Chapter 3: Togu, Father
"Chen, Chen Dynasty, see Your Majesty!"
"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"
In an instant, the hundred officials, royal relatives, nobles, and concubines in the hall turned their heads in unison and looked in the direction of the entrance of the main hall.
There, a handsome man wearing a crane purple robe leaned down and bowed, with an indifferent expression on his face.
When the ministers of the Chen Party saw that the Chen Dynasty had finally come, they looked overjoyed.
Secretly looking forward to what will happen next.
Emperor Daji, who was lying on the dragon bed, took a breath, tilted his head sideways, barely opened his heavy eyes, and opened his lips with difficulty, "Ping, flat body." ”
Chen Chao got up, stroked his robe, and strode into the main hall.
The retainers in the hall automatically parted to the sides, making way for a wide path.
Chen Chao's gaze swept coldly over everyone, and no one dared to look at him.
Chen Chao went to the bed, lifted the hem of his robe, and knelt beside the prince.
The crown prince saw Chen Chao walking out of the Fengyi Hall safe and sound, still kneeling beside him, and the fist hidden in the cuff couldn't help but clench a little, and he was angry.
Murong Yue, that stupid woman's plan failed!
The crown prince looked at Chen Chao beside him, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he quickly disappeared.
Chen Chao felt the killing intent around him, and he just sneered in his heart.
Boy, fight me, you're too young.
Before he could think about anything, a woman's rather sharp voice suddenly sounded in the hall: "Dare to ask Chen Xiang, why is it so late?" Don't you want to explain to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the relatives of the emperor? ”
Hearing this, Chen Chao glanced at the prince beside him, is this the prince's handiwork again?
Chen Chao turned his head and looked at the concubine who suddenly spoke.
is young, and his appearance is good, but he is far worse than Murong Yue. If memory serves, this person should be a favorite concubine of the old emperor during his lifetime.
I just entered the palace three years ago, and I was named a concubine at a young age, Concubine Le!
"The minister has nothing to explain, something happened on the way, and it was delayed." Chen Chao's eyes were calm, and he didn't want to explain too much.
Concubine Le crossed her waist and continued to shout: "What Chen Xiang said is so light, since Your Majesty will have to wait for Chen Xiang to come before you can start, it is better for Your Majesty to take us to the Prime Minister's Mansion to help Gu, why do you need to do this?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.
"Presumptuous!"
"Presumptuous!"
Chen Dang was a few people, and immediately straightened up, raised two fingers, and angrily pointed at Concubine Le and scolded.
Chen Chao waved his hand, suppressed everyone's voices, and waved his hand directly.
"Come on, drag it out, and break into the cold palace!"
The summons, who had long been outside the palace, heard the words, put on armor and went to the temple, and pressed the sword on his waist.
The armor leaves of the armor fluttered, and under the light of the candlelight, it glowed with a cold and pressing cold light.
The crowd was shocked.
After being summoned into the palace, he grabbed Concubine Le's arm with one hand, and grabbed her neck with the palm of the other hand to drag her out.
Concubine Le's face turned red, she had difficulty breathing, and she struggled desperately.
The other concubines were so frightened that they lost their faces and screamed loudly.
For a time, there was chaos in the temple.
"Chen Chao! Your Majesty is still here, how dare you transgress the rules? Do you still have Your Majesty in your eyes? You are simply presumptuous! In the rear, a middle-aged official stood up and shouted angrily.
Needless to say, this is again the princeling party.
Chen Chao raised his eyes and replied lightly, "Don't you know what you are discussing tonight?" It is an important policy of the country, related to the future of the Great Era, and the harem personnel have no right to interfere. ”
"According to the general discipline regulations, the harem will interfere in politics, and the three clans will be destroyed!"
"She is kind-hearted, but just putting her in the cold palace is cheap enough."
What Chen Chao said was reasonable, and the middle-aged official sat down after listening to it.
It's just that Chen Chao actually said that he himself was kind-hearted?
