Chapter 11: A Throne Like No Other
In the imperial study, Zhao Zongyang had just sent away Zhao Hongming, who had finished dealing with things overnight and came to report.
For this big prince, Zhao Zongyang is very relieved. can lead more than half of the hooligans in the capital at the age of eight, this big prince can be said to be a natural general.
And this means that this Yanfeng's throne is not suitable for him.
In his free time waiting for Zhao Hongxing to come over, Zhao Zongyang picked up a file sent by Dadu City this morning, and the file wrote down some information related to Hongyi's life experience in detail. And what interested Zhao Zongyang was the sect from Hongyi.
This sect is called Huairenzong, and the scale is not large, and there are only a dozen men, women, and children in the whole sect together. However, this Huairen Sect is quite prestigious among the people, because the internal force of their cultivation is extremely special, and it is a very rare internal force that can have a healing effect on human body diseases and internal and external injuries. Special internal force supplemented by ancestral medical techniques, Huairenzong can be said to be hanging pot to help the world in the folk, although the force value of the sect is not high, but the prestige is not low, there are many folk masters or their families after being rejuvenated by Huairenzong's wonderful hands, voluntarily joined the sect, become the bodyguard of Huairenzong.
Huai Renzong, who had many good guards, still fell into the hands of that "new friend" who was mischievous. However, compared with the other two sects that were also murdered, Huairenzong was "lucky" to keep Hongyi's child in the end. Although Hongyi was found to be fashionable and young, a sect like this that started with internal martial arts will definitely use internal force to sort out the meridians for the child from birth, even if he has not yet practiced martial arts, but his body has long been affected by external forces, and he can operate the slightest trace of internal force in his body on his own.
Maybe this is one of the reasons why Hongyi, the child, was still alive after being so seriously injured. Zhao Zongyang looked at the file and thought to himself.
"Daddy, are you looking for me?" Outside the door, Zhao Hongxing's voice sounded.
"Oh, come in. Zhao Zongyang put down the file in his hand and called Zhao Hongxing in.
"How is it, how did you feel about catching the assassin last night?" Zhao Zongyang asked after Zhao Hongxing came in.
How can this feel? Zhao Hongxing looked at his expectant expression as the emperor's father was confused, could it be that I could catch an assassin and catch any insights?
"Well, this, I feel extremely honored to be able to bring the thief to justice with my own hands. Zhao Hongxing said casually.
"I'm not asking you this," Zhao Zongyang was obviously dissatisfied with this answer, "I mean, do you feel emotionally, emotionally?"
"I ......," Zhao Hongxing said in his heart, what does His Majesty the Emperor want to ask?
"I don't feel anything. I really couldn't guess what Zhao Zongyang wanted to say, so Zhao Hongxing had to tell the truth.
"This ...... Why don't you feel it?" Zhao Zongyang looked very unwilling.
"Daddy, what do you want to say?" It was really hard to guess what others were thinking, Zhao Hongxing simply asked directly.
"Xing'er, you, are you planning to sit on the throne?" Zhao Zongyang seemed to have a showdown, and directly asked a question that Zhao Hongxing didn't know how to answer.
Is he about to be involved in the struggle for imperial power so soon? Zhao Hongxing broke out in a cold sweat, in the TV series of Gong Dou that he watched with his mother in his previous life, the end of the losing side of the struggle was usually very miserable. When Zhao Hongxing knew his identity, he was most worried about this issue, because he felt that with his temperament, he might not survive more than three episodes in the TV series.
Ben Zhao Hongxing felt that he was still young, his emperor father was only in his thirties and in the prime of life, and the struggle for imperial power was still relatively far away, but he didn't expect to be asked today.
"This, this, Erchen is still young, and it may be a little too early for Daddy to mention this to his son now. Zhao Hongxing replied in a roundabout way.
"Hmph, still young?" Zhao Zongyang's eyes narrowed, "Yes, you are indeed still young." But do you know how good your brothers are? Don't you work hard while you're old, and when you really grow up, what will you do to catch up with them!"
Hearing this, does Zhao Zongyang want to let himself inherit the throne? Zhao Hongxing pondered for a moment, just taking the eldest prince Zhao Hongming as an example, even if he starts to train hard from now on, when he can inherit the throne as an adult, it is estimated that he will not be the opponent of the eldest prince. When he was a teenager, he could lead the master of the forbidden army and the city defense army to cooperate in the capital, which would be in a few years if there was a war on the frontier, the commander would definitely be him, and when the time came, he would win a few battles and make a few achievements, Zhao Hongxing felt that he couldn't grab the throne when he took his head.
"The child thinks he is stupid, and if the elder brothers want to inherit the inheritance, the child is willing to be the prince who serves the country. "Although it's not bad to be an emperor, after all, sitting on the country was also a dream of my youth in my previous life. But dreams are dreams, and now Zhao Hongxing just wants to be a prince who is raised.
has also been played in the TV series, the prince who successfully competed for the throne ruthlessly slaughtered several other brothers who competed with him, leaving only a younger brother who only loves to compose poetry. Zhao Hongxing also plans to do so, from now on, he will not fight or grab, but only love the wind and snow, and when this fight starts, the most unthreatening self must be the safest at that time.
"Let your brothers be emperors?" Zhao Zongyang did widen his eyes after listening to Zhao Hongxing's words, but what he said next made Zhao Hongxing a little difficult to understand.
"Can your brothers take a fancy to this throne? Everyone is a good hand when they go out, can they be willing to be the emperor in this capital?" Zhao Zongyang said excitedly.
