The time to establish the crown prince was finally set on the second day of June.
Emperor Mu ordered the renovation of the East Palace, prepared the robes for the crown prince and the princess, and equipped the East Palace with a great eunuch, eight eunuchs outside the palace, four medical ladies, four first-class palace ladies, eight second-class palace ladies, and He sent twelve maids to the palace.
These are just the servants of the East Palace.
The battle from the prince to the prince is not only that, but the East Palace Guards is what really distinguishes them from other princes.
Because Qin Tianjian corrected it in time, the ceremony of establishing the crown prince was changed to the second day of June. Emperor Mu was also dissatisfied with this and secretly ordered people to investigate Qin Tianjian.
In mid-May, the people sent to investigate presented a piece of news. After hearing this, Emperor Mu was furious. It turned out that this institution, which was only responsible for divination of good and bad luck and prediction of celestial phenomena, had also been assigned to King Chen's chess pieces.
These facts made him furious, but too many bad things happened these days. As his anger spread again and again, he suddenly felt flustered and his body couldn't help shaking.
"Your Majesty!" Yang Dexi supported him in panic and shouted, "Come here! Call the doctor, call the doctor quickly!"
Emperor Mu was helped to lie down on the dragon bed.
A large number of people came to the Imperial Hospital. After examining his pulse, Imperial Physician Sheng said worriedly: "Your Majesty, this is caused by anger. Your Majesty is the king of a country. Please take care of your dragon body."
The dense pain in his heart made Emperor Mu understand that his symptoms were indeed caused by anger, but it was not entirely caused by anger.
Imperial Physician Sheng prescribed a prescription to soothe the mind: "The Emperor has appointed a Crown Prince, so His Highness can share some of the burden. The Emperor should give priority to taking care of the dragon's body right now."
Emperor Mu was convinced and said tiredly: "Yang Dexi, summon the prince to come immediately."
"yes."
Yang Dexi turned around and ordered his apprentice to invite the prince, and then quickly returned to Emperor Mu.
When Emperor Mu calmed down, he leaned against the window and stared at Yang Dexi quietly.
The chief steward, who had served the emperor for more than twenty years, felt cold all over. He didn't know what was wrong with him, so that the emperor looked at him like this.
"Your Majesty?" Yang Dexi asked uneasily, "Is there anything wrong with my slave?"
"There's nothing wrong with you, it's others who are wrong." Emperor Mu raised his hand, "Come here."
Yang Dexi knelt down in front of the bed tremblingly.
Emperor Mu stroked his head lovingly: "You have served me for so many years, but you must live well. I still need you to accompany me for a few more years."
Yang Dexi shuddered all over.
What happened to the emperor?
Emperor Mu sighed melancholy. He really didn't expect that the fate of his emperor would one day be tied to his personal manager.
He thought with pleasure, luckily it was Yang Dexi who had a high enough status in the palace and was quite trustworthy in front of him.
If another eunuch died unexpectedly, would he, the emperor, also die strangely?
Even the cause may not be found after death.
Yang Dexi knelt in this strange panic for a long time, until a voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is here."
Emperor Mu took back his hand, and Yang Dexi quickly stood up and stood aside as if he had been pardoned. After Rong Cang came in, he respectfully saluted Rong Cang: "See His Highness the Crown Prince."
Rong Cang said: "Eunuch Yang, there is no need to be polite."
Then he greeted the emperor: "My son, I am here to see my father. When I came here, I heard that my father's dragon body was not well. I don't know..."
"Yang Dexi, you go out and guard first while I have a heart-to-heart talk with the prince."
"yes."
Emperor Mu raised his hand and pointed to the stool not far away, "Bring the stool over and sit down. I'll talk to you."
Rong Cang obeyed silently.
"When will Ji Ziyi come to the capital again?"
Rong Cang was slightly surprised, and instantly understood that his illness this time should be related to the poison: "Father, did you feel the pain?"
Emperor Mu nodded: "A little bit."
"Ji Ziyi has arrived in Shengjing." Rong Cang said, "Langya City has some silk and satin shops in Shengjing. It is said that he has been doing accounts these days. If my father wants to see him, I will bring him here in the afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Mu looked at him with a deep look in his eyes, and even sighed deeply.
"Rong Cang, you are still not cruel enough."
Rong Cang frowned in confusion.
"My body is poisoned, but this is actually an opportunity for you." Emperor Mu leaned against the bedside, his tone full of fatigue after a thousand sails, "The struggle for imperial power has always been unscrupulous, and you are still too soft-hearted. "
Rong Cang understood what he meant instantly and said calmly: "Father, do you mean that if you are cruel, you should kill the king and your father?"
Emperor Mu choked up: "Huh?"
Rong Cang said calmly: "I am already a prince now. My father, the emperor, and my queen are still alive. I can help handle state affairs. I can transfer my energy from the military camp to the court. I can also take time to plan the layout and do what I want to do - —For example, dealing with Mobei."
After a slight pause in his tone, he said: "The only thing is that I am not threatening my father with poison to ensure that my son's status as the crown prince is guaranteed."
Emperor Mu coughed lightly and nodded slowly: "It makes sense."
"I have said something disrespectful." A trace of ridicule flashed across Rong Cang's lips, "If this is really the case, even if there is no poison, I will not be unable to consolidate my position. The 150,000 troops in the suburbs of Beijing are already With my confidence, I don’t need to bear the infamy of regicide and patricide.”
Emperor Mu thought for a while and felt that what Rong Cang said was very reasonable.
But why does this sound a bit sarcastic?
"What's more, the reason why people are called humans is because they still have human nature. If my son and ministers have to deal with their biological father for the sake of the throne today, how can I make the people of the world believe that I will be a king who loves his people like a son? ?”
"For a long time, only incompetent and despicable people will try to control others through various despicable means, and use the so-called 'men who do whatever it takes' to justify their selfishness. But there is a saying that those who do more injustice will be killed. Son I want to accumulate blessings for my child, and I want Yun Fei, the Crown Princess, to be honest."
Emperor Mu's eyebrows twitched.
Who said this son was taciturn? Isn’t this quite telling?
After Rong Cang finished speaking, the side hall was quiet for a while.
Emperor Mu said calmly: "You want to be responsible for the people of the world, but you can only do it if you sit in that position. Otherwise, you will be treasonous and will be regarded as having treason."
Rong Cang said: "My son, I only do what I think I should do."
Emperor Mu asked: "What will you do if I become jealous of you in the future?"
Rong Cang frowned: "Father, will you?"
Emperor Mu was choked by his question: "I'm asking you, just answer truthfully."
"I don't know." Rong Cang shook his head slowly, "I can't predict things that haven't happened yet."
Emperor Mu was in a very complicated mood.
As a father, he actually hopes that his son can be cruel. Those who are not cruel will not succeed.
As a father, he felt paradoxically that no matter how cruel his son was, he could not have the intention of killing his father, otherwise he would be treasonous and would be punished by everyone.
I obviously hope that he will be tougher when he needs to be tough, but if he is really so tough that he doesn't recognize his relatives, it will inevitably feel chilling.
"You should go back first." Emperor Mu said, "Bring Ji Ziyi here in the afternoon."
"yes."
Rong Cang stood up and left.
Emperor Mu was staying alone in the side hall. He had no intention of reviewing the memorial at the moment. He just wanted to recall every bit of Rong Cang's growth over the years. It must be said that Rong Cang's contribution to the stability of the Chu country was indispensable.
Can fight in Mobei...
Rong Cang's plan is for two years, but once the war really starts again, there will be too many variables, and too many things will happen within two years. If something goes wrong again...
