Chapter 112 Prince

Yangxin Hall.

The emperor sat in the middle and looked down at his three sons, playing with a string of bodhi beads in his hand. He glanced at him and stayed on his second son for a while. He looked at him more. He always felt that the second son, who was usually three points of feminine and evil, was a little different. As for what had changed, he couldn't say. The eldest son's face is ashes, pale with bloodless color. The third son has been practicing in the frontier battlefield for a long time and is resolute and powerful. Only the second son is not happy or angry, his face is indifferent and unpredictable.

He coughed softly, "The winter solstice is approaching, and the end of the year is approaching. I set up a prince at the end of the year, and I am already in my mind. I will summon you today. I want to tell you first that the men of our Huangfu family are talking as a family and casual chat."

Although the emperor is light, his strong voice still reveals the prestige of the emperor. The three princes are respectful and dare not make a comer. Only the difference between monarchs and ministers does not see the relationship between father and son.

"Four days ago, in Shahezhou, Wen Kai and Ze Yu also had a fight. You two have equal prestige in the empire. The position of prince has been uncertain for so many years, that is, I am weighing who is more talented to inherit the throne. This year, Mengyang's army attacked and harassed the territory, the famous generals fell, the city fell, and the people were slaughtered. I was very worried and the ministers were uneasy. Therefore, the determination of the throne of the prince was put on the agenda. The emperor paused, clenched the rosary in his hand, and his voice was a little cold: "I also know that you can't see each other. The ministers also formed a party to seek support for personal gain. The second prince of the eldest prince party stood outside his life. Several important ministers of the imperial palace also gathered a group of ministers. The temple was smoky and chaotic, and the prince was appointed. This position can also make these people who have bad intentions towards the Huangfu family give up!"

The emperor looked at his son in turn and wanted to catch emotional fluctuations in his sons' eyes. However, the eldest son's eyes were empty and he was not bright, the second son's eyes were quiet, a pool of stagnant water, and the third son was resolute and firm as a rock.

He can't remember when he started and became confused with his sons.

"Wen Kai, I must affirm your talent and spirit. If you are the wise king of the world in the prosperous times, you will certainly protect Fanyang's prosperity. However, if the prosperous times are not there, your talent will be dim in the troubled times. You are born in the wrong era. If you are not born at the right time, the hero is short-tempered, which is God's will.

The eldest prince has closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and his lips are sulking, and he can't let go for a long time.

"Wu Ben, you are my youngest son and the son I owe the most. At the beginning, because of the changes in the palace, you went to the northern border to guard the border. You can't return all year round, and the father and son are unfamiliar. Over the years, I have only seen you three or twice. Once you come back, I feel that you are a little strange - resolute, powerful, the most glorious soldier in the empire. In the 300 years, since the first emperor, it has been rare for my imperial family to see the iron and blood of soldiers, but with you, I feel that the iron bones of my imperial family are still there, and the blood of my ancestors is still there!"

"Father's praise, my son-in-law is just doing his job well!" The third prince bowed his hand.

"Zeyu, to be honest, the thing I don't like most is you! You are too cold and fierce, don't follow principles, and you are too angry, which is against the noble spirit of the royal family. However, since I heard about the means of Emperor Mengyang and Linxi, I only feel that the future is terrible. The slaughter of 100,000 people, disrespecting the dead, the corpses are rampant, and not afraid of God's punishment. Fanyang wants to compete with Mengyang controlled by such an emperor, and I am very worried. Emperor Mengyang Linxi is like poison. The medicine eroded my great rivers and mountains in Fanyang. In that case, I attacked the poison with poison and killed him without leaving any armor. The enemy bullied me too much. I should rise up to fight back. Zeyu, you are a hero-like figure in troubled times, suppressing the temple and courtiers. Not to say, your real opponent is Mengyang, the emperor Lin Xi who does things without scruples! Wen Kaijing is slightly angry with you, but he is not born at the right time, and you are born at the right time, don't let me down. The emperor stared at his second son and said in a low voice. The words were like a bead curtain, which made him feel like explaining the future.

