After he left, the old emperor looked at the blood stains on his palm, sighed, clenched his fists, and said to the eunuch beside him: "You go and call Sheng'er." ”

The eunuch answered, and went out to find Yin Sheng. After a while, Yin Sheng came with the eunuch, and the old emperor waved his hand to the people who were waiting around him, and they all retreated, and he beckoned to Yin Sheng again: "Sheng'er, come here." ”

Yin Sheng has some resentment towards this father in his heart, because it seems that since the death of his mother, the old emperor has been drinking all day long, ignoring the government, and the court has long been complaining, in addition, he still ignores himself, and hands himself over to a woman who is immoral and incompetent, and only knows how to deal with others, and has not seen him for more than a year. But Yin Sheng looked up at the emperor now, and saw that his face was sallow, skinny, there was still a little bloodshot at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were blank, as if his life was short, Yin Sheng suddenly felt a little distressed, and those resentments disappeared a lot, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, you called your sons over, what do you command?" ”

The old emperor took Yin Sheng's hand, looked at Yin Sheng carefully for a long time, and sighed: "My son, unconsciously, has grown so tall. ”

Yin Sheng pouted, and in an instant, the long-lost childishness appeared again, but he still didn't say anything.

The resentment on the child's face was completely revealed through his clear eyes, and the old emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said: "Sheng'er, my father knows that the Chu Imperial Concubine is not good to you, and he also knows that she has a small belly and chicken intestines, and she is familiar with the various methods of the harem, and he also knows that you have resentment in your heart, but the father also has the pain of his father, so he has to hand you over to the imperial concubine to raise." ”

Yin Sheng pursed his lips and said, "What's so bad?" Concubine Chu's identity is no advantage at all compared to other women in the harem, which concubine the father handed over Sheng'er to raise, it is much better than now, the general's family, the scholar's family, why is it a merchant family? The father knows that this woman is narrow-minded and short-sighted, and she actually wants to raise Sheng'er into a useless monarch, and then put Sheng'er on the throne in the future and become her puppet in controlling the government! Only a vulgar merchant woman would have such a disgusting thought! ”

"Sheng'er, how the Imperial Concubine of Chu treats you, I know it in my heart. But do you know why I still pretend not to know and ask her to continue to take care of you? ”

Yin Sheng's brow twisted into a pimple and shook his head.

The old emperor sighed, and continued: "No one who is a father doesn't want his children to be good, and the father naturally wants you to be well." The right thing that my father has done for you is to disperse the forces of the court and the central government to many people, Feng Lingchen, Ye Cheng, your second emperor's uncle, and many, many small generals, all have soldiers and horses in their hands, and it is difficult for them to work together, so that after I die, the threat of those who support the army and force you to abdicate is not very great. And the power, too, is divided into the hands of many ministers, and they form their own parties centered on a few of your imperial uncles. This may seem like it will cause turmoil in the court, but this is the way my father checks and balances. When the father is unable to return to heaven, only in this way can the stability of the court be guaranteed. But only the Chu family made my father worried, the Chu family was rich and rivaled the country, and it included almost all the businesses of my Dali, so it had to be feared. ”

Yin Sheng lowered his head and listened to what the old emperor said, and answered silently. Although he was young, he had already realized these things.

"However, my father's dispersion of military power and the regime are really helpless, and after you sit on the throne, you must take back everything that belongs to our royal family, and you can no longer distribute it to others. And this, it is necessary to have the help of the Chu family. The old emperor touched Yin Sheng's head and said, "Sheng'er, you are talented and intelligent, and naturally you know that now several people who want to take your throne are thinking about how to win over the Chu family." ”

"Well, I heard the rumors in the palace, saying that it was the Second Emperor Uncle, the Seventh Emperor Uncle, they were all good friends with Chu Er, and the Fourth Emperor Uncle seemed to be friendly with Chu Second Lady before, and I know all these things." Yin Sheng replied in a low voice.

"Father called Qingdi to the palace, also so that she could have more contact with you, and contact the Chu family through her. However, Imperial Concubine Chu doesn't seem to be willing to let you have more contact with the people of the Chu family. The emperor said too much, seemed to be a little tired, paused for a while, and then continued: "But don't worry, my father has been watching these days, Qingdi is not a stupid person, she has her own ideas, and she is not obedient to the words of the concubine of Chu." Now Chu Er's limelight is even more than that of the Chu family, do you know why? ”

Yin Sheng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I heard Taifu say that Chu Er was a fool before, and I don't know why so many people want to befriend him now." But since several imperial uncles feel that he is a person who needs to be wooed, I will naturally not be left behind. ”

"My father was also curious about this matter at first, and then my father sent a spy out to investigate, and then I learned that it was because Chu Er's mother was the princess of Wu who was exiled in Dali during the previous war, this princess and the current king of Wu are brothers and sisters of the same mother, if Chu Er is interested in this government in the future, maybe he will unite Wu Guo."

