faint [rebirth]

"I want to succeed immediately."

As soon as Xiao Wuchen's words fell, Emperor Chengguang, who was lying on the slum, suddenly opened his clear eyes, and looked at Xiao Wuchen suddenly.

There was shock and disappointment in those eyes, and it was even more so.

"I knew that I shouldn't keep you... Now that I'm still alive, you're going to succeed? What's your filial piety?" Emperor Chengguang looked at Xiao Wuchen in great disappointment, then at Prime Minister Zuo and Prime Minister Zuo. General Wei and the Great General said, "However, even if you have the edict in hand, they are all subjects who have been with me for several years. Do you really think that they will be so simple and loyal to you? My people, in my heart Still very trustworthy.”

Xiao Wuchen glanced at Emperor Chengguang with a half-smile, but remained silent.

Immediately afterwards, there was no need for Xiao Wuchen to speak, and the three of Prime Minister Zuo all knelt down to Xiao Wuchen in unison.

"The minister leads the decree, long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"

Xiao Wuchen had an expected expression on his face, but Emperor Chengguang shook his head with a face full of disbelief.

"It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this..." Emperor Chengguang murmured, "You have been with me for several years, and I have the grace to know you, how can you be so invincible to me? You... …absurd!"

Prime Minister Zuo showed a look of unbearable expression, but seeing the new emperor waved his hand slightly at him, signaling him to back down, so he kowtowed and left with the other two.

After they all left, Xiao Wuchen looked at Emperor Chengguang—his father, the third emperor of the Daxing Dynasty, who was once wise and wise, led the Daxing Dynasty to successfully counterattack the Huns for the first time and won at least five years Ming Jun, who had time to recuperate, is now extremely suspicious, an ordinary person who is addicted to alchemy all day long and does not forget to plan his own children while cutting down feudal clans.

Emperor Chengguang was still muttering: "I have the kindness of understanding and support for them. I am Bole, and I am the king of Ming, so that they can display their talents. I am the king, and they are ministers. How can they not only not appreciate me for such an opportunity, but also betray me so blatantly? You must know that I have always trusted them the most!"

Watching his father chanting for a long time, Xiao Wuchen finally said: "Father really doesn't know the reason? How does my son remember that some of the pills that father asked the Taoist priest to refine were given to himself Your servants?"

The Taoist priest immediately curled himself up again, as if by doing so, he could not be found.

Emperor Chengguang suddenly looked at Xiao Wuchen.

Xiao Wuchen said expressionlessly: "The rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Although it is true that the people who gave the elixir to the father were wrong, but the Daxing Dynasty has its own laws, the father did not deal with them according to the law, but gave them the elixir instead. Let them obey the order face to face, force them to eat, and then die tragically after a few days of abdominal pain. How can this method make the rest of the ministers not feel chilled? You must know that the father can use this method to deal with others, and it is possible to use this method one day Ways to deal with them—maybe at the beginning, my father was still sane, and would only use this method to punish the wicked. However, after time and time again, when my father felt that this method could save a lot of time and trouble, wouldn't he be unhappy? Would you give pills to people who only made minor mistakes? Under such a threat, a smart person would not be foolishly loyal to his father."

Emperor Chengguang was in a daze now, staring at Xiao Wuchen for a long time, and after thinking about what Xiao Wuchen said for a long time, he said slowly: "So, Chen'er is also because of that day, you came from the border When I came back, when I was going to give you a big potion, I started to plan to deal with me? So, your illness that time was also intentionally shown to me, just to avoid the pill I gave you?"

Xiao Wuchen was silent at first, and after a long time he opened his mouth and said: "The ants are stealing their lives, but the emperor plots against me like this, knowing that I am weak and cannot be replenished, so I can't eat the big tonic pill that I don't know what to add. Once you eat it, your healthy body will definitely return to its previous sickly appearance, and your lifespan will also be reduced. Father knows everything, but he still wants to plot me like this... Although I am willing to be filial to father, If I exchanged my life for my father's hundred-year lifespan, I have nothing to say, but I don't want to use my life to appease my father's superfluous suspicions."

Emperor Chengguang pondered: "You are my most beloved son, I never wanted your life, I just wanted to..."

"Father just wants my body to continue to be weak. With such a weak body, I can't even have a son, and then die young, and then let my elder brother who was deeply guilty of father inherit this position, right?" Xiao Wuchen mocked.

