Rebirth after waste

Chapter 38

The emperor sat alone in the Dazheng Palace, looking at the memorial at hand and remained silent.

King Ning's excited expression that night is still vivid in his memory.He always knew that he had resentment towards him, but he never expected that he would have the courage to tamper with the BMW he contributed.It should be known that with such a method, even if he succeeds in hurting him in the end, he himself will not be able to absolve himself of the blame.

Does he want to die together?
Heaving a sigh of relief, he casually opened the booklet, and what caught his eyes was Zhou Shitao's neat and square handwriting, which seemed respectful between the lines, but clearly carried the posture of a powerful minister who had been in the court for many years.

From the day he ascended the throne, he knew that this person was the biggest obstacle in order to realize his ideal.

The absurd Hu Wei of the father for 13 years has already destroyed the Qing Ming Dynasty that the two emperors Zhongzong and Wenzong worked so hard to establish. What he took over was a devastated river and mountain.

The treasury was empty and the armaments slack.There are complex factions in the court, forming cliques for personal gain; the local area is even more chaotic, corrupt officials are rampant, and the people are fish and meat.

He had seen all this clearly when he was still a teenager.

At the age of 13, he was ordered to inspect the Baihe River with officials from the Ministry of Industry as an experience.It was August at that time, and the Baihe River broke its embankment many times, and the villages and towns on both sides of the river were flooded.All he saw along the way were piles of bones, and the people were in dire straits.

This incident shocked him so much that after returning to Beijing, the young man lost his temper and didn't think much about the consequences, so he spent half a month writing an "Admonishment to the Son of Heaven", with more than [-] words in it, a thick stack, It looked very cool when presented.

However, the first emperor had no interest in his son's very flamboyant novel.At that time, he was leaning in the arms of the beauty, lazily picked up a corner of the memorial, glanced at it casually, and threw it aside with a bored expression.Ji Xun knelt in the hall, seeing his action gave him a chill.Sure enough, he looked at him next, and said indifferently: "I originally thought that you, Dalang, were the one who resembled me the most among my sons. Who knew it was wrong. You are so pedantic and old-fashioned inside, which makes me feel so strange." disappointment."

He had never been reprimanded by his father with such cold words, and he was stunned for a moment.Looking at his cold eyes again, my heart cooled down inch by inch.

He knows he made a mistake.He was too naive to be so impulsive.The emperor hated to see this kind of remonstrance the most, so he punished several officials for this.He knew this taboo in the past, but this time he was stimulated by the tragic situation along the river, so he forgot it, making a big mistake.

The queen mother didn't say anything after learning about this, but just called him to the Jiaofang Hall and threw him a book.He had already prepared in his heart, so he was not very surprised when he saw the allusions of three brothers fighting for the heir apparent and fighting for life and death.

The queen mother stared at him, and said lightly: "Looking at you, the truth in the book has long been understood. I know that you have always been smart, and no one will accept it. But it is precisely because of your smartness that the mistakes this time are even more serious. It shouldn't be committed. You are the eldest son, and you were established as the crown prince when you were less than three years old, and you became the crown prince under one person and above ten thousand people. All these honors were given by your father. But have you ever thought about it? If you can be promoted to this position, you can be pulled down. The ups and downs of honor and disgrace are all in the emperor's thoughts." He emphasized, "There are six younger brothers under you, and they, as well as the forces behind them, are all right. You are staring at him, hoping that you will make a mistake, which will displease His Majesty so that you can replace him."

Seeing that he was silent, she sighed softly, "Your temperament has always been the most like your father, and it was you that he liked the most in the past."

He was silent for a while, but still couldn't help expressing his thoughts, "But my son is different from him after all." He can't be like him, ignoring the responsibilities on his shoulders, and treating all people in the world like ants.

He thought the queen mother would get angry when he said that, but she laughed.

She looked at him with a gentle expression, "The queen mother knows that you are different from him. This is very good. If you are like him, the queen mother will be sad." She bent down slightly and looked directly at him, "Your father is not a Good Emperor. He has done many things wrong."

In memory, this was the only time that the empress mother spoke ill of the emperor father in front of him.Still using such a calm tone, people can't doubt it, they can only admit it.

"You are different from him. The queen mother is very happy." She said, "It's not that the mother doesn't know how chaotic the world is and how difficult the people's lives are. The reason why the mother prevents you from admonishing your father is because it is useless. But the queen mother believes that you can change all of this. All the chaotic world needs a wise master to turn things around. The queen mother hopes that you can be that person."

She had never said such words to him, but now when she heard it suddenly, she was astonished, and her mind exploded.

After a moment of astonishment, what flooded his heart and limbs was an uncontrollable excitement.The young man has great ambitions, wants to create a peaceful world, and wants his name to be remembered by generations to come.This is the position of the Ninth Five-Year Lord that people yearn for the most.Prosperity and wealth are just an embellishment, and it is the deepest desire in a good man's heart to create an unprecedented prosperous world with the power in his hands.

