In fact, the emperor knew very well that there was no need to bring 30,000 people into Beijing in the cold night.

If he wants to rebel, it is enough to use the more than thirty people in the temple at this moment.

The emperor was in a trance in his heart, and finally realized that he had been painstakingly guarding against this wolf cub for more than ten years, but it was all in vain.

He had been guarding against Ling Hanxiao wanting to be the emperor of the country, so he was not allowed to associate with the officials of the court and the central government, and he was not allowed to learn the strategy of governing the country, and he was thrown to the northwest when he was about to be twelve, counting on his life and death.

Unexpectedly, he not only came back alive, but also lived a glorious life, and no one could erase his existence.

And this country, he is not just "Xiao Xiang", but also has to reach out directly to take it.

At this time, abdication and giving way to Xian is the only way for the monarch and father to save the last face, but the emperor is unwilling.

He looked up at Ye Han and asked in a deep voice, "What is your purpose?" ”

"Ask for sin." Ye Han replied.

"Yes, I recognize it." The emperor looked at him, "You don't need to summon Xiaoluzi to come, and you don't need to summon the generals of the Zhenwu Army or the Anbian Army to come, I recognize it." ”

The ministers of the palace were frightened, and no one could speak.

Ye Han shook his head, not satisfied with this answer: "Father, what do you recognize?" ”

Letting the prisoner confess his guilt is a very straightforward humiliation for the criminal who still has a sense of integrity, but Ye Han did not feel that he had asked inappropriately.

The emperor seemed to have gotten used to his attitude, and did not resist, and replied calmly: "I admit that the True Martial Army has been prepared for you from the beginning. It was I who wanted to train them to be the army of tigers and wolves, it was I who wanted them to plunder the people and kill innocents, and I also wanted them to pretend to be bandits to lead you into the mountains. All of this is to get rid of you, and if you think they are guilty, you remember that they are committing these sins for you, so you are the root of all evil. ”

"Poof......hahaha" Ruan Qingzhi was the first to laugh.

The civil and military officials next to him did not laugh. They just felt a buzzing in their heads, and they couldn't think at all.

At this time, they even wanted to be like this Qingyang County Lord who was not afraid of death, and asked the emperor: Are you always crazy?

But as courtiers, they couldn't ask, so they could only continue to be stunned, listening to the crisp voice of the county lord of Qingyang: "I was still wondering before, Your Majesty is in his fifties and in his prime, why should he rush to pass on the throne to the prince?" Listening to what you just said, I understand: Your Majesty, are you really old and confused? Oh, this is really pitiful, my grandfather is almost seventy years old and not old and confused, you are old and confused at fifty! ”

The emperor didn't want to quarrel with the child and lose his share.

But there was an old minister in the hall who was enthusiastic and loved to give people words, and then he reprimanded: "Lord Qingyang, in front of Your Majesty, you must not be rude!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi obediently replied "yes", and then laughed again: "I can bear not to say it, but what if what His Majesty said just now is really funny?" Think about it, he said that he wanted to train the army, he wanted the real military army to kill innocents indiscriminately, and he wanted the real military army to pretend to be bandits - speaking of which, a fool can hear that he himself is the root of all evil, why did he bend his tongue and become the king of all evil? ”

The ministers avoided her gaze, and no one would answer her words.

The county lord of Qingyang is pampered, and he can rely on the small seller to be unobstructed, but others can't.

Ruan Qingzhi laughed for a while, and then saw that no one echoed him, so he had to stop, and muttered a little aggrievedly: "It can't be that I'm stupid, right?" ”

"You're not stupid." Ye Han reached out and rubbed the top of her head, "You're right, whoever wants to do evil is the root of all evil." ”

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head and grimaced at the emperor, grinning: "Those innocent souls of those innocent souls in the three provinces and six counties of the Northland are waiting in the underworld!" Your Majesty, you might as well guess if they are waiting for Ye Han to settle the score, or are they waiting for you to settle the score? ”

The emperor still didn't answer, and when he looked at her smiling face, he suddenly felt chills all over his body.

