Chapter 33 The Struggle for Power

"The first emperor said: King Duan has a blessed life, and benevolence and filial piety, and should stand. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info "In the end, a word to the Queen Mother is better than countless tongues in the court, and the ministers know that the Queen Mother has made up her mind, and it is boring to advise again, the situation has been decided, and it is really irreparable, so they have praised the Queen Mother for her wisdom.

It stands to reason that the throne should be passed to King Jian, Zhao Ru, but no one thought that it would lead to the current situation, except for the futile lamentation, and even more at a loss. Shen Lijue is married to Zhao Ru, and now he has not inherited the throne, so he is just a prince, but he crashed into the muzzle of the queen mother, and it will be difficult not to worry in the future, if the prince has an accident, the Shen family can't afford to lose! Shen Mingxuan is worried and worried no matter whether he thinks about his daughter or the Shen family.

Prime Minister Zhang and Shen Mingxuan have always been good friends, and when he saw Shen Mingxuan, he couldn't help but sigh: "His Majesty, who had just succeeded to the throne when the Emperor Taishang died, was only three years old, and his biological mother's grade was just a beauty, how did the Emperor Taishang see that His Majesty was blessed today?" Shen Mingxuan shook his head, in addition to being sad or worried: "That's it, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he can only ask for more blessings and try his best to keep King Jian, the new emperor is a person who values family affection, our Shen family has not done anything wrong, I believe that the new emperor will not be embarrassed by King Jian, who has no intention of fighting for the throne, and will not treat our Shen family badly." "Well...... Prime Minister Zhang twisted his beard thoughtfully: "I hope so......"

"That woman can really toss around, so let Zhao Ji, who kicks my ass at every turn, succeed to the throne. Zhao seemed to scratch his hair, and his lazy look was full of "it doesn't matter", Shen Lijue couldn't listen to it anymore, and kindly persuaded: "He is no longer a prince on an equal footing with you, he is now the king of a country." "So what? Great?" Zhao seemed to shake off his face of contempt, stared at the eyes of the dead fish and said in a sullen voice: "Besides, the throne is still mine, I am just lazy to worry about him, otherwise he will not be able to become a ninety-five supreme for eight hundred years after chasing and running all day long." ā€

Shen Lijue became even more anxious when he heard this: "Hey, the more you talk about it, the more energetic you are, aren't you! What kind of jealousy for no reason, I have only seen him a few times." Do you dare to listen to me finish speaking? I mean that you are a little measured when you call the Queen Mother and the Emperor, don't provoke your head to bow one day with a mouth that thinks you are extremely kind. Also, after all, he is already the emperor, and his companion is like a tiger, don't be big or small when you talk to him in the future, be cautious in your words and deeds, pay attention to your tone, shake a bunch of ugly things, if I were the emperor, I would have killed you a long time ago!" Zhao seemed to show a reassuring smile: "You are reluctant." "The emperor is reluctant to say!" Shen Lijue was also interested in arguing: "I'm talking to you, please be serious!"

"The emperor won't, he understands me, and I know him. Zhao seemed to lie on the window and looked in the direction of the Xuanshu Palace: "He is actually a very good person." "But ......" Shen Lijue frowned slightly, and couldn't help but retort: "People change, and I'm even more afraid of seeing your lonely eyes after the accident." "Don't think too much," Zhao Ru turned around and took Shen Lijue's hand, and suddenly smiled, he still smiled so warmly: "As the so-called world is unpredictable, we don't worry about the world and mediocrity, I know that you are worried about me, but I hope I can bring you peace of mind." Naturally, I will not offend the emperor for no reason, and all you and I can do now is to live in the moment and cherish every day in front of us. Shen Lijue looked out the window with Zhao Ru's back, thinking about this King Jian, who was very different from King Duan, always calling himself "I" on the left and "I" on the right, and the warm time he had spent with her over the years...... couldn't help but say lightly: "Actually, if you have been a prince in your life, it's fine." ā€

Since the death of the first emperor, Zhao seems to have no hope of succeeding to the throne, Concubine Zhu's mood has plummeted, Zhao seems to see that she is on the verge of collapse, so from time to time to visit her to take care of her, but she is still in a state of soul all day long, seems unwilling to accept the facts, although Zhao seems to have repeatedly comforted her and said that it is good to be the prince, saying that the emperor will never embarrass him.

That night, she walked in the garden in a trance, and unconsciously walked in the direction of the Xuanshu Palace! The emperor, who happened to be tired after a day's work, walked out of the Xuanshu Hall and strolled casually, walking the same way as Concubine Zhu!

In the end, the two still met, the emperor didn't know the bitterness of the concubine's heart, and smiled very pure when he saluted: "Meet the concubine!" The smile made the concubine stunned and a little relieved, it seemed that he was a very good person, and he seemed to be very different from the Empress Dowager Xiang, as if he would not be embarrassed by it. All...... It's all over, and there will be no more sorrows......

"Your Majesty doesn't have to make such a major gift, I'm just a concubine, I can't stand it, you should bow to the Queen Mother. The wind and frost took away her Shaohua, but her gentle and soft voice was the same as before, before the emperor knew that Concubine Zhu had always been humble and kind, listening to her words, he respected her even more, and blurted out without thinking: "In my opinion, you are as worthy of my respect as the Queen Mother, I lost my mother, and the feeling you gave me is very similar to my mother." "Your Majesty is too high-minded. Concubine Zhu was stunned and saluted, the emperor hurriedly helped Concubine Zhu, still smiling heartily: "If the concubine has any difficulties in the future, even if she comes to me, she seems to be my good brother, I can let him come to see you every day......" As he was talking, he patted his head with a sudden realization: "Ah, chatting and forgetting that it is very late now, it is cold outside, the concubine should rest early, I often come to see you when I have time." He laughed silly as he spoke.

Concubine Zhu couldn't imagine that Zhao Ji, who had been criticized by her courtiers, was such a gentle, cordial and filial person, she seemed to have another sensible son, she couldn't help but be moved, and saluted again with tears: "Your Majesty cares!" "The concubine is exaggerated!" The emperor helped Concubine Zhu in panic, staring at him with a simple face, gentle and unabated: "I should salute the concubine." Concubine Zhu stared at the still childish emperor in a daze, and became overwhelmed because she was really not used to it.

Soon after, King Jian was named King Cai by the emperor, and the emperor and Zhao seemed to be deeply moved by the government and the opposition, and it was rumored to be a good story, and the courtiers praised the emperor's benevolence and affection, and the people also admired the emperor.

Because since ancient times, the throne has been a sad threshold for the brotherhood of the clan, and a lot of family and friendship have been buried, making the palace more and more cold.

These days, the Queen Mother Xiang is seriously ill for some reason, and her body is not as good as day by day. At the same time, the Shen family and King Cai were gathering in King Cai's mansion to drink and talk, even Shen Lijue thought that the days would always be so plain and warm, and at that moment, she leaned on Zhao Ru's shoulder and felt that she was the happiest person in the world.

However, the world is really unpredictable, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Empress Dowager Xiang and Concubine Zhu have both died of illness. In 1102 AD, a case of Caiwangfu Prison was suddenly set off......