Chapter 293: Draw the knife and cut off the water
"Father, the son will not marry Princess Yuanxi, and I ask the father to stop embarrassing the son. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In the imperial study, Gao Heng knelt down on one knee to face Emperor Zhou, his eyebrows were covered with a solemn and stern color, and his attitude was very resolute.
He was worried about Cheng Jinzhi's state of mind at the moment, but he was even more worried about Emperor Zhou's decision, if he insisted on letting Princess Nanchu marry into the Yan Palace, what should he do to calm this sudden turmoil?
And Emperor Zhou squinted his eyes and looked at Gao Heng, the expression on his face was a little hesitant, mixed with a little helplessness, his eyes were frozen for a moment, and then he took a deep breath and raised his hand to him.
"You get up first. ”
"If the father does not agree, the son will not be able to kneel for a long time. ”
"Heng'er, among my many princes, you have always been the most sensible and the least to worry about me, why can't you figure it out now that you are in this matter?"
Looking at Gao Heng's stubborn face, Emperor Zhou sighed faintly, holding the table beside him with one hand, his eyes darkening.
"Do you think I really don't know that the Holy Decree was manipulated by them? You haven't seen the Holy Decree, and the words that have been replaced are indeed written seamlessly, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. It's just that I know very well that when I first discussed peace with the ministers, the candidate for the prince has always been Xun'er, and no matter how old and dizzy I am, no matter how old and confused I am, I will not be able to miswrite him as you. ”
Recalling that he was almost embarrassed in front of everyone, Emperor Zhou couldn't help but accentuate his tone, and a feeling of unwillingness appeared on his face.
"But what do I know? Do you want me to argue with these Chu people in front of those courtiers and royal relatives outside? Then the king of Chu has always been eyeing us in the Great Zhou, and has always been our henchman, and when I find a favorable opportunity, I will eradicate it sooner or later. This peace is just a delaying tactic, if we cause unnecessary trouble because of disobeying the wishes of the Chu people, then all the illusions of peace we created before will be wasted. ”
Emperor Zhou said earnestly, slowly walked up to Gao Heng, put his hand on his shoulder, and his eyes were full of forbearance.
"Just because I am the emperor, many things cannot be done as I want, you are the prince of our Great Zhou, and you are obliged to make sacrifices for the peace and honor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and only by enduring the momentary anger can you uproot them in the future when the time and place are favorable, even if you don't need to say it, you also understand. ”
"What the father said, the sons and daughters naturally understand. ”
Gao Heng lowered his eyes and whispered, suddenly feeling that his shoulders were as heavy as a thousand pounds, and a helpless pain rolled in his heart.
Even if Gao Heng didn't want to admit it, Emperor Zhou's words were indeed reasonable, not hypocritical words of moaning without illness.
The ambition of the king of Chu is clearly revealed, and if it is not eliminated for a day, it will be a huge threat to the Great Zhou.
It's just that he also knows very well that Emperor Zhou is trying to persuade him on the surface, but in fact, he is suppressing his family and country.
In Gao Heng's heart, Cheng Jinzhi's status is of course irreplaceable, he would rather bear all the hardships himself than see her sad.
However, he is also a person who cares about the world, and he also can't watch the country fall into trouble because of his momentary selfishness.
Thinking of this, he closed his eyes slightly, his face tensed, and he thought about countermeasures violently in his mind, never feeling that there was a moment when his mood was so contradictory as it is now.
After being silent for a long time, he slowly opened his eyes, relaxed his clenched fists, and looked up at Emperor Zhou.
"Father, compared with my Great Zhou, Nanchu still belongs to the winning and losing side, and it coincides with natural disasters in the past few years, so I must be even more busy taking care of myself. The reason why my father didn't dare to act rashly was because he thought that the timing was unfavorable, not because he was afraid of them, but now that we have the princess and the prince in our hands, if we take these two people as hostages, the king of Chu will definitely be even more jealous. Therefore, what Erchen means is that if his father agrees, Erchen is willing to personally lead the troops to the north, not to break the capital of Chu, and never return to the court. ”
Gao Heng's words were resolute, without the slightest hesitation, and the light flashed in his deep eyes, which showed the firmness of his heart.
It's just that even if he asked Emperor Zhou for war, he also knew in his heart that this was not a favorable time for Zhou and Chu to fight, and this plan was the next strategy to win in danger, and if he was not careful, the consequences would naturally be unimaginable.
However, apart from this, in such a short period of time, he really couldn't think of a better way to have both worlds.
Hearing Gao Heng's words, Emperor Zhou's brows suddenly wrinkled twice, his chest froze, and he slapped his hand heavily on the table.
"Confused! For the sake of a woman, you actually put yourself in danger and say such nonsense, do you really not even want your life! How can we not be trapped by natural disasters in the past few years? If this battle can have a more than fifty percent chance of winning, how can I be willing to swallow my anger and be teased like this by those two Chu people above the main hall?"
Seeing that Gao Heng was silent, but the resolute color on his face had not faded, and there was a sad look in his eyes, Emperor Zhou could only calm down and shook his head helplessly.
"I know that you are brave and good at fighting, but the war between these two countries is related to the general trend of the world, the lifeblood of the family and the country, how can you be such a child's play? ”
So in your harem, how many newcomers smile with joy, and how many old people lean on the smoke cage with tears, but you don't know. ”
Thinking of the various encounters and sufferings suffered by his biological mother Concubine Hui in this deep palace, Gao Heng unconsciously tightened the corners of his eyebrows.
Of course, he didn't say this sentence in front of Emperor Zhou, which would be regarded as a "great rebellion".
Instead, he turned his face, and a cold smile crossed the corner of his mouth.
"My father may not have really loved a woman, so he can't understand the feelings in his son's heart. ”
"Presumptuous!" Emperor Zhou's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he raised his voice and reprimanded, "In this emperor's house, the most useless thing is this so-called true love. Heng'er, I'm not discussing with you, this is an order, Princess Nanchu, you must marry, I can't say a word "no"!"
"Ruo Erchen, just refuse?"
Gao Heng raised his head heavily, staring at him expressionlessly, his eyes were already frosty.
"Heng'er, I don't want you to hate me. ”
Emperor Zhou said with a sinking face, took a step closer to meet his cold and sharp gaze, slowly tightened his pupils, and bit every word hard.
"If you still want Cheng Jinzhi to stay with you, don't disobey me. ”