his face had more wrinkles.

Emperor Jing'an felt uncomfortable, but he snorted coldly and said: "I have only trapped you for three years, and you have become like this? If I trap you for a few more years, wouldn't you be even older than me by then?" ?”

Ninth Prince: "..."

This time even the third prince found it funny.

Of course, he, the cold-faced king, would not really laugh on such an occasion.

The Ninth Prince knelt and glanced at his old father with his eyes, and choked with sobs: "My son, I haven't been able to show filial piety to my father for three years. It's been three years!"

Emperor Jing'an snorted again and said, "Are you blaming me for trapping you for three years?"

Ninth Prince: "..."

The Ninth Prince hurriedly said: "Although I feel wronged, how can I dare to blame my father?"

Emperor Jing'an smiled half-heartedly and said, "Since you feel wronged, you are blaming me in your heart. If you don't blame me, how can you feel wronged?"

Ninth Prince: "..."

Yuan Qingbai watched the scene in front of him with great interest and found the way his imperial grandfather and his ninth uncle got along interesting.

Emperor Jing'an had many sons, but he only had the Ninth Prince. It was such an interesting way to get along with him.

The Ninth Prince had always made troubles since he was a child, mostly because he was bullied. Emperor Jing'an often scolded him, and he didn't know when Emperor Jing'an began to tease him.

In fact, now that the Ninth Prince was defeated, he was happy in his heart, knowing that his father's attitude towards him was actually a reflection of his kindness.

The Ninth Prince straightened his body and said, "I really don't blame my father in my heart. My father released me today, and I can only be grateful."

Emperor Jing'an had no intention of having a long conversation with the ninth son of the emperor at the moment, nor would he stage a scene of deep father-son affection with him.

After only saying a few words, which were all sarcastic, Emperor Jing'an said: "I am tired and want to rest. Please step aside. When I am well, you can come see me again."

Ninth Prince: "..."

What can he do? Only Nono resigned.

The third prince also resigned, and next he had to show brotherly respect and brotherly love with his ninth brother.

Emperor Jing'an also asked Yuan Qingbai to resign.

Emperor Jing'an was the only one left in the dormitory, all alone.

He did not lie down, but still sat on the bedside, dazed, thinking hard about a very important thing.

That is to become the Supreme Emperor in the Zen position!
In fact, he had long thought of becoming the Supreme Emperor in Zen.

In the past three years, just the state matter of inventorying the deficit has made the old emperor feel a lot of pressure. Coupled with other state affairs, he can't bear it physically and mentally.

He has been the emperor for decades and is now old. He feels that if he continues to be the emperor, he will soon die of exhaustion and illness. He wants to live for a few more years.

He also knew that he was no longer a good emperor.

Even though the third prince has cleared up the deficit, Dazhou still has some other serious problems, which need a capable and diligent emperor to manage, so that Dazhou can have peace and prosperity for the people and the country's destiny.

He was tired of watching his sons fight for the throne and didn't want to see it anymore.

He knew that the Third Prince had offended too many people during the past three years of checking the deficit.

If he dies and the third prince succeeds to the throne according to his decree, even if he takes precautions before his death, the third prince may not be able to keep the throne and there may be great turmoil.

"This position of emperor belongs to whomever I want to give it to. If I don't give it to anyone, no one can take it!"

He absolutely didn't want to see his position as emperor being snatched away by someone else.

Based on long-term observation, he believed that the third prince could govern the Great Zhou Dynasty well. He also believed that the third prince was truly loyal and filial to his father. He knew that conflicts between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were inevitable. In particular, although he wanted to be the Supreme Emperor, he did not want to give up all his power to the new emperor all at once, but gradually let go.

In this case, the third prince's filial piety is very important.

In addition, the emperor's grandson Qingbai was already his chosen emperor, and he believed that Qingbai was truly loyal and filial to his imperial grandfather.

He believed that when he became the Supreme Emperor in Zen, Qingbai could ease the conflict between him and the third prince.

However, he originally planned to take another year or so to achieve Zen status.

This time the eleventh prince murdered the third prince, which also caused him to become ill, which made him decide to abdicate as soon as possible!
While Emperor Jing'an was thinking deeply, Yuan Qingbai walked in gently and asked with concern: "Isn't the emperor's grandfather resting yet?"

Emperor Jing'an said: "Didn't I tell you to leave? Why are you here again?"

Yuan Qingbai smiled slightly and said: "My grandson is worried when he sees that the emperor's grandfather is worried and restless. My father is also worried and asked me to stay and serve."

Emperor Jing'an was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily: "I really want to rest, and I don't need you to waste time in serving me anymore."

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "Serving the emperor's grandfather is a big deal. My grandson is not thin-skinned, so he must stay here today."

Emperor Jing'an nodded and said with a smile: "Then you take my collection of poems, sit by the bed and read the poems to me. I will rest after listening to it."

Yuan Qingbai hurriedly went to fetch Emperor Jing'an's poetry collection.

Emperor Jing'an wrote more than a thousand poems in his life. He specially selected some of his favorite poems and printed them into a collection of poems.

Yuan Qingbai moved a chair to the bedside and helped Emperor Jing'an lie down first. Then he sat on the chair and read the old man's collection of poems.

Thousands of feet of dangerous buildings are overwhelming the wilderness, and the clouds and clouds are far away.

The leader who swallows hundreds of rivers returns to the leader, and travels to all countries on the ladder.

The waves are rolling, the universe is huge, the stars are shining brightly, the sun and the moon are shining.

Where is the Langyuan Peng Hu? Why are you greedy for Han Wu's magic recipe?

This poem "Climbing the Chenghai Tower and Viewing the Sea" was written by Emperor Jing'an when he was only eighteen years old. It describes the scene he saw when he climbed up to the Chenghai Tower in Shanhaiguan and expressed his ambition to dominate the world.

The city is high, with thousands of people standing guarding the mountains and rivers, and the tiger is sitting on top of the dragon, and the king is full of energy.

Cars and horses are coming and going in the mist, and people's livelihood is at stake.

This song "Ascending the Capital City" describes the scene that Emperor Jing'an saw when he ascended the city tower. At that time, the great Zhou Dynasty had just experienced war, and he cared about the people's livelihood.

The war horses are idle at first, and the soldiers are happy, but Loulan has already been defeated by the swing of the sword.

The stars in the sky are fighting to sell weapons, illuminating the cold moon in the mountains.

This song "The Disciple of the Army Returns to Tuoling" was composed by Emperor Jing'an during his second personal expedition when he was in his forties. At that time, he led the army to defeat the enemy and returned to the imperial court by passing Tuoling.

Traveling all over the rivers and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, the willows bloom, the flowers bloom, and the birds bloom.

In the Ming Dynasty, they entered Pixu Road again, and the Fengque and Dragon Towers were planned to return in due course.

This song "Yimao's Southern Inspection of River Works Hui Zhi" was written by Emperor Jing'an when he was inspecting river work in the south. By describing the great rivers and mountains, it is a metaphor for his political achievements in river work and people's livelihood.

As Yuan Qingbai read poems, Emperor Jing'an fell asleep while listening.

Yuan Qingbai read the entire collection of poems, even though he had read it many times.

After reading it, he looked at the old and haggard old emperor resting with his eyes closed next to him, thinking deeply...

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