"Since ancient times, it has been impossible to establish a direct descendant.
The second prince is smart, well-read poetry and books, has a kind heart, and is worthy of a great responsibility.
This is talking nonsense with open eyes.
This group of ministers didn't even know what the second prince looked like, so they started making up random things.
The emperor made drastic changes and made many reforms, which greatly weakened the family's power.
It violated the interests of this group of people.
They were not stupid.
The emperor was indeed weakening the family's power bit by bit, and because he couldn't wait to centralize power, he abandoned the method of boiling the frog in warm water and began drastic reforms.
Over the years, the emperor had accumulated quite a bit of power, and he was no longer the puppet who didn't even dare to speak in the court.
In time, the aristocratic family may no longer exist.
The emperor was only ten years old when he ascended the throne.
At that time, the Queen Mother had a powerful family and controlled the government.
Later, things changed, and there were many aristocratic families.
The Queen Mother's natal family was ignored.
The Queen Mother herself was driven to Cining Temple to pray for the royal family.
At that time, the emperor was still a young man.
He seemed easy to bully and had a very soft temper.
No one thought that one day, the soft boy would turn into a wolf, biting people bloody.
"Your Majesty, when you ascend the throne at the age of seven, the eldest and second princes should be better than their masters in order to live up to the teachings of their ancestors.
I think it would be better for the eldest and second princes to go to the court and learn from your majesty how to govern the country. " The emperor's eyes became extremely cold in an instant, "This matter will be discussed later."
"Your Majesty, I believe that it is imperative to establish the crown prince.
Your Majesty was only three years old when he was established as the crown prince."
He dared to choke the emperor like this.
His courage was extraordinary.
The emperor's originally calm mood was almost destroyed.
His eyes gradually became colder, "Am I the emperor, or are you the emperor?
I'm not dead yet."
The old minister originally had a long speech, but after catching the emperor's sight, he suddenly became afraid to say any more.
Those blood-red eyes made him feel scared and chilled in his heart, "Your Majesty, this second prince is the legitimate son of the Duke.
He is extremely intelligent, I think..."
"The establishment of a crown prince is a major matter for the country and must not be taken hastily.
I have considered this matter in my heart."
The emperor coughed and said, "My beloved ministers, if you have something to do, you will come to court and if nothing happens, you will retreat."
All the ministers looked at each other, but no one came forward.
After the emperor returned, he was so angry that he threw many things.
No matter what he wanted to do, there would always be opposition and he wanted to kill these ministers.
I poured a pill and drank it, and the irritability was suppressed.
"Call Lu Zhaoyi over."
The emperor said to Eunuch Li beside him.
Eunuch Li did not dare to neglect and arrived at Lu Zhaoyi's palace.
As soon as I walked into the palace, I saw the emperor painting.
His features were clear and his eyes were clear.
His imperial aura softened a lot.
He looked like a handsome and talented man.
The man has his head lowered and his eyes are focused.
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The person in the painting has clear features and is none other than Lu Zhaoyi.
The emperor smiled, took Lu Zhaoyi's hand, and went to look at the painting.
Lu Zhaoyi's hand held by him gradually became hot.
"Your Majesty, this painting is getting better and better."
Time passed little by little, and the sunlight quietly shifted and reached the emperor's palace.
The emperor was not in a hurry to get her, but held Lu Zhaoyi in his arms.
He held her tenderly for a moment.
He lifted Lu Zhaoyi's chin, looked into her eyes and said, "I will not allow anyone to become a threat to Brother Rui.
At least I am still alive."
If you can live for another twenty years, I will teach our brother Rui well in these twenty years.
I feel that the child you will give birth to will be a wise king in the future. " "Your Majesty, Brother Rui is naughty and will not be able to take on important responsibilities.
I would rather he be an idle prince, neither fighting nor grabbing."
Lu Zhaoyi knelt down.
"You don't have to be afraid."
The emperor's voice was rare and gentle.
"Before I die, I will clear away all obstacles.
As for Brother Nian, you don't have to worry.
If he behaves well, Brother Rui will be made a prince when he grows up.
If he takes over the fiefdom, if he has any thoughts that he shouldn't have, I will do it myself."
Lu Zhaoyi bit her lip, "Your Majesty, is this the man who appeared in the Queen's Palace?"
"This is not something you should know.
I have my own plans."
The emperor let go of his hand, his face gloomy.
"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?
The Queen is dedicated to taking care of the harem for Your Majesty.
She is neither arrogant nor jealous.
She is a model for women in the world."
After giving up her self-pity, Lu Zhaoyi found that there were many things that she saw more clearly than before. clear.
"Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters.
The Xiao family's hands are stretched too far."
The emperor frowned, not wanting to explain too much.
Lu Zhaoyi did not have time to discern the deeper meaning of his words, because the emperor had already begun to undress her, and his movements were much more urgent and rough than last time.
Lu Zhaoyi fell with him uncontrollably.
"My dear concubine, you have become quite enthusiastic towards me recently."
Just when Lu Zhaoyi was cooperating with him as usual, the emperor suddenly smiled.
She looked over awkwardly and met the emperor's heavy eyes.
She couldn't tell what he was thinking.
She just felt that during this period, the emperor had become a lot more arrogant, temperamental and high-profile, and he had become a bit unfamiliar to her.
After finishing the work, it was already dark, and the emperor took out another pill.
"Your Majesty, is the medicine three-part poison, or is it better not to take it?"
Lu Zhaoyi asked tentatively.
The emperor stopped and his brows softened.
Lu Zhaoyi boldly took the medicine from the emperor's hand.
"Bring the wine."
The emperor was not angry and shook his head.
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He was addicted to alcohol.
Lu Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief.
She lowered her head and touched her nose.
Her eyes turned around the emperor's thin middle coat.
Spring has not yet passed, and it still feels cold at night, but His Majesty is wearing very thin clothes.
Isn't he afraid of the cold?
The doubts in Lu Zhaoyi's mind disappeared in a flash, and she was shocked by the emperor's bold drinking posture.
He was sitting in a very leisurely manner, sitting astride a big horse with a golden knife, holding a wine bottle in one hand and a leg of lamb in the other.
He was eating meat and drinking heavily, and the drink was still burning a knife.
It was very strong, just smelling it , Lu Zhaoyi felt dizzy.
The emperor's eyes were a little blurry because of drinking, but they didn't show signs of decline.
Instead, they became sharper and wilder.
His mouth was dry in the middle of the night, so the emperor got up, drank some water, and took two pills.
He slept until dawn feeling refreshed.
Early on the next morning, the emperor drank wine again.
He sat in a very leisurely posture on the dragon chair, with his big horse and golden sword sitting astride him.
His expression was a little confused because of drinking.
What's even stranger is that the emperor also brought a sword today.
The officials below looked at each other and felt that the emperor's behavior was becoming more and more strange.
"If you have something to do, leave the court."
The eunuch pinched his thin throat and shouted.
"Your Majesty, barbarians have been harassing the border.
As the weather gets colder, these barbarians will cross the border to burn, kill and loot."
These barbarian tribes are not engaged in production, but only in plundering.
"Now the troops stationed at the border need rations.
Some time ago, the rations warehouse was burned down.
I, I really have no choice."
"This military ration was just distributed, why is it gone?
Some of these people stretched their hands too far."
The emperor rested his chin on one hand and looked at the ministers with a half-smile, his cold eyes Everyone was frightened and lowered their heads to avoid it.
"Everyone, they really think that I am a fool."
The emperor was really angry this time, his hands shook slightly, and his anger burned away his reason.
"Your Majesty, I dare not tell a lie.
The soldiers' pay has been owed for three years.
It is not enough every year.
The three armies can only fight hungry.
Winter is here, and the food, grass, quilts, and cotton clothes all cost money. , the barbarians attacked and burned our army's food and grass.
Now, the soldiers are tightening their stomachs and gnawing on grass to live their lives."
The young general choked up as he spoke.
"Your Majesty, this palace may not be built, and the canal may not be constructed for the time being, but the military pay cannot be delayed.
The barbarians are unreasonable.
They burn, kill, and loot, and commit all kinds of evil.
Wherever they go, mourners are everywhere and the people are displaced."
The young general spoke so impassionedly that it made people cry, but the emperor just looked at him coldly, showing no intention of being moved at all.
"Master Xiao, I have something here that I want you to take a look at."
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The emperor smiled but didn't smile.
Eunuch Li next to the emperor went down and first presented a wooden box to General Xiao.
After opening the box, General Xiao had a letter in his hand.
The writing on it looks familiar.
General Xiao's face turned pale.
He slowly tore open the seal, took a deep breath, and handed the letter to someone else after only one glance.
The minister took it and read it at a glance and became furious.
"Your Majesty is so ambitious.
It seems to me that beheading this little thief will be much easier.
It seems that such a traitor and regicide deserves to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts."
"Although I don't have a close relationship with him, I know the foundation of his character.
He really doesn't seem like someone who would do such a treacherous thing.
Your Majesty, please be careful and don't chill the hearts of us veterans."
