Zhao Xi noticed the strangeness of Emperor Showa, and hurriedly raised his head and quietly looked at his father who was sitting cross-legged on the dragon bed, and cautiously opened his mouth and called him: "Father? Are you unwell? Do you need your son to call a doctor? ”

Listening to his son's words of concern, the turbidity and fear in Emperor Showa's eyes were immediately covered up by him, followed by a wave of anger.

opened his mouth and said, "Old Seven, if I remember correctly, this is the first time since I became ill that you have looked at me so closely; What do you think? Compared to back then, but it's a big difference? ”

Of course, there is a huge difference, although the former Showa Emperor was very obese, but at least it looks healthy, but the current Showa Emperor has a gloomy sickness all over his body, and even the eyes of people are like poisonous snakes wandering in the grass, just the pair of cloudy eyeballs on it, it makes people feel shocked in their hearts.

It's just that Zhao Xi absolutely can't tell the truth, so he made up a few sentences in his heart, and said: "Father is in the spring and autumn period, he is in the prime of life, and his father is only sick for a short time now, as long as he is recuperating, it won't be long before his father can take his ministers to the hunting palace again and ride a fierce horse." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xi deliberately showed a straightforward and hearty appearance in front of Emperor Showa, with a smile on his eyebrows, and said: "Erchen still remembers that his favorite thing when he was a child was to watch his father ride a horse, and his father's heroic posture on the horse is unmatched; By the way, the equestrian skills of the sons and daughters were taught by the father, although the father only taught the sons for more than an hour, but the sons benefited a lot; Among our nine brothers, the best one is the son of the son, that is, the third brother is here, and it takes some effort to win the son. ”

Hearing Zhao Xi mention his youth, the anger in Emperor Showa's eyes finally dissipated.

However, he thought of another thing, and said: "Your third brother has been a thoughtful person since he was a child, if he wants to deceive someone, that person may not know for the rest of his life." Look, even you kid has been deceived by the third child, you boast that you are good at horsemanship, I admit, after all, compared to those who can only embroider pillows, you do have real skills; But if you compare it with your third brother, you will be a little worse. Don't forget, your third brother's equestrianism was learned from the battlefield, and his skills were hidden so deep by him that few people could predict how capable he was. The reason why your third brother lost to you in the equestrian competition is because he knows that your equestrian skills are given to you by me, and if you lose, it means that I have lost, so he doesn't dare to show his real skills to compete with you. It's good that you've been deceived, and you're still complacent and praising you everywhere, I really don't know whether to praise you for being big-hearted, or to scold you for being a brainless. ”

Zhao Xi was criticized by Emperor Showa, but his face did not show a trace of unhappiness, but touched the back of his head with a smile, and said: "My father is still wise, and I can see through the third brother's mind at a glance, unlike my son, who is a fool, and today I learned from my father's reminder that I was deceived by the third brother for so long; No, when my father takes our brother to the hunting palace in the future, the son must drag the third brother here and compare them well to see how deep the third brother is hiding. At that time, the father and the emperor cannot favor the third brother, and if the son wins, the father will give the son a big reward. ”

Looking at his son who was smiling and begging for his reward, Emperor Showa seemed to have a faint smile on his face, but before the smile reached the bottom of his eyes, it was replaced by his cold color again.

"Old Seven, do you know why your father announced you into the palace today?"

Zhao Xi no longer dared to treat Emperor Showa as an ordinary father, so no matter what he said, he would turn around in his heart now, and then answer, "I don't know, maybe my father wants my son; It's all strange that Erchen is always delaying and running outside these days, and he doesn't come to the palace every day to ask his father for peace, and he also asks his father for forgiveness. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Xi kowtowed to Emperor Showa, and his sincere appearance made people look like they had to believe what he said at this time.

However, Emperor Showa's eyes were very vicious, and he could see at a glance that the kid in front of him was pretending to be with him.

Looking at such a smart son, Emperor Showa was still very relieved in his heart, at least it would not be too hard to talk to a smart person.

"Old Seven, you are a clever person, you have been very clever since you were a child; That's why I can't go around in circles, and I announced that you are here today because I want you to do me a favor. ”

Zhao Xi's heart has begun to alarm bells, the 'busy' in Emperor Showa's mouth is by no means simple, and he seems to have felt a knife hanging over his erect neck, the blade is sharp, and the hairs on his neck are about to stand up.

Zhao Xi tried his best to stabilize himself and said, "I don't know what the son can do to share his father's worries." ”

Emperor Showa smiled lightly, slowly clenched the hand holding the bright yellow handkerchief, and the cold color in his eyes became thicker and thicker: "I want you to help me separate the third child and the third daughter-in-law." ”

Such a bright and shaky words were said by Emperor Showa in this way, even if Zhao Xi had already made all kinds of preparations, he was shocked at this time, and raised his head suddenly, and opened his mouth slightly towards Emperor Showa, with a look of surprise on his face.

