Chapter 296: The Regent
Du Wei's face is calm, but his heart has already made waves!
Blue ocean?
It's actually a blue ocean again??
Du Wei now knows the origin of this Blue Ocean University scholar. This occult scholar from the Great Snow Mountain, he not only trained an excellent young man like Philip. He also taught the top martial artists in the continent like Rodriguez!
This blue ocean scholar from the Great Snow Mountains...... is still involved in this royal struggle, so delicately?
Is it unintentional?
If in the past, when Lan Hai introduced his disciples to the northwest with Du Wei, Du Wei only regarded this old scholar as an old man who was worried about the country and the people.
After knowing his background in the Great Snow Mountain...... Blue Ocean's request to "not let the steppe people step on Mount Kilimano" probably has some other meanings......
Although Du Wei thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on his face. Listen carefully to Prince Chen's continued story......
In a wolf pack, the leading wolf is already a little old, but he refuses to give up the position of the head wolf, and at this time, it helplessly sees that there is already a young male wolf, gradually getting stronger, strong enough to threaten his position.
At this time, what should my father do?
He hit me with the idea.
I'm young, I'm only ten years old! and I've been praised as a genius and a brilliant little prince.
If...... If I am appointed crown prince, then when I grow up. When I'm mature...... My father can reasonably let me wait for more than ten years or even longer!
He didn't really like me that much. He didn't really think I was smarter and more talented than my thirties brother.
The only reason is this: if I am made the crown prince, he will be able to sit on the throne for another ten or twenty years - because the heir has not yet grown up!
This is my father's "affection" for me. This is what is circulating outside, my father's "appreciation" for me!!
Ha ha!!
Speaking of which. Prince Chen's voice became very low. He looked at the sky. sighed: "Du Wei, you can't understand...... That night, the night I finally figured out what the Blue Ocean Scholar said, how did I get here! That night was the hardest of my life. One of the hardest nights to get through! Even on the eve of the coup d'état two years ago. The night I faced the enemy was far less sad than the night I was ten years old!"
Du Wei looked at His Royal Highness Chen's face. Suddenly, I felt that sitting in his position was not so beautiful.
Hesitated. Du Wei sighed in a low voice: "Perhaps...... I can understand. Because of the feeling you said...... I've experienced a little bit of it. ”
Prince Chen looked at Du Wei, and a smile appeared little by little in the corner of his eyes: "Not bad...... Indeed, you are one of the few who can understand me. Du Wei. That's why I trust you so much! Du Wei. The Rollin family was once the heir. Later, he was sent to his hometown because he was not favored, and then returned to Dìdū because he was taught by a Magister...... What happened to you in your family was different from mine. But the situation and mood are quite similar. Du Wei. That time I met you. There was a faint feeling of sympathy. That's why I'm so close to you. I value you so much!"
Du Wei was silent.
He could imagine it. More than a night ago. The ten-year-old prince sat in the room. Against the cold night sky. I knew in my heart that my father's love for me was just a play. Or even put him on the stove to roast him......
This mood is probably the same as the mentality when I learned that my father sent someone to kill me. It's very similar.
The two looked at each other and smiled again. It's just that this time the smiles are a little more sincere.
Subsequently. Prince Chen continued.
After that time. I finally figured it out a lot. That chilling night didn't make me completely hopeless. I was a little lucky.
But soon. I finally discovered that being born in the royal family, although it seems to be rich and honorable, once you are involved in the interests of the supreme. Then all the riches and all the honors around you will become murderous at once!
The eldest brother gradually distanced himself from me. I didn't blame him. After I figured it out, I understood. It's not his fault. After all. Once upon a time we were brothers. But after that, we become ridiculous "contenders for the throne".
And even more ridiculous. In fact, the eldest brother himself didn't understand that my father didn't want to pass on the throne to me! Because in my father's eyes, I was also a competitor! The only thing I was lucky for me. I was still young, and my father could use me as a shield, if I was in my twenties. My father would never have said that he would make me the crown prince!
