Chapter 237
02
Yuanbao and Yang Shiming were preparing to enter the palace early in the morning. When they were at the palace gate, they happened to see Liu Ya and the prince also entering the palace.
In the past, Liu Ya married the prince and was considered a royal relative. Later, after Cheng Yeran ascended the throne, Yuan Bao became the emperor's cousin and also a royal relative.
"I was thinking about whether I should go to find you today and go to the palace together, but I left home late. I thought you should have arrived at the door a long time ago, so I didn't go to your house." Although Yuanbao has regained his male identity, he and Liuya are still the best "sisters" and they would get together to play on weekdays.
As they were talking, Lin Yu came over with his daughter and said that Shao Hui was going to start work today. Shao Hui was afraid that someone would take advantage of the situation during the New Year, so he had to be more vigilant during times like this.
Wild Dog did not come either. He was patrolling around the palace with the imperial guards. However, Cheng Zhao had already asked someone to call Wild Dog into the palace.
When they entered the palace, they were still talking about what gifts they brought for Xingxing this time. Cheng Zhao was already in high school, but in their eyes, Cheng Zhao was still like a child of a few years old.
Yuanbao said to Liuya, "My family has recently developed a new type of bird gun, which is smaller and more convenient. I plan to give it to Xingxing."
"Xingxing is still so young, how can he play with such dangerous things?" Liu Ya was a little worried. In his eyes, Cheng Zhao was just a baby, so he should give him something safe. "I heard that the bird gun is easy to go off accidentally. It would be bad if it hurts a child."
"Xingxing is not a child anymore. Last time my husband took them to the mountains to hunt, they used fowling guns." Lin Yu said from the side.
Actually, Lin Yu had also taken a fancy to Cheng Zhao before, and wanted to match Cheng Zhao with his own daughter, but his daughter didn't have that interest, and Cheng Zhao was also rumored to be engaged to the fifth prince, so he gave up. However, he still loved this child very much, and often asked Shao Hui to take Cheng Zhao and his adopted sons with him when he took his own children out to play.
Cheng Yeran said that in the future both girls and boys could become officials. Shao Hui and Lin Yu's daughter also followed Shao Hui into the military camp for training. Shao Hui planned to make their only daughter his successor.
They only had one daughter. Originally, they wanted to wait until their daughter grew up and then ask the emperor for grace to let her join the army. Later, after Cheng Yeran became emperor, both boys and girls could join the army, which saved them a lot of trouble and made them very grateful to Cheng Yeran.
After they entered the palace today, they found that Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang were not there. Only Cheng Zhao was there, and the four adopted sons were standing guard at the door. In addition to the four adopted sons, there were many palace servants standing guard outside with serious expressions.
This made Yuanbao Liuya and the others realize that something was wrong. It was not until they saw Wild Dog coming with a group of people that they realized that the matter was serious.
Cheng Zhao's face didn't look good either. Although Cheng Zhao usually had a stern face and looked serious, today was a little different.
"What's wrong? Xingxing, don't scare us." Liu Ya asked someone to close the door and asked him in a low voice, "What happened to my cousin and his husband? Could it be that they..."
Liu Ya shook her head. "No, no, they can't both be gone at the same time, could there be an assassin?"
When Wild Dog heard this, he clenched the sword at his waist and gestured with sign language that it was impossible. They were patrolling the palace last night and it was impossible for an assassin to enter.
Cheng Zhao rubbed his brows, his face showing a lot of sadness that shouldn't be there for his age, "My fathers are gone, but they are not dead, they have ascended to heaven."
"Ascension to heaven means..." Liu Ya was stunned for a moment, "You mean they went back to heaven? Why so suddenly? When will they come back?"
Yuan Bao was also worried about this matter. "I heard that one day in heaven is equal to one year on earth. If they go back for a few days, my life will be gone. A few days ago, my cousin told me that he would teach me some things from the divine world and open some new businesses. If he comes back late, what will happen to those things? Could it be that my cousin got drunk and took his wife to heaven to play?"
Yuanbao was extremely anxious, Liuya was worried whether her cousin would be in danger in heaven and whether he could come back. Others also realized that if Cheng Yeran was gone for decades before coming back, their country would be without an emperor. Without an emperor, this would be a very serious matter.
