After reading dozens of memorials, Su Fengnuan stopped reading and looked at the emperor.
The emperor said to her, "Don't you want to watch it?"
Su Fengnuan shook his head, "Don't read it."
The emperor nodded and walked out, "Come with me again."
Su Fengnuan nodded.
The emperor left the imperial study and walked outside.
Su Fengnuan stepped up to keep up with the emperor, one step behind him, looking at his skinny and aging back, his heart felt heavy for a while.
The emperor came to the highest platform in the palace. There were ninety-nine stone steps on this platform. He approached and walked up the steps slowly.
Su Fengnuan looked up, and could only follow him up the steps slowly.
Halfway through, the emperor stopped panting and sat on the steps.
Koizumi has been following the two of them, seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you are not in good health, how about I accompany Miss Su up there?"
The emperor shook his head, "No need, I will take her up there myself."
Koizumi stopped.
Seeing that the emperor was tired and couldn't walk anymore, Su Fengnuan stopped to rest, and accompanied him, sitting beside him.
The emperor said, "Su Yatou, I see that although your bones are weak, you are not out of breath. You are much stronger than me."
Su Fengnuan wiped away the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and said, "I'm still younger than you."
The emperor nodded, "Yes, young people have unlimited future and hope."
Su Fengnuan said with a smile, "For Ye Chang and to be with him for the rest of my life, I will try my best to live."
The emperor also laughed, "You girl, you never leave Ye Chang, you are not married yet, but you have no sense of shame."
Su Fengnuan smiled and said, "Life is too short, a lifetime is like a white horse passing by, if you care too much about politeness, it will become a bondage."
The emperor praised, "That's right, it's a good thing that you can see clearly and think about it. I admire you sometimes."
Su Fengnuan smiled and stopped talking.
The emperor said, "As an emperor, in this life, I have lived in the palace, and it seems that I have ascended to a high position, ninety-five supreme, but there are nine out of ten unsatisfactory things. It is better for ordinary people to live comfortably and comfortably."
Su Fengnuan said, "You are the emperor, there is no other way."
The emperor nodded, "I was born to know the destiny, this is my destiny."
Su Fengnuan looked at him, thinking that your fate is not like this, but someone changed it for you. If you are a mortal, ordinary people, marrying a wife and having children, you will be much happier than an emperor.
The two sat for a while, the emperor seemed to have almost rested, and slowly stood up.
Koizumi immediately stepped forward to help the emperor.
The emperor waved to him, "I don't need your help, I can go up by myself."
Koizumi could only let go, and stepped back.
Su Fengnuan also stood up and followed the emperor, thinking that the ninety-nine steps are really high. This is the highest viewing platform in the palace. You can see the whole scenery of the capital city of Nanqi, right
The emperor climbed up the steps step by step, Su Fengnuan stopped talking and followed behind him silently.
The emperor is the supreme emperor of the ninety-five years, but he has to walk step by step on the high stone steps.
After half an hour, finally boarded the high platform, the emperor was already so tired that he sat down on the ground regardless of his image.
Su Fengnuan naturally followed him and sat on the ground.
Koizumi said quickly, "Your Majesty, it's cold on the ground, and this servant brought a mat."
The emperor waved his hands, as if he didn't even have the strength to speak.
Koizumi could only stand aside, shielding the emperor from the cold wind on the high platform.
Su Fengnuan couldn't bear it and said, "Actually, you don't have to take me to the high platform yourself. What do you want to tell me, just let me come to the high platform. After I have seen it, you can tell me."
The emperor shook his head, "Su Yatou, including this time, I can count the number of times I have come up to this high platform with five fingers."
Su Fengnuan blinked, "This is in the palace! You said that you haven't come up a few times in all these years?"
The emperor nodded, "I was born with a weak body and poor bones. Before I took the throne, I had never been on this high platform. The reason is that the queen mother was afraid that I would not be able to bear it and something would happen. She only has me as a son, and I am her hope. The former emperor After my death, I ascended the throne and climbed to this high platform for the first time. Later, I married the queen, and on the wedding day, I climbed to this high platform with the queen. After that, a hundred days after the birth of the crown prince, I held the crown prince in my arms. Go to this high platform. And today is the next day. Look, can you count on five fingers?"
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Indeed."
The emperor stood up slowly. Although spring is here now, the spring breeze is like a knife. It turns warm and cold again. He covered his lips and coughed, and stretched out his hand to wave Koizumi away. I can stand it."
Koizumi bowed his head and stepped aside.
The emperor stood up straight and waved to Su Fengnuan, "Su girl, get up and watch."
Su Fengnuan stood up and looked out from the high platform. Sure enough, as she expected, this high platform can have a panoramic view of everything in the capital. There are cascading towers and majestic palaces, and you can see the five cities in the southeast, northwest, and middle schools clearly. You can even see the distant mountains outside the capital.