Pity...... My father doesn't have a younger son, otherwise, I'm sure he would have chosen a younger son!
Brother Huang regards me as an enemy. Ironically, I don't want to fight with him at all!
That throne seems to me not attractive at all.
So, I wanted to convey a message to the imperial brother in disguise, I hope he can rest assured that I will not fight with him.
The Augustinian Dynasty established the country by force, but all the royal children of our Augustinian family had to learn equestrianism and martial arts. But I just refused to study. I even openly stated that I was interested in magic, and I ran to learn magic with great fanfare.
Because everybody knows that magicians don't covet worldly power. Magicians are transcendent human monsters. Moreover, in history, except for the founding emperor Aragon, no emperor was a magician!
After learning magic, you will gradually lose interest in worldly power.
Therefore, I deliberately went to learn magic openly, just to let the eldest brother understand that I didn't want to fight with him.
It's a pity that the eldest brother doesn't seem to understand my intentions.
What's even more ridiculous is that my study of magic is seen as deviant. My court scholars and teachers all objected, but my father was very much in favor of me.
This is regarded by many people as my father's "favor" to me. Even I did that. My father is "loving" and indulgent to support me!
But is that really the case?
I had already figured it out, and I understood my father's intentions: he was happy to let me learn magic, hoping that after I learned magic, I would not be interested in power. Say so. Even if I am appointed as the crown prince, I will not be in a hurry to succeed to the throne, he can be the emperor for a few more years!
It's a pity that my concession didn't let the eldest brother let me go.
When I was eleven years old. I was assassinated for the first time in my life!
I almost died that time! a maid who had taken care of me since I was five years old. But he brought me a bowl of poison with his own hands, and almost poisoned me to death!
Luckily, I was already learning magic by that time. He also has some dabbling in magical potions......
It's not that easy to poison a potions master!
I know my father won't want to kill me! He's going to use me as a shield! If you want me to die, there is only one...... My eldest brother!
That thing. I shattered the last vestiges of illusion! I read history. I also know what is written in books: when facing the struggle for the throne. There is no family affection at all!
That time, I understood, blindly backing down. He can't guarantee my safety! Today he can buy my maid to poison me. Tomorrow you might be able to buy off my guards and give me a knife while I sleep!
I don't want to die, I want to survive, then I have no choice but to embark on the path of being the enemy of the Great Emperor Brother!
The first time it was the hardest.
I'm a child. There is no trust in the team. There is no force of its own. An empty prince with only a flashy honorable position. I really don't have much self-insurance capital.
In the beginning. I could only try my best to please the court magician, and I worshipped the chief court magician as my teacher for a while. I studied magic desperately, trying my best to be extremely obsessed with studying magic, and even ate and lived by the teacher's side every day......
The teacher was very pleased with my diligence...... He even thought I had a rare talent for magic, and at one point regarded me as his proud disciple.
In fact. I was just an excuse to stay with him to keep myself safe, because I had no other way at the time. In the palace, only by the side of this chief magician of the palace is the safest!
Because the chief magician of the court is loyal only to the emperor, and not to the people of any faction. His high magical prowess is also strong enough to protect me.
During that time, I was very pitiful and embarrassed! But it strengthened my heart even more
I don't have much desire for the throne, but in order to survive, I must have power!
Fortunately, after some time, I cleverly took advantage of the opportunity to quietly spread the news to my father's ears that the maid wanted to poison me.
My father was finally reminded by this. After feigning a rage, he executed several of the court's attendants.
Then, he began to face up to a problem: in order to ensure that my shield on the throne would not die easily, he had to give me some capital to protect myself.
This is my biggest bargaining chip, and my greatest dependence, my father! He won't let me die! Not because I'm his son, and not because he loves me so much!
From that time on, my father finally began to give me a little real power, he gave me a small team of imperial city near-wei army, and sent a few court magicians to act as my personal magic advisers, and also gave me the right to enter and exit the palace, so that I could calmly arrange my own forces, so that I finally began to gradually grasp a little bit of my own capital!
