It took me thirty-one years to go from a thug to the position of emperor.

That night, Zimin and I moved into the palace and lived in the Wude Hall adjacent to the East Palace.

First of all, Wei Ting came to see me, and discussed with me the ritual regulations of the enthronement ceremony the next day, as well as the places that need attention, and then the Ministry of Rites sent someone to send the court clothes for the enthronement.

Zimin and I couldn't sleep, walked outside the palace gate, and saw Dou Dan personally leading people to patrol the night, saw me standing at the door of the temple to watch him, bowed to me, and then turned to other places to inspect.

I closed the door of the temple and withdrew into the dormitory.

Zi Min knew that I was turning around, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is still restless?" ”

I heard her call me "Your Majesty", I just felt very strange, so I took her hand and sat back on the couch, and said with a smile: "'Your Majesty' is not good, I remember when you first married me, you once said that you called me eldest brother like them, you have been used to it for so many years, and now you suddenly change your words, don't you feel troublesome?" In the future, you will still call me big brother. ”

Zi Min shook his head and said with a smile: "You will be the Son of Heaven in the future, and you will reign in the world, even between us, there is also a difference between monarchs and ministers, how can you lose your dignity?" ”

When I heard this, I only said: "I promised to leave here with you, and I know that you must have thought so in your heart, but now it's the opposite, I'm already sorry, if I get rusty because of the difference in identity, wouldn't I pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon?" ”

Zimin was stunned when he heard this, and asked rhetorically: "What is 'picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon'?" ”

When she reminded me, I suddenly remembered where I was, and I only felt very amused, forgetting all the unhappiness she had just felt at calling me "Your Majesty", and only laughing and telling her the story of "the little monkey going down the mountain" that I had heard a long, long time ago.

After hearing this, Zi Min smiled and said, "This is called more than worth the loss, right?" ”

I said, "That's good." ”

Zi Min said: "The prestige of the monarch is difficult to violate, no matter what, in front of everyone, the eldest brother must have the power of the emperor, otherwise how to serve the public?" ”

I knew that she was reasonable, so I had to nod and say, "That's it, in private, you still call me big brother." ”

Zimin nodded and said, "Once upon a time, my father ...... the emperor" before the words came out, and he knew that he had lost his words, so he stopped talking.

I smiled and said, "It's okay to say that the Si people are gone." Back then, my father was planning the world, and he also wanted me to inherit this country, but unfortunately I was unwilling at that time, if I did, maybe there would be no many variables in the future. ”

Zi Min shook his head with a smile and said: "That's not necessarily, if it is really as the eldest brother said, wouldn't the end of the matter be as the eldest brother said?" At that time, maybe you really died under Li Shimin's arrow. The world has changed uncertainly, perhaps because of the eldest brother's repeated concessions, which has been preserved to this day. What's more, if the hypothetical thing develops later, nine times out of ten, how can it actually be as expected? Not as good as now. ”

I listened carefully, only to feel that there was endless mystery hidden in Zimin's words, and I thought for a while before nodding.

Zi Min said again: "Ask a question, if Li Shimin and Li Xuanba meet with the eldest brother in the future, will the eldest brother still show mercy as before?" ”

I didn't answer, but after thinking about it, I asked again, "What do you want?" ”

On the second day, it was the ceremony of the new monarch, Dou Dan personally held the edict handwritten by Mrs. Wan, and read it out in the court.

It wasn't until this moment that I realized that the imperial steps in the Daxing Hall were so high, and when I stood in front of the imperial case and looked back, Zimin and I stood side by side above everyone, and there were a group of people kneeling down, and no one dared to move a little.

This is probably the authority of the king.

I gently opened the twelve jade rays in front of me, looked at everyone carefully, but remembered that I don't know how long ago, Yang Guang had summoned the ministers here, and then it was Dad, and then Li Shimin, the people standing here have changed and changed, but there are always some familiar faces underneath, these people are actually the real winners.

Just as I was about to say "Zhongqing is flat", Sanniang suddenly ran in from outside the palace door and said: "Da ......" As soon as the words came out, he changed his words again: "Brother Huang, Wen Zhen has escaped!" ”

I was shocked, and I felt Zimin's hand holding me tightly.

Dou Dan stood beside me, and when he heard the words, he was about to step forward to ask for his life, and I smiled lightly: "Zhongqing is flat." After speaking, he continued, "Commander Dou, I ...... I had already expected this, and if he did escape, General Xu would have his own way of dealing with it outside, and the secretaries would not have to worry. ”

When Sanniang heard this, she seemed to realize her gaffe in the palace, looked around for a moment, knelt down and said, "Sanniang is reckless, please forgive the imperial brother." ”

I smiled lightly and said, "You get up, there is a saying, 'If you care, you will be chaotic', what is the crime?" ”

For some reason, standing on a high place and speaking, the voice seems to be much louder.

Sanniang got up and retreated to the side.

In order to prevent further changes, the officials of the DPRK and China are all arranged according to the arrangements made by the father before his death, and each of them is still responsible for their own affairs.

After the ceremony of the new monarch was over, my heart suddenly settled a lot for some reason, probably because my identity was recognized by everyone.

On the other hand, I was very nervous, worried that I would not be able to take on such a heavy responsibility.

After the meeting, I summoned Pei Lin alone.

After Pei Lin entered the Liangyi Palace, he wanted to salute me, I hurriedly bypassed the imperial case, helped him up and said, "Uncle Pei, why do you have to be so polite? ”

Pei Lin is already old, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Your Majesty's Ninety-Five Honor, different from other monarchs and ministers, when you meet the Son of Heaven, you should worship immediately." "After saying that, I have to bow again.

I said: "Uncle Pei, you are a close friend of your father and the emperor, and you are also an elder of Jiancheng, if you insist on bowing, won't you be ruined by Jiancheng?" ”

When Pei Lin heard this, he stood up straight, looked around, glanced at the people standing in the hall, and then looked at me.

I turned my head and ordered them all to go down, and when I saw that he was far away, I helped Pei Lin to sit on the couch beside him.

Pei Lin sat down and said: "It's not a secret, Weichen didn't expect His Highness...... His Majesty would make such a move, which is really a great surprise. ”

I heard what Pei Lin said, but it was inconvenient to break it down, so I deliberately asked, "What is Uncle Pei referring to?" ”

Pei Lin smiled: "Your Majesty forgives Weichen for his innocence, and Weichen dares to say it." ”

When I heard this, I smiled and said: "Uncle Pei, there are no monarchs and ministers here, only two uncles and nephews, just like ordinary people, uncle has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

Pei Liancai said slowly: "I have been friends with the emperor for decades, and if the emperor's dying intention is, I am not in the near future, and I can roughly figure out a thing or two, but I know the emperor's meaning, which is by no means like today." ”

(End of chapter)