"However, if you want to achieve all of this, the first thing you need to do is to ascend to that position." The light words made him wake up from the excitement.

He raised his head, and the empress mother looked at him calmly, "You are different from your father, you just need to remember this. In front of others, you have to make them feel that you are the most similar to your majesty." Your prince. Especially, let your father feel so."

Her solemn expression made his heart heavy.As if a layman practiced Taoism and realized it in a flash, he suddenly understood what kind of path he was going to take.The road was full of dangers and swords, but he couldn't retreat, or even dodge.Just because the end of the road is the only ideal in his life.This is his choice.A dignified husband, standing in the sky and earth, not doing anything is really a life in vain.

Camouflage isn't that difficult.His original temperament was just like his father's, loose and fun-loving.Now he only needs to carefully hide the sharp side of his personality, and continue to be that romantic man leaning on the red and green, unrestrained, wandering between talented scholars and beauties, talking about poetry and painting, and no longer meddling in political affairs.

At first, he thought that as long as he endured until the day he ascended the throne, he would be able to make great achievements.However, slowly, he watched the huge empire with cold eyes, and finally understood the consequence of the king's incompetence, that is, the power of the subordinates continued to grow.

What's more terrible, these powerful ministers formed cliques and formed different political parties.Among these parties, two are the most powerful.One of the members is mostly southern officials, known as the Southern Party, and the other is the Northern Party, which is mainly composed of officials from the North.These two parties compete with each other in normal times, but they will not hesitate to join forces to fight against the king when things happen.

Decades ago, the Great Jin Dynasty was trapped by the threat of the aristocratic family, and the imperial power fell sideways.Emperor Zhongzong worked hard and endured for decades before finally uprooting the foundation of the family.However, after only two emperors, new problems have arisen.

Once aristocratic family, now party struggle.

The reincarnation of the world is so similar and so helpless.

And he was in the center of this vortex, all he could do was continue to endure.

He knew that for such a powerful minister, a wise and thoughtful monarch was the least popular.To make them relax, he had no choice but to continue pretending.

three years.He has been on the throne for three years.

He successfully deceived Zhou Shitao, Yushitai, and those enemies with ulterior motives.He planted thorns among them, took advantage of the restoration of the empress to drive a wedge between the two parties in the north and the south, and took advantage of the chaos in the court a while ago to install his cronies in the six departments.

Although he did it covertly, it does not rule out that someone has already noticed that he is not as absurd and indulgent as he appears on the surface, and that he has such a big conspiracy hidden behind him.

Prince Ning is reckless and not smart at all.It is not impossible to say that he was bewitched by others, and it is not impossible to do such a self-defeating thing.But the question is, who is the person who bewitched him?

There is also Zhou Shitao's act of returning to his hometown when he was sick. Is he retreating as an advance, or is he sincere?
But no matter what the situation is, he can't let him go now.

Zhou Shitao is the leader of the Northern Party, but Zhou An is an important figure in the Southern Party.Now Zhou An's impeachment of Zhou Shitao is on the surface a battle between two ministers, but in fact it is a game between two parties.

It was a big fire, and he would have to let it burn for a few days before he could come out and put it out.

The emperor was still thinking about it, but something happened in the harem.

In the evening of the same day, news came from Yixiang Hall that someone had poisoned the meal of the third son of the emperor. Your Majesty is requested to go there immediately and preside over the overall situation.

After hearing the first half of the sentence, the emperor felt the veins on his forehead twitch.

Meal was poisoned.

Because of his youthful experience, this kind of thing was what he hated the most.Now that the disaster he had experienced had happened to his son again, he was simply an asshole.

When Yujia arrived at Chuning Palace, all the concubines from the six palaces had arrived.The Yixiang Hall was full of people, and when they saw him, they all knelt down and saluted, saying "Holy Ann".

He didn't cry out, and walked straight through them to the bed.Unexpectedly, instead of seeing the dying third son, Rou Wanyi was lying there weakly with a pale complexion.

Seeing that he was confused, someone next to him immediately explained: "The imperial doctor said a while ago that the little prince is almost five months old and should not be fed by a wet nurse all the time. You can use some liquid food appropriately, so today the chef made a special trip to cook minced meat. Madam Wanyi fed the little prince." On the spur of the moment, the prince made a small bowl for himself. After trying two mouthfuls, he felt a little hot. Thinking that the little prince's skin is tender and easy to burn, he put his night aside to cool off. When the porridge cooled down, the lady suddenly felt nauseous, her stomach ached and she just fell down..."

"Your Majesty..." Rou Wanyi called out in a low voice with a weak breath.

Seeing her struggling to get up, he stretched out his hand to stop her, "Don't move, just lie down." Looking back at the imperial physician, "How is your lady?"

Xue Changsong said in a deep voice: "My lady's poisoning is relatively light. I just took the medicine in time. There won't be any serious problems."

The emperor nodded, paused and said, "What's going on?"

Xue Changsong kowtowed: "Your Majesty, a small amount of hook kisses were given to the third son's meal."

(End of this chapter)