Chapter 766: Northern Kingdom Elegy (10)
In the south study, Gonggong Cao held the holy decree under the gaze of everyone, and walked tremblingly to King Yu's side.
Although Gonggong Cao had a smile on his face, there was some reluctance in that smile, and behind him, Zhengyu, who had just been in charge of writing this edict, kept his head down and did not speak, as if he was thinking about something.
Coming to King Yu, Gonggong Cao's figure paused slightly, and he hesitated whether to hand him the holy decree in his hand, but before he had time to think about it, the forced gazes of Emperor Hongwei and Prince Bao made him dare not delay more, and hurriedly handed over the holy decree in his hand.
King Yu, who was in a quiet ecstasy, did not notice these details at all, raised his hands above his head, and respectfully accepted the holy decree.
Fortunately, he still had a trace of sanity, and he didn't dare to go directly to the holy decree, but held the holy decree and looked at Emperor Hongwei on the bed.
"Read it out."
Emperor Hongwei looked at King Yu and said lightly.
Only then did King Yu move his greedy gaze to the holy decree as if he had obtained a treasure, like a hungry vulture rushing up, eager to pick out every word on it.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: The emperor has never ruled the world, and he has never taken respecting the heavens and ancestors as the first priority.
Respect for the heavens and the ancestors of the truth of the soft and far-reaching, recuperate the common people, a total of the four seas for the benefit, the heart of the day for the heart, to protect the state in the future, to rule in the chaos, night and night, sleep is not to be missed, for the long-term national plan, close to it.
Now I am in my fifties, and I have reigned for 20 years, and I really rely on the silent blessing of the Heaven and Earth Sect, not the place where I am Liangde.
"Shangshu Hongfan" contains: one is longevity, two is wealth, three is Kangning, four is good virtue, five is the end of the test, and the five blessings are listed in the fifth place in the end of the test.
Since the beginning of the Imperial Pole, although I dare not claim to be able to change customs and give people enough to give people, I am the master of three generations of Ming Sheng, but I want to make Haiyu rise to peace, and the people are happy.
Twenty years of hard work, like a day, how can the word 'labor' be summed up?
If the emperor's shoulders are very heavy and there is nothing to blame, how can his subordinates be compared?
The subordinates can be the masters, but they can stop, the old and the government returns, hugging the children and grandchildren, and they still have to travel comfortably.
For the monarch diligent life without a rest day, such as Shun although said to do nothing and rule, but died in the cangwu, Yu by four years, calloused hands and feet, and finally will be Ji, this are all diligent political affairs, patrol the calendar, not to mention the quiet place, how can it be said that advocating inaction, quiet and self-controlled.
"Yi" retreats to the six hexagrams, and does not mention the things of the human master, which shows that the human master can retreat to hide without a place to feast, and do his best, which is true.
I have been studying since I was a child, and I can understand the truth, and when I was in the prime of my life, I could bend fifteen bows, send thirteen arrows, and use soldiers to fight.
However, he never killed a single person in his life, two expeditions to the Northern Qi, four to the Southern Dynasties, and a sweep of the northwest, all of which were single-mindedly strategic.
The household department is not a teacher, and the hunger relief does not dare to spend in vain, so it is said that all the small people are anointed, and all the patrol palaces do not use the harvest, and the cost of each place is only 120,000 gold, compared with more than 3 million yuan and one percent of the annual cost of river workers.
There are more than 100 descendants of me, and I am more than 50 years old, and all the kings, ministers, officials, soldiers and civilians cherish them.
I am an old man, although I am dying now, I am also happy. ”
Reading this, King Yu's tone was stunned.
In front of it is Emperor Hongwei's conclusion on his life's merits, starting from the following paragraph, it is the real core content of this edict - succession!
The excitement made Yuwang's heart beat faster and his breathing heavier, so much so that he had to stop to catch his breath and adjust for a moment before continuing to read.
"The sixteen generations of descendants of Emperor Taizu's Longchang Gaozu are now safe, and if I can protect my death, I will also pass away peacefully......"
However, for some reason, when he thought of this, King Yu's voice stopped abruptly, and his expression of surprise froze on his face as if he was instantly petrified, his two wide-eyed eyes were round and wide, but his pupils shrank suddenly, and the whole person was completely stunned in place.
Emperor Hongwei, Prince Bao, and Wang Shun all stared at King Yu in a daze, only Gonggong Cao on the side showed a trace of unbearable expression and slowly lowered his head.
"Why don't you read it?"
Emperor Hongwei's faint and majestic voice came again, like an alarm bell suddenly ringing on King Yu's ears.
King Yu was shocked, like a puppet, and continued to read mechanically: "Zhao Rong, the sixth son of Prince Su, has a noble character, and he will be able to overcome the unification.
