faint [rebirth]

In Xiao Wuchen's previous life, he always thought that in his father's heart, the child he loved the most from beginning to end was him.

He was secretly happy about this, but also worried about it.I am secretly happy that my father's extra preference for him allowed him to secure the position of crown prince even when he was clearly in poor health and could not have any heirs, and he even became emperor in the end. He was so happy with his father He loves and favors him; but he is also worried about it, whether his father's favor for him will suddenly disappear one day?If he disappeared, how should he respond?And because his father was too partial to him, Xiao Wuchen would occasionally feel ashamed of his other brothers and sisters. Therefore, as long as he didn't covet his position too much and act too recklessly for the consequences, Xiao Wuchen would feel ashamed of his brothers and sisters. Dust will tolerate them as much as possible.As for the Eighth Prince Xiao Wutan, Xiao Wuchen even gave him the position of Emperor Taidi.

The trust and compensation involved are naturally obvious.

Even when he died in the previous life, Xiao Wuchen only hated himself for being ignorant of people, only hated himself for indulging Shen Shi and Xiao Wutan, which not only harmed the emperor, but also harmed himself.

However, now that I think about it carefully, although Shen Shi and Xiao Wutan were ambitious in their previous lives, since he was an emperor at that time, the people around him were naturally more loyal to him.And since at that time, under the instigation of Shen Shi, he became a wise emperor, took away the power from the emperor's uncle, and then truly controlled the power in the court, then, even if he was seriously ill at that time, Shen Shi and Xiao Wutan would not be able to return. How can you do those things simply and successfully?

After all, the matter of forcing the palace is not as simple as talking about it.

Now that Xiao Wuchen recalled it, he realized that something was wrong in his previous life—before his father passed away, he held his hand and asked him to treat his brothers and sisters kindly. Xiao Wuchen cried bitterly, so he promised not to mention it.

And among the people he was willing to treat kindly, the abolished prince was included.At that time, Xiao Wuchen had just succeeded to the throne. Although he was in poor health, it was also the happiest time. Therefore, he was very tolerant towards the deposed prince. He changed the deposed prince to live in a spacious palace, instead of living in a narrow and dark place. In the house, at least during festivals, the deposed prince would be allowed to come into the palace. Although he could not walk around freely, it was definitely much better than Emperor Chengguang treated the deposed prince.

——Xiao Wuchen is also helpless, although the abolished prince was abolished, but in identity he is the eldest son of the Empress Yuan and the first child of Emperor Chengguang.In comparison, his successor son is not enough.And because of the poisoning incident at that time, his body was extremely weak, so even if the emperor uncle didn't remind him at that time, it was impossible for Xiao Wuchen to give the deposed prince absolute freedom.

He and the abolished prince, since the abolished prince was abolished, from the day he was born, it was impossible for him to live freely and enjoy great power at the same time.

However, maybe it was his kindness that caused the death of the emperor's uncle later on.

Xiao Wuchen clenched his fists slightly, and looked at the old Chengguang Emperor who was kneeling on the futon.

He wanted to ask why?Why had he been the prince for more than ten years, and suddenly wanted to support the deposed prince to become the emperor again?Isn't it enough to have him?

In his previous life, his health was too poor. It may not be surprising that Emperor Chengguang had such thoughts. After all, the abolished prince's martial arts and martial arts are all excellent.And his status is also very passable. If Emperor Chengguang really wants the abolished prince to succeed him after his death, it is not impossible—even, perhaps, before his death in his previous life, Chengguang Emperor wanted to let the abolished prince really succeed after his death. He was able to succeed to the throne smoothly, and he also issued an imperial edict.

Xiao Wuchen smiled ironically.

Well, maybe not only in the previous life, but also in the present, the emperor probably also issued an edict to the abolished prince.

Emperor Chengguang originally closed his eyes and said nothing.

He is old, too old.

Originally in his sixties, he was not particularly old.However, he has eaten too much of that "immortal pill" in the past few years, and he took some pills for the "immortal reincarnation" child, so he has been romantic for a while. The maid beside her was pregnant at the same time.Although no child was born, Chengguang Emperor's body gradually became more and more old.

The priest most trusted by Emperor Chengguang was curled up aside, trembling.

He originally planned to deceive the emperor for a while, and when the time came, he said that he was going to ascend into the sky, and then simply ran away—just like he used to deceive those rich and noble families.

It's a pity that he did all his calculations, and he didn't expect that Emperor Chengguang was not a rich man who was easily deceived, but a real emperor.

How could an emperor give him a chance to escape?What's more, later on, the Taoist priest was not only stared at by Emperor Chengguang, but also by King Zhao's people. Every move he made would be reported to others one by one. He couldn't even leave the palace. Will there be a chance of escape?He has no choice but to stay in the palace, and he can only be a puppet who only knows how to make alchemy.