Yin Sheng blinked his eyes and nodded: "I see, so if you win over Chu Er, it is very likely that you will get Wu Guo's help, Sheng'er remember." ”

"Well, Sheng'er," the old emperor spoke, his eyes blurred again, he blinked, and he couldn't see the child in front of him clearly, so he had to give up and said: "You are the blood of your father, and your father naturally hopes that you can inherit the great cause, but he also hopes that you can be safe." But this court is turbulent, and my father knows that there will inevitably be a bloody storm in the future...... If the emperor's qualifications are dull, or there is a little bit of jealousy, my father will simply give this throne to my younger brothers, and you can live and die by them, and you can live a peaceful life. But the emperor is smart and clever, and has a shocking talent for court affairs, and the emperor himself is also working hard and does not want to hand over the throne, so this throne is not handed over to the emperor, and the father is unwilling! ”

"Father, the emperor's ......" Yin Sheng threw himself into the arms of the old emperor with red eyes, and whimpered: "Sheng'er knows, Sheng'er follows the meaning of the Chu Imperial Concubine everywhere, and she must not offend the Chu family." ”

The old emperor nodded, opened his mouth, and seemed to want to say something, but before he could say it, he coughed desperately, Yin Sheng hurriedly patted the old emperor's back, his little face was full of distress, and asked: "Father, do you want to call the imperial doctor?" ”

"It's not in the way, the imperial doctor is useless," the old emperor smiled faintly, the old man's face was full of helplessness, and he said: "Sheng'er, don't worry, my father will definitely arrange everything for you before leaving this world." ”

"Nope! Sheng'er doesn't want his father to pass away, Sheng'er wants his father to live a long life, and wait for Sheng'er to grow up! Yin Sheng threw himself into the arms of the old emperor and cried, tears suddenly wet the old emperor's dragon robe, he said while crying: "Zihuan is still waiting to be fed, if the father is gone, then the concubine of Chu is bound to hold Zihuan every day to threaten Sheng'er, how can Sheng'er control the overall situation?" ”

"Don't be afraid, child, the father and the queen mother will bless you in heaven, and they will also bless Dali for thousands of years and eternal prosperity." After the old emperor said this, he couldn't help coughing again, coughed for a while before calming down, and said to Yin Sheng: "Sheng'er, Feng Ling knows that the class teacher has returned to the court, he is loyal to my Dali, and he is a person who can be relied on." ”

Yin Sheng nodded and said softly: "Sheng'er write it down, if you have a chance, you will go to General Feng." ”

"You don't have to rush to find him, your father can help you make it clear." The old emperor said: "Qingdi is his half-sister, although I heard that the relationship between the two is average, but after all, there is a little bit of blood relationship, maybe through Qingdi, let Feng Lingchen and Chu Er join forces, and there is Feng Lingchen in the alliance of these two, so there is absolutely no need to worry about them rebelling." ”

Yin Sheng nodded, carefully remembering the old emperor's words.

"Taifu Fu is finished...... I used to underestimate him, thinking that he was a useless person, but now that I think about it, he is just following the golden mean. His sons are all young and promising ministers in the court, although some have become the party of several princes, but as long as it is in your hands, they should be afraid. ”

"Well, Fu Taifu is really thinking about his sons, he is a person who can be trusted."

The old emperor sighed, looked up at the candle flame not far away, looked at it for a while, and said: "After you sit on the throne, if your imperial uncles are not dead, you should not hurt their lives, after all, they are all my flesh and blood brothers, and if you kill them, you will inevitably be revered by the world." Your second emperor uncle is martial and tyrannical, you can exile him to the desolate land in the northwest, and there will be no rebellion in that place. Your Fourth Emperor Uncle is scheming and good at playing with power, but fortunately, he has no troops at hand, so you can give him a vacant position and send him far away from the imperial city. Your Seventh Emperor Uncle seems to have no ability, but in fact, he has already befriended the minister of the humerus in the court, and he should not rebel, just stand behind you, waiting for the regent. Such a person is the most difficult to deal with, but he is not wrong, you can't send him away, and I'm afraid the ministers of the DPRK and China will not agree. So, you have to treat him well, start with the ministers who are friends with him, and slowly hollow him out. ”

"Father, rest assured, Sheng'er will not kill a few imperial uncles, if they are willing to be loyal to Sheng'er, Sheng'er will keep them to serve my Dali."

"Haha, I'm afraid, they won't be too willing to be loyal to you." The old emperor took a quick breath, and then continued: "As for the people of the Chu family, after you sit on the throne, you are bound to drive them all out, and you must not keep a rich merchant family that threatens the rights of my imperial family!" ”

Yin Sheng clenched his fists tightly: "Well, Sheng'er understands what kind of threat this rich and rival country is to my Yin clan's royal family. On another day, either he dies or I die, and he will never be left behind! ”

The old emperor looked at Yin Sheng's young age, and he looked so sensible, and he felt very relieved in his heart, and said: "Okay, you go back quickly, don't let Imperial Concubine Chu find out that this woman is extremely stupid, and she puts all her thoughts on how to plot against others." She has nothing to fear, and after the turmoil in the DPRK and China, it is estimated that she will die soon. ”

Yin Sheng responded, although he was reluctant in his heart, he still told the old emperor a word, and withdrew from the palace.

Qingdi also arrived at home, Chu Yaocen wanted to ask her if the old emperor had agreed, but seeing that she didn't have the slightest look of joy, he knew that this matter must have been blocked, so he didn't ask.

Qingdi thought about it carefully, and then went over and asked people to pack all the grape wine still stored in the winery, planning to send the wine to the palace tomorrow.

After receiving the order of Qingdi, the people of Lixiangfang began to fill wine, but a maid sneaked out of Lixiangfang and rushed back to the city overnight.