4. Passing away
In the eleventh year of Manulife, the new emperor of the Yuan Kingdom succeeded to the throne, fearing a coup d'Γ©tat by the prince, threatening the imperial power, so he regained the military power in the hands of the princes, and secretly killed King Gong and King Xu, who had greater power in the court, and everyone in the royal family was in danger for a while.
Youwang Yu Zibo is the eldest brother of the emperor, this year is more than sixty, on weekdays to enjoy flowers and birds, splash ink and tea, is an out-and-out idle prince, the emperor has changed the law of tossing this year, it has no effect on him, not only does it have an impact, but the life is more moist.
Why, the emperor is not a fool, two imperial uncles died in the first year of ascending the throne, although they were all violently killed, but people with a long brain understand what is going on, not to mention those people in the court who are selected from the imperial examinations, the emperor knows in his heart, everyone is pretending to be confused, but since he is acting, he must have the appearance of making a play, in order to look like the prince's violent death has nothing to do with him, the emperor has to make a look of great respect for the emperor's uncle, and this object of his own acting, the emperor thinks about it, I think the king who has no ambition is the most suitable.
The emperor knew that Youwang loved flowers, so he sent people from all over the country to collect rare and exotic herbs to reward Youwang, knowing that he liked to drink tea, and the first batch of new tea received was sent to Youwang's mansion, and even knew that Youwang and the princess had a deep relationship, Youwang died early, Youwang did not set up a princess again these years, and specially sent someone to find a young girl who looked quite similar to him according to the portrait of Youwang before her death. The emperor took such painstaking efforts to finally win back a game in the court and won the praise of many courtiers.
But birth, old age, sickness and death are calamities that people can't escape, and the emperor wanted to use King Youwang as a bargaining chip to win the hearts of the people, but he didn't want this bargaining chip to be done for too long.
King You has been sick in bed for more than a month, although the emperor let the imperial doctor take the best medicine, but he is still weak, seeing that King You is losing weight day by day, the emperor has to regret to find other chess pieces.
On this day, as soon as the sick Youwang opened his eyes, he felt that he had some energy inexplicably, and he naturally knew what it meant when he lived to his age, so he calculated the time and hurriedly sent someone to call his wife Wang and his two sons.
Although the Youwang Mansion is large, the people are thin, and there are only two sons, Yu Junqian and Yu Junyan. In the final analysis, it is because the king of you is a lover, the princess of you is still obsessed with more than 20 years of death, and there is no new concubine, and now Mrs. Wang is the maid of the princess of You, who came to the palace with her, when the princess died, she begged the king of you to accept her as a concubine, and the king of you naturally understood what she meant, then her son Yu Junqian was still young and needed to be taken care of, if he married a new concubine in the future, the new concubine would inevitably crowd out the eldest son of Yu Junqian, and maybe he would be secretly persecuted because of the competition for the position of the prince, and with the Wang family who married him, Without the master, the life in the palace will be very miserable in the future, it is better to be a favor, let the Wang family become a wife, and be able to take care of his son in the future. King You agreed to the princess's request and accepted Wang as a concubine, and the next year, she added another son to herself, Yu Junyan.
At this time, Youwang trembled and held Wang's hand, the slightly fat, ordinary-looking woman in front of him, who had been with him for most of his life, took care of things in the house in an orderly manner, although he didn't love her, but he had deep friendship, caressing the more obvious fine lines at the corners of Wang's eyes, Youwang's Adam's apple turned up and down for a while, gasped, and slowly spit out a sentence: "These years...... I've wronged you......"
Before King You's words came out, Wang's tears fell like beads with broken threads. Youwang patted her shoulder lightly, and said like a child: "Don't cry, don't cry, I'm not here in the future, you have to live well, live well, watch Qian'er have a child for me, Yan'er has become a family, ...... for me Look at our grandchildren...... Ahem......"
Youwang coughed for a while, beckoned to Yu Junqian and Yu Junyan, who were kneeling in front, and said, "You two...... Come here......"
Yu Junqian and Yu Junyan hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down in front of King You, and said in unison: "Father......"