"I have decided that my second son, Huangfu Zeyu, will become the crown prince. The eldest son, Wenkai, was awarded the title of King Rui, the title of Bazhou, Bingzhou, Bozhou and Chenzhou. The third son, Huangfu Wu Ben, was awarded the title of King of Jing, and sealed Yizhou and Youzhou.

The emperor paused, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he stared at his three sons. As a result, he was surprised. The eldest son had no unexpected gains and losses, the second son was not ecstatic, and the third son did not object because of the remoteness of the fiefdom. I thought the three sons would quarrel with each other, but I didn't expect this to happen.

"If there is no objection, then retreat, and I will choose a day to announce the decree and tell the world."

No one retreated, and the three princes stood quietly, all of whom wanted to speak and stop.

The emperor smiled silently, "Wu Ben, talk about it first!"

Huangfu Wu Ben, who unloaded his armor, bowed his hand and saluted, "Father, I dare to ask, you are not to discuss today, just to inform you?"

The emperor could not deny it and nodded gently.

"In this case, I have nothing to say." Huangfu Wuwen turned around and walked out of the hall, just like when he was forced out of the palace at the age of 14, as if he did not hate or complain, as if he accepted his fate.

The emperor looked at the back of the son who owed him the most in his life and felt that he owed him a little more in his life.

The emperor's family affairs are important. How can we talk about love? After reading history, are there still fewer princes and grandchildren who died for the throne? Wu Ben is a wise choice to stay in the border army. Wu Ben has a straightforward temperament and doesn't like intrigues in temples. It's also a good thing to live a simple life.

"Wen Kai, do you have anything else? I have always regarded you as an arm, and the empire has always respected the eldest son. When I come to you, I have broken the rules. But I feel that the throne of the crown prince was born at the right time. If it is prosperous, the throne of the prince is only you, but it coincides with troubled times, and you are not born at the right time!" The emperor's voice softened.

"Father, I know that Shahezhou used a lot of connections to compete with his younger brother, but my son lost. However, the son can afford to win and lose, and the battle of Shahezhou is also a test paper for the father to weigh the ability of the son and ministers. If the son loses, the throne should belong to his younger brother. He was born at the right time, and he was born. The eldest prince said freely, and his pale face was a little bloody.

"Good! OK! Wen Kai, you are my favorite son. I am very gratified that you can win or lose. You have read a lot of experience and have this choice. I am very happy. The emperor nodded and said that no matter how sincere or false the eldest son's words were, it was valuable.

"Children, retreat first!" The eldest prince bowed and saluted, turned away, and the moment he turned around, he looked at the second prince with a complicated expression.

There are only the emperor and the prince left in the palace. The emperor stared at this son, which he was actually not optimistic about. "Ze Yu, now there is only you and my father and son. You don't have to smile if you want to laugh! You are the most frivolous of my three sons. Don't I know my son's temperament?

The second prince just said lightly, "Thank you for your appreciation. Ze Yu is ordered to be in danger and will not disgrace the emperor!"

"Ha ha!" The emperor smiled softly and was amused by the son's serious appearance.

"In that case, you should retreat! Fanyang will depend on you in the future! I'm still worried about the confrontation with Emperor Lin Xi..."

"Father, don't worry, my son is not afraid!" Huangfu Zeyu's eyes were as calm as death, and his two dark pupils were like deep tunnels, absorbing all the light.

"Well, I know! Go away!" The emperor continued to twist the rosary.

Three sons, a prince and two vassals, suddenly felt old. Suddenly, after this year, he sat on this throne for 21 years! Twenty-one years, how many twenty-one years are there in life? After all, it is the world of young people!

"Hong Lian!" The emperor called.

The red-clothed python robe hidden behind the curtain came quickly and bowed down to obey.

Two days ago, he finally became the eunuch of the former general of the imperial palace, with the title of 5,000 eunuchs in the palace, sitting on a position equal to the eunuch Guo Ameng, and changing into this big red python robe that many people are jealous and afraid of.

"From today on, your master is the crown prince Zeyu." The emperor said lightly.

"Your Majesty, as long as you are Your Majesty, I will serve you for a day!" Bai Hong said in a low voice.

"Ha ha, the news that Zeyu is the prince hasn't come out yet. Aren't you in a hurry to show your heart? After the world declares, go to a loyal crucian carp in front of him, and then go again, which is the icing on the cake!" The emperor said with a smile.

