What kind of bad thoughts can Mr. Xiao have?

Chapter 102

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was carried out step by step, and everyone's awe from listening to the poems of Emperor Yonghe and Wei Huai'en gradually faded into exhaustion when Eunuch Le reminded him to kneel and stand up again and again.

Wei Huai'en above the Temple of Heaven could not see the people in the lower ranks, but could only hear the congratulatory speeches from the people who did not know how much sincerity they had.

But she could see the impatience and complacency on Emperor Yonghe's face, perhaps she was satisfied with the heyday of the monarchy at this time and the grand occasion of one person in the world, perhaps she had no expectations in the boring process of several years.

As noon approached, the Temple of Heaven, which was basking in the sun unobstructed, became hotter.The scorching sun is like fire, numb and tormenting people.

If, even people like them in the center of power don't believe in ghosts and gods, let alone look at the faces of the people below on the high altar, this respect is...for whom?
Or is it because the so-called kings, princes, and important officials of the court are actually sacrifices offered to the way of heaven by the neglected people?
This is the Temple of Heaven, but also an altar.

Those who are allowed to board here have dedicated their six relatives, teachers and friends, courtesy, justice, integrity and morality. In the vortex of power, their flesh and blood are peeled off in pieces by open guns and dark swords.

Until he fell down on this bone-strewn altar of picking stars in the turmoil, and made a note for the history books of the storm and the man.

Ascend.

fall heavy.

There is oppression by the sun with the eyes of the sky above, and there are tens of thousands of people's voices pushing against it.

Since he is the crown prince and wants to ascend the throne, in addition to hatred and desire for power, he also has to bear the fireworks under his feet.

"kneel--"

After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was over, the officials knelt down again to welcome Emperor Yonghe and Wei Huai'en back to the palace after they descended from the ranks.

Kneeling and bowing her head among the princes of Yan and Yan, Ruan Yan, who once again prayed for the auspicious words for Emperor Yonghe and Wei Huai'en in unison on the Temple of Heaven, finally relaxed the shoulders that had been tensed all morning.

When Xiao Qi led Xuan Yuwei to follow Sheng Jia and passed him, he exchanged glances with him.

No one collided, Xiao Qi not only beat the officials who Ruan Yan secretly reminded him to be honest, even the dignified Tai Fu Yu Zhiyan had to give up his plan to embarrass Wei Huai'en because of the students' knocking on the door for petition.

Whether it's King Rong or the defeated King Duan, it's not difficult to find one or two foolish young people who are confused and stupefied, and it's not difficult at all to cause trouble for Wei Huai'en. Even Emperor Yonghe was surprised that the ceremony was so peaceful.

There were not even people who stopped and shouted grievances on the way back to Beijing in previous years. I don't know if Wei Huai'en has really been in power for the past few years, and the world is clear.

It's just that there are so many dark tides under the water surface, perhaps only the silent reef knows.

The heavy hammer of the God of Destiny dropped a blow in the torrent of history at this time.

On the first day of May in the 23rd year of Yonghe, Wei Huai'en, the princess of Jiarou, was registered as the crown prince, and she was the princess of Jiarou.

The court meeting after returning to the palace was just a cutscene. After the courtiers dispersed, only Emperor Yonghe and Wei Huai'en were left in the hall.

"I'm tired, you can host the palace banquet tonight."

Emperor Yonghe stood up from the dragon chair, stroked the five-clawed golden dragon on the armrest with one hand, and looked at Wei Huai'en who was standing with his hands down.

"My son obeys."

Wei Huai'en's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed.

"Actually, think about it. It's me who has been giving in to help you to this seat. Wynn, when did you start to focus on my throne? "

The dragon's head was patted lightly by Emperor Yonghe's palm, which was barely audible in the empty hall.

Wei Huaien immediately knelt down.

"My son dare not, my son has never been disrespectful to my father."

"Kneeling for what?"

Maybe he really got old and softened his heart, and Emperor Yonghe, who always likes to use his power to overwhelm others, unexpectedly became interested in gossiping.

"There is nothing I dare not say. I already knew the importance of the throne when I was... a little baby not a few years older than Xing'er. But I am very curious, even if you are talented, since when did you refuse to give up?" Just be my good daughter?"

There was always a chill in the hall, but Wei Huai'en's back was sweating.

In these words, if the question of how light and heavy is a few catties, if it is not answered well, it will be bloody again.

It can't be mentioned that her mother has always taught her not to limit herself, let alone her brother's preference and connivance. The Jiang family has been planned by Lu Chong to jump into the fire pit of Monan, and she can't save it.

