Chapter 487 Don't Be His Puppet

Xu Wan patted his back and said softly, "Because your status is different now, the emperor cannot be scolded or slandered. Those students did make mistakes, but... they shouldn't have suffered such a tragic end. The Duke of Protectorate was indeed too extreme."

She was not good at power struggles and only knew how to look at things from the perspective of an ordinary person. If Cheng Cheng couldn't accept it, then neither could she.

Zong Zhao took a handkerchief and wiped the boy's tears. He said, "If you are really angry, just give him a beating. No one in the world dares to punish the Duke of Huguo, but you can."

The little devil wiped his face and cried, "Dad, didn't you say he wouldn't kill innocent people? You lied to me."

Zong Zhao did not lie to him. Luo Jingfeng was indeed like this in the past. He was domineering but only arrogant. He was focused on how to fight and attack cities. He was not cruel enough to kill everyone.

But now the changes are all because of...

"He cares about you too much. He thinks that you can only be safe if he kills all those who might threaten your existence."

The little devil's tears fell again: "I know he loves me very much, but I am not happy at all. I don't want to accept this kind of care. I don't want it."

Zong Zhao reached out to wipe his tears and began to analyze it for him: "You are trapped now. If you step out and look at it as a policy, this matter is not completely wrong, but it has both right and wrong. The right thing is that he did play a role in intimidating the public. No one will dare to speculate about you without reason in the future, which can make the court much more stable. The wrong thing is that he punished those students too severely, but he also took all the bad reputation, and no one will blame you. Although such behavior, whether it is you, me or Your Highness, would not do it, but from the perspective of being in power, you do have a good knife."

When people are going through their own things, they always don't know how to find a way out.

But if you look at it as someone else's business, many things will become much clearer.

The little devil remembered the good and bad officials he had debated. At that time, he defended the bad officials, saying that bad officials could help those in power do many things that good officials could not do. But when things really happened, he found that he could not accept it.

But after this analysis, Zong Zhao helped Jin Cheng to sort out his thoughts, and he figured out the pros and cons of the whole thing.

His mind was in a mess again.

Intellectually: Luo Jingfeng did the right thing, and it really served as a warning to others. If this was put in history books and was someone else's story, he would understand. Although it was cruel, it was effective. Using the lives of a few people who made mistakes in exchange for the stability of the country, this is worth it.

Emotionally: These people were wrong, but their mistakes were not fatal. They all died because of him, just like Shadow, they all died to pave the way for him... But why, why did they all force him to pave the way, couldn't he just walk slowly by himself? Didn't he have the right to choose for himself?

Jin Cheng closed his eyes and cried for the last time.

When he opened his eyes again, bloodshot appeared in his eyes. He looked at Zong Zhao and asked solemnly, "Dad, am I the only one who can be the emperor?"

Zong Zhao paused and replied, "Your Highness, you are not stable as the emperor. If Luo Jingfeng were to become the emperor, it would change the dynasty and cause a war. Only if you sit in this position, it will be the best outcome for the people of the world."

Jin Cheng understood. He raised his watery eyes and said aggrievedly, "But I don't want to be his puppet emperor. I have already given the order to post the test papers, but he still wants to kill people in the street behind my back. What's the difference between this and undermining me?"

Either he or Luo Jingfeng will be in charge.

There is no reason for one country to have two masters and for him to be someone else's grandson.

He doesn't accept it, he doesn't want to.

Zong Zhao said to him, "Then grow up and take back everything that belongs to you. You have unique conditions and the imperial skills taught by His Highness. You should not and cannot be a puppet emperor for the Luo family."

"Something that should belong to me...something that should belong to me..." The little devil repeated this sentence several times in his mind. The next moment, he suddenly raised his head, his thoughts were clear and his eyes were bright. "It is military power."

The reason why Luo Jingfeng made everyone jealous was because of the military power, which should have belonged to the emperor.

Only if he gains military power, will the entire Great Chu truly belong to him, and he, the emperor, will no longer continue to be a puppet of others.

Xu Wan watched the father and son talking to each other. The kid was no longer as dispirited as before. He had even started thinking about an action plan. He did not look frustrated or upset at all.

Xu Wan thought: He was born to be an emperor, he has a strong ability to adapt.

Zong Zhao stroked his hair and reminded him, "Think about it slowly. Remember what His Highness said. Keep your incompetence hidden and don't expose those things."

Jin Cheng nodded heavily: "I know, Dad. I will be careful!"

In the end, the matter was not dealt with in vain. The little devil punished Luo Jingfeng with a hundred military sticks and ordered him not to attend court affairs until his injury healed, and to reflect on his mistakes at home.

This punishment is neither severe nor light.

But it made the whole morning burst into tears.

Who could have imagined that the Duke of Protectorate, whom the late emperor did not dare to confront even when he was alive, would be punished by his nephew whom he personally supported?

Putting aside whether the person in charge of the caning dared to beat him hard, the mere title of being punished with a hundred military sticks by the emperor was enough to humiliate the Duke of Protectorate and frustrate the entire Luo family faction.

But the Duke of Huguo not only did not get angry, he actually accepted the punishment, which was rare, and went home to recuperate.

Jin Cheng also wondered if the person who punished Luo Jingfeng with a stick had secretly let him go, otherwise how could he come out to court in good health just a few days later?

He couldn't bear it, so he didn't give Luo Jingfeng a good face and continued the cold war.

In June, the heat was so intense that it made people irritable, but good news came from the General's Mansion.

Xu Wan is pregnant.

The little devil jumped three feet high with joy, and howled throughout the palace, "Great! I have a little queen! I am no longer alone, someone can come into the palace to accompany me!!"

Seeing that he was so happy, Eunuch Huang smiled and reminded him, "Your Majesty, this is just pregnancy, and the gender of the baby cannot be determined. How can you be sure it is a girl?"

Look how happy he is now. How disappointed would he be if he had given birth to a boy?

Jin Cheng laughed happily: "No, you don't understand, it must be a girl! This is the spiritual connection between me and the little queen!"

Eunuch Huang: “???”

The fetus should not be even as big as a bean sprout, how can it have any spiritual feeling? ?