As if he couldn't see the surprise on Zhao Xi's face, Emperor Showa continued: "When you were very young, I had already chosen the next monarch of Great Wei, and in order to cultivate the third child, I spent too much effort on him, and it has been proved that my vision is indeed good; Among the nine sons, your third brother's ability is the most satisfying to me. It's a pity that I still did a foolish thing, and actually gave him a wife who would charm people's hearts like that. Speaking of which, I am still a little gratified, the third child is worthy of being my son, with a great talent and strategy that I do not have, but he also has the same love of beauty as me; Now he is too similar to me back then, you see, he really deserves to be his own father and son, isn't he? ”

Zhao Xi clenched his back teeth, looked at the playful smile on Emperor Showa's face, and subconsciously opened his mouth to intercede for the third brother and third sister-in-law: "Father, if you are not satisfied with the third sister-in-law, you can call her into the palace to teach her well; The third brother and the third sister-in-law are stronger than Jin, if you want to dismantle them, it will only be the third brother who will suffer, you love the third brother so much, you must not want to see him sad and sad. ”

Emperor Showa didn't hide it from Zhao Xi, showing a look of melancholy, and said: "I also know that if I move the girl surnamed Chu, the third child will be uncomfortable, and may be jealous of me, but I have to do this; Seventh, I won't hide it from you, I have been in this world for a short time, and I don't know how long I can hold on to this sick body, I once thought that as long as I could see the third child living a happy life, sitting on the eternal country I gave him, I would already be satisfied; But I slowly discovered that I wanted more than that, I also wanted my son to be able to surpass the Holy Clan and become the real first person in the world. ”

"You know what? When I learned that the prince of the Marquis of Jingbei had rescued the third child who was far away in Jeju City with a few hundred black armor troops, I felt fear, and this fear came from the strength of the foreign ministers. It's not that I don't believe in Jingbei Hou, I'm just not at ease. ”

Hearing Emperor Showa say this, Zhao Xi still didn't understand anything; It turned out that Luo Qing's guesses were all right, her father not only didn't like her because the third brother favored the third sister-in-law, but also didn't like her because she was Chu Yi's daughter.

As the so-called side of the couch does not allow others to snore, although Jingbei Hou Chuyi has been loyal over the years, his exploits and the troops in his hands have reached the point where he can be crowned with high merit; In the past, when the Northern Mongolian Iron Cavalry invaded our dynasty, Jingbei Hou Chuyi was still somewhat useful, but now that the Northern Mongolian people are safe, my father and emperor can't tolerate this brave Great Wei general who once killed the enemy for him on the battlefield.

Zhao Xi clenched his fists uncomfortably, although he has never had the opportunity to go to the battlefield in his life, but any man who is a little bloody, who can't hope that one day he will be able to gallop a fierce horse, wield a spear, and kill all the enemies among thousands of troops.

Therefore, in the hearts of many men in Dawei, there will be a hero, and Chu Yi is the hero that everyone respects; The father in front of him once achieved this hero, but now, he wants to destroy him again?

"Father, although the son has never dealt with the old marquis of Jingbei, but he also knows that he is a strong man, he will never make a powerful and arrogant move, father, the third sister-in-law is gentle and virtuous, you only see that the third brother treats her deeply, but you can't see that she is qualified to enjoy the third brother's favor for her; Erchen heard that when the third brother was in Jeju City for disaster relief, the third sister-in-law also made great efforts, which shows that the third sister-in-law is the best match for the third brother in this life, both in terms of morality and temperament. ”

Listening to Zhao Xi's intercession for the girl surnamed Chu, Emperor Showa was angry again.

He didn't understand why his sons were all so dazzled by that woman. For the sake of her, the third child didn't even look at other women, and even in order to appease her, in the matter of Chu He, for the first time, he made a 'favoritism' among the people of the capital and the civil and military officials;

Besides, the most taboo for the emperor is to make his relatives bigger, no matter whether he Chu Yi is loyal or not, as a monarch, he can't always hold the most elite and warlike army of Great Wei; Just imagine, just a few hundred black armor troops can sweep away the rebellion of the entire Jeju City, if the 400,000 army really became the personal soldiers in the hands of the Chu family's father and son, then wouldn't the world of the Great Wei be changed hands?

Once, it was not that he didn't notice this, but at that time, his urgent need was the Jiang family, and now, the Jiang family has been cleaned up, and naturally the tumor of Qingzhou must be solved.

As an emperor, the moment he sits on the throne, he has to take out the attitude of an emperor and make decisions that weigh the pros and cons, even if some decisions are unbearable, for the sake of the Zhao family and the world, he has to do this.