There is an almost indifferent smile between this young man's eyebrows, and this smile also makes him more calm.
But his posture was respectful. He knelt on the ground and bowed to him solemnly: "Grandfather, the unfilial grandson Chunlang, has come to pay his respects to you."
Even though the emperor had experienced so many ups and downs, he couldn't help but change his face at this moment. However, the emperor is the emperor after all. After a few moments, he reacted and let out an almost mocking sound from his throat. sneer.
"Oh," he said, "it turns out to be you!"
The events of that year flashed through the emperor's mind quickly, from when King Dai and Princess Ding'an were attacked when they went out of the capital to pay homage to their late father, to the woman surnamed Su who accidentally bumped into his hand because of King Wu. Ding'an and his wife come to examine the kings of the school, and then...
The emperor stared at him intently, the look of surprise on his brows fleeting: "Back then, that letter——"
Liu Che looked at him calmly: "It's my handiwork."
The emperor's expression changed.
His lips moved, and his emotions were obviously ups and downs. He seemed to have a lot to say, but then he hesitated again and again, but he didn't know whether it was because he was considering his body at this time or something else. Well, in the end he just asked: "You know?"
"Yes I know."
Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, Liu Che was still able to instantly understand what he was saying and respond accordingly.
"I know that you will not send Ying Niang out for marriage. Even if the proposed candidate is not Ying Niang, but just an ordinary palace maid, you will not agree."
"What you really care about has never been the candidates for marriage, but that all the princes who are likely to inherit the throne have lost the blood and courage to fight in the desert, and have also lost their strong soldiers and horses to gallop through the northern frontier. ambition."
"No one has remembered the heroic words you made when you first came to the throne. You have implemented your lifelong governing strategy, and no one wants to inherit it. I think you were really disappointed at that time, right?"
The emperor stared at him, his eyes flickering uncertainly: "Were you the one who left the capital at that time?"
"No," Liu Che said, "Before leaving the capital, the princess in the marriage team was always Ying Niang."
The emperor sneered and stretched out his arms. On one side, the servant who was stunned by the resurrection of the East Palace Emperor's grandson and even answered eloquently in front of the emperor suddenly came back to his senses. He came forward respectfully and obeyed the emperor's wishes. , helped him up, and carefully placed a hidden bag behind the emperor, but the emperor waved him away.
The emperor slowly sat up straight. This extremely simple action seemed difficult for him now.
But even so, he still insisted on doing it.
The emperor sat upright, his eyes became sharp again, and the invisible murderous aura was continuously released from the vertical and horizontal lines of time on his face.
He shouted sternly: "Where is Duke Ding?!"
The expression of the Crown Princess changed slightly, and the attendants in the palace also looked at her.
But I heard Duke Dingguo outside the palace respond respectfully: "Yes, I am here."
The emperor said sternly: "Invite the generals and soldiers holding halberds in front of the palace to wait outside the gallery, and then have people block the twelve gates of the capital. The princes and princesses will not leave the house unless summoned. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"
Duke Dingguo said in a loud voice: "Yes, I obey your order!"
The Crown Princess stood on one side and heard the dull sound of the soldiers in armor stepping up the steps. It was a sign of their murderous spirit, and her heart sank slightly.
His hands were curled up in his sleeves, and his palms couldn't help but sweat.
The dying emperor is also the emperor. Even if he is seriously ill and dying, he still has not lost his authority!
If the emperor was really furious, would he go crazy before his death and take them all away in one wave?
The Crown Princess could give the answer without even thinking.
He can!
How could you not be afraid?
The emperor's madness before his death might send her, her children, and even her mother's family to hell!
But even so, the princess still chose to believe in her son.
Didn't Chunlang think of this before entering the palace?
But even so, he still came.
It can be seen that he is confident.
If that's the case, then she also chooses to believe him!
…
Will an emperor who has been shrewd all his life suddenly become confused and go crazy before his death?
Won't.
Unless, the matter of going crazy exists as a means in itself.
Liu Che knelt down calmly, showing neither uneasiness nor fear because of the emperor's order, as if what he just heard was a drizzle of rain, rather than an emperor's will that could take his life at any time.
And above the slump, the emperor's gaze was like a flowing and sharp wind, constantly resting on the faces of all the people he wanted to watch.
The horrified ministers.
The Crown Princess looked calm, but there was a hint of anxiety between her brows.
There is also someone who remains calm and collected from beginning to end...
The grandson of the Eastern Palace Emperor!
Even though the emperor was still full of anger because of Dong Palace's deception and use, he couldn't help but secretly applaud in his heart!
The world's so-called "knife and axe" are applied to one's body without changing one's expression, but that's all!
It was also at this moment that the grandson really got the ticket to the throne from him!
The emperor no longer shared his mind with others, but only stared at his grandson who had come back from the dead: "The relationship between marriage and marriage is very important. The two dynasties have already signed a letter of credence. How dare you gamble with Ying Niang?"
Liu Che said: "Because I know that I will not lose."
There was a touch of ridicule in the emperor's expression: "Because Ying Niang is my granddaughter, do you think I will cherish the love of flesh and blood?"
"No," Liu Che shook his head and said, "To you, a granddaughter is not worth much, but you have persisted in your lifelong ambitions and beliefs, and your value is so high that it exceeds everyone's imagination!"