This girl is chattering. Is she pretending to be a ghost to scare people, or is she ...... Extraordinary, indeed?

Before the emperor could figure it out, the old ministers in the palace who had come back to their senses began to wipe their tears: "How can this be, how can it be so!" His Royal Highness King Li has been fighting at the border since he was a child, and his merit is in Sheji, why does Your Majesty ...... Why can't it be tolerated? ”

As he cried, everyone asked the same question in their hearts.

The emperor wants to kill his own son? In order to kill him, he did not hesitate to train 30,000 hot-blooded sons to become extremely vicious criminals, and did not hesitate to take the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people in three provinces and six counties?

Why?

Is it for the sake of the Lord?

Can...... His own son is not an outsider, what's wrong with high merit?

Confused, incomprehensible.

The Emperor saw the questions of his courtiers, and was clearly willing to answer them. He looked at Ye Han and asked in a cold voice, "Do you know why I have to kill you?" ”

"I know," Ye Han said expressionlessly, "because my maternal grandfather's family is from the Ji Wang Party." More than 20 years ago, you ordered my grandfather to be beheaded on fabricated charges, and my mother died after giving birth to me, as you wished. I am the only one left in the nine clans of the Su family, of course you have to worry about it every day, and you can't sleep peacefully. ”

"You...... Nonsense! Emperor Huo Ran stood up.

Ye Han lowered his head and smiled mockingly: "It turns out that the father didn't plan to admit this?" So what kind of reason do you want to give your son? You can't still use the same set of Chen Guiren back then, and insist that I'm not your son, right? ”

The ministers in the hall were already dizzy by this successive news, only Ruan Qingzhi's eyes widened and he looked excited, but he didn't slap his face.

Seeing her reaction, the emperor suddenly had some hope in his heart, and hurriedly asked Ye Han, "What if you are indeed not my son?" ”

The words were to ask Ye Han, but his eyes looked at Ruan Qingzhi.

Ye Han suddenly smiled and said softly: "Then I should really thank God, thank the gods and Buddhas for not disappointing my day and night prayers for twenty years; I should also be grateful to my mother for being sober and brave enough to not let me bleed dirty. ”

The Emperor never expected to hear such an answer.

He boldly took two small steps forward, trying to find some emotion of shame, resentment, or pain in Ye Han's face.

But he failed.

The smile on Ye Han's face wasn't fake. He was genuinely happy and genuinely hoped that that assumption would come true.

On the contrary, the emperor himself, just imagining this possibility was enough for him to be ashamed, annoyed, angry and hateful, and there was no way to calm down at all.

It took him a lot of effort to suppress his anger, and he looked back at Ruan Qingzhi again.

But I saw that the little girl was more excited than just now, and a pair of bright eyes looked at the night cold, like stars twinkling.

That's a real joy.

The emperor snorted heavily: "Lord Qingyang, if King Li is not the son and grandson of my Ling family, have you thought about what to do?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi blinked and looked over: "Strange, is Ye Han the son and grandson of the Ling family, what does it have to do with me?" I will not marry his fathers and fathers. ”

Ye Han took her words and smiled: "Father is wrong. If Erchen is not your bloodline, then it should not be difficult for us, but you should think about what to do next. ”

The Emperor did not understand this, and slowly paced back to his place and sat down, and asked with his eyes.

Ye Han squinted his eyes and looked at him: "If I were your son, you would still be the emperor of Southern Qi after your abdication, and you would still be able to enjoy sacrifices in the temple after Bintian; If I am not, then I have to change the dynasty and subvert your Southern Qi rivers and mountains - the temple of your Ling family, I will not worship it. ”

"You, you—" The Emperor trembled with anger, and could not utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi asked again at this time: "So Your Majesty, is Ye Han your son after all?" I wish he wasn't! My father can't be replaced, and if I can replace my father-in-law, it will be a great comfort for me! ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you!" The emperor raised his head angrily, "Do you think my Ling family's blood is dirty?" Then you can't clean yourself! ”

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head and corrected seriously: "Ye Han didn't say anything about the Ling family's blood organs, he only said Your Majesty's blood organs!" ”

The emperor was suddenly angry enough, and the ministers in the palace quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there is no need to change the dynasty. Otherwise, they not only have to consider the issue of standing in line, but also whether to be a second minister, or whether to touch the pillar Mingzhi and live and die with Nanqi...... It's troublesome.

