Zhao Ling felt as if he had stumbled and fallen into a river of ice, and the cold and chill that were rushing towards him from all directions almost made him curl up into a ball unbearably.

He looked at the familiar face of Emperor Showa, but he felt so strange and weird, as if he had seen a ruthless beast, sitting in front of him in a human skin, instilling indifferent and ignorant thoughts with him.

Such a father and such a son of heaven made him feel afraid, and he did not have the slightest love and respect in the past.

Zhao Ling looked at Emperor Showa with wide eyes, endured the sourness in his eyes, angrily pointed at Xiao Gang who was kneeling on the ground, questioned Emperor Showa, and said: "Father, the sons and daughters now have too many questions to know the real answers from your mouth, let's solve them one by one; He, Xiao Gang, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, is he your person? He's the eyes, nose, and ears you put at your son's side, isn't he? Over the years, you've relied on him to spy on and control your sons, right? ”

Emperor Showa knew that he couldn't hide anything at this time, so he didn't plan to hide it; Moreover, he thinks that although the current time is not ripe, it is not bad, and it is okay to let Zhao Ling know everything at this time.

Therefore, Emperor Showa did not make the slightest excuse, nodded directly in acknowledgement, and replied: "That's right, he is the undercover agent sent by me to your side; Speaking of which, this kid is still an excellent listener, and has been obedient to me all these years, reporting your every move to me in every detail; If it weren't for him, how could you have gained a firm foothold in the court so quickly, so Ling'er, don't blame this child, in fact, our father and son should be grateful to him, he helped you and helped me; It's just that in the process of helping, he cheated on your feelings. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Showa handed Zhao Ling a casual look and continued: "Child, if you feel that he has betrayed you now and cannot forgive him, my father will not stop you from this idea; Anyway, he is of little use to his father, just give it to you, you want to kill him to vent his anger, or if you want to lock him up and torture him slowly, my father doesn't care; As long as you're happy, whatever you make will be fulfilled by your father, okay? ”

As he spoke, Emperor Showa's face once again showed a loving smile, this smile, he had practiced countless times in private, so he really didn't feel weird and uncomfortable at all, but did it very handy.

However, Zhao Ling, who saw Emperor Showa smile like this, was like a thorn in his back, and the whole person felt extremely disgusting; He couldn't believe that his father would say such indifferent and ruthless words, and he would throw him away if it was useless?

Do you feel that he has lost the value of use, so you can execute his life and death at will?

At this moment, Zhao Ling suddenly hated Xiao Gang, but felt that he looked so pitiful and sympathetic; Following a master like his father, Xiao Gang's heart is probably also painful, otherwise, how could he have red eyes, how could he not even say a word to fight for his life?

Zhao Ling withdrew his anger at Xiao Gang's hand, looked at Emperor Showa again with tearful eyes, and said, "In your eyes, he is a dog, and you don't need this dog now, so you can execute him casually; Okay, the father gave this dog to his son, and his son accepted it, and in the future, the life and death of this dog will be decided by his son. ”

Emperor Showa listened to Zhao Ling's words, and did not notice anything wrong, but licked his dry lips, nodded and agreed: "Okay, as long as Ling'er is happy, whatever you want from me, I can promise you and give it to you." ”

"Now my father can tell his sons, why did you kill Zhou Yanran, why did you blame Chu He?"

Zhao Ling looked at his father in front of him completely puzzled, his series of actions were too weird and shocking for him, he really couldn't figure it out, he wanted to kill Zhou Yanran, he could understand, after all, this woman had been making waves in the harem for so long, and she deserved to die; But what about Chu He? Where did he provoke him to let him be framed like this?

Zhao Ling said bitterly: "Father, do you know that Chu He is a rare general in my dynasty, he has lived in Qingzhou since he was a child, and he fought with the old marquis to defend his family and defend the country, whether it is merit or hard work over the years, it is praiseworthy; What's more, Chu He is the only son-in-law of the Jingbei Hou Mansion, and the Jingbei Hou is such a son, you are breaking the foundation of the Jingbei Hou Mansion by doing this, aren't you afraid that the old Hou Ye will wave the capital in anger, which will lead to the division of the Great Wei land from now on, and the people will suffer the pain of the separation of their relatives in the war? ”

Listening to Zhao Ling's reprimand, Emperor Zhaohe's face became gloomy again, and he looked coldly at the son in front of him who dared to educate him, and said: "I am the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, only the courtiers fear the Son of Heaven, how can the Son of Heaven be afraid of the power in the hands of the courtiers; If he Chu Yi really dared to swing the capital, it would prove that he had a bad heart for a long time; Don't forget, his son and daughter are in my hands, and if he really came to this day, I wouldn't mind hanging his beloved daughter from the castle tower to see if he dared to make a rebellion. ”

Zhao Ling looked at Emperor Showa who said these words in front of him in horror, he couldn't believe that such unreasonable, cold-blooded and ruthless words actually came from his own father's mouth; It turned out that in his heart, Yue'er could also be sacrificed at any time.

