Chapter 554: Two Places, Two Palaces, Two Choices

The ministers received a decree that the emperor wanted to see them. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info even if it was late at the moment, it was not without such a time, and they really hadn't seen the emperor for too long, so even if they felt deceitful in their hearts, they didn't want to let go of this opportunity to meet the emperor.

Of course, to be among the ministers, there are naturally enough means. Since they felt that there might be fraud, they would not really go to death without any precautions, and almost everyone had enough to prepare. Even those loyal ministers who had already saved the emperor with the will to die also appropriately arranged the way out for their descendants.

The night gradually fell, but the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty came to the palace, like a court meeting, but the difference was that these courtiers were divided into different small groups, the officials on the prince's side stood in one place, the officials on the second prince's side stood in another, and the party that was only loyal to the emperor or neutral stood in another place.

The remaining adults who didn't choose to stand in line stood casually, not knowing what was going on in their hearts.

Every human being is ten times more guarded against anyone than everybody.

I haven't seen the emperor yet, but the ministers seem to have decided in their hearts that tonight's event is a feast, and no matter who wins or loses, there must always be a winner or loser.

When all the courtiers arrived, the palace ladies began to set up tables and chairs, as if they were about to have a banquet, all kinds of pastries, wine, and the most handy dishes of the palace chef, full of a whole court, originally used to go to the court, the solemn place that was originally used to go to the court, at the moment filled with the fragrance of food.

The ministers were a little confused, but they still sat down according to their groups, everyone's hearts were beating faster than usual, and they didn't know what would happen next and what was unpredictable.

In addition to the group that supports the second prince.

After a while, the emperor really showed up, and the faces of the ministers were different.

The prince's face was ugly, but the prince had not yet appeared. The second prince was all happy, because it was the second prince who pushed the emperor out, which at least showed that the second prince had completely controlled the emperor. The party loyal to the emperor was all furious, the emperor's state at the moment was really anxious, the whole person lost weight, and even his face was a little sunken. The spirit looked a little sluggish, but there was more coldness in his eyes.

He raised his eyes and swept over everyone, and everyone couldn't help but feel a cold air surging up. Especially the people of the second prince's faction, in such a cold weather, they actually felt that sweat was coming out, but they didn't dare to move.

Even if the dragon swims in the shallows, it is not a shrimp that can be played, and even if it is a tiger that falls in Pingyang, it is not something that a dog can bully.

This is the Ninety-Five, the Son of Heaven, and the master of the Great Inheritance! Even if he is down, he still has the majesty of an emperor.

"Your Majesty!" The loyal ministers glared at the second prince angrily one by one, and they knew that all this must be inseparable from this person who had been blocking everyone from seeing the emperor, but they never thought that in this short period of time, the emperor would be tossed to such a point.

Be at the end of one's forbearance!

"You don't have to be excited, I'm fine." Seeing that the ministers were angry, the emperor immediately spoke.

It's just that the emperor's voice is a little hoarse, and his tone is full of exhaustion.

"Second prince, what do you mean by this?" The ministers did not stop their anger, a good emperor, in the prime of life, worked hard, and took care of the country in an orderly manner. What an important person this is for Dacheng, and it is the heaven of the people! Now he can only sit in a wooden wheelchair, paralyzed and unable to move, his cheeks are sunken, and his spirit is sluggish.

The emperor is bent on taking this son back to the palace out of guilt, and he is also afraid of him because he loves and trusts him. But I don't want to, this is actually a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, and he has failed the emperor's love for his son, and he is so ambitious that the wolf is trying to control the emperor!

His heart can be punished!

"Your Excellency, please sit down, my father has called you here today, because I have something to tell you. It's just that your lords are so excited, how can my father speak? Therefore, this king also asks you to calm down, so that you can continue to say this. There was no fear on the second prince's face, even if the ministers almost wanted to devour him when they saw the emperor's appearance, they still didn't let him waver in the slightest.

"Everyone, please listen to the old man and sit down." Zhou Xiang was sitting at the table at this time, holding a glass of warm wine in his hand, pouring himself a drink, as if he didn't take the emperor in his eyes at all.

