Speaking of these, the emperor sighed with emotion, "When I succeeded to the throne, I learned the secret of this Yilan Palace from the edict left by the emperor, and the token with the edict made me officially take over this secret guard. The Crane Family Notebook, which only passed down to the emperors of the past dynasties, made me admire the ancestor emperor who opened up the Crane family. ”

"The emperor is also a generation of virtuous monarchs, and all the people admire him. The purple-robed man said sincerely.

The monarch does not necessarily have to surpass the previous emperor or anything, as long as he can make the people live and work in peace and contentment, and live a stable and worry-free life, he can be regarded as a good emperor.

The emperor shook his head, "The ancestral emperor created the country of Qiuchi, and the talisman he left behind can protect my Qiuchi for thousands of generations." In comparison, I am really ashamed of myself. ”

"As a generation of emperors, the emperor can be so critical and introspective, which is really a blessing and a blessing for the people. Qiu Chi has been difficult to invade by foreign enemies for decades, the country is peaceful and peaceful, and the whole world is peaceful, how can it be said that it is not the emperor's merit in governing the country?"

Hearing the purple-robed man say this, the emperor seemed to be relieved, smiled gently, and said as if unintentionally, "You joined the secret guard at the age of twelve, and you are still over forty years old, right?"

"Back to the emperor, there are two out of forty slaves. ”

"Have you ever regretted being a secret guard for thirty years?" the emperor asked suddenly.

"Nope. The purple-robed man didn't think about it, so he replied decisively. "It is the supreme glory of a slave to serve the emperor, and the slave has never had the slightest regret. ”

The emperor nodded, "Your loyalty, I know that you, like your father, are all heroes of the society, but sometimes I also feel that if you are an official or a general, you will be a generation of heroes, but you are a secret guard, which is really wronged." ”

"I can't see the light on weekdays, but I am always ready to take the lead in the charge, even if I have made great contributions to the royal family, but there will never be a drop of ink in the history books. ”

This is the first time that the emperor has said such heartfelt words to the secret guard, and it may also be the last. The disparity in status is destined to not even speak equally, and such words come from the mouth of a ruler, which is really undeserved.

The selection of the Secret Guard is extremely strict, and once you become a Secret Guard, your life actions are even stricter, and the slightest mistake or omission may expose your traces.

After so many years of prudence and dedication to the Lord, even if they are slaves, the emperor feels that if he does not affirm them in person, he is so unhappy in his heart.

The purple-robed man did not regret it, and said disapprerovitically, "Your Majesty, the servants feel that it is a nobler mission to be able to protect the emperor's safety. ”

"All of you're good. The emperor groaned slightly, and his eyes became solemn when he looked at the purple-robed man, "Then I will ask you one more thing." ”

"Although the emperor commanded, it was impossible to talk about the word please, and the slave couldn't afford it. The purple-robed man knelt on his knees, panicked.

What he is in front of is the emperor, no matter how kind he is now, how much his tone is like a friend who has known him for many years, it can't change the fact that he is the emperor of a country. Isn't it tormenting him to say to him, please?

The emperor waved his hand to get him up, "It's not that I use the wrong words, but I have the right to ask you for this country, so you can bear it." ”

"Your Majesty?" the purple-robed man became more and more confused the more he listened.

"You don't have to be too nervous, in fact, what I said is your business. The emperor's tone was indifferent, but very serious, "At that time, before and after the crown prince ascends the throne, there will be turbulent things, I hope you can lead the secret guard to assist with all your strength, clear all discordant sounds, and help him successfully become the emperor." ”

The purple-robed man was stunned for a moment, "The emperor is in good health, why do you talk about this now......?"

He couldn't help but wonder, the crown prince was deposed not long ago, and now he doesn't even have a prince, but the emperor told him that it was too early to assist the prince to ascend the throne, isn't it that the emperor has already been ordained for the position of prince?

He wouldn't be stupid enough to think that the emperor was just saying it in passing, but even if he has a prince, the emperor is not old, and he is not sick or sick, why did he suddenly mention the prince's accession to the throne or something?

Since ancient times, the prince has been in a hurry to ascend to the throne, and he has never seen the emperor but is in a hurry to abdicate?

Moreover, it is not in accordance with the system.

It is true that the secret guard is ordered by the emperor, but it is only possible to be the emperor, even the prince will not let him know about the secret guard before he is called the emperor, let alone obey him.

Because before he was called the emperor, the crown prince may not necessarily be the emperor, just like the crown prince of the current dynasty, isn't it abolished now?

If you let him know these secrets in advance, it's hard to guarantee what he will do.

Therefore, apart from being loyal to the emperor, the secret guard will not help anyone, unless it is ordered by the emperor.

And some of the news about the secret guard circulating outside is also deliberately ordered to be deliberately released, which is intended to make those who have bad intentions jealous, so that they can put away their bad intentions.

Therefore, except for some arguments about chasing after the wind and shadows, no one knows whether there are secret guards, and the hiding place of the secret guards, let alone the number of personnel.

