Lin San Shao's words were indeed meaningful. Even without thinking, Emperor Longqing could guess what he was implying. He looked at Lin San Shao and did not speak for a long time. After a long time, he said lightly: "You mean that I am too harsh on them?"
The Linjiang Palace was indeed framed, but in the eyes of Emperor Longqing, they were not wronged.
Jiang Zining was certainly bad, and he certainly tried his best to put the Linjiang Palace to death, but even with Jiang Zining's powerful scheming and tactics, didn't he still fall to Shen Chen's hands
Shen Chen and the Linjiang Palace were able to hold on for so long, showing weakness to the enemy, luring the enemy deep into their territory, and knocking down a behemoth like Jiang Zining in one fell swoop. What kind of terrifying strength is this
He didn't believe that the Linjiang Palace had not deliberately plotted to seize the throne before.
The fifth brother has always been capable. When the late emperor was still alive, he admired the fifth brother the most and said that he was both civil and military, and was indeed a good material.
It goes without saying what kind of good material he is. And because of this sentence, even after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he never felt completely at ease for a single day.
So many brothers have fought until now, and most of them are dead. The remaining two, one is King Zheng, whose son has just been born, and he has no other power. He can't even control his fiefdom, and is like a useless person. The other is King Linjiang. In the past, I thought he was smart but kind, but now it seems that in addition to his kind side, he also has such a decisive and murderous side.
Moreover, how deep were Censor Chen and others buried
If Jiang Zining hadn't dug it out, he wouldn't even know that Censor Chen had such a deep relationship with Prince Linjiang.
The more prepared the King of Linjiang was and the more obedient he behaved, the more frightened and alert he became. Such a person had strategies and could endure. When he really had power in the future, how could he tolerate a threat
Wouldn't his son be in danger then
He wanted to make plans for his son, not to find an executioner for his son.
He hoped that Young Master Lin would know what the current situation was like and whether the Linjiang Palace was really a friend worth associating with.
Young Master Lin understood what he meant. He held the white porcelain cup with his bony fingers and looked at Emperor Longqing calmly and said, "Brother-in-law, the Sixth Prince is too young."
This sentence points out the key point now.
Even if the throne is really given to the Sixth Prince, can he keep it
The Tatars were eyeing him from the north, and the Japanese pirates from the south were making repeated incursions. How could the Sixth Prince turn the tide? He was afraid that he would not be able to keep his title, which would be a very embarrassing outcome.
Young Master Lin looked at Emperor Longqing's expression and said tentatively, "Compared to Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian, Prince Linjiang is a more trustworthy person. At least he keeps his word."
Emperor Longqing knew the benefit of Prince Linjiang. He hummed and said mockingly, "But now that I have locked him up for so long, doesn't he have any resentment in his heart?"
Young Master Lin thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, thunder and rain are all grace from the Emperor. Your Majesty is a smart man and should understand this. Besides, this incident was deliberately framed by Jiang Zining and others with ulterior motives. What does it have to do with Your Majesty? Your Majesty was just deceived."
Now taking a step back and giving Prince Linjiang a way out will also be giving Emperor Longqing himself a way out.
Emperor Longqing was already at the end of his strength. Not only was his health deteriorating, his spirit was also getting worse and worse, and he was becoming increasingly unable to handle the affairs of the court.
Also, because Jiang Zining and Jiang Songwen had been doing evil things in the past six months, most of the court officials dared not speak out against Jiang Zining and began to move closer to Prince Linjiang.
Prince Linjiang has military merits and was also the candidate for crown prince that the late emperor had verbally promised. He has long been the popular choice.
This was also Jiang Zining's biggest bargaining chip to frame Prince Linjiang in front of Emperor Longqing.
Emperor Longqing now knew clearly that even if he held on to his promise, the situation was already hopeless. If he continued like this, it would only be a waste of time and would only result in losses for both sides.
This was also the reason why, although he was furious before, he did not order the killing of King Linjiang, because he knew that if he really took this step, it would be irreversible.
He leaned on the soft pillow, his eyes were sore and his head was aching. After a while, the sharp pain in his heart eased a little. He looked at Lin Sanshao and said, "I can do more for Xiaoliu, and I always want to do more for Shufei. If I leave, they will be fish on the chopping board of others..."
Huang Qing knocked on the door cautiously and reported that the imperial physician had already prepared the medicine. Young Master Lin went out and brought it in personally, handed it to Emperor Longqing, and said softly: "Your Majesty, everything is still in time. As long as you severely punish the father and son of the Jiang family, release Prince Linjiang, express condolences, and personally issue an imperial edict... then Prince Linjiang will receive your favor in front of the whole world. If he does injustice to Lady Shufei and the Sixth Prince again in the future, the whole world will condemn him together. He will not risk the world's disapproval... On the contrary, if you really push him into a corner again... "
Emperor Longqing was silent for a long time, and did not speak. After a long time, he said to Lin Sanshao: "Aren't you afraid that I will think you betrayed me?"
Young Master Lin was not afraid at all. He looked at Emperor Longqing and said bluntly: "I am the uncle of the Sixth Prince and the younger brother of Concubine Shu. I will never do anything to harm them. I was raised by my brother-in-law, so I will never do anything to harm him. Brother-in-law, I dare not say that I have no selfish motives, but my selfish motive is to hope that Concubine Shu and the Sixth Prince can live a peaceful life."
The medicine was still steaming, and waves of hot air were rising. Emperor Longqing's face was hidden in the mist and his expression could not be seen. After a long time, he seemed to sigh and said, "Okay, go see your sister. I will think about it carefully."
Young Master Lin responded respectfully. Just as he was about to take a step, he heard Emperor Longqing say again, "Go and call Shen Chen in. I have something to ask him."
Being able to ask, that was interesting. Young Master Lin responded calmly, walked out the door, glanced at Shen Chen, and said, "Go in, the emperor wants to see you."
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, exchanged a silent glance with him, then smiled, turned around and followed Huang Qing into the imperial study.
The smell of medicine in the imperial study was extremely strong. Shen Chen looked at Emperor Longqing, knelt down and kowtowed, calling him "uncle" sincerely.
The word "uncle" made Emperor Longqing a little dazed. He looked at Shen Chen who was kneeling on the ground, and said after a while: "Get up. It's been a long time since I heard you call me like this. I'm still a little uncomfortable." (To be continued)