Chapter 349 Extra Five

"How can he be the regent when he's like this? This is ridiculous!"

What Emperor Jingwen didn't say was that, apart from feeling that Xiaojiu was incapable of doing the job, what he was most worried about was Xiaojiu's future.

Throughout history, how many people who became regents had a good ending? It was fine that the little emperor had to rely on the adult prince when he was young, but when the little emperor gradually grew up and became fully grown, there would be a fierce struggle. It was simply a pipe dream for Xiaojiu to get out of this unscathed. Emperor Jingwen did not believe that Emperor Taicheng, who was as smart as he was, would not understand this truth.

Lao Liu deliberately picked a stepping stone for his son. Does he really only consider his own son as his son and other people's sons not his sons? !

Emperor Jingwen's eyes suddenly darkened.

Emperor Taicheng was unmoved and replied lightly: "But this is the best choice, isn't it, Father?"

Whether it is for Jin'er or for the continuation of the country, it is the best choice.

"If my father had not left such an imperial decree before his death, which required the lives of the fifth and seventh brothers to be spared, perhaps I would not have made such a choice." However, the other party had to be soft-hearted before he died. Who can be blamed for this?

If the Five Kings, Seven Kings, and Eighth Kings were not eyeing them covetously, Prime Minister He's family would be enough. No matter how powerful Prime Minister He is in the court, he has no military power after all. By then, even if the eldest prince is the only one left to hinder each other, Xiao Jiu would not have to get involved in this mess.

Therefore, this matter was all my father's fault. I just made the most advantageous choice based on the situation at that time.

Emperor Jingwen was unable to refute when he heard this. If he had known that Emperor Taicheng would die so early, he might not have left such an imperial edict. At that time, he expected that his son would settle accounts with him later, and he only wanted to save the lives of the fifth and seventh brothers and not let them die. As for the rest, the sixth brother could do whatever he wanted. This was just a small request, how could he have thought of so much?

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince saw Emperor Taicheng's attitude and knew that he would get what he wanted in the end. But they couldn't understand why Xiaojiu was so stupid as to take on this hot potato. If it were them, they would never let Emperor Taicheng get what he wanted.

Although the regent is good, he has the prime minister on his left, the eldest prince on his right, and the queen mother and the little emperor behind him. Isn't this a living hell? The two of them can almost guarantee that even if Xiaojiu tries his best to assist the little emperor, he will definitely not end up well in the end.

The prince didn't know that after his death, his younger brother seemed to have become more naive because of his father's upbringing.

This was what the crown prince originally thought, until he saw the scene on the screen where Emperor Taicheng entrusted his son to the care of others before his death. At this moment, even the second prince could not help but curse, "insidious".

Emperor Taicheng knew Xiaojiu's character well, and knew that he would not be able to turn a blind eye to what was happening before his eyes, so he even resorted to the self-torture trick. When Xiaojiu saw his rotten flesh, even if he had a heart of stone, he would not be able to resist.

Things turned out exactly as they had thought. Knowing that Xiaojiu would respond softly but not hard, they waited for him to use force. Emperor Taicheng persisted until the very last moment and still used his strategy of conquering the heart.

Emperor Taicheng not only wanted him to assist the little emperor, but also wanted him to assist the little emperor willingly.

"This is only Xiaojiu. If it were someone else... hehe." The prince was silent for a moment, and sneered rarely.

Emperor Taicheng remained silent. If it were someone else, he would not resort to such tactics, let alone appoint a regent.

Although he thought so in his heart, Emperor Taicheng did not want to see the prince have an easy time, and he quickly said: "If it weren't for Xiaojiu's character, your son and your wives and concubines would not be saved either." If it weren't for Xiaojiu standing in front of him, Ye Xun and the Crown Princess would have been demoted to commoners long ago, and how could Ye Xun be able to live well like he is now.

We are all beneficiaries of this, so who is nobler than who?

The Crown Prince, who had already learned from the Fourth Prince many matters concerning his death, fell silent upon hearing this.

But having said that, when he heard the words "Actually, more than 20 years ago, I knew about that incident at the rockery", Emperor Taicheng couldn't help but clench his palms. No matter how many times he heard these words, his heart still trembled slightly uncontrollably, and the growing guilt in his eyes flashed by, but was quickly suppressed back into his heart.

However, things have come to this point and the die is cast. Emperor Taicheng only hopes that Xiaojiu will be able to escape unscathed in the future.

When he saw Xiaojiu holding the little emperor's hand and walking slowly, step by step, towards the dragon throne in front of the civil and military officials, and later when Xiaojiu directly warned the Five Kings and the Seventh Kings because the little emperor warned them that if they dared to interfere, he would fight them to the death, Emperor Taicheng's mood became even more complicated.

There was no other reason. Xiaojiu was really too dedicated, which made the usually rational Emperor Taicheng waver for a moment. In contrast, facing the posthumous title proposed for him by a group of court officials after his death, Emperor Taicheng was extremely calm, even indifferent.

What's there to be surprised about when you've already guessed it?

