Chapter 585 Mother's Heart, Doubt of the Emperor

When the glow is beautiful, half of the pool is red, and the pink lotus shines gently on the water. When the wind passes, it rolls up countless ottering flowers, like an early snow.

In the dim, half of the court is fragrant, under the shade of the water, a few, a seat, a piano, one person.

The sound of the piano is slow, and the man's pale fingertips remain on the silk string for a long time, that's all.

This jade piano has been meditating for a long time.

Just like this palace, since it was built, only a few people have come and have been silent.

At the setting sun railing, there is no one to rely on.

In the shadow, the dark blue brocade on the emperor's body is dark, which seems to be incompatible with this gorgeous evening.

For a long time, with a long sigh, he raised his eyes and looked at a pair of warbler chasing and playing in the shade of flowers.

"I really hope my husband is not the prince." There seemed to be a dreamy voice in his ear. The backbone of the emperor stiffened and on the side. In a trance, he seemed to see the woman who was in the right year, lying on several cases, with half-up cheeks facing him, smiling tenderness.

"But if you weren't the prince, we wouldn't have met each other, let alone hand in hand." The woman's delicate fingers seemed to touch his palm.

At this time, Tianzi spread his hand slightly and covered it with unexpected warmth. He only fell a palm of a flower, and was rolled by the evening wind, only emptiness.

Maybe there is only one person in the world, not because of his noble status, but he was tired by his identity. Bai Shou finally became an empty promise and didn't even say goodbye. In this deep palace, she died such a bleak and tragic death. He didn't even know whether she regretted at the last moment.

What she got for was only a short time with him. She shouldn't have been involved in such a sinister life.

On this day, the emperor issued an oracle, and the Kong family destroyed the whole family. The queen abolished the throne and made Concubine Wan the imperial concubine.

"Blue Pearl, I can't give you anything after all." The palms trembled slightly and covered the silk string: "For Sanlang, he wants to stay in the country where you were born and grew up. I allow him to let him go is the only thing I can do. However, I can no longer make you the queen and let you become my righteous wife. I can't even do this... Lanzhu, you will laugh then. I'm incompetent."

This man muttered, and a piano was silent until the shadow dissipated, the sun was gone, and the night engulfed the scenery in the garden inch by inch.

In July of the ninth year of Yuanqing, before the late autumn, he had seen the killing.

Most people in the world were shocked by the decline of the queen and the Confucius family, and few people knew that their emperor fainted again on this night.

When I woke up, the night was already dark.

There is only a more throatful "shower" in the ear of the emperor.

It took a long time for the drowsy sight to be clear. After the emperor saw his mother next to the couch, his temples were white, and there were still tears on his face.

This time, the emperor was unable to sit up for a long time, and he clearly felt the approach of death.

But he still has a lot of things that have not been completed. His country, the heir who has not yet been selected, can be delivered at ease.

After a period of chaos, the emperor's consciousness became more awake and gradually gained strength to gasp and speak.

In the idle, spacious and cool palace, there is only one mother and son left.

"Queen Jiang Yuan said, how long will the son have?"

One sentence made the Empress Dowager cry like a dike, turned around, pressed her hand on her chest, and answered so sadly for a long time: "Don't think about it, Mr. Jiang said that as long as you rest and relax..." If it is well maintained, it is not difficult to survive this autumn and winter, but this is really not really not If it could bring any joy, the Empress Dowager couldn't say anything and closed her mouth tightly.

The emperor shook his head and smiled bitterly and recuperated? He has no time at this time, and every moment is precious.

"Queen Mother, you met Mr. Kong a few days ago." The emperor finally sat half-sitting. When he said this, he did not look at the Empress Dowager.

"I've seen it. I'm sure she can say something." The Empress Dowager easily calmed her tone slightly and wiped away the tears on her face. Then she turned around, looked at her gray-faced son and took a deep breath.

