The emperor rarely said so much to him, and the third prince nodded as if he didn't understand, "Erchen understands, it's because my father helped Uncle Yongwang in times of crisis, so Uncle Wang has always been so good to my father, right?" ”

The emperor shook his head.

"If there are so many favors in this world, how can the kindness between brothers and sisters be gone?"

The third prince looked at him stunned.

If it's not because of repaying the favor, then why?

The emperor looked at him and continued: "Actually, your Uncle Yongwang has a younger brother who is a fellow mother, but after their mother passed away, his younger brother chose to attach himself to other princes. The two brothers have different choices, and the final result is different. ”

The result of Prince Yong, the third prince knows, he often hears people say that Prince Yong is the luckiest one among the first emperors and princes except for the emperor.

Because he is the only one to be crowned a prince, and he has always been trusted by the emperor.

The third prince said: "Who is Uncle Yong's younger brother?" Why had Erchen never heard of it? ”

"You've never heard of it, of course."

The emperor wrote lightly: "That traitor has been removed from the clan and is no longer a child of the royal family." It's just an ordinary rebel who committed rebellion, and he would have been beheaded for public display a long time ago. ”

The third prince's mouth opened wide in surprise.

There is a popular saying among the people that a prince who commits a crime is the same as a common man, but in fact, if a child of the royal family breaks the law, at most he will be locked up in the Zongren Mansion for a lifetime.

Because the royal blood is unattainable, it is not easy to throw away the head and spill blood.

The third prince didn't dare to imagine that he had an uncle who was expelled from the clan and beheaded for public display. No, there may be more than one such uncle, but he doesn't know it......

He suddenly understood why the emperor said that these things were too early for him now. Because it's too cruel and too bloody.

However, the emperor had no intention of stopping.

"Do you know why princes can't coexist? Just like there can only be one queen in this harem, no matter how many princes there are, only one can inherit the throne. ”

The third prince looked at the emperor in horror.

He was still young, and few people would mention such a thing as inheriting the throne to him, but as a prince, he had a natural sensitivity to the word, and he knew what it meant.

"What my father means is that because Uncle Yongwang doesn't want to inherit the unification, he just helps his father wholeheartedly, so he can always be good with his father, right?"

This answer was the closest the third prince could think of, but the emperor still shook his head.

"As a prince, you have no right to choose whether you want to or not, you can only obey my arrangement. This is the filial piety of being a son of man and the loyalty of being a minister, do you understand? ”

It turned out that the emperor wanted to tell him this truth in the end.

The third prince nodded stunned, and he hadn't digested it for a while.

The emperor smiled slightly: "I and your Uncle Yongwang are princes who are willing to listen to the words of the first emperor, and this is the difference between us and your dead uncles." The first emperor passed the throne to me with a posthumous edict on his deathbed, and everyone else wanted to rob it, but only you, Uncle Yongwang, were willing to be obedient and assist me. ”

Those who do not obey will die.

The third prince said stupidly: "But the son is still young, and the father is still very young, and we haven't heard the edict yet." What do we do now? ”

"Didn't I teach you how to do it on weekdays?"

The third prince thought for a while, "Brothers, friends, brothers, brothers, fathers, sons, and filial sons." ”

The emperor nodded, "Even if I and those brothers who died, we were good when we were children, and we all loved each other. Even if someone can't control the ambition to snatch the throne at the last moment, it will be difficult for me to kill that killer. And at a young age, do you want to learn from those traitors? ”

When he said the last sentence, his voice suddenly rose a little, and the third prince was frightened.

"Erchen don't dare, Erchen doesn't dare!"

The emperor sighed, "I am so disappointed in your mother. If the harem women are like your mother, can the prince who teaches him not fight for power and profit and disobey the holy decree? ”

The third prince said pitifully: "Father, will you abolish the queen mother?" ”

The emperor waved his hand and did not answer his question, even if he was abolished, it was not now.

The third prince was stunned in his heart, he naturally knew that the queen was not the best, and it was completely different from the emperor's choice for the prince who could teach filial piety and loyalty.

In the emperor's heart, this candidate should be Concubine Zhao, right?

She has read many books, and she knows all the articles that Taifu talks about in class, and she can also quote scriptures and classics to explain to them; She also writes well, and even the Taifu is full of praise; She is also very reasonable, saying that the affairs of adults are the affairs of adults, and the affairs of children are the affairs of children, and she does not involve the princes in the battle of the harem; She is also gentle and beautiful, and she likes to bring snacks to everyone the most......

Even the third prince himself had to admit in his heart that Concubine Zhao was more like a queen and could educate the princes and princesses better.

"It's getting late, let's go."

The emperor didn't say anything more, and ordered Gao Qishou to send the three princes back to the East Fourth Institute.

When he was about to arrive at the East Fourth Institute, the third prince said: "Chief Administrator, you go back first, I'll walk in by myself." Don't let anyone see you send me back, or you'll think something has happened. ”

The third prince has now learned to be cautious.

Gao Qishou pursed his lips and smiled, thought about it and reminded the third prince, "Third prince, the slap print on your face is red, if others see it and ask, you have to think about how to answer." ”

Say goodbye.

The third prince was stunned, touched his face, and found that the half of his face that was beaten was already red, swollen and numb.

He almost forgot about it himself, no wonder the emperor knew that he had cried as soon as he saw him-

Can you stop crying when your face is beaten like this?

He secretly thought it was funny, and kicked the pebbles on the side of the road towards Dongsi, when suddenly a figure appeared from the oblique thorn and stopped him on the road.

It turned out to be Li Changzai.

Li Changzai blessed him, "Third prince, I have something I want to ask you to bring to the second prince for me, it is a very important word, can you ask for a favor?" ”

Bring a message to the second prince?

The third prince thought about it, this Li Changzai seemed to be from the Li family's mother's family, and the second prince still wanted to call her aunt, so he nodded.

Li Chang quietly pointed to the woods on the side, and the third prince followed her inside.

The third prince followed her into the woods, only to find that there were still people in the woods.

It turned out to be Jiang Guiren.

He couldn't help but be confused, Jiang Guiren was the cousin of the eldest prince, why did he go to the same place with the aunt of the second prince again?

Jiang Guiren tried his best to smile harmlessly at him, "Third Prince, I have heard about you and the eldest prince, how can this be?" Even if the queen doesn't want you to play with the eldest prince, she shouldn't beat you. ”

Jiang Guiren and Li Changzai had already heard the rumors, saying that the three princes were crying from Changchun. Gong ran out, and there was a red slap print on his face, so he thought of intercepting the third prince on the way back to the East Fourth Institute.