Chapter 31: It's hard to guess what the emperor was thinking

Seeing that the emperor finally signaled that he could go, Huang Qiong breathed a sigh of relief. After hurriedly thanking him, he left the Wende Hall under the leadership of the crown prince, preparing to return to his new home to start a new life. It's just that after leaving the Wende Palace, the prince who led the way in front of him suddenly stopped.

Turning his head, he looked at Huang Qiong with a bit of a smile and said, "Ninth brother, my father has high expectations for you." That screen has always been loved by his father, and the king of Shu asked his father to reward him many times before he became a vassal, but his father did not agree. But I didn't expect that today my father would reward you directly without saying a word, you must not live up to the high expectations of your father and Gu. ”

After that, without waiting for Huang Qiong to answer, he took Huang Qiong's hand and walked out: "Let's go, eldest brother will take you to see your palace, it was your home before you took over the domain." If there is anything you are not satisfied with, you are talking to the big brother, and the big brother promises to make you satisfied. Speaking of this, the prince looked at Huang Qiong, who was somewhat at a loss after being dragged by his hand, and smiled meaningfully.

When the prince said this, the smile on his face did not diminish at all. It's just that his smile is a sneer in Huang Qiong's opinion. Looking at the sinister smile on the prince's face, Huang Qiong could only sigh secretly in her heart, although she was very careful today, she still offended this guy.

It's just that neither Huang Qiong, who sighed secretly in his heart, nor the prince who smiled meaningfully, didn't know. After they left, a person turned out of the apse of the Wende Hall and walked up to the emperor who was watching the back of his two sons leaving, lost in thought.

When this person walked to the emperor's side, the emperor, who had not spoken since Huang Qiong left, looked at the eunuchs around him and saw this person, and they were all interested in the outside of the Gao Gonggong's leadership, and only after exiting the Wende Palace: "This ninth son of mine, what do you think." ”

Hearing the emperor's question, this person stroked his long beard before saying: "The literary talent is enough, there is extraordinary endurance, and the mind is quite delicate, but this character is a little slippery." As for the rest, I can't see it yet. He is very good at hiding, and he needs some more time to taste it. ”

This person's answer, but the emperor sighed slightly and said: "Old friend, I have known and friends with you for so many years, don't you tell the truth to me?" Although there are some things that are well concealed, I know these things, and it is impossible to hide them from you. ”

Regarding the emperor's feelings, this person smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, some things can be seen, but a person's character cannot be understood after a few glances. If you can judge a person's character by only seeing two faces, then the minister is not a doctor, but a fortune teller outside Litong Fang. ”

However, the minister thought that this son's temperament was somewhat similar to that of the emperor, and they were all people who could endure it. The first time you faced him, you consciously hung him for a while, and he noticed it but endured it. Without King Yong's knowledge, you staged a chicken and monkey killing show him. In fact, he saw it at a glance at the time, but he didn't say anything. ”

"But I don't know what this son was thinking at that time? Whether he is accompanying you to finish the play, or whether he wants to be a good spectator on the side, this minister does not know. But in the end, he picked out King Yong at the right time and sold King Yong's favor. From this point of view, this son is a thoughtful person. ”

As long as the prince is present twice, whether you are intentionally or unintentionally tempted, this son can always skillfully change the topic, indicating that he is very scruples about the prince. The prince used words to call him a few times, but he either pretended not to hear it, or just avoided the topic. It looks like he's afraid of the prince, but that's just what it seems. ”

Hearing the old man's last words, the emperor pondered for a long time before saying, "You mean, this kid doesn't look down on the prince from his heart at all?" Or do you disdain to argue with the prince in front of me? In this way, this kid is crazy. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he does not dispute with the prince, not because he looks down on the prince, or disdains to argue with the prince. It's that he can bear it, he knows that now is not the time to argue with the crown prince, or that he sees his current situation very clearly. But not responding to the prince does not mean that he is really afraid of the prince. ”

"He has just left the palace, even if he counts this time, it is only the second time he has faced the saint. He still has some confusion about your thoughts and true attitude towards him. So this is what he has done to the crown prince, and he has repeatedly retreated from certain inappropriate moves. The emperor, in the opinion of the ministers, he has repeatedly retreated, and it is definitely not that he really does not dare. ”

"Your Majesty, this kid is very smart, and not ordinarily smart. He always knew what he wanted now, and he knew what he lacked. The current ignorance shows that he knows that even if it is a knife on the head of the word forbearance, he has to endure it when he should endure. It's really hard to imagine that this is a child who hasn't taken half a step out of the mind of listening to Xue Xuan in the past eighteen years. ”

"As for what this child's heart is, I'm afraid it will take more time to taste. But at least for now, among the princes, there is absolutely no doubt about being among the top three. It's just that the minister is a little worried about the prince's side, won't it? Your Majesty, the crown prince has become more and more gloomy in recent years. ”