The queen knelt down on the same day and begged the Empress Dowager to protect the East Palace, that words--

"The Kong family will be beheaded, and the concubine will also be abolished. The prince will no longer rely on his mother. After the prince, the prince will only rely on you in the Yan family in the future. The prince will be filial. He will be obedient to his mother. The Yan family will assist the emperor, and his prestige will be more important... If there is another new prince, the princes will have their own wives and mothers, and they will inevitably reject their diss... ”

The Wei family, the prince's wife, does not have much prestige and relies on the Duke of Wei, while the Yan family is the outer family of the eldest princess, which is closely related to the Su family. The empress dowager has always trusted the Su family. The Su Yan family has no contradictions. The empress dowager controls the prince and is assisted by the Su family. In the future, the Yan family can be powerful and ranked first among the powerful.

The Empress Dowager sneered: "The Kong family also underestimated the mourning family. Admittedly, the mourning family comes from the Yan family and should take into account the honor of the family, but the mourning family is also the wife of the heavenly family. She is your mother. She will never interfere with the government just for the power of her mother's family... The mourning family did not agree with easy storage at the beginning. They were worried that once the legitimate family was abolished, the sons would compete with each other. It attracted the wall of the royal family and went through the mistakes of civil strife caused by the sons to seize the throne.

"Although the prince is not talented, the child does not have a vicious heart. For most of his siblings, his eldest brother is still very much. The royal sons are prosperous and strong, and the rule of the surname Yu can be stable. The mourning family is worried that if the people in power are too suspicious, it will weaken the power of the clan. On the contrary, it will encourage the relatives and powerful ministers. At this time, the mourning family is thinking that if the prince is assisted by wise ministers in the future, it will not be difficult to keep it. The Empress Dowager shook her head: "After all, the Ai family still underestimated Kong's ambition. Xian'er can clearly understand that the Ai family supports the elimination of the hidden danger of the Kong family."

Seeing that the emperor seemed to want to speak in a hurry, the empress dowager clenched her son's hand: "Xian'er, the mother understands that as the emperor, you must be more complete than the mourning family. Kong thought that the mourning family would control the government in order to help the strict family power the government. She is self-serving of others, and the Yan family has never had such ambition. It's just to continue the honor of fame, but all this is secondary... Xian'er, you are the only son of the mother, and you are the mother's queen's heart. As long as you make a decision, the mother will support you. No matter which prince you entrust the throne to, the mother queen and the Yan family will assist the new king.

The Empress Dowager shed tears in the corners of her eyes again, and raised her hand to gently stroke the sweaty temples of the emperor. She also had resentment in her heart and resented the ruthlessness of heaven. Her son's temples were not white. He was in his prime, but he was tortured by disease and died in a blink of an eye.

The emperor clenched the empress dowager's hand, and there was also a pain in his heart, but he restrained his sadness and took a long breath: "Mother, my father's deathbed and minister dared not slack off at all. He intended to reform the official system in order to train emerging forces to gradually replace the old powerful... Finally, the reform of the military system was realized, and the imperial power was standardized, but the son is incompetent and has no time to realize it... At present, it is not the time to defend the success. The prince is cowardly and incompetent, and has no opinion. Although he is assisted by virtuous ministers, I am worried that he will not be able to argue unfaithful and treachery in the future, and he will be seduced by the ministers. The word power makes people greedy and cherished. The lust is by no means just the Kong family.

"Regarding the reform of the military system, I and Yuanyang have agreed on a detailed plan. We can't be in a hurry for a while, and we must do it slowly. In order to achieve it, we can't do without the help of the two governments of Su and Chu. Those who are in the throne must be in the same spirit with them. The implementation of reform will certainly hurt the nobles and power of the family. Once there is a gap between monarchs and ministers, they will be picked by others. Instigated, so that the contribution was lost. The emperor sighed gently: "Although I believe in the loyalty of Su and Chu, no matter who is, they must protect themselves. Once the two governments feel that they are in danger, they may not... Therefore, in the future, the new king must be decisive and firm, and be good at observing people's hearts. He can't trust people's words and not be too suspicious. Although I have many sons, there are indeed only Sanlang. "