Youwang's withered fingers like branches first clenched Yu Junqian's hand, and said, "Don't be sad, I'm going to see your mother, after so many years, I can finally see her again." You should be happy for me. β
Yu Junqian hung his head, suppressed his choked and said, "Yes, the son is happy for his father!" β
"Qian'er, you have to remember that you were born to your mother, but you were raised by Mrs. Wang, and her care for you, cultivation of you, and hard work on you over the years are no less than your biological mother."
"Qian'er understands." Yu Junqian nodded and said, "Mrs. Wang is the mother of the child!" β
King Youwang hooked the corners of his mouth with difficulty, looked like he was smiling, patted the back of Yu Junqian's hand, and said with relief: "Qian'er is smart and can understand what it means to be a father." For my father to know, you are the most assertive person, but also the most measured person, in the future, you will inherit my title, to be an idle prince, in fact, it is very good, cultivate sentiment and self-cultivation, look at this great river and mountain peaceful and prosperous world, very good......"
Yu Junqian hesitated for a moment, then his eyes darkened, and he replied: "The son obeys his father's teachings. β
"Okay, good ......" Youwang raised his hand after saying that, and shouted with some vague words, "Yan'er......"
Yu Junyan hurriedly stretched out his hands to clasp the hand of King You, and said softly: "Father, the child is here." β
Youwang's hand touched Yu Junyan's arm, stroked his face, and said lovingly: "I know, when you were just born, the nurse showed you to me, and I thought at the time, such a handsome child turned out to be my son, it's really good." It's a pity that the princess couldn't meet you, otherwise she would have liked it very much. β
Yu Junyan said: "Yan'er was born late and couldn't see the princess, because Yan'er was not blessed." β
"You have been smart since you were a child, and you are willing to work hard, you can lead troops to fight at a young age, General Chen and General Jin often praise you with me, saying that you are a general." King You coughed a few times, and then said, "It's a pity that the new emperor succeeded to the throne and did not allow the royal disciples to hold the military power. β
Yu Junyan bowed his head and was silent, which was a tacit acquiescence.
Youwang smiled and pinched Yu Junyan's nose and said, "Look at you, whether you are happy or unhappy is all written on your face, this is not good." Alas~~ It's no wonder that the two solid eyes taught by Lao Chen and Lao Jin must also be a solid eye. But the rest of their lives have to be on the battlefield, but you are different, now you can't go to the battlefield, but the situation is more dangerous and difficult than when you were on the battlefield. β
Yu Junyan gritted his teeth, and finally whispered: "Father, child...... Not convinced! β
"The Father knows, and knows that you are not convinced. But you have to think clearly, if you are not convinced, what can you do, what kind of results and what kind of impact you will have if you do that. After thinking it through, you can continue to be unconvinced. King You took a bitter lotus seed from a plate beside him and put it into Yu Junyan's mouth, and the bitter taste instantly filled his mouth, "From today on, you eat a bitter lotus seed every day, think about your father's words today, maybe you don't understand it now, but your father believes that with your cleverness, you will understand it soon." β
"Yes." Yu Junyan replied, "Yan'er obeys her father's teachings!" β
King Youwang lay on the bed in the most comfortable position as if he was relieved, he felt that he was very relaxed now, he had not been so relaxed for many years, he said slowly and vaguely: "I know, I am dying, after I die, Qian'er will inherit the title as the prince, and Yan'er will also be crowned king, but the emperor is very suspicious, afraid that you will form a party, and will definitely separate you, and even, will send people to separate you." Son...... You must remember that your body is full of my blood, and there has never been a person who has mutilated his siblings in my palace. You guys...... Got it? β
Yu Junqian and Yu Junyan said in unison: "The child understands! β
King You muttered to himself: "Taiping and prosperous times, what is the peaceful and prosperous times, the country and the people are safe, and the people are stable, if this can be guaranteed, what is the difference between who is in that position, why fight for it, cause wars, and the people are not happy......"
At that moment, Yu Junyan suddenly understood that this father, who seemed to be very weak, actually knew everything.
"Good! Ahem...... Good...... You are all good children, you are all excellent children, tired of your father, and you need to rest. King You beckoned to the subordinate beside him, "Go, invite Mrs. Han." β
Mrs. Han is the beauty that the emperor gave to Youwang who looks quite similar to Youwang, when she walked with small steps only to hear no tears, crying all the way into Youwang's bedroom, Youwang has been lying on the bed with a peaceful face, and closed his eyes forever.