Chapter 124: The Emperor's Technique
"Fifth Prince, look at what you look like right now!"
As soon as Jiang Kuo entered the palace, he saw Su Chen'an lying directly on the steps, holding a wine jug in his hand, and drunk himself.
Not only that, but he also made a big fuss about his palace on today's special day.
It's just too unorthodox.
"Grandfather, don't you go to the palace where you have been in the sky to congratulate him, what are you doing in my prince's mansion where my father doesn't love my mother? If it's not your grandfather, you have to look at my grandson's joke like the other courtiers in the court!"
Su Chen'an was extremely angry and aggrieved.
Anyone in this world can betray him, but Jiang Kuo cannot!
"Why? Tell me, why the hell are you doing that?" Su Chen'an grabbed Jiang Kuo's collar and threw away the wine jug in his hand, he clenched Jiang Kuo's shirt little by little, "You are my grandfather, you are the only person worthy of my trust in my heart since I was a child!" But why do you want to do this to me now?"
Su Chen's pain was so painful that he couldn't breathe.
When he was a child, because his mother Concubine Jiang was not favored in the harem, he, the fifth prince, was bullied by many people.
Because in the palace, people who are not favored by His Majesty, regardless of their status, will eventually be bullied.
Su Chen'an's life is not easy, but his mother Concubine Jiang is also having a hard time.
Therefore, many times after Shuchen'an was bullied in the palace, he would choose not to inform his mother and take revenge on himself.
But when he was a child, he was still a child after all, and even if he wanted to take revenge on those who bullied him, many times he would be powerless.
Su Chen'an still remembers the worst time he was bullied, and he kept hiding in order to prevent his mother from seeing the injury on his face.
But in the end, he was found by his maternal grandfather Jiang Kuo.
"Grandfather, when you saw someone bullying me, you personally stuffed the people who bullied me into the well, and you also told me that no matter who bullies me in the future, you will help me solve them with my own hands!"
The past is vivid, and Su Chen'an can't believe that his grandfather, who was once willing to kill for him, will join forces with Su Lixiao today to push him into the deepest abyss.
"Grandfather, I know that I am an unfavored prince, is it because you have been unable to bring you any benefits because you have watched that I have not been able to bring you benefits, so you chose to leave the sky?"
Su Chen'an, he couldn't think of a reason for Jiang Kuo to betray him.
His grandfather, who once treated him wholeheartedly, did not hesitate to secretly plan to eradicate Su Yiting and Dong Guifei for him, why did he suddenly turn against each other after overthrowing Su Yiting?
Su Chen'an really can't figure it out.
"I can, grandfather, one day I can also become the most valued prince in my father's heart, why don't you give me a little time, you wait for me, I can really become the support of the Jiang family and my mother......
Su Chen'an was already drunk and unconscious.
On weekdays, he would not say these arrogant and ambitious words in front of everyone.
Jiang Kuo looked at the drunken fifth prince Su Chen'an in front of him, and was very emotional in his heart, he stepped forward and pulled Su Chen'an up from the cold stone steps.
Su Chen'an originally thought that Jiang Kuo was here to ridicule him and see his jokes.
But he never thought that Jiang Kuo would treat him like before, Jiang Kuo took him back to the dormitory, took off his shoes and socks, removed his dirty clothes from his body, and fed him a decoction to relieve alcohol.
Jiang Kuo, who did these things, made Su Chen'an's eyes hot.
"Maternal grandfather......
He had never been taken seriously by his father in the royal family, and he didn't know what the care of the male elders in the family should look like, until he met his grandfather Jiang Kuo in the palace.
"Fifth Prince, Lao Chen will always be your grandfather, someone you can rely on."
Jiang Kuo saw that Su Chen'an finally came to his senses, and took care of himself again.
"The fifth prince can still remember what the old minister said to you when you were young, and the old minister listened to it very much
It's a relief, the fifth prince, the old minister can now assure you as before, no matter what happens in the future, I will always be your dearest person."
Jiang Kuo's assurance made Su Chen'an's mind cloudy.
Although he woke up drunk, Jiang Kuo's assurances made Su Chen'an feel like he was still living in a dream.
"Is everything you say true? Grandfather, why are you...... Why do you recommend Su Lixiao to be the crown prince in front of many courtiers?"
Going around and around, Su Chen'an still asked what he wanted to ask the most.
His maternal grandfather Jiang Kuo kept saying that he was for his good and towards him, but in the end, he chose to leave the sky.
He doesn't understand how this is called for his good?
"Five princes, how can the pattern of this court be shaken by a word from the old minister? Even if I hadn't come forward and proposed King Li as the crown prince, there would have been other ministers who would have come forward and said the same thing."
"On the surface, I am the one who supports King Lili as the prince, but in fact, the person who wants to establish King Lili is Your Majesty."
Jiang Kuo pretended to be stupid in the court, and after so many years, he had already figured out the thoughts of the monarchs and ministers in the court.
"The remnants of the Western Xinjiang were exterminated by King Li, and it was Dong Guifei who framed the Empress Yuan back then, so one thing after another was pressed, Your Majesty already felt guilty for Queen Li's mother and son, but Empress Yuan was dead and could not compensate, so His Majesty had to compensate for all the guilt on King Li."
The world doesn't know, in fact, it is very simple to get the honor and glory of the royal family, either to make Your Majesty really like you, or to make Your Majesty feel guilty about you.
"Fifth Prince, I stand up and propose this matter, Your Majesty will naturally pay more attention to me because of your virtuous behavior regardless of your relatives, and with Your Majesty's attention, I can secretly cultivate power for you in the court for the Fifth Prince."
