Chapter 269: Under One Person, Above Ten Thousand People, Are You Willing?
The rebels have been eliminated, but the emperor is still bedridden and has not attended court for many days.
The rumors in the court changed day by day, causing panic among the people.
In late April, another major event occurred that caused a sensation among the public.
At that time, Duke Wei's mansion was in trouble and he was exiled. Concubine Rou, the daughter of the Wei family, died of illness in the palace. It was rumored that the twelfth prince she gave birth to also died young.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, the twelfth prince would appear again, and this person was none other than the newly promoted commander of the fifth battalion, Lord Wei, Wei Li!
For a moment, everyone inside and outside the court was shocked!
Changjing began to boil again.
After the dust settled on the conspiracy case, almost all the royal bloodline was killed, leaving only the emperor who was still lying on the dragon bed and unable to get up, and a Princess Changle.
The court officials and the common people did not dare to say it out loud, but they were thinking it in their hearts.
To put it bluntly, the emperor is very old and seriously ill. If he dies one day, the Dai Viet royal family will have no successor.
Now that the twelfth prince has appeared, it has solved the urgent needs of the royal family. Many old ministers in the court have begun to support the new emperor.
But it is unknown how many people are happy and how many are worried behind this.
At that time, Tianbao had packed up his things and was preparing to leave Beijing and return to his place of exile.
"Wei Li has already handled everything here by himself. He doesn't need our help, and he can't steal from the treasury and weapons depot."
In the main hall of a house in an alley somewhere in East City, Tian Bao threw the bags brought by his brothers into the space one by one, feeling bored, "It was a wasted trip."
Bai Yu fanned himself beside her and teased, "It's not all in vain. Didn't Senior Sister chop down a corner of the rockery at the Wei Mansion?"
Tianbao punched him and brought up something that was completely irrelevant.
Taking advantage of the free time at noon, Su Wen specially made a pot of tea and pretended to drink it with his brothers. "Wei Li's trick is amazing. He is the only one left in the Daiyue royal family. The ministers have to choose him as the emperor. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. He will ascend the throne in a few days. Maybe next time we come to Changjing, we will call him emperor when we see him."
Su Wu shook his head and said, "Being an emperor is the most demanding thing. I hope that next time we meet, his brain will still be in good condition."
Su An immediately leaned back and said to him, "Can you speak? If you dare to say that next time, be careful or you will lose your head!"
The three brothers were joking around, but only Tianbao and Bai Yu didn't respond to the topic.
Wei Li still has a long way to go, and it is not easy to sit firmly on the throne.
The timing of his appearance was too fortuitous.
The eldest prince plotted treason, three of the other five princes were exterminated, and two were beheaded. The emperor was terminally ill, and the twelfth prince, who was rumored to have died young, appeared at this time and made great contributions as a cavalry captain.
By connecting all these things, the source and context behind the conspiracy can be traced.
Wei Li's move could force the court officials to support him as emperor, but it was not so easy to win the hearts of the people and consolidate his throne.
As the weather gradually warmed up, the haze over Changjing gradually dissipated, and the scenery became clearer after nightfall.
Sitting on the roof and looking at the starry sky is like wandering in the Milky Way.
Tianbao was lying on the roof, looking at the starry sky above, and occasionally reaching out to grab the air, as if to catch the stars in his hands.
She misses home.
The stars on Tubei Mountain were bigger and more beautiful than those here. She and Grandpa Du often sat on the thatched roof and bickered with each other, each boasting that it was lonely up there.
At that time, there was always the laughter of grandparents, the chatter of parents, uncles and aunts, and the smell of smoke wafting from the kitchen.
Even the clucking of the chickens in the coop seemed cute.
Thinking about the scene at home, Tianbao grinned unconsciously, revealing six little white teeth.
“Click…”
The roof tiles creaked softly.
A dark shadow landed beside Tianbao, lifted his chair and sat down. A young man's deep voice filled with laughter floated into his ears, "Senior Sister."
Tian Bao tilted her head and looked at the handsome young man sitting next to her with a sweet smile. "Why are you out here when you're not busy in the palace?"
"I'm dizzy from dealing with government affairs, so I came out to relax." Wei Li smiled.
In fact, I heard that my senior sisters and brothers were preparing to leave Beijing, and I felt very reluctant to see them go.
We met, but we didn't have much time to spend together.
He seems...always busy.
This is the loss between his gains and losses.
Tianbao blinked and continued to look at the stars. She listened to whatever the boy said.
"Today at the court, Grand Tutor Gan led the people in a petition, supporting my ascension to the throne. The coronation ceremony is scheduled for August." Wei Li knelt, his hands resting on his knees. The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy looked up at the starry sky. His profile was delicate, and he exuded a calmness beyond his years. "Senior Sister, would you mind watching the coronation ceremony before leaving?"
"I'll come back then." Tianbao said without thinking, as August was still several months away.
She wants to go home.
Wei Li smiled faintly and guessed that this would be the answer.
Tianbao loves home and is difficult to convince.
The hand on his knee folded up, and Wei Li spoke again, "Today I have avenged my great hatred, and everything is back on track. I will be busy managing court affairs in the future, and the opportunity to return to the place of exile will be even less. I also miss Tubei Village, especially my grandparents. If it weren't for their kindness in taking me in and raising me, and the guidance of my teachers and masters, it is hard to predict what my situation would be like today. Perhaps I would not even live to this day. Tianbao, do you understand the gratitude in my heart?"
Tianbao frowned. She couldn't empathize with him, but she understood the logic.
Grandpa and grandma took Wei Li in to repay their kindness. Now that Wei Li has a good result, they will definitely be happy for Wei Li.
That's it.
What's the point of being grateful?
"My grandparents took you in because they were kind-hearted and never thought about getting anything from you," she said.
"I know, that's why I'm even more grateful. I want to give you something."
"What do you want to say?" Tianbao frowned. She was almost confused by something.
The young man tilted his head and met the girl's starry black eyes. After a while, he said, "If... I mean if, I give you a position second only to the first person and above everyone else, would you be willing?"
"One man below ten thousand?"
"Your status is second only to the Emperor. You can do whatever you want, and no one dares to stop you. You can enjoy wealth and power that the world envies, and no one dares to bully or disobey you. All officials pay homage to you, and all the people submit to you."
Old Man Tianbao looked at the fool with a look of polite refusal, "If the emperor makes me unhappy, I can twist his head off. Why should I be second only to him? Don't give me an official position, I don't need it."
Wei Li, "..." His tense back suddenly collapsed.
I felt a surge of frustration.
Immediately, he couldn't help laughing again.
In the shadow under the eaves, the young man's slender figure stood against the wall, and his tense back suddenly relaxed.
After a while, his shoulders began to shake slowly, becoming more and more severe.
I bit my tongue to prevent myself from laughing out loud.
What kind of living treasure is Tianbao?
She is the only one in the world who can say this.
Why does it sound so... joyful?
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