Time is like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, Chinese New Year's Eve has arrived. From morning to dusk, the sound of firecrackers does not stop. Even the palace is completely new and full of festivities.

"Let's have a feast!"

With a banquet, from the Chonghua Hall to the drum tower, the drum sounded all over the capital, and all families held a banquet.

It's the last day of the year, and it's also a day of reunion.

In the Chonghua Palace, the concubines, the princes and other royal relatives, and the officials above the five grades were all present today, and the sound of silk and bamboo in the hall was so lively.

But behind this bustle, there is a depression.

Li Yaoshen sat on the top dragon chair, he hadn't seen him for a few days, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, his sideburns were gray, and he was much older, but what remained unchanged was his still incomprehensible look. Although the dragon is twilight, its majesty only increases.

"During these days, the prince's ability to handle government affairs is obvious to all. I am also very satisfied. ”

Li Fuxian's ability does not need to be said, it is naturally convincing.

Li Yaoshen's gaze slowly swept over everyone's faces, especially Shi Chongchao and Li Guichen, he looked at it twice, and his deep gaze seemed to be trying to penetrate their hearts.

Shi Chongchao's old god was there, and he didn't have any weakness in his heart, but Li Guichen, the smile on his face faded, he didn't understand that Li Yaoshen was warning him.

Others were quiet, holding their breath, not daring to say more, in this situation, only by saying less and making fewer mistakes can they live for a long time. Lowered his eyes and waited respectfully for Li Yaoshen's words, in fact, what he was going to say, everyone had a score in their hearts.

"Therefore, tomorrow's New Year's Day will be written by the prince."

New Year's Day is the beginning of the year, and the emperor himself prays for blessings and inscribes auspiciousness. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a precedent for the prince to write a pen.

"Your Majesty, no, the pen written by the prince on New Year's Day is not in line with the ancestral system! Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made remarkable achievements, there has never been a precedent for the Prince to write on New Year's Day! Please also ask Your Majesty to take back your order! ”

Along with the prestige, the first person to oppose turned out to be the imperial historian Zhou Shicheng, but it is not surprising that the people of the imperial history platform are like stones in the pit, smelly and hard, all of them are royalists, all of them are iron-clad, and they are not afraid of death.

"If you don't agree with the ancestral system, please take back your majesty!"

"Please take back your order!"

……

With the first opposition, there will be the second, the third.

Li Yaoshen had long expected that there would be opposition, but so what. He said slowly: "There is no precedent, then I will set this precedent." ”

His gaze swept over everyone and said, "Sooner or later, my position will belong to the crown prince, so why not one day sooner or one day later." ”

With his words here, it seems to be announcing something, and also giving the royalists a choice.

The hall was silent, and even the music stopped.

I don't know how long I was silent, but Zhou Shicheng, one of the three dukes, was the first to speak up, and said in a deep voice: "Minister, obey the order." ”

He is the leader of the royalist party, and also represents the will of the emperor, they will obey Li Yaoshen's orders, and from tomorrow, the royalists will listen to Li Fuxian's orders, support Li Fuxian, and be loyal to Li Fuxian.

"Yu Cheng."

"Hey, the slave is here."

Yu Cheng stood on the left and right, and when he heard Li Yaoshen's voice, he immediately stepped forward to respond.

"Let's go."

For so many years, the person who knows Li Yaoshen best is still Yu Cheng, and he knows what Li Yaoshen means with a look from Li Yaoshen.

"Yes." Yu Cheng immediately shouted, and then helped Li Yaoshen up.

"Let's go—"

Li Yaoshen had just taken a step or two and stopped again. Without looking back, he said, "The prince is coming." ”

"Yes."

Li Fuxian handed Li Jingyao to Rue Xiang and walked up to follow.

At this time, everyone seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and said in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Today, what they sent away is an era, and tomorrow, it will usher in the era of Li Fuxian.

Li Yao cautiously walked out of the Chonghua Palace and went to the royal palace. They passed through the gates of the palace and arrived at the South Palace, a forbidden place that was once a place where Li Fuxian had never set foot.

Li Yaoshen's health deteriorated, and he felt that he might not be able to last long. Today is a day in which he is in a better condition.

"Your Majesty, watch your step."

When he went down, Yu Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Yaoshen.

"Ahem, I'm fine."

Li Yaoshen coughed once or twice, and his face became more and more pale. Li Fuxian's hand in his sleeve couldn't help but tighten, hesitated for a moment, raised his foot and stepped forward, and held Li Yaoshen's other hand. He also found out that Li Yaoshen was very emaciated, and he was already old. Li Fuxian couldn't say what it was like in his heart, his lips pursed, and he didn't say a word.

It made both Li Yaoshen and Yu Cheng a little surprised, and this was the first time that Li Fuxian showed his concern for Li Yaoshen.

Li Yaoshen showed a smile on his face, and he didn't ask much. He said, "Let's go." ”

In the main hall of the South Palace, the warmth remained at twelve o'clock.

After entering the hall, Li Yaoshen's face looked a little better. And in the air, there is a faint smell of medicine.

