Chapter 9 How much do you know about the past?
I see! The uncle, who has always been looked at differently by Zuo Chen, will inevitably fall into the clichΓ©, and Zuo Chen is even more disappointed at the same time.
A good official who is supported and loved by the people, whether it is a comparison or a real concern for the suffering of the people, should always have a maverick mind, right? How could he go with the flow, how could he be willing to sacrifice the happiness of his own daughter to win the favor of the imperial power, Zuo Chen couldn't figure it out, frowning and thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out.
"What about you? What do you think? The angry old man said, reaching for the teacup on the coffee table, and found that he had been knocked to the ground, and his face couldn't help but be full of irritation.
"Huh!? ...... "Distracted again!" Zuo Chen looked around with a blank look.
The old man lowered his head and dusted off the sawdust that splashed on his body, "Forget it, he doesn't have much insight when I think about it,...... You said that Prince Jing supports the eldest prince? β
"Father-in-law also has doubts?"
"I've pretended to be an idle master all my life, and I've been locked up in the house all day long to recruit cats and dogs, but I can't bear the loneliness and I'm going to head up again!"
"Father-in-law means ......"
"What's the point?" The old man smiled bitterly and talked about the past.
At that time, the emperor and Prince Qing also wore crotch pants, Prince Jing was already able to go out with the king, the emperor was also blue-eyed to him, there were rumors that he was out of the palace, the emperor wanted to canonize him as the prince of the dynasty, after a big victory at the border pass, Prince Jing escorted the meritorious, and returned to Kyoto to canonize him as the prince.
Prince Jing also did live up to the expectations of the emperor, and his literary and martial arts were unrivaled in the younger generation, until the current emperor and Prince Qing grew up.
"Then ......, how come it is that the emperor is now the king of the world, and Prince Jing can't go out?" The one who didn't know the most about this past was Zuo Chen, and he asked the topic he was most concerned about out of curiosity.
The old man nodded and continued.
Speaking of literary and martial arts, the emperor and Prince Qing are together to be slightly better than Prince Jing, but together, the emperor is indeed stronger than the two, especially the heart of benevolence and love for the world, and it is praised by hundreds of civil and military officials, which also attracts the hearts of many people for the emperor, who wants to lick the blood from the knife? Who wants to be precarious? The emperor was short-tempered, and the ministers were worried all day long, if there was such a benevolent king to succeed him, wouldn't he have no worries about his life?
Zuo Chen vaguely guessed something, but he didn't dare to be arbitrarily sure, so he listened carefully to the old man's narration.
The first emperor was old and frail, and after years of battlefield battles, he was already sick from hard work, but the border was in a hurry. In the past, the urgency of the war was the royal drive in person, one is that the emperor can not rest assured, and the other is that the long-term war sergeants have long been resistant, if there is no backbone, the battle situation is really a matter of two words. Whether it is a coincidence or ulterior motives, only the parties know it, Prince Jing is also bedridden, and in desperation, Prince Qing takes command and goes on the expedition.
"Ahem......" The old man coughed a few times, picked up the tea that his son-in-law had re-poured again, took a few sips and looked up at the roof, lost in thought or thinking about words.
Zuo Chen and his uncle glanced at each other, but they didn't bother, quietly waiting for the following.
After pondering for a long time, the old man continued, I was Prince Qing at the time...... At that time, he was still the prince and his personal guard, and he was supposed to go with him on the expedition, but the emperor found a reason to stay with the emperor, saying that the emperor had ordered all the guards not to leave the palace. I think that the emperor is really cautious, and he refuses to let go of any small power that can be used for his own use.
Sure enough, the emperor's wish was fulfilled, and I made immortal contributions in the struggle to defend the imperial power for him. With a masked person who has never spoken a word, who has made outstanding light achievements, has killed countless people! I... once put a knife directly on Prince Jing's neck, and finally made him lose his fighting spirit, which was already after the emperor succeeded to the throne.
"How...... Why did you obey him, grandpa? Isn't it that the palace attendants are all obedient to the emperor? Zuo Chen asked hesitantly.
The old man shook his head, "The oracle is also a holy decree, how can we carefully distinguish between truth and falsehood?" β
"Abolish the crown prince, is it also an oracle? The forces around the prince, are they willing to give up? β
In the end, the old man said vaguely, and many questions could be covered up, Zuo Chen was full of curiosity in his heart?