On the contrary, the mood of the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince was even more complicated than that of Emperor Taicheng. Watching how Xiaojiu had spent a whole year raising the little emperor to be healthier and the little emperor finally looked like a child, the two had to admit that it was not entirely unreasonable that their father only liked Xiaojiu. Anyway, if it were them, let alone trying their best to raise the little emperor, it would have been good enough if they did not seize the throne from the little emperor. They would have been considered conscientious if they did not kill the little emperor directly.

Emperor Taicheng was extremely pleased when he saw this scene.

Just when everyone thought that peaceful days would continue to pass, a year later, an unexpected plague quietly arrived.

When Emperor Taicheng saw the scroll presented on the screen, his heart sank suddenly and he immediately had a bad premonition.

Emperor Jingwen and his men were not stupid either. When they heard the word "plague", their faces changed.

Even powerful emperors like Emperor Jingwen and Emperor Taicheng were helpless in the face of such a natural disaster. How could the little emperor, who was only eleven years old, cope with it?

Fortunately, with the assistance of Prime Minister He and Xiao Jiu, the situation was considered good for a while. Even if Emperor Jingwen was resurrected, there was only so much he could do. The rest was far beyond human power, and it all depended on God's will.

Just when everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the scene changed and it was a scene of chaos.

The tenth prince, the eleventh prince and the twelfth prince joined hands and rebelled.

Even a taciturn Emperor Taicheng turned pale when he saw this scene. Veins bulged on his bony arms, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Emperor Jingwen, who was standing by, had no scruples at all and immediately shouted angrily: "You bastard! You are worse than an animal!"

At such a critical moment, several people did such a thing without caring about the lives of the common people, which completely messed up the originally good situation. Not to mention Emperor Taicheng who always disliked this group of brothers, even Emperor Jingwen, their biological father, now had murderous intentions and wished to kill these three people who could not see the situation clearly.

Emperor Jingwen originally had no feelings towards his sons after Xiaojiu, but now that he saw that they had threatened the stability of his country, he hated them even more.

Ever since the plague started, Emperor Taicheng had been feeling uneasy, always feeling that something bad was going to happen. However, when he saw Xiaojiu protecting Jin'er in the midst of a busy schedule on the screen, he did not lose his composure.

When seeing the scene where Xiaojiu had to lead troops to rescue the Seventh Prince because he was ambushed, even Emperor Taicheng couldn't help but think that it would only take a day or two and nothing would happen.

Before Xiaojiu left, he had made all the necessary arrangements, and even Emperor Taicheng could not find any fault with him. However, despite this, an accident still happened.

Xiaojiu had just met the Seventh Prince and hadn't even had time to say anything when he suddenly heard the sad news that the little emperor had been infected with the plague. He turned around and looked in the direction of the imperial city with a look of disbelief. Even the Fourth Prince, who was outside the screen, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

Emperor Taicheng finally lost control and punched the armrest at his side.

As for the second prince, after a brief moment of astonishment, he narrowed his eyes, and his mind raced as he had already thought of several candidates.

There are only a few people who can make Xiaojiu defenseless and have such connections in the palace.

Soon, the second prince thought of something, and his eyes involuntarily drifted towards the crown prince who was sitting beside him.

Noticing the strange look in the second prince's eyes, the crown prince, who had not thought about it in this way before, felt his heart skip a beat and thought to himself, No way, could things be as I thought?

But if he remembered correctly, Xun'er hadn't appeared in the screen for a long time, which showed how unknown Xun'er was. Even he, as a father, almost ignored him. It shouldn't be that bad, right? What's more, he was only eleven years old!

The prince suddenly felt uneasy.

Emperor Jingwen has been silent since the beginning. Although it may sound a bit cruel, he does not think that little Ye Jin can survive this epidemic.

Although the other party's health had improved a lot in the year since he ascended the throne because of Xiaojiu, he was not as strong as a normal child. Coupled with the stimulation of his father's posthumous title and the hard work in recent days, Emperor Jingwen closed his eyes with a little reluctance. He had already seen the ending. He just didn't know who would be the next emperor. Would it be the fifth prince? The seventh prince? Or the eighth prince? Or one of the eldest prince's sons? But thinking about it carefully, it seemed unlikely.

The Seventh King refused to accept the Fifth King, the Five Kings refused to accept the Seventh King, the Five Kings refused to accept the Eighth King, the Five Kings, the Eighth King, and the Big Boss refused to accept the Eighth King, and the Big Boss's son did not have any great ability, so it was obvious that he would not be able to do it either...

It’s over. His Great Zhou, the Great Zhou he had worked so hard to build up his entire life, is not going to be gone just like that?

While Emperor Jingwen was thinking with his eyes closed, he suddenly heard a gasp beside him. He opened his eyes subconsciously and saw the sickly little emperor in the picture, who was deliberately avoiding the empress dowager and the palace servants who served him. He was holding on to his last breath, holding a pen, and tremblingly and seriously writing something.

Bright yellow silk cloth, with black words on the yellow cloth, every word is clear.

Everyone suddenly realized that even though the little emperor was only eleven years old, even though he was so young, as the emperor, he also had the power to make a will.

But what Emperor Jingwen and his people could not understand was what he was writing now? So they asked him what exactly he was writing now! ?