"I only remember one master, and it's you!" Bai Honglian's forehead oozed fine sweat and said carefully.

Accompanying you is like a tiger! He thought to himself.

"It's enough for you to have this thought." The emperor smiled a little and said, "Now you are the head of the eunuch, the former chief eunuch, in charge of the big Diao, and the 5,000 eunuchs of the palace."

"It's almost the New Year. The new peach will change the old charm, and the face in the palace should also be changed."

"Your Majesty is talking about Guo Amon and Guo Gong?"

"Hmm."

"Eunuch Guo left the palace without authorization. After returning to the palace for so many days, he did not come to apologize to His Majesty. As an eunuch, he did not obey the master's order, and he should indeed be punished."

"Guo Ameng watched me grow up and my sons and daughters grow up. It can be said that these people of the Huangfu royal family are all raised by Guo Ameng. If he doesn't come to see me, I don't blame him. He is an exquisite and ingenious person. He knows my thoughts. But I have drunk this cup of dove wine, and he has to drink it. Even if I can't bear it, but the eunuchs mess up the government, which violates the imperial calendar, and the law does not care about it. As an emperor, I can only bear the iron face.

"You can send this cup of dove wine for me. Look at him drink it. In a word, Huangfu's family owes you too much to repay. I'm ashamed of you!" The emperor said.

"Yes." Bai Honglian suddenly felt sorry for each other. Guo Ameng's end may be his end. I tried my best for the Huangfu family all my life and drank a glass of poisoned wine in the end, which was pathetic and lamentable.

The eunuch's life is as cheap as a dog. If you don't pity yourself, who will pity you?

The emperor got up and left the throne, and Bai Hong stood still and couldn't let go for a long time.

The eldest prince, who had been waiting outside the Yangxin Hall, saw the second prince come out and took a step forward and scolded in a low voice, "Huangfu Zeyu, are you satisfied now?"

The second prince, who was already the prince, said calmly, "I'm very satisfied. In the future, I will bother King Rui and the prince to govern Fanyang together."

A wise king sounds like a knife in the ears of the eldest prince.

"Bir the antidote!" He spread his palm and opened his eyes angrily, "I know you are gloomy, but I didn't expect you to do such a dirty thing as poisoning for the throne. Huangfu Zeyu, you are cruel, you are cruel!"

"For the sake of the country, it's just a little pain." The second prince took out a copper-green bottle from his arms and put it in his palm. "This is a month's antidote. As long as you don't mess up my big things, I will give you the antidote in the future."

"What? Isn't this an antidote? Why can't it be eradicated? He was even more angry.

"It's rare to put shackles on the eagle. How can you be willing to let it fly away again?" The second prince said coldly, "The poison I gave you is ice powder, which cannot be resolved after entering the body and cannot be ruled out. You have to rely on the antidote to maintain it. If the antidote is not available, your blood will gradually solidify, and your whole body will be cold and stiff, turning into a zombie. So, if you want to live, follow my orders!"

"You and I are brothers, why are you doing this to me? Even if I don't like you, I haven't used such a trick..."

"I'm tired of it. I don't want to wait any longer. I don't want to deal with you anymore. If I do things in a simple and clear way, I will be much easier." The voice of the second prince has no emotion, like cast iron buried in the snow.

The eldest prince stared into his eyes and said hatefully, "You have changed, Huangfu Zeyu! I have always regarded you as a slightly stubborn brother who likes to oppose me, but I didn't expect you to be a poisonous snake, a poisonous snake hidden in the dark! You have changed, and I don't even know you!"

"I am Huangfu Zeyu, the second prince of the Fanyang Empire, the current prince, the future emperor of Fanyang, like a fake replacement." His voice did not fluctuate at all.

"Get out, I, Huangfu Wenkai, will break up with you in the future, and you will no longer be brothers and sisters!" The eldest prince scolded angrily and turned around and left.

The second prince's heart suddenly palpitated and suddenly reached out to cover his chest. At that moment, his chest felt pain, and his brother's anger seemed to burn him.

The next moment, his face became calm again.

It's just a puppet at the mercy of others. Where does the heart come from? Where did the pain come from?