In the past few days, the capital of Changling Kingdom has really turned upside down!

The first crown prince Fang Jinshu's move to release the robbed officials not only failed to dispel the queen mother's doubts, but also made her even more crazy.

She ordered the execution of all the officials and family members who had been kidnapped by Fang Jinshu, and such a crazy behavior suddenly made the court of Changling Kingdom boil.

Seeing that the situation was uncontrollable, the emperor secretly summoned King Xiao in the imperial study.

And King Xiao has long been prepared and plans to compete with the Cui family.

"Are the Su family army ready for battle?" The emperor asked worriedly.

"Yafeng personally mobilized the troops, and he is ready, always waiting for his father's order to annihilate the rebels." King Xiao replied.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, patted King Xiao's shoulder, and said helplessly.

"Hui'er, I didn't misunderstand you, so far, only our father and son are fighting side by side!"

Looking at the emperor's slightly vicissitudes of life, King Xiao's heart was very uncomfortable.

Although his father is over half a hundred years old, he has never shown to be old, but now, he is weak and haggard that King Xiao has never seen.

"Father, this is the duty of the sons." King Xiao replied.

"Hey! Ever since your mother left, my heart has been empty, and I can't help but think of her in the dead of night. ”

The emperor's eyes were gloomy and he told his thoughts about Concubine Mei, which shocked King Xiao and hurriedly said.

"Father, although my mother is gone, I still have Concubine Yi with you!"

The emperor shook his head and said to King Xiao.

"I thought that time could be reversed and people could be replaced, but in the end, I really understood that being old is being old, and if I don't admit it, I can't change the fact of aging."

"Although Concubine Yi is very similar to Concubine Mei when she was young, she is not Concubine Mei at all. Concubine Mei is old, and I am also old, which no one can change. And Concubine Mei ...... There is no one to replace it! ”

It turns out that my father is still missing my mother? And his obsession with Yi Concubine was once just unwilling to face his aging, he just wanted to go back to the past and re-experience the feeling he had when he was young.

Father, Emperor, ...... Fearing your aging?

This made King Xiao's heart sour, and he was a little distressed, it turned out that his father was not like the legend, just an emperor who pursued beauty.

"Mother must not want my father to be too sad!" King Xiao advised.

Emperor Fang Jince nodded, now that he is in a difficult situation, he can no longer tolerate his sadness here!

"Hui'er, if something happens to me, this throne ...... It's up to you to inherit! ”

As soon as these words came out, King Xiao was suddenly scared out of a sweat!

"My father will quickly take back his fate, and my father will be blessed and healthy, and his longevity will be boundless, and he will be able to turn danger into razor and quell the rebellion." King Xiao hurriedly knelt on the ground.

If you want to pass the throne, pass the position! Do you need to notify me in advance?

If I agree, you won't kill me?

King Xiao is not stupid, how can he not understand the emperor's temptation?

The emperor hurriedly helped King Xiao up, still talking in his mouth.

"Hui'er, the hard work and hope I have poured into you over the years are incomparable to other princes, do you know my intentions?"

King Xiao was moved to tears, and now he must look like this to make the emperor feel at ease.

Perhaps the Cui family's actions have reduced the emperor's trust in anyone, and now he wants to use King Xiao to help him get through the difficulties, and he will not hesitate to use the throne as bait to attract King Xiao's loyalty to him.

And King Xiao didn't need him to do that at all.

No matter what the reason, he will take the country's society as the priority, and will take the long-term peace and stability of the Changling Kingdom as his own responsibility.

It doesn't matter if he becomes an emperor or not, he doesn't care!

Just like now, when his father gives him the responsibility of guarding the frontier, he will swear to defend the land to the death, and nothing can shake him.

Even the crown prince Fang Jinshu, who was deposed by the first emperor, has such a deep understanding of righteousness, let alone him?

"Erchen is grateful to his father for his painstaking cultivation of his sons, and as a commander, it is the unshirkable responsibility of Erchen to protect the land and his people. This has nothing to do with the personal gains and losses of the sons, and it is the obligation that every citizen of Changling should bear. Therefore, please also ask my father to take back his fate! ”

King Xiao's words were righteous and righteous, and the emperor was immediately impressed.

In the face of national righteousness and personal gains and losses, how many people can see clearly?

The Empress Dowager and Cui Gang, including the King of Changyi, are using all available means to collude with all forces that can collude to help them obtain power as much as possible and satisfy their personal desires.

Only this son can see clearly and think clearly.

Only when the country is stable and strong can you stand tall and be a man.

Otherwise, even if he sits on the throne, he is still a puppet in the hands of others.

"Good, good, well said! Well, don't mention it, don't mention the matter of succession! The emperor laughed happily and was very satisfied with King Xiao's performance.

King Xiao took a deep breath at this time, he knew that if he showed the slightest yearning for the throne, he would die a miserable death!

"When it is ugly tonight, send the Su family army into the city to sneak attack, annihilate the garrison in the south of the city in one fell swoop, and capture Cui Gang and the second child alive!"

The temptation was almost over, and the emperor explained the task.

King Xiao immediately received the order, and at the same time realized that he had gained the emperor's trust!

"The person who confessed, can you find it?" After explaining the task, the emperor asked about the things ahead.

When King Xiao heard this, he immediately knew who he was asking, and hurriedly replied.

