Volume 1: The beginning is to enter the Ning Xiao Gate, the first time to meet the crown prince Fu Yuying Chapter 60: Is it just loyalty
"Are you really the emperor who can't see through your little tricks?" I chuckled, put away the soft sword in my hand, and said slowly: "Not to mention the Praetorian Guards in the capital, how can it be so easy to be killed by you, just because the emperor transferred all the people stationed in the capital to support the prince, it is simply impossible!" ”
He turned around again, surprised by the emperor, and said in disbelief: "Could it be that father, the emperor, you already knew that your sons were going to rebel?" ... It is you, the one who led your retainers into this trap step by step. ”
Fu Yuxiao's face was a little pale, he stared at the cold-faced emperor in disbelief, still shook his head in disbelief, and muttered: "Father, you can even calculate your own son... You're terrible. ”
"It's not that the emperor wants to calculate you." I walked slowly in front of him, sneered, and continued: "It was your greed that was too great, and the people's hearts were not enough to swallow the elephant, which finally led to a self-inflicted end that could not live!" ”
After that, I took advantage of the moment when he was stunned and pushed him hard.
Fu Yuxiao staggered back a few steps, Fu Yuxiao saw this, quickly stood up, grabbed his shoulders from behind Fu Yuxiao, clasped his hands behind his back, and slowly said: "The traitor has been caught, what should my father do?" ”
The emperor's gaze fell on Fu Yuxiao's body, with a complicated expression. After a long time, he lowered his head again and spoke slowly: "Zhuzhu, read my will." ”
I turned around, faced the emperor, and replied, "The slave obeys the order." ”
After finishing speaking, I took out the holy decree that the emperor had given me before from my sleeve, turned around to face Fu Yuxiao again, and after I glanced at him faintly, I opened the holy decree and slowly read out the will.
"I Shao Yingjun life, inherited the great Ye country, reigned for several years, the night was anxious and diligent, and worked hard to make the Daye soldiers strong and strong, the country and the people were safe, but God did not bless me, the heir Yu Xiao, committed the forced palace, and wanted to replace me, it was really a rebel and a thief, I was sad, but also severely punished, with a correct discipline, solidify, Dunrui Wang Fu Yuxiao, deposed the throne, screened the imperial home, from today on, exiled to the frontier, no recall can not return to Beijing, Qin this."
After I finished reading it, I folded the decree again, handed it to Fu Yuxiao, and said coldly: "You accept the decree." ”
When he heard my voice, he gradually raised his head and looked at the dignified emperor in front of the desk, his lips twitched for a long time, and then he slowly asked: "Father, second brother, back then, you were so calculating, in fact, you knew early on that he was going to rebel, but you didn't stop it, and now, you are doing it again on me, and all of this is for you to give that person... Let's remove the obstacles to the enthronement. After all, the only son you love is him. ”
The emperor was silent for a long time, and then he suddenly heard him say, "You are also my son, if you don't have the heart to rebel, why do I have to do this?" ”
"yes." Fu Yuxiao's eyelids trembled slightly, his expression moved slightly for a long time, he suddenly frowned, his eyes gradually reddened, and he asked the emperor loudly: "Erchen is also your child, and it is also the blood of the royal family of Yeguo, so why can't this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains be Erchen's!" ”
"As I said, you're not an emperor..."
"Which is right and wrong, if you don't sit in that position, how can you judge so easily!"
The emperor sighed, finally fell silent, and stopped chatting with him, he lowered his head, no longer looked at Fu Yuxiao, and waved his hand again, signaling King Yuwen to take him down.
In just an hour or so, this long-planned rebellion collapsed, and the emperor sat silently at his desk in deep thought.
Yi Xuan slowly walked out from behind the screen, saluted the emperor, and left.
"Why aren't you leaving?"
The Emperor raised his head slightly and looked at me with a solemn expression.
