"I heard that my father was strict with the four sons born to Queen Daxing from the front to the back. But he loved them from the back to the front. Among the four sons born to Queen Daxing, the most The youngest King of Shu is favored by my father. Perhaps my father believes that the prince is the crown prince of a country and will inherit the throne in the future, so he must be educated strictly."
"But my father ignored it. The prince also has feelings, and he is also one of his sons. Especially those four years of life in the cold palace, he also needs his father's care. The prince is also an ordinary person, and he will also be troubled by his father's superficial concern. Jealous. Even if he knows that his father's severity to him is deserved."
"And my father was not only strict with the prince, but also ignored a very important issue. That is what kind of temperament the prince has developed in the four years in the cold palace. Although I have only been out of the palace for one day, Years ago, but looking at the way the prince behaves, there are only two words to describe it, and that is extreme."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong looked at Gao Wuyong, who was stunned by his words. Presumably he may not be able to understand the meaning of these words. But it doesn’t matter whether he understands it or not. As long as he can truthfully convey his words to the emperor, it is enough. He couldn't understand it, and maybe the emperor couldn't understand it either.
However, thinking of her mentality in those years, Huang Qiong smiled quite self-deprecatingly and said: "Not everyone can still have the mentality of this king after living in the cold palace for a period of time. In those years of Queen Daxing, she was As a bastard, I have a bad opinion of how to educate children. But I know that I have such a mentality, thanks to my mother's daily education."
"The quality of each person's life since childhood will directly affect a person's character. And this person's character also directly determines the direction of a person's destiny. When the prince was born, it was the time when the father was at his strongest. The original Shou Prince's Mansion was the poorest among all the residences of Emperor Sejong, and the one with the worst treatment."
"After finally getting through, my father became the emperor. But my mother was deposed, and I was also trapped in the cold palace. I passed the precarious days. I have never had any contact with Queen Daxing about her personality. I don’t understand. But after only four years of living in the cold palace, her body was worn down. I think Queen Daxing must be that kind of introvert."
"My father is inaccessible, and my mother has that kind of personality. As a child, he has to bear almost everything. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to develop an extreme personality. My own personality has already His upbringing, coupled with his father's unwillingness to delegate power, has aggravated this character in disguise."
"And the two younger brothers were entrusted to a place close to the capital, which made the prince even more irritated. Zhengzhou is only more than 200 miles away from Beijing, and Ruzhou is only more than 100 miles away. If you are willing to eat some It's not difficult to work hard and quickly, and it's easy to get there at dawn and dusk. The fact that the two younger brothers are sealed so close makes the prince even more uneasy. "
"He doesn't know what his father is thinking about this move. But in his heart, he may think that this is to prepare for Yi Chu in the future? Even if he has not thought so, he will at least think about it. In addition, over the past few years , in the overt and covert fight between the prince and the two kings, no matter how excessive the two kings were, the father never intervened, so how could this not make the prince feel fear?"
"Throughout the past and present dynasties, once the prince of any dynasty loses his position as crown prince, there will be a good result. The prince himself has developed an extreme character, and coupled with his unwillingness to lose his position as crown prince, the prince will go to the extent of killing his younger brother. It’s not surprising that it’s such a situation. It’s what anyone would do to nip all dangers that threaten his position as prince in the bud.”
"In addition, there are those around him who are only thinking about becoming the new king, and those who lurk in the palace to serve as the hero of the dragon are either flattering or exaggerating the threat in their words, so as to take credit and sell rewards. There are also many people who even fish in troubled waters. . Many reasons mixed together are the reasons why the prince has reached this day."
The prince, in Huang Qiong's heart, was just one person. He was confused by the drastic changes in his life and living environment, and he was worried about gains and losses. Coupled with the praise of people around him, he just created a person with high ambitions and low eyesight. Huang Qiong really didn't bother to comment on the prince. What he said today was just to fool the emperor.
Truth, what is truth? At this time, if he didn't kick him, Huang Qiong already thought that he was very authentic. Otherwise, for those things that the prince did, it would be possible for someone else to be cut to pieces. The emperor's request for his opinion was just a cover-up to save the prince's life.
Huang Qiong dared to bet that if he made trouble for the prince today, he would be reprimanded tomorrow. The prince did indeed do a lot of evil, but after all he was a prince for more than ten years. In the heart of my own emperor, my status is still not comparable to that of other princes. Even if the emperor really wants to abolish his position as prince, he will find ways to save his life.
Huang Qiong may not be able to guess what he, the emperor, is thinking in his mind, but he has a general idea. When he made trouble against the two kings in the Wende Hall, the prince just told the truth, which made the emperor furious. Before he led the army to go on an expedition, he had to promise again and again that even if he could not save King Jing, he would still save several of his royal grandchildren.
After stationing in Zhengzhou, the emperor repeatedly issued imperial edicts to pay close attention to the lessons of Prince Jing and his disciples. It is obvious that I, the emperor, am looking forward to the unity and friendship between my sons. Even if it is a certain son who has to be dealt with. Nor would he allow others to make things worse for his son.