After succeeding me to the throne, that is, the emperor's throne, that is, obeying the public opinion system, holding the service for 27 days, releasing the proclamation to the sea, and the Xian envoy...... Smell! ”
After reading the edict, Wang Shun's face changed suddenly, no wonder King Yu was so weird, it turned out that this holy decree was not passed on to King Yu at all, but to King Su.
Wang Shun looked at Emperor Hongwei in shock, obviously Emperor Hongwei, Prince Bao, Gonggong Cao, and the little eunuch Zhengyu who had just written the pen had already known about this, and they were not at all surprised.
Prince Bao's face was pale and he didn't make any moves, Gonggong Cao and Zhengyu both lowered their heads and couldn't see their expressions clearly, only Emperor Hongwei was lying on the bed, his cold eyes were fixed on King Yu and he didn't move.
Wang Shun's heart trembled, and secretly said that this holy decree could be a test set by Emperor Hongwei?
However, Wang Shun, who has served Emperor Hongwei for 20 years, knows Emperor Hongwei too well, and he will never use this kind of thing as a bargaining chip to test King Yu.
In this way, the new monarch that Emperor Hongwei really likes in his heart is not King Yu, but King Su!
Wang Shun couldn't help but feel deeply sad for King Yu in his heart.
It's as if the whole world knows that King Yu will be promoted, and he is happy to take over, but in the end, Shangfeng tells you that it is your deputy who is going to be promoted, a person who is not as senior as you.
Regardless of this, King Yu will instantly become the laughing stock of the world, just the previous arrangements and efforts, as well as the many pressures and grievances he endured, will instantly become a stupid thing to make wedding dresses for others.
That alone can drive people crazy.
Wang Shun couldn't help but feel a deep sadness for King Yu in his heart, because the thunder rain and dew were Jun's grace, and if he was someone else, King Yu might be able to jump and turn his face, but if he was replaced by Emperor Hongwei, he could not only swallow his grievances alive, but even kowtow to thank him.
Emperor Hongwei's calculations are too fine, maybe he has already fallen in love with King Su, but he has been letting the crown prince and the king of Liao fight each other, in order to attract all the open guns and arrows.
After the crown prince lost power, he moved King Yu out again, continued to play the role that the prince once played, and continued to hide King Su from the wind and rain, so that he seemed to start from the grassroots step by step without panic, and was baptized and transformed on the battlefield.
It has to be said that Emperor Hongwei was successful, and now King Su has returned from the Northeast Frontier as a king, with the aura of defeating the army of King Wuling, as well as the connections and prestige accumulated in the army over the years.
Compared with the crown prince, the king of Liao and the king of Yu, who have been fighting in the center, King Su is much higher than other competitors in terms of willpower, combat effectiveness and prestige.
The most important thing is that due to the successful operation of Emperor Hongwei, the crown prince, the king of Liao, and the king of Yu have successfully occupied everyone's field of vision, so that even if King Su is already full-fledged, he still will not arouse the world's mind.
It wasn't until this edict came out that the name of the new monarch was set, and the world would find out that King Su was actually a more correct choice than the crown prince, the king of Liao and the king of Yu!
Such a method is really admirable, but with this, the crown prince, the king of Liao, and the king of Yu have all become outcasts, didn't Emperor Hongwei think about their feelings?
No, I think about it......
Wang Shun smiled bitterly in his heart, Emperor Hongwei deceived King Yu into the palace today, which fully took into account the relationship between King Yu and King Su, as well as various variables that may occur.
It's just that Emperor Hongwei is still thinking about the foundation of the country, not the love of children, and it is foreseeable that as long as King Yu shows any dissatisfaction with that edict, I am afraid that he will be immediately disposed of by Emperor Hongwei, so as not to leave hidden dangers for the new monarch.
It is said that tigers are poisonous and do not eat children, but born in the emperor's family, sometimes they are more fierce than tigers.
Thinking of this, Wang Shun subconsciously looked at King Yu, only to see him holding the holy decree in a daze, as if he had lost his soul, and his body couldn't help trembling slightly, which was really sad.
Of course, Emperor Hongwei didn't know what Wang Shun was thinking, and he was already very impatient when he saw King Yu's appearance, and was about to give Prince Bao a look, but suddenly there was a huge cannon sound outside, which was countless times bigger than before.
"The sound of the cannon is so clear, could it be that the rebellious soldiers of the King of Liao have entered the palace?!"
Prince Bao's face changed when he heard the sound of the cannon, and he blurted out exclaimed.
Emperor Hongwei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sneered: "Don't worry, I have already arranged for Xiao Jinwu to take care of the aftermath, and it won't be long before Zhao Yang's rebellious army will fall apart!" ”
After speaking, Emperor Hongwei's eyes fell on King Yu again.
At this moment, King Yu seemed to feel something, raised his head solemnly, and looked at Emperor Hongwei, who held the power of life and death with his scarlet eyes.