Chu Shaoyuan suddenly felt a little inexplicably ridiculous, even if the officials were selfish and only for themselves, but if it wasn't for his father's repeated concessions, I was afraid that the officials would not dare to be so blatant.

He raised his head and looked at Emperor Wen, the emperor who usually sat on the throne, at this moment, under the lamp of the Nine Branches Palace, faded away from the usual coldness, and even became gentle, like the most ordinary loving father, drinking and talking with his beloved son.

Such a quiet late night, such a quiet attic, a pot of hot wine, and a plate of roasted muntjac meat, made him a little unable to hide the words in his heart, and wanted to ask what was going on.

He said, "Has my father ever regretted anything?"

Emperor Wen's smile gradually faded, and he looked at Chu Shaoyuan.

The sixteen-year-old boy is still smoking the length of the strip, the body is a little thin, among the beautiful eyebrows and eyes, seven points are like snow, and the other three points are like him, although he has a beautiful face, but the coldness between the eyebrows and eyes is the same as him, every time he sees this child, he is always happy in his heart, as if the snow has not gone far, and is still around him.

Something that cannot be repented...... It should be said that there is.

If you had not closed your eyes and listened to slander in that year, you would not have gone away early like snow.

In the end, he is still to blame, no matter how much he shirks, the cause of the matter is all on him, but on him alone.

However, looking at the face that looked like snow, he found that he couldn't open his mouth, for fear that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would see the disgusted look on this face, and he would be disgusted by this child.

It's not the right time.

Emperor Wen smiled: "But it's all old things, don't mention it!"

Chu Shaoyuan noticed Emperor Wen's momentary hesitation, and his heart became more and more suspicious.

Emperor Wen has turned to talk about the side matter: "When I was young, it was usually this time of the New Year's Festival, and the small countries on the border would always pay tribute to some gold and silver utensils, and one year the Tartars also came, and Xu was hurt by the generals of our dynasty, and the Great Khan of the Tartars sent people to reconcile with our dynasty, not only brought the princess of the Tartars, but also proposed to exchange protons ......"

Chu Shaoyuan was stunned, he had never heard anyone say anything about what happened during Emperor Wuzong's time, and he hurriedly asked, "But isn't my father the crown prince?"

Emperor Wen smiled, this time with some sarcasm in his smile, "It is precisely because of this that the first emperor deposed me, the crown prince." ”

"At that time, most of the ministers of the court and the central government interceded for me, and most of them were Qingliu civil officials who claimed to be old and sour and sour, but most of the military generals thought that exchanging me and the Tartar prince for hostage could completely solve the border problem. ”

Chu Shaoyuan frowned, "My father was the crown prince at the time, so I shouldn't be a proton, but how could the envoy of the Tartars give up my father as the prince?"

"The proton that the Tartar wants is the brave and warlike King of Thailand, and the most beloved son of the former emperor, they have long known that the prince of mine is just in name only, and they exchange protons just to interrupt the number of Great Yan's qi," Emperor Wen's cold eyes glanced at Chu Shaoyuan, and smiled silently, "How can they look down on me, a prince who is both liked by the emperor and not supported by the courtiers?"

"Didn't the father suffer an unwarranted disaster?" Chu Shaoyuan said, "Why wasn't the King of Thailand used as a proton later?"

"The temper of the former emperor, how can he be willing to be at the mercy of others? Moreover, the former emperor was indeed reluctant to let the king of Thailand behead, and in a fit of anger, he would behead the envoy in front of the palace, and the beheading would have made it a taboo for the soldiers, and where was the Tartar who was kind and knew how to forbear? Naturally, it was a vicious battle, but this battle almost exhausted the treasury, and since then the treasury has been empty, and Dayan and Tartar have both lost, and no one has asked for any benefit. ”

Emperor Wen looked coldly at the void scattered with stars, but the funny thing is that this crime fell on his head, not only was he deposed as the crown prince, but he was also imprisoned in the deep palace and did not see the light of day.

Chu Shaoyuan noticed a booklet placed in Emperor Wen's hand, the booklet was much newer than the ones he had read before, it seemed that the age was not very long, but there were some volumes in the corners, which should be read from time to time.

Emperor Wen opened the booklet in his hand, "Before the emperor goes on a big trip, there will always be some days when he knows that his childhood days are short, and he leaves something for the emperor behind him, and this book is left by the emperor." ”

He handed the booklet to Chu Shaoyuan, who took it respectfully and looked at it by the light.

Then, Chu Shaoyuan was stunned.

- "The sixth son of mine is weak and has no talent, so he is really useless!"

Emperor Wuzong would make such a mean criticism to his father, it was clear that he should be the son who should inherit the throne the most, but he was so disgusted by his biological father, and those princes of the cholera dynasty, Emperor Wuzong cherished them, and it is no wonder that his father has never forgotten them after the death of the first emperor.

