After the atmosphere was quiet for a few seconds, Emperor Qing was heard sighing.
"Son, since you have found out this and come over to ask me personally, I have nothing to hide from you. I will tell you the truth now, but you have to promise me that after knowing the truth, Don't act out of emotion, otherwise, I will never tell you."
Liu Qi didn't hesitate at all.
"Father, please tell me. I promise you that no matter what the truth is, I will never act out of anger!"
But when Emperor Qing opened his mouth and told the truth, Liu Qi still couldn't hide his anger and clenched his fists and shouted into the air.
"I will not avenge this! I, Liu Qi, swear not to be a human being!"
The story begins seventeen years ago, when Liu Qi was only three years old, and Emperor Qing had just ascended the throne not long ago.
At that time, Emperor Qing was in much better health than he is now. He was strong and energetic.
If he could maintain the physical condition he had at that time, Yang Wenyuan would not have been given the chance to become a powerful minister in this dynasty.
Speaking of things, one day, when Emperor Qing was reviewing the memorial in the announcement room, a palace maid suddenly ran over in a hurry and said that Concubine Shun had vomited blood.
As his most beloved concubine, Emperor Qing was very anxious and rushed over with Laifu.
So, knowing what Liu Qi knew, he summoned many imperial doctors in the palace, but they were all helpless in the face of the severe poison that Concubine Shun had been exposed to.
Concubine Shun knew that her physical condition was beyond recovery, so before she was dying, she begged Emperor Qing not to kill these servants indiscriminately.
Emperor Qing agreed to her.
Later, Concubine Shun told Emperor Qing that she must take good care of her child Qi'er. If possible, do not let him become the prince, and do not let him know the truth about his death. Let him live in peace and happiness. Prince, live your life happily.
Emperor Qing agreed to all of Concubine Shun's requests before she died.
This is why, after Liu Qihui became the prince, Emperor Qing regretted it and repeatedly agreed to Yang Wenyuan's suggestions and wanted to depose him.
In fact, Emperor Qing's original idea was to make Liu Qi the crown prince, just because of his promise to Concubine Shun.
After that, he talked about Emperor Qing and told him that if he found out the truth, he should not be reckless. Everything must be based on the country and the country of Daqing.
Emperor Qing agreed to her again, and then passed away without Concubine Shun saying a few words.
In order not to alarm the court or the murderer behind it, Emperor Qing suppressed his grief, covered up the truth, and told everyone that Concubine Shun died suddenly of illness.
But in private, he never stopped investigating the truth about Concubine Shun's death.
Finally one day, Emperor Qing finally found out who had killed Concubine Shun, but this truth was not only what Emperor Qing had not expected, but also the result of Liu Qi's accident.
Originally, Emperor Qing's first suspicion was Su Ji, who was later made queen. But after several investigations, various evidences showed that it was not her.
Later, Emperor Qing suspected that it might be some ministers in the court, including Yang Wenyuan, or even Prince Su and the old general Leji who was now returning home.
However, the result of the investigation was that this matter still had nothing to do with them.
And the person who really had the connection turned out to be the second prince, Liu Bi!
That's right, a child who is only six years old.
After investigation, it was found that within three days, no one else entered the imperial dining room except Liu Bi.
But what can a six-year-old child do?
Although Emperor Qing did not believe it, he did not dispel his suspicion, so he focused his investigation on Empress Lu.
This adjustment was so bad that just the night before Liu Bi entered the imperial dining room, he was actually in Empress Lu's palace.
If it was Empress Lu who did it, Emperor Qing would never be lenient.
Concubine Shun was his favorite, not to mention Empress Lu, even if she was the empress or the most famous General Le Yi in the court, Emperor Qing would definitely kill her without hesitation.
However, things are more complicated than he seems.
This matter was indeed done by Liu Bi, because after investigation, it was found that the residue of poison was found in Liu Bi's room, and this poison was the one that killed Concubine Shun.
After investigating the source of the poison, we found that it was obtained by Empress Lu. Where did it come from? Jiaozhou, Yuan family!
Madam Lu has a very good relationship with the Yuan family in Jiaozhou, and her sister is married to the Yuan family.
