The snow in Nanjing has always been heavy, at least not as heavy as in the north, but this time it is abnormal. In previous years, the snow in Nanjing often fell in the wax moon, after the New Year, into the first month, often not snow, even if it snowed, it was just a few light snow.

But this year is different from previous years, on the first day of the first lunar month, at the beginning of the butterfly snow, the big palm-like snow flakes slowly hovering in mid-air, like hundreds of millions of white butterflies flying in the air, and are not in a hurry to land. The next morning, the style suddenly changed, first the wind stopped, the snow fell quickly and quickly, and in an instant all the shops and pavilions, dragon towers and phoenix ques and dense streets and alleys were covered with silver makeup.

And the clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, the clouds seemed to be pressed to the ground, and the dense snow was no longer a "piece", they formed a "group" in the air, like countless naughty children standing on the sky to play the world, throwing down the soft snowballs...... There is no business in such weather. Almost all shops are back closed. The vendors who had already come out of their stalls packed up their bodies and rushed back.

Overnight, the city of Nanjing became a silent world of snow.

"It's not a good sign!"

After this snow fell, some people looked at the flying snow, shook their heads and sighed there, of course, some people inevitably took the snow that fell for three days before Hong Wuye ascended the throne on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

According to the practice in Chinese history, just after the foreign calendar year, the national election ended, and all the people decided to adopt the imperial system, and Chen Moran was elected as the emperor.

Zhang Zhidong, as the adviser to the ruling axe, led the officials to persuade him according to his habit. At this time, Chen Moran was described as the "Red Fang Sheng" who all the people looked up to, and he was the son of God who helped God to nurture all things in heaven and earth.

In the same way, Chen Moran had to humbly refuse. It is clear to everyone that none of these officials will die for this at this moment, it is just a convention.

As the ruling Chen Moran told reporters the night before, "This symbolizes an end and a beginning; It means continuity and change! ”。

The next day, Zhang Zhidong once again led the officials of the ruling axe to plead with the "gentry" of the advisory house, hoping that the ruling party could think about the interests of the common people in the world and meet everyone's requirements, so he would come out and be the emperor. Finally, Chen Moran "reluctantly obeyed public opinion", that is, he reluctantly agreed to the request of public opinion, and decided to come out for the benefit of the world.

After that, with the arrival of the son of the enthronement, Chen Moran's heart was full of expectations and apprehensions, so in the next few days, he could have worked overtime to alleviate the expectations and uneasiness in his heart, of course, as the countdown time approached, more and more preparations for war preparations entered the countdown, especially when he conquered Lushun and was planning to attack Mukden, Chen Moran understood that the last moment had come.

But in this case, Chen Moran's words were quite difficult.

The reason is that the zodiac auspicious day for the enthronement ceremony was selected on the fourth day of the first lunar month, but at the beginning of the twentieth month of the lunar month, Nanjing was covered with haze, and it rained goose feathers and heavy snow. At first, Chen Moran didn't pay attention to this snow, but the folk spread it, but it changed its taste: if Chen Moran can be the master of the world, God will appear on the fourth day of the new year, and the sky will be clear at that time; If not, the gale will make the world aware of it.

And now the wind and snow are full of snow, and those who oppose the emperor say that "God warns that the Chen family must not be the emperor, and the national system should be a republic." It was this kind of folk rumor, after it spread little by little, Chen Moran's whole person became nervous.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, although the snow had stopped, the sky was still gloomy. On the third day of the first lunar month, Chen Moran was a little breathless, and spent the whole day in perhaps the most shabby palace garden in Chinese history, wearing an overcoat, standing in the stone workshop between the lakes, looking at the sky.

This would not dare to disturb him, who was gloomy, Ji Li, who was wearing a dress, looked at her husband in the corridor and walked over slowly.

"Xianggong, are you worried about the weather?"

Chen Moran, who had a gloomy face, nodded, now he was not even in the mood to ask about anything other than the weather, and he was not even the slightest interested in the combat readiness matters such as the northward transfer of troops and the assembly of materials that he was most concerned about in the past, including the intelligence briefing on the Northeast Battlefield.

"Xianggong, do you really care so much about the destiny of heaven?"

Ji Li asked curiously, her father-in-law was not like this in the past.

"I don't care, but some people do, Ji Li, many people who oppose me are preparing to use this weather to oppose me!"

Thinking of the nonsense of those who got in the way in the newspaper, Chen Moran couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Sooner or later, we'll have to clean them up!"

