Despite the previous letter from King Yong, it was given a certain amount of advance. But this imperial edict still made Huang Qiong feel very uncomfortable. He didn't know what the emperor was thinking when he issued this imperial edict. But Huang Qiong was not ordinary dissatisfied that the woman around him was not treated well by his emperor.
Although these people around me are from Jianghu people, they are still better than those dancers or even women from brothels. He hadn't asked for status with him yet, so he couldn't figure out for a moment what was so crazy about his emperor. Even if Huang Qiong wanted to interfere in the affairs of his own boudoir, he could only roll his eyes helplessly. .
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong suddenly remembered the previous letter from King Yong, which mentioned that the prince of Guilin came to Beijing and asked the emperor to find marriage for his son and daughter. I couldn't help but feel a slight movement in my heart. Could it be that this edict of reprimand was related to this matter? This possibility was immediately overturned by Huang Qiong. Are you kidding me? Those powerful people don’t keep wives and concubines these days?
Not to mention my brothers, there were quite a few who had children before getting married. It's just an ordinary wealthy family, one with three or two concubines. Even the Prince of Guilin did not necessarily have other women around him before he married his first wife. The emperor should still not come out to blame himself for this matter.
I really can't figure out the emperor's intention of this imperial edict, and I'm a little worried that Huang Qiong, who doesn't say anything openly, will do something behind his back. In the end, I was still a little worried about my emperor. My own emperor, I am not a good person. For the so-called overall situation, he can do anything.
Huang Qiong made up his mind to find out the emperor's true intentions. Without leaving a trace, he stuffed a gold ingot worth twenty taels into Gao Wuyong's sleeve. Huang Qiongcai said: "Master Gao, what happened in the palace? Why did my father suddenly think of intervening in my private affairs? Well, there are indeed more women around me now, but they are not more than what the imperial court ordered. "
"But this is also normal among the princes. My brothers are not the ones with wives and concubines. Why did my father get so angry this time? He even went so far as to issue an explicit reprimand. ? Can you reveal some reasons, otherwise I would not feel at ease, right?"
Looking at Huang Qiong who was puzzled, Gao Wuyong did not answer him, but said: "Back to the King of England, the emperor sent his slave this time. In addition to reading out this imperial edict, he also wanted the slave to ask the king something. Your Highness, the first thing is to ask the King of England what he thinks of the Prince. I hope that the King of England can tell the truth about his opinion of the Prince, so that I can go back and report to the Emperor."
"The emperor has something to say before he comes: Ah Jiu must tell the truth about his views on the prince. He must not be cunning or evasive. If he still plays cunning with me in this matter, wait until he returns to Beijing to take a closer look at his skin. These are the exact words that the emperor told the slave to bring to the King of England before the slave came."
"Also, the emperor also said it. King Yong and King Yong have always been on good terms. Although they were not in the capital during this period, whatever happened in the capital during this period, King Yong must have The King of England is reporting. Therefore, the Emperor asked his servants to tell the King of England not to act like they don’t know anything and to fight against the Emperor."
Having said this, Gao Wuyong glanced at Huang Qiong in front of him, and then said: "Please rest assured, King of England, your answer will be truthfully reported to the emperor, and only the emperor, you, and the slave know it. The emperor has a decree, and today If even a single word of what I said is leaked, my whole family will be chopped up alive. Therefore, His Majesty the King of England can rest assured and say so."
"And it's not just you. The emperor has also sent people to consult with Prince Ji and Prince Teng of the vassal. It's just that the ones you have here are slaves and maids. All the vassal kings who have not yet ascended to the throne in Beijing are all over ten years old. The emperor personally approached the six princes one by one. King of England, please don’t have any worries."
Huang Qiong frowned slightly when he heard that the emperor not only sent Gao Wuyong to deliver the decree, but also asked Gao Wuyong to ask him what he thought of the prince. He was somewhat unclear about the emperor's true intention in asking about this matter. But there is one thing that Huang Qiong knows. Since the emperor asked Gao Wuyong to bring out the meaning of his words, it would be impossible for him not to answer anyway.
Gao Wuyong's words, or rather the emperor's confession, blocked almost all his escape routes. Even if I wanted to find an excuse to refuse, I couldn't find one. After all, he has been a king for more than ten years, and he is also a father. Less than a year after leaving the palace, he had already discovered his own temperament and temperament. No wonder others often say that there is no better son than a father.
Huang Qiong didn't think that his emperor, who was also cunning and cunning, would cause trouble out of nothing. With nothing to do, he sent his most trusted eunuch to ask him what he thought of the prince, and then asked him to answer truthfully. My own emperor, I, is not a person who is aimless.
However, even though Gao Wuyong had made a guarantee, Huang Qiong still felt that he should be more cautious. He didn't want to say something taboo and make his changeable emperor furious. After pondering for a while, Huang Qiong said: "Master Gao, let's not talk about what kind of person the prince is. I think my father has a stronghold in his heart."