Where did the face come from?
Chen Chao didn't care about this, and asked Meng Zhao to drag Concubine Le out quickly, and not to delay the business.
I didn't see the old emperor and was about to choke, so I had to hurry up, but I didn't dare to delay.
Alas, I really shouldn't have been with the queen for too long.... Chen Chao still had time to reflect on himself.
Chen Chao sent the emperor's favorite concubine into the cold palace with a word, and the ministers dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.
This is the Chen Dynasty!
Be the prime minister!
Prime Minister Daji, who leans towards the government and the opposition!
And the prince closed his eyes, took a deep breath, his chest rose and fell violently, and a deep sense of powerlessness enveloped his whole body.
"Ahem."
Emperor Daji, who was lying on the couch, suddenly coughed twice.
Everyone looked for prestige, and the prince was worried, and immediately stepped forward to support him, with a worried face: "Father." ”
Emperor Daji waved his hand and looked directly at the ministers.
"I, I feel that time is running out, today I summoned the courtiers of the clan to enter, entrusted Gu in public, the prince succeeded to the throne, appointed the new monarch of Daji, Wang'er and other dedicated assistants......"
"Your Ministers obey!" The ministers bowed.
There is no doubt that the crown prince will inherit the throne, and no prince has the ability to compete with the crown prince.
Everyone silently listened to the emperor's arrangement and nodded. The prince leaned over, his forehead touched the ground, and tears flowed: "The son obeys the order!" ”
Next, is the highlight of this orphan.
Who did the emperor choose to assist the government and give the power to supervise the country?
Prime Minister Chen Chao? Or a scholar of Wenchang Pavilion? Or which prince?
Emperor Daji swallowed with difficulty, his eyes scanned back and forth on the faces of several candidates, as if he was making a choice, "The new emperor will succeed to the throne, by, by ......"
Everyone in the hall cheered up and couldn't help but kneel upright.
At this moment, they seemed to forget to breathe, and they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
Because this order of the emperor will decide their life and death.
Everyone's hearts were beating "thump", some ministers were so nervous that sweat flowed down their foreheads and temples without knowing it, and even more, some ministers had fainted and couldn't wake up no matter how they screamed.
Emperor Daji took a deep breath and looked at Chen Chao, his gaze firm: "The new emperor will succeed to the throne, and the prime minister Chen Chao will assist him!" Treat him with the courtesy of his father! ”
As soon as the final word was heard, everyone in the hall gasped.
"Shhhh
It's not that the selection of the auxiliary government of the state is too surprising that the Chen Dynasty is too surprising, but the order issued by the Emperor Daji to call the Chen Dynasty "Ya Father" by the crown prince.
No one could have thought of it beforehand.
Ya Father, False Father!
In other words, Chen Chao will be the nominal "father" of the crown prince in the future.
The crown prince's eyes widened, obviously he didn't expect it, he knelt forward, and wanted the emperor to take back this order, "Father, the emperor......"
But Emperor Daji waved his hand, "The prince remembers, obeying the prime minister is like a father." ”
The crown prince had no choice, so many people watched, it was impossible for him to disobey the emperor.
With tears in his eyes, the prince turned around slightly, and bowed in humiliation: "Father! ”
Chen Chao held his head high slightly, and accepted it with peace of mind. After seeing the prince bowing and kowtowing, he pretended to say: "His Royal Highness the prince doesn't need to be polite, please get up." ”
After a while, the sound of "plopping" and falling to the ground in the hall continued.
More than a dozen ministers fainted one after another......
Aki is dead...... Dead.
……
With a wave of his hand, Emperor Daji drove everyone out of the palace, leaving only the crown prince and Chen Chao.
After everyone had withdrawn, Emperor Daji sat up in shock as if he was dying.
With all his strength, he leaned against the head of the bed and looked condescendingly at the two kneeling in front of the bed.
He is the emperor of Daji, the king!
Even before he died, no one could step on his head.
