twenty-five
"Have you ever wondered what you would do if you became emperor?"
"Of course I did. Zhu Xiaolong sighed, "I want to do a lot www.biquge.info of things. Punish corrupt officials, rectify the rule of officials, end the murderous party disputes, reduce taxes, reform bad governance, and then send those foolish eggs who eat and wait for death to go home and farm! ”
"I thought the first thing you did was marry a bunch of concubines."
"You really think I'm that kind of person?"
"You said it yourself." Chu Li smiled.
"If you try to marry ten daughters-in-law, will Xing'er still love you?"
"I'm afraid that if I dare to marry the second one, I will be castrated by her."
"So my mother will look forward to my early accession to the throne......" Zhu Xiaolong shook his head, "I'm afraid that I am the only one left in the world who can tell the truth to my father, but he wants to kill my child." ”
"Didn't you arrange for five corpses?" Speaking of this, Chu Li said, "Does your father know that she is still alive?" ”
"I don't know."
"Then wouldn't it be better if you arranged for her to go back to Nanyang alone? Why let the emperor go wrong and take the risk of eloping? ”
"She's alone, how can I rest assured?"
"What are you not worried about?" Chu Li frowned, "Just because you have no power to restrain the chicken, what is the difference between being there and not being there?" ”
"You don't understand!"
"I don't understand?" Chu Li sneered, "If you were still the crown prince, you would be able to give her much more protection than you do now!" Look at the present! What more protection can you give her? If I run into an Assassin again, do you expect me to ride the Savior alone like your grandfather? And you're not the Lord yet! Who the hell doesn't understand? ”
Zhu Xiaolong panted and looked unconvinced, and stopped talking several times.
"Like you said, they just want to kill you and have no interest in anyone else! If you stay in the capital honestly, maybe she can survive to Nanyang. What now? Just for this bit of, you gave up the country that should belong to you, gave up the opportunity to make this country better, and put everyone in danger, and you still feel wronged? ”
"it? You're talking about lightness! Zhu Xiaolong finally grasped the words that could be refuted, "That's not your child!" ”
"Didn't you say your father didn't know?"
"You can't hold fire in paper!" Zhu Xiaolong said angrily, "This kind of thing can't be hidden for a day or two!" How long do you think I can hide it? The people of the Left Party want to seize my handle in their dreams, and once the news leaks halfway, neither the position of the prince nor the life of the child can be saved! Maybe it will have to affect my mother and my grandfather! What's more, what happens when the child is born? What should I do when I grow up? I, Zhu Xiaolong, do I want my women and children to live like thieves for the rest of my life? ”
"What's so bad about being a thief?" Hearing Zhu Xiaolong say this, Chu Li smiled instead.
"I've made up my mind!" Zhu Xiaolong was excited, and his face was resolute.
"Let me tell you a story," Chu Li looked relaxed, "Ten years ago, there was also a group of assassins who broke into a blacksmith's house, and the blacksmith tried his best to block the assassin and threw his son out of the house. The boy got into a dog hole and happened to meet a passing snitch, and then the boy became a thief as well. ”
Zhu Xiaolong squinted his eyes and stared at Chu Li, as if he had guessed the end of the story.
"The snitch took that kid as an apprentice, and then just changed his name, and never met an assassin since!" Chu Li picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, "Until he ran into a prince who was hard to find in ancient and modern times!" ”
"You, can you settle their mother and son for me?" Zhu Xiaolong's face was suspicious.
"The premise is that you have to be the prince first!" Chu Li said, "I don't have the ability to settle your family!" ”
"This ...... That's impossible! ”
"What's impossible?"
"As the crown prince, I actually said goodbye, my father must be furious! Even if you don't abolish me for the time being, it will be the case in the future! ”
"Haven't you been looking forward to being deposed?"
"If I am deposed, how can I protect you?"
"Who said you were protected?"
"Then what makes the difference between me and not being the prince?" Zhu Xiaolong was already dizzy by Chu Li.
"Do you remember Tang Mu's letter to me?"
"You seem to owe him a debt."
"You're the one who really owes the debt!"
"Me?" Zhu Xiaolong frowned.
"You owe the world a good emperor!"
"Then I ......can't afford to pay it back," Zhu Xiaolong sighed.
"Why?"
"How many more times do you want me to say that? Even if I go back, sooner or later he will abolish me! ”
"I told you he wouldn't!"
"Is he your father or my father?"
"As long as he's human, he won't!"
"You...... How dare you say that!! ”
"So what shall I say? Isn't he human? ”
"You're ......!!" Zhu Xiaolong's eyes instantly became bloodshot, and he grabbed Chu Li's chest again, "You...... This daring fanatic!! How dare you insult my father!! ”
"Don't be filial piety here!" Chu Li smiled contemptuously, "I feel so sorry for him, and you still make him angry?" ”
"Humph!!" Zhu Xiaolong let go of his hands indignantly, wanting to refute but didn't know how to refute.
"The Manchu Dynasty civil and military knelt outside the hall and forced him to abolish you, but he didn't agree; Now that no one is forcing him, how can he take the initiative to abolish you? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face and a joke for the ministers? ”
"Then what is the explanation for me to have been missing for so long for no reason?"
"As a prince, why not?"
"You...... You are instigating me to bully you!! ”
"You're not a fool of yourself, are you? Is this time missing? ”
"Okay......" After a long silence, Zhu Xiaolong nodded helplessly, "I'll leave for Beijing tomorrow!" ”
"You can't go like this!" Chu Li said, "Are there any generals in the local area who recognize you?" ”
"Absolutely!"
"Tomorrow, you ask them to bring 2,000 soldiers and horses to escort you back to Beijing!"
"Two ...... Two thousand?? Hearing Chu Li say this, Zhu Xiaolong's face turned white, "You...... You...... What a guts! ”
"What? Someone tried to assassinate the prince, so what's wrong with letting them send some soldiers and horses to escort him? ”
"Bringing 2,000 soldiers and horses into Beijing will be regarded as a rebellion!" Zhu Xiaolong's face was pale, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Besides, to mobilize troops and horses, there must be a holy decree or an official document from the military department!" Otherwise, even if I am the crown prince, it is impossible to transfer troops and horses! Unauthorized deployment of troops without the permission of the imperial court will be punished as rebellion, and no one dares to take this risk! ”
"Kumon?" Chu Li smiled, "How many people won't be regarded as rebellion?" ”
"Five hundred at most!"
"Five hundred, then!"
"You want to forge an official document from the Ministry of War?" Zhu Xiaolong's brows were furrowed, and the blue tendons on his face were exposed, "That's a capital crime!" ”
"The official document is in your hands, and death is your death." Chu Li was unhurried.
"What if my father asks me about the origin of the official document??"
"Your grandfather is a pillar of the Bamboo Party, and it shouldn't be difficult to get an official document."
"How could my grandfather admit this account??"
"If he doesn't admit it, he will never think about glorifying his ancestors."
"You're ......!!" Zhu Xiao's face flushed angrily, "I'd rather go back alone!" Die on the road!! ”
"Then you'd better die in Nanyang." Chu Li said coldly, "If you don't pay your account, why should I pay my account?" ”
"In the middle of the night, where are you going to forge official documents?"