What age are you?
The emperor repeated dryly, "How old is Chuang?"
"Yes," Jiang Zhiyu said confidently, "People live to be a hundred. You're only in your thirties now. If you hand over the power now, how will you live for the next seventy or so years? If you hand over everything to others, what will you do? Sleep?"
"How old are you? How do you sleep?"
emperor:"……"
"Besides, people don't remain unchanged. Over seventy years, who can predict what will happen? What if he rots away secretly? What can you do to stop him?"
At some point, the two of them were sitting opposite each other.
The emperor fell into deep thought, but Jiang Zhiyu didn't give him a chance to think it over. He just kept talking to himself, "At this age, your ambition should be doubled. The people of the world have suffered from war for too long! What are you going to do? You have to solve the war at its source!"
"You should conquer the world and unify the world!"
"You must believe that you are destined to be appointed by Heaven and to live a long and prosperous life!"
The emperor's heart surged with emotion, but he still struggled with the remaining consciousness to say: "The purpose of appointing a crown prince is to prevent unexpected events. I am not about to abdicate. I can still do these things."
"Accident? What accident? There is no accident. With us here, nothing will happen to you," Jiang Zhiyu said firmly.
"Besides, the Emperor's decision to appoint a crown prince wasn't just to prevent unexpected events, was it?"
"You're making my big brother work day and night. Is this a precautionary approach? This is the attitude of a capitalist!"
[Just because you are my brother, don’t let me expose you. Don’t let me deceive you. ]
emperor:"……"
"But if we don't appoint a crown prince, the government will be unstable in the future. I'm afraid of those who have ulterior motives."
"Excuse me for being blunt, but it doesn't really make a difference whether or not a crown prince is appointed. The reasons for appointing a crown prince early are, first, training, second, to prevent fratricide, and third, to avoid factional strife among ministers."
"But His Majesty has only appointed one Crown Prince so far, and the attitudes of the remaining princes and ministers are obvious. On the contrary, if His Majesty appoints a Crown Prince now, it will probably cause unrest among the ministers."
The emperor's eyes trembled slightly.
In the eyes of the ministers, Xiao Mingye and He Yanting were undoubtedly equally capable. As long as He Yanting's identity remained undisclosed, no one would think he could become the crown prince. They all assumed that even if he wasn't enthroned, Xiao Mingye would still be the crown prince in the end.
[But once it's announced, things will be different. The ministers will split into three factions: Xiao Mingye, He Yanting, and neutral. You'll see how it gets to this point. Everyone will remain silent.]
emperor:"……"
He had considered this situation, but the desire to disclose He Yanting's identity prevailed. Moreover, as long as He Yanting became the crown prince, he believed that He Yanting would be able to handle this situation.
It can also be regarded as a test for myself.
But he didn't.
The emperor sighed softly.
"To sum up, there's no rush for this matter. There's still plenty of time to go. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. If they don't, I'll enjoy them. Things will work out in the end. Your Majesty, please don't worry too much."
"Rather than discussing these, what I am going to say next is the key point."
…
In the carriage, Su Bai chattered incessantly, trying to hide his inner anxiety.
"Are you still supporting those people? If you want them to experience the pain you went through, you should have fed them some Five Stones Powder. You're only supporting them with a broken leg. Are you still thinking of their past friendship?"
"You think so?"
"Really? Otherwise, why would you keep them?"
Judge He Yan lowered his eyelashes slightly: "Of course not, Master has already seen them."
"You kept them to explain to your master?" Su Bai suddenly realized, "But that incident wasn't your fault. No one wants such a tragedy to happen."
He Yanting shook his head lightly: "It's hard to judge the right or wrong of the past, I just don't want to add any new misunderstandings."
"..." Su Bai paused and said awkwardly, "It's okay. I believe Senior Chao has realized his mistake. Otherwise, why would he talk about taking your life and not do it?"
He Yanting: “…”
Meeting his gaze, Su Bai chuckled twice, then lowered his head, covering his face with his hands. His voice flowed out from between his fingers: "To be honest, I never thought that there would be a day of redress."
"If you think about it carefully, we are still somewhat related by blood to Concubine De. My parents are very affectionate and have indeed received some favors from Concubine De before, so they have never been on guard against her."
"That's why we had no room to argue when she took action."
"To be honest, I still harbor resentment towards the emperor. He may not know the truth, but he definitely has no intention of finding out the truth for the Su family. Instead, he acquiesced and even fueled the flames."
"After all, the Su family's financial resources are indeed enough to make him wary."
He Yanting didn't say anything, but patted his shoulder lightly.
Su Bai took a deep breath. "But he didn't kill me. Although he ordered the extermination of all nine clans, many branches of the Su family were still spared, including me. If he had really been determined, I wouldn't have survived."
He Yanting remained silent.
Su Bai raised his face, his eyes moist. "The day I knew your identity, I even imagined that you would usurp the throne. I would assist you. Once you take the throne, the truth about the Su family will be revealed."
"But who would have thought that you didn't have this idea."
He Yanting pursed his lips and didn't respond.
Su Bai sighed deeply again: "It's us who didn't know people well. It's useless to blame anyone now. I would like to seize the throne for my own selfish desires, but unfortunately I don't have the strength to do so."
"When the truth is revealed to the public, I'll have an explanation in the underworld a hundred years from now. If they're angry, I'll kneel down and apologize."
…
In the imperial study, as Jiang Zhiyu spoke, the emperor's face became more and more gloomy. By the end, the emperor's face was as dark as ink.
"What a virtuous concubine, what a Xiao Chuji, they are really calculating!"
"Yes, it's so vicious, a frame-up!"
Jiang Zhiyu echoed this, and then said, "I wonder where Xiao Chuji is now. How will His Majesty deal with him?"
"He's still in the Heavenly Prison. What he's done over the years is complicated and Shang Yizi has been investigating."
Not every incident is linked to another, and it would be time-consuming and laborious to investigate, which is why the emperor has never dealt with Xiao Chuji.
Now that this old case was brought up again, the emperor was even more furious.
One by one, they are just thinking about conspiracies and tricks, instead of focusing on the right path!
"I remember that the Su family treated Concubine De very well in the past. Keeping them would help Xiao Chuji in the future. Why did Concubine De do such a cruel thing?"
This is a plan designed to kill them all!
"You have to ask Xiao Chuji about this."
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