The crown prince can't, and neither can the Chen dynasty.
"Prince, let me ask you, when today, in the world of great contention, the countries are fighting, there is Rong Di in the north, the soldiers are strong, there are old Qin people in the west, Ru Mao drinks blood, sharpens knives and Huo Huo, and there are Wu and Chu countries in the south, they are ambitious, how should Daji be?"
Today, Oki is not a monopoly.
Surrounded by enemies on all sides, a big battle is about to break out.
The prince took a deep breath, thought for a while, and arched his hand:
"Back to my father, Rong Di on the grassland is good at riding and shooting, and he has gone south several times because of the drought and disasters in recent years, and there is not enough food on the grassland. The sons and daughters privately think that they can confuse their minds with the grain and grass for the year! ”
"The Qin State west of Hangu Pass is fierce in battle, and it is better to send a princess to negotiate peace."
"As for the Wuchu Kingdoms located on the south side of the Great River, I don't need to worry too much about it, I just need to defend it according to the river."
The prince's countermeasures were perfect, and they were completely a reasonable decision made in combination with the current national conditions of Daji, and Chen Chao couldn't help but glance at the prince more.
But when Emperor Daji heard this, he just shook his head, and his eyes were full of disappointment.
He did not evaluate the prince's countermeasures.
Instead, he looked at Chen Chao, "Prime Minister, what do you think?" ”
Chen Chao frowned and thought for a moment, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and the temperature in the hall suddenly dropped a few points, and the chill was overwhelming.
He looked up at the prince beside him and said in a deep voice:
"The prince knows that the kingdoms of Rongdi, Qin, and Wu Chu were the territory of my great era hundreds of years ago, and now they have established themselves as kings.
The prince stopped talking and lowered his head.
Chen Chao's gaze shifted to the old emperor, and said word by word:
"The minister thinks that the prince should work hard to recover the homeland of Daji! If there is resistance, then fight! ”
"What if you can't beat it?"
The prince looked up and blurted out.
Chen Chao's eyes were cold, and his voice couldn't help but increase, "How can the prince know that he can't beat them if he doesn't try, if he is afraid of them, and if they hurt, the Rong Di people will not dare to go south easily, the Qin people will not dare to cross the Hangu Pass, and Wu Chu will not dare to have a bad heart." ”
"Good!"
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Emperor Daji's mouth.
How he wished that these words came from the mouth of the prince.
"Prince, this is the reason why I don't choose anyone else to supervise the country, others are good, but Daji will not be strong because of this."
"Chen Chao, it will make Daji even stronger!"
After hearing this, the prince slowly lowered his noble head.
At this moment, he seemed to understand his father's good intentions.
What Daki needs is an overlord!
"Erchen understands, and Erchen obeys his father's teachings."
"Okay, good ....." Emperor Daji said twice, and then his gaze fell back on Chen Chao, "Chen Chao, can you promise me?" ”
Emperor Daji did not say what to guarantee, nor did he have the ability to let the current Chen Dynasty guarantee anything. As long as the Chen Dynasty is willing, Daji can change hands in an instant.
The crown prince knew that this was the last thing his father could do for him!
Emperor Daji is gambling, he is the king, the Chen Dynasty is the minister, and the monarch does not dare to disobey.
After Chen Chao listened, he suddenly felt mixed in his heart. If it was the previous Chen Dynasty, it would naturally not guarantee anything to the emperor.
Because the Chen Dynasty wanted to replace Emperor Daji and sit in that high position by himself.
Everything is arranged, and the power of the prison country will be seized tonight, and in another two years, it can be easily replaced.
However, the situation is different now, Chen Chao looked at the bed, the dying Emperor Daji, and felt a little touched by his good intentions.
Chen Chao took a breath, took a step back, and said in a deep voice:
"Daji will always be Daji, the royal family will not live up to my Chen Dynasty, and the Chen Dynasty will not live up to the royal family!"
"Chen Chao swears here, if there is a violation, the sky will thunder!"