Emperor Chengguang's face changed, and he seemed to be about to explain, but Xiao Wuchen interrupted him again.

"It's a pity that I don't want to be ignorant and filial, and let my father rule me. So when my father cut down the feudal domain, he set up another 'test' to see if I am willing to continue to be humble and filial. If I am willing, then my father The emperor will tolerate me, let me continue to stay out of government affairs, and just be a puppet prince or even the emperor, and leave this position to my elder brother after my early death; if I refuse, then my father will directly abolish my East Palace Pass the position to Eldest Brother, this will not only punish my disrespect to you, but also repay the guilt you have felt towards Eldest Brother for several years, right?"

When Xiao Wuchen said these words, there was almost no expression on his face.

Even though Emperor Chengguang had been emperor for 34 years, he couldn't see anything more from Xiao Wuchen's face.

And the Taoist priest who has heard these many words already knows at this moment that after this incident, he will definitely not be able to survive. He only asks this prince... no, it is the new emperor, and he is willing to let his old parents go. Also feel at ease on the road.

At this moment, Emperor Chengguang finally knew that the child he loved and grew up had really grown up.It's not that he can leave home and grow up independently of the world, but he can replace him and support the growth of the Daxing Dynasty.

"Let's go, let's do whatever you want." Emperor Chengguang closed his eyes slightly, and finally stopped struggling—his most trusted veteran had already betrayed him, and the deposed prince he chose to abandon Xiao Wuchen was already dead. His life is only left for the last few days. Among the sons who can be the new emperor, the eighth prince designed his mother and concubine to kill his own brother at a young age, and now Xiao Wuchen is the only one left. son.

He was about to die, even if he didn't want to, the throne could only be left to Xiao Wuchen.

He no longer had a choice.

"I'm tired. In the last few days, I will move to Jiaofang Palace, where your mother lived, and end my life." Emperor Chengguang seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden, just by looking at it, he knew He has few days left to live, "In my whole life, the person I am most ashamed of is your mother, and I want to be with her again... As for the day you succeed to the throne, you have the imperial edict in hand, so I will not show up .You, do it yourself."

Xiao Wuchen remained silent, and said after a while: "Okay, I will have someone take you to Jiaofang Hall."

Then turn around and leave.

Emperor Chengguang coughed twice, and said again: "However, although you are smart, you are young after all. Although I wanted to let your eldest brother succeed you, I was blocked by you. However, I also issued an imperial decree. You probably don't Know--"

Xiao Wuchen immediately turned to look at Emperor Chengguang.

Emperor Chengguang waved his hand and said: "Go out, you will know what it is soon. In short, it has nothing to do with your throne."

Xiao Wuchen looked at Emperor Chengguang silently for a while, and finally left.

It was already noon when he left the alchemy palace.

Ah Yao and Ah Zhuang hurriedly greeted them.

Ah Zhuang held an umbrella in his hand and stood behind Xiao Wuchen, quickly covering Xiao Wuchen from the scorching sun.

Ah Yao stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, King Zhao, King Shu, King Yuan and the four vassals who helped them have all already subdued the law. King Zhao is staring at them, saying that he is asking you if you want to continue in the next two days?" If you want to take the throne, he will wait for you to take the throne, and then take people to take over the domains of the six kings. If you don't succeed for the time being, he also wants to see you before leaving."

This was originally something that Xiao Wuchen and Xiao Junye had discussed long ago.After all, even if there is a reason to deal with the six members of King Yuan and take back all their domains, there will inevitably be many obstacles, and it is inevitable to send troops to suppress it. Therefore, the two of them had expected it before. About to separate.

Xiao Wuchen paused, and said: "Prime Minister Zuo has already gone to prepare, and I will succeed tomorrow."

As soon as his words fell, Ah Yao, Ah Zhuang and the surrounding palace servants all bowed down.

"Congratulations to the new emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The chorus of all the palace people and guards was quite deafening.

Emperor Chengguang and the Taoist priest in the palace didn't know how it felt when they heard this.

After Ah Yao salutes, let people go outside the palace and pass word of mouth to other palaces, the new emperor will succeed tomorrow and so on.

Seeing his words, Xiao Wuchen asked Ah Zhuang who was behind him: "Father said that there is still an imperial decree to be sent out. What is the imperial decree? And King Zhao, why are there only six kings like Yuan Wang and the eighth prince? Locked him up?"

