Emperor Chongde leaned his elbows on the side of the throne, pinched his swollen brows, and sighed softly.
Eunuch Zhang on the side advised:
"Why is your Majesty looking for trouble?
Since the Hanlan people are here, I guess they don’t dare to attack with a large army!
As long as the other party doesn't know our background, how could they dare to ask for too much?
Maybe they will even bring tribute and beg us to spare them!
Besides, the Ninth Prince will be back tomorrow, and with him around, he won't let Han Lan take advantage of us!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongde felt relieved and said:
"You old fellow, you are right this time!
Maybe it’s because I’m getting old, but I feel that with Lao Jiu around, I feel much more at ease!
You say it's strange, it's obvious that the Ninth Brother is of similar age to the Prince, but he is more thoughtful and more steady in his work!
People outside say he's cold-blooded, arrogant, and willful. But in fact, I really envy him for being able to be himself...
If it weren't for the incident that my second brother caused back then... I wouldn't have been trapped on the throne for the rest of my life!"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Zhang couldn't help but think of the palace coup eighteen years ago!
The Chongde Emperor at that time was the third son and had no interest in the throne!
The second prince at that time was very ambitious. He joined forces with the fourth prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince to force the emperor to abdicate and assassinate the previous emperor in order to seize the throne!
The coup naturally failed, but the crown prince at the time, the eldest prince, was seriously injured and died while trying to save the late emperor!
The late emperor was filled with grief and anger, and immediately ordered the second prince to be executed!
Although the fourth, fifth, and sixth princes who participated in the palace coup were not executed, they were exiled to the deserted north thousands of miles away and were never allowed to leave for the rest of their lives!
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