So how dare to tell the truth at this time, making Emperor Yonghe suspect that the Jiang family has long been disobedient, so their twins, regardless of male and female, are bound to win the throne.

"Where is the father, the son has always been the father's daughter. Everything that the son has today comes from you. How dare the son think of anything else? The son knows his duty."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Emperor Yonghe laughed and shook his head.

"Your words are exactly the same as the answer I gave to the late emperor. Wei Huai'en, I want to hear the truth."

How ridiculous, I have told the exact same lie in front of the late late emperor, and today I can't listen to other people's deception.

The disgust towards Emperor Yonghe's hypocrisy reached its peak at this time, and Wei Huai'en took a deep breath before speaking respectfully again.

"But father, you are born with the qualifications to fight for power, but my son is different. Whether you believe it or not, being able to be granted the throne thanks to grace is something you would never dare to dream of."

Emperor Yonghe let out a sigh, wondering if he believed Wei Huaien's words.

"That's all in the past. In the future, do you still plan to kill your imperial brother? And your imperial brother is not very peaceful, how do you treat?"

"The children and ministers all follow the will of the father."

Seeing Wei Huaien's unmoving appearance, Emperor Yonghe hated it as much as he admired it.Like, she really resembles him, with his hypocrisy and Jiang Ying's arrogance, there is no more suitable candidate than her.

But as long as he is still alive, she must honestly kneel in front of him and be a puppet. Even behind him, she must follow his vision to be an empress connecting the past and the future, passing power over to Wei Anxing securely.

if not?Does she still want to make the Great Liang Dynasty her own world?Want to have children and confuse the lineage of the throne?

Power is only temporarily in her hands, no matter how much she resembles him, no matter how ambitious she is, it will not change this fact one iota.

"I know that you are fundamentally dissatisfied in your heart, and feel that even if I can protect King Duan for a while, I can't protect him for a long time. Oh, don't deny it, don't think that I don't know what you really think.

But I don't let you be patient because of selfishness.When I ascended to the throne back then, the means I used were indeed not honorable. Even after so many years, there are still people talking about it.

Back then, I also hated the late emperor. I hated him for allowing so many brothers to breed ambitions for power and supremacy. I hated him for watching our brothers fight each other. I hated him for standing on the sidelines. .

It was only after I ascended the throne that I realized that when the imperial power changes, how can it be done without bloodshed?

I have always favored you and your elder brother, neglected Duan Wang Rong Wang for many years and almost ignored him, do you know why?It is true that your mother is the woman I really love, but aren't the two of them also my children?

Back then, for the support of the Yan family of the Dingyuan Army, I married the daughter of the Yan family and became King Duan. Later, in order to prevent the three of you, mother and son, from being discussed by the previous court, I got King Rong again.

I chose your brother, and later I chose you, and you always feel that you are born to have these, forgetting that they actually have a competitive edge.

They are ambitious, but which prince can eat all day long?It is to save their lives that I allow you to press on them step by step.So Wynn, enough is enough.Don't be the same as I was back then, and end up being betrayed by everyone. "

Emperor Yonghe's loving father's face made Wei Huai'en's hands shrunk in his sleeves tightly clenched into fists, and he barely managed to restrain his disgusted expression.

To be able to talk about neglect and eccentricity in such a superior and righteous way, Wei Huai'en would throw himself into the ground.

It turned out that it wasn't because King Duan was behind the weak Nanlin Yan Mansion and Dingyuan Army, nor was it because King Rong's birth mother was a court lady who died young, but because he favored her and his elder brother so that he favored them?

Joke, so funny.The killing of the queen mother and the Jiang family, the connivance of her brother's unjust death, and the ignorance of her painstaking efforts for many years, is it favor, is it his preference?
The murderer who was stained with brother's blood also came to teach her friendship?
"Father, don't worry, for the sake of Xing'er's future, as long as King Duan stays in the mansion peacefully and does not cause trouble, I will definitely not make things difficult for King Duan again. King Rong is young, and I will not be as knowledgeable as him."

Just wait, wait for her to repay the debts that this extremely hypocritical father owes to his mother, his elder brother, the Jiang family, and her.

Who made her have an extraordinary memory? Emperor Yonghe thought that no one would remember the sinful debts that no one cared about, so he waited for her to do his retribution.

"You are Xing'er's aunt, you always love him."

It seems that Wei Huai'en has agreed to choose Wei Anxing, which is very good. Emperor Yonghe finally heard the compromise of this rebellious daughter.