But now that the emperor actually asked him to assist the crown prince to ascend the throne, the purple-robed man was naturally extremely surprised.

The emperor saw his doubts and smiled heartily, "According to the precedent, the matter of the secret guard and the secret of this Yilan Palace must be written on the edict, and the new emperor can only read the edict in person after he ascends the throne, and he can also order the secret guard, and even the prince will not know about this." ”

"It's just," the emperor sighed lightly, "Now that there are frequent accidents in the palace and the crown prince is deposed, there will definitely be many people eyeing him, and all forces may do everything." ”

"The Luo clan is destroyed, and the remnants of the party in the court will definitely be dying and struggling, and in order to make a comeback, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not fight against the water with the heart of a dead fish. ”

"At this unstable time, the envoys of the Zhihuang Kingdom are about to come, I don't know what kind of heart they have?"

"And Prince Hui, his ambition is not a day or two. Over the years, he has had a total of three determinations, each of which was secretly undermined by you, and his ability to endure quietly to this day shows that he is not simple. I think he's going to have a fourth, fifth......"

After the emperor said this, the purple-robed man's face instantly became solemn, "Things are indeed coming together! It's just that Prince Nahui, can't he still give up?"

When Prince Hui's third action was sabotaged by the people who were inserted by the minions, he was hit and his spirit was greatly reduced, so he begged Concubine Zhuang to hand over the words vaguely, wanting to give his daughter to the prince, so that even if he could not be the emperor, his power could be strong.

The purple-robed people thought that from that time on, Prince Hui should have given up on the throne, and over the years, although he had been arrogant and domineering, he had monopolized power in the court, but he had not planned to usurp the throne.

Is it just being more secretive? Or are you waiting for the right time?

The emperor sneered, "Dead heart, the more things you can't get, the hotter your heart is, how can you die easily?"

"Even if you have ever died, it is inevitable that there will be no resurgence. Especially now that the crown prince has been deposed, his abacus of retreating to the second best thing has also failed, who knows if the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry?"

The purple-robed man was speechless for a while, and had to admit that the emperor's words were very reasonable.

After being silent for a long time, he spoke, "Your Majesty, after hearing that the crown prince was deposed, he brought his daughter back to the palace?

"According to the foolish opinion of the slave, she should not be let go back, leaving her in the palace, and there is some restriction on Prince Hui, he seems to be very precious to this daughter. With her here, Prince Hui will always be a little scruple about what he wants to do, right?"

The emperor laughed even louder, especially loud in the silent night, "Baby?

"I don't know how true his love for Linlang is, but I can be sure that if he wants to act, Linlang is not enough to pose a threat to him, he treasures this daughter just because he has a good position for the crown princess, and his favor is only for me to see, in order to confuse me, so that I think that Linlang entering the palace is to grasp his weakness, so as to rest assured of him. ”

"Why is the emperor so sure?" the purple-robed man didn't seem to believe it.

"Because Linlang is not his daughter at all. The emperor said very calmly, "But she succeeded the granddaughter of Concubine Zhuang's own sister, so Concubine Zhuang also doted on her very much, anyway, it was a family." ”

"The matter of his stepdaughter is known to the government and the public, down to the people in the capital, and even the servants in the palace. Because he had a big banquet for this daughter, he also set up a flowing water banquet among the people, and everyone could go to the banquet, which was really a big deal. ”

"And because Linlang is already related to Concubine Zhuang, she is not far away, and after all, she is a family with Prince Hui, so gradually no one mentions whether she is biological or not, so it is understandable that some people don't know. ”

The purple-robed man was first surprised, and then suddenly realized, "No wonder." ”

No wonder the lord of Linlang and the prince can get married, Prince Hui and the emperor are brothers, Linlang and the prince are cousins, it is said that the blood relationship is very close, and they cannot be married.

But the emperor actually decreed marriage.

It turned out that the lord of Linlang was not Prince Hui's own daughter, but a successor.

In this case, it doesn't hurt, cousins and sisters are just in name, and it doesn't go against morality if they have nothing to do with blood anyway.

Prince Hui may be afraid that people will talk about his close relatives and obstruct the marriage, so the succession ceremony is so big, so that more people know that the lord of Linlang and the prince are not related by blood, and others will not be able to say anything against it, and this marriage can be smooth.

It's really thoughtful about everything, and he's calculating how to hold more chances of winning step by step.

It's just that because the purple-robed man is a secret guard, his daily actions are restricted, so he doesn't know these things.

Now I understand it after listening to the emperor's detailed explanation.

In this way, it is really useless to keep Linlang. is not biological, how can Prince Hui care about her life and death at the critical moment?

The usual favor for the county lord is just for show, right? Let others think that he treats Linlang like his own. Otherwise, how can a successor match the prince's noble status?

Even if it is sincere, if it is compared with the throne, it must still be the throne important.

In order to consolidate his power, he obviously didn't have a daughter, but he actually adopted a daughter to cling to the prince, saying that he didn't pay attention to power, but no one believed him.