Chapter 165: The Emperor's Good Intentions
Yu Mingche hurriedly ran over and pulled up the trembling Gonggong Chen, looking at the familiar person, both of them shed tears.
"Father-in-law Chen, I didn't expect you to be alive, I didn't say that you went with your father at that time, I really thought you were already immortal." Yu Mingche said movingly.
"Fourth prince, the things that the first emperor told me were not done, and the old slave didn't dare to sacrifice himself casually, otherwise I would have gone underground to accompany the first emperor." Chen Gonggong wiped his tears and said.
Yu Mingche hurriedly helped Gonggong Chen to sit on the steps of the tomb palace, Gonggong Chen wiped his tears and looked at him with loving eyes.
"Fourth prince, you are now an adult, you really look like your mother, that eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as her, I can still remember the way she danced the sword in the imperial garden, I believe that the emperor saw such a good you today, and he can also smile Jiuquan." Gonggong Chen said kindly.
"Father-in-law Chen, why are you hiding in your father's tomb? What have you lived on all these years? You said that your father told you about it, but what happened? ”
When Gonggong Chen heard Yu Mingche ask like this, he couldn't help but shed tears, it turned out that when the first emperor was seriously ill, all the forces in the harem were ready to move, including Concubine Shu and the second prince, that is, the current concubine and His Majesty.
At that time, the emperor's preferred successor was Yu Mingche, but because Yu Mingche was unreliable, and there was no maternal family to rely on, and many people in the government and the harem wanted him to die, His Majesty changed the second prince as the crown prince.
The purpose of this is to transfer all the people to the second prince, and the death of Yu Mingche will not be so obvious.
But Concubine Shu is still obsessed with this, although Yu Mingche has been raised by her after Luo Ziling's death, and her feelings have gradually cultivated, but after all, she also has a son herself, and she is still older than Yu Mingche, in front of power, it is difficult for anyone not to show their ambitions, so Concubine Shu has also made a lot of articles to the emperor about this matter.
The choice made by the first emperor at that time was very difficult, firstly, because of the persecution of Concubine Shu, and secondly, Yu Mingche had grown up beside her since she was a child, and she had deep feelings, and she was unwilling to get involved in royal affairs too much, so the former emperor had to pass on the position of crown prince to the second prince, that is, the current majesty.
The first emperor also handed over two things to Gonggong Chen when he was dying, telling him to hide in his tomb, if Yu Mingche will not come to the tomb palace again in his life, then there is no need to give it to him, if he comes, it means that there is confusion in his heart, it is difficult to solve, and Gonggong Chen will give him things.
"This was handed over to the old slave before the emperor left, he knew that you would definitely know about your mother in the future, and he would have a grudge against him, but he told the old slave that if after he left, one day you suddenly appeared alone in the imperial tomb, he must give you this letter." As he spoke, Gonggong Chen took out a secret edict from the former emperor from his arms.
The letter has been a long time, and the top of the envelope has been yellowed, but there is no damage at all, it must be that Gonggong Chen has been hiding in his arms for so many years, carefully protecting.
Yu Mingche took the letter tremblingly, opened it and saw that it was the sharpest dagger left by the previous emperor, which said that if the current emperor or heir wanted to be unfavorable to Yu Mingche, he could take out this secret edict and ascend the throne as emperor.
Gonggong Chen then took out a small wooden box from the secret compartment on the steps of the tomb palace, and opened it to see that it was the tiger talisman of the three armies that the emperor claimed to be missing, and he could mobilize the three armies with this tiger talisman.
"Grandpa Chen, what is this?" Yu Ming asked puzzled.
"Fourth prince, this is a life talisman left by the previous emperor for you, if the current emperor is not good for you, you can take out these two things to correct the unification of the world."
After speaking, Gonggong Chen smiled at Yu Mingche, stopped talking, and slowly walked to the front of the emperor's coffin, kowtowing three times.
"Emperor, you explained the matter of the old slave, the old slave has finally finished it, and he can go with you with peace of mind."
Yu Mingche realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly went up to stop Gonggong Chen, but it was too late, Gonggong Chen crashed into the coffin of the emperor and died.
"Grandpa Chen!" Yu Mingche hugged the old man and shouted loudly.
Mu Xiyun hurriedly walked up, held Gonggong Chen's hand, and gave him some true qi, he slowly opened his eyes, and said to Yu Mingche:
"The fourth prince, the old slave received the great favor of the former emperor, and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by him before his death, these old slaves survived and stole their lives, just to be alive to hand over the relics of the former emperor to you, now that the old slave has completed the mission, let the old slave go with the emperor."
After speaking, Gonggong Chen closed his eyes, his hands hung weakly, and Yu Mingche hugged his corpse and cried loudly.
After Yu Mingche calmed down, he walked out of the Tomb Palace of the First Emperor with Mu Xiyun and buried the body of Gonggong Chen in the small garden outside the Tomb Palace of the First Emperor.
Gonggong Chen served the emperor all his life, and he did not want to be separated from him after his death, so he could always be by the emperor's side in this position.
When he walked out of the imperial tomb, several guards rushed out, and Mu Xiyun was afraid that they would reveal Yu Mingche's whereabouts.
If this matter was known by Yu Chengyun, it would inevitably cause some bloody storm, so he quickly used the ice seal to freeze a few people, and then used spiritual power to erase Yu Mingche's related memories.
And when Mu Xiyun was doing this, Yu Mingche kept looking at the tomb of the former emperor blankly.
Father, your love for your sons, my sons now understand, I don't want to pursue the past, I also know that you do all this for the good of the child, but today I also swear to you, I will not live up to your hard work, I will cherish what you give me, I don't know if I can do a good job in the unification of the world, but I will guarantee that the people of the whole country are healthy and happy, and I will never let the villain take advantage of the loopholes.
"Yu Mingche, let's go, I have erased their memories, and no one will find out that we have come to the Imperial Tomb." After Mu Xiyun dealt with these things, he walked over and said to Yu Mingche.
"Yun'er, am I very bad, my mother lost her life for me, but I don't know anything, my father has planned a lot for me, but I still have to resent him, is my son very bad?"
"Yu Mingche, it's not your fault, parents are willing to do anything for their beloved children, they do it so that you can grow up healthy and safe, but now you also know that you are not easy to come by now, and you must cherish it even more, don't let down their good intentions." Mu Xiyun said with a soft smile.
"It's hard-won, cherish it, Yun'er, I understand." Yu Mingche also laughed and gently scratched Mu Xiyun's nose.
Then the two men mounted their horses again and headed in the direction of the Imperial City.