"Dong Lang, do you know how much I've painstakingly done?"
After Emperor Qing issued the decree to punish his beloved son with great righteousness, he called Gu Qingcheng over.
“…”
Gu Qingcheng caught a glimpse of the eunuchs and palace servants serving around her and rolled her eyes secretly.
This Emperor Qing really likes to play tricks no matter what time it is.
I want to have some private conversation with my son. Although I don't have to completely send everyone around me away, I don't need to do it in public either.
Well, Emperor Qing may have done this because he is very confident - the huge palace is under my control.
Without my permission, no one dares to reveal the "forbidden words".
But the problem is that Emperor Qing does not have such confidence.
He couldn't even decide who would be his own queen.
In order to paralyze Yu Chao, he also had to set up a target.
His mother and his wife were not people he could control with open strategies; he could only use some tricks among women!
You say that such an emperor can control everything. Gu Qingcheng was the first to express doubt.
There is only one explanation for Emperor Qing's actions: he did it on purpose.
The reason is obvious: Emperor Qing still needs the Ninth Prince as a target!
On the surface, he punished his beloved son and did not seem to really value the Ninth Prince that much.
The three-way balance of power in the capital seemed to have been broken by the "expulsion" of the ninth prince.
In fact, they were pretending to build a plank road but secretly attacking Chencang. They deliberately found an excuse to stuff their son into the border army of Xizhou.
Let him take the opportunity to seize the military power of Xizhou.
...With such plans for the Ninth Prince, who can say that he doesn't love his son?
If the eldest prince, the second prince and Queen Yuan knew the "truth", they would let the ninth prince and his mother go.
Emperor Qing is definitely a person who takes calculations to the extreme. He prefers the so-called killing several birds with one stone!
Gu Qingcheng saw through Emperor Qing's thoughts, but still pretended to be aggrieved.
She pursed her lips, her clear eyes filled with accusations, "Dad, I, I'm not feeling well!"
The implication is very clear: Dear, you sent your son, who was born weak, to the border town to eat sand, and asked him to start from a small soldier. What kind of effort is this?
He is your beloved son!
Shouldn’t the emperor’s beloved son be able to walk around the capital as he pleases?
The incident on the polo field was indeed a big deal.
But if you trace the root of the problem, you will find that the Ninth Prince did not go too far.
It wasn't him who suggested playing polo!
He is not the one who wants to play martial arts!
He didn't even play.
The reason why he took action was because Wei Jiulang secretly attacked his fiancée.
As a man, even if he is a weakling, he cannot watch his fiancée being harmed by a villain who likes to attack by surprise.
The Ninth Prince's action is definitely that of a "real man" and is understandable.
Even if the Ninth Prince beat Wei Jiulang to a cripple for no reason, as the most favored prince, he should not be punished.
Think about the wise emperor of the Han Dynasty. When he was the crown prince, he picked up the chessboard and beat his cousin to death because his cousin was not respectful enough when playing chess, which then triggered a rebellion among the princes.
The person who was beaten to death was a member of the royal family, but the emperor did not punish the prince for it.
This is the treatment that a "beloved son" who is valued by the emperor should receive.
This is also the true difference between the ruler and his subjects, and the gap between social classes.
The so-called "princes who break the law are subject to the same punishment as common people" is nothing but a beautiful fantasy promoted by those in power.
If Emperor Qing really doted on the Ninth Prince, let alone crippling Wei Jiulang, an ordinary official's son, even if he was beaten to death, there would be no substantial punishment.
Emperor Qing: ...
Meeting the Ninth Prince's clear and trusting eyes, he actually felt a little uncomfortable.
There is also an uncomfortable feeling of being choked.
His eyes were a little evasive.
Then, the majesty of the emperor suppressed the slight sense of guilt in his heart, "You child! Alas, why can't you understand my painstaking efforts?"
"I love you and your son dearly, and I want to give you the best of everything in the world."
"Although I am not the emperor, I cannot act arbitrarily."
"Donglang, your mother is good in every way except her family background."
"You are my beloved son, but you are at the end of the order, neither the eldest nor the legitimate son. If you want to stand out, you can only make more achievements."
Emperor Qing, taking into consideration the Ninth Prince's amnesia, patiently explained the truth to "him" in detail.
Gu Qingcheng seemed to understand, but she still felt a little aggrieved, "Father, I understand your painstaking efforts!"
"But, but I'm weak and not good at riding a horse or leading troops!"
"Besides, Xizhou is bitterly cold, and I have to start as a soldier—"
"My son is not afraid of being at a disadvantage, but I am afraid that my body will be damaged and make you and mother worry!"
"If my son causes me to worry and causes any problems, then that would be a great act of unfilial behavior on my part!"
Filial piety is really an excellent shield.
The "filial piety" that people believe in is not simply being good to parents.
"Our bodies and hair are given by our parents." If we don't take care of ourselves and get hurt, and then make our parents feel distressed and worried, we are also unfilial!
Gu Qingcheng was unwilling to go to Xizhou to suffer and get hurt. It was not because she was timid or unable to endure hardship, but because she was filial and sincere.
The object of her filial piety was still Concubine Dong, who was Emperor Qing's favorite.
Emperor Qing: ...
It's so strange, why do I feel like my shield is being attacked madly by my own spear?
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