Sitting down on the soft seat, Li Yaoshen waved his hand to let all the palace people retreat, leaving Yu Cheng alone.

"Yu Cheng, go get something."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Sit."

Li Yaoshen turned his head to look at Li Fuxian and asked him to sit down on the side.

Li Fuxian sat down in silence and was speechless for a while.

"Your Majesty, it's here."

Yu Cheng went fast and came back quickly, holding a black box.

"Now that you've found Mingnan, you should know these things too."

Li Yaoshen motioned to Yu Cheng to hand the box to Li Fuxian, "Your questions, what you want to know, are all in it." ”

Li Fuxian held the box, the heavy weight pressed on his hand, and even more on his heart, he had been looking for the truth many years ago, but now, he didn't dare to open this box.

The truth is close at hand, but people dare not touch it.

No one urged him, time passed minute by minute, and I don't know how long it was silent, Li Fuxian still opened the box.

The box contained a blood letter, a pair of broken white jade bracelets, and a jade bottle, as well as a dagger with dried blood.

"Confession."

There are three big characters written on the blood book, and the dense handwriting on it has been blackened, some of them have been blurred, the blood has long dried up, and the black marks are a little blurry, looking really oozing.

“…… The death of the queen is all related to the Zhao family. …… Although the Wang family's sins are unforgivable, the three princes are His Majesty's flesh and blood, and he begs His Majesty to spare his life. And the Wang's treasure house, all hidden in Panyun Peak, Panyun Peak has a mechanism, if you enter, press it below...... Yi Dun head, no pen. ”

The signature is Wang Yi.

Wang Yi, Wang Yue's sister, the concubine of the year.

After waiting for him to finish reading, Li Yaoshen slowly spoke, and said: "The Wang family is a century-old famous family, but the mother of the concubine is the daughter of the former and future lords, Zhao Ji." Zhao Ji overthrew the heart of the Great Zhou and did not die, and used the Wang family to try to rebel. Your mother's health has always been poor, and in the autumn of ten years ago, her condition suddenly worsened. ”

When Li Yaoshen said this, he coughed a few more times, and his face turned paler. He suppressed the smell of blood in his throat and continued, "After that, a highly poisonous thing was found in her medicine residue, the silver silkworm. ”

The silver silkworm is a strange poison in the world, the previous dynasty has been extinct, but suddenly reappeared, they followed the clues, and really found the Wang family, among which He Wangfu was also implicated.

"It was then that I found out that Zhao Ji had become a climate. Trying to uproot them doesn't happen overnight. ”

"And by the time I found this, it was too late, and there was no cure for the poison of the silver silkworm...... On November 27 of that year, your mother died. ”

He will never lose his love.

Li Yaoshen supported his forehead with one hand, his eyes were lowered, his voice was calm, as if he was telling someone else's story, even if he was too painful, now it has faded, and when he said it, his heart could no longer stir up, as if he was dead and lifeless.

"So, you spoiled Concubine Shu for three years, and then praised Zhao Guifei, all to eradicate the Wang family?"

Although it was a doubt, Li Fuxian was almost sure that Li Yaoshen did the same thing.

"Yes."

The air suddenly condensed, Li Fuxian's clenched hand could no longer feel the pain, his teeth were clenched, and after a long time, he asked in a dumb voice, "What about me?" And which chess piece is in your plan? ”

"No, you're my chosen successor."

Li Yaoshen suddenly stood up, walked in front of Li Fuxian, looked at him, and looked at him with a kind gaze, "From the beginning." ”

"Why me?"

"Why can't it be you? Essay, you have shown extraordinary talent since childhood. On martial arts, it is also one in a hundred. In terms of mental nature, you are also the most brilliant one. What's even more valuable is that you are in a high position, but you have compassion. For the emperor, this is the rarest. ”

And the most important thing is that Li Fuxian is her child and the continuation of her life.

Li Fuxian's heart fluctuated, but the incense of concentrating and calming made him not calm at all, even though he had found out and knew that everything he had suffered was Li Yaoshen's hard work, but he still couldn't suppress the resentment in his heart.

It turned out that he actually resented Li Yaoshen.

"If I hadn't chosen to go to the side and didn't achieve what you wanted, would you have chosen someone else?"

"You won't. Why bother making such meaningless assumptions, your temperament, your ambitions, will not allow you to stop, will not allow you to give up. Besides, I have no intention of appointing another prince. Although Li Guichen's talent is not weaker than yours, he is too conceited, self-serving, and narrow. And the poor are extremely luxurious, and they are indulged in pleasure. As an emperor, you can be autocratic and dictatorial, you can indulge in wine, but you must not become deaf and blind, judge the path of advice, and cannot fail to see the responsibilities on your body. What's more, he is definitely not the opponent of the third child. ”

From the very beginning, Li Guichen was destined to miss the throne, and he took a dead end.

"If he is called emperor, there will be only one way to destroy the Great Zhou."

Li Yaoshen rarely said so many words at one time, some words have been piled up in his heart for more than ten years, if he doesn't say it again, there will be no chance.