Chapter 60: Tearing the Face
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." The eunuch's voice was very high-pitched, and it was a little uncomfortable to listen to people's ears, but there were still many such people in the palace.
The emperor sat in the center, accompanied by the empress and Concubine Min.
Zhao Kuo took Zhao Yun into the arena together, first saluted the emperor, and then presented a carefully prepared gift, "Erchen wishes that my father will live with the heavens, and the country will be long." β
The emperor was still smiling with the ministers a second ago, and there were some clouds at this time, but Concubine Min reminded him that Zhao Kuo was still kneeling.
The emperor was silent, and a pair of eagle falcons stared straight at Zhao Yun behind Zhao Kuo.
"Your Majesty, so many ministers are watching, you better let them get up first." Concubine Min also saw it, it was a little extraordinary, but she still persuaded the emperor.
"Get up." The emperor decreed.
Zhao Kuo and Zhao Yun got up together and got into their own seats.
"Why is the Lord Regent free to attend my state banquet today? Isn't your day busy? "It is reasonable for the emperor to ask this question.
Zhao Kuo saw that Zhao Yun didn't answer, so he took the first step, "Father, it's the emperor who invited the emperor's uncle, and the family should be neat and tidy." β
"I didn't ask you." Something was wrong with the emperor's timbre.
Zhao Kuo was raised eyebrows by the emperor, and he didn't speak anymore in the following words, Zhao Yun got up, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited, thinking that it is good to come here to see the world, if there is anything inconsiderate, the emperor can ask for Haihan." β
After Zhao Yun's words, the emperor was not good at asking for guilt.
The queen was a little unhappy when she saw her son being reprimanded, but the palms and backs of her hands were full of meat, and she was also very embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, Kuo'er has prepared a song and dance for you, why don't we take a look together?" The empress wanted to divert the emperor's attention.
Concubine Min covered her lips with a handkerchief, showing her charm, "My sister is virtuous and generous, and you have always remembered the things that my sister can't think of." β
The emperor gave a sigh of gratitude, and the queen gave Kabuki a look.
Yingge Yan danced, a rise and level, if it was in the past, the emperor should feel comfortable, but he looked at Zhao Yun and Zhao Kuo sitting together from time to time talking and laughing, and his heart was like a big stone blocked and he couldn't breathe.
When did the two of them get along so well? Will there be a plot behind your back? As soon as this thought came out, it couldn't stop the brake.
Concubine Min Guifei is used to observing words and feelings, and seeing that the emperor has been staring at Zhao Kuo and Zhao Yun, she also guessed in her heart, "Your Majesty, the concubine respects you with a glass of wine, and I wish you peace and happiness." β
The queen glanced at Concubine Min, the two of them had been fighting for many years, and their faces were very peaceful, but in fact, they both wanted each other to disappear into this palace.
The favor of the emperor and the oppression of power have created all the situations.
"The concubine also toasts the queen's mother, I hope you and the emperor are in love, and the couple is deeply affectionate." Concubine Min's words were clearly a stab in the queen's heart, the kind that kills people without seeing blood.
Everyone in the harem knew that Emperor Suri never entered Kunning Palace, and always went to the dormitory where Concubine Min lived, and her gadgets could attract the emperor.
The fingertips hidden in the queen's sleeve pierced deep into her palm, and her face was still full of smiles, "My sister too, you and I serve the emperor together, and we are like sisters." β
The queen and Concubine Min respect each other, and the rules and manners are very sufficient.
"These Kabuki are really beautiful, but they are all small songs that can't be staged, and those who don't know it think that the emperor is a dumb king." Concubine Min commented.
The queen followed, "If you don't know how to appreciate it, don't export it at will, this is carefully selected by Kuo'er, your majesty, you see how filial the prince is." β
"Filial piety? Is this rebel sarcastic that I am greedy for women and don't want to make progress? The wine cup in the emperor's hand slammed down.
The queen hurriedly begged the emperor for forgiveness, "Kuo'er, he didn't mean that, don't listen to the villain's slander." β
"What do you mean by that, sister? The concubine can be very aggrieved. Concubine Min also expressed her attitude.
The ministers exchanged heads, and Zhao Kuo saw that no matter what he did, the emperor was picking a bone in the egg, and secretly made a gesture with his entourage, asking him to burn incense to make people gather.
"The queen mother doesn't have to beg him, in recent days, he has looked down on me, and he will be punished for kneeling and grounding at every turn, and at today's state banquet, he won't give me face, and the father-son relationship is over." Zhao Kuo stood up and expressed his dissatisfaction impassionedly.
"Bastard, I am your father, the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, you have read the sage books for many years, and you are not worthy of being the prince of this country." The Emperor was furious.
Zhao Kuo was not afraid at all, "I have been a bastard for many years, and it's not just today, I don't want to continue to be the prince, I want to be the emperor." β
"Presumptuous, are you going to rebel?" The emperor would not allow anyone to challenge his authority, not even his own son.
The queen was terrified when she heard this, "Kuo'er, what nonsense are you talking about?" Why don't you hurry up and make amends to your father? You're drunk, aren't you? β
"Queen Mother, I'm serious." Zhao Kuo stood there, facing the emperor.
