The Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 385: [The sixth son]

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Xue Poye admitted that very early on, he had some kind of suspicion in his heart that there would be some kind of wonderful relationship between Xiao Shitou and Emperor Deqing, but he didn't hear the exact truth that shocked him until now. Answer.

Little Shitou, his own land, that little boy in his teens turned out to be His Majesty's own son, the prince of the Great Chu Kingdom, and even... even the prince that Emperor Deqing once intended to be the heir apparent.

"Xue Aiqing, have you noticed it a long time ago? Little Shitou...is my sixth son!" Emperor Deqing stared at Xue Poye and asked.

Xue Poye was silent for a while, and finally said: "I dare not lie to my sage, I have heard the first half of the story told by my sage before, and I am quite puzzled, and my sage... His sage seems to have always been concerned about Xiao Shitou. The minister guessed that the little stone might have some connection with the Holy Majesty, but he never expected that the little stone... turned out to be a prince."

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Deqing's mouth, and he said softly; "Xue Aiqing, do you understand now, why should I use you so much?" "

Of course Xue Poye understood that he was able to create the greatest favor since the founding of the Great Chu, not because of his outstanding talent, nor because of his handsome looks, but because of the little stone.

Obviously, all the favors given to him by Emperor Deqing are actually increasing the power of Xiao Shitou in a disguised form. His Majesty the Emperor naturally knows the close relationship between Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou, so he chooses Xue Poye as a benefit benefited from.

It’s just that Xue Poye still doesn’t understand. Since Emperor Deqing knew Xiaoshitou’s whereabouts when he was in Xiaoshitou for two or three months, why didn’t he recognize him all the time, but let Xiaoshitou work as a servant in Qianwang’s mansion? Identity lives.

"You can ask whatever you want, I want to talk to you today." Emperor Deqing said calmly: "I need you to do something, naturally I want you to know something first."

Xue Poye thought for a while, and finally asked: "Since the Holy Majesty already knew the whereabouts of Xiao Shitou, why...why didn't he recognize each other? Until today, Xiao Shitou doesn't know that he is the prince."

The muscles on Emperor Deqing's face twitched, his eyes flashed with self-blame, he sighed softly, and said, "I... can't!"

"cannot?"

"That's right." Emperor Deqing said slowly; "Actually, at that time, my imperial power was not yet stable, and my mother still had great power in the court. No matter what I did, I had to rely on my mother three points Winks. The palace is full of intrigue and cruelty... I have been the emperor for eighteen years, and until today, I have never felt that the palace is my home, and my home is only in that small village outside Jinling City."

At this time, the aloof emperor revealed his weakest human side, after all, he was only a human being.

"If at that time, I took Xiao Shitou back to the palace, I'm afraid I will repeat Qingyao's mistakes. Losing Qingyao, I am already in great pain, how can I lose Zichan again... not to mention my mother, she will definitely If Zichan is not allowed to live, she understands that if the grass is cut and the root is not removed, there will be endless troubles, even if it is her own grandson, she will definitely not be lenient."

From Emperor Deqing's voice, Xue Poye could already hear a kind of hatred hidden in Emperor Deqing's heart, which was the hatred for the Empress Dowager, an unforgettable hatred.

As much as he loved Ye Qingyao, he hated the queen mother as much.

"In order to protect Zichan well, Prince Qian and I have to let him live as a servant in Prince Qian's mansion... In this way, at least people won't pay too much attention."

"Although I know that I have wronged Zichan like this, but in order to hold his life, I can only do this." The expression on Emperor Deqing's face was a little sad. The dignified emperor dared not recognize his son in order to protect his son. , which is of course a sad thing.

"But I decided very early on that only Qingyao's son, only Zichan, is qualified to succeed me!"

"So, although I didn't recognize him, I have been making preparations for him to succeed me!"

"I have given you a lot of favors, and you should understand why... You are Zichan's master, and he trusts you. I also want to bet, bet on your loyalty... Your power will be brought to Zichan." Come a lot of help...!"

"For so many years, what I have planned is nothing more than to let Zichan have a clean court after he ascended the throne. When I ascended the throne, I was constrained by various forces. I don't want this situation to happen when Zichan ascends the throne. after… !"