What does this mean? Is this what no one wants to want at all? Zhao Hongxing looked at Zhao Zongyang very puzzled, he couldn't understand why he, the emperor's father, said that the succession to the throne was very embarrassing. Could it be that Zhao Zongyang was forced to wear a yellow robe? Is there any ulterior secret in this?
"Daddy, I don't understand what you mean, isn't it a good thing to sit on the throne?" Zhao Hongxing asked.
"What a fart!" Zhao Zongyang retorted angrily, "Do you think I like to be the emperor? I can't beat your imperial uncles, so I am forced to sit in this position." ”
Zhao Hongxing heard Zhao Zongyang say this, and only then did he react to one thing. In the ancient royal family in the previous life, the emperor's children basically did not have an imperial uncle, because the royal family paid attention to the inheritance of the eldest son, so as long as the eldest son ascended the throne, the remaining younger brothers were all imperial uncles.
Zhao Hongxing, the emperor's father, Zhao Zongyang, is the youngest of his father's generation, and he has three imperial uncles, but they are not in the capital, they are all stationed in the frontier all the year round, and they are all generals who command thousands of troops.
This is definitely impossible in the ancient times of the previous life, even if the eldest son ascends the throne without hindrance, it is impossible to let his younger brothers hold the military power, and they are generally given an idle position by a prince, and they don't want to go anywhere in their lives, they can only earn and stay in the capital.
The rules of this world seem to be completely different, and those who become emperors are not happy at all sitting on the throne, but they envy the princes who guard the border.
"Does Daddy feel very aggrieved to be an emperor?" Zhao Hongxing asked tentatively.
"Xing'er, do you think Daddy likes this imperial robe very much?" Zhao Zongyang said helplessly: "They are all high-spirited men, who doesn't want to wander outside, see all the rivers and mountains in the world, know this heroic man in the world, or fight with the enemy on the battlefield, and compete in front of the two armies." ”
Sighing, Zhao Zongyang continued: "But if you sit as an emperor, you can only nest in this capital. Every day, I racked my brains to think about the affairs of the country, and endlessly talked with the officials of various provinces and ministries. As an emperor, I also want to become a symbol of my national prestige, and put on the appearance of the lord of a country to meet with those envoys of various countries who have evil intentions. ”
"Compared to the days when I was training outside, this kind of life in Miyagi is simply too difficult. Zhao Zongyang looked at Zhao Hongxing, and said with some grievances: "Back then, I was the youngest, so I couldn't compare to your imperial uncles in all aspects, so I had to sit on this throne." Let's follow the rules of being the emperor, that is, whoever is the weakest will be the one!"
Zhao Zongyang's words made Zhao Hongxing stunned. The experience gained from watching TV dramas in the previous life doesn't work here, this Yanfeng royal family is uneasy to play cards, people are not the primogeniture inheritance system and not the strongest can get it, but let the princes work harder than this, and finally pick the weakest one to be the emperor.
Isn't this really afraid of a disabled child born in that generation? This must be the weakest prince, and the position of emperor must be this child. What should I do at this time, will I be strangled to death if I am born?
The above are all slots that Zhao Hongxing spit out in his heart, this Yanfeng royal family can have such rules at the beginning of the founding of the country, it must have the truth at that time. According to Zhao Hongxing, Zhao Zongyang is aggrieved when he is the emperor, he is not convinced that he has become the weakest because of his age.
However, what Zhao Zongyang said is right, being an emperor seems to be a beautiful scenery, but it is indeed a big mess of "broken things", intrigue with ministers, local officials, and forces from various countries. Although Zhao Zongyang was forced to sit on the throne, his sense of responsibility drove him to do these things seriously and responsibly.
Zhao Hongxing felt that he couldn't do it, because he just wanted to sit a leisurely prince. But now the problem has arisen, if you want to spend a leisurely life, you will be sent to the throne, dealing with various national affairs every day, and you will be very busy. But if you don't want to be busy on the throne, you have to work hard for the rest of the days, so that you can win over the brothers in front of you in the future.
However, this is in great conflict with his desire to live a leisurely life.
Zhao Hongxing stood there and began a psychological struggle.
Looking at the contemplation that Zhao Hongxing fell into after listening to his own words—actually thinking about how to be lazy in the future—he felt relieved. It seems that his words can finally wake up Zhao Hongxing, so that he will no longer be like an old guy who retired and went home to live a good life.
"Daddy, don't worry, I will definitely try my best to surpass my brothers, unlike Daddy, who sits on this throne!" After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongxing said with a resolute attitude towards Zhao Zongyang.
"Okay, good, this is my good son!" Zhao Zongyang looked very happy, although it was a bit mocking to not become an emperor like himself, but Zhao Zongyang didn't care, he was only happy that he could ignite his son's fighting spirit.
Is Zhao Hongxing really ignited by Zhao Zongyang's "fighting spirit"? Of course not, Zhao Hongxing is not an eight-year-old child who can be fooled so easily (although his body is indeed only eight years old).
Zhao Hongxing just thought about it like this: if he continues to live a leisurely life now, then he will be leisurely for about ten years at most, and then, he is likely to squat on the throne for twenty or thirty years or even longer. But if he starts working hard now, and then when he becomes an adult, he can surpass the other princes and let others ascend to the throne, then he can live a leisurely life until he ascends to heaven.
After thinking about it like this, Zhao Hongxing made up his mind to pay attention, and then said with Zhao Zongyang very sure.
So now, there is a new problem in front of Zhao Hongxing.
How hard does he need to work to surpass those demonic brothers?