But the Jiang family and Xiao Qi had to separate from Wei Huai'en, otherwise, how could Lu Zhong and the others gain Wei Huai'en's trust, stabilize the court, and prevent Wei Huai'en from rebelling behind him?

Yan Weizhen, that poisonous woman, still killed him before she died, which made him lose his lifespan and his body. Although he was only in his forties, he could hardly support his spirit.

As long as there is still time, Emperor Yonghe will never push Wei Huai'en up. It is his helpless move to ask him to pull his face and reason with Wei Huai'en.Otherwise, even if it is to retrain Wei Anxing, it will be more refreshing than dealing with Wei Huaien every day.

"Yes, my son sent my father back to the palace to rest?"

Seeing Emperor Yonghe pinched his eyebrows, Wei Huai'en pretended to be concerned.

Emperor Yonghe waved his hand and summoned Eunuch Le, who was outside the gate of the palace, to come in.

Wei Huai'en didn't stay any longer, turned around after saluting, and heard the slow words of Emperor Yonghe who had gone away:

"I want to protect everything, if I can't even do it, how can you do it?"

Rongwang Mansion.

Wei Huaike slumped in the chair dejectedly, very sluggish.

The palace people exchanged glances silently, and finally the older nanny brought a bowl of lotus root noodles, persuading him to eat first.

After all, he was young and didn't have much experience. Even though Emperor Yonghe paid a lot of attention to him in the past two years, Wei Huaike was far less able to hide his thoughts than ordinary young people of the same age from rich and powerful families. The palace people teased out his troubles with a few words.

"Miss Huang is very beautiful now, but I... what should I do..."

Virtue does not match is the evaluation of others, really tainted with desire for power, who is willing to let go easily?
Didn't those civil servants pat their chests and swear that they would never let Huang Jie step on him?Even though he knew that he was inferior to Miss Huang in every way, but being surrounded and flattered by those people, he couldn't help being unwilling now.

"Isn't it just that I was born a few years earlier than this king, and was born in the womb of the former empress, so she can be the heir apparent even though she is a woman...

Sigh, but she is lukewarm to me again, I really don't want to be left alone..."

A little servant who thought he was a bit smart interjected:
"My lord, didn't His Royal Highness Duan give us all the guards in the Southern Forest? If we can take over the Dingyuan Army in the Southern Forest, with the soldiers, even His Royal Highness would not dare to do anything to us. Don't you think so?"

"Huh? Why didn't I think of that!"

As soon as King Rong threw his chopsticks, he stood up excitedly, rewarded the little servant, and then called the commander of the guards assigned by King Duan over.

"My king agreed to what you said. But it's okay for me to help find the emperor's wife. What benefits do you want to give me?"

The commander squeezed out a smile to please him and said:
"What does His Highness King Rong mean?"

What idiot dares to bargain with them?The commander gritted his teeth secretly.

If it weren't for dispatching a large number of people hiding in Leishan in Mingzhou to look for the princess, it would take King Rong's noble hand to release the way to get the household registration so that the soldiers of the Dingyuan army can leave Mingzhou and go to other cities to find it. Why should he be manipulated by this idiot.

"Tiger talisman, this king wants to set the tiger talisman of the Yuan army."

If there was even one staff member present, King Rong would not allow such stupid words.

"...This is a big matter, and the small ones can't be the masters. Why don't His Highness let the small ones go back and have a discussion with the prince?"

Forget it, King Rong is simply a puddle of mud that can't support the wall, he dares to say anything so frivolously.The concubine and the Nanlin will find it by themselves, so there is no need to waste time here!

"then you go."

King Rong graciously let the commander go back.

So the commander summoned several brothers who were also in Rongwang's mansion, but they didn't even return to Duanwang's mansion, and went south with light clothes.

Xuan Yuwei, who was staring at Rong Wang's mansion, recognized those familiar faces, and sent a letter to Xiao Qi while dividing up people to follow them quietly.

Qingluan Palace.

"By the way, I asked you to go to Jiangnan to track down Pei Yi. Do you have any clues?"

Wei Huai'en, who was tired and paralyzed on the bed, had his sore and swollen legs drowsily pinched by Xiao Qi after standing there for a long time, suddenly remembered this matter.

"The clues were broken after chasing Donghai County. There are many ships in the port. I don't know which one they boarded."

"Hmph, if I don't ask, even if you lose track of me, you won't take the initiative to tell me, will you?"

Wei Huai'en raised his leg and kicked him lightly on his chest, and he held his calf again, dredging the tense muscles along the meridians.

　So we are about to usher in the final boss battle

　　But sleep for a few nights before reviewing

　　Hee hee
　　
　
(End of this chapter)