Chapter 0052 - Ruthless

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In the deep palace where the veil is swaying, it is surprisingly quiet, more than a dozen unsmiling palace ladies are motionless distributed in all angles of the dormitory, like a sculpture guarding the mausoleum, in the deepest part of the dormitory, there is a wide couch bed, on which the brocade quilt is layered, an old man with a silver head is lying there quietly, his flabby face is covered with gray-brown spots, he is old, looking at him sleeping there as if he has passed away peacefully.

Creak!

The palace door that had not been opened for a long time was slowly opening at this time, and a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked in with the hem of his clothes and crossed the high threshold.

Meng Xuanzhe, the prince of Shu, waved his hand, and all the palace ladies bowed and retreated, this time because the imperial doctor said that the time of the king of Shu was short, and he was afraid that his breath would be in these few days.

The old man on the dragon bed also heard the movement, opened his eyes faintly, his eyes were cloudy, and he had no spirit at all, as soon as he saw that the prince was moving over, he immediately became a little uneasy, and struggled to straighten up his upper body to look around, but soon he found that there were two of them in the dormitory.

Meng Xuanzhe came to the couch, shook his hem, knelt down, and said, "The son has come to ask his father to come here, is his father better?" ”

The old Shu king raised his shriveled right hand, his lips squirmed, and he said with difficulty: "You, what are you doing, I don't want to see you, go, go!" ”

Although Shu was a vassal to the Great Song Dynasty, but in private or the people of the country still regarded the lord of Shu as the emperor, Meng Renzan ruled Shu for decades, tolerant governance, and won the love of the people.

Meng Xuanzhe stood up, sat on the edge of the couch, raised the pillow of the old Shu king a few layers, and said with a slight smile: "Father, don't be angry, you have to recuperate more, your son is busy with state affairs these days, and he hasn't been able to come to greet him often, so my father must be angry with my son."

The white whiskers on Meng Renzan's chin trembled, and he trembled: "I regret, I regret, why did I make you the prince in the first place, regret, you don't have to pretend to be a filial son in front of your father, do you want to see if I am dead today?"

Meng Xuanzhe smiled bitterly: "My father is too careful, my son never dared to think about it, and my son is still counting on my father to recover as soon as possible and return to the government."

The old king of Shu has a total of three sons, the eldest son Meng Xuanzhe is thirty years old, the second son Meng Xuanji is seventeen years old, and the third son Meng Xuangong is thirteen years old. After the king of Shu realized his situation, he was powerless, and at this moment, he couldn't afford to get sick.

During this period of time, he could not see any courtiers or cronies, so he could only wait for death in this lonely and cold deep palace.

Meng Renzan waved his hand, he didn't know the son in front of him anymore, "Boss, my father is going to die, you tell me the truth, are your two brothers still alive?"

Meng Xuanzhe left the bed and stood with his hands behind his back: "Why did my father say this, everything is fine for them, my father doesn't have to worry about it, his sons will take care of them."

Meng Renzan shook his head with a bitter face, his face was haggard, and he muttered: "Ruthless is the emperor's family, your two brothers have no intention of competing with you for the throne, and they can't compete with you, now you are covering the sky with one hand in the government and the opposition of this Shu Kingdom, I don't want to see my brothers kill each other, if you dare to do something unethical, I will die blindly."

Meng Xuanzhe was a little displeased, and said impatiently: "Erchen wrote it down, if it's okay, I'll go, and my father will rest well."

"No, don't go!" The King of Shu straightened up vigorously, stretched out his hand to grab him: "You let them come to see me, I want to see them before I die"

I'm afraid that he won't be able to fulfill this request, if a deathbed secret edict suddenly comes, then Meng Xuanzhe, the infamous man who killed his brother, can't help but recite it.

Meng Xuanzhe folded back and snorted: "Father, you think too viciously about your sons, they can't come to see you for the time being."

The king of Shu lay back weakly, and said quietly: "Prince, come, sit next to my father, and listen to what my father says."

Maybe Meng Xuanzhe still remembered a trace of father-son affection, he walked over with some uneasiness, and said softly: "The son is here, father, you say"

The king of Shu pursed his dry and white lips, and his face was also a fatherly expression, he understood that no matter what he did, he could not change the current situation, and he only hoped that the prince still had a trace of kindness, he spoke very slowly, and he had to take a breath every time he said a few words, and it was really time to run out of oil and lamp.