Emperor Chengguang glanced at the trembling Taoist priest, then ignored him, but looked at Xiao Wuchen who was at the side.

Xiao Wuchen was also looking at him.

A pair of peach-blossom eyes, the same as those of Shen's successor, were staring at him without blinking.

Emperor Chengguang finally let out a long sigh and wanted to get up.

There was no one else in the room, only Emperor Chengguang, Taoist priest and Xiao Wuchen.

Seeing this, the Taoist leader hurriedly put down the alchemy materials he had in hand, and hurriedly went to help Emperor Chengguang, but Emperor Chengguang opened it with one hand.

"Continue to make alchemy for me! Don't stop for a moment!" Emperor Chengguang reprimanded in a cold voice, and then glanced at Xiao Wuchen.

Xiao Wuchen paused, but still stepped forward to support Emperor Chengguang.

For Emperor Chengguang, who was over 60 years old, sitting on his knees was already a very hard work.Due to Xiao Wuchen's poor health, he doesn't want to sit on his knees often, let alone Emperor Chengguang who is over 60 years old?

It's just that Emperor Chengguang has always been stubborn, and would only sit on Xiao Wuchen's filial soft or wide chair, with his legs crossed or hanging down, only occasionally.

Now Emperor Chengguang is too tired and has reached the end of his life, so he doesn't force himself anymore, he knelt down for a while, then sat on the soft bed, and let Xiao Wuchen stuff him with a big pillow, leaning against the Above, sit comfortably.

Xiao Wuchen was still looking at Emperor Chengguang, as if he must wait for an answer, so he would let Emperor Chengguang go.

Knowing his son is more like his father, Emperor Chengguang is the one who dotes on Xiao Wuchen so much, now he naturally knows that Xiao Wuchen's current stubbornness cannot disappear just because he refuses to answer.Xiao Wuchen must have waited for him to give the answer before he could let the deposed prince - his eldest son and first child.

Emperor Chengguang coughed a few times, and finally said with a complicated expression: "Wuchen, you and your elder brother are both my sons. In my life, I have eight sons and eight daughters, and one of them died young. This is the destiny. I accept my fate. The four sons and one daughter died in the struggle for the heir. At that time, I deliberately trained them and indulged them to make them make too much noise. In the end, I ended up with such a result. , Only one or two points. After all, I just gave them a chance. What really killed them was their own ambition and unbearable. When I dreamed back at midnight, I didn't regret it. But—”

Now that Emperor Chengguang had reached the point when the oil was exhausted and the lamp was dry, he coughed a few times, took the handkerchief that Xiao Wuchen silently handed over, and drank the water that Xiao Wuchen handed over, before continuing to speak.

"I have never regretted them when I dreamed back at midnight. However, I have regrets and guilt towards the prince, your elder brother." Emperor Chengguang always thought that he would bring these words to the In the coffin, he would never tell anyone in his life, but now, he told Xiao Wuchen. When he was about to die, he laughed at himself, but he still continued to tell what happened back then.

It turned out that the deposed prince back then was talented, elegant, courteous, filial, and gentle. No matter who saw him, he would give him a big compliment.

Whether it is the ministers of the court or the Emperor Chengguang, they all like this prince very much.At least, before Emperor Chengguang didn't realize that he was old, he really liked the deposed prince.

However, when he discovered that the deposed prince had grown up, married a wife and had children, he himself became a royal grandfather, and his body was not as good as when he was young, but he gradually began to dislike the deposed prince who was in his prime.

Emperor Chengguang was not an absurd person in the first place, so even though he was a little depressed, he gradually calmed down when he saw the abolished prince being tolerant and filial a few times.In any case, the abolished prince was his eldest son and his favorite heir, so Emperor Chengguang was naturally unwilling to establish another heir.

It's just that Emperor Chengguang thought so in his heart, but his embarrassment towards the abolished prince was seen in the eyes of his other four sons, which led to the five kings seizing the heir.Although Emperor Chengguang did not encourage this matter, he did not stop it either. Therefore, the abolished prince had to work hard to fight the four kings, and at the same time try his best to be a filial son and a brother-friendly person in front of Emperor Chengguang.

It's just that, since ancient times, there has never been a bloodless battle for the throne.Because of Emperor Chengguang's connivance, the abolished crown prince's mother had passed away and the mother clan was gradually declining. Although the abolished crown prince was able to cope with it with all his strength, he couldn't spare the energy to continue to maintain brotherly respect and spare a few imperial brothers. Therefore, after a battle for succession, Emperor Chengguang lost his son for the first time because of a power struggle, and the deposed prince was also seriously injured at that time.

