"That's quite a lot!" Ma Shunde couldn't help but be surprised when he saw it.
The grandson has become so powerful that he can't wait to entertain hundreds of officials. Isn't it a bit too much?
However, because of what happened before, Ma Shunde did not dare to talk nonsense about his grandson. After all, he had experienced several setbacks and had some vague feelings.
Is there something I don't know about?
Ma Shunde glanced at Eunuch Zhao, and when he saw Eunuch Zhao let him go after just one look, he knew that the old fox was not going to get involved in this matter.
Ma Shunde didn't intend to give in. He had lost trust and face in front of the emperor before. If he didn't do more quickly to make the emperor trust him again, he wouldn't be able to stay in this position for a long time.
Ma Shunde took the list and walked in, but stopped again after a dozen steps.
The emperor was asleep now, and he did not dare to disturb the emperor, but he was a little hesitant when he stopped. The emperor had ordered that the situation in the Taisun Mansion should be reported immediately if there were any results. If he did not wake up for such a big matter, the emperor would not wake up. Will blame!
After much thought and struggle, he went in, followed the instructions, came to the couch, and whispered: "Your Majesty, news from Taisun's Mansion has arrived."
Ma Shunde originally thought of exiting before the emperor woke up.
After all, he had already called him, and when the emperor woke up and asked, he would be able to give an explanation.
"Ahem!"
Just when he called out three times and was about to retreat, there was movement on the dragon couch, and the person lying on it suddenly coughed twice.
This was like a signal. Ma Shunde was startled and hurriedly stepped forward, helped the emperor who had woken up to sit up, and stuffed a moderately soft cushion behind him.
The emperor's eyes were narrowed, and he coughed a few times when he woke up. After being served by Ma Shunde and taking a few sips of warm water, the uncomfortable feeling dissipated a little.
He didn't sleep peacefully, or in other words, since he got older, he rarely slept peacefully.
Even if he asked the bright and secret guards to protect the entire palace like an iron bucket, he still couldn't sleep should he not be able to sleep.
Especially in the past few days, I haven't slept well. I always feel like there are pairs of eyes staring at me in the dark.
It's just that he is afraid of his own status and that he is the emperor, so he doesn't dare to attack.
Although it is theoretically impossible, he is in an imperial palace. When the imperial palace was built, I don’t know how many experts came to see it. At worst, he was a master of the first generation, so there would be no mistakes.
Not to mention, the power of Kyushu is all here, who can worship it?
But this feeling was both mysterious and real, and the emperor still tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
In the past few days before going to bed, I couldn't help but think about the situation in the DPRK and China, and my own plans. Can my plans really succeed?
If the plan does not succeed and canonize the acting king as his grandson, will he regret it in the future?
The emperor was a little afraid to think about what would happen if he failed, so he couldn't sleep even more. He had already woken up when Ma Shunde called him for the first time.
But he didn't want to move, so he heard Ma Shunde calling softly for the second and third times. It wasn't until he heard that Ma Shunde seemed to want to retreat that he had to make plans. As a result, he couldn't bear to move. The resident coughed.
This body is really old.
Generally speaking, people rarely hope for immortality when they are young, because the word "old" is still far away.
But once you get older, when you look back at your youth, the feeling of powerlessness becomes even stronger.
Perhaps it is precisely because I was young once and now I have lost it. This kind of gain and loss makes it even more unbearable and painful.
When ordinary people reach a certain age, it is easy to look back on the past.
As an emperor, you have millions of lives in your hands, and when an edict is issued, the nine states will be shaken up. I am afraid that no emperor will be able to obey his old age.
"How many emperors asked for help from immortals to make elixirs and combine medicines."
"Although the destiny of the emperor cannot be disrespected, and some emperors with a more open-minded character may give up, I have already paid too much for this, and I cannot admit defeat at this juncture."
The emperor sitting beside the dragon couch pondered. He actually knew many things, and he knew even more clearly that his ability to connect with ghosts and gods was actually an ominous sign.
The emperor stared at the sky outside the window. The snow had stopped and thick dark clouds were pressing down on the capital. Just like his own mood, he felt a wave of heart palpitations and dizziness, but refused to admit defeat.
"Those thieves deceive me and don't know."
"But since I am the emperor, I naturally have many sources of information."
"In those days, Taizu had a very shallow destiny. He was just one of the hundreds of little dragons and snakes in troubled times."
"With the help of demon luck, I can take the lead one step at a time, and finally defeat the heroes and seize the destiny."
"However, there are still many hidden dangers. The Taizu was a man of great wisdom and talent. When he realized that evil luck was invading him, he did not hesitate to kill himself. He died in the eleventh year of his reign."
"Among Taizu's disciples, I understand Taizu's intentions better, and I swear to be inseparable from the demon, so that I can seize the position of crown prince relatively easily."
The emperor smiled and remembered the past fights for heirs when he was young. Since the prince was the first to follow Taizu, he colluded with the demon king as a matter of course. However, he did not know that Taizu paid such a high price, how could he let the prince who colluded with the demon rise to power? ?
Therefore, he decisively deposed the prince, and he showed the most decisiveness, so he was awarded the title of Sheji.
"But Taizu's sons, because they were born very early, actually have no destiny. Therefore, even if I take over the throne, the emperor's life will only be two or three years. I will only pave the way for the prince."
"When my prince was born, his father had already conquered half of the world. Therefore, he was destined to inherit the divine weapon. However, the prince was weak and too young. How could he suppress the world? Isn't it just like the prophecy said? , died in three lifetimes?”
"For the sake of the great Zheng Dynasty, I have no choice but to do this."
The emperor wiped the corners of his eyes. He had given up too much in order to continue the country's destiny and to make Dazheng last longer.
He even abandoned the prince’s family!
Although he made the arrangements himself, when he heard that the prince did not resist and chose to commit suicide, he felt happy, but more sad - such a prince, an energy-suppressing artifact, prince, you have disappointed me so much. "
If only you had the unruliness and wildness of King Qi.
"Prince, Queen."
They are all the people I cherish most, and they have paid such a huge price. How can I give up? How can I give up?
These thoughts lasted only a moment, and the emperor's eyes fell on Ma Shunde.
Ma Shunde was so stared at that he almost fell to his knees on the ground.
In fact, he knelt down with a thud and said, "Your Majesty, this is the list of officials who have been to the Dai Wang Mansion tonight. They have all been counted."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and raised the list with both hands.
The emperor stared at it for a while, then reached out and took the list from Ma Shunde's hand.
At this time, someone had already lit the candles, and the whole palace was lit up.
The emperor read the list carefully by the candlelight, squinting his eyes.
As Ma Shunde said, most of the civil and military officials who could be named by him appeared on this list.
Although many of them were directed by me, we can also see the torrent flowing from top to bottom of the imperial court.
"Is this bullying me because of my old age?"
After the emperor read it, he remained silent for a long time. Ma Shunde knelt down. Although he wanted to know how the emperor looked now, he did not dare to look up.
(End of chapter)
