Chapter 273: The Emperor's Question
As the prince stepped into the palace, he finally saw Grievous the Great, who was in the center of the palace in a wheelchair.
Although they were only looking at each other from a distance, the father and son looked at each other, but the eldest prince felt a sense of nervousness and unease.
"What are you afraid of at this point?" thought the eldest prince, "and soon you will be the new king of St. Teresa." ”
Thinking so, surrounded by a group of soldiers, he strode towards Grievous the Great, and on the way, the guards beside the Emperor took a few steps forward, raised their weapons and stopped in front of the Great Prince.
"Father, what's the point of this kind of posturing? The Great Prince said to the Great Emperor easily.
"Pull it off, this rebel insists on breaking in, and you can't stop it. ", the Emperor said.
At the emperor's behest, the reluctant guards finally got out of the way and let the prince walk in front of the emperor.
The two have seen each other many times, but this is the first time they have met.
A majestic and self-contained king has now become an old man who is in poor spirits and has no one to help him. A submissive, respectful and filial son, now armed with a sword, stood in front of his father forever.
The eldest prince looked at the emperor for a long time, and said with emotion: "Father, you are still old, I didn't notice it before, you have grown old like this." ”
The emperor sneered: "It's not that I'm angry with you, but if it's an ordinary family, I'm afraid I won't be angry with you to death." ”
The eldest prince shook his head and said, "Why deceive yourself? Father, you have been physically disabled for many years, and since you can no longer walk on the ground, you can only lie in bed all the time, and our Violet Royal Family's control over the country has weakened a lot. ”
"The Lords of the Quartet have always been ambitious, they do not listen to the royal family, and since you have fallen ill, they have been separated from the royal family, and if they do not take effective measures, I am afraid that they will establish themselves as kings, and the country will be torn apart. ”
"The influence of the Holy Sect is increasing day by day, and the tail of the power is still great, and the people only know that there is a Holy Sect, and they don't know about our Violet royal family. What's even more terrifying is that the Holy Sect has also exposed its secular ambitions, as evidenced by their support for the second brother and their interference in this struggle for the throne. I'm afraid that in a hundred years, our Violet Royal Family will be replaced by the Holy Sect. ”
"There are also major problems within the kingdom, and since the kingdom was established, it has fallen into the root of the disease. The aristocracy in the kingdom is extremely powerful, and these nobles are the moths of the country, who only know pleasure and do not produce, and in the long run the whole country will be dragged down by these nobles. ", the eldest prince said earnestly.
"Oh, it seems that my good son is really worried about the country and the people, and everything you do is to solve these problems, so what can you do if you are wise and wise?" said the Emperor sarcastically.
"It is necessary to have a strong new king, who will work hard to eliminate the evils, and lead the country with great determination, courage, boldness, and wisdom, in order to solve many problems, maintain the stability of the kingdom of St. Teresa, and ensure the unwavering rule of our Violet royal family. ", the eldest prince said resolutely.
"And Father, you are old and disabled, and you cannot afford to shoulder such a responsibility. Abdicate, this is not your time. ”
"Isn't it my time?", the Emperor was silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "What if I insist on not abdicating?"
"Will you kill me directly, or will you tighten up and pass on the edict?"
The eldest prince hesitated for a long time, and after a long time of fighting between heaven and man in his mind, he finally said with difficulty: "After all, you are my father, and you also have a deep relationship with your mother. If you still don't want to do it, I will choose to keep you tight forever. ”
"Really?", the Emperor sighed in disappointment, as if relieved.
"I'll pass it on to you. As if he had made up his mind, the emperor said suddenly.
A touch of joy appeared on the eldest prince's face, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, although the edict is also a road, but after all, there is a risk of leakage, in order to cover up I don't know how much effort it takes, and it is inevitable that gossip will spread out of the palace, and the second prince, the third prince and Princess Sophia will inevitably not take advantage of this to make waves.
You must know that sitting on the throne and sitting on the throne are two different things.
But if the emperor is willing to give him an edict, then the transfer of the throne is justified, and he sent troops to control the Senate, so it can be said that everything is ready. Even if his younger brothers and sisters have a heart, they can't set off any big waves.
"But there are a few questions I want to ask you, Lance, and I want to get real answers. Only if I understand and solve my doubts, I will cooperate with you, otherwise this king would rather have the jade burned. ", the emperor said categorically.
"Yes, Father, I would like to ask. The eldest prince immediately agreed, but there were just a few questions, and he still had this patience.
And he knew his father's temperament well, and he knew that since the emperor had already said so, unless he was satisfied, there was no other way to force him to comply.
"As the eldest prince, you dare to raise an army, Lance Grievous, there must be a force secretly supporting you. ”
"The first question is, did you rebel and commit rebellion with the help of the Medici family in the south, or did you get their help?" The Emperor asked solemnly.
The eldest prince frowned slightly when he heard the words "great rebellion and chaos", and was a little displeased. But he knew that his father was definitely not happy at this time, and he didn't take advantage of his words and didn't take it to heart.
"The plan to force the palace is my own consideration. Of course, I would not have been able to carry out this plan without the support of the Medici family, and the South did give me a lot of financial and military support. ”
"Okay, the second question, are the soldiers who attacked the palace all from the south, which means that the Medici family was fully involved in this rebellion?" the Emperor then asked.
The eldest prince felt a little strange in his heart, why did the emperor cling to the Medici family in the south? However, he didn't care too much, but he immediately replied: "Yes, the soldiers who attacked the palace this time are all elite soldiers from the south. ”
"Last question, did the Empress also participate in this rebellion?" asked the Emperor again.
The eldest prince was even more strange in his heart, isn't this an obvious thing? He nodded and replied: "Yes, the queen mother did promise me to block all the roads out of the harem to prevent anyone from escaping from the palace. ”