Standing here, the most honorable place in Southern Qi, I really feel that there are mountains and rivers under my feet, and the universe is in my pocket.
The emperor waited for her to look at it for a while, and asked her, "Tell me, what did you see?"
Su Feng said warmly, "I saw the whole capital city."
"And what else?" asked the emperor.
Su Feng warmly said, "The mountains and rivers are at your feet, and the universe is in your pocket."
The emperor laughed, "Yes, you should see these. Are there any more?"
Su Fengnuan thought for a while, and said, "The people living in the imperial capital of the Southern Qi Dynasty, the important ministers of the government and the opposition, the common people in the market, and all living beings living in the land of the Southern Qi Dynasty."
The emperor smiled, looked at her and said, "Su Yatou, what do you think, if I hand over this huge country to the successor, what kind of person should I hand over to be able to live up to my trust? No Bearing the foundation of the country left by the ancestors?"
Su Fengnuan was silent, and said honestly, "Zhai has a kind heart, is extremely talented, and has the world in mind."
The emperor nodded, "That's right, I want such a person." After finishing speaking, he said, "But look at my princes, who has them? Hmph, no one!"
Su Fengnuan sighed secretly, "Your Majesty, are you only looking for Ye Chang? However, he may not be able to meet your expectations."
The emperor said, "Miss Su, I am the emperor, and I am sitting on this chair. I shouldn't find a parent and child who cannot be inherited for selfish reasons to sit on this chair. There are those who are responsible for the ancestors, those who are responsible for the emperor, and those who are responsible for the community. There is a burden to all people."
Su Fengnuan was speechless for a moment.
The emperor looked at her, "Su Yatou, I won't live long."
Hearing these words, Su Fengnuan suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
The emperor said, "I am very aware of my own body. In recent days, it has become worse and worse, and I cough up blood every three to five times. I know that I am afraid that my time is coming."
Su Fengnuan pursed her lips and said, "You follow the prescription I gave you and take it on time, it won't be so bad."
The emperor shook his head, "I have worked hard for many years, and now I look at those piles of memorials every day, and there is no good thing, and it is draining my hard work. It is exhausted day by day. No matter how good the panacea is, for my body and bones, It’s also useless, and it’s impossible to save.”
Su Fengnuan was silent.
The emperor said, "Su Yatou, the most urgent thing for me now is not to investigate the secret Dao case, the most urgent thing is to determine the new master of the Southern Qi Dynasty."
Su Fengnuan was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
The emperor said again, "Look, in this vast country and vast Southern Qi, there is turmoil everywhere, the four seas are not peaceful, natural disasters and man-made disasters are endless. If there is no one with extraordinary ability, if there is no one who is open-minded and can help the world Can this precarious court situation be saved? How can this precarious foundation be saved?"
Su Fengnuan couldn't retort, but he really felt that the emperor was right.
The emperor said again, "In his position, he seeks his own government. I sit on this chair and have been supported by all people for so many years, so I should work for the blessing of all people. I can choose an heir at will, close my eyes, and return to the imperial power. It's simple and easy. But I can't bear it. I have supported my whole life, and I don't want to close my eyes and let it die day by day, destroying the foundation. I still hope that after a hundred years, Nan Qi can stand for another hundred or even thousands of years, and pass it on from generation to generation go down."
Su Fengnuan looked at the emperor, and after listening to his words, he had to look at him with even more reverence.
The emperor reached out and patted her on the shoulder, "Su Yatou, I didn't intend to tell you this earlier, but that kid Ye Chang insisted on leaving Beijing with you. It's fine for him to leave Beijing with you. I'm afraid I won't be able to support him." The day you return to Beijing."
Su Fengnuan looked at the emperor and felt that the hand he placed on her shoulder was very heavy, like a weight. Even though her martial arts were so high that there were few opponents in this world, she still felt that her shoulder was like being pressed down. The mountains that stop.
The emperor said again, "I chose Ye Chang, first because he has the ability, ability, strategy, and reputation to support this huge country. Second, because the Su family in Yanbei, the Ye family in Jiangnan, and General Su in the capital His mansion, Wang Dashi's mansion, etc. are all his reliance. He can pacify the world, and he can also secure the world. With him in the Southern Qi Dynasty, I can be safe under the Jiuquan. The people of the Southern Qi Dynasty have him, just as he has you, it is a blessing .”
Su Fengnuan's eyes were moistened, she was deeply revered and moved, after a while, she whispered, "Your Majesty, is your purpose today to let me promise you for him?"
The emperor shook his head, withdrew his hand, took out an imperial decree from his sleeve, and handed it to her, "This is my last decree, please accept it for me! Now there is no need to hand it over to him, and there is no need to let him know. I really can't wait for him to come back, the country is in chaos, he is willing to take care of the people and the country of the Liu family, if he is willing to take over, then give it to him."