At this point, my mother stopped talking. He stood up, walked to the door of Tingxuexuan, looked at the pavilion outside, and after another period of silence, he said: "Originally, he was still thinking about helping you onto the horse and then taking you on a ride. But now it seems that you have really He is no longer needed. Now he just wants to take back those precious seals, and I am afraid there is no one in the palace who can send a message to the outside world for him. "
"You are my son, and I brought you up with my own hands. How can I not understand your thoughts? Although your actions are for the sake of government affairs, the capable ones are promoted and the mediocre ones are demoted, but in your heart you have deep feelings for him. It may not be without precautions. After Yu Mingyuan was transferred, you revived Yang Jiyuan again. You know clearly that the current deputy privy envoy is his confidant, but you didn't even give him a chance to act. "
"He single-handedly promoted the Minister of the Ministry of War, but you have replaced all the two ministers of the Ministry of War. There are also several nobles in the Ministry of War. Although their positions have not changed, do you still have real power now that you have made them? The two provinces of Shu and Menxia have been made empty by you. Except for Fu Yuanshan, almost all of the team he left for you have become decorations. You have turned the front department into an empty frame. "
"The limited real power now is concentrated in the hands of your confidants. Except for you, among the generals of the Four Camps and the Xijing Camp, I am afraid that none of them really listen to the imperial court's orders. If he wants to take you back With the power in his hands, I am afraid that the government will soon be in chaos. No matter what, he is still a man who has been the king for more than twenty years, even if the ambitions in his early years are no longer there."
"But just because he doesn't talk about some things doesn't mean that he really doesn't understand. No matter how satisfied he is with your performance, he is still an emperor after all. But whatever you do, no matter what he does, My father is still an emperor, which makes me feel uncomfortable. In fact, you yourself have not seen it clearly. Those things you insist on are just because you are now a man. "
"Besides, for you, his move to Yongfu Palace is not only not unbearable, but actually a good thing. Those old ministers and nobles in the court who were still counting on him have completely stopped thinking of relying on him to make a comeback. . After all, for the people of the world, this palace is where the real power lies. As for the Yongfu Palace built by Sejong, it is just a temporary existence. "
"And since you have been in charge of the government, how have you ever cared about other people's opinions? His presence or absence has no burden on you now. Because I know that in your heart, you have never really valued your father. . Now for you, he doesn’t even have much use as a tablet. You insist on keeping him in the palace, but in your heart you just don’t want to be unfilial.”
"That thing is just a false name. If you really have the intention, it will be the same everywhere. If you don't have that intention, you just put it in front of you and won't do anything you should do. When he leaves here, Qiong'er lets him go and lets him go. Yourself. It will be a good thing for you and him if he moves out. If he continues to stay here, something will really happen to him, and this is the last thing I want to see. "
Huang Qiong was left speechless by her mother's words and the sharp gaze that made her unable to hide. He also knew that he could hide many of his thoughts from the old man, but he could not hide them from his mother at all. What my mother said was right. After she took over the power, her series of actions were indeed for the overall good, but part of her heart was wary of the old man's thoughts.
There is nothing more ruthless than the emperor's family. The emperor's thoughts are even more difficult to guess than the thoughts of women in his own time. Although the old man has now become a hands-off shopkeeper, if he really fell out with him that day, what can he do to him? As the saying goes, if you have plenty of dry food, you will always have an umbrella. If you don’t make some preparations in advance, you may not really be able to afford the consequences when the time comes.
In fact, Huang Qiong also knew that he was becoming more and more suspicious. As long as the old man has his mother, he won't be able to make any big waves. But in the past dynasties, are there still few cases of father and son killing each other? In one case, a son kills his father, in a later time he sees a younger brother kill his brother, and more often than not, the father kills his son. The old man is always indecisive about everything, but when it comes to matters involving imperial power, he still does an unsatisfactory job.
However, in response to her mother's words, Huang Qiong just smiled faintly: "Mother, my son did take some precautions. But the son replaced his so-called confidants because there were more of them, except for those who were against him. Apart from his loyalty, he is also more like a person who eats nothing. Most of the time, he does nothing but nod his head. More importantly, he is even a swarm of moths."
"Of course, my son is indeed somewhat wary of him. He has touched the emperor's house ruthlessly, and he is also an emperor. As you said, he is not qualified to be a king, but he is quite skilled in the emperor's mind. If my son is not Make some preparations. If one day he changes his mind and falls out with his son, what can his son do to him? This throne was given to his son by him, not by his son."
"If my son is single, it doesn't matter what he does to me. Because I was taught by you. If I want to leave here, no wall in the world can stop me. But now my son is not alone. I I have to think about my wife and children, and I don’t want to get to the point where father and son kill each other. So, even though I know that I am a little too worried, I still have to do it."