"Grandfather, are you really doing all this for me?"
I was surprised.
He didn't expect that Jiang Kuo did all this for him.
"Naturally, it's for the Five Princes! You are the son of Concubine Jiang, my own grandson, if I assist King Li to ascend the throne as emperor, he will not regard me as the closest person in the end!"
Jiang Kuo said with a smile.
"But if I had put you on the throne, the outcome would have been very different! You are my own grandson, you will definitely protect your mother in the future, and let our Jiang family become the first famous family in this Kyoto!"
Jiang Kuo knew in his heart who was closer to him, Su Lixiao or Su Chen'an.
It is impossible for him to abandon his daughter and the fifth prince and devote himself to supporting Su Lixiao.
"Grandfather, I misunderstood you."
Su Chen'an now finally understands his grandfather's hard work.
All the troubles that have accumulated in his heart today are now swept away, and his heart that has been aggrieved for a day is now extremely happy!
"Grandfather, now that Su Lixiao is already the prince, I am still a prince without a title, how can I compete with Su Lixiao?"
Su Chen'an asked Jiang Kuo for advice.
Now, he still knows that he has not been betrayed by everyone, and he still has a resourceful grandfather by his side, so he will not let himself be depressed forever.
"Fifth Prince, you can also take advantage of Your Majesty's guilt."
Jiang Kuo nodded at Shuchen.
"Guilty?" The more Su Chen'an listened, the more he didn't understand, "My father didn't take me seriously when I was young, so he wouldn't feel guilty about me like he did with Su Lixiao!"
Su Chen'an clearly knew that he was nothing in his father's heart.
"Five princes, don't be discouraged if you want this matter, and be calm and calm when you encounter things." Jiang Kuo saw that Su Chen'an was eager to know the answer, so he had to speak to appease him.
Although Su Chen'an's wine woke up a little, he was not sober enough after all.
"Early tomorrow morning, after His Royal Highness has rested, I will go to the harem to greet Concubine Jiang, and then you will tell your mother what I just told you, and then Concubine Jiang will naturally understand the meaning of the minister's words.
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Jiang Kuo said a few more words to Su Chen'an before leaving the palace.
Before leaving, he cut out the tongues of all the subordinates in the palace who witnessed Su Chen'an's drunken nonsense, so that Su Chen'an's crazy posture in the palace would no longer reach His Majesty's ears.
After Shuchen'an woke up, he kept his grandfather Jiang Kuo's advice in his heart.
He went to the palace early in the morning and said the words of his grandfather to his mother, and sure enough, Concubine Jiang was able to understand the meaning of those words in an instant.
"Chen'an, you will leave this matter to the concubine!"
Concubine Jiang assured the five princes.
In the afternoon of the same day.
Concubine Jiang took the palace people who were waiting in her palace to burn incense and pray for blessings in the small Buddha hall in the palace.
Not only that, Concubine Jiang has also stayed in the small Buddha hall to copy scriptures since that day.
This matter was originally not a big deal, and His Majesty had never cared about what Concubine Jiang had done, but after he flipped Concubine Jiang's brand twice in a row and Concubine Jiang politely refused, His Majesty became suspicious of Concubine Jiang's actions.
Then, His Majesty sent someone to investigate Concubine Jiang.
After the palace people investigated Concubine Jiang, His Majesty realized that the reason why Concubine Jiang shirked and didn't want to see him was because Concubine Jiang was bathing and fasting.
Those who copy and recite sutras need to be sincere, and in addition to this, they need to fear the gods.
Concubine Jiang has always avoided him because she copied scriptures for the Empress Yuan and paid tribute to the soul of the Empress Yuan.
"In the past, I indulged the Dong family and Su Yiting, and faced Concubine Jiang and their mother and son."
After listening to the palace people's reply, His Majesty carefully pondered how he got along with Concubine Jiang for so many years.
"Come on, from now on, the affairs in the harem will be handled by Concubine Jiang for the time being."
His Majesty is determined to give Concubine Jiang the power to manage the Six Palaces.
As soon as the Dong family died, he was unwilling to establish a new queen, and the living Concubine Jiang was the highest-ranking concubine in the harem.
Those who are in the concubine position already have the right to associate the six palaces.
In the past, the Dong family pressed on Concubine Jiang's head, making it difficult for Concubine Jiang to have the real power of the assistant six palaces.
Now, after Lin Cheng conspired against each other, colluded with the remnants of Western Xinjiang, and died by suicide, the affairs of the previous dynasty have piled up.
His Majesty had already wanted to hand over the harem to a reliable person.
Concubine Jiang is an option.
His Majesty's decision to leave Xiao as the crown prince made the court move up and down, and the military generals were about to move, and when they were preparing to defect to His Royal Highness King Li, they didn't expect there to be new movements in the harem.
Concubine Jiang manages the six palaces for His Majesty.
After the news of this matter spread, the civil and military generals in the court couldn't make up their minds for a while.
Xi Qingyan heard His Majesty's arrangement, and couldn't help but complain.
"Has our majesty been hoping for peace in the court?"
His Majesty first established the prince, and then gave Concubine Jiang the power to act like the queen, such a rebellious act, Xi Qingyan really couldn't understand what the emperor wanted?
Doesn't he understand that this will make the hearts of the people in the DPRK and China fluctuate and the family and country will be restless?
"Light face, this is my father's favorite imperial scheming technique, in his eyes, a dominant family will only threaten him, and the only way for the emperor to support the two forces to check and balance each other is the way of the emperor."
Shu Lixiao sneered sarcastically.