The emperor's expression then became solemn: "Do you firmly believe that I won't really let people go out to get married?"
Liu Che said: "Yes."
There was ridicule in the emperor's eyes: "Do you really believe it?"
Liu Chedao: "I really believe it."
But the emperor said again: "Don't you have even the slightest doubt?"
Liu Che said: "No."
Then he told the emperor: "Because after arriving at Beiguan, the princess sitting on the wedding carriage was not Yingniang, but me."
The emperor was speechless and looked at him hesitantly for a while, then suddenly said: "Since you are not dead, why do you want to fake your death?"
After saying that, he didn't even give Liu Che a chance to speak. He hit the table with his palm and said sternly: "Because you have evil intentions! You, your mother, and your sisters worked together to deceive me. ! You deserve to die!"
Liu Che then lowered his head to show respect: "My grandson, I don't dare."
The emperor sneered: "To look at a person, you don't need to see what he says, but what he does!"
Liu Che said: "My grandson is just trying to protect himself. He has no disobedience or disrespect."
The emperor shouted angrily: "You want to keep troops outside, but the emperor's order will not be tolerated!"
Liu Che shook his head and said: "My grandson just wants to save his life."
The emperor smiled grimly: "Save your life from whom?!"
Liu Che raised his head and met his eyes: "In the hands of the imperial uncles, there is also... in your hands."
The emperor shouted: "Bold!"
Liu Che sighed and said slowly: "Grandpa, don't forget that the reason why my grandson faked his death and escaped was precisely because he was attacked on the way back to Beijing. Anyone who wants his grandson's life, except the emperor, Uncles, who else could there be?"
The emperor said quietly: "Didn't you just say that I also want your life?"
"Yes," Liu Che said, "Let a three-year-old child hold a knife to fight a strong man several times his size. If you don't want his life, what is it?"
The emperor said coldly: "But I also gave you the opportunity to ascend to the court and compete with the emperor's uncles for the world. You are so ignorant of praise. Instead, you say that I want to harm you!"
Liu Che looked slightly surprised: "You don't actually want your grandson to die, but you just want your grandson to compete with the imperial uncles, and the winner in the end will be the crown prince of this dynasty and inherit the throne?"
The emperor said: "What do you think?"
Liu Che then bowed solemnly and said: "You let a three-year-old kid fight with a strong man with a knife. If both parties are on the same stage, it will be a battle of life and death. Everyone depends on their ability."
"The strong man relies on his brute strength and tyranny. The child cannot fight against him, so he chooses to retreat for the time being and hide his strength and bide his time until he grows up enough to compete with the strong man."
"He has always acted within the rules. Why are you not happy for him when he wins, but are you angry instead?"
The emperor sternly said: "Because this kid is so bold that he can't help but fool his opponent and the person who set up this bet!"
Liu Chedao: "Is that so? But I heard that 'the disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, and the teacher does not have to be better than the disciple'. I also heard that 'ice comes from water and is colder than water, and green comes from blue and is better than blue'."
"If the people participating in the gambling game can never surpass the person who set the gambling game, even if the final winner is determined as the person who set the game expected, what's the point?"
The emperor looked slightly stern, but he no longer mentioned the matter, but changed the subject: "The kings resented me, what about you? Are you also afraid of me and resentful of me?"
Liu Che shook his head: "I am neither afraid of you nor resentful of you. On the contrary, the reason why I returned to Beijing is to talk to you."
He said: "If I miss this opportunity, I will probably regret it for the rest of my life."
The emperor hit the nail on the head and said: "Isn't it because you want to get the legitimate legal system from me?"
"Ah," Liu Che admitted unabashedly: "Just as you said, 80% of the reason why I want to get the legal succession to the throne is from you."
The emperor said what he had not said: "But, 20% of them want to come back and see me."
"Yes," Liu Che said again, "I am neither afraid of you nor resentful of you. On the contrary, I think you are a true emperor."
"The so-called Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, that is, God. How can God empathize with people? God only needs to look down at the world and take care of the common people who worship him. More than 70% of the people in the world have benefited from him, and he can be... He is called a virtuous king."
"But from this point of view, aren't you a virtuous king?"
The emperor's expression moved slightly, and his body couldn't help but lean forward a little: "But they say that my heart is like a snake and a scorpion, and I will kill even my own son!"
Liu Che said: "The King of Yan died at the hands of the King of Chu. What does it have to do with you? As for the King of Chu, he poisoned his brothers and led his army to force the palace. Shouldn't he die? King Xin used the emperor as a pawn. Taking advantage of it will bring about your own destruction, and King Wu was a coward in life and a fool in death!"
The emperor said: "If they change places, will you kill them?"
"Yes," Liu Che said without hesitation: "The son of the Tian family has gained wealth that is unmatched by ordinary people. In this case, how can we not lose something to make up for it?"
He expressed emotion: "Compared with all the living beings in the secular world, they were born with a golden spoon in their mouths and had the innate hope to attack the supreme throne - they died for power and died of themselves. What does their own ambition have to do with the people who killed them?"
"The weak ones who have failed, the losers in the court struggle, cry and say 'I hope not to be reborn in the emperor's house in the next life', it is nothing more than the wail of a bereaved dog after the loser loses, which 95 Wouldn’t the emperor, who holds great honour, and great power, hope that he would continue to be born into an imperial family in the next life?”