Before, everyone made Cheng Yeran the emperor because he was a god, had ability and skill, and could kill people with thunder.
They turned their eyes to Cheng Zhao. Although Cheng Zhao had always been the Son of God, he did not know magic. If he really wanted to take the throne, some people would be dissatisfied and war would inevitably break out, and the people would suffer.
"My father passed away in a hurry and did not leave behind any decree of succession." Cheng Zhao said in embarrassment.
"But you are my cousin's only child. You are his own flesh and blood. The throne must be held by you." Yuan Bao glanced at the wild dog beside him, then looked at Yang Shiming, "Don't be afraid. We will help you ascend the throne."
Seeing this, Lin Yu also hurriedly expressed his loyalty, "I will also tell my husband that with our support, you can rest assured to take the throne."
"I'm afraid the second prince's biological mother will not accept. When father was in power, she had secretly planned. If she raises objections, it will be difficult to deal with. Fortunately, my cousin said before that he purified the evil spirit in the fifth prince. As long as you marry the fifth prince, the child born will have immortal blood and will not be invaded by evil spirits. As long as you marry the fifth prince, no one will dare to object." After Liu Ya finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Zhao. He heard that Cheng Zhao and the fifth prince were very close in school. Since they love each other, they can inherit the throne and get married. It is two happy events.
I just don’t know how my cousin is doing now, and how his life is in heaven. But all mortals yearn for the beautiful life in heaven, and my cousin’s husband loves him so much, so he should not suffer.
Others also thought that this proposal was good. What they needed to do now was to quickly inherit the throne. Once they sat firmly on the throne, they would not have to worry about anything.
But only Cheng Zhao knew that there was no relationship between him and the Fifth Prince at all, they were just friends at best.
But if this is not done, the second prince is likely to seize the throne. The second prince was dissatisfied with many of Cheng Yeran’s policies before.
Although it was the Second Prince and Shao Hui who initially recommended Cheng Yeran to the throne, after Cheng Yeran really took the throne, the Second Prince discovered that many of Cheng Yeran's regulations dissatisfied him. For example, it was previously stipulated that children must listen to their parents, and even if parents beat or killed their children it was not against the law. If children dared to disobey their parents' decisions, parents could go to the government to sue their children. However, Cheng Yeran changed the rules. Parents were not allowed to kill or abuse their children, and those who disobeyed would be punished by the government. Moreover, if the parents' decisions were wrong, children did not have to obey their arrangements in everything, but could make their own decisions. For example, in the important matter of marriage, many women were arranged to marry by their families, forced to marry, and not allowed to go out to work. After the regulations were revised, if they disagreed to get married, they could resist their parents' arrangements and choose their own marriage partners.
This made the second prince feel that Cheng Yeran was teaching people to be unfilial to their parents. Children should be obedient in everything and should not make decisions on their own. Moreover, parents cannot be said to be breaking the law if they beat and scold their children.
Cheng Yeran also presented him with facts and reasoned with him, explaining how the emperor framed the second prince and drove him out of the capital. If some children met such terrible parents and were deliberately framed by them, they could be protected by the law. However, the second prince said that his father was possessed by an evil spirit, which was why he did such a thing. Normal parents would not do anything to hurt their children.
There are many other laws and regulations that the Second Prince cannot agree with. Although the Second Prince serves the country and the people, many of his ideas are still traditional and he cannot accept Cheng Yeran's proposal.
If the Second Prince had not been afraid that he would be possessed by evil spirits after he ascended the throne, and had not heard that the child born from the union of Cheng Zhao and the Fifth Prince could be purified, the Second Prince might have overthrown Cheng Yeran and ascended the throne himself.
If Cheng Zhao was not with the fifth prince, the second prince would definitely oppose Cheng Zhao's ascension to the throne.
"I'll go and tell the Fifth Prince." After discussing with them, Cheng Zhao went to the Fifth Prince's residence.
The fifth prince was originally expecting Cheng Zhao to invite him to their house for dinner. He waited and waited until it was almost noon. He thought Cheng Zhao had forgotten about it and complained to him a little, "Don't make promises if you can't do it. It's so annoying that you keep talking big when you can't do it."
As he was speaking, he turned around and saw Cheng Zhao standing behind him. How come he always heard what he said badly about him?
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