With this lesson in mind, how could Huang Qiong be fooled again? Besides, the prince is nothing more than a dead tiger now. Even if the emperor spared his life for the sake of father and son, he would be deposed and imprisoned. To be honest, the prince has no real hatred against himself. Chen Yao's death has been proven not to be caused by the prince.
Since there is no deep grudge, adding insult to injury to a dead tiger at this time is simply not a good thing, given that it is very likely to cause the emperor's displeasure. If you have that time, you might as well think about how to satisfy He Yao's desire to have a child, and spend more time with Sister Xiu.
Thinking of Li Xiu's craziness and enthusiasm last night, Huang Qiong's heart couldn't help but feel a little turbulent. It's just that he was talking about business with him, but he was thinking about women. If the emperor knew about it, it was unknown whether he would vomit blood. Anyway, it is certain that he will be furious. It is probably difficult not to slap him.
This sounds like adding insult to injury, but after thinking about it carefully, it actually seems to be somewhat excusing the prince. Gao Wuyong couldn't help but smack his tongue. But despite being shocked, as the most trusted eunuch around the emperor, Gao Wuyong, who already knew that the prince's deposedness was a foregone conclusion, couldn't help but admire the king's broad-mindedness. If the prince had such a mind, how could he be where he is today?
But Gao Wuyong didn't know how to respond to the emperor with these words. Because in the King of England's words, apart from hearing the meaning of excusing the prince, he also felt that the bold King in front of him blamed the prince for getting to where he is today. On the emperor. Could it be that the King of England really didn’t take touching a tiger’s butt seriously?
After hesitating for a long time, he really didn't know how to respond to the emperor's Gao Wuyong, so he still said: "His Royal Highness, your words are really, really special. Look at these words, it is really not easy for me to go back. Do you know how to report back to the Emperor? King of England, I advise you to think twice before you act. Don't offend the Emperor at this time."
"After learning about the death of King Duan, the emperor's head turned gray almost overnight. Now the emperor's temper is much more irritable and anxious than before, and he often gets angry at every turn. A few days ago, the emperor learned that you were in Zhengzhou After taking in, uh, so many concubines, even the emperor’s favorite, the jade lion paperweight on the royal desk, was broken to pieces.”
Regarding Gao Wuyong's kindness, Huang Qiong just smiled lightly and said: "Everyone Gao has your heart. However, everyone please feel free to report these words of this king to your father truthfully. My father is the king of a country, and he is the king of the country." There are few wise kings in ancient and modern times, and their minds must be broad enough. As the saying goes, the prime minister's belly can hold a boat, and my father, as a wise king, can also run a dragon boat in his belly."
Gao Wuyong could only smile bitterly when he heard the King of England's words which were half ridicule and half words to suppress others. A wise king will make the emperor unable to deal with it even if he is angry. The following sentence, about the dragon boat running in the stomach, clearly told the emperor. If you get angry because of my answer, you, a wise king, are not as magnanimous as a minister.
As soon as his words came up, I am afraid that even if the emperor was furious after hearing this, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and finally let it go. Forget it, the British king and the emperor are close relatives. He could say whatever he wanted. Why would a eunuch like him worry so much?
The emperor was caught by the words of the British king, and he expressed his anger. But it doesn't mean that you should express your anger towards yourself. If the emperor takes his anger out on himself, wouldn't he be the unlucky one? Since the King of England is not afraid, why should he worry about it? Forget it, just wait until you return to Beijing and report back truthfully.
Thinking of this, Gao Wuyong, who was afraid that the British King would say something shocking, quickly changed the topic and said: "This slave came to Zhengzhou this time. In addition to asking the British King for his opinion on the Crown Prince, there is one more thing that the Emperor wants to do." As I have repeatedly told you, let me ask your Majesty the King for his opinion."
"Now, the Prince of Guilin has arrived in Beijing. In addition to paying homage to Queen Daxing, the most important thing for the Prince of Guilin to do when he comes to Beijing this time is to ask the emperor to arrange a marriage for the crown prince and the princess who have reached the age of marriage. . The emperor ordered the slaves to consult His Royal Highness the King of England for his opinions on the Guilin County Prince’s Palace, and he also said that this was the wish of Concubine Jing.”
"What? Mr. Gao, you won't tell me that my father is the princess's proposed marriage partner, and it happens to be me." None of us are stupid, and we all know what some words mean at a glance. After Gao Wuyong's words, Huang Qiong immediately understood where the emperor's previous imperial edict accusing him of having too many concubines came from. It turned out to be waiting for him here.
If the emperor really wanted to marry the princess to himself, then this imperial edict would not be surprising. Before his wedding, it doesn't matter if there are three or two concubines in his house. But he was in Zhengzhou, and if he included Li Xiu and Yi Ying's subordinates, there would be a total of thirteen.
Even excluding Yi Ying, who is uncertain whether to stay or leave, Li Xiu, who is about to marry another person, Lin Hanyan, who cannot be leaked, and Duan Jin, there are still nine. Before the emperor was about to arrange a marriage for himself, he had created so many concubines, and even now they have no titles. In the eyes of everyone, this was undoubtedly a deliberate slap in the face of Guilin County Prince's Mansion.