"Xianggong, this is not like you!"

Her husband's words startled Ji Li, and she snuggled into his arms when she spoke, and this embrace was a safe place that Ji Li was obsessed with.

"You once said that if a person has to be careful about what he says, then this country should not exist, and now someone dares to use the weather against you, which proves at least one thing!"

"What's the matter?"

Looking back at her husband, Ji Li's beautiful blue eyes flashed with endless love.

"That means you've succeeded! I don't agree with you, but I'm sworn to defend your right to speak, at least in the country where you made them, they have the right to speak, don't they? Isn't that exactly what you expected? ”

His wife's answer made Chen Moran dumbfounded, looking at Ji Li, who had dyed black hair, and couldn't help but sigh often.

"I don't agree with you, but I swear to defend your right to speak!"

Repeating this sentence, Chen Moran shook his head helplessly.

"I've said in the past, at least it's a kind of open-mindedness, but also a kind of confidence." Different is hostile" mode of thinking, which is essentially a manifestation of narrow-mindedness and weakness, and in the age of a person as a human being, at least people can no longer be punished for their words, but ...... Ji Li, now this pass ......"

"Is it because you want to be the emperor?"

Ji Li blinked her big coquettish eyes and looked at her husband seriously.

"The emperor or the nobility is not just a power or an honor, but more of a responsibility."

At this time, Ji Li had already moved from the embrace that made her feel warm and safe, but stared seriously at her husband who wanted to "teach" some people.

In any country, the monarch sees the country as "his own", but, on the other hand, this tradition also means that the king must "love his people" and love his people as his family, because this is the king's responsibility, I, Qin'er, and Zixuan are your family, but all the Chinese in the future are not your family. ”

Chen Moran turned his head and didn't want to listen to his wife's preaching, but Ji Li's eyes chased him.

"Xianggong, after tomorrow, you will become an emperor, but what kind of emperor do you want to be? A tyrant, or a king loved by all people! ”

With her right hand gently caressing her husband's chest, feeling her husband's heartbeat, Ji Li whispered.

"I believe that my husband will become the greatest king of China, and he will always love his people as if they were his own family, just as the people here expect! And his people will always be proud to have such a king! ”

Ji Li's self-talking words made Chen Moran fall into silence, looking at Ji Li's serious expression, for a while, he was dumb and speechless.

Love them as you love your own family!

This is "the responsibility of a king!" that Chen Moran has never heard of! In his view, the king's responsibility may be to make the country stronger, and this may be the king's responsibility.

"Ji Li, such as ...... If they were really my family, would they oppose me? ”

Xianggong's defense was exchanged for Ji Li's coquettish smile, and she smiled at her husband, and the smile on her face became brighter and brighter.

"Maybe ten years later, when Qin'er and Zixuan grow up, they will refute their father, right? Xianggong, haven't you ever contradicted your father? ”

"That's different!"

"How is it different, when a child goes against his father, it proves that they have grown up and have their own ideas, doesn't it?"

The two argued softly in the cool stone shipyard in the hazy weather, and this was the first rare dispute since Chen Moran and Ji Li got married.

"Not only do they want to oppose me, but they also want to bring me down!"

"Then use your love and your actions to tell them that they are wrong, and when they realize that they are wrong, they will understand!"

"What if they don't understand? What if they continue to oppose me? If I let them oppose me, maybe one day in the future, I, you, Qin'er, and Zixuan will be guillotined by them? ”

"No...... No, it won't."

Ji Li was frightened by the assumption that Xianggong yelled loudly, and there was no trace of blood on her pale little face, and she shook her head vigorously.

"As long as ...... As long as you love them, as long as they know that you love them, they won't do that, if ......"

Tears suddenly slipped down Ji Li's eyes.

"If that day does come, it may be because you abandoned them in the first place, and when you no longer love them, they will naturally stop loving you!"

Looking at Ji Li's pitiful and tearful eyes, Chen Moran, who couldn't bear it for a while, hugged her in his arms, and he didn't say anything at this time.

"Promise me, okay? Love your people as you love us! ”

Snuggling in her husband's arms, Ji Li whispered again.

"It's the king's responsibility!"

When he nodded silently, Chen Moran felt a little dazed, it is okay to love his own people, this may be like what Ji Li said, this is his own responsibility, can it be said that even his political enemies have to ...... Do you have to take this responsibility yourself? At the risk of guillotine?

(To be continued)