And all fathers in the world have a common problem. That is his own son, whom he can beat, scold, and even kill. But if someone else does it, that's absolutely not possible. Even if this son fails to become a talent, even if this son is a bastard, he is still his son. Ordinary people are like this, let alone him, the king of a country?
Huang Qiong woke up from the shock caused by the death of King Zhao and Prince Fengcheng. He did not ask the emperor whether he had found out who this person was, but said something that surprised the emperor: "Looking at the Healthy City in the distance, the small river flows against the current. I saw my son killing my father, and later I saw my brother killing me." Brother."
Huang Qiong's words are talking about the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties in the Southern Dynasties. In order to compete for status, fathers, sons and brothers fought against each other and killed each other. Although this metaphor is a bit too harsh, Huang Qiong does not think it is inappropriate.
No matter who was responsible for the death of King Zhao and Prince Fengcheng. But to say that it has nothing to do with his brothers, even Huang Qiong would not believe it if he beat him to death. Moreover, Huang Qiong also reminded the emperor in disguise that he had killed several brothers. You, the emperor, may not want to take action. There are some things that you should pay attention to.
Sure enough, after Huang Qiong said these words, the emperor's expression changed. But the emperor with a sullen face did not answer him immediately. Instead, he looked at the main hall of the palace facing the Huangji Gate, which was also the most grand Hanyuan Hall in the entire Ziwei City, but did not continue on this topic.
Instead, he changed the topic and brought up some old memories: "Ajiu, you are really smart, even much smarter than I originally expected. Your personality is round on the outside and square on the inside, and you always have a certain way of doing things. Bottom line, knowing what to do and what not to do is living up to your mother’s training over the years.”
"But do you know what your biggest weakness is? That is, you are still not good at enduring some things. Remember, this may be the biggest weakness for the superior, and it may also become the most fatal weakness. You know, even if it is a The king of a country cannot cover the sky with one hand, and he has to make concessions on many things."
"Ajiu, do you know what I went through when I was the prince and the King of Shou? I will tell you today that when I was the prince, Emperor Liezong also made things difficult for me in every possible way. Suppression. Just because in his eyes, my biological mother is just the wife of a sinner who was banished from the palace. My birth has insulted the noble blood of the Tian family."
Emperor Liezong? Huang Qiong thought for a while and then remembered that Emperor Liezong was the crown prince of the Sejong Dynasty. After he ascended the throne, he found that his power had fallen away. When he tried to regain his rights, he failed because he was not secretive. He was deposed as the king of Tong'an County by his grandfather, and was eventually poisoned and executed in a forbidden place together with several of his sons.
It was me, the emperor, who, after regaining power, retrieved his remains that had been hastily buried in Mang Mountain, reburied him in the imperial mausoleum, and posthumously named him Emperor Liezong. It's just that Huang Qiong didn't understand for a while. Why did the emperor mention this past event today? Are you remembering the bitterness and remembering the sweetness, or do you want to remind or warn yourself of something through this incident?
Seeing the confusion in Huang Qiong's eyes, the emperor couldn't help but look a little sad when he mentioned the past events: "Back then, my biological mother, your imperial grandmother, was the wife of a sinner who was confiscated to the harem clothes bureau as a slave. .My status is the lowest in the palace, not even as good as an ordinary palace maid. It was only by chance that I was favored by Emperor Sejong and got me."
"It is said that in the palace, the mother is more valuable than the son. In fact, the reverse is also true. Is the prince valued, and how can he not have a certain relationship with his mother? Your royal grandmother is a married woman, and she was favored by the emperor. Regardless of the reason, in the eyes of the world, it is already considered unruly. What’s more, she is the wife of a guilty minister who was punished as a slave in the palace? "
"Although your royal grandmother was blessed by Emperor Sejong and gave birth to me, she is still not welcome in this palace. Mother and son were left in the palace, left to fend for themselves in a dilapidated corner. She was a higher-ranking eunuch. , they can reprimand us at every turn and take our mother and son not seriously."
"I still remember that the palace where your imperial grandmother lived, even the window paper was incomplete. When it rained heavily outside the house, it would rain lightly inside. In winter, the room was damp and cold. The charcoal used for heating was If you remember, give me some. If you don’t remember, your royal grandmother and I will have to suffer the cold."
"Every winter, your royal grandmother was afraid that I would get sick from the cold. Not only would she wrap all her clothes around me, but she would only wear a thin piece of clothing. She was also afraid that I would be held in her arms all day long. Because she knew, If I get sick, no imperial doctor will come to treat me. As a mother, she only hopes that I can survive. Even though my arrival is still a hardship for her."
"The meals delivered from the imperial kitchen every day are all dishonest, and sometimes they are even sour. There is not even a diced meat to be found in the dishes. During the holidays, I would like to give them something that I don't know about the palace master. Eating leftover meat and vegetables is considered a festival. Wear clothes that others don’t wear. Just like this, we really don’t have any clothes, so we only give them one or two pieces.”
"Your imperial grandmother doesn't have any clothes without patches. Speaking of which, I'm afraid no one will believe it now. When I was seven years old, I didn't even know what new clothes were. They say that the Tian family is the richest in the world, but there are Several people know that in this palace, a dignified prince actually grew up drinking rice soup and never wore unpatched clothes before he was ten years old."