"Because the son doesn't want his own children, he has followed the same path as his son. The old man is not Tang Xuanzong, and the son does not want to be Tang Suzong. What's more, the world is in chaos now, with rebel kings in the south and Northern Liao soldiers pressing in on the border. To the west, there are even more hidden things. Holding a poisonous snake. The man in the south is now even more directly using the banner of Qingjun. It seems that he is openly rebelling now and was forced by his son.
"If one day the old man is forced by that person, it is possible that he would trade my head for tranquility. Mother, to be honest, with all his indecisiveness, my son is really a bit indecisive in this matter. I can’t believe him. Besides, it’s not my son’s style to put all his hopes on others. There are things my son doesn’t want to do, but he has to do them.”
"What's more, there are some people in the clan who were originally dissatisfied with their son. Now, I am afraid that there are not a few who blame our mother and son as the cause of Guilin County Prince's rebellion. Although the old man has a resolute temper, he has a lot of problems on many issues. , still seems a bit weak, especially when it comes to clan issues. He has always been hesitant. Who can guarantee that he will not change his mind under the pressure of the clan? "
"Mother, he brought the son up by force, and now there is no way out. It's not for the son himself, but for the son's wife and children. The son doesn't want to be so suspicious of his father, but for the son's wife and children , the son also has to take some precautions. If his temperament is really as tough as his mother, the son will not have so many worries."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, his mother looked at his tired expression and opened her mouth to say something, but finally chose silence. Huang Qiong has no sense of security in her heart. As a mother, she knows this. But as a mother, she never thought that her son, who looked strong on the outside, was so insecure in his heart. After all, the time he spent with his father was too short.
Since he left the palace, his father has been carefully compensating him, but at the same time, he has been constantly tempering him. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that he is testing. And these trials or tests further deepened the insecurity in his heart, especially after he married a wife and had children. This feeling of insecurity or distrust of his father not only did not decrease, but actually increased day by day.
Thinking of this, my mother couldn't help but sigh: "I know him better than you do. He is indeed not qualified as an emperor, but as a father, he is at least barely qualified. You shouldn't have so little confidence in him. When he pushed you to the throne, Many things have already been considered. His temperament is not as weak as you imagine. If he was really as you imagined back then, you wouldn't be where you are today."
"Moreover, he wants to move to Yongfu Palace because of your consideration. Although there are some things that he still can't bear, he also knows that you have no choice but to do it. He moved to Yongfu Palace to avoid the entanglement of certain people. , also to cause less trouble for you, so that you can do it with confidence and boldness. If he is really greedy for this power and has the intention of making a comeback, he will not choose to move to Yongfu Palace."
"Actually, you don't know your father. Yongfu Palace is not a good place for him. It can even be said to be his sad place. Back then, your imperial grandmother died of illness in Yongfu Palace, but there was no one to collect her body. No one there. He received the news and had no way to enter the palace. It wasn't until your imperial grandmother's body started to stink that it was wrapped in a roll of straw mat and thrown to him who was only thirteen years old."
"He just carried your grandmother's body and walked back to the palace where he received almost nothing. Because the eunuch in charge was the confidant of the prince at that time, he did not give any money for burial. He was helpless and could only use a cabinet. , hastily collected your grandmother's body. When your grandmother was buried, she didn't even have a shroud. She could only wear the patched dress she wore when she died. "
"When your father took your grandmother's body back, he originally wanted to keep a vigil in the palace for seven days. But the eunuch in charge refused to let it go. He opened his mouth and shut up, forcing your father to bury your grandmother's body immediately. If your father hadn't begged so hard, he would have been almost not even allowed to enter the palace. He was a prince back then, so according to regulations, he should have a carriage, or at least find an ox cart."
"But the eunuch in charge, on the pretext that the prince did not have a handwriting, withheld his carriage and refused to let him use it. He was not allowed to use the ox carts and carriages in the mansion. In desperation, he could only use the woodshed to buy them. Chai used a wooden carriage to push your grandmother to the burial place step by step. And all his servants in the house were from Emperor Liezong, and no one dared to step forward to help. They were all watching the joke. "
"When your father was pulling your grandmother's coffin towards the mass grave outside the city, your uncles were standing in a restaurant facing the street, watching your father struggling to push the cart alone. . Not only did no one help, but they stood there and laughed. Some people even wanted to relieve themselves on your grandmother's coffin. If Princess Xincai hadn't passed by and stopped those bastards."
"I also ordered people to help take your grandmother's coffin to the mass grave, and helped dig a grave to bury her. Your father, who was thin and small at the time, probably couldn't even find a place for your grandmother to stay. No. Your father has always remembered Princess Xincai’s kindness. Otherwise, how could he have tolerated the misbehavior of Princess Xincai’s son for so many years?”
"For him, Yongfu Palace is not a geomantic treasure, but a sad place. Every time he goes there, he only lives in the courtyard where your grandmother lived. Every year when he goes to Yongfu Palace, he misses your mistress more. , otherwise he would not have even taken a step there. Now, for you, he chooses to move back to that sad place. What else do you want him to do? Qiong'er, just let him do whatever he wants this time."