"Erchen has inquired about the whereabouts of the Thirteenth Master from many of the elders of the court, but I heard that he left the Changling Kingdom decades ago, and now he ...... Missing! I wonder if my father has a portrait of him, or other clues? ”

The thirteenth master, Fang Jingyan, the youngest son of the ancestor emperor, seemed to have evaporated from the world, no matter how King Ren Xiao looked, he couldn't find it.

"Portrait?" The emperor thought hard, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "Changlu, quickly take the painting that the ancestor painted on his birthday." ”

Changlu hurriedly received the decree and went out, and came back as soon as he poured incense.

Unfolded the huge birthday picture on the ground, the emperor leaned down and squinted his eyes to look carefully, but he didn't find it for a long time, and then he spoke.

"Changlu, my eyes are spent, you can help me see, which one is the thirteenth uncle?"

Changlu hurriedly stepped forward to check, and also searched for a long time.

"Your Majesty, this is the first grandfather, this is the first emperor, this is the Taifu Shangguan, the few children behind the Shangguan should have thirteen masters."

Changlu pointed to the painting with his index finger and searched for them one by one.

"Lord Shangguan?" King Xiao frowned, and his heart ached inexplicably.

This reminded him of Weiyanglai, and he didn't know what happened to her!

But Changlu didn't know what he was thinking, and thought he was interested in this Shangguan Lord, so he said.

"This Shangguan Lord was a famous writer in Zhongshan at that time, and he was known as a poet. The ancestor emperor specially invited him to Changling Kingdom, responsible for teaching the prince to read, known as Shangguan Taifu. ”

This really shocked King Xiao, I didn't expect that this Shangguan Taifu was also from Zhongshan Kingdom, would he have something to do with Weiyang?

"Can this Shangguan Taifu have a relationship with the Shangguan Prime Minister of Zhongshan Kingdom?" King Xiao hurriedly asked.

When a sentence came out, I saw that the emperor's face immediately became gloomy, and he screamed a little angrily.

"Changlu, you are getting bolder and bolder, you dare to say anything!"

Changlu hurriedly knelt on the ground, and was yelled at by the emperor, and suddenly sweated.

"The slave should die, the slave ...... his palm" While saying, Changlu fanned his mouth, and the crisp voice made King Xiao worry when he heard it.

Seeing such a scene, King Xiao was even more puzzled.

"Father, what's going on?" Even if this issue will cause the emperor's dissatisfaction, for the sake of Weiyang, King Xiao still has to understand clearly.

As soon as he saw King Xiao holding on, the emperor knew that even if he didn't say it, this son would know about it through other means, so it was better to explain it to him himself!

Changlu stopped, and the emperor sat quietly on the dragon chair for a long time before speaking.

"Shangguan Yingjie is the son of Shangguan Taifu, and I grew up with him since childhood."

"Back then, he entered Taixue as the prince's companion, the prince, the thirteenth uncle, the old Wufang Jinyi, Shangguan Yingjie, and Cui Gang, we all grew up together......"

The emperor stared at the candlestick in front of him, and his eyes seemed to see what happened a long, long time ago through the flames dancing in front of him.

After listening to the past between them, King Xiao's heart was sour, these children who grew up together did not gain friendship in the end, but killed each other in order to compete for power.

"Five years ago, the Jiang father and son of Zhongshan led troops to besiege Longcheng, the border fortress of our dynasty, and seeing that the city was about to fall, I was really anxious and couldn't sleep well. It was then that a man with the pseudonym Mr. Ye approached me and offered me the life of the superior in exchange for victory in that war. At that time, my heart was ...... Really struggled for a long time. But...... This great river and mountain cannot die in my hands. The internal friction with Fang Jinshu back then, coupled with the Dongting flood, really left the treasury empty, and it was impossible to win that battle at all. ”

"In desperation, I agreed to cooperate with Mr. Ye and wrote a letter to frame Shangguan Yingjie. Although I was at fault, but after he learned about the prince's murder of the king, he still had contact with Fang Jinshu, and secretly took in the emperor's grandson Fang Huati, is he worthy of the first emperor to do this? ”

Emperor Fang Jince clenched his fists, a reason that had always been his excuse for self-comfort.

Maybe deep down in his heart, he also knew deeply that even so, Shangguan Yingjie should not end up being beheaded.

"Perhaps, Shangguan Yingjie has always believed in Fang Jinshu's personality and does not believe that he will kill the king and usurp the throne. And he didn't wait for the day when the matter came to light, and he was killed by Mr. Ye. If it were that your father was framed and wronged, and that you entrusted your sons to the care of Shangguan Yingjie, would he refuse? Will he believe that his father is innocent? ”

King Xiao's voice inquired, hitting the emperor's heart one by one, over the years, he didn't dare to think about this matter, and others didn't dare to mention it, let alone think about it, if he made a mistake, would that kid from Shangguan stick a knife in his ribs?

The past events surfaced in front of him, and Shangguan Yingjie's unstoppable face could still be remembered clearly. After every poetry conference, he would run to him and say to him.

"Your Highness, can't there be no beauty in your poems?"

The sneer on his face immediately made him angry, and he had to chase after him and punch him.

"I, I am a last resort, Hui'er, I don't want to be the emperor of the dead country, I am a last resort! Shangguan ...... Shangguan must know that Shangguan ...... Shangguan ......"

The Emperor's lips trembled and he muttered, and from time to time he called out a name.

Shangguan ......