Chapter 26: Ambition
Who said "leave today for tomorrow's reunion"? Smoke is believed.
Body:
As soon as he stepped into the "Moon Pavilion", he saw Rufeng coming in a hurry, and said in a low voice: "Miss, why did you come back, Xiangye sent someone to find you several times and asked you to go to 'Xusheng Tower', he is waiting for you in the study." ”
Every time I go to see Ding Xiang now, I have a feeling of taking the college entrance examination, because I don't know what questions he will give me, and how I can answer to be qualified. At present, I don't want to discuss court affairs with him casually, but I can't let him see the clues, so I am quite a test of acting skills. I'm just a third-rate actor, and it's really a bit overwhelming to take on this kind of big production.
But there was no other way, I slowly raised a customary signature smile, and slowly walked towards Xusheng Tower with Rulan Rufeng. It was pitch black all around, and only the lanterns on both sides glowed, which made me feel more and more heavy.
Xusheng Building is in the "Yue Garden", there are three floors, the lowest floor is the living room, the study is on the second floor, and the third floor is Ding Xiang's bedroom. After entering the garden, I asked Rulan Rufeng to wait downstairs, and I went directly to the second floor. Adjusting my breathing deeply, I knocked on the door, and when I got a response, I pushed the door and went into the study.
Ding Xiang was the only one in the room, sitting at his desk and reading a book. When I saw it, it was the "Prehistory" that Ding Xiang originally recommended to me. I walked over and stood across from him, not speaking.
There was silence in the room, and I only heard Ding Xiang flipping through the book for a while, and he seemed to be reading very seriously. I smelled a faint smell of "Qi Nan incense" wafting from the incense burner, which I didn't like, but soothed the unhappiness or chest tightness caused by emotional depression. So when I'm in a bad mood, Rulan likes to light me with this incense.
After a long while, Ding Xiang slowly put down the book and said: "You once said, 'With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed properly; With the ancient as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses. I thought it was very well said. ”
I grunted, "I didn't say it, it was in the book." ”
Ding Xiang smiled and didn't care: "Whoever says it is good, I read "Prehistory", but I have been summarizing why the first emperor of this dynasty can open the country. ”
My heart tightened, Jiang Qianlin, the first emperor of this dynasty, was the prime minister of the previous dynasty, holding great power, and finally changed the dynasty. Ding Xiang has never shown his ambition in front of me, and although I have been speculating, he has never said it so explicit in front of me.
I didn't know how to answer this, so I had to answer the question: "This 'Qi Nan incense' has the miraculous effect of eliminating depression, but if Daddy's heart is not quiet, this incense will not be effective." ”
Ding Xiang didn't answer, and said with a smile: "You have also read this book, what do you think?" “
I couldn't talk about him left and right, so I had to say with a straight face: "Since my father rereads this book, he should understand that there is no resemblance between the past and the present. ”
Ding Xiang said suspiciously: "Oh? Tell me about it. ”
I thought for a moment and said: "First of all, the emperor of the previous dynasty was mediocre and the world was in chaos, but now the saint is diligent, rewards and punishments are measured, the world is one, and the life of the four seas is unified. Second, the military and political centralization of the previous dynasty, Zai Fu can be a one-person autonocrity, and the first emperor from the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty to divide and centralize power, set up four departments, left and right phases, although the position of the right minister of the dynasty has been suspended, but it can also be filled at any time, so although the father is called 'one person under ten thousand people', but the power is actually much smaller than the previous dynasty. Although my father has been openly and secretly enveloping courtiers, the lack of military power is a fatal injury. Third, and the most important point, the former dynasty was **, and the queen had nothing to do, so other concubines were not allowed to get pregnant, and even the emperor of the previous dynasty had no children. And the first emperor used this as a reason to force the emperor of the previous dynasty to take the throne. In this way, it still caused military disasters, and the first emperor held the military power and fought hard for several years before ascending the throne. And in the current dynasty, the emperor was in the prime of life, not to mention the crown prince and the four highnesses, the two princes who were vying for the throne, which one was not the best choice for the throne? Not to mention that there are many princes in the back......"
"So what?" Ding Xiang interrupted me.
"So, if Daddy wants to follow the path of the First Emperor, it won't work." In fact, I wanted to say these words for a long time, but I never dared to say it, and Ding Xiang and I have never talked about topics such as "winning the world" and "sitting in the world" so clearly.
"You don't seem to want me to be emperor?" Ding Xiang looked at me and asked word by word.
I smiled and said, "Daddy, I'm just a woman. If I were a man, I might want you to succeed you as emperor and I would succeed you, but as a woman, what can I do? And, I don't want it to be useful to Daddy? ”
Ding Xiang laughed: "If I really become the emperor, what if I make you the crown prince?" Your intellect is not inferior to that of men......"
"This era will not allow a woman to dominate, and besides, the daughter has no such thoughts and plans." I hurriedly interrupted him.
He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again: "Very good, then assist your third brother, anyway, you have a deep affection, with you to help him, it will definitely be possible." ”
I shook my head and said, "The third brother doesn't have that kind of ambition, all he thinks about is simply serving the country with loyalty and serving the country and his family." If you want him to start another war for his own selfish desires, he will not want to. ”
Ding Xiang pondered for a moment and said, "This road is too difficult to walk, your third brother is too kind-hearted and too loyal, and he can't calculate and plot, so I don't want him to get involved." But one day, I will take over the world and let him succeed to the throne, and he will be a good emperor if he can have your assistance. ”
I didn't understand: "How does Daddy think that with my assistant third brother, he will definitely become a good emperor?" And although I can make some decisions, I am not to the point of foresight. What's more, the third brother is unwilling to take this road, and the daughter is also unwilling. “
Ding Xiang shook his head and said, "It's up to you, your life is like this, your third brother only listens to you." ”
I'm a little gloomy, do I have to take on this responsibility just because I wear it in such a home? Just because I have a good relationship with the third brother, I have to deliberately train to be a counselor to assist the third brother?
Before he could think clearly, he heard Ding Xiang say faintly: "Actually, I can make them disappear for all the reasons you said." The world is in turmoil, the prime minister is centralized, I have the ability to do it now, as for the prince......" He showed a smile that made me feel cold, "I can also make them all disappear......"
My heart tightened, and I couldn't believe it, although he had occasionally shown ambition before, and I knew that he was good at intrigues, but at least he had always been very kind and kind in front of me, and he would never mention that kind of action behind the scenes. I don't understand why he's all turned away today. What this means is that he will directly do it to Jiang Yunlin and them, and my heart began to panic, and my expression began to stiffen.
He probably saw my panic and sighed, "Do you really like the Fourth Highness so much?" ”