"It is precisely because it is not the word of mouth that more people are saved from being left without bones. Prince Jing's forces are unwilling to give up, what can they do? Being alive is always much more important than the battle of will, and you won't be chilled when you see many people connecting the nine clans? The old man, who was speaking softly, looked at Zuo Chen with a cold look in his eyes.
couldn't help but shudder, killing one or even several people, killing like a duel, Zuo Chen felt that he could bear it in his heart, such as the old and weak women and children were all bleeding under the knife, thinking about it, the chill rose from the bottom of his heart. This is really not something that ordinary people can afford in their hearts.
Seeing the fear in Zuo Chen's heart, the old man let out a long breath, letting Zuo Chen know that his family would be affected, and once the imperial power was angry, the blood of the nine clans would be flowing, and he thought that the result of this conversation was quite satisfactory. "So what you look like is calm isn't necessarily true. What seems real may be hiding an ulterior conspiracy. Can you understand? β
It is as secretive as it is, and it always makes people confused. Can't you just say it? Zuo Chen slandered, looked at the old man and then looked at his uncle, and couldn't help but think - the thousand-year-old fox playing Tai Chi must have its intentions!
Yu Xianmin was also thoughtful, and nodded thoughtfully.
"Got it? Let's hear it. The old man ignored Zuo Chen's puzzled face and said to his son-in-law.
"From the re-elaboration of my father-in-law, it seems that the canonization of the crown prince this time is destined to be a lot of twists and turns."
"Oh? How so? β
"Your Majesty, Prince Qing and Prince Jing, three-legged! It's strange that there is no incident! I think that Prince Najing has finally opened his mind, and he has begun to play some tricks. β
Smiling slightly, the old man bowed his head and said: "Don't be deceived by illusions, only by polishing your eyes can you be invincible, what glory and wealth, after a big change, I believe you will also look down on him." β¦β¦ Your choice, although you are an elder, you can't interfere too much, you can think for yourself, this is the most important thing! β
"What my father-in-law said is that my son-in-law should listen to the teachings!" Yu Xianmin responded with a solemn face.
"Prince Najing, it should have been ...... Become the soul of my sword! It's because I have good thoughts and I'm afraid...... Afraid that the emperor would ......, he finally let him live in front of everyone, and he still hasn't given up in the past few decades, and he must hold a grudge against me if he thinks about it! Alas, this Kyoto is the Longtan Tiger's Den, how dare you kid venture into danger alone? I've caused so much trouble and now I'm still unharmed, I'm so lucky! β
The old man said that he had lost his anger, and his resentful eyes were more worried and relieved.
"On this unusually strange thing, the son-in-law once discussed with Pan Xiang, according to Pan Xiang, Zuo Chen is in harmony with the emperor's intentions, so he did everything possible to protect himself from difficulties, and with the backstage of Prince Qing, everyone dare not make too many times." Yu Xianmin said.
"Alas! The emperor ...... the most iron-blooded and seems to be gentle and elegant. Pan Xiang, as the emperor's mentor, knows best. His judgment should not deviate too much, and he is willing to talk to you about the emperor's heart, which means that he really doesn't regard you as an outsider. The old man paused slightly and said: "Back then, I also followed Pan Xiang's proposal, so I stayed away from Kyoto and avoided incidents. Come to think of it, if I had lived here for a long time, I would have become an ancient. β
"So serious?" Zuo Chen's brows couldn't help frowning, twisted into pimples.
"What do you think? A turbulent situation in the court, how can there be fewer killings and resentments? Don't be calculated by the enemy, the imperial power also wants me to shut up forever, I know too many things, and there are too many people involved! Even Prince Qing has a grudge, let alone others. The old man said, his eyes were shining, and he didn't know what thoughts in his heart were not declared.
Thinking that the emperor is not good at his peers, but he didn't expect the emperor to be ruthless, a conversation tonight completely subverted all the understanding since entering Kyoto, Zuo Chen knew that he had been wandering around the god of death, and the reason why there was no disaster turned out to be inadvertently in line with the emperor's mind. According to Pan Xiangye's inference, the emperor actually had a grudge against all the ministers in the court, and with the help of his own hands to rectify them, he showed the evil anger in his heart.
In this way, is there not a good person? Thinking like this, Zuo Chen felt a pain in his brain, and muttered, "Who is a good person?" β
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