The old man's words made the emperor nod and said, "This is also what I am most worried about, I am afraid that the prince will not be able to let go of some things." As for this son, old friends don't have to worry. I remember that my old friends were often amazed by Concubine Jing's talent back then, and secretly admired it? ”

"This son of mine was born by her, how can she be sent there? I really want to see how much of this kid's ability has not been displayed, and whether he can compete with the prince. It's easy to start writing, but it's hard to break the game, and I want to see what kind of article he can make for me on this blank piece of paper. ”

"I want to see which is higher or lower between the prince who came out of my own hands and the son of Concubine Jing. My old friend is right, this kid will hide it very clumsily. If I don't push him into a corner, I'm afraid he won't show his real skills. I really want to know, how much did he learn about his mother's things? I deliberately suppressed him to the first level, just to see what he was really capable of. ”

"As for the prince's side, old friends can rest assured, I still have a number in my heart. If the jade is not cut, it is time for him to give it a good beating. If the crown prince continues like this, I really have to consider whether this ancestor has fought a hundred battles and whether the defeated country is suitable for his hands. ”

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the old man beside him couldn't help but look at the emperor with a black line on his face. You're holding your own son, and you're competing with your ex-wife. It's just that this competition is a little unauthentic? The crown prince has been a prince for many years, and it can be said that the time, place, and people are all on the prince's side, and at least thirty percent of the important ministers in the court are hardcore princes.

Even if this Nine Emperor Princes is naturally intelligent, he has no foundation in the court, let alone any connections, and he doesn't even have a usable person around him. If these two people really fight like this, isn't the result obvious? Now it doesn't seem that the king of Hejian wants to fight, the problem is now with the prince. And the initiator behind this is the emperor in front of him.

Thinking of this, the old man looked up at the emperor with a smiling expression on his face, and suddenly thought of a possibility. The emperor is definitely not just fighting with his ex-wife, as the king of a country, it is unlikely that he will joke about this kind of thing. The emperor should have other intentions in doing this.

Could it be that this Nine Emperor Princes was used as a whetstone for the crown prince? Isn't this whetstone too weak? At least for now, this Nine Emperor Princes definitely has no capital to compete with the crown prince. At least the King of Han, King Chen, King of Shu from the Middle Palace, and even the Concubine De who is in charge of the affairs of the Six Palaces are more qualified to replace the seriously ill Middle Palace.

Although the king of Song was a little too arrogant and domineering under the arrogance of his mother. But the hidden strength behind his mother's family is far from being comparable to this foundationless king of Hejian County. The emperor's true intention was to confuse the old man a little.

The old man, who was somewhat puzzled, was very clever enough to stop at this matter. Indeed, when he and this emperor were in the palace, they had a deep relationship. The emperor has always been with him in cloth clothes, and has never regarded himself as his courtier. But the emperor is the emperor after all, and it is better not to meddle too much in some things.

Seeing that the old man was silent and silent, the emperor shook his head slightly, and did not say anything. He just stepped out of the Wende Palace, looked in the direction where Tingxue Xuan was, and sighed softly. The power of heaven is unpredictable, but no one can guess the emperor's mind at this time. Even the old man behind him who has been a close friend for more than 20 years and is called by his old friend is difficult to figure out.

Huang Qiong, who was taken away from Wende Hall by the crown prince to the new mansion, naturally didn't know about this conversation behind her. When standing in front of his new home, Rao is Huang Qiong was calm, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the royal luxury again. The mansion prepared for him, although it is a second-hand house, is still magnificent and huge. In the carved railings and painted columns, there is a trace of luxury everywhere.

Looking at the city in front of me, this is located in the inner city of Luoyang, which is almost the most prosperous part of the city. Thinking about the fact that he worked underground for so long in his later life, he could only buy a house of more than 90 square meters in the West Third Ring Road of Beijing, and two sets of more than 100 square meters of stores in the commercial street, and he also took a part of the loan.

But now, in the words of Emperor Lao Tzu, this house that covers an area of more than 100 acres and has at least 150,000 square meters according to the measurement method of later generations, can not only live for free for three years, not to mention. It also comes with free decoration and security, and there is no need to pay property fees.

If this is left in Beijing in the future, this is enough to have a large community size of the palace, not counting the buildings above. This land alone is worth at least hundreds of millions, and this still has to be outside the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing. If it is left in the third ring road, there is no more than a billion yuan that cannot be lowered.

However, after seeing Ziwei City as a royal palace twice in the past few days, Huang Qiong is somewhat accustomed to the luxurious style of ancient Chinese imperial architecture. Although I sighed a little, at least I was not as surprised as I was when I first saw the palace, which was more than six times larger than the Forbidden City in Beijing in later generations.