General Xiao begged for mercy with a stern face.
"Master Xiao, you know people but don't know their hearts.
You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say random things."
The emperor snorted coldly, raised his eyebrows, and looked at General Xiao with a look that was definitely not kind, "I would like to Look, who else is in the same group with this treacherous and traitorous bastard?"
The standing ministers immediately stopped talking when they heard this, and some put down their sleeves.
You look at me, I look at you, this, this doesn't follow the routine.
The emperor also told where the military pay went, how the young general got involved with the barbarians, and how he climbed up on the corpses of the soldiers.
Every detail, even the things that the young general himself missed, were completed by the emperor, in an orderly manner, and the truth was perfectly restored.
A line of cold sweat fell from his forehead, and he was afraid to move tremblingly.
His eyes were full of fear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me, I am just temporarily distracted."
"Now, no one will have any objections to me, right?"
the emperor asked, but his eyes looked at General Xiao, who had to kneel down respectfully under his sight, "Your Majesty is wise."
"Very good."
The emperor stood up, walked to the young general's side, and with lightning speed, he drew out the sword from his waist and pressed it against the young general's neck.
His aura was astonishing and his expression was cold, like an evil ghost in hell, which frightened the young general until he turned pale and begged for mercy again and again.
"I don't like these people who are treasonous, unfaithful, and unkind."
As he said that, he raised his sword and dropped it.
The iron-cut sword passed across the young general's neck, and his beautiful head immediately rolled with bones.
When he got to the ground, he said, "This is the consequences of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
I hope that all of you, dear friends, will take this as a warning and not make the same mistake again."
The emperor stared at them without saying a word, making the ministers' spines and scalps tingle.
"If you have something to do, leave the court."
The eunuch said in a choked voice, speaking intermittently, obviously frightened by this bloody scene.
In the past many years, because the emperor had not shown any attributes of a wise monarch, the nobles of the family gradually became wanton in their behavior.
Now that the emperor has changed, they are the first to change his face.
The late emperor died early, and the emperor was only seven years old when he ascended the throne.
He cries at every turn, the ministers argue louder, cries, his legs hurt after standing for a long time, he cries, he cries even when he is hungry, wants to sleep or doesn't want to get up.
He didn't go to the study room to study, and spent all day playing with cats and walking dogs.
I don't know how many Taifus were driven away.
That's fine.
The little emperor is incompetent and the aristocratic families are competing.
It's a good time to fight for power and gain.
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The courtiers relaxed their demands on the little emperor.
It was okay if they refused to go to the study room to study, and it was okay to play with the cat and walk the dog.
He even replaced the emperor with a eunuch.
Eunuch Zhou was the kind of person who knew at a glance that he would be a traitor in the future.
He was a traitor around the emperor.
He took advantage of him and took hints, leading the emperor to be ignorant and ignorant every day.
If the emperor was really playful, he would have been taught to be ridiculous and happy.
But judging from the current situation, the emperor not only has not been abandoned, but has even accumulated strong strength in places they did not see.
The emperor's scheming, the emperor who was considered too incompetent by all of them before, turned out to have become powerful a long time ago The court is not necessarily clean.
These ministers have done bad things to some extent, especially the gold in the backyard, which can fill a small pond.
If the emperor pursues the case, he will be killed or injured.
General Xiao undoubtedly has the ugliest expression.
The emperor carefully selected the most virtuous, respected and knowledgeable veteran among his ministers to be the tutor of the eldest prince.
This old master is not only the mentor of the eldest prince, but also an old friend of General Xiao.
The old master said that the eldest prince's brain works very quickly, and he often makes surprising remarks and can draw inferences from one instance to another.
The second prince is still being taught by his daughter.
What can a woman teach?
In fact, the emperor's intention couldn't be more obvious.
He wanted to pass the throne to the eldest prince.
Judging from the emperor's favor and teachings to the eldest prince, he was trained in the direction of the future prince.
It would be fine if the eldest prince were mediocre, but he is talented and diligent.
Now the emperor is gathering power.
General Xiao is not stupid.
If he still can't see that the emperor is weakening the power of those aristocratic families bit by bit, he would be extremely stupid.
It would be great if the emperor was gone.
Although the second prince did not have the blood of the Xiao family, his biological mother was gone, and he was raised by the eldest daughter, so he should be close to the Xiao family.
I think about it too much, and I can’t help but take action.
Of course, General Xiao is not really a reckless person.
His ability to sit in the position of general depends on more than just his combat talent.
It's just that this step is too risky.
If you win, you will be the only one.
If you lose, who knows what the consequences will be.
In short, many people could not sleep this night.
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