"Prince, you have to promise your father, after my death, you have to be kind to your brothers and sisters, treat the subjects of Shu well, my Shu has the danger of mountains and rivers but there is no tiger and wolf division, everything must listen to the policy of the courtiers, not to go his own way, not to impose strict government on the people, now the Central Plains countries are unified to the Song Dynasty, the Song State is too strong, before you are fledgling, you must not take the initiative to fight with Song Yan, show weakness is not weak, wait for the time to move, so as to protect my Meng family temple from dying"

Meng Xuanzhe nodded: "Erchen has written it down, Erchen never thought of starting a war with Song"

The king of Shu is just doing his best, and he can't do anything about whether his son will listen to him or not.

"Son, you are wrong, it's not that you don't fight, it's that the time has passed, and the time has not come, I watched the fall of the Tang Kingdom back then, the lips and teeth are cold, if the Tang Kingdom is here, why did my Shu Kingdom fall into the current situation of being alone, and now the Shu Kingdom wants to survive, it can't just blindly humiliate and seek peace, the alliance under the city can't last long, and the undefeated side has the foundation to seek peace.

After you succeed to the throne, you must work hard, internal and subjective, external weaker than the Song, if the Song army dares to invade the territory, you must have the courage to fight, you have to fight, you can hold it, do you hear? ”

Meng Xuanzhe nodded mechanically: "The son respects his father and the king's teachings"

The King of Shu smiled with difficulty, laughing helplessly, he could only hope that his son would listen to it, and said so many words in one breath, he was already exhausted, coughed a few times, and then said: "Really listen to it or fake it, my father is dying, this country is yours, how can I toss it, I can't control it, there is no great virtue and Shu in my life, how can I manage the flood after death, the prince, can my father meet the second concubine of the Li family before he dies, I have failed Li Yu, I have no shame to see him under the nine springs, I regret my life"

Meng Xuanzhe pondered for a while, and said with a slight smile: "Erchen Zun, come here"

As soon as the door of the palace opened, an attendant walked in: "What does the prince command?" ”

"Go and invite Concubine Rong and Li Zhaorong (Concubine Shu's title) to come and see the driver"

"No!"

It didn't take long for the attendants outside the hall to shout: "Concubine Rong, see you Li Zhaorong"

The old king of Shu waved his hand to the prince beside him: "You go, I want to see them alone, you don't have to worry, they don't pose any threat to you"

Meng Xuanzhe came out with a salute, and when he walked to the door, he saw the second concubine of the Li family, and he also bowed down and said: "Xuanzhe has seen Concubine Rong, Li Zhaorong"

The second daughter was busy and bent her knees to return the salute: "The prince is polite" and will enter the palace.

Meng Xuanzhe covered the door of the palace and blocked them in front of them, and the attendants on the side also left in acquainted.

"I wonder what the prince has to say?" Li Yanniang was afraid of this prince, she knew that he had coveted his appearance for a long time, but he didn't dare to do anything unethical at present.

Meng Xuanzhe snorted, his restless eyes scanned back and forth on the two stunning beauties, but he was not in a hurry, sooner or later these two were his crotch playthings.

"Concubine Rong, when I see the king, I will reply, don't talk nonsense, it's best to forget all the words when you come out, don't worry, no matter if your father is not there, this prince will treat you well, don't know how to advance and retreat, ah"

As he spoke, he smiled and reached out to touch Li Yanniang's face, but was stopped by Li Sisi, who had long been unable to look at him.

"Hey, why are you so rude, we are your father's concubines, you are too presumptuous"

Li Yanniang hurriedly tugged at her sister's sleeve, and said to Meng Xuanzhe with a smile: "If the prince finishes speaking, we will go to see the driver."

Meng Xuanzhe snorted, glared at Li Sisi and said, "Little flower stamen? Hmph, big and small stamens, ah, hahahaha......." He laughed and got carried away and walked down the steps, in front of his father, he may still have a trace of humanity as a son of man, but in front of the three thousand beauties of Shu Palace, he is the future master, and he can knead it as much as he wants.

Li Sisi stared at Meng Xuanzhe's back with a flushed face, gritted his silver teeth and said, "This person is too hateful."

Li Yanniang hurriedly said: "Okay, let's go in"

But soon, a large number of forbidden troops gathered outside this hall and surrounded it.