Do you want to hang Yue'er on the city tower? Does he know that Yue'er is his daughter-in-law, and in his heart as the Son of Heaven, in addition to the majestic imperial power, there is also his son?

"Father, you've changed, no! It's the sons who have never really recognized you. In your heart, the person who is loyal to you is an obedient dog, and the concubine you once loved will lose her life because of your dislike, and as for the meritorious man who has made contributions to the Great Wei, it is worthless in your mouth; What is the most important thing in your mind? What is your thin and cold heart really interested in? ”

Emperor Showa said cold-blooded and ruthless, "You want to know the answer?" Well, let me tell you, in my heart, only you are the most important. ”

"I won't hide it from you, the reason why I have allowed Zhou Yanran to make waves under my nose over the years is because this woman is still a little useful, and I was reluctant to kill her at first, after all, she was still quite good at pleasing me; However, what she did later became more and more outrageous, Ling'er, don't think that if you hide it from me, I won't know what happened between her and Lao Jiu, in fact, I am not really angry about this matter, anyway, the women in the harem are not used to relieve men's boredom and pleasure? It's not what she really likes, who does she sleep with, and what does it matter to me? But, she's overstepping! ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Showa couldn't help but sigh, raised his head slightly, and said: "Everyone has a bottom line in their hearts that others can't trample on at will, and I also have it; My bottom line is you and your mother, that woman will do anything to achieve her own ends; If the person who makes her unscrupulous is someone else, I can still turn a blind eye to her and indulge her, but if the person she wants to hurt is you, I must not turn a blind eye. ”

"It just so happened that at this time, Chu Shizi was actually involved, Ling'er, do you know, when I knew that Chu Shizi was dissatisfied with Zhou Yanran's woman because of some things, I knew that this was the will of heaven, and God was helping me."

Zhao Ling was not stupid, carefully connected Emperor Showa's words before and after, and soon realized what the ultimate purpose of Emperor Showa was that he had done so much.

"Father, do you want to make a move against the Marquis of Jingbei?"

Looking at his innocent son, Emperor Showa felt in his heart that this child still retains a bit of innocence to this day, as a future emperor, the most taboo thing is to have this kind of innocent thought; It seems that no matter how good a child is, he needs to be sharpened, but fortunately, he is very willing to be a whetstone for his beloved son; Teach him what a true emperor looks like.

Emperor Showa said: "As you said, the Jingbei Hou Mansion in Qingzhou has worked hard over the years, and I will definitely not easily move them until I find a real candidate who can replace Chu Yi's father and son; Therefore, my attack on Chu He was purely accidental. I won't hide it from you, even if you don't interfere in the murder of Zhou Yanran, I won't let Chu He die in the capital; Because my ultimate goal is not him at all. ”

Zhao Ling's face was snow-white, and his eyes looked straight at Emperor Zhaohe: "It's not Chu He, that's Yue'er." ”

Emperor Showa's face finally showed an appreciative smile and said, "Ling Er is really smart, and he quickly guessed the person I really wanted to get rid of in my heart. ”

"Why? Why Yue'er? Father, you were the one who pointed her out to her sons as concubines, didn't you? You said that she was beautiful and moving, gentle and demure, and she was the most suitable princess for her sons, didn't you? Now that Erchen likes her and falls in love with her, why does his father start to look at her unpleasantly again? Is it just because the retainers are unwilling to accept side concubines? ”

Emperor Showa looked at his son who was crazy for a woman, as if he saw his former self, and his heart was full of anger.

"It's not as simple as not accepting the side concubine, but this woman takes her too seriously, so much more than the responsibility on your shoulders, so heavy that you forget who you really are."

Emperor Showa's eyes slowly filled with pain, looking at his obsessed son, how could he not be distressed, how painful the old road he had walked was, no one knew better than him, how could he watch his beloved son go down the same road as him.

"Zhao Ling, you are the crown prince of Great Wei, the future monarch of Great Wei, the three emperors and five emperors, which generation of kings have you ever seen go crazy because of a woman? At the beginning, I pointed her out to you, just hoping that she could be your good helper, hoping that she could help you; But if she can't help you and live up to my expectations of her, then she has no value in existing. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Showa pointed to Xiao Gang, who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "Just like this dog, it's useless, if you don't need it, you have to throw it away, even if it's hot and painful, you have to do it!" ”