"Zhou Xiang, the emperor treats you well, you actually help this wolf with ambition, treat the emperor like this, how can you be at ease!" When the ministers saw Zhou Xiang's posture, how could they not understand that he and the second prince were the same dog, so the anger in their hearts was even more difficult to calm. The thought of what Dacheng would become after tonight made their hearts ache.

A person who even wants to hurt his own father, once he becomes an emperor, it is the sorrow of the country!

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's listen to Zhou Xiang's words and sit down. This king does not intend to harm you, you are all important ministers of the country, and without you, it will be difficult for the great inheritance of the country to be stable. At this time, the second prince handed over the wooden wheelchair that the emperor was sitting in to the second princess, and he took a step forward, and said with a posture of pointing at the country: "Although this king is from the people, he can think that he will not be worse than anyone else." It is precisely because of the people that they know the sufferings of the people and how to seek welfare for the people. If you trust this king, you hope to be able to assist this king, and continue the great inheritance of the country for thousands of generations, and the reputation of Bo is immortal. ”

"Phew! You unfamiliar white-eyed wolf! How dare you speak so loudly? Do you know what it takes to be an emperor? The mind of the emperor, fraternity to the world. The majesty of the emperor is like a mountain and the sky. With your heart, if this country is handed over to you, Dacheng will not be far from the country! ”

The crown prince and the prince are old ministers of the two dynasties, erudite and knowledgeable, and wise as the sea. It's just that his temper is not very good, even when he teaches the prince, he will never omit what should be beaten and scolded.

But he is highly respected, although he is strict, but he has real talent and learning in learning, otherwise he would not have been sent by the emperor to teach the prince.

The words of the crown prince and the prince offended the second prince thoroughly. However, the second prince obviously knows that now is not the time to really tear his face with these old ministers, if he can try to win him over, he naturally doesn't want to make trouble.

"Taifu has a good mouth. It's just that if Taifu thinks that this can make this king angry, Taifu will inevitably underestimate this king. The second prince sneered and continued: "Taifu feels that this king has no talent and no virtue, and he is not enough to bear the responsibility of inheriting the country for all generations, could it be that the prince is better than this king?" ”

"Of course!" Taifu's answer was sound.

The second prince's eyes flashed with coldness, and then he returned to normalcy and said: "Taifu is old, his eyes and ears are dizzy, I am afraid that he is not suitable to continue to serve as Taifu." ”

"What does the second prince mean by removing the old man?" Taifu sneered. When was he afraid? If the country is going to fall into the hands of such a villain, he might as well give up this responsibility and enjoy the joy of the mountains and rivers!

"Taifu, how can the prince be so virtuous, and he has to be so valued by Taifu?" The second prince said disdainfully: "When Ye Shucheng was still there, he was not an opponent, he was framed by Ye Shucheng several times, and he missed again and again." If it weren't for Ye Xici's help, he would have been defeated by Ye Shucheng, and his position as the prince would not be guaranteed. Now in this situation, doesn't Tai Fu Mo still expect Ye Xici and Fang Xiaoyu to come back and turn the tide? Expecting Fang Jianzhang to lead a million troops back to help? ”

"Humph! Why not? Taifu snorted coldly, obviously disdain for the second prince, and also disdain for Ye Shucheng.

Even if Ye Shucheng once overpowered the prince, he still ended up with a dead end.

Destiny is not on him, no matter how strong he is, he can only end up in failure. And even if the prince is all saved by Ye Xici, at least Ye Xici is willing to save the prince, and the enemy is Ye Shucheng.

This is Jun. This is the way to be a king.

Let subordinates be willing to be loyal and know people well, this is a talent that a monarch must master.

The second prince sneered and said: "But Ye Xici and Fang Xiaoyu, who the Taifu was looking forward to, were trapped in Tiandu City by King Yun of the Great Zhou, and it is unknown whether the two of them can return to Kyoto alive, even if they are lucky enough to come back alive, it is also two to say whether the prince can survive until they come back." Fang Jianzhang's blatant resistance has become a rebellion, and if he dares to lead his army into the capital, he will definitely be spurned by the world. The time, place, and people are not on the prince's side, and the prince thinks that the prince has no chance to compete with the king? ”

Taifu was choked by the words of the second prince, his face was extremely ugly, his forehead was bruised, and the fierce light in his eyes shot directly at the second prince, and for a while, he was moved with anger that he had never moved in his life.