It can be said that the reason why Empress Lu was able to enter the palace and become a concubine was inseparable from the help of the Yuan family. Of course, the Lu family is also a very powerful family in Jiaozhou.
Later, after careful investigation by spies, it was learned.
One night, Madam Lu met not only the Yuan family, but also members of the Lu family, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, and Youzhou families.
In other words, the reason why Madam Lu had the courage to do such a heinous thing was not her idea alone. It was ordered by these people.
But why do this?
There is only one reason.
If Concubine Shun does not die, she will definitely become the queen, and Liu Qi will naturally become the prince.
But this is not the most important thing. For these family members, who is the prince or the emperor is not a particularly important matter, as long as it does not hinder the development of their family and does not deprive them of their rights.
Speaking of which, it needs to be mentioned.
Concubine Shun's name was Qiao Ling'er. Although she did not come from a famous family, members of her family held important positions in the court.
Among them was Qiao Ling'er's younger brother, Qiao Yi.
He is a man of both political integrity and talent. He is not only excellent in martial arts, but also very powerful in literary affairs.
At that time, Emperor Qing wanted to train him as the next prime minister. This was not a case of nepotism, but that Qiao Yi was really capable.
However, during a court meeting, Emperor Qing suddenly mentioned the issue of cutting the number of people.
The other ministers strongly opposed it, but only Qiao Yi strongly agreed.
It's hard to say anything alone, and the matter ended up being settled.
But Qiao Yi didn't think so. In order to consolidate Emperor Qing's imperial power, he couldn't help but suggested that he must cut down the vassal vassal, and he also put forward his own plan.
Just when Emperor Qing was thinking about it, Concubine Shun was poisoned.
Emperor Qing knew very well that this was a warning from those people to him, and also to them, and to Emperor Qing's insistence on cutting down the vassal.
What Emperor Qing wanted to do was not to take back the power of his own clan princes, but to take back the power of all the noble families in Daqing to the court.
In this way, we can ensure that Daqing will not have major problems in the long run.
The big problem is, of course, that a certain prince or a certain family has become bigger. He is no longer satisfied with the status quo and wants to overthrow the Liu family's rule.
But it was because Emperor Qing was high-spirited and a little too anxious that Concubine Shun was killed.
It can also be said that Concubine Shun's death had a lot to do with Emperor Qing's decision-making at that time.
Not only Concubine Shun, but not long afterward, in fact, during the investigation, Qiaoyi met a gangster and was killed on his way out for work.
Liu Qi knew that he had an uncle who was killed by bandits, but he didn't expect that there were so many things involved.
Thinking about it this way, it was clearly those people who were the bandits.
However, when he said this, what Liu Qi never expected was also what made him very happy.
His uncle Qiaoyi, he was not dead.
Those people thought he was dead and buried in a wilderness.
To say that the weather should not stop, there was a heavy rain that day, and the place where Qiao Yi was buried was washed away by the flood, which also awakened his mind.
With strong perseverance and desire to survive, Qiaoyi endured the physical pain and managed to escape from the soil.
At this point, he returned to Qingdu and secretly became Emperor Qing's personal bodyguard.
In fact, Liu Qi had met his uncle. In the woods of Pingcheng, and a few days ago, in Qingling Garden, the master he rescued was Liu Qi's uncle, Qiao Yi.
In fact, he has been secretly protecting Liu Qi.
Say it again.
Regarding this matter, Emperor Qing had not thought about revenge, but the power of the other party was too great, and it was not comparable to Yang Wenyuan.
If these family members are connected in series and make them angry, the consequences can be said to be unimaginable.
But Emperor Qing never thought about revenge, but facing these powerful families, he could only endure, endure, and endure.
If things go on like this, I will become depressed and difficult to cure, so I will suffer from diseases that are difficult to treat even by famous doctors.
It can be said that Emperor Qing's illness was not original at all, but was caused by heart disease.
It is conceivable that Emperor Qing suppressed himself to an extreme extent.
