Chapter 348 Extra Four
Oh no, things might be troublesome.
After a flurry of activity, a few people who had been very calm could no longer sit still.
Even though they were all dead, it was still the Great Zhou Dynasty, the kingdom of their Ye family! Who could let it go?
Emperor Taicheng knew that he could not hide it, and the ghost messenger who sent him here had not left yet. When a few people asked him, they would know the truth, so he simply admitted it.
When Emperor Jingwen learned that he had died after only two years in office, he felt dizzy.
Emperor Jingwen had imagined countless possibilities, including the possibility that his sixth son would turn into a tyrant after ascending the throne. Such extreme examples had been taken into consideration by him. But in any case, the possibility that a prince who had lived to adulthood would suddenly die was definitely not included.
Because Emperor Jingwen knew that with the management during his reign, even if the Sixth Prince's temperament changed drastically, he would definitely not ruin the country all at once. As for ten or twenty years, or even decades later, such distant matters would not be his responsibility. However, if the new emperor died suddenly, once the remaining princes got into internal fighting, they would not have to wait for ten or twenty years. If the fighting was fierce, no matter how strong the foundation was, it would be completely destroyed by them. In this regard, Emperor Jingwen still had great confidence in the abilities of his remaining sons.
Thinking of this, Emperor Jingwen could no longer calm down, especially when he learned that Emperor Taicheng only had one prince, Ye Jin, before he came to power. How could he not know that he had been deceived?
From then on, Emperor Jingwen was more concerned about his son's ability to govern the country. After all, in his eyes, how could there be a man in the world who couldn't have children? Especially since it was his own son, it was just a matter of taking a few more concubines. If the number was large, there would always be a few successful ones.
Emperor Jingwen had never thought about this before, and he had never expected that his son would take this into account. When Emperor Jingwen was alive, he saw that his son had few offspring, and he only thought that it was because he had few concubines and had deep feelings for his princess consort, or maybe it was because the princess was of noble status. After all, his princess was the granddaughter of Prime Minister He, and had the entire prime minister's mansion behind her. The Sixth Prince was of ordinary birth and needed to rely on Prime Minister He in everything. Under such circumstances, the Sixth Prince would naturally respect the princess more. Emperor Jingwen was also worried that he would be constrained by the He family after he came to the throne. Now that he thinks about it carefully, he is really too naive.
The reason why his son took few concubines was not because he had many feelings, but because he knew it would be difficult for him to have children and was afraid of being exposed, so he took as few concubines as possible, deliberately creating the illusion that he was loyal and righteous. He was clearly tricked by his own son.
“… Bastard!” Emperor Jingwen was almost amused by him, thinking that he was such a fool back then. Even the crown prince and others beside him looked at Emperor Taicheng differently.
The Second Prince now feels wronged. His other brothers think that he is scheming and don't like to deal with him. But now he sees that the man in front of him is the one who is truly scheming.
"You are so scheming, Sixth Prince." The Second Prince said with a half-smile.
However, facing the looks from the Second Prince and the others, Emperor Taicheng seemed as if he saw nothing. One can only say that he is worthy of being an emperor and is thicker-skinned than most people.
Anyway, things have come to this point. Not only can my father and the others not do anything to him, they have to work with him to find a solution.
Yes, Emperor Jingwen and his entourage can no longer enjoy their leisurely life, they must work with Emperor Taicheng to find a solution. You must know that Emperor Taicheng left behind an heir who is only ten years old. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the remaining people not to interfere. Thinking of this, it would be strange if Emperor Jingwen and his entourage could sit still.
Just like that, the ghost messenger who was originally quite leisurely was suddenly surrounded by several people. However, helplessly, the ghost messenger who sent people over was only a lower-level member of the underworld after all, and he could not make the decision.
After all, Emperor Jingwen was an emperor during his lifetime, and he was blessed with good fortune. Emperor Taicheng and his men were not ordinary ghosts. Once this group of people started to make trouble, it would give the King of Hell and his men a lot more headaches than ordinary people. Moreover, even if they got what they wanted, what would it matter? Their souls have now returned to the underworld. Even if they knew what was happening in the human world, they were powerless to change it and could only watch helplessly.
Thinking of this, the King of Hell waved his hand and quickly sent something called "projection" over.
This thing is borrowed from another world, and now is a good opportunity to see how effective it is.
However, projection is not something of this world after all, and the ghost officials in this underworld only have a vague understanding of it. Therefore, after the other party's explanation, Emperor Jingwen and his men were also confused. They only knew that this thing could project various scenes of the human world. As for how to operate it specifically... it doesn't matter. Since the King of Hell is confident in handing the thing over to them, then there must be no problem. It's just a matter of trying a few more times.
This is what Emperor Jingwen thought after the ghost messenger left.
As a result, after the projection was turned on, Emperor Jingwen and others had not had time to be surprised by the picture that suddenly appeared on the wall. Then, the first sound emitted by this thing called projection stunned them.
[“Leaving you and your two children behind… I… I really…”
"Also, don't... don't blame me..."