Little by little, I accumulated my own capital, formed my own team, and later tried my best to win over predators like Count Villa and the Warcraft of Mount Teland......
Brother and I have been fighting for more than ten years before it officially began!
"I didn't want to be an emperor, never. Prince Chen sighed lightly: "It's just that in such a game, I have to go toe-to-toe with the imperial brother in order to protect myself." I'm not for the throne...... It's about staying alive! Because I know. If my heart softens a little, the royal brother will definitely not hesitate to kill me!
And when things have begun, they have to go on step by step! Even if I don't want to hurt the royal brother, there is no other choice! He was born a little radical, and after holding back under the suppression of his father for decades, he gradually became a little more ruthless.
Originally, I thought that I had the strength to protect myself. That's it. But then I learned one thing: even if I was just trying to protect myself. It's useless! Because the imperial brother has already regarded me as a mortal enemy! In his heart, the biggest goal is to get rid of me! Poor eldest brother, he will not understand until he dies. It's not that I'm fighting him for the throne at all, it's just that my father is deliberately using me to get in his way. He never really understood. His real rival is not my Chen, but our dear father.
And that's my biggest strength. Because I know very well. Where is the bottom line of the father. No matter what, my father won't let me die. When it comes to some dangerous moments, my father will protect me! This is my greatest guarantee!
It's a pity. I don't have anything to look back on. Because I know him. Even if I just put up with it. If he becomes emperor in the future, I am afraid that he will not be able to tolerate me! I know my imperial brother too well!
So. My goal against him has also changed. Originally, I just wanted to protect myself. Later, I realized that self-preservation was not enough, only to make him completely unable to be the emperor. In the future, I will be able to continue to survive! So, naturally, our struggle will become more and more intense, and finally it will come to the point of life and death. “
Du Wei sighed in his heart.
He could imagine a boy in his early teens, in the palace. Dangerous. How have you walked step by step like a tightrope on a cliff over the years! Prince Chen is certainly full of scheming. Clever in doing things. There are even some schemes that seem a little more vicious. But imagine a kid in his early teens. If you want to survive, you don't need to use some excessive means. How can you protect yourself?
At the age of ten, the child loses his innocence and has to be caught up in political struggle. In the dirtiest quagmire of the world. has created the regent who seems to be beautiful today!
said that he killed his brother and deceived his father...... But how can the person who said these words know his difficulty?
"Brother Great Emperor's mutiny plan. I've been aware of it for a long time. But I could have stopped it beforehand, but I didn't. Because this is my greatest chance, I can completely defeat him in one step! Only when he is completely defeated can I survive and win the final victory in this struggle. I'm not vying for the throne, I'm just fighting for my most basic power: to survive, to survive, to survive. I had to make all sorts of arrangements before the coup d'état, and in order to gain the support of the Temple, I had the secret teachings of myself and the Pope. The condition I prescribe is enough to make the temple tempted, because of this condition, almost the temple and the royal family have been secretly fighting for thousands of years, and they have been dreaming of the victory! Therefore, although the daughter of the eldest brother is a saint in the temple, the temple still secretly fell to me, and on that day, gave the eldest brother a hard blow!"
Speaking of this, a complicated smile gradually appeared on Emperor Chen's face: "The Pope must be very proud, because now anyone thinks that I am the regent of the empire now, and I will definitely be the emperor of the empire in the future! If the emperor can recognize the pope as the godfather, it will symbolize the royal family's bow to the divine power! However, he is wrong! Everyone thinks that I like the throne, but in fact, the emperor's throne does not have such a heavy weight for me!"
Then, Prince Chen winked at Du Wei: "The Pope is scheming, but he calculates me, won't I calculate him? Hmph! Unfortunately, he can't get one-the emperor's godson! He can only harvest one-regent's godson! Because, just before I made a deal with him, I had already made a decision! I will never ascend the throne as an emperor for the rest of my life! The title of emperor should be left to my children! I will only be a regent in my life. ”