Speaking of the general trend of the world, the emperor smiled bitterly and waved his hand to stop Princess Jincheng who wanted to say something: "You don't need to comfort me. I am not so old and stupid that I can't understand what the general trend of the world is like now. What is the so-called The peaceful and prosperous era is just used by those officials to fool me and the people of this world."
"Just like every night, the watchman on the street shouts that everything is safe. As long as there is no major incident such as people's rebellion, even if half of the people in the world starve to death, it will still be a peaceful and prosperous time in the eyes of those officials. But they can Fool me, but I must not fool myself. We can’t wait until the people really take the risk, and those who open their mouths and shut up will still be in peace and prosperity."
"Jincheng, I know that although you have never interfered in the government affairs, you are no stranger to the government affairs due to some people's reasons. If you really knew nothing about the government affairs, you would not have choked Ah Jiu just now. Focus on it. It will be so accurate. Therefore, you should know that the internal and external troubles I mentioned are not to scare myself or you."
"Outside, the Northern Liao Dynasty, which has now calmed down the civil strife, has been mobilizing troops in recent years and is ready to seize control of the Central Plains. Now sending this Liang Wang to come to our court in the name of the so-called mutual trade must be to test me. Once you feel that you have an opportunity, you will definitely invade in large numbers. Isn't this the reason why you oppose Ah Jiu's method? "
"The internal worries are even more obvious. As you just said to Ah Jiu, the income of the imperial court is becoming increasingly difficult, and now it has reached the point where the imperial court does not dare to go to war. Speaking of which, it has become a big joke. Dignified In the Kingdom of Heaven, the annual income is not only important, but even the salaries of the court officials are not enough."
"Nowadays, the disasters on Longyou and Shaanxi 2nd Road are getting more and more serious, but the imperial court cannot provide enough money and food for disaster relief. Shaanxi Road is fine, but Longyou Road has always been a place where Han people are mixed and the folk customs are fierce. Once a civil uprising occurs, The consequences are unimaginable. In addition, officialdom is becoming increasingly corrupt, and land annexation is becoming more and more intense. Clan clans everywhere are preying on the common people, and the number of refugees is increasing year by year."
"There is another point that you may not be aware of. After more than a hundred years of accumulation, the Guilin County Prince's Mansion has now become the most powerful one. It is said that the Guilin County Prince's Mansion owns 30% of the world's wealth, but I thought that meant that Less. To say that 30% accounts for 20% is an exaggeration. But for Guilin County Prince’s Mansion, Ah Jiu’s judgment is only 50% less.”
"If you have money, you can gather troops. If you have money, you can bribe court officials for your own use. You can also buy the popularity and support of the people in the world. With the support of the people, officials, and soldiers, you will have one-fifth of the world's wealth. Do you think it would be difficult for the Prince of Guilin to rebel? With its huge financial resources, even if there is not even a penny of tax, it will not be a problem to maintain millions of troops and horses for several years."
"The administration of officials has been corrupted, the clan has become more and more common, and the number of refugees has only increased. The palace of the Guilin County prince has been growing, and the court's income has been decreasing year by year. It has almost reached the point where it has almost reached the point where it is impossible to open the pot and the court does not even dare to use troops. In addition, there is the Northern Liao Dynasty. The tigers are eyeing it, and Annan in the south is also getting ready to make some moves recently. The so-called peaceful and prosperous age is just a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water."
"Since I came to the throne, I have always been cautious and diligent in government affairs. I don't think I have slacked off at all. I have never been delayed in my daily morning court. I often criticized mistakes and never rested all night, but I never thought that it would end up like this. I I have always governed the world with mercy, but I never thought that indulging in it would have such negative consequences. It’s just that I am really old now and I no longer have the energy to change all this."
"This country was conquered by our ancestors through hundreds of battles. I am incompetent. To end up like this is to disgrace my ancestors. Therefore, for the sake of this country, the country, and the people of this world, I must choose a person. He has both ability and political integrity, and his determination cannot be compromised. Those who have the ability to clean up the government and the public and eliminate the shortcomings of the current government will inherit the throne."
"Jincheng, you are the eldest daughter of the emperor. Except for the four sons of Empress Daxing, you almost brought up the rest of the older brothers. Regarding their character, you can only know better than me. Many. Ask yourself, whether it is King Ji, King Teng, or King Yong, or King Shen, King Song, or King Chu who is about the same age as Ah Jiu, which one has this ability?"
"As for the prince, I didn't give him a chance, but what did he do? He raised prostitutes and killers. King Zhao only contradicted him a few words, and then he sent people to poison him to death. The deaths of the other brothers , are also related to him. In government affairs, he plays easy and hard, and as the crown prince of a country, he actually allows his disciples to do whatever it takes to amass money."
"I haven't even let go of the pitiful oil and water on the refugees. Even if I am completely stupid, I can't possibly hand over this country to him. As for the King of Shu, it's not like I didn't give him a chance to compete with Ah Jiu. But he killed his brothers and humiliated his sister-in-law. After he wiped out Prince Duan and his family, he burned them down without even leaving any bones. The only remaining one, Princess Duan, was also insulted to the point of going crazy by him."
"If Ah Jiu hadn't acted decisively, the family members of King Jing would have almost perished in his hands. The so-called rebellion of King Jing and King Duan was simply planned by him secretly. I don't know what means he used to control Jing and King Duan. King Duan Er instigated a rebellion in their name, and then he told his own story and sent people to kill people to silence him. In addition to King Jing and King Duan, he was also responsible for the assassination of Ah Jiu."
