high official

Chapter 1092
At this time, Zhu Di's coffin has been covered with a cover.No need to cover it. Although anti-corrosion and deodorization treatment has been done as much as possible, it is impossible for such a hot day to have no smell. If the cover is not covered, how can the princes and ministers who guard the spirit bear it.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the coffin and said in a low voice, "Open the cover."

"Here, father," Zhu Zhanji persuaded softly, "I'm afraid it will damage the dignity of the emperor..."

"Open it." Zhu Gaochi said expressionlessly.

"Yes, open it." Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to turn his head away and raised his voice: "His Royal Highness deeply regrets that he did not see the late emperor, but quickly remove the cover so that the prince can pay his respects to the late emperor's face."

Then four guards stepped forward and pushed the heavy cover with great difficulty. As the cover was removed, a strong stench came over the face, so that Taisun and others almost vomited out.However, the prince didn't seem to notice anything, he just stared at the inside of the coffin.

Inside the coffin lined with yellow silk, Zhu Di was wearing a dragon robe, his eyes were closed, and his face was lifelike, but the stench and the blue skin were enough to prove that this eternal emperor, After all, it is dead...

Zhu Gaochi stared at Zhu Di's face closely, with extremely complicated emotions surging in his chest. This man lying in the coffin is the father who gave him life and the emperor who passed him the throne. He should be extremely grateful to this father, Even if there was a lot of unhappiness in the past, it should be gone at this moment...

However, at this moment, Zhu Gaochi's heart is full of lumps. Instead of dissipating, those encounters and criticisms in the past have not dissipated, but they are still vivid in his memory and become more vivid, making it difficult for him to breathe and let go!

He couldn't understand that Zhu Di would guard him like a thief for 20 years. He couldn't forgive Zhu Di's various injuries to him, let him lose his dignity again and again, and be precarious day by day. Those young people wantonly abused him!

'I'm not wrong, you can't do this to me! Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di with cold eyes, and roared in his heart: "You shouldn't condone my younger brothers and even my son to bite me, let us kill each other, the dead, the dead, and the living are all bruised, family love Nothing, not even a complete human being! '

'You shouldn't be so rejoicing, leaving the rich country left by the emperor's grandfather, the tossing people living in poverty, and the debts, and then you close your eyes and leave this mess to me! Zhu Gaochi's eyes were red, and he finally shed tears: "How can you be so selfish, why don't you ever consider your descendants, ministers, people, and country!" '

Seeing His Highness the Crown Prince finally shed tears, all the ministers heaved a sigh of relief. The official in charge of daily life wiped his sweat and hurriedly wrote down the words 'His Royal Highness cried a lot'.

After the crown prince finished paying respects to Zhu Di's remains, the cover was closed again, and the stench had not dissipated, Jian Yi rushed forward and kowtowed to the crown prince: "Your Highness, the country cannot live without a king, and the emperor Bin Tian It has been more than a month, Your Highness, please mourn for the country, and ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as to reassure the hearts of the people in the world!"

The rest of the princes and ministers who were of the same status as Jian Yi secretly scolded the old fox for being cunning, and actually persuaded him to come in at this time!Regardless of whether it is suitable or not, there is no doubt that others have taken the credit for the first persuasion.All the princes and ministers had no choice but to follow up quickly, urging the crown prince one after another, saying: "Your Highness, please be considerate of the world, and forgive your own grief, so as to determine the great plan of the world!"

As the coffin was closed, Zhu Gaochi seemed to have withdrawn from that unspeakable emotion. Although he would not cede the throne to anyone, he could not immediately agree to these ministers.Because that would seem too impatient, and it would be unjustifiable in face.So in the past, the new king was always timid when he ascended the throne. He couldn't sit on the dragon chair directly, but had to be persuaded by the ministers.And you can't agree to persuasion once, you have to refuse three times before you can become emperor "reluctantly, as a last resort".

Naturally, Zhu Gaochi was no exception. He refused the persuasion of the officials, saying that he was in great grief and lost his mind, and this matter will be discussed later.

The ministers were also very sensible and stopped persuading for the time being, most of them withdrew from the mourning hall, and only some princes and nobles were left to accompany Zhu Gaochi to watch in front of the emperor's coffin.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stayed in front of the emperor's coffin until dark, and then, with the support of the eunuch, went to the side hall to rest for a while.As soon as he sat down, Zhu Gaochi asked, "Is Wang Xian here?"

The eunuch hurriedly replied, "Marquis Le An is already waiting outside the hall to be summoned."

"Quickly declare." Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice.

After a while, Wang Xian's figure appeared in front of Zhu Gaochi, bowing respectfully.

"The guilty minister Wang Xian pays homage to His Highness." Before the prince summoned him, Wang Xian had already figured out how to face him, and there was only one way, which was to be honest with him.