"Besides, my lords, don't you think that the prince you support has come too late?" The second prince laughed, and everyone realized that the prince was not present.

"What happened to the prince?" At this time, the emperor and the prince were furious, and on such an important occasion, they did not believe that the second prince would not notify the prince to participate. This kind of posture that clearly wants to force the palace, and not controlling the prince is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain and burying disaster for himself.

"The crown prince is the brother of this king, and this king will not treat him badly. He's good, he's good, it's just that he's going to lose some of his freedom. As he spoke, the second prince sneered, clasped his palms together twice, and suddenly four people walked in outside the door, two men and two women, one man and one woman walked in front, and the other man and woman held a blade on the neck of the man and a woman in front, and slowly walked towards the ministers.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... The crown princess ...... "The ministers were in an uproar. The second prince dared to take the crown prince and the crown princess hostage?

But when everyone thought about it, they were suddenly surprised. The second prince even dared to be held hostage by the emperor, how could he be afraid of a prince?

"Rebels and thieves! Rebels and thieves! What exactly do you want to do? Taifu shouted angrily, and for a while, he was angry and bloody, and he was unsteady on his feet, and he was about to fall behind him, but fortunately, someone helped him up in time, so he was spared the pain of this fall.

The second prince was not afraid of the death of the prince, but said gloomily: "Whether the prince can save his life depends on the adults...... There's also the choice of the father. ”

The second prince suddenly glanced at the emperor and continued: "This king has given you two choices, one is to submit to this king and serve this king as the master, and the other is that this king will kill the prince you have high hopes for with a thousand knives. ”

"You...... You're still a human being! He's your brother! "Too angry.

"What about my brother? Since ancient times, the emperor's family has only success or failure, no friendship! The second prince said indifferently: "Didn't he and Ye Shucheng fight to the death back then?" At that time, I didn't see you mention brotherhood and family friendship, but now that you have become saints, you have all become saints? ”

After that, he approached the emperor's eyes again, and said with a smile: "Father, the son also gave his father two choices, either to issue an edict to give up the throne, or to watch your most beloved son die tragically in front of him." It just so happened to let my good brother see, did his beloved father choose to dominate the throne? Or for him to hand over the throne, with the love of father and son. ”

"Don't you think about it!" The Emperor gritted his teeth.

The second prince was not angry, but just smiled mockingly at the crown prince: "Look, what a touching father-son relationship." ”

The prince's face also faded.

At the same time, in the Tiandu City of the Great Zhou, a touching drama of father-son love is also being staged. In Liu Xingzhu's dormitory, the emperor was lying naked on a comfortable big bed, but his feelings were not necessarily as comfortable as the big bed.

There was a man and a woman standing in front of him, the man was already a little old, but the woman was in her prime and charming. The emperor lay on the bed and could not move, his whole body was invaded by severe pain, cold sweat was dripping, but he was unable to move.

The woman trembled with fright and curled up to the side, the slight beads of sweat on her forehead showed that she was not feeling well at the moment, while the man stood in front of the bed, looking coldly at the naked old man on the bed, his face expressionless.

"Is this your masterpiece?" The old man on the bed spoke slowly, and although he was covered in a cold sweat of severe pain, he did not get angry, but asked about it in a calm tone, as if the cause and effect of the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Father, the son is here to rescue." King Yun slowly approached the big bed, the quilt was covered over the naked person's body, and there was no pity on his face, only coldness.

"Help?" The emperor's mocking face seemed to be mocking King Yun's excuse, and said, "Hello." You're good. Compared to so many of my sons, you are the one I look forward to the most. ”

King Yun raised his eyebrows, wondering what the emperor meant by this.

"I have always said that what this country needs has never been the kindness of a woman. My Great Zhou royal family has been passed down to the present, and every emperor has a ruthless and almost cruel temperament. In the decades since I reigned, I have watched you and Xiao fight for half your life, but you have never been able to deal with each other, so that to this day, I can't find a suitable person who can make me feel at ease to hand over the throne. The Emperor suppressed the pain in his body and continued, "I have always been disappointed in you. Whether it's you or Xiao Chu, there is still a distance of 108,000 miles between the emperor I expected. I even thought about leaving you behind and re-electing the prince, but to this day, Xiao Jing, you have finally relieved me. (To be continued.) )