"So I must get rid of the restless ministers in the court, and my two sons helped me, and the fight between Liu Ziyin and Liu Zifu just gave me a chance to realize my wish... the blood in the sky, looking at those The restless minister fell into a pool of blood, I couldn't express how happy I am...!"

"The biggest thorn in my heart is naturally those royal families. As long as they are around, Zichan will not be able to sit on the throne, so I spent many years, hiding it from everyone, and training an army that is absolutely loyal to me... After For so many years of planning, I have caused turmoil in the royal family by cheating death... Don't believe that those royal families rebelled because of Liu Zifu. The dirty thoughts in their hearts have not been for a year or two. Over the years, my Father and I have weakened the power of the royal family, they have long hated the royal family in their hearts... So as long as it is confirmed that I am dead, they will definitely rebel, my stupid son, Liu Zifu is just a banner for them...!"

"I know that it is definitely not an easy task to hide the truth from those two old foxes and let them gather all their strength to launch a mutiny, and it is not an easy task to make them confirm that I am really dead...!"

"Fortunately, I have the book of ecstasy that Qingyao gave me back then, and the method of ecstasy. After years of hard work, I finally reached the Nine Realms...!"

"Once you enter the Nine Dao, you will naturally be able to use the Death Breath Kung Fu. The Death Breath Kung Fu is an extremely profound martial art. It can make the five meridians, eight meridians, and internal organs of the whole body disappear, just like a dead person. I'm afraid there is no one in the world who can do it." figure it out."

"Those two old foxes of the royal family naturally didn't expect that my martial arts had reached the ninth level, let alone that I used the death breath technique... So, the mutiny I expected happened...!"

One thing after another that made Xue Poye feel appalling came out of Emperor Deqing's mouth, which made Xue Poye stunned.

These astonishing secrets of the royal family were not known to people like Xue Poye, but the world is impermanent, and these things just came out of Emperor Deqing's mouth and entered through his own ears.

And it seems that only these two people know about these things.

Emperor Deqing seemed tired of talking, coughed, took out a silk handkerchief, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said calmly; "I know, you are surprised by these things. If it was in the past, anyone who knew these secrets would definitely know Become a dead person, but I tell you this today, just to let you understand in your heart that I have never abandoned Zichan, and I have always only had him as a son in my heart."

Xue Poye sighed: "Your Majesty has worked so hard, my minister...understood...!"

"Now the power of the royal family has been destroyed by me, and I have replaced those dishonest courtiers. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Kyoto Prefecture, which I worked so hard to manage in the past, I am worried that they will become a burden for Zichan after death. After the end, I will not reorganize... As for the other princes who can threaten Zichan's throne, I have almost eliminated them for Zichan... Except for the last few people, I have already swept the court clean and will not leave Zichan behind. Any trouble!"

Xue Poye heard it in his ears, and felt chills in his heart.

Although Emperor Deqing devoted all his energy and love to Xiao Shitou, Emperor Deqing was too cruel to other people. Even those princes, Emperor Deqing treated them as if they were his own sons. clear.

All, just for little rocks.

"The book of ecstasy that I left for Zichan must benefit both of you endlessly." Emperor Deqing said slowly: "This is very good. If you want to protect the country, you must first protect yourself. You have already practiced the method of ecstasy." , this set of mental techniques is extremely mysterious, and it won't take long before your martial arts cultivation will be greatly improved...!"

Xue Poye knelt down on the ground: "My humble minister thanked the Holy Majesty!"

Xue Poye's words are from the heart. No matter what the purpose of Emperor Deqing's plan is, he is the absolute beneficiary of this plan. All the way is smooth and has a lot of real power.

Emperor Deqing smiled and said: "Get up!" After Xue Poye got up and sat down again, he said: "After I die, I only hope that you can help Zichan with all your heart...!"

Xue Poye was startled and said: "Long live the Holy One without boundaries, I...!"

Emperor Deqing waved his hand and said: "Long live without borders, these are all lies. Since ancient times, there have been a few emperors who can live to be over a hundred years old, let alone long live. As you can see, my body is no longer in good shape. , until now, just thinking that under the Nine Springs, I can have some face to see Qingyao."

Xue Poye frowned, not knowing what to say for a while.