Xiao Wuchen never had much affection for Yuan Wang and the others, so even if they were really imprisoned, provoked or betrayed by them, he was never too sad.However, the eighth prince is the younger brother he once loved and raised, and he is the emperor's younger brother who he wholeheartedly regards as the heir.Even though the eighth prince is young now and seems to be dragged down by his mother and concubine, what Xiao Wuchen hates is the categorical betrayal of the eighth prince in his previous life, so no matter what, he can never tolerate the eighth prince still alive.

Ah Zhuang hesitated for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor did have another imperial decree, which was reserved for the imperial concubine Yunping and the eighth prince. King Zhen, the fiefdom is the former fiefdom of King Zhao Jiangnan and the fiefdom of King Yuan. And King Zhen is pardoned for the crime of ignorance when he is young, so that he will go to the feudal land when he is over twelve years old."

Xiao Wuchen said expressionlessly: "King Zhen? Which Zhen?"

Ah Zhuang lowered his head and said, "Zhen is perfecting day by day."

Xiao Wuchen said coldly: "Father is like this, is he going to force me to get rid of King Zhen? He is willing."

Ah Zhuang naturally dared not speak.

Xiao Wuchen gave a few more instructions, and then went to a group of courtiers who were waiting to go to court.At this moment, Prime Minister Zuo had already told the edict of succession to everyone, so no matter what everyone thought, when Xiao Wuchen left, Prime Minister Zuo read the edict of succession in public, and everyone knelt down and did not mention it.

Because Xiao Wuchen has not officially succeeded to the throne, it is difficult to talk about everything, so most of the things are said by Prime Minister Zuo. When it comes to the succession, Xiao Wuchen opens his mouth.

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. The succession will be arranged tomorrow. The Supreme Emperor is concerned about Empress Shen. This afternoon, he will move to Jiaofang Palace to recuperate. Don't bother me."

Xiao Wuchen stood in the center of the hall. Although he was a young man who hadn't been to court a few times, but in the eyes of everyone, he looked like an emperor, and they couldn't help but obey.

But some people also asked: "Is Your Majesty's succession too hasty? Let Qin Tianjian choose a good day." Besides, he looked at Xiao Wuchen with no expression on his face, but he felt in his heart that this The new emperor was angry again, his heart trembled slightly, and he stammered for a long time before continuing, "Besides, the Supreme Emperor has just canonized the imperial concubine as the empress, and the eighth prince as the Zhenwang, should they also have a ceremony? It’s okay to talk about it after you succeed to the throne. But after all, the imperial concubine is the concubine of the Supreme Emperor, if she wants to succeed to the throne, she should be before you. Otherwise, how will we talk about it in the future?”

Xiao Wuchen waved his hand directly: "What I need is sages and capable ministers to help me solve my problems and do things for the common people. If such a trivial matter cannot be clearly explained, why should I come with such a minister? My lord, tell me what I said But it makes sense?"

That Mr. Wang was the one who had the courage to raise this matter with Xiao Wuchen. At this moment, his knees softened, he knelt down on the ground, and hurriedly said yes, without daring to bring up the previous words at all.

Xiao Wuchen still refused to let him go: "Since Mr. Wang thinks what I said is right, then I will leave it to Mr. Wang to discuss this matter. I believe that Mr. Wang is a capable minister and will definitely do it for you. I share my worries, it must not be a vegetarian meal in the corpse."

After finishing the conversation, no one dared to bring up the matter of the imperial concubine and the eighth prince—they were not fools, it was fine if they didn’t know before, but now that Emperor Chengguang stayed behind closed doors, King Zhao brought several vassals with him The protons restrained King Yuan and other six vassals, and their men and horses were also trapped outside Luoyang City. It is obvious that in this three-party coercion, the new emperor finally benefits.

Although the new emperor who can rise up like this will be questioned in the annals of history, for the courtiers who are about to work under the new emperor, they are still more willing to be quails honestly—in any case, as long as Xiao Wuchen is willing As Mingjun, they will assist diligently, so that's all.After all, they are just ordinary courtiers.

Xiao Wuchen said something in front of all the ministers, accepted the bows of the crowd, and then he was free to leave, and returned to the East Palace for dinner.