Speaking of this, the emperor's face is even more gray: "Now, it is useless to mention the old sayings, and I also understand that Sanlang can't count on it... Duke Wei is Erlang's father-in-law. In terms, he will try his best to assist Erlang, but what I am worried about is that Erlang is not decisive; Silang is quite talented, but his shortcomings are too suspicious. , the ambitions of the Qin family and the Chen family are not inferior to the Confucius family. If they are succeeded by Silang, they will not trust the Wei and Chu mansions, and will use Qin and Chen Dangyu first. When they have been cove of military power for a long time, they will definitely persuade Silang to suppress the Su and Chu families. It is difficult to guarantee that they will not be eager for quick success and short-interest to seize power.

Qin and Chen Dangyu are mostly literary ministers. Once they compete with the Wei and Chu governments, they will inevitably cause civil servants and generals to be at war, which may lead to civil strife.

And the Empress Dowager is more worried. Although she trusts the Su family, she is not in-law of the Duke of Chu... Even if there is no in-law of the Duke of Wei, the military power in the King of Chu is enough to threaten the throne. What's more, Yu is wise and resourceful. More importantly, the King of Chu is a descendant of Gao and a clan surnamed Yu. Once he rises, he is always more famous than a foreign minister. Near.

If the heavenly family has always been kind, the king's mansion of Chu should not have two intentions, but just as the emperor is worried, once the new king is instigated to have a gap with the king's mansion of Chu and forced to do nothing, the king's mansion of Chu may not commit rebellion.

"Golang is good at forbearance. Because of this, I still can't see through his city. Liulang Qilang is not as good as the prince. Hachilang is easy to learn, but lacks the ruthlessness of being an emperor. If it is grinded, it may be used as an important part, but unfortunately I don't have much time for him." As for the eighth prince, he is younger and has no sharp temperament. He may not be able to deal with the first few adult brothers, let alone subdue the courtiers.

"After my mother, it is difficult for me to make a decision, and I have to observe a few more princes, so the abolition of the reserve will not be launched at this time."

The Empress Dowager also understood that the emperor hesitated among the two, four and five princes. If he resolutely implement the reform of the military system, the second prince, King Fu, is undoubtedly the most advantageous. If the prince is abolished, he will be the longest for the sons, and he will rely on the powerful wife of the Duke of Wei. The King of Chu is also related to the Duke of Wei. King Fu in the future When it is not enough to force the royal palace of Chu, but the four princes are still staring at it. If they pass the throne to King Fu, they will take the lead in cutting off the Qin and Chen parties, which is another big move.

What the emperor is worried about is that the king of Fu does not have the decisive ability of the third prince. If the two parties of Qin and Chen are really cut off, and before the emerging forces of the imperial examination are cultivated through imperial examination, there will be no more constraints on the power of Su and Chu. Although the emperor trusts the two mansions, it is only relative. Those who are on the throne must not be unprepared.

If King Fu can't control and subdue people's hearts, in case the Duke of Wei holds absolute power and becomes greedy...

The emperor believes that the means of the third prince will not raise tigers, but he can't trust King Fu to fully grasp the overall situation. Except for the third prince, only the fourth prince shows fierce and resourceful talent, but the fourth prince cannot be one with the two governments of Su and Chu.

To put it bluntly, the emperor's trusted auxiliary ministers are lacking in talent, and the powerful minister of the talented prince is not trusted by the emperor.

It's not easy to make a choice, and the emperor is at a loss, so he has to test several alternative princes first.

As the consequences are said today, he has never quarreled with the emperor about the choice of the reserve position. After abandoning, Kong thought that his words moved the empress dowager. At least 70% of the crown prince's position was guaranteed. Even if he was banned from the cold palace, he was actually calm and only secretly cursed that the third prince who could not be out of reach the whip in the future. Death.

At this time, far away in the southwest, the third prince was having a secret conversation with Xue.