At this point, everyone has already understood in their hearts: this is the story of an emperor who cut down his political enemies and cut them to his son, but his son didn't want to be beheaded but planned to be an emperor.

Stop arguing and just fist the winner. The ministers said in their hearts.

At this time, it was already late, and several little eunuchs came in tremblingly, lit the lamps, and fled again.

The emperor stared at the lamp on the desk for a while, woke up, and looked up at Ye Han: "I have given you the answer you want, tell me what you want." ”

The dizzy ministers suddenly cheered up.

This is, are you going to start forcing the palace?

With more than 30 people forcing the palace, it sounds a bit of a joke. But now it seems that the Jin Wuwei and even the palace maids and eunuchs in this palace are all difficult to guarantee that they are not King Li's people.

Moreover, there was a city full of people outside.

Of course, there are also many people who secretly shake their heads: it seems that it is not enough to force the emperor to take the throne with this crime.

At present, King Li may be able to ascend the throne smoothly with the support of the people, but after a long time, the throne obtained by this forced palace will inevitably fall into the tongue after all.

Not to mention others, even these old ministers in the palace at this moment, I am afraid that a large part of them will be dissatisfied with King Li.

The monarch is aggressive and disrespectful in front of him, and even says things like "dirty blood", which can be said to be a great rebellion. It is difficult to convince people that such a person should be the Son of Heaven.

Sure enough, the hall was quiet for a moment, and immediately someone bowed to Ye Han and said: "His Royal Highness King Li, the truth of the case of the Zhenwu Army is not suitable for publication, please think twice." ”

Ye Han nodded, indicating that he understood.

Of course, this matter cannot be said to the outside world, otherwise the people's trust in the court and the royal family will collapse in a large area, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

When the official saw that the night was cold and easy to speak, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Therefore, my emperor cannot issue an edict on this matter, and it is best not to mention it in the history books." Today's Events...... Our subjects will be denied by His Holiness, and it is the best policy to expose this matter without wind and waves. ”

"Not bad." Ye Han agreed.

The official breathed a sigh of relief, but the latter words were difficult to say.

You can't just say, "Since you agree, then let's make a big thing a small thing and treat it as if nothing happened", right?

King Li is only good at talking on the surface. He had already broken into the Fu'an Hall with his sword, how could it be possible for him to give up at this time?

But as a courtier, you can't persuade the emperor that you are all gone, so you can quickly let go.

If you don't speak, you can't do it, no matter which side you settle accounts on in the future, you will inevitably ask, "What do I want you to do if you don't speak on such an important occasion at that time".

Therefore, it is difficult to be a courtier!

Fortunately, there is also a brainless Qingyang county lord, who always plays cards out of common sense. The ministers were here to worry, and she had already jumped out recklessly: "What do you mean? Is this a thing in the past? More than 30,000 people in the Zhenwu Army have become brutes in vain? So many people in three provinces and six counties died in vain? ”

It's good that someone comes out. Many officials breathed a sigh of relief and waited for progress.

But this kind of childish questioning didn't need the emperor to answer in person, and immediately the loyal and upright minister stood up and reprimanded: "Lord Qingyang, please pay attention to your identity, it's not your turn to ask questions about the affairs of the court!" ”

"I don't care about the usual government affairs, but today is different!" Ruan Qingzhi was arrogant, "Didn't you see that we were rebelling? ”

The word "rebellion" was the first to be shouted by the emperor in his anger, but at this moment he was eager to swallow these two words back.

With these two words, even if he wants to be soft, it will be difficult for him to step down! The other party directly shouted rebellion, how can he take this stubble?

Fortunately, Ruan Qingzhi's voice fell, and a young man's voice immediately shouted angrily outside the door: "In these years, can rebellion be so blatant!" ”

It was the voice of Ling Yu, the Seventh Prince.