Chu Shaoyuan looked up at Emperor Wen and pursed his lips: "It's the first emperor who made a mistake, and my father is not ......."

Emperor Wen smiled self-deprecatingly and interrupted him: "The first emperor is not mistaken, my temperament is indeed weak, since the founding of the country, I have always advocated force, and it is reasonable for the first emperor to be like this, but the army needs money, and the war is to throw all the gold and silver mountains into the water, that is, the victory is won, those cities will be returned to the territory of Dayan, and they will also be governed by the treasury of Dayan, except for the expansion of the territory, there is no side benefit,"

"When I first ascended the throne, I was worried about money and food every day, Shanxi was drought, and I wanted to allocate funds to help the people, Shandong flooded, and I had to send people to fight the flood, the Northwest Tartars were menacing, and the soldiers couldn't fight against the Tartars, and the Queen Mother's mausoleum had to be repaired, and the piles and piles had to be silver, and the dignitaries and dignitaries were clothed and fed, so how did I know that the treasury was tight......"

"I knew back then that these powerful generals were all so rich that none of them could be moved, and I didn't know the truth that An Nei must first go outside?

Emperor Wen's righteous indignant words made Chu Shaoyuan, who had taken over these two cases, feel the same way.

He nodded and comforted softly: "My father has worked hard all these years, if the first emperor knew that the current Dayan wind and rain are smooth and the country is peaceful and peaceful, he will regret his words." ”

Emperor Wen smiled and shook his head: "Whether the first emperor regrets it or not, I have no regrets about the affairs of the court and politics over the years, I often think about whether it is the first emperor who is so reliable in governing the country with troops, or I am more appropriate to advocate governing the country according to the culture." ”

Emperor Wen looked at him and asked him very seriously: "Yishu, you said, if you are the emperor, what should you do?"

Chu Shaoyuan was stunned for a moment, thought about it sideways, and then said: "Erchen feels that Chongwen and Xingwu are not in conflict, and they naturally have to be tougher externally, so that foreign enemies dare not attack easily, and to manage the government internally, it is necessary to be orderly, just like trying a case, and treating different people and criminals with different means." ”

Emperor Wen stroked his hair with a smile and praised him three times: "It's not easy for you to have such an opinion. ”

Chu Shaoyuan was stunned.

This is the first time that Emperor Wen has made such an intimate move towards him, but it is really like an ordinary father and son in the market, and there is no barrier between intimacy.

Emperor Wen said: "I will issue an edict tomorrow to depose the prince, and in the future, you will really be pushed to the wind, don't lose your heart." ”

Chu Shaoyuan pursed the corners of his mouth and nodded, but the slightly trembling corners of his mouth revealed the unrest in his heart.

In the end, he was young, and he was suddenly so close to his father, who had always revered him, and he was both aggrieved and happy in his heart.

He quickly turned his head and suppressed all the tears welling up in his chest.

"The son will not disappoint his father!"

Emperor Wen smiled, his cold eyes were stained with a little warmth, "Yishu, you know that it is very good to be a brother and a friend, but you must be strong, otherwise you will be bullied everywhere like when I was young." ”

As he spoke, he patted Chu Shaoyuan on the shoulder, then stood up and walked out slowly, while looking up at the starry sky, he drank wine, carrying the warm wine jug in his hand, and his steps were a little shaky.

As an emperor, it is rare to indulge in indulgence, and only in the New Year, can you occasionally indulge in such a time.

Chu Shaoyuan turned his head and looked at Emperor Wen's back, the light in his eyes flickered and flickered.

In the last sentence, he was sure that what his father said was that he did not tell his father about the assassination of the fourth child at the post station, to be honest, he did not intend to let the fourth child go, but he knew that his father would know about this matter sooner or later, so why did he use such a thing to stimulate his father at this juncture.

And poke everything out, the father may not really do anything to the fourth, after all, in addition to the fourth, there is only one prince who is suitable for the succession, the purpose of this is too obvious, and it is too suspicious, it is better to be silent and let the father find out the truth of the matter himself.

But tonight's events were a big surprise to him.

This small attic has only been visited by the emperors of the past dynasties, and only the emperors of the past dynasties can be qualified to sit here, whether it is looking through the codex of the emperors of the past dynasties, or watching the stars at night, it is all Qing Xiu, and he is just a prince, where will he have such qualifications!

These signs were so misleading, and the situation seemed so good that he did not dare to speculate on the true thoughts of his father's heart.

So Chu Shaoyuan also got up immediately after Emperor Wen got up and left the small attic.

Zhao Yuande, who was outside the small attic, hurriedly stepped forward to stop:

"Please also ask Your Highness to rest here tonight. ”

Chu Shaoyuan was stunned, and looked at him with some puzzlement: "But this is not ......"

"Your Royal Highness, don't panic, this is the emperor's order, you can rest here with peace of mind. ”