Creation Color Master

In the pond in the back garden of the imperial palace, Tang Tiansheng held a fishing rod and kept talking about the past, as if he was lost in memories of the past.

The ghost and the shadow stood respectfully, listening carefully to Tang Tiansheng's narration of the past.

A long time, a long time.

Tang Tiansheng came back to his senses from the past memories, looked at the figure in front of him, and said in a daze: "Ghost, Shadow, I am about to die."

The two people who were still immersed in their memories were interrupted by Tang Tiansheng's sudden words. They were shocked and said in a lost voice:

"Your Majesty, you must not say this."

"Your Majesty, this is unlucky and you must not speak nonsense."

Tang Tiansheng smiled and shook his head, saying: "I am not talking nonsense. Don't I know my body clearly?"

The ghost was shocked for a moment, then looked at Tang Tiansheng's serious face. Finally, he seemed to accept the reality, and fell to his knees, crying, "Your Majesty, how could this happen? Your Majesty is in the prime of life, but someone in the palace is trying to murder Your Majesty?"

Shadow, who was also kneeling on the ground, heard this and shouted angrily: "What, who are they? I'm going to kill them?"

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A loud shout shocked the two men. Just as Shadow was about to stand up, he was held down by Tang Tiansheng.

"Shadow, Ghost, one of you is my bodyguard, and the other is my study partner. I'm afraid you are the only ones I can trust now."

"In recent years, the three princes I appointed have begun to show their ambitions. In addition, the Mongols, the ancient barbarians, the grasslands, and the East China Sea have launched attacks on Xiayang from time to time. Since I ascended the throne, I have fought hundreds of battles, big and small. This is the number of battles that the retired emperor has never faced in his life. Isn't this too weird?"

"Especially in the past few months, I always feel like there is a hand secretly controlling everything. Even my poisoning was manipulated by someone behind the scenes."

Hearing this, the ghost was the first to react. His eyes were already bloodshot at this moment, and he said coldly: "Your Majesty, is there any traitor colluding with others in the imperial capital now?"

Hearing this question, Tang Tiansheng's Adam's apple rolled and finally turned into a deep sigh.

As if unwilling to answer, Tang Tiansheng continued: "Ghost Shadow, Dark Shadow, my kingdom is probably in turmoil right now. I long to create a prosperous era and become a wise ruler, but I am afraid that I cannot accomplish my goal."

"So, if I die, who will take over the throne?"

Upon hearing this, Shadow and Ghost knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Shadow Guards and never participate in the affairs of the court. I do not know about this issue."

Looking at the two people who were about to fall to the ground, Tang Tiansheng reached out and patted them on the back and said, "Get up. I won't blame you, and I don't ask you to answer."

"I have allowed the princes to fight overtly and covertly over the years, and I also wanted to observe them. You may not know that now my eldest prince, second prince, third prince, fourth prince and eighth prince are all eyeing my position, especially the eldest prince and the third prince. They are brothers from the same mother, but they have become enemies for the throne."

"Hey, did I really do something wrong?"

"Cheng Qian is strict with the law, but now his personality is rather extreme, and his actions are too cruel and tyrannical. He lacks the spirit of a king, so he cannot be allowed to do so;"

"Although Cheng Ge has great prestige in the army and has the support of the army, his behavior is too arrogant and overbearing, which is not acceptable;"

"Cheng Bin is quite cunning, good at hiding, and well versed in political schemes, but now he has become cunning and treacherous for the throne, and I'm afraid he can't ascend to the throne;"

"Chengxuan surprised me greatly. He actually secretly developed the Blood Killing Sect. However, he is dark-hearted and bloodthirsty. He is definitely not a good choice for the crown prince."

"Chengze, this kid, has always been following Chengqian, and he actually has the ambition to seize the throne. I underestimated him. Although he has accomplished a few important things, his character is still too indecisive, and he is not a good candidate for the throne."

Tang Tiansheng spoke so much as if he were talking to himself, eliminating the princes who might succeed in winning the throne one by one.

The ghost figure lowered his head with his eyes flickering, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't dare to show it at all.

And Shadow asked faintly:

"Your Majesty, now that you have ruled out all the princes who might have won the throne, who do you think will succeed the throne?"

Tang Tiansheng did not answer directly, but looked at the calm lake and said slowly: "Since I succeeded the throne, I have worked hard to govern the country and appointed talented people, but I have overlooked a huge problem."

"The Xiayang Dynasty was originally ruled by the emperor and the literati. There were aristocratic families everywhere in the dynasty, and clans were always there. Prime Minister Wei Yu had many disciples everywhere. Most of the six ministers were from aristocratic families. There were very few children from poor families in the court. I was ultimately burdened by the aristocratic families."

"Now that we are going against them, I am afraid that we will be powerless to turn the tide."

The ghost knelt straight at this moment, his eyes gleaming, and said: "Your Majesty does not want the princes to inherit the throne because no matter which prince of the imperial capital ascends the throne, he will not be able to escape the control of the aristocratic family, and will only repeat the same mistakes."

Shadow also reacted at this moment, and said cautiously with uncertainty: "Now all the princes who have a chance to succeed the throne are tied to aristocratic families. Does Your Majesty want the one from Haozhou to become the crown prince?"

Tang Tiansheng looked at the ghost with admiration and said:

"Yes, I want to use this turmoil to transform the Xiayang Dynasty. I will not only make him the new king, but also delegate power to others. Do you think he can be the new king?"

Shadow said with a serious face, "The forces under the command of the princes competing for the throne should not be underestimated. Chu Mo is only a member of the Shadow Double Guards. If he wants to compete with the princes, isn't the gap too big?"

Tang Tiansheng looked at the two of them seriously and said, "If I order you to assist him and help him ascend to the throne, are you willing?"

Ghost. The two of them knelt down without any hesitation and said, "We are willing to help him ascend the throne even if it means our death."

Tang Tiansheng threw the koi in his hand into the water, helped the two men up from the ground, and said solemnly: "You two, we were together when we were young, and he is also my son. I originally thought that he could live a carefree life under my protection, but man proposes, God disposes, and now I am afraid that he will really be forced to fight for the imperial power."

Shadow and Ghost had both come into contact with Chu Mo, so they naturally knew Chu Mo's character. After some hesitation, Shadow asked carefully, "Your Majesty, Chu Mo is a carefree person. If he knew about your arrangement, would he hate you?"

Tang Tiansheng was stunned when he heard this, his eyes were dull for a moment, and he said softly: "Hate me if you want to. I haven't investigated the secrets of the past, so he is wandering outside and I can't give him an answer. I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a father all these years. Now, I'm afraid I can't recognize him. Adding up all the things, I don't care about this one anymore."

As soon as the words fell, the scene fell into silence.