The emperor's eyes lit up, and he almost stood up with excitement.

Ling Yu rushed into the door in a few arrows, and when he broke into front of Ye Han, he asked, "Third brother, do you really want to rebel?!" ”

Ye Han nodded: "You were late, you didn't catch up with the excitement." ”

Ling Yu stared around the hall with round eyes, but he didn't find any corpses or anything, and he didn't quite understand what this "lively" meant for a while.

But that didn't stop him from being angry. He pulled out his sword and pointed at Ruan Qingzhi, and asked sharply, "Is it you, the demon girl, who provoked the third brother to rebel?" I knew you weren't a good thing! How nice a person my third brother is...... He's going to be ruined in your hands! ”

Ruan Qingzhi frowned: "Who will invite this little kid out?" It's a headache for me. ”

Lao Cheng immediately rushed up in a loud voice, grabbed Ling Yu's wrist and snatched the sword, picked up the person and walked out.

"Wait!" The emperor suddenly spoke, "Yu'er stays!" ”

Lao Cheng glanced back, and seeing that Ye Han had no intention of objecting, he reluctantly put down Ling Yu, and threatened in a low voice: "If you dare to insult the county lord of Qingyang again, I will break your neck!" ”

Of course, his "low voice" was clearly heard by at least half of the people in the hall.

Of course, the young Ling Yu couldn't stand such humiliation, and immediately stiffened his neck and said, "If you break my neck, she is still a demon!" You guys just follow her to mess around, if you continue to make trouble, the third brother will die at her hands sooner or later, and she will hook up with others in a blink of an eye! ”

"You kid-" Lao Cheng was so angry that he immediately had to pick him up again.

At this time, the emperor opened his mouth again: "If you want to rebel, shouldn't you also kill me first, and then attack my son?" ”

Lao Cheng shook his hand and muttered: "Thin as a house sparrow, if it weren't for his bad mouth, who would be impatient to do it to him?" ”

Having said that, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and he muttered to himself and returned to the team to stand down.

The emperor looked at Ye Han: "You said that I am not worthy of being a king, and you say that the prince is not worthy of it, so what do you think of Lao Qi?" ”

"Not good." Ye Han said seriously, "It's too stupid. ”

The emperor's face turned pale and he did not speak. Ye Han thought for a while and added, "He is not as good as the fifth brother." The fifth brother is the king, and the people's livelihood will be hard, but the national strength will not be weak; If the seventh brother is the king, the kingdom will perish within ten years. ”

Ling Yu's face turned red with anger at such an evaluation, and he glared at Ruan Qingzhi angrily.

He thought in his heart that the third brother treated him well in the past, but now his evaluation of him is so low, it must be because the shameless Qingyang County Lord said something bad about him behind his back.

The emperor kept those two sentences in his heart and carefully tasted them for a long time.

After finally tasting a little taste, he asked in a deep voice: "The fifth is not good, and the seventh is even worse, so who is worthy of the big responsibility in your eyes?" ”

"Me!" Ye Han said without hesitation.

This was also the expected answer, and neither the emperor nor the ministers were surprised.

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and the emperor said in a dumb voice, "Okay." I will issue an edict tomorrow to abolish the crown prince. It is inconvenient for the Zhenwu Army to make it public, I ...... I am willing to issue an edict on the grounds that my failure to cultivate virtue has caused the wrath of heaven, and from now on, all palace expenses will be halved, and the six counties of the three northern provinces will be exempted from taxation for three years. What do you think? ”

The emperor of a country, when it comes to this, he is already very low-voiced.

Exemption from payment for three years, edict for oneself, and halving the expenses in the palace, such a remedy can also be said to be full of sincerity.

When the ministers heard this, they were finally relieved, knowing that the emperor was willing to take the lead in bowing his head, and this matter would be easy to handle.

As long as King Li takes a step down this step, the matter can be solved perfectly, and everyone is happy.

However, Yehan did not take this step.

The emperor waited for a long time and didn't hear a response, and when he looked up, he saw that Ye Han's gaze was still firmly locked on him, and his face was not good-looking.