"The only thing that has changed is that after I was born, your imperial grandmother no longer has to go to the laundry bureau to wash clothes or clean toilets. People only know that your imperial grandmother was the wife of a criminal who was confiscated and sent to the palace. But who knows that back then, Before your royal grandmother was betrothed, your royal grandmother was a famous and talented woman in the capital."
"My grandpa was once a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor. Less than a month after your royal grandmother married into that family, she was innocently implicated. If it weren't for your royal grandmother, she would have been like this when Emperor Sejong came to visit him. Being fined and confiscated to the palace for two years, I'm afraid those people will think that I am not a blood relative of Emperor Sejong."
"My mother's status in the palace is low, and I, as a son, naturally cannot reach that level. Except for being thrown into the cold, dilapidated courtyard to fend for herself like your imperial grandmother, no one cares about her at all. When it was time for me to be knighted, I was not knighted at the age of six like other princes, and I didn't even have a serious name."
"Other princes tied their hair and went to school at the age of five, but I was not able to enter school until I was eleven years old. This was your imperial grandmother's best friend before she got married. The later Concubine Chen really couldn't stand it. . I spoke in front of Emperor Sejong, so that Emperor Sejong remembered that he still had a son like me. Only then could I have a name and be able to enroll in school."
"Thanks to Concubine Chen, the lives of my mother and son have changed. Although your imperial grandmother did not get the title, at least with the help of Concubine Chen, life has changed a little bit. At least we can eat enough every day. , and more charcoal is provided for heating in winter.”
"But that's all she can do. She is just a concubine, and there is nothing she can do if there are more. When I left the palace at the age of thirteen, according to the practice of the Sejong Dynasty, in addition to the palace, , the prince's inner treasury allocates 30,000 guan to each prince. But do you know how much of these 30,000 guan are left in my hands? It's less than 10,000 guan."
"Later I found out that most of the 30,000 yuan was taken away by the then crown prince, later Emperor Liezong, to buy jewelry for his beloved concubine. The rest was divided among several eunuchs in charge of the inner treasury. In my hands, only five thousand guans were left. In the remaining years of the feudal lord's stay in Beijing, the annual gifts I received were a full 30% less than those of other princes."
"According to the customs at that time, when the prince leaves the palace, he will have sixteen eunuchs and sixteen maids. Naturally, when he comes to my place, there are no maids. Only eight eunuchs who have reached the age and are about to be sent out of the palace are given. Then. It’s my prince who was originally named Shou Wang. It’s not the word “Shou” that later became “Shou”, but the word “Shou” which means “Shou”.”
"When I came to the vassal, the Yongye fields granted to each of the other princes ranged from 6,000 acres to around 10,000 acres. But when I came here, I only had 3,000 acres of Susukino. Most of them were River floodplains that have been flooded nine times in ten years, or mountain skins that grow only grass but no food."
"There are a lot of local officials here who want to follow others' influence. I am not welcome in the palace. Those officials definitely don't mind adding insult to injury. Not counting the anger I received in the palace before, this incident alone is very unwelcome to a prince. It's a huge humiliation for everyone. But what could I do if I couldn't bear it at the time?"
"In those days, I could only take a look at Emperor Sejong from a distance every year during the Qianqiu Festival or the Chinese New Year. Not only did I not have the qualification to participate in the annual Qianqiu Festival banquet with all the ministers, but also the annual family banquet in the palace. It's not my fault. After kowtow, you have to go back honestly."
"On weekdays, you can't see Emperor Sejong at all. After leaving the palace, there is no chance. The son of a lowly woman is not qualified to meet the emperor. No one is welcome in the palace, and no one is welcome outside the palace. .My maternal grandfather was implicated and had his house confiscated. The former scholar of the university and the Ministry of Etiquette has long since passed away. Who else can uphold justice for me?"
"There is no one in my mother's family, and on my father's side, I'm afraid Emperor Sejong may not even be able to remember who I am. Where could I go to complain and file a complaint? Besides, if I had even shown the slightest bit of complaint back then, my bones would have been cold, and I would still be here today. ? Emperor Yeoljong back then was deeply loved by Emperor Sejong. Killing me, an unwanted prince, quietly would not even cause a ripple."
"I feel really wronged, so I can only find a place where no one is and cry loudly. Even just like that, I dare not cry out many times. I am afraid that someone with intentions will hear me. Not only will it not solve the problem, but it will make me even more unlucky. So, Back then, I had no other choice but to endure. I am far worse than you are now."
"The reason why your grandfather deposed the Emperor Liezong and made me the emperor was because I had no foundation in the court and no support from my maternal family. At that time, I left a cowardly impression on all the civil and military officials of the court. It doesn't matter. Because I am the one who can best control him."
"I, what I am telling you today is not to teach you anything, nor to recall the past. I am here to tell you that if you want to be a master, you must first be able to endure things that others in this world cannot tolerate. . Tolerance means a knife to the head. Even if someone throws the dirtiest thing in your face, you still have to endure it until you have no ability to fight back."
"Only by being able to bend and stretch, and endure what ordinary people cannot bear, can one be a man. All the ministers in the court said that my determination is beyond ordinary people. But how many people can understand that without the tempering of those years of life, how could I be tempered? With this determination." Having said this, the emperor glanced at Huang Qiong beside him calmly.