From the queen's side, laughter came from time to time. When the emperor and Xue Poye were talking softly, the queen glanced at this side from time to time, which seemed strange. His majesty the emperor usually summoned the courtiers in the imperial garden , A few words will be dismissed, but today, the two monarchs and ministers actually talked for more than half an hour, it seems that they will continue to talk.

"I still have a secret, maybe I should tell you." Emperor Deqing looked calm, and the long conversation had already made the emperor's face pale and bloodless, but relying on With strong mental strength, he still maintains the dignified demeanor of a king, and said slowly: "Two years ago, I broke through the eight gates and entered the ranks of warriors of the nine realms... But at that moment, my life was also doomed to be at stake."

"What?" Xue Poye was startled, but more puzzled.

A martial artist of the Nine Paths, a supreme warrior beyond the realm of warriors in the world, who in this world can hurt him

"Warrior of the Nine Paths, naturally no one can hurt anyone in the world." Emperor Deqing seemed to see Xue Poye's thoughts, and said slowly: "However, the human body is a body of flesh and blood, and one can practice martial arts step by step. , of course it doesn’t matter, but for the sake of quickness, regardless of the strength of the body, it is extremely dangerous to rush through the entrance forcibly. The entrance of the eight to nine paths needs to gather the essence of a year before it can be rushed once , if it fails, I can only cultivate and adjust my breath, and wait for another year... My fault was that I forcibly rushed to the entrance three times in a row that year. Stay strong and protect..."

Although Xue Poye has already reached the realm of Wu Dao martial artist, but the real breakthrough of the entrance is after the Six Dao. Low-level and middle-level warriors have enough talent and practice well, and the Xuan Entrance can be broken through inadvertently Therefore, even though Xue Poye broke through the porch a few times inadvertently, he didn't realize it. When Emperor Deqing said it at this time, he knew that there were still these doorways.

"Your Majesty, you...!" Xue Poye was very surprised. He naturally saw that Emperor Deqing was already suffering from a serious illness, but he did not expect that it was caused by rushing through the entrance.

"I don't have much time, so I have to hurry up and sweep away the last dust in the court...!" Speaking of death, Emperor Deqing seemed quite indifferent: "And you, just want to take care of the little stone for me. "

"How dare you disobey my orders!" Xue Poye said respectfully, "Your Majesty is blessed with the same blessings as the heavens, and he will surely get through this calamity smoothly."

Emperor Deqing smiled lightly, and said: "It's fine to say these auspicious words, not to take them seriously. Xue Aiqing, I'm really tired, you go down first, in two days, I will talk to you again... Well, these things Son, don't tell Zichan yet, after a while, I will order you to bring him to see me... I will tell him personally."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Leaving the palace, Xue Poye felt incredible. Although the many information he heard from Emperor Deqing today solved many doubts that had troubled him for a long time, it was accompanied by great pressure.

It turned out that his apprentice turned out to be a prince, and he was able to be what he is today because of his encounter with Xiao Shitou.

Thinking about it, it is also true that my fortune was indeed after I met Xiao Shitou in Liuheyuan, and entered the capital. A lot of good things went to my head, and those unimaginable emperor's favors followed one after another. It turned out that all of this, It is all caused by the love of a father for a son.

If, as Emperor Deqing said, Xiao Shitou is about to become the new emperor of the Great Chu Kingdom, then his future will be...!

I get excited just thinking about it.

After Xue Poye left the palace, Emperor Deqing did not rest, but quickly put on new clothes, dressed neatly, and under the protection of the eunuchs and guards, walked through the palaces and came to Cining where the queen mother lived palace.

In the Compassionate Ning Palace, there were flowers everywhere, and the fragrance of the flowers overflowed outside the palace walls.

The Empress Dowager is already old, and Emperor Deqing's dominance has gradually weakened the Empress Dowager's influence in the court. After this mutiny, the Empress Dowager seems to have aged a bit, sitting in the garden, looking at the flowers and plants planted in the yard, listening to The old man almost fell asleep in the garden as he told some boring stories to the maid beside him.

"Queen, go rest when you're tired, don't catch a cold." His Majesty's voice came from behind, waking up the old queen.

The queen mother opened her eyes and said: "It turns out that the emperor is here... Well, you guys go down first."