"Let's first talk about how the prince got to where he is now. I heard that the prince was also a benevolent and righteous person. He was extremely filial to his father and Queen Daxing, and he treated his younger brothers as well. He has always been as close as brothers and has the demeanor of an eldest brother. But it has only been more than ten years since he was established as the prince, so why he has become like this, we need to think carefully about it. "
As soon as Huang Qiong said these words, Gao Wuyong was stunned and thought that he had heard wrongly. If he remembered correctly, the emperor sent him to inquire about the prince's conduct. In fact, to put it bluntly, they were here to collect charges against the prince, and also to find out how to deal with the prince.
Because everyone knows exactly what the prince has done in these years. The so-called solicitation of opinions is just to deceive others. After all, the prince was appointed by the emperor himself, and even if he wanted to be punished, he had to maintain the emperor's face. Otherwise, wouldn't it tell the world that when a prince educates his son, he is not educating ordinary failures.
The emperor sent him here this time just to hear what the King of England thought about this aspect. And definitely not here to ask why the prince ended up where he is today. Does the King of England's answer seem to be a little off track? Why did the emperor do this? What was the hidden intention behind it? As a eunuch who abided by his duties, Gao Wuyong could not guess, let alone guess.
But he felt that the King of England's answer, no matter what he ultimately wanted to say, would probably cause the emperor's displeasure in the end. Sometimes Gao Wuyong really couldn't understand whether the British king was really shrewd or fake. Knowing that the final result would definitely anger the emperor, he still insisted on doing something like this. Does he really not know that this is a rare opportunity for him?
It's just Gao Wuyong's worry, and it's obvious that some pearls are secretly cast aside. Regarding the change in Gao Wuyong's face, Huang Qiongquan pretended not to see it and continued: "The prince is not only the eldest among the legitimate sons of the father, but also the eldest among all the sons of the father. The father After inheriting the throne, it is natural for him to be crown prince."
"If I remember correctly, the prince was born in the fifth year of Zhihe, Emperor Sejong. Oh, no, the prince was born in the first month of the first month, so he should be in the sixth year of Zhihe. Since my father was established as the prince in the first year of Emperor Mingde's reign in the Yuan Dynasty, until this year In the sixteenth year of Mingde's reign, he should be thirty-five years old. According to this calculation, when the father ascended the throne in August of the third year of Zhengde, Lie Zong, the prince was already ten years old."
"When he was deposed together with Queen Daxing and was relegated to the cold palace, the prince should have been twelve years old. At this age, whether in the heavenly family or the family of ordinary people, he should be sensible, or should be sensible. In some families, as the eldest son reaches this age, he has already started to help his father manage the house."
"I heard that my father was very strict with the prince because he was the eldest son, so he started to study with his hair tied at the age of five. After reading books and getting older, I can not only remember some things, but also have my own feelings. .From being relegated to the cold palace and then out of the cold palace, he was established as the prince at the age of sixteen.
"The prince has lived in the cold palace for nearly four years, and has lived four years of precarious life. Mr. Gao, do you know what it is like to live in the cold palace? Do you know the kind of life where you don't know how long you can live, or even if you don't know how long you can live? Do you know what it’s like to know if you can’t see the sun tomorrow even if you sleep tonight?”
When Huang Qiong said these words, he didn't know what was going on between his parents, and there was indescribable bitterness in his words. The prince only spent four years in the cold palace, but he lived in the cold palace for eighteen years. The prince lived in fear of foreign ministers, but he lived in the shadow of being killed by his father and brother at any time.
That kind of fear was even worse than the fear the prince had towards his foreign minister, his own grandfather. Compared with foreign ministers, it is even more difficult to accept that they may die at the hands of their own father and brother at any time. Because it's not just fear, but more of a chill, a chill of family affection. Although he was forced to practice martial arts by his mother, he may not have wanted to survive.
However, Huang Qiong was taught by her mother after many years of painstaking efforts. When I said these words, my emotions were somewhat affected by my mood. But even after he adjusted, the tone of his next words was still extremely dull: "The prisoner who never knew how long he could live has suddenly become the crown prince of a country who is inferior to one person and superior to tens of millions of people."
"From a precarious life, I suddenly became the most noble person in the world, enjoying the support of the whole world, with beautiful women and wealth at my fingertips. One day, I can even become the supreme king of the world, the king of a country facing south and facing north. Two lives, The difference between the two statuses is more than just a world of difference. Once you are dazzled, it will be difficult to get out."
"No one will let go easily. I am not saying that it was a mistake for my father to hastily appoint the crown prince without careful consideration in order to stabilize people's hearts as quickly as possible. In terms of the situation at that time, there was nothing wrong with this choice. But. When the prince was registered, he was already over fifteen years old, and he was old enough to understand the government."
"But since the crown prince was appointed, apart from urging him to study, my father has never allowed him to participate in government affairs. If he is still immature at the age of sixteen, my father is worried that he will be too impulsive when dealing with political affairs and violate the rules of governing a great country. It's like cooking fresh food. But the prince is twenty or twenty-six years old after his wedding. It can't be said that he is still too immature.
"What is the father's intention in not allowing the prince to participate in the government? It is not for us, as sons and ministers, to comment unreasonably. But this move of the father will naturally make the prince feel more confident about his position from the bottom of his heart. Do you have doubts or even a sense of crisis? I think my father has other thoughts for doing this."