I brushed my sleeves, slowly knelt on the ground, and after lowering my eyes, I said slowly: "The slave maid stayed here to relieve the emperor's worries." ”
He snorted lightly and said coldly: "I am the Son of Heaven, even if there are troubles, how can you be relieved by a little servant?" ”
Hearing this, I was silent for a moment before I said slowly: "The emperor is both the Son of Heaven and a mortal, so as a mortal, he will naturally worry about the worries of mortals and the worries of mortals. ”
He pondered for a long time, then suddenly laughed dumbly, and said to me in a deep voice: "The people under the prince's hands are really more powerful than the other. After speaking, he sighed lightly, and said slowly: "You can get up and speak." ”
"Yes." After speaking, I slowly got up, bowed my head and said: "Before that, the slave wants to ask you a question, after this incident, if one day you also suspect the prince, will you force him to such a point?" ”
There was a hint of murderous intent in the emperor's eyes, and he was silent for a moment before he spoke: "I, I have never forced any of them, as you said, all these things are due to their own greed. ”
"Everyone in the world is greedy, and as a prince, competing for the throne is also a common thing in previous dynasties, and it is beyond reproach. And the reason for today's situation is actually inseparable from the emperor's own suspicions. ”
A touch of murderous intent gradually appeared in the emperor's eyes, I bit my lower lip, forcibly suppressed the fear in my heart, and continued: "The three sides are evenly matched, although you have already made up a crown prince, but you are constantly giving hope to the other kings, in order to let them fight and restrain each other, so as to ensure that they will not have the spare strength to calculate on your head. And the reason why you are worried about these is just because the emperor himself, who usurped the throne of the first emperor to seize the world, so you are very afraid of the repetition of history, once the prince is sharp, you will suspect that they have a covetous heart for the throne, and you will want to get rid of it quickly, and you do this, in order to be at ease. ”
"Bold!" The emperor reprimanded the case, and the killing intent in his eyes became more and more obvious, "Song Yizhu, you dare to slander me like this?!" ”
I hurriedly knelt down and replied: "What is the truth, the emperor, you are naturally clearer than the slave maid, the slave maid said this, just to tell you a word, if you are undoubted, you can naturally reduce so many calculations." ”
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "If you dare to talk to me like this, you are not afraid that I will kill you?" ”
I pursed my lips, forcibly suppressed the fear in my heart, and continued: "Naturally, I am afraid, after all, if the emperor wants the head of the slave, it is just a matter of words. But there are some words, the slave maid still has to say, whether the prince is the prince in your heart to choose the slave maid I don't know, but the slave knows that if the prince returns triumphantly, he will be suspicious and jealous of you, the slave and maid said these words, just hope that the emperor can believe in the prince, believe in your son, he will never rebel against you. ”
The emperor stood up from his chair, he sneered, and said to me: "I am of the same heart as the crown prince and his son, why talk about suspicion, you are just a commoner, and you dare to speculate at will?" ”
I lowered my head and said slowly, "Before the slave said this, she was determined to die. ”
Now that Fu Yuqing has lost power, Fu Yuxiao has been demoted, and when Fu Yuying returns victoriously, he can really show his edge and start his hegemony, and at that time, among the kings who were once threatened, there was only one Yuwen king left.
And I know better that the biggest obstacle to him becoming the emperor is not anything else, but the emperor's suspicions, my words today may be said on weekdays, and they can't make any waves at all, but after so many fathers and sons, the emperor's heart will definitely have some attachment to his children's affection, then, in the future, in order to retain those only remaining children's affection, he will have less suspicion of Fu Yuying, and more father-son friendship between them.
I will die in exchange for the smoothness of Fu Yuying's road to the throne in the future, and it is not a loss.
As for Chao Fuqin, in my opinion, getting it is far less important than reducing the emperor's suspicions, after all, the emperor's suspicions, if one is not careful, will push Fu Yuying into a dilemma like Fu Yuxiao - rebellion or no rebellion is a dead end. And now that I have this opportunity to help him dispel the emperor's suspicions, I naturally won't let him go easily.
Besides, Fu Yuying also said that Yanhua's disguise technique is superb, and the matter of Chao Fuqin does not necessarily have to be me. Therefore, whether I live or die, I don't care much about the search for Chao Fuqin.
I've done everything I can for him, and maybe he doesn't need me anymore except for that instrument.
The hall was quiet for a long time, and I didn't dare to raise my head, so I didn't know what the emperor's expression was at this time.
After a long time, I heard the emperor's voice again: "You said these words to me, but it was all for Ying'er?" ”
Being poked again, my heart couldn't help but tremble, my expression moved slightly, I pursed my lips, and said slowly: "Yes, being loyal to my master is my duty as a subordinate." ”
"Is it just faithfulness?" The emperor sneered and asked no further, "In vain, I tried to use my guilt towards Xiao'er to dispel my suspicion of Ying'er, Song Yizhu, you are indeed very smart, but this emperor's heart is not something that you can impress with a sentence or two." ”
I shuddered and closed my eyes and sighed softly.
After a long time, I suddenly heard the emperor's voice again: "You are a meritorious person who escorted the rebellion, and if I kill you at this time, I will be criticized by the world." Moreover, I also want to see what your loyalty can be exchanged for Ying'er. ”
The Emperor chuckled and slowly left the palace.
As if my strength had been drained, I sat down on the floor, sweat oozing from my forehead. I looked at the desk in front of me for a long time, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I closed my eyes, and the fear in my heart could not be dissipated for a long time.
When I said those words to the emperor, I was actually extremely conflicted in my heart, although I was ready to die, but I was also really afraid of being executed immediately when I heard that sound.
Thankfully, it's all over.