Hearing the word 'criminal', the prince's eyes overflowed with tears, he helped Wang Xian up, and looked at this young man who had given everything for himself with tears in his eyes, only to find that Wang Xian's temples had been stained with frost, his eyes There are also faint crow's feet on the eyes, and he is no longer the handsome and handsome young man back then.

"Zhongde, I have suffered for you these years..." The prince obviously had countless words to say, but they were all choked in his throat, and he could only hold Wang Xian's hands tightly, tears streaming down his face. "Don't mention the word criminal minister again. No one is innocent on this road. Without everything you have done, how could you be alone today? All your crimes are attributed to being alone, so don't mention it again!"

"Your Highness..." Wang Xian also choked up. Although he has a hard heart now, he will still be moved by the prince's true feelings.He picked up the bundle at hand, opened it, and presented a large gold box and a small sandalwood box in front of the prince with both hands.

The prince immediately held his breath, let go of Wang Xian with trembling hands, first took the wooden box, opened it, and found a golden seal inside!
"The emperor's treasure!" The prince picked up the seal, held it tightly in his hand, then put it back into the box, and handed it to the eunuch beside him.

The prince stretched out his hand again, and opened the large golden box, which naturally contained the emperor's jade seal!

Seeing that the gold, silver and jade seals were all there, a big stone fell to the ground in the prince's heart.The Chinese always say that the name is right and sound. Although he has been the prince for 20 years, after all, there is no will to pass on the throne, and it always feels a little bit worse to take over the throne.If you don't even have the emperor's golden seal and jade seal, you will feel guilty if you don't need others to discuss it.

It is not an easy task for Wang Xian to help the prince hide the gold seal and jade seal!In the chaos of that thunderstorm night, Zhao Wang and Taisun were desperately looking for the jade seal. Afterwards, the Taisun asked Wang Xian for these two things several times. In your hand, give it to the prince face to face!

He has to!Because these two things are the symbols of imperial power, there is absolutely no room for any mistakes!Even grandsons can't get involved...

Handing over the jade seal and gold seal to the eunuch for strict supervision, the prince hurriedly helped Wang Xian up: "Get up and talk!" Looking at Wang Xian, the prince smiled from the bottom of his heart and said, "You have made a great contribution again this time, making Gu Zhen not happy. How to be grateful!"

"This is the duty of a minister." Wang Xian said respectfully.

After Wang Xian got up, the eunuch hurriedly moved the seat, served tea for the two, and then quietly retreated to let the two monarchs and ministers talk quietly.

Once there was no outsider, the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other without saying a word. In the past year, too many things happened, so many that it seemed that the sea had changed, and everything was completely different!
Although the crown prince said that Wang Xian was innocent, he could not tell the crown prince anything about what Wang Xian had done.Could it be that he killed his brother and nephew?To drug his father?
The prince was also aware of this, and knew that the best way was to turn over the previous page and never mention it again.After pondering for a moment, the prince said softly: "I changed Zhu Gaosui's surname to Yang, and put him in sheep's skin so that he can walk on all fours."

"Based on the evil things he has done these years, it is already kind for His Highness to spare his life." Wang Xian said softly.

"Yeah, I hate this third brother even more than Gao Xu. It is he who has been hiding in the dark to sow discord, which has aggravated the gap between us father and son brothers. , never die." Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly, and said coldly: "I don't know how many times I have humiliated him in my heart over the years, but I just feel that adding the world's greatest insult to him will not relieve my hatred."

"The long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, how does Your Highness feel?" Wang Xian asked softly.

"Not good." Zhu Gaochi said with a distressed expression on his face: "I originally thought that it would make Gu happy, but seeing Gao Sui's miserable appearance, I felt very uncomfortable, and felt that I was no different from my father." He looked at Wang Xian, struggled all over his eyes and said, "You are the only one in this world who understands lonely thoughts. I don't want to be the one I hate the most!"

"..." Wang Xian was stunned for a moment, obviously touched by the prince's words, and after a while he said softly: "But it's very difficult. As long as you are in the same position as that person, time will gradually change that person. ..."

"Yes..." Zhu Gaochi sighed, and said with a wry smile: "In the past month, I have already felt the change in myself." He looked at his hands and said: "When everyone obeys you and dare not disobey you, Everyone shows their loyalty to you, making you feel like you are the center of the world, the sovereign of heaven and earth! That feeling...is so good..."

Wang Xian nodded and listened to the prince continue.

The prince raised his head, his face was full of stubbornness and said: "But I don't want to be like this. In the past 20 years, I have sworn countless times that one day in the future, when I become the emperor, I will not be the only one who is self-respecting and rebellious like him. , Harm the people of the world and benefit yourself!" The look in the prince's eyes became more determined: "I want to be an emperor different from him, and I want to tell him in my own way that the emperor is not like this, and my father should not That's what he looks like!"

"Your Highness can think like this, it is really a blessing for all the people in the world." Wang Xian said softly.

(End of this chapter)