Chapter 493 Awakening
The wise king slowly lowered his head and watched the sharp sword blade pierce through his chest.
The man in black standing behind him drew his sword.
The wise king fell on the threshold and looked towards the palace.
Across the overlapping mountains, not even the shadow of the imperial city can be seen.
Not to mention the imperial palace.
So far away from him.
Just like the dragon throne.
As far away from him.
It was so far away that no matter how hard he tried, he could never reach it in his entire life.
It is obvious that he is the only son of pure bloodline that his father has.
He obviously did a good job.
He is the prince.
Why, just one step away, did he die here?
He couldn't understand it, just like he couldn't understand why his father didn't love the queen. Every time the queen was mentioned, his face was filled with anger. Even just hearing the word "queen" was unbearable for him.
But my father loves the Prince of Qi, born to the Queen.
Even if the King of Qi is a good-for-nothing waste.
Why does my father dote on my mother? He provides her with the best food, clothing and other necessities within the regulations, and always grants my mother's requests?
But my father has no fatherly love for the children born to my mother.
Why?
Because my father intended Prince Qi to be the crown prince, he did his best to cultivate Prince Qi.
Fearing that he would become a powerful rival to the King of Qi, they never gave him any power and married off his sisters, who were from the same mother, to distant places.
This is to prevent the imperial sister from marrying a son of a noble family in the capital, who would help him in his fight for the throne in the future.
Therefore, the imperial sister's husband was born in a noble family. Although he had a good reputation, he was actually just an empty shell.
The emperor's preference for Prince Qi was witnessed by all the court officials. They all agreed that Prince Qi was the only choice for the crown prince, and their attitude towards him changed.
At this time, the emperor seemed to realize that the expansion of the King of Qi's power would endanger his own position.
So they pulled him out, gave him power, and let him check and balance the King of Qi.
The favor of his mother and the power he holds are all bargaining chips in his fight with the King of Qi for the throne.
How could he be willing to be a pawn used by his father to suppress the King of Qi?
It was his father who fostered his ambition.
Later, the Lin family fell from power, his mother lost power, and he was demoted to his fiefdom, and never had a chance to become emperor again.
At that time, he was disheartened and had accepted his fate.
Unexpectedly, the King of Qi had a questionable background and was imprisoned in Guangyang Palace.
Hope rekindled in his heart.
Sure enough, as he expected, his father sent people to his fiefdom to pick him up and bring him back to the capital, preparing to enthrone him as the crown prince.
Why has it come to this point today?
Because of Zhao Yi?
It was Zhao Yi who exposed his case and made the judge confess him at the execution ground, inciting the people to revolt. This caused him to lose the support of the people and the court officials who supported him.
In order to protect his reputation, his father had to let him wipe out the remnants of the previous dynasty.
As a result, he was killed by the remnants of the previous dynasty.
All this was caused by Zhao Yi.
A strong hatred welled up in the wise king's eyes.
He hated Zhao Yi for destroying his beautiful dream.
But for some reason, he began to feel resentment towards his father.
I hate my father for making Zhao Yi what he is today.
His case could have been left unexposed.
Even if it was exposed, my father could still suppress the case against all odds.
Why was he asked to hunt down the "remnants of the previous dynasty" and win over the hearts of court officials?
When he becomes the new emperor, who would dare to criticize him?
“Ahem…”
The wise king coughed briefly and spat out a mouthful of blood.
As his consciousness faded, he seemed to understand.
Because in my father's eyes, there are no subjects, no wife and children, only himself.
From the beginning to the end, his father was not protecting his reputation.
But his own reputation.
That's what led him to his death step by step.
The wise king was unwilling to accept this.
He is dead.
My father has only one son, Zhao Yi.
The throne was inherited by Zhao Yi.
How could he be willing to accept this?
What's more, he had just promised his mother yesterday that he would respectfully welcome her to live in Ci'an Palace in the future and let her enjoy the supreme honor.
His mother was still waiting for him in the palace.
So, he cannot die.
The virtuous king slowly stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to climb out of the threshold, crawl into the imperial city, crawl into the palace, and return to his mother.
He just raised his arm slightly and then dropped it down.
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At the same time, the Emperor of Northern Qi put his hands behind his back, turning the ring on his thumb while pacing back and forth in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, anxiously waiting for news from the secret guards and the wise king.
Suddenly, the jade ring on his left thumb fell off, fell to the ground with a "pop", and broke into pieces.
It seems to be foreshadowing that something ominous is about to happen.
The Emperor of Northern Qi was stunned for a long time.
At this moment, someone outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, something has happened to the virtuous king!"
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