The eunuchs and maids retreated in a hurry, but there was an old maid who was still pruning the flower branches in front of the flowers and did not retreat.

His Majesty the Emperor knew that she was the Empress Dowager's close maid, who had been with the Empress Dowager for decades, and was called "Chou'e". Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor also knew that this Chou'e was one of the two hidden warriors of the Eight Paths in the palace, who was the most powerful by the Empress Dowager's side. guard.

"The emperor's son brought something to the queen mother." Emperor Deqing sat down beside the queen mother with a smile, and shouted: "Bring it up!"

Then I saw a young eunuch walking quickly, holding a gold plate, and on the gold plate, there was a jade bowl with purple clear soup in it.

"This is the dolphin fish offered by Beihai. It is said to be extremely delicious. The emperor ordered the imperial dining room to cook a bowl of dolphin fish soup, and asked the queen mother to taste it." Emperor Deqing picked up the jade bowl and gently stirred it twice with a spoon. , scooped a spoon, and said softly; "I'll feed the queen mother."

The Empress Dowager did not smile, with a puzzled look in her eyes, she said indifferently: "Why is the emperor so thoughtful today? This is the first time in more than ten years that you are going to feed Ai's family soup."

Emperor Deqing sighed: "The rebellion of the royal family has disturbed the queen mother. The emperor's son deserves death. I hope the queen mother will forgive me."

The queen mother said indifferently: "The emperor's play is really beautiful. Not only the royal family has been concealed by you, but also the mourning family has been concealed by you. Now that the royal family is destroyed, the emperor should let go of his heart, right?"

"My queen, the royal family has been a long-standing scourge for our great Chu country. When the first emperor was around, he wanted to destroy it, but the time has not yet come." Emperor Deqing shook his head and sighed: "The emperor's doing this is just a completion. It’s just the wish of the late emperor.”

The queen mother was silent, and finally sighed: "Why didn't you discuss this matter with the Ai family in advance, would the Ai family leak the news? Although the Ai family came from the royal family, but now they are members of the royal family... Sigh, it makes the Ai family sad all day long , I thought it was a white-haired person sending a black-haired person...!"

"It's the emperor's fault, and the emperor will make amends for you." Emperor Deqing knelt in front of the queen mother, and said, "The emperor has the right to make amends for feeding the empress dowager. Empress mother, if this porpoise fish soup is cold, you can use it It smells fishy, take a few sips while it's hot... The days when the emperor can serve the queen mother are numbered...!"

The Empress Dowager knew that Emperor Deqing was seriously ill, so when she faked her death this time, she didn't doubt it. Although she came back to life, she knew in her heart that her son might not live long.

Feeling sad in his heart, he drank two spoonfuls lightly, and praised: "It's really delicious."

Emperor Deqing fed another two spoonfuls and drank half a bowl. Seeing that the queen mother didn't want to drink any more, he stepped back, sat down on the chair next to him, and said softly: "My queen, if you like it, the emperor will tell the imperial dining room to give it to you later. Do."

The Empress Dowager nodded, glanced at Emperor Deqing, and suddenly asked: "How are you going to deal with the Crown Prince?"

Emperor Deqing's expression turned cold, and he said indifferently: "What do you think the empress mother should do?"

The queen mother pondered for a moment, and then said: "The crown prince's assassination of the fourth child may be a bit inappropriate, but it has attracted the fourth child to collude with the royal family and rebel against the royal family. It can be regarded as an excuse to eliminate them... Well, the royal family is destroyed at this time, mourning Everyone thinks that everything should be stable. Although the prince is a little confused, he is still a good boy. If he can be trained slowly for a few years, he will always become a master...!"

"Mother's queen!" Emperor Deqing stopped the queen mother from talking, and said coldly: "Even if the fourth child has a rebellious heart, but the prince, as an elder brother, wants to put his own brother to death. Inherit my great Chu country, I am afraid that my great Chu country will not be able to keep it."

The Empress Dowager's expression was also cold, and she said tit for tat: "Then what is the emperor going to do? Abandon the prince? Who will be established? The second and fourth are dead, and the one in Wuyan Palace is a cripple. Could it be that you want to establish the third?"

Emperor Deqing stood up, sneered, his face was full of disdain, and said solemnly: "Mother may have forgotten, Zhen... not only have five sons!"