Don't blame me for not being able to leave all the best things for you. 】
Emperor Jingwen's eyes widened suddenly. Wait, why did this thing called projection show the scene before his death? Wasn't it supposed to show the current situation of the Great Zhou? How could it show something so old?
He immediately realized what his father meant by "Don't blame me", and the look in Emperor Taecheng's eyes when he looked at his biological father suddenly changed.
Although he had long known that Emperor Jingwen was biased and had never expected anything from him after he became an adult, Emperor Taicheng still couldn't control his emotions when he saw this scene.
"I was really wronged by not being able to hand over the country to my ninth brother..." After a moment's silence, Emperor Taicheng finally couldn't hold it in any longer and spoke in a low voice for the first time.
Why, are you so reluctant to choose him as the successor?
Not to mention Emperor Taicheng, even the Crown Prince beside him looked strange. Wasn't it said that he was the one that his father loved the most? Now, it seemed that this statement was not true.
My father had publicly admitted that he favored him, but he ended up like that. My father never admitted that he loved Xiaojiu, but these were all he thought about before he died... At this moment, the crown prince's face began to turn pale, and the second and fourth princes who were sitting next to him felt even more upset.
Even Emperor Jingwen felt a little uncomfortable with such a scene, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel fortunate that they found out after they died, otherwise Xiaojiu would definitely not have survived.
Emperor Jingwen didn't dare let them continue watching with this in mind. Anyway, the thing called remote control was in his hand, so he began to press the fast-forward button frantically, hoping that this scene would pass quickly.
Emperor Jingwen had a good idea, but his luck seemed to be bad. When he stopped, the scene stopped at a point that was even more explosive than before.
The picture showed a wilderness far away from Shangjing, which looked extremely desolate. Seeing this, Emperor Jingwen had a bad premonition. However, before he could react, the prince, who had noticed something was wrong, called him "Father" in a gentle voice.
What else could Emperor Jingwen say? Even if he didn't let them see it, they could guess from his evasive attitude that it was meaningless to try to cover it up.
Emperor Jingwen coughed lightly and had to put down his hand on the fast-forward button in disappointment.
Then, Emperor Taicheng and his men saw a person who was not very familiar, but they could definitely guess his identity.
If it was an ordinary secret guard, it would be fine, Emperor Taicheng and his men would definitely not be able to recognize him. But Wu Yi was different. He was the leader of all the secret guards, the number one among the secret guards. Even the prince and his men had heard of him.
Emperor Taicheng still remembered that when he ascended the throne, the group of secret guards around him had all been replaced, and Wu Yi was not among them. At that time, Emperor Taicheng only thought that Wu Yi followed the ancestral system and died along with Emperor Jingwen. After all, even he did not think that someone like his father would allow a secret guard who knew so many secrets to continue living. But Emperor Jingwen did just that.
What a good way to steal a dragon and switch a phoenix!
At this moment, Emperor Taicheng wanted to ask from the bottom of his heart, Father, why don't you just let Xiaojiu succeed to the throne? Why did you compromise and choose him?
Based on what they have seen, is there any difference between this and directly choosing Xiaojiu to succeed the throne?
Even though Emperor Jingwen only left Wu Yi, he was the leader of the secret guards! Leaving him behind was equivalent to leaving Xiao Jiu with a complete secret guard team. As long as Xiao Jiu wanted, couldn't he train as many secret guards as he wanted?
Emperor Taicheng felt that the secret guard team under his command might not be as high quality as the one trained by Xiaojiu.
However, Emperor Jingwen had something to say about this. First of all, he was not such a willful person. He would not ignore the Ye family's kingdom just because he favored one child. Secondly -
"Xiaojiu is not that kind of person. He will never provoke you unless you provoke him first." Emperor Jingwen said.
This time, not to mention Emperor Taicheng who was involved in the incident, even the crown prince and others gritted their teeth.
Emperor Jingwen saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly added: "Besides, secret guards are not that easy to train. It will take at least ten or eight years to show any effect."
In addition to personal ability, cooperation with each other is needed to unleash the true strength of the Dark Guard. Even with Wu Yi, it is impossible to achieve success quickly.
"If you still haven't secured your position after ten or eight years, then I'll have to doubt whether my original decision was correct."
In other words, if he is unable to deal with a group of secret guards in eight or ten years, and is pushed down because of his lack of ability, it is his own problem, right?
Emperor Taicheng took several deep breaths, and as he was always reserved, he refrained from cursing in public.
If the person in front of him was not his father, Emperor Taicheng really wanted to say, "Listen to what you are saying, is this human language?"
Anyway, Emperor Taicheng understood that no matter what, even if his father died, he must save Xiaojiu's life, and make sure he lives a healthy, wealthy and prosperous life.
After figuring it out, the second prince began to disregard the ethics between father and son and cursed his ancestors in his heart, not caring even if he was cursed too.
Fortunately, nothing happened to irritate their nerves further afterwards. But soon, when they saw that Emperor Taicheng urgently recalled Xiaojiu when he was seriously ill, and then intended to appoint him as regent to help his son secure the throne, it was finally Emperor Jingwen's turn to become angry.
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