Later, Liu Qi became the prince. Of course Emperor Qing knew why Yang Wenyuan and others asked him to depose the eldest prince Liu Xuan and replace him with Liu Qi.
At that time, Liu Qi was ignorant of government affairs and had a mediocre personality. He only knew how to have fun all day long.
In this way, it was the result that Emperor Qing was happy to see. Although he might not achieve much in the future, at least under the protection of Yang Wenyuan and the others, he could be a prince in peace and contentment.
However, to everyone's surprise, Liu Qi suddenly changed his temper and became extremely public.
Liu Qi knew that this was what happened after he traveled through time.
At this time, Emperor Qing began to worry, because the more outstanding Liu Qi was, the more worried he was that Liu Qi would get involved in this matter, which might even harm him, and might lead to his death because of this matter.
However, all the things Liu Qi did later, including killing corrupt officials and threatening to fight the Huns, all came to the heart of Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing began to hesitate. In this way, it would not be a bad thing if Daqing was handed over to such a prince.
But Liu Qi's uncle was against it. He didn't want Liu Qi to go deep into the whirlpool. He had the same idea as Qiao Ling'er, and just hoped that he could be a peaceful prince in this life.
As a result, Emperor Qing not only failed to comply, but instead gave Liu Qi military power and allowed him to develop.
In fact, the annihilation of the Xiongnu and the overthrow of Yang Wenyuan's party were not only a wish of Emperor Qing, but also a test for Liu Qi.
It's not that Emperor Qing couldn't do it, he just wanted to see if his son had such ability.
He was very satisfied with the final result. Not only did Liu Qi do it, he also did it very well. It is also beyond the resemblance of everyone.
In fact, although Emperor Qing was a little surprised when Liu Qi came over to ask about this matter today, he was not surprised at all in his heart.
Because he knew that with Liu Qi's mind, it would become clear sooner or later.
Moreover, Emperor Qing had already expected that this would happen from the time he asked Zhang Dehai to investigate the old palace maid Xizhu.
Only now did Liu Qi realize that everything he did was under the eyes of his father.
At this time, when Liu Qi drank angrily, Emperor Qing slowly stood up.
"Qi'er, you promised my father not to act out of emotion."
Liu Qi clenched his fists and nodded towards Emperor Qing.
"Father, please bear this in mind. However, the hatred between mother and queen is irreconcilable. If we cannot avenge this revenge, I will never be willing to accept it."
As he spoke, he looked at Emperor Qing with firm eyes.
"Father, don't worry. Now that I have become the prince of the country, naturally everything will be done for the sake of Daqing's country and the rule of my Liu family."
"Qi'er will never act rashly, but the mother-queen's revenge must be avenged. Just rest in the palace. Don't worry, I will never let you down. Just like what happened to the Xiongnu, it will definitely I will give you a satisfactory answer.”
If it were a few months ago, Emperor Qing would never believe it, and would even scold Liu Qi very severely.
But now, Liu Qi's wings were full, and Emperor Qing could already see a kingly aura in him.
He even has no doubt that if Liu Qi takes over his position in the future, he will definitely be better than him, or even better than the late emperor.
Therefore, Emperor Qing nodded, and he acquiesced, allowing Liu Qi to avenge his mother according to his own wishes.
At the same time, you can also go to Qingling Garden to meet the uncle whom you haven't known for many years. Qiao Yi must be very excited when he wants to be Liu Qi and call him personally. This has been his dream for many years.
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
This was a surprise to him. He didn't expect that his father would agree so happily.
Now, Yang Wenyuan's party has been basically eradicated, and the government and the public have almost been purged. The next goal is to avenge his mother and offend the royal princes and nobles of the world.
Just like what Emperor Qing said before, this is the mountain that Liu Qi really has to face. Compared with Yang Wenyuan, it really pales in comparison.
But Liu Qi was very determined in his heart.
He vowed to do this well.
But at this moment, he was once shocked by Emperor Qing's words.
Just because his father said something that he never thought of.
It was these words that made Liu Qi frightened and he knelt on the ground. It turned out that his father knew everything, but he just never said anything.
"Qi'er, do you want to marry that Yang Mi and become your concubine?"