"He just wanted to trip up the prince and took advantage of the enmity between Ah Jiu and the prince to send assassins to kill Ah Jiu so that he could pour dirty water on the prince. And in order to kill people and silence them, he even hooked up with foreigners to use them as foreign aid. Such a person , How dare I entrust this great cause to you? If I really pass the throne to him, I am afraid that none of you brothers and sisters will be able to escape his grasp."
Princess Jincheng was shocked when the emperor mentioned the things that King Shu had done. Because the emperor wanted to avoid another huge scandal in the Tian family, he kept it secret after finding out most of what the King of Shu had done, and did not leak it at all. The other two doctors, Huang Qiong and Guo, who knew about the matter, would naturally not go around talking about it to bring trouble to themselves.
Therefore, Princess Jincheng did not know about the things that King Shu did, and she only learned about it from the emperor until today. After the emperor finished speaking, Princess Jincheng could hardly believe what her ears heard. The gentle fifth brother who treated every brother with extraordinary concern actually did such an unjust thing in private.
He killed his brothers, humiliated his sister-in-law, and even insulted Princess Duan to the point of going crazy. He controlled and planned his two brothers and started a rebellion during his mother's funeral. Can this be done by one person? Even though she heard these words from the emperor's mouth with her own ears, even though she knew that the emperor had the North and South Zhenfu Division in his hands, it was impossible to find out this matter clearly, but Princess Jincheng still didn't want to believe it.
Seeing the disbelieving expression on Princess Jincheng's face, the emperor smiled bitterly and said: "I can't believe it, all these things that even an individual cannot do are really done by him. But I personally After interrogating Princess Duan, who was rescued by Nanzhen Fusi, and his personal guards, I found out that he not only insulted his sister-in-law in front of his brother.
"In front of his sister-in-law, he personally killed Prince Duan and all of Prince Duan's children, and then set fire to or wiped out the traces. Just because when he was cutting the grass and roots, he found that Princess Duan was rescued by Nanzhen Fusi, because of the pursuit In order to vent his anger, he went so far as to massacre the village in a heart-rending manner. There was not even a single living person left in the entire village. Those are my people and his people."
"Princess Duan, who fell into his hands, had enough fun, and he gave it to his subordinates as a reward. She was his biological sister-in-law, and she became a madman even after she was rescued. When I asked her , except for the repeated words "Fifth brother, please, we are your biological brothers and sisters-in-law, how could you do this," I can't say anything anymore, even I can't recognize you."
"If these things were not confessed by his close bodyguards, I would not believe that the person who did such an outrageous thing is actually my son. I really don't know how much superficial effort he has put in over the years. Such a man who killed his brothers and killed his brothers can still be called a wise king by the officials of the Manchu Dynasty. I don't know what evil I have done to raise such a beast."
Seeing the emperor's expression of gnashing his teeth with hatred when the King of Shu was mentioned, Princess Jincheng said quickly: "Father, please calm down. No matter what the fifth brother has done in the past, which is outrageous and resentful, he has already received retribution, hasn't he? , Your health is important, don't get angry because of a traitor."
Regarding Princess Jincheng's consolation, the emperor smiled coldly and said: "Do you really think he died like this? You underestimate your fifth brother too much. If it is the prince who drinks to drown his sorrows, I I still believe it a little bit. But I don’t believe that Lao Wu, who forced one brother to death and killed another brother’s entire family, would do such a low-level thing.”
, "After receiving the news, my first thought was not to believe it. So I immediately sent Dr. Guo to check it out. As expected, the body was burned beyond recognition, but if you look carefully, Even if you look at it, you can still find some clues. Lao Wu's right foot has six toes, but the toes on the right foot of the corpse have five toes like ordinary people."
"That is to say, the corpse is not him at all. It is a substitute he found to perform a trick on me. The toes on Lao Wu's right foot are six toes. Only I and his mother know about this. I'm afraid you It’s also unclear. He has always been proud of his right foot and six toes, and believes that he is truly the one appointed by God.”
"If he is innocent, then why did he run away? Ah Jiu took Wang Jing's family and ran away the night when they entered the capital. If the matters in Zhengzhou and Ruzhou really have nothing to do with him, what guilt does he have? Originally, I felt sorry for him What he did was half-belief and half-doubt. Although I sent people to check, before the news came, I at least still retained some illusions about him. "
"But after verifying that the corpse in the King of Shu's Courtyard was not his at all, even if there was no proof, I couldn't help but not believe it. I didn't know until I saw the evidence from the people I sent to Chengdu to secretly investigate. What exactly did this wise king in the eyes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty do in these years? Externally, he befriended the Tibetan monks and prime ministers and the four princes of Dali, and internally bribed officials from Sichuan and the imperial court."
"Even the commanders of Liannan Town Fusi, Chuandong Road and Chengdu Prefecture, Qianshi and Qianhu, were secretly instigated by him to rebel. Instead of playing a role in monitoring and restraining, they actually acted as pawns for his expansion of power. .So I clearly know that he is not dead yet, but I also clearly decree that his title should be abolished. The Heavenly Family will definitely not be able to keep such a person."
"Okay, today is New Year's Eve, and I don't want to mention this traitor. I am telling you this to tell you clearly that I chose Ajiu after careful consideration. Nowadays, the country is declining, internal and external troubles, for the sake of this ancestor I have painstakingly passed down this country, and for you, my children, I don’t even dare to choose a steadfast master.”
