The last portrait is of course that of the current emperor, and the one before him is the portrait of Emperor Hades.
When the prince saw the lifelike portrait on the wall, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out.
The man in the portrait is very handsome, wearing a golden crown on his head, with a cold heroic look between his eyebrows, which makes people feel a sense of awe in their hearts just by looking at him.
Nangong Rui couldn't overlap the portrait on the wall with Nangong Yuanyi's appearance. People said that Nangong Yuanyi looked most like the imperial grandfather, but he didn't expect it to be so similar.
A strong sense of doubt arose in Nangong Rui's heart. When King Jin pointed out that he was not the biological son of Uncle Yu Wang, could he be the biological son of the late emperor?
Nangong Rui could hardly breathe when he thought of this. How could this be possible?
Uncle Yu Wang really kept the biological son of the imperial grandfather by his side. No wonder the Queen Mother got angry at cousin Yuan Yi tonight for no reason.
The fourth brother said that he was a remnant of the Miao Territory, a Miao tribe that was personally exterminated by Emperor Ming of the Northern Dynasty. How could Emperor Hades have a child with a woman from the Miao Territory and still keep it by King Yu's side.
Obviously both the emperor and Prince Yu knew the inside story.
At this time, the emperor suddenly handed a book of gold foil to Nangong Rui and said in a deep voice: "Prince, kneel down."
Nangong Rui knelt down respectfully.
"I will give you the gold foil now. You can open it and take a look." Nan Di said.
Nangong Rui slowly opened the roll of gold foil, his eyes showing even more shock.
The emperor's eyes seemed to be recalling the past, and he said: "Prince, you are the heir chosen by me to inherit the throne. Back then, General Su followed the late emperor and conquered thousands of miles of land for the Northern Dynasty, making the Northern Dynasty unprecedentedly prosperous."
"But it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to defend it. I have been in office for more than 20 years, and it has been very hard for me to defend it. If it weren't for your wholehearted support of your uncle, Prince Yu, I would not be able to defend it, so now my father also wants to do it for you. Find someone really talented to support you.”
"In this gold foil are the golden words left by the Holy Ancestor Emperor to future generations. The ancestors hoped that the later emperors of the Northern Dynasties would create a truly prosperous era for the Northern Dynasties so that the people could get the best protection. The Holy Ancestor Emperor once received the guidance of an enlightened immortal, The Northern Dynasties will have an eternal emperor, which means that we hope that there will be an eternal emperor who will lead the Northern Dynasties to a truly prosperous age."
Nangong Rui said in a deep voice: "My father has governed the Northern Dynasty very well. Now there is no war in the world, and the people have enough food and clothing. In the hearts of my sons, my father is the eternal emperor predicted by our ancestors."
Emperor Nan smiled and said: "My lack of ambition has made the people of the Northern Dynasty miserable, and corrupt officials have rampantly destroyed the imperial court. My ears and eyes have been blinded by them. I dare not call you a wise king, let alone an emperor for the ages."
"Father." Nangong Rui did not expect that the majestic emperor would say these words.
Nangong Yu didn't know what the emperor meant, so he said: "The emperor does not need to care about what people outside say. In the eyes of the ministers, the emperor is a wise king if he can listen to honest advice."
"Whoever dares to give me honest advice is not the only one who always whispers it in my ears."
The emperor is referring to Nangong Yuanyi. He dares to ridicule the emperor unscrupulously and is not greedy for power. Now the Queen Mother wants to kill him.
Even though he was the emperor, he couldn't protect him. It was a joke.
The emperor added: "Brother Wang, if you want to save his life, you can only produce the late emperor's edict. The Queen Mother will not force us to get rid of him."
Nangong Rui was even more shocked that the late emperor actually left a separate edict for Nangong Yuanyi.
