Chapter 353 Father and Son Talk
The emperor had just finished giving orders to the secret guards when he heard the eunuch report that Murong Li was here to see him. He was stunned for a moment. The fourth brother came to see him at this time, so he must have something urgent. He quickly said, "Let the fourth brother come in."
The eunuch immediately went to pass the message, and Murong Li immediately entered the Taigan Palace and knelt before the emperor, saying, "Father, I am sorry to bother you so late at night. I have something important to report."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "If you have something important to say, please speak up."
Murong Li immediately told the emperor that Ma Gang's men had come out of Fangfei Palace.
The emperor looked at him and asked, "How do you know these things?"
Murong Li spoke frankly, "Father, I was able to control Gang Leader Ma's men, so I must have my own people. But rest assured, I have no ulterior motives."
Murong Li didn't care what the emperor would think now. They were not afraid of what he thought, so he told the truth. He had people in the palace, so he was not afraid that the emperor would suspect that he wanted to usurp the throne. Today was different from the past. He wanted the position of emperor now, which was easy for them and they could take it at any time.
After hearing this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Murong Li, feeling very uncomfortable. He suddenly felt that he was just a clown in front of his son. The things he was so wary of, in the eyes of his son, were easily caught and could take his life at any time.
He said quietly, "Old Four, you have the ability, why don't you take my place?"
The emperor became interested and wanted to know what his son was thinking.
The father and son had a heart-to-heart talk tonight. He asked Murong Li to sit down and had the eunuch serve good tea. The father and son sat face to face.
The emperor stared at Murong Li, waiting for his answer.
This son had grown up to be so powerful without anyone noticing, and he was also very noble and extraordinary in appearance, with an aura even stronger than that of the emperor. Looking at him for a long time, one would feel a sense of oppression pressing down on him.
He has a natural kingly aura, which he didn't have when he was young.
Murong Li asked, "Father, do you want to hear the truth?"
The emperor nodded. "Well, let's just say this is a heart-to-heart talk between father and son. No matter what you said, I won't blame you."
"Well, this is the first time we have had a face-to-face conversation as father and son in such a long time."
Murong Li nodded, paused, and then asked, "Father, do you wish me to take your place?"
The emperor said nothing.
Murong Li sighed, "In fact, what is most important to Father may not necessarily be the most important to this son. Everything I do now is simply because I don't want the Murong family's kingdom to fall into the hands of outsiders, nor do I want to see the people of Xifeng Kingdom living in dire straits. Now our royal family has no better successor, otherwise I would not want to come back at all."
He was telling the truth. If the Murong family had a prince who was both capable and wise, he would not come back. He would stay in the Northwest County and live a carefree life with Yue'er. He would not want to get involved in the struggle for imperial power at all.
The emperor was deeply shocked by Murong Li's words. He never knew that the throne was so insignificant in the eyes of his son.
In his eyes, it was the Murong family's kingdom and the people of Xifeng Kingdom.
He didn't know that Murong Li had such an idea because of what he saw in Northwest County. If the emperor had done something, how could the people of Northwest County be left unattended? They left their homes, became displaced, and starved to death everywhere.
For the throne, the princes fought each other to the point of bloodshed. If they all had the same mentality as the fourth prince, how could the royal family be in its current situation?
In his father's generation, there were also more than a dozen princes, but in the end only two or three were left after fighting. In his generation, there were not many left, and now there are only two left. Both of them are still in their fiefdoms and cannot return to Beijing without being summoned. They were not even allowed to return for this year's New Year's Eve dinner.
As for his own sons, he had almost ten sons at the beginning, but now there are only these two left. One is in the clan house, and one has come back to life and his whereabouts are unknown.
Just for the sake of this supreme throne, there is no father-son love or brotherly love in the royal family. There is nothing but scheming and killing.
That is to say, the royal family only cares about the throne and not the common people. Once a natural disaster or man-made disaster occurs, it will cause a situation like the Northwest County, where officials are in danger and the people are left unattended and displaced. If it were not for the fourth brother to rescue the people from the dire straits, the Xifeng Kingdom might have to face another rebellion by the people.
He actually knew all of this, but his focus was only on the throne, and he was afraid that someone would take his place.
The emperor sighed deeply. His cognition was not as good as that of his son. He could only be at peace when the world was at peace.
The emperor couldn't help but think deeply. If the royal family continued to act as usual, no matter what outsiders did, the royal family would one day devour the direct lineage.
The direct line has been killing each other for generations, and in recent years, the development of the collateral line has far surpassed that of the direct line.
This issue must be taken seriously.
The emperor smiled bitterly and said, "Father, I am ashamed. I am old but not as insightful as my son. It is you who are confused."
Murong Li didn't expect that the emperor didn't get angry, but instead blamed himself. It was really unexpected.
He smiled and said, "Father, there's no need to blame yourself. You have your own position. Fortunately, there's still time for everything."
The Emperor: "Yes, there is still time. It is late. Go back, Fourth Brother. I will take care of what you said."
"Okay, then your Majesty, please rest early. I will take my leave."
Murong Li stood up, bowed to the emperor, and left Taigan Palace.
As soon as Murong Li left, the emperor's face darkened. He beckoned Eunuch Li over and said, "Come with me to Fangfei Palace."
"Yes, I obey your command."
Little Lizi immediately brought the palace lantern to light the way for the emperor. He didn't even bring his personal guards with him, and the two of them headed towards Fangfei Palace.
In Fangfei Palace, Concubine Xiao was restless after knowing that Gang Leader Ma had failed. She wanted to escape from the palace through the tunnel, but if she escaped, wouldn't it be like trying to cover up one's own fault?
Now she didn't know whether the emperor knew about her affair with Ma Gang Leader, and no one saw what happened between her and Ma Gang Leader. She thought the emperor would not be able to find out about her, so she decided to take a gamble.
And even if she escapes, her family will be implicated.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Lady Xiao lay alone in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Suddenly she heard a palace maid come to report that the emperor had arrived. She was shocked. Why did the emperor come so late? Had the matter been exposed?
She immediately stood up and asked the palace maid, "Did the emperor come alone?"
The maid said, "My lady, the emperor came alone."
(End of this chapter)
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