Emperor Chengguang was furious, and bestowed death on the remaining sons and daughters who participated in the five kings' succession, so that they could treat the abolished prince well for a while.

However, after that period of time, Emperor Chengguang discovered that he had only one son left, the deposed prince.As long as he dies, the deposed prince can succeed.As for the rest of his sons, who would believe it if they were harmed by the abolition of the crown prince?

Therefore, after thinking for a few days, Emperor Chengguang spent half a year setting up a bureau—a bureau to test whether the deposed prince was filial and loyal.During this period, Emperor Chengguang made many embarrassments for the abolished prince, and even raised the matter of abolishing the prince many times. The abolished prince finally couldn't bear it. After half a year, he forced the palace, and finally the matter was revealed. In a narrow and closed yard.

Emperor Chengguang naturally felt that he had done nothing wrong.After all, although he set up a situation to deliberately embarrass the abolished prince, he did not actually kill the abolished prince, so what choice did the abolished prince make, and what did he have to do with him?It's all just the waste prince asking for trouble.

However, as Emperor Chengguang got older, when he saw that the prince born to the Shen family was more than intelligent, but in exceptionally poor health, he would come up with an absurd idea—since Xiao Wuchen was in poor health, Then it's better not to go on forever, so that after Xiao Wuchen's untimely death, the next emperor can be made by the deposed prince.After all, it was originally that Emperor Chengguang owed the abolished prince, but Xiao Wuchen was right, he also liked this child, so he was unwilling to abolish Xiao Wuchen.So I thought it would be better to make a will in the future, both left and right are his sons, Xiao Wuchen is weak and will not live long, so let Xiao Wuchen be the emperor first; After waiting for so many years, it's okay to wait for a few more years.

So under such a premise, Emperor Chengguang made up his mind.

It's just that although Emperor Chengguang had a firm mind at that time, he didn't expect that Xiao Wuchen's body would improve one day.In the past, Xiao Wuchen always wanted to be a good prince, so he was extremely strict with himself, and he couldn't maintain his health well.After his successor passed away, Xiao Wuchen figured it out instead, no longer embarrassing himself, just doing what a prince should do is enough, so his body is getting better and better, the imperial physician also said Xiao Wuchen There will be children, and they can live longer in terms of life expectancy.

Emperor Chengguang didn't have time to feel sorry for the abolished prince, so he first realized that he had the same jealousy he had for the abolished prince and his young son, so in a hurry, he didn't want to miss Xiao Wuchen again, and because he wanted to pursue Immortality, and then under the calculation of those with a heart, began to seek alchemy in order to live forever.

It wasn't until these few days that he was aging faster and faster, and Emperor Chengguang knew that his life was not long, so he finally thought of the relationship between father and son. By wanting to cut down the feudal clan, he helped Xiao Wuchen to succeed to the throne in the future Afterwards, the power was unified, and I was able to realize my own thoughts - the emperor of the Daxing Dynasty was naturally the king of the world.If half of the world is going to be given to the feudal lord, then what kind of master can he be called the master of the whole world?After this incident, after he died and went underground, he could share his achievements with the first two emperors...

Xiao Wuchen finished listening to Emperor Chengguang's words with a blank expression.

He knew that Emperor Chengguang was really not lying to him at the moment.And the reason why he himself took this opportunity to force the king of Shu, the king of Yuan, the imperial concubine, and the queen mother to act together was because he wanted to seize the opportunity to seize the opportunity of the king of Shu, the king of Yuan and the four vassal kings who followed them. In this way, there is a reason to promote the reduction of feudal clans.

Then, by the way, forced the palace to let Emperor Chengguang abdicate.

"You should know that Father has few days left to live." Emperor Chengguang looked at Xiao Wuchen lovingly, "My good boy, you just need to wait patiently for a few days, and let Father be the villain for you. After disposing of Yuan Wang, Shu Wang, and Tan'er, after a few days when your father returns to the west, you can also gain a good reputation, isn't that just right?"

Every single word seemed to be carefully considered for Xiao Wuchen.

However, Xiao Wuchen was silent for a while, and only asked: "So, Father, what about the imperial decree?"

Emperor Chengguang frowned slightly: "What imperial decree? Is it the imperial decree to let you succeed? You are the crown prince of the Daxing Dynasty, so why bother with the imperial decree? However, if Wuchen is not at ease, I will write another imperial decree. It doesn't matter."

Xiao Wuchen became silent again, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth quietly: "What I'm asking is the imperial edict established by my father that once I die in the future, the throne will be inherited by the elder brother. Father, until now, you Do you want to continue to hide it from me? Now, I don't look like a person who will die early. My elder brother is more than twenty years older than me. He will not die after me, nor will he be the emperor after me. "

"So, father, you don't have to do anything extra."