It is, not satisfied.

"Han'er," the emperor paused and sighed, "The Su family's affairs really shouldn't be angry with you, I was too paranoid before. You say that you are the only one who is most suitable for the position of prince, and I admit it. However, the crown prince was only afraid that the people would be in turmoil, so he ...... This matter is put aside for a while, and you go back to the study to read for a while, and after the matter of the fifth child cools down, the DPRK and China will reconsider the establishment of the reserve, how about it? ”

These words are well-founded and humble enough. If Ye Han doesn't agree again, it will be a blatant usurpation of the throne, and there will be no reason at all.

The ministers have all cheered up, ready to wait for King Li to nod and then kneel down together, and add a sentence of "His Royal Highness King Li understands righteousness", and today this matter is over.

However, they waited for a long time, but they still did not wait for that "good".

Ye Han finally looked away, lowered his head and smiled: "Father, not only will the abolition of the crown prince be too complicated, which will cause chaos in the hearts of the people, but the crown prince will be canonized too quickly, and the Zen throne will be immediately after the canonization." So before that, why did you make a hasty decision to complete the two major events of the crown prince canonization and succession within a month? ”

The emperor's face suddenly sank, and his eyes were full of fierceness.

Ye Han noticed it, and still looked at him, looking a little puzzled: "Father? ”

Seeing this, the emperor quietly breathed a sigh of relief, groaned slightly, and said: "A few years ago, I was a little unsafe, I thought that my time was short, and I was deceived by the old five......

Speaking of this, he remembered that the previous statement of "being blinded" had not deceived everyone, and he coughed twice to stop the conversation, but he couldn't make it up later.

It's true that you're not in good health, and it's false to think that your time is running out.

Being deceived is false, and having to pass on the throne is true.

As for why "I had to pass on the throne", this cannot be said.

If you say it, the sky will fall.

The emperor forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, observed Ye Han's face, and thought for a long time before continuing: "...... The old five can't compare to you. He will be able to snoop on privacy and verbal threats, which is far less atmospheric than you can easily recruit tens of thousands of soldiers and mobilize tens of thousands of people to besiege the palace city. ”

There was just the right amount of resentment in this sentence, and it was not disgusting, but it caused some old ministers in the palace to have red eyes.

Combined with the topic just now, it is not difficult to guess the truth that the emperor did not say: it must be that Ling Shuang, the king of Jin, noticed those murderous things when he was taking care of the Zhenwu army on weekdays, and may even have sensed the emperor's intentions, and took advantage of this matter to coerce the emperor to appoint him as the prince and pass on the throne as soon as possible, and the emperor had to reluctantly agree in order to cover up the crime.

This explanation makes sense, and it is also very consistent with the identities of the two. The ministers all thought it was invulnerable, only Ye Han shook his head.

He looked at the emperor with a somewhat stubborn expression, but the corners of his lips were slightly hooked as if hiding mockery: "Father, although the fact that the Zhenwu Army is being a bandit will damage your holy name, it is far from the point where you can be forced to establish a prince and pass on the throne in a hurry. ”

The king of a country has the power of life and death. Allowing soldiers to plunder civilians is at most said to be a tyrant, and it is always better to be controlled by his son and pass on the throne.

Even if Ling Shuang wanted to expose that his real purpose in raising troops was to trap and kill King Li, he might not be able to set off much of a storm without evidence.

What's more, this matter has been exposed just now, and I don't see how panicked and ashamed the emperor is, and his old man even admitted by the way that he eradicated the Su family more than 20 years ago just because the other party was the Ji Wang Party.

The ministers thought like this, and suddenly felt that King Li was right, there must be more hidden secrets behind the previous establishment of the prince.

So a moment later, everyone's eyes fell on Ye Han's body again, waiting in horror and excitement, hoping that he would tell an even more amazing inside story.

Yehan lived up to their expectations.

He raised his head again and looked directly at the emperor: "Seventeen years ago—and now it can be said to be eighteen years ago—how the plague happened, the fifth brother must already know, right?" ”