The queen knelt down and kept kowtowing, pulling the corners of the emperor's clothes, "Your Majesty, the concubine has been your young husband and wife for many years, so please forgive Kuo'er." β
"Don't beg him, Queen Mother, he didn't really trust me at all, it's better to let him abdicate, you are a veritable queen mother." Zhao Kuo continued to say rebellious words.
The emperor's anger had already reached his throat, "The good son you raised, how dare you mention any marital relationship with me?" β
"Kuo'er, just think it's for the sake of your mother, you can admit your mistake to your father." The queen pleaded bitterly.
Zhao Kuo stiffened his neck and said hoarsely, "Queen Mother, has he ever fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband and father?" His mind is on Concubine Min, where does he regard you as his wife? Such a person is punished by all. β
"I am the Son of Heaven, you are ministers, this is all your duty, how can you complain?" The emperor finally couldn't control his emotions anymore.
The eunuch came to report that there was a rebel rebellion, and the capital had fallen, so he took three steps back and sat on a chair, "How can this be?" I don't believe that you dog slave must be bluffing. β
"Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't dare, the rebels have already reached the gate of the palace, you have to make a decision early, and there will be changes later." The eunuch trembled.
The emperor kept asking for help from the ministers below, but in exchange for indifference.
Zhao Kuo saw the current momentum, "Ministers, the emperor is mediocre, please abandon the darkness and turn to the light, the day the prince ascends the throne, there will be a heavy reward." β
"Don't come here, or I'll kill the queen." The emperor took her hostage, and the sword in his hand was across her neck, and with a slight cut, the head fell to the ground.
Zhao Kuo looked back, "Queen Mother, this is the man you have been thinking about all your life, mean and unrighteous, even if the son is not bad in a thousand ways, he will follow him." β
"It's all the life of the queen mother, Kuo'er, let the army evacuate, or I'll die here." The empress's heart for the emperor has never changed, even if he has never loved herself.
Zhao Kuo was in a dilemma, unwilling to give up the opportunity to get it, and he didn't want his mother to suffer any harm, in the end, it was related to blood.
Seeing that Zhao Kuo did not move, the sword in his hand had already cut through the queen's skin, and blood oozed out, "I count five, if you hesitate any longer, just wait to collect her body."
It was at the last moment that Zhao Yun rushed up with an arrow and rescued the queen from the emperor's hands, Zhao Kuo was relieved to see that his queen mother was fine.
"Arrest him." Zhao Kuo ordered his men to capture the emperor.
The emperor looked at the soldiers who had fallen by themselves, but now they were all obeying Zhao Kuo's orders, "You are all reversed?" I am the Son of Heaven and the Ninety-Five, how dare you listen to this naΓ―ve child? β
The soldiers looked at each other, some of them not knowing who to listen to.
"Take down the emperor, I will allow you fame and fortune, he is already old, and sooner or later this place will be my world." Zhao Kuo has no scruples now, so he is very arrogant.
The emperor blew his beard and glared, "What the crown prince can give you, I promise to give you double." β
The emperor and Zhao Kuo seemed to be comparing who gave them more.
"If you don't obey your orders, the old and weak women and children in the family will not be able to live." Zhao Kuo suddenly popped out such a sentence.
The soldiers pointed their swords at the emperor, "The ministers can't help you." β
The emperor was pressed into a dungeon by the soldiers.
"If you dare to be disrespectful to me, I will cut off your heads." The Emperor's voice faded away.
The queen still cares about the relationship with the emperor, "Kuo'er, he is your father after all, listen to the words of the queen mother, don't embarrass him too much." β
"Queen Mother, the sons listen to you." In order to let the queen not worry, Zhao Kuo still accepted it on the surface.
Zhao Kuo ordered the queen to go back to the palace to rest first, and the follow-up here will be taken care of by herself.
After the queen took the first step, Zhao Kuo's eyes looked at Concubine Min on the side, "Your good days should come to an end." β
"What do you want to do?" Concubine Min was full of vigilance.
Zhao Kuo snapped his fingers, "I don't want to do anything, after all, you are still a concubine, come here, ground her first." β
Even if Concubine Min is unwilling, there is nothing she can do at this time.
The dungeon was filled with the shouts of prisoners, and the Emperor could not sleep in it.
"Come on, let me out." The emperor couldn't stand everything here, including the smell.
The cell boss rushed over, "It's all here, and the emperor's score is still on display?" Right now, the crown prince is in charge of supervising the country, so you can live here for the rest of your life. β
"Bold, since you know my identity, you dare to speak to me like this?" The Emperor almost couldn't breathe.
The cell boss was not afraid at all, but some made fun of the emperor, "It's still bold, the down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and it hasn't been able to get out alive in my hands." β
"You dare." The emperor was not convinced.
The cell boss waved the torture instrument in his hand, "If you dare to shout again, I have to let you taste the one hundred and eight sets of punishments here, and guarantee that you will be exposed to the flesh when you land." β
The other inmates in the cells all shouted along with the Emperor, "I am the Emperor..."
"Presumptuous." No matter what the emperor said, the prisoners did the same.
The cell boss said, "It won't be long before you'll become crazy like them." "Dodge and close the prison, isolating everything inside.