Xiao Wuchen just sat down, thought of something, frowned and said: "The old doctor Jiang who took the pulse of my mother after she entered the palace, is still alive?"

Ah Chou has the best memory, and he often inquires about trivial matters on weekdays, and when Xiao Wuchen wants to ask questions, he can still answer them.Hearing this, he said, "Old Imperial Physician Jiang resigned from the position of Imperial Physician after his mother died of illness. It's just that the Supreme Emperor cared about Old Imperial Physician Jiang's medical skills, so he only arranged for Old Imperial Physician Jiang to teach young imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital, and not to make outpatient visits. Today is Old Jiang The imperial physician is on duty, do you want to call him over?"

"Let him come here." Xiao Wuchen paused, "Bring the pulse cases of the empress mother since she entered the palace. Well, there are also the pulse cases of the concubines who were often visited by the father after the birth of the sixth prince. Wait, as well as the imperial doctor who made the diagnosis and treatment, all of them are called."

A Chou was startled, and immediately agreed to retreat.

Although Xiao Junye didn't have soldiers, but the crown prince had soldiers and horses, and when the border army returned to Luoyang, those soldiers were naturally the only ones who followed suit.He still has a few protons of feudal lords who want to ascend to the throne, and there are many arrangements of the Supreme Emperor, so although it is difficult, he is within Xiao Wuchen's prediction, and he is able to restrain Yuan Wang and others.

All his soldiers and horses were also taken into custody.

For Xiao Junye, although these are troublesome and trivial, but behind him are soldiers, Xiao Wuchen, and the Supreme Emperor's soldiers who have already taken refuge in Xiao Wuchen, so although he has spent a lot of effort, it will not be too much. Headache.

What really gave him a headache, shock and anger was the deposed prince.

"Why, do you regret it?" The deposed prince glanced at Xiao Junye, who had gone out for a while, and then re-entered, and said with a slight smile, "Unfortunately, it is useless to regret. Since ancient times, emperors have been extremely suspicious. Emperor Taizu is fine, he is Although the emperor who ruled the Great Xing Dynasty was suspicious, his suspicions were more related to outsiders. He treated his son very kindly. It's just that the first emperor and his father... They both plotted against their father, although they didn't In the name of forcing the palace, there is the reality of forcing the palace, so he got the throne smoothly. It is also because of this that the suspicion of the father is even worse."

Although the deposed prince is over forty years old, he looks handsome and looks like he is only in his thirties.

He slightly taunted: "And my Seventh Emperor brother is also like this now. Although he is not named as a forced palace, he is actually forced into a palace. Once such an emperor succeeds to the throne, his suspicion will only become worse. Although he is now I rely on you as a husband, but what if one day he wants to have a son to inherit the throne? What if he finds me who you have secretly hidden? If one day he doesn’t need you anymore What? You will only be the one he wants to get rid of the most when the time comes. The emperor is ruthless, and the emperor who relies on forcing the palace to take the throne is even more ruthless. Why are you loyal to him? What's more, your identity..."

Xiao Junye's face was as cold as frost, he interrupted him and said, "Shut up!"

The waste prince was not annoyed, but continued to smile and said: "Shut up? You can only shut up Gu, but you can't kill Gu, can you? You dare not let him know your true identity, let alone admit it With my own identity, I will drive the Xiao family who robbed your family's throne from the dragon chair, won't I?"

Xiao Junye's heart skipped a beat.

The deposed prince snorted softly, and repeated: "The emperor is ruthless. Even if the seventh emperor is really in love with you now, after he has been the emperor for a long time, he will definitely not be satisfied with it. Maybe he will continue to like you, But...you will only be his courtier and concubine at that time, he will still marry a wife and accept a concubine, then have a child, wait for the child to grow up, and become the next emperor father."

"Sooner or later." Prince Abandoned said, "If you are not willing to become an ally with me, it may not be impossible to restore the country. After all, you have two treasure maps of the previous dynasty, don't you?"

Xiao Junye turned his head and left without saying a word.

After leaving the other courtyard, he stopped in his tracks and ordered: "Is there any more pills that I exchanged from the Supreme Emperor last time? Dissolve it in water and give him a drink." After a pause, he continued, " How many are there, how many are melted."

The attendant behind him immediately bowed his head and agreed.

Xiao Junye clenched his fists tightly and walked forward.

Blood dripped slightly from the palm of his hand, but he didn't notice it.